Majority approves name change as Graham votes Bluefield shift
In Graham Va on yesterday a majority of 64 of 518 cast voted to rename Graham to Bluefield Va effective July 1. The move, enabled by a Virginia General Assembly act, boosts Bluefield’s population by 5 000 and Graham’s by 22 000 as the two towns near the state line merge under new governance.
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Ceet
Graham
Bluefield
General Assembly of
Virginia
General Assembly
John
Dad
Clinch Valley News
Binefield
W. Va
Virginias
Will D. Upshaw
Georgia
Howland Elected Chairman of Rules Committee
Cleveland on June 10 Paul Howland of Ohio was chosen chairman of the rules committee at the Republican national convention replacing Senator Ernst of Kentucky. This was the only change from Wm. Butler’s announced slate. Howland, an Ohio delegation member, previously served as counsel for former Attorney General Daugherty before the Senate committee on the justice department.
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Cleveland
Paul Howland
Ernst
Kentucky
Wm. Butler
Coolidge
Butler
Howland
Ohio
Daugherty
Senate
Department of Justice
Oldest Republican National Committee Member Unseated
Cleveland June 10 Robert H Todd of San Juan Porto Rico longtime member on the Republican national committee and E Mont Reilly of Kansas City former island governor were unseated as delegates by the credentials committee Juan Soto and Ramon Vades arrived from Porto Rico and were seated Soto was elected to succeed Todd whose service spanned over twenty years
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Cleveland
Robert H. Todd
San Juan
Porto Rico
E. Mont Reilly
Kansas City
Island
Juan Soto
Ramon Vades
Soto
Todd
Greetings From the John Brown Party Arrives in Town
The Daily Telegraph received a telegram from the John Brown Party after a four week campaign in the city. The message asks locals to attend prayer services tonight and notes plans extending to Bluefield. Train delays due to floods prevented farewells at the station.
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Daily Telegraph
John Brown
Bluefield
Graham
Washington
Indiana
Harding Letter Deciding Factor Shapes Republican Delegations
The credentials committee voted to seat Georgia led by Henry Lincoln Johnson and Mississippi led by Perry W Howard at the national convention. Harding’s late letter criticizing Georgia leader J L Phillips influenced the Georgia seat while Texas and other contests were resolved in favor of the committees.
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Cleveland
Georgia
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Mississippi
Perry W. Howard
United States
Howard
M. J. Mulvihill
Vicksburg
Texas
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Scipio A. Jones
National Committee
Arkansas
H. L. Remmel
Johnson
Harding
C. Bascom Slemp
J. L. Phillips
R. B. Creager
E. H. R. Green
Terrill
Hetty Green
J. M. Johnson
H. O. True
G. T. Taylor
Wyman Wilkerson
Harmony
Messenger declares bandits kidnapped him in New York
William Lebisch a 22 year old messenger for Minsch Monell & Company walked into a Morgan City bank and deposited 45000 worth bonds claiming he was abducted by bandits in New York a week earlier He said he recovered the loot and had been sent to move 200000 of bonds for his employers Lebisch recalled an elderly kidnapper and car ride then fainted into memory He later was arrested in Morgan City while attempting to sell bonds according to New York police.
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Morgan City
William Lebisch
New York City
New York
Lebisch
Minsch, Monell & Company
Broadway
Villa bests Taylor in bantam bout decision
New York June 10 Pancho Villa world flyweight champion defeated Taylor in a twelve round bantam bout in Terre Haute Indiana despite Villa weighing 113 1 2 pounds to Taylors 117 1 2.
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Villa
Taylor
New York
Pancho Villa
Terre Haute
Ind
Burton Urges Coolidge Rally At Republican Convention
Theodore Burton of Ohio, temporary chairman, calls on Republicans to back Calvin Coolidge for leader ship over Congress. He supports American adherence to the world court with Harding Hughes reservations and criticizes the Japanese immigration measure. He praises President Harding and outlines party achievements and goals for tax, spending, and foreign policy.
