06 May 1920
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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
1
Open campaign season in Arkansas with eight candidates for governor as Republicans split. Negro candidate Blount faces court questions over ballot placement while Wallace Townsend leads the main Republican ticket. Party leaders in Little Rock open headquarters as candidates tour and rally supporters.
President of the French Academy M Poincare recalled Field Marshal Foch's arrival at the front when quick guidance changed a critical moment in command. He described how Poincare urged retreat avoidance and directed a coordinated attack, then wrote four lines that Foch passed to his troops. The decisive order averted disaster.
The New York Evening Post highlights Colonel Roosevelt's letters to his children from Pine Knot Virginia, describing two meals a day and his simple cooking of chicken and beefsteak. The piece notes his rest, wartime war aims, and home life during the White House years.
The Delaware Senate ratified the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment by a 21 to 6 vote. Senator Walker of New Castle led the measure after rejecting a referendum substitute offered by Senator Gormley. Only two Republicans Brown and Palmer from Sussex supported, with Democrat Price from Smyrna the lone Democrat in favor. suffragists demonstrated in the chamber.
The article describes Andorra as a tiny, contented enclave in northern Spain with about 5000 residents. It notes its independence since Charlemagne’s era, a bridge where a historic treaty was signed, and a culture of selling matches and local products while asking for isolation. It mentions a purchase trip by a Paris agent and a vivid view of mountain villages and caverns.
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