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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
1
June 22 report from San Francisco notes hotel lobbies filling with Democrats as convention city approaches. Leaders from Palmer and other hopefuls arrive while no speeches occur yet, focus on venue readiness and plank fights over prohibition enforcement.
Burlington Iowa June 19 Eighty one switchmen of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad walked out claiming a system wide strike will follow. They demand a dollar an hour for foremen and ninety five cents for helpers.
Following a record 94 degree day, a steady rain began late last night and continues. The wet weather is expected to benefit crops across the southwest region.
Herbert Hoover endorses the Chicago Republican national convention program in a public letter after conferring with Senator Harding. He urges party unity for the national ticket, calls the Chicago platform constructive, but notes concerns over election expenditures and primaries reforms.
A report notes that about 60 percent of the British merchant marine workforce is employed by government service. It highlights the scale of public sector maritime employment and its impact on naval and civil services.
Mrs. R. R. Robinson received a blood transfusion at the local hospital after appeals for donors. Miss Achsah Gamble was selected as the donor, with several other volunteers tested for compatibility. The operation involved doctors Dr. Lewis and Dr. Stout and chemist Clarence Weaver. The patient was reported improving.
Monroe Betterton, about 45, is scheduled for execution by electric chair at McAlester on July 9, the anniversary of his wife’s killing in Vinita. Governor Robertson denied clemency after a sanity report labeled him an upper moron.
A mysterious woman wearing only a nightgown and blanket roamed the Broadway and Ninth Street area last night. A News Office reporter found no one when arriving at 11, and a nearby resident later reported a scantily clad woman on the streets moving from Ninth to Sixth Street before disappearing.
Mexico City report alleges Francisco Villa ordered the execution of three hundred camp followers allied with government forces after a daytime engagement near Parral and Jiminez. A merchant, Jacinto Trueba, cites the claim via El Democrata and Excelsion reproductions.
Kansas City, June 19. United States Senator James A. Reed was unanimously reelected to represent Missouri's fifth district at the Democratic national convention in San Francisco. The district delegations reaffirmed Reed after the state convention rejected him and ordered a new delegate named.
Montreal report notes Denver Colorado was selected by the American Federation of Labor congress for the 1921 event. Birmingham Alabama was the only rival under discussion. The decision sets Denver as the meeting host with Birmingham the sole alternative in contention.
William G. McAdoo issued a firm statement that he will not allow his name to go before the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. He cites a wish to rehabilitate his fortune and says he cannot afford a presidential campaign or accept funds from friends.
In Dublin on June 22 an armored police vehicle carrying the Assistant Director General of the Royal Irish Constabulary and four constables was ambushed with revolver fire and bombs while traveling from Amien Street station to Dublin Castle. The assistant director general Robert was wounded in the head and expected to live. The driver was seriously injured with wounds to both legs. No arrests reported.
Governor J. B. A. Robertson calls on Oklahoma City to celebrate the Fourth of July with patriotism and without explosives in a proclamation issued today. He urges calm, orderly ceremonies.
The Spanish Armada's commander, lacking substantial maritime experience before sailing, led a fleet against Britain, seeking a decisive victory but facing significant navigational and logistical challenges.
National guardsmen from Ft. Snelling arrive in Duluth to reinforce the St. Louis county jail where 14 African Americans are held after an assault on a white girl. Soldiers are armed and ordered to shoot to kill if needed to prevent lynching, at Sheriff's request amid fears of an organized attack.
Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma Republican national committeeman, told Senator Harding Oklahoma will carry the state next November. Hamon dined with Harding after four executive committee members joined the nomination celebration, and he is forecast to play a prominent role in the GOP campaign.
Washington officials announce a government campaign against radicalism, aiming at aliens who spread discontent with revolutionary doctrines. The drive targets "Theoretical red" and "Parlor Bolshevik" as special objects of enforcement under the alien exclusion act strengthening DOJ powers.
Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, rode a Fifth Avenue bus in New York and borrowed 10 cents from Conductor Lynch after the fare coin was revealed to be a penny. He offered 90 extra cents later, and she sent a note on White House stationery thanking him and enclosing a dime.
William Jennings Bryan told a Fargo audience that no wet governor from New Jersey could be the presidential candidate, naming Ohio Governor Cox and Nebraska Senator Hitchcock as wet. He said he would take a dry plank and a prison term for profiteers to the San Francisco convention.
The Rainbow division veterans of Oklahoma adopted resolutions denouncing Senator Gore for his war record. They condemn his un-American attitude and say veterans must fulfill duties as private citizens, recalling wartime courage and loyalty.
An earthquake struck Los Angeles at 6:47 p m injuring a pedestrian from bricks falling at Sixth street and Grand avenue. Office buildings were shaken forcing occupants to flee. Tremors reached Long Beach San Pedro Santa Monica and Redondo Beach with inland reports from Whittier Covina and others. The report continues on page 8.
A man recounts an incident in which he attempted to “capture whiskey” after being urged by an onlooker. While returning from a night ride with a hired driver, they encountered a man in the dark who showed a potential weapon. The encounter escalated as several others arrived, leading to a tense confrontation before continuing.
Walker reported in Kansas City that President Wilson’s third term nomination is impossible due to his health. Jouett Shouse, third assistant secretary of the Treasury, said no real friend of the president believes a third term is possible. He noted that only if Wilson had 1916 strength would a nomination be a probability, but his friends know he is not in good health.
The article notes Louis Pasteur's sterilization experiments proving that life does not originate from non living matter in plants or animals, supporting the theory against spontaneous generation.
President hopeful Herbert Hoover said he will support the ticket from the Republican National Convention. In a breakfast with Senator Harding he called the Chicago platform constructive and progressive.
Stratford Oklahoma June 19 Stratford and Purcell will cross bats on the Stratford diamond Sunday June 20 Purcell has a strong team but Stratford is favored A recent Stratford Wynnewood game ended 4 to 2 in Wynnewood favor The Stratford manager posted notices banning gambling at all future games to be played on the Stratford diamond
National committee men in San Francisco indicate Bainbridge Colby secretary of state is President Wilsons choice for permanent chairman at the Democratic national convention. Washington signals Colby as the nominee and Carter Glass of Virginia may head the resolutions committee.
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