Second Place on Ticket Still Open in Cleveland
At the Cleveland convention the vice presidential race remains unsettled as Frank Lowden allegedly favors not being drafted. Western delegates push for a farm advocate, notably Iowa's L. M. Dickinson, to win balance for agriculture and Northwest interests. Dickinson's candidacy is to be presented in the convention by Senator A. B. Cummings.
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Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Ost
Lake Erie
Hotel
William M. Butler
Frank W. Stearns
White House
Herbert Hoover
Charles G. Dawes
Coolidge
West
U. S
Robert M. la Follette
Esterners
Elt
Iowa
L. M. Dickinson
William E. Borah
Dickinson
George C. Call
Louis City
Corn Belt
Call
Wisconsin
la Follette
Northwest
Dickison
A. B. Cummings
Connecticut to curb careless driving with drastic steps
Hartford CT authorities announce drastic steps to combat careless driving. Fines and trial fees for motor vehicle law violations in Connecticut courts during the first three months of 1924 totaled 37 404 dollars, up 26 200 from the previous year.
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Hartford Conn
Connecticut
Heavy Rain Swells Ohio Rivers and Flooded Areas
Central Ohio reports heavy rainfall with swollen rivers and lowlands flooded across the state. Columbus recorded 2.13 inches with higher levels elsewhere. damage totals reach hundreds of dollars though no deaths are reported. Olentangy River bridge near Columbus submerged under eight feet of water. Municipal tourists camp turned into a lake amid near record floods.
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Columbus
Ohio
Scalp sellers target veterans certificates challenged by law
Washington officials announce drastic action against scalpers attempting to buy World War I adjusted service certificates from veterans at cash discounts. The Veterans Bureau warns against non negotiable scrap value and reiterates Section 666 prevents payments to anyone but the veteran or designated dependents, aiming to curb widespread profiteering.
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Washington
Ve'erens’ Bureau
Veteras’ Bureau
Congress
Veterans’ Bureau
Two More Would Hold County Jobs in Logan Ohio
Logan Ohio June 9 two additional names have been brought forward for county office. Saturday Henry T Leach former county auditor filed his petition as a candidate for the nomination as representative on the Democratic ticket. Announcement also made that Samuel Blum would seek the nomination of his party for commissioner. He resides in Falls township.
Bonded liquor dumped into sewer by local officer
In Logan Ohio on Saturday Officer Farbearn poured 35 quarts of bonded liquor into the sewer to feed fish and provide a Sunday drink. The liquor, seized a year earlier from a man named Brown, led to fines in Mayor Koppe's court and at the mayor's office. Farbearn previously nabbed Brown and seized the liquor.
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Farbearn
Klan Plank Dropped From Platform Battle
In Cleveland on June 9 the drive to add an Anti Klan plank to the Republican platform failed. Texas national committeeman B Creager admitted defeat and will serve on the platform drafting committee. Indiana Senator James F Watson called the Klan ethical, not political, arguing no vote is required.
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Cleveland
Hr. B. Creager
Texas
Creager
U. S
James F. Watson
Indiana
Watson
Oxford Storm Strikes College Town with Damages
Dayton dispatch reports a Sunday storm hammering Oxford Ohio with fifteen roofs torn off and two injuries. The power plant smoke stack collapsed and interurban tracks washed out, while dormitories at Western College for Women and trees at Patterson Hall suffered damage in the city and nearby Eaton.
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Dayton
Oxford
Ohio
Urbana
Eaton
Western College For Women
Patterson Hall
Airship Shenandoah Sees Fast Trains Rival on Hudson
The Shenandoah airship sails toward Albany above the Hudson on Wednesday while an express train from Chicago carries many passengers. The piece reflects on early railway progress from Rochester to Buffalo and predicts air travel surpassing current steam coaches, urging leaders to preempt later obsolescence.
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Albany
Hudson
Chicago
Delegates of Buckeye State Pick Leaders
Ohio's 51 delegates gather at the Hotel Winton in Cleveland to select two national committee members a chairman and committee members. Daugherty leads a possible fight for delegation chair, with Knight Procter and Howland also named as contenders.
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Ohio
Hotel
Winton
Harry M. Daugherty
Mel S. da
Maschke
Hynicka
Brown
John Gordon Batelle
Columbus
National Committee
Women Voters
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
U. S
Frank B. Willis
Simeon D. Fess
President Coolidge
Senate
Theodore E. Burton
Shoul
Willis
Fess
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Committee On Rules and Order of Business
William M. Buler
Mrs Battelle Arrested For Speeding In Medina County
Mrs John Gordon Battelle leader of Ohio Republican women will not go home from the Cleveland convention before facing a speeding charge in Medina county. An officer arrested her after her chauffeur sped, but she received a postponement until next Saturday to appear in a justice court and pay a fine. She commented serve me right for preaching law enforcement.
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Cleveland, O
John Gordon Battelle
Republican
Women of
Ohio
Medina County
Cleveland
Battelle
Good for Good emerges as potential compromise candidate
In Cleveland on June 0 a bunched effort formed to back James W. Good of Iowa for the presidential nomination. The longtime House influence and recent West campaign director for President Coolidge sparked a robust push with a full fledged boomlet launched on his behalf.
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Cleveland, O
James W
Jim) Good
Iowa
House
West
Cooljudge
Cleveland
Good
May final-week coal output trimmed by Memorial Day hold
May end week production of soft coal fell about 6.5 percent to 6,692,000 net tons as Memorial Day observance reduced work time. Daily output averaged 1,241,000 tons with gains from lake-trade shipments and stronger trans-Mississippi activity. Western districts stayed near prior levels while West Virginia and Kentucky showed lower results. A June 18 miners convention in Logan is planned to press for a sub-district joint conference.
