Cox Clinched Democratic Nomination On 44th Ballot
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio won the Democratic presidential nomination on the forty fourth ballot at the San Francisco convention. The Alaska delegation later pledged to support Cox, who benefited from Palmer and McAdoo defections as ballots continued into Sunday. The running mate remained undetermined at press time.
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Gov. Cox
Ohio
McAdoo
A. Mitchell Palmer
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Cox
Palmer
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Iowa
Carter Glass
Virginia
Davis
Belie
Glass
Alaska
John W. Troy
Juneau
Women’s National Committee
Missouri
Ring Lardner
Chicago
Irvin Cobb
Washington
Kentucky
Homer S. Cummings
Len Robert L. Owen
Champ Clark
Indiana
Secretary of Treasury
Tammany
Printer's Devil to Presidential Nominee Cox Records
James Middleton Cox rose from printer's devil and schoolteacher to newspaper owner and congressman. He served three Ohio governorship terms and was the 1912 Democratic presidential nominee. Cox built a fortune and led Ohio Democrats, enacting workmen's comp and bar laws, then bought Dayton and Springfield papers and later a Jacksonburg farm. He married with four children.
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Cox
James Middleton Cox
Ohio
Rutherford B. Hayes
Orial
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer
Washington
Paul Sore
Dayton Daily News
Springfield Daily News
Congress
Jacksonburg
Aduca Ohio Five Cox’s Mers Obie Se Am Took Ev En Onie
Fragmentary OCR item mentions adaquence of names and places with no clear event. Readable parts show Aduca Ohio and names Cox, Obie, Se, Am, taking part in an unclear event. No dates or outcomes available.
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Obie
McAdoo Relieved by Cox Victory at San Francisco
Huntington New York July 6 William G McAdoo former Secretary of the Treasury and President Wilsons son in law expressed relief and delight that he was not the Democratic presidential nominee after Gov James M Cox of Ohio defeated him in San Francisco He praised his supporters and thanked friends for backing his bid Mrs McAdoo echoed the sentiment saying thats great
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Congress
Cox
Democratic Party
Ohio
Guy
Krestion
Butler County
Huntington
N. Y
William G. McAdoo
Cox Receives Democratic Nomination Headlines in Dayton
Dayton Ohio July 1912 Governor James M Cox received news of his nomination for the Democratic presidential candidacy today at the Dayton News building amid a flood of congratulatory telegrams including one from President Wilson. He plans to travel to Middleton tonight to accept well wishes from longtime friends who recall his schooldays and early work there.
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Dayton
James M. Cox
Wilson
Middleton
Newspaperman Harding Sees Cox Nomination Boost
Marion Ohio July 5 Sen Warren G Harding Republican nominee for president and newspaper owner said Cox’s nomination by Democrats gives reasonable assurance a newspaperman may lead the nation. Harding, back from Washington, will prepare his acceptance speech for July 10 as crowds greeted him at his home.
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Marion
Cox
Sen
Warren G. Harding
San Francisco
Harding
Washington
Restay
Republican Executive Committee
Ohio
La Follette Leads Third Party for President Nomination
The committee of 48 reports 30,000 questionnaire replies favor Sen. Robert La Follette of Wisconsin for the third party’s presidential nomination. The party plans to organize July 14 in New York. Labor advocates back La Follette and farmers of the Northwest also name him as their choice.
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New York
Committee of 48
Movement
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
Labor Party
la Follette
Northwest
Reed Defies League Threat, Denied DNC Seat
Sen James A Reed of Missouri told a mass meeting in Kansas City that the League of Nations is a league of treason and a covenant of national death He said he was privately told he would be seated at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco only if he remained silent on the League issue His refusal led to denial of a seat by the Credentials Committee
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
San Francisco
Eleven Passengers On Princess Mary Tonight
Ketchikan July 6 passengers aboard the Princess Mary due in Juneau tonight include Miss F Condit W Hirsch Miss M Locke Miss Hickey M McLean A Clark L E Stomme Mike Wolf J Walton C Goodin and Col J G Steese.
