Hoover to resign as Secretary to aid presidential bid
Secretary Hoover plans to resign by mid July to focus on his Republican campaign for president. He will inform President Coolidge at the summer White House and aim to deliver the nomination acceptance speech the first week of August at Stanford University. The move opens two cabinet vacancies and names Walter F. Brown, William P. McCracken, or Julius Klein as potential successors.
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Washington
Hoover
President Coolidge
White House
Wisconsin
California
Interior Department
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Work
J. R. Nutt
National Committee
Houston
Commerce Department
Walter F. Brown
William P. McCracken
Aeronautics
Julius Klein
Bureau
Chamber Opens Drive to Attract New Industries
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a plan to create a high level industrial program headed by a salaried expert secretary. The initiative aims to replace the existing industrial department and recruit leading business figures to attract national industries, expanding Cincinnati's growth.
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Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Blackwell
Blackwell
Chamber
S. S. Jordan
Chambers of Commerce
Cleveland
Ice floes hinder Italia rescue efforts at Spitzbergen
Dangerous ice movements east across Hinlopen Strait force the Quest crew to reevaluate the rescue of Italia crew members. Amundsen fate remains unclear as smaller planes delay arrivals and fog shuts down flights. The Tanja moves to Virgo Bay to bring a Junker plane to Hinlopen Strait base.
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King's Bay
Spitzbergen
Quest
Hinlopen Strait
Wahlenberg Bay
Great Stone Island
Roald Amundsen
Tanja
Virgo Bay
Junker
Pitched Battles on Floor Stir Convention Atmosphere
A riotlike scene unfolds at a political gathering in Houston with fists, noise, and a collapsed procession as Robinson of Arkansas triggers a religious tolerance clash. Jeffersonian ideas on religion as a qualification spark further unrest amid a crowded open air pavilion.
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Associated Press
Sam Houston Hall
Houston
Tex
North Carolina-Alabama
Robinson
Arkansas
Jefferson
Senate
Albany Governor Smith Dances at Roosevelt Nomination Cheers
Governor Alfred E. Smith, at the Albany Executive Mansion on June 27, danced to The Sidewalks of New York as Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated him for the Democratic presidential candidate. He smiled broadly, circled with family, and later praised both the nominating speech and the demonstration.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Gov. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Emily
John A. Warner
Plan to Circle Globe in 23 Days
John Henry Mears and Charles B D Collyer plan a 23 day world circumnavigation by air and sea. They will depart from a Battery at 5 am in a seaplane to overtake the Olympic, transfer to the ship via small boat, and lash their Fairchild monoplane New York to the Olympic deck. They aim to reach Cherbourg then Yokohama in six and a half days and return by East Coast air flight.
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New York
John Henry Mears
Globe
Charles B. D. Collyer
Atlantic
Olympic
Nantucket
James J. Walker
Cherbourg
Mears
Collyer
Yokohama
Linton Wells
Edward S. Evans
Mrs Wilson Inaugurates Tree Planting For Woodrow Memorial
In Houston on June 27 Mrs Woodrow Wilson turned the first shovel of earth for a tree in memory of her husband at the new Woman's City Club building. She appeared gracious yet reserved after being introduced by Mrs C H Coughlin and Jesse Jones.
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Houston
Woodrow Wilson
Woman's City Club
C. H. Coughlin
Wjesse Jones
Walska to Run Champs Elysees Theater Solo
Mme Ganna Walska wife of Harold F McCormick will become sole proprietor and artistic director of the Champs Elysees Theater on July 1 per today’s announcement in Paris.
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Mme. Walska
Paris
Mme
Ganna Walska
Harold F. McCormick
Champs Elysees Theater
Amundsen Search Expands as Three Vessels Sail Norse Waters
Oslo June 27 three ships set sail from Tromsoe to pursue Roald Amundsen and his five companions who vanished since June 18 The expedition moves into northern waters with hopes of locating the missing explorers and rescuers directing the effort.
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Amundsen
Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Tromsoe
Fathers Custody Fight Sparks Courthouse Disturbance
An alleged kidnapping attempt sparked a scene outside Judge Thomas Morrow's Common Pleas Court after Daniel O'Dowd sought habeas corpus to regain custody of daughter Mary Patricia. She is with her uncle John Mullen, his wife Barbara, and their daughter Babs Mike Mullen at 2735 Faber Avenue Westwood. O'Dowd, divorced from Mary T. O'Dowd who died soon after, had the will directing continued custody with the Mullens.
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Thomas Morrow
Common Pleas Court
Daniel O’dowd
Mary Patricia
John Mullen
Barbara Mullen
Babs Mike, Mullen
Faber Avenue
Westwood
Mary T. O’dowd
O’dowd
Mullens
Miss Mullen
Mary O’dowd
Michael Mullen
Hamilton County
Louvain Library Pillars Destroyed Over Inscription Row
In Louvain Belgium June 27 a dispute over an inscription for the restored library led to clashes as students and civilians opposed to a warlike message dismantled a balustrade pillar planned by the rector. Police and gendarmes protected the scene, arrests were made then released, and the matter may go to court.
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Louvain
Belgium
Whitney Warren
Warren
French Council
New York
World Alliance For International Friendship
Prohibition clash erupts at Houston Platform Committee hearing
Bitter debate over the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead act spills into disorder as Senators Glass and Tydings clash. Bishop Cannon argues for enforcement amid Maryland dispute, while Daniels defends Woodrow Wilson’s veto and legacy.
