Rumors Fly Around in San Francisco Convention Debates
Samuel G Blythe surveys a fraught 1920 Democratic convention in San Francisco where rumors spread, McAdoo’s noncandidate stance fuels strategy, Meredith signs and banners circulate, and delegates juggle loyalty amid looming pressure to unite behind a standard bearer as cabinet members align and the league of nations debate continues on page four.
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McAdoo
William Gibbs McAdoo
New York
San Francisco
Meredith
New Times
Tnes
Asife
Washington DC
Senator Reed
National Committee
Messrs
Washington
Homer Cummings
White House
League of
Mrs Mary Godwin Dies at 84 in Indiana Town
Mrs Mary M Godwin aged 87 died at 5 45 p m Saturday at 204 North Eighteenth street She was born in Wayne county Surviving are seven daughters two sons two sisters and one brother She leaves 35 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren Funeral services will be at Grace M E Church Tuesday at 2 pm Rev A H Backus officiating Burial in Earlham Friends may call anytime in the days ahead
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Mary Godwin
Mary M. Godwin
North Eighteenth Street
Wayne County
Vesta Miggenburg
Indianapolis
Abigail Davis
Peru
Alice M. Larkin
Jasper
Mich
John Pinnick
Viola Zimmerman
City
E. H. Kennedy
Alto
Ind
O. A. Garner
Long Beach
Calif
I. R. Godwin
Akron
Adrian, Mich
Anna A. Feusel
Carrie Scarce
Richmond
Elijah B. Wolt
Colorado Springs
Grace M. E
A. H. Backus
Earlham
Harding Resting as Coolidge Delivers College Address
In New Jersey Senator Warren G. Harding, the Republican presidential nominee, rests at Senator Frelinghuysen’s country home after a morning golf match with Frelinghuysen, Hale, and Kellogg. He plans a quiet day and an eventual return to Washington. Gov. Coolidge in Vermont urged Americans to accept larger world responsibilities, defend freedoms, and pursue leadership by service rather than force. He received a doctor of laws degree at the University of Vermont commencement and voiced a call for liberty and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baritan
N. J
Warren G. Harding
Joseph L. Frelinghuysen
Marding
Frelinghuysen
Hale
Maine
Kellogg
Minnesota
Burlington
Gov. Coolidge
Massachusetts
University of Vermont
America
Washington
Lincoln
Memorial meeting called by Goodrich in Indianapolis
Governor Goodrich issues a call for a conference of Indiana attorneys to study soldier memorial bills for a proposed $10,000,000 memorial. The meeting is set for Thursday at 10 o clock in the office of Samuel Ashby, Indianapolis corporation counsel, who chairs the drafting committee. Copies of the bills have been sent to the governor for presentation at the session.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Goodrich
Indiana
Samuel Ashby
Indianapolis Corporation
Ashby
American Legion
Bugle Note Opens Great Democratic Convention
San Francisco June 28 A planned opening innovation silences the crowd with a bugle call instead of a gavel. Marines present the colors as the band plays the Star Spangled Banner. Vice Chairman J Bruce Kremen to deliver the formal call to order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areneimtearrece
San Francisco
Stan Spangied
J. Bruce Kremen
Timely Warning Prevented Fire Track Collision
An unidentified man signaled a truck to stop to avert a collision with a fire track No 3 as a C O passenger train neared the North D street crossing by the Doran bridge. The watchman was reportedly not visible and Patrolman Vogelsong alerted Fire Chief Miller of alleged railroad watchman negligence.
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North D. Street
Doran Bridge
Vogelsong
Miller
Treat Yellow Fever With Horse Serum
New York reports that one yellow fever germ causes the disease and serum from inoculated horses shows the best results so far. Drs Heyde Moguchi and Kleiger, returning from Peru, say horse serum will be used broadly to combat epidemics in the future.
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New York
Heyde
Moguchi
Kleiger
Peru
Internations Health Board
Rockefeller Institute
Gasoline Lantern Flivver Fire Destroys Flint Newmans Hill Venture
A flaming flivver lit the night over Happy Hollow as Edward Metzger on Boston Pike near Richmond attempted to refill his gasoline tank with a lantern. The blaze reduced the vehicle to a chassis before firefighters arrived. Investigators found Metzger ran dry of fuel and used two gallons from a bucket. A public works filing seeks Newman Hill road improvements for safer access to Gobler's Knob.
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Happy Hollow
River Valley
Richmond
Newman’s Hill
Edward Metzger
Boston Pike
Newman's Hill
Gobler's Knob
Metager
Metzger
Board of Public Works
Newman Hill
Dragged and Married, Now Seeks Divorce in Ohio Case
Miss Sybil Sanderson Fagan of Springfield and Richmond, known for phonograph records, sues S S Bardin actor in Springfield Ohio for divorce claiming a February 22 1920 marriage occurred while she was drugged by tea paralyzing her will. She alleges Bardin stole money from her and has commented on her wealth. She has been a guest in Richmond and is said to be related to Mrs Ed Thistlethwaite and Mrs Breckenridge and worked with Starr Plano records.
