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July 28, 1928

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RITCHIE URGES SMITH TO RELY ON DIRECT APPEAL TO VOTERS; Counts on His Personality and Wants Him to Appear in as Many States as He Can. THEY DISCUSS PROHIBITION Nominee Seeks Advice on Dry Modification for Use in His Acceptance Speech. ARRIVES HERE FOR OUTING Will Spend a Few Days on Long Island--Few Met Train as He Came Unannounced. Urges More Talks by Smith. Expects to Win Maryland. SMITH AND RITCHIE WEIGH PROHIBITION Few at Smith's Train. Plans Few Days' Outing.

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Arrives in N Y for outing; confers with Smith on Pres campaign

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CALLES TO QUIT DEC. 1, HE INFORMS FRIENDS; SAENZ LIKELY RULER; President's Decision Clears Air, for Legality of Succeeding Himself Was Doubted. LEADERS CONSULT SAENZ Agrarians Yield in Fight With Calles Over Responsibility of Labor in Obregon's Death. CONGRESS TO MEET TODAY It Will Take Up Amendments Clipping Mexican Labor's Wings--Workers' Parley Banned. Amendments Up Today. Rumors About Morones Rife. Obregonistas Call on Saenz. CALLES QUITS DEC. 1; SAENZ LIKELY RULER Calles Triumph Is Seen. All Seems Serene in Capital. MORONES CHAMPIONED HERE. Labor Had No Hand in Obregon Slaying, Says Clothing Worker.

By Unknown Author

Will retire Dec 1 when term expires; Saenz likely successor; agrarians yield in fight over labor's responsibility for Obregon's death

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TILDEN COMES BACK AND BEATS LACOSTE; Reinstated U.S. Star Takes Stirring Davis Cup Duel in 5 Sets Before 8,000 in Paris. COCHET WINS IN 4 SETS Rallies to Beat Hennessey-- Tilden Gets Greatest Ovation in French Tennis History. Tilden Slow Getting Started. Tilden Rallies Brilliantly. TILDEN COMES BACK AND BEATS LACOSTE Luck With Frenchman Double Fault Helps Tilden. Cochet Cool Throughout. Great Ovation For Tilden

By P.j. Philip. Special Cable To the New York Times

Tilden vs R Lacoste, Cochet vs Hennessey

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Édouard-Henri Avril

1928Édouard-Henri Avril, French painter (born 1849)[†]

Édouard-Henri Avril was a French painter and commercial artist. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature.