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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1920
Page
13
The Allied Conference received alarming news on Bolshevik advances against Poland. Foch and Wilson will be consulted on the military situation of the new republic amid ongoing unrest and strategic concerns discussed in Brussels on July 3.
Washington July 3 The Orient railroad application for a 2 500 000 loan under the transportation act was denied today by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Thousands of teachers from across the United States gather in Salt Lake City for the opening of the National Education Association convention with a patriotic program in the Tabernacle. The event marks a major gathering of educators nationwide.
The United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans, carried by The Times, notes tonight and Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy. Observations at Fort McIntosh for the past 24 hours end at 7 a m report a maximum temperature of 98 degrees, a minimum of 75 degrees, and a southeast wind with clear skies.
Reports from the convention say no choice emerged by the eighth ballot as McAdoo led in two rounds with under 300 votes, Palmer close behind, Cox under 200, while there was no landslide predicted or evident despite the administration victory in the platform fight and Bryan dry plank defeat. The session began at 11:30 am Texas time with the field still unsettled.
Report from San Francisco and Huntington notes McAdoo, Palmer, and Cox leading on the fourth ballot with 335, 254, and 178 votes respectively. North Carolina shifted to McAdoo, while Nebraska Nevada and South Dakota offered small gains for all three. Delegates expect a final session without a protracted fight, as McAdoo’s ascendancy grows amid opposing leaders and scattered candidate defections.
On the final day in San Francisco delegates arrived slowly as the hall showed signs of fatigue. William Jennings Bryan railed against liquor traffic predicting women’s full political liberty through suffrage would spark battles for his cause, prompting a loud reaction led by a Texas delegate bearing the standard to the platform.
A large turnout of educators from across the country arrives in Salt Lake City for the National Education Association meeting. Delegates, state superintendents, and university leaders gather for sessions, panel discussions, and a new Congress of Boards of Education on financing and managing public schools. Overnight, headquarters are set up as programs begin with patriotic events and sessions in the Tabernacle and other venues.
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