Indiana Native Son Campaign Expenditure Report
A primary campaign note shows a large sum spent in Indiana for a native son. Senator Heflin of Alabama faces charges about expenditures as the Senate invites him to appear next week. The invitation is announced today and Heflin is asked to decide on appearance.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabat
Senate
Hefli
Tay
James FE. Watson
Indiana
Bert Thurman
Watson
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Goff
Hoover
Oregon Voters go to polls as Hoover dominates primary
Oregon voters cast ballots as Herbert Hoover and Gov. Al Smith were predicted winners. Hoover faced no Republican opposition and was expected to secure all 13 delegates. Democratic delegates total 10 as Smith challenged Senator Reed amid Oregon Democrats favoring Wilson era policies. The piece notes equinoxes occur in March and September.
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Portland
Ore
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Oregon
Ballos
Hoover
Charles l. McNary
Commerce
Newberg
Williametteville
Smith
Reed
Wilson
General Rains Across Iowa With Record Local Totals
Rain storms covered Iowa yesterday with Des Moines reporting 1.9 inches and several towns over an inch. Average statewide rainfall was about half an inch though Des Moines and other towns saw heavier totals. Minor damage included flooded basements sewer clogs and washed out driveways amid near cloudbursts and hail in some locales.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Boone
Jefferson
Cedar Rapids
Carroll
New York City Faces Wide Graft Scandals Across Boroughs
New York City reels from a sweeping graft probe tallying 12 million dollars in a year as four investigations unfold. Queens sewer deals and street cleaning payroll padding dominate headlines with figures in the millions. Clarence J. Shearn leads hearings as Mayor Walker vows an honest administration amid political fallout.
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Lower Broadway
Bronx
Queens Borough
Brooklyn
William Lougheed
Supreme Court
New York
Queens
Maurice E. Connolly
Bernard M. Batten
Connolly
Walker
Department of Mar
Kets
Patten
Uncle Sam
Broadway
Manhattan
John Phillips
Phillips’ Company
Clarence J. Shearn
Alfred E. Smith
Hylan
Early Action on Reapportionment Predicted Today
The House maneuvered on the Fenn reapportionment bill likely to remove seats from as many as 17 states while 11 gain seats. Estimated shifts show 23 seats redistributed effective 1983 through probable 1980 population data. States losing: Alabama Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Nebraska New York North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia Indiana Iowa Kentucky Mississippi Missouri. States gaining: Arizona Connecticut Florida North Carolina Oklahoma Washington New Jersey Texas Ohio Michigan California.
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Alabama
Kansas
Louisiana
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Mississipi
Missouri
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Washington
New Jersey
Texas
Ohio
Michigan
California
Newton farmer killed by lightning
Newton Iowa May 18 Phillip G Thomas 26 was instantly killed on his farm when struck by a bolt of lightning. The bolt set fire to his clothing as he was planting corn on his farm near Newton.
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Newton, Ia
Phillip G. Thomas
Here
Thomas
Electrical Storm Strikes Cedar Rapids
A midnight electrical storm drenched Cedar Rapids causing torrential rain. 100 telephones went out of service, sewers clogged, streets flooded, and traffic disrupted across the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Lewis Testifies in Own Defense in Ottumwa Murder Trial
J Everett Lewis, 31, on trial for the murder of Ottumwa banker and former state senator John F Webber, testifies in his own defense. He speaks in a rambling but rapid account of his life as his attorney questions him, with expected lengthy testimony today and likely tomorrow.
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Ottum&va
J. Everett Lewis
John F. Webber
Ottumwa
Lewis
Atorney
Miss Esther Belle MacGugin Elected President in Cleveland
Esther Belle MacGugin, long time advertising manager of the Locomotive Engineer and Firemen's Bank, has been elected president of the Women's Advertising Club of Cleveland Ohio. The honor came unsolicited and follows a noted Cleveland photograph and feature on her activities.
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Washington
Esther Belle MacGugin
Women’s Advertising Club
Cleveland
Ohio
Hansen elected district vice president at Iowa bakers convention
E T Hansen of the H A Baking company was chosen district vice president at the Iowa bakers convention in Des Moines this week and returned home Thursday with the honor.
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E.T. Hansen
H. and A. Baking Company
Iowa Bakers Convention
Des Moines
Weekend guests in Iceland Oregon at the Bollers home
Mrs. C F Horne and her children Betty and Dean visit Iceland Oregon for the weekend staying with Dr and Mrs O F Boller.
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C. F. Horne
Betty and
Dean
Iceland
Oregon
O. F. Boller
Bridegroom Flees Church In Italian Cold Feet Tale
In Lacedonia near Avellino Italy a would be husband slipped from his bride at the Church of San Rocco and ran away from the wedding, leaving the bride standing with the guests and witnesses to a proverbial ball and chain moment.
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Avillino
Italy
Lacedonia
San Rocco
Berlin Moves to Ban Solid Tires on Trucks
Berlin lawmakers approve a complete ban on solid tires for motor trucks. The prohibition takes effect July 1, 1929 as officials say the measure will save the country’s highways.