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Cleveland
Republican Party
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Burton
President Coolidge
Congress
Coolidge
M Harding- Hughes
Harding
Republica Congress
Convention
Federal Reserve System
League of Nations
La Follette Draft Platform Pledges Reform and Public Ownership
A Wisconsin delegation presents a La Follette insurgent platform to the Republican resolutions committee. It calls for breaking private monopoly, house cleaning in Washington departments, public ownership of railroads and water power, reform of rail, tax, tariff and banking laws, protection of farm cooperatives, lower farm freight rates, and vigorous prosecutions of public misconduct. It favors repeal of Esch Cummins railroad law and advocates private railroad ownership with safeguards.
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Cleveland
la Follette
Republican Resolutions Committee
Wisconsin
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Parked Tractor Becomes Tragic Death Trap in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 10 a city tractor started unexpectedly while two children played beside it. Four year old James Carder son of Mr and Mrs W A Carder of 1326 Fourteenth Street Northview was thrown and then run over, dying at 10 oclock that morning.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
James Carder
W. A. Carder
Fourteenth — Street
Northview
Platform Draft Nears Final Approval for Republican Convention
The drafting sub committee of sixteen meets in Cleveland to finalize the platform to be presented to the Republican national convention. Charles B. Warren chairs the effort with aim to represent all regions while weighing views from Cooper of Wisconsin and other insurgents.
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Cleveland
Resolutions Committee
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Gun
Warren
Cooper
Wisconsin
Lafollette
Creager
Coolidge
Europe
League of Nations
World Court
Phillippines
South
Court clears room in Lilly riot trials
Ebensburg Pa June 10 A pistol taken from the Klans special train after its return to Johnstown was identified as lent to Roy Ripple a Klansman before the Lilly parade. Of forty four men on trial for riot and unlawful assembly a courtroom outburst led Judge Finletter to clear spectators and halt proceedings.
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Ebensburg
Johnstown
Roy Ripple
Ripple
Thomas B. Finletter
Geo. A. Marks
Finletter
Convention Program Opens With Burton Presiding
The convention meets at 7 a m with Theodore Burton presiding. Invocation by Bishop Joseph C Schrembs follows as the band plays the Star Spangled Banner. Credentials report and permanent organization work proceed. Mondell to the platform as permanent chairman. he delivers the address. Rules, order of business, and resolutions reports proceed. adjournment set for Thursday morning.
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Theodore Burton
Erman
Joseph C. Schrembs
Cleveland
Burton
Frank W. Mondell
Mondell
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Eleventh Hour Bid to Halt Coolidge Running Mate Picks
Candidacies of Harbord Hoover and Curtis gain prominence after Frank Lowden removes himself from VP considerations. A flurry of meetings in Weeks’s quarters and Stearns’s suite yields no firm choice as various names including Beveridge Kenyon Dawes Hyde and Sanders are eyed for the Republican ticket.
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Cleveland
Frank O. Lowden
Coolidge
Lowden
James G. Harbord
Army
Radio Corporation of America
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Croolidge
House
Frank W. Stearns
Illinois
General Harbord
Weeks
American Legion
Marine Brigade
Belleau Wood
Curtis
Hoover
Beveridge
William
Kenyon
Burton
University of Michigan
Sanders
Charles G. Dawes
Hyde
Missouri
Devil Anse Hatfield Memorial Honored in Stirrat
Logan W Va June 10 Hundreds gathered at Stirrat for Hatfield family memorial services for feud victims. Speakers from the Hatfield family lauded Devil Anse Hatfield as a courageous and chivalrous leader during the historic Hatfield McCoy feud.
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Logan
W. Va
Stirrat
Hatfield
Convention Opens as Coolidge Camp Gathers Backing
The Cleveland convention atmosphere remains orderly as Republicans begin the process to nominate Calvin Coolidge with a broad backing. Hoover gains sway over vice presidential debates while Lowden’s draft fades after his irrevocable letter.
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Aiost
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Addison G. Proctor
St. Joseph
Mich
Abraham Linceln
Frank W. Mendel
Wyoming
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