Lightning may strike anywhere in Democratic nominating field
The Telegraph weighs the 1924 Democratic race with McAdoo Smith and Underwood leading a crowded field. It favors West Virginia's John W. Davis and sees Carter Glass as presidential timber, noting many dark horses seek the nomination as lightning could strike Bryan.
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Dark Horse
McAdoo
Telegraph
Smith
Coolidge
Dawes
Oscar Underwood
Underwood
New York
West
William Jennings Bryan
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Miss Georgia Virginia Woodrum and A. A. Skeen wed at Pearlsburg. Norton’s business district burned. Dr and Mrs J F Fox returned from St Louis exposition. Company 1 sent to Camp Kanawha for summer encampment. Unknown man in dying condition found on Raleigh Street. United Woolen Mills Company opened its twelfth store in Shuetial 2.
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Norton
J. F. Fox
St. Louis Exposition
Kanawha
Raleigh Street
United Woolen Mills Company
Cioaeeres
Shuetial
Pocahontas
Theocahontas Company, Incorporated
Pocahon' Virginia
United States
Broadway
New York
Afolk
P. Samathans
Board of Trade
Cincinnati
Ohio
Portland
Pocahontas Wharf
Moulton St. Blu
West Virginia
Pocahontas Uilding
New Bedford
Mass
Pocahontas Art
Hillman Street
Atlantic Coast
Tidewater Piezs
Lambert's Point
Sewell's Point
Norfolk
Newport News
Tage
City Piers
Great Laker
Sandusky
Toledo
London
Moxey, Savok & Co, Ltd
Lime Street Square
HB. O
England
Bryan’s Nomination a Remote yet Influential Prospect
The article discusses Colonel Bryan’s enduring influence and respect within the Democratic Party. It notes his large personal following, the likelihood nominees must win his wholehearted support, and the high stakes as Democrats prepare to face Coolidge and Dawes, with New York balloting watched keenly.
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Chicago
Bryan
America
Col. Bryan
Coolidge
Dawes
New York
Unavoidable Accident Driven Naval Reform Debate
The Mississippi explosion spurs emphasis on ship safety and reliability. Congress approved eight cruisers and modernization for six battleships, including fire control upgrades. The Senate awaits action next December due to a Democratic senator's tactics.
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Mississippi
Congress
House
Senate
Naval
Telegraphic Thoughts and Quick Wits from Tom Sims
A collection of quips and aphorisms attributed to Tom Sims. The loose medley touches on golf speed, time as money, gender stereotypes, political lines, self-importance, travel, Chinese and American customs, life’s small joys, baseball fans, gardening, weather, and home life. It reads like a playful column of witticisms.
Gold Mines in Wales Attract 7000 Workers
Cardiff reports more than seven thousand men are employed in the ancient Welsh gold mines. North Wales Labor Federation schemes to defeat Lloyd George at the forthcoming election.
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Wales
Cardiff
Lloyd George
North Wales Labor Federation
Adoyd George
Editorials on baseball misplay and a blood-tied romance case
The column cites a third base miscue as an example of baser instincts, then shifts to quotes about interviewing moguls and valuing skilled professionals. It reports on Elizabeth and Louis, children of the same mother adopted separately, later wed, imprisoned in Portsmouth for consanguineous marriage, and facing trial under laws meant to protect racial integrity.
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Elizabeth
Louis
Portsmouth
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tragic tale echoes Oedipus in New Hampshire romance
The piece questions how Elizabeth Ruth Dart and Louis W. Rollins, once orphans from New Hampshire, were found to have wed and were jailed amid accusations of kinship. It asks whether such a scarring fate can occur in a civilized American community and reflects on the fragility of young love amid harsh histories.
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Oedipus
Sophocles
Elizabeth Ruth Dart
Louis W. Rollins
New Hampshire
Rivalry and reconciliation in the Coolidge campaign
A look at tensions between Cr. Bascom Slemp and William M. Butler within the Republican National Committee as they navigate control of the 1920s Coolidge campaign. Slemp seeks advisory influence while Butler directs strategy, with deeper party splits over moderates and conservatives.
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Coolidge
Bascom Slemp
William M. Butler
G. O. P. National Committee
Cleveland
Butler
Slemp
Administration
Big Stone Gap
John T. Adams
George B. Lockwood
Borah
Porcupine Parable on Nature and Human Conduct
A reflective piece argues nature governs human problems and urges respect for wildlife. It notes the porcupine as a potential emergency food source and critiques destructive impulses in people, comparing behavior to negligence with hotel guests and personal belongings.
Notable Fatal Encounter with Porcupine Predation
The passage describes a nervous convulsion loosening quills and a blow driving them in. It notes only two animals can kill a porcupine in a ball, including a man with a club. A fox twists a foxes prey by biting the neck and consuming the carcass through the stomach where quills are absent.
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Nature
Mr. Pore
The Dream Garden and Economic Verse Reflections
A collage of opinions on national debt tax burden and lingering postwar costs notes debt at 21.3 billion after treasury cash, with a 1919 peak drop due to salvaged materials. It laments Japan’s boycott risks and criticizes synthetic gin as criminal fuel while counting urban traffic losses on Manhattan and Chicago.
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Manhattan Island
N. Y
Chicago
Morning exercise pitfalls and discipline advice
A columnist explains that Mr Mann from Anytown grew apathetic after a few weeks of a morning exercise routine. The piece warns that different people lose enthusiasm when focusing on time and results and urges keeping enthusiasm, enjoyment, and desire to exercise as essential to consistency.
Daily physical exercise to boost mood and energy
The text urges consistent daily physical recreation to improve mood and alertness, noting that exercise that is enjoyable is better than boring. It acknowledges external factors like trains and sleep, and emphasizes persistence over emotional interest.
Clever Tales and Curious Jokes From a Bygone Table
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips from a past social scene. It features a lawyer banter about right and wrong, a householder query to a job applicant, a colored teacher remark on language, and light prefatory dialogue about meals and old friendships.
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A collage of quips and notes from various papers. Jokes on bootleggers prohibition and profanity mix with facts about roofing steel and a sailor’s uniform. Notable lines include a serum claim against alcohol taste and a steel tensile strength figure of 63 000 psi.
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Bluefield
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China
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Detroit News
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Wichita Eagle
Rufus Hoskins
Isaac T. Mann
James Bly
J. McBride
Mgr. Bak
L. Alexander
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas Coal Field
Great Lakes
Ng Wee Cee Vw
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Prc
Boester
Pocahontas Fuel Co., Inc
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Scott
Western Union
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