Prohibition Party Adopts League of Nations Platform
The Prohibition party at Lincoln Nebraska on July 22 adopted a platform endorsing the league of nations and expanded social reforms. It calls for federal education, farm price support, woman’s rights in labor, and a federal department of education while preserving prohibition and urging stricter enforcement of the eighteenth amendment.
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Lincoln
Neb
Prohibition Party
League of Nations
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
League
Woman and Home
National League of Women Voters
Department of Education
Department of Labor
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Industrial Commission
Civil Service
Miss Dodds Named Society Editor of Cheyenne Leader
Miss Olara Dodds joins the Cheyenne State Leader as society editor with journalism training from the Pulitzer School. She will assist in the news department and contribute stylish society coverage. Her home telephone is 1061-J and after 6 PM she is reachable via the office.
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Miss Olara
Dodds
Cheyenne State Leader
Miss Dodds
Cheyenne
Pulitzer School of Journalism
New York
Leader
Suffragists Press Harding for Clear Action on Suffrage
Alice Paul and National Woman's Party reps in Marion Ohio report dissatisfaction with Senator Harding's reply on ratification and refuse to accept mere wishes. They demand a direct stand to carry out the suffrage plank in the Republican platform.
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Marion
National Woman’s Party
Harding
Alice Paul
Woman's Party
Cutting Foundation For Elevator Hoist In City County Building
A solid foundation for the city and county building is being chiseled to install the elevator hoist. Installation of the dolating machinery continues but will be delayed by late arrival of key components, making the operating date uncertain.
Rail unions accept raise decision amid protest
Chicago July 22. Sixteen railroad unions except one accept the labor board wage award under protest after an executive conference led by Timothy Shea. The Order of Railway Telegraphers referred the matter to its members with a strike option, while the others plan to seek back pay and a future raise.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Order of
Railway Telegraphers
Labor Board
Bolsheviki Overthrow in Poland Sparks European War Fears
Washington reports indicate Allied plans to aid Poland are undecided and officials fear broad European war if Poland falls. US leaders cautious on entering conflict while France and Britain face domestic strain. State Department notes tensions in Germany and plans to evacuate Americans from the war zone.
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Washington
Poland
State Department
France
Great Batain
Warsaw
Great Britain
United States
Rhine
Germany
League Will Not Endorse Presidential Candidate This Year
The Anti-Saloon League of America will not endorse any presidential candidate but will publish a compilation of each candidate's prohibition record and current stand. The executive committee announced after an all day session with state branch superintendents.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
Executive Committee
Tent City North of Cheyenne Attracts Many Visitors
A new sizable settlement north of Cheyenne grows quickly and may be named Sloane Campersville or Emery-by-the-Frog-Pond. Tourists flock to Sloane Lake with a lively scene of bonfires, bluegrass, and mingling travelers from Indiana Texas New York California. Ezra Emery leads Cheyenne’s good roads effort as visitors enjoy showers, facilities, and camping charm.
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Cheyenne
Sloane
Campersville
Emery-by-the-Frog-Pond
Sloane's Lake
Ezra Emery
Wyoming
Seattle Labor Leader Denounces Gompers as Prohibition Ally
James A. Duncan, Seattle strike leader and defense witness in the Lloyd and others case, testified that Seattle labor opposed Samuel Gompers of the AFL arguing he backed a booze push to oppose prohibition. He said Seattle seeks a cleaner leader than Gompers and noted Wells as a high type of citizen. Swenson corroborated parts of Duncan's testimony.
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Chicago
Seattle
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James A. Duncan
William Bross Lloyd
Gompers
Duncan
Labor
Washington
Prohibition
Bullett Wells
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Winnipeg
War Veterans’ Guard
A. W. Swenson
Public Works
Harding Accepts Republican Nomination in Marion Speech
In Marion Ohio on July 22 War ren G Harding accepted the Republican nomination for president. He pledged peace through congressional resolution and a future world concert while opposing Wilsons league of nations. He urged party over individual leadership, backed cooperative farming marketing, public servant status for railroad workers, and higher production to curb living costs. A large crowd and party leaders attended.
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Marion
Congress
Association of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Wilson
League of Nations
Record Attendance Breaks Yellowstone Park Travel Limits
Yellowstone Park set new attendance highs on Wednesday with 1,883 visitors and 241 private automobiles entering. Through the season more than 26,000 people have visited, about 20 percent above the same period last year.
