Republican Platform Adopted At Nation Convention
The Republican National Convention in Chicago adopts a platform after two days of sessions led by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge with Cardinal Gibbons giving the invocation. James M. Watson reads the platform. the body votes for permanent officers and committee heads as delegates are seated. Hays is mentioned in context with party unity and the keynote speech outlines the issues dividing the parties.
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Chicago
Repubblican National Convention
Coliseum
Sons of Nature
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cardinal Gibbons
Medill McCormick
National Committee
Georgia
James FE. Watson
Indiana
Lodge
Watson
Charles Edward Woodcock
Kentucky
South
Charles P. Miller
Minnesota
United States
Massachusetts
Oxden L. Mills
New York
Organization
Senator Lodge
Barnes
Goodrich
Beveridge
Oxlesby
Illinois
McCormick
Alabama
C. D. Street
C. B. W.rennamar
California
Commmitteeman
Frank P. Flint
Delaware
Gen. T. Coleman du Pont
L. Hoeisler Ball
Florida
George W. Bean
T. Gerow
Wiinois
L. Y. Sherman
L. L. Emmerson
Adams
Iowa
Iowan
John T. Adams
H. O. Weaver
Louisiana
Emile Kuntz
W. L. Cohen
Maine
Guy P. Gannett
Edward W. Wheeler
Michigan
Fred M. Warner
Burt D. Cady
Missouri
John Schmoll
Nebraska
KR. B. Howell
Lodge Leads GOP Nominating Convention Opening
The Republican national convention began at 11 32 a m on June 8 with Lodge named permanent chairman after the permanent organization committee report. Chauncey M Depew and others spoke briefly as the event opened and the session adjourned at 12 14 p m until 11 a m Thursday with Lodge set to deliver the keynote around noon.
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Lodge
Permanent Organization Committee
Chauncey M. Depew
Senator Lodge
Keynote attacks Wilson administration and policy themes
The speech rails against Wilson era governance, urging a Republican president and Congress to end perceived foreign entanglements. It critiques tariff policy, government ownership of railroads, and the Mexican situation, arguing for American autonomy and opposition to the League of Nations. It calls for unity among Americans to oppose the president’s plans.
Great Triumph for Women at National Convention
Eight years after two California and two Washington delegates attended the Republican convention, and four years after large suffrage marches, the Susan B. Anthony amendment gains momentum with 84 of 36 states ratified. This year women attend as equals, with 25 delegates and 145 alternates seated.
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California
Washington
Makes Ideal Reading Clerk for Rhode Island Convention
Judge James E. Dooley was chosen as reading clerk for the Rhode Island convention for his big voice. Senator Ray Lewis notes Dooley’s vocal presence helps calls in the senate chamber and even from Block Island he can hear the proceedings clearly.
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James E. Dooley
Little
Rhode Island
Ray Lewis
Block Island
Judge Dooley
San Souci
Senate Chamber
Roll
Lewis
Delegates Enjoy Freebies Amid Convention Buzz
Reporters note the high cost of pleasant dealings as delegates mingle at a convention. Free motor cars, advice, information, and helps are mentioned while drinks are limited by Prohibition era rules. Candidates send canned statements and meet reporters twice daily to supply fresh remarks.
Delinquent Tax Drive Aims to Reclaim Unpaid Revenue
Washington report outlines a nationwide plan by Internal Revenue officers to pursue delinquent taxpayers. Special training for officers on sales taxes targets unpaid funds from war taxes on toilet articles theater admissions and jewelry. Recess appointments listed for ICC tariff commission and treasury roles.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
W. Om, Williams
Wilson
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry James Ford
New Jersey
Mark W. Potter
New York
Duncan
Massachusetts
United States Tariff Commission
Marston Taylor Bogert
Meteor Falls in Oklahoma Sparks Wide Night Flash
A brilliant meteor swept across the southwest at night and burned near Okmulgee Oklahoma. Hundreds in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas saw the event. People flocked to the crash site by car as authorities speculated the meteor may be debris from a planet between Jupiter and Mars.
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Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Kansas City
Okmulgee
Okla
Oklahoma
C. LB. Smith
Muskogee
Jupiter
Mars
Exhumed American Soldiers Sent Home From Brookwood
London reports 100 American soldiers disinterred from Brookwood cemetery and transported to the United States. A Red Cross team with physicians embalmers and undertakers conducted the private exhumations, each body in a sealed metal casket at an estimated cost of $500 per body.
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London
Brookwood Cemetery
America
American Red Cross
Germans say socialists and centrists fail to win majority
Unofficial Sunday election results from Berlin indicate the majority socialist centrists and democrats who led the last parliament will be in the minority in the new Reichstag. Indications show 499 seats for these parties while other parties total 238.
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Berlin
Cadets Die In Plane Crash At Wesley Field
In San Antonio Texas Aviation Cadets Rey Ellington from McCroy Arkansas and Tared Crowley from Mildred Montana were killed when their aircraft spun and fell 2000 feet bursting into flames on impact. The crash followed a recent transfer from Rockwell Field California. In Rockland Maine the destroyer Satterlee set speed records during standardization trials off the port at 38.257 knots.
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San Antonio
Tex
Rey W. Ellngton
McCroy, Ark
Quid Tareld Crowley
Mildred, Maont
Wesley Field
Thames
Earth
Rockwell Field
Cal
Rockhind
Satterlee
Masked Bandits Loot Bank in Suburban Pittsburgh Raid
Masked bandits entered Hayes National Bank at Siaves, near Pittsburgh, Pa on June 11. They forced the cash ier into the vault, looted the bank, and escaped.
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Pittssburgh
Hayes National Bank
Siaves
Pittsburgh
Hayes, Pa
Rockefeller gift boosts Milliken university fund drive
In Decatur Illinois on June 10 the Rockefeller Foundation announced a $125000 gift to Milliken University. The gift reduces the remaining goal to raise for the $2000000 endowment campaign to $3100000.
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Decatur
Ill
Rockefeller Foundation
Milliken University
Outbreaks in Budapest Reported as Jews Killed
Foreign office reports anti-Semitic disturbances in Budapest around June 4 with one witness claiming 12 Jews were killed.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Budapest
Fire and Explosion Damages Perry G Mason Mail-Order House
A fire followed by an explosion in Cincinnati caused about 300000 dollars in damage to the Perry G Mason mail-order house and adjacent building. The cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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Cincinnati
Perry G. Mason
Japan to protest pending Jones bill on American shipping
Yuehi Shimbun reports Tokyo plans protest over a Jones bill aimed at protecting American shipping, with emphasis on the Philippines. The move signals Tokyo disapproval of U.S. maritime policy affecting regional interests.
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Tokyo
Yuehi Shimbun
Japan
No Extra Session After Congress Adjourns Sine Die
The second session of the Sixty-sixth Congress adjourned sine die and will not reconvene until December 6 unless a special session is called. President Wilson will hold wartime powers and make about 200 recess appointments. Major signed bills include the military and district appropriations, the moral and sundry bills, and measures for pensions, veterans, and wartime policies.
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Washington
Wilson
District of Columbia
Army
Merchant Marine
Post Office
Pension Veterinus
Womnn
Department of Iabor
Hawaii Home Rule Plank Set by GOP Delegation
The Hawaii delegation will press home rule on the Republican platform as announced by Senator John W. Wise. They seek to have 200000 acres of agricultural land turned over to Hawaiians and plan to vote for Johnson and Poindexter before uniting behind Johnsen.
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Chicago
Tmawaii
John WW. Wise
Hawaiii
Johnson
Poindexter
Johnsen
Suffrage Resolution Defeated in Louisiana Senate
The Louisiana Senate defeated a resolution for ratification of the federal suffrage amendment by 20 to 19. A duplicate resolution is pending in the House and, if passed, will return to the Senate for final action.
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Senate
Baton Rouge
Tatton Thouge
General Assembly of
Louisiana
House
Spanish Air Bombard Moroccans at Adaugres and Sagara
Three Spanish airplanes bombarded strongholds of rebellious Moroccan tribesmen at Adaugres and Sagara dropping over 100 bombs. Great damage reported as advices arrived in Madrid on June 11.
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Madrid
Adaugres
Sagara
Polish Counterattack Advances Against Bolsheviks
Warsaw reports that the Polish counteroffensive between the Dying and Upper Beresing under General Pilsudski is developing favorably, according to an official statement.
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Warsaw
Beresing
Pilsudski
Flood and lawyers clash in Prince William court incident
In Manassas Virginia on June 10 Congressman Flood and about six lawyers and witnesses in the Portner will case engaged in a free for all fight inside the Prince William County circuit court.
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Manassas
Congressman Flood
Virginia
Portner Will
Prince William County
Masked Bank Robbery Report From Hayes Pa Suburb
Pittsburgh report notes a masked gunman robbed a Hayes Pennsylvania bank about ten miles from the city. Details scarce as investigation continues into early morning hours with no arrests announced.
Railroads to receive 125 million loan for new rolling stock
Washington June 9 the interstate commerce commission announced an immediate appropriation of 125 million dollars of government funds for railroad use to purchase new rolling stock.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Landslide Buries Village in Ecuador
A June 9 landslide in the Chimborazo province of Ecuador buries part of Achaupayas village. Several houses are buried and fourteen bodies have been unearthed.
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Cmayaquil
Ecuador
Achaupayas
Chimboraze
Pershing Seeks Retirement After Army Reorganization
General John J Pershing expresses in a public letter to Secretary Baker his desire to retire after the army reorganization act is completed. He would keep full pay under the act and may not seek business ties immediately, denying prior reports of a banking venture with Gen Dawes. He pledges readiness to serve if crisis requires.
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Washington
John J Pershing
Baker
Pershing
Congress
Charles c. Dawes
Chicago
Gen. Pershing
War Prolongs Crime Rise Says Vollmer In Detroit
August Vollmer of the University of California criminology department told the International Police Chiefs Association in Detroit that war will influence crime for a decade. He argued criminal procedure lags 150 years behind criminology and called for modernization.
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Detroit
Mich
Dune
August Vollmer
Department of Criminology
University of California
International Police Chef's' Association
Vollmer
German War Trap Wounds Boy In France Readied Rod Found
Fourteen year old Sydney Brennan was badly injured in France while attempting to use a fishing rod found in a German dugout by Charles Meijunan of the Nova Scotia Highlanders. The incident occurred along the Lincoln Highway area near Tamara. Henry B. Osterman of Detroit, secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association, was killed when his car skidded near Tamara.
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France
Sydney
Melville Brennan
Charles Meijunan
Nova Scotia Highlanders
Franee
Lincoln Highway
Marshalltown
Henry B. Osterman
Detroit
Mich
Lincoln Highway Association
Tamara
Wheat production forecast by USDA in June report
The U S Department of Agriculture forecasts total wheat production for the year at about 1 million bushels, based on the condition of winter and spring crops as of June.
Wisconsin Senator Lafollette Operated On In Rochester
Senator Robert Lafollette of Wisconsin underwent gall bladder removal at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota. Surgeons announced the operation was successful.
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LaFollette
Rochester
Minn
Robert M. Lafoulette
Wisconsin
St. Mary’s Hospital
United States Share of Germany’s Reparation Bonds
Paris June 9 The U S share of the 20 million marks gold of reparation bonds Germany must issue under the Versailles treaty will be about 500 million according to a statement made here.
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U. S
Paris
United States
Germany
Act Hits Reds Washington
A June 8 report notes a congressional bil that deports alien residents for membership in groups advocating sabotage or revolution, marking a shift in immigration policy and national security measures.
