Washington recognizes Herrera government and other 1920 era updates
The United States recognizes the Herrera government in Guatemala succeeding Es tram Cabrera. U.S. Census data place continental population at about 105 million. Benedict Crowell resigns as assistant secretary of war effective July 1 and Van B. Merle-Smith is named third assistant secretary of state. Secretaries Daniels and Payne plan Alaska visits to study conditions. Philadelphia’s 1920 census population reaches 1,823,158, up 274,150 in ten years. President Wilson urges swift wage awards and a Tennessee special session for the Susan B Anthony amendment. Earthquakes shake Anchorage with no damage. Pearl Williams becomes Jackson Wyoming town marshal. women fill all early posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
Merle-Smith
Washington
Breckenridge Long
United States
Missouri
Philadelphia
A. N. Roberts
Tennessee
Susan B. Anthony
Reed Denied Seat at Democratic Convention in San Francisco
A string of political items across national and local scenes: Senator James A. Reed of Missouri is refused a seat at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco by the party committee, vote 34 to 12. Harding spent the weekend at the home of Senator Frelinghuysen in New Jersey. Illinois Democrats push to modify the Volstead act to permit light wines and beer. Various obituaries and leadership moves. Edward Ford, Phil Post, and Richmond Watts noted. Northern Baptist meeting opens in Buffalo under Skull. Mrs. T. G. Winter elected president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. International finance talks, U.S. loan issues, and military dispatches add to a wide political panorama.
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James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
Senate
National Committee
San Francisco
Democrats Stand Firm as Wilson Portrait Unveiled at Convention
San Francisco June 28 delegates erupted in cheering as a painting of Woodrow Wilson was revealed at the Democratic National Convention. Homer Cummings as temporary chair spoke amid demonstrations praising Wilson and the League of Nations, while committees began work on platform and organizing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Homer S&s. Cummings
San Francisco
Kremer
Homer 8. Cummings
P. L. Ryan
Archdiocese of
National Committee
Republican Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
Cummings
Phelan
California
Smith
New York
Helen Grenfel
Colorado
Luin
Paris
Mr. Cummings
League of Nations
Homer Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Democratic critique of Republican platform and Chicago convention
The speech condemns the Republican platform as reactionary and expedient, praising Democratic reforms such as the federal reserve act and wartime legislation under Woodrow Wilson. It argues the Chicago meeting was an auction, commends Democratic leadership, notes no Democratic officials are under indictment, and calls for joining the League of Nations against Republican chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Chicago
Democratic Party
Truman Newberry
Michigan
Republican Congress
League of Nations
Republican Party
Woman praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy after childbirth troubles
Mrs Jules Bero of Casco Wisconsin recounts relief from postpartum displacement using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes fifteen years of good health with one minor relapse and endorses the product for other women seeking help. The ad emphasizes the medicine is made from native roots and herbs with no narcotics.
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Casco
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jules Bero, Jr
Lydia & Pinkham
Lydia Einkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Maas
Happiness Depends on Action Not Inaction
A concise thought notes that happiness stems from what we do as well as what we refrain from doing, highlighting the balance between action and restraint in shaping our well being.
Freckles Gone with Othine Double Strength Miracle
The ad promises removal of freckles using Othine double strength from a druggist. Apply nightly and morning, claiming most freckles disappear and light ones vanish. Guarantees money back if successful, urging readers not to judge based on wealth.
EATONIC Soothes Berlin Man After Stomach Pain
Mr Herbert M Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire writes that years of stomach trouble worsened until January when he started Eatonic. After using a full box his pains disappeared and he could eat normally again, with no further trouble. WN U Chicago No 27 1920.
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Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonic
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Herrera
Guatemala
Estrada Cabrera
State Department
Continental
Joseph A. Hill
Census Bureau
Benedict Crowell
Daniels and Payne
Alaska
Railroad Labor Board
Anchorage
Miss Pearl Williams
Wyo
United States Railway Labor Board
Tillside
Cheyenne
Criterion Theater
Sedgewick Street
Boston Moison Company
Boston
Russia
Canada
Ludwig CA
WK. Martens
Mbassador
Gimibel Brothers
Omaha, Neb
John M. Larson
Britton E Budd
Chicago Elevated Railway
Public Utilities Commission
Warren G. Harding
Raritan, N. J
Joseph R. Frelinghuysen
Coolidge
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Sanders Theater
Cambridga, Maco
Richmond A. Watts
Lincoln
Adrian
Mich
Watts
Philip Sidney Post
International Harvester Company
Winnetka, Il
Edward Ford
The
Northern Baptist Convention
Buffalo
D. C
Skull
Sioux City
T. G. Winter
Minneapolis
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Des Moines
Winter
Mexico City
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Texas City
Galveston
America
Germany
Great Britain
France
Pittsburgh
Southampton
Commission of Jurists
Tiingue
Permanent Court of International Justice
Ingue
Cde Oe
London
Derry
Londonderry
Paris Petit Journal
Charles Laurant
Trance
Lord Abernon
Signor de Martino
Italy
Majorary of the Interior
Toronto
Ont
Milan
Fis
Tie
Dean
H. S. Fix
Carpenter Street
Reading
Doan
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