Hoover to Visit Cedar Rapids and West Branch Iowa
Secretary Herbert Hoover plans a stop in Cedar Rapids on a return from California with a party of fifty to one hundred. He may spend a night at his West Branch home and will travel by presidential train to accommodate aides and press. Local figures James Good and Cyrenus Cole will help arrange the Cedar Rapids visit.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
California
George Akerson
Cedar Rapids
West Branch
Akerson
Hoover
Good
James W. Good
Hoover-Curtis
Cyrenus Cole
Brule
Coolidge
Hammill
John Hammill
Commerce Building
Gov. Hammill
Mr. Hoover
Dixie Senator Chosen On East Ballot At Democratic Convention
The 1928 Democratic National Convention in Houston nominated Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas for vice president after a decisive first ballot. Al Smith secured the presidential nomination on the first ballot with broad support, while some southern states abstained to maintain unity. The event marked a historic reconciliation between northern wets and southern Western factions.
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Sam Houston Hall
Houston
Tex
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Smith
Senate
Robinson
Iowa
Massachusetts
Montana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Albin W. Barkley
Kentucky
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
San Francisco
Big Pine Tabernacle
al Smith
United
San Franciso
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Florida
Tammany
Jack Rabbit
West Texas
Joe Robinson
John W. Davis
West
East
Smith Nominated for President on First Ballot in Democratic Convention
The TBE Democrats nominated Al Smith for President on the first ballot with 849 2-3 votes. The platform splits between prohibition factions, while Henry Plank attacked the Republican administration and urged enforcement of the eighteenth amendment. The piece notes overall mildness amid the buzz.
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al Smith
Henry Plank
Wet or dry key to Al Smith nomination says Tribune
The Chicago Tribune argues that Smith’s wet stance is his defining qualification for the Democratic nomination and that prohibition will decide the 1928 campaign. The column contends Democrats in Houston favor Smith while leaders seek to discard him to aid Hoover’s election.
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Chicago Tribune
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Houston
Smith
L Smith Vied Not for Presidency Despite Popular NY Graft Critique
The piece lauds L Smith as a popular New York governor yet notes graft and corruption during his tenure. It argues his anti Volstead stance won t guarantee a presidential bid and predicts those hopes will be dashed in November.
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L Smith
New York
Democrats Attend Convention Amid Platform Divide
The passage notes Democrats at yesterday's convention sessions nominating a candidate whose victory hinges on unclear public sentiment and who faces a platform pledging enforcement of constitutional provisions and federal laws with which he violently disagrees. Some party members oppose accepting the nomination under these terms.
Democrats Praise Agricultural Plank and Equality Fee
The Plank on agriculture received the greatest consideration from the democrats and contained the most words. Farmers express gratification with the farm plank and believe leaders could not have done better if they had written it themselves. The equalization fee seems accepted though not openly endorsed.
Republicans and Democratic Hope in Farm States Vote
The writer weighs how Republican farmers may shift support to Democrats if a Democratic administration helps them. The forecast suggests agricultural states will stay GOP when votes are counted in five months, with this year’s crop prospects influencing the outcome.
Ministers Cause Arrest Over Speech On Volstead Act
An Indianapolis citizen was arrested in Houston while opposing the Volstead act and advocating the single tax. He was released from jail shortly after. The incident occurred as Prohibition drew intense political scrutiny and scrutiny of public speech increased.
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Houston
Indianapolis
Political speeches target Republicans at convention
Observers note the convention's keynote and speeches harshly criticize the Republican party and its last administration. Outsiders imagine they could do better from the inside, a common sentiment among attendees.
Heavy Rain Causes Great Damage In Two Southern States
Lexington dispatch reports deadly storms in Tennessee and Kentucky with one man killed, John S. Lewis electrocuted in Nashville, and widespread destruction. A Nashville house burned, roads blocked by fallen trees, and the Cumberland River rose 13 feet after 4.39 inches of rain in 24 hours. In De Kalb county tornado damage hit 23 homes and 44 barns, while Lexington logged about half a million dollars in flood losses as downtown streets ran three feet deep with high water.
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Lexington
Tennessee
Kentucky
John S. Lewis
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland
Alexandria
DeKalb County
Will Rogers Notes on Al and Heat in Houston
Will Rogers writes from Houston on June 29 saying his only complaint about Al is his seconders. He predicts victory if all seconders support him and comments on heat and hotel lobby crowds, joking that hotel elevators are rising. He notes democracy has found a candidate and jokes they are now seeking a drink.
