New York Delegates Back Coolidge Platform at State GOP
New York April 18 delegates to the Republican State convention unanimously endorsed the keynote by Secretary Hughes and supported a platform of national issues, tariff reform, and enforcement of party principles. Seven delegates at large and seven presidential electors were instructed for unanimity, with remarks praising Coolidge and urging firm action on corruption and public service.
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New York
Cleveland
Vollige
La Follette Withdraws From Montana Presidential Primary
Senator Follette today asked the Montana secretary of state to withdraw his name from the presidential primary to be held March 27. The Wisconsin senator had filed as a candidate, but the move ends his Montana bid.
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la Follette
Montana
Pohart
Wisconsin
Johnson Urges Mellon as G O P Nominee
Newark April 16 Senator Hiram W Johnson of California in a first preconvention speech assails Washington corruption linking big business and politics. He says Andrew Mellon should be Republican candidate for president, vows to smash the unholy alliance and contrasts Coolidge with Roosevelt. He denounces the Yellon tax plan, the world court, the league of nations, and soldiers' adjusted compensation.
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Ry & PY
United States
Hiram W Johnson
California
Washingon
Johnson
Slemp
White House
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
Washington
Hughes
New York
Tly Tenater
Bette Oles Dem
Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Suching
Walsh
Montana
Yellon
League of Nations
Missouri Democrats Bet No Instructions Missouri Delegation
Missouri Democrats discuss nonbinding instructions to the state delegation and unity under the unit rule at the convention. Reports cover Me Ad oo support, McAdoo and Goo d plots, and potential votes of the big eight delegates amid Kansas and Wisconsin outcomes. West Point invitation and other national matters are noted.
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Springfield
Missouri
Resolution Committee
Resolution
Charles McHay
St Louis
William G Me Adao
Underwood
McAdoo
Jonathan Wo Davis
Kansas
Frank
Whitney
Davis
Alssour
Democrat Platform League Plank Urged in New York
A Wilson loyalist movement urged inserting a league of nations plank into the Democratic platform at the national convention. Judge John W Westcott of Camden NJ addressed a Woodrow Wilson democracy banquet, urging continued headquarters during the convention and urging similar action in other cities. A letter from Newton D Baker urged seizing the Wilson tradition and backing Judge Westcott's effort.
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New York
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Democracy
League of Nations
Joh W Westcott
Camden
Baltimore
Newton D Baker
Graham Urged for Place On District Appeals Bench
Representatives Longworth and Tincher urged President Coolidge to appoint Walter M Chandler of New York to the District of Appeals bench. They suggested Rep Graham of Illinois, who opposed Longworth for House leadership, be named to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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Longworth
Omo
Tincher
Kansas City
Westerday
President Coolidge
Walter M Chandler
New York
Sol Bloom
Federal Trade Commission
Finois
House
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Bandits Steal $14,000 Worth of Tires in Bronx Hold Up
In the Bronx early today bandits robbed two men or a tire truck of value around 114000. They forced victims into a truck bound for Weat oury Long Island and escaped with the loot after the duo freed themselves hours later.
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New York
Bronx
Weatoury
Long Island
Tees
Traffic arrests surge as diverse groups face charges
Inspector Albert J Headley disclosed 2,606 traffic convictions in the first quarter, citing bankers, laborers, clerks, salesmen, and many others among arrestees. The District traffic bureau reported 26,000 arrests, $1,953 in police court fines, and $440 in United States court fines, with collateral totaling over $15,000.
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Albert J Hendles
Nolle
United States
Russia
Inspector Headley
Joe Tunghans
Mapadar Ma
Ater
Carea
Headley
Melvin Cox
E @ Green
M B Groves
B Knapp
M Lewis
L Thomas
Thomas Mason Hack
Pasour Hack
Gallimore
J T Heffernan
W C Lewis
Avon Shockey
Willard Vaughn
George P Waite
Architects
Army
Awal Ulsters
Brie Javers
Ted Alsters
Omusicius Phyal
Hull Galls Hughes speech A defense of low standards
Hull Galls condemns Secretary Hughes speech at the New York Republican state convention as a bid to downplay wholesale corruption in government over the past three years. He accuses Republicans of using offices for private gain and argues the party dominates conventions and public agencies for dirty funding and control.
