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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
1
Hearings on contesting delegations to next week's convention continue at the Republican National Committee. The Florida fight is prioritized on the program, with a decision needed on whether Florida has a legal Republican party.
In Chicago the Republican National Convention begins its second week with contests shaping the delegate roll. Major General Leonard Wood arrives, discussions with Col. Procter and Frank Hitchcock aim to shore up Wood’s lines. The South’s Negro delegates fail to gain traction. Regularity prevails, independents face resistance. Gov. Frank O. Lowden emerges as front runner. Warren G. Harding travels to Chicago to oversee efforts. Kentucky delegation plans and leadership moves signal support for Lowden. Indiana will back Wood on the first ballot, with room for shifts if no clear winner surfaces.
The piece notes Governor Low len leading 18 delegates in his state and reports contemporaneous talks about replacing scandal tainted names. Governor James P. Goodrich of Indiana voiced at the Coliseum that in a soldiers memorial event of 10,000 attendees there is strong support for a candidate untouched by Washington fallout.
Washington reports the Senate inquiry into early campaign spending focusing on state contests. Robert Wolfe of Columbus estimates Wood and Harding campaigned with about 100000 dollars each in Ohio. Arthur Davis claims nine checks totaling 38000 dollars financed Lowden campaign activity in Missouri with 30000 routed to Kansas City and the rest to St Louis.
Palmer told the House Rules Committee that Assistant Secretary of Labor Post had perverted sympathy for criminal anarchists. He said Post substituted his own view for public law in dealing with emergency actions against dangerous aliens.
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio told the Southwestern Presbyterian University audience in Clarksville Tennessee that extraordinary Federal war authority must be returned to states promptly. He also urged abolition of all taxes that raise the cost of living.
Lexington report says Thomas Grubbs of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, a standout pitcher and hitter, received a telegram from John McGraw of the New York Giants ordering him to report to Brooklyn on June 7. Grubbs, a Mt. Sterling native, recently passed the Kentucky bar exam and graduates with a law degree this year.
Bergdoll, once convicted for draft evasion and an escaped army prisoner, is reportedly in Kentucky. A Vevay Indiana innkeeper told authorities a man matching Bergdoll’s description asked for directions to Louisville and traveled with two companions in a high powered car.
Advertises Chamberlains Ointment to ease stiffness soreness of muscles and aching joints. Claims massage improves pain, enabling rest and sleep. Contains promotional tone typical of old remedy notices.
Mass departures of miners to farm work reduce mine operation to two or three days a week. Rail lines from coal centers see the impact and car shortages no longer explain the drop. Dealers warn of acute winter suffering unless miners return soon.
Herbert Stocker sued for divorce from Minnie Stecker but the court granted the decree to the wife. Minnie counter claimed asserting her husband failed to provide and obtain the decree, and Judge Shackelford ruled in circuit court.
Red Men Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows are asked to meet Sunday afternoon June 6 1920 at 2 o'clock at the lodge rooms and attend memorial services at the First Christian church at 3 o'clock. Bring flowers if possible to decorate graves of deceased brothers.
Dr. A. E. Winship editor of the New England Journal of Education arrives in Richmond a day early for a scheduled address to the State Normal School. He is recognized as a leading national educator and journalist with wide influence in educational work. He is booked to speak Wednesday night.
The article warns communities about stock speculation and urges farmers to research stock value before buying oil or other shares. It notes legitimate and bogus stocks exist and cautions against trusting smooth talking agents and sharks roaming the country.
Satirical note in Ames Iowa Intelligencer urges seeking medical advice over alcohol for stomach ailments. It argues against using whisky as cure and promotes Cham ber lain s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy.
The Supreme Court ruled that Federal constitutional amendments cannot be put to referendum in states with constitutional referendum provisions. The Ohio referendum amendment affecting ratification is declared inoperative. The Ohio Supreme Court injunction against submitting the prohibition and woman suffrage amendments was set aside.
Clothes found on the river bank above the Louisville Boat Club identified as Guy T. Vernon a 29 year old World War I shell shocked veteran. He is believed to have drowned Saturday in the Ohio River near Louisville.
In Senders on Kentucky the Rev Father Murray rector of Holy Name Church fired four shots at two wine burglars as they tried to break into the cellar for sacraments. Police were summoned after a robbery attempt earlier and the priest fired from a second floor window striking at least one intruder as the pair fled in a car. The church had been robbed a week earlier with money stolen from the altar box.
