President Still Available for Re Election Split Over Choose Interpretation
The piece tracks Republican and Democratic reactions to a President’s remark on the reelection question. Vermort links choose to meaning planning a new term, while Oldfield argues the remark implies no candidacy. Clefiett questions the wording and insists on taking the statement as definitive withdrawal. Warreth notes potential VP support shift to Secretiy and Amherst college rumor. McMullen sees agriculture friendly candidates gaining.
Swing of Coolidge Move Shapes 1920 Campaign
Rapid City dispatch notes a concerted push by Coolidge Republicans toward Senator Simmon D Fess of Ohio as a presidential hopeful after Coolidge announces he will not seek re election. The piece details waves of messages from across the nation, potential third party movements, and the impact on farm relief, business, and delegate dynamics. It highlights Fess as a possible rallying figure and outlines reactions from Western Republican factions and Midwestern editors.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
Simneon D. Fess
Ohio
Wall Street
Dallas
Tex
Republican Party
Lin
Fess
Washington
Black Hills
Feas
George W. Norris
Nebraska
West
Lowden
Dakota
Brookhart
Third Term Opposition Cited by Sun Editorial
The Baltimore Sun comments editorially on President Coolidge’s policies noting the opposition’s influence. The piece discusses the likelihood of continued political tension and hints at possible shifts in candidacy and regional impact.
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Baltimore
AupRust
Associated Press
Balthmore Sun
Deradalle
Ambiguity Seen In Announcement Providence A II
The Providence Journal editorial discusses the President's statement about renomination, noting sincerity but questions motive. It contrasts possible party and national interests with the peculiar phrasing and hints at implications about future political decisions.
Coolidge Amused At Press Furore Custer 3 D
Senator Capper with President Coolidge said the announcement he would not run again did not alter the political landscape. Capper noted reporters’ surprise and Coolidge appeared amused by the uproar as they left the summer White House for Kansas.
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Custer
Associated Press
Capper
Republcan
Kansas
Coolidge
White House
Repubiican
Coolidge Happy After Decision Announcement Shocks MPs
President Coolidge appeared relieved after revealing his tentative stance on the nomination. Reporters noted his careful wording as Massachusetts associates debated whether he would accept or decline the bid, while White House social rounds included Governor Bulow and his wife learning of the news from afternoon papers.
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White House
Crusoe Had Easy Time Says Smithsonian Scientist
Washington August 3 Associated Press Dr Waldo L Schmitt of the Smithsonian said Robinson Crusoe led a easy life on Juan Fernandez Island with his man Friday after a South American survey. He described a paradise with varied plants including cork oak and olives, noted lobster fisheries valued at about 80000 yearly, and 287 current island residents. A shipwrecked Frenchman still refuses to leave the island.
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Washington
Associated Press
Robinson Crusoe Hind
Juan Forhandes Island
Waldo L Schmitt
Smithsonian Institution
Schmitt
Alexander Selkirk
Dr Schmid
Spain
Schintit
Watson sets view on Coolidge third-term decision
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana says Coolidge's statement not to seek a third term is a definite declination of candidacy. He sees Coolidge as neither a fourty-sih nor a grandstander and notes possible candidates Lowden Hoover and Dawes, while voicing questions about Dawes and Longworth prospects. He says he is not a candidate.
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ST Louis
Associated Press
James E. Watson
Coolidge
Watson
Lowden
Hoover
Dawes
Herbert Hadley
Missouri
P “Tl Am
Nicholas Longworth
Ton
Couzens Backs Hoover As 1928 GOP Nominee
United States Senator James Couzens declares he favors Herbert Hoover for the Republican presidential nomination in 1928. He expresses surprise at Coolidge’s withdrawal and says Hoover’s energy and broad knowledge make him the most likely candidate, noting Hoover’s youth relative to others.
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Detroit
Mitc
United States
James Couzens
Hebert Hoover
Couzens
Coolidge
White House
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Ohio Journal Says Statement Is Final
Cleveland press views President Coolidge announcement as a potential master stroke to retire at end of current term. Ohio papers echo the idea, with the Ohio State Journal suggesting the word choose implies undecided intent but hints he will not run.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Ohio
Coolidge
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio State Journal
Columbus
New England
Walsh puzzled by renunciation statement
Massachusetts August 7 Senator David L Walsh Democrat expresses doubt about President Coolidge meaning his statement. He notes a man may say he does not choose to run and yet imply something else. Walsh concedes he does not understand the president’s remark.
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Clinton
Mass
iBy
Associated Press
United Stat
David L. Walsh
Coolidge
Nomination Declined Says Capital Paper
Washington August 3 capital paper reports that Mr Coolidge declined nomination for next year's campaign. The Washington Post notes he eliminated himself from consideration and could not say if he would run. The article reflects on the political maneuvering and anticipated leadership in 1925.
