Cox Forces Set Up New York Headquarters For Nomination
A Cox campaign staff establishes headquarters in New York as a Democratic national convention nears. The event caps a week of parties at Coney Island, with attention on potential vice presidential picks and a rift among McAdoo supporters over a two thirds rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James M. Cox
Ohio
Smith
W. G. McAdoo
Joel Shaup
Dayton
Cox Forces
Charles L. Norris
Washington
Cox Newspapers
Madison Square
National Committee
Madison Square Garden
McAdoo
San Francisco
House of Representatives
Franklin Dpd
Roosevelt
Cox
White House
Dawes
Mid-West
Owen D. Young
Coney Island
Alfred E. Smith
United States
William Gibbs McAdoo
Davis
Homer
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
William Greene
United Mine Workers of America
Martin Ryan
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
George L. Berry
International Pressman Assistants Union
John F. Hylan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Joseph P. Holland
New York State Federation of Labor
Tammany Club
Tim Sullivan Association
St. James Club
Governor Smith
Vaughn to attempt cross continent flight
Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan plans a dawn to dusk crossing of the continent from Mineola New York starting at 2 22 a m eastern standard time and aiming to reach the Pacific by dusk after about seventeen hours at a speed of 160 miles per hour atmospheric conditions permitting
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Mineola
N. Y
Russell L. Maughan
Maughan
Pacific
Whiskey plot ties to campaign funds in senate trial
Charles W. Johnson, state witness, testified about an alleged scheme to withdraw whiskey from government warehouses for GOP funds. He linked the plan to Gaston B. Means and Emil W. Jarnecke, with references to Secretary Mellon and Commissioner Blair. The plan aimed to fund Ford’s campaign by charging for bond whiskey withdrawals. Johnson described meetings in Washington, Pittsburgh, New York, and a Brownsville distillery. The case adjourned to continue tomorrow.
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New York
Charles W. Johnson
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
Emil W. Jarnecke
Johnson
Means
Ford
William Scaife
Jarnecke
Daugherty
Havana
Cuba
Ae Pa
Ciry Automobile
Miami
Nasean
Brownsville
Washington
Pittsburg
Jack Stein
Bond
Blair
Department of Internal Revenue
Airplane Used in Search for Bandits in Indiana Pa
A government airplane conducted patrols over routes near Beisinger station after five bandits robbed a trolley car of Indiana Street Railway and stole the Russell Coal payroll of more than 23 dollars, transferring the money at a Beisinger area to a waiting car. Ray Caldwell escorted the money, with Thomas Askey and twenty passengers present.
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Indiana
Indiana Street Railway Company
Russell Coal Company
Clymer
Ray Caldwell
Coal Company
Thomas Askey
Caldwell
Reisinger Station
Beisinger Station
Bellfontaine
Monahan Acquitted in Lilly Rioting Manslaughter Case
Ebensburg Pa June 17 a jury found William Monahan eighteen year old Lilly youth not guilty of manslaughter in connection with the Lilly riot and deaths during the Ku Klux Klan clash. The murder charge against him was dropped and other trials from the riot were continued to the September term.
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Ebensburg
William Monahan
Lily
Ku Kluz Klan
Lilly
Thomas P. Finletter
Monahan
Lord Paul
Samuel Evans
Monaham
Philadelphia County Court
James E. Evans
Cambria County Court
D. P. Welmer
Finletter
Buck Hill Falls
Monhan
Ku Klux Klan
Memahan
Edsel Ford Jewel Box Robbery Shocks Detroit
Police report the disappearance of about 100000 dollars in jewels from Edsel B. Ford’s home despite heavy guards. Thieves climbed a window canopy, entered a bathroom window, and took the box from Mrs. Ford’s dresser during a party, with no suspects yet identified.
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Detroit
Edsel B. Ford
Ford Motor Company
Frank Croul
Commissioner Croul
Ford
Gordon Woodbury Dies in Manchester At 58
Gordon Woodbury former assistant secretary of the navy and longtime Democratic leader in New Hampshire collapsed and died in Manchester late today. He had a prominent role in state politics and served for many years as a party figure.
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Manchester
N. H
Gordon Woodbury
Navy
Dawes Holds Open Evanston Tour Kickoff
General Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice presidential nominee, announces a common sense, truth driven speaking tour from his Evanston home. The event features Northwestern President Walter Dill Scott praising Dawes as an optimistic, world embracing leader.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Evanston
Lake Michigan
Cleveland
President Coolidge
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Geneva
Great Lakes
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
United States
Scott
Brotherhood of Man
America
Charlies Dawes
John C. Shaffer
Mne
Harding
McKinley
Charley
Coolidge Plans Early Campaign Steering Group
Washington June 17 Republican leaders to advise but national chairman and committee to run the drive. William M Butler named national chairman with Dawes and Slemp added to advisory group while notification dates for Coolidge and Dawes are set for July. Coolidge may establish summer quarters outside Washington to escape heat.
