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September 19, 1926
Douglas Daily Dispatch
Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
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President and Mrs. Coolidge's daylight train journey across New York state featured unscheduled stops for public greetings and official welcomes, with Republicans seeing political benefits for elections, despite Coolidge's sightseeing focus.
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DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1926.
and Hudson river valleys by day, the trip was arranged with few scheduled stops, but in response to urgent requests, telegraphed the summer White House at Paul Smith's, and the train en route, a score more stations were selected for the train to run through at five miles an hour. Trains gave the residents opportunity to set up a shout of greeting and the president and Mrs. Coolidge to wave their acknowledgments.
At the larger cities, where ten minute stops were made, city and county delegations boarded the train to extend official welcomes, while republican clubs were prominently in evidence in the crowds which jammed about the observation car.
Republican party local leaders headed many of the delegations and did not deny reports that they regarded the visit of the president to the state as of importance for its reaction upon the state ticket in this, a congressional election year. For Coolidge, however, it was said that in deciding to cross New York state by daylight he had in mind the sight seeing opportunities and the thought had not occurred to him that any political significance would be attached to it.
and Hudson river valleys by day, the trip was arranged with few scheduled stops, but in response to urgent requests, telegraphed the summer White House at Paul Smith's, and the train en route, a score more stations were selected for the train to run through at five miles an hour. Trains gave the residents opportunity to set up a shout of greeting and the president and Mrs. Coolidge to wave their acknowledgments.
At the larger cities, where ten minute stops were made, city and county delegations boarded the train to extend official welcomes, while republican clubs were prominently in evidence in the crowds which jammed about the observation car.
Republican party local leaders headed many of the delegations and did not deny reports that they regarded the visit of the president to the state as of importance for its reaction upon the state ticket in this, a congressional election year. For Coolidge, however, it was said that in deciding to cross New York state by daylight he had in mind the sight seeing opportunities and the thought had not occurred to him that any political significance would be attached to it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Journey
What keywords are associated?
Coolidge Train Trip
New York State
Presidential Greetings
Republican Delegations
Political Reaction
What entities or persons were involved?
President Coolidge
Mrs. Coolidge
Where did it happen?
New York State, Hudson River Valleys, Paul Smith's
Story Details
Key Persons
President Coolidge
Mrs. Coolidge
Location
New York State, Hudson River Valleys, Paul Smith's
Event Date
September 19, 1926
Story Details
President Coolidge's train trip through New York state by day, with additional stops arranged for resident greetings and official welcomes from delegations in cities, viewed by Republicans as politically important for the congressional election year, though Coolidge focused on sightseeing.