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Hammond Man With Gold Flair Enters Republican Vice Presidential Race
John Hays Hammond famed mining engineer and former Guggenheim consultant announces a bid for the Republican nomination for vice president at Chicago. Born in San Francisco and tied to Cecil Rhodes, he rose from California mining to global prominence, surviving a high treason trial, later retiring from mining to enter politics with backing from Western allies.
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Guggenheim Exploration Company
Washington
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Paul Kroger
Transvaal
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Boer Republic
San Francisco
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John Hays
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Royal School of Mines
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California
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Trammond
Natalie Harris
Mississippi
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Guggenheim
Massachusetts
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Mexico
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