Harding Nominated on tenth ballot at Republican convention
The tenth ballot total shows Harding 6921-4 with support surging as Lowden and Wood fade. Calvin Coolidge named running mate after nine ballots, amid a deadlock that ends with Harding’s victory and a celebratory march in the Coliseum. Harding, a Marion Ohio publisher and U.S. senator since 1914, rises to the presidency.
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Chicago
Warren G. Harding
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Butler
Knox
Miscellaneous
Lenroot
Hays
LaFollette
Cuiengo
United States
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Hardingbackers
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Frank ©. Lowden
Oho
Senator Johnson
Marion
Star
Blooming Grove
Morrow County
Trinity Baptist Church
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Florence Kling
Harding in race shifts as convention drags on
The narrative follows the 1920 Republican convention where Harding slides from dark horse to leading contender amid a lengthy balloting stalemate. Early low votes rise to a pivotal surge as delegates swing between Wood Lowden and Johnson, with Harding gaining support from diverse states and leaders during protracted negotiations and re votes.
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Ers
Harding
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
Assassination shocks Albania leader in Paris street
Essad Pasha, head of the Albanian delegation Inaris and former provisional president, was shot in Paris by Rustem Aveni, an Albanian student. Pasha died soon after. the killer claimed lack of premeditation. Subsequent dispatches report Albanian insurgents surrounding Avlona and rising tensions in Triest, Janina, and surrounding areas with Italian forces involved.
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Union News Service
Paris
Fssad Pasha
Inaris
Albania
Kissad Pasha
Continental
Rue Castiglione
Rustem Aveni
Itustem
Kasad Pasha
Essad
Kesad Pasha
Rustem
Rome
Aviona Ixeruve
Avlona
Triest
Janina
Ouzati
London
Santa Quaranta
Aviona
Sugar Purchase for Canning in Argentina Details
The United States government has bought 14 000 tons of Argentine sugar and 34 million pounds will be available for commercial canners and preserves from June 1 to October 31. A W Riley, special assistant to Attorney General Palmer, announced the arrangement in New York. Representatives of the lending refiners gave assurance that the sugar would be provided.
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Buenos Aires
United States
A. W. Riley
Palmer
New York
Wiley
Airplanes Collide Killing Three Pilots in Calif Crash
Three men, MP Brags Calif Lyon Melindy San Praversea airphne pilot, and Wal lace Jolson, were killed when their aircraft collided with another at about 1000 feet over Inglenook Calif and crashed in flames. The victims were instantly killed.
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Brags
Calif
Lyon
Melindy San Praversea
193 Killed In Explosion At Anjna Mine
A dispatch from Temesvar reports 193 miners may have been killed by a dynamite depot explosion at Anjna, a major Hungarian coal and iron mining center. Thirty six others are seriously injured.
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Berlin
Anjna
Temesvar
Chile urged to ratify League by Chamber of Deputies
Foreign Minister asks Chile to promptly ratify adherence to the League of Nations in the Chamber of Deputies. He said the conclusion of negotiations for purchases of warships from Great Britain depended on Chile joining the League.
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Chile
Santiago
League of Nations
Chamber of Deputies
Great Britain
Jealous Husband Shoots Wife Near Quincy
Mrs. Clyde Humphrey, 18, returning from Quincy with companions, was fatally shot by her husband Thamphrey as the automobile stopped in a neighbor’s driveway. He fired five times from a doorway, killing her. the incident occurred south of Quincy.
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Quincy
Clyde Hamphrey
Thamphirey
How About Your Catarrh Do You Want Real Relief
An advertisement claims to cure catarrh by removing underlying causes rather than masking symptoms. It promotes S. and states a blood cleansing course and a free medical advice offer from Chief Medical Adviser at 101 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
KEEP TROUBLES TO YOURSELF
The speaker argues that dwellers on self pity miss the broader struggles of others and that trouble is a universal part of life. Self pity wastes time, while facing challenges builds progress, and even neighbors might envy the troubles one deems heavy.
Hard Boiled Eggs Mystery Near Logansport
Farmer J Lester Hyman near Logansport reports Easter morning cackle in the henhouse followed by a warm brown egg that proved hard boiled. He planned a fried egg breakfast but the shell game showed the egg was already cooked, linked to shells his wife had placed in the henhouse.
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J. Lester Hyman
Logansport
Hyman
Indianapolis News
Not who you are handed a lemon
A short reflective exchange contrasts belief in hard work with the idea that outcomes depend on how effort is perceived not solely on the deeds themselves. The dialogue hints at personal identity shaping responses to rewards and setbacks.
Mint Resumes Gold Coinage at Philadelphia Mint
For the first time in four years gold coinage resumed in May at the Philadelphia mint. Output reached 15,000 double eagles valued at $300,000 while minor coins totaled 8,800,000 pieces worth $1,427,000. The mix included 340,000 half-dollars, 2,186,000 quarters, 4,000,000 dimes, and 38,499,000 peonies. An additional 11,046.00 pieces of silver and nickel were minted for Cuba.
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Philadelphia
Republic of Cuba
Improved Living Conditions Signal Progress in Postwar Era
The article notes rising luxury taxes near eight and a half billion dollars since the armistice and claims living conditions for laborers have improved. It cites a Cincinnati iron firm reporting demand for 12 bathtubs now versus one a decade ago as evidence of better living standards and civilization's forward march.
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Cincinnati
Iron Trade
Gwendl yn Father Dialog on Engagement with Harold
Gwendolyn asks her father about marrying Harold. He quips that his advice and consent come too late for any real effect, likening himself to the senatorial branch of the family.
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Harold
Gwendolyn
A Roland for an Oliver Punchline Swap
A brief humorous exchange where a fat woman and a specialist trade playful barbs. The specialist tells her not to bant, she retorts not to banter, signaling a light wordplay clash.
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Roland
Oliver
Talkative men and contentious debates in dialogue
A proverb notes that agreeing with a contentious man to keep talking leads to being drawn into his argument. It suggests talkative people may mix good nature with folly, implying persistence in conversation invites dispute and folly.
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