Prohibition plank shapes Democratic convention debate
A volunteer plank committee works on a liberalization stance for Volstead enforcement to appear at the Democratic national convention. Leaders including national chair Cummins push a personal liberty-focused plank while omitting direct beverage names and seeking unity on policy before nominations.
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San Francisco
Cummigs
National Committee
Cummings
Eadwards
New Jersey
Congress
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Wilson
Colby Says No Third Term Talk With Wilson in Chicago
Bainbridge Colby secretary of state and Democratic delegate denied discussing a third term or presidential candidates with President Wilson. He stressed the party should go before voters with a determined stand on the Versailles treaty and league of nations for ratification without reservations. A Virginians delegation urged nominating Senator Carter Glass for president while en route to San Francisco.
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Chicago
Bainbridge Colby
San Francisco
Wilson
Colby
League of Nations
District of Columbia
Carter Glass
Frederick W. Scott
The
Railroad Administration
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
Thos. B. McAdams
American Bankers’ Association
Armistead M. Dobie
University of Virginia
John W. Craddock
Lynchburg
Buford Scott
Edwards Declines San Francisco Convention Attendance
Governor Edward J. Edwards of New Jersey, a member of the Democratic big four delegation, announced he would not attend the San Francisco convention next week. He gave no reason for his action.
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Edwards
Jersey City
N. J
Edward J. Edwards
San Francisco
Five Sinn Feiners Die in Londonderry Fighting
Five Sinn Feiners were killed by machine gun fire used to cover the removal of several Protestants from Harrack Street. The battle in Londonderry was reported by a military statement as there was a lull noted at 10 30 p m.
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Londonderry
Harrack Street
Indictments Charge Murphy and NYC Officials in Tax Conspiracy
Extraordinary Grand Jury indicts Daniel F Murphy Tammany leader and Assistant District Attorney James E Smith along with John A McCarthy Arthur J Baldwin Ernest J Walden and the Corn Products Company for conspiring to defraud the United States by falsifying income tax returns and intimidating Louis Hartog the wealthy manufacturer. Bail set at 100 each with hearing scheduled for June 28 in New York.
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Women’s Bureau
National Committee
Resolutions Committee
George C. Bass
Chicago
Women's Democratic Bureau
Charles F. Murphy
Tammeny Hall
Alfred Smith
New York
Hartog
Tammany Wall
United States
Louia N. Hartog
Murphy
San Francisco
James E. Smith
Police Department
John A. McCarthy
John Murphy
Tammany
Arthur J. Baldwin
Ernest J. Walden
Corn Products Company
Tartog
Bia
Baldwin
Corn Products
Smith
James FE. Smith
James J. Hines
Eleventh Assembly
Chas. T. Doolin
Swann
Texas Delegates Back McAdoo for First Ballot Nomination
Texas delegates to the national convention announced their intention to cast the state's forty votes on the first ballot for William G. McAdoo. The delegation from Dallas left for San Francisco and included six women delegates.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
William G. McAdoo
San Francisco
Bryan backs Walsh for Democratic convention chair
William Jennings Bryan pledged support for Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana as permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention in Helena Montana. The remark came during Bryan's stop in Helena while en route to San Francisco.
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Bryan
Walsh
Helena
Mont
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Willam Jennings Bryan
San Francisco
Bluefield Census Figures to Be Announced Tomorrow
Washington reports Bluefield West Virginia population figures will be announced at 10 30 a m tomorrow A contest offers a one year subscription to The Daily Telegraph for the closest guess delivered to the office by 10 o clock this morning Telephone guesses are not accepted.
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Washington
Bluefield
W. Va
Daily Telegraph
Tennessee May Vote Women Vote Effort Gains Momentum
Governor Roberts of Tennessee said a special session would be called to consider ratifying the federal suffrage amendment so women in the state may vote in the November election. President Wilson urged Tennessee to act, citing constitutional provisions and a recent Supreme Court decision as factors. Local authorities debated whether the Ohio case affects Tennessee's amendment process.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Roberts
Tennessee
Wilson
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
McAdoo Says He Has Done All He Can
New York June 23 William McAdoo said he had done all in his power to persuade Burris A Jenkins to present his name at the San Francisco Democratic convention. He rejected reports of ill health and called the claim that he suffers tuberculosis a baseless falsehood.
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New York
William McAdoo
Burris A. Jenkins
Kansas City
Tor
San Francisco
Jenkins
Mr. McAdoo
McAdoo
Special Grand Jury Continues Its Sessions
Williamson West Virginia June 23 The special grand jury probing the Matewan tragedy keeps sessions with about twenty witnesses daily. Over 200 witnesses have been summoned and officials say more persons with knowledge of the May 19 killing of ten men will be called next week.
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Williamson
W. Va
Matewan
Tammany Delegates Back Light Wines and Beer Plan
Tammany delegates at the Democratic national convention in San Francisco declared support for the manufacture of light wines and beer. The stance was announced in Los Angeles on June 23.
