Harding and Coolidge Triumph in Tough Ballot
In Chicago at the Republican convention, Harding of Ohio and Coolidge of Massachusetts secured the presidential and vice presidential nominations after a hard battle on the tenth ballot. The process exposed deep divides over the League of Nations and party unity amid intense speeches and strategic moves.
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Harding
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Chicago
Cath
Woo
Lowden
Johnson
Tock Ave
Husti
Nnt
Contested Republican Nomination Fails to Unite Delegates
The Republican convention faces deadlock as Wood and Lowden trade leads across ballots. Leaders reportedly weigh Harding as a possible compromise while six women volunteers mobilize at Wood and Hoover campaigns. Hoover shows minimal support, drawing only a handful of votes despite strong audience reaction in Syracuse.
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Yale
Wood
Beligf
Lowden
Will Fong
Main
General Wood
Hershert Hoover
Atera
Woods
Mel Wood
Hines
Posicion
Nicholas Murray
Sutler
Frelders
Herbert Hoover
Miller
Syracuse
N.Y
Hoover
Abandon Plebiscite in Silesia by Interallied Commission
Interallied Plebiscite Commission in Eastern Silesia quits its mandate to the Supreme Council due to unfulfillable conditions. Reportedly the commissioners knew the plebiscite could not be carried out in Mastern sites for a long time.
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Berlin
Silesia
Supreme Counci
Princess Rospigliosi Dies in Italy at Country Home
Francesca Rospigliosi daughter of Princess Joseph Rospigliosi and former Miss Mary Jennings Reid of New Orleans and Washington died at the family home near the city from complications of malaria. Her death followed the suspected suicide of Alfredo Alligretti, a former Italian army aviator.
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Francesca
Joseph
Reid
Paris
Francesca Rospigloal
Joseph Rospigloal
Mary Jennings Reid
New Orleans
Washington
Alfredo Alligretti
Nls
Nutshell Life of Warren G. Harding
Born November 2, 1865 on a Blooming Grove Ohio farm. Attended Blooming Grove Village School and Central College Theria. Became printer and Unotype operator then Marion Star proprietor in 1885. Served 1891 to 1903 in Ohio Senate and 1904 1905 as lieutenant governor. Elected U S Senator in 1914. Married 1891 to Florence Kling.
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Blooming Grove
Morrow County
Ohio Central College
Theria
Unotype
Marion
Oho
United States
Senate
Misa Florence Kling
Porto Ricans Deny Charge of Unjust Labor Practices
The Porto Rican Sugar Growers' Association denounces Peter J Brae dy of the American Federation of Labor for accusing sugar plantation owners in Porto Rico of unfair wages and hours. The association claims laborers work only eight hours daily and rejects the charges presented before the Lusk committee in New York.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Porto Rican Sugar Growers’ Association
Peter J. Braedy
American Federation of Labor
Lusk Legislative Committee
New York
Association
Unrest Across Europe Follows Cabinets Resignations
Paris officials view four European cabinet resignations Mali a Poland Hungary and Austria as sign that peace terms strain economies and erode public support. They cite Italy and Germany as the only crises of concern with fears of separate Italian policy and possible German reaction.
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Paris
Cicles
Gloria
Italy
Germany
Bubonic Plague Death Reported in Pensacola Florida
State investigators announced that bubonic plague caused the death of a Pensacola merchandise clerk named George orly. Officials urged caution as authorities ordered a cleanup and water testing on file to prevent further spread.
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Pensacola
Florida
Fla
George Orly
First Sugar Shipment From Panama Arrives Here
The first shipment of sugar from the Republic of Panama arrived, signaling a new source for domestic supply. In a separate report from Newark New Jersey, a whiskey valued at about 26,000 dollars was stolen from a truck, with thieves described as smart fugitives.
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Republic of Panama
Newark
N. J
New Orleans
Republic of Pans
Jose B. Calva
Panama
General Synod Reformed Churches Keep Tobacco Policy
Allentown City New Jersey reports the ministers of the General Synod of Reformed Churches of America will not sacrifice tobacco for the church. The decision was made at the synod’s closing session.
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General Synod
Allantie City
N. J
Deneral Synod of Reformed Councils of America
McAdoo and Wife Stop Over in Chicago on Return East
United States news notes that William G. McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo visited Chicago to attend the convention session while returning east from a western vacation. The second item reports railroads showing a sharp rise in net operating income for March, totaling about twenty million dollars. A Virginia reorganization will merge Richmond College, Richmond College Law School, and Woot Hampton College into the University of Richmond.
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Chicago
William G. McAdoo
Washington
Richmond
Richmond College
Richmond College Law School
Woot Hampton College
University of Richmond
Four Army Transport Crew Die by Own Action Off Virginia Coast
Four members of the Army transport Mount Vernon died by self inflicted action after a ship propeller broke off the Virginia coast according to a radio dispatch from Washington. Cotton consumption in May reached 541,080 bales lint and 31,032 linters with 1,695,901 lint and 282,187 linters used. public storage and compresses held large stocks compared to a year ago.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Government to Return Seized Stores Property
Mexico City reports that all property seized by past administrations will be returned to owners upon simple proof of ownership. The government plans a straightforward restitution process.
