Bob La Follette Speech Dominates Convention Outcry
Special to The News from Kansas City June 15 reports a bank robbery just before the convention opened. Delegations from Chicago and Indiana are under surveillance. Bob La Follette gave the only real speech opposing Wall Street links, but his amendments were not adopted. Heflin is proposed for vice president to stop Smith.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Indiana
Bob la Follette
Wall Street
Heflin
Smith
Will Rogers
Shriners Parade Delivers Spectacle in New Castle
The Shriners event in New Castle drew large crowds and the biggest car turnout ever seen, with Pittsburgh visitors noting the record parade and parked- car show. A quirky float scene and local commentary mixed with reflections on statewide events and ongoing summer activities in East New Castle and Washington Street.
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Shriners
New Castle
Parade Of Shrine Nobles Draws Thousands In New Castle
Hundreds of Shriners parade through New Castle in a colorful civic display. The event drew visitors from Pittsburgh and other cities as hundreds of coaches filled the station area amid bands, fireworks, and festive atmosphere. Weather cooperated with clear skies and mild temperatures for the afternoon procession.
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New Castle
Mystic Shrine
Gytia
Zen Zem
Lu Lu Bat
One
Pittsburgh
Detour Trains Through New Castle As Oil Tankers Burn
Detour trains run from Jamestown to Youngstown via Stoneboro and New Castle as twelve tank cars of oil and gas burn near Hadley Pennsylvania. Fire started about 1 30 this morning, with uncertain cause. Train reportedly separated and rejoined, sparking the blaze. Firemen cannot reach the fire and it will burn out. About half a mile of track damaged and no traffic on the line. Hadley lies ten miles from Mercer on She dirt Road.
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New Castle
Hadley
New York Central
Jamestown
Youngstown
Stoneboro
Pennsylvania
Mercer
She
Tumult For Hoover At Meeting Precedes Nomination
International News Service reports from Kansas City on June 15 describing a tense convention where Hoover secured a large majority before formal nomination. There was silence on roll call as delegates watched Hoover lead in the ballots, with no usual postnominational uproar.
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California
Hoover
Kansas City
Kenneth Clark
News Service
Statf
North Carolina
National Party
Hoover Begins Planning Campaign After Nomination
Herbert Hoover starts campaign preparations as he nears stepping down from the Commerce Department. He orders long distance talks with Kansas City GOP managers and moves to select a vice presidential candidate. Hoover plans to hand the department to a successor while continuing campaign strategy.
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Robert 5. Thorneburgh
International News Service
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Ygover
Commerce Department
Kansas City
G. O P
Hoover
Walter F. Brown
Lescer
Roper
Fara
Five Dead From Storm And Heat In Philadelphia
Electrical storms and strong winds swept Philadelphia area last night, ending a two day heat wave that caused several prostrations. Five deaths are reported. Mr and Mrs Michael Lemme of Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania were killed when their car was struck by a fast electric express train near Quakertown while their son in law Joseph Lucas drove. Lucas suffered severe lacerations. Three other victims drowned while seeking relief from the heat.
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News Service
Philadelphia
Michael Lemme
Mauch Chunk
Joseph Lucas
Lehigh Valley Transit Company
Quaker~ Stown
Lucas
Earth Tremors Shake Manila Early Today
Light earth tremors lasting several minutes shook Manila early today without damage. Weather bureau observers attributed the quakes to a subterranean disturbance centered in the China Sea, noting similar tremors reported from Hong Kong and Formosa.
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Manila
Weather Bureau
China Sea
Hong Kong
Formosa
West Branch Celebrates Hoover Nomination Night
West Branch Iowa hosts a festive turnout as hometown figure Herbert Hoover gains a major party nomination. Residents build parades, speeches, and torchlight processions along Main and Downey streets while locals recall Hoover’s boyhood exploits and the town’s Quaker roots. Prominent politicians from Cedar Rapids Des Moines are expected to attend.
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West Branch
Lows
Hoover
Cook's Hill
Mollie Carran Brown
Miss Brown
Peach Hoover
Iowa
Main Street
Downey Street
Olson
A. I. Dawson
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Jed
Newt
Butler
Arere
Borah and the We Platform Shape GOP Push
Kansas City dispatch notes Senator Borah dominates the new GOP platform for 1928 with a strong We and Me theme. Borah, chairing the foreign relations committee, leads the offensive on prohibition and agriculture, securing decisive votes and shaping the party line.