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Washington
Congress
Rear Admiral Winterlater Dies in Washington
Rear Admiral Albert G. Winterlater U S Navy died at the Naval hospital in Washington from pneumonia. Born in Detroit Michigan on October 11 1846 he formerly commanded the Asiatic Fleet and served in the U S Navy.
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Dies
Washington
Vale S
Albert G. Winterlater
U.S. N
Naval Hospital
Jie
Detroit
Mich
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Prohibition Amendment
The Supreme Court held the federal prohibition amendment and enforcement act constitutional. Justice Van Devanter wrote the short opinion, with Chief Justice White adding a supplementary view. Dissenting in part were Justices McKenna, McReynolds, and Clark.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
van Devanter
White
McKenna
McReynolds
Clark
Ithode Island
New Jersey
Aliioims
Manitowoc Products Company
Wisconsin
11 Die as Train Express Collides Near Schenectady
A collision near Schenectady New York between a New York Central passenger train No 28 and a Michigan Central express train killed 11 people and injured 21. The rear Pullman carriage of the passenger train was torn apart. Engineer Doyle was killed and the fireman escaped with minor injuries.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Leven
New York Central
Buffalo
New York
Michigan Central
American Railway Express Company
Doyle
Tornado Devastates Foxhome and Widespread Minnesota Storm
Wahpeton reports Foxhome Minnesota wiped out by a tornado near Wahpeton. A Minnesota storm toll includes eight killed and over a hundred injured with property losses in the hundreds of thousands as the system swept through northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota Tuesday night. Two freight train crew members died when cars derailed near Gardener Cass county.
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Fargo
N. D
Wahpeton
Foxhome
Minn
Great Northern
Gardener Cass County
St. Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wholesale shoe prices cut in St. Louis plants
Reductions of 25 cents to $2 per pair were announced by officials of three large shoe manufacturers in St. Louis. The cuts apply to all shipments after June 1 and are retroactive to autumn orders placed before June 1. A drop in retail prices is expected.
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St. Louis
Miller guilty of first degree murder on Shank farm killings
In Greeley Colorado on June 11 Alex Miller deaf mute was found guilty of first degree murder for the December killings of Adam Shank his wife and four children at the Shank farm near Gilcrest.
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Greeley
Colo
Alex Miller
Adam Shank
Gilcrest
Irish Oppose League at AFL Convention
Irish sympathizers at the AFL convention in Montreal condemn the League of Nations ratification program urged by the executive council. The dispute centers on policy direction and party alignment within the labor movement.
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Montreal
Que
American Federation of Labor
League of Nations
Executive Council
Five Die in Collision south of Grand Rapids
Five people were instantly killed when a touring car was struck by a Michigan railway interurban train seventeen miles south of Grand Rapids. The auto was completely demolished in the wreck.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Here
Michigan Railway
British Columbia ex premier dies after prolonged illness
Victoria report notes Jane Dunsanlur former premier of British Columbia died at Cowyachen Lake after a long period of failing health He had served as lieutenant governor of the province.
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Victoria
B.C
Janes Dunsiaulr
British Columbia
Cowyachen Lake
Campaign Funds Under Fire In Senate Inquiry
Senator Kenyon Askep of Town says the senate investigation into presidential campaign expenditures and contributions will resume after the San Francisco and Chicago conventions. The panel will continue hearings as parties prepare for the nominating events.
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Washington
Senate
San Francisco
Chicago
Kenyon Askep
Town
Overman Again Victor in North Carolina Memo
United States Senator Overman was reelected for another term in Salisbury North Carolina as notification arrived. The nomination is equivalent to election as voters prepare for the Privaries in June.
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Overman
Salisbury
N. C
United States
President May Act On Water Power Measure Before June 15
Washington reports an informal opinion says pocket veto is invalid and the president has ten days from receipt to sign legislation. The water power bill and wartime repeal measures may be affected as Senator Jones seeks clearance to sign before adjournment. Discussions with Secretary Tumulty involve western lawmakers and party allies.
