Platform Committee Seeks Harmony at Democratic Convention
San Francisco July 1. With 14 candidates for the presidential nomination the Democratic National Convention adjourned the morning session without a platform report. Debates over prohibition, the League of Nations, and Irish recognition fanned tensions as pro Irish delegates planned a floor push, while others sought to restrain McAdoo and Bryan influence. The day closed with a quiet session and uncertainty about a late-night continuation.
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Auditorium
San Francisco
Platform Committee
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Senator Glass
Virginia
Francis Burton Harrrison
The
Philippines
Circle of Thirteens
Godrow Wilson
League of M Nations
Iish
League of Nations
McAdoo
William J. Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Frank FP. Walsh
Kansas City
Green Fields
Bruces Kremer
Mr. Bryan
Cainbridge Colby
Bryan Prohibition Plank Leads Platform Fight in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 1 William J Bryan's prohibition plank dominates platform committee debate. The plank congratulates the Democratic Party for submitting and ratifying the federal prohibition amendment and pledges enforcement of the Volstead Act honestly and in good faith without increasing alcohol content or weakening other provisions.
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San Francisco
William J. Bryan
Platform Committee
Democratic Party
Boy’s Commitment Reduced From Eight Years to Days
White Plains NY County Judge Young cut Francis O Connor age 13’s eight year commitment to 13 days. The youth had been committed by City Judge Holden on May 27 to the state agricultural and industrial school in Monroe County New York for a delinquency charge. The reduction followed a promise by his father Thomas O Connor of White Plains that the boy would be more faithful in attending school in the future.
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White Plains
N. Y
Young
Francis O'Connor
Holden
State Agricultural Anddustrial School of Industry
Monroe County
New York
Thomas O'Connor
Pajama Parties Ban Enforced by Uly Boston Police
Hull and Nantasket Chief of Police Reynold bans pajama parties and one piece bathing suits. Infractions will be dealt with severely as Hull police, previously lenient, must escort offenders to the station. Midnight pajama parties and related disturbances will be vigorously suppressed per resident complaints.
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Uly
Boston
Hull
Nantasket
Reyneld
Urfelde
Boy Killed by Auto in Unnoticed New York Street
In New York a six year old boy named George Marehall was struck by an auto and left on the street unseen by hundreds gathered nearby. A passerby chauffeur eventually spotted the body and a post mortem showed a V shaped wound on the forehead, indicating death by vehicle impact.
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New York
George Marehall
Receiver Asked For Southern Express Firm in Court Petition
Atlanta July 1 a receiver was asked for the Southern Express company in a petition filed in superior court here by the Victor Monaghan Mis which charged that the transfer of the express company's Amsete to the American Rail Mappress was illegal and for the purpose of escaping creditors.
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Atlanta
Southern Express Company
Victor-Monaghan
Express Couv
Tme
Navy to Act Soon on Decker Attack
Acting Navy Secretary Coontz says action likely within 24 hours on Rear Admiral Benton C. Decker s letters attacking Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. Daniels at San Francisco convention awaiting reply. Coontz says he sent matter to Daniels for determination. Decker, commander of the seventh naval district, accuses Daniels of misrepresenting facts and Roosevelt of sacrificing navy efficiency for political ends.
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Washington
Navy Department
Benton C. Decker
Daniels
Roosevelt
Navy
Coontz
San Francisco
Decker
Admiral Coontz
Seventh Naval District
Key West
Fla
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Senate Committee
Oil Found While Water Daring at Leo Fleming Ranch
Deer Lodge reports oil discovered at 200 feet while boring for water on the Leo Fleming ranch. Visitors include Robert Dixon and Antoine Jacobson from Ovando. Also noted are a Legion auxiliary meeting July 6 and E. J. Cummings named delegate to the national Legion in Cleveland.
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T. R. Dowd
Mowbridge
N. D
Ed Sears
Syracuse
N. Y
Sears
Willard Clarke
Butte
George West
Gold Creek
Hample
Ted Lareble
Edward Cummings
George Sterling
American Legion
Premier Borden Retires From Public Life
Ottawa diary reports Sir Robert Borden premier of Canada retires from public life after a general caucus of unionists. The decision was met with regret and no definite successor had been named.
