San Francisco Outlook on Democratic Convention stakes
The San Francisco Outlook analyzes the Democratic National Convention race, noting pledged delegates and potential candidates. It cites Owens, Cox, Palmer, McAdoo, Meredith, Edwards, Gerard, Simmons, Hitchcock, Glass, Marshall, and others, predicting prolonged balloting and possible deadlock with no clear frontrunner. It also mentions prohibition as a nonissue and anticipates platform unity against reservations.
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Owens
Palmer
Cox
Obi
Kentucky
Oregon
Meredith
Love
Edwards
New Jersey
Gerard
South Dakota
Senater
Simmons
North Caroline
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Glass
Virginis
Indiana
Marshell
Chicago
Wood
Les
Thrge
McAdoo
Marshall
Davis
League of Hatlons
Bryan
Ex Service Men on Chicago Platform Editorial
The Stars and Stripes editorial says the Chicago Convention offered soldiers only kind words, no concrete action or promises. It notes few ex‑service delegates, mostly wealthy officers, and claims the convention lacks evidence that veterans will influence politics. It highlights Johnson and Gary pitching policy but finds the platform mostly empty rhetoric.
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Stars and Stripes
Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Turkey
McCombs and the Democratic Delegation Row in San Francisco
The piece rails at McCombs and opponents of Wilson, detailing clashes between factions led by Cox, Smith, and Watson. It portrays Republican attacks as sensational “copy” and celebrates Wilson’s achievements, warning against anti administration forces and urging loyalty to the president. Opposition figures are cast as impostors seeking power.
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McCombs
San Francisco
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
White House
Pickles
Cox
New York
Smith
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
Georgia
Palmer
Committee of Forty-eight
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission
League of Nations
Ireland on the platform and a push for veterans' bonus
The text notes groups winning action in Chicago due to votes and potential soldiers bonus references. It describes the Republican Congress aiming to grant a veterans bonus funded by general taxation, with Democrats favoring a bonus funded by the soldiers themselves. Congress avoided bold action, fearing campaign funding scrutiny.
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Ireland
Chicago
Republican Congress
Congress
Palmer Not Administration Candidate
The piece rejects the claim that Palmer is the administration candidate. It argues Palmer, a cabinet member, is not the Wilson administration’s chosen nominee and denounces supporters pressing that view as improper and untrue. It notes many strong Wilson loyalists oppose his nomination and urges restraint from endorsing allies.
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Mr. Palmer
Palmer
Meredith
Wilson
Cipher Chaos in Senate Nomination Scene
A fragment suggests political infighting around a nomination, with wordplay implying a hidden agenda. Names are unclear, but the tone hints at a chaotic, rhetorical exchange about who leads the process and why. The piece reads like a satirical attack on a political cabal and a pivotal decision.
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Spieless Taft
Rimark
Senatoral Cabal
Ae Wien
President’s stance on reservations to League of Nations
Secretary of State Colby tells the Chicago Tribune the president supports ratification and favors reservations only if they clarify without nullifying the covenant. He warns that enemy to the league is a covenant without its heart, calling critics dishonest regardless of rank.
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League of Nations
Ser Francisco
Colby
Chicago Tribune
Versailles
Democratic Party
League
Ward Heeler
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Endorses Harding in Local Comment
The passage discusses Theodore Roosevelt Jr. backing Harding, saying power must be earned, and noting Harding's appeal to voters who respect self-made leaders. It questions heredity power in America and reflects on Harding’s appeal to county authority and political independence.
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
America
Harding
Adrion
Benedict Arnold
San Juan Hill
Harding Waa
The World Is One: A Call for Global Solidarity
Dr James 1 Vance argues in this piece that religion trade and politics converge to urge world unity. Nations must abandon hate caste and selfish gain, embracing cosmopolitan citizenship and global solidarity as a divine mandate.
Roosevelt son turns on his father in Senate clash
A dramatic labored critique notes the Roosevelt heir siding against his father in a Senate dispute. The writer accuses the son of overreaching power and questions loyalties to long standing party leaders Aldrich Penrose Hale and Foraker.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Reosevelt
Deys
Aldrich
Penrose
Hale
Foraker
Women and Suffrage Tussle Across Parties
The piece denounces male leaders while highlighting women’s push for ratifying the suffrage amendment. It notes a delegation’s encounter with Rubber Stamp Harding and a Tennessee governor’s call for a special session prompted by Wondrow Wilson. The tone suggests partisan divisions over women’s voting rights.
