Convention Factional Fight Stirs Gop Ahead of Nomination
Kansas City delegates arrive as Hoover loyalists clash with rivals. Mellon, with 79 votes, may influence near nomination. Fourteen farm states seek to sway him to block Hoover. North Dakota Governor Sorlie confronts Nebraska Governor McMullen in Omaha over caravan dispute, promising blunt talk in Kansas City. Nebraska farmers join caravans demanding agricultural equality.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas City
Arthur G. Sorlie
Adam McMullen
McMullen
Sorlie
Jamestown
N. D
Women Swing Into Action At K U Conclave
Kansas City June 11 Women delegates spectators and hostesses filled downtown with bright wardrobes as they prepare for the convention opening tomorrow. They push resolutions backers and planks while inviting Borah and Borsh as political cards for a prohibition enforcement plank. Notable attendees include Miss M Louise Gross Mrs Henry W Peabody and Miss Bertha Lindsey with federation leaders arriving to observe.
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Mary Bainbridge Hayden
Associated Press
Kansas City
National Committee
Resolutions Committee
Borah
Borsh
Henry W. Peabody
Women’s National League For Law Enforcement
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Bertha Lindsey
Seattle
M. Louise Gross
National Woman's Volunteer Committee
Association Against the
William K. Dupont
Delaware
General Federation of Women's Clubs
John D. Sherman
Robert Burdette
California
George White Speel
District of Columbia
Federation
Borah Arrives in Kansas City for Republican Convention
Idaho Senator William E. Borah, a presidential candidate, arrives in Kansas City in a modest two room hotel suite and declares he will press the Republican convention to address money in politics prohibition and a firm farm program. He signals potential foreign policy positions and willingness to speak to shape party stances.
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United Press
Kansas City
William E. Borah
Idaho
Upchurch Farm Hosts Weiner Roast Picnic
Mr and Mrs J P Upchurch operate a ranch 11 miles south of Amarillo and hosted about sixty Amarillo picnickers for a Saturday evening weiner roast. Guests, including Mr and Mrs E L Moon Mr and Mrs R C Neely and Miss Mabel Grooner, enjoyed outdoor games and fishing pranks in the fresh air.
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J. P. Upchurch
Amarillo
Judges Meet in Oklahoma Convention
District and superior judges of Oklahoma convened in Oklahoma City for the second annual meeting of the Jurists Association to hear the annual report discuss jurisprudence and elect officers. Judge John Ogden of Ardmore presided. Speakers included Judge Fred A. Speakman Sapulpa Judge Hal Johnson Shawnee and E L Richardson Lawton who acted as toastmaster at the banquet.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Superior Judg of
Oklahoma
T. Jurists'’ Association
John Ogden
Furled Peace Banner Seizes Berlin Election Clashes
Berlin during the German election campaign saw street clashes between rival party processions on Kurfuerstendamm. A muscular leader ripped down a rival banner then fought, later reattaching his own banner as onlookers watched a "Down with War" slogan parade.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm
West End
Bnner
GOP Leaders Seek Contact With Coolidge
Kansas City June 11 Republican convention leaders seek direct word from President Coolidge as the hour nears for the gathering. He contemplates a north woods trip and has not yet reiterated his refusal to run, while Mellon and Everett Sanders stand as possible messengers. Hoover supporters claim his votes are secured though Coolidge’s name remains a question mark at the convention.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
President Coolidge
White House
City
Coolidge
North Woods
Republican National Committee
Mellon
Everett Sanders
Hoover
Moses
New Hampshire
Calvin Coolidge
Sadler Crew Nets Ninth Straight Win at Texan Park
Harvey Sadler’s lineup batted strongly, pushing 11 4 over Cal Farley’s Flying Dutchmen at Texan Park. Lefty Holmes pitched for Sadler, while Rippy Ripperton aged out of play after a collision in the third inning.
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Harvey Sadler
Rippy Ripperton
E Brones
Cal Farley
Flying Dutchmen
Earl Stockton
Texan Park
Lefty Holmes
Sadler Crew
Dazzy Vance Sets Long Drive Benchmark in Daily News Contest
The Daily News long drive contest highlights Dazzy Vance at 256 yards one foot nine inches, with Jigger Statz at 238 yards two feet eight inches. Other items note a dance marathon, a fovernors island fete drill, a fatal plane propeller accident near Mount Pleasant, and travels of Mrs. A L Thomas from Amarillo to Roswell with her husband studying in Arizona.
