California Show Dominates Primary Debate In Strange Bedfellows
The piece surveys California political maneuvering around the 1928 primary, noting Shortridge’s bid backed by Hoover and administration forces, with Clarke and Lineberger opposing in a clash shaped by Prohibition and World Court issues. It mentions bootlegging dangers, cross-border alcohol trafficking, and chaotic Democratic rivalries with McAdoo and Smith factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridge
Robert M. Clarke
Walter F. Lineberger
Clarke
Johnson
Hearst
Lineberger
Anti-Saloon League
Hoover
Iowa
McAdoo
Determining the Issues in the 1928 Campaign
Political observers map the 1928 election with farmer tariff relief as a leading issue. Dry sentiment dominates the territories visited, likely suppressing a national prohibition debate. Foreign policy and war debt cancellation loom as potential big themes despite Angell’s focus on domestic farm relief.
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National Democratic Organization
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
National Democracy
Democratic National Committee
Democratic
Raymond R. Angell
National
Congressional
Coolidge
Angell
California melodrama shapes CA politics in fierce primary
The piece portrays California political strife as Johnson seeks to block rival Shortridge in the August 31 primary. It notes Shortridge as a Coolidge ally who backed the World Court and highlights Johnson’s strenuous effort to defeat him, warning of a risky showdown.
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Shortridge
Circuit Court of Appeals
Wallace McCamant
Oregon
Johnson
Coolidge
Hiram the Great
World Court
McCamant
California
Heaven
Hell
Hiram
K. O
Peet Arrives in Athens as World Church Council Prospect Looms
Dr. W. Peet, a longtime relief organizer for the American missions in Turkey, arrives in Athens as talks begin toward forming a World Council of Christian Churches. He has historically declined a post with the League of Nations and will visit patriarchs in Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, with trips to Moscow and other centers.
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Apm
Federal Council Or of Christ In America
WW. Peet
Athens
World Council of Christian
Turkey
Council of the
League of Nations
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
Dr. Peet
United States
England
Jerusalem
Alexandria
I Athens
Sofia
Tielgrade
Bucharest
Moscow
Echmiadgin
Sis
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Horoscope for Wednesday August 4 1926 fate and fortune align
This astrology note says see-saw luck for the day with both favorable and adverse aspects. It predicts women take new leadership in campaigns and politics and notes a potential for few quarrels and general prosperity in weddings. It mentions theater, construction, and possible disease spikes in early India, Argentina, and Japan.
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Saturn
Uranus
India
Argentine
Japan
Leo
Cyclist races to save voyage in small oriental port
A passenger bets a sovereign that a cyclist will miss the steamer. The deck erupts as the rider dashes from his bike and leaps aboard just as the gangway is withdrawn. The captain calls “cast off” and the boat sails away with the cyclist aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oriental
Renowned Meynell praised for enduring modern sonnet
Critics applaud Alice Meynell as a defining contemporary poet living in London. She and her husband helped Francie Thompson, earning one of literature’s grand dedications. The piece recalls Rossetti and Browning, and hints at deep personal ties and poetic tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Meynel
Meynell
London
Christina Rossetti
Mrs. Browning
Francie Thompson
France Faces Currency Crisis and Reform Proposals
An analysis notes France has a deteriorating currency after the war with bankers and economists unable to influence Parliament. It argues the remedy lies in restoring revenues to cover expenditures, warns against loss of faith, and suggests creating a new monetary system while preserving foreign debts and national assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pid Bosdnoldera Ag
Beerg
Impulse and Thought contrasted in lessons of success
A long prose piece argues impulse is a flashy but unstable force while thought leads to steady progress. It compares Bob and Till, noting Bob’s success came from thinking, not merely luck, and cites a Kansas City arrest where William Waite, a potato digger, is jailed after alleged violence toward his wife and misconduct with alcohol.
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Istance
United States
Dominion
New York State
New
Buffalo
Canada
Jim Ferguson
Texas
Bumbo
Peter
Fee
Humbo
Lephiant
Bob
Aot
Bill
Kansas City
Kan
William Waite
White
Grantt
For Your Own Sake Take A Few Good Books
A brief item highlights packing a small reading list and sunburn lotion for a vacation with the Gumps, a likely light feature note. The fragment implies travel or leisure guidance aimed at readers planning a getaway.
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Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Prope
Anaconda
Butte
Deer Lodae
Ditton Roseman
Phillpebore
Portortions
Uniteds
AML
General Bunthene
Sneuia Se Addremea
The
Standard Publishing Company
Butte, Mont
Associated Pres
Associated Prone
Newe
Dispatches
Credite National Representatives
Prudden, King & Prudden
Madison Avenue
New York
Steger
Chicago
Globe
Rowton
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Leary
Mussolini
Amelie
Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
Neck of the Woods
Porter
Maine
Indiana
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Michigan
Gislean
Mr. Grouch
Mrs. Grouch
Edsel Ford
Leit
Easel
Ford
White Pine
Smith’s
Sidney, S
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