Wilson Backed Democrats Control San Francisco Convention
In San Francisco on June 25, Wilson allies appear to command the Democratic party machinery as national convention preliminaries begin. Insurgent critics form a weak minority with disorganized leadership, while Bryan faces a tough path on a league of nations and prohibition plank. Attorney General Palmer arrives to push his campaign as delegates from the Panama Canal Zone gain a first time representation on the temporary roll.
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San Francisco
Wilson
Democratic Party
National Committee
Reid
Missouri
Hardwick
Georgia
Glass
Virginia
Resolutions Committee
William Jennings Bryan
League of Nations
New York
Bryan
White House
Palmer
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Wyomings first cyclone since Frontier Park wreck
A southeastern Laramie county hail storm formed a cyclone described as a Missouri twister. It moved 12 miles, damaged farmsteads, outbuildings, and crops near Hillsdale Pine Bluffs and 42 miles east in a 300 foot wide path, injuring no one. It was visible from Hillsdale Burns and Pine Bluffs.
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Laramie County
Cheyenne
Mississippi Valley
Hillsdale
Pine Bluffs
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Frontier Park
Burns
H. L. Noyes
Frank Baskin
Three Airmen Die In Fiery Dive At Parris Island
Savannah dispatch reports three Marine Corps aviators Capt Jastave Kanow of Savannah Lieutenant Frederick Malthen of Butte and S H St George of Quantico Va killed when their aircraft failed at 400 feet and burst into flames near the ground at Parris Island. The cause of the crash was not yet determined.
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Savannah
Marine Corps
Jastave Kanow
Savanna
Frederick Malthen
Butte
S. H. St. George
Quantico
Paris Island Marine Corps Station
Auditorium arrangement for Democratic Convention in San Francisco
Photo shows changes in the exposition auditorium for the democratic national convention at San Francisco. A platinum tier has been built on the left floor to improve delegates’ view of the rostrum. The speaker’s stand forms a semicircle at the center, with press galleries on large stands extending from the rostrum.
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Exposition Auditorium
San Francisco
Sparta
Atty Gordon Shoots Actor Before Crowd in Chicago
Milwaukee vaudeville actor Joseph A. Hack was accidentally shot by headliner Miss Kitty Gordon during a Chicago theatre matinee. The 0.88 caliber revolver, believed to hold blanks, allegedly contained a live round from off stage use by her husband Jack Wilson, with a tainted cartridge left in the weapon. Hack was hospitalized.
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Chicago
Joseph A. Hack
Milwaukee
Kitty Gordon
Hack
Miss Gordon
Jack Wilson
Mysterious stranger questions Clinton recording death
Washington June 25 A strange inquiry arises over a Clinton recording death as Republican leaders meet with Senator Harding and Thompson to discuss campaign finances. Thompson confirms a $1,000 limit on contributions, aiming for uniformity as Roosevelt supports Harding’s bid.
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Washington
Harding
Republican Party
William Boice Thompson
Ways and Means Committee
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Thompson
Demise Recalled Under Unusual Circumstances in Cheyenne
Report in Cheyenne recalls Clinton S Broderick death dated May 28 1919 noting apoplexy as cause and prompts inquiries by a Denver detective agency about possible unnatural death. Local officials say they have no confirmed information while residents report a stranger claiming to act for a life insurance company visited Minnie Gagnos.
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Clinton S. Roderick
Clinton St. Roderick
Cheyenne
Denver
Clinton S. Broderick
South
J. D. Shingle
Broderick
Charles Wi. Lane
E. Z. Smaley
G. I. Embrey
Minnie Gagnos
East Twenty-first Street
Bryan Eyes Dry Platform At Democratic Convention
San Francisco June 25 William J Bryan expects a dry plank in the party platform and warns a wet plank would threaten the Democratic party He notes no statement on the league covenant or individual candidacies Uninstructed delegates total 756 of 4092 with 308 women among them and Georgia's 28 votes contested.
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Bryan
San Francisco
William J. Bryan
Iowa
Meredith
Kentucky
Cox
Nebraska
Hitchcock
New Jersey
Edwards
North Carolina
Simmons
Ohio
Oklahoma
Owens
Oregon
McAdoo
Pennsylvania
Palmer
South Dakota
Gerard
Virginia
Glass
Georgia
Democratic National Committee Votes for Equal Representation
The Democratic National Committee in San Francisco urged Tennessee to call a special session to ratify the suffrage amendment. The panel set up temporary officers, approved Homer S. Cummuings as temporary chairman, and adopted a rule to have one man and one woman represent each state on the national committee. The body also directed women delegates to serve four years and debated contest handling by subcommittees or the full committee.
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San Francisco
Democratic National Committee
Tennessee
Taday
Uwomer Stummings
James A. Reid
Missouri
Georgia
Executive Committee
Homer S. Cummuings
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Lso
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
HE. I. Move
Ohio
Mother of Blakely Coughlin says Scranton baby not hers
Scranton report June 25 states Mrs. Blakely Coughlin declares the found 14 month old boy in Scranton is not her kidnapped son from Norristown. Police intend tests and identification to confirm the child’s identity.
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Blakely Coughlin
Scranton
Norristown
Women Leaders Recommend No Prohibition Plank at Convention
San Francisco June 25 The women members of the executive committee of the Democratic National Convention meet to urge omitting any prohibition reference from the platform. They also back President Wilson’s stance on the peace treaty and league of nations.
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San Francisco
Democratic National Convition Today
Wilson
League of Navlons
Bank Robbers make off with big bond and cash haul
Five bandits robbed the North ern state bank in St. Paul and escaped with between 5 000 and 10 000 dollars in Liberty bonds and 5 186 in cash. The robbery occurred late today.
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Big Bond
ST. Paul
Grast Northern State Bank
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