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Associated Press
New
Evor
Dazzy Vance
The
Daily News
Jigger Statz
New York
Televo
Fovernors Island
A. L. Thomas
Taylor Street
Amarillo
Roswell, N. M
University of Arizona
Tucson
San Jacinto Post Office to Open This Thursday
San Jacinto will get a new post office in the Den Tex building on West Fifth Street. W C Kenyon says the facility will open Thursday morning with 500 lock boxes installed and interior work near completion by Wednesday. M E Dilday will run the station and handle box rentals while mail for San Jacinto Country Club and Roberts Place will be routed there for delivery.
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San Jacinto
Den-Tex
West Fifth Street
W. C. Kenyon
M. E. Dilday
Country Club
Roberts Place
San Jacinto Station
Dilday
Three Scalded to Death at Norfolk Navy Yard
In Norfolk Virginia on June 11 three civilian employees of the Norfolk Navy Yard died from scalding in the number 1 boiler room of the destroyer Bruce. The deceased are machinists E H Munden and Charles H Bryan of Norfolk and Joe Joyce of Portsmouth. Two crewmen were burned but not hospitalized. Officials opened an inquiry into the incident.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Bruce
E. H. Munden
Charles H. Bryan
Joe Joyce
Portsmouth
Rheumatism Blamed for Youth Heart Disease Deaths
London report cites Sir George Newman saying rheumatic diseases account for a significant share of heart disease deaths under 20. He warns acute rheumatism in children seeds future heart and nervous diseases and urges closer supervision and better hygiene for under fourteen.
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International
London
Sir George Newman
Ministry of Health
United States
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
Sir George
Hoover Dawes Vice Presidential Speculation Grows
In Kansas City the talk centers on Curtis as the leading presidential hopeful for the Hoover ticket. Senators Deneen Capper Watson Hyde Baker and Sampson along with governors Allen McKelvie and others are discussed while regional balance and earlier Hoover alignments influence the chatter.
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Watson
Kansas
Indiana
Dawes
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Sam Baker
Flem B. Sampson
Kentucky
Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Commerce
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Seaboard
Fuller
Massachusetts
Moses
New Hampshire
Edge
New Jersey
Tilson
Connecticut
House
Henry W. Anderson
Virginia
McNary
Oregon
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary- Haugen
Curtis
Kansas City
Francis Shows Arrive to Open Week in Amarillo
The John Francis Shows with 350 attaches pitched tents at Madison and West Fourth streets in Amarillo for a week under the Elk’s Charity fund and the American Legion. Headlining performers include Zona, a top paid actress and exponents of physical culture, plus Tottie the trained chimpanzee. The ride lineup features a miniature steam train and the Hey-Day thrill ride. Evening shows begin at 7 with a Saturday afternoon matinee planned.
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John Francis
Amarillo
Madison
West Fourth Streets
Elk’s Charity Fund
American Legion
Zona
W. S. Streeter
Offers Reward For Return of Wedding Circlet
Mrs. D. A. Winn of 1008 West Eleventh street reports a platinum wedding circlet set with diamonds lost last Friday morning. It was last seen on Polk Street between Fourth and Sixth or on downtown Fillmore Street. A $25 reward is offered for its return.
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D. A. Winn
West Eleventh Street
Polk Street
Fillmore Street
Mexican Flier Carranza Rising Through Warfronts
The flier, born in Mexico and raised in Texas, served in the air service bombing Sonora and reconnoitering Yaqui war zones. He also operated in Jalisco during the Gomez Serrano rebellion and was at the front during the campaign. He expected to reach Washington within twenty hours, between 11 and 8 tomorrow morning.
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Coahuila
Texas
San Antonio
el Paso
Mexico
Carranza
Air Service
Sonora
Jalisco
Gomez-Serrano
Washington
Nominating Committee and Delegates Named at Amarillo Meeting
The report lists nominating committee members from Oklahoma towns including Fairview Enid and Seiling with J A Mead Miami J R Gant and Bud Gentry among those named. Additional attendees included J L Bochs and J C McKinnis from Fairview Roy Lindsay and Lester Stone from Amarillo and Geo Zacharias of Enid. Delegates were hosted by the Board of City Development at the Amarillo hotel for luncheon and a final business session at 2 o clock.
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Fairview
Roy Lindsay
Amarillo
Lester Stone
Geo
Zacharias
Enid
Oklahoma
Board of City Development
Women Fliers May Hop Off Tomorrow
Reports from Trepassey Newfoundland and Curtiss Field say Amelia Earhart Elmer Stultz and Louis Gordon plan a May trans Atlantic attempt in the Monoplane Friendship between 9 and 10 tomorrow morning if weather allows Miss Mabel Bell may begin her own proposed flight at 5 am in the Monoplane Columbia though no activity was visible at the hangar today
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Associated Press
Trepassey
N. F
Europe
Elmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Amelia Earhart
United Press
Curtiss Field
L. 1
Mabel Bell
Crossword puzzle clues for herbs and misc entries
Crossword puzzle numbers 43 horizontal clues include an herb related to chicory with blanched leaves for winter salad and many other entries across Horizontal and Vertical lists covering labels competitors fashions reverential fear poplar tree devoured constant companion garments etc.
