Harding and Coolidge Nominees for President and Vice President
The 1920 Republican National Convention in Chicago endorsed Warren G. Harding for president and Calvin Coolidge for vice president on the tenth ballot. The piece describes the protracted, factional fight, the League of Nations plank as a major stumbling block, behind the scenes negotiations, and the lengthy sessions and speeches that surrounded the nomination process. The narrative emphasizes the tension, the behind the scenes council room work, and the dramatic lead up to the final ballot results.
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Harding
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
Republican Party
League of Nations
Senate
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
League
Elihu Root
Europe
Wnlling
Mexico
Ireland
Irish Republic
Republican Convention of 1920 Nominates Harding with Coolidge VP
Delegates faced a protracted balloting race with Wood Lowden and Johnson leaders. After tense adjournments and shifts, Harding secured the nomination on the final tenth ballot paired with Calvin Coolidge. Women figures prominent at headquarters, committees, and in oratory, while Hoover faded from the race.
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Smoot
Spd
Senate
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
Seaders
Weck and Neck
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Sproul
New York
Harding
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
Coolidge
Lenroot
Granua
North Dakota
Allen
Fanhom
Anderson
Richmond
Leset
Herbert Hoover
Miller
Syracuse
Hoover
Convention Incidents Reflect Active Party Leaders at Rally
The convention opened with claims of being leaderless but Senators Lodge Smoot Watson Knox former Senator Murray Crane and other party figures directed the proceedings among about 400 new delegates. There was little spell binding and debates paused before a brief speech by Chauncey Depew. Uncle Joe Cannon spoke sparingly amid uncertain remarks.
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Tee
Senator Watson
Indiana
Carolinal Gibbons
Wisconsin
Lodge
Smoot
Watson
Knox
Murray Crans
King
Gates
Chauncey Depew
League of Nations
Johnson
Joe Cunoan
Three Black Men Executed by Mob at Duluth Jail
A mob estimated at five thousand attacked Duluth police and fire crews after a charged incident at a circus grounds. Three Black men were lynched outside the city jail following a mock court that acquitted three others, while no shots were fired by the mob. Spectators watched as ropes failed then succeeded in hanging the three deemed guilty.
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Duluth
Minn
Abe
First and
Second Avenue
Federal workers to retire under new act rules
About four to five thousand federal employees will be notified within a week of automatic retirement on August 20. The act requires retirement 90 days after signing and 60 days notice. Retirement ages are 70 for clerical staff and 65 for mechanics, with an estimated 1,600 in DC affected. Secretaries Payne and Burleson said departments would be improved.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Payne
Burleson
Poles Defeat Reds in Beresina Battle Victory Declared
Warsaw reports a major Polish success along the Beresina after a battle starting May 24. Bolshevik nine infantry divisions pressed the offensive but were defeated. The Poles then pushed the enemy beyond the river, took 600 prisoners, and seized many machine guns.
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Warsaw
Beresina
Jones
Envoy of Assyrian Tribes to Great Britain
A duly accredited envoy of the Assyrian tribes arrives in Great Britain to seek formal relations and discuss concerns with British authorities. The delegation represents Lady Suramd Surma Mar Shimum as the lead emissary.
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Suramd
Surma Mar Shimum Fo
Great Britain
Grain car shortage threatens Southwest economy in wartime toll
A Kansas City report warns of severe grain car shortages as railroads struggle to move 1919 and 1920 crops. Officials blame interstate commerce rules and the American Railway Association while bankers urge priority for grain cars. If not addressed, 10,060,000 bushels could rot or lose value due to storage issues. In Vienna, Chancellor Renner resigns as Austrian cabinet steps down.
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Kansas City
Southwest
East
W. H. Scott
Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Association
W. C. Kendall
Car Service Commission
Railway Association
Vienna
Karl Renner
Multiple incidents reported in Telegraphic Briefs
Two killed when Californias Limited wrecked east of Reno Col. twelve miles south of La Junta. Forty injured treated at Santa Fe hospital La Junta. Crop and property damage from a cloud burst in Dilworth Okla. Alarming reports arise of an uprising to India in autumn bolshevik literature blamed. India office denies. Following George Garina death a case of bontone plague declared. Recaded Pasha head of Albanian delegation in Paris assassinated by Albanian student. three shots fired, two hit.
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Santa Fe
Reno
Col
la Junta
India
Ster
India Office
Eecad Pasha
Paris
Albania
Congress Spent About 5 Billion on Government Totals
Washington reports that the fifty-sixth Congress appropriated about 5 billion dollars by the session ending June 5. Total government outlays reached 4,859,590,227 with 4,373,303,208 for the fiscal year starting July 1 and 456,495,048 to cover deficiencies. Army and Navy combined received 455,956,962 for the next year, with remaining civil functions totaling 375,315,961.
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Washington
Congress
Good
Peat Appropriations Committee
Gondles
Goo Exid
Army
Navy
Palestine Is Free For All
Sir Herbert Samuel outlines the new Palestine administration principles. Religious liberty will be protected, civilian rule established, and British officials to lead higher ranks with locals promoted in lower ranks. Economic development and adhering to allied powers’ decisions will promote a Jewish national home while protecting rights of non Jewish inhabitants.
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London
Palestine
Herbert Samuel
Herbert
Harding to be officially notified at Marion home
United States Senator Warren G. Harding will be officially notified of his presidential nomination by the Republican Party at his Marion Ohio home within the next few days. He plans to meet party leaders there for summer conferences on the lawn, following the McKinley custom.
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Oi City
Harding
Will Hi. Hisys
Republican National Committee
Washington
Marion
Senator Harding
United States
Warren G. Harding
McKinley
Harding Will Retain Senate Seat Until Term Expiry
Washington Warren G Harding shows no plan to resign from the U S Senate before his term ends March 4. He confirms intent to serve out the term while withdrawing his petition to run for reelection, noting retirement could widen Democratic gains by allowing Governor Cox to appoint a successor.
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Washington
Warren G Harding
United States
Senate
Harding
Columbus
Cos
Ohio
Three Drownings Near Norman Stun Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City readers learn of a tragedy as real estate dealer T W Woodson, his brother in law J L Green, and Green's year old daughter Bernice drown while swimming at a lake near Norman. Both men carried their young daughters on their backs. a tug by a dog pulled Bernice away, triggering a fatal chain of events. Others, including the wives on the shore, watched.
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Oklahoma City
T. W. Woodsor
J. L. Green
Green
Bernice
Norman
Woodson
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