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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
12
A satirical column mocks Tom Marshall as a peacemaker and questions why he fails to make peace with Germany. It references politicians Harding Cox Bryan and Delaware bosses, comments on prohibition, and notes Tammany Murphy as the only delegate under indictment.
The article notes that alongside cotton, jute is produced in greater yearly quantities than any other fiber. It emphasizes jute's leading role in fiber production and its significance in the textile industry.
In San Francisco delegates debate the wet versus dry plank at the national Democratic convention as Bryan weighs opposing the league of nations and pressing the liquor issue. The Wilson administration faces a split committee vote and McAdoo's first ballot prospects loom, with Palmer and Cox aides cautious about a decisive finish.
The San Francisco convention mood shifted from speeches to music as the party bands and popular tunes swelled the hall. Delegates cheered, sang classics from Dixie to Sweet Rosie OGrady, and roared with McAdoo as the tempo carried the crowd. The musicians welded 12 000 attendees into a single rhythmic chorus despite fatigue.
CHICAGO July 1 When Gov Cox is nominated at San Francisco he will make a non stop flight in a steel monoplane from Dayton to San Francisco according to Harry Newman head of an air company here and a personal ad of Cox Newman said the flight would consume 15 hours and that the plane would carry six passengers and baggage If he is nominated today Cox will start at 6 o clock tonight and be in San Francisco at 9 a m tomorrow
The remark suggests occasional regret for lacking a strong on site leader while noting the desire among the boys for a few millionaires rather than a single figure to run affairs. The comment contrasts leadership needs with financial stature as the decisive factor.
Mrs Peart of Knoxville Tennessee writes that after years of back pain headaches and poor appetite Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills restored her health She credits the remedies for improved eating ability and work capacity and urges others to try them for women’s ills
Senator Warren G. Harding will spend today on routine tasks then travel to Marion Ohio for a home-coming celebration next Monday. The trip follows growth in public interest as Harding prepares for his hometown event.
The focus shifts from the ouija board to the telephone board used to relay messages from Washington for the convention. The method emphasizes direct lines of communication and bureaucratic flow over occult appeal.
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