This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
2
Governor Cox defends constitutional order on prohibition while McAdoo campaign spends 448 dollars. News covers lightning deaths, plane crashes, bank robbery, Greek and Irish events, and legal actions across several states.
Washington Miss Julia Carranza daughter of the late Mexican president accuses Alvaro Obregon in an open letter of ordering her father’s execution now a presidential candidate.
Advices reach Warsaw of Polish victories in Pripet and Volhynia as Budenny is said defeated and retreating. London notes Britain and Japan extend treaty alliance nine years and Tokyo wins confidence vote. Spa session invites American help on Poland Czecho Slovakia frontiers while Poland sees volunteer recruiting surge and women recruits parading. Messages also report Bolshevik Persia invasion, Irish police revolt in Kerry, and Turkish nationalist defeat in Anatolia. Naval spending urged in Japan, Barce lon a saber duel kills Inspector Turner, Transbaikal evacution to start July 20. New Brunswick votes dry, Batum ceded to Georgian republic, plane crash in Zacatecas, fund drive for Palestine, and ex Empress Eugenie dies in Spain.
The piece argues a newspaper man may lead the nation, with editors Harding or Cox expected to rise to the presidency on March 4, 1921. It notes the campaign mood is apathy now but will heat as elections approach, and outlines party strategies and key issues.
The department announced a policy shift delaying recognition of the Soviet government. It says individuals and firms trading with Russia do so at their own risk, with no consular protection, no mail to Soviet Russia, no parcel post shipping, and continued export bans on war materials.
More than 150 million dollars of enemy-held property seized during the war is set for release under the amended Trading with the Enemy Act. Eligible individuals include American women who married enemy nationals and diplomats, interned aliens, citizens of new nations formed from enemy territories, and others who remained in Germany. Creditors may file claims against enemy debtors. Reports from Mexico note banditry declines, while Francisco Villa reportedly armistice with the new government contrasts with a manifesto by Villa’s generals opposing Obregon and De la Huerta.
The article notes Poland's collapse under Bolshevik pressure and the resulting shift in Allied thinking. Germany seeks a lenient peace to rebuild its army, while Britain and France weigh allowing larger German forces to curb Soviet expansion. Wrangel gains in the Crimean as Poland falls, leaving him as a key remaining adversary against the Reds.
Greek forces have nearly overcome Turkish resistance as they merge operations from Smyrna and Panderma on the Sea of Marmara, with Mustafa Kemal forced into guerrilla tactics. American civilians in the war area are reportedly safe. A Fourth of July celebration in Constantinople occurred as British warships bombarded nationalist positions along the Bosphorus and Marmara.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.