Fess Predicts Coolidge A Second Term Breaks Precedent
Ohio senator Fess argues Coolidge could win a second elective presidential term, breaking the old no third term rule. He notes precedent weakens as leaders test new paths and predicts 1928 nominations may endorse an additional term. The piece also lightly defends Coolidge’s private life from press scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fess
Enator
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Jesse
Coolidge
George Ill Despotiem
Pink Silk Underwear and the American Male
The passage argues for men wearing silk underwear in various colors to suit personal choice. It notes that there is no logical reason against it while imagining the image of an average man emerging from pink satin fabric, highlighting social perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Dick
Fire safety lesson saves home in Springfield classroom project
A Springfield Massachusetts class taught fire prevention and alarm use led to a boy ringing an alarm during a kitchen fire. The family credited the child with saving their savings home as fire engines arrived and directed them to the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Massachusetts
Nathaniel
Police raid targets colored gambling club in midwest city
Detectives raided a colored gambling club in a midwestern city. They covered their faces with burnt cork to bypass lookouts at the door. The piece mocks those unable to tell a real colored man from a white person in disguise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olice
President eases objections to his son’s visits
The article notes John Coolidge wins praise with Florence Rumbull at a machinery event. It suggests the President once barred his son's visits to the Connecticut governor's daughter due to publicity but may have withdrawn those objections, prompting sympathy for the boy and comment on freedoms for American youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coolidge
Florence Trumbull
Florence Rumbull
Connecticut Gormers
Intelligence Behind Life—A Chemists View
Wise chemists in Richmond insist environment and chemical agency dominate life, yet caution against the chemical origin theory. They compare life to a machine needing the intelligence that assembled gas, electricity, and steel, urging recognition of an underlying intelligence behind living systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Rum-running Syndicate Profits From Prohibition Era Trade
An investigator Norman Klein notes bootleggers celebrate prosperity with high wages. He cites a rum running syndicate that could invest 10 million dollars and pay crew members 50 dollars per night for far less than eight hours of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Klein
Ambition Drives Sailor’s Rise From Low Pay to Night Wages
A former crewman recalls earning $30 to $37 weekly before being placed on a runner earning $50 per night aboard the converted sub chaser SC-217. He notes Uncle Sam supplied the rum running boat at bargain prices, illustrating how ambition changed his fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lawyers and Judge Fight for Joseph Stanley Will
A group of twelve lawyers a judge and experts contest the possession of Joseph Stanley's will. Burton Gwinnett who signed as witness is noted for signing the Declaration of Independence. The case centers on the will aiding Gwinnett who reportedly valued Stanley at twenty two thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stanley
Stanley
Burton Gwinnett
Gwinnett
Collecting Autographs as a Primitive Fetish
The passage discusses autograph collecting as a vestige of ancient fetishes and occult beliefs. It traces the habit from medicine men’s witch bags to Shakespearean occult imagery and notes a man paying large sums for Milton's Paradise Lost manuscript, suggesting the allure lies in something magical attached to the item.
America in League Policy: Armament Sovereignty Debate
A speaker, Mr. Gibson, argues the United States should reject League of Nations control over armaments. He questions why the U S cannot conduct its affairs independently while others set their own policies, citing historical self sufficiency and the large American population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gibson
League of Nations
League
United States
New York City
Europe
Civil service to govern Hyperlinked Prohibition Bureau jobs
The New Prohibition Bureau will place 2500 positions under civil service as 25 000 applicants compete for roughly 75 000 potential jobs nationwide. The bureau plans a 4500 strong staff with clerks and stenographers already in civil service while enforcement personnel must qualify under the six month deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
Prohibition Bureau
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Aes
Even &S
Secretary of the Treasury
Broadway Hoofer Life and Prohibition Bureau Turnover
By the Way in New York notes stage life from Broadway boarding houses where dancers rehearse and face peep-hole watchful critiques. It discusses the high turnover in the prohibition enforcement corps, citing 40 to 50 percent annual churn and 1800 plus drops last year, then outlines screening and rogues-gallery checks for new recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan
New York
Broadway
Civil Service Commission
Prohibition Bureau
Japanese Student Arrested for Threats to Ambassador
Police announced the arrest of a Japanese student in Tokio on April 20 for threats to assassinate United States Ambassador Charles MacVeagh and to destroy the U S embassy. The suspect was said to be insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
U.S
United States
Charles MacVeagh
MacVeagh
Mrs Lydia Armstrong served as matron at Athens county home
The column notes Lydia Armstrong completed twenty four years as matron superintendent at the Athens county children's home. It also lists local items: first operators meeting to settle with miners in Pomeroy area, Chauncey high school graduation, John F Stevens estimating Panama Canal completion in ten years, ten year old dedication for Dutch Ridge school, Oregon California land grant case court ruling in favor of government, and Ohio University planning a John Hancock high school model program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Armstrong
Athens County Children’s Home
Supreme Court
Oregon
California
United States
Winsome Letters Reveal Government Whisky Recipes
Snatches from a congressman's mail show constituents asking for instructions on making whisky and wine. The piece notes a surge of requests after hull speeches and details Hull's stance on enforcement and a proposed $80 million alcohol bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Uncle Sam
Upstate
New York
Ed Hull
George Washington
Senate
House
Congressman Hull
Hull
Andrews Medicinal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virtue Geographic
Noafoal Charse
Sands of Banks
Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
F. W. Bush
Publ
Chas. H. Harris
Robert Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
Southabash Avenue
Chicago
Matthew
American Bible Society
China
Arthur Brisbane
New Prohibition Bureau
By the Way
Willie X
Droppfi
Federal
the Romance OF America
Charles Dickinson
T Dickinson
Kiara
Jackson
Kentucky
Dickinson
Dickin
Bessey
Braucher
Old Hickory
Benton Brothers
Pomeroy
Chauncey High School
Panama Canal
John F. Stevens
Carthage Township
Ohio University
John Hancock High
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Hon
Kiighly
REDS
Polack
Dutcher
Co «Nfiners
THE
Standard Oil Company
Obie Corporation
Racrine F
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!