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Washington
Coolidge
Or. Coolidge
White House
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
National Committee
Cleveland
Charles G. Dawes
New York
Mr. Butler
Mr. Coolidge
Mr. Dawes
Ashington
Butler
Slemp
Cincinnati
Republican National Committee
Seven Violators Plead Guilty in West Virginia Prohibition Case
Seven violators of the Volstead act pleaded guilty today before Judge W E Baker in Elkins West Virginia. Fines ranged from five to five hundred dollars as part of the opening session with over 175 cases listed. Named pleas included William Johnston Morgantown Dominick Prospero near Harding John Pavsak Galloway Nick Arcura Farmington Frank Orgostino Simpson R F Davis Clarksburg Dominick Parrot Simpson and Corporal Arnold Moore of the state police was discharged for contempt of court for failure to appear as a witness.
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Elkins
W. Va
W. E. Baker
United States District Court
William Johnston
Morgantown
Dominick Prospero
Near Harding
Ohn Pavsak
Bluefield Leads State in Building Declares May Totals
Huntington led the state in building in May with 631 518 in permits and Charleston and Wheeling followed. In the first two weeks of June Huntington permits exceed 1 500 000 while Bluefield issued 632 904 in May, according to the Huntington building inspector.
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Huntington
Binefield
Senate probes Daugherty era officials in justice clash
Washington reports four DOJ officials including Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt testified in the Daugherty investigation. She defended the department and praised Harry M. Daugherty while discussing political interference in prosecutions and law enforcement. Crim and Thomas clashed over vintage cases and proposed actions against former agent Means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Senate
Daugherty
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
George Crim
J. E. Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Charles S. Thomas
Colorado
Willebrandt
Thomas
Lincoln Motor Company
Meary Ford
Jess W. Smith
Ar. Daugherty
Gaston B. Means
Justice Department
Crim
Means
Democratic women delegates arriving for national convention
New York reports Democratic women delegates and workers from across the country arriving for the upcoming national convention. The slate includes Anna Olesen of Cloquet Minnesota a 1922 senate candidate and committee worker Ely Newel Blair of Washington D C and Catherine Van Luren Oklahoma assistant district attorney noted as a rarity. Other leaders civic workers and notable attendees include D A McDougal Sapulpa Jennie Callias Gertrude Bowler Charles F Donohoe Bernice Pike LeLroy Springs Weston Vernon Mary Archer and Florence G Farley among others with claims of firsts in housework farming and youth.
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New York
Anna Olesen
Cloquet
Minn
United States
Ely Newel Blair
Washington, D.C
Catherine van Luren
Oklahoma
D. A. McDougal
Sapulpa
Okla
Jennie Callias
Lincoln
Nebr
Gertrude Bowler
Sheboygan
Wis
Charles F. Donohoe
Oakland
Calif
Bernice Pike
Cleveland
Ohio
LeLroy Springs
Lancaster
8. C
Weston Vernon
Logan
Utah
Mary Archer
Reading
Florence G. Farley
Wichita
Kansas
Pacific Fleet Honors 48 Officers and Men at Mississippi Ceremony
The Pacific Fleet paid homage at San Pedro to three officers and forty-five sailors who fell in the line of duty in No 2 turret of the battleship Mississippi. The ceremony featured a cross of caskets, flowers, and music as Vice Admiral Wiley and Rear Admiral Pratt praised their courage and devotion.
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Pacific Fleet
San Pedro
Cal
Mississippi
W. W. Pratt
Trona Field
Marine Guard of Honor
Callaghan
Thomas EB. Zellars
Georgia
Henry A. Wiley
Pratt
R. B. Patrick
Chicago Train Robbery Loot Revealed In Police Briefs
Chicago police announce 10 bandits likely involved in the Rondout mail train hold up. Two men named hold $5 million loot and will be arrested within 24 hours. Officials say no confessions yet but substantial information and several suspects, including Carl Fontana, are in custody as federal hearings approach.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Rondout, Ills
A. KE. Germer
Joliet
Ills
Beachts
Germer
Chicago Police
Morgan A. Collins
Michael Hughes
Carl Fontana
Harvey
Spencer Brown
James Murry
J. Mahoney
Paul Wade
Tulsa
Okla
Collins
Not Determined Gordon Bennett Cup Race in 1924
Brussels reports the Gordon Bennett Cup winner for 1924 not yet decided. Lieutenant Ernest De Muyter in Belgica may lead if sighted from Ireland, with sixteen other balloons landing safely after a daylong Solbosch start. Distances are estimates and depend on air currents. Ville De Bordeaux and Uncle Sam posted the farthest distances, 320 and 209 kilometers respectively.
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Brussels
Ernest de Muyter
Ireland
de Muyter
Solbosch
Spain
France
Honeywell
Uncle Sam
Secret Stairway Hidden in Cabell County Court House
In Huntington West Virginia on June 17 the existence of an emergency stairway in the Cabell county court house was revealed. Builders who constructed the building fifty years ago kept the circular stairway secret from even the oldest court officials. It ran from a trap door in the criminal court room floor to the basement but was never used.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cabell County Court House
Court House
Criminal Court Room
Unlucky Bowman Family Suffering Through Tragedies
Chicago report notes John Bowman died from injuries after a motor accident. The article states his grandfather and mother were killed by falls and his father died in a railroad wreck, outlining a line of fatal incidents in the family.
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Chicago
John Bowman
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