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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
2
Criticism centers on railways waterways telegraph lines oil and coal lands and opposing private monopoly. Proposals urge control by private or public agencies based on each concern's needs and stress protection for Americans abroad and for Ireland to the fullest extent permitted by our institutions.
William G. McAdoo states his decision not to seek the Democratic nomination was not tied to a recent interview with President Wilson. He says he learned of the Wilson interview only after publication and that Wilson knew nothing of his withdrawal until reported.
Kansas City reports that Jouett Shouse of the Treasury said a third term for President Wilson is impossible due to his health. Shouse, en route to San Francisco for the Democratic National Convention, noted no collusion between Wilson's Friday statement and McAdoo's withdrawal.
In San Francisco ahead of the Democratic National Convention, party leaders discuss anticipated platform battles over prohibition enforcement and states rights beer limits. Key figures include W. J. Bryan and Senator Carter Glass with talks on League of Nations and seating contests pending.
Debate centers on contesting Reed Row and seating disputes over Reed’s delegate status. Cummings notes no filings yet but many protest telegrams from Missouri threaten a contest if credentials are filed. Talks on two thirds rule and unit rule reflect historic party customs under potential override. Plans for open meetings and possible executive session, with demonstrators outside on trade with Soviet Russia.
William V. Mahoney and Miss Cora Leonard Thomas sue the DC Democratic Central Committee in District Supreme Court seeking an accounting of funds and prorata reimbursement, claiming irregularities in the primary that elected eight delegates to San Francisco. They allege unnumbered ballots, uncounted votes, and ballots transferred by unattended judges and clerks.
In Augusta on June 21 Frederick C. Parkhurst led the Republican race for Governor with John P. Deering second and Governor Carl Milliken third. Louis A. Jack trailed. In the First District congressional race Joseph W. Simpson led, with Carroll L. Reedy close behind and Horace Mitchell in fourth.
West Virginia's Democratic delegates left Wheeling Clarksburg and Charleston in special Pullman cars for the San Francisco convention. The trains from the state will unite to form a single special train at Cincinnati tonight.
Clark Parrish three year old grandson of J W Parrish is drilled on biblical kings by his grandmother Oakley Methodist Sunday School superintendent She quizzes him about good King David and bad King Saul and he names Johnson as the bad king after a memory test with his grandfather a Wood supporter
Streets echo with gunfire as troops with an armored car break up clashes at 10 am. More soldiers pour in while sandbag barriers rise along the water front. No casualties reported in William Street despite earlier fire. An armed escort moves mails to Great Northern Station as masked raiders strike a freight train.
Frank K. Gloyd, a hat checker, sued a Chicago hotel for 5000 dollars claiming he turned over over 3000 dollars in tips to the hotel in less than two years. Judge Joseph B. David ruled for the defendant saying no law allowed a decision for the plaintiff.
New York reports reveal Grover C. Redding used Abyssinian identities and the Black Star Line to defraud and incite. Police say two witnesses identified Redding as the man who killed Rose and Hoyt in Chicago riots. Charismatic leaders and a “Star Order of Ethiopia” circulated literature and claimed a 4 000 000 strong Ethiopian army.
Edwin J. O Malley commissioner of public markets appealed for a terminal market system to control perishable food handling in New York. He alleged a nationwide food trade underworld inflated prices, causing hundreds of millions in losses and near-famine threats. He cited merchants bankers and railroads colluding to profit from shortages. He noted a Texas onion shipment sold in New York far below freight costs.
The Wilson commission to arbitrate miner and operator disputes in the anthracite field will hold all hearings in Scranton Pennsylvania with the first session set for next Thursday. William O Thompson president of Ohio State University was elected chairman. Open sessions are planned with about ten days to hear each side before returning to Washington to draft an award.
Four men abducted Mrs. Peter Pusaka from her Akron home early today. Two posed as police, they took her from bed and drove her to an car where they robbed her money belt of $1293 before deserting her four miles outside the city. Detectives later found her.
Hayes Hamilton a 3 year old boy living at 1052 Cutter street died at General Hospital from poison after eating a firecracker days earlier. Coroner Bauer ordered an autopsy to determine the cause.
Governor Peter Norbeck urged the state legislature during a special session to provide a Governor's residence in Pierre after his current house was sold and his family moved to Redfield. The move reflects space constraints at the State Capitol.
A deadly riot near the Scoville plant left Liberto Pisa dead at 18 and two officials gravely wounded Lieutenant Richard Leroy and John J. Bergin. State guardsmen arrived at the armory while Mayor Sandland directed efforts as a 1,000 strong strikers crowd dispersed.
A well organized thieves ring with traveling salesmen looted Southern Railway yards in Danville Kentucky during and after a switchmen strike. Police arrested a local merchant and issued thirty warrants for gang members. Three arrests reported including a hotel stand owner accused of buying stolen cigarettes. Sugar and other goods were sold in nearby towns.
Twelve municipal grave diggers in Toledo Forest Cemetery struck for a 15 cent an hour raise from daily wages of four to four dollars and fifty cents. Mayor Schreiber warned they would be fired if they did not return to work as the city council considered their demand.
A shop window on Gilbert avenue was broken and three inner tubes, a patch box, and four soapstone boxes stolen. A carpenter reported tool thefts on Camden avenue. a suspect was caught selling tools at a pawnshop. Cincinnati social clubs hold rallies and picnics. Tawney lecture canceled. music recitals reported. a marriage is announced. a caravan tour begins. a New York hotel for young women opens. charity events, summer courses, and parochial school outings are noted with numerous local names and venues.
In Williamson W V June 21 Judge James Damron impaneled a special grand jury to investigate the Matewan shooting on May 19 including the eviction of miners by Baldwin Feltz detectives the murder of Mayor C C Testerman and other victims Colonel Jackson Arnold and Captain Rippatoe with 24 state troopers guard the courthouse. Mother Jones attended and spoke to striking miners.
National Committeeman Mr Harding met with Senator Kellogg Minnesota former Senator Beveridge Indiana former Progressive leader Marion Butler North Carolina and Judge Pritchard who backed the North Carolina delegation in Chicago. All pledged support. Senator Smoot bid farewell to the nominee before departing for Utah.
Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, Republican VP candidate, was the keynote speaker at Wesleyan University alumni dinner concluding the commencement. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws and urged universities to provide leadership and higher inspiration for the nation.
Baltimore and Ohio officials report the freight embargo east of Cumberland Md goes into effect at midnight June 20 but Cincinnati shippers face no major disruption. Freight is accepted up to Cumberland, with bans beyond Cumberland to Baltimore on livestock perishables fuel utilities and hospitals. The embargo will lift once eastern yard congestion eases.
Police in civilian clothes raided a card game on the second floor of 826 West Court Street, arresting six West End merchants. A deck of cards and $21 were seized after a scramble to dispose of evidence, including a torn $10 bill. Hy man Weinstein and five others faced charges for permitting or participating in a game of chance.
Gus Peterson and Miller Anderson of Akron were seriously injured when their car hit a telephone pole on the Canton Massillon road last night. Peterson suffered a skull fracture and Anderson a leg fracture.
Chicago commissioners will inspect the Cincinnati Zoological Garden today to plan a new Chicago zoo. The proposed facility would occupy about 300 acres donated by Mrs. Harold F. McCormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeller.
Patriotic women’s groups plan to participate in the outing and euchre today hosted by William H. Lytle Post Women’s Relief Corps G. A. R. at Chester Park. Mrs. Amelia Prendergast heads the committee.
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