Breckinridge Long Wins Missouri Primary for Senate
Returns show Long defeated Judge Henry S. Priest as Democratic candidate on a league platform. Priest was backed by Senator Reed who has been repudiated by his own State, mirroring defeats among anti league Democrats.
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Oklahoma
Gore
League of Nations
Missouri
Breckinridge Long
Henry S. Priest
United States Ator
Thomas
Colorado
League
Chicago Safety Drive by Schoolboys Aims at Auto Fatalities
Chicago uses a safety campaign after 28 automobile deaths this year. Two hundred schoolboys will hand out a pamphlet on fatalities and prevention on a life saving day. The critic argues daily reminders and constant warnings work better than one off events.
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Chicago
GOOD TRADE AIDED BY OPEN MARKET SYSTEM PROVES EFFECTIVE
The city s open market network shows efficiency as Jamaica Plain stand opens Monday. In Dorchester the first open air market day drew five auto trucks of vegetables at six, sold out by nine with no potatoes left. The free delivery system remains handy, but many shoppers favor the basket on the arm method.
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Jamaica Plain
Dorchester
Esterday
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
New England
Tennessee Legislature Faces Woman Suffrage Debate
A letter from the Alabama Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage appealing to the Tennessee Legislature is reprinted by the New York Times. It argues the South should not vote in the upcoming Presidential election and questions why Tennessee should back the federal amendment amid national campaign tensions.
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Tennessee
Alabama Association
New York Times
South
Alabama
Commanding Men How To Vote To Dodge Responsibility
A fragment notes individuals urging others on how to vote to avoid direct responsibility for casting their own ballot. The passage hints at pressure tactics and political maneuvering without detailing who is involved or the specific election context.
A Case for Congress and Prohibition Enforceme
The piece argues that a Bolshevik threat could force the United States into a world conflict, requiring presidential initiative and potential congressional action. It contends the president would need Congress approval for troop use and warns of extra sessions in a crisis. It also asserts Volstead Act enforcement must be impartial and comprehensive.
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Poland
Europe
Lenine
United States
Wilson
Harding
America
Congress
Serial Redemption Bond Plan For Liberty and Victory Bonds
The piece analyzes Harding's call to boost Liberty and Victory bonds to par via serial redemption. It reviews Alfred D. Chandler's authority on serial bonds, questions the immediacy of price jumps, and notes higher costs and broader financial risks. It concludes the plan may help long term but cannot lift values without public cost.
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Republican Publicity Association
Senator Harding
Harding
Alfred D. Chandler
Brookline
Post
Prohibition Commissioner Defies Homebrew Quotation
A report critiques Prohibition Commissioner Kramer for claiming that homemade fruit beverages fermenting naturally can be judged by producers as intoxicating. The piece argues Volstead Act section 3 does not allow such permission and defines intoxicating liquor as any spiritous or fermented drink containing one half of one percent alcohol.
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Kramer
Root’s Hague Ties for International Court of Justice
The piece defends Elihu Root amid Republican jeers, noting his work with The Hague Tribunal and the International Court of Justice as part of the League of Nations framework. It cites Article 14 and Root’s statements on US collaboration with Western powers, arguing no repudiation of the League.
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New York
Root
League of Nations
The
Hague
Chicago
Hague Tribunal
International Court of Justice
Supreme Council of the League
Birthday Bio Briefs: Robert B. Roosevelt
Robert B. Roosevelt born August 7 1828 in New York City shared traits with Theodore Roosevelt. A lawyer politician editor writer and diplomat he helped break the Tweed ring via Citizens Association and Reform Club. He served in Congress and backed paid fire and health departments for New York City.
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Robert B. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
New York
Roosevelt
Citizens’ Association
Reform Club
The
Citizen
Congress
United States
Netherlands
All Sorts Newton Newkirk All Sorts
A quirky verse fragment mentions Old Sol waking the gentian and a lover calling. The speaker vows to return at first light as a father summons. A second line hints at a sphinx quote about mother-love and a snake loving its baby.
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Gentian
Gardner
No Time Gap in Four Mile Motorbike Dash
Letter writer Charlie Riley recounts a tale from Brook-on-the-Tobique about a motorbike rider who passed George Green’s house and Mrs Waters’ Dow Flat location at the same time. Newt is asked to assess the speed, but the jest centers on a perfect timing coincidence and a humorous calculation challenge.
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Newt
George
Dow Flat
George's
Missoa Waters
Charlie
George Green
Charles P
Waters’ Place
N. N
Honolulu
Notable Roosevelts and Coolidges Highlight Who's Who in America
The latest Who's Who in America lists four Roosevelts besides the VP nominee and a deceased ex-President. It shows a stronger Coolidge presence with at least 16 Coolidges named, many from New England. Harding’s early fame as a Marion banker’s wife’s husband is recalled, and Rockefeller gifts totals are summarized, while Ernest Thompson Seton marks his 60th birthday with a Connecticut residence and a past in Canada.
