Smith and Robinson chosen Democratic Standard Bearers
Alfred E. Smith and Joseph T. Robinson were named the Democratic ticket's standard bearers. The convention saw Smith fall short of nomination on the first roll call, while the platform favored prohibition enforcement and farm relief modeled on the federal reserve system.
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al” Smith
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Smith
Ohio
Jim Reed
Houston
Joe Robinson
Federal Reserve System
Federal Farm Board
Federal Reserve Board
McNary-Haugen
Obert W Stewart Faces October 8 Trial in Washington
OBERT W. STEWART, chairman of Standard Oil of Indiana, indicted for perjury over Teapot Dome testimony. He pleaded not guilty and sought immediate trial, but the district attorney said the government was not ready. The indictment claims he lied about profits from Continental Trading Ltd. Stewart later admitted handling $759,000 of those profits and delivering bonds to Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing.
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Obert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Senate
Washington
Stewart
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Continental Company
Standard Company
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair Company
Aluminum Company conspiracy suit filed in Boston
Busch Machine Tool of Springfield Massachusetts sues Aluminum Company of America alleging a nationwide aluminum monopoly scheme. Andrew Mellon James B Duke and others named as participants but not as defendants. Mellon reportedly resigned as director in 1920 yet remained influential in company affairs.
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Aluminum Company of America
Busch Machine Tool Company
Springfield
Mass
Boston
Andrew W. Mellon
James B. Duke
Mellon
Evolution News On American Civilization And Modern Life
In a Forum piece Roy B Durstine argues American life evolved from diverse civilizations and regional lifestyles. He suggests Americans choose their pace from billboard to countryside, noting rural routes and urban rush hours shape motives rooted in early settler history.
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America
Roy
Durstine
Formation of Clouds Defy Fiercest Gales
An odd cloud formation on Cross Fell in Westmorland England creates a local draft. A cloud anchors over the summit while another cloud over a distant point remains stationary. Between them wind rushes downward and is sucked up under the Bar, producing a shrieking sound.
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Cross Fell
Westmorehind
Ingland
Ruskin on Sympathy and Tact in Humanity
A reflective fragment argues lack of sympathy and vulgarity rise with hardened conscience. It contrasts tact or touch-faculty as necessary to sense truth, likening it to the mimosa’s sensitivity and the pure woman’s fineness of sensation, sanctifying reason.
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Ruskin
Marriage and Mousetraps
Essay compares marriage to a mousetrap as a social mechanism with bait and confinement. The author notes inmates become trapped by seduction and are only freed by human intervention or chance, urging humane action beyond harsh norms.
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Havelock Ellis
Safety First as Thumb Meets Hammer
Mr. Jones smashes his thumb while driving a wall near the cellar stairs. He endures pain as his wife mildly sympathizes and mocks his clumsiness, claiming she never smashes her thumb. The exchange ends with playful humor about carpentry.
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Mrs. Jones
Barber Shaves Customer In Flawily Fashion
A haughty youth enters a barbershop and requests a trendy cut while distracted by a humorous weekly. The barber shaves off all hair, and the embarrassed customer reacts. The barber insists the job followed his instruction, noting the client asked for a complete move and got just that.
Hoover to resign as commerce secretary for campaign
ERBERT HOOVER the Republican candidate for President will resign as secretary of commerce within a few days to devote all his time to the national campaign. He is expected to visit President Coolidge at the summer White House in Brule Wisconsin to resign and then return to California to prepare his acceptance speech for early August. Dr Hubert Work secretary of the Interior named chairman of the Republican national committee is also expected to resign to direct the campaign. Henry J Allen former governor of Kansas and publisher of the Wichita Beacon has been named campaign publicity director.
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Erbert Hoover
Commerce
President Coolidge
White House
Brule
Wis
California
Hubert Work
Interior
Republican National Committee
Work
Coolidge
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
The
Wichita Beacon
Cmcaco Gang Murders Continue Hit on Tim Murphy
The latest victim in a string of gang killings is Big Tim Murphy, a former state representative, continuing a pattern of violent targeting linked to the Cmcaco organization.
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Cmcaco
Big Tim” Murphy
Coast Guard Men Face Grand Jury Over Niagara Shooting
A Buffalo grand jury found Boatswain Frank Beck partly responsible for the shooting of Jacob D Hanson of Niagara Falls after orders to fire on all cars not stopping for liquor checks. Coast guardsmen Jennings and Drew were patrolling for smugglers when Hanson allegedly refused to stop. The incident occurred early May 6 during a trip from Lewiston to Niagara Falls.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Beck
Coast Guard
Fort Niagara
Jacob D. Hanson
Niagara Falls
Hanson
Falls
Lewiston
Jennings
Drew
Farrell Wins Open Golf Title In Dramatic Playoff
Johnny Farrell defeats Bobby Jones in a 36 hole playoff at Olympia Fields Chicago to capture the open championship. Both tied at 204 with birdies on the final two holes marking a thrilling finish. Farrell the Quaker Ridge pro after seven years earns the prize estimated from 50 000 to 100 000 dollars.
