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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
3
A United Press summary describes the June hearing on resolutions and the wet and dry issue. Mr Bryan speaks briefly amid criticism of numerous speakers and their influence, noting the vast membership and the debate over prohibition and personal rights.
Brundidge of Montgomery declares his wife recovered from a fifteen year illness after using DRECO the new root and herb medicine. He says she gained weight slept better and was relieved of constipation rheumatism and kidney trouble. He praises local druggists and notes Mobile stores advertise the remedy.
Ward, president of the executive, heads a bid to unite the Canadian war veterans council with the American veterans organization. The initiative aims to strengthen ties between national veteran groups and coordinate service efforts across borders.
Pennsylvania railroad officials report a threatened strike by 100000 workers if their demands are not met. Harry B S Jeffery and the advisory board pressed for concessions, with a Pittsburgh meeting set for July 1 to decide on strike action. A prior 58000 worker walkout was postponed after a board vote. Freight movement reportedly improves as crews return.
The scene centers on a crowded Coliseum discussion with Irish topics and heckling. Mr Glass and Mr Colby maintain poise as police remove a disruptive heckler while telephone girls and streetcar conductors receive praise for civility and efficiency.
Secretary Colby urged a light wine and beer plank in the platform sub committee arguing it as political expediency not personal view. He conferred with the president before leaving Washington adding weight to his stance as members pressed options from strict enforcement to leniency. The debate touched on Volstead Act amendments and broader topics like the League of Nations.
A Smyrna dispatch reports the Greek advance in Asia Minor has paused to consolidate current positions. Meanwhile, Polish forces retreat along the front from Vilna to Cabinetz and Godoilsk as Bolshevik attacks push westward, with Moscow wireless saying Red forces are successful everywhere.
Col W P Screws urges delaying cavalry organization in Mobile until at least one infantry regiment is formed. State aims to reorganize the old First Alabama with four cavalry troops authorized by the National Guard reorganization act. In Altoona Pennsylvania, a department store ruins cleared after twelve years, with valuables recovered from the ashes.
A Freeport Illinois reader endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar cough syrup for persistent coughing. The ad claims rapid relief for coughs colds and whooping cough and notes the product contains opiates.
Luann outlines the history of the unit rule governing New York state delegates. She recalls a 1876 pattern established by the Telanway Reona convention and notes an 1880s Albany meeting where a repudiation resolution failed. The piece covers a May hearing where the rules committee recommended preserving the unit rule except where compulsory direct primary laws exist.
At Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company yard yesterday afternoon 25 year old EB Cooper former Brewton Alabama resident and ex serviceman was instantly killed when his body touched a live wire while welding. He is survived by a brother in Belleville Alabama and the body was turned over to Roche and Burke pending relatives instructions.
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