Pennsylvania Delegation Eyes Burton Nomination at Cleveland
Pennsylvania delegates in Cleveland for the Republican convention discuss possible vice presidential nominees. Rumors name Marion Le Roy Burton and Calvin Coolidge as focal points while New Castle Kiwanis members recall Burton’s two years ago Kiwanis address. Delegates anticipate a morning caucus to decide their choice amid early convention chatter.
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Sharon
Fred Service
Andrew McLean
A. J. Wiesen
David J. Jones
Squire Hancher
Ellwood City
C. G. Jordan
John T. Fisher
Keystone
Robert Ginter
Washington
The
Gazette Times of Pittsburgh
William Grandish
Harrisburg
Gazette Times
Westminster
New Castle
John E. Allgood
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Allgood
Parker’s Landing
Cleveland
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pennsylvania
Harry Baker
Borah
Marion le Roy Burton
Michigan
F. W. Walker
Beaver Falls
Mr. Walker
White House
Old Guard
Burton
Calvin Coolidge
Kiwanis Club
Bob White
Frank W. Wood
Mary J. Baker
John C. Taggart
Wet Plank Move Proves Real Dad at National Convention
At Cleveland's Convention Hall on June 11 Ralph Beaver Strassburger of Pennsylvania publicly pressed his "wet" plank for wine and beer at the national convention resolutions committee. He handed in his plank, declined a hearing, and departed amid talk of vigorous opposition and political parallels to past conventions.
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Cleveland
Ralph Beaver Strassburger
Pennsylvania
Resolutions Committee
Strassburger
Pennsylvanian
Frank B. McClain
Lancaster
William S. Vare
Vare
Bart Richards
New Castle News
East Sixth Street
Missouri Delegate Noted At Quadrennial Convention
Bart Cleveland reports from a Missouri delegation at a large political gathering. W S Crane of Carthage stands out among notable figures like Lodge Roosevelt Bryan and others, described vividly as a Buffalo Bill type with tall frame and distinctive beard and hat.
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Bart
Oaatle News
Mr. Crane
Leaders Debate Likely Man for Second Place Nomination
At a late night hotel session top figures discussed Hoover Harbord Curtis and Kenyon as possible second place picks. California and Wisconsin factions weigh pull power while La Follette insurgents in North Dakota shift support toward the Wisconsin platform and the insurgent leader.
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Lowden
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Senate Farm Bloc
Marion Leroy Burton
Calvin Coolidge
Harbord
Hoover
Curtis
John W. Week
the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Harry S. New
Navy
Curtis D. Wilbur
Jimmy’’ Wadsworth
New York
James Good
Town
Mr. Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
William M. Butler
Coolidge
Frank W. Stearns
Boston
Mellon
Weeks
Kenyon
Bob LaFollette
California
Kansas
Charles G. Dawes
Kansans
David Mulvane
Wisconsin
la Follette
LaFollette
Dakotas
North Dakota
Balters
Opening of Cleveland Republican Convention Delivers Quiet Spark
Report from Public Hall notes a tame start with 14,000 standing crowds and 1,000 empty balcony seats. Sousa conduced the Star Spangled Banner as Bryan and Mellon drew attention amid blue white lights and a formal opening that included Burton as temporary chairman and a keynote praising Coolidge.
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Bart Richards
New Castle News
Cleveland
Public Hall
Burton
Will Rogers
Bugs Baer
O. O. McIntyre
John Phillip Sousa
America
Sousa
William Jennings Bryan
President Coolidge's Father Declines Republican Nomination
In Plymouth Vermont on June 11 John C Coolidge says farming keeps him from attending the Cleveland Republican convention. He declines the invitation received from the national committee and uses a radio to listen in, though Cleveland cannot be picked up. The bronze radio set bears his name.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Cleveland
Republican National Committee
Mr. Coolidge
Mondell Blames Insurgents for Democratic Failures
Speaker Mondell denounces Democratic mismanagement and tells how Republicans under Harding and Coolidge achieved progress. He attacks shifting majorities and political paralysis, claiming only a loyal majority can govern effectively and avert the current chaos.
