Equalization Board Sets Idaho Valuation for 1928
Boise, Sept 11 AP The state assessed value excluding personal property is fixed at 6454,516,210 for 1928, up from 455,883,038 in 1927. Personal property will add about 27 million, lifting total state valuation to over 4800,000,000. Taxes total 62,834,433, to be allocated by county. Real property loss partly offset by utilities gains.
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Boise
Idaho
Board of Equalization
FE. G. Gallett
Board
Hearst Statement on Candidate S Comment Sparks Political Reaction
New York September 1 AP Hearst declares he doubts Democrats will win the presidential race over the anti prohibition issue aiding Herbert Hoover despite no explicit endorsement. The remarks spark mixed reactions from Republican and Democratic figures as speculation grows over Hearst influence.
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New York
Staten
William Randolph Hearst
Europe
Brooklyn Eogle
Herbert
Hearst
Smith
Ham
Eame
United States Senate
George H. Moses
New Mampenise
Reene
Hubert C. Work
Earhart narrowly escapes crash in aircraft mishap
Amelia Earhart piloted the Avero-Avian at Rogers Field near Pittsburgh when a wheel bogged in a rut during landing. The English plane flipped briefly but Earhart and her passenger George P. Putnam survived unhurt.
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Pittsburgh
England
South Africa
Atlantic
Rogers Field
Here
Armelia Earhart
Boston
Friendship
Avero-Avian
Lady Heath
Garhart
Gruesome Diver Recalls Spine Chilling War Find
Chicago listener Les A Borchert, a deep sea diver, told Optimist club members about a wartime dive into a sunken German submarine. He described finding three German officers standing upright, drifting as he moved, with one officer he knew from a Hamburg restaurant following him to the conning tower as he escaped.
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Chicago
Ghost Storres
Les A. Borchert
Optimist Club
Hamburg
Short Statement by Senator Smoot Attacks Governor Smith
Senator Smoot of Utah issues a brief remark to voters of the United States directed at Governor Smith. The statement criticizes Smith for proposing that their state become a manufacturer and peddler of boos.
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Senator Smoot
Washington, D. C
Smoot
Utah
Platforma
Smith
United States
Grand jury probes police payrolls and rackets in city
Philadelphia grand jury reports police on payrolls of gangsters and seeks to uncover bribes and graft. It cites liquor interests protected for years and gunmen brought in to wage turf war, with Judge Edwin O. Lewis approving extended inquiry and subpoenas to uncover corruption.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Edwin O. Lewis
Lewis
6. Louis
Civil Service Commission
Hoover Starts Relaxed Campaign Week With Baseball Trip
Republican nominee Herbert Hoover begins a week of rest and recreation in Washington. He plans to attend a Yankees Senators game at Griffith Stadium and later fish in Chesapeake Bay with friends. Hoover will also meet with campaign staff and tighten southern and corn belt organization efforts.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Griffith Stadium
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Hoover
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Commerce
Chesapeake
California
James W Good
Iowa
Western
Corn Belt
Shortage Found in Brokerage Firm President Missing San Francisco
A shortage of at least 6200,000 is alleged in the brokerage firm’s books. Auditors worked four days over tangled records as license was suspended by Howard E Ellis. Branches in Oakland Portland Los Angeles Galt City Chicago and Ogden Utah were closed.
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San Francisco
Possi
Howard E Ellis
State Corporation
Oakland
Portland
Los Angeles
Galtake City
Chicago
Aesarch
BH G. Banke
Billa
Ogden
Utah
Pirates Release Slugging Dutchman
New York AP report says Clyde Barnhart, a slugging veteran for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was released on option to Indianapolis of the American Association, removing another old stand-by from the Pirates’ roster.
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New York
Clyde Barnhart
Pennsylvania Dutchman
Pittsburgh Pirates
Barnhart
Indianapolis
American Association
Secretary Jardine Visits Pocatello During Alaska Tour
Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine arrived in Pocatello on Short Line train No. 18 after a month in Alaska and planned a 24 hour stay visiting relatives at 295 Park Avenue before departing for Logan on train No. 30 at 5:25 p.m. He will then proceed to Salt Lake City and Washington, D. C. for further engagements.
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Secretary of Agriculture
William NM Jardine
Alaska
Pocatello
Short Line
A Laker Cook
Park Avenue
Logan
Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
Jardine
The
Tribune
MIX VINDICATED FOR USING FIST IN LA TRIAL
Tom Mix the film hero and former Texas ranger was acquitted in municipal court for fighting Will Morrissey after a party dispute. The judge ruled Mix acted as any prudent man would, inferring Morrissey provoked with profanity and intoxication. Witnesses from film and business circles testified to Mix’s character.
