Hoover to Outline Campaign Plans Early In Week
Herbert Hoover faces a week of political activity as Republican nominee with decisions on campaign strategy. He will confer with party leaders gathering in Washington and meet 24 Republican National Committee members to discuss chairman choice and plans. He may resign from the cabinet to visit Coolidge, then await official notification of his nomination.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Republican National Committee
James W. Good
Commerce
Coullage
President Coolidge
White House
Wisconsin
Coolidge
California
Cole
Cedar Rapids
West Branch
Cyrenus Cole
Iowa
Towa
Palo Alto
Calif
Rescue planes miss Nobile as Italia survivors glimpse aid
Two seaplanes sent to find General Umberto Nobile and five others failed to spot the marooned explorers. Nobile later reported they could see the searching planes and gave a new position as the search continued from Kings Bar, Spitzbergen, with Romagna of the Citta di Milano optimistic they would be found on the next flight.
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Kings Bar
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzow Holm
Braganza
Nobile
Citta di Milano
Foyn Island
Flvers
Comander Romagna
Houston Prepares for Democratic National Convention
In Houston on June 18 AP reports a pre convention effort by Democratic leaders and observers as they prepare for the June 26 opening. Chairman Clem Shaver oversees housing hall facilities and committee meetings. Supporters of Alfred E Smith and James A Reed arrive while Jesse H Jones is credited with bringing the event to Texas and the Texas delegation backs him for the presidency.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Clem Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Kansas City
Sam Houston Hall
Madison Square Garden
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Jesse H. Jones
Mr. Jones
Wisconsin Grants Lindbergh Honorary Doctorate
Col Charles A Lindbergh, famed flyer and former University of Wisconsin student, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Despite being denied admission growth in 1922, he returned to campus for commencement activities and was greeted with cheers and campus events as guest of President Glenn Frank.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Little Falls
Avatator
Wisconsin
Glenn Frank
Family Trouble Ends in Double Homicide Near Incline
Clarence Pepples shot and killed his wife Walter Forster at Incline near Boone Virginia after a failed reconciliation attempt. Pepples wounded himself and was reported near death. Forster was a friend of Mrs. Pepples who had brought her to visit the couple's children.
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Boone
Clarence Pepples
Walter Forster
Incline
Pepples
Forster
Brothers Hurt In Saturday Night Car Crash On Funcks Hill
Carl Warrenstaff fractured collarbone and Orville Warrenstaff cut and bruised when the Ford coupe Orville drove ran off a culvert on Funck's hill and overturned pinning him beneath. They were west of Ardon en route to Muscatine and were treated at Dr J L Klein's office. Carl was thrown through the windshield and both suffered deep head cuts.
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Carl Warrenstaff
Orville
Funck’s Hill
Ardon
Muscatine
J. L. Klein
Trans Atlantic Steamship Table Of Luxuries
A table lists a voyage provisioning scheme including 250 turkers 500 ducks 500 pigeons 200 pheasants 1090 quail and five 100 pound turtles for a single trip.
Rain Delays Coolidge Trip to Superior Lodge
President Coolidge postpones his planned visit to Superior Wisconsin due to heavy rain that flooded the road to Cedar Island Lodge. William M Butler, Republican National Committee chairman, arrives in Superior and is invited to meet the President at the lodge. Butler downplays any agenda, noting Everett Sanders may have covered the Kansas City convention.
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Superior
Wis
Cedar Island Lodge
Washington
Mr. Butler
Everett Sanders
Edward T. Clark
Mr. Coolidge
Butler
Col
Osman Latrobe
Kansas City
Cromwell Ballot Blank Creates Tie in School District Vote
In Cromwell a lone voter casting a blank ballot in a special election on dissolving the consolidated school district produced a 145 to 145 tie. The outcome hinged on an unannounced next move.
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Cromwell
Cromwell Consolidated School District
Town Attorney Porter Dies in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids attorney Marcellus D. Porter, 50, died after a three week illness. A native of Caser Texas and Simpson College graduate, Porter lived in Oelwein where he served as superior court judge before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1919.
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Cedar Rapids
Marcellus D. Porter
Caser, Ta
Simpson College
Iowa Governor Takes Air Trip on State Good Will Tour
Governor Hammill joins Henry Bolte for Centerville leg of a state wide good will air trip. More than twenty planes participate visiting a dozen cities with a night stop at Iowa City. A parachute drop and fireworks are planned along with the dedication of a new airport in Centerville.
