Pomerene Withdraws From Dem Presidential Race
Senator Pomerene of Ohio withdraws from the Democratic nomination race and backs Governor Cox. He cites the difficulty of securing a solid delegation under Ohio law and warns a divided delegation would doom the party at the San Francisco convention. He says his senate work must take precedence over a national campaign.
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Washington
Pomerene
Ohio
Tie
Cox
San Francisco
Senate
Democrats
Ion
Democratic Party
Italian Premier Nitti Comments on Adriatic Binding
In a Pall Mall Gazette interview Premier Nitti of Italy says he is friendly toward the Jugo Slavs but notes that France Britain and Italy reached a January 20 decision shaping the Adriatic question. He also says the United States is of warm regard to him and aims to keep strong US relations, asserting shared interests with America.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Premier Nitti
Italy
France
Great Britain
Adriatic
United States
Signor Nitti
America
Johnson seeks direct ballot in North Dakota primary
Senator Johnson of California announced he wants the people of North Dakota to vote directly on his candidacy and will not withdraw his petition. He sent a telegram to his campaign manager in Bismarck denying any deal with North Dakota politicians and plans to campaign there next week.
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Washington
North Dakota
Johnson
California
Richard Selden Wilcox
Bismarck
Chicago
Frank
Lowden
Early 1920 GOP Campaigns Hit South Dakota and New York
In Sioux Falls Governor Frank O Lowden arrives to launch the Illinois minority Republican bid with five speeches. Major General Leonard Wood opens a South Dakota drive in Yankton on February 24, while Senator Hiram W Johnson is tipped to trail him. In New York State leaders expect four delegates at large, with four top names named and possibly two female alternates.
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Sioux Falls
Frank O. Lowden
Illinoia
South Dakota
Leonard Wood
Yankton
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Wood
New York
Republica
Wadsworth and Calder
Elihu Ro
William Boyce Thompson
Maicot
Electrical appliances blamed for most fires
New York February 18 Chief of the Actuarial Bureau Charles H Lumm warns at a conference that electricity and electrical appliances are the leading fire cause in the United States Defective insulation ranks lower than appliance misuse He cites California bed warming with lit bulbs and overheated irons as major risks.
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New York
United States
Charles H. Lumm
Actuarial Bureau
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Fire Marshals’ Association of North America
California
Lumm
Labor radicalism and immigration fears at Clothiers banquet
Major William Hammond Parker, former Cincinnati professor, told the Clothiers and Furnishers’ Association that the American Federation of Labor is radicalizing under Sam Gompers. He urged rejecting European immigrants to protect an efficient democracy and warned of autocracy masquerading as radicalism.
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American Federation of Labor
Sam Gompers
William Hammond Parker
University of Cincinnati
Clothiers and Furnishers’ Association
Linton Hotel
America
Europe
Railroads urged to keep Morris in Cincinnati terminal role
Cincinnati leaders from the Hay and Grain Exchange and Coal Exchange press to retain John A. Morris as Cincinnati Terminal Manager after government control ends March 1. Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, has announced that Morris’s office and all regional directors will be discontinued, sparking industry appeals for continued terminal management to speed freight, cut handling, and reduce damage and costs. The motor terminal system begun May 10, 1919, improves dispatch and efficiency, with substantial savings cited. officials urge coordination and continuation of terminal offices nationwide.
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John A. Morris
Cincinnati
Walker D. Hines
Mr. Morris
J. B. Parrish
H. A. Worcester
Cincinnati Coal Exchange
Hay and Grain Exchange
Morris
D. K Harden
Hines
Inau
Ofce
North Bank
Southern
Tyler
W. T. Tyler
Cox Defends Garder Bill Delay Amid Tax Debate
Governor Cox faced Republican criticism after allowing the Gardner bill to become law without his signature. Lt. Gov. Brown dismissed Cox’s claim of Senate figures aiding the bill as false and called for accountability. Republicans accused the governor of evading duty and avoiding a special session while condemning his income tax stance as politically expedient.
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Columbus
Cox
Gardner
Brown
Assembly
Senate
George H. Clarke
Treaty Kept In Eclipse As Senate Pauses
The peace treaty faded from Senate debate with private compromise talks quiet. Leaders saw no speaker ready on the floor and planned no action for the day while negotiations may resume tomorrow, with a long ratification fight likely delayed.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover Receives Civic Forum Medal of Honor
Herbert Hoover is awarded the Civic Forum medal of honor for distinguished public service in a New York ceremony. Charles Evans Hughes lauds Hoover as a civilian hero of the world war and cites his relief work in Belgium and Europe.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes
Civic Forum
Hoover
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison
George Washington Goethals
America
Europe
United States
Leland Stanford University
Hughes
Belgium
Catt Invited to Run for Senate Against Wadsworth
Washington February 18 The letter from Miss Mary G Kilbreth President of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage invites Carrie Chapman Catt or Mary Garrett Hay to enter the New York Senate race against Senator James W Wadsworth Jr The aim stated is to test the anti suffrage argument that women prefer male representatives to women.
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Washington
Carrie Chapman Catt
New League of Woman Voters
Mary Garrett Hay
New York State
James W. Wadsworth
Wolf Pack Invades Duluth Suburbs in Weeklong Siege
A Duluth wolf pack terrorized the western streets for a week with nightly sightings. Trappers and residents finally killed one wolf, wounded another, and trapped a third as two policemen on snowshoes guarded fortieth avenue west and Eighth street.
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Duluth
Fortieth Avenue
Eighth Street
Premier Seek American Help On Adriatic Settlement
President Wilson’s note to the Allied Supreme Council on the Adriatic question renews negotiations. The council’s reply was withheld in Washington while European leaders explore steps for carrying out the Paris December 9 agreement. The United States remains a party to the Adriatic settlement and may be invited to propose practical measures if Italy and Jugoslavia accept. The State Department will study the council’s note and respond later.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
Mr. Lansing
Department of State
United States
Austro-Hungary
Woolsey
Lansing
League of Nations
Paris
Colonel House
Texas
Shantung
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Supreme Council
State Department
London
Jugo-Slavia
Thigke
J. S
Davis
Europe
Italy
Fiume
D’annunzio
Adriatic
Proposals To Define President Ills In Emergency
The House considers two measures to clarify presidential disability. Representative Fess seeks Supreme Court rulings on whether the President can discharge duties when Congress is unable to act, with a vice president called from a special session if needed. Representative Rogers proposes similar Supreme Court oversight to determine disability and recovery.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Representative Fess
Ohio
Republican Congressional Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Fess
Representative Rogers
Massachusetts
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Mr. Rogers
Cincinnati Census Count Exceeds 401000 Says Hopkins
William A. Hopkins the census supervisor said reports placing Cincinnati at about 401000 are understated and expected Washington to announce a higher total He noted ongoing canvassing to include missed residents and that inmates at the County Jail were not counted on January 1 with only three attendants listed Washington asked if institutions were included and Hopkins reported enumeration had occurred with changes noted and one missed inmate concern City growth remains steady and expectations grow.
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William A. Hopkins
Cincinnati
Washington
Mr. Hopkins
Hamilton County
Census Bureau
Hopkins
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Secretary of State
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Clothiers
Cincinnati Coal, Hay and Grain Exchanges
Clark
Muover
Medal OF Honor
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