Al Smith and the World journalism move debated
A discussion suggests Gov Al Smith may retire to journalism and join the New York World as a prominent columnist. It notes his character, questions his literacy but praises experience, while cautioning about political ambitions affecting journalistic service.
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al Smith
New York World
Reports
College of Hara Knocks
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
A humorous verse about parents tricking toddlers into eating vegetables. The speaker notes the practices of parents using clever fibs and appealing tactics to coax a child to eat, praising clever deceit as part of parenting. The piece ends with a copyright date of 1925.
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Moralista
Edgar A
Guest
Warren Stone Quietly Guides Brotherhood Amid Turmoil
The article notes Warren Stone’s long retirement followed by a shift in leadership as the brotherhood faces union friction and costly venture handling. It stresses his cautious balance since 1912 and concerns over demagoguery and political influence shaping the group’s future.
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Warren Stone
Signs of issue mark a bid for congress and presidency
The text notes signs of issues forming to win Congress and possibly bring the presidency. It warns of a rebellion against the tariff, growth of combinations, and crippling of the Federal Trade Commission. It suggests President Coolidge, as a candidate, may face bombardment from sources beyond the front.
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Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Coolidge
Warren Stone and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
A profile of Warren Sanford Stone tracing his leadership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, his clash with AFL factions, and the bold ventures under his tenure including office buildings, a cooperative bank, holding company control, and coal mining property acquisitions in Kentucky and West Virginia. The piece weighs his impact on labor policy and the Adamson Act against questions about the program’s future after his health declined.
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Relief Ao Sentinels
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
P. M. Arthur
Warren Sanford Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Gompers
Mitchell
Arthur
Warren Stone
Mr. Stone
Locomotive Brotherhood
Congress
Mr. Arthur
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Engineers’ Cooperative Bank
Stone
Bank
New York
Cooperative Bank
The
Kentucky
West Virginia
American Federation of Labor
Miners’ Organization
Hig Declara
United States Declines Custodian Role in European Pact
The United States states it will not join or oversee a proposed European security pact. The piece argues neutrality and aloofness align with League of Nations filing while warning the State Department may act from nervousness rather than deliberate obstruction.
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United States
American State Department
France
England
League of Nations
League
State Department
Senate
Tacena-Arica
Switzerland
Poland
Washington
Coolidge Eyes 1928 Bid Amid Minnesota Norse Visit
The article argues President Coolidge is preparing for a 1928 re election run. It notes a strategic outreach to ethnic and western voters, presidential travel to conventions, and focus on party unity. The piece warns that a breach with tariff policy supporters could hinder his bid and that Democrats are mobilizing to win Congress.
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Coolidge
Minnesota
Washington
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Democratic Party
White House
New York Letter Recalls Samuel Pepysan Era in Modern City
O C McIntyre recalls a diary style visit to New York on June 15, noting banter with Frazier Hunt and Quinn Martin, memories of school cruelty, and social contrasts. He describes the end of Tenderloin era on Broadway, safety for women, and vivid anecdotes of Dolan's restaurant and old luminaries.
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New York
Samuel Pepys
Frazier Hunt
Tenth Avenue
Broadway
Billy McGlor
Along the Way by Helen Welshimer
A Canton store displays banner promising weakly payments for a diamond ring. The verse notes the irony that weekly payments are portrayed as normal and widely accepted, highlighting consumer credit language of the era.
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Helen Welshimer
Airplanes in Africa Questioned by Editorials
Optical analyses from Fort Worth, Deseret News, Sioux City Tribune and Baltimore Sun weigh whether France can use airplanes and gas bombs to defeat Abd el Krim and the Riffs. Authors caution against overreliance on air power without Spain and Britain cooperation and note guerrilla tactics resist mass campaigns.
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France
Spain
Great Britain
Fort Worth
Salt Lake City
Deseret News
Abd-el-Krim
Sioux City Tribune
Paris
Madrid
Baltimore Sun
London
Worst Story Heard Today in Wild Rogers column
In a rambling prose piece a comedian laments overused stories and recalls friends like Nellie and Irvin Cobb. He relays vaudeville anecdotes about ducks and a prized pony act, then notes the Florida legislature mandating Bible use in public schools with no penalty for violations.
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Wild Rogers
Nellie
Irvin Cobb
Stokies
Long Island
New York
Irvin
Chicago
Florida
Jefferson and Slavery in Ohio
In Stories of Ohio, J H Galbraith notes that Jefferson reportedly supported a proposal during Ohio’s first constitutional convention to allow slavery temporarily in the new state. Delegates debated enslaved labor limits, with Ephraim Cutler and others citing Jefferson’s views. The plan, aiming to eventually end slavery, was tabled and died.
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Ohio
Thomas Jefferson
Northwest Territory
Progess
Brown
Hamilton Co
Ephraim Cutler
Washington
Friends of the Brown
Jeremiah Morrow
Congress
Uncommon Sense Reflections On Work And Habit
John Blake observes people enduring extreme heat in a city, continuing work as usual. He compares routine resilience to bees in a hive, noting persistence despite hardship and occasional discouragement, yet overall progress and gradual improvement in effort.
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Mars
Earth
Young Mackenzie Beats Dad in Golf Contest in Washington
Washington reports a family golf rivalry as Roland Mackenzie, 20 something heir to Albert R. Mackenzie, defeats his father 4 up with 1 hole to play in a DC invitational. The elder Mackenzie seeks the Maryland Country Club title while mother Mackenzie balances loyalties in a high tension match.
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Gran
Cour
T Links
Gene Nian
Albert R. Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Lumbia
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Roland Mackenzie
Columbia Club
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Roland
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