Bourbons Find a Dark Horse in Texas Man
New York January 26. Alfred E Smith potential presidential candidate. Jesse Jones of Houston urged as vice president at a beefsteak dinner. Jones, director of finance for the Democratic national committee, praised for building Houston’s convention support. Texas Democrats split over Smith boom with Pat Neff opposing any wet nominee. Smith campain seeks Wilson wing mollification. In New York Herbert Hoover delegation moves prompt GOP discussions. Republican leaders back an uninstructed delegation at a statewide Schenectady conference.
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Jones
New York
National Democratic Club
Dan Moody
Texas
Democratic National Committee
Houston
Herald-Tribune
Smith
Wilson Old Guard
Willson
Thomas B. Love
Pat Neff
Mr. Jones
Wilson
New York State
Herbert Ver
Brink
Charles F. Hilles
National Republican Committee
K. Morris
Schenectady
Planes Needed for Carriers and Warship Program
Rear Admiral Moffett testified before the House Naval Committee that 759 airplanes are required to equip five aircraft carriers and 25 cruisers within the 71 ships in the 740 million warship program. He noted total capacity of 975 planes on carriers and 100 on cruisers, with 50 training and 234 reserve planes. He stressed air supremacy supports sea control. Harry J. Brooks began a retrial flight from Spartanburg to Washington aiming to reach Detroit then Miami.
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Washington
Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
House Naval Committee
Reed's Democratic Campaign Center Opens in Washington
In Washington a new campaign headquarters for Senator James A. Reed of Missouri is launched with Lee Meriwether of St. Louis directing the effort here and Edward A. Green overseeing Missouri operations. The setup signals a crowded year as party conventions and the November election approach. Gov Smith of New York looms as a potential neighbor in this evolving race.
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Washington
Political Foundation
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Lee Meriwether
St. Louis
Edward A. Green
Champ Clark
Washington Hotel
White House
Stanley Acquitted in Berkshire School Manslaughter Case
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on January 26 a Berkshire Superior Court jury found Gilbert Stanley not guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Peter Puleo at the Berkshire School Great Barrington. The defense argued the trigger caught on twine attached to the anise ce.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Su Smor
Gilbert Stanley
Berkshire
Sheffield
Yale University
Peter Puleo
Great Barrington
Stanley
Fulco
Puleo
Falco
Storm Toll Reaches Six Deaths Across Eastern States
The January storm spanning from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland caused six deaths and widespread damage. In New York City winds hit 72 mph, with a tank crushing floors and about 250000 dollars in plate glass shattering. Ship traffic slowed as vessels were driven ashore along the New England coast.
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New York
Cape Hatteras
New Foundland
New York City
Weather Bureau
Boston
Lanseon
Que
Camden
N. J
Scranton
Bloomsburg
Syracuse
N. Y
Buffalo
New England
Marines Wounded in Nicaragua Engagement
Two Marines were wounded last Monday in Nicaragua, Navy Department reports. The injured are Private Ben Inglis of Mulberry Grove, Illinois, and Michelseon B. Hagerman of Detroit. The clash occurred at Chipote, Nicaragua, but details have not been received.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Ben Inglis
Mulberry Giv
Iil
Michelseon B. Hagerman
de Oilt
Chipote
rMicaragus
Bomb Attacks Target Chicago City Officials
Terrorists fired dynamite at the homes of Mayor Thompson allies in Hyde Park and at Dr William H. Reid on Garfield Boulevard. The blasts damaged the Fitzmorris residence and windows of the Reid home, with witnesses fleeing to the street. Detectives link the attacks to gangsters harassed by the administration.
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Chicago
Thompson
Charles Co. Fitzmorris
William H. Reid
Public Service
Fitzmorris
Hyde Park
Windermere
Reid
Garfield Boulevard
Dr. Reid
John P. Allen
Allen
Case closes around Hill case in Ottawa trial
In Ottawa Illinois prosecutors presented two pairs of shoes and a broken spade as key exhibits in the Harry Hill murder trial. They argue the spade blade guard was broken during grave digging in the basement of Mrs. Elizabeth Hill’s Streator home last August. A scarred shoe instep and clay on the other pair suggest Mrs. Hill was dragged throat downward and dropped into the grave.
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Ottawa
Harry Hill
Elizabeth Hill
Young Hill
Harry Lauder Returns to America in Tears
Sir Harry Lauder, the Scottish comedian, arrived in New York on the Aquitania in tears, a lonely man after the death of his wife and the loss of his only son in action on the French front. Sir Thomas Lipton greeted him at the pier with bagpipers to ease his sorrow.
