Daily Telegraph Notice Page Fragment
Fragmentary advertisement note block from the Daily Telegraph printing co paper listing Associated Press rates and rep details. Contains stray city acronyms Kansas City Chicago San Francisco Atlanta and vague club notices about events and paid items.
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Baily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing CO
Associated Press
Rats Agen New F
Kansas City
Chicago
San Nessco
Atlanta
Obi Lee
A fragment with Biblical quotes and aphorisms
The text presents a mix of religious scripture and a personal maxim. It contrasts a verse urging restraint against biting and devouring with a proverb about greed harming the would be recipient, attributed to unnamed sources.
Roosevelts Smith silence fuels 1928 nomination speculations
The piece notes friction between Gov Roosevelt and Al Smith over the Democratic nomination process. It cites Raskob’s key role, Smith’s noncommittal stance, and differing views within Roosevelt supporters about the path to the national ticket. It also references Walker's New York address and a controversial shift in Germany reparations debate.
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Roosevelt
New York
al Smith
John J. Raskob
National Committee
Europe
Mr. Smith
Raskob
Smith
Bose
Walker
James A Foley
Jimmie
Japanese engineers seal record of 1923 disaster in a bottle
In Tokyo engineers hermetically seal a scroll in a quart bottle filled with ergon gas. The relic is intended to be preserved for at least a thousand years in a Buddhist temple hall. The temple aims to safeguard the record of all victims for posterity.
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Japan
Tokyo
Twenty Years Ago Today in Local History Summary
We recall Preston Smith dying in his chair with a last wish for a beer. Tribes Navajo No. 102 and Calumet No. 68 of the Improved Order of Red Men were merged. Higginbothan avenue may become Court street. Elizabeth Mahood and Carroll Beckwith wed ten years ago. George C. Pollock founder of the First National Bank of Bluefield died in Tucson. Redpath Chautauqua planned to use the Billy Sunday tabernacle.
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Preston Smith
Higginbothan Avenue
Federal Street
Court Street
Elizabeth Mahood
Carroll Beckwith
Princeton
George C. Pollock
First National Bank of
Bluefield
Tucson
Arizona
Redpath Chautauqua
Preserving a Modern Plan for a 10000 Year Timespan
An electric company official argues the plan’s longevity hinges less on technical details than on future human behavior. He notes that even 5,000 year old Pharaonic surroundings show changing perceptions and that 10,000 years hence humanity could look very different with possible racial fusion and shifts in identity.
In a Garden
A poem describes a night garden with golden stars, silver shadows, and a wood-nymph wind dancing among flowers that sleep. The voice asks if you have seen flowers asleep and suggests you can feel their dreams as rainbow wisps carried by the wind.
Opinions of Other Editors on Bonds and Forts
William B Johnson defends West Virginia local bond guarantees under the state funded system noting no chance of default and likening local bonds to state bonds. Custer protests post abandonment arguing sentiment clashes with history and economy as forts fade to irrelevant army posts. Modern training and efficiency demand larger units and economy replacing romance.
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Illiam
Johnson
United States Daily
West Virginia
Clarksburg
RS. Custer
Mrs. Custer
Custer
Fort Laramie
Fort Bridger
Fort Learned
Fort
Phil Kearney
Charleston
Public Health Warning on Lockjaw After Fireworks
A health advisory urges immediate medical care for any Fourth of July injuries involving dirt or contamination. It explains tetanus risk from small wounds, recommends wound cleaning, antiseptics, and tetanus antitoxin, and notes boards of health may provide antitoxin free for children to prevent lockjaw.
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Board of Health
Screen Life in Hollywood
Hollywood insiders note Roy Del Ruth directs with little labor trouble as respect for him grows. He once hired a list of 20 for extras at low pay then gave lines, raising them to higher pay. Some actors pursue directing, including Lawrence Tibbett, Robert Montgomery, John Boles, Ramon Novarro, Kenneth MacKenna, Norman Foster, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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Corneliua Vanderbilt Jr
Hollywood
Roy del Ruth
del Ruth
Christ
Mary Pickford
Lawrence Tibbett
Robert Montgomery
John Boles
Lowell Sherman
Ramon Novarro
Kenneth MacKenna
Norman Foster
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Fritz of the Astor: Broadway’s First Barber and Legend
In New York’s Hotel Astor chair No. 6 Fritz Guttman, known as Fritz of the Astor, has tended Broadway royalty for over 25 years. His clients include Belasco, Jolson, Cohan, Loew, and Dillingham, with many stars preferring home or chair appointments and generous tips.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Broadway
Herr Guttman
Fritz
The
Astor
George M
George Ade
Louis Mann
Yesteryear
Germany
Old
Holland House
David Belasco
al Jolson
Nick Schenck
Nat Goodwin
Sam Bernard
Marcus Loew
William Morris
Sam Harris
George M. Cohan
Belasco
Cohan
Charles Dillingham
Gilbert Swan
Throwing The Harpoon Punchy Note On City Power And Pains
A fragmented early 20th century style column notes shifting policing protection from night clubs to officers. It touches on annual grumbling from juniors about rowing pains and hints at political street talk nicknamed peanut politics.
