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...Connecticut; George Akerson (secretary) ; also fishing rods, flies, the acceptance speech (for further reworking) and a batch of "crank" letters. The latter amuse the Nominee. One man begged a new set of false teeth, which reminded the Nominee of a cheerer at the Hoover reception last month in Evanston, Ill., who lost his "plate" at the height of the excitement and had to scramble for it in full view of all. To avoid ostentation and accidents, the vacation motorcade was strung out in pairs of cars or singly. The five-day itinerary was Palo Alto to Bull Flat...
...average loss of $30,000,000 a year for 40 years. Immunization of suckling pigs is strongly urged, especially if the swine are pastured in lots with running streams, since these may be a dangerous .source of infection." Chemists and advanced agriculturists met last week at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., as the second American Chemical Society Institute. They, too, admonished the farmer. Farm Relief. The day of farming for food alone seems over. It cannot be made to pay unless supported by government crutches. Always it is a hazardous gamble, depending on the turn of a tide or a rainfall...
...Chicago, motors were ready to transport the Hoover party up Michigan avenue and Sheridan road to Vice President Dawes' house in Evanston. The Vice President handled the thronging newsgatherers while the Nominee kept what he called a "back seat." The Dawes dictum was that prosperity and competent government were the Issues...
Riding forth in a shiny automobile on Independence Day went Vice President Charles Gates Dawes. It was in his own home town of Evanston, Ill. It was a parade. Beside Mr. Dawes in the front motor sat Evanston's Mayor Charles H. Bartlett. Each was going to make a patriotic speech. There was a holiday atmosphere in the air. The parade was following them. There would be a crowd at the gathering place in an Evanston park. The dignitaries paid small attention to passing motors full of citizens with golf clubs, bathing suits, pop bottles, eyeshades, shirt sleeves...
Another more likely story is as follows: The party chieftains sat up late, all night in fact. They telephoned to Vice President Dawes in Evanston, Ill. He was most agreeable to running again if drafted. His chief proponent, Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mc-Cormick went to bed believing the matter was settled. She was awakened about 6 a. m. and asked to go back to Secretary Mellon's room. The conference had decided that Mr. Dawes had been too anti-administration. Who else would please Illinois? Senator Borah had put in his word for Curtis earlier. Channing Harris...