State chamber of commerce could unite diverse West Virginia groups
An editorial argues for a state chamber of commerce to advance the entire state. It warns against partisan aims and lists potential members from educational, medical, legal, religious, manufacturing, public service, and civic groups, stressing broad, collaborative effort.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg News
State Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Bureaus
Coal Producers’ Associations
Bankers
City Chambers of Commerce
Haldane Predicts Long Range Human Travel
Cambridge University physicist J B S Haldane discusses views on humanity’s future and interplanetary travel in an interview. He notes the time scale for the future may seem daring and mentions the possibility of landing a projectile on the moon within a generation while avoiding precise predictions.
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Cambridge University
Mr. Haldane
We Were Doing James ae ern Negro Crime Case
We were doing James ae ern Negro paid t th pena a Pearteburg for the murder of Captain Charles Early at Pembroke. Meadows and Company on Bland street was damaged by ice. The Slab Fork Coal Company in Raleigh county was organized. Ten years ago today Paul Adkins a former mall superintendent entered the coal business. Dave C Bayless of Charleston visited Bluefield. A H Mitchell of the Virginia side and Mies Rose Lane of Nyack NY were married.
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James Ae
Pearteburg
Charles Early
Pembroke
Co. A. Meadows and Company More
Bland Street
Slab Fork Coal Company
Raleigh County
Paul Adkins
Bluefield
Dave C. Bayless
Charleston
West Virginia
A. H. Mitchell
Virginia
Mies Rose Lane
Nyack
Haldane on wonder at scientific progress and future life
The article discusses how historic figures would react to modern technology and progress. It notes that people often misjudge what future science can achieve and compares past and present eras. It argues that humans struggle to conceive new possibilities and that speculation about long term change can defy current understanding.
City urges curb on driving violations downtown
Bluefeld officials call for a zone where motorists may not break the line and must not run around on Princeton Bland Federal Bluefield Raleigh and other downtown streets. They cite goal of reducing danger from impatient drivers and note enforcement in other cities.
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Bluefeld
Princeton
Bland
Federal
Bluefield
Raleigh
Passenger Station Debate and Local News Reflections
A town debates depot location for growth versus current needs and urges prompt news submission. The piece notes McAdoo’s lingering influence, McCormick’s gubernatorial bid optimism, and weather impact on farm prices with References to Smith and hotel crowds.
Platform plank list for Bluefield West Virginia region
A platform proposing quarterly tax payments to city county and state like federal. Enforce mine safety training for operators and miners. Erect barriers on curvy and high roads to protect motorists. Impose gasoline tax to fund levies on vehicles. end personal property taxes and licenses. Build more factories in Bluefield and a new passenger station with parking to ease traffic. Propose southward street expansion and rail relief, create an Southern West Virginia development association. Hold Sunday elections and promote self government. establish uniformed deputies for law enforcement.
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Yormonte
Bluefield
East End Bridge
Midway
College Avenue
Advancement and Development Association
West Virginia
Fragile Verse on Quixotic Hearts
A brief poem fragment speaks of altering for affection and the play of hidden wishes. The speaker suggests a playful willingness to adjust for a kiss, hinting at romantically charged mischief and longing.
West Virginia papers form plan for state chamber of commerce
The West Virginia press, meeting at Bluefield, forms a committee headed by Ogden of Wheeling Smith of Fairmont and Shott of Bluefield to promote a state chamber of commerce. They note Virginia’s model in reducing sectionalism and foresee education and compromise needed to balance taxation across manufacturing oil gas electrical coal and retail interests while uniting the state for growth. The Parkerburg News calls for fusion of diverse interests for broader state good.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Ogden
Wheeling
Smith
Fairmont
Shott
Ders
E News
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Commonwealth
United State
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A collection of quips from various papers on aviation praise, balloon races, swimming lessons, lake summers, and pedestrians. The items feature Captain Lindbergh praise, a pacified balloon race reaction, a magazine teaching swim in ten minutes, and a caution about jaywalking with Argus reference.
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The
Indianapolis News
Throwing the Harpoon and Other Briefs in 1920s Light News
A collage of witty, satirical items notes New York disappointment over Lindy, Jersey earthquakes after a Washington pledge, welfare quotes about girls, farm life mentions, gendered psychology quips, club locker room jibes, a judge ruling on a wife’s seven kisses, Dr. James Eads Howe sailing to Manila to organize hoboes, and the Insular hoboes unionizing.
