McAdoo Surges With 440 Delegates In Race For Nomination
Washington report details McAdoo near victory with about 440 delegates on first roll call and potential to reach just over half of 1,098. It notes factional splits, unit-rule quirks, and the risk if Smith falters, as some delegates rally to Davis or Glass.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Tom Love
Texas
Wilson
Love
Colorado
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Charles Bryan
Nebraska
Loynalty
Iowa
MrAdooo
Mande
MrcAdoo
Smith
John W. Davis
Carter Glass
Virginia
Ralston Stroncer
Nerhans
New York
Gov. Ritchie
Maryland
Martin Invincibla
San Felice
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Notables Mentioned in Day's News
The London home of Lady Ludlow is robbed of jewels valued at 2.5 million dollars in what is claimed to be a record robbery. Dr William Norman Guthrie of St Marks in the Bowery has bowed to Bishop Manning and ended pagan dances at his historic church. Dr William J Mayo of Rochester spoke in Chicago urging spleen removal over appendectomy in future medical practice. Arthur Lehman of New York banker donated 200000 dollars to Harvard University for an administrative building.
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London
Ludlow
Siri Jitting Wernher
William Norman Guthrie
Church of St. Marks-in the-Houwerie
New York
Manning
William J. Mayo
Rochester
Presidential Party Returns from Yacht Prip Down Potomac
President and Mrs. Coolidge return ed early today from a weekend cruise aboard the Mayflower down the Potomac to Chesapeake Bay. The trip, begun Saturday afternoon, marks the longest absence from Washington since he entered the White House last August. They were joined by friends including Frank T. Mondell, Republican national convention permanent chairman and nominating committee head. The Mayflower moved along the Potomac and anchored near Mount Vernon.
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Washington, D. C
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Democrats Gather for Big Melee in Gotham
Democratic leaders from across the nation arrive in New York for a week of maneuvering before the national convention. Key figures include Cordell Hull J. Bruce Kremer Norman Mack and William Jennings Bryan with McAdoo Brennan and Edward Moore among those expected.
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Associated Press
New York
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Howler
Cummings
Connecticut
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Norman EB. Mack
Buffalo
George White
Ohio
Burt New
Indiana
William Jennings Bryan
William _G. McAdoo
George BE
Brennan
Chicago
Illinois
Edward Moore
Youngstown
O. Gay
Smith
Albany
Committee On Resolutions
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Walsh
John W. Davis
England
Ralston
Davis
West Virginia
Missouri
Charles A. Greathouse
Meredith Nicholson
Raston
Thomas Taggart
United Press
Endiana Columbus
Keb
Maj.j Leader
William S. Hensley
Lieut
M. Ly Allen
Mineola Flying Field
Major Hensley
Bellefonte
Chicago Air Field
Hensley
de Haviland
Hillquit's Secretary Dead of Gas Fumes
Margaret Martin, secretary to Morris Hillquit the socialist leader, was found suffocated by gas fumes in her Greenwich Village apartment. Police found the door forced open, the kitchen gas ranges on, and paper wads stuffed into crevices and keyholes.
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New York
Margaret Martin
Morris Hillquit
Illuminating
Greenwich Illage
Miss Martin
Branting Elected President of World Labor Conference
Geneva June 16. Hjalmar Branting former Swedish premier and League of Nations council representative was elected president of the International Labor Conference by acclamation as the conference opened amid great enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Degree for Harding Presented to Widow
Gambier June 16 The degree of doctor of laws conferred on the late President Harding but never received by him was awarded to his widow during Kenyon College centennial observances.
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Gambier
Harding
Kenyon College
Olympic Rifle Team Wins International Matches
In Reims France on June 16 the United States Olympic rifle team won the international tournament with a grand total of 5 284 points. Switzerland placed second with 5 184 points.
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Associated Press
Reims
France
United States
Switzerland
iWas
Coolidge Keeps Slemp In Secretarial Role
United Press reports Bascom Slemp, Coolidge's private secretary, denied resigning amid rumors of fallout with Willian B. Butler. Slemp said he will stay active in the campaign as a national committee adviser, traveling to Cincinnati for a family medical matter before returning to campaign duties. The episode followed friction over campaign management and the vice presidential nomination leading to Dawes’s nomination.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Willian B. Butler
Republican National Committees
White House
Slemp
National Committee
Slampt
Cincinnati
P. W. Slemp
Dr. Eden
Vreal
Butler
National Advisory Committee
Cutter
Wort
Rross
Gen. Dawes
Iowa Man Tries to Burglarize Chicago Alarm Shop
Cieage June 16 report says Richard Smah from Neshville Teuns and Jad Ward from Clinton la attempted a burglary at a Chicago burglar alarm shop. Police allege they planned to enter the Co Leiter manufacturing Dorpler shop, and the pair are in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicago
Cieage
Richard Smah
Neshville
Teuns
Jad Ward i
Catrney
Clinton
Vyevlerdlis
Polio
Potowlig
Jon Coiedra
Round World Fliers Reach Saigon with Smith's Motor Fixed
The three American army airplanes landed safely in Saigon at 2 pm. Dispatches report Lieut Lowell Smith’s aircruiser Chita O had its engine replaced after a forced ride between Hue and Tourane. The flight path covered Indo China with the goal of continuing the circumnavigation.
