Maine election gives Hooverists a campaign boost in New York
In this political roundup from New York City and statewide districts, Republicans credit the Maine vote with boosting confidence and fundraising for Hoover. They push to win upstate and test gains in New York City while Governor Smith looms large in his home base. A visit to Central New York is planned for a clearer read on the state race.
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New York
Maine
Hoover
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York City
Smith
Upstate
If I Must Die Dark Poetry Quoted by Shakespeare Line
A compact line echoes the bold vow to face fate with defiant resolve. The famous verse frames confrontation with darkness as a bridal force guiding courage through peril.
Legion Seeks Record Civic Turnout in Ohio Drive
The American Legion urges posts across Ohio to register and mobilize voters for the November elections. Aiming for at least 75 percent of eligible voters, leaders stress engaging youth and improving the quality of the vote, citing a New York City example where students helped secure 170000 new registrations.
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Legion
American Legion
Ohio
The
Tnen
United States
Legion Post
Edward E. Spafford
New York City
Laws and roads need enforcement not new rules
The piece argues existing traffic laws suffice if enforced. It warns about careless drivers and urges reporting dangerous motorists, noting pedestrians also hold rights and roads must be shared with courtesy and safety. It stresses accountability for drivers of all ages and situations.
Athens Hospitality Called to Welcome State Convention Delegates
Athens must prove its hospitality as the Ohio branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers meets here. With limited hotel space for hundreds of delegates, citizens with spare beds near downtown should host attendees, boosting the city and university while ensuring comfortable lodgings and meals.
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Athens
Ohio
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hocking Valley
Bedouin Bandits Use Automobiles in Mecca Dispatch
A Mecca dispatch reports Bedouin bandits in the desert using automobiles aloud. The note suggests this mirrors similar banditry observed in the United States.
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Mecca
United States
President Coolidge Defends Foreign Policy and Navy Build
Arthur Brisbane critiques budget deficits and calls for a strong air fleet and submarines, praising Coolidge’s stance on the French English naval treaty. He notes gold flows from England and South American mines, predicting rising Wall Street prices despite brokers’ loans.
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Coolidge
England
Wall Street
Edison plant lights 300000 apartments without human labor
A New York electric light plant claims to operate without human labor under key control three miles from the site. It promises to supply illumination for 300000 apartments, challenging the old link between civilization and slave labor.
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Greece
Edison Electric
New York
Oil executive eyes global plan to curb waste
Mr Teagle, president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, returned from Europe cheerful about oil. He believes the world will soon agree on a plan to curb short-sighted oil waste.
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Mr. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Europe
Oil Bosses, Grouse Shoots, and Golden Promises
Mr Teagle visited Lord Deterding the leading British oilman mainly for grouse shooting. He also spoke with Sir John Cadman head of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The talk touched on more than driven grouse and warned against buying stock from oil sharks with no market.
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Mr. Teagle
Lord Deterding
Britain
John Cadman
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Gunmen Attack New York Hospital Killing Policeman
Three gunmen burst into a New York hospital and killed a policeman before escaping. Reports say they mistook a man for another while pursuing a different target.
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America
New York
Chicago父 Ranieri pleads police to stop search for kidnapped son
Frank Ranieri of Chicago begs police to halt the search for his 10 year old son, who has been kidnaped. He claims he would pay for the boy if found and warns vengeance may fall on him and his son if pursuit continues.
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Chicago
Frank Ranieri
General Chang Flees After Farewell To Allied Forces
General Chang Tsung Chang may never see the twenty Turkish Korean Russian Chinese and Japanese wives and concubines again as he waves farewell and promises to return victorious. He is fleeing from China's Nationalist forces. If the twenty ever see his face again it may be on top of a sharp pole.
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Chang Tsung-Chang
China
China poised to restore national order and prosperity
Nationalist troops of China claim victory nationwide. If statesmen form a stable government delivering order, protection, and prosperity to the 400 million population, China could become a strong, united nation again.
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China
Chichibu Prepares to Wed Setsuko Matsudaira
Chichibu heir to the throne will marry Setsuko Matsudaira daughter of Japan's US ambassador. The couple exchange gifts per ancient customs with gifts including a fan kimono wine and fish. Respondents note Japan values tradition and discipline as part of national strength.
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Chichibu
Japan
Setsuko Matsudaira
United States
French Air Raid Aims to Prove Paris Could Not Be Protected
The French experimental attack on Paris seeks to demonstrate military weakness rather than defend construction efforts, showing that even with a large air fleet Paris remains vulnerable to bombardment.
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Paris
France
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Questions on health and diet answered by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Topics include bad breath caused by internal decay, cleansing diets, acid fruit regimes, and alkaline forming foods. The doctor offers guidance and a sample Q A, with requests for self addressed stamped envelopes for follow up.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
B. J
Neck stiffness in neuralgia patient seeks cause and remedy
The stiffness may stem from rheumatism cervical spine lesions or poor daytime posture. Abscessed teeth might also cause facial neuralgia. Treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause through proper examination.
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G. K
Manhattan Sees September Migration And Rooftop Golf Craze
Mid September in Manhattan sparks a shopping moving spree as New Yorkers swap homes, with vans running 24 hours a day and rents rising. The piece notes rooftop golf on Hotel Ogden, late night Broadway signs, and a 24 hour shoe store near Grand Central catering to the city’s restless residents.
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New York
Manhattan
New
Grand Central Station
Answers to Questions by Frederick J Haskin
A collection of brief Q and A items answering questions on topics from religion and gas usage to Montreal demographics and historical events. It notes Alfred E Smith's potential oath Bible, gas and ranges statistics, Montreal French origin share, Diana Strickland African trip, cotton seed oil history, the Appomattox surrender house, and lunar color causes.
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Alfred E. Smith
House Furnishing Journal
Montreal
B. S
Diana Strickland
Natchez
Miss
New Orleans
Providence
R. I
Lee
Grant
McClean House
Appomattox
Travel and visits noted in a long-ago column
Ten years back county officials planned coal purchases for courthouse and jail as coal shortages loomed. University athletics moved under Prof Evans Jones while Prof George Parks resigned. Loyalty Day parade efforts gathered mothers with sons in service. Includes various local social notes on residents visiting Washington Sulphur Lick Springs Cincinnati and Nelsonville.
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Evans Jones
University
George Parks
Notable Q and A on science and world topics
A compilation of general knowledge Q and A items: reasons for the Yellow Sea color from river inflows, 1926 candy consumption totals, comets visible in 1927, Munich library size, sunken wooden ships preservation, comparative symphony orchestras by country, Browning weapon rates of fire, and early grain binding machinery patents and exhibitions.
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Yellow Sea
United States
Austria
England
Germany
France
Belgium
Spain
Romania
Holland
Italy
This Date in American History September 17
Highlights mark events from 1630 1787 and 1796. The Trimountain settlement was named Boston, the Constitution was signed and the Articles of Confederation set aside, and George Washington issued his farewell address after declining a third term.
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Trimountain
Mass
Boston
Washington
Cross-Word Puzzle Clues and Fragments
A damaged OCR puzzle page lists scattered clues and partial words across vertical and horizontal entries. It includes fragmented phrases such as Indian region, Epheres or cubes, to remove sate lightly, and various incomplete terms.
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Bontal
Rat
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