Word: newport
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Governor Reed was beaten because David Winfield Mulvane, potent Old Guard boss, National Committeeman for Kansas, successfully supported Nominee Haucke. Vice President Curtis, partial to the Mulvane-Haucke wing of the party, journeyed to Topeka to cast his primary ballot, then hurried east to enjoy the social atmosphere of Newport, R. I. Missouri. With no serious contests all 16 Congressmen (ten Republicans, six Democrats) were renominated...
Already Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams has vacationed extensively at the yacht trials for the America's Cup off Newport. He will take the balance in September at the races...
Tests. Off Newport the "observation" races of U. S. Cup contenders ended inconclusively. Enterprise proved her ability to move in light airs beating Whirlwind easily and making better time than Weeta-moe, which beat Yankee. Next day Whirlwind was withdrawn and her owners held discussions with Designer L. Francis Herreshoff about changing her rig. The other three boats sailed together. In a smart racing breeze, over a deep groundswell with a chop on top of it, Yankee's broad hull rode away from Weetamoe with Enterprise third...
...Emilie Thorn Post, relict of Tycoon Edward C. Post. Last May she gave her highwalled villa at Newport, R. I. to the Carmelite Sisterhood for a nunnery, became a novice therein (TIME, May 26). Because nuns must be poor, she last week yielded to the Museum her husband's collection of rare paintings, drawings, miniatures, objects in gold, silver, marble, bronze...
...Near Newport, Fla., W. J. Singletary, Florida State Senator, set out to warn two brothers Sauls that they could cut no more timber on his land. The Sauls answered with gunshots. Senator Singletary was taken to a hospital with both eyes shot out, bullet wounds in his back...