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Ellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Villa Desires to Surrender But Mexico Still Refuses
Francisco Villa, rebel leader, seeks surrender but the government will not negotiate. Over 8,000 federal troops oppose Villa in Chihuahua, with supply bases occupied and his forces surrounded, according to an official statement.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Villa
Chihuahua
Ohio Gets Its Third Candidate for 1920 Race
The Prohibition National Convention nominated Aaron S. Watkins of Germantown Ohio for the 1920 presidential race after he defeated R H Patton on the second ballot. Watkins, a Germantown academy literature professor and former Ada College teacher, is 53 and has previous Prohibition ticket nominations. Lucy Page Gaston urged Republican support for Watkins from the floor.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ohio
Aaron S. Watkins
Germantown
William J. Bryan
Watkins
R. H. Patton
Springfield
Ill
Germantown Military Academy
Ada College
Rushsylvania
Lucy Page Gaston
Republican Party
Bryan declines Prohibition party presidential nomination
William J. Bryan announced he would not accept the Prohibition national convention nomination. He said he cannot sever his Democratic ties and would vote as he sees fit this fall, replying from Norris Montana after reading the Lincoln telegram.
Japanese Dishonest In Examinations
SACRAMENTO Cal July 22 All foreign language examinations for medical certificates are to be discontinued by the California state board of health. Dr Charles B Pinkham of San Francisco secretary announced Thursday because of trickery and deception alleged to have been practiced by Japanese applicants. The Japanese constitute about 99 percent of the applicants for foreign language tests and in translating were given opportunities to consult text books for answers.
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Sacramento
Cal
California State Board of Health
Charles B. Pinkham
San Francisco
Pinkham
Progressives Pledge Strong Support for Cox at Trails End
Columbus Ohio July 22 The Democratic governor Cox and aides map an August 7 notification at Trails End near Dayton and August 9 for Roosevelt in Hyde Park while planning his acceptance speech. Cox cites progressive sentiment and a positive trend away from segregation in recent correspondence. He expects to lock in his library for preparation with a stenographer.
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Columbus
Cox
Trailsend
Dayton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York
Harding
Democratic National Committee
Tale of Tortuous Tour or How Legg Reached Cowley Wyoming
H C Legg sues the Colorado and Southern, Pullman company, and Chicago Burlington and Quincy for damages. He says a May 11 ticket to Cowley was violated by delays from Kirby to Greybull and Cowley with cars left on a siding, a whirlwind speed past his destination, threats of extra fare, and confinement all night in a Pullman car. He seeks $6,000 in damages.
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Cowley
Wyo
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Legg
Pullman Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Kirby
Greybull
Wye
Legg Alleges
Fromberg Wyo
Mexican schooner Jacks Jande sinks off Mazatlan
The Mexican power schooner Jacks Jande formerly Toni Maru from San Diego foundered at night off Mazatlan with 42 lives lost. Word came via the steamship Jeanette.
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San Diego
Cal
Mazatlan
Mex
Record Heat Harshly Felt In Cheyenne And Regent Years
At 1 45 p m Thursday Cheyenne posted one of its highest temperatures in years with 91 degrees on the official thermometer. The day averaged 74 degrees over twenty four hours, with July normals around 68. Residents recall old times as swimmers found air warmer than in years, yet no one suffered heat or distress.
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Cheyenne
Weather Bureau
Second Lake
New York
Chicago
Cause of gloom at Prohibition convention as Bryan declines
Lincoln July 22 The telegram to the Prohibition National Convention shows William Jennings Bryan refused the party nomination tendered on Wednesday. Delegates sat in silence as news spread that the national figure would not accept. The Bozeman dispatches and a long search for Bryan had left the convention in a somber mood.
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Bozeman
Mont
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska
Madison Lake
Associated Press
Bryan
Prohibition
Mgr. Bryan
Miniature Cyclone at Frontier Park Shows Dust Vortex
A small tornado-like dust column appeared at Frontier Park near Pioneer park at 1 35 pm Thursday, forming a visible dust funnel as it moved south of the municipal campground. The event created a sharp dust wall and a loud whirring noise but caused no damage.
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Pioneer Park
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Okeh
United-Statesville
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Nebraskan
Democratic Party
Gram
Norris, Mont
Bozeman Chronicle
Democetic Party
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Charles Bryan
Democracy
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