Will Rogers Preaches on Evil Liquor Trade in Winona Lake
In Winona Lake Indiana July an unsigned letter from Will Rogers notes sermons against liquor and its sale, with satire about Will Hays from Hollywood and a quip about not trusting Presbyterians. The writer, a Methodist, mentions Billy and a collection while joking about Mayor Walker's absence.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Jordan
Will Hays
Hollywood
Bilsy
Billy
P. S
Walker
Will Rogers
Local concerns mix with sports and civic plans in News item
Straw ballots won't settle November election issues. Grant street rails and trolley lines spark questions about removal or paving. Wilmington avenue bus extension to George Washington Junior High debated. Central charity clearing house planned to reduce duplication. Martin Gantz school site eyed for fall abduction as the old building becomes unused. Horse racing underway at fair grounds with a two race meet. Tunney Heeney fight draws mixed crowd reaction and Dempsey praised as a standout champion. Workmen dig up Albert street prep work noted near Garfield avenue. Parks along Slippery Hen’s Creek praised as among the finest.
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Martin Gantz
North Jefferson Street
Euclid Avenue
Martin Gants
East
North Streets
West Welcomes Herbert Hoover In Celebrations
West coast cities stage a belated welcome home for Herbert Hoover the first Californian nominated for president. A parade and reception in San Francisco lead a coast motor tour through Daly City San Bruno Burlingame San Mateo San Carlos Redwood City and Palo Alto including a visit to Hoover’s youth sites and school days with a dramatic backdrop inSan Francisco.
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William K. Hutchinson
San Francisco
Daly City
San Bruno
Gurlingame
San Mateo
San Carlos
Redwood City
Palo Alto
Hoover
Will
Golden Gate
Australia
Federal Radio Commission Faces Pressure Over Station Cuts
Washington July 27 Internationsl News Service reports heavy political pressure as the Federal Radio Commission debates reducing broadcasting stations. Officials say fewer than expected will be closed, with about 75 of 682 on air likely to go. Thirty six unrepresented broadcasters were dropped after hearings. four stations surrendered licenses.
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Washington
Federal Radio Commission
Offinials
Death notices for Margaret Frey Brown and Michael Cangey
Death notices list Margaret Marie Frey age 19 of 307 North View Avenue David Price Brown age 3 of 620 East Euclid Avenue and Michael Cangey age 30 of 203 South Libaeto Otra. Detected as a fragmentary obituary style item with multiple names and addresses.
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Margaret Marie Frey
Northview Avenue
David Price Brown
Euclid Avenue
Michael Cangey
Libaeto Otra
Three Children Die As Truck Upsets In Rockville
In Rockville Connecticut a motor truck overturned on a curve last evening killing three children who were riding inside. Fifteen others were burned or injured as the vehicle caught fire. One identified victim was Myron Stranton of Manchester. the truck carried about 40 children returning from a tobacco plantation work site in Ellington.
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Rockville
Conn
Aderneath
Myron Stranton
Manchester
Eliington
Americans Dress Sensibly Raises Public Health noted
Washington July 27 Automobiles may kill 26 000 Americans annually yet they extend lives by moving people outdoors and improving health says Surgeon General Hugh S Cumming Public health is better this summer due to sensible living exercise fresh air sunlight and wholesome food Women especially benefit from avoiding unsanitary long hair and restrictive corsets Men also praised for light suits sane shoes and soft straw hats Federal data show lower typhoid cases and a reduced death rate in the first half of the year versus 1927.
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International News Service
Washington
Hugh S. Cumming
Cumming
Gene Tunney Feeling Fine Before Big Fight
Gene Tunney, still champion, feels well after a morning at home in Scarborough. He will receive a guaranteed 525000 after the Madison Square Garden gate deal, with the check to be issued to the boxing commission then to Tunney, who plans a quiet day with breakfast with intimates and his mother Mrs. Mary Tunney.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Tom
Gene
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Boxing Commission
Tunney
Speculator
James M. Cox
Ohio
Morones Said To Be Aboard Ship Bound For Spain
Havana dispatch reports Luis Morones former secretary of commerce and industry in Mexico aboard a ship bound for Spain after resigning amid Obregonista charges of involvement in the assassination of President-elect Obregon. The vessel, to dock en route in Havana, is said to sail to Barcelona with Veracruz as a stop.
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International
Havana
Luis Morones
Commerce
Obregonista
Obregon
Morones
Barcelona
Spain
Vera Cruz
Mexico
General Nobile Faces Inquiry in Rome Homecoming
General Umberto Nobile and remaining Italia survivors arrive in Rome after Arctic voyage and face Mussolini led inquiry into the May 25 disaster. Two dead, six missing from the Alesandri party. survivors travel by train from Narvik aboard Citta di Milano.
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Qubernational News Service
Rome
Umperto Nobile
Italia
Arctic
Mussolini
Fire Department Responds To Kitchen Fire At City Home
Firemen were called after water boiled away from meat on a stove at 637 East Washington Street near 11 AM. Simoke fled the scene as firefighters arrived. Meat was a total loss, though fire chief reports the overall loss as trifling.
