Government backs Qoes now like nominations tomorrow afternoon
United States mints hold that American silver will be accepted at one dollar per ounce under the Pittman act if smelters segregate American from foreign silver. Treasury will press miners and smelters to settle on a dollar per ounce for silver sold to the government, citing European market conditions and foreign debasement as reasons for the policy.
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United States Senate
WASHINGTON
United States
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treasury department
comptroller
department
Pittman
France
China
Jamin
Germany
India
Harding Says Bolts Only Threaten Party Unity
Chicago June 10 Senator Harding dismissed bolt threats as not authorized. He warned no minority should rule through threats and argued those ready to bolt after a majority decision should have no voice in deliberations.
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CHICAGO
Harding
Sugar Rationing to Be Resumed Nationwide
New York June 10 Rationing of sugar in war time will go into effect in hotels and restaurants nationwide on June 21. Armin W. Riley special assistant to Attorney General Palmer announced after a conference with leading New York hotel and restaurant representatives who pledged to cut sugar use due to the shortage.
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NEW YORK
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Palmer
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Labor plank debated by platform committee in Chicago
June 10 report shows the labor plank first snag for the platform committee. Colorado member Dr Hubert Work urged a provision for compulsory arbitration of strikes in public utilities. Senator Borah Og Gen Milla and others opposed the proposal and the committee postponed action until later. Uncontested proposals were then taken up.
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CHICAGO
Hubert Work
Colorado
Borah
Og- Gen Milla
Work
Convention Plans to Finish Labors Tomorrow Night
Chicago June 10 The Republican convention resumed to a pending agreement to dispose of the platform report and adjourn to nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Nomination speeches and balloting for the presidential nominee would be finished before adjourning again. Frank Hitchcock opposed a forced draft plan, anticipating Gen Wood would poll minimum votes on the first ballot and voting would not be stopped prematurely.
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Frank Hitchcock
the
Wood forces
Gen Wood
Prohibition plank rejected from party platform
Chicago June 16 under William Allen White of Kansas a sub committee rejected a proposal to cover prohibition under a general declaration. White denounced it as a mere subterfuge and offered a resolution for enforcement of the eighteenth amendment which failed six to five. He said he would press for an affirmative declaration by full committees. The sub committee favored a general declaration to enforce all laws instead.
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CHICAGO
Wiliam Allen White
Kansas
White
Palmer ruling may save bills
Washington June 10 Attorney General Palmer issued an informal ruling conveyed to President Wilson stating the president has ten days after the adjournment of Congress to sign bills and resolutions This could alter the fate of several measures blocked by a pocket veto including the water power bill and the resolution repealing most wartime laws Secretary Tumulty said the president would act on these measures once Palmer’s written opinion arrived The water power bill would have until midnight tomorrow to sign and other measures until midnight June 17
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WASHINGTON
Palmer
Wilson
dbngrees
Tumulty
congress
White House
McAdoo Couple Attends Chicago Convention Session
Chicago June 10 William McAdoo and Mrs McAdoo arrived for the afternoon session of the convention after a West Coast vacation. She praised national conventions and planned to stay through the end at the Coliseum. Princeton Beats Berkeley 9 5 in West Jersey game.
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CHICAGO
William 4. McAdoo
McAdoo
League of Nations plank approved by Republicans in Chicago
In Chicago on June 10 the Republican resolutions sub committee adopted the League of Nations plank with only one dissenting vote. The platform rejects ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and supports American traditions, excluding a formal league commitment. The move calms party tensions ahead of the national convention and signals acceptance of a hardline American foreign policy. Senator Lodge and other leaders weighed in as Smoot and Crane proposals influenced the compromise. International bankers and a true reform of the platform were debated while discussions pointed toward a possible night session to hear nomination speeches.
