Bowers Keynote Attacks Democratic Opponents at Convention
The New York editorialist Claude G. Bowers delivered a pointed keynote at the Democratic convention criticizing Republicans and praising Democratic probes into Teapot Dome Forbes and Daugherty misdeeds and eight years of Woodrow Wilson as a contrast to privilege and crime. He challenged Republicans to denounce crooks and warned of the party’s peril if the public sees their record as a shared fault of the whole party.
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Bowers
Jim Reed
Owers
Teapot Dome
Daugherty
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Big Tim Murphy Murdered by Machine Gun Attack in Chicago
Chicago police investigated the slaying of labor leader and racketeer Big Tim Murphy killed by three men firing a machine gun from a car on Rogers Park lawn. Detectives sought two other men and questioned John Hand, an alleged dyeing and cleaning worker, as part of the case.
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Chicago
INS
John Hand
Big Tim” Murphy
Murphy
Deluxe
Roger’s Park
Dion O’banion
Harry Diggs
Diggs
Tim
William O’connor
Mike de Pipe
Heitler
West Side
O’connor
Dyers
Big Tim
Cleaners
Scarface al’ Capone
Rogers Park
Heflin Sends Telegram to State Delegation at Convention
Om Tom Tom criticizes Catholicism and Al Smith, urging the state's delegation to oppose the governor the Roman Catholic church hierarchy and Tammany. He compares Tom-Tom to a little boy taunting the neighborhood from his mother’s kitchen window.
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Om-Tom
Heflin
Two Chicago Gangsters Die By Gunfire In Separate Slayings
Bic Tim Murphy a gangster with a Leavenworth sentence for a mail robbery was killed by a machine gun while listening to radio reports. Hours later Nicholas Manos, another Chicago gambler, was assassinated possibly linked to Murphy’s death. Officials note crime and politics touch Chicago’s underworld.
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Big Tim
Congress
Murphy
Dearborn Street
Leavenworth
Chicago
Bic
Tim Murphy
Nicholas Manos
Smith Landslide Expected On First Ballot
The keynote speech has energized delegates and visitors fueling hope for a Smith landslide on the first ballot. Delegations from Houston once opposed to Smith reportedly shifted to support, even before voting starts.
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Smith
Houston
Political leaders weigh nomination gamble against Al's national appeal
Leaders question the tactic of nominating the governor to test his national standing. They doubt he will respond by retaliating in other states, arguing that New York popularity does not guarantee broad support elsewhere.
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New York
New Mexico
Utah
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan
Smith nomination as presidential risk tested in Houston
Prognosticators see a safer moment to forecast defeat if Smith is nominated at Houston. The question of his fitness for the presidency will not decide November outcomes. Prohibition and religion will, rightly or wrongly.
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Smith
Houston
Louvain Students Destroy Materials Replacing 1914 Library
Three hundred Louvain students toppled pillars and balustrades from a building planned to replace the 1914 library destroyed by German cannon. The substitute materials, meant to bear indictments of Germany, were wrecked in protest. The note ends by urging future generations not to inherit current hatreds.
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Louvain
Whitney Warren
Germany
Farm leaders push for Cashman on platform drafting panel
At the Democratic convention in Houston June 27, Oklahoma’s John A. Simpson urged placing farm organizer Thomas E. Cashman on the 11 member drafting sub committee for the 1928 platform. Senator Glass blocked but consent was later obtained after Caraway suggested unanimous consent.
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Houston
Friends of Organized Agriculture
Resolutions Committee
John A. Simpson
Oklahoma
Thomas E. Cashman
Minnesota
Key Pittman
Nevada
Cashman
Simpson
Glass
F. J. Thomas
Nebraska
Kansas City
Caraway
Arkansas
Hoover to Quit Cabinet Before July 15
Secretary Hoover will resign from the cabinet before July 15 to devote himself to the presidential campaign. He plans to start west mid July and will seek relief from the secretaryship early, delivering his acceptance speech in the first week of August at Stanford University.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Coolidge
Stanford University
Mantell 74 Shakespearian Actor Dies at Brucewood
Robert B Mantell a Shakespearian actor died at his country home Brucewood Atlantic Highlands New Jersey after a several week illness. He was 74 and had become ill in Baltimore while on tour. His wife Genevieve Hamper Mantell and their son Bruce were with him. A daughter traveling from the Pacific coast was delayed but not present at death. Dr John Boyd attended him in his final days.
