Norris Leads Nebraska Senate Race by 27000 in Primary
Lincoln Aug 14 United States Senator George W Norris bolted his party to back Alfred E. Smith and held a lead of over 27000 votes in the Nebraska Republican senatorial race. Returns showed Norris 94882 Stebbins 67084 and Ready 5758 as the tally from 1707 of 2030 precincts were reported.
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Lincoln
Neb
United States
George W. Norris
Alfred E. Smith
W. M. Stebbins
Nebraska
Norris
Stebbins
Aaron Ready
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Omaha
Jennie M. Callias
Herbert Hoover
Arthur J. Weaver
H. O. Palmer
Charles W. Bryan
Anton Jensen
University of Nebraska
Governors Meet With Hoover On Farm Relief Plan
Twelve governors discuss relief for drought stricken farmers at the White House. Missouri proposed shifting federal highway aid to Sept 1 next year and using state funds locally. Iowa urged the farm board to dispose surplus crops as cattle feed and to extend loans for next year’s seed. Government rail relief also began with 50 percent freight rate cuts for farmers in eight states.
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Caulfield
Missouri
Hyde
State Highway Commission
Hammill
Iowa
Farm Board
American Red Cross
Henry S. Caulfield
Louis L. Emmerson
Ilinois
Harry S. Leslie
Indiana
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio
William G. Conley
West Virginia
John G. Pollard
Virginia
John E. Erickson
Montana
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
John Hammill
Arthur J. Weaver
Nebraska
Sampson
Kentucky
Robison
Parnell
Arkansas
Harvey T. Harrison
Little Rock
T. Roy Field
University of Arkansas
Hoover
Legge
Charman Bester
Federal Farm Loan Board
Slain Men Found On Minnesota Highway. Gang War Suspected
The bodies of two men were found near St. Paul Minnesota with moonshine nearby raising theories of a gang war. One victim Frank Coleman died later in a St. Paul hospital and was said to be tied to a Kansas City gambler. Sam Stein, sought for a Kansas City murder, was linked to the case. Police suspect reprisal over rackets in Ramsey and Washington counties.
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Coleman
St. Paul
Kansas City
Ramsey
Washington
Willmar
Stein
Sam Stein
James H. “Happy” Smith
Smith
Frank Coleman
Lewis M. Siegfrid
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Bowman Sues Ed A Roach in District Court Writ Noted
Gabe Bowman filed a lawsuit against Ed A Roach in district court and obtained a writ of attachment when the suit was filed. The papers were withdrawn immediately upon filing. Attorneys for the plaintiff were Nichols Tipton and Tipton.
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Gabe Bowman
Ed A. Roach
Nichols, Tipton
Tipton
Dixie 6 0p Shows Fight and Political Organization
Horace A. Mann, 1928 Hoover campaign chief, pushes a new Dixie Republican organization based on principle not patronage. The group plans radio, literature, and newspaper education to counter national party hijackers and northern machines. A Savannah meeting last month approved the charter to be filed in Atlanta with officers announced later. Edwards Schneider flies west in attempt to set a junior trans continental record but fog forces a brief stop in Huntington Pennsylvania leaving him to press on when weather allows.
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Washington
Horace A. Mann
Hoover
Dixie
Brown
Savannah
Atlanta
Mann
South
Democratic Party
Captain Hawks Sets Another New Air Mark
Capitan Hawks praised for a remarkable flight after lowering the endurance record while a separate report from St Louis notes Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine hitting 581 hours in their refueling endurance flight at Lambert Field. They planned to continue pending weather and hoped to reach 1 000 hours.
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Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Hunter Brothers
Jackson
O’brine
Greater St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis Field
O'Brine
National Aeronautic Association
Communists Advance Against Nanking and Hankow in China
Reports say Communist forces drive toward the nationalist capital Nanking and sister cities Hankow Hanyang and Wuchang as peasants join red lines. Defenses crumble around Nanking with few troops left to guard the 32 mile wall and foreign ships evacuate from Hankow amid fears of a larger invasion.
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Nanking
Hankow
Hanyang
Wuchang
Yangtse
China
Changsha
Hunan
Kurdish Rebels Beaten Back by Turkish Troops
In Angora on Aug 14 AP reports Turkish government troops fought Kurdish rebels in the Ighdir district for hours. About 60 Kurdish dead were left on the field as Kurds were defeated ahead of a larger push toward Mt Ararat where more than 3000 tribesmen may be exterminated. The Aghridagh range was nearly surrounded but operations around Ararat had not yet begun.
