Coolidge Arrives at Cedar Island Lodge for Summer
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge reach Superior Wisconsin after a 36 hour ride from Washington and drive 33 miles to Cedar Island Lodge where they will spend three months. Crowds greet them as Duluth and Superior celebrate with holiday decorations and cheering supporters.
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Superior
Wis
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Brule River
Washington
Se Ye
Beech Land
Cedar Is Lodge
Mrs. Coolidge
Irvine Lenroot
Wisconsin
Mr. Coolidge
Coolidge to Use Large Library at Central High
President Coolidge will visit Central high school in Superior Wisconsin tomorrow. He will work in a library set aside for him that is larger than his White House space, with a desk in the room surrounded by books.
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Wis
Blackmer Faces Perjury Trials in Teapot Dome Case
Denver June 15 Indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of perjury and income tax evasion. Henry M Blackmer, a millionaire oil man and missing key witness in the Teapot Dome matter, faces potential extradition from France for trial. Six true bills allege fourteen counts, including four perjury and two evasion charges. Bond set at 25 000 per case, total 150 000. The government claims an $8.5 million income tax assessment plus interest from 1916 to 1923.
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Denver
Henry M. Blackmer
Teapot Dome
France
State Department
Blackmer
New York City
Coolidge Opens Vacation with Fishing Venture
President Coolidge fished during the first day of his vacation in Superior Wisconsin. He arrived on a special train from Washington and was seen on a Cedar Island lodge bridge, then taken to Lake Nebagamon to continue angling after asking for worms.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Sma
Cedar Island Lodge
Lake Nebagamon
Campaign Plans Await Outcome Of Houston Meet
Kansas City, Mo June 15 With Hoover chosen as presidential candidate and Curtis as vice president the Republican campaign shifts into strategy mode The party expects Hoover to favor a front porch style while Curtis handles the stump work In radio era campaigning may dominate as plans take shape for a national tour and early notification in Topeka and Palo Alto
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Kansas City
Republican Party
Curtis of
Kamsas
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Curtin
Curtis
Houston
Washington
Palo Alt
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Topeka
Feas
Ohio
Middle West
Chicago
Senate
Kansas
Dawes
Coolidge
Ralph W. Wheatley
Ee Curtis
Father and Son Kill Each Other in Woods Duel Near Thayer
In Thayer Missouri a father James Perkins and his son Frank Perkins both died after a 2:30 a.m. duel following a quarrel after a country dance. Crews found the wounded men five miles from the bisefer between Thayer and Alton. The father died before aid arrived. the son died at West Plains Hospital later the same day.
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Thayer
James Perkins
Frank
Here
Bisefer
Alton
West Plaine
Hoover Enters Presidential Campaign After Convention Nomination
Secretary Hoover begins preliminary campaign steps while remaining as secretary of commerce. Messages pour in from President Coolidge, Senator Curtis, and others as Hoover reads congratulations and outlines farm relief and moral leadership themes in his first pronouncement.
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Washington
Hoover Owung
Hoover
Kansas City
Coolidge
Curtis
United States
Senator Curtis
Kansas
Commerce
George E. Akerson
Department
G O P Opposes East Ticket in Hoover Curtis Pick
Houston June 15 Republican Party rejected the East by nominating Herbert Hoover and Senator Charles Curtis. Charles Shaver, chairman of the national Democratic committee, called the ticket unbalanced and warned it could poor impact Western voters. He criticized Hoover as colorless and urged balance with Curtis. He argued Western electoral votes differ from a single Eastern strong state.
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Houston
Texas
Herbert Hoover
Charlies Curtis Clem Shever
National Democratic Committee
Shaver
Curtis
Hoover
Unitedates
Hoover-Curtis
Curtis Named Republican Vice Presidential Nominee
Charles Curtis of Kansas was unanimously chosen as running mate to Herbert Hoover at the Republican national convention. The nomination is seen as strengthening the party among Western farmers, reflecting Curtis’s long and successful legislative career.
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Charles Curtis
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Smith to Guard Senator Heflin
Governor Alfred E. Smith asks Major John A. Warner to provide protection for a Sunday Albany meeting where Senator Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama will speak. Posters advertise the event in rural Albany area with a twenty five cent parking fee. The governor urges cooperation to secure free speech and orderly attendance. He is expected to stay in New York City over the weekend.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
John A. Warner
United States
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Heflin
Washington
Smith
Major Warner
New York
Warner
Ben
New York City
Bankers to Meet in Summit City
White Sulphur Springs W Va June 15 Officers were elected a golf championship decided and next years meeting place chosen at the West Virginia Bankers association closing sessions C Jay Fleming elected president F D Drumbeller named vice president W F McAneny treasurer Joseph H Hill chosen secretary Edward Hees won the bankers golf championship Bluefield selected as 1929 convention city
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
C. Jay Fleming
National Bank of Grafton
F. D. Drumbeller
Kanawha National Bank of Charleston
W. F. McAneny
National Bank of Mardinsburg
Joseph H. Hill
Capital City Bank of Charleston
Edward Hees
Bank of Commerce
Charleston
Bankers
Bluefield
National party selects committee to name permanent officers
The Republican National Committee named a 26 member panel headed by Ralph Williams of Oregon to appoint permanent officers led by a three vice chairmen slate. The committee will meet with Secretary Hoover next Thursday in Washington at the Willard Hotel to settle the organization’s leadership as several candidates contend for the post.
