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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1920
Page
31
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a concert or song item with a performer. No clear names, dates, or location are readable, leaving the event uncertain and needing fuller text for a proper summary.
In Marion Ohio crowds erupt in joyous celebration after Warren G Harding is named the Republican presidential nominee in Chicago. Thousands flood streets as fire bells and whistles join the noise. Dr George T Harding, Harding's father, marked his 9th birthday amid the cheers and is lionized by the crowd.
Dr. Harding greeted by crowds on his front porch as supporters hailed Warren's expected nomination. A monster parade wound through downtown while business paused and citizens gathered to read bulletins announcing the political outcome.
Delegates at the Republican convention in the Coliseum backed Warren G. Harding of Ohio as the nominee after a fraught balloting process. As votes swung from Wood and Lowden to Harding across multiple ballots, Harding finally secured a landslide with a near unanimous nomination on the tenth ballot, despite Wisconsin's dissent.
At Coliseum Chicago on June 12 the crowd urged action as Lodge opened the ninth ballot. Harding gains surges in Connecticut Delaware Florida Kansas New York Ohio and Pennsylvania among others, finally approaching the nomination with 374 1 2 votes. Illinois Iowa Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota New York and Ohio shift votes further securing Harding as the leading candidate.
A London merchant returning from Germany asserts Germany can pay the indemnity “to the last penny” and is rapidly recovering. He describes stable government, resurging industry, abundant cattle and goats, and low prices for whiskey in Germany. He notes fears of unrest have kept some away and predicts reduced imports as Germany aims to produce more locally.
Hilo Hawaii May. Lava from Kilauea shows no sign of cease with hundreds of acres lit by glow nightly. Secretary L W de Wis-Nordon reports continued eruption after Mauna Loa activity and collapse. Lava flows reshape 60 square miles, reach hundreds of feet high and threaten nearby areas as tourists watch the spectacle.
In Berkeley a Los Angeles society woman Lylian Stowell McCarthy wed Arnold Edward Roth in a private ceremony after parental opposition. The couple argue marriage formalities are unnecessary while endorsing a free approach to love and children, preferring state care for offspring.
English opinion shifts as prohibition moves from mockery to serious national issue. Daily Mail and other voices report three mindsets across Ireland Scotland and England with rising support and a potential multi million vote, plus Lady Astor and church alliances pushing for temperance reforms.
In Columbus over 300 boxes of bones of deceased Chinese men are being shipped to China for final burial under an ancient custom. Lee Lock of Cleveland heads the local Chinese tong and organized the exhumation of graves with Pittsburgh tea merchant Dong Ye among six workers. The bones are cleaned and placed in air tight zinc boxes for overseas shipment to Hong Kong and distributed across China.
The State college at Ames Iowa offers a two week course on tractor operation for the sons of farmers taught due to the growing farm use of tractors. Immigrant arrivals are noted as poor material with sixty percent women unlikely to contribute to national development. The era of gas is evident as 1186 artificial gas firms supply over 200 billion cubic feet to 8.5 million customers nationwide.
Rates outline pricing for lost and found, situations want ed, rooms for rent and all other classifications. Price scales cover four lines to seven times with varying costs, including extra lines and multiple placements.
The family of Walter Beacon extends thanks to neighbors friends and organizations including Modern Woodmen of America and Pinion Department Hampden Watch Works for kindness and sympathy after his death. Special thanks go to Rev Father Burk undertaker Mr Seesholtz Moock Electric Supply Co floral offerings and all who assisted. Mrs Jas McLinden and family.
A reader finds a diamond ring near Cleveland Avenue and a brown long haired English poodle without a collar near Robertsville. Rewards offered for the return of the ring to Meyer Tire Co or the dog to 222 Market Street. Call offices listed for details.
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