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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
10
The Progressive convention in Chicago moves to nominate Theodore Roosevelt by acclamation after Johnson demands a prompt decision. Colby places Roosevelt. Johnson supports immediate action and the hall erupts as Roosevelt receives the nomination.
Chicago June 10 The conference of Progressive state chairmen adjourned after voting to ask the Progressive convention to delay further action until the Republican convention can consider Colonel Roosevelt’s suggestion that Senator Lodge be a compromise presidential candidate. A minority urged immediate nomination of Roosevelt.
A 1916 essay by Ella Wheeler Wilcox presents a bachelor’s view on marriage, arguing for matches built on home instinct and mutual respect. It urges women with home-making ability to seek partners who value companionship and shared duties, cites health and morality as factors, and promotes the Home Makers Guild as a vehicle for recognizing home making as a core profession. The article also notes a separate Pennsylvania vote against national prohibition at the Progressive convention in Chicago.
Justice Hughes receives news of his presidential nomination at home during the Republican convention. He plans a formal statement at 3 PM after lunch with Mrs Hughes and daughters. Reports indicate strong support from friends and a likely swift acceptance. telegrams flood in from Portland to Chicago. News comes as House and Senate leaders announce Hughes and Roosevelt nominations amid cheers.
Dorothy Dix argues unselfishness in wives and mothers can harm family dynamics. She contrasts masculine and feminine forms of self sacrifice, claiming excessive self negation encourages selfish sons and dependent daughters while offering little real influence over husbands. The piece critiques the ideal of self sacrifice as a virtue and warns of its societal costs.
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