General Wood Flies to Assess Busineses Plan and Helene Madison
General Wood flies Oakland to Sacramento and San Francisco to inspect distributing plants and retail stores, forecasting faster continental travel and boosted efficiency for industry. Helene Madison, Seattle swimming champion, is profiled as an ideal American girl with world records across distances, praised for beauty and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Europe
Helene Madison
Seattle
Royal Brougham
Beattie Fest-Intelligencer
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel
Schwaeger
State of Washington
Helene Madiun
Sho
Hoover Refuses Clear Stance on Prohibition Policy
Washington August 13 President Hoover’s call for amending the Eighteenth Amendment drew strong reactions from the Anti-Saloon League. The league, led by A. F. Beott, said it would not back Hoover or Roosevelt and would push dry candidates to block any change. Dinwiddie and Nicholson praised Hoover’s aim while urging continued temperance enforcement. A Texas report notes the death of W. T. McClannham, 18, in Arkansas.
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Union “Peetsia
Los Angeles
Chicago
Gold Coast Limited
Tma
Tur c
New York
San Francisco
Weiter
General Atterbury
Willard
New York Central
Helene Madison
Louisa Clentz
Kitten
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Winona Lake
Melride
League
Roosevelt
Edwin G. Dinwiddie
National Temperance Bureau
Enc
Dinwiddle
Prohibition Board of Strategy
Weather Outlook For San Antonio And Vicinity
Weather forecast reports cloudy skies with intermittent rain in San Antonio and surrounding areas. Low near 74 degrees and high near 80 degrees with moderate to fresh shifting winds. East Texas expected cloudy with occasional showers and strong onshore winds along the coast. West Texas partly cloudy with likely showers in the eastern portion.
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San Antonio
Texas
Willy Squats
Weat
Garner Reaches Capital Ready to Stump
Speaker John W. Garner, Democratic vice presidential candidate, arrived in Washington to stump for Roosevelt if asked. He said he would go anywhere the boss directs, possibly to the Pacific coast, after a three week rest in Texas. Garner planned to confer with Governor Roosevelt at Hyde Park and declined to discuss Hoover's address until then.
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Washington, D. G
INS
John W. Garner
Franklin D
Roosevelt
Garner
Iyde Park
N. Y. Tomorow
Texas
Garper
Pacific Coast
Uvalde
Congress
Hoover
Smiths Youngest Son Is Married
Walter J. Smith youngest son of former Governor Alfred E. Smith married Florence F. E. Watson at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Schenectady. Monsignor Joseph A. Delany presided. The couple left for a motor honeymoon and will live in New York City after October 1.
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Schenectady
INS
Walter J. Smith
Alfred Eb.smith
Florence FE. Watson
State Education Department
Joseph A. Delany
Albany
New York City
Student Shoots Hospital Patient in Tucson Incident
A student from the University of Arizona shot a patient in a Tucson hospital. George Beam, a former Sherman Texas resident, and Thomas Salman, an electrician formerly from Chicago and Hammond Indiana, were involved. Beam’s wife works as a nurse at the hospital where the shooting occurred.
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Tucson
Ariz
George Beam
University of Ariz
Ana Aludent
Thonas Salman
Bean
Wif
Polite
Beam
Sherman
Texas
Salman
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Murray named secretary of new bank board in Washington
Wilvin E. Murray of Rock Falls Illinois was named secretary of the newly organized federal loan bank board. Franklin W. Fort announced the appointment and said A. R. Gardner of Olympia Washington had been chosen as administrative assistant to the board.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Wilvin E. Murray
Rock Falls
Fectorg Name Loan Bank Board
Cisntain
Franklin W. Fort
A. R. Gardner
Olympia, Wash
Dallas Milk War Lowers Prices Across Dailies
In Dallas a price war among daily distributors has driven milk prices down to a new low. A broken of 212 cents per quart and 2 cents per pint is noted, though some prices remain around 6 cents per quart. The scene reflects a sharp shift in local dairy economics.
