Wilsonites Maintain Control As Democratic Convention Opens
In San Francisco on June 25 the Wilson administration showed strong control of the Democratic national committee as the convention opened. Georgia and Missouri fights loomed over seating delegates while Bryan pressed for a bone dry platform. The committee voted to hear Georgia and Missouri contests later and seated Turner as Oregon’s delegate at large, with Panama Canal Zone representation approved.
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Wilson
Hts
Democratic Party
National Committee
Georgia
Missouri
Red
Hardwick
New York
Mr. Bryan
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Palmer
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Wyoming
James A. Reed
Homer
J.B. Dockwelr
Price Padding and a Check from Federal Reserve Report
The seventh Federal Reserve Bank reports a check on price padding tied to higher official rates and reduced inflationary borrowing. A softer freight flow and fewer available commodities improve transportation. wage spendings decline slightly. Currency circulation rose as people carried more pocket money in prosperity.
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Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve Bank
Food riots spread across Germany protest against prices
Berlin reports demonstrations spreading through Germany over food costs. In Bremen police arrested fifty after shops were looted. Large crowds marched in Oldenburg demanding prices cut by one third and warned of a strike by Saturday. Mayence protesters menaced fruit vendors and compelled price reductions.
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Berlin
Germany
Bremen
Oldenberg
Mayence
Return of American Dead to US Embarkation Port
Army authorities inform Cherbourg mayor that Duho met port will ship American bodies to the United States starting in September. Bodies placed in hermetically sealed metal caskets protected by heavy boxes. Equentreville to assemble and load remains onto homeward bound American steamships.
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Cherburg
Cherbourg
Duhomet
United States
Equentreville
Beer Emptied Into Sewer In Windur Pa
Six hundred bottles worth thirty thousand dollars were emptied into a sewer by Windsur Brewing Company under supervision of a prohibition agent. The plant is closing and the beer could not be transferred to another company under federal law, so it was disposed of.
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Windur
Windsur Brewing Company
Twenty-One Injured in Baptist Convention Photo Stand Collapse
Twenty-one delegates at the Northern Baptist convention were injured when a wooden stand collapsed during a group photo in Buffalo. More than 300 people were on or around the structure. the stand’s back tier dropped five feet after the under-pinning failed. None of the injuries are serious.
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Buffalo
Northern Baptist Convention
General Railroad Strike Averted by Board Promise
Chicago June 25 A wage award by the railroad labor board is promised for on or before July 20 retroactive to May 1. W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen said the decision would end danger of a general strike and that secret plans to spread a walkout had been prepared by disaffected union elements. Washington June 25 Government and union leaders expect the board’s date to calm unrest and aid returning workers. Baltimore June 25 Over 1000 yardmen and 150 Pennsylvania mechanics have quit, signaling spread of strikes amid fears of coal shortages and idle workers.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
R. M. Barton
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Mr. Lee
Lee
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Payne
Railroad Administration
White House
Tumulty
Jayne
Maryland
Ballimore
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Hagerstown
Orangeville
Indiana to Purchase State Coal Mine for Supply
Governor James P. Goodrich announced approval of purchasing and operating a coal mine in Indianapolis to ensure an adequate coal supply for state institutions. The plan, urged by the state purchasing committee, requires funding from the legislature which Goodrich said he would seek in a special session.
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Indiana
May Bay
Inianapolis
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Harvard Varsity Crew Defeats Yale by Six Lengths in Dual Regatta
New London report says Harvard Varsity crew led from the start to win the four mile fifty second dual intercollegiate regatta against Yale by nearly six lengths. Yale stroke C Peters collapsed near the end and several Yale rowers struggled to finish as Harvard showcased superior headwork and stamina.
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New London
Harvard
Varsity
Yale
Billy Haines
West Virginians Back Davis in Nomination Drive
West Virginia delegates arrived in San Francisco and pressed for John W. Davis to be the party’s nominee. Governor Cornwell praised Davis as a forceful speaker with high character, noting party labels matter less than broad appeal and electability after the opening ballots.
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San Francisco
West Virginia
John W. Davis
Great Britain
J. J. Cornwell
Davis
America
Mexican Laborers Forbidden to Cross Border for Work
Mexican immigration officials in Juarez ordered laborers to stop crossing into the United States for jobs on farms and railroads. The Chihuahua government issued the directive as hundreds were already entering weekly, hurting Mexico’s labor supply. In Mayence Germany food riots erupted over market shortages with mobs seizing goods and police clashes near the Rhine.
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Juarez
Mexico
United States
Chihuahua
Mayence
Germany
Wuertemberg
Westphalia
Rhine
Brakeman Killed in Wreck Near Burlington New Jersey
A passenger train on the Pennsylvania Railroad collided with a freight car pushed onto a siding at Stevens Station near Burlington New Jersey. Brakeman Edward Lawrence of Bordentown was killed and one car derailed. No passengers were harmed and traffic was delayed for hours.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stevens Station
Burlington
N. J
Edward Lawrence
Bordentown
Detective Criegh ton Logan Shot While Apprehending Suspect
New Castle Pennsylvania June 25 city detective Creighton Logan was shot four times while trying to arrest Red Perdue alias Red Franklin a Black man. Doctors report the officer in very serious condition. Armed posses formed to search for the suspect.