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Princess Mary
Juneau
F. Condit
W Hirsch
M. Locke
Miss Hickey
M. McLean
A. Clark
L. E Stomme
Mike Wolf
J. Walton
C Goodin
Col
J. G. Steese
Elks Gather 200000 at Chicago Convention Opening
Chicago July 6 Government officials welcome 200000 Elks as the B P O E convenes. Grand Exalted Ruler Frank L Rain cites Elk WWI and postwar achievements including 70000 men in Pershing’s force two hospitals in France and America and other community works. Membership now 645678 with 119131 added. Election for Rain’s successor set for today. Pershing led Americanism parade planned for tomorrow.
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Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
William Hale Thompson
Frank L. Rain
John J. Pershing
France
America
Elks
Rain
William Martin Abbott
San Francisco
Gen. Pershing
Population changes in 1920 census for Salem and others
The Census Bureau reports Salem Oregon at 17,739 residents, up 3,585 since 1910, with other 1920 figures showing Eugene 10,593 up 1,854 Des Moines 126,468 up 40,100 Taunton 37,137 up 2,878 Wichita Falls 40,079 up 31,879 Chelsea 43,134 up 10,732 Grand Rapids 127,634 up 25,063 Reading 107,784 up 11,713 including numerous city and state figures across the country.
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Ore
Des Moines
Iowa
Taunton
Mass
Wichita Falls
Tex
Chelsea
Grand Rapids
Micha
Reading
Three Masted Vessel Charles F Moody Burned
SAN FRANCISCO July 6 A three masted ship named Charles F Moody which cleared Seattle April 20 was burned to the water edge in Bristol Bay Friday last according to a message to the marine department of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
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San Francisco
Charles F. Moody
Seattle
Bristol Bay
Marine Department of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Discoverer of Marshall Pass Is Dead
Brig. Gen. William W. Marshall a retired officer and discoverer of Marshall Pass in the Rockies and builder of Ambrose Channel in New York Harbor has died in Washington. He was born in Washington Kentucky in 1846 and graduated from West Point in 1868 after serving as a private in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry during the Civil War.
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Washington
William WL. Marshall
S&s A
Marshall Pass
Rocky Mountains
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Washington, Ky
West Point
11Th Kentucky Cavalry
Cox Nominated. Democrats delay VP pick at convention
In San Francisco on July 6 Gov James M Cox was named to head the Democratic ticket. The convention lagged on choosing a running mate with many delegates leaving and key figures discussing possibilities including James Hamilton Lewis Franklin D Roosevelt Joseph W Davis Samuel V Stewart Edwin T Meredith John W Davis David H Francis and Tyson of Tennessee.
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San Francisco
Calif
James M. Cox
Twains
E. H. Moore
Youngstown
Ohio
Cox
James Hamilton Lewis
Athols
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph W. Davis
Wisconsin
Samuel V. Stewart
Montana
Agriculture
Edwin T. Meredith
John W. Davis
David H. Francis
Missouri
Tyson
Tennessee
Bolsheviki suffer crushing defeat in South Russia battle
London July 6 General Wrangel anti Bolsheviki commander in Southern Russia encircled and captured an entire Bolsheviki cavalry corps of eighteen regiments. Thousands of prisoners and forty cannon were taken. The battlefield was covered with dead as Bolshevik forces fled.
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London
Wrangel
Russia
War Office
Wreck Kills 18, Injures 100 in Scranton Rail Crash
SCRANTON Pa July 6 Eighteen people were killed and more than 100 injured Saturday when lightning struck a telegraph pole near South Pittson station causing a Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Electric Railway wreck. A car bound for Scranton was struck on the tracks by a following limited train of two cars.
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Scranton
Lackawana and
Wyoming Valley Electric Railway
South Pittson Station
Tirat
Transport With Alaskan Men Aground Off Angeles
The Army Transport South Bend carrying 283 men bound for Alaska to work on the Government Railroad grounded off Port Angeles in fog while trying to reach port. She rested on the sandy bottom and was escorted to float at high tide that afternoon.
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Seattle
South Bend
Alaska
Alaska Engineering Commission
Port Angeles
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