Democratic National Convention Opens Amid Prohibition Clash
San Francisco June 28 delegates open the Democratic National Convention with a keynote by National Chairman Cummings and preliminary work to set rules and committees. McAdoo supporters push for early activity while Cox Palmer factions hedge. Strong focus remains on prohibition, League of Nations, and Irish question as field managers mobilize for early ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Associated P
San Francisco
Cal
League of Nations
Cummings
Tueglé
Resolutions Committee
Wm. G. McAdoo
McAdoo
NeAdoo
Teeman Love
Texas
Cox
Falmer
Edmond ‘H.' Moore
Ake
Dayton
Ohio
Robinson
Wa. J. Bryan
Arkansas
Calif
California
Wilson
Homer S. Cummins
Fiest
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicago
Palmer
Love
Ili
Lowe
Atty. Gen
Gov. Cox
Meredith
Agricultural Department
Senator Glass
Virginia
Insurance men elect Ohio association officers
Columbus Arhur L Clemons of Cincinnati was chosen president of the Ohio association of insurance agents at the meeting. F A Clark of Toledo was named vice president with W H Tomlinson, the retiring state insurance commissioner, elected secretary treasurer and general council. The executive committee includes E F J Burden thall Dayton Corry Springfield F D Ayer Cleveland B L Agier Youngstown and Austin McElroy Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Arthur L. Clemons
Cincinnati
Ohio Association of Insurance ‘Agents
F. A. Clark
Toledo
W. H. Tomlinson
EF. J. Bundenthall
Dayton
Methuselah Type Man Detained in Brooke County
Deputy sheriffs arrested a feral looking man near Goose Run after a chase to a boiler at a gasoline station. Allen Engine, from Greenbrier County, claimed to be thirty thousand years old and will be sent to the West Virginia Sanity Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Brooke County
John Brown
John Stephens
Goose Run
Mwan
Wellsburge
Allen Engine
Greenbrier County
Enjoyable Journey Ends With Northward Canadian Trip
The observer’s diary details a June 1920 northward trip to Ontario's cobalt region and Canadian cities. It notes hospitality in Moncton, compliments from Miss Hazel Crampton, Dominion film crews documenting the journey, and a U. S. consul in St John. The National Editorial Association's tour is busy from dawn to late night with receptions, speeches, and travel, leaving some members lighter by weight and the group in car No. 4 ready for more mischief.
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Cobalt
Ont
Ontario
Canada
Frince Edward Island
Cape Breton
New Brunswick
Quebec
Mother Earth
Moncton
Simeral
Harriet
Steubenville
Dr. Robertson
Westminster Church
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
Hazel Crampton
Montgomery
Ala
Dominion
Yarmouth
Dominion Theatre
Ottawa
British Empire
National Editorial Association
Coolidge
Boston
Babe Left on Front Porch in Wellsburg Case
A fifteen day old baby boy was left on the front porch of Mr and Mrs William Krager Sr in Follansbee late last evening. The infant was healthy and smiling when reported to the Wellsburg sheriff. A woman described as Mrs Archbonot is believed to have placed the child on the porch and then boarded a streetcar toward the city. she had not returned by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Krager
Foll‘ansbee
Wellsburg
Kidnapped Child Almost Located Near East Springfield
Nation wide search for Blake ly Coughlin age 14 months, son of George Coughlin, kidnapped from Norristown Pa, ended in East Springfield where residents believed the baby found with a gypsy camp. Deputies halted possible escape. it was a wild goose chase as the child proved to be a three year old belonging to a gypsy couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakely Coughlin
George Coughlin
Norristown
East Springfield
Lucas
Allison
Springfield
Dillonvale
Coughlin
Coolidge Sets Vision in Vermont Address at Commencement
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts addressing at the University of Vermont commencement urged acceptance of broader world freedom and duty. He noted war costs and profiteering, called for increased production and patience, and spoke of a new birth of freedom and higher worth of man. The university conferred a Doctor of Laws on him as 235 graduates received diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Burlington
Coolidge
Massachusetts
University of Vermont
America
Marriage Licenses Granted Across Ohio Towns
A list of issued marriage licenses shows Fred J. Wilson of Mingo Junction with Edna R. Foringer of Steubenville. Asa D. Osborn 25 Newark with Marie L. Owings 18 of Brilliant. Andrew Heston 23 with Cecelia Hackett 20 of Steubenville. Louis Edward Jones r with Minnie Annie Salchli 21 of Steubenville. Harry M. Christian 24 Hopedale with Pearl Smith 17 of Bloomingdale. John J. Castner 30 with Anna G. Cawthon 24 of Steubenville. Clyde C. Pierce 38 Rock River with Lena M. Grafton 26 of Mt. Pleasant. Lawrence Oliver 25 with Cleda Alice Brady 18 of Steubenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Wilson
Mingo Junction
Edna R. Foringer
Steubenville
Asa D. Osborn
Newark
Marie L. Owings
Brilliant
Andrew Heston
Cecelia Hackett
Louis Edward Jones
Minnie Annie Salchli
Harry M. Christian
Hopedale
Pearl Smith
Bloomingdale
John J. Castner
Anna G. Cawthon
Clyde C. Pierce
Rock River
Lena M. Grafton
Mt. Pleasant
Lawrence Oliver
