New York to Los Angeles Air Derby Contenders Face Protests
Pilots in the New York to Los Angeles air race faced protests over plane eligibility as Waco craft were questioned. John Livingston and Wood challenged entry standards while E E Mough led the B division after a late aircraft install. William H. provided a notable finish as the lone official from Sor, Ontario.
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Laird
Ary
Livingston
Onty
William H
Sor, Ont
Prisoner Back For Revenge In Ward Attack
A guard at Fordham hospital prison ward was shot early today by three men who entered the ward using a handbill and requesting a nurse. Patrolman Jeremiah Brosman was wounded as the trio fled in a waiting car after a failed escape attempt. The incident raises speculation the slayer may be a former prisoner seeking revenge.
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York
Fordham Hospital
Hos
Jeremiah Brosman
Eugene E. Calvin to retire as Union Pacific VP in October
Eugene E. Calvin will retire October 16 as vice president of the Union Pacific system, ending a 51 year career with the railroad. He will turn 70 on that day, and W. M. Jeffers, UP general manager, is expected to succeed him.
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Union Pacific System
Fror
Omaha
FE. E. Calvin
Union Pacific
W. M. Jeffers
U. P
Omabhia
Calvin
Oregon Short Line
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
Salt Lake Lines
Union Pacific Railroad
Carl R. Gray
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Mr. Calvin
Mr. Jeffers
Edgar Eugene Calvin
Salt Lake City
Oregon Short Line Railroad
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Hughes to Speak for Hoover Across Nation
Charles Evens Hughes, freshly elected to the world court at The Hague, will deliver six speeches for Herbert Hoover. Col. John Q Ellson, eastern division Republican speaker, announced three talks in the east and three in the west, with locations and dates pending Hughes's arrival.
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New York
Charles Evens Hughes
World Court
International Justice
the Hague
Herbert Hoover
John Q Ellson
Teau
Col. Tilson
Mr. Hughes
Part of Amundsen Plane Found in Tromsoe Strait
In Tromsoe Norway a fragment believed to be from Roald Amundsen’s rescue plane was found in the strait. The wreckage may be part of a wing from a French Latham seaplane piloted by Gullbeud and carrying crew members. French naval experts will examine the relic aboard the cruiser Trenboure.
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Amundsen
Tromsoe Strait
Norway
Roald Amy
Strait of
Tromsoe
Latham
Gullbeud
Weddes Veut
Léot Dietricheen
Cruteer
National League baseball scores and lineups from today’s games
New York beat Boston 12 to 2 in the first game as Benton through OParrell and Taylor led a 16 hit attack. In the nightcap New York won 7 to 5 while Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 10 to 4 and St. Louis outscored Chicago 14 to 6. Other notes include Chicago 6 runs in the late innings and a doubleheader slate completion.
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New York
Boston
Benton
Hogan
O'Parrell
Brand
Greenfield
Clarkson
Edwards
Taylor
Cronin
Party Lines Warps Indiana Vote With Prohibition and Farm Issues
In Indiana a cross current of national and local factors tests party loyalties in 1928. Republicans expect limited losses from farm and prohibition defections while Democrats mobilize to win over anti prohibition Republicans and push the state ticket. Frank C. Dailey leads a reform appeal amid recent Republican scandals.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ithough
Hoover
Kansas City
James E. Watson
Smith
Frank C. Dailey
Senator Robinson Tours South Carolina Amid North Carolina Opposition
Senator Joe Robinson continued his Southern tour entering South Carolina after two days of campaigning in North Carolina where Anti-Smith clubs and Republican offices formed. He told Democratic leaders in Charlotte a whispering campaign targets the Democratic ticket and challenged critics to cite any act showing Smith was controlled by the Catholic church.
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North Carolina
Robinson
Charlotte
Charlotte City
Smith
Jones Meets Finlay as Semi finals Start at Brae Burn
The national amateur golf championship semi finals set for Brae Burn Country Club in Newton Mass with defending champion Bobby Jones facing Phillips Finlay Harvard and T P Perkins, Great Britain, facing George Viogt of New York after four sensational third round matches. Jones crushed John Beck of England 14 and 15, matching the tournament record for decisive victory.
Pershing Celebrates 68th Birthday with Distinguished Honors
General John Z. Pershing, retired commander of the American forces, receives four foreign decorations for his wartime leadership. The awards from Czechslovakia 1926 and presidents of Peru Poland and Venezuela in 1925 are presented as Congress consent. He backs Kellogg Briand pact as a lasting peace framework and reflects on a career spanning ten years since victory.
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Washington
John Z. Pershing
America
Wi Hington
War Department
Pershing
Congress
Czecho-Slovakia
Peru
Poland
Venezuela
Worror
Paris
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Double Slaying
In New Orleans James Guerre a 25 year old night watchman sought his estranged wife s family in a jealous rage. He killed the wife s mother Mrs Louise Muller 68 and wounded her brother John Muller 22. Guerre then shot himself fatally. Nora Muller Guerra 17 lived with the Muller family hoping to avoid him and was wounded in the spree.
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New Orleans
James Guerre
Giants Sweep Boston To Narrow Cardials Lead
The Giants beat Boston 12 2 and 7 6 to sweep both ends of the doubleheader. Genewich Faulkner and Hubeen pitched in the second game against Barnes and Delaney. The win gives New York a 1 1/2 game gap on the Cardinals and sets a new modern major league record with three consecutive doubleheader sweeps. If they win again tomorrow they will own a new major league mark for nine.
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Boston
Giants
Cardinals
Genewich
Faulkner
Hubeen
Barnes
Delaney
New York
Bootlegging fight ends in death near Eagle
Jess Holcomb 24 of Eagle was killed in a drinking bout near Boise. Ray Thomas of Boise is held on bootlegging charges after a fight at the Thomas home. County coroner says Holcomb was struck by a car while intoxicated on the road. Inquest set for tomorrow. Also London report says Sir Austen Chamberlain expects to resume foreign minister post in November.
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Eagle
Boise
Ray Thomas
Thomas
Paul Scott
Holcomb
William McBratney
Scott
Thomas Place
Dick Holcomb
Jeff Holcomb
Damon McKibben
McKibben
Transcontinental air race reports reach Nevada and Wyoming
News wires report George Hademan’s plane crossed into Nevada and was headed toward the coast with a strong signal from Wells. Spokane flyer Nix Mamer is forced down in Wyoming after 23 hours aloft from New York to Los Angeles, ice on the carburetor halting two cylinders.
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Wheeling
W. VA
George Hademan
Nevada
Goln Strong
Haldeman Aircraft Corporation
Haldeman
Wells
Spokane
Wash
New York
Los Angeles
Rawins
Wyo
Namer
Mamer
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
N. Y
C. P. Patsen
Paddy Lynch dies, fireman who saved children from General Blocum
Patrick Lynch a 75 year old New York City fireman who saved many children during the General Blocum disaster 24 years ago died today After 48 years in the department friends recall his bravery on the East River on July 16 1904 when he rowed toward the burning ship guiding mothers to throw their children to safety and using his boat as a barrier to the fire.
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New York
Patrick Lynch
General Blocum
Paddy Lynch
Worth Brothers
Issac
Lync
Lynch
Work Takes a Rap at the Bourbon Whisperers
Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican National Committee, criticizes the whispered campaign against Hoover. He notes a long running whispering tactic dating to Hoover’s 1920 convention and predicts rising female support for Hoover while acknowledging uncertainty over prominent figures joining the campaign.
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Work
Bourbon Whisperers
New York
Hubert Work
Smith
Hoover
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