Political tension and race violence ripple through Grand Forks week
The week sees push to create a new party amid Democratic and Republican debates with La Follette’s health noted, Wilson’s partisan stance, and Bryan and Taft steering convention talk. Hoover endorses the GOP platform as Gomper’s federation hints at labor shifts. Duluth lynching and a wide police response mark a grim northwest scandal.
Wilsons guidance sets battle lines for 1920 nominating fight
President Wilson says he will not seek the Democratic nomination and urges delegates to back his peace treaty stance. He warns that any candidate, including William J Bryan, must accept his platform planks. The coming San Francisco convention will see a clash over candidate and policy as Bryan opposes Wilson’s terms, complicating any Democratic victory.
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Hoover Stands Pat at Chicago Convention
Herbert Hoover received only five or six votes at the Chicago convention, with no decisive move toward a Hoover nomination. Speculation swirls about an independent ticket and anticipated shifts after the San Francisco results, while firm support for Harding remains echoed in a published statement.
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The Pearl Hunter and the Wild Rose Tale
An involved excerpt features Pearl Hunter and a girl called The Wild Rose amid false masks, a missing father, and a $5,000 Blue Moon pearl. A pearl buyer is stabbed, the hunter is suspected, and escape plans unfold as a night approach. Also notes rail car demand and production challenges for 1920.
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The Blue Moon tale of the Flatwoods
In a tense rural scene, a hunter recovers from injuries as a resourceful woman tends him at the three gables cabin. She borrows strength to move him, nursely care and steady resolve bind them, while looming danger from the woods and unseen watchers intensifies their fragile alliance.
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Guarding the Plan Unfolds Amid Hidden Danger
In a tense scene a wounded man awakens under nursing care while a masked bandit approaches along a path. The nurse hopes for a quiet visit, but a hostile visitor signals peril as a hidden room becomes a sanctuary behind curtains and awaiting danger.
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