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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
1
The report shows Wood ahead by 582 votes as 87 precincts are uncounted. Johnson supporters allege fraud while delegates favor Wood for general and senator races amid recount tensions across Camden and Essex counties and Eastern district.
Idaho editor reports Borah leads the Big 4 with two members in the Wood quartet. The scrambled text references team composition and individual placements, noting Borah prominent in early rounds and potential selections for a varsity roster.
Harding advances in Ohio with 38 to 41 delegates amid a mixed result for Wood supporters. In several districts Harding led or won without opposition, while Wood candidates carried three districts and faced doubts in others as delegates head to the Republican national convention.
A Califormia senatorial race reports an anomaly where a candidate’s name was not printed on ballots. Voters faced write in options as the race saw over 13 909 votes cast in some hospitals count. The incident highlights ballot design issues impacting a major statewide contest.
Reports from Michigan district Republican conventions show delegates and alternates pledged to Senator Johnson. In Huron and nearby districts, resolutions urging support for Johnson were adopted. Delegates were instructed to vote for Johnson, with some districts naming a path toward nomination.
John V. McBride of Juneau led Charles E. Herron for Republican national committeeman on returns from fifteen precincts in Alaska's third division after yesterday's primary. McBride 14 to Herron 8.64. Returns include Seward, Valdez, and Cariova.
A chaotic report from New Jersey describes Johnson's momentum stalling in a presidential primary yesterday. Proctor for Gen Leonard Woods claims most delegates favor Woods, with the Ohio delegation split, signaling a fragile Harding bid.
The article reports Premier Millerand’s return from talks with allied leaders. He stresses not revising terms but enforcing them, and notes the Entente aims to maintain unity while discussing future arrangements at Spa. The piece also covers German Foreign Minister’s interview welcoming the Entente invitation and urging limited, reconstructive negotiations between two partners.
George T. Reis will retire from active steel work on May 1 after leading the United States Steel and Minnesota Steel Company in Duluth. He will be succeeded as executive head of the Duluth firm by Samuel B. Sheldon, the current general superintendent.
Johnson emerges as a pivotal factor as voters in multiple states show no clear favorite. Wood Harding and Johnson contend for delegates with Poindexter opposing the league, while New Jersey Ohio Massachusetts weigh reservations and wet dry lines. The East vs West split and possible backroom deals point to Chicago as the pivotal convention battleground.
The Providence Journal plans an editorial tomorrow disputing claims Hoover is Wilson's heir. It reports Mr Hoover’s candidacy questions and cites proofs that dismiss any collusion with the current administration.
The Democratic State convention certified U S Senator F Mo Simmons to appear on North Carolina's primary ballot. Simmons will head 324 delegates instructed to support him for the presidential nomination at the national convention in San Francisco.
London reports Chancellor Austen Chamberlain outlined a plan to issue 3 percent treasury bonds with variable extra interest up to a capped rate tied to treasury bills. The bonds would start April 1924 or later and repay at par after one year’s notice. Debate on budget measures continues after votes in Commons.
Milwaukee April 28 ex tensive plan of government ownership is in the platform of the Farmer Labor League a new Wisconsin political group following talks with the Federation of Labor three railway brotherhoods the nonpartisan League and others The league will field candidates regardless of party to support its program including government ownership of railroads stock yards terminals grain elevators and other strategic assets plus tax reforms and removal of middlemen and profits.
The United States submarine S-4 was fired upon Monday night off the Florida coast by a submarine chaser believed to be pursuing a liquor smuggler. Twelve shots were fired but no damage reported as the crew refused to discuss the incident. Assistant Secretary James H. Movie doubted Coast Guard orders to fire on smugglers and said the matter had not been reported.
Gabriele d Annunzio shelling an Italian torpedo boat destroyer near Fiume. Twenty shells landed 1000 yards ahead of the vessel but caused no casualties as the blockade around Fiume tightens. Annunzio threatens further action while Italian and allied forces brace for possible coast occupation.
Windows into European pressure on debt sharing surface as European bankers push pooling of war costs. The United States likely rejects any such plan without Congress approval, with President and officials acting as trustees for Americans. An observer may track proceedings while Washington stays absent from formal talks.
Fragmentary text describes a government wages dispute, a judge citing wage payments, and alleged misconduct around a clerk. The source is heavily garbled with numerous incomplete names and places, lacking a coherent narrative or clear outcome.
Police report shows gunmen tied to a bank heist in the city. Officers pursued suspects through streets ending in a standoff and arrests. Investigators say the gang crime involved multiple locations and a tense chase through the downtown area.
Reported discussion of the U S Steel antitrust case with references to the government and Supreme Court proceedings. Mention of a Raleigh dispatch notes North Carolina Republican negroes selecting delegates for the Chicago national convention.
The dispatch describes advancing rebel forces under a rebel standard near the national capital, with federal troops and loyalist guards clashing as reports mention leadership by Morelog and the Sue Premos Podares. It notes a break in the Chi Luphuan garrison easing threats to the capital.
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