Dance Marathon on in Chicago Coliseum
A Chicago Tribune report chronicles a 156 hour charity dance at the Coliseum where 83,500 dollars await the winners. The event features 127 couples originally, with 16 remaining as fatigue narrows the field. Peggy Downing and Nick Wenrich drop out near 9 pm, Scarface Al Capone tied to a 10,000 dollar wager. A Chicago couple George Marchan and Estelle Francis draw heavy crowd support as Miss Francis endures fatigue, aided by cash gifts from admirers.
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Chicago Tribune
Coliseum
Chicago
Smart Motors
Peggy Downing
Nick Wenrich
New York
Scarface al Capone
George Marchan
Estelle Francis
Miss Francis
Hoover Forces Victory Keyed by Mellon's Backing
The Republican convention in Kansas City saw Herbert Hoover gain strength as Andrew Mellon pledged Pennsylvania votes to him on the first ballot. Hoover's backers crushed the opposing farm relief coalition, while debates over farm aid and prohibition roamed the floor and delegates prepared for platform votes and a potential vice presidential pick.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Hoover
Commerce Secretary
Fess
Moses
New Hampshire
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Platform Committee
Florida
Texas
Resolutions Committee
Senator Fess
Theodore Roosevelt
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Fort
New Jersey
Daniel O. Hastings
T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
T. C. Streissruth
Minnesota
George Moses
Witlebrandt
Mr. Fort
Hastings
Streissruth
Tammany Hall
Alfred F. Smith
Brown
Jones
Robinson
Smith
anti-Hoover
Borah
Idaho
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Thesr
Republican Party
Federal Farm Board
Earl C. Smith
Ilinois
Vare
Pennsylvania
Dunce
Mellon
Treasury of
United States
Ware
Fisher
Mr. Mellon
Coolidge
Mellon Pive
Hoover Dawes and a Vice Presidential Conundrum
The article surveys Republican ambitions for 1920 tickets with speculation on Hoover’s choice and Dawes as a feasible running mate. It notes endorsements by Senator Borah, hints at rival names, and suggests a middle western pick aligned with farm interests and Dawes’s ties to the farm bloc.
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Hoover
Dawes
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Mr. Hoover
Senator Edge
New Jersey
Moses
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Grey Cliff
Chris
California
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Hall
Montana
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Labor
Thomas B. Cheney
Newandshire
Republican State Committee
Houston
McMullen
Nebraska
Smoot
H. G Kenney
Nebraska Farmers Union
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T Dawes
Mellen
Curtis
Watson
Illinois
Fuller
Massachusetts
Sam R. McKelvie
Henry W. Anderson
Virginia
William J. Donovan
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Commerce
Frank O. Lowden
Knapp
Spokane
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