New York Democrats Renominate Governor Smith at State Convention
Governor Alfred K. Smith was renominated by the New York Democratic convention amid a 15 minute demonstration. Delegates cheered as Smith received the full convention vote. The platform urged modifying Prohibition to permit sale of light wines and beers and condemned the Ku Klux Klan while defending constitutional liberties for all citizens.
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N. Y
Alfred K. Smith
New York
Ku Klux Klan
National Democratic Platform
GOP Leaders to Seek Brookhart Support in Chicago
Republican State Chairman B i Kurnquist and national committeeman Rawson traveled to Chicago for a conference with party leaders at national headquarters. They planned to discuss Senator Smith W Brookhart's potential stance on supporting Senator LaFollette as he passes through Chicago en route to Washington Iowa, with a decision influencing whether the Iowa GOP disavows independent Luther A Drewer's Cedar Rapids candidacy.
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Davenport
B. i. Kurnquist
Rawson
Chicago
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
LaFollette
Brookhart
Iowa
Luther A. Drewer
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Resigns as Assistant Secretary to Enter New York Campaign
Washington associates of the navy department regret but support Theodore Roosevelt's resignation to run for governor. He announced in Rochester that he would present his resignation to President Coolidge today, signaling focus on the New York Republican campaign.
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Washington
Navy Department
Roosevelt
New York State
Rochester
Coolidge
Jones Jr. advances to final in national golf tourney
Ardmore Pa Sept 26 Robert T. Jones Jr. of Atlanta defeats Francis Ouimet of Boston in the semi finals 11 and 10 to reach the final round of the national amateur golf tournament.
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Ardmore
Robert T. Jones Jr
Atlanta
Francis Ouilmet
Boston
Worldwide fliers to end flight in Seattle at noon Sunday
The around the world fliers are set to officially conclude their journey in Seattle Washington at 12 noon Sunday according to headquarters at the St Francis hotel.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Seattle
Wash
St. Francis
General Sawyer to Be Buried Today With Brief Service
Brigadier General Charles E. Sawyer, personal physician to President Harding, will be buried in Marion cemetery today after private services at White Oaks. Dr. Jess Swank will officiate at the Sawyer home and grave, with attendees including D. R. Crissinger, Joseph Frelinghuysen, and Harry M. Daugherty.
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Ohio
Charles E. Sawyer
Harding
Marion Cemetery
Jess Swank
Epworth M. BE. Church
White Oaks
Sawyer
Dr. Sawyer
D. R. Crissinger
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
United States
Joseph Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Harding Memorial Association
Harry M. Daugherty
Great Showing of Cows at Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa hosts the fifteenth annual Dairy Cattle congress where J Pr Eves, Holstein-Fresian official, calls the exhibition the greatest Holstein show west of the Mississippi. The event runs through Saturday with 300 top animals on display including May Walker Ollie Homestead the American champion butter cow and her two progeny, a two year old and a junior yearling.
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Waterloo
Iowa
J. Pr. Eves
Holstein-Fresian Association
Mississippi
May Walker
Ollie Homestead
Minnesota
Osborn Attacks G O P Wrongdoing in Albany Speech
Syracuse September 26 Wm Church Osborn as permanent chair of the Democratic state convention denounced what he called flagrant Republican corruption at Washington and Albany. He praised John W Davis as a courageous winner and said his leadership will advance party principles. He contrasted Al Smith as a stout fighter without bitterness and without favorites.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Wm. Church Osborn
Republican National Administration
John W. Davis
Davis
Osborn
Washingtn
Albany
al Smith
Cruelty Charge Shocks Sioux Falls Rodeo Show
H F Hall manager of a municipal rodeo and several performers were arrested at the rodeo grounds by humane officer Dr T H Kindred and deputy sheriff Arthur C Anderson. They face cruelty to animals charges following a dispute over bull dogging and roping events in the program.
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Sioux Falls
H. F. Hall
T. H. Kindred
Arthur C. Anderson
Vermont governor candidate dies in Stowe
Howard E. Shaw of Stowe democratic candidate for governor died today in Morrisville from Infantile paralysis. The death comes as a shock to Vermont political circles and leaves the race unsettled.
