Why Calvin Coolidge declined a third term
A condensed portrait from an intimate four part series by John T. Lambert, drawing on close friend accounts of Calvin Coolidge as governor and president. It explores why he refused to seek a second consecutive term, his views on Herbert Hoover, and the tension between democratic norms and presidential power during his era.
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
John T. Lambert
Calvin
Masacnaaila
Ty Univer Service, Inc
Northampton
Mass
Herbert Hoover
Jorge Washington
Hoover
Kellogg
Best Home Remedy for Gough Is Easily Mixed at Home
An easy to prepare cough remedy mixes Pinex with sugar and water in a pint bottle. The formula claims quick relief by thinning phlegm, clearing passages, and soothing inflamed membranes, with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
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Gough
Savas
Nou Woking
Norway
Coolidge Retires and Hoover Rise in Postwar Power Struggles
The article details President Calvin Coolidge's decision to retire after six years in office, his economy-focused policy to stabilize federal finances, and the tension with potential successor Herbert Hoover. It recounts the Rapid City announcement, Capper’s account of the ride to the game lodge, and Coolidge’s cautious stance on supporting Hoover while maintaining party unity.
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Uadles
Cosmopolitan
Congress
Coolidge
Rapid City
Black Hills
Senator Capper
Hoover
New York
White House
Grand jury to probe 5000 war risk insurance case
Federal Judge John P. Barnes orders a grand jury investigation amid claims of a conspiracy to defraud the government. The case, halted after a contempt finding, involved veteran Richard Birdwell who says tuberculosis in service led to his claim. government witnesses say chronic bronchitis. A separate report notes a prison bombing in Jerseyville.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Richard Birdwell
France
Birdwell
TROLLEY and STARTS FEE Abandonment of trolley lines starts February
Col. W B Tuttle head of San Antonio Public Service announces abandonment of trolley lines and rapid motor bus replacement starting about February 1. Buses will follow trolley routes until all lines are abandoned, with full motorization estimated at two to three months and no early track removal. Fifty-five new buses will expand the fleet to over 150, serving 29 radial lines.
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Col. W. B.tuttle
San Antonio Public Service Company
San Antonio
Colonel Tulle
Colonel Tuttle
San Pedro
San Pedro Avenue
Capt Hugh Boone U8A Succumbs In Army Service
Watertown dispatch reports Capt Hugh F McF Boone 43 of the Minifield artillery United States army stationed at Madison Barracks died after an appendectomy operation. El Paso Texas mourns its oldest citizen Senora Francisco Ramirez who died aged 110 after moving from Agua Caliente in 1348.
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Watertown
Hugh F. McF. Boone
Minifield Artillery
United States Army
Madison Barracks
Ines
EL Paso
Texas
Senora
Francisco Ramirez
Agua Caliente
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Jerseyville Village
Christian County
Neel Financial Assistance
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Speedy
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