Moses Urges Aggressive Republican Campaign Front
Kansas City June 13 Senator Moses of New Hampshire as permanent chairman told the convention the party would enter the campaign aggressively militant not in defense. He tied agriculture and industry to GOP strength and warned of Democratic weakness while pledging honest administration and a tough fight to the enemy. He declared the party would not shirk responsibility toward agriculture and urged readiness for any challenger.
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Assembly
Grand Old Party
Kansas City
Moses
New Hampshire
Permanet
Republican Party
United States
League of Nations
Madison Square Garden
Tammany Tiger
Brown
Jones
Robinson
Smith
Dieter Re elected President of Southern Fisheries Assn
George H. Dieter of Columbia was re elected president of the Southern Fisheries Association at the end of its eighth annual meeting in St. Petersburg Florida.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
George H. Dieter
Columbia, & G
Southern Fisheries Association
Farm Relief and Prohibition Planks Moot At Convention
The Republican resolutions committee at Kansas City faced a hard clash over farm relief and enforcement of the eighteenth amendment. After five hours of deliberation, a law enforcement plank aligned with Senator Borah was nearly ready, while farm relief provoked deep dispute. The full committee would not finish before adjournment, delaying the platform until tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Republican Convention Resolutions Committee
Borah
Idaho
Resolutions Committee
Fate of Stewart Now in Hands of the Trial Jury
In Washington on June 13 Robert W. Stewart wealthy Chicago oil executive faced a jury after closing arguments and the judge's brief charge. Stewart chairman of Standard Oil Company of India na refused to answer two questions before a Senate Oil Committee investigating Liberty Bond profits of the Continental Trading Company. He later answered but was tried on a misdemeanor with up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine.
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Chicago
Senate Oil Committee
Justice Siddons
Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Liberty Bond
Continental Trading Company
Harry Be Sinclair
Hoover Receives First Personal Convention Report
Secretary Hoover met with George K. Akerson and George Barr Zawer after returning from Kansas City to discuss the convention scene. They reviewed anticipated decisions and how Hoover might wield new power, with updates relayed by a long distance telephone to Interior official Work and campaign head Good.
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Washington
Hoover
Kansas City
George K. Akerson
George Barr Zawer
Dawes May Again Accept Pro Offer Vice-Presidency
In Kansas City on June 13 Ed Clifford of Illinois, Dawes ally, said he felt certain Dawes would accept a vice presidential nomination if drafted. He campaigns for Dawes while Hoover forces are described as neutral.
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Dawes
Ed Clifford
Illinois
Kansas City
Many Vice Presidential Boomlets Seen By GOP
News dispatch from Kansas City notes a surge of suggested VP candidates for the Republican convention after Hoover’s rising profile. Analysts say party factions push varied names, with speculation focusing on elder statesmen and rising party figures.
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Frances M. Stephenson
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Presidential race lead and crop review dominates agenda
In a busy day leaders focused on the presidential contest while farmers and officials looked over crops. The center of attention remained the race with the Vice President staying a step above other candidacies. Reduced, ready for report.
Carranza to attempt nonstop NYC to Mexico City hop
Captain Emilio Carranza, Mexican Army aviator, plans a nonstop flight from New York City to Mexico City after finishing his New York visit. Washington hosts a round of entertainments in his honor, including a wreath laying at Arlington and a luncheon with President Coolidge.
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Carranza
New York City
Mexico City
Washington
Emilio Carranza
New York
D. C
Lindbergh
Republic
North Carolina
Arlington National Cemetery
Teller
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Pan American Union
White House
Republican Convention Recesses For Third Session
The Republican national convention recessed at 1 30 p m to meet again at 7 30 tonight in Kansas City. Leaders installed permanent officers and settled a Texas delegate contest while farm relief issues linger with a platform sub committee at work. Farmers demonstrated outside as party officials smothered an attempted farm plank presentation.
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Kansas City
Byron Price
Convention
Hoover
Texas
Norwegian fliers ready for dash to aid Nobile
Captain Riiser-Larsen and Lieut Luetzow Holm prepared to launch from Spitzbergen to reach the Italia radio party led by General Umberto Nobile. The Sealer Hobby gains open water as weather improves after a blizzard and hopes to locate the drifting crew near Foyne Island off Northeast Land.
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Arnesen
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzow -Holm
Italia
Umberto Nobile
Foyne Island
Land
Frank Josef
Nobile Injured in Arctic Airship Condole Tear
Rome reports from the stranded crew of the Itala that General Umberto Nobile sustained injuries to his right arm and leg when the airship condensate was torn on the ice north of Spitzbergen. The official communique says injuries are healing and lists Dr Finn Malmeren and chief Technician Deciant as other injured crew members.
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Nobile
Rome
Diri- Bible Itala
Umberto Nobile
Spitzbergen
Stefani
Finn Malmeren
Deciant
General Nobile Recalls Italia Wreck Over Arctic
Rome reports Gen Umberto Nobile’s account of the Italia airship disaster. At 10:30 a m on May 25 the craft suddenly gained weight from snow and ice, then plunged rapidly and crashed in two minutes, ending the voyage.
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Nobile
Italia
Rome
Umberto Nobile
Arctic
Stefani
Farmers protest Hoover at Republican convention in Kansas City
A crowd of 1500 to 2000 farmers stormed the Kansas City hall to protest Herbert Hoover’s nomination. Police blocked entry while leaders urged restraint and promised a peaceful outcome. The demonstrators shouted oppositional chants and sang as they pressed at the doors, with no riot reported.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Nye
North Dakota
Luke Dury
Indiana
Bush
W. H. Settle
Indiana State Farm Bureau Federation
Settle
Frank C. Huston
Henry County
Leo Nixon
America
Hoover
Convention Hall
Edgar D. Bush
Protecters
Chopin
L. W. Price
Los Angeles
Lowdon
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Geo. Akerson
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