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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
6
Federal agents seized over a million dollars worth of liquor as Prohibition forces expanded across districts. Other updates include a spring lamb shortage warning, steel industry talks to end the twelve hour day, and restoration talks on fuel administration with Hoover.
George B. Lockwood, founder and editor of the National Republican, is appointed secretary of the Republican National Committee to succeed the late Clarence B. Miller. He will keep editorial supervision of the National Republican and the committee’s main office will be in Washington. Lockwood, a long time Indiana political figure, has held national campaign roles and previously served as secretary to Maj. George W. Steele and Vice President Fa irbanks. He graduated from DePauw in 1894 and has published multiple Indiana newspapers.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the new Pan-American Association for the Advancement of Women and head of the National League of Women Voters, heads a slate including Carrie Chapman Catt as honorary president and Dr Paulina Luisi as honorary vice president. The advisory committee includes delegates from each American country. Park also poses a pledge urging informed voting, law obedience, fair political support, respect for differing views, and citizenship as public trust.
The Bryan and Hitchcock factions in Nebraska have merged, with Charles W. Bryan and Senator Hitchcock signaling a united Democratic front. Hitchcock may back Bryan for governor and possibly support him for the 1924 Senate race to succeed Republican George W. Norris. The reconciliation aims to hinge on a unified campaign and renewed party strength.
The National League of Women Voters backs stricter marriage rules and health certificates for licenses. Chicago lawyer Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, leading a Baltimore convention committee, denounces disparate state laws and polygamy. Proposals include four grounds for divorce, ending common law marriages, and ending divorce colonies like Reno.
James R. Hopley seeks GOP congressional nomination in Eighth district while others enter races in Twelfth and Thirteenth districts. Attacks, escapes, and drownings appear alongside pension pushes, highway funding, and library funding cuts. Notable incidents include a Cleves hospital attack, an automobile arson case, and a Sandusky jail release for surgery.
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