Women Key Players Intensify Democratic Convention Activity
In Chicago on June 28, women dominated floor debates and committee action at the Democratic convention. They organized support for Al Smith and opposed Huey Long, with Representative Mary Norton and Mrs. Henry Moskowitz leading key speeches and efforts. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson observed from her box as wives of candidates offered solid backing.
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Ritchie
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Huey Long
Louisiana
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Peechén
Woodrow Wilson
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Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Henry Moskowitz
Montana Senator Triumphs at Democratic Convention
Delegates back Senator Walsh amid tense balloting over rules and Roosevelt loyalists. The convention closes day with Walsh hailed for leadership as party debates platform and repeal stance while calls for harmony grow. Major disputes center on Roosevelt influence and two thirds rule.
Roosevelt Roars As Two Thirds Rule Looms At Convention
Delegates in the Democratic convention debate the two thirds rule amid Roosevelt surge in Pennsylvania and New York. Long faces taunts as he argues legality of credentials while Lucas attacks the Long faction. Roosevelt signals to Farley to seek a majority method if no candidate gains two thirds, and the rules fight tightens.
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Einar Hoidale
New York
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James R. Farley
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Walsh
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Madison Square Garden
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Alfred N. Phillips
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Rules Committee
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Cohalan
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Radox Bath promise frees feet from corns and pain
A vintage ad touts Radox Bath as a cure for corns callouses and burning feet. It claims one to four baths over several nights removes corne roots and leaves strong vigorous feet, with Goodykoontz Drug Stores selling Radox.
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Goodykoontz Drug Stores
Alleadang Druggista
New Mesh Gloves Advertised at Fretwell’s Store
White mesh gloves priced at 50 cents per pair are advertised for sale at Fretwell’s, 114 Bland Street, with a contact phone number 334. The notice includes other local ads and a funeral attendance reminder for W. L. Belcher at Shupe and Kelly's store in Midway.
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Bland Street
Twin City
United American Mechanics
Shupe and Kelly's
Midway
W. L. Belcher
Harvard Museum clears explorer in White Indian hoax
Dr. Thomas Barbour, director of the Harvard museum of comparative zoology, excused Don ald Wees of blame for the White Indian hoax. Wees, a Paraguyan jungle traveler, had been harshly criticized after telling Buenos Aires reporters he found White Indians in Paraguay.
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Cambridge, Mass
Thomas Barbour
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Donald Wees
Paraguay
Wees
Elkins
West Virginia
University
Buenos Aires
Peking Woman’s Hands Seen Human by Anatomist
In Peiping today Dr. Davidson Black described wrist and toe bones from the Peking woman, arguing the wrist bone supports her as truly human and places her among early human ancestors. Skull fragments from Chouhoutien caves are dated about 1,000,000 years old.
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Peiping
China
Davidson Black
Rockefeller Hospital
Chouhoutien
Senate Advances Big Treasury and Relief Bills in Washington
Senate approved a billion-dollar treasury post office supply bill and, with House conferees, set an emergency relief section for a 2.3 billion unemployment relief package. A reconsideration on the economy bill aimed to save 150 to 175 million dollars. House backed a 317.56 million navy department supply bill. Senate also approved borrowing for bonus marchers' transportation home and confirmed Garner Cowles Sr. of Des Moines Iowa as Reconstruction Corporation director.
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Treasury Post Office
House
Navy Department
Garner Cowles Sr
Des Moines
Iowa
Reconstruction Corporation
Fossil Fragments Include Wrist Toe And Collar Bone
Ancient remains yield wrist and toe fragments plus a collar bone. Daily per capita meat consumption in the United States stands at about one third of a pound.
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United States
Tongue Slip Triggers Laughs At Convention
Brief remarks at a party gathering sparked humor as delegates teased about roles for wives of prominent leaders. Mrs. Long, acting alternate delegate, quipped she is not political and wants to see the whole convention. Other observers criticized wives for political influence while endorsing a vice presidential candidacy based on gender.
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Huey Long
Mrs. Long
Louisiana
Helen Moore
Texas
Arizona
Approval of Charter Change in Monndeville
Monndeville West Virginia on June 28 approved changes to elect a chief of police city clerk and city solicitor by voters rather than council appointments. The proposal carried 909 to 183 and marks a shift in how these offices are filled.
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Monndeville
W. Va
Salle Posal
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