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Associated Press
Morrisville
Howard E. Shaw
Stowe
Bryan May Be President If La Follette Succeeds
Charles W. Bryan would be next president if La Follette carries the northwest, Cummins declares in Ottumwa. Cummins argues for La Follette’s platform while opposing Bryan and warns against curtailing Supreme Court power.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
Charles W. Bryan
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Northwestern States
Albert B. Cummins
Althem
Iowa
la Follette
Congress
Agents and Porters Plead Guilty in Ticket Scheme
Albert E. Clark former Northwestern station ticket clerk and Pullman car porters Thomas Peebles and Robert A. Howard pleaded guilty in federal district court to conspiracy to violate the interstate commerce act. They were fined $1000 each and ordered confined in Marion jail until paid.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Albert E. Clark
Northwestern
Thomas Peebles
Robert A. Howard
Pieters
Federal Grand Jury
Federal District
George C. Scott
Marion
J Hamilton Lewis to Speak in Iowa Rally
Former Senator J Hamilton Lewis will address a Democratic rally in Sioux City on Monday September 29. He is the first of several nationally known speakers planned to visit Iowa during the next month.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
J. Hamilton Lewis
Iinois
Sioux City
Lewis
Iowa
Three Coe College Students Hurt in Fierce Class Fight
Three Coe College students from Elwood Cherokee and Nashua suffered injuries in a late night clash between freshmen and sophomores on the Wil liston Hall steps in Cedar Rapids. Albert Cornish fractured nose and cuts. Everett Solomon injured chest after being tossed from a balustrade. others scratched or bruised as clubs and stones were used. upperclassmen separated the melee. The fight drew crowds and was described as brutal with Marquis of Queensbury rules abandoned.
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Cedar Rapids
Albert Cornish
Elwood
James A. Hill
Richard Hooker
Cherokee
Chris Lund
Nashua
Williston Hall
Cornish
Everett Solomon
Marquis of Queensbury
Prohibition Nominee Farris Seeks Votes Nationwide
Herman P. Farris of Clinton Missouri, presidential nominee of the Prohibition party, stopped in St. Louis on a speaking swing to Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He issued a statement of great confidence in the November election and said he represents the party with the will of more than half of the men voters in all other parties. He added he would be elected if half the men expressed their true desires at the ballot box and forgot party labels.
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ST. Louis
Herman P. Farris
Clinton
Prohibition Party
Indiana
Ohio
Pensylvania
New Jersey
Farris
Uncle Sam
Shenandoah Hosts New Burlington Passenger Station Dedication
Shenandoah Ia September 26 1905 The town dedicates a new 35000 dollar Burlington passenger station and a boulder marking Theodore Roosevelt's April 28 1905 campaign speech. Ceremony led by the local Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis club with W H Wagner of Chicago among the honor guests.
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Shenandoah
Burlington
Theodore Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club
W. H. Wagner
Chicago
Mother Jones backs president in campaign appeal
Washington dispatch reports "Mother" Jones, longtime labor organizer for mine workers, telling the president she supports him. She praises him for calm demeanor and not talking too much as she expresses her allegiance in the ongoing campaign.
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Washington
Boy Admits Wrecking Rock Island Train Near Fairport
William Chatterton, 15, confessed to derailing the Golden State Limited on the Rock Island Line at Fairport Iowa, by removing a switch bolt to cause three cars to derail. Police arrested him at the scene. two other men were alleged to be involved but not found. No injuries were reported and the train resumed after six hours of repairs en route to Kansas City.
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Rock Island
Ill
William Chatterton
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Lines
Fairport
Chicago
Wm. Chatterton
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
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Muscatine
Mansas City
Corn Market Gains In Spectacular Advance
Chicago September 26 Corn rose sharply by as much as six cents a bushel with strong buying by previous sellers. The peak price reached 1.10 for July delivery while trading activity was relatively light.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Brookhart and Hammill to Speak at Clear Lake Festival
Senator Smith W. Brookhart and Lt. Gov. John Hammill, both Republicans, will speak at the Clear Lake festival program on October 9. It is unclear if they will appear on the same date.