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Roosevelts
Kermit Roosevelt
Samuel Montgomery Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Montgomery, Clothier and Tyler
William Emlen Roosevelt
Coolidges
New England
Boston
Natick
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Lancaster
Ohio
Khings
Kling
Mr. Harding
Ernest Thompson Seton
Connecticut
England
Canada
Telephone Interruption Inquiry From Boston Reader
A New England Tel and Tel Co letter from Boston questions repeated short interruptions during a call to number B B 5830. The writer notes two mid sentence cutoffs and asks why service would be lengthened, citing extra operator signaling and longer conversation time.
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New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Boston
Mass
Dear Co
N. N
Palmer Raps Frankfurter
A Boston letter questions where a storekeeper was and why a man earning the Attorney General’s salary would buy items one at a time, in a critical voice attributed to R. N. L.
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Newt
Palmer
Frankfurter
R. N. L. Boston
Vote Declares Boston Post New England Favorite Paper
A Boston Post reader reports a hotel lobby survey in Quebec where a group of prominent Americans voted the Boston Post as the most popular newspaper in New England. The Aug 3 letter from Charles H. Smith notes the lively discussion among business people and their wives during a pleasure trip.
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The
Post
Quebec
Canada
Chateau Frontenac
New England
Boston Post
Charles H. Smith
Tremont Street
Boston
Surf Riding in Hawaii Captures Island Joy and Skill
The piece extols surf riding in Hawaii with Waikiki as the premier spot. It notes natives’ mastery, U.S. visitors’ growing skill, and the sport’s thrills. It mentions Niihau’s remoteness, long rides along wave crests, and the need for balance and nerve.
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Massachusets
New Hampshire
Maine
Boston
Islands
Nawaki
Waikiki Beach
Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaii
Anniversary of America's Cup challengers and global notes
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the first challenge for the America's Cup. The American boat Magic faced the English Cambria, with the result unchanged for over fifty years. Also noted are fresh signs for sweet corn in Boston, a visit by international doctors to Health Commissioner Woodward, Atlanta officials studying Boston schools, Legion service button distribution, Rockland netmaking for East Coast Fisheries, and a busy net factory employing 250 workers.
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America
American Legion
American Legion Weekly
Legion
War Department
New England Fishing Industry Battles Alarm Over Decline
A review of trawler nets shows costs between 300 and 400 dollars with up to 62 workers making a net in a day. Pessimists warn the New England fishing fleet shrinks as older ships sell out and few new boats are built, yet steam trawlers multiply and may increase efficiency. A separate note details hop vine observations near Newton and geese over Ashland, plus local hints on Everett firefighting hours and a hay harvest boom with prices rising to 50 to 60 dollars per ton.
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East Coast Fisheries Company
Rockland
England
New England
Indus
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
In Your Hand by Irving A Bacon
A 1920 excerpt discusses Apollonian hand traits with focus on the ring finger and palm mounts. It links the Apollo type to brilliance artistry happiness and success while noting health risks and personality tendencies. The piece hints at a continuation and contrasts Saturnian traits.
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Irving A. Bacon
Apollo
Hadley Shelter of General Goffe Revealed by Fisher Estate
A descendant recalls Captain Daniel Fisher's Dedham estate and the henhouse duckhouse hideout for General Goffe. Lydia Fisher fed the fugitive while he dressed as a servant and travelled to Hadley, where a minister sheltered him. Lydia later testified to these details and died in Needham at 86 in 1737.
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General Goffe
Dedham
Hadley
Daniel Fisher
Colonel Goffe
Alfred Rodman
Goffe
Captain Fisher
Lydia
Lydia Fisher
Mr. R
Chickering
Needham
Wilson Drives Through Crowd in Second CARriage Ride
President Wilson faced a large crowd outside the White House as he began his second carriage drive of the week. A group of six moving picture operators were barred by police while tourists in a rubber neck wagon waited for a pass. The president tipped his hat and smiled as the procession passed with the top down.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Lincoln
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Independent Democratic Paper
Post Publishing Co
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Sunday Post
Oston
Mase
Post Publishing .Co
Teiditorial Rooms
Nday
Edwin A. Grozier
Main
Associated Press
Associatedress
Cockspur Street
London
Avenue de l'Opera
Paris
France
Bootstrap Finance
League For Adoption
Court of International Justice
Council
Assembly
Sauuvconpala
Aana Ncot
TNT Entutt
Ol Robert B. Roosevelt
Newton Newkirk
Sol
Sphinx
Tobique River Valley
John D. Rockfeller
University of Chicago
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Rockefeller Foundation
Red Cross
Refuge For Birds
Waikiki
Niihau
Shakspere
Crosby
Woodward
Jaroslav Hulka
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Tsung Nin Tans
Manchuria
China
Regina A. Jadua
Manila
P. I
Atlanta
Ted
Kee
Walt Mason
Death Valley
George Matthew Adams
Tin Newton
Sunset Farm
Ashland
Everett
Athol Way
Public Ledger Co
Bostor
BY William Justin Mann
Homas
A. Edison
Edison Electric
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