Warren G Harding and the 1920 nomination outlook
The text discusses Warren G Harding, his middle name not surfacing due to politics, McAdoo ruling out a candidacy, and E T Meridith possible. It questions Democratic nomination dynamics and GOP reactions at San Francisco, noting Harding's campaign potential and oratorical skills beyond Iowa. It mentions Lodge at Chicago and potential keynote impact for the Democrats.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
Senator Lodge
Chicago
Great Salt Lake
San Francisco
McAdoo Declares Noncandidacy Forces Campaign Pivot
After McAdoo states he will not run, Republican candidates must scrap crown prince rhetoric and restart their messaging. The shift removes a dominant talking point, prompting strategic reselection.
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McAdoo
Crown Prince
Endorsements Split in 1920 Democratic Nomination Talk
Discussion notes Governor Cox of Ohio receiving an endorsement for president from Charles Murphy and Governor Smith of New York backing Thomas Taggart of Indiana. The speaker doubted Cox's chances but now believes he may win, criticizing the Democratic Party's selection process and process control by party leaders.
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Cox
Ohio
Charles Murphy
Smith
New York
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Democratic Party
Political bosses decide Republican convention candidate
The Kenyon senatorial expense probe is said to be a pretext for defeats, but insiders claim the bosses chose the preferred man and let rivals split the field, ensuring their pick won. The piece argues decision makers controlled outcomes by steering support and leaving others to battle.
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Kenyon
Questioning Rail Car Shortage Motives
The writer argues railroads are not short of cars, pointing to idle freight cars in yards. They suggest a hidden plan to create a transportation crisis to boost profits, raise interstate rates, or pressure government purchase at a high price.
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Inter- State Commerce Commission
Public stake in railroads and stockholder dividends
The author denounces railroad executives for plundering small stockholders and argues the public owns much of the road value through subsidies and land grants. A fair rate adjustment should deduct public contributions from profits, ensuring stockholders cannot profit from public land and roads while requiring honest management and dividends only from privately contributed value.
Exemption from draft prompts citizenship bids
A wartime draft exemption refusal by aliens who sought citizenship papers at Davenport is cited as a warning rule. The writer urges universal denial of naturalization for those who refused military service when the country needed them, arguing such individuals deserve contempt until they redeem themselves as citizens. The American Legion is seen as the force to push this policy.
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Davenport
Congress
American Legion
Legion
New York news not of local interest to Otley readers
A pasted tirade criticizes a New York newsletter offered at 60 cents a week as trash. It argues national events matter less to Otley or Knoxville readers than local concerns and mocks bets, subway impressions, Greenwich Village art, taxi mania, and rent profiteering as irrelevant.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Otley
Knoxvill i
Pella
Iowa
H. C
Liquor Forces Shift Tactics After Convention Stalemate
After failing to secure concessions at the Republican convention, liquor forces are expected to intensify their efforts. The remark suggests a renewed campaign aiming to sway delegates and public opinion as negotiations proved fruitless.
Democrats urged to declare for enforcement of liquor law
A historical editorial urges the Democratic convention to rally behind strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and nominate a candidate of strong moral stance. It notes William Jennings Bryan's presence as a force for temperance and argues Republicans avoided the issue, urging a clear moral declaration to win women voters and oppose liquor interests.
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San Francisco
William Jennings Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Growing Smiles Poem Encourages Bright Impact of Cheer
A Beacon poem extols smiles as a simple social force. It notes a smile sprouts another and spreads joy, surpassing worry or gloom, urging readers to keep smiling and share happiness widely. The verses frame kindness as contagious and uplifting.
Filipinos Desiring Independence, Says California Official
Dr. D. M. Gandler of the California Anti-Saloon League, recently back from the Philippines, asserts widespread Filipino desire for independence. He believes islanders can govern themselves and that independence, in some form, will come soon, with faster development under self rule.
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Philippines
D. M. Gandler
California Anti- Saloon League
America
Needing Culebra Cut Naval Tug Steers Warship Image
Near Culebra Cut in Panama Canal a small Navy tug guides a battleship through the narrow water passage. The caption notes size is less critical than the rain and crew efficiency, emphasizing that even tiny tugs play a vital role in sea operations.
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Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Culebra
U. S. Navy
Navy
Observations of a Railway Carriage Misunderstanding
A correspondent recounts a cheerful tale from a British railway car where two U S soldiers overheard by an elderly English lady and her daughter, sparked a lesson on preconceptions about Americans. The anecdote contrasts Anglo American humor with cross cultural nerves in transit.
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U. S
Mary
Army and Navy Journal
Record Editor’s Stones Hit Own Bride and Groom
A lighthearted scene shows a Record editor tossing stones that may rebound at his own A Pella bride and groom who are shopping for furniture. The bride questions the bed’s strength as the clerk affirms, We stand behind every bed we sell. The couple decides against buying.
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Pella
Legal Notice Proof of Will in Marion County Iowa
Notice of a will filed in Marion County District Court Iowa for H F Bousquet deceased. Hearing set for July 3 1920 before Clerk Harold Clements in Knoxville Iowa. Interested parties may appear on that date as required by law.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
H. F. Bousquet
Harold Clements
Knoxville
Allen's Foot-Base Antiseptic Powder Ad
It your feet ache and barn and make you tired all over sak any druggist for Allen's Foot-Base the antiseptic powder shake it in your shoes and walk all day in comfort. It has no equal for corns bunions blisters or callouses. Used by American British and French soldiers.
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Allen
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