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Ohnny Farrell
Bobby Jones
Olympia Fields
Chicago
Jones
Farrell
Harrell
Quaker Ridge
Pelorus Jack the Pelorus Sound Cetacean
A New Zealand cetacean likely a grampus named Pelorus Jack lived in Pelorus Sound and regularly accompanied ships for years. Recognized by the government, the large porpoise was not a fish and became a famous local mascot in maritime lore.
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Pelorus Sound
New Zealand
Training Tables for Fighting Crickets in China
The article describes long standing cricket fighting in China with champion crickets raised by specialized owners. Trainers use strict diets including rice with cucumbers, chestnuts, lotus seeds, and mosquitoes. Mosquito blood feeding is noted, and crickets are housed in jars with beds and water, while top crickets travel in ornate cages.
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China
Berthold Laufer
Field Museum of Natural History
Pathfinder Magazine
Doubts Cast on Miles Standish Courtship Tale
Dr Myles Standish of Boston, a descendant, spent twenty one years tracing records and says Captain Standish married twice before Priscilla Mullens tale. He wed Rose in Holland then Barbara in America, and had several children, contradicting Longfellow’s legend The Courtship of Miles Standish.
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Myles Standish
John Alden
Priscilla Mullens
Longfellow
Boston
Miles Standish
Bottle Message Found At Sea Heads To Aberdeen
A large crowd on the beach watches a bottle bobbing in the waves. A row boat crew retrieves the bottle and reads a message asking the finder to send it to a brother in Aberdeen and to deliver it to the Pig and Whistle with two pence attached.
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Aberdeen
London
Too Much Pep Joke Reframes Half Pep
Norma aged seven recalls a joke about a boy buying pepper for his mother. The punchline shifts when the boy buys pepper that turns out to be half peas, prompting Norma to respond with a crafted twist about pepper that is half pep.
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Norma
Grandma
Naming of Little Rock and Big Rock in Arkansas history
Appropriately Named Little Rock Arkansas was named from a rocky promontory on the south bank of the Arkansas River about 60 feet above the water. The rock was seen first when ascending the river and contrasted with the much larger Big Rock on the opposite bank. The Big Rock site now hosts an army post.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Big Rock
Five year old Ethel Mistakes a Star for a Movie Star
A young girl on a nighttime car ride confuses a bright star with a movie star. Her parents discuss the night sky as she watches the star move with the car and exclaims the star is a film celebrity.
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Ethel
One Thing Missing Mrs Newlywed Reveals Cottage Pie
A newlywed couple shares a playful meal scene as she presents cottage pie in the kitchen. He remarks on its taste likening it to a thatched roof and bricks, sparking humorous banter about the ingredients.
Machinery and Brains at GM Production Pace
W F Knudsen, Chevrolet president, reports May 1928 output: 140 700 cars and trucks in total with 7 075 finished units on May 28. The piece notes GM leaders Sloan and Raskob toil long hours, commuting New York to Detroit, underscoring the value of leadership effort over machinery.
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W. F. Knudsen
Chevrolet
General Motors
Sloan
Raskob
General Motors Finance
Dr Walsh on mysteries of science and mind
Fordham University professor Dr Walsh speaks to young men about the world’s mysteries in science and thought. He cites hydrogen and helium atoms, energy from fusion, and the elusive nature of mind or soul. A $20,000 prize is offered for the best ending to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony.
James A Farrell to Visit New Haven Wire Plant Today
U S Steel president James A Farrell will tour the New Haven Wire Company plant today. He recalls a sixteen year old working twelve hours daily for four dollars and sixty-five cents a week, noting that sticking to a job can lead somewhere.
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James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
New Haven Wire Company
Man testifies to $400 weekly income and employs father as hostler
In New York a young man in court admits earning $400 weekly and using his father to tend his saddle horses. He blames his father’s alleged immoral life. The joke notes the Japanese religion’s many hells would likely create one without saddle horses.
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New York
White House Visitor Brings Vote Remark to Coolidge
A guest at the White House told President Coolidge he did not vote for him. The president replied that some people did vote for him, quipping about the electorate.
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White House
Metropolitan Life insured man over fifty for 1.5 million
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company insured a man past fifty for 1,500,000. The piece argues that longer lifespans make such large policies sensible, noting France’s old population and praising health advertising that promotes longevity as reducing risk.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
France
Metropolitan
Speed of Thought Timeframes Across People
The article notes mental speed varies by person from a tenth of a second for the alert to a third of a second for average individuals and up to a full second or even a week for slower minds. It contrasts mental tempo with everyday decision making and perception.
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