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CHICAGO
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Wei
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Wahu Root
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Massachusetts
Senator Crane
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Republican party
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Monroe
league
Bolsheviks Gain Iran Influence Amid Persian Turmoil
June 10 report from the French foreign office says Bolsheviks rapidly extend control in Persia. Tehran faces danger of fall within days as Persian government fights back. British forces retreat to Mesopotamian front, while a Russian wireless message cites a provisional government in Resht led by Mirsa Kutchuk and British retreat toward Baghdad.
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PARIS
Persia
Teheran
Manji
Resht
Mirsa Kutchuk
Bagdad
Profiteering in Sugar Hits Lehon Stevenson With Large Fine
Charleston June 10 Lehon Stevenson Company of Huntington a wholesale grocer was fined 76000 in federal court for profiteering in sugar Judge Pritchard called it the heaviest penalty permitted under the Lever Act in a landmark ruling affecting pricing policies and wholesale trade in the region
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CHARLESTON
W. Va
Lehon-Stevenson Company
Pritchard
Democrats Name Nomination Speakers At National Convention
At the Democratic national convention headquarters eight presid ential candidates gained announced sponsors for their nominating speeches. William G McAdoo will be presented by Dr Burris Jenkins Kens an City Attorney General A Michell Palmer by John J Bigelow James Cox of Ohio by Justice James M Johnston Llewellyn Edwards of New Jersey by Charles X O'Brien Jersey City Senator Robert L Gwen of Oklahoma by Dr Hayden Lanebaught Muskogee Okla James W Gerard by A S G Cherry Sioux Falls S D Senator Gilbert M Hitchcock of Nebraska by A B Schellenberger former governor of Nebraska Secretary E T Meredith by Claude Porter of Iowa Names for James W Davis West Virginia ambassador to Great Britain and Senator Carter Glane of Virginia have not yet been decided.
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BAN FRANCISCO
Willam G. McAdoo
Burris Jenkins
Kensay City
A. Michell
A. Palmer
John J. Bigelaw
Pennsylvania
Tames Cox
Ohio
Supreme Court
James M. Johnston
Columbus
E Edwards
New Jersey
Charles X O’Brien
Jersey City
Robert L. Gwen
Oklahoma
Hayden Lanebaught
Muskogee
Okla
James W. Gerard
G Qherry
Sioux Falls
S. D
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
A. &. Schellenberger
E T. Meredith
Claude Porter
Iowa
James t W. Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
Banatort
E .R. Bim+ mont
North
Caroling
Carter Glane
Virginia
Women Voters Prepare for Republican Presidential Ballot
N E A report from Chicago notes women delegates eye how they will vote on the Flint ballot and what a national convention female delegate should earn. Observers predict practical attire and hats removed in the hall as women seek equal representation on the national committee.
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Chicago
America
national committee
Fraternal Order Loses 109000 in Shortage
Boston June 10 Judge H William Scott reports a 109000 shortage in the accounts of John P F Sanborn supreme treasurer of the New England Order of Protection. Sanborn 76 resigns after 29 years in office. George H Howe to succeed him. Losses tied to stock speculation and may span twelve years with nearly 29000 members affected.
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John PF. Sanborn
Newport
New England Order of Protection
H. Wiliam Scott
Sanborn
Scott
George H. Howe
Quincy
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Exmand
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Sohborn
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house of representatives
Republican Natonal Convention Opens With Platform Fight
At the Chicago Coliseum on June 1 the Republican convention held a brief session then recessed till four as platform committee wrangled over the peace treaty. Senator McCormick announced a unanimous subcommittee report promising party unity. Cardianl Gibbons was to offer a prayer as the hall teemed with renewed life and a plan for the day was drafted.
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Sinais
New Life in
Hall
McCormick
platform committee
convention hall
national committee
Cardinal Gibbons
Lowden Chance Grows in Chicago Governor Race
The Lowden drive remains viable as the field narrows. His name tops the list of avowed candidates, supported by a powerful group of national committee members ready to push for the nomination within five ballots.
