Coast voting trends shape 1920 campaign
The piece surveys Pacific coast races with California pivotal for the Democratic slate as Phelan aids the ticket. It notes Northern California favoring Johnson and opposition to the League, Southern California leaning pro League and Cox prospects, Oregon showing Hughes strength, and Washington swing potential. Parsons attacks Harding on the League, while the Chicago Evening Post backs Lewis for governor, signaling GOP intraparty strife.
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Republican Revolt Gathers Steam Behind Cox Alliance
The exodus of pro League Republicans led by Herbert Parsons and Hamilton Holt grows, with Parsons joining Irving Fisher's Pro League Independents amid supportive letters and a planned Cox declaration. California leader Marshall Stimson backs Cox, while Parsons’ resignation from New York’s county committee signals shift. Stimson’s past roles underscore a broader Republican realignment.
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Burroughs Urges Peace Pact Support For Cox
The 83 year old naturalist John Burroughs, living in a Catskill lodge, speaks passionately for world peace through the League of Nations and declares his full support for Governor Cox in a Brooklyn Eagle report.
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A Thrill Shortage In Modern Presidential Campaigns
Middle aged men complain campaigns lack the vivid pageantry of the past with torchlight parades barbecues drum corps fireworks and banners. They say enthusiasm wanes as public spectacle fades amid quieter reminders of an approaching election possibly due to the League of Nations issue being too cerebral for colorful propaganda.
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Hidden Republican Leaning Behind Harding Endorsements
Beyond the 31 prominent Republicans who signed the statement backing Harding, there are doubtless other party members of varying prominence nationwide who lean toward the Ohio Senator's candidacy.
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Ohio
Political barbs and amid the high tone of party nerves
A jaded digest of rival rhetoric features Taft and Johnson factions trading barbs over leadership and policy. The piece parodies party chiefs and figures like Lenine and Borah, noting Russia’s death rates, Roosevelt’s reticence, and looming Congress dynamics with sharp, satirical bite.
Prohibition Candidate Has Easy Job Says Gazette Times
A collection of editorial quips from several papers about prohibition politics and public figures. The Pittsburg Gazette-Times notes the prohibition candidate can say anything without hurting his chances. Other papers mock or comment on war, international affairs, and temperance issues with sharp, humorous lines.
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The Woman's Clubs and the Cincinnati League of Women Voters
The Cincinnati League of Women Voters aligns with a national group, pushing for remedial legislation for women and children. Women’s clubs have evolved from cultural aims to broader social work including agriculture thrift housing education citizenship Americanization and community service, reflecting the suffrage movement’s impact.
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It Might Have Been Worse
A humorous recollection of a baseball miscue in which a pitcher overthrows and misplays a ball, muffing a tame grounder, sending Buck Lewis into a tumble, and causing the runners to advance unexpectedly, with the narrator recounting the chaotic sequence and comic outcomes.
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Lyautey to Be Made Marshal for Moroccan Pacification
Reports from Paris say General Lyautey of the French army will be made a marshal in recognition of his work in pacifying Morocco. He has commanded French forces in Morocco for several years.
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The Motor Peril From Pittsburg Gazette Times
State Highway Commissioner Lewis B Sadler plans to go before the next legislature with concrete motor vehicle law amendments. He seeks exams to prevent unfit drivers and calls for easier license revocation, noting no exam can fully guarantee safety but urging decisive action.
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New Jersey
Clergy decry lax morals in Columbus sermons
In Columbus Rev Daniel F Rittenhouse urged residents to return to old time religion and responsibility. Several area pastors united to condemn lax morals and present-day cultural looseness in the city.
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America
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Humorous Exchanges From Vintage Papernotes
A collection of old joke snippets and quips from various papers including the Boston Transcript Kansas City Journal and Philadelphia Ledger. Observations on actors musicians and listeners paired with sharp one liners and dimly remembered punch lines. The humor plays on wordplay miscommunication and social quirks.
Lady Spellbinders Stir Presidential Campaign Rhetoric
The national committees deploy vigorous female speakers in the race with Mrs. George Russ and Mrs. Arthur L Livermore trading barbs. Mrs Bass defends the covenant against League of Nations attacks while praising the men who shaped it. The piece notes empowerment by the women and forecasts further sparring before October, urging peaceful exchanges between the camps.
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Arthur L. Livermore
Republican Women’s Bureau
League of Nations
Bass
Veteran Angus Melver Dies at 100 in Littleton
Angus Melver aged 100, a Civil War veteran who served with the Union forces, died in Littleton after a stroke. He was captured by Confederates during a naval engagement and confined to Libby Prison for seven months in Richmond.
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