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Harding
Wondrow Wilson
Tennnessee
Supreme Court
Ohio
Tennessee
Editorial quip targets Roosevelt Burr comparison
The Boston Transcript jokes about editors and public figures, noting loyalty to truth versus misrepresentation as it questions editorial guidance. It derides political analogies and asks if the Transcript would apply similar scrutiny to Harding linked to Burr or Arnold, suggesting a nominee alignment.
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Harding
Roosevelt
Aaron Burr
Arnold
Butler
President Harding Denies Campaign Contributions
The document notes Mr. Harding stating no campaign contributions were accepted, even from ally Thomas Lamont of Pierpont Morani & Company, who alerted him to the financial and political developments. The text implies a threshold over $1,000 was discussed, with references to related letters and the nomination process.
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Harding
Salemn-Lke
Thomas Lamont
Pierpont Morani & Companys
Morey
Harding Nomination Rumors Roil Republican Convention
The San Francisco Call reports whispered word from Boss Penrose of Pennsylvania that Senator Barding of Ohio would not oppose a Penrose backed ticket. Delegates largely followed the tip, muting Hiram Johnson’s influence while rallies across the country show strong support for Johnson’s stance. Warren McCray reportedly plans a gubernatorial bid, allocating 335,000 as per rival statements.
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San Francisco
Hiram Johnson
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Penross
Rank at Last Platform Cited by Seater Watson
A Grand Rapids paper quotes Seater Watson calling the platform a great voice for conservative and progressive elements of the party. He notes its aim to balance, while critics doubt the sincerity and consistency of such claims.
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Seater Watson
Cabinet Officers Still Citizens Tone in Republican Press
The piece argues cabinet members face harsh scrutiny for attending party conventions. It suggests any official who ignores the national convention is fitting for old age care, framing political loyalty as a moral test.
Myron Hortick Finds Lincoln Parallels in Harding
The fragment notes Myron Hortick claiming Harding resembles Lincoln in several ways though details are not enumerated. The text includes garbled phrases about an arena reporter and a misplaced request for "particulars" amid chaotic wording.
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Myron Hortick
Harding
Lincoln
Areen
Convention exposes Wall Street grip on 1920 GOP
The Chicago convention is exposed as serving Wall Street money powers rather than the people. Harding’s nomination came via backroom deals with Hiram Johnson and Thomas Labiit, not by delegates’ will. The writer praises Johnson as the only honorable figure and laments the party’s cynicism.
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Wall Street
Wood
Lowden
Sam Blythe
Harding
Hiram Johnson
Thomas Labiit
House of Morgen
America
Hi Johnson
Jessen
Republican Party
California
Chicago
San Francisco
Front Porch as American Forum and Family Altar
A nostalgic meditation on the porch as the family hearth replaced by a furnace. The porch is a public frame for neighborly life, courtship, and late evening political debate, where disagreements stay outside and civility prevails.
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Galesburg
Passing of Hogan's Flop in Chicago Reads Like Local Legend
A Chicago reminiscence notes the closing of Hogan's Flop on Meridian Street. The modest wooden dormitory inn housed weary wanderers who paid 19 cents for lodging amid makeshift bunks, gashed by prohibition era scarcity. Patrons packed belongings as police cleared the final day, leaving behind a scene of faded glamour and quiet sentiment.
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Joan Mosher
New York
Entekerbocker
Holland House
Hogan
Meridian Street
Chicaso
Desplaines
Union Street
Plopt
Han
Hégan
Oll
Hogar
Horan
Bowery
The Nile rise and floods of ancient Egypt described
The Columbus Dispatch recounts the Nile’s annual rising starting around June 16, swelling the river valley through September to fertilize crops. Ancient natives feared drought and performed a maiden sacrifice to prompt the flood, though the river’s source lies in distant snowmelt from the mountains.
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Columbus Dispatch
Nile
Egypt
Leaven
Taglon
The Empty Stage
A short reflective passage on aging and mortality contrasts youth’s fascination with time and death with the old’s acceptance. It uses imagery of the scythe and an hourglass to show how perception of death shifts from distant to certain as age increases.
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John Butler Yeats
Death
Intra Muros Poem Sheds Nightly Harbor Imagery
Mary C. Gillington writes of ending fear as night settles over a city near a cathedral. Fogs drift, winds bite, and distant sea voices call from green waves. Brown sails rest on the horizon while white seabirds cry and light fades over the fishing town.
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Mary C. Gillington
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