Mary Pickford Bargain Hunter at Convention
Houston report notes Mary Pickford provoking chatter by billing government at three thousand dollars and being the preferred bargain hunter. Mae Murray reportedly has a baby fixteen months old, a rare detail for movie circles. Tom Hejlin’s platform collapses marks the first crash of the political season. Will Rogers hints more to come. Houston remains cool and sober.
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Sprela
Houston
Weynoer Post
Mary Pickford
Mary
Mae Murray
Tom Hejlin
New Castle News Office Erects Large Electric Sign
Workmen in New Castle raise a large electric sign reading The News in front of the building, with the sign possibly lit within days. The item notes other local happenings including a boxing arena on Sampson and Grant streets and weather forecasts for June and July.
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Pa Newe
Sampson and
Grant Streets
Sorme
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Rescue of Nobile and engineer after Arctic crash
General Umberto Nobile and a crew engineer survived Arctic wreckage and were airlifted to safety near Spitzbergen after a dramatic Junkers plane rescue. Nobile suffers a crushed leg while details of Troiani’s injuries are unreleased. Rescue efforts continue for Amundsen and Italia crew.
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Incrnnational
King's Bay
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Trojan
Citts di Milano
Nobile
Troiani
Filer
Tornberg
Quest
Hinlopen Straits
Citta di Milano
Dane’s Island
Police Sergeant Jones Dies After Illness at 73
Police Sergeant FM Jones, 73, of 708 Cumberland Avenue, died Sunday afternoon at Shenango Valley Hospital after a three week illness. Born in Buffalo, he served 18 years on the city police force, was desk sergeant four years, and active in fraternal groups including the Protected Home Circle. Survived by wife Lilie B., sister Helen C. Jones, brother Charles F. Jones, and two nieces. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm from his residence with Rev. George M. Landis officiating. Interment to be announced.
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Prank M. Jones
Cumberland Avenue
Shenango Valley Hospital
Jones
Hainer
Protected Home Circle
New Castle Circle
Polles Department
Buffalo
N.Y
Humphrey C
Caroline Vase Jones
First Baptist Church
Home Circle
New Castle Lodge
Fraternal Order of Police
American Insurance Union
New Castle
Fraternal Patriotic Association
Mahoning Lodge
Hiram Council
Lillie B. Jonas
Helen C. Jones
Charles F. Jones
Seattle
Washington
Paul E. Walker
Cleveland
Frank Pigott
Rochester
N. Y
George M. Landis
Dry Democrats Seek Method Of Stopping Smith
A belated and desperate campaign to stop Al Smith unfolds as Democratic hosts converge on Houston for the convention, with leaders in an 11th hour effort to organize the party and counter Smith's appeal. Senator James A. Reed appears in an irritable mood as conference factions dissolve in the tense buildup to the event.
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Smith
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Houston, Tex
al Smith
Houston
Greenville Man Drowns In Creek At Dam Bathing Beach
John Economidis, 24, proprietor of a Greenville shoe repair shop, drowned Sunday afternoon after being swept over the dam near the Hill Bathing Beach on the Neshannock Creek. His body was recovered at 9:40 a.m. by William BR. HU Jr., Jack Hulme, and John Kraft using a boat and grappling hooks, and taken to Kelley morgue for Coroner J. P Caldwell to view. Economidis was visiting with brothers Michael and William Economidis of 8 West Long Avenue. The drowning was the season’s first local swimming fatality. police supervised the extensive search underway after the incident.
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John Economidis
Bill
William BR. HU Jr
Jack Hulme
John Kraft
Kelley Morgue
J. P Caldwell
Neshannock
Greenville
Michael
William Economidis
West Long Avenue
Offer Dan Moody Place Once Held By W J Bryan
Friends of Dan Moody of Texas push him as successor to William Jennings Bryan. Moody, age 35, known as the boy orator of the Brazos, is tied to the anti saloon league fight for a dry plank in the Democratic platform and likened to Bryan for zeal and fundamentalist fire.
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Caeneettatoral News Barvice
Houston
Tex
Dan Moody
Texas
William Jenjnings Bryan
Brazos
Brygn
Chicago
Platte
Moody
Antisaloon League
Bryan
Mary Pickford Embraces Short Hair After Bob Cut
Chicago reports Mary Pickford endorses bobbed hair, saying long styles are less becoming and she feels more comfortable. Her husband, Max, reacts with playfully shock as George Gayton cuts her hair, leaving the curls to be used as detachable pieces for films.
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Chicago
Mary Pickford
Fairbarke
Doug
Mary
George Gayton
Maxy Pickford
Smith supporters agree on platform at Houston
Smith forces have agreed on a tentative plank to harmonize drys and wets, denouncing Republicans for failure to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment and pledging rigid enforcement of all provisions. Smith leaders say a broad pledge to enforce laws fits all camps, except militants seeking complete endorsement of prohibition.