Cleda Alice Brady
Governor Cool Raises Hopes in State House Reception
Governor Cool, seen as a far cry from prior rivals, addressed the Editorial party at the State House after a Boston banquet the night before. His remarks gain added weight as he is the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Cool
Cobalt S Foridge
State House
Boston
United States
Harmony talk to feature harmony address at Ohio GOP convention
Columbus June 28 delegates and leaders from across Ohio converge on Memorial Hall for the Republican state convention to draft a platform and choose presidential electors while pursuing a harmony program. W 4H Boyd of Cleveland Wood delegate and Harry M Daugherty may address the gathering with James E Watson Kalamazoo Ohio and Indiana figures among hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Boyd
Cleveland
Wood
Chicago
Harry L. Davis
Harry M. Daugherty
Harding
Daugherty
Beaman C.dawes
Columbia
James E. Watson
Watson
Indiana
A. R. Johnson
Ironton
Charles Q. Hildebrant
Wilmington
Memorial Hall
Ohio
Newton H. Fairbanks
Springfield
State Central Committee
Trenton
Wilian H. Boyd
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
General Wood
Haring
Joint Conference Opens to Set One Year Tin Wage Scale
In Columbus Ohio a joint conference of Western Bigin Jobinu Thy S4Bq Well and the Am algamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers begins to negotiate a one year wage scale starting July 1. The talks follow an Atlantic City meeting that ended without agreement. The union seeks a clause to allow organizing all crafts in plants signing the agreement. About 210 representatives from Independent Sheet and Tin Plate manufacturers and 170 from the Amalgamated Association participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bigin Jobinu
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Atlantic City
Amalgamated Association
A. M. Flora
Warren
Ohio
J. H. Nutt
Youngstown
M. F. Tighe
Pittsburgh
Fred Weightly
Walter Larkin
Martine Ferry
Chicago
City Prevails in Steubenville License Fee Case
In Common Pleas court Judge Carl Smith dissolved a temporary injunction won by Steuben Amusement Co. against the City of Steubenville, upholding the city’s license fee of 50 dollars for movie theaters. The court found the fee reasonable and within council discretion, allowing the city to collect from all theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Carl Smith
Steuben Amusement Company
Steubenville
City
Ralph Levinson
Amusement Company
Kidnapping Report Reaches Mission Community
Confirmation of the reported kidnapping of Mrs. Harriet F. Nilson by brigands at Tarsus Cilicia arrived from Constantinople to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Mrs. Nilson, wife of missionary Rev. Paul E. Nilson, taught in Adena Turkey before marriage and is a native of Illinois.
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Boston
Mass
Harriet F. Nilson
Tarsus
Cilicia
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions Today
Constantinople
Nilson
Paul E. Nilson
Adena
Turkey
Illinois
Probate Court Appoints Executors and Appraisers
Probate Court names Emmett Calhoun W M Williams and Wim H Rutledge as appraisers of the estate of Elizabeth Rutledge. John Pflugh appointed executor of the will of Annie Pflugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Calhoun
W. M. Williams
Wim. H Rutledge
Tatate
Elizabeth Rutledge
John Pflugh
Annie Fflugh
Bloodless pistol duel lands two men bound over to grand jury
Bound over to the grand jury under $1,000 bond by Mayor Feist after a bloodless pistol duel Saturday night. Attorio Febo and Enrico Speziale were charged with shooting with intent to kill. Speziale posted bond. Speziale claimed Febo threatened to kill him once freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorio Febo
Enrico Speziale
Feist
Speziale
Febo
Stead Sues for Divorce Over Desertion and Child Custody
Karl C. Stead files for divorce from Vena B. Stead alleging neglect and desertion. He states they married Oct 10, 1914, that she left him three times and recently took their child to Canton, refusing to return. He says she threatened to kill him and has become cold and indifferent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl C. Stead
Vena B. Stead
Canton
Shea
Y and O Coal Plans Fifty Miner Homes at Glen Robbin
The Y and O Coal Company will build fifty additional miner homes at Glen Robbin near Rayland, Ohio, after opening two new mines. Many model houses are already occupied and contracts for the fifty new homes are expected to be set in the next weeks and completed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. & O. Coal Company
Glen Robbin
Rayland
Secretary Buckley Announces Row
Secretary Buckley announced a row today. The brief statement offered no additional details on the争 outcome or involved parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Buckley
Obituaries: Matilda McFeely and Elizabeth Meinzen
Notices report the deaths of Matilda Hawkins McFeely at 286 Lawson Avenue age 18 after a three month illness and Elizabeth Armitage Meinzen at 1829 Market Street age 68 after a prolonged illness. McFeely leaves four sons Harry James H Joseph and Frank. Meinzen leaves husband Henry and four daughters plus two sons and nineteen grandchildren. Both notices note church and family ties and describe their devout lives and bereaved families.
