Inside the 1920s Nominating Conference for Harding
A fragmented account outlines the meeting of party leaders and senators who selected Warren G Harding as the presidential candidate. Key figures include Frank Brande, Cabot Lodge, Medill, Reed, Watson, and Calder, with debates over Wood, Lowden, and other contenders. The consensus favored proceeding to a nomination before the convention ran long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Mai
Benita
Harding
Sunport
H. Watson
Joe Kealing
Ding
Watson
Harvey
Frank 3. Brande
Gobnecticut
Brandogée
Argaey
Cabot Lodge
Massichusetts
Sexstat Medill ‘BéCermick
Wiinots
Reed Smooth
Utah
Janet RH. Watson
Indiana
James W. Wadeworth
William L. Calder
New York
Curtis
Kansas
Hert
Kentuck’y
Joseph B. Belling
Gwdge
Wood
McCormick
Johnson
Lowden
Crane
Lowder
Gioliti s Return to Power in Italy
The return of IG Jovannd Giolitti as prime minister of Testy 4 raises questions for the Allies and Italy. At eighty two, he must balance D Annunzio allies radicals monarchy and finances while facing intense public scrutiny and a fraught crisis. The outcome will shape European policy and domestic stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jovannd Giolitti
Tiust
Sédhu
M. Cailiaux
Germany
Tity
Giolitt
Italy
D'Annunzio
Senators Expose Self-Parading Domination At Chicago Convention
A national newspaper editorial attacks Republican senators for overpowering control at the Chicago convention. It accuses them of acting as judge and jury, deposing Beveridge, and pushing a Rubber-Stamp Harding nomination to further senatorial rule, ending with the line the public be damned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platform Committee
Republican Party
Chicago
Washington
Senate
Indianapolis Star
Beveridge
Peace Commission
League of Nations
Cabal
Vile Ot Rin
Germany
Eagle
Nile
United States
League
Harding
Indianapolis News
Irndianapolis
Republic
Old boat remark rebuked as power shifts in era
A fragment notes an old boat remark likening aging men to youth and suggests it was dismissed by wartime leadership. It then remarks on a new rise in power shaping the era as eighty two figures rise to influence. The source presents a cryptic view of leadership changes without clear names or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cor Davsherty
Brad Mei
Watsom
Lowden
Lowde
Harvey
Harding
United ‘States
Wilson
Hughey
McKinley
Cauitea
Marton
Tralee
Kerry
Galway
Fort
Watt
Brendan the
Iniscathy
River Shannon
Staen
Ake
Senan
Brendan
Island of
Delight
Erica
Belike
Saint Brendan's Hill
Pinus
Grenden
Senin
Angel
Justine
Pisus
Briain
Peter Bain
Landen
Sainte Hilaire
Chamuame
Lucien Levasseur
Fortune
Gilbert
Henad
Hein
Guillaume
Tranba
France
Ang
Monsieur
Maiter
Orchara
Blaine Reburial Ironies From Washington to Maine
The public is surprised that James G. Blaine and his wife were moved from Washington to Maine after death. The transfer has been delayed for twenty seven years. Before railroads many national figures were buried in Congressional cemetery or moved slowly due to impassable roads. Graves of Will Sta Wert and John Forsyth mark Washington’s neglect amid a drift of sentimental journeys and state monuments.
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Nedces
James G. B
Washington
Maine
Congressional
Will Sta Wert
John Forsyth
Georgia
State of
Forsyth
Senate
Blaine
Ome
The Antipathy To Wilson Nominates Trarding Decline
A European paper mocks the Rubberstamp Trarding nomination and notes antipathy toward President Wilson. It claims America now feels hatred toward a president of supposed superior intellect and attributes the sentiment to the mediocre tradege of the senate that dominated the Chicago convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
America
Feamsky
Senate
Chicago
The Front Porch Campaign History Across Candidates
A historical overview discusses the front porch campaign idea from early American politics, noting figures such as Henry Clay Stephen A. Douglas James G Blaine and William Jennings Bryan. It reflects on how public speaking evolved with nominating speeches and the danger of overcommitting in campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardivig Te Camaro
Marion
Chicago
Henry Clay
Ackland
Stephen A. Douglas
James G. Blaine
Magentic
Rowdy Oyntor
Bryan
Cieetina
The Legend of St Brendan in Galway Voices
A fragmentary Irish memoir recalls St Brendan the Voyager and local Galway legends. It notes how stories survive in Gaelic and Galway speech, mentions St Patrick’s era and political parallels, then hints at changing travel and rail logistics from 1896 to later times.
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Rensas
Sire
County Galway
Ireland
Brendan Readall
Volkloré
Brendan
Giens
Atory
Galway
Patrick
Controversy Over Harding Fund and Big Interests
The piece argues that large donors from big interests shape the Harding fund while claiming shoe string contributions, mocking the idea limits and citing inflated spending in Indiana and for Warren McCray. It warns the public to beware opaque continental diplomacy and influence by powerful financiers.
The Commencement Season and Saint Brendan's Legend
A reflective essay contrasts graduates departing campus with Brendan the Voyager and Saint Senan tales. It blends a ceremonial view of youth with legends of Brendan’s voyages, prophecy, and Ireland’s future, recalling prayers, saints, and the pull of new beginnings.
The French Oxen and the German Gun Tale
A French farmer recalls war time when German troops seized his horses to draw a captured gun. His oxen balked, were brutalized, yet refused to move, and the owner later kept the gun with a pair of notable oxen named Fortune and Gilbert. The tale blends memory, history, and folklore about exploration legends.
Falling Blossoms in the Moss-Grown Orchard Wall
Poem fragment by Glenn Ward notes blossoms falling under whispering winds over an orchard. The verse contrasts blooming with fruiting and hints at lost dreams as blooms drift away, ending with a line about dream turning true. Contemporary Vera obituary context unclear.
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Glenn Ward
Vera
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James I. Vance
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Humboldt
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