Smith Seeks Prohibition Reform in Campaign Address
Gov Alfred E Smith of New York reaffirms intent to push modification of the Eighteenth Amendment in a Democratic national convention message. He argues social self government and states rights can deliver temperance, lawfulness, and the end of saloon evils while promising faithful pursuit of constitutional duties and broad economic fairness.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred £. Smith
New York
Demorat
Herbert Hoover
commerce
secnion
Smith
canion
Govan Smith
fola
Floods Sweep Southern Storm Area Kill Two in Mississippi
Severe floods from a week of rain devastate eastern Kentucky and nearby regions. A nine year old girl Lois Dawkins drowned in her flooded cellar after a gas explosion. Bridges and roads destroyed. crops damaged. several deaths reported and dozens missing as towns in Miss and Ky struggle with waterlogged streets and evacuations.
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Lois Dawkins
foutsville
Mastern BRentueigy
Stsaant
Stertine
inentucks
City Plans July 4 Celebration in Sheboygan
City plans a full Independence Day program at Lakeview Park with noon picnics, a 1 50 p m Maas Military band concert, Veterans of Foreign Wars bugle corps, and afternoon games. Judge-elect Edward Volet will give the day’s address after a daytime fireworks show. Evening features a band concert, a Sheboygan historical pageant, and an extraordinary fireworks display beginning at 9 45 p m provided by the South and West Side Advancement association.
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Shevoygan
Lakeview park
Maas Military band
Wolf-Olson post
dum and
bugle corps
Edward Volet
Sheboygan
Lanxeview park
South and West Side Advancement association
Floodwaters Endanger Charleston and Logan in West Virginia
West Virginia cities Charleston and Logan faced rising floodwaters after 24 hours of heavy rain. Rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, with a child drowned near Logan when flood waters swept through Buffalo Creek.
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Charleston
Vircinda
Aonecro boy
Logan
Buffalo creek
Flooded regions endure heavy damage as waters recede
Flood waters in east Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky begin to subside after causing thousands of dollars in damage. In Louisville, Gordon Brown and Harold Brown were killed when a Hewing bolt felled a tree late yesterday.
Army Dirigible Searches For Mier Forced Down In Storm
Army dirigible tasked to locate Mier after a storm forces down the craft. Report notes the crew member's safe disembarkment and ongoing air search efforts, with officials coordinating recovery operations and follow ups.
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Mier
Elevator Falls With Girls in Brooklyn Building
A New York Telephone Co. freight elevator plunged eight stories to the basement in Brooklyn injuring or shocking more than twenty girls. One worker was killed two were taken to hospital, and seventeen others treated for shock after a cable slipped from its drum.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
New York Telephone company
phven tea company
Republicans Nominate Haz and Jankce in Sheboygan Meeting
A local Republican gathering at Ninety-Nine in Friday evening nominated Walter J. Wohler’s son and Wy. Janke for Congress in the Second district and for state assembly in Sheboygan. EF Barrows was chosen vice-chairman. Enz spoke, promising to decide on acceptance or rejection later.
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Kohler-toree
elnb
Hindneay
ae UE
pelesta
congress
Wy. Janke
Sheboygan
EF. J. Barrows
Mr. Enz
Governor Smith Signals Dry Law Change Surprise in Politics
Governor Alfred E. Smith’s call for modifying the eighteenth amendment and strict law enforcement if elected president jolts the political arena. Dry leaders, led by Bishop James Cannon Jr and Arthur J. Barton, plan a Asheville conference July 12 to 14 to chart the drys’ path, while Smith’s stance draws both supporters and critics.
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CARL D. GROAT
United Press
Houston
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Finding Of Body Clears Up Mystery
A coroner's inquest into the missing Florence Stelzig, 18, adjourned until next week as investigators question Walter Stelzig and John Knoetske. Knoetske is jailed on abduction charges filed before the body was found. The decomposed body found in a Mississippi river slough near Genoa identified as Stelzig ends a week-long disappearance from LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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Lawrence Brody
Walter Stelzig
John Knoetske
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Genoa
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Jack Gillette
Governor To Visit Coolidge After Fourth
Governor Fred R. Zimmerman accepted an invitation to visit President Coolidge at the summer White House on the Brals for several days after July Fourth. He spoke at an American Legion celebration in Superior on July 4 and planned to spend two days at Cedar Island lodge. Col. W. E. Starling relayed Coolidge’s warm appreciation for Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Fred R. Zimmerman
President Coolidge
White House
Brals
Col
W. E. Starling
Wisconsin
American Legion
Superior
Cedar Island lodge
Starling
Herbert Hoover
Brookhaven Mob Lynches Two Negroes After Jail Rampage
In Brookhaven Mississippi a mob overpowered deputies, seized two African American brothers after a daytime fight with white motorists, and hanged them from live oaks near the city limits. Casualties included Claude Byrne with a broken hip and Cabby Byrne shot in the scalp. police chief Walter Smith injured. Authorities recovered the slain men only at dusk as small groups gathered, and the mob moved to the jail seeking escape.
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mesroes
Claude
Cabby Byrne
Cabby
Walter Simith
neches
Brister
Chicago Guns Bark Fail To Get O Donnell
Gang gunmen ambushed Eddie Spike O Donnell on West 63rd Street but missed for the fourth time, as he escaped with his life after firing back while his armed guard returned fire. O Donnell, a beer runner linked to the underworld feud, has survived multiple assassination attempts, including the earlier killing of Tim Murphy.
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Chicago
Tim Murphy
thei
Eddie
Spike) O'Donnell
Spike O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Biz
Tim
Murphy
West 63rd street
Woman Killed by Fast Train Near Oregon Station
Miss Ella Martin, 72, of Oregon Wisconsin, was instantly killed when she stopped in front of a fast moving train at the station. She was waiting to board a train to Janesville and stepped into the path of an approaching train.
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United Press
Oregon
Wis
Ella Martin
Janesville
No Canned Speech For Gov Smith
Gov Alfred E Smith of New York announces a campaign plan to speak in his own voice with no canned speeches. He favors modifying the dry law and temperance, promising discussions only on well understood issues and an aggressive campaign style. He will not ridicule opponents and will stay true to his own policy outlines. The article notes campaign issues and contrasts with the Houston convention platform.
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Alfred F. Smith
New York
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York state
Smith
Houston
Blaine Commends Smith On Stance Amid Dry Law Debate
Senator John J. Blaine praised Governor Al Smith for his stand on modifying the dry law. He criticized the Republican Kansas City convention for adopting a dry platform after years in power showing prohibition flaws. Blaine supported Smith but reserved judgment on backing for the presidency, signaling probable favor with a later comment.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Al Smith
John J. Blaine
Kansas City
Blaine
Smith
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