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Des Moines
Hammill
Henry Bolte
Centerville
Mr. Bolte
Lois
Iowa City
Eddie Stinson
Good Will Group
Town City
Loretta Carlson
Cedar Rapids
Smith Field
Clyde W. Ice
South Dakota
Bootlegger slain in Herald Square slaying in New York City
Police hunt an extravagantly dressed portly man who with three companions killed bootlegger Edward Carter, also known as Harold Atwater and Edwin Mack, in a sedan ambush on Broadway near 36th Street. Carter died after being shot six times. assailants fled in a dark blue sedan.
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New York
Herald Square
Edward Carter
Harold Atwater
Edwin Mack
Carter
Broadway
36Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Iowa Weather Outlook Mostly Cloudy With Thunder Showers
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail tonight and Tuesday in Iowa with likely local thunder showers. Temperatures are not expected to vary much.
River Stages Davenport Iowa June 18
River stage readings for Davenport and nearby towns listed with changes. St Paul 0.2 rising 6.2 feet. La Crosse 2.2 no change. Dubuque 3.8 falling 9.1. Muscatine 3.6 no change. Keokuk 2.3 rising 6.3. St Louis 14.8 falling 9.1 feet.
Edwin T Meredith Dies. Noted Iowa Democrat
Edwin T Meredith former secretary of agriculture in the Wilson cabinet and 1924 Democratic presidential candidate died after a long illness at 51. He published farm papers from Des Moines and built Meredith Publications later including Better Homes and Gardens and The Dairy Farmer. Funeral services set for Wednesday at his home.
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Edwin T. Meredith
Wilson
Des Moines
Meredith
M. J. Meredith
Los Angeles
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Dr. Meredith
United States
Iowa
John W. Davis
Oscar H. Underwood
Mr. Meredith
Mr Meredith
Farmers’ Tribune
Highland Park College
Better Homes and Gardens
Dairy Farmer
Avoca
Thomas Oliver
Minnie Minerva Marsh Meredith
Edna C. Elliott
M. F. Healy
Fort Dodge
Martin J. Wade
Iowa City
America
Clyde Herring
Dees Maines
John P. Wallace
Ed Meredith
West Branch Shines as News Seekers Converge for Hoover Nomination
West Branch, birthplace of Herbert Hoover, becomes a media magnet as reporters, camera crews, and souvenir seekers descend. The town crowns its status as the first west of the Mississippi to nominate a major party presidential candidate, drawing intense press coverage and crowds.
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West Branch
United States
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Mississippi
J. K. Carran
Columbia Ready to Start Today Amidflight Dispute
Harbor Grace N F June 18 AP Crew tensions emerge over Columbia flight plan as Oliver Le Boutillier favors starting for England while others consider returning to New York and shipping the plane to England. Mabel Bell voices alarm over Amelia Earhart’s bold bid despite weather warnings.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Columbia
Oliver le Boutiliier
England
America
New York
Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
Mabel Bell
Boston
Europe
Miss Bell
Oliver le Boutillier
le Boutillier
Miss Earhart
Bill Stultz
Miss Earhart's plane arrives at Welsh town
The Friendship carrying Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon landed at Barry Port Wales after 20 hours 49 minutes crossing from Trepassey Newfoundland fuel ran short forcing a water landing near Barry Estuary. Crowds cheered as the crew prepared to refuel for Bristol.
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Burry Port
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Southampton
London
Atlantic
Barry Port
Wales
Trepassey
Newfoundland
Ireland
America
Barry Inlet
Boston
Coast Guard
Great Britain
Llanelly
Stultz
Associated Press
Bristol
Lincoln Ellsworth
Ellsworth
New York
Bristol Channel
Moline Pitcher Sold to Chicago Americans for 3000
Over the weekend the 22 year old southpaw starter Moline Weiland led the Mississippi Valley league in strikeouts and was sold to the Chicago Americans for 3000 dollars. He will join Chicago after the Valley league season ends. Willis Dallon of Mason City received a five year federal sentence at Fort Leavenworth for Mann Act violations.
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Moline, Jr
Bob Weiland
Chicago Americans
Weiland
Chicago
Ft. Dodge
Willis Dallon
Mason City
Fort Leavenworth
Carranza Lands in New York From Washington
Capt. Emilio Carranza Mexico's goodwill ambassador arrives at Mitchel Field in New York from Washington. He touched down at 3 30 p m local time on June 18 according to AP reports.
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Carranza
Mitchel Field
Emilio Carranza
Mexico
Washington
Frayed family note on visiting in hot weather
A speaker reflects on writing to sister Nan that they would not be home, acknowledging the difficulty for their mother to cook for guests in the heat. The tone hinting at family strain and practical challenges of hosting in summer.
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Nan
Icate
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