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Mexico City
Republican Platform Adopts Treaty Plank in 80 Vote Convention
The platform includes a foreign relations plank denouncing the league covenant as ineffective and pledges GOP to meet world obligations without harming national honor. Prohibition is omitted from the committee draft while enforcement of all laws remains a focus. J Gross of Wisconsin votes against the treaty plank.
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Chicago
League
Wasaington
Monroe
Grane Gomes Emerges in Nation's League Spotlight
Chicago reports a heated Republican split over the League of Nations dominates headlines as nomination deadlock fades from view amid intense party debate and shifting alliances.
Labor leaders press for no league plank at convention
W Murray Crane of Massachusetts once a leading figure in the Republican fold becomes the focus as labor factions seek to force a no league principle into the platform. Samuel Gompers and other leaders prepare to present a plan to national federation delegates while urging fire safety and public welfare measures.
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W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Montreal
Maidon of Labor
Minuke
League of Nations
Crade
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor Movement
Organized Labor
Crane
Santags
Eleven Die in Schenectady Train Wreck in Collision
Eleven persons were killed and twenty one injured when a freight train crashed into the rear of a passenger train near Schenectady New York after the passenger train halted due to engine trouble. The wreck caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Rationing sugar in wartime to take effect June 21
Sugar rationing will apply in hotels and restaurants nationwide beginning June 21 as part of wartime measures. Officials say distribution will be controlled and customers may face limits on purchases.
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New York
Conference ends as International Woman Suffrage Alliance adjourns
Geneva reports the eighth Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance has adjourned. The alliance created a general secretary post to coordinate between the suffrage groups and the League of Nations.
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International Conference of Women Suffrage Alliance
Geneva
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Women’s Organization
League of Natione
Bank of England To Be Rebuilt In London
The Bank of England, in London, will be rebuilt replacing the old single story structure known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Governors and the court have spent 26 years debating a modern, commodious design for the institution.
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London
Bank of England
Institution
Efforts to Form a German Cabinet Falter in Amsterdam Dispatch
After three days of fruitless effort Herr Mueller abandoned his bid to form a new German cabinet according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam. The report notes little progress and no clear successor plan emerged in London.
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London
Herr Mueller
Amster
Chicago Doctor Issued Many Spurious Liquor Prescriptions
Federal hearings in Chicago target twenty doctors and as many druggists accused of evading the liquor amendment. Captain Howard, head of Prohibition, cites an estimate that 1 900 000 spurious prescriptions have been written by Chicago physicians since the theory began.
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Chicago
Captain Howard
Federal Prohibition
Hitness
Ohio Native State Ties to Republican Nominee for President
The Republican presidential nominee was born November 2, 1865, at Blooming Grove in Morrow County, Ohio, about 19 miles east of Marion. As a boy he moved to Caledonia near Marion where he taught school for two years and played a cornet in the Caledonia brass band before pursuing college education at a small Baptist college in Iberia, Ohio.
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Marion
Ohio
Blooming Grove
Morrow County
Caledonia
Harding
Caladonia Brass
A Little Baptist College
Iberia
Condition of Senator Penrose in Extremely Critical State
Members of the Pennsylvania delegation said they received a telegram from Senator Penrose's physician reporting the senator very low and possibly not through the day. Philadelphia Senator Penrose also gave unqualified endorsement to Senator Harding as the man preeminently fitted for the presidency.
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Penrose
Coliseum
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harding
Southern Railways Earnings Questioned in Rate Hearings
In Washington the Southern railroads seek a 31 percent freight rate rise claiming lawful limits. M. My Cas tle of Montgomery Alabama testified to the interstate commerce commission that current Southern earnings exceed the carriers’ estimates.
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Washington
Southern
M. My Caskie
Montgomery
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Casiclo
South
Eleven Nominees for Presidency Recorded in Chicago
Reports from Chicago note eleven candidates placed in nomination as the Republican convention opens its first session. In Okmulgee Oklahoma a meteor flight lasting about a minute was seen by hundreds. A boy, Melville Brennan, 14, was badly injured in Sydney Nova Scotia after a fishing rod detonation in a German dugout in France.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Chicago
Nova Scotia Bay
Sydney, N. S
Melville Brennan
France
Caruso Home Burglarized In East Hampton Heist
The country home of Enrico Caruso the tenor in East Hampton was burglarized. Police report jewels valued at 500000 dollars were stolen including a diamond necklace worth 57000 dollars.
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Caruso
East Hampton
N. C
Enrico Caruso
Navy recruits pass record number to Annapolis entrance
Eighty one enlisted men of the navy and marine corps, a record number, passed the recent examination for entrance to the naval academy in Annapolis.