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Iny
Associated Preas
Hughes
New York
Hull
Democratic National Committee
Agaon
Republian
Republican National Organization
Georgia federation endorses Berry for Democratic VP nomination
A Georgia federation of labor resolutions endorses May George L. Berry, president of the International Pressmen's union, for the Democratic nomination for Vice President. It urges Georgia labor delegates at the national convention to back Berry, adopted at the twenty sixth annual convention in Avanta Ga. on April 16.
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Avanta Ga
George L. Berry
International Pressmen's Union
Georgia Federation of Labor
Georgia
Maj Berry
Mayor and 72 Dry Law Defendants Named in Indictments
Detroit officials report that Mayor C. Jer ewski of Hamtrack Max A Wosin ski former director of public safety now councilman elect Mark Berlinger and 72 others are named in secret grand jury indictments charged with conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. The group includes officials from two brewing firms several alleged fixers and saloon operators. Delos G Smith United States district attorney said the defendants conspired to distribute beer.
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C. Jerewski
Hamtrack
Max A Wosinski
Public Safety
Jezewski
Mark Berlinger
Delos G Smith
United States
Clara Kimball Young On Way to Recovery
Actress Clara Kimball Young collapses during a Fort Wayne performance and is recovering in her hotel suite. Doctors say the episode was an acute appendicitis attack, with operation unlikely, and fifteen days of company contracts will be canceled if recovery proceeds.
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Hughes
Pateaat
Gales McPiurwsater
Brooklyn
Tguloret
Soma
Giventon
W. “Wadsworth
Charles Het
Eaho Morris
Amittee
Cornelius “ Blisser
State Committee
Liiva
Machold
Mra
Charles Ff Sahin
Sven
Mes Floresce Vanwierheae
Fort Wayne
Clara Kimball Young
Wheeler Heirs Sell 24000 Acres in $2 200 000 Deal
Florence April 16 report says the Wheeler heirs daughters of Fighting Joe Wheeler and Mrs William J Harris have sold 24000 acres in Lawrence county to an Eastern cotton syndicate for 2.2 million dollars. The Misses Wheeler are absent from Alabama and local officials could not confirm details.
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Ala
Munses “Wheeler
William J Harris
Harris
Georgia
Joe Wheeler
Eastern
Lawrence County
Misses Wheeler
Alabam
First Natioal Bank
First Division Memorial Shaft Arrives in Potomac Park
The pink Milford granite shaft weighing 117500 pounds, 85 feet tall and about 6 feet in diameter, arrived in Potomac Park after five days of transport from the railroad yards a mile and a half away. The monument will be dedicated October 4 with about 20000 of the 68000 First Division veterans expected to attend the reunion.
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First Division Memorial
Potomac Park
L A Coolidge Seeks Senate Nomination
Louis A Coolidge, treasurer of United Shoe Machinery and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, formally seeks the Republican nomination for U S senator in a letter to Chairman Frank W Foss. He notes President Coolidge's Cleveland nomination as a rallying point and mentions rivals William M Atler and Frederick W Dallinger as possible contenders.
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Diaz
Mexico
Ernst
Kentucky
Tlem D Zampeon
Federal Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit
Loyal
Knapper
Boston
Louis A Coolidge
Frank W Foss
Republican State Committee
United States
Mr Coolidge
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
the Treasury
Coolidge
Cleveland
Massachusetts
William M . Atler
President Coolidge
Frederick W Dallinger
Ship Boards Abroad Activities Described by Morse
The House committee examined the Shipping Board and its foreign links as Huntington T. Morse, European director for the fleet corporation, testified on postwar steps to aid American shipping. He cited isolated British discrimination and cited savings from remedial actions at Liverpool and London. Morse said Norris was not reinstated after an unsettled probe into suspected gratuities from a stevedoring firm.
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Bulding
Snrests
Huntington T Morse
Fleet Corporation
Tola
Morse
Liverpool
London
Waldo R. Norris
Antwerp
Corporation
Norris
Joseph E Sheedy
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