Delegates End tumultuous Nomination Session
New York June 25 Democratic convention opened with heat and noise in Madison Square Garden. Senator Oscar W Underwood was nominated after intense pledges against secret conspiracies, while McAdoo backers flooded the hall with banners and signals as William Gibbs McAdoo was finally named.
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New York
Democratic Party
Madison Square Garden
Ager
Ital
Thomas J. 7”Ish
Montana
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Fordney Johnston
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Johnston
Ku Klux Klan
Underwood
al Smith
Brough
Arkansas
Robinson
Walsh
Circus orders ton of bread for Beck Bakery
The Sells Floto circus visiting Winchester from Cumberland Md will have two exhibitions on August 11. It has contracted with Beck Bakery of this city to deliver one ton of bread for the two show days at the circus site.
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Sells-Floto Circus
Winchester
Cumberland
Beck Bak Company
Mellon Called as Defense Witness in Means Prohibition Case
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon was called as a defense witness in the Gaston B. Means case and E. W. Jarnecke faced charges of violating prohibition laws in New York on June 26. The proceeding marked a key moment as Mellon testified for the defense in the high profile trial.
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Associated Press
New York
Colored Methodists Meet In Richmond District Session
The executive session of the Richmond District Washington annual conference of the M Church colored will meet tomorrow. Ministers present a special program at night followed by a reception. Public invited to 3 p.m. meeting and the night session at John Mann M E Church with Dr W S Jackson presiding and Rev W H Polk in charge.
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Richmond
Washington
M. Church (Colored
John Mann
M. E. Church
W.S. Jackson
W. H. Polk
American Flyers Reach Calcutta
The American round the world flyers arrived in Calcutta today from Akyab on the Bay of Bengal.
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Calcutta
Associated Press
Alcutta
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
GE to cut incandescent lamp prices by about ten percent
General Electric announces a nationwide price reduction of roughly 10 percent on incandescent lamps. The move is the fifth cut in twenty seven months and the second since February, leaving prices 37 percent below 1910 levels and saving the public more than seven million dollars annually.
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General Electric Company
United States
Swell of protests at governor’s speech with Mendes cheers
The galleries interrupted Governor Sweet’s address as Senator Walsh regained order. Mendes supporters applauded briefly while a brief new demonstration failed. Connecticut yielded to New York as Smith backers roared. Franklin D. Roosevelt, on crutches, spoke for New York and was supported to the stand before delivering his nominating remarks.
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Ator James D. Phelan
California Republic
McAdoo
Phelan
Treasury
Senator Walsh
Georgia
Calldon
Hig Tan
William Gibbs McAdoo
Sweet
Walsh
Connecticut
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Winchester Golf Club to Host Saturday Handicap Tournament
The Winchester Golf Club will run a Saturday tournament at its course starting at two o'clock. The main event is the season's first handicap. A large crowd is expected from the Blue Ridge Hunt Club of Boyce. Separate women and men events offer three prizes each. Boys over 12 are invited to caddie, especially those with experience.
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Winchester Golf Club
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Boyce
Rheumatism Relief Guarantee Promises Full Refund
A county wide druggist promotion offers Allenrho as a sure cure for rheumatism with a money back guarantee. Developer James H. Allen of Rochester claims decisive victory over severe rheumatic pain and urges sufferers to try the product with assurance of refund if not triumphant. Boyd Drug Co. advertised as supplier.
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Allenrho
James H. Allen
Rochester
N.Y
Allenrhu
Boyd Drug Co
Ady
Golf Matches Start At Hermitage Club
Richmond Virginia June 26 Hundreds of leading golfers from Virginia Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia began the twenty third annual middle Atlantic championship at the Hermitage Country Club.
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Richmond
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hermitage Country Club
Woman Invented Paper Bag by Maggie Knight
A historic note credits Maggie Knight of Melnoe Myes with inventing the square-bottom paper bag, an item used widely for half a century. The brief account highlights Knight as a local resident linked to this notable creation.
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Maggie Knight
Mélyoke
Myes
Underwood Stock Rising in Democratic Convention Rumor
Reports from New York on June 26 indicate growing support for Senator Underwood amid convention talks. Delegates say sentiment shifted overnight as his campaign gained quiet momentum toward the nomination.
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Associated New York
Underwood
Derwood
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