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Republican Party
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Mondell
Confidence and critique amid partisan rivalries in four year reflection
The text recalls confident pre catastrophe postures, notes smoke screens for partisan aims, and emphasizes party pride in past and future leadership. It cites a Republican lineage claiming wise policy, faithful service, and a harvest of growth as proof of enduring strength.
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America
Republican Party
Republic
Former Resident Mrs Weichman Seriously Ill
Word has been received that Mrs Henry E Weichman of Toledo formerly of this city is seriously ill with little hope for recovery. She underwent an operation a few months ago and has been gradually failing since then.
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Henry E. Weichman
Toledo
Rutherford man visits daughter in city
Michael O'Day of Rutherford West Virginia formerly from this city is visiting his daughter Mrs Helen Patton at Stewart Place in town.
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Michael O'Day
Rutherford, W. Va
This City
Helen Patton
Stewart Place
New Castle Delegation Guests and Gabs at Cleveland Convention
Brown and Dickey among New Castle folks in Cleveland for the convention. City officials and local figures mingle in hotel lobbies, with Service and party members sharing stories and a theatre gala for reporters. Ted Lewis is nominated for vice president by leather-lung callers, raising a lively if humorous prospect.
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Brown and
Dickey
New Castle
Bart Richards
New Castle News
Cleveland
C. Ed. Brown
Guy Battles
New
Loyal W. Wilson
Judge Wilson
Beaver
Paul Wilson
Amherst College
Prospect Theatre
Ted Lewis
Leather Lung
United States Senate
Women gain full membership on national party committee
The convention endorsed a unanimous rule report granting women full membership and equal say in party affairs. After the rule vote Mandel adjourned until 8 PM as the platform committee report was postponed, causing a recess amid cheers and unrest.
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Paul Howland
Ohio
Committee On Rules
National Committee
Howland
Rules Committee
Mondell
Committee On
Platform Committee
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Willis
Mandel
Platform drafted at night session of sub committee
The platform pledges government aid to broaden export markets and adequate tariff protection for farmers. It endorses orderly government and calls for speedy unbiased prosecutions of wrongdoers, condemning corruption without naming the Ku Klux Klan. It backs railroad consolidation, cheaper service, and rail labor reforms, including eight hours and child labor limits. It opposes foreign debt cancellation and favors settlements akin to Britain’s.
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Republican Party
Ku Klux Klan
Daugherty
Railroad Labor Board
Veterans’ Bureau
Great Britain
Broiled mushrooms in tomato sauce on toast
Simple dish of mushrooms broiled in tomato sauce with onion, served over toasted bread slices.
No Vice President Selection By State Morning Caucus
Rainstorm disrupts the state caucus as thousands seek shelter. At 11 AM the convention opened with vacant balcony seats while Frank Mondell of Wyoming chaired. Pennsylvania delegates reported no definite choice or crystallized sentiment.
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State Morning Caucus
Frank Mondell
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
George Wharton Pepper
Knights of Pythias Outing Held at Cascade Park
The annual outing of the Knights of Pythias Association of Lawrence Beaver Butler and Mercer counties will be held at Cascade Park on Wednesday June 25.
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K. of P
Knights of Pythias Association
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Mercer Counties
Cascade Park
New Castle School Board Names Staff and Sets Tuition
The New Castle School Board met at North Street Junior High to appoint a music director at 2500 yearly with five raises, an art director with identical terms, and hire LaVerne Irvine at 3000 and Emily Saloman at 2500. They elected several teachers, set tuition for non district pupils at 6 for elementary and 12 for older students, and approved summer staff and textbook expenditures totaling over 15 thousand dollars.
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New Castle
North Street
Ben G. Graham
LaVerne Irvine
Emily Saloman
Ellis
Warren
R. L. Fawcett
Benjamin Franklin
Mildred Doyle
Casper J. McMahon
Marion Griffin
Ralph R. Baker
Vera Rummer
R. G. Leslie
Highland
Arthur McGill
D. H. Conner
Mahoning
Lawrence
Cox
McCurdy
Woodshop
R. W. Garroway
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Teddy Roosevelt
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Mark Twain
Ing
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William F. Anderson
Methodist Episcopal Church of
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John T. Adams
George B. Lockwood
Lockwood
Kriegs
Adams
Theodore Burton
Robert la Follette
Youngstown
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