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Los Angeles
Tom Mix
Will Morrissey
Tom
Tony
Fiz
Leonard Wilson
Morrisey
Midgie Miller
Miz
Monte Blue
Dorothy Dwan
Mary Aikin
Leo Carrillo
al Eio Rogers Hyland
Fins Pox
Irving Hellman
Banker
Mix
Cowboy
Turney Plans Day Trip From London Toward Oxford
Gene Turney leaves London by car heading to Oxford to see the university city and spend the day in the countryside. He aims to lunch at a riverside inn and perhaps visit Windsor’s Star and Garter hotel where his predecessor trained many years ago.
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London
Gene Turney
Oxford
University City
Reedside
Windsor
John L. Gullivan
Londom
Tunney Not to Wed Until Crown Taken
Miss Polly Lauder says Gene Tunney may wed only after a new heavyweight champion is crowned. She expects the wedding to be quiet and Europe trip doubtful, as Tunney has sailed and sent only brief messages home.
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New York
Bristol
Maine
Daily News Today
Polly Lauder
Gene Tunney
Beief
Gene
Miss Lauder
Tunney
Europe
Paris
National League results from Boston to Chicago
Baseball scores show Philadelphia at Boston in two games with 3 6 runs. Cincinnati and St Louis split. New York and Brooklyn shutout. Washington and Detroit games. Chicago beat Cleveland. St Louis tallying four runs. Strong entities include teams Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Washington Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis.
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Boston
R. HH
Philadelphia
WiLoughby
Walsh
Davis
R Smith
Spohrer
Taylor
H. E. Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Blake and Hartnett
Kop and
Picinich
Louis
Pittsburgh
Sherdel
Wilson
Hui
Brome
Hargreaves
New York
R. H
Brooklyn
Petty
Deberry
Fitzsimmons
Hogan
Washington
R.H.E
Pipgras
Collins
Braxton
Hadley
Burke and
Ruel
St. Louis
R. HK. E
Detroit
Bt. Louis
Carroll
Hargrave
Ogden
Ocang
Cleveland
Milius
L. Sewell
Faber and Crouse
Smith Discusses Campaign Trip Plans Amid Slow Start
Governor Smith tightens itinerary for the presidential race from Albany residence on Eagle Street. He plans extemporaneous speeches rather than prepared addresses and will rest between state duties. Labor Day week set for Albany with possible golfing visits. W. Kenny expected.
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Eagle Street
New York State
New York
Edwin Corning
Smith Will May
Albany
W. Kenny
Tooluteer
Import duty raise on sodium silicofluoride announced
President Coolidge increased the import tariff on sodium silicofluoride to 25 percent ad valorem based on foreign market value. The proclamation says a 50 percent rise on the existing tariff could not equalize production costs with Denmark, a key competitor. Major uses include laundry acid rinses, iron enamel ware, and opulence glass. Domestic consumption runs about five million pounds yearly, with imports rising from about 2 million to over 3 million pounds in four years.
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Coolidge
Denmark
Float from giant seaplane identified as Amundsen rescue mission relic
Off Tromsoe Norway a float from a French naval seaplane linked to Roald Amundsen’s Arctic rescue expedition was recovered by a Norwegian fishing vessel near the Pugioe Islands. Officials tied the piece to the Latham seaplane carrying Amundsen and Rene Guillbaud, confirming part of the mission’s fate.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Pugioe Islands
Strike vote on western roads counted in Chicago
A strike vote affecting 70,000 railroad workers is being counted in Chicago with A. F. Whitney supervising. Whitney will announce the result tomorrow. If the vote favors a strike, mediation terms may still avert action pending endorsement by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The unions seek wage increases and better working conditions.
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A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Chicago
Western Railroad
A. F. Whit
Washington
Federal Board of Mediation
Cassia County Man Dies of Burns in Weed Extermination Accident
J Arnold Worthington 25 died from burns suffered August 16 after clothing saturated with sodium chlorate ignited while he used it to exterminate weeds in a field near Albion. He supervised the county weed campaign and taught in Oakley schools. Funeral plans delayed for a California-based brother.
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Burley
J. Arnold Worthington
Albion
Wothington
J. H Worthington
Cassa
Oakley
California
Eye Throwing and Fighting Mark Hoover Dem club Meeting
In Columbus, South, a riotous meeting of the Hoover Democratic club of Richland County ended in disorder after egg throwing and free-for-all fighting. Speakers included supporters and critics of Smith, with interruptions by hecklers. George W. Beckett and R. Chariton Wright faced interruptions as the crowd cheered and a plan for a September 25 Jeffersonian Democrats gathering was derailed.
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Columbus
D. C
Hoover Democraic Club
Richland County
Smith
New York
George W. Beckett
Smith Bolter
Beth Wright
Beckett
H. O. Salley
Columbia
Hoover Democratic Clinic
Mithh
Robinesn
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