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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
2
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A local commentary defends E W Cooke as a school trustee who has held office across administrations of differing parties. It argues that elections for the board should ignore party politics and questions current control by city ward heelers amid shifting administrations. The piece notes opposition from rivals and a prior campaign by the News and Gazette.
Dispatches allege Governor Goodrich, backed by James A. Hentenn, opposed Wood by signaling in Chicago and in interviews that Wood cannot win the nomination. Indiana delegates at large are aligned with Wood, while Goodrich and allies push against him, prompting party tensions and ticket sales to Chicago.
A critical view of the Chicago convention portrays it as controlled by party oligarchy and key bosses. It notes Johnson, Borah, Lodge and Wood as central figures, with Wall Street betting on Johnson and insiders maneuvering to block a Johnson nomination.
Posts indicate tickets sold briskly in Fort Wayne with strong interest from Wood followers. Word appears to have scored 10 deer, a detail noted amid the enthusiastic ticket rush and community chatter.
The piece compares campaigns for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, noting McCray’s smaller spend to court votes. It cites McCray spending about 34,000 and McGraw near 45,000, with Indianapolis ads and a paid organization. The report questions spend efficiency and political feasibility under primary rules.
The Fort Wayne News condemns a brazen political campaign cycle described as perfidy and deceit. It argues a budget amendment was deadened by partisan talking and warns readers that the public has little trust in the era's political reporting.
The News notes Joseph B. Bealing's unanimous election as national committeeman for Indiana at the Republican convention. It praises Keairy Warren McCrar and Senator Watson as "noble and gracious," while criticizing contemporary influence and calls to reform amid party dynamics in Indiana.
DeValera, visiting Chicago, works to align Ireland’s independence pledge with a future platform. Irish leaders in America attend, including Devoy and Cotullen, while discussions and absent figures stir interpretation of incipient shifts.
An old account recalls a perilous desert trek across the Gobi and Moncolia regions. A mounted party braves jagged lava, mirage skies, and hostile locals while journalists document camera work, food, and a makeshift electric light in a remote camp.
A dramatized recollection set in a New York restaurant recounts a table conversation with a college man who reflects on faith, doubt, and the inescapable presence of God. The narrator argues skepticism fades when faced with life’s turning points, echoing biblical lines about God’s omnipresence.
Elizabeth S Allen profiles Mr and Mrs Hoy Chapman Andrews, famed American explorers and museum staffers, returning from a second Asiatic expedition. The piece details their life in New York and Peking, their eight month trip through Mongolia and Tibet, captures on wildlife hunts, and Mrs Andrews' cosmopolitan background and photography work.
In a July visit, a Bluebird pair nesting in a birch limb cavity at Woolphuck Lodge faced an owl threat. The observer crafted a tin and bark shield to deter predation, allowing a successful second brood later that season. The first brood was lost to the owl, but the birds later prospered with adjusted protection.
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