Walsh Declines Vice Presidential Nomination at Democratic Natio
Montana Senator Thomas J. Walsh formally declines the Democratic ticket for Vice President. He reads a letter to the national convention stating re election to the Senate is reasonably certain and urging party unity. A telegram from former Congressman Stout praises Walsh and urges continued Senate service.
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New York
Senate
Pomiertsie
Congress
Thomas J. Walsh
Walsh
Stout
Lewistown
Montana
John W. Davis Nominated for President by Democrats
Special Correspondent reports John W. Davis won the Democratic nomination after a deadlock, with Western and Southern states leading the charge against Underwood. Delegates then united on Davis, praising him as a dignified, capable campaigner likely to dominate the early campaign.
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the Commercial Tribune
Madison Square Garden
New York
John W. Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Davis
John Davis
Democracy
Smith
McAdoo
Men of
New Jersey
Millinois
Underwood
Alabama
Coolidge
la Follette
Smith pledges full support to nominee at Democratic convention
Alfred E. Smith addressed the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York. He urged unity, thanked delegates, and pledged to lead the state Democrats in supporting the ticket chosen by the convention to improve U S conditions.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
East Side
West Side
Alfred E. Smith
Great Garden
Walsh
Washington
United States
John W. Davis
Davis Wins Democratic Nomination on 103rd Ballot
John W. Davis of West Virginia secured the Democratic Presidential nomination after a ten day deadlock at the convention in New York. Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska won the Vice Presidency on the first ballot, with Davis addressing delegates and pledging a fighting campaign once the ticket settled.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Davis
Voice of
Brandon
Alabama
Canal Zone
Brennan
Illinois
Roosevelt
Walsh
al” Smith
Iowa
Meredith
Tom Taggart
Indiana
West
Charles W. Byron
Nebraska
Owsley
Berry
Silver
Mrs
Springs
Jonathan Davis
Bryan
William Jennings. Bryan
Associatod
Mr. Davis
Georges Brennan
Senator Walsh
Montana
Harrison
Mississippi
Smith
Stewart
Frank L. Polk
Democratic National Committee
Polk
Franklin D. Roosevelt
E. T. Meredith
Alfred E. Smith
McAdoo Telegrams Six-Word Message of Congratulations
William G. McAdoo sent a telegram from his hotel to John W. Davis congratulating him on the Democratic nomination for President. It was McAdoo's only public comment on Davis's nomination.
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Associated Press
New York
William G. McAdoo
John W. Davis
Democratic Party
New York City
Mr. McAdoo
Mr. Davis
Rebels falter as Brazil army masses for attack
From Rio de Janeiro July 9 government bulletin says Sao Paulo rebels hold Luz Barracks and nearby Santa Anna as heavy artillery and tanks arrive to reinforce federal troops. Battles near Santos and San Bernardo leave hundreds dead or wounded, amid reports of rebel panic and siege of Sao Paulo governor Carlos da Campo. Bolivian insurrection reported at Santa Cruz de la Sierra linked to Liberal leaders. Bolivia sends forces to quell it.
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Associated Press
Rio Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Luz Barracks
Santa Anna
Journal Do Commercio
Sao Raulo
Santos
Stailway Station
San Bernardo
San Paulo
Carlos da Campo
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Liberal Party
Bolivia
Brazil
States May Aid Gasoline Quests In Legal Action
A July conference between Attorney General Stone and a National Association of State Attorneys General committee explored possible state legal actions to supplement federal action against gasoline and oil firms. Stone offered to share DOJ findings, enabling states to focus on local cases. no immediate moves were indicated. The FTC inquiry, prompted by governors McMasters and Bryan, may influence state efforts, though the report remains unpublished.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stone
National Association of State
Spillman
Nebraska
Department of Justice
Line
Federal Trade Commission
McMasters
South Dakota
Bryan
City Manager Form of Government Sought for Cincinnati
Citizens' Charter Commission seeks a city manager system to replace part of the current government. Four defects are cited: divided authority, council log rolling, boss rule, and minority lack of representation. Proposals call for nine council members at large, a city manager not required to be a resident, no mayor veto, and abolishing Safety and Service Directors.
