Barbour May Impress Senate With Boxing Prowess
New Jersey’s W Warren Barbour, appointed to succeed Dwight W Morrow, is seen as capable in business and public life. A former amateur heavyweight boxing champion two decades ago, he was praised by a former champion as a natural to challenge Jack Johnson, though he pursued business and diplomacy instead. If he fills Morrow’s shoes, New Jersey may gain a strong Senator.
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United States
New Jersey
Senate
Senator Lafollette
Wisconsin
Geveral
Senator Barbour
O& An
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Stig
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Bforrow
Mexico
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Manchuria a Trouble Spot in Far East
Manchuria has long been a source of contention among China Japan and Russia. The article argues that without an amicable depotal the regionwill remain unstable. It highlights Manchuria's riches especially raw materials and rail control as a key objective for involved powers.
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Manchuria
Far East
China
Japan
Russia
Basta
Chiya
Asia
Ching Aooney
What We Were Doing What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Events recounted from twenty years ago include B Saunders moving his family from Graham to Pocahontas after being named agent for Norfolk and Western railway. J W Dannelly, N&WR brakeman, killed in a Talbot accident at Twin Branch. The Leedy building in Graham burned.
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3. B. Saunders
Graham
Pocahontas
Norfolk & Western Railway
J. W. Dannelly
Twin Branch
Leedy
Margaret R. Starrett
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc
Bluefield
Mercer County
G. A. Woodrum
Roanoke
Manchuria Sale and Honor in Political Debate
The text argues that selling Manchuria by China might be honorable in favorable political conditions. A loss would not condemn China’s honor if they defend their rights and are defeated with dignity. Even a loss could be a humiliation, while a sale could yield profit beyond gold by avoiding trouble.
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Manchuria
China
Noe
Auage
Keating
Canaries
Aian James
Brooklyn
Hroad=way
Magle
Butler Warns Far East Could Spark World War Debate in Chicago
Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler retired contends disarmament alone won t end war and warns the next global conflict could center in the Far East. He criticizes signing treaties with one hand and waving a club with the other and calls for plain talk in international dealings.
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Smedley Butler
Chicago
Far East
China
Japan
Olers
United States
Butler
Inquisitive Dole Prohibition and Pensions Dominate Capitol Talk
From The Nation's Capital a sweeping look at congressional inquiries into public policy. It notes senatorial hostility toward Republicans, hunger marchers jailed, and widespread questions from a lengthy questionnaire testing officials on topics from dole to calendar reform. It mentions Hurley buying Belmont plantation and a western congressman refusing to answer outside constituents.
There Are Not Many Kinds Of Rain Of Love
A Pasque Petals fragment by CLANA FOX catalogs many rain types as metaphor for love’s moods. The lines compare rain to awakening, persistence, quieting, and damage, then pivot to love’s variations in emotional storms and quiet hours.
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Tong
West Virginian loyalties and hunting casualties debated
Opinion pieces reflect on the Wet Virginian group supporting the university and football, with mixed views on its influence. A deer hunting casualty report from New York and Pennsylvania highlights inexperience and safety concerns, while West Virginia’s prison and road funding clash prompts calls to expand state facilities and plan for a larger penitentiary.
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Bob Lamble
Wet Virginian
Carnival Company
Lambie
West Virginiana
California
West
Gordon
Fayette Smoot
Fergus O'Connor
Bill Cummings
McGuhey
Weat
Virginia Review
Col
Ned Chilton
Charleston
Grenny Neale
Ned Smith
Fairmont
Pennsylvania
New York State
West Virginia
New York
Forlney
Road Commission
Scoggins
West Virginia Briefs Report on Cantankerous Courtroom News
West Virginia briefs summarize multiple legal cases and official actions. Clarkeburg inmates receive prison sentences for murders and felonies. A sheriff cites a lack of progress on witness discovery. West Liberty students face withdrawn accusations. A fourth case convicts a teen for second degree murder. A petition from Monongalia citizens seeks a special session to suspend delinquent real estate sales. Rhodes scholarship picks include two West Virginia contestants. Bank officials are arrested for embezzlement. A crime involving a deputy sheriff is noted with mercy considerations. Officials doubt a special session’s usefulness due to party politics.
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Clarkeburg
Henry Holt
Cashion C. Hays
Okey Hall
Meadowbrook
Clyde
Collins
Sherife
Harry F. Powers
Wheeling
Robert Campigno
West Liberty
Paul Wack
Ripley
Shirley Shamblin
Charleston
Monongalia County
West Virginia
Har
Wood H. Ritter
Elkins
James Wallace Givens Jr
Beckley
Parkernburg
Wood County Bank
Summerville
Lemon Hamrick
Chariff
Becklay
William Ritter Lumber “Company
Mahon
Wyoming County
Master of Ceremonies Shapes Broadway Vaudeville Scene
A look at the evolving role of the master of ceremonies in New York theater and vaudeville. Lou Holtz leads as ceremonialist on Broadway while other figures like Richard Crale Jr. and Irving Straus influence patter. Radio and newspaper columnists also join the trend. The piece notes slang shifts such as pediculous entering Harlem speech, tracing showbiz chatter through various entertainers.