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Smith
East Washington
Simoke
Deflections In South Worrying Smith Backers
Democratic campaign managers respond to a southern bolt movement by keeping Cox and Davis in prominent roles for Smith Robinson. Davis may be called for any part by the national committee. Ritchie of Maryland vows to aid statewide and nationally, with labor leaders organizing a national committee to reach unorganized workers. Continued on Page Two.
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Lawrence ‘Sullivan
Starf
New York
Bolt
South
Smith- Robinson
James M. Cox
Ohio
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Davis
John J. Ras‘kob
National Executive Committee
Cox
Raskah
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albert
C. Ritchie
Maryland
Smith
Houston
Campalga
Robinson
Ritchie
Albany
L.1
George L. Berry
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union
The
American Legion
Berry
Young People In Convention Opens National Gathering
More than 2000 delegates from across the United States opened the 36th National Convention of the Young People's Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church of North America at Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania. The session, held in the Temple of Music, featured welcomes by Rev Claire Stewart and addresses by Judge James McLaughry, Congressman Thomas Cochran, and Rev S A McCollan. Tonight Rev Robert E Speer will speak as secretary of the Presbyterian Foreign Missions board and moderator of the 1927 General Assembly.
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International News Service
Conneaut Lake
RB. L. Lanning
Pittsburgh
United States
Young People’s Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church of ‘North
Temple of Music
Robert .E. Speer
New “York
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian General Assembly
Gss
A. P. Bowman
Beaver
Beaver’ Valley
Claire Stewart
Ol City
Stewart
James McLaughry
Mercer County
Thomas
Insane Hospital Burns Free 1272 Inmates
In Nashville on July 27 a fire destroyed the main building of the Central State Hospital for the Insane. About 1,272 inmates were freed as flames spread while a heavy rain complicated rescue efforts. By dawn fewer than 100 remained at large. Approximately 30 hospital employees narrowly escaped.
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International News Service
Nashville
Tenn
Central State Hospital
Tilden Beats Lacoste In Davis Cup Debut Match
American ace Bil Tilden rose to the top of his game by defeating Rene Lacoste of France at Roland Garros Stadium Paris on July 27 in the inaugural singles of the Davis Cup challenge round. The five set match ended 1-8 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-5, highlighting Tilden’s brilliant play.
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Mhopernational
Roland
Marriage Licenses Listed for New Castle Pa Area
Thomas Buskeyfield and MewCastle appear in Castle Pa. Walter Meleusen and Julia Boegar New Castle Pa are recorded as a marriage license pair in New Castle Pa. Names show up with multiple spellings and locations, indicating filings in the local court or registry.
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Walter Meleusen
New Castle
Julia Boegar
Nose Roll Challenge Attracts Crowds In Local Bet
Chester Schmitt, nursing a skinned nose, rolled a peanut along a sidewalk for about half a block to settle a bet after Heeney beat Tunney. More than 1,000 spectators watched as Schmitt trudged the length with his nose, ending in a painful public display.
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Chester Schmitt
Pinkey
Heeney
Tunney
Schmitt
Women to vote in large numbers in campaign push
Washington reports the Republican national committee will not fund new dry organizations amid the presidential race. Officials plan a budget as Professional dry organizers rally for money while the Anti-Saloon League and anti Smith Democrats seek backing. The league answers say no funds will be requested from Chairman Work and McBride absent. Continued on page two.
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William S. Neal
International News Service
Washington
Nly
Republican National Committee
Anti-Sa Jpan League
F. “Seoth McBride
Representatives Sign New Trade Treaty With China
United States and China sealed a treaty in Peking on July 25 to abolish existing tariff treaties and grant China tariff autonomy. The Likin tax is scrapped. If ratifications occur by January 1, 1929, or within four months after, the treaty takes effect. Page two continues.
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International News Services
Washington
United States
China
Peking
J. V. A. MacMurray
T. V. Seong
Finance
State Department
Rails Plan to Reroute Tracks on Public Square
The Pennsylva nia-Ohio railway renewed a request to reroute tracks on Public Square to improve traffic. East Side cars would loop around the square, slicing a nine foot outer area from the western edge. A report by Engineer Miller will assess feasibility and sidewalk impact before action.
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Pennsylvania-Ohio Railway
City Hall
Miller
Eore
Weither
Paradox of the elusive big fish in an old tale
An unreliable speaker claims the largest fish always escape, noting paradoxes in fishing lore. He jokes about a friend who tells funny tales of trout, describing exaggerated, humorous fishing anecdotes and a nonsensical chain of impressions. The piece ends with a dated, rambling reflection.
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Grant Street
Wilmington Avenue
George Washington Junior High School
Fair Grounds
Western Pennsylvania
Tunney-Heeney
Tuancy
Manassa Maier
Jack Dempsey
Ajcturn
Detective Login
Dempsey Stoo
Albert “Street
Garfield Avenue
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Parks
West
Herbert Hoover
California
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Litchie
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General Nobile
Dream OF Fame
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Governor Smith
Panama
Benenita Clara Gonzales
Inter-American Commission of Women
Insane Hospital
Central State Insane Hospital
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Tilden
Rene
LaCoste
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Castle, Pa
Wolet Atrgne
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Arthur Mometer
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