Harding at Home Cox Will Travel in 1920 Campaign
Washington dispatch notes Harding will stay in Marion Ohio while Cox tours the nation. The piece surveys past campaign travel, the impact of stump speaking, and shifts toward candidate-driven, self-led campaigns. It also covers coal supply worries and a federal inquiry into keeping women productive on farms.
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Washington
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Cox
Massachusetts
Georgia
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Clay
Jackson
Harrison
Cass
Scott
Fillmore
Buchanan
Fremont
Life Expectancy Figures From Authorities
Good authorities place the average duration of human life around thirty to thirty-one years. The text notes that about a quarter of the world’s people die before reaching half that span.
Child’s Question Sparks Heaven Milk and Honey Debate
A well known tale recalls a child asking how heaven could flow with milk and honey if no cows exist there. The anecdote explores faith and the nature of paradise through a simple, poignant query.
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Heaven
Trunk murder victim identified as Katherine Jackson of Starkville
Clues tie New York trunk victim to Eugene Leroy alias Fernandez and imply she was Leroy's wife or companion. Lottie Brooks identifies the trunk and blankets as from his Detroit apartment. linotype operator Allen Tatum admits knowing Katherine Jackson in Birmingham and confirms correspondence and Detroit visit.
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Detroit
Mich
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Eugene Leroy
Fernandez
Wood
Leroy
United States
Canada
South
Katherine Jackson
Starkville
Miss
Allen A. Tatum
A. Leroy
Lottie Brooks
Leroy Apartments
Tatum
American Express Company
Catherine Jackson
Nashville
Katherine Dixon
Lenin and Zinovieff Speak at Third International Session
Nikolai Lenin and G. 8. Zinovieff opened the congress of the third Internationale in Petrograd with 51 nations represented. The sessions move to the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, where Zinovieff attacked American democracy for persecuting revolutionaries and abandoning constitutional guarantees.
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Moscow
Nikolai Lenin
Russia
Zinovieff
Petrograd
M. Kalinin
Date set for Cox nomination notification in Columbus
Democratic National Chairman George White announced August 7 as the date to notify Governor Cox of his presidential nomination. August 9 was set for informing Franklin D. Roosevelt of his vice presidential nomination in Dayton and Hyde Park New York respectively.
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Columbus
George White
Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dayton
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Suarez Is Popular Resort Tourist Crosses Mexico High Volume
In Paso Tex on July 20, during the fiscal year ending July 3, 1820, 418,785 persons crossed into Mexico as tourists. The report highlights the resort’s appeal and substantial cross-border travel activity.
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Paso
Tex
Mexico
Summer Negligee Described with Net Gown Details
Three yards of net suffice for an attractive negligee. Sew up its two ends and gather a thread along the top, turning in the upper edge to form a small puff at the front. A lace cape drapes below the waist, covering the arms to the elbow.
Rail Labor Board Grants Large Wage Increase
The United States railroad labor board awards retroactive raises from May 1, boosting annual rail pay by 600 million dollars for about 1.8 million workers. Increases vary by craft from 18 to 27 percent, with higher and lower grades affected differently. Back pay totaling 1.5 million dollars will be paid on the next payday covering three months.
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Edgar B. Clark
Commission
Senate Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Congress
George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Lane Commission
Department of the Interior
Lake boat lines merged to form major lake carrier
Plans for a 10 million dollar merger bring fifteen large lake steamers under one Chicago backed flag. Goodrich Transit to own Milwaukee Terminal and Chicago Racine Milwaukee properties plus affiliated firms Northern Michigan Transportation and Wisconsin Transit. New Indiana incorporated company will not change tariffs, says E W Seymour.
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Chicago
Lake Steamship Companies
Buffalo
A. W. Goodrich
Goodrich Transit Company
Goodrich Company
Milwaukee Terminal Company
Chicago, Racine and Milwaukee Lines
Northern Michigan Transportation Company
Wisconsin Transit Company
Lane of
Indiana
E. W. Seymour
Evanston
Chicago, Racine and
Milwaukee Line
Poles seek U.S. moral support in anti Bolshevik fight
Poland asked the United States to formally declare it has moral support from the U.S. in its struggle against the Russian Bolsheviks. The Poles also urged that President Wilson issue a similar statement to bolster Polish morale.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Wilson
Belfast Riots Turn City To Looting And Bloodshed
In Belfast on July 24 soldiers used machine guns against rioters as Sinn Fein snipers fired on troops from rooftops. More than 100 wounded, ten dead, and 30 arrests reported amid continuous clashes on Falls road and Kashmir street. Lochside and Bainbridge areas saw offices burned and factory workers pressured to quit. A police sergeant was shot dead in Ballina while a masked mob wounded two officers.