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Saigon
Smith
Hongkong
Cochin China
Carter
Tourane
Lowell Smith
Hue
Towra
Tourage
Sulgon
Balloons Drift Across Battlefields in International Race
In Brussels on June 10 contestants in the Gordon Rennett cup balloon race drifted over World War battlefields. The British balloon Margaret passed over Soissons at 1800 meters, Samm reported. Belgian balloons Viile de Bruzelles and Prince Leopold neared Duesseldorf as three American balloons piloted by Captain E. Hi. Honeywell, W. G. Vanorman, and Major Peck took off yesterday afternoon.
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New Brussella
Gordon Rennett Loup
Margaret
Soissons
Samm
Viile de Bruzelles
Prince Leopold
Duesseldorf
E. Hi. Honeywell
W. G. Vanorman
Major Peck
Merchant Delivers Cash to Save Daughter in Chicago
June 15 report says Max Mautner, proprietor of a department store, handed over 32,268 dollars to two burglars to save his daughter Rose when confronted inside the store. A gun was pressed to the girl's head as the thieves demanded the cash after he lacked the safe keys.
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Chicago
Max Mautner
Mautner
Assassin targets Bulgarian deputy president in Sofia shock
In Sofia on June 16 police hunt for an assassin who shot Deputy President Potkoff of the Bulgarian parliament. Potkoff had accused his political enemies of exploiting the assassination of the emer.
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Sofia
Potkoff
Emer
Dying Man Found on Tracks Hints At Chicago Ties
A dying man found along the Milwaukee railroad right of way near Oxford Junction Ta. whispered the name Adolph and mentioned Park avenue and Wilson avenue in Chicago. About 40 years old, well dressed, his left foot was severed and his right leg crushed. He was taken to a local hospital. no identification found.
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Quedar Trapids
Thun
Adolph
Oxford Junction
Milwaukee Railroad
Park Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Chicago
Jie
President Prevails on Warren to Stay in Mexican Post
President Coolidge has prevailed on Warren to withhold his resignation as United States ambassador to Mexico. Warren will travel from Detroit to Washington for conferences with the president and Secretary of State Hughes before returning temporarily to Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Tune Li “Narles Beecher Warren
United States
Mexico
Coolidge
Warren
Detroit
Mughes
Mexico City
Auto Plunge Kills Three Near Petersburg
Three people were killed and two injured when a car traveling from Richmond to Raleigh struck a telephone pole at the base of a ten foot embankment. The dead are Mrs Amelia Holler of Richmond and Gerson Helier and Morris Rosen Lhal of Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Richmond
Raleigh
N. C
Amelia Holler
Gerson Helier
Morris Rosen- Lhal
600 Men Laid Off in Dubuque Shops
Dubuque Iowa June 16 Six hundred men were laid off as a result of a general shutdown of the locomotive car and master departments at Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul shops. Officials said the suspension was for a month and no reason was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Premier Cowboys Stop Roping Contests After Steer Injury
June 16 report from Tex Austin's show at the British Empire Exhibition notes a steer broke a leg during roping and tying by an American cowboy. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals appealed to Prime Minister MacDonald for a court summons to ban such events. After boos from about 40,000 spectators, Austin and his team excluded roping contests, though they planned to resume without an audience since cowboys had traveled 5,000 miles for the event.
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Associated Press
Tex Austin
British Empire Exhibition Stadium
Mack Donald
Royal Society For the ‘Prevention of Cruelty To
of Humanity
Austin
Early delegates Arrive for State Labor Convention
Delegates from printers, painters, streetcar workers and the women’s bureau gather as the Town Federation of Labor prepares for a three day session in Des Moines. J G Lewis and J J Wiley arrive to set convention machinery in motion. officials elect officers and discuss child labor, Muscle Shoals, and state publications. About 306 delegates expected with a banquet planned at Black’s Tea Room for 200.