William Cotton aged 26 son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Cotton of Nicholasville formerly of Richmond died in Louisville after an appendicitis operation. The body returns to Richmond for burial Wednesday at 1 pm. Funeral services were held Tuesday at their Henry county home. He leaves a widow and two children and was a well known farmer and tobacco raiser who grew up in Richmond area.
A special three-coach train carried over 200 Welch Department Store and Richmond Welch Company employees from Berea to Natural Bridge on the L and E. The day featured rowing, mountain climbing, and a large picnic with plenty to eat, marked by banners on the coaches and a bright, enjoyable outing.
An advertisement from D. B. McKinney & Company promotes Rookwood Coffee as a beer supplier that avoids hangovers. The note references the firm and a trade cue, signaling its availability to buyers.
New York hosts 54 women delegates and alternates led by Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby for a June 19 departure to San Francisco. The party will pick up delegates en route and visit Colorado, California, and Catalina Island after the convention, returning July 11. Crosby, founder of New York and national women’s groups, plans a platform with proposals on oil and coal control, revised Prohibition, maternity care, child labor, taxation, and industrial growth.
Normal School business manager F C Gentry pitched seven innings and hit a three bagger as Richmond fell 8 to 4. William Burnam also played for Richmond, Pope kept the Normal battery, and Vandeveer Neff worked for Richmond. Ruthton plans a return visit to North Richmond grounds next Sunday, with Manager Mc Coy aiming to win.
A man whose appearance matches Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the convicted draft evader, used a Cumberland Gap station three miles south of Middlesboro Kentucky to board a southbound train today after escaping federal officers in Philadelphia last week.
Cincinnati markets show hogs 25c lower and cattle steady, lambs down 50c while sheep trade soft. Louisville notes 100 cattle slow and unchanged, hogs 1300 head uneven trading $8 to $14.50, lambs active with prices steady, indicating mixed demand across livestock sectors.
Local forecast calls for showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Temperature is not expected to vary much with calm or light winds.
Washington report notes federal control of wheat and wheat products ended today as the wheat director relinquished duties and food administration control ended by presidential proclamation, concluding government support at $2.20 a bushel.
A joint Congressional Commission urged raises totaling about 33 million dollars for the first year, with 88.0 million in the second year and 43.0 million in the third and fourth years. Clerks and relief carriers would gain 150 to 250 dollars annually, with supervisors up to 400 dollars. Rural, village, and motor route carriers would receive staged increases, while postmasters earning over 5,000 would see none.
A. G. Mc Farland arrived to assume charge of prohibition enforcement in Kentucky's Western district. He vows a continuous crusade to purge Louisville and surrounding areas of violators and asks public cooperation to report liquor law violations. He succeeds Scot Isbell of Bowling Green.
President Wilson signed the annual agricultural appropriation bill in Washington on June 1, continuing the futures contract that governs trading on the cotton exchanges.
Eleven bubonic plague cases confirmed in Vera Cruz with five deaths as authorities isolate the city. President Wilson offers fully equipped hospital ships to aid treatment and containment efforts.
Two women interrupted Senator Brandegee speaking against the Armenian mandate and were removed. Their shouts showed sympathy for Irish freedom as others urged Ireland from the House floor and were hurried to the corridors.
James Higgins, a known local contractor, won a seven mile Harrodsburg pike contract in Jessamine County for 112864.91 dollars. He will move machinery from Richmond to the site, with work to span most of the summer into early fall. Higgins plans two new trucks and to hire needed workers as the project entails crushed stone grading macadam and tar via. State Road Commissioner Joe S. Boggs attended the award and expressed full confidence in Higgins.
A man found a pocketbook on First street between Main and Irvine containing about ten dollars and papers. The finder refused a reward and identified the owner as John Horn of the city after verifying contents and dimensions.
Mr. Cal Maupin led a large party from White's Station last night to Moberly for a fox chase. They recruited many friends, bought provisions in Richmond, and preparations indicate it would be one of the era’s larger fox hunts.
Cornelius Ballard, a colored man, indicted by the grand jury for passing a bogus order of 9.40, left Richmond with Sheriff Witlock for Frankfort where he received a four year prison term after two trials. He maintained innocence and claimed new evidence after the first verdict, but the second trial extended the sentence by one year.
A reader notes a shopper should cut out this note to ensure buying Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion. The advice emphasizes accuracy and satisfaction, warning that guessing can be disappointing.
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