The Personality Factor in the Election and Party Prospects
The article argues that electoral outcomes hinge more on economy and foreign policy than candidate charm. It notes demographic splits, wartime loyalties, and foreign ties as pivotal, with Democrats favored by prosperity, women voters, farmers, and a strong government machine, while Republicans suffer from a split and moneyed disadvantages.
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America
United States
Freedom of Ireland
Germany
Wilson
Fiume
Democratic Party
Crecho Slovaks
Ihsues
Wall Street
Bridgeport
Chicago
Newberry
Michigan
Butler and Wood feud over money backing for nomination
A Republican nomination fight erupts as Dr Nicholas Murray Butler calls a backers group for General Wood a stock gamblers mob while denying the charge. He and others cite large sums from Governor Lowden and Hiram Johnson as participants, with ongoing ballot contests.
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Eneral Wood
Nicholas Murray Butler
Butler
Wood
Col. Roosevelt
Dr. Butler
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Lowden
Hiram
Lipton Fleet Sets Sail for Trials at Sandy Hook
New York reports the Lipton fleet led by the Shamrock IV and Shamrock 23m leaving City Island by tow to Sandy Hook. The challenger’s top mast was lowered to clear East River bridges. Trials with the backup boat start tomorrow or Friday. New Haven notes unsettled showers likely, cooler temps. Reverend Raymond James Crabbs to celebrate a high mass at St Mary’s, Milford, next Sunday. Mrs Jane Morgan seeks Agnes Nichols, once of Bridgeport, now in Green Bay, with help from her brother-in-law in West Haven.
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New York
Lipton
Shamrock IV
Shamrock
Killarney
Victoria
City Island
Sandy Hook
East River
Raymond James Crabbs
St Joseph's Cathedral
Hartford
St. Mary's Church
Father Clabby
Milford
St. Mary's Parochial School
Jane Morgan
Bridgeport
Agnes Nichols
Aguilar Sails From Vera Cruz
Mexico City June 16 Former Vera Cruz governor Aguilar and Carranza son in law sailed from Vera Cruz saying he left due to political danger but will return. Connecticut imposes strict import controls on corn and related produce to prevent European Corn Borer spread from infested areas, requiring a federal inspection certificate for entry.
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Mexico City
Fandido Aguilar
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Obituary notices and funeral services in Fairfield area
Obituary notices detail deaths of Bridget Croke and others, with funeral arrangements for Bridget Croke from Rourke Boucher in Bridgeport and St Thomas Fairfield, interment at St Thomas cemetery Fairfield. Additional obituaries include Thomas F. Sheehan Mary A. Bate Sarah Eyre Grace Buckingham William Hinman and Charles Fox with service times locations and burial at Mountain Grove and Lakeview cemeteries.
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Bridget Croke
Bridget
James J. Croke
Tunxla Hil Road
Fairfield
Conn
James Croke
Rourke & Boucher
Main Street
Bridgeport
St. Thomas’ Church
St. Thomas’ Cemetery
Fairfeld
Thomas F. Sheehan
Carroll Avenue
Blessed Sacrament Church
J. A. Landry
Ava Maria
T. J. Downey
William Homan
Charles Ward
Ronald Ward
Alien Ward
Thomas Moran
Mary A. Bate
Seymour Tree
A. F. Campbell
Washington Park
M. I
Lakeview Cemetery
Sarah H. Eyre
Sarah Hannah Eyre
Stratford Avenue
William H. Jepson
St Luke's Episcopal Church
Robert H
George Spencer
Frank Duffy
Hugh Muneter
William H
Arthur Eyre
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Grace N. Buckingham
State St
F. B. Altkins
Trinity Episcopal Church
W. B. Hinman
William B. Hinman
Hawley and
Wilmot
Lafayette Street
F. E. Aitkins
Charles Fox
Henry E. Bishop
Fairfield Avenue
Paul E. Edwards
M. BE
Observation Balloon Destroyed Off Chesapeake Capes
On board the U S S Pennsylvania the observation balloon was struck by lightning during a squall off the Chesapeake Capes and destroyed. no one was in it. In Pensacola Florida officials launched a rat killing drive to curb bubonic plague spread, two deaths having occurred since Friday and rat exterminators to be paid by the city.
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U. S. S. Pennsylvania
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Capes
Pensacola
Fla
The Constitution Honor Song by Archibald Hopkins
Poem praising the Constitution as crafted by foundational figures Archibald Hopkins extols Washington Franklin Madison Hamilton Marshall and others for building a government of balance and rights. It lauds the supreme court restraining power, liberty in education press and speech, and the enduring beacon of constitutional ideals.
Three Funds Made Harding Nomination Possible
The piece argues campaign money determined the convention outcome and helped Harding win the nomination. It notes General Wood might have fared differently if funds had pooled, and stresses that hard cash influenced Republican politics more than in Democrats, shaping the path to November.
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Harding
Wood
Lowden
Washington
Drowned Apprentices Reid and Reid at Cook's Point
George Reid and his brother William Reid, apprentices at the Farmer Office, drowned last night while swimming at Cook's Point. Justice Stevens convened a jury of six, returning a verdict of accidental drowning.
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George Reid
William
Cook’s Point
Justice Stevens
Henry B. Stiles
George H. Arnold
James Boxworth
Malcolm Mollan
Patrick Horigan
Charles B. Payne
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National Security League
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Franklin
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Hamilton
Marshall
J. Thompson & Son
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State Street
H. H. Blish
Christchurch
Ray
Piano Forte
Wheeler’s
Trumbull Center
Almond Plumb
Charles Roth
John Summers
Edmund Hurd
East Bridgeport
Trumbull
Republic
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Abradatus
Bakers
Carl Baker
Bell Block
Walnut Beach
Abriola
Main St
Lennox
Broad St
Tonn
Bizali
Waters
Shore House
Lordship Manor
Stratford
W. Askew
Hollister
Stratford Ave
Carpenters’ Hall
Elm St
District OF Connecticut
James L. Webber
James I. Webber
Norwalk
State of Connecticut
Shnas
John Keogh
County Court House
United States District Court
Gottlieb Luippold
State of
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Gordon P. Williams
Daniel J. Williams
Williams Mfg. Co
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