Coolidge and Dawes Nominated at Cleveland Convention
President Coolidge secured nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland with near-unanimous support after a brief dissent from Wisconsin and North Dakota. Vice presidential nomination went to Charles G. Dawes after Frank Lowden declined, with Dawes defeating Hoover for the slot amid last-minute maneuvering led by campaign manager William Butler.
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Cleveland
Coolidge
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Marion Leroy Burton
University of Michigan
Wendon Hall
Chaves
Dawes
Ilinois
Hell
Frank C
Lowden
Illinois
Rnte
Hell and Marin
Herbert Hoover
Lowdon
William Butler
Reed
Pennsylvania
48 Men Killed by Ship Blast at San Pedro
Aboard the battleship Mississippi off San Clemente Island a first premature blast killed 45 sailors and three officers during target practice. A second explosion near the damaged turret followed as the ship neared the hospital ship Relief inside the breakwater.
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San Pédro
Cal
Mississippi
San Clemente Island
Embassy in Japan Acts on American Boycott
The American embassy reports Japan government action on a boycott of American made motion pictures. Western Japan sources from Kobe push for resistance as protests accompany the exclusion of Japanese nationals from the United States. Police pledge full protection amid the tension.
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Japan
Taklo
Imi Franta
America
Fifth Companies
Kobe
Baby Drowns After Falling Into Pail on Porch
Stayton nine month old infant of Mr and Mrs J Picewater drowned Saturday afternoon after crawling to an overturned water pail on the porch The mother Mrs Firewater had left the house briefly and returned to find the child dead The accident occurred on the Stayton home porch with the child’s death confirmed by the mother and local observers.
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Albany
J. Picewater
Stayton
Firewater
Theatre boycott debate over American films grows
Report notes theater owners push to bar American pictures while activists warn patriots against intimidation. The leading Tokio theaters continue showing American films amid the dispute.
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Tokio
American Filme
Tax Refund to Be Prompt
Washington D C taxpayers who paid the full amount of their income tax on March 15 will receive a prompt refund out of another appropriation. The treasury will refund one fourth of the amount paid in full on March 16 from a $105,000,000 fund rather than wait for the deficiency appropriation.
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Washington, D. C
Lkely
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Department
Bomb Explosions Hit Harrisburg City Early Sunday
Two dynamite bombs exploded causing partial destruction to two houses and breaking windows in several adjacent dwellings. No injuries were reported. The blasts are linked to opponents of saloon raids in Saline County. A later report mentions a tornado in Glad Valley causing injuries and over 100000 in property damage.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
Taabel
Glad Valley
Ziebach
Here
Deadly cloudburst devastates Johnson City area
A violent cloudburst in Johnson City Tennessee leaves twelve known dead and four seriously injured. Barns mills and crops are destroyed as the disaster hits near Hunter Little Stone Creek and Rue Springs Creek, with two families wiped out in a single house collapse.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Hunter
Little Stoney Crook
Rue Springs
Crdek
Valuation Reports for U S Railways Progressing Slowly
Washington DC valuation reports fixing final values of major U S railways are expected this summer from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Field work is nearly complete and about 95 percent of mileage has preliminary reports. final valuations may take two to three more years.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Interstate Commerce
Bureau of Valuation
Congress
Caca
Railronda
Japanese Seek Entry at Seattle Port
Immigration inspectors examine 208 Japanese aboard the Admiral Oriental liner President McKinley claiming long residence in the United States. Officers report 2700 Japanese expect to seek entrance through Seattle before July 1 when the exclusion act becomes effective. Dozens of brides and grooms were among the passengers.
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Seattle
Wash
President McKinley
Japan
Amserted
United States
Warship West Virginia Refloated After Grounding Near Norfolk
The battleship West Virginia ran aground near Hampton Roads on Monday after leaving for France. It was freed from the mud and anchored at Lynn Haven to undergo minor repairs. The ship carried the navy delegation of the American Olympic team, whose departure was delayed by condenser head cracking and towing issues caused by the grounding.
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Norfolk
West Virginia
Hampton Runda
France
Lynn Haven Roads
Navy
Stolen Treasure Lead In Reno Burglaries Probe
Police report a lead on a bullion theft tagged the treasure lead. A freight train at Gerlach in Washoe county suffered a seven thousand dollar loss with a 97 percent lead bar, worth forty dollars once refined. One suspect is in custody as authorities pursue the stolen treasure through San Francisco and Sacramento.
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Reno
Nev
Gerlach
Washoe County
Nevada
Kirkley
San Francisco
Sacramento
St Paul Dirt Farmer Senator Nominated in State Primary
St Paul candidate Mino-Magma Johnson, nicknamed the dirt farmer, won the statewide primary on a farmer labor ticket with an overwhelming plurality. Johnson defeated two opponents as returns came in at 10:30.
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St. Paul
Mino
Magma Johnson
Minneadla
iPn
Farmer Labor Weket
Where Shall We Fly the Flag in All Our Lands
A poem urges raising the flag over every place where people work study pray or gather. It calls for flag display over ships courts schools churches and homes to foster unity and loyalty to home and humanity, praising marching soldiers and civilian resolve.
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Evry
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Helen Rowland
A humorous column advising women on marriage and aging roles. It notes men value facts over mystery, compares views on love across ages, and warns against breaking a married man’s heart while highlighting enduring pursuits like work, golf, tobacco, and clubs.
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Helen Rowland
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Coolidge and Dawes
London
Hoover
Alinol
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
City
By Douglas Malloch
Mog
By Melen Rowland
MeCiure News
Geo. W. Ritchie
Oregon
Sam Ganger
Vulcan and Oliver
Superior
Fairbanks Morse
Myers
Star and Aermotor
Winona
Paul G. Balliger
Ione, Oregon
Independent
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