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Serah
Borah
Boreh
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Women Aviators Eager To Start Across Atlantic
Miss Amelia Earhart and Miss Mabel Bell prepared to depart from Tre passey and Harbor Grace for Europe as weather still limited takeoff. Earhart undecided on destination with the Friendship loaded for possible Azores or Ireland. Stultz Gordon and Bell's Columbia crew planned to launch as conditions allowed with Captains Le Boutilier and Argles ready to hop off when feasible.
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JOKNS
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Amelia Earhart
Mabel Bell
Europe
Trepassey
Harbor Grace
Azores
Ireland
Oliver le Boutilier
Arthur Argles
Miss Bell
Columbia
Rescued Nobile Crew Members Reported by Dog Team
International News Service reports in a King's Bay dispatch that three Italian crew members Zeppi Merjano and Malgren have been rescued by a dog team from an ice floe area north of Spitzbergen. No confirmation from Hobby or Citta di Milano yet. Braganza carries eight Italian alpinists, dogs, medical supplies, and provisions as efforts to locate General Nobile continue.
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International News Service
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Army Of Boy Scouts Marching Toward Camp Phillips This Afternoon
Army scouts from western Pennsylvania gather outside Camp Phillips awaiting the 4 30 start for the annual spring camping event. The trek runs to 1 o clock Saturday with judging, tent setup, and a camp fire program. Scouts from Allegheny County council anticipated, with many councils from far east to participate.
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Ds Nor
Pennsylvania
Army of Boy Scouts
Camp Phillips
Bordom
Allegheny County Council
Albeonz
Tary Merch
Eric
Mercer Boy Killed By Falling Bridge Pier
Charles Weldon Lewis a Mercer county youth aged about 12 or 13 was crushed when a pier collapsed while he played beneath an Erie street bridge. His friend escaped as the structure gave way and the body was driven into the ground. Funeral arrangements were announced for Sunday.
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Tio Wows
Mercer
Charles Weldon Lewis
Jesse Lewis
Erie Street
Lewis
Hoover Looms As VP Pick Deadlock Persists
Kansas City June 15 Hoover is seen as likely running mate choice at Republican National Convention. Dozens of candidates linger with Cox Deacon Fess Moses among insiders favored. Secret caucuses by New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts and others aim to resolve deadlock but no decision emerged.
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New Castle
Kansas City
Hoover
William K. Butchinson
International News Service
Scott
Herbert Hoover
Ohe
Channin Cox
Massachusetts
Charles
Ilinois
Senate
Simeon 9. Fess
Ohio
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusets Centhedeur
Timois Delegati
Cire
George E
Kolmes Verrematinmil
Talf
Wke Hooer
Curtis
Fats
Sigmori Curts
Grain Belt
Frank QC
Lowden
Repu
Mid-West
Death Notice for Anna Kellogg in Sherlan Township
Mir. Anna G Kellogg of 122 Sherlan agenuG is noted in a death notice. Mrs Sudth Av Magee is listed with $2. Philnerove Township appears as a place reference.
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Anna G. Kellogg
Sherlan Agenug
Sudth Av-Magee
Philnerove Township
Delegates Hear Senator Carkis Will Take Place
Kansas City reports on Hoover Curtis as possible Republican ticket partners. Conflicting signals from Midwest farmers and eastern leaders show Curtis or Doren as preferred by farm belt. Borah urged a Western friendly candidate while Mellon and Reed weighed options amid ongoing conferences.
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Cox
Kansas City
Ferbert Boover
Channing Cox
Massachusetts
Mid-West
Cf . Curtis
Kansas
Charins
Doreen
Curtis
Deneen
William Borah
Idaho
Com Belt
Westerner
Furether
Pennsylvania
Bay State
Fragmented OCR News Sketch of Migration and Weather
Partial readable lines describe people planning varied trips west to the plains north to Texas or east to the hills amid a dust storm. Notes mention protests, travel by many, and a line about seventy seven today as weather context.
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Texas
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