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Berlin
Family of Tourists Attacked in Texas Kills Father
In Lufkin Texas two unidentified attackers beat a Houston family of four with a pipe or club injuring Mrs Lang and wounding their two children aged 6 and 8. John Lang died from the assault in a vacant house where the family had sheltered overnight. The eight year old boy regained consciousness but could not describe the attackers. A prior resident was burned to death in the same house.
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Lufkin
Tex
John Lang
Houston
Bombing at Home of New York Executioner Sparks Vengeful Threats
In Richmond Hill, the home of Robert G. Elliott official executioner for New York and nearby states was damaged by a powerful blast. Police link the attack to anger over executions including Sacco and Vanzetti, with Elliott and his family forced from bed as windows broke within a block.
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New York
Sacco
Vanzetti
Robert G. Elliott
Elliott
Richmond Hill
Big Bill Haywood Dies in Moscow After Long Illness
William Bill Haywood longtime IWW figure dies in Moscow at age 66 after weeks of critical condition from diabetes. The exiled labor leader fled the United States in 1921 to escape a 20 year sentence for obstructing the war. Born Salt Lake City he founded the Industrial Workers of the World in 1899.
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Moscow
William
Big Bill
Haywood
United Sates
Russia
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Chicago
Bill Bill
America
Salt Lake City
Industrial Workers of the World
Stennenberg
Idaho
Bender Pleads Guilty Over Gasoline Theft Near Kalona
Gerald Bender of north of Wellman pleaded guilty to stealing gasoline from a farmer near Kalona. He was fined 30 dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace W. E. Garber. Paris-Waiters seek abolishing the grading tipping system while asking tips over 10 percent.
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Gerald Bender
North of
Wellman
Kalona
Justice of the Peace
W. E. Garber
Paris
Senate Committee Opens Investigation of Salt Creek Lease
The senate public lands committee opened its inquiry into Salt Creek oil leases in Wyoming. RE F Finney testified and presented documents on Midwest Refining’s claims including a 1920 letter alleging efforts to evade the 200 acre lease cap and a Payne note urging special attention to Midwest claims.
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Senate
Salt Creek
Washington
Senate Public Lands Committee
Midwest Refining Company
RE. F. Finney
Interior
Wyoming
A. B. Bouton
General Land Office
John Barton Payne
Midwest Company
Mystery Play by Star Senior Cast at Washington High
Eleven Washington high school seniors staged a modern mystery play The Cat and the Canary directed by Richard McCleery. Jeannette Karel Harold Timmins Maxine Harden led a strong cast with notable turns by Karel Timmins and Harden and performances by Pratt McDaniel Godfrey Anderson Turner Young and others as heirs, officials, and staff. The show featured dramatic lighting, eerie effects, and a brief pre curtain concert by the high school orchestra under Milburn McKay.
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Washington High School
Richard McCleery
Mammy
Jeannette Karel
Harold Timmins
Miss Karel
Mr. Timmins
Maxine Harden
Annabelle West
Miss Barden
Mr. West
Richard Pratt
Merritt McDaniel
Jane Godfrey
Anna M‘arie Anderson
Dwight Booth
Gene Turner
Nathaniel Young
Crosby
Frank Jackson
William Bales
Milburn McKay
Tornado wrecks Thackerville injures no one on Red River
Three hundred residents of Thackerville Oklahoma escaped injury when a tornado struck the town near the Red River. Practically every building was damaged and twisted in the storm according to advices received.
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Marietta
Okla
Thackerville
Red River
Cars Needed to Haul Washington Track Team to Fairfield Meet
Washington high school's track team, fresh from the Little Six victory under Coach Hod Rice, seeks community volunteers to drive the squad to the Fairfield district meet. Cars must depart by seven in the morning for preliminaries starting at 9596. Winners may advance to Ames for the state meet. strong non conference teams expected, including Centerville and Bonaparte.
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Washington
Hod” Rice
Washington High School
Fairfield
Rice
Ames
T Han
Centerville
Eldon
Bonaparte
Rainfall Report and Pearl Restoration Tip
The last three days brought 1.1 inches of rain with 0.48 inches falling last night. Experts suggest immersing pearls in honey to restore their luster as a cleaning method.
Japan vows to halt civil war spread to Manchuria
Tokyo announces it may take effective steps to keep peace in Manchuria and prevent nationalist advances toward Tientsin and Peking. Government says it will not tolerate fighting in Manchuria and reserves right to intervene if civil war expands northward.
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Peking
Japan
Manchuria
Tokio
JLP
Tientsin
Legation
Chang Tso Lin
Shanghai
Chang Tso-Lin
Haung Fu
Chang Tse-Lin
United Press
Memorial Address by W W Bowers at Bethlehem Templars
Dr W W Bowers delivered an eloquent memorial address as the closing feature of Ascension day. Bethlehem commandery Knights Templar observed the event after a dinner at the Masonic temple yesterday evening. Music was provided by a Masonic orchestra.
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W. W. Bowers
Bethlehem Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Accumulation of Gifts Plagues Coolidge White House
The White House faces a spring cleaning as hundreds of gifts from admirers pile up during the Coolidge administration. From jack knives to buckwheat flour and sausage, practical items are kept or stored while edible donations go to Washington hospitals and other items to the attic.
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Coolidge
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
President Coolidge
Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidges
Congress
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
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