De Priest Aims for Negro Representation in Congress
Oscar De Priest of Chicago pushes for organized black voting blocs to elect 100 members of the lower house and secure salaries of ten thousand dollars. He urges statewide groups to direct black political strength toward national representation, noting historical leanings and recent shifts in Washington.
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Oscar de Priest
Chicago
Congress
Dr .Priest
United States
Washington
Fred Douglas
Lynch
Mississippi
George Frisbie Hoar
Massachusetts
de Priest
South
Hoover
White House
Pope
Smith
Crossing safety at railway gates sparks debate
The Pioneer notes drivers repeatedly ignore signals and crash gates at crossings. It cites cartoon evidence of near misses to argue the futility of curbing reckless driving, urging measures to force drivers to wait for trains.
Idiot described as dangerous driver across Baltimore street
The piece defines an idiot as anyone who endangers pedestrians or other drivers through reckless or inconsiderate driving. It lists behaviors from blocking crosswalks to hogging the road and failing to yield right of way, urging caution on city streets.
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Baltimore Sun
He Wore Pajamas On The Street In Elizabeth City
Minneapolis Tribune reports editor W. O. Saunders was arrested in Elizabeth City North Carolina for strolling in pajamas. He was dismissed and praised by the mayor in a public proclamation. The piece notes fashion norms and praises women for sensible summer dress decisions.
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Minneapolis Tribune
W . O. Saunders
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Saunders
Fashioned by climate the evolving coat conundrum
The piece argues that men overreact to heat and cold, clinging to coats due to convention. It predicts future dressing will follow reason, not custom, with extreme weather prompting lighter garments as climate remains a guiding factor in civilization.
Ring Leaders Of Desperado Gang Still Missing
Great Falls July 27 More than 90 hours after two members of the highwaymen gang that held up the Green Mill Garden at Great Palleee Great Northern station in Helena were taken into custody by Cascade county and Great Falls off cert Frank Johnson and Floyd Grote alleged leaders remained at liberty late Thursday. Jensen and Bowers were arrested after a running battle nine miles southwest of Great Falls near the Grover Leacher quarry. Jensen, the baby member, implicated Johnson and Grote as leaders. Authorities chase possible additional cars and members and note the cafe sighting of Johnson with two others in Belt. Burglaries near Portage were also linked to the bandits' roam through Cascade county and along the Missouri river toward Ulm as searches continued.
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Great Falls
Green Mill Garden
Great Palleee
Great Northern Railroad
Helena
Cascade County
Frank Johnson
Floyd Grote
Liberty
Martin Jensen
Ray Swan
Robert Bowers
Grover & Leacher
Jensen
Johnson
Grote
Andy Rehor
Missouri River
Ulm
Bowers
Guy Palagi
Recor
Marquette
Nash
W. E. Perkins
Black Diamond
Belt
Portage
Patton
Missouri
Plan to Form Market Board Faces Unclear Path
The federal farm board proposed a farmer owned sales corporation with paid up capital of 20 million dollars to unify cooperatives. The plan would fund marketing in the United States and abroad with membership based on capital, not volume, but no action was taken at today’s meeting in Chicago.
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Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Alexander Legace
S. W. Brookhart
United States
Coventry
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Jerome Williams
Sweet Grass County
Pere Netenees
Regienentative
Association
Rix “Timber
Montana
Desperado Gang
Bureau of Identification
San Francisco
Texas
Green Mill
Studebaker
P. H. Chevelier
Wolf Creek
Green Mill Gardens
Gardens
Morony Dam
Helena Station
Hearglary
Chevalier
Great Falla
Scandinavian American Bank
MR. Farmer
L. F. Douthett Co
Blackleg
Mulford Laboratories
Mulford
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