Four Hundred Meet in Track and Field Sports
The first day of the tenth Olympiad opened with 34 nations in preliminary track and field events in Los Angeles. Ralph Metcalfe and Eddie Tolan led U S sprinters in the 100 and 200 meters while rivals from Canada Japan Germany and Britain joined the early heats. Other seeded stars included Takayoshi Yoshioka Daniel Joubert and Helmut Koenig as the meets first rounds weeded out contenders for the second races.
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Los Angeles
Suiday
Uncle Sam
Ralph Metcalfe
Birchall Pearson
Canada
Kichiro Sasaki
Metcalfe
America
Eddie Tolan
Frederick Reid
Great Britain
Andre Theard
Haiti
George Simpson
Andre Jengl
Harald Wright
China
Cheng-Chun Liu
Tolan
Simpson
Theard
Reid
Christian Berger
Holland
Williams
Dry Party Choice Predicts Victory
Chicago July 28 AP William D Upshaw, the Prohibition Party presidential nominee, predicted a November victory if dissenting citizens vote their dry convictions. He said most people want stronger prohibition laws and urged enforcement even at great cost, noting his support of the Volstead Act.
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Chicago
William D. Upshaw
National Prohibition Party
America
Upshaw
Prohibition Party
Congress
Georgia
Idaho Weather Tonight and Friday Outlook
Idaho forecast calls for pair of events tonight and Friday with local thunderstorms in the mountains. Cooler air spreads into the north and west tonight and into the southeast portion on Friday.
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Idaho
Ghost singer haunting prison quarry ends nightly melodies
In Joliet Illinois a phantom singer drew crowds from the countryside to the prison burying ground. William Chrysler a night watchman at the quarry confessed he sang hymns to cheer himself while on duty. Col Whipp ordered daytime songs away from the cemetery to end the haunting.
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Joliet
Ill
Potter's Field
State Penitentiary
William Chrysler
Chrysler
Frank D. Whipp
Whipp
Youthful fiancé sought as alibi witness in California double murder
George Douglas Templeton Jr., 20, a university junior, was charged with first degree murder for fatally stabbing his aunt Lillian Babcock in Manila, California, and seriously wounding her husband William Rider Babcock. Templeton allegedly asked Claire Burnette to lie for him as an alibi witness and hinted at a secret engagement while the attack occurred at the Buckish home in Los Altos.
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San Jose
Calif
George Douglas Templeton, Jr
University
William J. Emig
Templeton
Mountain View
Lillian Babcock
William Rider Babcock
Manila
Cal
Claire Burnette
Claire Chapman
Manila Society
Los Altos
Walter Buckish
Shriner Imperial Council Chooses Atlantic City for year meeting
Atlantic City was selected as next year's meeting place for the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The council rejected a proposal for Shrine demonstrations every three years and will continue annual affairs as at present.
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San Francisco
Atlantic City
Imperial Council
Mecca
Youths Sentenced After Mass Attack in Cheliabinsk
Four young men sentenced to death and eight others to prison after conviction for a mass attack on a girl in Cheliabinsk U S S R. The court's harsh sentence reflects the severity of the crime and the authorities' crackdown on violent assaults.
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Cheliabinsk
U. S.S
S. R
Ghost Talks It Over By A Ghost
Ghost talks it over by a ghost at Potters Field in Joliet Illinois as crowds gather at midnight. The scene draws a thousand followers from farmers to city folk in laborer and other clothing seeking spectacle and conversation with the spectral presence.
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Potters’ Field
Joliet
Mil
Scores and line summaries from today’s baseball games
Baseball scores show Boston beating Chicago 28 to 19 in a high scoring affair. Detroit defeated St. Louis 6 to 2 as McKeith Kranz Cochrane and teammates contributed. New York toppled Cleveland 16 to 0 with strong pitching by Ruffing Phillips and Sewell. St. Louis edged Brooklyn 9 to 7 in a late rally. Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4 to 0 as Johnson Lombardi and Rhein delivered. Pittsburgh beat New York 10 to 1 with Swetonic and Brame starring.
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New York
Cleveland
Ruffing
Phillips
Ferrell
Connolly
Sewell
Hotel owner shot in suspected suicide attempt
Elmer Davis 38 proprietor of the Midwest hotel at 252 South First avenue is in General hospital with a bullet wound to the left shoulder near the heart. Police say the incident occurred around 1130 pm Wednesday in a hotel bedroom and was an attempted suicide. His wife Alice Davis heard two shots and found him on the bed with a 380 Remington nearby. Carl Freeman and J E Jones heard the shots and alerted police.
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Elmer Davis
Midwest
South First Avenue
General Hospital
Davis
Alice Davis
Carl Freeman
J. E. Jones
Jones
R. C. Thomas
William Knowles
Herbert Williams
Jarvis Roubidoux
Hoover appoints Miller as seventh director of reconstruction fund
Washington officials report that veterans who attacked police were identified as entirely the communist group. President Hoover named Charles A. Miller of Utica New York as the seventh director of the reconstruction finance corporation. New York stocks rose amid profit taking in the session noted as highly active since December 18. Paris wide film review to protect French morals ordered by President Lebrun.
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Washington
White House
Secret Service
Hoover
Charles A. Miller
Utica
N. Y
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New York
Paris
Hollywood
Lebrun
Poisoned drinks kill three San Francisco officers
In San Francisco on July 28 AP reports a fatal mix up when a bleach solution used in tracing photographs was accidentally poured into drinks. Police say Louis Jacobson, building superintendent, and two traffic policemen Richard Smith and Joseph Lorenz drank the poison and died. Lieutenant John Reed leads the investigation.
