Politicians’ beliefs on 1920 presidential race swirl in memo
An October Washington dispatch catalogs a flurry of opinion among politicos who insist the 1920 race will hinge on flaws and alliances. It lists candidates like Smyth Hoover Lowden Hughes and Johnson and notes fears about Smith and a possible dark horse nomination.
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Rodamey Dutcher
Messenger
Washington
Polit Chins
al Smyth
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Republican Party
A merciful judge keeps Haneys together after forty four years
In Cleveland court a judge halted a divorce for Grandma and Grandpa Haney after a family conference with all nine children present. He showed mercy and refused the split, urging them to walk the rest of life together. The piece praises patience, pride, and a gentle, humane ruling that preserves a long marriage.
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Randma
Grandpa Hancy
Cleveland
Grandma
Grandfather Hancy
Grandpa
Haneys
Grandma Haney
Grandpa Haney
A Throne for Lindbergh in Abilene Texas
Abilene Texas greeted Colonel Lindbergh with a boastful throne mounted on an automobile. He refused to sit on it saying he does not favor thrones. The event drew comments that thrones suit winners or monarchs and not a political candidate.
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Lindbergh
Abilene
Texas
Dan Moddy
Congress
Philanthropist's stance on cripples charity raises debate
In a Kansas City column, Arthur Brisbane reflects on a local philanthropist who criticized charity to cripples, urging fair judgment of need. The piece contrasts American abundance with French rural life, noting inefficiencies and dignity in labor, gleaning, and farming while praising care for the elderly and poor. It closes with a nod to Bobby Jones’s fading prestige in golf.
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Eityy
Seyibraries
Educa and
the Advancement of Science
Faileo
Mike
Cripplars
Health and Diet Questions From Athens Me Reader
A fragmented page presents a health and diet feature with meal plans and questions. It discusses daily menus including breakfasts with muffins and toast, vegetables, soups, roast beef dinners, and desserts. It includes a Q&A on vein health and a Venice diet suggestion with orange juice guidance.
By the Way in New York Visits Over Pars by Gilbert Swad Taris
New York writer Gilbert Swad Taris recounts a Paris visit focusing on Notre Dame and the famed Harry’s Bar. He describes the cathedral’s majesty, a humorous miscommunication in French terms, and the allure of the TBH Intl Order of Barflies at Harry’s Bar in Paris Loge No. 7.
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New York
Gilbert Swad Taris
Notre Dame
Paris
Pont Qe da Touradi
Edral
Harry
Fumaua Organisaion
TBH
International Order of
Barflies
Paris Encounter and Dice Tricks Amid Tourist Chaos
A fragmentary scene depicts tourists in Paris crowding streets and guides seeking directions. A character named James impresses with drink tricks and precision dice layouts while whispers of romance and meetings surface among travelers and locals.
Paralysis Cases Show a Decrease During Last Week
Washington reports a drop in infantile paralysis cases for the week ending September 31, with 87 states reporting cures versus 66 the prior week. Public health officials warn the disease can still spread and urge parents to guard children against infection.
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Washington
Pubic Health Service
Steubenville Ministerial Association Denounces Mayor
In Steubenville on September 29 the Steubenville Ministerial Association publicly denounced Mayor Pr BE. Sander’s administration, which had swept into office a year earlier.
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Steubenville
Steuhen Alle
Pr BE
Sander
Mavens
CPA Board Proposed to Set Cost Basis in Coal Strike
Pittsburgh, Sept 30 contending forces could settle the nationwide coal strike by employing a board of certified public accountants to determine a cost basis. Proposed by Percy Morse of New York, a leading CPA, the plan centers on Pittsburgh for the strike’s major efforts since April 1.
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Pittsburgh
Board of Certified Public Accountants
Pertey Morse
New York
Certified Public Accountants
United States
Stra- Helle Center
Answers to Questions By Frederick J Baskin
Frederick J Baskin answers readers questions on foundations for social and educational betterment naming Rockefeller Foundation Russell Sage Foundation Carnegie Corporation and James B Duke trust in Carolinas. He notes the National Press club in Washington serves international papers with offices from Berliner Tageblatt to Havas News Agency and Wolff News Agency.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation
Carnegie Corporation
James FR Duke
Peach Tage Union Homecoming Plan For October First
The Peach Tage Union Sunday school plans a homecoming on Sunday October 1 with activities for former members under Rev A Spriges supervision. The Young Women’s Teacher Training class meets Tuesday evening at Sugar Creek while church services are set for Sunday morning at Melearch and evening at Sugar Creek.
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Peach Tage Union
Union Sunday Schools
A. Spriges
Sugar Reek
Melearch
Sugar Creek
Messages About Cyclone Notices From Athens Residents
A fragment recalls telegrams from Mrs. Th Hbarsl of 24 Montrose Avenue and Mrs. Mazel Kinttrenden in reference to cyclones that struck St. Louis. Athens learns senders claim survivors but names are unknown. Bicdarman, once local, now in St Louis, has not been heard from.
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Th Hbarsl
Montrose Avenue
Mazel Kinttrenden
St. Louis
Nleturs
Athens
Bicdarman
St Louis
Police stop Brooklyn payroll holdup. one robber captured
In New Fork on Sept 30 a Brooklyn holdup gang encountered a policeman who exchanged two frozen shots with them. The officer routed the four men and saved an $11,000 payroll. One bandit was captured.
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New Fork
Brooklyn
Clases on Scaffold Manchester and a Man’s Murder Curse
Eng mounting the scaffold to die for murder of a woman. Lewis Helmford cursed the hangman and his guards. Jail before marriage in Chicago as Miss Elly Ferguson arraigned for theft. A young man offered to marry her but she preferred jail.
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Ruth
Boaz
Clases
Manchester
Lewis Helmford
Chicago
Elly Ferguson
Hen
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