Smith Keeps Tight Lead Over Swick In State Senate Race
Early returns show J Howard Swick ahead of C Ed Smith Jr by about 5 to 3 in the Republican nomination in a Lawrence Beaver and Butler counties tally. With 228 of 276 precincts reporting, Swick leads 19 996 to 11 850 overall. Swick appears assured of the nomination as results continue.
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Lawrence-Beaver- Butler
J. Howard Swick
C. Ed. Smith Jr
New Castle
Lawrence County
Smith
Swick
Beaver County
Butler County
Dr. Swick
Mother and Two Daughters Die in Portsmouth Fire
A devastating blaze in Portsmouth East End destroyed at least six frame houses. Mother Mary E. Bentley 41 and daughters Edith 9 and Luta 8 perished in the flames. A man named Buckley reportedly collapsed dead from excitement as the fire raged.
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Portsmouth
International News Service
Mary E. Bentley
Edith
Luta
Buckley
Smith and Roosevelt Clash in Pennsylvania Delegates Battle
In Pennsylvania’s Democratic presidential primary Roosevelt and Smith vie for 76 delegates as precincts report Roosevelt narrowly trails Smith by about 3,000 votes. James Davis extends his lead over Smedley Butler in the Republican contest with Davis at 519,487 to 273,666.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Keystone
Smith
James J. Davis
Smedley D. Butler
Election day weather and oddities in Pa Newc
The report notes cold wind, snow by midnight, and a precinct with all men replacing an all female board from the prior year. It mentions many write ins for president Joseph Irwin France, Maryland, on the Republican line, with Hoover as a favored name. Cross seeds are in demand. a new bridge work progresses as snow coats the morning.
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Pa Newc
United States
Joseph Irwin France
Maryland
Hoover
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period Ending Nine A.M.
U S weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 47 degrees and a minimum of 33 with .05 inches of precipitation and a 7.3 foot snow depth. Year ago on the same date the high was 45 and low 32 with .16 inches of rain and no stated snow depth.
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U. S
Lindbergh Kidnap Mystery Fueled by Rumors
Reports claim a new contact with the abductors emerged as Colonel Lindbergh or an emissary may have been involved. New Jersey police head Schwarzkopf withheld disclosure on hope placed in the clue. A mysterious woman seen in a blue roadster near Brown Mills and a mailed letter to Lindbergh were noted, with denial from Schwarzkopf.
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International News Service
Trenton
N. J
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Brown Mills
John H. Curtis
Norfolk, Va
Schwarzkopf
Roosevelt Leads Smith In County Roosevelt Leads Smith In County
In Lawrence county Pennsylvania Democratic primary on April 26 Franklin D Roosevelt received 400 votes to Alfred E Smith 123 from 77 of 91 precincts. John K Javens of Rochester and John H Wilson of Butler were elected as county delegates to support Roosevelt.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
United States
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
John K. Javens
Rochester
John H. Wilson
Butler
Baldwin Wins Auditorship in Pennsylvania Race
State Senator Frank E. Baldwin carried the upstate Republican machine to a crushing lead over Rath Flinn for state auditor in the April 27 tally. Baldwin held large margins in Potter and McKean counties and led Delaware and Scranton districts, while Flinn won some rural areas with Pinchot and Butler backing.
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Harrisburg
Frank E. Baldwin
Potter County
Rath Flinn
Pittsburgh
Baldwin
Philadelphia
Upstate
Potter and
McKean
Luzerne
Flinn
Delaware County
John McClure
Scranton
Gifford Pinchot
Smedley D. Butler
Butler Refuses To Concede Defeat
Major General Smedley D. Butler declines to concede in the election saying he is new to politics and will wait for state returns to finalize results. He spoke at his home in Newton Square, Delaware County, Philadelphia area.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Smedley D. Butler
Newton Square
Delaware County
Doughty
National Economy Bill Faces House Fight and Debate
The bipartisan National Economy bill goes to the House amid bitter mood and a predicted rebellion. Critics charge a graft clause selling government piers to private firms and oppose salary cuts for postal workers and other provisions. Debates center on rider rules and potential cuts to veterans benefits tied to tax filing.
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Washington
House
Rep. Clancy
Michigan
Rep. Mead
New York
Major Schoeffel Ends Europe Search for Lindbergh Kidnappers
New York April 27 Major Charles H Schoeffel of the New Jersey state police returns from a six weeks Europe quest for clues to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He traveled incognito in tourist class and reported little progress.
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New York
Europe
Charles H. Schoeffel
New Jersey
Major Schoeffel
Mills Opposes Immediate Soldier Bonus Payment
Secretary of the Treasury Mills harshly attacked the plan to pay the soldier bonus immediately before the House Ways and Means Committee. He warned the fiat currency scheme would destroy confidence, curb credit, and delay economic recovery, noting the $2.4 billion obligation due in 1945 and calling the measure dishonest.