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San Francisco
Richard C. Smith
Joseph C. Lorenz
Louis Jacobson
Jacobson
John Reed
National Editorial association editors tour the country
Beverly Hills July 28. Will Rogers notes the National Editorial association comprises editors from small towns and weeklies. They travel nationwide, enjoying the trip and meeting people, providing service to communities with indispensable local reporting. He argues their power exceeds metropolitan dailies and urges readers to engage with country newspapers.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
National Editorial Association
Two Officers Die In Church Battle
In Somerset Kentucky at Carter Grove Baptist church a revival meeting erupted into gunfire as officers attempted to arrest Dick East for breach of peace. Deputy Murphy Johnson was killed instantly, Dick East and his brother Tom East were wounded, and deputies Kenneth Brown Bunk Hardwick were seriously injured with varying outcomes.
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Somerset
Carter Grove
Quinton
Mountain Church
Dick East
Murphy Johnson
Tom East
Kenneth M. Brown
Bunk Hardwick
Two Women Injured in Benton Grant Crash
A morning collision at Benton and Grant streets left two women injured. One was taken to General hospital for knee X rays while doctors ruled out a fracture. Police withheld names pending investigation. no arrests were made.
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Benton
Grant Streets
General Hospital
Pocatello Police Department
the Tribune
Pocatello
Tribune
Sanders Confident Hoover Reelection
Republican National Chairman Everett Sanders arrived in New York from Chicago to finish his eastern organization and declare a vow to reject President Hoover. He refused to discuss the economy, said the 1928 campaign was vigorous, and predicted a victory this year. He expected the eastern setup to be ready next week after conferring with Postmaster General Walter T. Brown.
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New York
Everett Sanders
Chicago
Hoover
Sanders
Walter T. Brown
Adam's Off Ox on the Road to the Altar Read
Alma and Paul Ellerbe present a dramatic tale where Jessica Wilmarth quarrels with Winstanley Rutherford, nearly unmans herself to drive, and picks up Kenneth Beardsley a stranger. A bomb explodes in a nearby truck as they head home altering the course of the story and Kenneth's role.
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Alma
Paul Ellerbe
Jessica Wilmarth
Winstanley
Rutherford
Kenneth Beardsley
Kenneth
Adam
Jessica
President Orders Out Troops to Quell Washington Riots
President Hoover ordered U S Army help to restore order amid clashes between bonus marchers and police near the capitol. A veteran was killed and another wounded. several officers and civilians were injured as troops, cavalry from Fort Myer, moved into the city.
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Washington
Bonus Army
Capitol
Hoover
William Haskka
Chicago
Ohio
Casualty Hospital
Mountain Heart
John Wyndom
Cleveland
Hurley
Cave Alry
Fort Myer
District of Columbia
Violence erupts as veterans clash with police near Capitol
July 28 reporting from Washington describes troops arriving at 4 45 pm to clear bonus veterans from a building near Pennsylvania Avenue. bricks flew as officers faced a mob of Anacostia veterans encamped two blocks from the Capitol amid an evacuation order from Attorney General Mitchell. Shooting followed the confrontation between police and veterans.
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Washington
Capitol
Lower
Pennsylvania
Anacostia
Pelham D. Glassford
Mitchell
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seaplane Crashes Seaboard Flight Honor
A seaplane crashed into the coast guard cutter Tamaroa in San Diego Bay killing Chief Photographer Auger and injuring five others during a massed flyover honoring editors and Amelia Earhart Putnam. The accident did not halt the event as planes continued the review after the crash.
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San Diego
Cal
Coast Guard
Tamaroa
San Diego Bay
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Auger
Harry Allen
Anderson Offutt
Fleet Air
Larrimore
Uhle
Lansing
National Editorial Association
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Miss Earhart
Assassin Gorguloff awaits guillotine after Doumer murder
Paris July 28 AP reports Paul Gorguloff, convicted of murdering President Paul Doumer, was moved to the death house at Santé prison to await execution by guillotine. He refused the guillotine and asked to be shot like a soldier. A 24 hour watch guards his cell and he has three days to appeal.
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Paris
Paul Doumer
Paul Gorguloff
Sante
Suide
Work to recover 69 bodies begins in Kiel
Naval authorities said recovery of 69 men lost with the German training ship Niobe would take several days. Divers report tangled sails and masts blocking entry and must be cleared before salvage can proceed. Two bodies were previously recovered.
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Kiel
Germany
Roosevelt and Farley to Speak on Democratic Platform
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt and James A Farley will address Democratic audiences Saturday evening. Roosevelt speaks in Albany from 8 to 8 30 p m Eastern Standard Time and Farley in New York City from 9 15 to 9 45 p m EST with topics to be announced.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Parley
Democratic National Committee
Albany
Farley
New York City
Yellowstone Park road project approved for approach from southwest
President approves a program to construct an approach road to Yellowstone Park tailing at the southwest corner. About 250000 dollars to be spent. work to begin after contract advertisement and award likely by September first. Announced by Congressman Addison T. Smith of Idaho.
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Yellowstone Park
Addison T. Smith
Idaho
Adopt Mascot Kitten for Bozeman Woodmen Camp
A yellow kitten marked with W. O. W. on each side has been adopted as a mascot by the Bozeman camp of the Woodmen of the World. The July 28 report notes the camp welcomed the new symbol of its group activities.
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Bozeman, Mont
Jury Receives Murder Case in Utah District Court
Mrs Ivadell Jensen stands accused of complicity in the April 12 murder of Ephraim banker Andrew N Bijerregaard. Prosecutor Fred W Kebler urged conviction, linking her to Mendon Draper, already found guilty and sentenced to life, while defense counsel urged acquittal.
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Manti
Utah
Ivadell Jensen
Andrew N. Bijerregaard
Ephraim Banker
Fred W. Kebler
Jensen
Mendon Draper
Draper
Bijerregaard
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