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Dallas
All
State Pounds at Lancaster death by own action
Miami August 13 The state pressed cross examination in Captain William Lancaster's murder trial of Haden Clarke as the defense rested. Dr Albert Hamilton, a ballistics expert, testified Clarke may have shot himself. The prosecutor introduced Sacco-Vanzetti expert Judge Webster Thayer’s report, and Lancaster denied telling Mrs Clarke he killed the youth.
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Miami
Wiliam N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Albert Hamilton
Clarke
Stob Winsell
Vernon Hawthorne
Lancaster
Dr. Hamilton
GC. A
Webster Thayer
Sacco-Vanzethi
Sacco
Hawthorne
Ida Clarke
Jessie Keith-Miller
Haden
James M. Carson
Ramstou
Hls
Mayor Hazelgrest’s Police Dept Dismissed in Controversy
In Hinzelcrest Illinois the police department led by Chief W Smoots and Cinteved Room was dismissed by Mayor Edgar Conant after accusations the force misaccounted for salary and fees. The deposed unit faced scrutiny over management and finances.
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Hazelgrest
Ang
Hinzelcrest
Xenlirs
Minoy Edgar Conant
Nolte
Offiers
Hitler Threatens War as Germany Faces Crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler issuing a de facto war threat after President Von Hindenburg rejected Franz Von Papen as chancellor. Hitler’s Nazis claimed to be ready to seize power by legal or forceful means while 16 000 storm troopers conducted maneuvers around Berlin amid rumors of a march on the capital.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nazierder
Reich
von Hindenburg
Franz von Papen I
Hitler
Socialist Party
Hans von Arnim
von Arnim
Alller
von Amnim
Alter
Slovm
Snaders
Prediction of beer amendment resubmission in December
Washington August 18 A prediction that Congress will resubmit the Eighteenth Amendment and legalize beer at its December session was made today by Representative L G C Dyer a Republican of Missouri a leading wet in the house
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Washington, D. C
Congress
L. GC. Dyer
Missouri
House
Bank Robbery at Bricelyn Seizes $2000 in Loot
Two bandits entered the State Bank of Bricelyn Minnesota. They held up assistant cashier Carl Gerzenn, robbed the till of about $2000, and locked him in the basement before fleeing in an automobile.
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Brigelyn
Minn
TNS
Bricelyn
Carl Gerzenn
Gerzenia
Minister to Haiti Named by Hoover
President Hoover designated Norman Armour of New Jersey as minister to Haiti. Armour, 45, a career diplomat in service since 1912, is a graduate of Princeton. He will assume duties in Port‑au‑Prince and represents the United States in Haitian affairs.
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Haiti
Hoover
Washington, D. C
INS
Norman Armour
New Jersey
Aremour
Pyrince- DN
Mr. Block
United States
Mayor Walker
Mr. Black
Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick's Health Deteriorates
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick's condition worsening after a sudden illness. Doctors fear her status may decline over the next days, with family awaiting further updates.
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Chicago
USI
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Dorris
Making a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear
The article critiques the New York mayoral investigation into Mayor Walker and Paul Block, arguing hundreds of thousands of public dollars were wasted on flimsy evidence. It portrays Block as an honest ally and rebuts perceived insinuations of impropriety, noting the tile company's lack of contracts and the investigation's wasteful focus.
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Walker
New York
Paul Block
Evershady
Block
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy
Mr. Block
Mayor Walker
City of
Mr. Black
Paul
Roosevelt
Albany
New York City
Freeport Cut Off by Gale Whip Coast Line
Galveston reports tropical hurricane force arman event, isolating Freeport and Galveston as winds reach 72 miles an hour. High tides and waves wash over seawalls, with waters and power outages feared in Freeport. Beaumont and Port Arthur report strong gusts, autos stalled on causeways, and thousands evacuate the island as weather worsens.
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Freeport
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Preeport
U P. m
Uutte Tt
Angleton
Gelveston
Bay City
Theé& Ylennily
Yifinity
Iands
Talveston
National Guard
Palacios
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Sland City
Shuseway
Oalveston
Arthur High WA
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Call
Sanja
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Taxarkana
W. T. McClannham
Werner
Smith
Murray
New Bank Board
Giny'spouge
Germany
Frizure
Port Town
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