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Winterroo
Town Federation of Labor
J. G. Lewis
Des Moines
J. J. Wiley
Des Moles
Federation
Gree Affiliated Crafts
Woman's Bureau of the Federation
Russell- Lamson
G. ©. Thorpion
State Allied Printing Trades
George Dunlap
Gravenport
Henry Thomas
A. B. Wiley
Smith W. Broskhart
N. B. Kendall
Mila Reno
Farmers’ Union
Francis Martin
Disabled American Veterans of the World
Wack Bert Halligan
American Legion
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapida Gazette
M. Bowman
Black's Tearoom
Leon A. Link
Waterloo
Thea Cominlt Les
Covention
Printing Trades Council
Minera
Women’s Bureau
Lewis
Des Moines Meter Reader Found Dead in Pit
Des Moines reports Herbert Munger a 19 year old meter reader with the Des Moines meter company was found dead in a water meter pit yesterday morning. Authorities believe he was overcome by sewer gas during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Herbert Munger
Des Moines Meter Company
Dozen killed as storms and tornado sweep South Dakota
Des Moines reports a multi-county disaster after a Saturday night storm Ferried by tornadoes. At least 12 dead and dozens wounded as Bijou Hills White Lake and Pierre areas suffer extensive damage. Nine counties affected with power losses and widespread property destruction. Towns like Glad Valley and Huron endure near total destruction and farm losses amid severe rainfall and overflowing rivers.
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South Dakota
Associated Press
Mitchell
Chicago, Milwaukee & B8t
White Lake
Aurora County
Pierre
Blunt
Glad Valley
Ziebach
Jone
Draper
Vivian
Iowa
Seize Drugs Worth 2,000,000 Hidden in Scrub Brushes
New York June 6 Treasury agents seized over 2 million dollars in narcotics found in scrub brushes aboard a truck at Hobokan New Jersey. Peter Brook chief of the treasury special agents called the raid a major smuggling scheme. Abraham Palowitz and Otto Anderson, both of New York, were arrested after two men claimed the cases and loaded the truck.
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New York
Avai Und
Hobokan
N.S
N. WY. Peterbrook
Treasury Department
United States
Roosevelt
Esterbrook
Treasury
Abraham Palowitz
Otto Anderson
Gun Mechanisms in Other Turrets on Ship Out of Order
In San Pedro California on June 16 investigators at the U S S Tennessee inquiry heard that No 2 turret on the U S S Misataspot had failed alongside the fatal explosion that killed 48 sailors. Turret No 2 required manual closure of breeches due to low air pressure during firing practice. Turret No 3 captain Walter C bel testified that air pressure for his guns was insufficient throughout the exercise.
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San Pedro
Cal
Walter C. Bel
No. 2
Saylor Heads Iowa Foreign War Vets
Des Moines reports Dr. Herbert I. Saylor elected commander of the Iowa department of Veterans of Foreign Wars at the fourth annual encampment. Other officers named include R hk Wersch senior vice commander E R Meredith junior vice commander I W Hallat quartermaster Ray E Relke judge advocate and Dr Rodney P Fagan surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Herbert I. Saylor
Iowa Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
R. Hk. Wersch
Davenport
R. Meredith
Ames
I. W. Hallat
Ray E. Relke
Sioux City
Rodney P. Fagan
Burlington Gas Price War Truce Fails to End Skids
Burlington Iowa June 16 A reported agreement among gasoline dealers Friday failed to halt the price war. After a 13 1 2 to 16 1 2 cent gallon figure was cited, prices drifted up and by Sunday most stations sold gas at about 12 cents per gallon, with the trend continuing this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Greene boy killed by poison after car dispute
Ja Greene, June 16. Carl Barth, 21, died at the family home near town an hour after swallowing strychnine in anger over being denied a car. First aid was delayed as family mistook the powder for harmless substance. He had heart disease and had returned from California. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs George Barth, two brothers and five sisters. Funeral plans await word from brother A at Long Beach, California.
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Greene
Carl Barth
Iris
Barth
California
George Barth
Long Besch
Gal
Police Hunt Slayer of Week-Old Bride
Authorities telegraphed police statewide to hunt for George Cummings, wanted in the slaying of his bride of a week whose nude body was found in a shallow grave near a tourist camp at Wittenburg. The couple wed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Mrs Cummings operated a rooming house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittenburg
Wis
George Cummings
Cummings
Grand Rapids
Mich
E. Rae
Baby Bandits Taken by Chicago Police
A band of youthful criminals, most admitting months of crime, was halted by a Chicago police automobile squad. Four were captured while holding a taxi cab driver as a hostage, with the cab allegedly used in two robberies.
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Chicago
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