Hoover Resigns Cabinet Post As Coolidge Decides
The Associated Press reports in Superior on July 7 that Secretary Herbert Hoover of the Commerce Department submitted his resignation to President Coolidge, to take effect at the president’s pleasure. Hoover, who fears political activities may embarrass the administration, offered to continue cabinet duties if kept. Coolidge may accept later, following his usual practice. Hoover sought a Cedar Island Lodge visit before heading to Palo Alto, California, and invited Republican leaders for dinner at his home.
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Associated Press
Superior
Herbert
Hoover
Commerce Department
Coolidge
White House
Harry Lesle
Indiana
New
Work
Commerce
Cedar Island Lodge
Palo Alt
California
Good Manager For Hoover In West
James W. Good of Chicago was named western campaign manager for Herbert Hoover today.
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Hoover
West
Washington
James W. Good
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Wisconsin Democrats Back Smith But Shun Prohibition Plank
Wisconsin Democratic leaders entered the state convention aiming to endorse Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York for president while declining to back the dry plank. The platform committee recommended the prohibition plank be defined in Smith's telegram to the national convention.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Houston
Guv. Smith
Helen Wills Retains Wimbledon Title
American tennis star Helen Wills defeated Spanish challenger Senorita Elia De Alvarez to retain the Wimbledon women’s singles championship. The match maintained Wills’s status as the ongoing champion and highlighted her continued dominance on the grass courts.
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Wimbledon
Helen Wills
Senorita
Elia de Alvarez
Car Crash Injures Two In Brunswick Road Collision
A vehicle driven by H. L. Hellene of this city struck a concrete bridge near Knoxville on the Brunswick road. Two of the six occupants were injured and escaped through the windshield as the car sustained heavy damage.
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H. L. Hellene
Knoxville
Brunswick Road
Grace Soldt Barred From Graduation For Not Wearing White
Grace Soldt missed the public school graduation ceremony after being told to wear white. An affidavit to the Milwaukee school board says her mother bought a colored dress a month earlier, and the principal announced white dresses days later. Grace wore her colored gown and was asked to leave the room before receiving her diploma privately the next day.
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Milwaukee
Grace Soldt
Grace
Sarah J. Carroll
Governors Praise For The Whipat Band In Williamsport
Governor Ritchie lauds The Whipat Band for boosting the Houston Democratic national convention trip. In a telegram read at Williamsport High School, he sent best wishes and said no future journey is complete without the band. A Maryland chicken dinner preceded the reception by the Women's Club, with delphiniums and hollyhocks decorating the room. Continued on Page 10.
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Huston
Texas
Ritchie
Williamsport
Houston
Maryland
Women’s Club of
Amundsen Overdue. Rescue Efforts Continue in Spitzbergen
In Kings Bay Spitzbergen on July 7 Roald Amundsen remains 19 days overdue with all search efforts failing to locate him. Scant hope is held that anyone will be found alive as crews persist in the search.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Noted humorist Morgan dies in Rogers Arkansas
Tom P. Morgan, noted humorist, died at his Rogers Arkansas home after a paralytic stroke. He was aged between sixty and sixty five and had been failing for months. Morgan wrote humorous columns for the Kansas City Star and other outlets and also published serious pieces for the Country Gentleman.
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Rogers, Ark
Tom P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Kansas City Star
The
Country Gentleman
Veteran AP Journalist Dies in Japan at 68
Tokyo July 7 Douglas Adam aged 68, longtime AP first correspondent in Japan, died today of heart failure. He previously edited Rengo, the Japanese news service, and was a veteran journalist with a storied career.
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Tokyo
Douglas Adam
Associated Press
Japan
Rengo
Smith invites Reed to help him campaign
Governor Smith invites Senator James A. Reed of Missouri to Albany for a campaign conference at the Executive Mansion. Reed, who sought the Democratic nomination, offered aid after Smith’s nomination and was expected to campaign in the Middle West. The letter, publicized by Smith headquarters, follows criticism from Mrs. Clem L. Shaver and a reaction from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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New York
Smith
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Albany
Executive Mansion
Houston
Washington
Clem’ L. Shaver
Women’s Democratic Law ‘Enforcement League
Ciry
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germans set a new record in duration flight
In Dessau Germany on July 7 German aviators Risticz and Zimmerman established a new world duration flight record. At 3 43 in the afternoon they surpassed the previous Italian record of 58 hours 34 minutes by more than an hour and were still in the air.