Electrical capacity unit and word clues merged
The text lists crossword style clues with numbers such as 9 The practical unit of electrical capacity and 40 Night preceding a holiday, plus 82 Device used in splitting and 34 Garment, requiring solution of a word puzzle.
Hoover era front runner tales at New York convention
A mural of political maneuvers unfolds as Hoover backers gain New York support while Smith rivals loom. Indiana Representative Elliott, Kansas City building project mover, searches for space. Lowden and Coolidge drafts swirl with Will Rogers humor and GOP novelty at the convention.
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Hoover
New York
Smith
Elliott
Indiana
House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
Kansas City
Italia HUNT Drifts As Rescue Stranded In Arctic Ice
Rescue parties are urged to arrive quickly as the crew of the Italia drifts about a mile east in open Barents Sea near Cape Leigh Smith. The radio blackout and lack of visibility raise fear for the separated groups on the ice.
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King Charles Island
Northastland
Barents Sea
Cape Leigh Smith
Man Receives Five-Year Term for Burglary
Paul Haney, 22, pleaded guilty to burglary tied to a local lumber yard theft and was sentenced to five years in state prison. The jury recommended a suspended sentence due to his good record. Judge Henry S. Bishop presided as other cases proceeded, including swindling charges for Walter G. Oslin and O. L. Brannon, with continuances and witness issues noted.
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Paul Haney
Walter G. Oslin
Henry S. Bishop
O. L. Brannon
E. F. Kirby
Jim Turner
Local Hotel Pays Fine For Guest Car Misunderstanding
A local hotel paid a $3 fine to the police after a guest left a car on a street overnight believing a hotel bell hop. City Manager Jeff D. Bartlett arranged payment with hotel management. Police Chief H. L. Gaither warned hotels to inform visitors about night parking rules to avoid towing and storage charges, which the city has covered for about 100 cars monthly.
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Jeff D. Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
H. L. Gaither
Gaither
Court Denies Direct Verdict in Stewart Refusal Case
Washington June 11 defense attorneys motion for a directed verdict of not guilty in the Robert W. Stewart trial was denied by Justice Siddons in the District of Columbia supreme court. Stewart faced a misdemeanor charge for refusing to answer questions from a senate committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Senate
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia
Laughing Pair Carry Joy Through the Day
A playful verse frames Buddy as a laughing, steady lad and Janet as a joyful girl among the throng. The speaker notes burden and duty while admiring their bright, carefree spirits and the couple’s wide smiling presence.
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Buddy
Janet
Markets Report From Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Prices
Kansas City and Chicago stockyards show receipts of hogs and cattle with market movement. Hogs steady to 10 cents higher, top bids around 9.80. cattle varied with steers steady to weak and various price ranges across grades. Regional quotes include East St Louis and New Orleans markets. cotton and related commodities also noted with fluctuating finishes and futures activity.
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Kansas City
The
Associated Press
Chicago
East
Foreign exchange rates move various currencies in New York
Foreign exchanges show mixed trading in New York with Britain at 4.8716 for demand and 4.883-16 for cables, France at 8.93 percent demand and 3.98 percent cables, Italy at 5.255, Belgium 13.96, Germany 23.88, Tokyo 46.50, Montreal 99.76, and 60 day bills on banks at 4.84.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
New York stock letters note unsettled market at open
The Associated Press reports July 11 that New York stock prices opened irregularly lower after further liquidation. Radio rose briefly, while Chrysler International Combustion Curtiss General Electric and Hupp Motors fell slightly. Market letters warn to reduce commitments until after presidential nominations and clearer campaign issues. Russia In-
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New York
Associated Press
Raina
Central Belt
Texas
Liverpool
Wall Street
New Orleans
Chrysler
International Combustion
Curtiss
General Electric
Hupp Motors
Russia
French Woman Ends Six Day Suicide Attempt Saga
In Provins France on June 11 Mme Etienne Pochard 54 finally died by suicide after six days of self harm attempts. Her husband had earlier shot himself in a melancholia driven by her alleged pessimism and parsimony.
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Provins
France
Mme
Etienne Pochard
Lottie Moore Schoemmel Sued Over Loan After Grotesque Swimwear Fame
Grace Moore Shaw sues Lottie Moore Schoemmel for 800 dollars claiming a cross country swim trip led to a temperamental behavior episode. Plaintiff alleges Lottie declared herself of high station as a swimmer and mocked flowers in her train drawing room during the journey.
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Associated Press
New York
Lottie Moore Schoemmel
Grace Moore Shaw
Lottie
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