Rescue of Italia Crew Members Reported Off Spitzbergen
A report from Spitzbergen claims three Italia crew members stranded for three weeks amid Arctic ice were saved by a relief expedition aboard the Norwegian steamship Hobby and are aboard Braganza. The rescued trio reportedly includes Fenn Malmgren as details remain unconfirmed and alignment with Nobile's party is unclear.
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Sgs Bay
Spitzbergen
Fenn Malmen
Nobile
Malmgren
Filippo
Adilberto Mariano
Kings Bay
Umberto Nobile
Citta di Milano
Indictment for Tax Violation Faces Oil Magnate Blackmer
Denver June 15 Henry M Blackmer a multi millionaire oil man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of filing irregular income tax returns. Tax liens totaling 8498935 on Blackmers Denver and New York properties prompted the action. He fled to Europe in 1924 to avoid Senate Teapot Dome testimony about Continental Trading Company naval lease dealings. The indictment marks a government bid to compel his return to the United States.
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Denver
U P
Naval Reserve
Harry F
United States
Barber chair dream fades into political battle tale
In a vivid snapshot the speaker muses on wealth and a barber chair while describing Houston hotel nerves over a first ballot nominating race. The piece foresees a lengthy three to four week struggle centered on a veteran candidate and a dry, blank outcome.
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Houston
What Kind of Man by Arthur Brisbane 1928
A 1928 essay argues the nation needs a man who understands business and war matters. Herbert Hoover is praised as an engineer and business leader whose Commerce Department provides extensive information to American firms, with endorsement from Sears Roebuck VP Lessing Rosenwald.
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Newark
Tar
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Hoover
United States
New York
Lessing Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Air Derby Plane Lands at Warren Fourth Ward Field
A New York to Spokane Air Derby plane landed at Riverside Flats in Warren after 1 pm Friday. Owned by A E Newton of Jamestown and piloted by Milton Carlton, the aircraft inspected the field and chatted with local flyers. They may carry a few passengers and plan another stop soon.
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New York
Wace
Spokane
Advanced Aircraft Corporation
Newton
Jamestown
Carlson
Political game robs Mellon of exercise in Kansas City
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, in Kansas City for convention talks, found the political grind hindered his daily exercise routine. After meetings with leaders in the Muehlebach hotel, he wandered the quiet streets at 3 AM seeking a little air and activity.
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Robs Mellon
Kansas City
U. P
Treasury
Mellon
Washington
Muehlebach
Niece of Carnegie is Granted Divorce
The San Francisco divorce case involves Medford R. Kellum the so called millionaire sailor and his wife the niece of Andrew Carnegie. Mrs Kellum said she was granted a divorce in Reno some time ago. They wed as Kellum served as a sailor and later converted an old ship into a yacht cruising the world. They had eight children.
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San Francisco
Medford R. Kellum
Andrew Carnegie
Two Planes Ready to Start Atlantic Race
At St Johns Newfoundland on June 16 two planes await launch for a trans Atlantic race. The Fokker Friendship with Amelia Earhart Witmer Stoltz and Lou Gordon is at Trepassy Bay with 750 gallons of fuel. The Bellanca Columbia with Mabel Boll Oliver Leboutullier and Arthur Argles waits at Harbor Grace for weather and possibly a new propeller before departing for Europe.
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Trepassy Bay
Amelia Earhart
Witmer Stoltz
Lou Gordon
Columbia
Harbor Grate
Mabel Bell
Oliver C. Leboutullier
Arthur Argles
Europe
Miss Boll
Harbor Grace
St. Johna
Hoover Is Nominee For President In Republican Rally
Herbert Hoover of California won the Republican nomination on the first ballot at the convention, capturing 897 votes and leaving Frank Lowden of Illinois far behind. President Coolidge received 17 votes, and Hoover’s decisive win followed a campaign that scrutinized his record amid strong opposition. Continued on Page Seven.
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Hell
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Coolidge
Hoovera Ife
Warren Fishermen Lose Way in Darkness
Three Warren fishermen lost their bearings after night fishing along Farnsworth Creek near Cherry Grove and spent the early morning hours wandering in the woods. The party, J. L. Chapman of Oil Service, Virgil Lesser an insurance man, and Clare Klepfer a post office employee, found their car after about three miles. They traveled back by morning, soaked but uninjured, noting the lack of a bite that night.
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Warren
J. L. Chapman
Oil Service Corporation
Virgil Lesser
Clare Klepfer
Farnsworth Creek
Cherry Grove
Lesser
Klepfer
Chapman
Heroes Mothers To Meet July 4 At Irvine Memorial Bridge
Gold Star Mothers of Warren County are summoned by Col. Fred E. Windsor for a July 4 ceremony at Irvine Memorial Bridge. Automobiles meet at Citizens Bank at 9 30 to transport attendees to the bridge where a reserved viewing area and chairs are provided. Mothers not listed should send full son’s name company regiment date and place to Col. Windsor to ensure inclusion.
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Fred E. Windsor
American Legion
Warren County
Irvine Memorial Bridge
Citizens’ National Bank
Col. Windsor
Warren
Dora Rowley
Augusta Anderson
Ralph M. Armstrong
Blanche Atkins
Mary Raiser
Hortense
Sugargrove
Amelia Pitchen
Catherine Larsen
Clarendon
Etta Shaw
Tidioute
Thomas R. Wilcox
Youngsville
Col Windsor
Hoover Curtis chosen as Republican ticket for 1928
Kansas City convention selects Herbert Hoover for president and Charles Curtis for vice president after caucus unity. Hoover wins first ballot with 857 of 1,038 votes. Curtis garners 1,052 for vice president as party leaders unite behind him. Curtis, Kansas senator and descendant of Chief White Plume, rises from jockey boy to majority leader of the Senate.
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Curtis
KansasCity
Herbert Hooglee
California
Charles Curtis
Rfe
Iowa
Plains of Kansas
Republicas
White Plume
Hive
Kaw$93
Curtis Nominated as Hoover Running Mate at Convention
At Kansas City convention hall on June 15 Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was named as the Republican vice presidential nominee to support Herbert Hoover. Delegates dismissed other candidates as lapses of chance while Hoover pledged farm relief and continued Coolidge policies. The session included Hoover’s message, congratulations from President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge, and formal naming of national committeemen as speeches proceed.
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Kansas City
U. P
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Calvin Coollidge
Hester
Moses Chairman
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Borah
Washington
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Moses
Alabama
Connecticut
Bingham
Representative Tilson
House
Massachusetts
Loring Young
Curtis Confirmed as Republican Vice Presidential Candidate
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas City was virtually assured of the GOP VP nomination on the first ballot at the convention. Delegations moved quickly to back him, with Pennsylvania leading at 79 votes as New York followed.
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Mansas Linx
Dune
I. B
Charlen Curtis
Kansas City
Kansas
Pennsylvania
New York
Weather forecast for western Pennsylvania fair tonight
Forecasts show western Pennsylvania clear tonight with rising temperatures into Saturday. Observations note no precipitation and sunrise at 7 32, daylight hours around 6 22.
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Topalis
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