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New and renewing subscribers must pay in advance. Rates vary by delivery type and length, with daily or Sunday options and mail plans. Remittance should be by draft, check, or money order payable to The Washington Post Co. at Washington, D. C. Editor President Edward B. McLean. Entered as second class matter. 1920 June 10.
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Platform fight shapes Republican nomination exposed
The article analyzes factional pressure within the Republican Party over the league of nations and the Wilson treaty. It argues Hiram Johnson and Borah push an uncompromising anti treaty plank, while Senate leaders seek a moderate position to unite delegates. If the convention rejects reservations,Johnson could secure the nomination. with a moderate plank, any candidate could win.
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Vice President Marshall Urges Law Students to Serve Justice
In addressing National University law graduates, Vice President Marshall laments law as trade not profession. He recalls moral leadership of lawyers, urges graduates to apply God’s law, seek justice for all, and uphold ethics amid reform. He warns of notaries and crooks, calling reputable lawyers to restore the profession’s noble standing.
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National University Law School
Germans at Work and the Ghost of World Domination
A blockade of German propaganda is described as Pan Germanism persists, with the German Colonial Society calling for Versailles revision and emigration to spread Kultur. The article claims a renewed plan to export Germans as agents of loyalty, under government oversight, to build a revived German influence and await another attempt to overturn civilization.
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Hiss
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Hack Nuisance Stirs City Police Crackdown on Hackmen
The police vow to curb public hackmen loitering and crowding downtown streets. Drivers threaten pedestrian safety and traffic flow as hacks swarm curbs, ignore rights of way, and collide with moving vehicles. Officials urge stands and strict enforcement. The piece also blends political gossip and wartime notes.
Lord Rayleigh to wed noted scientist’s heir in Beaufront match
The upcoming marriage links Lord Rayleigh to the widow Mrs J H Cuthbert of Beaufront Castle Northumberland and follows his prominence as a leading authority on radium and a professor at Imperial College South Kensington. The union joins a large blended family and is noted alongside a web of aristocratic ties and wartime service.
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Duke of Leinster
Colbe
Joseph Holden Strutt
Terling Place
Essex
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House of Lords
RANDOM NOTES AT CHICAGO BY ROBERT T. SMALL
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh attends the Republican powwow in Chicago as a political observer before heading to the Pacific coast. The New York Times reports Mayor William Hale Thompson’s entertainment committee dominates fundraising, stirring local politics. Borah and Johnson spark tensions as Uncle Joe Cannon appears. golf-like crowd energy and Irish Republic displays color the convention scene.
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Thomas F. Walsh
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Marshal
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Peru Seeks U S Naval Officers Advisors
Ambassador Peret of Peru requested American naval officers to advise the Peruvian navy. Secretary Daniels announced selection will be made soon, making Peru the first country to seek U S naval experts after new authorization allowing officers to accept service with compensation.
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Valera Plans Zigzag Route After Republican Convention
Irish leader Eamonn de Valera said in Chicago on June 9 that after the Republican convention he would travel to San Francisco and then New York City. A party member implied he would return to Ireland by a zigzag route to avoid British detection.
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Eamonn de Valera
San Francisco
New York City
Ireland
Argentina Releases Gold From Embassy Deposits
Argentina announces 2,000,000 tresos of gold deposited in Buenos Aires vaults, releasing the equivalent from the Argentine embassy deposits in Washington. The move makes funds available to pay Argentine debts in the United States and increases the total balance.
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Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Advocates Antistrike Law For Public Utilities
United States Chamber of Commerce urged two antistrike measures for public service workers. Proposals seek to ban strikes by employees in essential utilities and create legally binding tribunals to settle disputes between workers and employers. The committee aims these provisions to cover all public utilities, not only a specific bill.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Public Utilities Committee
Bar Silver Declines Amid Demoralized East Markets
Bar silver fell to about 1.43 per ounce in New York with the London quote slipping 2 pence from yesterday. Dealers cited demoralized conditions in East India and China and heavy melted-coin selling in Germany and continental centers. The Pittman Act, mandating U S Treasury purchases at 1 per ounce but not enforced now, was noted as a negative factor.
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Aliens May Charter Ships Under Temporary Rules
Aliens may charter American vessels for up to three months under new shipping board regulations issued last night. The order aims to enforce the merchant marine act which allows forfeiture of alien chartered vessels unless regulated. Further voyage and time charter rules will follow. The Interstate Commerce Commission was asked to suspend foreign carrier rate rules to address uncertain American tonnage at ports.
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Shipping Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Col E. M. House Plans Personal Trip to Europe
Col E M House has applied for passports and will travel to Europe for personal reasons. He will visit London and Paris among other capitals for several months and plans to return to the United States next September. The trip is not official in nature.
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Paris
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Japan’s Trade Decline Deepens in May Report
The Department of Commerce reports Japan’s May trade gap widened as exports totalled 95.7 million dollars against imports of 146.2 million, leaving a 53.0 million deficit or 55 percent. April showed reduced imports by 85 percent and a 21 percent drop in exports. For January–May, imports of 697.4 million exceeded exports by 220.1 million.
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Bears killed in Yellowstone by bow and arrow
Dr Santon T Pope of San Francisco killed two grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park using bow and arrows under a US permit to furnish a habitat group for the California Academy of Science. The hunt, funded by Ogden Mills of New York, aims to kill two additional bears.
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Santon T. Pope
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
California Academy of Science
Destroyers from Germany Begin Journey to United States
Three destroyers allotments to the United States have started from Forsyth via Brest for delivery to the Washington navy yard. The destroyers will be studied by navy experts before a planned tour to multiple cities. Ostfriesland and Frankfurt will follow later. Appointment of John L. Considine as supervising Federal prohibition agent for the Pacific department was announced. Lorin Handley of Los Angeles expected to become California prohibition director.
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Brest
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Frankfurt
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Pacific Dry
John L. Considine
California
Pacific Department
Kramer
Lorin Handley
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Los Angeles
Four Pres candidates floated amid Chicago San Francisco clash
William H Shough of St Louis tells Raleigh that politics swirl around Chicago and San Francisco may yield four viable presidential tickets. He notes Johnson’s stance, GOP divisions over Prohibition and Lodge reservations, and the risk Democrats must seize the chance to win as party factions spark clashes and voter choices in a tense national scene.
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San Francisco
William H Shough
St. Louis
Raleigh
Johnson
Republican Party
Democratic Party
United States
Cox's Availability for Democratic Nomination Widely Seen
Prominent Akron real estate operator William H Kroeger asserts Gov James M Cox of Ohio is the strongest Democratic presidential candidate, noting his geographic advantage and proven leadership. The piece also shares stories from B Staples of New Mexico about health and open-air living, plus reflections on Navajo and Zuni communities, farming, and cultural skills.
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Ohio
Wiliam H Kroeger
Akron
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United States
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