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Associated ‘Press
Houston
Platform Committee
United
Key Pittman
Nevada
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Glass
Tydings
Carter Glass
Virginia
Bishop Cannon
Cole Blease
South Carolina
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Wilson
Mellon Linked to $9 Million Suit Over Aluminum Monopoly
The Bausch Machine Tool Company of Springfield files a $9,000,000 federal suit against the Aluminum Company of America and several executives including Arthur V. Davis George R. Gibbons Edward K. Davis and Roy A. Hunt. Andrew W Mellon James S. Duke and others are named as participants in the alleged conspiracy. The plaintiff claims Mellon remained influential after resigning as AO A director in 1920 and that its business was ruined. Threefold damages sought.
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Boston
Aluminum Company of America
Bausch Machine Tool Company
Springfield
Mass
Arthur V. Davis
George R. Gibbons
Edward K. Davis
Roy A. Hunt
Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
James S. Duke
Mellon
Robinson Gains Favor as Vice Presidential Prospects Rise
At the convention delegates applaud Senator Robinson of Arkansas as he becomes Permanent Chairman signaling broad support. With allies in Arkansas Michigan New Jersey and New York and interest from Montana and Oklahoma his boost fuels rival camps as they seek second place and balance to the ticket.
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W. G. Ragsdale
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Robinson
Arkansas
Montana
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
New Jersey
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Hull
Reed
Smith
Evans Woollen
Indiana
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Louis G. Stevenson
Bloomington
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Cordell Hull
Tennesse
Thief Returns Loot After Remorse in Toledo
A prowler who robbed widow Mary Bieniecki of 215 dollars returned to the crime scene and left 210 dollars on her front porch. Bieniecki, 67, was the victim and beneficiary of the heist.
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Toledo
Mary Bieniecki
Democratic Convention Roars for Roosevelt in Smith Backing
Ton, June 27. A vast Democratic gathering roars for Roosevelt as the candidate, with Alfred E Smith hailed as The Happy Warrior. The hall erupts in a booming voice, banners rise, and state standards rush forward despite Southern opposition led by Senator Stephens near the Mississippi badge.
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Associated Press
Sam Houston Hall
Houston
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D Roosevelt
New York
Democracy
Southland
Mississippi
Senator Stephens
Ballots Delivered to Gov Smith by Ohio Delegates
Ohio delegates pledged support for Alfred E. Smith on the first ballot if their votes keep him near the presidential nomination. A resolution urged Claude Meeker to cast Ohio ballots once Smith is assured victory, with Ralph J. Bartlett as the lone pledged vote. The scene was the Lamar Hotel during a formal caucus in Houston.
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H. H. Daugherty
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Ohio
Lamar Hotel
Thomas J. Duffy
Columbus
State Industrial Commission
Claude Meeker
Smith
Gov. Smith
Ralph J. Bartlett
Atlee Pomerene
Buckeye
Women Declare Volstead Act a Failure in Prohibition Fight
Houston June 27 organized women at Sam Houston Hall joined platform debates opposing the Volstead Act. They join groups from New York and St Louis alongside the League of Women Voters and other reform bodies. Spokeswoman Henny Morgenthau Jr. urged candidates be judged on feasible enforcement steps rather than simply wet or dry positions. Missouri women assert the Volstead law has failed, spurring excess drinking and rising crime.
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Mary Bainbridge Hayden
Associated Press
Houston
Sam Houston Hall
Women's Democratic Union of New York
American Women's Council of Justice of St. Louis
League of Women Voters
National Woman’s Party
National Woman's Committee For Re
New York
Henny Morganthau, Jr
Missouri
Militant Followers of Jefferson and Jackson Recess After Long Night Session
A prolonged session led by factions named after Jefferson and Jackson recessed after laying groundwork for numerous nominations. Party supporters, energized by the contentious debate, prepared for the next council or convention vote as leaders pledged continued organizing.
Reed Hitchcock Hull and Pom erene Remain To Be Placed Before Convention
Reed Hitchcock Hull and Pom erene remain to be placed before the convention as fights enliven both meetings of the day.
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Reed, Hitchcock, Hull
Pomerene
Militant Democrats Fete Gov Smith at National Convention
At the Texas convention site, militants cheered Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York as his nomination sparked rousing demonstrations. Roosevelt praised Smith calling him the happy warrior while clashes erupted over southern state banners and order efforts faltered as fights broke out among delegates.
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Associated Press
Sam Houston
Houston
Tex
Gov. Smith
New York
George
Georgia
Ayers
Kansas
Ohio
Alabama
North Carolina
Senator Reed
Missouri
Gilbert H. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Atlee Pomerene
Smith
Roosevelt
Happy Warrior
Alfred E. Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Walter F. George
Charles R. Crisp
Georgi
Crisp
America
Two Shot to Death in Rumrunning War Hits Detroit
Detroit reports a curving gun battle leaving August J. Nykiek 33 and Michael Dipiss dead. A constable and a female bystander were seriously wounded during the night clash amid rivg rum running activity.
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Rumgangwar
Detroit
Gus) Nykiek
Baron
Michael Dipiss
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Roar
Commerce
Mrs. Coolidge
International Advertising Association
Polar
Italia
Fore Resolutions Committee
Maffy
Dixie
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W. W. Chaplin
Oriers
James L. West
Names Mellon
Massachusetts Company
Aluminum Co. of America
Hobingon
Pounds Foe
Kirke L. Simpson
Portsmouth
New Yorker
Jackson
Hall
James L. Williams
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