The Southern Delegates and Racial Strife in Conventions
The article lists 122 Republican convention seats by state and notes Minnesota as the only likely win for Republicans in the South. It argues Southern delegates are often symbolic, representing nonvoting Black voters and opportunistic whites, with enduring color-line factions and rival white and Black factions jockeying for influence since the Civil War.
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Alabama
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Georgia
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
South
Chicago
Rockefeller Gift Questioned in Wood Campaign Fund
The debate centers on junior John D. Rockefeller's $25,000 donation to the Wood campaign fund and whether this modest sum could affect the overall deal. The Springfield Republican recalls Rockefeller’s larger past contributions and notes figures like William Jennings Bryan faced tainted money claims, yet elections persisted.
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John D. Rockefeller
Wood
Rockefeller
Springfield
Bryan
Rockefellers
Washington Gladden
John JD. Jr
Germany's Pancho Villa in Real Life Scandal
A German actor Max Holz, famed on screen, leads a Spartacan insurgency in Southeastern Saxony. He forms a marauding following, targets wealthy villa owners, and issues proclamations calling arson committees to readiness. Berlin authorities aim to crush the local labor government by force.
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National Guard
Holz
Plauen
Falkenstein
Max Holz
Saxony
Berlin
Not a Total Loss and Political Winds in Chicago
A New York hotelier warns hotels will fail without bars, hinting at inflation and salvage in bricks. The piece pivots to U S politics with Republican chances, Johnson’s bid, Butler’s fate, and delegates flocking to San Francisco under Bryan’s umbrella as Johnson’s acceptance letter looms.
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Associated Press
Eastern Business Office
Prudden
King & Prudden
Fifth Ave
New York
Steger Bidg
Chicago
Globe Bide
Boston
San Francisco
Mr. Bryan
San Francisco Chronicle
Johnson
Suffragists Near Victory In Chicago This Week
In Chicago this week suffragists push toward ratifying their constitutional amendment within one state of success. They expect universal suffrage by November if one more state acts this summer. Vermont and Connecticut could ratify, but their Republican governors refuse extra sessions. If needed, appeal may go to San Francisco. southern states remain unlikely but efforts continue.
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Chicago
Vermont
Connecticut
San Francisco
Humor of the Day on 1912 Politics Across Papers
Excerpts mock the 1912 presidential scene with quips about Taft Carranza and Hiram Johnson. Headlines from New York Telegraph Lexington Herald and others note campaign funds, El Carrranza death, and Bryan’s expected notes. Varied outlets poke fun at candidates and political mood.
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Carranza
Hiram Johnson
Lexington Herald
Flashes of Lightning Shopkeepers Exchange Jokes
A string of compact quips from vintage newspapers recaps shop talk and social exchanges. A shopkeeper touts a vacuum bottle keeping liquids hot or cold for 90 hours, while a customer balks at keeping coffee 90 hours. A joke about two lumps of sugar accompanies a tolling cost of meals. Other scenes include a boy warning about car theft and a sailor who nearly drowned after sleeping in a bath.
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Mr. Tipples
Dibbs
Gibbs
Boston Transcript
Joy Riders
Buffalo Express
England Divorce Court Rules On Wife Property Claim
Sir Henry McCardle, president of the English divorce court, denied punitive damages in an alienation case and ruled that a wife is the property of her husband. Damages may be obtained against a co respondent who entices a wife away, on alienation of property grounds. McCardle is 50 and a bachelor.
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Sir Henry McCardle
Divorce Court of England
London
Montana press editorial roundup on tariffs and industry
A Montana press roundup argues for tariff law protection against British dumping of thousands of obsolete airplanes and engines. It criticizes rail car shortages after wartime strains and highlights labor's role in production declines, praising Montana schools and the Boy Scouts as civic strengths while noting Missoula's potato farming push.
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Great Britain
Miles City Star
European buyers avoid Yankee products in London market
European purchasers are avoiding American goods when alternative options exist. The American Chamber of Commerce in London and the Weekly Export Bulletin stress that credit shortages hinder export expansion. They warn that while exchange depreciation limits European purchasing power, cooperation among American merchants could restore balance and revive U S trade in Europe.
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London
American Chamber of Commerce
War Finance Corporation
Europe
Wife of Onican Names Twelve Co Respondents
Newark Ohio Mrs Jane Klotz answers divorce action filed by husband Charles L Klotz. She says she does not want a divorce and alleges he entertained co respondents during her absences. She seeks temporary alimony of 500 dollars and 200 dollars a month. She says he damaged her eye and kicked her after she objected to boasts of hearts conquered. Klotz owns real estate valued at 185000 dollars, much of it at Buckeye Lake resort.
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Newark
Ohio
Jake
Bill
Jane Klotz
Charles L. Klotz
Klotz
Buckeye Lake
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John Barleycorn
Free America
Democratic Party
Washington
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Hiram Johnson Jr
New York Telegraph
Mr. Taft
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Chicago News
Obregon
Detroit Free Press
Toledo
Washington Star
Mexico
Public Ledger
Mate
Birmingham Age-Herald
Mamma
THE
Montana Press
Federal Railroad Administration
Montana Record Herald
New York World
Federal Reserve Board
Great Falls
Montana
Russell Sage Foundation
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Billings Gazette
France
Paul Deschanel
Deschanel
Helena
Mondell
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Wilson
Lewistown Democrat
Boy Scouts
Missoula
Boy Scout Movement
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Kalispell
Hill County
Onican
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