Wood Nominated as Leonard Wood Leads Demo at Chicago Coliseum
At the Chicago Coliseum on June 11 delegates crowded in despite heat as Leonard Wood moved toward nomination aided by Governor Allen and supporters. The Wood camp staged a loud, visual demonstration with banners, drums and feathers while Seconding speeches by Frank Knox and Mrs. Douglas Robinson followed amid a tense vote outlook and procedural delays.
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Gompers
National Republican
Drubbing at Lakota Ends Debate Threats in League Campaign
Grand Forks County Nonpartisan League manager A. H. Hanson replies to Burtness urging more debates. He notes small farmer attendance and says another debate with Burtass is a waste of time. Hanson cites George Wilson's Lakota defeat as proof public forum debates are unnecessary.
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Grand Forks County
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Herald
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Bazin
Grand Forkas County
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unclear local letter hints at league tensions and townley fallout
A garbled locals letter from Grand Forks county manager Burtnesw discusses league leaders and Hanson amid evident friction. The piece notes Hanson has not yet received the letter and suggests discord among Townley factions.
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Carrie Chapman Catt Re-elected President Abroad
Geneva reports Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt was unanimously re elected president of the International Women Suffrage Alliance at the morning session of the congress. She has agreed to accept the office.
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Associat Ed Press
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International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Bergdoll Reported To Have Passed Denison Yesterday
Denison Texas June 11 federal officials warned officers across north Texas to watch for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the Philadelphia millionaire draft evader who was described as passing Denison last night. Bergdoll is believed traveling under an assumed name and authorities issued alerts to aid his apprehension.
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Philadelphia
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Bergdoll
Yeggs Enter Clyde Bank in Brazen Heist
Clyde North Dakota bank robbed by yeggs last night. Acetylene tank blown through vault door. money cafe untouched but safety deposit boxes rifled. Loss not yet known. All telegraph and telephone wires cut. Grain and flour market data from Minneapolis.
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Adjourning Pressure at Republican Convention Mounts
Delegates at the Republican National Convention pressed for adjournment or a recess amid long nominating speeches for Johnson Lowden and Wood. Labor leader Samuel Gompers condemned the labor plank while the big three were already placed in nomination.
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Murder in New York: Noted Whist Expert Josph Elwell Slain
Josph Elwell a renowned whist player and auction and bridge author was found dead in his New York home chair with a forehead wound. Detectives treat as murder after initial suicide indicators, no revolver found, shell and bullets recovered, Delaware delegation and others voting recently, trophies touched.
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Caneral T. Colemad Dupont
Delaware
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Ana
Resolute Wins Sixth Race to Defend America's Cup
The Resolute won the sixth race at New York Harbor on June 11 with the Vanitie as the challenger to decide which vessel will defend the America's Cup.
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Turbulent fight over socializing schools and university control
Fragmentary 1918 1919 letters and memos detail clashes among George Totten, George Wilson, and Dr. Kane over appointing a director of the extension department. The debate centers on resisting socialist influence, university independence, and state control, with Macdonald as a contested figure and various figures opposing or supporting him amid political pressure.
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Mr. Totten
State University
Thomas F. Ikune
George A. Totten
Estate Board of Administration
Wilson
Lini
Totten
Kane
Grand Forks
Dr. Kane
Board of Adminisra
Macdonald
Nest Dickinson Normal School
Dickinson
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Mayville Normal
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Four Commit Deaths On Mount Vernon After Propeller Breaks
Washington June 11 Four persons on board the army transport Mount Vernon died by their own actions after one of the ship s propellers broke off near the Virginia coast. The transport carried 4000 Czecho Slovak troops and 900 German war prisoners plus 250 women and children en route to Norfolk. GARDNER DEFEATED. Muirfield June 11 Robert A Gardner of Chicago was defeated for the British amateur golf championship today by Cyril Tolley of the Oxford university team at the 37th hole.
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Mount Vernon
Virginia
Alberia
Norfolk
Gardner
Muirfield
Robert A. Gardner
Chicago
Cyril Tolley
Oxford University
Leading Candidates Remain In Seclusion Awaiting Today’s Session
In Chicago on June 11 leading presidential nomination hopefuls stayed in seclusion in hotel rooms while staying in touch with the convention hall by telephone. Governors and strategists moved between rooms and the Coliseum as the day’s speeches progressed.
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