Republicans urged to revise platform for working people
Rep Usher L Burdick of North Dakota warned the GOP should rethink its philosophy to gain public trust. He cited Roosevelt’s leadership during the 1930s and criticized tax cuts for business, arguing the party must address the poor and distressed and abandon privilege before Republicans can win broad support. He claimed current GOP policy favors business at the expense of jobs and stability.
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Fair Tomorrow World of Tomorrow faces sagging attendance
Sponsors and investors of the World of Tomorrow fair fear losses as attendance lags. Patrons report a great show but New Yorkers have spent heavily and exhibitors worry about debt. Some observers blame too many fairs, others say public fatigue or money shortages explain tepid turnout.
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Canal's Birthday Marks 20 Years Of Traffic Through Waterway
The Panama Canal began operation on August 15 1914 and plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary with optimism for the future. 1929 stands as its best year with 6269 ships passing between oceans, while tolls over 25 years total more than 430 million from over 100000 vessels. Experts predict about 000 vessels annually by 1960 despite recent decline in world trade.
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Broadcast Night Highlights Feature NBC Red and Blue Networks
A packed schedule highlights soprano Margaret Speaks in Cadman and an all Russian program by Opal Craven on NBC Red tonight. Alfred Wallenstein conducts selections from Wolf and Tchaikowsky as Bell Symphony Orchestra plans a Continentals appearance on NBC Blue. Also on tap are lectures from Lord Stamp on democracy and Alvin York interview on True Story. Alumni and modern song recitals fill the evening on CBS and Columbia network with varied musical acts and broadcasts from Detroit to New York.
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Pendergast Case Seen as IRS Victory Not DOJ Feat
Bruce Catton reports from Washington on the Pendergast tax-fraud case where Internal Revenue Bureau agents pursued leads for years. The investigation tied a Missouri insurance slush fund to payments connected with Charles Street and a Kansas City political figure, revealing a payoff chain involving Pendergast and McCormack.
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Chicago
Marx Brothers discuss comedy craft in interview
Hollywood August 14 The Marx Brothers reveal that humor is a serious craft not mere mischief. They describe testing gags with 246 men on scripts for The Marx Brothers at the Circus and seeking ideas from non comics, aiming for jokes understandable by a child while avoiding clever filler.
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Verdun stamp marks 2nd anniversary of historic victory
The article notes Verdun as a World War landmark, detailing four years of heavy fighting, 400000 deaths, and key offensives at Douaumont and Vaux. It highlights French defense, German artillery plans, and American actions at St Mihiel and the Argonne, culminating in a commemorative French stamp honoring Verdun’s endurance.
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Surreal Snippets Stir Readers Across States
A quirky collage notes barbs about California wine, Hollywood blame, and a survey claiming horses travel 55 feet per second. It mentions a Brooklyn basement eviction tied to a $10,000 bet, a critique of fur coat displays, and a Canadian preacher predicting blank pages.
QUIZ YOURSELF DAILY 9 HOW MANY CAN ANSWER
A historic classified page invites readers to answer nine trivia items from copper versus iron heat conductivity to constitutional questions. It lists questions on currency printing offices, the U. S. House sergeant at arms, atheism, the Cuba Haiti waterway, naturalized citizens as president, pronunciation, Carlsbad Cavern location, the South Mountain battle, and Washington's first cabinet secretary. A closing prompt promotes tuning through classifieds for profits.
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U. S. House of Representatives
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Haiti
U. &Ean
Carlsbad Cavern
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George Washington
Knives and Forks Highlight 300-Year-Old Curios
A gallery highlights knives and forks as curios from three centuries of dining, showcasing craftsmanship and evolving table manners. Items trace daily life, from ornate silver forks to utilitarian blades, with collectors noting shifts in design and use.
Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Journal Files 1919
A collage of brief notes recalls a serious injury to James McEvoy hit by a car, local drunkenness and a prohibition violation, new teachers Helen Sullivan and Lorttttt Fitzgerald, Columbus picnic attendance, railway gate failures at Maple Avenue, Capt Harrington’s Camp Merritt return, J Frank Keleher Jr joining Bell Telephone, a new birth at Hast Smith street, and a note on Smith Island off North Carolina’s coast shaped by the Gulf Stream.
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Smith Island
Daily Dozen on Vision and Lighting in Schools
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania, a call for preventing blindness through proper lighting and vision care. Emphasizes that many schoolchildren fail tests due to poor sight and that routine eye testing in schools is essential.
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Waterford Sirl's Death Under Probe
Coroner Dr W G Stravie said he will ask District Attorney Mortimer E Graham to send the inquest to court on Wednesday in the death of Gerlin Finrod 10 of Waterford Route 2 who was killed by a car driven by Edward H Burger 08 of 211 East Street on Route 67 two miles from Waterford Friday morning The coroner would not commit to involuntary manslaughter charges and noted the girl was struck on the highway berm and hurled about 75 feet suffering a compound fracture of the skull
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Women Only Creek Angling Refuge at Mt Mitchel NC
Neal's Creek in Mt Mitchel North Carolina has a women anglers only refuge set aside. Described as one of the best stocked trout streams in the state, the area aims to protect and encourage female fishing enthusiasts.
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Mt. Mitchel Game Refuge
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