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Springfield
Sybil Sanderson Fagan
Richmond
Ohio
Miss Fagan
S S. Bardin
Bardin
Ed Thistlethwaite
Asylum Avenue
Breckenridge
South Sixteenth Street
Starr Plano Company
Deep Desires Drive Democrats at San Francisco Convention
Deep longing to retain control in offices frames the San Francisco convention as a well fed Democratic gathering. The scene here shows seasoned, efficient politicians aiming to preserve the payroll pasture they have tended for years. The process remains murky as the prologue ends and the real operation begins, with a grand climax anticipated on page eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Blythe
Ban Francisco
Chicago
Annual Invoice Sagas Halt Several Local Factories
About 899 Starr Piano workers take a vacation until July 6 for the annual invoice. American Seeding Machine plans a week of production shutdown for invoicing and cleanup, with many plant areas to be cleaned and repainted. Richmond Malleable Foundry resumes full operation after a two week shutdown for invoicing and cupola repairs. Atlas Underwear undecided on next week’s closure, aligning with Independence Day custom. Wayne Works moulders remain on strike for higher pay and shorter hours.
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Starr Piano Company
American Seeding Machine Company
A S. M
C. M. Jessup
Richmond Maleable Foundry Company
A. J. Harwood
Atlas Underwear Company
Atlas
Wayne Works
Tennessee solons call suffrage meet in Nashville
Nashville Tenn June 28 The legislature will be called to meet on August 3 to consider the federal suffrage amendment, it was stated today at the capital.
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Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Lauck Charges Coal Men With Profiteering Again
W J Lauck former War Labor Board secretary and UMWA economist testified before the anthracite coal commission detailing alleged profiteering and monopoly control in the industry He cited a 90 percent profit rise 1916 1918 vs 1912 1914 and noted several mines earned 20 4 to 36 6 percent returns on capital stock with high dividends from Lehigh Valley Coal Sales since 1910 averaging nearly 30 percent.
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Scranton
Anthracite Coal Commission
W. Jett Lauck
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers of America
Lauck
Louck
Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Company
Deputy Sheriff Whitesell Guilty of Assault and Battery
In Indianapolis on June 28 special judge James M. Berryhill found former deputy sheriff Charles Whitesell guilty of assault and battery against Eugene Duvall, a former Marion County jail prisoner. Whitesell was fined five dollars plus costs. Frank Kemp was found not guilty of the same charge.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
James M. Berryhill
The
Criminal Court
Charles Whitesell
Eugene Duvall
Marion County
Whitesell
Frank Kemp
Earlham Graduate Drowns In Lake Michigan Mystery
Chicago police struggle to solve the death of Prof Joseph H Jones zoology teacher at Evanston High School who rowed on Lake Michigan and vanished. The mossy skiff was found, with theories ranging from a dive and cramps to drowning. Jones, Earlham College alumnus, was married to Grace Car. relatives offer no hopeful leads.
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Chicago
Joseph H. Jones
Evanston Township High School
Lake Michigan
E. D. Jones
Hughesville
Charles Carey
Summitville
Ind
Stock Swindle Victim Left With No Market Value
Inventory of the late Jeremiah C. Mendenhall’s estate shows $15,288 in face value of stock holdings listed as “No Value” with zero market worth. The bulk invested in oil, mining and movie firms, plus $650 in an exploration company, reveals widespread sales of worthless stock and a pattern the community views as a cautionary example of unreliable high risk investments.
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Jeremiah C. Mendenhall
Mr. Mendenhall
Leroy E. Hamilton
North Nineteenth Street
Richmond
Mendenhall
Mrendenhall
Mr Mendenhall
Weather Forecast For Indiana and Midwest Warm Spell Continues
United States Weather Bureau reports generally fair and warm tonight and Tuesday across Indiana and the Midwest. A broad warm trend dominates the nation from the plains to the Mississippi Valley, with cool northwest and Pacific coast conditions and scattered showers. Duluth and Miami report heavy rainfall in the past day.
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Indiana
United States Weather Bureau
Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Plain States
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Duluth
Minn
Miami
Fla
Central
Middle Western States
Democratic convention opens with McAdoo, Palmer, Cox races
San Francisco dispatch describes the opening of the Democratic national convention. Homer Cummins delivers the keynote with President Wilson’s approval, while contest over delegate seats platform rules and nominations dominates talks. McAdoo’s possible candidacy stirs momentum against Palmer and Cox as unpledged delegates shift. Continued on page three.
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Associated Presey
San Francisco
Goon
Cummings
Homer 8
Cummins
Wilson
Glass
Wis
McAdoo
the Treasury
Chicago
Palmer
Cox
Palmer and
National
Love
Texas
Mr. Love
Attornney
Meredith
Agriculture Department
Death toll from crossing collision rises to twenty one
Evansville Indiana June 28 one more death brings the weekend toll from grade crossing crashes to twenty one. Walter Steinecker twenty seven died in hospital and eight others were rushed from the wreck scene to Evansville hospitals after a truck and passenger train collided near Huntingburg.
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Evansville
Ind
Huntingburg
Walter Steinecker
Indiana
Anderson
Franklin
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Harding
Coolidge
Key
Homer S. Cummings
S. Blythe
Tennessee Solons
Pyramid Oil and Refining Co
Great Southern Sulphur Co
Laboratory Products Corp
Commonwealth Pictures Corp
Oi Co
National Oil Fields
Aseoo
Consumers Oil & Share Co
Tungsten
Boulder Tungsten Production Co
Mineral Land and Prospertine Co
Sheridan Adams Royalty Syndicate
Killarney Oil and Gas Co
Hale-McLeod Oil Co
Pyramidal and Refining Syndicate
International Exploration Co
Porcupine Sonora Gold Miner Corp
Trustee Mining and Milling Co
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National Oil Fields Co
Portisdale Gold Mines Ltd
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