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Ottawa
Robert Borden
Canada
Dublin Printers Close Up Shops
Dublin July 1 The typographers union called out its members to night in consequence of newspapers refusing to accept a union advertisement. No newspaper will be able to publish Friday morning. When Queen Elizabeth of England died her wardrobe contained more than 3 000 gowns.
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Dublin
Typographers’ Union
Elizabeth of England
San Francisco Hosts Democratic National Convention Model Hall
Universal Service reports on San Francisco as a convention hub with a striking hall, bold decor, and guest facilities. Delegates observe novelty politics, female delegates gain influence, and international concerns from the Philippines to Ireland shape preconvention chatter.
Sub Committee Draft in the Preliminaries Section
Military praise and Wilson administration support dominate this section as the sub committee reaffirms Democratic positions on war conduct, finance, taxation, tariff, budget, postal service, free speech, agriculture, and labor while criticizing Republicans for economy claims, high prices, and war-time investigations. General Pershing is named in praise of military efforts.
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General Pershing
Virginia
Republican Congress
Congress
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Postal Service
Agriculture
Plank Expresses Sympathy to Irish Self Government Efforts
San Francisco July 1 A party platform plank commits the democratic party to sympathy with Irish aspirations for self government and action in line with international comity. The committee rejected leaving the issue to the League of Nations and blocked a plank for diplomatic recognition. A 200-strong Irish sympathizers caucus pressed for a floor fight, with Frank P. Walsh heard and a minority report demanded to back recognition. The caucus formed a committee to lead the fight. Also noted is the nine month cost of keeping the British peace delegation in Paris exceeding 2.5 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Platform Committee
Democratic Party
League of Nations
Frank P. Walsh
American Committee On Irish Freedom
John J. Fitzgerald
Rhode Island
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Kansas City
Resolutions Committee
Vermont
Joseph B. Shannon
Missouri
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Democratic convention in San Francisco on July 1 shows nominating fervor
Galleries fill as delegates gather for a fourth day of the Democratic convention in Talk 13 at the Main Desiring Auditorium San Francisco. Music and prayers set a patriotic mood before speakers nominate McAdoo Glass Davis and Harrison with brief demonstrations. platform work is delayed until evening as delegates seek ballots.
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Bryan
San Francisco
Robinson
McAdoo Trumps Palmer In Early Delegates Count At Convention
The article notes that the convention favors the administration and McAdoo faces opposition for being the president’s son in law. An impartial estimate on the first ballot places Palmer at about 276, McAdoo at 247, and Cox at 160, with 411 delegates to others among 11 nominees.
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McAdoo
Palmer
Cox
Shahan Elected President General of Catholic Educational Assn
New York July 1 The Right Rev Thomas J Shahan rector of the Catholic university Washington DC was elected president general of the Catholic Educational association of the United States at the close of its three days convention here. Other officers named Vice presidents general Mgr John B Petterson Rev Edward A Pace Rev Peter C York secretary general Rev F W Howard Read resolutions affirm parental rights to educate children in their religious faith and oppose centralization efforts by federal authorities The association said it is not in conflict with public school laws or authorities.
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Earl Ll. Shaub
Universal Service
San Francisco
Cox Boosters
Campbell
Philippines
Alexander Bevans
Cox
Palace Hotel
George R. Dunn
New York
Democratic Campaign
Tom Taggart
Marshall
National League of Women Voters
Gen. L. D. Tyson
Tennessee
Missouri
Thomas J. Shahan
Catholic University
Washington
D. C
Catholic Educational Association of the United
Night Session Delays Nomination Fight at Democratic Convention
A crowded night session saw delays as committees weighing a prohibition plank for William Jennings Bryan paused proceedings. Band interruptions and outside attendees highlighted the scale of the event while McAdoo and Cox supporters jockeyed for position and a two speaker prohibition plan emerged.
Disarmament Demands Backed by Noske Spark Civil War Talk
Berlin dispatch reports Gustav Noske warning that complying with disarmament would trigger civil war in Germany. He argues reducing the reichswehr to 100,000 by July 10 and dissolving the security police would create chaos. He accuses allies of aiding radicals and Moscow influence, suggesting pretext for unrest.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Universal Service
Special Cable Dispatch
Berlin
Germany
Gustav Noske
Herr Noske
Reichswehr
France
England
Moscow
Hythe
Boulogne
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