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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
6
A global wrap notes a southern race policy move barring negro delegations from seating, a labor platform stream, and U.S. Senate primaries with Overman renominat ion. It reports La Follette’s gallbladder operation, Winterhalter’s pneumonia death, and obituaries for notable clergy and New York Observer figure.
A report to the American Federation of Labor convention in Montreal critiques government actions against Bolshevism and cites Congress inaction on wartime price controls. The summary covers deadly industrial accidents, fires, traffic crashes, forest fires in Washington, and criminal raids, with several named locations and figures.
The article surveys congressional actions and court rulings in Washington and Chicago, including enforcement of Prohibition, railroad funding, woman suffrage ratification, and postal wage increases. It also notes executive resignations and labor board hints, plus international updates on reparations and strikes.
Edward W. Pickard notes Johnson’s Chicago visit drawing huge reception as he presses his bid for the GOP nomination. The piece covers Lowden campaign funds disclosures, Hoover and Wood positions, and mixed signals from Kansas and other delegates amid a crowded convention scene.
The Fifth district with 19 Kansas City wards and seven Jackson townships is left unrepresented after the national committee finds both delegations tainted by fraud. Net changes favor Lowdon and Johnson while Wood loses ground. Extra seats for 50 delegates are provisionally approved. 150000 requests flood Coliseum seating, though capacity is 13289. The Republican platform nears completion with a Mexico intervention plank drafted by Senator Fall.
National Woman's party plans a Chicago demonstration on opening day to push the Republican platform to back Woman suffrage. Delaware legislators adjourned without a vote despite Wilson's appeal, shifting efforts to Vermont and Connecticut as the last needed states inch toward ratification.
Senate hearings accuse Attorney General Palmer of aiding liquor interests to win Pennsylvania’s wets vote and delegation to the San Francisco convention. Judge E C Bonniwell, leading McAdoo faction, denounces Palmer, citing illegal beer and open saloons in Scranton. Palmer denies charges, blaming the internal revenue bureau. The House judiciary committee also reports on a sugar investigation urging resignation.
The report notes Gregory Krassin gains a London hearing on resuming trade with Russia, despite Earl Curzon opposition, while Soviet troops retreat near Minsk and a Polish Bolshevik surge is hinted in Copenhagen. Dispatches claim Odessa evacuation and Caspian port Resht fall, with Turkish nationalists hit by French victory and Marmara Sea combat risks.
Having assurances the president would not reconvene except in a great emergency, Congress adjourned sine die on Saturday. Republicans claim their session records are strong for campaign use.
Wright A Patterson surveys Republican convention fever and vice presidential hopes with names like Wood Poindexter Lowden Hughes Johnson Taft Hoover Knox Harding Sproul and two unlikely VP contenders Adams and Anderson. He notes women at rallies, party slogans, and Wilson's past victory cry as 1916 scenarios unfold.
Mayor Charles Davis issued a wartime style order demanding every loafer in El Paso must go to work due to a severe labor shortage. He said the idle class jeopardizes El Paso industries and the nearby agricultural district.
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