Pennsylvanian primary campaign finance under scrutiny
The Senate special committee heard claims of large scale payments to workers tied to the Pepper and Pinchot campaigns in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Witnesses estimated about 50,000 men being paid, with total outlays near 1.4 million dollars, including a heavy Pepper-Fisher-Smith-Woodward ticket share, prompting calls for a federal law to limit primary campaign spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vare
Pepper
Beutel
C. Jay Goodnough
Pinchot State Campaign Committee
Philadelphia
T. Henry Walnut
Pinchot
Baldwin comments on labor unrest in Chippenham
Prime minister Stanley Idwin spoke to conservatives in Chippenham on industrial unrest and the ongoing coal strike. He urged a prompt settlement to halt falling purchasing power, called for arbitration and conciliation, and warned the British labor movement against alien influence and red internationalists guiding the Trades Union Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippenham
England
Stanley Idwin
Minin
Iseke
Trades Union Congress
Amsterdam
Germany
Hearse Ditch Crash Injures Undertaker and Assistant
In Parleys canyon a hearse carrying Joseph Whitford's body overturned after a radius rod broke. Undertaker J. W. Winterrose suffered cuts and bruises, assistant John Kuhner a broken rib and other injuries. Whitford was shot near Park City and Jimmy Burns is held on murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph Whitford
Park City
Parleys Canyon
J. W. Winterrose
Heber City
Undertaker
John Kuhner
Whitford
Jimmy Burns
Weber
Democrats Endorse Morgan Nugent in Idaho Slate
Ada County Democrats endorsed William M. Morgan for Idaho governor and John F. Nugent for U.S. Senate at a Saturday meeting. A resolution attacked the Coolidge era and Idaho Republicans, urged plan for August 3 primary, and condemned state administration and its patronage while praising past Democratic governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
William M. Morgan
Idaho
John F. Nugent
United States
Ada County
Democratic Central Committee
Coolidge
Heer
Lewis Williams
Mine Cave-In Kills Two at Hornet Copper Mine
At the Hornet copper mine near Redding California a cave-in fatally trapped two workers and injured several others. Patrick 28 and Brak 41 died. Isenberg was not expected to recover. Richard Witschel of Reno and two unnamed men sustained heavy injuries but were expected to survive. Debris blocked the shaft as workers dug through to reach the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Calif
Hornet
A. Patrick
J. Brak
Mucker
Charles Isenberg
Richard Witschel
Reno
Patrick
Frank
Debria
Camp Packard Opens At Boise For Idaho Guard Encampment
Camp W. B. Packard opens in Boise Idaho for the 1926 national guard encampment with more than 800 men and eighty officers readying to spend the next fifteen days in army life as their main duty. The camp honors the late First Lieutenant W. B. Packard of Pocatello who died from injuries in an April accident.
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Boise
Idaho
W. B. Packard
Idaho National Guard
Pocatello
Peaceful Move by Iowa Republicans Aims to Reunite Party
Des Moines June 12 The Iowa Republican organization meets for the first time since Brookhart's Senate nomination to heal rifts with Cummins factions The central committee plans the July 23 state convention and names Governor Kendall as temporary chairman Indications point to restoring peace while considering Brookhart alignment and a unifying platform
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate
A. B. Cummins
Brookhart
Coolidge
Central Committee
Dan I Steck
State Central Committee
Nate HE. Kendall
Kendall
Ble Eam Pale
Germans Decide June 20 on Confiscation of Rich Estates Ruling
Berlin June 12 The German republic faces a June 20 referendum on expropriating royal and princely estates. The measure would confiscate holdings of the Hohenzollern family and 21 ruling houses to fund war victims and relief amid a fraught political crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Borah Addresses Grads on Emancipation and Constitution
Senator Borah addressed the National Law School graduating class arguing emancipation was a grave error at emancipation and urging graduates to take responsibility for constitutional government. He noted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were initially nullified but later worked out satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Idaho
National Law School Tonight
Disappearance of O. D. Thalph in Buhl shocks town
In Buhl on June 12 O. D. Thalph vanished after lunch while returning to work at the elevator. He left his home at noon in work clothes with little money and has not been seen since. He leaves a wife, a married daughter, and two sons.
