McAdoo Nomination Debate Sparks San Francisco Showdown
The piece analyzes McAdoo's steadfast refusal to have his name formally presented for the San Francisco convention. It notes pressure from friends, a bold push by Rev Dr Burris Jenkins, and Tammany Hall opposition shaping New York politics. The text previews a pivotal nomination day as platform committees wrap up.
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McAdoo
San Francisco
Angels
Ministers of Grace
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
Ajax
Jenkins
Mr. McAdoo
Tammany
New York State
Platform Committee
Incessantly At It St Lawrence Officers Dodge Smuggling Trucks
The piece lauds St Lawrence County New York officers for relentless energy in enforcing prohibition. It depicts them constantly on the move to thwart trucks carrying whiskey from Canada, with deputies under taxing strain handling patrols and evasive smugglers in woods, poles, barns, and water.
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St. Lawrence County
New York
St. Lawrence River
Canada
The
Law
St Lawrence officers stand firm facing weariness and attack
The officers of St. Lawrence county show marked resilience as they refuse to quit under pressure. They stand ready, moving with quick, sideward hops to evade invaders and maintain, despite fatigue, their determined defense.
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St. Lawrence County
One Good Old Guard Chooses Sloan as Harding's Secret Service
James Sloan known as Jimmie Sloan will accompany Senator Harding as his personal bodyguard. Sloan previously guarded Presidents Taft Roosevelt and was chief of the White House Secret Service during Wilson's first term. He notes Roosevelt’s hard walking and Taft’s sedentary pace, calling Harding a happy medium and pledges to stay vigilant through Election Day.
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James Sloan
Jimmie Sloan
Secret Service
Sloan
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
White House
Sleuth Sloan
National Capital
Jimmie
Flashes of Lightning Like Senate Investigation
A collection of brief quips and commentary from various papers noting political theater and public sentiment. Items reference Carranza, Huerta, Vice President Marshall, Mayor Hale Thompson, King Constantine, and Johnson, among others, with wry observations on events and figures.
In Days of Old Propaganda and Political Echoes
A compressed survey of political propaganda from past eras, noting early practices like illustrated letter papers and posters. The piece links 1840 Harrison campaign imagery to modern tactics, comments on figures from Bryan to Hobson, and reflects on suffrage rhetoric within the Democratic Party. It uses period voice and names as anchors for a broad, reflective critique.
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Republic
New York
William Henry Harrison
Martin van Buren
Humor Snippets From Newspapers and Puns
A collage of brief humor lines and quips from multiple papers including the Chicago Herald Washington Star Boston Transcript Punch London Answers and Baltimore American. Jokes cover humbuggery miscommunications marriage and natural curiosities.
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Chicago Herald
T. Barnum
Washington Star
Boston Transcript
Elizabeth
London
Baltimore American
Cummins Rejects Plan For Railroads Control
The Sun and New York Herald report Senator Albert B Cummins chair of the interstate commerce committee opposed both the plan for direct government ownership of railroads and the Plumb league idea of Soviet style control by unions. He drove much of the resulting policy direction.
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The
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New York Herald
Albert B. Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
United States Senate
Senator Cummins
Cummins wins Iowa primary over Gompers and Plumb
The new railway law debate centers on public service finance as Cummins defeats organized labor and Plumb in Iowa. He argues the government must shield service while roads need revenue. Gompers and Plumb challenged him but he carried the state by a large margin, showing the public rejects control by special interests.
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United States
Iowa
Plumb
Gompers Labor Union
Senator Cummins
Sam Gompers
Glenn Plumb
Montana farmer governor takes helm in state leadership
The Havre Promoter notes Charles H. Williams, Powell county senator and state senate president pro tem, becomes Montana’s chief executive. The Helena Record-Herald and others discuss political currents, non-partisan league prospects, and calls for organized opposition ahead of November elections. Local papers praise wartime service, crop optimism, and civic drive for Boy Scout work and youth welfare.
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Montana
Charles H. Williams
Powell County
State Senate
Havre
Chameleon Declarations and Senate Rift Influence League Pact
The piece critiques the Republican convention and its pledge on the League of Nations as a chameleon principle lacking own stance. It argues the draft reflects opposition leaders and party strategy rather than substance, while the Democratic platform is portrayed as broad and sharply critical of President Wilson. It frames the issue as a political philology rather than a principled position.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Theodore Roosevelt
League of Nations
Hiram W. Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Democratic Party
Wilson
Kansas Farmers Holding 21 Million Bushels of Wheat
Topeka Kan More than 21 000 000 bushels of the 1919 wheat crop are being held by Kansas farmers according to J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture This time last year there were but 6 000 000 bushels of wheat in the hands of Kansas producers Car shortage is blamed for present conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
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