Tack Letters and Public Notices on Prohibition and Politics
A compilation of letters and notices voices opposition to the Eighteenth Amendment and calls for political reform. Writers critique women’s suffrage, share views on Hoover Democrats, and request Tack address a town’s inquiries about a Ford driver while others seek personal help and publish a political party argument involving Southern voters and race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Democrats
R. L. Gibbons
Clovis
N. Mex
Tammany and the American political scene in history
A polemic tracing Tammany to its origins in the Columbian Order and the Society of Cincinnati. It contrasts Tammany with Patriot leaders, notes its growth as a political engine, and argues for an American party rooted in patriotism and responsible debt practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Democratic Party
William Mooney
New York
Columbian Order
The
Tammany Society
Society of Cincinnati
America
Washington
New York City
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Honest Stand on Prohibition Voiced by L. E. D.
In a letter to the editor L. E. D. urges a fearless vote on prohibition arguing the public must settle the issue. He contends public opinion is the key to enforcement, predicts a dry administration, and criticizes wartime and political inaction while urging honest government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Hoover
A Plea for Honest Paying in Local Trade
A writer laments widespread credit and bad debts harming the community and driving costs onto consumers. He notes many decent customers but asks the paper to speak up without naming him, fearing offended debtors. He praises the town’s dog-recovery efforts and asks for a public reminder of fair payment practices.
Consistency and religion stir Am |
A reader defends Protestant ministers in a letter urging loyalty to religion over politics. He attacks Al Smith’s campaign, cites Prohibition and the 18th Amendment, and praises ministers fighting against liquor. Another reader, seeking work, requests help from Tack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Tack
Voice of the People
Sunday News-Globe
Constable
T. 8
Turner
Uniting Church
State
Raskob
United States of America
United States
Oklahoma City
New York
New York State
al Smith
Pacific Ocean
Amarillo
Mr. Turner
Wurlitzer Piano Maker Howard Wurlitzer Dies at 57
Howard F. Fr. Wurlitzer, 57, former chairman of Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., died at the Ritz Carlton in New York after two days of influenza. He is survived by wife Helen Bills Wurlitzer, daughter Valeeka, and son Raymond. The Cincinnati native recently retired as chairman of the family firm founded by his father.
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Associated Press
New York
Howard F. Fr. Wurlitzer
Cincinnati
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Helen Billings Wurlitzer
Valeeka
Raymond
Himmself
Hoover
Smith
Raskob
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Erasmus
Geo
Haines
Mr. Teck
A. B. Roberts
Dallas
Lillian Wright
Everett Fisher
Col. E. Tack
Mason-Dixon Line
Mr. Hoover
Republican Party
Senator Norris
Philadelphia
Mulvaney
O'Shaughnessy
Mr. E. Tack
Yours
201 Pierce
H. E. E. Wurlitzer
Ritz Carlton
J-B
Tulsa Tribune
Tuesaday
Big City
Bis
Houston
Eeeee
U. S. Gov
N. Y
West Branch
New Y. City
Stanford Univ
Univ
Branner
Stanford
Australia
Slowa
Episcopalian
A. B
Chinese Empire
S. F
Europe
Belg
Newsboy
East Side
Tom” Foley
Tammany Boss
Tammany Assemblyman
Albany N. Y
N. Y. City
Brown Derby
Bn.y
ASTO
U.S
Wise
Belgian
Finland
Poland
Fethonia
Pres
Amer
Child Tammany Welfare Asa'n. Sachem
A. R.A, Children’s Fund
Belgian Educational Fund
Central Com
Red Cross
Better Homes of Amer
Carnegie Ins
Stanford U
Girl Scouts
Farm Boy College
Iowa
Oklahoma
Oregon
California
Colorado
Columbia
New Zealand
South Africa
Chava Burme Straits Settlement
England
Belgium
France
Russia
S “East Side
Senate
Richard Lloyd Jones
Hoover Engineers Club
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