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Nelsonville
Geological Survey
Theheliday
Hocking
trans-Mississippi
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Mocking Valley
Toledo
Hocking Valley Railroad
Valley Crossing
Columbus
Panhandle
Fairmont
Winding Gulf
New River
Tug River
Kanawha
Logan
Hazlard
Harlan
Coolidge to Talk With Senator Borah in Washington
President Coolidge will confer today with U S Senator William E Borah Republican of Idaho at the White House. The purpose of the conference was not revealed. Several of our latest books were not late enough.
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Washington
Coolidge
U. S
Wm. E. Borah
Idaho
White House
Body of baby boy found in suitcase in Philadelphia
The small boy, about three years old, was found dead in a suitcase near North Philadelphia Station. Police say he died within about two hours and bore bruises, a knife wound, and multiple broken limbs. Authorities sought identity clues and notified cities along the Atlantic Seaboard and beyond.
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Philadelphia
Mississippi River
North Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic Seaboard
Pittsburg
Chicago
Daugherty Withdraws From Ohio Delegation Chair Race
Harry McDaugherty controversial figure in Ohio politics ends bid for Ohio delegation chair amid convention turmoil and factional standoff in Cleveland Ohio.
Dessert Apple Sought by Bristol Station Experts
At the National Fruit and Cider Research Station near Bristol, researchers seek an ideal dessert apple. Experts believe the perfect variety is not yet grown as current candidates lack storage quality and hardy growth except under optimal conditions.
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Bristol
England
National Fruit and
Here
Friends Rally For Killers In Chicago Murder Case
Pre trial moves focus on an intermediary offering Loeb to turn state's evidence against Leopold. Prosecutors seek hanging for both teens in the 14 year old Robert Franks murder while detectives gather 50 friends from University of Chicago to show the youths acted with mental sanity.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold Jr
Richard Loeb
Toe
Loeb
Crowe
Leopold
Robert Franks
Albert Loeb
University of Chicago
Big Flour Mill at Chesire Burns Down
A large flour mill at Chesire burned to the ground on a Saturday afternoon. A nearby house occupied by Jess Smith and family was destroyed and flames spread to the mill. Some flour sacks and feed were removed, but losses were substantial with inadequate insurance. The Chesire unit was a longtime Rend County business institution.
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Pomeroy
Chesire
Jess Smith
Rend
Real Republicans Should Be Named Daugherty Says
Harry M. Daugherty former U S. attorney general and Ohio delegate at large to the convention states his views on the vice presidential running mate. He condemns candidates who switch to popularity and demagoguery and refuses to name individuals while affirming support for real Republicans in the party.
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Cleveland, O
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Ohio
Coolidge
Damherty
Daugherty
Mother and Babe Saved From Fire at Harrisonville
A blaze destroyed the Dye homestead near Pomeroy Ohio on Saturday. Dell Dye owns the property. Jud Davis rented it. Mrs Davis, newly delivered, and the infant were carried to safety in the yard and then to neighbor Thomas Dye’s home by sled. The house and contents were lost. Davis had no insurance.
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Pomeroy, O
Harrisonvilleville
Dye
Dell Dye
Mr. Dye
Jud Davis
Syracuse
Former Governor Walton Fails to Win Supreme Court Review
Washington report states former Oklahoma Governor John C. Walton did not obtain a U S Supreme Court review of his impeachment and removal by the Oklahoma legislature. He sought relief from the high court but was denied.
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Washington
John C. Walton
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Body of veteran not identified in Columbus reunion scene
The body of a World War veteran died of heart disease at St. Francis Hospital is un identified. Listed as R B Mallon a 28 year old chemist from Zanesville he bore a tattoo reading Stubbs and Rainbow delegates could not identify him.
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Columbus
Rainbow Division
St. Francis Hospital
R. B. Mallon
Zanesville
Rainbow
Ohio River improvement work to continue despite Senate bill
Colonel C W Katz United States division engineers says funds approved by Congress will sustain Ohio River improvements begun years ago. Work on dams continues with money in sight for remaining structures. River stages and timing may affect operations but progress will resume as river falls in the next two to three weeks.
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Pomeroy
Friends of
Ohio River Improvement
Ohio River
C. W. Katz
Cincinnati
United States’ Division
Congress
Katz
Final Week of College Year Opens Sunday
President Bryan addresses graduates at Ohio University in a Baccalaureate sermon in Ewing Hall. He urges reason over prejudice and stresses the need for institutions to guide developing individuals, outlining the role of family and social agencies in growth.
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Ebb
Ewing Hall
Ohio University
Sarah Long
Dean T. C. McCracken
Dr. Bryan
Coolidge
Wisconsin Insurgent Strikes Blow at Regulars Plans
Wisconsin insurgents in La Follette's camp attack regular party plans with resolutions. Former Attorney General Harry Daugherty and Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes denounce Mellon tax cuts and urge Coolidge to recall Congress to a special session.
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Wisconsinitos
Republican Party
Harry M. Daugherty
al Wall
Coolidge
Free Automobile Road Book Offered by Rand McNally
A promotional booklet by Rand McNally & Company describes US highways and interior routes for comfortable travel to major sights. The pamphlet covers national parks forests and coastal trips with motor trail illustrations and practical guidance for motorists.
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Automobile
United States
Rand Nally & Company
Canada
Florida Coast
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