Farm Spokesman Attacks Wallace Over Packers Act Enforcement
Washington insiders debate Secretary Wallace's handling of the Packers and Stockyards Act amid allegations of favoritism toward marketing agencies and a harsh view of Burns dismissal. Ben C Marsh accuses official action as suppressing competition and harming livestock producers, highlighting Minnesota and St Paul exchanges.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace
Ben C. Marsh
Farmers’ National Council
Itta
Department
Northwest
Marsh
John M. Burns
Packers Ad Stockyards
Department of Agriculture
Boros
Senate
Wallacey “Lave
Burns
Wallace Hai
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Jacob Preuss
New York Times Urges Davis Election to Prevent Deadlock
The New York Times, normally favorable to Republicans, urges a strong vote for John W. Davis to avoid post election delays. The paper argues voters should back Davis to ensure a decisive result in Congress and notes detaching voters in doubtful states could sway the outcome.
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New York
New York Times
John W. Davis
Congress
the Times
Corlidge
Deviz
Honest work rewards the senses and the mind
A reflective line on virtue in labor, stating that honest effort, whether planting corn or composing epics, earns inner approbation and eventual victory. It emphasizes that reward comes from the act itself and the integrity of the doing, regardless of repeated defeats.
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Emersen
Hospital Riddle On Mood Healing And Steam Kettle Song
A fragmentary quip reflects on morale in a hospital, noting despondency as deadly as wrong aesthetics. A cheerful patient is half cured, with an old hospital anecdote about a steam kettle always in hot water yet singing.
Republicans Claim Credit for Tax Cuts Controversy
Washington report details Republican attempts to claim credit for a 25 percent income tax reduction under the Garner Simmons law, opposed by President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon. Galen Tait, Maryland Revenue Collector, circulated a letter implying Mellon supported the cuts, while noting Coolidge feared political fallout before the election. The piece cites John Carson noting Mellon would have benefited about 31,000,000.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Mellon
Galen Tait
Maryland
Tait
Congress
Taft
Ohio
John Carson
Washlington
Republicans Claim Solved Postwar Unemployment Trend
Washington reports that Chairman Butler cites a Labor Department index showing 1917 peak employment at 115 with 20 million workers. by 1923 index returned to 100 and unemployment fell from 5.1 million in 1921 to 2.5 million fewer employed than 1917, with 3.1 million idle in early 1924 and a July rise adding 1.356 million unemployed.
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Washington, D. C
Butler
Republican National Committee
United States
Department of Labor
Davis
Labor Department
Harding Coolidge
John W. Davis Quick to Admit Error
Recalled by a distinguished jurist, John W. Davis was famed for fair mindedness. When a ruling conflicted with his view, he admitted he erred after reassessing the matter the next day. The incident, cited from Theodore A. Skintley’s Life of John W. Davis, illustrates his readiness to acknowledge truth.
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John W. Davis
Davis
Theodore A. Skintley
Duffield & Co
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Shoddy Definition and Production from Ragged Wool
Shoddy refers to a low grade woolen cloth made by mixing old woolen garments collected by ragmen with good wool and processed by machinery to create a reclaimed fabric. The term describes the product and its origins in recycling worn wool into new textiles.
Maple Tree’s Secret Discovered Before Settlers Arrived
Nature Magazine notes that long before white settlers, Indigenous peoples learned to tap maple trees to produce sap for syrup and sugar, a practice described as discovered and utilized by Native peoples.
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New World
Say8 Nature Magazine
Castor Bean Residue Converts to Stonelike Building Bricks
Residue from castor-oil beans now yields bricks and tiles for interior use. The material resembles polished stone in appearance and is warm to the touch rather than cold.
Chinese Poultry Dominates Meat Diet Across Varieties
Chinese meat consumption centers on poultry with many chicken duck and goose varieties raised and eaten. Cattle hogs sheep and fish share the diet but poultry remains most common in Ching.
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Ching
Drift to Davis in October Survey Aims for 4th November Vote
Washington report outlines a October survey showing sentiment drifting from Coolidge to Davis and some to La Follette in several regions. Howard L. Robinson argues voters should back John W. Davis to avoid deadlock and ensure decisive election results.
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Oregon
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Howard L. Robinson
United States
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Farmers Union Head Demands Tariff Cut
Lincoln Nebraska October President Osborn of the Nebraska Farmers Union told about 1000 farmers at a Smartvale picnic that down tariff revision is needed. He urged repeal of the Fordney McCumber law and a lower tariff to improve trade with foreign countries and help farmers export surplus products.
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Nebraska Farmers’ Union
Smartvale
Nebraska
Osborn
United States
Evolution debate chills home life in Washington Star note
Jud Tunkins jokes that his wife accepts the theory of evolution but warns that her glances whenever she mentions it are harder to bear than the discussion itself. The quip appears in a light column in the Washington Star.
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Jod Tunkins
Washington Star
Woman Elector Quits Coolidge For Davis
Mrs George A Buckstaff of Oshkosh Wisconsin withdraws from the Coolidge Dawes slate and asks removal from ballots saying she will vote for John W Davis for President Her husband a leading educator and reform figure cites a broader foreign policy preference while she finds Coolidge's plans inadequate and unclear.
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Wisconsin
George A. Buckstaff
Oshlash
Coolidge- Dawes
John W. Davis
Buckstad
Wisconssin
State University
Davia
M. Coolidge
Tiotal Siimive
Proclamation of Maryland General Assembly Amendments 1924
Maryland proclaimed two proposed constitutional amendments from the January 1924 session. Chapter 177 seeks to raise salaries and regulate expenses for the Baltimore City State's Attorney and deputies. Chapter 327 aims to empower funding to honor wartime service by veterans, with submission to qualified voters for ratification. The notice details submission, framing, and required publication timelines.
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Masoe
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Malmore
Peite
Cenertutmum
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Chamter
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Othe State
Republicans Use Coercive Methods in Campaign
National campaign reports claim Republican employers threaten workers and investors to secure votes for Coolidge. Letters from Wall Street urge support, implying job loss or hardship if Coolidge fails. In Marion county Indiana, federal workers are warned of job loss unless Republican tickets are backed. Johns Manville circulated notices warning jeopardy for non-supporters. Polls by Republican papers push a narrative of sure Coolidge victory, while Northwest support shifts toward La Follette.
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John W. Davis
President Coolidge
Wall Street
Cooldge
Indianapolis
Republican Organization
Marion County
Johns-Manvillle Corporation of
Coolidge
Northwest
LaFollette
Davis
Coulidge
Lafolette
Loyalist descendants form a key Canadian population
The Loyalists, subjects of the British crown who left the United States after the War of Independence, formed an important portion of the Dominican of Canada inhabitants. They settled in Upper Canada now Ontario and in the Maritime provinces under the British flag.
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