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Tammany
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Railroad Wage Crisis Draws White House Involvement
President Wilson urges the Chicago railroad labor board to speed wage decisions amid widespread unrest and recent yardmen walkouts in Philadelphia and Baltimore. W N Doak warns settlement by week end is essential to avoid worsening conditions as Labor Secretary Wilson praises patience and a swift board ruling.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
Wilson
Philadelphia
Baltimore
White House
ON. Doak, Vice President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Doak
Department of Labor
Labor Board
Payne
Railroad Administration
Railway Labor Board
George W. Hanger
Hanger
Davis Rites Held for Fairmont Farmer and Businessman
Charles B. Davis aged seventy two died suddenly at his Fairmont home from a heart attack. He leaves five children. Resolute Wins Seventh Straight in America’s Cup Defense Elimination Slew defeating Vanitie at Newport R I.
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Charles B. Davis
Fairmont
W. Va
Chas. B. Davis
Resolute
Vanitie
Newport
McAdoo Nominated by Clergyman McAdoo Pushed at Convention
In Pueblo a telegram from the Missouri delegation aboard a train to the Democratic convention announced that Burris A. Jenkins of Kansas City would place the name of William G. McAdoo before the convention for the presidential nomination.
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Kansas City
Pueblo
Colo
Missouri
Burris A. Jenkins
William G. McAdoo
Contractor A M Holland fatally crushed after train collision
Morgantown West Virginia June 23 contractor A M Holland was killed instantly when his automobile struck a Pittsburg and Lake Erie train as it entered the station. He was thrown under the moving locomotive. Police in Baltimore report officials are not obliged to aid federal prohibition enforcement. Census figures show Philadelphia 1 825 178 up 274 150 a 17 7 percent and Rochester 5850 up 77 701 a 35 6 percent.
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Morgentown
W. Va
A. M. Holland
Pittsboro
Lake Erie
Baltimore
Armstrong
Washington
Census Bureau
Philadelphia
Rochester
N.Y
Senator Harding Focuses on Acceptance Speech in Campaign Prep
Washington June 23 Senator Harding Republican presidential nominee turns to his acceptance speech as the campaign keynote before July 3 departure to Marion Ohio. He also meets leaders and awaits the executive committee of twenty one to direct the national effort while receiving a $1 check with a note of admiration.
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Washington
Senator Harding
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Rochester
United States
Cigarettes for Women Condemned at Des Moines Meeting
The General Federation of Women's Clubs condemned cigarette use by women at their biennial convention in Des Moines. Resolutions urged an educational campaign against female smoking and asked state authorities to prohibit sales to minors.
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Des Moines
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Pittsburg salesman sentenced for assault on 13 year old girl
W. W. Driver a Pittsburg company salesman was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary after his conviction for a criminal assault on Agatha Bragg, thirteen, in Huntington West Virginia. A motion to set aside the verdict will be heard next week.
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Huntington
W.va
W. W. Driver
Pittsburg
State Penitentiary
Agatha Bragg
Funeral consumes life earnings for Assyrian boy
Deeply bereaved parents of Shahan Ward, the only son, spent their life savings of $10,000 on his funeral in Fairmont. The ceremony occurred today in the wake of his death.
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Fairmont
W. Way
Shahan Ward
Johnson says he is not downcast after Chicago defeat
In California Senator Hiram W. Johnson greets supporters at the Southern Pacific depot and says he is happier than before about the big California vote in the primary. Johnson vows to fight on and insists the people will rule, not a few men or bankers in New York.
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Sacramento
Cal
Chicago
Hiram W. Johnson
Southern Pacific
Johnson
San Francisco
California
United States
Blackstone
New York
Lincoln
Neb
Frank A. Harrison
Hiram Johnson
Nebraska
Campbell Given Thirty Years In Penitentiary For Banking Collapse
Bruce R K Campbell former secretary treasurer of Struthers Savings and Banking Company was sentenced by Judge David G Jenkins to thirty years in the state penitentiary at hard labor and fined 10000 plus costs for one of fourteen indictments tied to the bank’s failure. The court imposed the maximum sentence after his guilty plea.
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Youngstown
Bruce RK. Campbell
Struthers Savings and Banking Company
David G. Jenkins
W&he
Terrific Street Fighting in Londonderry
Street fighting raged in Londonderry from last night into today with murderous fire spanning about sixteen hours. One man was killed ten seriously wounded and several bodies said to lie on Bishop street amid many injuries including a young girl.
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Londonderry
Bishop Street
Fourteen Communists Released by Federal Court
In Boston on June 23 Judge George W. Anderson ordered the release of fourteen persons awaiting deportation as alien radicals. The habeas corpus decision held the Communist party, to which all defendants belong, is not a party of force and violence.
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Boston
George W.anderson
Communist Party
Woodson Named Head At West Virginia Collegiate Institute
Dr. C. G. Woodson dean of arts and sciences at Howard University was appointed head of the college department of West Virginia Collegiate Institute during a meeting of the state board of education in Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
C. G. Woodson
Howard University
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Colegiate Institute
State Board of Education
Cox Crowd Reaches Salt Lake For Democratic Convention
Two Cox Specials train in Salt Lake City ferry about 400 Ohio residents to the Democratic convention in San Francisco. The party includes the Ohio delegates.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Ohio
San Francisco
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