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H. N. RICKEY
CHICAGO
Missouri
Lowdens
national committee
Wife of banker accused of theft in New York
Fashionably dressed women filled the West Side court as Mrs J C Gleagon, claiming to be a former Chicago banker’s wife, pleaded not guilty to stealing $1900 lamond bar pin during a ladies poker game at Mrs Chester M Curry’s home. She was held for trial in 1808, and handed a diamond wristwatch to her counsel as bond. Witness Charles Leonard testified to the missing pin and listed many affluent women present.
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NEW YORK
J. C. Gleagon
Chicago
lamond bar
Chester M Curry
Gleason
bond
Charles 2. Leonard
Atlantic City
Gleagon
Ten Planks on Armenia and Mexico Agreed On
Chicago June 10 Franks reported that a sub committee of the platform committee adopted ten planks for the party ticket. The draft included an industrial relations declaration omitting anti strike laws a plank blaming money value depressions for high living costs one opposing railroad government ownership and a general gratitude plank to veterans without tying to prohibition a prompt ratification of woman suffrage was asked but prohibition reference was rejected. Also outlined were positions on Armenia and Mexico including a peace resolution condemning Wilson’s pursuit of a mandate for Armenia and support for repealing a war declaration. The Harbord commission estimate was cited and a large U.S. troop commitment warned turn to Page Three.
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CHICAGO
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mlank
Mexico
Armenia
Hepublican party
congress
Germany
Wilson
Republican senate
United States
Harbord commission
Steel orders rise to peak since 1917 demand surge
New York June 10 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation for the month ending May 31 were 10 047 408 tons. This is an increase of 58 719 tons from the previous month when the figures were 10 369 747. The unfilled tonnage today brings the total up to the highest figure since July 1917 when unfilled orders were 10 844 164 tons.
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NEW YORK
United States Steel Corporation
Britain Will Not Tax War Profits Says Chamberlain
London June 10 Chancellor of the Exchequer T Austen Chamberlain is attacked by a press section for vacillating on the proposed war wealth taxation. The cabinet recently decided it was not practicable and the matter was announced in the House of Commons yesterday.
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LONDON
T. Austen Chamberlain
house of commons
Chamberlain
Prisoners Escape From State Prison Bakery Wall
Three convicts ranging from one to fourteen years escaped yesterday afternoon from the state prison by prying open the bakery door and scaling the boiler shop wall. Tid Ryn Olen Turner and Arthur Henderson are at large with a posse and bloodhounds on their trail. They wore prison garments and were seen in the yard at five o clock. guards searched until dawn with no sign of capture. Authorities issued notices to peace officers in adjoining counties while Ward Henrichs and officers pursued leads in the Brunswick canyon Dayton and nearby areas.
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Tid Ryn
Avril
Washoe county
Ts. Withers
Olen ‘Turner
Arthur Henderson
Elka county
Duvelary
Brunswick canyon
Dayton
Henrichs
Hinrichs
Stirking
Kidnapper’s Second Letter Reaches Norristown
Norristown, Pa. June 10. Hope fades and returns as a second letter from the Blakeley Coughlin kidnapper arrives. The note, dated June 7 and written in the same hand as a previous letter from Savannah, claims the child is well and demands money before any contact or release. The writer warns the family to be careful, saying he will not release the child until payment is secured. The message reiterates he needs money and plans to proceed without delay.
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oll Blakeley Coughlin
Savannah Gu
George & Coughlin
Savannah
Blakeley
Albanian Insurgents Attack Italian Troops at Dun Kati Bridge
A Roma dispatch reports about 15 thousand Albanian insurgents attacking Italian carabinieri at the Dun Kati bridge on the Voysna river. Telegraph lines were cut and exchanges of fire occurred as Italian forces prepared counteractions.
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LONDON
Dunkati
Voysna
Federation Non-Partisan Sows Willis to Run to Succeed Harding
The American Federation of Labor in Montreal rejects a plan to create a permanent educational department to spread propaganda and reaffirms its nonpartisan stance in politics. Delegates support shelving the proposal due to cost and scope. Former Gov. Frank B. Willis announces plans to seek the Republican nomination after conferring with Senator Harding.
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HARDING
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