Wilson Welcomes League Referendum to Shape Campaign
President Wilson speaks on the League of Nations as a vote determining the 1920 campaign issue. He asserts world duties and American responsibility, urging support for the league despite Republican opposition and Chicago platform tactics. The article notes his health recovery and intent to keep the issue above partisan politics.
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Louis Setbold Sopyright
Ta Pla Lhing Co
New World
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
America
League of Nations
San Francisco
Paria
Wilson
Chicago
President Brands Republican Policy as Prussianized
President Wilson critiques the Chicago platform, arguing the Republican stance mirrors Prussian influence. He advocates citing Bismarck and Bernhardt instead of Washington and Lincoln, claiming the core issue reveals arbitrary, autocratic motives shaping Republican doctrine.
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Washington
Lincoln
Bismarck
Bernhardt
Wilson
President Wilson Opens Campaign With Offensive Stance
Washington reports President Wilson has launched an offensive on policy at the start of the campaign. Officials say he outlined the Democratic path, challenged rivals, and raised the possibility of a third term. They note his referendum call on the League of Nations and critique of the Chicago platform.
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Washington
Wilson
Detroit Fourth City in Nation Rises in Population
Census figures place Detroit, Michigan at 995 739 in 1920, up 113.4 percent since 1910, the highest growth among the top 20 cities. Cleveland follows at 796 836, with 42.1 percent gain, pushing Detroit into fourth and Cleveland into fifth place, ahead of St Louis and Boston.
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Census Bureau Today
Detroit
Mich
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Louia
Boston
Harding Receives Wilson Challenge For League Referendum
Senator Warren G. Harding said the Republican party would welcome a referendum on the league of nations and that the party’s preserved nationality stance would be overwhelmingly endorsed. Harding breakfasted with Herbert Hoover and campaign manager Harry M. Daugherty arrived to arrange campaign details.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Harding
New York World
Republic
Herbert Hoover
Harry M. Daugherty
Harling
Hoover
Creed Lane Seeks Judgment Arrest and Verdict Set Aside
Creed Lane one of four men convicted in the Auburn box car conspiracy asks in U S district court for arrest of judgment and setting aside of the verdict. He argues only Thomas E Jones and Edward Bourdell were shown in the trial to have conspired against the government. Jones was acquitted. Bourdell, who testified for the state on June 3, later killed himself in his Auburn hotel room.
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Creed Lane
Auburn
United States District Court
Lane
Thomas E. Jones
Edward Bourdell
Jones
Bourdell
St. Elmo
Wilson May Yet Be Party Candidate
New York reports that President Wilson did not rule out a possible nomination but said he had not promoted anyone for the Democratic nomination. Politicians in San Francisco and New York suggest his silence preserves influence for shaping the party platform and delegates.
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Justice
Chicago
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San Francisco
New York
Newspaper Men Arrive in San Francisco for Democratic Convention
The first special train to reach the Democratic National Convention arrived in San Francisco via the Southern Pacific. It carried over 90 Eastern newspaper men, labeled the Senate Press Gallery special, arriving at 8:30 a.m.
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San Francisco
Senate Press Gallery
W Perkins Dies in East Stamford Connecticut
George W. Perkins, a retired financier long associated with J. Pierpont Morgan, dies in Stamford after a recent illness. A close Roosevelt friend and prominent figure, Perkins born in Chicago January 41, 1852, was active in the 1912 presidential campaign and served as a trustee of the War College.
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Stamford
Conn
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
Perkins
Dove Roosevelt
George Walbridge Perkins
John Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
The
War College
Fahey-Brockman’s Wool Suits and Overcoats Guaranteed
The ad touts three Fahey-Brockman stores offering wool suits and hand-tailored overcoats with a money back guarantee. Prices range from 20 dollars up, inviting customers to trade locally rather than pay higher rents or fixtures.
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