Challenge Wilson Rule Challenge Wilson Rule
Democrats and party leaders oppose President Wilson’s bid to dictate the San Francisco convention agenda. McCombs and others call his stance autocratic, arguing the party is larger than any one man. Bryan and Lewis join concerns over league of nations as sole campaign issue. Governor Edwards worries over keg beer liberty themes in the nomination scramble.
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Congress
Wilson
San Francisco
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
McCombs
White
Champ Clark
Marshall
James Hamilton Lewis
Senate
League of Nations
Versailles
William Jennings Bryan
Edwards
Fuel situation amid wage dispute delays coal recovery
After the wage controversy, coal production lags as switchmen strikes disrupt rail service and car shortages persist. Ohio mines idle or underutilized, miners eager to work but constrained by transportation, with limited interstate car allocation. Calls grow for government action to improve logistics and prosperity, while the agitator Martens is condemned as a soviet envoy.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Harding enters active campaign as adjournment opens race
Senator Harding moves into full campaign mode after adjournment, setting a brisk pace for aides and promising an organized fight from the start. He will rely on experienced party wheelhorses and aims to mobilize top organizers, with nomination expected July 22 and a strong stand on national issues. Independent voters figure to decide while openness and fairness shape the push.
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Congress
Senator Harding
White House
Harding
Hard Work vs Profiteers Blur Effort in Market Speech
The writer laments that diligent people cannot compensate for those who refuse to try. They argue profiteers ignore legal constraints and the market's law of supply and demand. Many folk prefer hardship to perspiring over effort.
Wool Crisis Deepens as Stores Halt Clothing Purchases
Trade groups urge the Federal Reserve to extend aid to reserve banks amid a wool market crisis caused by reduced clothing buying. Prices for wood have fallen, orders for raw materials are canceled, and producers struggle to finance operations as manufacturers resist wool sales and profiteering doubts grow.
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Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Banks
Greece to wage campaign against Kemalists in Anatolia
The allies grant Greece authority over Smyrna and its hinterland to confront Mustafa Kemal and Turkish nationalists in Anatolia. Greece will receive warship support and military supplies, while not providing many ground troops. Russian bolshevists may back Kemal, and the government notes olives are safe though presidential year may affect reception.
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Europe
Greece
Mustapha Kemal
Anatolia
Dardanelles
Smyrna
Kemal
Near East
Turkey
Court Admonishes Woman and Dubious Trade Claims
A judge faces a blunt case as he challenges a woman to dress modestly in court. The commentary links a prescription doctor to illicit alcohol sales via a shady druggist and notes a shift in graduates citing D'Annunzio as surpassing Italy in stature.
Untangled thoughts on wages politics and public figures
The text surveys miners wages and mine car shortages, Chicago mayor Thompson's Americanist stance, Harding’s past band days, factional politicking, concerns about hidden health, Washington’s nonreappointment, Bolshevist worries in the U.S. and Emma Goldman’s Russia view. It weaves commentary on leaders, public fate, and political pressures.
Just Stub Ends By J H Reed
A compact column presents wry reflections on character and social behavior. It notes that genuine affection shapes home life while honesty may be doubted by others and that soap and water act as a democratizing force.
The Boy And His String of Fish Triumphs
A barefoot hopeful returns home with a string of fish to a crowded street. Neighbors and an old man praise the boy, while the scene contrasts imagined riches with simple joy. Copyright 1920 by Edgar A. Guest. items from various papers follow.
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Edgar A. Guest
Banding the Birds A Nationwide Bird Tracking Plan
Washington reports the U S Biological Survey will begin banding birds to track migration and habits. Volunteers will trap, record species and age, fit bands with numbers and addresses, then release birds to gather data for future treaties and conservation.
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Washington, D. C
United States Biological Survey
H. C. Oberholser
Bureau
North America
South America
West Indies
Canada
Europe
United States
American Bird Banding Association
Biological Survey
Kwiz Questions and Answers Revision Notes
The text lists answered Kwiz items on topics from trellis frames to katydids and pastries. It then presents new questions covering moss pasteurization Canada lily tuft American literature conscription egg stain cleaning and other terms.
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Canada
Carnegie Solar Observatory
Serious Business of Electing a President in 1920
William Brown Meloney in Everybody's argues the 1920 U S presidential election is a momentous sovereign decision comparable to founding a republic in 1787 and the Civil War era, with the nation’s traditions tested by a powerful school of thought. A final note observes tea-blenders sampling water when towns switch water sources.
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United States
Washington
William Brown Meloney
Times
Lincoln
British Isles
Different Ways of Doing Honor by Ruth Cameron
Side Talks explores varied attitudes toward death and memorials through neighbors, cremation plans, and a personal poem on funeral wishes. The column contrasts methods of grieving, from grave markers to simple garden burials, and ends with a reflection on preferring swift cremation and meaningful acts over monuments.
Eye Color Affects Film Stardom Says Screen Study
A study notes actors with light blue eyes face disadvantages on screen while gray eyes fare slightly better and dark eyes are most effective, influencing perceived suitability for film roles and screen presence.
Impressive Brain Cells and Shallow Baltic Depths
A thought on memory capacity estimates outlines a human brain storing about 3.2 billion impressions over fifty years, with 200 thousand items per grain. The Baltic and Adriatic seas are noted as the shallowest oceans with depths around 22 to 33 fathoms.
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Baltic
Adriatic
Holding a Husband ic. By Adele Garrisson
A damaged prose fragment follows a household in turmoil as a wife navigates duties under a critical, domineering mother in law. The scene centers on lost handkerchiefs, laundry rites, and a tense exchange about domestic management. The narrator reflects on power dynamics and personal strain within family life.
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Margaret
Jim
Katie
Ouse
Bayview
Fae
Dicky
Jiky
Thettic
Henrly
Khy
Madge
Richard
Ancestral Births and Birthdays Aboard The Calendar
A dated roster lists anniversaries and birthdays with names such as Empress Josephe born in St Pierre Martinique and Hester Stahope in Mount Lebanon. It notes births, deaths, and notable figures including Cavaignac, Akerman, Herring, and Prince of Wales with place and date references scattered through the 18th to 20th centuries.
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Josephe
Nallon
St. Pierre Martinique
Malmaison
Hester Stahope
Brill
Wiliam Pitt
Mount Lebana
Cavaignac
Duchal
France
Amos T. Akerman
Georgia
The
United
Silas Clarke Herring
Safe
Plainfeld
N. J
Shrewsbury
Pyty
Cummings Named Favorite Son Of Connecticut Democrats
Homer S. Cummings, longtime Connecticut figure and former mayor, is cited as the likely favorite son for the Democratic presidential nomination with fourteen votes slated in the national convention. He has held prominent roles in state and national campaigns and once sought the U.S. Senate position.
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Homer
Cummings
Connecticut
Mayo
Board of Trade
Yale
Collee
East
Law Belt
United States
Fee
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