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Angora
Turkey
Ighdir
Mt. Ararat
Aghridagh
Ararat
Detroit Gangster Shot in Park Ride
Detroit records a fifteenth gangster assassination as Cicero Mangiapani is shot five times by a dark rider in a car in Grosse Pointe Park at 11:30 p.m. The driver fled after the hit, and the car crashed. Detectives seek explanation from Brooklyn authorities about Mangiapani’s covert return from the east amid life threats.
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Detroit
Cicero Mangiapani
Grosse Pointe Park
Mangiapani
Brooklyn
N. Y
Meteors Sighted By Drake University Students In McGregor
Students from the American school of wild life protection observed the heavens on McGregor hill top under the direction of Dr. D. W. Morehouse president of Drake University. They expected meteoric showers from August 13 to 15 and hiked to the hilltop golf course for the viewing.
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McGregor
American School of Wild Life Protection
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Hill Top
Wheat shipment arrives via river to Tri-Cities
Davenport Iowa August 14 AP Western Flour mills unload 20000 bushels of wheat from three Minneapolis barges in the first grain shipment via the water route to the Tri-Cities. The narrative also notes the author Hendrick Willem Van Loon leaving hospital to finish convalescence at home and planning departure.
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Davenport
Western Flour Mills
Minneapolis
Tri-Cities
Hendrick Willem van Loon
Gunmen Kill Wife of Bootleg King in Ontario
In Hamilton Ontario Mrs Bessie Perri wife of a bootleg king was killed as she and her husband left their garage home five gunmen fired and fled. Perri recovered diamonds worth 10000 from his wife's body. he reported the incident to police.
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Hamilton
Ont
Bessie Perri
Perri
Rescuers Work to Free 46 Entombed Miners
Princeton B C Aug 14 AP rescuers labored to reach 46 miners trapped after an explosion at Blakeburn coal mine 50 miles east of Vancouver. Two men were killed and Albert Cole and Reid Smith were recovered. a cave in 300 feet from the tunnel mouth hindered efforts to reach the trapped workers.
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Princeton
B. C
Blakeburn
Vancouver
Albert Cole
Reid Smith
Aviation Party Without Planes for Hoover Weekend Trip
Washington Aug 14 AP President Hoover plans an aviation party without airplanes for a weekend trip to his Virginia mountains lodge. Charles A Lindbergh and four aviation officials join to discuss flying problems. Lindbergh flies in to receive tomorrow a special medal Congress voted in 1928. Mrs Lindbergh accompanies him.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Congress
Moonshiner's Dog Carries Message Home
In Williamson West Virginia on August 14 AP reports three men Lute Hall Lee Hall and Sam Davis were jailed after a homemade still operation led to a federal grand jury hold They sent a note tied to their dog to inform family and the dog delivered it homeward noting they were in jail The dog and men were later brought to the jail by the US commissioner who said there were no phones in the hills to warn the women folks
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United States
Lute
Hunt for owner of abandoned auto
Omaha detectives identified an abandoned car found at Carter Lake as belonging to William Lane after the vehicle had been left for two days.
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Hunt
Omaha
Carter Lake
William Lane
Naber Heifer Wins at Mississippi Valley Fair
Robert Naber, son of Mr and Mrs Pete Naber of Seven Springs farm, won first prize with his Holstein heifer in the calf club at the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition. The calf No 1430906 was born Oct 6. He also took the reserved championship as 29 heifers entered the division. Pete Naber won a second on his junior sire in a class of 17 and third on his Angus bull.
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Robert Naber
Pete Naber
Seven Springs Farm
Davenport
Police Seek Trace of Lane in Sidney Death Case
In Sidney Iowa police believe a local resident may have died by his own hand and are seeking any trace of Lane. They describe Lane as a person of interest and urge the public to come forward with information.
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Sidney
Lane
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
An early 20th century weight loss ad touts Kruschen Salts as a fat reducing plan. It promises rapid fat loss in three weeks with a daily half teaspoon in hot water and regular exercise. The copy claims increased energy and vigor with a money back guarantee at Henderson drug stores.
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Henderson
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