Republicans Take Epochal Step in Choosing Hoover
Kansas City June 15 The Republican party selects Herbert Hoover of California as its presidential nominee marking a historic break from professional politicians. Hoover leads the first ballot with 837 votes, followed by Frank Lowe don with 74 and Coolidge with 17. demonstrations precede the nomination, signaling a new era of leadership and a machine-age candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Frank C. Lowdon
Illinois
Coolidey
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Senate
America
Washington
Jefferson
Ballyhoo
Oover
John L. McNab
Utah
Andrew W. Mellon
Curtis
Kansas
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansans
Boy Scouts Hold Wallgazhu At Memorial Park
Boone County Boy Scouts held their second annual Wallgazhu at Memorial Park on a sunny June day. Six troops and 104 scouts competed with Troop Three Zionsville and Troop Two Lebanon tied for first at 95 points, sharing the silver loving cup for six months. Troop Six Thorntown and Troop One Lebanon tied for second at 75 points, with Troop Eleven Lebanon third at 55 and Troop Five Advance fourth at 30. Troop Three won first aid, equipment race, and camp inspection, while Troop Two swept fire by friction and knot tying.
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Boone County Boy Scouts
Memorial Park
Zionsville
Aaron Slader
Lebanon
Albert J. Wiley
Troop Eleven
Gaiy Winters
Five
Advance
Hale Overstreet
Troop Two
Francis Carrel
Troop One
Boys Olympic Meet Opens At Memorial Park Saturday
Boys wishing to enter the Olympic meet gather at Memorial Park athletic field at 8:30 A M on Saturday June 16. The boys program runs all summer with sessions for under 14 at 8:00 A M and those 14 and older at 1:00 P M.
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Memorial Park
Mamilay
Air service postal rates to drop August 1
Airmail rate cuts take effect August 1 as Lebanon postmaster Hi Thompson announces. The 10 cent first half ounce rate drops to 50 cents for the first ounce with 10 cents for each additional ounce, aiming to boost airmail use and extend service reach.
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Hi Thompson
Lebanon
Booze Held Pending Trial In Indiana Case
Destruction of 55 gallons of alleged home spun liquor is awaiting disposal as the case against Jack Horton, Indianapolis liquor runner, proceeds. Horton faces a June 29 trial in the one Circuit Court for illegal possession with Ernest Stewart named as special judge. Earlier, Arlie Balthrip’s second murder trial for an Indianapolis grocer during a holdup is set to open June 25 after a deadlocked first trial.
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Clinton Saunders
Jack Horton
Indianapolis
Horton
Oone
Lebanon
Ernest Stewart
Arlie Balthrip
Balthrips
Worm fishers to join Cal in North
Dr R D Garrison Francis McDaniel Robert Long of Lebanon and Carl Rouse of Indianapolis form a quartet of Hoosiers that will tutor President Calvin Coolidge in worm fishing. They depart Tuesday for a ten day trip twenty miles from the summer White House and will bring their own fishing worms. McDaniel says Wisconsin fish prize Indiana worms as a delicacy.
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Wisconsin
Calvin Coolidge
United States
R. D. Garrison
Francis McDaniel
Robert Long
Lebanon
Carl Rouse
Indianapolis
McDaniel
Fish of
Indiana
Herman Schuler Enrolls in IU Summer School Courses
Herman Schuler returned from Bloomington today where he enrolled in postgraduate courses in the summer school at Indiana University.
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Herman Schuler
Bloomington
Indiana University
Educational Methods Spark Debate Over Mankind as Omniscient Babies
London readers see a sharp clash as Bishop of Durham says modern youth become an omniscient baby race while Sir Robert Blair counters that England has never had more disciplined thinking. Dr Graham Little and university voices defend educational methods amid widespread university attendance. The debate continues on page four.
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London
Durham
England
Robert Blair
Graham Little
University of London
Pastor Reviews Damaged Souls At First Baptist
Rev Arthur E Cowley will review Jamaliel Bradford’s Damaged Souls at the First Baptist church Sunday night. He discusses Benedict Arnold Thomas Paine and Aaron Burr as examples of great men who failed to live worthy lives. Oren Swiggett will sing. Morning service topic is The Gates of Heaven with twelve gates.
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Jamaliel Bradford
Arthur E. Cowley
First Baptist Church
Benedict Arnold Thomas Paine
Aaron Burr
Oren Swiggett
Memorial Day Observance by Woman's Relief Corps
The Woman's Relief Corps observed Memorial Day for its deceased members by meeting at the G. A. R. and proceeding to Oak Hill cemetery to decorate graves with flowers. A brief service followed at the cemetery.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lebanon Boys Take Demolay 2nd Degree
Frank Hiland and Herman Fark were candidates for the second Demolay degree at Frankfort Thursday night. A large class of young men joined the ceremony, with two Lebanon boys advancing and others in the group.
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Frank Hiland
Herman Fark
Frankfort
Lebanon
Ford roadster stolen from Riverside Park found wrecked near Plainfield
Olin Hall reported his red Ford roadster stolen from Riverside Park in Indianapolis Sunday night. The damaged car was located near Plainfield Wednesday. the insurance company will arrange repairs.
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Olin Hall
Riverside Park
Indianapolis
Plainfield
Hall
Herbert Hoover Timeline From Birth To Public Office
A condensed chronology traces Herbert Hoover from his 1874 birth at West Branch Iowa to his 1928 presidential campaign. It lists early caretaking, moves to Oregon and California, mining work, marriage to Lou Henry, Boxer defense in 1900, relief efforts in Belgium and China, food administration, and roles in London relief and American Relief Administration leading up to his 1928 candidacy.