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Navy
Annapolis
Washington
Marine Corps
Naval Academy
Steel Mills Oversold to 10 947 466 Tons in May
New York United States Steel Corporation unfilled orders for the month ending May 1 stood at 10 947 466 tons, rising 687 719 tons from the prior month in the latest shipment data.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Charge of Profiteering in Sugar Preferred Against Utah-daho Co
Sugar profiteering charges are preferred against Utah-daho Co. The case centers on alleged price manipulation and excess profits from sugar sales. Investigators say documentary evidence links the firm to unlawful gains during a defined period.
Labor Demands Before Republican National Convention
Samuel Gompers and Matthew A. Woll of the AFL presented a set of labor demands to the Republican National Convention resolutions committee. The demands objected to excess profits in sugar and federal legislation affecting labor and immigration, and referenced Utah and Idaho Sugar Company injunction proceedings.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Chicago
Iag
Idaho Sugar Company
Salt Lake
United States
Samuel Gompers
Matthew A. Woll
American Federation of Labor
Boll Weevil Found Caught in Fresh Paint in Spartanburg
In Spartanburg, D C a boll weevil was found stuck in fresh paint on a house. Experts say it is the earliest migration of the pest yet known and Spartanburg is the highest point of latitude and altitude the boll weevil has reached.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Southern Delegations Press for Representation on Ticket
A Chicago mass meeting of Southern delegates drew about 300 attendees in a hotel lobby to demand southern representation on the Republican national ticket. Virginia and North Carolina favored a single VP candidate, urging unity behind one man and full party support. Washington reports Attorney General Palmer informed President Wilson that the president has ten days after adjournment to sign bills, potentially altering bills killed by pocket vetoes due to time constraints.
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Chicago
Virginia
North Carolina
Nave
Washington
Palmer
Wilson
Congress
Baptist Foreign Mission Board Appropriating Large Sums
Richmond Virginia reports the Baptist Foreign Mission Board authorizes about one million dollars for missions in Russia and Italy. Plans include launching missionary work in Russia, establishing a large orphanage in Rome to serve Italy, a seminary in central Europe likely Prague, and continued relief work. The decisions were made at the Southern Baptist Convention meeting.
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Richmond
Russia
Rome
Italy
Europe
Prague
Uruguay Moves to Restrict Liquor Traffic
In Montevideo agitation over alcohol policy leads a senate committee with the interior minister to study two proposals. One would limit alcohol purchases while the other bans importation manufacture and sale of distilled spirits with a four year phase out.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Senate
Wife of Former Banker Charged With Theft of Diamond Bar Pin
New York court scene as Mrs. J. C. Gleason, wife of a former Chicago banker, pleads not guilty to theft of a 100 diamond bar pin from a poker game at Mrs. Chester M. Curry's home. She posts bond with a diamond wristwatch.
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New York
West Side Court
J. C. Gleason
Chicago
Chester’ M. Curry
Labor plank condemned by Samuel Gompers in Montreal
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, condemned the Republican platform labor plank adopted at the national convention in Montreal. He criticized the section proposing tribunals to settle public utilities strikes, calling it contrary to labor demands and likening it to the 1920 Exchequer Cummins act provisions.
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Samuel Gompers
Montreal
Samuel Gompeers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Governor Coolidge Accepts Republican Vice Presidential Nomination
Governor Coolidge said he would accept the nomination after being notified by the Republican convention. He received word at the Adams house apartment with Mrs. Coolidge and expressed pleasure with the honor.
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Boston
Coolidge
Adams House
President Wilson Appoints Interstate Commerce Commission Members
Washington President Wilson made recess appointments of Henry Jones Ford of New Jersey Mark W Potter of New York and James Duncan of Massachusetts to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The nominees had been pending as the Senate did not act. once they take office all commission vacancies will be filled.
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Washington
Wilson
Henry Jones Ford
New Jersey
Mark Wpotter
New York
James Duncan
Massachusetts
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Commission
Anti Bolshevik Forces in Crimea Launch Extended Offensive
Report from Moscow says anti Bolshevik forces in Crimea have begun an extended offensive with initial successes. Soviet officials claim Bolsheviks recovered some lost ground while fighting on the northern front reportedly retreated as stated in Moscow.
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Crimea
London
Moscow
Woman Suffrage Amendment Defeated in Louisiana Senate
In Baton Rouge Louisiana the senate defeated a resolution to ratify the federal suffrage amendment by a 22 to 1 vote on a motion to indefinitely postpone. The defeat is not permanent as the issue can be brought up again in the Louisiana General Assembly.
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League of Nations
Johson
Nicholas Murray Butcher
New York
League
Ellin Root
Europe
Root
Bendler Ivinson
Punk
Crue
Moxie
Treland
Senator Watson
Twe
Baton Rouge
Senate
General Assembly of
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Lowdon
Senator Harding
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McAdoo
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Army
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Labor Party
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