Brookhart and Cummins Ail Exchange Greetings in Senate
In the Senate chamber on June 12, Brookhart and Cummins, Iowa rivals in the GOP primary, sat apart during Capper's farm relief speech. Cummins watched Capper as Brookhart received congratulations from colleagues including Caraway. Butler briefly sat between them, his influence tied to the Steck Brookhart seating fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Capper
Kansas
Iowa
Smith W. Brockhart
Albert B. Cummins
Senator Cummins
Brookhart
Senator Caraway
Arkansas
Elections Committee
Towsn
Daniel
Steck
Capper
Butler
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Keystone. Republican State Committee Elects Officers Unanimously
In Philadelphia on June 12 AP reports the Republican state committee, after factions, elected all officers unanimously. Senator Reed attacked Pennsylvania primary system urging a return to conventions as Mellon of Pittsburgh named state chairman. Baker, who withdrew after a harmony agreement, was elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Republican State Committee
Pennsylvania
United States
David A. Reed
Reed
United States Senate
William IL. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Secretary of the Treasury
W. Harry Baker
Baker
Mother to Fast to Raise Funds for San Defense
Mrs. Catherine Scott wife of Russel Scott condemned murderer will fast to raise money for his defense. She plans to stay in a glass theater case for as long as possible with medical staff monitoring. The case involves a murder tied to drugstore hold up and repeated insanity hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Catherine Scott
Russel Scott
Scott
Portland Reserve Officer Dies In Pearson Field Crash
Vancouver Washington June 12 AP Lieutenant Henry Good reserve officer from Portland Oregon was burned to death when a De Havilland plane he was piloting burst into flames and crashed shortly after takeoff from Pearson field.
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Vancouver
Wash
Henry Good
Portland
Ore
Dehaviland
Pearson Field
Here
Public Works Funds Sought as Senate Deliberates
The day in Washington notes a summer half holiday with government offices closed and President Coolidge sending a request to Congress for public building funds. The rivers and harbors issue returns to the Senate commerce committee as Pennsylvanian primaries financing receives more testimony. Senate managers of the McNary farm bill agree to drop cattle and likely corn from provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
McNary
Bourbon Democrats Promise Unity and Victory in Washington
A. Scott Bullitt of Seattle urged Democrats in Wenatchee to unite across the East South and West to defeat both factions of the Republican state administration. The state platform called for abolition of the two thirds rule, a square deal for farmers, non partisan county government, and rejected endorsing the Cascade tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
Washington
National Republican
A. Scott Bullitt
Seattle
State Democratic Committee
Pacific Northwest
Bullitt
Jefferson County
Platform Committee
Republican State Commission
Cascade Tunnel
Resolutions Committee
Trustees seek bids for Nelson estate newspaper sale
Kansas City trustees of the William Rockhill Nelson estate urge offers for the Kansas City Star to be submitted by June 30 in a letter mailed to prospective buyers. Signed by Herbert V. Jones William Volker and J C Nichols the notice recalls the will of Colonel W R Nelson directing sale within two years of Mrs Laura Nelson Kirkwood death with proceeds funding an art collection for Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Thensas City Star
William Rockhill Nelson
Herbert V. Jones
William Volker
J. C. Nichols
University
W. R. Nelson
Laura Nelson Kirkwood
Motor Bus Overturns Near Pueblo Injuring Four
A Pueblo incident reports four injured when a motor bus north of town overturned. Passenger E. Bemiss of Mendon Kansas and Floyd Syers of Sedgwick Kansas suffered bruises, L A Bevan of Lees Summit Missouri fractured collar bone, and the driver was lightly hurt. Bus traveled from Omaha to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
Here
Ielude
E. Bemiss
Menlon
Kang
Floyd Syers
Saetha
Kans
L. A. Bevan
Lees Summitt
Omaha
Los Angeles
Poinsettia Takes Lead in Lipton Yawl Race Toward Honolulu
In San Pedro Walter Horn’s yawl Poinsettia moved into first place early as the Lipton 4 race began his yacht led Invader with six contenders racing north from California toward Honolulu. John Barrymore’s Mariner ran third, seen by some as a strong threat after last year’s Tahiti race win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Calif
Honolulu
Walter Horn
John Barrymore
Mariner
Tahiti
Lenroot Attacks McNary Bill as Debate Flows Across Party Lines
In a senate debate over the McNary farm bill, Senator Lenroot denounced the measure as a gold brick for farmers while others defend parts of the plan. Amendments to remove cattle and defer the cotton equalization fee were discussed alongside potential tariff reductions. Capper and Copeland rallied for the bill as Lenroot warned of unconstitutional outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aclion
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Capper
Kansas
Copeland
New York
Kendrick
Wyoming
Robinson
Arkansas
Tariff Commission
McNary
Oregon
Supreme Court
Treasury
Harrison
Mississippi
Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Federation
Idaho Youth Chosen for Philadelphia Exposition
Catherine Ogden of Boise and Vernon Budge of Paris were selected as Idaho's representatives for the national youth award at the Philadelphia sesquicentennial exposition after six ballots for the girl and three for the boy. Seventeen candidates competed, with thirteen appearing in Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Catherine Ogden
Vernon Budge
Paris
Gold strike reported near Smithers in British Columbia
Prince Rupert June 12 report by Prank i Taylor states a gold and silver strike 100 miles east of Smithers with several autos left at the scene. An exhibit brought by Taylor shows about forty ounces of silver and a trace of gold.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Taylor
Smithers
Here
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Alexander
Camp Packard
Dora
House of Hohenzollern
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Ralph
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