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Dessau
Germany
Risticz
Zimmerman
Heatwave Hits Midwestern Cities With 100 Degree Toll
Chicago reports a scorcher as temperatures near a hundred across the Middle West. Fugitives from the sultry heat flock to beaches and open roads while officials forecast more 100 degree weather to intensify conditions today.
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Chicago
Middle West
Miss Sarah Maybee retires after 57 years of teaching
Huntington July 7 Miss Sarah Maybee has retired after teaching school continuously for 57 years with only one day of absence in a lifetime of service.
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Huntington, N
Sarah Maybee
Coolidge to Listen In On N. S. Concert
President Coolidge may listen tonight to a symphony concert in the Lewisohn stadium New York as WEBC Superior station joins the radiocasting network. James Reese, son of Mr and Mrs James Reese near Boonshadow, is improving after a fall that fractured his left arm.
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Coolidge
N. S
Superior
Lewisohn Stdium
New York
WEBC
James Reese
Boonsharo
Zihlman Urged Defeat by Washington Paper Editorial
The Washington Herald on June 26 1928 urged defeat of Rep Fred N Zihlman Sixth Maryland district and head of the House District Committee. The piece cites Senator Capper as the communitys main ally for a square streetcar merger and questions Zihlmans fitness for district leadership.
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Washington Herald
National Capital
Washington
Fred N. Zihlman
Congress
Maryland
House
the Herald
Zihlman
Senator Capper
Relph B. Fleharty
Fleharty
Zihiman
Capper
Senate District Committee
Sudden death of Mrs Hovis probed in inquiry
Investigation ordered by Justice Duffey into the sudden death of Frances Wiles Hovis 26 of 409 McDowell avenue after a cramps attack. Autopsy performed by Drs Norment and Bramhack with chemical stomach analysis by chemist L R Voris. Married to Richard Hovis of Ridge avenue.
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Frances Wiles Hovis
McDowell Avenue
Richard Duffey
R. B. Norment
L. H. Bramhack
L. R. Voris
Hoyis
R. B. Norment, Jr
Hovis
Richard Hovis
Ridge Avenue
Flag and Kiss Cost Him Six Hundred Fifty Dollars
New York July 7 Charles Winnenger star of Showboat paid 650 for a small American flag carried by Amelia Earhart to Wales aboard the Friendship. Earhart pressed a kiss on him on stage to a roar of laughter as the flag sale at Palace Theatre funds the American delegation to Amsterdam.
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New York
Charles Winnenger
Amelia Earhart
Wales
Smith in Centreville for Raskob funeral
Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York arrived in Centreville to attend the funeral of William F. Raskob son of John J. Raskob at Pioneer Point on the Chester River after a car crash near the Catholic church. He came by a special train at 4 o'clock to the Maryland town.
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Centreville
Alfred E. Smith
New York
William F. Raskob
John J. Raskob
General Motors Corporation
Raskob
Pioneer Point
Chester River
Children Hurt When Auto Truck Overturns
Two small children of Clarence Moser near Boonsboro are recovering from injuries after a truck they rode in overturned Monday. A loose floor board interfered with brake control, causing the vehicle to overturn while the family was en route to the field.
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Clarence
Moser
Boonsboro
Emer
Women Injured In Boonsboro Car Collision
Mrs Dorothy Mizell 25 and Mrs Anna Mizell 61 of Palmyra Pa were injured when their car was struck by a vehicle driven by Thomas A Fitzpatrick of this city in Boonsboro yesterday. The elder Mizell suffered head lacerations and body bruises while the younger endured a severe knee cut and general injuries. Fitzpatrick escaped unharmed but his car was damaged and he paid a $5 fine after being arrested by a state officer.
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Dorothy Mizell
Anna L. Mizell
Palmyra
Washington
G. M. Mizell
Thomas A. Fitzpatrick
Boonsboro
Mizell
Fitzpatrick
Weekly Weather Forecast For Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week shows thundershowers in the North and Middle Atlantic early and late in the week. Temperatures run well above normal at the start, dip toward the middle, and rise again toward the end.