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New York
Harry Lauder
America
Aquitania
Thomas Lipton
Elk count ordered in Mount Nebo forest reserve
Utah state fish and game commission orders a census of elk in Mount Nebo forest reserve after livestock men complain the herd is growing rapidly and prompting grazing encroachment on the reserve.
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Salt Lake City
State Fish and Game Commission
Mount Nebo
Marines Press Sandino Campaign in Rugged Nicaragua
US Marines struggle up El Chipote slopes as they advance cautiously against Sandino followers. General LeJeune cites rough terrain, limited roads, and supply issues. Villagers flee amid renewed Ometepe volcanic activity ashfall and eclipse of the sun.
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Managua
Augustino Sandino
John A. LeJeune
United States Marine Corps
LeJeune
Nueva Segovia
Nicaragua
United States
Sandino
Neuva Segovia
el Chipote
Archibald Young
Senate orders votes recounted in six Pennsylvania counties
The Senate elections committee acted unanimously to order an immediate recount of ballots in six Pennsylvania counties for the Ware Wilson 1926 senatorial race. The vote followed Senator Reed's resolution and Wilson's petition was rejected 8 to 6, with Ware allowed a 25 day window to amend the complaint. A sub committee will run the recount in the six challenged counties.
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Washington
Ware
Wilson
Vare
Senate oil panel eyes Canada trip for Osler questioning
The US Senate oil committee plans a Canada trip to question Henry H. Osler, president of Continental Trading, about its ties to Teapot Dome era dealings. Vice President Dawes may appoint a commission to cross the border for this inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Oil Committee
Continental Trading Corporation
Teapot Dome
Dawes
Canada
Henry 8. Osler
Continental Company
Dominion
Tax on Spinsters Sparks Equal Break Debate
London reports a Daily Express proposal to tax bachelors and spinsters as a revenue source, prompting a bachelor’s retort that if bachelors are taxed spinsters deserve the same. He cites failed marriage efforts by notable figures and notes a shift to spinster independence.
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London
Daily Express
Lord Balfour
Robert Horne
Freight Rate Reductions on Spud Output Planned
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered cuts of two to ten percent on potato freight from Colorado to Oklahoma and Texas, effective May 7, with seven regional groups and tiered rates. Utah Idaho and western Colorado saw mixed adjustments. Also noted, Johnny Buckley says Sharkey will seek an immediate title bout with Tunney if Sharkey beats Risko on March 12.
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Washington
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Interstate Commecce Commission
Utah
Idaho
Amarillo
Tex
Woodward
Okla
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Enid
Lubbock
Shawnee
Dallas
Fort Worth
Greenville
San Antonio
Waco
Abilene
Houston
el Paso
Brownsville
Boston
Johnny Buckley
Jack Sharkey
Tex Rickard
Sharkey
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Gene Tunney
Judge Trabucco Takes Case In Hickman Sanity Trial
In Los Angeles on January 26 the jury selection for William Edward Hickman's sanity trial began as defense attorney Jerome Walsh led a lengthy examination of prospective jurors. Judge J. J Trabucco oversaw proceedings after Judge Carlos Hardy disqualified himself, with six men and six women seated for voir dire and the district attorney outlining the case.
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Jerome Walsh
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Carlos Hardy
J. J Trabucco
Meriposa County
Hardy
Trabucco
A. M Keyes
Burns Contempt Case Amidook Attack on Lantz Witness
In Washington on January 26 the Burns defense reported a key document relating to government witness William J. McMullin was stolen from Jeanette Lantz at the Hamilton hotel. Lantz and her husband William Lantz had been summoned to contradict McMullin’s testimony while their room was ransacked the prior night, as defense counsel noted without accusing any party.
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Washington
William J. Burns
William J. McMullin
Burns
Jeannette Lantz
McMullin
Hamilton Hotel
Harry F. Sinclair
Lantzs
Charles A. Douglas
Famous Flier Is Given Hangar For Five Days
Bert Acosta the famous trans Atlantic flier was arraigned in Naugatuck borough court and sentenced to five days in New Haven county jail for violating Connecticut aircraft laws. He allegedly flew low over Naugatuck and attempted to maneuver beneath a bridge arch over the Naugatuck River and was ordered to pay court costs.
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Naugatuc
Conn
Bert Acosta
New Haven County
Connecticut
Acosta
Naugatuck
Naugatuck River
Acosta Apologizes After Low Flight Incident
Prosecutor Tolles noted Acosta had been warned against low flying and offered no excuse for the act. The courtroom heard he explained his exuberance upon returning home and expressed remorse for his actions.
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Tolles
Acosta
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Borah
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Senate
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