Democratic Convention at San Francisco Nominees Named
James M. Cox of Ohio named for president and Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for vice president at the Democratic gathering in Convention Hall San Francisco. Delegates pressed two thirds for a choice amid lengthy leadership debate as Homer Cummings urged ratification of the League of Nations with reservations.
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James M. Cox
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
San Francisco
James M. x
Democratic Party
Kramer
Homer Cummings
League of
Committee On
National Committee
Palmer
Georgia
Reed
Missouri
Rules Committee
Bosale Dwyer
Phi
Francis Burton Harrison
McAdoo Nomination Push At Democratic Convention
The 1920 Democratic convention featured a clash over McAdoo nomination despite his refusal to seek it, with Bryan leading a dry plank fight and Glass guiding administration policy on the League of Nations. Delegates debated liquor, Ireland, and labor, and ballots narrowed to McAdoo, Palmer, and Cox amid tense Sunday caucuses before a final nomination emerged.
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McAdoo
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
Frank R. Wilson
Iowa
Wilson
Rev. Jenkins
McArdoo
Democracy
Platform
Glass
Resolutions Committee
League of Nations
Virginia
Bryan
Ireland
Senator Glass
Platform Committee
Senate
League
Mr. Bryan
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Burke Cochran
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Irish Republic
Doheny
California
Iriah
Thomas D. Lyons
Oklahoma
Glasé
Robinson
Arkansas
Cox and Palmer
Owen
Davis
Marshall
Cummings
Palmer
Cox
Gov. Smith
Owens
Meredith
Hitchcock
Edwards
Girard
Harrison
West Virginia
Connecticut
Pammier
Ambassador Davis
San Francisco
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Lift
An ad touts Freezone as a quick painless corn remover. It claims rapid relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists, able to remove hard and soft corns and toe calluses without irritation.
You Can't Rub It Away Rheumatism Cure Claim
An advertisement claims rheumatism can be cured by S S S blood purifier, not by liniments or lotions. It asserts the germ cleansing blood treatment removes Rheumatism, offers free medical advice, and lists the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta as contact.
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Abe
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
The Deceiver and a Ouija Board Seance Loss
A Kansas City Star note recounts a party using a ouija board with a supposed safe warning. A basement racket disrupted the gathering as three robbers stole liquor, shattering belief in the board. The piece adds a critical remark on idealized female virtue as a married woman.
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Kansas City Star
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Ysery
New York City
Blem
Beatrice
Salt Lake City
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