Five vice presidential booms emerge in pre convention period
In Cleveland on June 7 the Republican National Committee wrapped up contest hearing and launched a relaxed look at vice presidential possibilities. Leading contenders include Lowden, Borah, Hoover, Dawes, and Burton. Backers argue each would strengthen the ticket and appeal to different party wings. The committee also praised officers as it adjourned.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Republican National Committee
Lowden
S. T
Borah
Secretary Hoover
Charlies G. Dawes
Chicago
Marion Leroy Burton
University of Michigan
Mveke
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Strecket
Hoover
General Dawes
Dr. Burton
National Committee
John T
Bitter Root frost slams valley crops in June
A heavy frost in the Bitter Root valley cuts into orchard berry and vegetable crops with losses projected well over 509000. Apple damage reaches 90 percent in the central and upper Bitter Root, while Grantsdale and Sula report extreme cold. The Darby area suffers ruined McIntosh Morello orchards and widespread berry damage, with Evergreen strawberries about 60 percent damaged.
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Standard
Corvallis
Mont
Bitter Root
Vietor
Victor
Stevensville
Florence
Horticultural Experiment Station
Grantsdale
Hamilton
Sula
Darby
Woodside
Washington and Tokio tense over exclusion act protests
Officials in Washington fear disorder linked to the U S exclusion law while Japanese demonstrators raid a dance at the Imperial hotel in Tokyo. Ronin briefly disrupt the event, call for Americans to leave Japan and abrogate treaties, as the American community observes with concern.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tokio
United States
Imperial Hotel
Japan
Great Forward Association
Loeb Leopold Confession Details Kidnap and Murder Plan
Chicago reports Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr admitted kidnapping and killing Robert Franks for thrill. The confession describes choosing victims among local children, a rented car, a typewriter used for ransom letters, and a plan with a chisel acid and anesthetic.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold Jr
Robert Franks
Loeb
Leopold
John Levinson
Pittman Talks Dill to Claiborne Block Senate
A measure to fund a first year bonus operation was killed on the Senate floor after Senator Pittman spoke and Dill and Claiborne blocked consideration.
Reclamation rider killed in Congress dispute
Washington June 7 Reclamation legislation including the bill to carry out Secretary Yorks commission findings was killed as the house and senate adjourned amid a clash over deferral funds. Senator Pittman fierce in opposition to removing an irrigation appropriation for Nevada Spanish Springs, denouncing the appropriations committee and vowing to fight on. Representative Longworth condemned senators for blocking the bill, while the house approved an $800000 senate amendment for the North Platte project.
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Associated Press
Washington
W York
Congress
Senate
House
Pittman
Nevada
Ashurst
Arizona
Longworth
Ohio
North Platte, Neb
Deficiency bill to provide for bonus killed in crush
Congress ends six months of bitter dissension as efforts to pass the deficiency and reclamation bills fail. Pittman blocks the deficiency measure over omission of his reclamation item while Borah and King stop the emergency bonus resolution. President Coolidge vetoes the postal salaries bill.
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Pittman
Borah
King
Walsh
Congress
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Senate
House
Coolidge
Montana
Oil Committee
Capitol
Charges Husband Smothered Infant in Brunswick Hotel
In Tacoma Wish June 7 two suits in superior court accuse Kenneth Ross MacLean of smothering his infant daughter in a Brunswick Maine hotel last February. Nettie Volk MacLean sues for divorce and for $35,000 damages for alienation of their son's affections against A R MacLean and his wife.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wish
Kenneth Loss MacLean
Nettie Volk MacLean
Brunswick
Maine
MacLean
Kenneth Ross MacLean
A. R. MacLean
Resignation Sought of U S Attorney in San Francisco
Washington reports Attorney General Stone called for the resignation of United States Attorney Williams of San Francisco. Officials cited negligence and inefficiency in the office, noting a decline in conditions over the past six months despite an initially strong two year record. No successor chosen and no comment from Stone as of publication.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Williams
San Francisco
Stone
Department of Justice
Department
American Aviators Reach Hong Kong
The American Army around-the-world flyers arrived in Hong Kong at 12:30 PM from Amoy after a 200 mile flight of three hours and fifteen minutes. The next leg heads to Haiphong in French Indo China, a 609 mile hop.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
Amoy
Haiphong
Indo- China
Mayfield seat upheld by Senate election committee
The Senate Elections Committee ruled in Washington that Mayfield's seat as a Democrat from Texas stands. It found the opponent Peddy's charges of excessive campaign funds and ties to the Ku Klux Klan insufficient to support removal. Further hearings and a full Senate decision are still to come.
