Democratic liquor plank eyed at convention in San Francisco
A tentative Democratic platform draft favors maintaining the eighteenth amendment while granting states broader power to regulate intoxicants within federal limits. Beers of 2 or 3 percent alcohol may win support, with other planks on League of Nations and Japanese exclusion debated as Cox and McAdoo vie for influence in the San Francisco gathering.
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McAdoo
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San Francisco
Palmer campaign faces slump amid loud fighting thinker ads
Reports show a downturn for Palmer in southern votes as his campaign floods the scene with loud campaigning. Attendees note Palmer badges and buttons are ubiquitous, aided by jobholders in San Francisco. The convention hall acoustics were tested with padding and canopies, while Homer Cummings denied plans for direct Wilson messages to delegates.
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Homer Cummings
National Committee
Wilson
Elevated railways seek fare hike to July first
Britton I. Budd president of the Elevated requests the public utilities commission to allow a fare increase on the L lines effective July 1. He asserts current rates fail to cover operating costs and deny a fair return on the properties. The petition also seeks the commission to determine the value of the L lines before any decision.
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Britton I. Bada
Elevated Railway
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Budd
Greek Offensive Against Kemal Pasha Loyalists Reported
Greek army headquarters reports an offensive against Turkish nationalist forces led by Mustapha Kemal Pasha near Smyrna. The statement notes Greek forces meeting resistance and a temporary recess in operations as of June 25.
Wilson's Plea Outlined for Railroad Wage Settlement
Washington reports a general railroad strike looming if the labor board does not act on wage demands. President Wilson urged speedy action and a possible tentative or partial settlement. The board pledged to expedite the wage award while officials study moving essential supplies if shipments are halted.
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Wilson
Turmully
White House
Britain Sends More Troops to Ireland Amid Rail Strike Turmoil
Military authorities in London report Londonderry under tight control after a violent uprising. Five Sinn Fein members killed and a Protestant convoy attacked. A small boy died in a Catholic institution amid the fighting as authorities plan further troop movements and possible rail shutdown responses. Ulster volunteers offer 2000 men. Carsonites drill at Strabane.
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Ulster Volunteers
Strabane
Dublin Castle
Local officials deny ferry fighting will be propaganda stunt
Reported claim by Sinn Paty leader Griffith that Engitel authorities organized and precipitated the Lendom ferry conflict as propaganda is rejected by officials.
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Lendom
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Cold storage meat scarce prompts storage to cover demand
Chicago dispatch reports the Institute of American Meat Packers says there is barely enough meat in cold storage to meet normal U S consumption for about 25 days. The statement notes monthly declines in meat and lard holdings since October 1919 and calls for drawing down excess stock to avert shortages in coming months. A second item from Washington states the United States has recognized Guatemala's Mernera government, replacing Cabrera era rule.
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State Department
Two Killed by Big Powder Explosion at Plant
At Springfield DL on June 25 the Western Cartridge plant wreckage yielded two dead, William Dillard 19 and Willow Ingram 24, with four other workers seriously injured. About thirty employees were present when fifty pounds of powder exploded, causing a second blast that damaged presses and finishing equipment. Night work had begun to fulfill a contract for shells for anti Bolshevik agents.
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Willow Ingram
St. Johns Hospital
Anti-Bolshvik
Republicans to Oust Aids of Lowden in Missouri
Sedalia Mo June 25 Resolutions urging removal of Jacob L Babler national committeeman and W L Cole state chairman were adopted by Missouri Republicans. They accuse Babler and Cole of acting as agents for Governor Lowden, accepting money to influence Missouri delegates to the Republican National Convention.
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Missouri
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United States
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Whihs Hays
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
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Herbert 8. Hadley
Washington
Senate
St. Louis
W. L. Cole
Britain Will Repay War Debts to United States
London reports Prime Minister Lloyd George denies repudiation of Britain's war debts and says Britain is preparing to repay what is owed to the United States. He rejects claims of sending emissaries to cancel debt and mentions no new Germany loan until Spa conference. He notes the US has already granted interest forgiveness.
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Spa
Inter-Allied Finance Committee
Austen Chamberlain
United Party Formation Report Prompts Justice Department Action
Revelations today indicate the United Party is in the process of formation and the Department of Justice has taken note. Officials stated they are evaluating evidence to determine the next steps in this unfolding political development.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
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Communist Labor Party
Communist Party
Department of Justice
Delegates Fear Snakes At Convention Cause Famine
Chicago physicians blame fear of snakes for a city wide shortage of federal prescription blanks for stimulants. Since the GOP convention a large share of about five thousand Chicago doctors are out of official blanks and cannot prescribe whisky even in a hypothetical epidemic of rattlesnake bites. prohibition chief Stone says no more blanks will be issued until August fifteenth. Books issued May fifteenth each valid for one hundred prescriptions for one hundred pints were supposed to last three months but nearly exhausted in a month.
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Ochicago
R. EF. Stone
Prohibition
Foolish Convention Gossip Denied by White House
In Washington on June 25 officials denied reports of a special wire allowing the president direct contact with the San Francisco convention. Secretary to the President Tumutty called these claims foolish convention gossip and said no such wire exists.
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White House
Tumutty
San Francisco
Harding meets farmers' envoy to press farm representation
Washington June 25 Senator Harding Republican nominee had a busy day. WT C Atkeson Washington representative of the National Grange delivered a memorandum urging farmers be represented in government aids and commissions. Harding stressed the need to include men who farm upon major issues.
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