Ex-boxers rise in film industry with Zanuck backing
Darryl Zanuck, head of Warner Brothers, supports ex-fighters in his studio. The cutting department includes several former pugilists and he helps broken down boxers. Nigel de Brulier stands out for leading community singing among actors in the film colony.
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Darryl Zanuck
Warner Brothers
Nigel de Brulier
War Department leaders vie for air mileage in travel
Washington notes three civilian heads of the War Department race in air travel. Trubee Davison, the air secretary, leads in air miles, with Frederick Payne and Pat Hurley following. Payne’s Panama trip, Hurley’s planned Atlantic City air commute, and Davison’s long flight record fuel the rivalry amid cabinet politicking.
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War Department
Trubee Davison
Frederick Payne
Pat” Hurley
Davison
Jack” MacNider
Canada
MacNider
Payne
Panama
Urley
Washington
Atlantic City
Coolidge
Debt moratorium could shape Hoover era politics
Washington reports that Hoover’s one year debt suspension plan may dominate domestic politics and alter expectations for Congress. Supporters claim it strengthens Hoover’s standing while Republicans seek political gain and possible tax shifts as Congress debates timing ahead of December debt payments.
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Rodney Dutcher Ashington
Hoover
Ican
London
James Francis Burke
Republican National Committee
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Day News Briefs AP World and U.S. Dispatches
AP briefs report Vladivostok to Nome air expedition covering 2100 miles. Fort Worth hotel blast injures. Berlin campus riot by Nazis and Communists. Pittsburgh miners dispersed by tear gas. DeKalb five drown in deep water. Steubenville mine strike violence. Chicago Al Capone income evasion sentencing postponed to July 30. New Orleans raid injures federal agent and citizen. New Orleans bank branch robbery, money recovered.
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Vladivostok
Wiley-Post
Nome
Alaska
Fort Worth
Tex
Berlin
Pittsburgh
Coal
Ellsworth
DeKalb
Steubenville
Chicago
al Capone
New Orleans
Prohibition
Canal Bank and Trust Company
West Virginia Briefs: Jail Escape, Drownings and Transit News
Charleston officers pursue Everett Cappe and two others as escaped prisoners from a city jail. Marlinton-Ora White, 20, shot during a state trooper escape attempt. A new bus line Charleston to Detroit via Columbus announced by J. W. Flanningan. Jaeger H Smith, 64, drowns at Tug and Dry Fork rivers. Twenty more penitentiary inmates moved to road camps. William Breiding, 9, drowns when boat capsizes on Ohio River. A pocketbook with Smiddy and Miller names found after a freight train fatality. Gilmer County and state police probe the Benjamin Fryer home bombing.
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Charleston
Everett Cappe
Kansas City
Orlen Stopel
Marlinton
Ora White
Dry Fork
G. W. Buech
Columbus
Detroit
J. W. Flannigan
Jaeger
H. Smith
Tug
Moundsville
State
Wheeling
William Breiding
Ohio River
J A. Smiddy
Arthur Miller
Baltimore and Ohio
Clarksburg
Gilmer County
Benjamin Fryemer
Bull Fork
Hoover Sends Greetings to Colored Organization
Pittsburgh June 29 President Hoover sends greetings to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the opening session of its twenty second annual conference. The message to J E Spingarn asserts equal protection under the law and expresses government and citizen commitment to justice. The conference continues through Sunday.
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Pittsburgh
Hoover
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
J. E. Spimgarn
Association
B-C Stops Headaches and Quiets Nerves
A drugstore remedy from two North Carolina pharmacists promises fast relief for headaches and nervous pain. The B C formula, sold at 10 and 25 cents, is claimed to ease sciatic and neuralgic pains within minutes with no moodiness or aftereffects.
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North Carolina
Prosser and Giltner Named to N&W Coal Team
Norfolk and Western Railway announces Fred K. Prosser of Bluefield as coal department manager and J B Giltner of Bluefield as assistant manager. Both based in Roanoke with retroactive appointments to June. Prosser previously served as mine rating commissioner and has years with the railroad.
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Fred K. Prosser
Bluefield
Roanoke
J. B. Giltner
Norfolk and Westtern Railway
Prosser
Giltmer
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mr. Prosser
GLOBE GIRDLERS LAND IN ALASKA AFTER LONG HOP
Post and Gatty reach Nome Alaska after long flight from Khabarovsk Russia aiming to circle the world in ten days. They plan two more legs to Edmonton and New York and expected arrival by Wednesday. Daylight conditions aided landings in northern Alaska as they press toward the final destination.
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Nome Air Field
New York
Edmonton
Alberta
Nome
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Alaska
Bering Sea
Post
Gatty
Stolen Ford Returned To Owner In Bluefield
W. J. Watkins of Bluefield Supply found his Ford car missing for over two months parked at his Russell Street home. The nearly new vehicle showed about 1,700 miles added during its absence and had no license plates when returned.
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W. J. Watkins
Bluefield Supply Company
Russell Street
Bandits Raid Canal Bank Branch in New Orleans
Four bandits raided the Ewing Market branch of Canal Bank and Trust today in New Orleans. Police arrived as the robbers fled in an automobile. two men were captured, names listed as James Norman and William Kelley, with $3,297 recovered.
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New Orleans
Ewing Market
Canal Bank and Trust Company
James Norman
William Kelley
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Willie Stribling
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Dwight Morrow
New Jersey
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