Ohio’s Willis poised to keep state leadership in Senate
The piece profiles Hon. Frank B. Willis, Republican nominee for U.S. senator from Ohio, highlighting his early rise in the Ohio House, the Willis Taxation Act, service in Congress, governorship, and role as a top vote-getter. It argues his election is vital to support Sen. Harding and Ohio interests in federal policy.
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Ohio
Frank B. Willis
United States
Willis
Chicago
Warren G. Harding
Harding
McKinley
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Cox
Union
Mr. Willis
Senator Harding
Senate
Quiet Cleveland Wife Survives Bolshevik Bomb Blast
Mrs. Harry L. Davis wife of the Republican candidate for Governor recounts a miraculous escape on June 2 1919 when a dynamite blast shattered their Cleveland home and nearby structures. Her five year old son Harry L. Davis Jr slept through the strike beneath debris amid smoke and turmoil.
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Harry L. Davis
Cleveland
Davis
Palmer
Washington
Harding quote on self reliance as nation’s guarantor
A fragment from Warren G. Harding extols a self sustaining and independent nation. It emphasizes agricultural industrial and political self sufficiency and positions the country as equal to its tasks and guarantor of security.
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Warren G. Harding
Public Resentment Continues Against Democratic Tactics
The piece notes broad public disapproval of Democratic mudslinging against Harry L. Davis for Governor. Civic leaders across Cleveland and the state express support for Davis, praising his clean living and public career. It claims Republicans, led by Davis, Harding, Willis, and Davis, ran a campaign free of deceit and emerge from the race with public trust intact.
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Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
Harry L.’ Davis
Harry J. Davis
Harding
Mr. Willis
Mr. Davis
Harding's Labor Record
A record of Senator Warren G Harding on labor issues shows votes for the Child Labor bill the Borah amendment to the Shipping Board bill the Workman’s Compensation bill and revenue measures to protect American workers. He also voted to pass the Immigration bill over the president’s veto and backed amendments on labor and market controls.
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Warren G. Harding
Shipping Board
Lodge
Poindexter
Poin Dent
Harding's Plant Unionized At His Own Suggestion
The Marion Ohio newspaper plant owned by Senator Warren G Harding was unionized by his suggestion. The Marion Star employs all under standard union conditions with wages above the union rate, no strikes ever occurring, and the local printing trades union endorsing his labor attitudes. The plant uses a cooperative system with most employees holding stock funded by dividends, and Harding himself a practical printer with a middle class income and strong employer worker rapport.
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Warren G. Harding
Senator Harding
Marion
Ohio
Marion Star
America
Arion
Star
Harding
Dollar Wheat Tale From Warren G. Harding Speech
The speech defends a claim about dollar wheat, noting a long career in Ohio’s wheat industry. It emphasizes that the speaker never intended to imply wartime policy or current prices, and calls for necessary reforms amid price volatility.
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Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Republican Candidates Seek Election on Records of Service
Five Republican hopefuls for state offices, four already in office seek a second term based on faithful service. Lieut. Gov. Clarence J. Brown, Blanchester, leads with a flawless thirteen month senate record, youngest to hold the post. Secretary Harvey C. Smith touts efficiency amid rising duties. Joseph T. Tracy lists fourteen years in public accounting and local experience. Rudolph W. Archer, Belleaire native turned state treasurer, boosted interest earnings. John G. Price, Canton born AG candidate, cites early posts and debt collections gains and a workers compensation expansion.
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Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
State Senate
Ohio
Washington and Lee University
Star-Republican
Harvey C. Smith
Judge Smith
Joseph T. Tracy
State Bureau of Public Accounting
Scioto County
Rudolph W. Archer
Rudy Archer
Bellaire
Archer
Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Ane
John G. Price
Canton
Pyt
Post Office
McKinley
Franklin County
Sedan
Price
Durin
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Marion Printing Trades Union
Harvey C.smith
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STATE
Clarence J.brown
John. G. Price
ATTY
Joseph T. Auditor
R.W. Archer
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