Women Lead in Politics Anew at 1928 RNC
Washington reports women are gaining practical political knowledge and influence, with several delegates and alternates from 40 states named for the Republican national convention in Kansas City. Key figures include Mabel Willebrandt, Medill McCormick, Florence Wardwell, and Sarah Butler, with shifts in loyalty and leadership noted across states and committees.
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Rodney Dutcher
Canton Daily News
Washington
Kansas City
Cleveland
Republican National Committee
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
Bina M. West
Michigan
Charles H. Sabin
New York
Barclay Warburton
Pennsylvania
Jeanette A. Hyde
Women's National Committee For Law Enforcement
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Y. W. C. A. Parent-Teachers
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Republican Party
Willebrandt
Hoover
Medill McCormick
Illinois
London
Katherine Langley
Florence Kahn
California
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Sabin
Sarah Schuyler Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Charles Sabin
Edith N. Rogers
Bina A. West
Webster Knight
Rhode Island
Senator Curtis
Queen of Diamonds Seeks First Female Transatlantic Crossing
Miss Bell the renowned jewel collector known as the Queen of Diamonds aims to be the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She plus two veteran pilots Leboutillier and Argles began in a Columbia craft from England at 6 15 this morning toward a hoped Atlantic terminus in Europe.
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Europe
Oliver C. Leboutillier
Arthur Argies
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A Levine
Germany
Miss Bell
Columbia
Atlantic
United States
England
Levine
Amelia Earhard
Newfoundland
Boston
Leboutillier
Argles
Royal Air Force
Roy Brown
Baron Richthofen
Richthofen
Brown
Here
Maine
George &. Collins
James J. Walker
Chamberlin
Fokker Universal
Old Orchard
Josephine Bell
Miss Boll
Hopeful Mother Sees Transatlantic Venture Succeed
The mother expressed strong confidence that her child would complete the journey across the Atlantic and land safely somewhere in Europe. The statement reflects optimism about the voyage and the traveler’s fate as the venture moves forward.
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Europe
Boston Woman Flyer Aims For Transatlantic Flight
Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon prepare the three motored Friendship for a long awaited attempt by Miss Amelia Earhart to become the first woman to fly solo transatlantic. Weather delays fuel transfers and cautious plans keep the start uncertain as forecasts predict unsettled conditions. The Fokker carries two radio sets and about 800 gallons of gasoline with an estimated 35 gallons per hour burn and a top speed of 125 mph.
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Wilmer Stultz
Friendship
Lou Gordon
Boston
Trepassy Bay
England
Stultz
Newfoundland
Ireland
Halifax
Richard E. Byrd
Gordon
Fokker
Funeral rites set for Mrs Anna May Gilmour
Funeral services for Mrs Anna May Gilmour 60 of 2816 Cleveland Ave NW will be held Friday morning at 7 at St John Catholic Church with Rev E P Graham officiating. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery. Body lies at daughter Mrs R F Held residence on Cleveland Ave NW near 32nd Street.
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Anna May Gilmour
Cleveland
St. John's Catholic Church
E. P. Graham
Calvary Cemetery
R. F. Held
Gov Smiths Daughter to Wed Troy Man in Albany
Catherine Smith youngest daughter of Gov. Smith will marry Francis Quillinan of Troy in Albany on Saturday with Roman Catholic rites. Cardinal Hayes will officiate and celebrate a nuptial mass. The wedding at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception follows a ceremony at City Hall for the license while a military band escorts the couple from the mansion.
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Gov. Smith
Troy
Albany
N. Y
Catherine Smith
Francis Quillinan
Cardinal Hayes
New York
Mon. Delaney
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
John J. Riley
Schenectady
Executive Mansion
10Th Infantry
Honeymoon Lane
Michigan Maple Sugar Production Up in Spring
Michigan reports higher maple sugar output this spring with 869,609 units, five more than last season. Production averaged two deals per tree, while prices run about 2.56 dollars per gallon for syrup and a similar per pound figure for sugar, signaling a strong industry trend.
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Lansing
Mich
Zigan
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Isobel Hurst
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Hert
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Leona Curtis Knight
Edward E. Gann
Viyers
Boston Woman
Gilmour
First Trust & Savings Bank of
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Ciattnel
Axminster
Simon’s Furniture Co., Inc
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