Enlist Children in Maine Battle Over Prohibition
A large anti prohibition campaign in Auburn and Lewiston mobilizes children in white banners for a parade and prayer meetings as voting proceeds on repeal. Prohibitionists and lawmakers organize auto brigades while officials and leaders trumpet both sides amid Governor Plaisted’s stance.
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Lewiston
Auburn
Clinton N. Howard
Senator Cotterell
Washington
Auburn Baptist Church
Ralph W. Crockett
W. B. Skelton
Taskus Atwood
Harry Mansur
Auburn Municipal
Maine
T. R. Catlin
Plaisted
The
New Age
Repeal Movement
Augusta
George H. Morey
D. J. McGillicuddy
William H. Hines
William H. Newell
L. J.brann
Register of Probate
Meander Dennett
Androscoggin Mills
Dennett
OConnell Attacks County Ring in Boston Clerk Race
Dorchester Democrat James E. OConnell campaigned against the so called county ring in the Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court clerk contest. He criticized longtime incumbent Manning for 37 years and urged modern methods and opportunity for youth. An open air rally was planned for Hayes Square that evening.
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James E. O'Connell
Dorchester
Suffolk County Superior
Manning
O’connell
Hayes Square
Post Harvest Festival Draws Odd Veggies and New Entries
Readers donate unusual produce to the Post Harvest Festival with Anna and Louise Tauber presenting three white spine cucumbers including a 22 inch entry. Marshall Decker debuts a six and one half inch white radish with a spicy interior and potential records for the garden event.
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Anna
Louise
Tauber
H. G. Tauber
The
Post
Boston Post
Boston
Mass
Louise Tauber
Sanderson Avenue
East Dedham
Kuke
Arthur Brown
Woonsocket, R. I
Marshall Decker
Cherry Street
Maplewood
Political notes on Boston campaign and judiciary moves
Republican leaders urge civility as three gubernatorial candidates avoid attacks while Foss leads with an expected 175000 plurality. Ballot printing delays loom due to Langtry's worries as Cunningham remains unreachable. Harvard’s Williston backs a Supreme Court vacancy, but Foss favours DeCourcy with Braley as chief justice. Harmon of Ohio tops Boston Democratic barbecue plans with a Harmon for president and Foss for vice president boom.
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Samuel C. Williston
Harvard Law School
Supreme Bench
State House
Foss
Judge DeCourcy
Judge Braley
Supreme Court
Harmon
Ohio
Boston
Democratic City Committee
Caledonian Grove
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An old advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the 50 cent package digests food, relieves gas and dyspepsia, improves appetite, and leaves the stomach and intestines feeling clean, though it sings a salesy, fragmented pitch.
Wyoming Storm Leaves Deep Hail and Crop Loss
Cheyenne reports a severe storm with hail up to four feet deep over a wide Wyoming area, 30 feet at Round Top mountain foot. Crops destroyed within 20 miles, considerable livestock loss, and extensive wind damage to farm homes in the region.
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Cheyenne
Horse Creek
Round Top Mountain
Wyoming
Tobacco ban in U S Steel shops extends to Pittsburg
United States Steel posts notices forbidding cigarette use in its Pittsburg shops and mills with smoking banned in most areas. The policy aims to protect workers health and may spread to all Pittsburg plants within a week. Chewing tobacco remains permitted for brass and iron moulding workers to counter brass dust risks.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Gas Gusher Found in Alberta Exceeds Continental Records
Calgary reports a Bow Island well struck a vast gas flow described by experts as larger than any previously found on the American continent. An expert estimates 28,000,000 cubic feet per day as a conservative measure, with subsequent measurements ongoing.
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Calgary
Alberta
Bow Island
Accurate Measurement Places Volume Near 29 Million Feet
The report notes an exact measurement procedure yielded a volume estimation close to 29,000,000 cubic feet, indicating a substantial scale for the project.
Bryant poem found in LA library collection
Mrs Elizabeth Mumford donated 20 autographed letters to the South Pasadena public library revealing a published poem by William Cullen Bryant. The verse, written over 25 years ago to Mrs Mumford, describes dancing leaves fluttering wind and smiling fruit as a brook laughs nearby.
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Bryant
Los Angeles
Cal
William Cullen Bryant
Elizabeth Mumford
South Pasadena
Indian Squaws the Grub-Getters
Washington reports from the Indian Bureau say Navajo squaws should focus on sheep raising and blanket weaving rather than dances and feasts. The New Mexico Arizona tribe sells blankets valued at 400 000 to 500 000 dollars annually and many blankets are woven by squaws with children helping in herding wool work.
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Washington
Indian Bureau
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Jare
Pato
Reever
Sam
Nough
Prohibition Force
High Street Congregational Church
Jones, Edwards & Son
Skinner & Brown
Charles L. Cushman
Ira W. Fitz
W. P. Brennaman
Horace D. Day
First
Vien’s
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Cravenette
Priestley Cravenettes
West Streets
Adams Cloak Co
London Raincoat CO
Washington St
Cor. Franklin
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
W.l.douglas
Z.oushors
W. I Douglas
Epert St
Beacans
W. L. Douglas Shoe
DeeLearn Street
Washington Street
Hanover Street
O'Connell
Dedham Girls
Mr. Radish
Charles E. Hatfield
Republican State Committee
Walker
Herman Hormel
Republican City Committee
Frothingham
George Harlow
Harlow
Democratic Party
A. P. Langtry
Ballot Law Commission
Henry V. Cunningham
Wilds
Francis W. Estey
Malachi Jennings
Cunningham
Curious
U. S. Steel Shop
C. E. Osgood Co
D. Any
Stey
Boylston and
Essex Tunnel
E. Osgood CO
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