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Matilda H. McFeely
Matilda Hawkins McPealy
Joseph McFeely
Lawson’ Avenue
William B. Hawkins
Elizabeth McCulloch Hawkins
Harry
James H
Joseph
Frank
Pittsburgh
James Hawkins
Marinette
Wis
Mrs Sarah C Elliott Widow of Robert Elliott Dies in Cleveland
Mrs Sarah C Elliott a widow of Robert Elliott formerly of Richmond died in Cleveland on June 26 1920 after a long illness Her remains were brought to Richmond for burial under Funeral Director Cos services were held at the Methodist church conducted by Reverend Stewart In attendance were relatives and friends The interment was in the family burying ground at Richmond beside her husband awaiting the resurrection dawn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah C. Elliott
Sarah C. Eliott
Robert Elliott
Richmond
Cleveland
Cos
Rav ‘Stewart
Hobson
J. W. Watt
John Crawsford
Robert Simpson
John Hobson
William Rothacker
Jald Td
Death of Charles Donald Whiteman 12 Year Old in Steubenville
Sympathy pours in for Charles Donald Whiteman who died at 13 20 p m on Sabbath June 27 1920 at his uncle H A Schafer’s home on LaBelle View after a six week illness. Born June 10 1908 in the city he was a pupil in city schools until a year ago then lived with his aunt in New York before returning two months ago to visit. He died bravely after a heroic struggle and was a member of Zion Lutheran church and Sabbath school marking many with his loving spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Donald Whiteman
H. A. Schafer
LaBelle View
Charles
Clara Schaefer. Whiteman
Zion Lutheran Church and
Sabbath School
Emma Lauretta Archer Rites Held in Steubenville
Mrs Emma Lauretta Archer aged seventy died at home 721 Market st Sunday night June 27 1920 after a long illness. born Steubenville June 12 1850 to Rubi Ward and Sarah Elliott she married William Archer January 27 1877. Her husband died August 11 1890 and she ran the marble and granite business with sons William E Edward J George E and Walter in Steubenville and Charles H in Tarentum Pa. Survived by brothers Edward and Margaret Elliott of Steubenville and John Eye Hott of Fitzburgh and several children all named in the notice. She was a St Paul’s church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lauretta
Archer
Emma Lauretta Archer
Wisdow
William Archer
Market St
Steubenville
Rubi Ward
Sarah Elliott
Hustess
Wiliam BD
Charles H
Hée
St. Paul’s Church
Grace L
Wm. E
Edward J
George E
Walter
Tarentum
Edward and
Margaret El-iott
John Eye Hott
Fitzaburgh
Marriage Licenses Granted at Wheeling Names Two Couples
Granted licenses to Herman Large 21 of Steubenville and Mary Mittle 21 of St. Mary's Wheeling. also Charles Mozingo 25 of Follansbes and Cleo Crane 25 of Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Herman Large
Steubenville
Mary Bmittle
St. Mary's
W. ‘Val
Charles Mozingo
Follansbes
Cleo Crane
Van Discharges Dominic Natucel Arrest on South Street
Police arrest Dominic Natucel on South Street on a charge of illegal selling. He was discharged after a hearing before Mayor Feiat for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
Dominic Natucel
Halian
South Street
Feiat
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West Virginian
St. John
U. S
Delaware
Henry S. Culver
Babe
Harmony
Ohio Republican State Convention
TIN "Workers Conference
Pittsburg
Amusement. Co
Jim Zeppelino
Detroit
Fred Hull
Justice Lawler
Henry C. Meinsen
Elizabeth Armitage Meinsen
Henry Meinzen
Market Street
Aig
Able Armitage
England
Aurs
Henry C. Meinzen
Charles Sticker
Russell Rhome
George * Harris
Bonj, Hashman
Thik ‘Alty
Robert Meinzen
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