Candidates Face Tangled Way on Convention Eve
The Republican national convention opens at noon tomorrow in Chicago amid uncertain leadership and looming deadlock. Wood Lowden and Johnson backers push for delegates while contests and permanent chairmanship debates unfold, with Beveridge a preferred option by some and Borah favored by Johnson supporters.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
National Committee
Credentials Committee
McCormick
Ilinois
Beveridge
Indiana
League of Nations
Johnson-Borah
League
Wood Forces
Frank H. Hitchcock
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Borah
Idaho
Johson
California
Iowa Man Walked 150 Miles to First G O P Convention
An Iowa delegate traveled 150 miles to reach a railhead for Chicago’s first Republican convention. Special railroad rates attracted large crowds as hotel rooms ranged from 1.81 to 2.50 daily. The Wigwam venue was a massive, decoratively adorned hall managed by Chicago Republican women.
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Iowa
Chicago
Massachusetts
New England
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Historical Society
Longtime Great Barrington Couple Finally Married
Pittsfield report details Jules J Boutelier and Augustine Dulvat wed after living together 45 years. Born in France, they believed an 1875 license made them husband and wife. The license lay in Boutellier’s parlor until Rev. Robert Backman solemnized their ceremony recently.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Jules J. Boutelier
Augustine Dulvat
Great Barrington
France
Boutellier
Robert Backman
Neighbor Day Urged by Cardinal Gibbons
Washington June 7 Cardinal Gibbons through the national committee on community organization urges June 12 as National Neighbors Day to foster neighborliness and reduce prejudice. The proclamation emphasizes practical charity and civic duties.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Washington, D. C
National Committee On Community Organization
Franklin KK. Lane
Ohio
Wyoming
West Virginia
Arkansas
Kellogg Launches Tasteless Castor Oil Ad
Spencer Kellogg Sons, Inc markets Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil claiming laboratory bottling and genuine labeling. The product promises the same healing properties as traditional castor oil but without the nauseating taste, making it easier for children to take. Two sizes offered at 5c and 6c per bottle.
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Spencer Kellogg « Sons, Inc
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Kelloggs
Blood Purifying Remedy Advertises Summer Health
A period promotional piece claims blood impurities accumulate in winter and summer’s approach brings weakness. It touts Swift Specific Co’s S. S. S. as a general tonic to cleanse the blood, restore appetite, and raise energy for children and adults, with literature available from Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift
Atlanta
Nero’s Wife Pllddle Mention Sparks Senate Debate
Washington D C senators debated adjournment as Senator Trammell likened in effect Nero’s wife fiddling while Rome burned provoking sharp reactions. The exchange touched on whether Nero had a wife and if she was a musician amid wider remarks about public duties.
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Washington, D. C
Trammell
Florida
Gibbons
Senate
Congress
Nero
Rome
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Missouri
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Land Park
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