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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
2
The article details a Friday superstition clash over nominating Wilson as the Democratic candidate. The convention moved quickly to avoid Friday as a nominating day, finally naming Wilson at 11:52 p.m. after tense speeches and rapid, dramatic committee actions.
The term political boom originated with a St Louis Republican editor during Grant’s world tour in 1876. It described a movement for Grant’s third presidential term, spreading through the United States as a metaphorical flood like the Mississippi, and later entered common usage to describe public push for favored leaders. The article also recalls local courthouse talk and a sheriff noted for his old fashioned days while a visitor questions the scene.
A compact career outline for Woodrow Wilson from birth in Staunton Virginia on December 28 1856 through his education at Davidson College Columbia College Princeton and the University of Virginia to law practice in Atlanta and teaching posts at Bryn Mawr and Johns Hopkins culminating in his Johns Hopkins PhD in 1886 his chair at Princeton and Wesleyan tenure with degrees from Lake Forest Tulane and Johns Hopkins and his nomination and election as governor of New Jersey in 1910 and as president of the United States in 1912 with inauguration in 1913 and renomination in 1916.
A fragmented report credits Tom Tagcart with saving a convention effort as observers note chaotic scenes and uncertain leadership. The text includes garbled names and stray phrases suggesting a hurried, disorganized event with improvised responses.
A fragmented OCR read mentions Cristia Se Monitor in a context suggesting a preface to a presidency. The readable bits imply ongoing coverage of political development without clear dates or events.
United States Weather Bureau figures show property damage across multiple Arkansas towns from the cyclone. Estimates include 34,200 in national damage, with Heber Springs recording the heaviest loss at 51,000, and towns like Tuckerman Morriston Greenbrier and Sheridan suffering substantial figures. Sixty four known dead and numerous injuries are noted in the report.
Fragmented OCR story notes Monticello and Conway events including a Monticello agricultural school graduate leading a homestead claim on 160 acres near Flint Ridge and a Hendrix College commencement with degrees awarded to ministers and a baccalaureate address urging morality. Also mentions local tax, school institute, and community notices amid scattered biographical and regional items.
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