Curtis Gains More Support In Rebounding Convention Fight
The Dawes announcement narrowed the field for Curtis opponents as Texas and Iowa delegates drift from Dawes. New York weighs Major General Harbord Wadsworth and Theodore Roosevelt for nomination. Former servicemen pressed MacNider to back a bid, while Dawes decision solidified admin backing for Curtis.
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Curtis
Texas
Iowa
Kansas
New York
James G. Harbord
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippines
Hanford MacNider
Canada
American Legion
Lindbergh Case Reflected Human Hearts and Follies
The report notes the Lindbergh case stirred deep kindness and lofty motives in people while exposing the weakest and most vicious sides of human nature. It discusses a defendant who exploited both sentiments in a calculated scheme.
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Lindbergh
Arizona Delegates Stand United Behind Curtis Nomination
Francis Crable of Prescott said the Arizona delegation will support Curtis to the end. James Logie of the Douglas Dispatch, delegate from Cochise County, praised unity after caucus votes, stating there will be no division in the Arizona ranks on any question.
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Curtis
Francis Crable
Prescott
James ‘Logie
The
Douglas Dispatch
Cochise County
Arizona
Logie
Williams-Work Progressing on New Clubhouse at Country Club
Work on a new clubhouse at the Country Club Golf course continues under Williams team. Crews advance framing and exterior finish as plans for the facility move toward completion.
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Williams
Country Club
Resubmission Plan Faces Administration Backing in Chicago
Delegates move toward early state conferences to study the submission plank as James M. Hazlett pushes a repeal and modification of the Volstead act. Pennsylvania favors repeal but wants to hold the national convention stance. Prohibition leaders pause final comment on the plank until conventions end.
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Pennsylvania
James M. Hazlett
Philadelphia
State Committee
United Repeal
Republicans Battle Over Dry Plank At Convention
Delegates clash over prohibition language while South Carolina’s Tolbert is left out of the convention. In Chicago’s Congress Hotel rooms the platform committee nears a tentative dry plank for state delegations. Dawes’s renunciation nudges Curtis’s VP chances as officials push adjournment to 8 pm.
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Joe” Tolbert
South Carolina
Congress Hotel
Michigan Avenue
Platform Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Curtis
He Was So Good He Was Arrested
FOX LAKE Illinois June 15 CP A painter named Joe Becker famed for his art fled Lea venworth Kansas a year ago and lived in Fox Lake He sold paintings for 25 dollars and dubbed himself count Local sheriff Lester Tiffany surrounded his cottage and arrested him yesterday after recognizing the escaped prisoner from a circular Depiction notes his notoriety and capture details.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Joe Becker
Lester, Tiffany
Joe
Leavenworth
Kan
Miles
Steamer Arte Mis Sinks After SOS From Brazil
The Greek steamer Arte mis sent an SOS early this morning and later radioed that she was sinking with the crew abandoning ship. The British motor ship Hastern Prince sped to the scene, approaching but not yet close enough to intervene before the loss.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Artemis
Hastern Prince
Japanese Triumph Against General Mah in Manchuria
Japanese forces north of Tsitsihar and Harbin captured Noho Kosh an and Tungpei creating a roughly hundred mile front against General Mah Chan-Shan the Manchoukuo revolt leader. Mah's troops were said to be retreating in disorder toward the Hingan mountains.
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Tsitsihar
Manchuria
Harbin
Noho
Koshan
Tungpei
Mah.Chan-Shan
Manchoukuo
Mah
Hingan Mountains
Revolver Fire In Belgian Chamber Injures Deputy
In Brussels the strangers gallery gunfire wounded Socialist deputy Utyrever as a man named Vens was seized by a sergeant at arms and assistants and handed to police. Authorities cited personal revenge as the motive.
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Brussels
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Utyrever
Vens
Detective Chief Dislikes Divorces in Arizona and New York
The report notes detectives in town discuss rising divorces as women seek independence, led by F. N. Burns of Tulsa, who condemns divorce despite the profession benefiting from it. Also mentioned are local civic items like the Bisbee swimming pool opening and sidewalk repairs near Woolworth store in North Broad Street.
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New York
World Association of Detectives
F. N. Burns
Tulsa
Burns
Globe
F. W. Woolworth — Co
North Broad St
Clifton
Arizona tobacco ad ban initiative eyed for November ballot
Petitions filed with the secretary of state to place an initiative on the November ballot barring certain tobacco advertising in Arizona. The petitions were circulated in Graham County.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Secretary of State Today
Arizona
Graham County
Whyte Files Petitions for Secretary of State Nomination
John Henry Whyte, Democratic candidate for secretary of state, filed his nominating petitions today with Secretary of State Scott White in Phoenix Arizona.
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Phoenix. Ariz
John Henry Whyte
Scott White
Firestone urges repeal at Republican convention
Gilbert Bettman, Ohio delegate, said Harvey Firestone wired an advocacy of prohibition repeal to the Republican platform committee during the Chicago convention.
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Firestone
Chicago
Gilbert Bettman
Ohio
Harvey Firestone
Republican Platform Committee
Governor visits Pope at Vatican city
Prince Boncompagni Ludovisi visited Pope Pius XI in Vatican City, marking the first Rome governor to meet the Pope since the Popes became voluntary prisoners in the Vatican.
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Pope
Vatican City
Boncompagni Ludovisi
Pius XI
Rome
The
Vatican
Wrestling card set for return at Hollywood Legion stadium
Hollywood hosts wrestling tomorrow night at the American Legion stadium with a two out of three falls match. Joe Savaldi, ex Notre Dame football star, meets Detroit’s Barney Ostopovich in the main event.
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Hollywood
American Legion
Joe Savoldi
Notre Dame
Barney Ostopovich
Detroit
Jury Deadlocks in Kunselman Murder Trial
In Phoenix the jury remains deadlocked after more than 20 hours of deliberation in the second degree murder case against photographer E. E. Kunselman tied to the death of 20 year old Gwendolyn Duck, alleged to be linked to an illegal operation.
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Phoenix, Ariz
E. E. Kunselman
Phoenix
Gwendolyn Duck
Stadium GM Demands $8500 or Hall May Close
Sidney Strotz, general manager of the Chicago Stadium, warned Republicans on June 15 to raise $8,500 owed to him or risk losing the hall tomorrow morning. The note underscores tensions over unpaid funds for the venue.
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Chicago
Sidney Strotz
Dollar Triumph as France Converts Balances to Gold
New York reports the dollar's victory as Europe ends its gold drain. The Bank of France converted its remaining dollar balances into gold for vault storage, signaling that America met all foreign demands on its gold supply and that the dollar stood strongest under severe currency pressure.
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New York
Europe
Bank of France
America
NY Stock Exchange Lowers Commissions on Bond Purchases
The New York Stock Exchange board of governors reduced commission charges to cope with falling bond prices. The move, announced today, aims to ease trading costs for investors amid a bond market downturn.
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New York
Board of Governors
New York Stock Exchange
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