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Associated Press
Clear Lake
Smith W. Brookhart
John Hammill
United States
Prince of Wales Reaches Ranch in Alberta
The Prince of Wales arrived at his ranch at noon following a special train. He and several aides suffered colds from a sleet storm earlier this week in Canada.
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Alberta
Prince of Wales
Canada
Abandon Hope for Lake Erie Freighter Clifton Sinks
Cleveland dispatch reports the whaleback freighter Clifton with 28 crew members overdue since Sunday on Lake Huron, believed sunk after storms. Detroit had 80 hours without contact, and cargo of stone is presumed lost with the vessel and crew.
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Clifton
Lake Huron
Detroit
Lotta Crabtree Dies at 76 Leaving Vast Estate Secrets
The veteran actress Lotta Crabtree, 76, died last night in Boston leaving a large fortune earned from mining camps and Broadway shows. She died without kin and reportedly owned property across several states with estimates from 1.5 million to possibly three times that amount. Burial is planned Sunday at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York beside her brother Jack Crabtree.
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Boston
Mass
Lotta Crabtree
California
Music Hall
Broadway
Lotta
New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
Jack” Crabtree
University to Broadcast Talks for Iowa Schools
The University of Iowa will radiocast lectures to high schools across Iowa and neighboring states during Wednesday morning assemblies. WHAA will carry talks by leading educators from 9:15 to 9:35 a m starting October 8, marking a pioneering use of radio in education.
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Iowa
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President Coolidge Urges Court Protection in Philadelphia
President Coolidge, amid the 150th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, urged Americans to resist encroachments on the constitution. He warned of government railroad ownership and limits on Supreme Court powers, praising property ownership, self government, and independent courts. He arrived and left quickly, amid cheering crowds.
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Coolidge
First Continental Congress
Supreme Court
Mr. Coolidge
Washington
Dirigible ZR-3 Heads to Lakehurst Amid Berlin Festivities
In Berlin on September 26 crowds packed streets and squares to greet the ZR-3 dirigible built by Zeppelin works for the U S Navy. The giant airship thrilled spectators as it showcased over the city en route to its trans Atlantic flight, dropping mail at Staaken and exchanging wireless greetings with dignitaries.
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Zeppelin Works
United States Navy
Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Echner
Zeppelin Company
Staaken Airdome
Count Zeppelin
Reward Offered For Chinese Rebel Leader Chang Tso Lin
A proclamation from Peking labels the Manchurian ruler Chang Tso Lin a bandit and traitor and offers a government reward for turning him over. Chang Hsueh Liang, 20, is called unpardonable for aiding his father, while other Manchurian officers are praised for returning to the right path.
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Associated Press
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Wu Pei- Fu
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chang
Roosevelt resigns as assistant secretary of the navy
Theodore Roosevelt resigns from the U S Navy Department after being named the Republican nominee for governor of New York. He met President Coolidge and handed in his resignation which was accepted. Roosevelt also pledged to campaign vigorously and carry the GOP to victory with support from Senator James W Wadsworth. He plans to travel to Oyster Bay for formal nomination notification. Edward A Simmons reportedly gave the first campaign contribution in New York during the White House departure.
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William Gibbs McAdoo
Europe
Bygones
John W. Davis
White House
Davis
New York
Associated Pres
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Coolidge
Rochester
N. Y
New York State
Roosevelt
James W. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Oyster Bay
Edward A. Simmons
Simmons
Millions of Hair Nets Sold Amid Bobbed Hair Trend
The Aged Press reports figures presented to a retail druggists convention in Washington show hair nets sold at 1.413 billion annually. Other leading beauty aids include 55,507,000 parcels of cold cream and 240,902,000 boxes of talcum and face powders.
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Washington
Beatty
German dirigible ZR-3 sighted by German leader and crowds
Major von Pareval, a German aviation expert, was among thousands of spectators who drove from Berlin to view the air ship. President Ebert watched from the executive mansion gardens as the ZR-3 passed Chemnitz at 12 30 heading southwest.
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Berlin
Ebert
Chemnitz
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