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Houston
Texas
Calcutta
Democracy
Boeing Supt Proposes Mail Planes In Cedar Rapids
F E Caldwell eastern division chief of Boeing outlines two passenger capable planes for Boeing Air Transport from Cedar Rapids starting July 10. Passengers travel west at 8 am with Omaha connections to San Francisco while eastbound at 5 45 pm reaches Chicago and potential air transfer to New York if space permits. Mail flights reach New York by 4 30 am next day.
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Cedar Rapids
Boeing Air Transport Company
Cedar
F. E. Caldwell
Boeing Company
Air Field
Post Office
Chamber of Commerce
Caldwell
Frank Hahn
Charles Manson
Harley Dolen
Iowa City
Boeing
West
Omaha
San Francisco
Chicago
New York City
National Air Transport Company
Court Rejects Bid to Block Dodge Chrysler Merger
New York June 29 AP Supreme Court Justice Mullan denied Calvin H Goddard minority stock holder in Dodge Brothers an injunction to restrain the proposed merger with Chrysler Motor. The court ordered Dodge to file a bond to guarantee payment to dissenting preference stockholders from the asset transfer.
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New York
Supreme Court
Mullan
Calvin H. Goddard
Dodge Bros. Corporation
Chrysler Motor Car Corporation
Dodge Corporation
Platform bids for support of act business
Analysis of the Democratic national platform with emphasis on tariff protection for industry and an equalization approach to crop surpluses. The piece notes farm and business appeals, the implied use of an equalization fee, and promises of government aid to co operatives, hinting at political strategy for nation's voters.
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Gov. Smith
New York
Reed Urges Democrats to Back Smith at 1928 Convention
Fighting Jim Reed of Missouri to the fore at Sam Houston hall in Houston urging party unity after Gov. Smith’s nomination. He declares united Democrats face the common enemy and predicts victory if the party acts together. Continued on page 14 column 3.
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Houston
Tex
Jim Reed
Missouri
Sam Houston
Gov. Smith
New Dynasty
Smith
Reed
Senate
Texas
Democratic Party
United States
Smith Sends Telegram to Sen Robinson Nominating Smith
Gov Alfred E Smith sends a telegram from Albany on June 29 congratulating newly nominated running mate Senator Joseph Robinson. He recalls campaigning in New York in 1920 and says Robinson’s record supports a strong, vigorous ticket and asks the people to share in their pleasure.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph Robinson
New York
United States
Studebaker And Pierce Arrow Motor Companies Merge
Buffalo N Y June 29 The Pierce Arrow Motor Car company announces a merger with the Studebaker corporation after a board meeting attended by A R Erskine and other officials The plan merges plants properties and assets exceeding 160 000 000 and forms a new holding company in which Studebaker gains a substantial interest
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Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company
Studebaker Corporation
Pierce Arrow Company
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker
Mounting Mercury Does Not Get Far
A Cedar Rapids weather note records a peak temperature of 74 degrees at yesterday noon then a decline after showers. Rainfall measured .32 of an inch between yesterday morning and this morning. By noon today the temperature rose to 77 degrees as humidity eased.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Railway and Light Corporation
Smith Keeps Front on Prohibition Reform at Democratic Convention
Albany June 29 Gov Alfred E Smith sent an acceptance telegram to the Democratic national convention reiterating support for changes in national prohibition. He cited corruption of law enforcement and bootlegging, urged local self government and state rights, and pledged to uphold the Constitution if elected.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Robinson
Gov. Smith
Smith
Convention
U. S
Jefferson
Cleveland
Wilson
Democrats Adjourn After National Convention Session
The twenty fifth democratic national convention adjourned sine die at 1 47 p m today after a four day session in Texas.
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Sam Houston Hall
Houston
Tex
Convention Ballot for President Smith Clinches Democratic Nominee
Official one ballot tally across states shows Smith with 849 2 3 votes to claim the Democratic presidential nomination. Georgia Senator George 52 percent and Missouri Senator Reed 52 percent support, with Hull 48 5 6 and other figures listed by state. Counts vary by state with Reed, Ayres, and not voting noted in several entries.
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Tex
Smith
Alabama
George
Hull
Woollen
Jones
Donahey
Arizona
Arkansas
Reed
California
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Smite
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Bilbo
Missouri
Oeak
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Hitchcock
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Arte Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pomerene
Oklahoma
County Republican Powwow Opens Conventions Plan Cedar Rapids
The Republican county convention meets on the third floor at 11 am to nominate a county attorney. Democrats hold a parallel meeting in an adjoining room reflecting on the Houston national convention. The GOP aims to appoint committees for resolutions and to send 42 delegates to Des Moines July 18 and Cedar Rapids July 25. Carl Hendrickson favored to win the county attorney nomination.
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Cedar Rapids
Houston
J. D. Wardle
Republican County Central Committee
Carl Hendrickson
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