National Republican convention plans revealed for 1920
Tentative Republican national committee program for the Chicago 1920 convention outlines June 7 to 9 activities. Harding designated temporary chairman with speeches, credentials, rules, and the start of nominations to follow. Analysts predict quick action to nominate a presidential candidate and adopt the party platform.
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Republican National Committee
National Committee
Chicago
Charles D. Hillis
John Timothy Stone
Fourth Presbbterian Church
James B. Reynolds
Hillis
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Old Guard
Hughes
Roosevelt
Root
Burton
Fairbanks
Indiana
Weeks
Massachusetts
Furton
Christy Mathewson
Elihu Root
Rease Taial
Cone Atius
Hard- Ore
Committee On Credentials
Harding
Francis C. Kelley
Catholic Church Extension Society
William F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Committee On
Altho
Cant
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Justice Hughes
Delaware
T. Coleman DuPont
Idaho
Florida
Georgia
William E. Borah
Illinois
William J. Calhoun
Iiliprite
Hall Likely Medal Militaire Recommendation for Valor
Continued on Page One, the report notes Hall was seen in combat and is expected to be recommended for the Medaille Militaire for valor. The brief focuses on his actions during the engagement and the forthcoming recommendation by officials.
Press Censorship Debate in German Reichstag
The German Reichstag spent hours debating press censorship and martial law features triggering dissatisfaction. The Budget Committee approved resolutions requiring military authorities to obtain the chancellor’s consent before suspending newspapers and urged a bill protecting civil rights in nonmilitary matters. A second resolution seeks to guarantee censorship impartiality and limit it to military affairs.
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Reichstag
Ford Criticises Edison in Wartime Interview
Henry Ford attacks Thomas A Edison calling his parade foolish and opposes war. He says great military feats are irrelevant and history is bunk. Ford asserts the current war fever is for others to pay for, targeting the working classes.
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Illinois
Lawrence Y. Liherman
Indiana
Charles Warren Farbanks
Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
Massachusetts
John W. Weeks
Michigan
Henry Ford
New York
Elihu Root
Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Whitman
Senator Wadsworth
Ohio
Theodore E. Burton
Warren G. Harding
Pennsylvania
Philander C. Knox
Governor Brumbaugh
Mr. Root
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
Ford
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Russian Winter Crops Destroyed by Severe Frost
Advices from Stockholm reported by the Overseas News Agency say all winter crops of the northern and middle governments of Russia have been wiped out by a severe frost.
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Stockholm
Russia
Bank Robbers Captured Near Wysona After Shootout
Two men robbed the First State Bank of Wysona Oklahoma beating cashier R Williams and securing under $100. Their escape ended when L L Whitely, a hardware merchant, shot at their horses and helped pursue, the suspects were surrounded and captured three miles east of town. They were jailed in Pawhuska.
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First State Bank
Wysona
R. Williams
L. L. Whitely
Wynona
Pawhuska
Casement Indicted For Sinn Fein Revolt Aid
London grand jury returns true bills against Sir Roger Casement leader of Sinn Fein revolt and Daniel J Bailey former British soldier held as accomplice. Preliminary hearing had Casement and Bailey held without bail. Trial set for June twenty sixth.
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Casement
London
Sir Roger Casement
Sinn Fein
Daniel J. Bailey
Bailey
Sir Roger
Clergyman Ackley Divorced From Atlanta Socialite
Reverend Charles B. Ackley assistant rector at St Bartholomews Church New York obtained a divorce from his wife Henrietta L. Ackley once noted as a leading Atlanta society figure at her 1907 marriage. Rumors tie her to a man known as Sam Charles referenced in court papers.
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Charles B. Ackley
Fashionable St. Bartholomews Church
New York
Henrietta L. Ackley
Atlanta
Movement to decorate graves of local yellow fever physicians
In New Decatur Alabama a campaign to honor five physicians who died during the 1888 yellow fever outbreak gathers momentum. The effort aims to decorate their graves and recognize those who remained to battle the epidemic.
