National presidential poll shows Hoover ahead in third week
The third week totals show Hoover with 191 963 votes and Smith with 151 708 as nationwide readers vote in the newspaper poll conducted with 2 000 papers. Former Democrats favor Hoover and former Republicans favor Smith, with notable shifts in the South. Ballots urged by mail or in person to be sent today for tabulation in New York.
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Hoiver
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Cratic
America
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New York
Poll Figures Show Voters Lean to Hoover Over Smith
Nationwide poll results to date show 191,963 for Hoover and 151,708 for Smith with 55,096 voting Democratic and 12,998 voting Republican in the last campaign.
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Hoover
Smith
Americans Dominate Ninth Olympiad In Amsterdam Awards
Royal spectators watched as Queen Wilhelmina presented gold medals and Prince Henry awarded silvers while Count Baillet Latours handed bronze prizes. United States captured 22 golds 17 silvers and 15 bronzes totaling 54 medals the most of any nation. Notable winners included Bud Houser Edward Hamm Sabin Carr Bob King Ray Barbutti Johnny Kuck Johnny Weismuller Albina Osipowich Martha Novelius and George Kojac. Olympiad profits approached half a million dollars with expenses around 1 085 000 and income estimate 1 516 250. The event drew nearly 5 000 competitors and is hailed as the world’s greatest track and field meet naming Olympia Greece as its origin.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Count Baillet- Latours
International Olympic Committee
United States
Bud Houser
Edward Hamm
Sabin Carr
Bob King
U. S
Ray Barbutti
Johnny Kuck
Johnny Weismuller
Albina Osipowich
Martha Novelius
George Kojac
Olympia
Greece
Vistor
Classical roots of botany give way to modern science
Ancient figures Aristotle Theophrastus Pliny the Elder and Dioscorides authored early botanical records. Modern botany emerged in four centuries, tracing back to the Reformation. In 1583 Cesalpino, Italian physician, published a formal comprehensive plant classification.
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Theophrastus
Phiny the Elder
Dioscorides
Cesalpino
Keeping Windows Open Improves Health and Ventilation
A study argues that people who sleep with windows wide open and ample covers enjoy better health due to fresh air and temperature balance. It contrasts with those in poorly ventilated rooms, suggesting lifestyle choices impact sleep quality and well being.
No Fed Overreach Endangers Freedom and Responsibility
The speaker warns that unnecessary federal control over economic services harms self governance and citizen responsibility. Emphasizing a nation of people over mere industries, the message urges efficient use of time, rural strength, and the lasting power of religion to support health and development.
New Prosperity Views and Global Language Ideas
John Moody predicts at least five more years of rising values and prosperity in a changing America. Debates on language and culture unfold as delegations study dialects, while a Lithuanian immigrant jokes about aging, tobacco, and liquor as society weighs global communication and independence in farming.
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John Moody
America
Moody
Barney Deboka
Motto E Pluribus Unum Appears on Early Seal Design
The article recalls John Adams in 1787 weighing the Latin motto E Pluribus Unum as fitting for the new colonies. On returning home he gave the idea to Charles Thompson, who in 1792 proposed a government seal with the phrase on a ribbon in an eagle's beak.
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John Adams
Great Britain
America
Charles Thompson
Congress
The Limit and the Courage to Read Wife Letters
A witty remark contrasts legal right with moral resolve as a tongue in cheek reflection. The line suggests that law may grant access to a spouse's correspondence, but personal fortitude does not follow.
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