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Citizens’ Commission
Cincinnati
Henry Bentley
Alfred Deckebach
Citizens’ Charter Commission
Guy W. Mallon
Bentley
Mallon
Mr. Bentley
Murray Seasongood
Agnes Hilton
Marietta B. Tawney
Edward F. Alexander
Board of Health
Park Commissioners
Board of Trustees
University of Cincinnati
Funeral in White House for Calvin Coolidge Jr burial in Plymouth Vermont
President and Mrs. Coolidge held a simple East Room service for Calvin Coolidge Jr. before the funeral train trip to Plymouth Vermont. The ceremony drew government officials, military officers, diplomats and friends as the family shared prayers poems and scripture, with a return to Washington after the burial arrangements.
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Calvin Coolidge, Jr
White House
Plymouth
Vermont
Associated Press
Washington
New England Reserve
Northampton
Mass
Calvin
Jason Noble
Pierce
First Congregational Church
James Whitcomb Riley
Tennyson
Frank W. Stearns
Nurses Suspended After Hair Is Found Shorn at Hospital
Mrs. Winifred Patterson of Winchester Indiana and Miss Barbara Tudor of Portland Oregon student nurses at the Jewish Hospital were suspended for bobbed hair discovered while they slept both insist an intruder cut their hair while they awoke. The hospital rules forbid bobbed hair and an investigation failed to identify the culprit. Patterson claims discrimination noting others with bobbed hair faced lighter penalties or none.
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Winifred Patterson
Winchester
Ind
Barbara Tudor
Portland
Ore
Jewish Hospital
Patterson
Miss Tudor
Bertha Henderson
Henderson
Catherine Buckley
The
Commercial Tribune
Bumps on the head ruled not a fortune telling method
Cleveland court fines a woman and suspends a workhouse sentence after Ohio judge Dempsey bans head reading as a method of foretelling the future. The ruling declares fortune tellers must use other means beyond the bumps on the skull.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Dempsey
Whitman Critiques Criminal Trial Methods In ABA Report
In Philadelphia July 9 Charles S Whitman former New York Governor head of a special committee on law enforcement assailed U S criminal trial methods as outworn and cumbersome He noted Census Bureau plans for a criminal census and argued for stronger enforcement citing New York murder totals. James Hamilton Lewis urged a balance of power from military alliances to commercial supremacy and John W Davis received applause for presidential nomination. The ABA discussed a permanent court of international justice and its role in clarifying conflicting international rights.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Charles S. Whitman
New York
American Bar Association
Whitman
Census Bureau
United States
France
England
Wales
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Charles J. Boston
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
International Mercantile Alliance
John W. Davis
Bar Association
Davis
Permanent Court of International Justice
International Law
Association
James Brown Scott
Washington
Pogue Named to General Council of American Bar Association
Province M. Pogue of Cincinnati was chosen as a member of the General Council of the American Bar Association at the group’s Philadelphia meeting. He represents Ohio on a council that includes one representative from each state and territory. Indiana's is Daniel W. Sims of Lafayette and Kentucky's is E. F. Trabus of Louisville.
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M. Pogue
General Council of Bar Association
Cincinnati
General Council
The
American Bar Association
Philadelphia
Pogue
Ohio
Daniel W. Sims
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
E. F. Trabus
Louisville
Kentucky
Clarksburg Welcomes Davis Nomination With Night Parade
Clarksburg West Virginia celebrated John W. Davis being chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee. Bands and crowds gathered after news by telegraph, with veterans groups marching, speakers praising Davis at the courthouse, and a long night of parading through downtown.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
John W. Davis
Davis
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hughes Asked to Help Avert Hanging in Canada
Secretary of State Hughes was asked to aid in a commutation for Walter Muir of New York City who faces execution in Valley Field Quebec after being found guilty of fatally shooting Henri Laviolette in a hunting dog dispute. Howard C. Dickinson, attorney for Muir’s mother, delivered the plea.
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New York
Hughes
Walter Muir
New York City
Howard C. Dickinson
Muir
Valley Field
Que
Henri Laviolette
Couzens Defies Bosses In Michigan Nomination Fight
Detroit July 9 Senator James Couzens announced his candidacy for renomination to succeed himself at the September primaries. He issued a formal statement refusing to pledge full support to President Coolidge or to any state or national Republican platform.
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Couzens
Detroit
Mich
James Couzens
Michigan
Coolidge
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