Dry League Raises 500000 to Back Hoover Aid
The Anti-Saloon League plans a separate 500000 campaign fund to back Herbert Hoover, oppose Governor Alfred E. Smith, and push for a dry congress. Scott McBride says church votes will decide. results likely in November with a likely dry majority in Congress.
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William &. Neal
Washington
Aup
Alfred B. Smith
Bees Hoover
League
McHride
Hoover
Smith
McBride
Senate
Congress
Beckride
William Allen White
Hoover Fishes Near Mt. Shasta
Republican nominee Berbert Hoover fished rainbow trout in the Siskiyou range near Mount Shasta after a Beever Creek catch. He formed a cavalcade from a mountain camp near Barnbrook California with Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur of Stanford and a newspaperman as companions.
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Siskiyou Range
Berbert Hoover
Mount Shasta
Beever Creek
Klamath River
Barnbrook
Cal
Sistison Mountains
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Ambiguous quote hints at head and tail roles in party
A cryptic line questions the leadership and direction of a political faction, suggesting the head and tail are reversed within Tammanycratic circles. It playful critiques party dynamics with a coined term Jonlinied.
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Tammanycratic Party
Jonlinied
Hoover Delays Small Catch For Dinner Reveal
Hoover hid a small catch all afternoon to avoid displaying it. He later served the fish at dinner to prove they had been caught, then prepared to depart tonight for Palo Alto. A party of forty five friends reporters and philographers will travel by special train on the Southern Pacific to San Francisco and onward to Palo Alto.
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Hoover
Palo Alto
Southern Pacific Lines
San Francisco
Smith Forsakes Vacation Haunts By RAYMOND IL BORST
Governor Al Smith ends a five day rest at Canoe Place Inn seven miles from the coast and plans to return to Albany for conferences with John J Raskeh aboard William H Todd’s yacht. He aims to finish his acceptance speech by mid month as he contemplates final campaigning before August 2 and presidential nominating events.
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Soughampton
al Smith
Long Island
Canoe Place Inn
New York
John J. Raskeh
Albany
Raskeh
Woorrow
Wiliam H. Todd
Capitol
Adirondacks
Totals from incomplete Texas congressional race returns
Texas election bureau releases partial returns for Congress and Court of Civil Appeals. District by district tallies list candidates such as Black Patman Hogston and Garner with counts from multiple counties, while many districts remain incomplete. The figures cover First, Fourth, Fifth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Fifteenth districts and several Court of Appeals districts with multiple county completions recorded.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Katurdey
Gaia
Congress
Court of Civil Appeals
Eteven Turos
Black
Patman
King
Alers
Ttier
Ares
Andrews
Hogston
Sherler
Hayburn
Dietrier
Holbrook
Crove
Igang
Maxwell
Ficas
Coun
McCloskey
Togere
Sweenty
Returnedrom
Opel
Funderburk
Pottereon
Blepheng
Speaking date denied by Monona county union
In Mapleton Iowa on August 1 United States Senior Smith W Thockhart of Iowa has been refused a speaking date here by the Monona county farmers educational and cooperative union due to his stance for Herbert Trouver for President.
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Mapleton
Iowe
United States
Smith W. Thockhart
Towa
Monona County
Texas Cotton Crop Progress Fair to Good During Week
The Texas cotton crop showed fair to good progress over the past week with better yields in most areas. Some parts of the Southwest and lower coast experienced slower development and picking and ginning were steady in the southern regions.
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Texas
Antil Lower Coast
J. H. Dathoe
Weather Bureau
Man Acquitted On Accosting Charge In Court
Margarite Mintel testified that J. R. Jones, a defeated candidate for public office, grabbed her and made an inappropriate remark on election day. The judge dismissed the primary charge after noting the offense occurred in a private home, while a drunkenness charge was upheld with a small fine. Emmet Jones Jr. faced an abusive language charge, with continued proceedings and testimony from Mrs Minich.
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Margarite Mintel
Kitchen
Jones
Munich
Joes
Emmet Jones Jr
Minich
Airs
Minch
Smith Loses Kel Support In New York Federation
The New York state federation hinted at backing Governor Smith for president, but a split in the executive council delayed reaffirmation of a traditional non partisan policy. Four members pressed for labor act changes hoping to sway the Smith endorsement amid 1926 convention undertones.
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New York State
Smith
Executive Council of Twelve
Merce
Executive Council
James O'Connell
Federation
Wnder
Territorial dispute colors state capitol re dedication
Kansas events report a gathering of state executives and citizens in Fort Wiley to redefine the original state capitol building amid lingering disputes from the 1855 legislative episode. Other items note the Boys in Congress session in College Station during the annual farmers short course, and various railroad and repair updates with brief international wires from Moscow and London.
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Kansas
Fort Wily
Kan
Boys IN Congress
College Station
Boys Congress
United Club
Power line crew halted at Georgetown right of way
Austin August 1 A Wexas Construction crew of forty workers was roused at dawn by a city marshal and night watchman to stop an attempt to string a power line across the IG railroad right of way. The proposed line would connect Power and Light Company transmission lines not serving Georgetown. A injunction suit against Georgetown is being considered. FL C Doering, owner of the Georgetown gin, and others at Rose Greek and Walburg are mentioned.
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Austin
Wexas Construction Company
Irste
Nfains
Neegro
Esas Power and Wight Company
Georgetown
Ttstas
FLC
Doering
Rose Greek
Walburg
Bonds Sought in Houston Lynching Case Trial Preparations
In Houston six men charged with murder in Robert Powell's lynching on June 20 await July hearing for freedom until trial. Howard Minton A B Wheeler PD Reese John Kent T Shuck and Charles Oldham testified amid an investigation. Allen W Kent, indicted but not arrested, remained at large as the case moved toward court. Powell was killed after being removed from a hospital bed following police involvement in Detective A M Bowell’s death.
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Houston
Robert Powell
Negen
Mqwat
Whit Bosd
Howard Minton
A. B. Wheeler
PD. Reese
John Kent
T. Shuck
Jail 2 in Gafe Row Escaped by Woman in Downtown Disturbance
Two men were arrested after a disturbance in a downtown cafe ended with a San Antonio woman fleeing in a parked car. Officers D. E. Kelly and P.L. Oteilly confronted the men as a scene unfolded. the woman escaped. Both men faced intoxication charges and were released on small bonds after officials intervened.
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San Antonio
Ebse
Theontia
0 Nievale
D. EB. Kelly
Oteilly
Editor White Goes on Trip to Europe
New York Aug 1 William Allen White Kansas editor who has assailed Governor Smiths candidates for presidency left with his wife today for an inland trip to Europe hoping the stay would end after the station.
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White
Europe
New York
WPI
William Allen White
Kansas
Governor Smith
Europa
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