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New Castle
Creighton Logan
Red” Perdue
Red” Franklin
Women Seek Prohibition Support At Democratic Meeting
In San Francisco on June 25 the Democratic national committee approved a telegram to Tennessee urging a special session to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. The meeting formed the temporary roll of delegates and debated platform matters while supporting women on executive committees and labor reforms.
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Cummings
Tennessee
San Francisco
Democratic National Committee
Homer
Pres
James A. Reed
Missouri
Georgia
Roberts
Albert H. Roberts
Nashville
Tenn
America
Nearly three fourths of delegates unpledged at convention
A memorandum to national committee members shows 756 of 1092 delegates are uninstruced. The document lists instructed delegates by state and candidate, notes Georgia's 28 votes contested, and projects 308 women delegates and alternates at the Democratic national convention with a breakdown by status.
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San Francisco
Iowa
Meredith
Kentucky
Cox
Nebraska
Whiteheock
New Jersey
Edwards
North Carolina
Simmons
Ohio
Oklahoma
Owen
Oregon
McAdoo
Pennsylvania
Palmer
South Dakota
Gerard
Virginia
Glass
Georgia
Obregon Favored as Mexico President by All Parties
In Mexico City on June 25 El Democrata reports broad party consensus for General Alvaro Obregon as presidential candidate. General Pasqual Ortiz Runio takes leave to govern Michoacan for local elections on July 4. Deputies set general election dates August 29 for Congress and September 5 for the presidency.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
el Democrata
Pasqual Ortiz Runio
Michoacan
Chamber of Deputies
Congressional
Bids Sought to Fuel Government Fleet for Five Years
The Shipping Board invited bids to supply fuel oil to the government owned merchant fleet for periods from one to five years. Announced today the requirement totals 28,221,000 barrels annually for delivery in monthly installments at 22 Atlantic coast and foreign ports. Bids will be opened July 5.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Atlantic
Fifteen Alabama Mines Idle on Coal Strike
Frank V. Evans of the Alabama Coal Operators' Association said about 3,000 miners in the Alabama bituminous field were on strike and fifteen mines were idle. He also blamed a car shortage for fueling statewide fuel scarcity.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Frank V. Evans
Alabama Coal Operators’ Association
Bank Robbery in St Paul Leaves Cashier Mortally Wounded
Five unmasked bandits robbed the Great Northern State Bank in St Paul Minnesota. They wounded cashier Victor Redman and escaped in an automobile with about $5,000 in cash $5 000 in Liberty bonds and non negotiable paper.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern State Bank
Victor Redman
Estes Snedecor Heads Rotarians in Porto City
Estes Snedecor of Portland Oregon was elected president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs at the closing session in Atlantic City New Jersey He defeated John Dyer of Vincennes Indiana on the third ballot by 28 to 250 votes in a tight race at the rotary convention closing today.
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Estes Snedecor
Atlantic City
N. J
Portland
Ore
International Association of Rotary Clubs
John Dyer
Vincennes
Ind
Harding Seeks Unity as Contributions Curb Policy Is Adopted
Senator Harding continues talks with Republican leaders including William Boyce Thompson and Theodore Roosevelt Jr to align campaign finances with a $1000 contribution limit. Roosevelt endorses Harding as standard bearer while a Boston Coolidge meeting looms. Harding plans a quiet day after golfing with Hitchcock Hale and Elkins.
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Senator Harding
Republican Party
William Boyce Thompson
Ways and Means Committee
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Thompson
Harding
Roosevelt
Boston
Governor Coolidge
Massachusetts
Hays
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Hale
Maine
Elkins
West Virginia
Coal Shortage Probes Find 1400 Cars Held in New Jersey
Acting Public Service Commissioner Alfred M Barrett reports more than 1400 coal cars tied up at points in New Jersey and Staten Island. He sees possible higher market holds but has not found evidence of profiteering. investigation to continue.
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New York
Public Service
Afred M. Barrett
New Jersey
Staten Island
Elwell Slain by a Friend in New York Home
Police tighten probe into the whist expert Joseph B. Elwell murder in his New York residence two weeks after his death. A trusted friend is named as the suspected killer and authorities say an arrest is not far off though no official confirmation has been issued.
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Elwell
New York
Joseph B. Elwell
District l Attorney
Coal Operator Fined in Pittston for Mine Law Violation
William A. May, president of the Pennsylvania and Erie Coal Company, was fined $1,000 at Pittston by an alderman for reckless mining of a surface vein and removing coal beneath a Pittston street causing a cave in. He gave notice of an appeal.
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Scranton
William A. May
Pennsylvania and Erie Coal Company
Pitttston
Here
Davis
Pittston Street
May
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