Wood Will Lead Candidates On First Convention Vote
Chicago May 28 Candidates for the republican nomination open their final drive to win the 493 convention votes. Maj Gen Wood leads with 153 instructed delegates but short of a win on first ballot as numerous favorite sons split the field. Contests total 145 with 64 surplus delegates race to seats. Wood claims 385 first ballot votes, Johnson 236, Lowden confidence.
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Indiana
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Nebraska
Republican National Committee
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Leonard Wood
Wilson And Boss Talk Over Planks
President Wilson directly engaged in shaping the Democratic National Convention agenda for San Francisco. He discussed the platform the League of Nations issue peace treaty status and pre convention campaign financing with DNC Chairman Cummings. Cummings said the talks were frank and the Virginia platform influenced the national one.
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Park Hotel Buyer Ends His Troubles
Livingston Enterprise reports Lansing S. Wells purchasing agent for the Yellowstone Park Hotel company shot himself Sunday in Helena amid health-related despair. His body found in Hill Park. a 32 caliber revolver caused his death. Wells, 62, pioneer local businessman, leaves niece Mrs. Chalmers Hall of Billings and nephew Lansing Wells of Philadelphia. funeral plans not set.
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Yellowstone Park Hotel Company
Helena
Wells
Hill Park
the Park
Chalmers Hall
Billings
Lansing Wellh
Philadelphia
French War Bride Buried With Honors
In Butte a 23 year old French war bride, Annette Markland, died at the county hospital and was buried with full military honors. Thousands joined the funeral procession and spectators lined the streets as flags flew at half mast. Members of Silver Bow post No. 1 and federal soldiers served as pallbearers with a salute and taps. Former army aviators dropped flowers from a plane over the grave.
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Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
Butte
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Senate Committee Opposes Strikes in Poindexter Bill
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee backed a Poindexter bill to prevent transport disruption by rail strikes. It adds anti strike provisions aimed at blocking conspiracies to halt interstate commerce and makes certain obstruction of movement a felony. Action not expected until after conventions.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Ponce de Leon’s Quest and Florida’s First Discovery
The article recounts the lure of the Fountain of Youth in mythic terms and traces the voyage of Ponce de Leon to Florida. It notes his sighting of land on March 27, 1518, the April 8 claim of Florida for Spain, battles with Indigenous peoples, and his death from a wound while returning toward Puerto Rico.
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Ponce de Leon
de Soto
Florida
Ponce de Leone
Spain
Porto Rico
High Honor for Small Girl on Early U S Cent Design
In 1835 the United States offered 1000 dollars for a cent design. James Barton Longacre invited an Indian chief to sketch his daughter Sarah aged 10. The face of Sarah Longacre appeared on the cent and circulated for nearly a century, winning broad acceptance amid many competitions.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Mint
James Barton Longacre
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Sarah Longacre
Chevrolet Wins Spectacular Indianapolis 500 Finish
Gaston Chevrolet drives an American designed car to victory in the 500 mile race before a 125,000 crowd. His 5 hour 40 minute 16.14 second run averages 88.16 mph, winning $20,000 plus additional prizes. Rene Thomas finishes second, Tommy Milton third, Jimmy Murphy fourth. De Palma falters with flame and crashes, finishing fifth after a dramatic comeback. Only 11 of 23 cars finished.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Gaston Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Rene Thomas
Tommy Milton
Jimmy Murphy
Ralph DePalma
Joe Boyer
DePalma
Boyer
Thomas
Milton
Murphy
Hearne
Chassagne
Joe Thomas
Ralph Mulford
Tom Alley
Congress Set for Final Adjournment Day After Tomorrow
Washington May 31 Republican leaders of the house and senate tentatively plan final adjournment of congress Saturday. A recess for political conventions may replace sine die adjournment, possibly delaying the decision until the last moment. Mondell of Wyoming will push a final adjournment resolution at 4 p m in the house, with senate approval likely. Only the Armenian mandate resolution and conference reports are listed as major measures before quitting.
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House
Senate
Congress
Representative Mondell
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Mondell
America’s Telephone Industry in 1917 Census Snapshot
The census report shows 53,234 telephone systems and lines in 1917, with 28,827,188 miles of wire connecting 11,716,520 telephones and 21,175 exchanges. Messages totaled 21,845,722,335, equaling about 211 talks per person based on 1917 population.
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America
Bureau of the Census
United States
Heart operations in wartime by Sir Charles Ballance
Sir Charles Ballance, consulting surgeon at St. Thomas' Hospital, discusses wartime heart surgeries and techniques in the Lancet. He notes that bullets penetrating the heart were often expelled through the aorta with the blood and later found lodged in distant arteries.
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Charles Ballance
St. Thomas’ Hospital
London
Bump the Bumps Test for Electric Irons
A large electric manufacturing firm tests irons by dropping a specimen from each hundred onto a hard surface to simulate ironing shocks. A well built iron endures this bumping for 16 to 24 hours before failure, proving durability.
Jury in Ball Case Fails to Reach Verdict
BILLINGS May 27 The jury in Maud Ball’s case charged with misusing funds of the O B S M Parham Sheep Co. failed to agree after over 18 hours of deliberation. The jury was dismissed and the term vacated.
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