Doran Monograph Urges Local Option for Prohibition
Fifty years ago Cincinnati voices praise James M. Doran for arguing state by state enforcement may be better than federal action. The piece analyzes the gap between 200000 local officers and 2000 federal agents and cites public opinion as key to effective enforcement.
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Doran
James M. Doran
the Commercial Tribune
Mr. Doran
Federal Bureau of Prohibition
United States
Union
New York
Pennsylvania
Reading road bids and city contracts scrutiny in 1906 Cincinnati
Twenty years ago in Cincinnati reports from the Commercial Tribune note the Bureau of Municipal Research alleging unfair bids by Service Director Landmaker and inflated costs on Reading road improvements. Gov Harmon faces park bond veto criticism from Park Board Vice President William Gilbert, who resigns from the board to no avail. Newborn Medical Department of Cincinnati Varsity announced with faculty including Fischer and Rachford. Dr Julia Sears discusses desire via thinking about beauty and social distinction. T.E. McNamara condemns a whisky trust vs independent battle in Chamber of Commerce. Snow falls briefly around midnight, and Mrs. President Taft visits to recover from illness as weather turns cooler to 48-58 degrees.
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Bureau of Municipal Research
Reading Road
Alway
The Louise Nelson Lady Baseball Tour Attracts Crowd
The article recalls a 1909 Benton Harbor exhibition by Louise Nelson and her all female team, sponsored by Johnny Vandergrift. Spectators paid fifty cents to see the novelty and the sister of Battling Nelson. the game ended in a listless defeat despite Nelson’s pitching.
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House of David
Benton Harbor
Mich
Athough
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Johnny Vandergrift
Johnny
Susie
Battling Nelson
Duralbe Dane
Joe Gans
Goldfield
Nev
Jack Johnson
Kid Norfolk
George Dixon
Sam Langford
de Las
Baltimore
Police Gazette
Nelson
Gans
Joe
Congo
Louise
War Department
A Yankee Abroad Seeks Trout in Ireland and Scotland
The piece recounts De Witt MacKenzie's light travelogue from London to Ireland and Scotland. He notes plans to fish at Caragh Lake and Loch Assynt, praising British Isles trout and salmon fishing, prefers bamboo rods, and mentions a June trip to Northern Scotland with vivid scenery of lochs and highlands.
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Caragh Lake
Ireland
British Isles
Canada
Britain
Scotland
Loch Assynt
Words of Wise Men and Moral Aphorisms Compilation
A selection of maxims from Cicero Ovid Pope Terence Sterne Dryden Emerson Taylor and Seneca. The quotes cover virtue happiness courage presence of mind and the bonds of military service. The miscellany pairs reflections on gratitude loyalty and human behavior with a mix of classical and 17th 18th century sources.
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Seneca
Seyeth
Chaucer
Dance orchestra leader helps couple memorize song in grill
New York May 31. Phil Spitalny and his orchestra spent long hours in the Pennsylvania grill recording on a Saturday. A young couple at a table asked for the lyrics and melody of a new tune which they memorized after Spitalny and Billy Cody sang it for them. The couple later hum their version and a call to Spitalny resulted in a midnight on-air replay. Spitalny finally received the call at 4 am and had the tune hummed back to him.
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New York
Pennsylvania Grill
Phil Spitalny
Phonograph
Spitanly Orchestra
Spitanly
Billy Cody
Spitalny
Spitalyn
Norma Spitalny
Phil
Coyote Speed Claims From Alaskan Hunters
Alaskan hunters say coyotes reach speeds of twenty five miles per hour as they pursue them in cars on snow. A oak tree with a trunk measuring 11 feet 9 inches in diameter and a circumference of 36 feet recently fell near King City California.
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King City
Verities and Vagarities Opinion Column Seesaw of Views
The column presents editorials and reader observations on drivers licenses taxes education and divorce grounds. It cites English egg prices Welsh education costs and South African farm prices while arguing incompatibility of temper is strong grounds for divorce and proposing a one year cooling period before remarriage ruled by court.
Great Men As Seen By Those Who Knew Them
A compact profile of Alexander Hamilton highlighting his role in shaping the U S Constitution and federal finance. It notes praise and critique from Jefferson Madison Kent and Talleyrand, then recounts his duel with Aaron Burr and a wartime-era New York Evening Post account.
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Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Washington
Hamilton
Federalist
Jefferson
Gouverneur Morris
Talleyrand
Napoleon
Fox
Europe
America
Madison
James Kent
Supreme Court
Aaron Burr
New York Evening Post
William Coleman
Gen. Hamilton
Pendleton
Hosack
Jersey Shore
Weahawk
Burr
van Ness
World Window Essays on Truth and History
Pierre Van Paassen reflects on truth and lies in society with a parable about paying for lies, compares Clemenceau and Bismarck, and notes cultural attitudes toward propaganda and truth in wartime. The piece ends by reporting California fruit shrinkage and Beaumont civic hydrangea plantings.
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Pierre van. Paassen
California
New York
Beaumont
Tex
Civic Group
Florida Banks Hold Resources at End of 1929
All Florida banks both state and national held total resources of 278 million 049 thousand 410 and 54 cents as of year end 1929, indicating a broad financial base across the state and nationwide affiliations.
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Florida
Burr Fires at Gen. Hamilton During Duel
In moments at the duel, Burr raises his arm and shoots Gen. Hamilton in the right side. Hamilton sinks after a brief moment, firing his pistol as he falls. Dr. Hosack rushes forward while Van Ness shields him with an umbrella to avoid witness conflict.
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Mr. Pendleton
Mr. Burr
Gen. Hamilton
Dr. Hosack
Births and honors mark notable birthdays today
Gov. Dan Moody of Texas born in Taylor. artist Frederic Copartlett born in Chicago. social worker Bidikopf born in Russia. John Masefield new English Poet Laureate born fifty-five years ago. Dr inter dramatist celebrated English author born forty-eight years.
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Dan Moody
Taylor
Tex
Frederic Copartlett
Chicago
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