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Klan
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Mayfield
Texas
George E. B. "Eddy
Ku Klux Klan
Peddy
Spencer
Mines 24 Glass Alumni Guests for the Evening
Montana State School of Mines Alumni welcomed the class of 1924 to a dinner at the Thornton hotel. About fifty graduates attended as Jack Duggan urged new members to support the Alumni association. Dennis Ryan spoke for the class while Prof. A F E Adams explained the group’s aims and monthly gatherings.
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Montana State School of Mines
Thornton Hotel
Smett Cullity
Jack Duggan
Dennis Ryan
the Mines
A. F E. Adams
Plan to Broadcast Convention Talks
Cleveland June 7 Every procedure of the national convention will be broadcast by radio starting Tuesday from a glass cage on the speaker platform. Every speech motion resolution and event will be transmitted and even applause will be heard. James Preston official observer in Washington will inform the announcer of the significance of each act.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cnvention
James Preston
Senate Press Gallery
Washington
Return of Cline Sought by Officers
Governor Dixon issued requisition papers for the return to Bozeman Mont of Fred Cline alias Whitie Cline arrested at Minot North Dakota on June 2 charged by Gallatin officials with complicity in the Salesville State bank robbery last November Cline was seen near Salesville with George Dyer and John Welsh both linked to a string of Montana robberies Undersheriff Orville Jones departed Bozeman to bring Cline back to Rogeman.
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Associated Press
Helena
Dixon
Bozeman
Mont
Fred Cline
Whitie” Cline
Minot
N. D
Gallatin
Salesville State Bank
Cline
Salesville
George Dyer
State Penitentiary
John Welsh
Montana
Orville Jones
Rogeman
Marshal to form new French cabinet
Paris June 7 Frederic Francois Marshal finance minister in the outgoing cabinet of Raymond Poincare accepted a mandate from President Millerand to form a new French government.
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Associated Press
Paris
Fredericc Francois- Marshal
Raymond Poincare
Millerand
Wickersham Named Committee Counsel in Daugherty Case
Washington June 7 An announcement that the senate Daugherty committee engaged George W Wickersham former attorney general as counsel to conduct the committee appeal from the decision of the federal district court at Cincinnati freeing M B Daugherty from the necessity of appearing as a witness under committee subpoena was made tonight by Senator Wheeler Democrat Montana the committee prosecutor
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Daugherty Committee
George W. Wickersham
Federal District Court
Cincinnati
Daugherty
Wheeler
Montana
McAdoo Finishes Florida Sweep in Democratic Clash
Washington June 7 Two results follow McAdoo’s victory over Underwood in Florida. It strengthens McAdoo’s morale and weakens Underwood’s factor at the convention. Underwood’s only favorable state was Alabama, and Smith may turn to a different ally if he fails to win.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Underwood
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Smith
Miners on hill enabled to attend ONeill funeral
The funeral of John P. O Neill, a 44 year mining executive with the Anaconda company, will be held Monday at 9:39 from his 422 Anaconda Road home to St Marys church, with burial at St Patricks Cemetery. W B Daly, Anaconda general manager, has declared Monday a change day enabling miners on the hill to attend without loss of working time. The Butte office will close during funeral hours. Elks Knights of Columbus and other societies publish notices. Elks No 240 perform the ritual service Saturday night with W N Murphy singing Face to Face. Active pallbearers include Finlen Crowley Cronin Daly Ivin Carrigan. honorary pallbearers listed.
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John P. O'Neill
Anaconda Road
St. Mary’s Church
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Anaconda
W. B. Daly
Elks
Knights of Columbus
O'Neill
No. 240
Archie McTaggart
W. N. Murphy
James T. Finlen
Dan Crowley
Dan Cronin
Willam Ivin
J. d. Carrigan
Johns Ryan
C. F. Kelley
B. B. Thayer
J. Hobbina
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