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West Branch
Newburgh
Ore
Portland
Leland Stanford
California
Louis Janin
Australia
Lou Henry
Monterey
Calif
China
Tientsin
London
Palo Alto
Belgium
United States
Allied Powers
American Relief Administration
Harding
Mississippi
Becket Purchases Dodge Truck With Victory Six Engine
Howard Beck of south of Leb anon buys a ton and a half Dodge Brothers truck equipped with the Victory Six motor. Delivery was made yesterday by the Service Garage Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Beck
South of Lebanon
Dodge Brothers
Service Garage
Coolidge Sends Hoover Message in Wisconsin Visit
President Coolidge greeted Wisconsin during a transit stop at Superior with Mrs Coolidge ill aboard the Presidential train. He sent a message to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover congratulating him on his nomination for President and wishing him success in the race.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge
Frankfort Hotel Sold to Mayme Cunningham
Frankfort Indiana June 15 Through a deal closed yesterday Mohr and Black who purchased the controlling interest in the Burns hotel sold the business to Miss Mayme Cunningham of this city who has taken charge of the business Miss Cunningham is one of the most experienced hotel and restaurant managers in the state and will not doubt place the well known hotel on a high standard that will assure its successful operation.
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Frankfort
Indiana
Mohr & Black
Mayme Cunningham
Miss Cunningham
Hoover Breaks Through Barrier To White House Nomination
Herbert Hoover clears the first major barrier on the path to the White House amid fierce scrutiny. Critics attack his foreign ties and service abroad while Hoover remains reticent, offering two key statements and backing Prohibition. The piece notes his long London to China life, his stance on the eighteenth amendment, and ongoing attacks as the convention nears. Continued on Page Five.
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League of Nations
Wilson
Democratic Congress
Census Bureau
Washington
London
China
Hoover
Thad H. Brown
Ohio
Borah
Airport inspection by area command halts Captain Cook
Capt. H Weir Cook of the 118th Aerial Squadron Indiana National Guard was blocked from inspecting the local airport by the area commanding officer yesterday. He arrived in Lebanon later and joined city council members and aviation enthusiasts at Southside Park to assess improvements for the landing field.
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H. Weir Cook
118Th Aerial Squadron
Indiana National Guards
Cook
Lebanon
Roof Fire At Lebanon Home Traced To Defective Flue
Fire and water damage estimated at 250 dollars occurred at the home of Mrs. Mary Buchanan 504 North Lebanon Street. The Lebanon fire department answered at 7 20 this morning and extinguished the blaze, which was confined to the roof and believed to have originated from a defective flue.
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Mary Buchanan
North
Lebanon Street
Lebanon Fire Department
Nobile and party marooned on Arctic ice after storm
Kings Bay Spitzbergen June 15 a heavy southwest storm hit the Arctic encampment where six crew members of the polar dirigible Italia await rescue General Umberto Nobile reports from 80 38 north 27 49 east slightly north of last night position Three crew have been rescued according to hunters aboard the Braganza but not confirmed It was believed three who split from Nobile including Fenn Malmoren and two others were found by the Norwegian steamer Hobby leaving thirteen still missing
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Citta di Milano
Nobile
North Eastland
Fen Malmoren
Malmoren
Braganza
North Cape
Fenn Malmoren
Filippo Zappi
Adalberto Mariano
Tage
Curtis Named Republican VP Nominee On First Ballot
Kansas City June 15 Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was nominated for Vice President on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention. Curtis carried 1052 votes with North and South Dakota and Wisconsin giving part to Dawes and others. Hoover outlined party principles urging prosperity defense and moral aims as the convention adjourned after roll call and VP ballots.
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Kansas City
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Senator Curtis
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Dawes
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Moses
Hoover
America
Calvin Coolidge
Special services at Fayette Baptist Church weeklong
A Fayette Baptist Church week of special services led by Rev. Harry Leap opens Monday June 25 with nightly services. An all day meeting Sunday features speakers Rev. Leap and Rev. Baron Cornett of Danville Illinois.
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Fayette Baptist Church
Harry Leap
Mr. Leap
Baron Cornett
Danville, Ill
Federation Likely Rule In China Defense Commissioners Named
Washington June 15 The Nationalists in Nanking may govern China via a federation with war lords retaining regional authority. Defense commissioners would rule capitals such as Li Chai-sum in Canton Li Chung chen in Hankow Chiang Kai-shek in Nanking or Shanghai Feng Yu in Kaifeng Yen Hsi-shan in Shansi and others as central affairs limited to foreign policy and nationwide matters.
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Washington
Nanking
China
Li Chai-sum
Canton
Li Chungchen
Central China
Hankow
Chiang Kai-shek
Yanetze
Seacoast
Shanghai
Feng Yuhead
Kaifeng
Yen Hsi-shan
Shansi
Chi
Alen Country Club to Meet Crawfordsville Golfers
The Alen Country Club team travels to Crawfordsville for a June 19 match at the Crawfordsville course with a return bout later. Local players are invited, matched by handicaps to balance chances, and asked to call the club before noon.
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Alen Country Club
Crawfordsville
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AIR Service
Blican
Worm” Fishers
Coolidge
Wires
Frankfort Hotel
White House
John J. Curry
New York
Orchild
Captain Cook
Italia
G. O.P
Fayette
Federation
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