Coolidge Nominated Amid Enthusiasm at Cleveland Convention
Calvin Coolidge was formally nominated for the presidency by the Republican National convention. Everett Sanders of Indiana and William Kenyon of Iowa were discussed as running mates while labor support shifted toward Sanders. The convention featured booster speeches and a contentious debate over the vice presidential choice and platform language.
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International News Service
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Calvin Coolidge
United States
North Dakota
LaFollette
Wisconsin
South Dakota
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Coolidge
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Everett Sanders
Indiana
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Sanders
Terre Haute
Congress
Hymeria
Jasonville
Neal
William M. Butler
Burton
International News
Servich
Cleveland, CO
White House
Marion Leroy Burton
University of Michiga
Republican Party Platform Summary
A political platform supporting Calvin Coolidge era policies including scientific railroad rate readjustment to aid agriculture, economic equality for farmers, tax reductions to peacetime levels, strong federal economy, and debt settlement with Britain. It defends protective tariffs, opposes nationalization of utilities, supports eight hour workday, and seeks an anti lynching law plus a race relations commission. It also authorizes presidential mediation in coal supply crises to prevent profiteering.
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Coolidge
Great Britain
Deaths from cancer rise sharply in 1923 United States
Mortality from cancer continued to increase during 1923 with about 110000 annual deaths in the continental United States, up from 75000 ten years earlier, according to Frederick L Hoeman consulting statistician of the Prudential Insurance company in The Spectator.
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New York
United States
Frederick L. Hoeman
Prudential Insurance Company
the Spectator
Prison escape by three inmates at Pendleton Reformatory
Three Indiana reform inmatesPrice alias Jackson Batley and Kennedy alias Downe escape by overpowering guard William Burnett on the north wall while wiring conduits. They are captured in woods near Fall Creek an hour and a half later. They face extended sentences and likely transfer to Michigan City prison.
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Pendleton
Ind
Indiana Reformatory
William Burnett
Fall Creek
Fred Goodrich
Reformatory
Homer C. Price
Robert Jackson
Arthur Batley
Indianapolis
Walter Kennedy
William Downew
Vigo County
Price
Batley
Kennedy
Burnett
Michigan City
Ten Armed Bandits Hold Up Customs Truck in New York
Ten armed men hijacked a United States customs truck in Manhattan, knocked the driver unconscious, and fled with 27 packages of gems en route to appraisers on Washington Street. The driver was struck and later flung from a taxi at 148th Street. Estimated loss around $500,000.
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New York
United States
General Post Office
West Thirty-third Street
Washington Street
Twelfth Street
Eighth Avenue
Tiffeny & Co
Edward Foy
148Th Street
Broadhurst Avenue
Ex Governor McCray Assigned to Prison Farm Duties
Anderson Indiana June 12 Ex governor Warren T McCray serving time in Atlanta federal prison for mail misuse is moved to the prison farm to oversee poultry duties Norton head of Norton brewery says farm work is considered more agreeable McCray sleeps near the pens and shares a routine with other honor prisoners Lights at 5 am breakfast 6 to 7 am work till noon dinner then more work until 3 30 or 4 30 pm Supper then library time Norton notes McCray appeared downcast on arrival but has since shown a lighter mood He does not receive favors and his duties are light despite the transfer
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Calvin Coolidge
Burton
America
Anderson
Ind
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Atlanta
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Norton
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Farm
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Anderson, Mah
Isi
Recall Time Board Still Only Twelve Cents A Day
Concord, NHL June 12 Warner Bailey of Concord passes the 90th birthday milestone. He learned painting for 74 44 cents a day and paid 1 20 cents a week for board. The first sewing machine Howe made was painted by Bailey.
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Nhl
Warner Bailey
Bailey
Howe
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