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...play by play description of the game to flash the news. Leaving Shibe Park, a bulletin was handed to President Hoover. Secretary Theodore Joslin spoke for him: "The President is greatly shocked. . . . He will enlarge on that statement when he returns to Washington." ¶ Prior to leaving for his Rapidan camp last weekend, President Hoover breakfasted with Bernard Mannes Baruch, wisest of Democrats, famed director of the War Finance Corp., breakfasted and talked so long about world financial affairs that the President was two hours late getting to his office, thereby missing Secretary Mellon who had called. The late Senator...
...great effort on the part of organizations of our country to express their disapproval of such expenditures now, even though the projects may be most meritorious. They should be withheld until the country is in better condition."* ¶ Rain and cold greeted President Hoover when he arrived at his Rapidan camp for the weekend. Most of his time was spent sitting around a roaring log fire talking to Governor Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico-possibly, guessed the Press, about Governor Roosevelt's being sent to the Philippines to relieve Dwight Filley Davis...
President Hoover had plenty of business to keep him busy in Washington and on the Rapidan last week. He had already declined an invitation to speak at the American Legion's Detroit convention on the same platform with two men- Newton Diehl Baker and Theodore Roosevelt. The first might be his Democratic opponent in the 1932 presidential race, the second, his running mate. But as the week wore on the national atmosphere became increasingly charged with anxiety. What if the Legion should go on record for immediate payment of the Bonus in full? There were ample indications that...
...From the Rapidan camp he motored to Martinsburg, W. Va., boarded a special train. Only his immediate staff was with him. So anxious was the President to avoid being caught up and delayed by Legion ceremonies that he had the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. slow up the train as it neared Detroit. With hardly a moment to spare, he arrived shortly after 11 a. m., drove immediately to Olympia Arena through yowling crowds, stepped up on the rostrum and with many a decisive shake of his square head gravely told the American Legion what he expected of it. Excerpts...
Married. Grady L. Boatwright. Secret Service bodyguard to Mrs. Hoover; and a Miss Mabel Craven of Sutton, W. Va.; in Washington; while President & Mrs. Hoover were weekending on the Rapidan...