Coolidge Nominated by Republicans in Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge was formally nominated for the presidency by the Republican National Convention at 1 41 o clock. The gathering in Convention Hall Cleveland noted no meaningful opposition as veteran Republicans recalled Roosevelt's 1904 nomination and named Coolidge for the presidency.
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Hall
Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Roosevelt
Chicago
Plank Written By Coolidge Sparks Convention Clash
A personally written 1924 Republican platform plank by President Coolidge sparked a fierce clash in the convention's platform committee during secret sessions. The anti League of Nations stance, initially concealed, set off a heated dispute among delegates before authorship was revealed.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Cleveland, O
Coolidge
League of Nations
President Coolidge weighs Kenyon as running mate at Cleveland
At the Republican convention in Cleveland on June 12 1924 President Coolidge indicated he favored Judge Williams Kenyon as his running mate. The move disrupted plans to nominate Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas and split eastern western party lines as advisers urged Curtis while Mellon Reed and Butler opposed Kenyon.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Hall
Cleveland
Coolidge
Judge Williams Kenyon
White House
Marion Leroy Burton
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Mellon
Reed
Pennsylvania
Wadsworth
New York
Kenyon
Treasury
Curtis
Frank W. Stearns
Boston
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
David A. Reed
O. K
Wm. M. Butler
Painleve May Be French President
Paris reports a leadership conference by the left bloc to name a successor to Alexandre Millerand. Paul Painleve is widely expected to be elected president, with Edouard Herriot likely named premier on Saturday and a new cabinet to follow.
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Paris
France
Alexandre Millerand
Paul Painleve
Chamber of Deputies
National Assembly
Versailles
Edouard Herriot
M. Herriot
Name Of Curtis On Every Tongue As Session Opens
Delegates gather at the Republican convention in Cleveland to nominate Calvin Coolidge. Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas leads the vice presidential race as administration support coalesces behind the Kansan for the ticket. Support from Illinois California and the grain belt is anticipated.
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Curtis
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Borah
Frank Mondell
Mondell
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
California
Oklahoma
Wyom
Shenango Valley nurses school to award three diplomas
The Shenango Valley hospital Training School for Nurses will hold its annual graduation in the Y W C A auditorium on Tuesday evening June 17 at 8 oclock. Three graduates Mary E Davies Isabel Snyder New Castle and Mildred M B McClelland Harlansburg Pa will receive diplomas. John P Lockhart president of the Shenango Valley hospital board will present them with music by the Emery orchestra and speakers Rev C G Jordan and H E Zer ner M D.
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C. G. Jordan
H. E. Zerner
M. D
Shenango Valley Hospital
Mary E. Davies
Isabel Snyder
New Castle
Mildred M. B. McClelland
Harlansburg
John P. Lockhart
Shenango Velley Hospital
Emery Orchestra
Lithgrow Emery Orchestra
C. M. Smail
Fred Ss. Emery
John F. Lockhart
The
American Legion
June Lay About Weather and Warmth
The piece notes fair skies and warm, eighty five degree weather in June. It mentions rain having fallen, a lute, and fountain pen as tools for a hopeful song to lift gloom. The reflective tone celebrates June and pleasant conditions.
Two Connellsville Boys Die in Rail Crash
John Barclay 16 and Omnil Bramlet 11 were killed when they stepped from behind a freight train into a Pennsylvania railroad special. Robert Gray 10 was hospitalized with a fractured skull and expected to die. Two other youths suffered minor injuries.
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International News Service
Connellsville
John Barclay
Omnil Bramlet
Robert Gray
J. A. Appleton
Central Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Curtis Willing To Be Nominated Vice President
Curtis willing to be nominated for vice president after wife falls ill. Community leaders report continued plans despite family health concerns. Local party officials say the nomination process remains on track.
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Curtis
Curtis Hints at Republican VP Nomination
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, while not committing himself, implied he would accept the Republican vice presidential nomination if offered by the Cleveland convention. He expressed gratitude for the support and called a party nomination a great honor. He missed the Cleveland gathering due to his wife’s illness, the first GOP convention he has missed since 1892.
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International News Service
Washington
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Cleveland
Curtis
A Clean Sweep on Electric Sweepers
Mr. Livingston of the Livingston Sweeper Co advertises used electric sweepers in The News Classified Section. He credits News Want Ads with finding buyers and urges others to use the service for selling appliances.
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Livingston
Livingston Sweeper Co
Silent Leaders Say Little On Cleveland Convention
President Coolidge and Senator La Follette offered no comment on the Republican convention in Cleveland. The party approved the Coolidge platform and rejected La Follette insurgent planks. La Follette stated he would not speak until the convention finished and possibly after the Democratic gathering.
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la Follette
Kenyon Seen Acceptable VP Pick by Coolidge
Washington June 12 Judge William S. Kenyon former Iowa senator would be acceptable to President Coolidge as a potential Republican vice presidential candidate. Officials avoided confirming any nomination, and noted Kenyon’s acceptability does not rule out other contenders.
