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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
2
The Chicago Republican national convention nominated Warren G Harding for president and Calvin Coolidge for vice president after multiple ballots. The assembly also announced plans for a third party ticket and noted other international political moves and social events from the period.
A scattered roundup reports a wife killing her husband after he shot at her in a restaurant, a man slays his wife and four children before taking his own life, and other violence including a bank robbery in Minnesota and street clashes in New York. War time measures and international incidents are noted, with sugar import actions and political upheavals abroad.
The Chicago convention on the tenth ballot nominated Warren G. Harding of Ohio for president and Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for vice president. The balloting saw Wood, Lowden, and Johnson as leaders before leaders released all delegates to Harding, with Coolidge chosen on one ballot. Women played notable roles in committees and campaigns.
A testimonial from Mrs J Christman of Binghamton New York touts recovery from nervous prostration after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The ad asserts benefits for nervous conditions displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities pains backache and dizziness and invites letters to the Lynn Massachusetts company for advice.
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