Cox Charges Acting as Boomerang in Boost for Cox
Chicago reports organized liquor interests aim to elect Cox president and fund efforts. Will Hays testifies before senate on campaign expenditures, denying Cox charges as false and libelous. He cites a national committee budget near three million dollars and joint state campaigns totaling about one million.
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U. S
Gov. Cox
Ohio
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
United States Senate
Hays
George Carroll
New Jersey Federation of Liquor Interests
Cox
Anti-Saloon League
National Committee
Republicans Armed for Cox's Charges
Chicago August 30 Republicans opened a Senate inquiry into Gov. Cox’s claim of a $15 million campaign fund and “sinister interests” seeking to buy the presidency. Will Hays, RNC chairman, said they would nail Cox with his own hammer and that the budget is about 3.08 million. Upham, treasurer, prepared to present contributor names and fund details to refute the charges.
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Cox
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Senate Committee
Will H. Hays
Kenyon
Reed
Hays
Federal
Fred Upham
Republican Committee
Civil strife erupts in Belfast violence between groups continues
Belfast riots between Orangemen and Catholics intensify with gunfire bricks and clubs. At least 15 people killed and 100 wounded as 5 000 Catholic workers are displaced and ships yards emptied amid escalating clashes. Army and police struggle to restore order across Lisburn Banbridge and Ballymacht districts.
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Belfast
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Lisburn
Banbridge
Ballymacht
Mandan Boy Killed by Accidental Shotgun Discharge
Clifford Whitmer an 18 year old Mandan youth was instantly killed Friday when a shotgun, placed on a seat beside him, discharged as a rake jarred the carriage. Paul Eckroth, who was with him, found Whitmer fallen and called for aid. The blast struck Whitmer under the jaw and into the brain, causing immediate death. Brown and Frazier, employed to repair haying machinery, had driven away briefly, leaving the boys to camp and handle the gun.
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N. D
Clifford Whitmer
Paul Eckroth
Brown & Frazier
Harmon
Brown
Frazier
Whitmer
Eckroth
Engineer Killed In Train Wreck Near Neenah
James Dollars an engineer was killed and Paul Jaske fireman seriously injured when the Velvet Special on the Soo line left the rails at Snell's Station near Neenah Wisconsin early today. The wreck caused a baggage car fire that spread to three sleepers as ammunition exploded. Passengers and undamaged cars were moved to the Northwestern line and continued their journey.
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Wis
James Dollars
Paul Jaske
Snell’s Station
Chicago
Milwaukee
Northwestern Road
Harding Silent On Cox Charges As Campaign Drive Planned
Marion Ohio August 30 Senator Harding maintained total silence on campaign contributions despite repeated questioning by reporters. He left response to Will H. Hays and Fred Upham, chairman and treasurer of the Republican committee, to the Senate committee in Chicago. Indications urged Harding to speak after their testimony, while preparations for the fall drive in October proceed under adviser review.
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Cox
Marion
Will H. Hays
Fred Upham
Republican Committee
Senate Committee
Chicago
Car Lines Tied Up By Strike
In New York on August 30 Brooklyn surface car lines were shut by a strike of Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co employees. About 12,000 workers joined. Thousands rode in improvised jitney buses or walked to work as union leaders pledged to extend the disruption to elevated and subway lines in the borough.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
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