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Belfast
Falls Road
Sinn
Kashmir Street
Sinn Feln
Bainoridge
Smyth
Bainbridge
Sinn Fein
Seamus Cogans
Ballina
Armstrong
Regan
Prohibition Party Nominates Aaron S. Watkins for 1920
Lincoln report notes Aaron S. Watkins of Germantown Colorado was nominated by the Prohibition national convention for president after William J. Bryan declined. Watkins, a Germantown Military Academy professor of literature, previously taught at Ada College Ohio and was a Prohibition vice presidential candidate in 1908 and 1912.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ohio
Aaron S. Watkins
Germantown
William J. Bryan
Watkins
Germantown Military Academy
Ada College
Miners Shot at Freeborn Mine Attack In West Virginia
Two miners at the Portsmouth Solvay Coal mine near Freeborn were wounded by masked attackers in the Tug River hills. A state constabulary detachment with bloodhounds was sent from Williamson to the scene.
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Williamson
W. Va
Portsmouth Solvay Coal Company
Freeborn
Tug River
State Constabulary
Navy Yard Wages to Be Revised Board Named
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt appoints Capt. J. K. Robinson Louis McH. Howe and A. J. Berres to a board to study and recommend revisions of wage scales in navy yards nationwide.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Jin Roosevelt
9. K. Robinson
Louis McH. Howe
A. J. Berres
Vellings In Fall Fashion Show Bold Two Tone Embroidery
Vellings reveal fall fashion with bright colors and two tone embroidery on sheer meshes. Designers feature ornate borders and decorative patterns as the season’s style moves beyond limited use from last year.
Lloyd George warns Bolsheviks threaten Polish independence
Premier Lloyd George told MPs the Soviet reply on peace with Poland was incoherent and propaganda aimed at home readers. He said the Soviets preferred direct talks with Poland and sought better boundaries, warning Bolshevik advance would tempt Germany to evade obligations and jeopardize the fruits of victory.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Poland
Germany
Railway executives plan rate increases after wage award
Washington reports that upon hearing the railroad labor board wage award executives met to frame recommendations for higher freight and passenger rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission to cover an added $600,000,000 carrier expense.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ruth Hits 35th Home Run Sets New Record
Babe Ruth of the Yankees hit his thirty-fifth home run of the 1920 season in a game against the Red Sox, driving a lower right field shot that helped power a Yankees victory and reclaim the world record.
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New York
Babe” Ruth
Yankees
Red Sox
Prices Rise Steadily in June Food Budget Survey
Washington reports a 2 percent increase in average family food budgets for June, with retail food prices continuing a steady rise per the Bureau of Labor Department statistics. The department notes a persistent uptick in costs across essential items.
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Washington Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Labor
Soldiers May Aid Harvest Effort in France
Paris reports the minister of war weighing a plan to deploy groups of soldiers into agricultural districts to help gather the harvest. France expects a good yield but faces a serious shortage of farm laborers, prompting the proposal.
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Paris
France
Trimming Styles Versus Dramatic Neck Scarves
A fragment notes how a yell drenched trim can fall from the back or be wrapped around the neck like a scarf, highlighting a visual detail in clothing presentation. It captures a fleeting fashion moment without broader context or named entities.
Pacific coast highway progress from California to Washington
Oregon State Highway Engineer Herbert Nunn outlines Pacific coast highway construction from California to Washington. He cites 1,400 miles total with 525 miles in California, 400 in Oregon, and Seattle-reached in Washington. He notes funding, labor pay around 4.50 to 7.50 with material needs, and inter-state bond issues and available money for next year.
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Herbert Nunn
Oregon
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Fletcher
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Seattle
Motortruck Emerges as Permanent Transport Hope
The motortruck rose during the war as a practical transport form and remains in demand after fighting ends. It is seen as more efficient than the rail car within certain limits and likely to influence future trade movements profoundly.
Push Good Roads for Postwar Construction
A wartime message urges vigorous acceleration of road building to expand transportation arteries, reduce living costs, and speed movement of foodstuffs from farms to markets, warning against any interference with the project.
States with farm economies drive 1920 truck demand
Observers note that states likely to spend most on better highways and to buy the most motor trucks in 1920 are those where farming is the leading occupation, highlighting the link between agriculture and highway vehicle growth.
Roads Improve Farm Marketing Reach Across Regions
Aid in marketing farm products is now well established. In bringing this about improved roads have been an essential factor.
Money for Improvements Proposals and Authorization
A fragment notes statistics on the total amount proposed and authorized for improvements in the United. The text signals funding decisions or budgeting activity but provides no specific figures or entities.
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United
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McKinney
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Department of Agriculture
Florence E. Ward
Red Speaker
U. S
Suarez
James T. Newton
Newton
Patent Office
U. S. Railroad
Lake Boat Lines Merged
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America
Miss Sues. White
Miss Sue 8. White
Tenn
National Womans Party
Tennessee
Tennessee Commission For the Blind
Ruth
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