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North and
Middle Atlantic
Crestline Avenue Route Aims To Ease Washington County Travel
A new Crestline avenue extension will connect the Pangborn plant with Crestline to the Fiddlersburg Pike, crossing the Western Maryland Railroad. The plan, reached today between Pangborn Corp president Thomas Pangborn and Lancelot Jacques Sr, will provide a direct east to north route bypassing congested city streets for residents of eastern Washington County and eastern Hagerstown. Jacques plans to align Potomac Hills development with the street opening, easing access to North Hagerstown from the east.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Thomas Pangborn
Pangborn Corporation
Lancelot Jacques, Sr
Crestline Avenue
Pangborn
Cavetown Pike
Panghorn
Western Maryland Railroad
Jacques Land
Mulberry Street
Fiddlersburg and Security
Jacques
Lne
Potomac Hills
Blood battle of rum runners triggers speedboat seizure
Miamee Fla July 7 A clash between hijackers and a rum carrying vessel is believed to have caused probable loss of life. Coast guardsmen seized the speed boat V-2550 with a two man crew and sixty blood stained sacks of liquor, turning them over to customs officials this morning aboard CG-297.
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Miame
Coast Guard
Compromise Reached on Lake Cargo Rate Differential
New York July 7 A compromise by northern and southern lake cargo carriers sets a 35 cent differential between freight rates for lake cargo from northern and southern bituminous fields. Northern roads demanded 43 cents and southern lines had pressed for 25 cents, ending the dispute.
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New York
Bell Hop Gets Thirty Days For Carrying Gun
William H. Fleight, a colored bell hop at a local hotel, was arraigned before Justice J H Bitner and sentenced to thirty days in jail for carrying a gun. The incident occurred at the Fleight home in Braxton Alley when Mrs. Fleight alleged he threatened her with the weapon. he denied the charge.
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William
J."h. Bitner
Max Rickard Resigns to Take Police Serjeant Post
Max Rickard a popular motorcycle officer has tendered his resignation to the Board of Street Commissioners to accept the sergeant of police position for the Pennsylvania Railroad with headquarters in this city His resignation was accepted with regret as he was one of the most efficient officers on the force for years he patrolled the Bowery at night showing tact and judgment when needed.
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Max Rickard
Board of Street Commissioners
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rickard
Bowery
Stove Explodes Causing Morning Fire at Home
The home of Charles May on South Cannon Avenue faced a stove blast in the kitchen about o o clock this morning as a coal oil stove exploded during breakfast preparations. Firemen arrived quickly and prevented the blaze from spreading. no injuries were reported.
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Charles May
Cannon Avenue
Financier Pays Record $690 for One Phone Call
Philadelphia reports that Belgian financier Captain Alfred Lowenstein paid a record $690 for a single 46 minute telephone call on May 6 to Kensington London. The fee is cited from telephone company records.
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Philadelphia
Alfred Lowenstein
Kensington
London
Three Lured Killings Stir Kentucky Moonshine Feud
AP report from Harlan Kentucky describes a deadly feud fallout with Floyd Ball, age 32, and John Hensley, 35, killed after a fire at the Mayo trail scene. Deputies Tom Hales, 48, and others pursued the assailants through the night as a large posse searched for the shooters amid unclear motives.
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Associated Press
Harlan
Kentucky
Say
Dean
A . Floyd
Ball
John Hensley
John Hensley,. 35,. Deputy, Ahi
Tom
Hales
Depu
Mayo Trail
Lan
Hensl
Thorning
Henaley
Ceac
Jones Held On Theft Charge In Lunchroom Looting Case
Amos Jones was arraigned before Justice Richard Duffer in city court on a theft charge after allegedly looting $26 from a lunchroom cash register. He denied the accusation and claimed to have been elsewhere between 5 and 8 in the morning. Bond set at $500.
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Amos
Jones
Brederick Street
Richard Duffer
Hen Thieves Active Again In County
A band of chicken thieves plies the southern county, hitting numerous hen roosts over the past month and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of young fry. Victims include Henry Miller near Sharpeburg losing 100 young hens and Arthur Smith near Boonsboro with eighteen taken. Paul Mongan of Boonsboro was jailed five days for drunken and disorderly conduct by Justice Richard Duffy.
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Henry Miller
Sharpeburg
Arthur Smith
Boonsboro
Paul Mongan
Richard Duffey
Kills Slayer of Brother in Hours After Murder
In Urbana Ohio on July 7 a farmer N H Teeran was murdered at his home. His brother W W Teeran shot and killed Fara Oiler, the slayer, as posses pursued him in a field. Oiler fired at Teeran before Teeran struck, killing Oiler in the head. Mrs Teeran witnessed the incident and fled.
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Urbana
Ohio
N. H. Teeran
W. W. Teeran
Fara Oiler
Oller
Teeran
Olser
Ben
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Nobile
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D.C
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Kiss
AL Smith
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Lady Lindy
NEA
Broadway
City Hall
Miss Earhart
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Lin
McKee
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