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Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Robert B. Mantell
Bruce
Pacific Coast
John Boyd
Good Returns To Chicago To Begin Hoover Campaign
James W. Good former Iowa congressman and western manager of Hoover Curtis campaign returned to Chicago from Washington after meetings with Herbert Hoover and Dr. Hubert Work. He said no Chicago headquarters decision will be made soon and will take a week off before resuming work.
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Chicago
INS
James W. Good
Iowa
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hubert Work
Good
Coolidge
Alien Property Custodian Warns on Quick-Payment Claims
Howard Sutherland warns property owners under alien property custodian control to beware of un principled attorneys who claim they can assist in rapid payment of claims.
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Washington
Howard Sutherland
Prohibition dominates at Houston Democratic Convention
Analysis from Houston on the Democratic convention led by Claude Bowers shows prohibition as the central issue. Southern leaders push for a dry plank while wet states seek stronger wet language. farm relief and equalization also shape the debate.
British Atlantic Flyer Forced Back After Accident
Frank Courtney, the British flyer, began from Lisbon at 10 20 this morning toward the Azores on the first leg of a planned trans Atlantic flight but was forced to return due to an accident to his water tank. He had previously failed in attempts to cross the Atlantic and relayed the news by wireless from Lisbon.
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London
INS
Frank Courtney
Lisbon
Azores
Courtney
Atlantic
Sai
New Polish Cabinet Formed After Pilsudski Resigns
Warsaw reports that Marshal Pilsudski’s cabinet resigned today and a new government has been formed under M. Bartels. The move follows political shifts in Poland as authorities rearrange leadership.
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Warsaw
Poland
Marshal Pilsudski
M. Bartels
Italia Crash on Polar Ice Cap Reveals Fatal Fire
At Spitzbergen on June 27 AP reports fear for six airship crew drifted away after the Italia crash. Nobile said the balloon caught fire. Pomella died in a cabin wreck and six more aboard the dirigible are missing or dead amid ongoing fog and snow.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Nobile
Polar
North East Land
Vincenzo Pomella
Pomella
Viva
Italia
Malmgren
Mariano
Zappi
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Louvain Students Demonstrate Over Library Inscription
In Louvain Belgium three hundred students and civilians protested for architect Whitney Warren's inscription at the Ladeuze library. Police guarded library approaches as Warren and the rector clash over the restored structure and its inscription. The library, funded by U S donors, is to be dedicated July 4.
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Louvain
Belgium
Whitney Warren
Ladeuze
Warren
United States
Temperatures Dip Then Rise As City Sees Warm Day
A high of 77 degrees was recorded yesterday at 1 p.m. with a low of 55 degrees at 5 a.m. today. A resumption of outdoor sports followed the sunny day in Cedar Rapids as the thermometer read 78 degrees at 1 p.m. today.
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Cedar Rapids
L. B. Shepard
Democratic call for extermination of republican plunderbund at Houston
Claude G. Bowers, keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Convention Hall Houston, urged a war of extermination against the republican “plunderbund” and the “Black Horse cavalry of privilege and pillage,” accusing the party and administration of oil scandals and Hamiltonian federalism.
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Houston
Black Horse Cavalry
Claude G. Bowers
Indiana
New York
Bowers Attacks Party in Power Praises Wilson
Keynote speech attacks the Harding Coolidge regime as corrupt and hypocritical, contrasts Lincoln with Hamilton, praises Woodrow Wilson, and calls independents and progressives to join in fighting centralization and corruption. He pledges a Jeffersonian banner for honest government.
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Bowers
Wilson
Lincoln
Hamilton
Sinclair
Kansas City
Woodrow Wilson
Harding-Coolidge
Little Green House
K Street
Washington
Daugherty-Jess
Iowa Republicans clash over keynoter choice
Des Moines officials report a special Republican state central committee meeting July 2 or 3 to set the Des Moines state convention agenda for July 18. Willis Stern defends naming William A. Hunt of Ottumwa as temporary chairman and keynote speaker amid questions from Truman A. Potter about proper authority and party representation.