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Kaness City
Republican National Committee
Ralph Williams
Oregon
Hoover
Washington
Wisconsin
Georgia
Mre
Worthington Scranton
Pennsylavaia
New Willard Hotel
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
Patrick Sullivan
Wyoming
Guy P. Garnett
Maine
Earley S. Kinsley
Vermont
Bina M. Weat
Michigan
Maurice Maschke
Ohio
F. A. Yost
West Virginia
Louis K. Liggett
Massachusetts
Margaret B. Baker
New Jersey
David Mulvane
Kansas
Clarence C. Hamlin
Colorado
Pennsylvania
M. B. Cameron
Nebraska
KR. B. Creager
Texas
Women to ask greater rights for equality in laws
Kansas City June 15 A remarks by Senator Smoot on the Republican platform pledge of equality for women energize the woman’s party drive for an equal rights constitutional amendment. Mrs Anne Clement Rotter of Milwaukee comments on the convention stance and the push to back the amendment before Congress.
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Kansas City
Republican Party
Smoot
Resolutions Committee
Woman's National Party
Repubean Party
Congress
Anne Clement Rotter
Milwaukee
Woman's Party
Wasa
Both candidates win nominations by tidal waves
A dramatic party nomination scene unfolds as Senator Moses assists his Kansas colleague. Cheers erupt when Curtis’ daughter speaks on his behalf, her poised grace and Indian ancestry shaping the reception.
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Moses
Kansas
Hoover Tide Dominates Kansas City Convention
Delegates at the Convention Hall in Kansas City crown Hoover as their choice on the first ballot, with Curtis admiration and Leona Curtis Knight presenting Rhode Island support. The Kansas senator Moses Hurrying Things Along drives rapid votes as New Hampshire signals backing.
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Kansas City
Hoover
Golden Gate
Corn Belt
Curtis
Farm Belt
Middle West
Rugged Borah
Idaho
Moses
New Hampshire
Kansas
Senate
Mra
Leona Curtis Knight
Rhode Ialand
Knight
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Secretary's Boyhood Friends Jubilant in Hoover Nomination
Newberg Oregon June 15 The community once Hoover’s boyhood home from 1885 to 1889 celebrated his Republican presidential nomination today. The Oregon Yearly Meeting of the Friends church opened with a resolution ordering presiding officer Edward Mott to send a telegram of congratulation to the Republican standard bearer.
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Newberg
Ore
Herbert Hoover
United States
Oregon Yearly Meeting
The
Friends Church
Buelnesa
Edward Mott
Vice Presidential Nominee Curtis Romantic Rise From Jockey to Statesman
From Blanket Indian to vice presidential candidate Charles Curtis built a varied career. He rode as a jockey on the western circuits, later studied law, became Shawnee county prosecuting attorney, and then entered politics rising to the House and beyond while drawing on Kaw heritage and French Canadian ancestry. Curtis’ grandmother Julie Poppin urged him toward his White roots, shaping a life of public service and courage.
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Charles Curtis
Charlie
Wate Sande
Plains of
Kansas
Julie Poppin
Topeka
Kaws
Curtis
A. H. Case
T. H. Case
Case
Shawnee County
Lene
House of Representatives
Curtis Chosen as Hoover Running Mate at Republican Convention
Kansas Senator Charles Curtis won the Republican vice presidential nomination to stand beside Herbert Hoover. Delegates adopted him on a unanimous vote after nightly lobbying in New York, with New York and Pennsylvania key in his securing the slot. Others like Dawes Ekern and MacNider were briefly named, but Curtis prevailed as the nation eyes turn toward November.
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Kansas City
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Herman L. Ekern
Wisconsin
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Curtis
Hoover
Middle West
McNary- Haugen
Pennsylvania
New York
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
House
Fuller
Massachusetts
Charles E. M. Osborne
Michigan
Sam Baker
Missouri
Moses
National Committee
Borah
Idaho
Aad
Tilson
Bingham
Ees Loring Young
Dyer
Baker
Ira W. Jane
Osborne
Hoover's Message Draws Attention at Convention
The article notes Hoover's message eliciting eager interest at the convention, signaling anticipation among attendees and observers of his policy proposals and leadership stance.
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Summit City
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W. Bladen Lowndes
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E. A. Yost
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