Delegates Contests at Chicago Close With Lowden Lead
Republican National Committee ends delegate contests in Chicago with Governor Lowden ahead. Wood instructed 12, Lowden 7, 116 uninstructed among 137 contested delegates. Final instructed lineup shows Wood 124, Lowden 72, Harding 39, Sproul 76, Prichard 22, Johnson 1, Poindexter 14, Sutherland 16.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Lowden
Wood
Johnson
Prichard
North Carolina
Missouri
Harding
Poindexter
Sproul
Sutherland
Paris signing ends Hungary peace treaty at Grand Trianon
Reports note the treaty of peace with Hungary was signed in Paris at the Grand Trianon palace on a Friday. U S Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania will miss the Chicago convention due to illness. Boston’s population reaches 747,923, up 77,288 or 11.6 percent from 1910 per Census. Italian Premier Nitul sends new Adriatic compromise proposals to Jugoslavia. A mass meeting in Chicago supports the national prohibition amendment at the Republican convention. A three member wage commission for the anthracite fields is appointed by President Wilson. An education bureau with a 40000 dollar budget is authorized by the American Farm Bureau in Chicago.
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Grand Trianon Palace
Paris
U. S
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Boston
Nitul
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Adriatic
Wilson
Bureau of Education
American Farm Bureau Federation
Allied War Claims Settled and Railroads Get Funding
Allied war claims against the United States and allied powers and their nationals totaled 893 million dollars with surplus overseas stock disposed of for 822 million, per the war department liquidation commission. Railroads receive 125 million dollars for new rolling stock, from the revolving fund under the Transport Act, announced by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Kington
United
Associated and Allied Powers
War Department Liquidation Commission
Baker
Washington
Interstate Commere Commission
Strike weapon to be retained, American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers opened the fortieth AF of L convention in Montreal urging no surrender of the strike weapon. Organized labor remains determined to preserve the right to strike as a core tool of collective bargaining.
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Montreal
Que
Samuel Gempers
American Federation of Labor
Bellingham Census Figures Show Population Rise
The census bureau announced Bellingham Washington has a population of 26 570 an increase of 1 272 people or about 6 2 percent from the prior count The report highlights a growing city in the state with steady demographic gains and local implications for services and planning.
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Bellingham
Washington
Census Bureau
Wash
Great Imitator at Chautauqua
Tom Corwine showcases remarkable sound imitations at Chautauqua. He challenges the old saying nothing is new under the sun as a humorist and polyphonist, acclaimed as the greatest imitator on the American platform.
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Tom Corwine
Pollyanna at Chautauqua Presented by Pauline Mayo
Pauline Lucile Mayo presents Pollyanna in a monologue at Chautauqua on the fifth day. The performance promises a strong portrayal by Miss Mayo as one of the era’s notable entertainers.
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Pauline le Mayo
Plete
Eleanor H. Port
Pauline Lucile Mayo
Miss Mayo
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