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New York
Metropolitan
Ganeral
Lou Holtz
Broadway
Holtz
Palace
Elysian Fields
Richard Crale Jr
Irving Straus
Europe
Young Mons
Straus
Ray Perkins
House Republicans plan fight for coming a session
Washington dispatch notes Republicans plan a combative approach as they aim for a new session. Bertrand Hollin Snell of Potsdam leads in a factional battle for speaker with Tilson, a longtime White House ally, shaping the broader clash between party factions and potential minority leadership.
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House Republicans
Kirke Sempson
Washington
Republican House Caucus
Potsdamer
New York
Germany
Bertrand Hollin Snell
Ehowes
House
Snell-Tilson
Snell
Tilson
Ership
Tison
White House
Jender
James Mann
Tilmats
T Woe & Minster
Hert ‘Snell
Potsdam
Amoebic dysentery risks and prevention in public health
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines amoebic (Entamoeba histolytica) dysentery as a serious global disease common in the United States and linked to contaminated food and poor hand hygiene. He stresses that most infections are intestinal with bloody discharges, wasting, and possible intoxication, and notes early diagnosis plus sanitary disposal of waste and water protection as key controls.
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Morris Fishbein
United States
Wenl
Cohn on Salaries and Stars in Hollywood
Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures argues most actors are overpaid and only big names sell tickets. He insists a performer’s weekly value is about 250 dollars, but would pay up to 25 000 dollars a week for a proven star if profits justify it. Cohn’s career shows he bets on stars to drive revenue.
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Holtera
Iubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Harry Cohn
Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Harold Lloyd
Colin
Constance Bennett
Sive
Jack
Cohn, Brand and Cohn
Harry
Columbia
Harry Colin
Washington Buzzcard Prepares for 1932 Politics
Romney Dutcher surveys the looming 1932 political session. Congress and party machinery loom large with pre congress conferences on unemployment and home ownership, the National Women’s Party protests, and early convention planning. Washington expects a flood of visitors as the George Washington Bicentennial year begins.
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Beneft
Washington News
Congress
National Women's Party
Woman's Party
Lea
Atty Saloon League
Raskob
Isave
Decrefe
Skob
Tua Weta
George Washington
Throwing The Harpoon
The warden of Sing Sing prison raises the price of admission to see his football team from 6 cents to a dollar. Amateur college stars facing post‑college work hopefuls may still be enticed by the new fee.
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Sing Sing
London
Unusual Christmas Card Trends Spotlight Simplicity and Spiritual Themes
The article surveys Christmas card designs showing a shift to simple, varied papers and new art forms from woodblock to blue on white. It highlights mother cards, self or home dry point etchings as gifts, and a rising demand for religious motifs like the Babe in the Manger, biblical scenes, and prayers, reflecting the season’s sacred emphasis.
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Carda
America
Shina Vt
Ralloona
Ocean Energ
Artiela
Maes
Sueresae
W VA Marriage Licenses Issued in Wyoming County
Wyomings county clerk records marriages including Lawrence L. Smith to Polly E B Shrewsbury. Brady Lusk to Cora White. Orvincy Beverly to Lorene Harvey. Harvey Church to Anona Milam. George Marvin Rollins to Nora Leo Harris. Ashley Hatfield to Clara Toter. Kennie Hatfield to Grace Toter. Also many local social notes and tributes among Pineville residents. The piece ends with a note on a Sunnyvale hangar project for the navy coast airship fleet planned for completion by 1933.
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Pineville
W. Va
Murriage Ncenses
Wyowing
Lawrence L. Smith
Polly EB. Shrewsbury
Bad
Brady Lusk
Cora White
Herndon
Orvincy Beverly
Lurene Harvey
Itmany
Harvey Church
Tralee
Anona Milam
Herndoa
George Marvin Rollins
Welch
Nora Leo Harris
Twin Branch
Ashley Hatfield
Clara Toter
Guyant
Kennie Hatfield
Simon
Grace Toter
Clear Fork
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Wilkinson
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Screen Life IN
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Steppes
Mele, W
C. M. Kikel
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Clear Fort
William Vaedervert
Missouri
R. D. Batley Jr
Clarence S. Worrell
Washington and Lee University
Lewisburg
R. D. Bailey
Culbertson
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Talcott
L. L. Shannon
Miseea Elizabeth
Ann and
Louise Cook
Saeger
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Dillon
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Neta Cook
Mullens
Misa Ruth Toler
9. W. Cook
Bobbie
Ideger
R. Cook
H. Shannon
R. I. Cook
A. B. Shannon
Clyd¢d Senter
Neta Brooke
H.W. Worrall
Dan Gulince
Lenore
Mingo County
A. J. Morgan
Wautington
John W. Morgan
Davy
W. OM. Seprett
C. W. Murphy
Matoaka
Dott Cook
Billy Jo
Cook
Bartley Beavers
Baileysville
Lee Cook
Bailey
Lamar
C. A. Brown
Howard Brown
Glen Fork
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Mre
W. Worrell Jr
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Sunnyvale
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