Hoover Sends Long Message Thanking GOP
Herbert Hoover Republican nominee issues a telegram to Kansas City delegates pledging to follow the party platform on a sound farm relief policy and stressing government leadership as a moral and spiritual duty. He thanks the nation, notes business and cultural cooperation, and signals an impending resignation from the commerce post.
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Clinton Coffin
Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Moses
America
Congress
Ilse
Repubican
Commerce Department
Weather and notices from West Virginia briefed report
Weather outlook fair tonight with Saturday clouding and rising temperatures. Notice notes sale of store and establishment to Mr and Mrs Jam Yaste. Credit claims to be filed by July 1. Democ rats meet at Dent and Warder office June 16 at 1 30 pm. new members urged to attend. Bailey member.
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West Virginia
Dent and Warder
B. Bailey
Slayer Pleads Guilty in Farming Slaying Case
Morgantown West Virginia June 15 Lawrence Fike today pleaded guilty to a charge of wandering in the slaying of Elroy Leonard a Preston County farmer repeating in court a confession police said he made after his arrest last week Sentencing was not pronounced Vike has served two terms in the state penitentiary at Maundressville
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lawrence Fike
Elroy Leonard
Preston County
Eno
Vike
Maundssille
Flag Day Observed by Local Elks Lodge in Station Square
Flag Day services in Station Square under the local Elks lodge drew a large crowd. Roy Scouts aided Ralph H. Cline and Judge officers in building the flag from Betsy Ross to the modern banner. W Merle Watkins delivered the address with historical notes and tributes to patriots. Old Glory was raised beside the Grafton Hotel as The Star Spangled Banner rang out.
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Station Square
Elks’ Lodge
Betsy Ross
W. Merle Watkins
Roy
Ralph H. Cline
Grafton
Gas Explosion Threatens Oil Plant Firefighters Save Block
A gas tank explosion at Warder's garage in the first ward injured Kenneth Dadigman with facial burns, and driver J Wilson sustained lighter burns. Firemen prevented a larger disaster as flames spread to a concrete work building and a 600 gallon gasoline tank outside. Continued on Page Two.
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WJZ Oil Co
Warder
First Ward
Kenneth “Red” Dadigman
J. Wilson
L. H. Zinn
Another Way
Page Two
Nobile Party Nears Land In Far North
General Umberto Nobile and five Italia survivors drift toward land near Spitzbergen with injuries hindering escape from an ice floe. They report safety from the Citta Di Milano base, while rescue parties patrol depots toward North Cape and Cape Platen. The fate of seven balloon crew members remains uncertain as pack ice hamstrings flights.
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Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Natile Seedont
Nobile
Citta di Milano
Brook
Foyne Island
Charles 1
Hobby
Cape Platen
North Cape
Beverly Sound
Dove Bay
Bhoy Aro Finn Malmgren
A. Mariano
Filippo Zappi
Baloon
Risser-Larsen
Liew
Luetzow Holm
Rome
Italia
Women at Republican convention lead late night push for Hoover and Curtis
At the Weller Kansas City convention women took the lead in late night negoti ations, guiding delegations toward Hoover and Curtis. Two prominent female figures then returned to the platform to deliver remarks, signaling a shift from tension to formal speaking.
Twenty Nine Cars With Oil As Cargo Burned
Twenty nine cars loaded with oil and gasoline derailed and caught fire on the railroad tracks three miles west of Hadley Pa today. Flames shot about one hundred feet in the air and a large smoke column was visible for miles. Loss was estimated at 100000 dollars by a local railroad official.
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Greenville
New York Central
Hadley
Prayer Book Revision Defeated by Commons Vote
The house of commons rejected the second revision of the book of common prayer by a vote of 220 to 2H¢. The defeat raises fears of disestablishment, bishoply authority loss, and possible resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury. Churchill warned rejection would hasten the church's disestablishment and the issue of sacrament reservation sparked the debate. Continued on Page Three.
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London
House of Commons
Canterbury
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
President Coolidge Congratulates Hoover At Superior
President Coolidge sent a telegram of congratulations to Merbert Hoover on his nomination as Republican presidential candidate during a summer visit to Superior Wisconsin. The message praised Hoover and noted Mrs Coolidge joined in sending best wishes. A public welcome greeted the presidential train and a band played as Mrs Coolidge prepared for a side trip to Cedar Island Lodge.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Merbert Hoover
Hoover
Hoover Lands Nomination On First Ballot At Republican Convention
Herbert Hoover won the 1928 Republican nomination on the first ballot in a landslide at Kansas City, securing nearly four-fifths of the votes. Frank Lowden withdrew after a failed bid for the second spot, while farm relief plans sparked debate among delegates before adjournment.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Hoover
Washington
Lowden
Oregon
Hoover Rise From Boyhood A Dramatic Tale
Associated Press profile paints Herbert Hoover as a self made figure whose rise from an Iowa orphan to a world figure is marked by quiet reserve, magnetic personality, and extensive service in Washington. The piece notes his appeal across nations and his consistent upward trajectory through public life. Continued on Page Five.
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Clinton Coffin
Associated Press Star
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
America
Hoover
Burma
Australia
Urals
Russia
Washington
Desperadoes Taken After Gun Battle
Desperadoes seized after a lengthy gun battle with Chicago police, ending a dramatic chase following a $133,000 Evergreen Park train robbery. Charles Cleaver known as Limpy, wounded but alive, and Joseph Farina captured. two other gang members remain at large. The fugitives had warned to shoot on sight and were blocked in a 40 acre prairie field as 100 spectators watched.
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Chicago
Charles
Limpy) Cleaver
Evergreen Park
Wheaton
Joseph Farina
Cleaver
Kansas Man Likely Choice Puts Him In Nomination
Kansas Senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas, emerged as a leading candidate for the Republican vice presidency at the Hoover convention in Kansas City. Support from Midwest allies and a bloc link to the McNary-Haugen farm plan boosted Curtis as New York and Pennsylvania pledged solid votes, with Borah signaling Curtis’s likely nomination.
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Charles Curtis
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South
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Coolidge
Oklahoma
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Ekern
MacNide
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
New York
Pennsylvania
Senate
West Virginia backs Hoover after Goff defeat
West Virginia pledged strong and free support to Herbert Hoover after Senator Guy D. Goff led the delegation’s 18 votes for him on the presidential ballot and the rest backed Hoover. The delegation moved to nominate Hoover unanimously as the party leader was named.
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Associated Press
Sguf Weiler
Kansas City
West Virginia
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
National Committee
Walter Hallanan
Lenna Lowe Yost
Republican Party
Mountain State
Guy D. Goff
Wade Pepper
Clarksburg
Dawes Looms as Favorite for VP Nomination
Bulletin Kansas City June 15 The vice president candidate question swirled as Dawes signaled he would accept if a general sentiment favored him while Illinois delegates caucused to decide. Pennsylvania’s delegation backed Curtis of Kansas, and Hoover's running mate search continued with Channing Cox prominent among leaders.
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Borah
Idaho
Dawes
Othe
Massachusetts
Alvan T. Puller
Hoover
Kansas City
Mlinois
Herbert Hoover
Channing Cox
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