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
Willis Stern
Stern
Truman A. Potter
Mason City
William A. Hunt
Ottumwa
Hunt
Potter
Louisiana Legislators Skip Session for National Convention
In Houston, 47 members of the Louisiana House and most state senators attend the Democratic National Convention defying Governor Huey P. Long. They left Baton Rouge to join the national event instead of staying in session to handle pressing state business.
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Baton Rouge
INS
Huey P. Long
Louisiana House of Representatives
Houston
Will Rogers Says The Editor Of Gazette Republican
In Houston Texas on June 27 Will Rogers writes about Democratic Party fervor noting heated brows and perspiring necks as he jokes about sweating for Jefferson Jackson Tilden and Smith while questioning whether they aid democracy in the end.
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Will Rogers
Gazette Republican
Houston
Texas
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Tilden
Smith
Funeral Service Held for Mrs Rachel J Miller
Funeral services for Mrs Rachel Jane Miller widow of Clarence L Miller and mother of Mrs Edward S Holt and John L Miller were held in the Furner chapel at 3 30 p m with Rev R J Campbell officiating. Pallbearers were veterans of Clarence Miller’s long tenure as Evening Gazette business manager. The Gazette Company directed the offices closed for the service. Mrs Miller was a director of The Gazette company and was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Cedar Rapids
Rachel Jane Miller
Clarence L. Miller
Edward S. Holt
John L. Miller
Evening Gazette and
Republican
Furner Chapel
R. J. Campbell
Grace Episcopal Church
68 Year Old Bike Rider Hurt in Collision With Car
A 68 year old bicyclist F. R. Omelik of 1002 North Fifth street west suffered a head bump after colliding with a westbound car driven by W. J. Matthes of Iowa City route No. 4 on Ellis boulevard. Omelik was struck by a southbound car driven by C. F. Larson and taken to St Luke's hospital with fear of internal hemorrhage.
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Cedar Rapids
F. R. Omelik
North Fifth Street West
W. J. Matthes
Iowa City
Matthes
Omelik
Ellis Boulevard
Avenue West
C. F. Larson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Iowa Will Go For Smith, Says Sullivan at Convention
John T. Sullivan a Waterloo delegate and veteran participant since 1892 forecast a big November majority for Gov. Al Smith of New York in Iowa. He credited the farm relief plank and lauded Claude G. Bowers keynote for energizing farmers and signaling a shift in the Midwest. He said the parade for farmers marked a new Democratic stance.
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Houston
John T. Sullivan
Iowa
al Smith
New York
Sullivan
Waterloo
Claude G. Bowers
Middle West
Kansas City
Democratic Party
North Western Had Good Month In May
The Chicago and North Western railway reported May operating revenues of 12,941,423 dollars, exceeding expenses by 2,900,000 dollars. Transportation costs were 4,784,446, maintenance 4,607,060, and total expenses 10,044,453, up 573,988 from May 1927.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
Uproar Over Religion Mention Marks Convention Evening
The Democratic National Convention closed its morning session at 1 20 p.m. and will reconvene at 7 15 p.m. for its second night session in Houston.
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Houston
Convention Battles Mark Early Democratic Nominating Session
A Jefferson quotation inflamed the Democratic National Convention as fist fights erupted over Southern state standards. Police intervened to restore order amid clashes around North Carolina Alabama and Georgia banners during Senator Robinson’s speech and the handling of Smith delegates. Roosevelt predicted Smith nominating speeches for the night with Mrs Wilson and Mrs Smith present in the hall.
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Associated Press
Sam Houston Hall
Houston
Tex
Jefferson
Alfred E. Smith
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
South
New York
Robinson
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Mississippi
Smith
New Yorker
Pat Harrison
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith Forces
Roosevelt
Bowers
Iowa
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Sheriff’s Bill Rejected Over Liquor Roadhouse Inquiry
Kalamazoo county will not pay a $140 bill by Sheriff Jerome E. Borden for expenses in investigating liquor law violations at a roadhouse south of Kalamazoo. The decision cites high priced banqueting as not admissible.
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Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo County
Jerome E. Borden
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Robt
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Mercury
Lams
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Rachel J. Miller
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