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Capital Paper
Waskington
Iby Associated Press
Coolidge
Washigton
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Cagtidar
Coolidge Says He Does Not Choose To Run Again
New Haven August 8 The Evening Register reports President Coolidge’s remark that he does not choose to run for president in 1926 and does not rule out future candidacy if party or public demand arises. The piece notes it shifts political momentum away from anti third termers.
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New Haven
Evening Register
Coolidge
Thetra
Coolidge Definitely Through Dale Says In Vermont
August 3. Senator Dale of Vermont said President Coolidge is definitely out of the presidential race commenting on Coolidge's statement. He noted the word choose meaning plan or intend and asserted Coolidge is no longer a candidate.
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Washington
Associated Press
Vermont
Dale
Coollidge
Coolidge
Coolidge Left Open as Conjecture Grows
Montpelier Aug d By Associated Press governor Joan Weeks said Calvin Coolidge’s recent utterance makes it clear he does not seek another term yet he leaves the matter open for a free expression of the people’s will. The governor calls his words wise and helpful to public service.
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Massachusetts
Wiliam M Butler
Cooldge
Vale
Montpelier
Associated Press
Joan BE. Weeks
Calvin Coolidge
Sacco
Vanzetti
New Hampshire Governor Names Hoover as GOP Nominee
Governor Huntly N. Spaulding of New Hampshire urged Secretary Hoover as the logical Republican presidential nominee after President Coolidge announced he would not seek reelection. Spaulding called the announcement a complete surprise.
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Concord
N. H
Associated Press
Huntly N. Spaulding
New Hampshire
Hoover
Coolidge
Spiulding
White questions political formula on finality of Coolidge
Kansas City August 4 William Allen White Emporia editor comments on the Coolidge announcement. He urges observing the formula noting the President does not clearly say he will not be a candidate. He suggests the President may stay aligned with friends until he definitively resigns his post.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
William Allen White
Empola
Kas
Coolidge
Coolidge Declines Run in 1928 Surprise Cited
Clem L Shaver chairman of the Democratic National committee said he was not surprised by President Coolidge’s announcement that he did not choose to become a candidate again in 1928. He called the move doubly interesting for the political scene.
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Fairmount
Associated Press
Clem L Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Coolidge
Shaver
Coolidge Edict Deemed Slickest Move Yet by Senator
Associated Press dispatch quotes Senator Blease of South Carolina calling the Coolidge statement the slickest political move ever made on the national chess board. Anderson 8. August 3.
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Anderson
Associated Press
Blease
South Carolina
Coolidge
National Chess Board
Gallagher Slated for Finance Board in Milford Meeting
Milford July 3 Two vacancies on the Board of Police Commissioners and one on the Board of Finance will top the Democratic Town Committee agenda. No police board candidates are named while one is set for the finance body. The meeting at river street headquarters will also address council relations and potential slate shifts.
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Milford
Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Flownce
Democratic Town Committee
Police Board
Flnener
River Street
Burton Smith
Devon
Tawra
Eric Veeune
Gulla
Mollon
Tibball
Board of Finance
Massachusetts Governor Declares Sacco and Vanzetti Guilty
Governor Fuller concludes after an independent inquiry and commissions that Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty in the South Braintree murder. He defends the trial as fair, notes long delays, and cites unaltered jury verdicts while detailing the evidence and testimonies reviewed.
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Bridgewater
Vanzett
Vanzetti
Plymouth
Causel
Hay
Vanmetti
South Braintree
Parmenter
Berardelli
Berardett
Tour
Irelessorn
Sacco
Les
Succo
Kelly's Shoe
Boston
Thomas Olarey
He O'Leary
Italy
Bridgeport
Iowa
Milford Police Unite Friends In Odd Separation Case
Milford police intervened when two motorists August Greenfeld of New York and Aaron Kurtz from Milford grew separated after traveling to New Haven and staying overnight. Greenfeld continued toward New York while Kurtz stayed in Milford, having been told they were invited to a banquet.
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Milford
Milford-New Haven
August Greenfeld
New York
Aaron Kurtz
New Haven
Greenfeld
Kurtz
Burts
Bridgeport Man Injured in Iowa Train Wreck
Ten men were seriously injured and four believed buried after a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train broke in two in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The workers were riding on top of a box car en route to a paymaster’s office to draw wages when the wreck occurred. Injured include John Foley of Roxbury Connecticut Samuel Dukett of Hammond and Martin Fogary of St. Louis Thomas Clarey of Bridgeport and Jerry Coggawell of Brooklyn New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
St. Paul
John Foley
Roxbury
Conn
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Hammond
Martin Fogary
Fourth Street
St. Louis
Thomas Clarey
Bridgeport
Jerry Coggawell
Brooklyn
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