Lincoln Was Most Kissed At Inaugural
AP report recalls presidential inaugurations with oddities and facts. Abraham Lincoln reportedly kissed 34 women at his first inauguration, and George Washington inaugurated in two cities. The piece cites Jewell Casey and notes memorable moments from early inaugurations including outfits, speeches, and unusual ceremonies.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Jewell Casey
Holy Name Journal
George Washington
Philadelphia
Republic
America
Murray Targets Taft as Labor’s 1950 Focus
CIO President Philip Murray said in a speech that Senator Robert A. Taft could be labor’s chief casualty in the 1950 elections. He urged erasing Taft-Hartley and re-enacting the Wagner Act, and praised President Truman’s State of the Union to advance labor goals. Murray warned big business and some conservative papers while urging continued labor political activity. The remarks came amid broader labor rhetoric on politics and economic policy.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Labor
Labor-and-the-Nation Magazine
Thomas E. Dewey
Jack Kroll
CIO Political Action Committee
New Labor
Senate
United States
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Taft
Truman
Comecees
GIO
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Corporation
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Unsung Hero of Inaugurations Fuller Swore Presidents
The piece notes Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller as a key yet overlooked figure, who administered presidential oaths six times, including for Franklin D. Roosevelt, during American inaugurations. It references dramatic Thracian drinking bouts as a separate historical note.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fuller
Shupp Seeks ISEA Vice President Post
Walter A. Shupp Linn county superintendent of schools announces candidacy for vice-president of the ISEA. He seeks support from educators amid organizational leadership considerations.
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Iowa State Education Association
Earl Crosswall
Osceola
Walter A. Shupp
Linn County
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