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New York
Lindy
Jersey
Washington
James Eads Howe
Manila
Alaska statehood bid tied to fisheries policy and autonomy
Alaska seeks statehood as its population grows while Dan Sutherland accuses Hoover era fisheries policy of wrecking the independent fishing industry. He advocates self government, elected governor, and local officials to curb cannery influence and better protect Alaskan fishermen amid a $50 million 1926 salmon year.
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Ashington
Alaska
Dan Sutherland
House of Representatives
Hoover
Sutherland
Commerce
Congress
Chicago
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Washington
Men Dominate Candy Makers Says Statistician
A statistician reports men produced about one third of all U S candy last year and paid for about 97 percent of it. The Fort Wayne News Sentinel notes the humorous contrast in consumption and production.
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America
Fort Wayne News- Sentinel
Old pocketbook not due for replacement yet
Notice from The Saginaw News Courier states that until the current note series expires there is no need to order a new pocketbook and that the reduced size paper money will not be issued for about twelve months.
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Saginaw News- Courier
Millions mourn Dr Francis E Clark founder of Christian Endeavor
Tributes pour in from across the nation for Dr Francis E Clark founder of the Christian Endeavor Society. Reported as having died at 75 after a long career shaping youth ministry worldwide. tributes praise his simple program and global reach despite modest means.
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Doctor Clark
Christian Endeavor
Francis E. Clark
Clark
Portland. Oregon
Francis EB. Clark
Dr. Clark
Kansas City Journal-Post
Newark Evening News
Christian Endeavor Society
Youngstown
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Abanherd
Harrisburgh Telegraph
Houston Chronicle
Detroit News
St. Paul Dispatch
New Bedford Standard
Portsmouth
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Syracuse
New and Observer
America
Rock Island
Jersey City Journal
Christian Endeavor Movement
Young Christiane
The Old News Stand Keeper of Manhattan Dawn
In New York a swarthy veteran news stand keeper near Battery immigration and the Staten Island ferry signals the city’s awakening. He breaks bread to summon gulls, stacks papers, and as the first ferry clangs in, milk and vegetable wagons arrive. The day’s momentum begins with his simple ceremonial gesture.
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New York
Manhattan Daily Life
Battery
Staten Island Ferry
Manhattan
Gilbert Swan
Health guidance on eye injuries and styes
The article explains black eyes and styes treatment, from cold cloths for immediate care to leeches or needle drainage for deeper bleeds. It notes artistic disguises for appearance, infection risks, and preventive hygiene, ending with a unrelated joke about Slim Lindbergh becoming a king in a humorous context.
When Cities Build Half Mile High Buildings
The Dallas Journal notes that as cities rise to half mile high structures, residents may not need to travel to mountains for altitude. The remark expresses urban skylines replacing mountain air for high altitude benefits.
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The
Dallas Journal
Mayor-elect Thompson vows crackdown on crooks and bootleggers
The Lynchburg report notes mayor-elect Thompson pledges to purge crooks bandits and gangsters while census workers face limited access in 1930 as bootleggers remain a concern.
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Thompson
Lynchburg
Ambitious islanders seek self rule amid US control
A survey of American territories details broad desires from Alaska statehood to Philippine independence, with Porto Rico and Guam seeking self government or civil authority. It notes administration faces mixed success, supports a proposed insular affairs bureau, and warns policy choices affect future guardian roles.
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Rodney Dutcher
Pacific
Treasuries
Herbert Hoover
Department Commerce
Washington
Hoover Administration of Fisheries
General Wood
Philippines
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
Samoa
Alaska
Carm Thompson
Bureau of Insular Affairs
U. S. Dependencies
Department of the Interior
War Department
Navy Department
Department of Commerce
Freezone corn remedy promises instant relief
An ad describes Freezone as painless and effective for all corn types and foot calluses. A tiny bottle sold by druggists costs a few cents and removes corns without soreness or irritation.
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Associated Press
William G. McAdoo
al Smith
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Small
Rome
Black Hills
Mountain State
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Christian Science Monitor
Ohio State Journal
Argus
Toledo Blade
Ontario
PALL
Brooklyn
Daly Health Service
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Slim” Lindbergh
Lafayette Journal and Courier
Norfolk
Petersberg
Roanoke
Williamson
Cincinnati
Columbus
Clinch Valley
Norton
W. J. Wiley
Mountain State Transportation Company
Bluefield Union
Tazewell
Lebanon
Abingdon
Bristol
Matoaka
Beckley
Johnson City
Knoxville
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