Hoover and Curtis emerge as the Republican ticket
The Kansas City convention is depicted as a staged affair with leaders guiding choice behind the scenes yet held as a symbol of democracy. The piece argues the event shows democracy in action and notes Hoover and Curtis as a strong, Midwest aligned ticket challenging a fractured Democratic party led by Al Smith.
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Kansas City
Houston
America
United States
Bunker Hill
Hoover
Curtis
Senate
Middle West
Democratic
al Smith
Sunnyside School May Queen Ruth Porter Crowned
Ruth Porter was crowned May Queen at Sunnyside school. Miss Audra Danford hosted a lawn party for Miss Lena Wolfe Trimble. The Athens high senior picnic near Albany marked the annual event with attendees including Mrs. Fred McCoy and her daughters.
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Ruth Porter
Sunnyside School
Audra Danford
Lena Wolfe
Trimble
Athens High School
Albany
Fred McCoy
Glouster
Better Road Manners Despite Progress in Driving Habits
A newspaper column praises improved road manners noting fewer reckless drivers on long trips and across the Atlantic coast. It urges stricter headlight regulations to reduce night driving danger and calls dimming headlights a tired issue due to proper adjustments.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Ohio
California
Hoover and Curtis Named GOP Ticket for 1928 Campaign
The local Republican party looks to Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis as its standard bearers for the 1928 presidential race. They are presented as the strongest embodiment of the party’s platform in national government.
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Hoover
Curtis Cover
Curtis
Stratosphere plans and daring feats headline today
Amelia Earhart lands in Wales after a 21 hour Atlantic flight hailed as proof American girls can achieve great feats. Germany plans a statosphere plane to reach 400 mph and fly Berlin to New York in five hours with hermetically sealed passengers. An endurance dance exhibition in New York draws mild public interest. a dancer jokes about love. The piece ends with a note on varying romancing customs among tribes.
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Amelia Earhart
Wales
Atlantic
Greek Strike Spreads as Sailors Seize Warships
In sympathy with Macedonian and Thracian tobacco growers labor in Greece calls a general strike. Sailors join and take possession of Greek warships. The note ties to legends of Alexander the Great and Themistocles influencing fleets.
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Greece
Alexander
Macedonia
Themistocles
Reckoning with Mob Violence and Modern Power
A discussion contrasts mob brutality with modern enterprise The piece cites gangster violence in Chicago and New York and laments moral decay It praises Rockefeller Institute and major utilities General Electric and Westinghouse Electric for fighting disease and lightning, shaping safe progress
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Rockefeller Institute
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy offers guidance on egg preparation for digestion and nutrition. He cautions against raw and fried eggs and explains coddled and poached methods, along with custards and omelets. A reader asks about encephalitis lethargica and the doctor advises detox to alleviate sleepiness.
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Frank McCoy
Flat feet and arch supports a child exercise guidance
A reader asks about treating flat feet with arch supports and whether a four year old should ride a tricycle or walk. The advice says arch supports cannot cure flat feet and recommends daily walks, with the child occasionally walking pigeon toed like Indian fashion, framed as a game.
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A. L
Arch
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
Answers to questions cover topics from postage stamps first issued in 1900 to forested areas in the Amazon, reindeer suitability in the US, Danish clog almanacs, tea imports in 1927 and 1926, Tuskegee Institute's organization, Lindbergh's father, wire nails origin, and Navy fuel depots.
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Frederick J. Haskin
V.C. A
Lincoln Library
Amazon Valley
Alaska
United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
British Museum
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
Booker T. Washington
Col. Tindbergh
Sweden
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
United State
Minnesota
Jeremiah Wilkinson
Rhode Island
Navy
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
Melville
San Diego
Calif
Tiburon
Yorktown
Cavite
P. L
Cabras Island
Guam
Boston
Mass
EF la Maine
Maine
Clem Shaver Seen as Harmony Architect of Party
Washington reports praise for Clement L. Shaver of Fairmont West Virginia as a behind the scenes force who stabilized the Democratic Party, paid debts and steered the Jackson Day dinner to unity. His work with Houston Madison Square Garden compares favorably with past chairmen. He sought balance among factions inviting leaders like McAdoo Smith Ritchie and Reed and ensured a peaceful convention.
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Washington
Society For Credit
Clement Lawrence Shaver
Fairmont
W. Va
Clem
Peace and Harmony
Houston
Madison Square Garden
Democratic Party
Madison Square Row
Gore
Congress
John W. Davis
McAdoo Smith
Ritchie
Reed
Davis
Claude G. Bowers
Maryland
Jim Reed
This Date in American History June 20 Highlights
June 20 entries note key events such as the 1782 adoption of the great seal, 1819 first Atlantic crossing steamship reaching Liverpool, 1867 Alaska sale from Russia, 1889 Rhode Island rescinding prohibition, and 1912 Theodore Roosevelt’s conditional nomination stance.
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Congress
United States
Atlantic
America
Liverpool
Alaska
Russia
Rhode Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Cross-Word Puzzle With Long Center Word Hint
Puzzle shows a themed grid with several clues across and down. The long center word is highlighted as helpful for solving related entries, while some letters are unkeyed and several clues are garbled or partially missing.
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Jean Rauch
I. M. Foster
Foster and Wells
F. E. Goldsberry
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Athens
W. E. Moler
Arthur Brisbane
Germany
Berlin
German Experimental Institute of Aviation
Figian Savage
Moscow
Sparta
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Edward Carter
Thomas Whelpley
Gotham
Sodom
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Niagara
Lakes
McCoy
W. H
By the Way
Gilbert Swan
Manhattan
Shelby
Montana
Patricia Salmon
Patricia
Patsy Salmon
Wee Rael
Casita
Milton Crandell
C. C. Pyle
Marion Jacques
Elking
West Virginia
Long Island
Waldorf Astoria
Paramount Theater
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Miss
Charlie Ross
Lon Chaney
Donna Rosa
General Motors
Europe
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Clem Shaver
Harmony Man
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