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Newspaper
The Evening Gazette And Republican
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1928
Page
1
The Iowa Daily Press Association notes weekly gas spending exceed ing one million dollars in Iowa last year and reports 30,000,000 more gallons consumed in 1927 than in 1926. Cedar Rapids played a prominent role in Hoover's campaign with district endorsements and campaign management. Fath: a memorial reflection on facing death with courage.
The Savoia flying boat departs from Vadsoe to Kings Bay Norway for a 12 hour, 220 mile Arctic mission to pick up Gen. Umberto Nobile and five others stranded north of North Eastland. Weather upholds hope as Braganza and Hobby crews push through ice and fog to aid the expedition.
Nearly 600000 acres in the White river valley flood as Stevens levee at Newport Arkansas breaks. 700+ families homeless with Red Cross aid. diversions cut to ease pressure as nearby levees and rail yards face rising water. Villages Auvergne Shoffner Weldon Tupelo deserted. ferries out and highways submerged.
R. Coolidge camps on the Brule river in Wisconsin with muted public interest in his whereabouts compared with last year, as attention now focuses on Herbert Hoover occupying the presidential desk.
The article notes Mr. Hoover will honor the Kansas City farm plank promising practical agricultural economics. It calls for a federal board to aid farm marketing, tariff protection where needed, and asserts Hoover’s individual genius will drive these reforms beyond the platform pledge.
Republicans in convention vow vigorous enforcement of Prohibition. Democrats meeting in Houston may offer similar assurances. Bootleggers, profiting from Prohibition, would be relieved by stricter laws and enforcement, as described in this political discourse.
Chip from the old black young senator La Follette mirrors his father by presenting a substitute platform in Kansas City. His proposal is rejected, as his sire faced the same fate. The independents still hold value and a role in the process.
Obert W. Stew art acquitted of contempt charges for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Teapot Dome committee. The piece argues the propriety of the oil deal should be judged by courts, not the Senate, and asserts justice through the Department of Justice and federal courts if the deal involved bribery or manipulation.
Roald Amundsen plans a search for seven Italia balloon castaways using a French government supplied seaplane based at Kings Bay. The craft cannot land on ice but may drop provisions if reachable. Finland equips Turku with pontoons and skis and Sweden sends Upland to assist.
Polar dog crew reaches relief party after being isolated in Arctic wastes since May 25 near Brandy Bay. Braganza crew expects to meet a Norwegian relief expedition as two dog teams push through the frozen region with hopes of locating the stranded men.
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President Coolidge decided to delay his first call at the executive offices due to steady rain in Superior. He chose to fish in the Brule River near Cedar Island lodge, ordering his tackle out after a long walk to survey the estate. Mrs. Coolidge rested on the porch, enjoying Lake Superior breeze as they settled into the summer residence.
Odds on Hoover for president quoted at 2 to 1 and 2 to 3 percent with $25 000 placed. Smith nomination odds fell from 9 to 1 to 7 to 1 with notable sums wagered. A $1 000 to $500 bet was reported as a long shot that Smith would win on the first ballot.
New York June 16 AP Mr and Mrs George Rose of Old Westbury Long Island announce the engagement of their daughter Gwendolyn to John William Mackay son of Clarence H Mackay head of the Postal Telegraph and Cable systems Miss Rose a Junior League member debuted in 1926.
West Branch hosts about 4000 residents and visitors as they honor Herbert Hoover, born there, with a late night celebration and plans for a Cedar Rapids front porch campaign. Speakers praise Hoover’s rise from poverty, and neighbors recall his boyhood in the Iowa town.
A St. Francis River levee six miles northwest of Kennett broke after a day and night of effort by 3000 residents. The breach at 1:30 am flooded about 20,000 acres of bottom land. Five Missouri National Guardsmen were on duty to guard the area.
Nine Cedar Rapids singers formed The Corn Belt Singers toured Kansas City briefly boosting Hoover with parodies of popular tunes. The group performed in Hoover HQs and the convention hall, drawing attention and some crowd reaction before returning home to Iowa.
A Kansas City dated letter praises Curtis as the best Republican choice. Will Rogers notes Curtis’s appeal to Western and Eastern voters and teases immigration themes. Rogers calls Curtis a strong campaigner and predicts a big national show in Houston, while praising Oklahoma’s support and Kansas City’s effort.
In St John’s Newfoundland on June 16, two American air expeditions pause for Europe takeoff amid dense fog and rain. Amelia Earhart with Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon eye Trepassey for a possible Ireland flight, while Mabel Bell’s Columbia crew waits at Harbor Grace for improved conditions.
Near Scott Field Belleville Illinois a C type dirigible at thirty miles an hour lowered its control car onto an Illinois Central mail coach and a sack of mail was handed from the air crew to a clerk inside the doorway. Col John A Paegelow said the hand to hand transfer was the first of its kind. The airship carried six crew members Axtater and Lieut Edward H White.
New York reports customs officials seized twelve Mary Pickford trunks on the Roma for examination over declared low prices. Douglas Fairbanks accompanied her as thirty-two total pieces of baggage waited on the pier while appraisers judge duties.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh left Curtiss Field at 9 25 a m daylight time for Madison Wisconsin where he will receive an honorary degree from the University of Wisconsin He plans stops in Buffalo and Detroit en route and is accompanied by William B Mayer of Stout Air Metal Airplane company
Admirers of the Republican candidate for President may secure a fine half tone engraved portrait ready for display mounting or framing. Issued by our Washington Information bureau the portrait will be sent at once on receipt of ten cents postage with coupon.
Senator Charles McNary of Oregon met with Secretary of Agriculture Hoover in Washington to press farm relief. He signaled openness to dropping the equalization fee and urged enacting relief at the next Congress with a federal farm board to stabilize surpluses and loan funds for cooperatives. Hoover offered sympathy but gave no public comment on the meeting.
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