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International News Service
Washington
Mills
Ware State Wins In Philadelphia
Philadelphia results show sweeping wins for the Philadelphia Republican organization. U S Senator James J. Davis led the ticket with 279,573 votes to Maj. Gen. Smedley D Butler’s 97,754. Deputy Coroner Arthur Sellers defeated Ben Golder in the 4th district by about 1,400. Howard M. Long prevailed over Harry A. Mackey in the 22d district for the state legislature. Edward L. Stokes won the 6th district nomination over Albert Ladner. Robert S. Hamilton upset J Walter Flanagan in the 14th district, 4,655 to 4,219. Hamilton is related to former Sheriff William J. Hamilton.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Wm. S. Ware
U. S
James J. Davis
Smedley D. Butler
Gifford Pinchot
Butler
Arthur Sellers
Ben Golder
Vare
Harry A. Mackey
Howard M. Long
Edward L. Stokes
Albert Ladner
Stroke
Ladner
Pinchot Forces
Robert S. Hamilton
J. Walter Flanagan
Organization
Hamilton
Wm. J. Hamilton
Roosevelt Says He Is Very Well Pleased With Primary Results
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt voiced satisfaction at the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts primaries after a telephone briefing with James A. Farley and Louis Howe. He noted Alfred E. Smith’s strong showing in Massachusetts and believed he had secured at least 60 of 76 Pennsylvania delegates, calling the day a good day’s work.
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International News Service
Richmond
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
James A. Farley
Democratic State Committee
Louis Howe
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Bay State
Death record for Homer Abbott and Mary Morrow
Obituary note lists Homer 8 Abbott, 78 of Meadville and Mary A Morrow, 80 of 722 East Reynolds Street. No further details provided in readable text.
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Homer
Abbott
Meadville
Mary A. Morrow
East
Reynolds Street
McFadden Leads Mrs Pinchot In Congress Race
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot wife of Gov Gifford Pinchot trailed Rep Louis T McFadden incumbent in the 15th district nomination as returns from 195 of 312 districts showed Pinchot 12384 to McFadden 17461.
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McFadden
International News Service
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Louis T. McFadden
Richards Wins In Close Race For General Assembly Nomination
In a tight Republican primary Bart Richards defeated William C. Shanafelt by 84 votes, 2188 to 2104, with Robert B. Strickler Jr. 1402, Clayton H. Reeves 1341, and William Erk 419. Shanafelt led early but Richards pulled ahead after wards. McElwee Jr. ran unopposed in the second district, so no tabulation was kept.
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General Assembly
Bart Richards
William C. Shanafelt
Mr. Richards
Mr. Shanafelt
Robert B. Strickler, Jr
Clayton H Reeves
William E. Erk
Shanafelt
Richards
Robert B. Strickler
Clayton H. Reeves
Reeves
Strickler
Mr. Reeves
Lawrence County
New Castle
William McElwee, Jr
New Wilmington
McElwee
James Parker and Gawthrop Are Winners
Harrisburg April 27 three Republican state judiciary candidates Arthur H James William M Parker and Robert S Gawthrop led the race with solid margins over independents. Luzerne county results showed James 24987 Parker 21981 Gawthrop 4986 while Stadtfeld led the trailing trio and displaced Gawthrop there. MacDade and Rutherford failed to gain ground.
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Harrisburg
Republican State Organization
Superior Court
Judiciary
Arthur H. James
William M. Parker
Robert S. Gawthrop
Parker
James
Luzerne County
Gawthrop
Joseph Stadtfeld
Allegheny
Pinchot
Stadtfeld
Albert D. MacDade
Delaware
Albert G. Rutherford
Wayne
Sweeping Stock Probe Planned by Senate Steering Committee
The Senate Steering Committee chaired by Senator Norbeck moved to launch a sweeping inquiry into 1928 1929 stock market inflation. A New York lawyer may be hired as special counsel as investigators search brokerage houses for bear raiders and evidence of inflated stock values. The four member panel includes Norbeck Couzens Glass and Fletcher and will send investigators to New York to collect records and names of brokers and traders.
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Washington
Senate
Norbeck
South Dakota
Senate Banking Currency Committee
New York
Couzens
Michigan
Glass
Virginia
Fletcher
Florida
Italian congressman sparks Wall Street scandal tale
Special to The News from Hollywood reports a New York City congressman from La Guardia dragging in a trunk of canceled checks, claimed as broker evidence. The writer laments the lack of prior investigation into Wall Street before 1929 as the horse was being stolen.
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Pa Newe
Mercer Street
Wall Street
Smith wins all 42 Massachusetts Democratic delegates
Ex-Governor Alfred E. Smith secures all 42 Massachusetts delegates to the Democratic National Convention with an overwhelming victory. The Roosevelt ticket trails with Senator Walsh leading the at large slate and Curley plus James Roosevelt in the governor’s race, while Ely trails by about 60 000 votes.
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International News Service
Boston
Alfred E. Smith
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Smith
United States
David I. Walsh
Joseph B. Ely
Winter Laments as King Returns and Snow Delays May
The speaker laments a bleak winter reprise with lingering snow and cold days. He notes the cold, wind, and blue-nosed chill as the calendar promises spring warmth but winter returns. The pest named King recurs, delaying planting and thawing.
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