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International News Service
Washington
Williams
Kenyon
United States
Iowa
Coolidge
White House
Strickler Chosen to Lead County Sunday School Group
Robert M. Strickler Jr. selected as president of the Lawrence County Sunday School Association by the nominating committee at the Slippery Rock church convention. Henry L. Marvin resigns. A. Martin of Ellwood City named first vice president, D. M. Marshall of Wampum second vice president, Cassie Brothers of New Castle secretary, Ralph I. Orr treasurer. Department superintendents named. no nominee for Missionary director.
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Robert M. Strickler, Jr
Lawrence County Sunday School Association
Slippery Rock Church
Mr. Strickler
Henry L. Marvin
Dc. A. Martin
Ellwood City
D. M. Marshall
Wampum
Cassie Brothers
New Castle
Ralph I. Orr
This City
Harry Johnston
C. Ed. Brown
W. D. McKnight
East Brook
E. L. Guy
Center Church
C. E. McGrath
Miss Marion Hayden Returns Home From Wooster
Miss Marion Hayden daughter of Mr and Mrs F G Hayden of Albert street returned home Wednesday afternoon from Wooster College Ohio where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree She graduated from Newcastle high school in 1920 and had been attending Wooster college since then She was accompanied by her mother Mrs Frank Hayden who attended the commencement and Miss Margaret Purdue of Middleport a classmate
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Marion Hayden
F. G. Hayden
Albert Street
Wooster College
Ohio
Hayden
New Castle High School
Frank Hayden
Margaret Purdum
Middleport
Alienists Begin Examinations Of Loeb And Leopold
A team of alienists and psychiatrists under Dr. James Whitney Hall began exams today to build a defense of moral insanity for Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. They face trial Aug. 4 for the murder of Robert Franks. Leopold requested solitary confinement as part of the psychological study.
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International News Service
Chicago
James Whitney Hall
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Leopold
West Side Youth Jumps From Bridge To Tracks
William Heaney an 18 year old from 7 Borough Line street, in a mental breakdown, leaped from the West Side Pennsylvan ia R R bridge to the tracks, striking a water spout, then was rushed to New Castle Hospital. He remained unconscious but later regained consciousness with a possible broken left wrist and a scalp wound, in what authorities termed a serious but not life threatening injury.
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William Heaney
Borough Line Street
New Castle Hospital
Atlantic Avenue
West Washington Street
Pennsylvania R. R
Pennsylvania R. A
Logan
Hillers
Kennedy
Kelley
Painleve Falls Short of Votes in French Caucus
In Paris a left bloc caucus showed President Painleve lacking enough ballots to win the presidency. Painleve secured 307 votes, Doumergue 149, 17 ballots were blank. about 445 votes were needed to elect Millerand's successor.
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International News Service
Paris
Paul Painleve
Chamber of Deputies
France
Alexandre Millerand
Painleve
Doumerge
Senate
Wife Of Ex Kaiser Reported Expecting Interesting Event
London dispatch notes Princess Her mine wife of the former Kaiser is expecting an interesting event soon. She is visiting Germany while her husband remains in exile at Doorn. Also mentioned are Mrs. John Wood and a visit to Franklin, Pa.
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Princess Hermine
Germany
Husband
Doorn
International News Service
London
Berlin
Daily Express Today
Hermine
John Wood
West Washington Street
Franklin, Pa
Death notices for Mary J. Douglas Lovenia Robinson and Infant Weaver
Death notices list Mrs. Mary J. Douglas age 62 of 713 Emerson Avenue. Also listed are Miss Lovenia Robinson age 73 at Almira Home and infant Weaver of Shenango Township.
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Mary J. Douglas
Emerson Avenue
Lovenia (. Robinson
Almira Home
Weaver
Shenango Township
Best Kept Lawns Prize Contest In New Castle
A local woman funds four cash prizes for the Planning Commission to reward well kept city grounds. Prizes of 50, 25, 15, and 10 dollars will be awarded after September by the commission as judges. Entries close July 1. submit names to Matthew Gunton, chairman, 101 Winter avenue.
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Plane Ning Commission
New Castle
Matthew Gunton
Winter Avenue
Police Seek Roommate in Campbell Homicide Case
Youngstown police hunt a roommate of 65 year old William Campbell whose body was found by a ruming house owner. Campbell had a fractured skull and investigators pursue leads amid a messy crime report. Assistant details include Norman Sellers a Grenville high school graduate with a spotless 12 year record and other local incidents.
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Youngstown
William Camp
Campbell
Norman Sellers
Grenville High School
Stranger dies at Beaver Walls near Pittsburgh
A man about 35 was killed while working on the Lake Erie tracks at Beaver Walls in Pittsburgh yesterday. His body was taken to the Campbell morgue awaiting identification.
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Pittsburgh
Beaver Walls
Campbell Morgue
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