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Kenneth
Clark
Houston
Tex
al Smith
Jearnei
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Smith
Iry
Three Violent Deaths Probed in Mercer County
Three violent deaths were investigated in Mercer County. Charles Swagger, 55, of Transfer, was found dead in a barn with a nearby roger. his throat was cut. TM Holman, 46, from Wilkinsburg, died in Mercer county jail of acute alcoholism after being picked up on the Mercer-Grove City highway. John Lehnure, 20, of MalLeable Avenue Boston, died at Greenville hospital from a car crash on Clemm Hill between Mercer and Greenville. Walter W. Mohr, East Long Avenue, is recovering at home from injuries and a fractured left arm after a Sharon accident.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Charles Swagger
Transfer
Ms Farm
Roger
Swagger
Mercer Court
TM. Holman
Wilkingburg
Mercer-Grove City
John Lehnure
Malleable Avenue
Boston
Greenville
Clemm Hill
Schauré
Robinson Boomed For Vice Presidential Ticket With Smith
Houston June 25 A growing vice presidential boom centers on Senator Joseph T Robinson minority leader as a possible running mate for Gov Alfred E Smith If Smith secures the nomination Robinson is seen as an ideal partner With Reed also discussed as a potential nominee the speculations echo past conventions and hint at party leadership maneuvers across the nation.
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William &. Butchinson
Houston
Texas
Joseph T. Robinson
United States Senate
Robinson
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Smith
Arkansas
Reed
Widow Of Wilson At Convention In Houston
Edith Bolling Wilson, widow of Woodrow Wilson, appears a potential factor for harmony at the Democratic convention. Crowds greet her arrival as she signals support for a united front, with some backing Gov. A. Smith if factional fights arise. her stance contrasts with Sen. Reed’s opposing view of the League covenant.
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Woodrow Wilson
William International
Bouston
Tex
Edith Bolling Wilson
Joan of Arc
Woodrow Wison
Gov. A. Smith
James Va. Reed
Missouri
Senate
Fay
Death Notices for Frank M. Jones and Nancy Markle
Death notices report Frank M. Jones, 73, of 108 Cumberland Avenue. Also listed are John Economidis, 24, Greenville, Pa, and Nancy Markle, living at 7% S44 Franklin Avenue. Details are fragmentary and not sufficient for full obituary context.
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Frank M. Jones
Cumberland Avenue
John Economidis
Greenville
Nancy
Markle
Franklin Avenur
Smith Backers Claim Nomination Is Now Certainty
Bitter enders have little hope as delegates pour into Houston for the Democratic convention. George R B Holmes reports anti Smith leaders, after a final nose count, concede Governor Smith will secure the nomination, potentially on the first or second ballot with about 750 votes if no miracle occurs.
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Smith
New York
George RB. Holmes
Houston, Tex
New State Roads In Lawrence Co. Prom News Berence
Harrisburg June 25 The state highway department will assume charge of 1212 more miles of road next Monday. This mileage was added by the 1927 legislature under the Omnious Read Bill approved by Governor Fisher. Representative Richards and Bickett of Lawrence county secured 25.23 miles of county and township roads added. Routes include 614 from Route 248 west to Volantborough and East Brook, 647 from Route L near New Bedford to Vila Marte, 693 from Route 235 in Wilmington Township north to Pulask, 604 from Pulaski to Route 238 at West Middlesex, and 760 from West Pittsburg to Moravia joining Route 77.
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Prom
Berence
Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Moncar
Fisher
Richards
Bickett
Lawrence County
Potter Run
Volantborough
East Brook
New Bedford
Vila Marte
Wumnington
Neshennock
Pulask
Pulaski
West Middlesex
Mercer County
West Pittsburg
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Moravia
Backwoods Pools Offer Clothing-Free Swimming Today
Arthur Mometer notes bathing beaches are pleasant with long white sands yet warn proper attire. He commends backwoods pools where people swim naked after undressing in a dressing room among ferns and elder, claiming the experience is ideal for those preferring true swimming.
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Will Rogers
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Beverly Hills
the Castleton
Roy Garretts
Panama Canal Zone
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Ing
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Pal
Amundsen
Musding
Tyalia'a
Rene Guilbaud
Fame
FM. Jones
James A. Reed
Paper Mill Dam
W. J. Bryan
Ione Quinbe Stag
Central Press
New
Castle News
Mary Bickford
George Gaytun
Buicile
Walter W. Mohr
East Long Avenue
Ontario Biscuit Company
Sharon
Camp Phillips
Calahn
Lekol Norton
Rotary
Lions
Bessemer
Baptist Church
Wampum
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Senator Robinson
Sen
Charles Curtis
Herbert Hoover
GenUnuel
MES. Woodtow Wilson
Lawrence Co
Arthur Mometer
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