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Washington
White House
Falmer
Congress
Jones
House
Senate
Bolsheviks Rapidly Extend Persian Operations
Paris reports Russian bolsheviks push into Persia with Tehran in danger of capture within days. Persian government rallies resistance as British forces withdraw under bolshevik pressure to Manjil, 80 miles south of Rashti after retreat from Senzell.
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Paris
Teheran
Manjil
Rashi
Senzell
Negroes Win Their Fight At Labor Federation Convention
Montreal June 12 The American Federation of Labor Convention voted to instruct its executive council to seek equal admission for colored workers in unions. Despite opposition from the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks the delegates supported integration on equal terms.
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Montreal
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
Federation
Brotherhood
Edwards Seeks Dry Act Reform for Woolstead
Seagit New Jersey June 12 Gov Edward Edwards a Democratic presidential candidate urged liberalization of the Woolstead act and asked the people of the United States to judge the act through the constitutional process.
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Seagit
N. J
Edward I. Edwards
The
United States
Sugar Rationing Begins Nationwide June 21
The nation will be placed under war time sugar restrictions starting June 21 due to a severe sugar shortage. Special Assistant Attorney General Arnim W. Riley announced the measure from New York. Berlin reports Germany has reduced its army to 200,000 men.
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New York
Arnim W. Riley
Riley
Germany
Berlin
Czechs Plan Fourth National Loan
Prague reports the national assembly will consider a fourth loan to cover the budget deficit and buy 1,000,000,000 crowns worth of grain. The decision hinges on parliamentary approval and financial needs.
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Prague
National Assembly
Arthur Newbold Dies in Philadelphia Office
Arthur E. Newbold, a partner in Drexel and Co. and associated with J. P. Morgan and Co., collapsed dead in his Philadelphia office after finishing his luncheon. He was sixty one years old.
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Arthur Newbold
Philadelphia
Arthur E. Newbold
Drexel & Co
J. P. Morgan & Co
Federal proposal urges universal fingerprint registration
A speaker at the International To Hee Chiefs' association convention in Detroit urges a federal law requiring fingerprint registration for every person in the country. The date is June 12.
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Detroit
Mich
The
International To Hee Chiefs’ Association
Albanian Insurgents Capture Italian Carbineers at Dun kath bridge
A Rome dispatch to Central News reports about 15,000 Albanian insurgents attacking the Dun kath bridge on the Voysna river and capturing a party of Italian carbineers.
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London
Dunkath
Voysna
Rome
Central News
Government sanctions wine fermentation with limits
The ruling by John S. Kramer federal prohibition commissioner allows wine to ferment but prohibits use of sugar or yeast. The decision emphasizes government control over fermentation processes under prohibition policies.
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U. K
Washington
John S. Kramer
Federal Prohibition
Sugar Rationing Set Across Nation June 21
The entire union will be placed under war time sugar restrictions beginning June 21.Announcement made in New York by Special Assistant Attorney General Arulin VW. Tiley.
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New York
Arulin
Letter from Mrs Evan Shay on Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Mrs Evan Shay of Garnett Kansas describes a severe nervous breakdown after childbirth and recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes initial weakness pain and inability to work followed by improvement after two doses and five bottles and later successful pregnancies with continued good health. She endorses the medicine and recommends it to others.
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Garnett
Kas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Evan, Shay
Kansas
Rip Rumble and Kay Lee Surgical Rumor in Kansas City
In a spirited exchange, Riley Rezzidew of Petunia teases Rip Rumble about a planned surgical operation in Kay Lee and potential pocketbook loss. The Weekly Palladium editor and the Kansas City Star deem the rumor plain and plausible given Ripley’s known history in Kansas City.
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Riley Rezzidew
Petunia
Kay Lee
Palladium
Kansas City
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