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New Decatur
Ala
Lone Bandit Steals Mail on Texas and Pacific Train
A lone masked robber boarded a Texas and Pacific mail train near Grand Cane Louisiana, roped the clerks with empty mail sacks, rifled the registered mail, and departed before the next stop at Keithville. the heist mirrors a prior robbery.
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Texas and Pacific
New Orleans
Forth Worth
Grand Cane
Shreveport la
Keithville
Ste
Durability of Resurfacing for Old Brick Pavements
A Canton councilman cites Columbus Toledo and Youngstown resurfacing as proof that asphalt on brick foundations lasts. He notes Bryden Road was resurfaced in October 1888 with Trinidad asphalt and by 1915 maintenance cost was minimal.
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Canton
Columbus
Toledo
Youngstown
Bryden Road
Parsons Avenue
Ohio Avenue
Asphalt resurfacing debate for Columbus streets
A discussion compares 2 and 6 inch foundations for street resurfacing with asphalt. Report by T H Brennan cites Jay Street Fifth Street and others in 1912 1914 noting first class condition yet urging affordable upgrades. The piece argues sheet asphalt or asphalt concrete can restore old brick pavements at low cost and promises a future explainer for taxpayers.
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Columbus
T. H. Brennan
Columbus Department of Public Service
Brennan
Jay Street
Fifth Street
Sixth Street
Monroe Avenie
Wilson
C.ceeeeres
Bryden Road
Mail On Train Leaving Shreveport Reported
A fragment notes the mail on a train leaving Shreveport about a month ago. Details are sparse but the report mentions the outbound mail car and the timing of the departure.
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Shreveport
9000 Mile Wireless Record Reported by Ventura
The American steamship Ventura arriving at Sydney reports receiving a wireless message from Tuckerton New Jersey while 9000 miles away. Officials claim the distance sets a world wireless record.
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Ventura
Sydney N. Ss. W
San Francisco
Tuckerton N. Jd
Warrant Sought for President Wilson in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio a request for a warrant to arrest President Wilson on treason charges was denied by District Attorney Wertz. A nameless visitor claimed Wilson committed treason by his stance on the European war and even threatened Wertz with arrest. The visitor fled as Wertz prepared to call police.
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Wilson
Cleveland
Ohio
Wertz
Treasury ruling bars special leave for Plattsburg camp attendance
The comptroller of the treasury in Washington ruled that extra leave with pay cannot be granted to government clerks to attend military training camps. Secretary McAdoo had asked on behalf of Treasury Department employees seeking special leave for the Plattsburg camp. The decision found no law authorizing such leave under these circumstances.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
Washington
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Plattsburg
Arrests After Home Invasion at Bridgeport Church
Acting pastor Rev Fr Gaspers Panik of SS Cyril and Methodus Slavosian Roman Catholic Church Bridgeport Conn rushed into the church rectory with a visiting priest from New York and servants. They restrained Father Panik, forced to upper chambers, and smashed living room furniture. Police arrived, Panik blocked doors, and thirteen people were arrested.
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Gaspers Panik
SS Cyril and Methodus Slavosian Roman Catholic Church
Bridgeport
Rushev
Father Panik
New York
New York Becomes World’s Biggest Port in 1915
The Bureau of Forces and Domestic Commerce in Washington reports New York’s total 1915 imports and exports reached 2,125,000,000 dollars, with exports 1,194,000,000 and imports 931,000,000. London’s imports exceed New York’s, though its exports are smaller. Other leading ports include Hamburg Antwerp Liverpool Marseilles and Havre.
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New York
London
Bureau of Forces and Domestic Commerce
Washington
Hamburg
Antwerp
Liverpool
Marseilles
Havre
Texas Militia Trial Set for June in San Antonio
Notification from Gen Funston's headquarters in San Antonio Texas states the president ordered the trial of 116 Texas guardsmen who did not muster for border service. The court will convene in San Antonio on June 1.
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Texas
Von Buelow Trip Denied in Berlin Official Note
Rumor abroad that former German chancellor Von Buelow would undertake a 052 special mission to Washington was officially denied by Berlin authorities. No further details were provided.
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von Buelow
Washington
Berlin
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