Smith May Decline Presidential Candidacy Amid Health Doubts
Washington reports fueled by anxious Democratic insiders claim New York Governor Al Smith may not seek the 1928 Democratic nomination due to health concerns. While supporters vow he could win, others question his willingness to campaign and leadership roles, stirring party-wide uncertainty.
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Washington
Coolidge
al Smith
New York
Friends
Timothy T. Ansberry
Ohio
Cox
Smith
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
George F. Brennan
Chicago
Illinois
Judge Ansberry
Tumulty
Ansberry
James A. Reed
Missouri
A. C. Ritchie
Maryland
New York Assembly
Greater
Chinese First 10 Cross
Mexican discoveries claim America was reached over a millennium before Columbus. Hui Shen and Buddhist missionaries allegedly traveled by sea or overland, bringing fabrics, mirrors, and Buddhism to Mexico. Chinese records allegedly name Fusang as the new land with temples, idols, and dragon motifs appearing in Mexican sites.
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Columbus
America
Mexico
Jack Starr-Hunt
Central America
Yucatan
Hui Shen
John Fryer
Cabus
Ma Tuan-Ling
Asia
Kurile
Aleutian Islands
China
Great Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Fryer
Fui Shen
Yang Yuan
New Land
Cabul
Quetzalcoatl
Buddha
Guatama
Sakhya
Guatemala
Guatamo
Guatemotzin
Oaxaca
Zacatecas
Sacapulas
Mixtecs
Taysacca
Palenque
Campeche
Uxmal
Ethnographical Societies
Paris
Suckers Unlimited and the Barnum Doctrine Revisited
A fragmentary clipping notes a modern echo of Barnum’s “one sucker born every minute” in today’s go-getters, citing a late example of the truth of the doctrine as reported in the piece.
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Barnum
Confident swindler Backed to Start Weekly Paper
The text describes a man who spent five years swindling confiding friends and subscribers out of 5000 pounds. It calls Bottomley a convicted criminal and blathershite, yet people still back him to launch a four weekly paper. The quote notes the global repetition of the same pattern and labels his followers as many and unnamed.
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Bottomley
Legion
Baltimore Evening Sun
Banks in Good Shape Say State Examiner Fant
South Carolina banks appear healthier as July 1 statements show reduced borrowing. Many banks report no bills payable or only small borrowings, reflecting a steady decline since 1921 and improved condition cited by State Bank Examiner Fant.
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Fant
South Carolina
Dilton Herald
After Washington D C disarmament talk a ship count
The passage notes that after the Washington disarmament conference the government scrapped 19 capital ships and 13 partial builds, Britain 22 ships, and Japan 16. It also says the US canceled nearly half of wartime debt and faced criticism for not canceling all of it to aid Europe in building ships.
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Britain
Japan
Uncle Sam
Europe
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