1924 Democratic Show Sul Tops For Convention Drama
A retrospective on the 1924 Democratic convention at Madison Square Garden where Al Smith and William Gibbs McAdoo battled amid hunger for reform, the Klan controversy, and Franklin Roosevelt's early jabs. Bryan ultimately influenced the outcome, shaping party unity and setting a dramatic political stage.
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Madison Square Garden
Joan W. Davis
Calvin Coolidge
Alabama
Underwood
al Smith
William Gibba McAdow Sa
Woodrow Wissat
Advuo
William Jennings Bryan
Ku Klux Kiar
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Platte
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Roosevelt
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Democrats
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Democracy
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Dick Bland
Missouriie
Bland
Nebraska
Silver Dien Bland
Tom
Brean
Fiberglas And Rockwool Insulation In Dothan Area
Glynn Jones Co announces Fiberglas and Rockwool blowing wool insulation services in Dothan and vicinity. Selected by Owens Corning, the firm will fill walls and floors to cut interior temps by up to 20 degrees. Estimates show payback in 3 to 7 years with ongoing fuel savings. They also offer weatherstripping, siding, roofing, attic fans, termite checks, and termite extermination with a 5 year guarantee. Call for free estimates. no obligation to buy.
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Dothan
Glynn Jones Co
Foster Street
Owens-Corning Fibergias Corporation
Toledo
Ohio
Dothan Hormes
Glynn Jones Company
Glynn Jones
Glynn Jones Company 6
Southern Termite Company
L. J. Moss
Board Denies Drainage Appeal Amid Funding Limits
The Board of Revenue rejected a drainage proposal for five ponds near Grangerburg as health officials seek outside aid. With about 9,000 spent and an Army estimate doubling the cost, officials said no more funds will be used this fiscal year unless state or federal support is secured. Army engineers expect the canal from Florida pond to Jordan pond to finish in about a week, with related pond connections already in place. The meeting also covered bids for bridge timbers and wind blades, and noted no gasoline bids were received.
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County Heart Department
Board of Revenue
W TT Burkett
Grangerburg
Army
Count Board of Revenue
Florida Pond
Jordan Pond
Jordan
Merritt Ponds
Bryant Creek
WL Croom
Brooks Machinery Company
Albert Layne
Italian Excursion Boat Gangway Falls Crowns 12 Persons
At least 12 drowned when the gangway of an excursion boat collapsed on Lake Maggiore near Stresa Italy. About 30 people plunged into 600 foot deep water as divers recovered 12 bodies and continued the search for victims. A party of tourists was boarding a ferry to cross the lake when the gangway suddenly gave way.
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Stresa
Cuodthamar
Lake Maggiore
Steanledomse
Stoddard’s Presidential Sweepstakes book by Putnam’s Sons
Henry Tarther Stoddard, longtime newspaper editor and magazine contributor, completed a sweeping archival work on presidential conventions. Published in 1946-47, the book compiles notes, immigration records, and other details, claiming the 1944 convention as a landmark without precedent or parallel. He died December 1 last year, noted as capturing “the scene of scenes” in convention history.
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G. P. Putnameés Sons
Stoddard
Bisaavs
Cucumbers Bought By Dothan Firm This Year
Clarence Streetman notes that Dothan based Waterss Girmers and Cannins Co. have contracted to supply cucumbers this season. About 1.5 million pounds purchased locally with weather and contract factors driving prices around 5 to 70 cents per pound. Production and distribution stretch across southern states with most goes to Army during war years.
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Bart Nelson
Dothan
District
Estie, Poates
Weather Conditions Co
Wo& Woo
Peres
Wothall
Dal Puedes
Abesauri
Oddis
Gute Pany
Col Sydney Grubbs Named Maxwell Field Commander
Col Sydney Grubbs Jr has been designated as the commanding officer at Maxwell Field, succeeding the prior chief. The appointment, reported amid routine base reshuffles, places Grubbs in charge of operations and leadership at the Air University installation.
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Sydney Grubbs New Maxwell
Montgomery
Sydney
Grubbs, Jr
Dewey
Wisam Fo Covington
Jogeon
Maxaoe Aer Perce
Air Univer
Gts Wetn
NS Ware
Mag Clees
Camp Rotary Opens First Week With Scout Camp
Camp Rotary began its first summer week today with about 40 Bar Scouts from the Southeast Alabama Council. The schedule runs from reveille at 7 am to taps, emphasizing swimming, lifesaving, and campcraft activities led by James Capell. Notable attendees include scouts from Dothan and Columbia Troops, with Frank M. Gianes Jr. as field executive and Harvey Yearebrose as aquatics director.
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Sudeast Alabama Council
Reveille
Camp
Rotary
James Capell
Toesdias
Qads
Wih
Buster Sounds
Dothan
Billy Honardia
Richard
Jame David
Arthur Sahiba
Herbert Jackson
Flot Wrndder
Columbia
Nins
Frank M. Gianes, Jr
Fos
Harvey Yeare Broseh
Jooe McKinnon
Lates Capell
Negro Man Wounded and Charged by Birmingham Officer
In Birmingham a Black man Ed ward T Houston 21 was wounded Saturday by Officer J A Cooper who then charged him with robbery and carrying a pistol. The officer’s report said Houston held a pistol. Coroner Joe Hildebrand ruled the shooting of Walle Mack as justifiable homicide. Mack, a Black man, was killed Thursday night by officers chasing a burglary suspect. The Negro Citizens Defense Committee calls for an investigation into officer killings, noting Mack was the eighth Black man killed by law enforcement since March 27.
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Birmingham
Oman
Edward T. Houston
Patraodmuan J. A. Cooper
Houston
Joe Hildebrand
Walle Mack
Nepro
Mack
Negro Citizens Defense Committee of
Missouri Parking Law Lets Cities Create Off Street Lots
Missouri joins other states in enacting legislation permitting cities to establish public off street parking to ease congestion. Kansas City likely to be among the first major cities in the state to test the new system in a bid to relieve parking shortages.
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Jefferson City
CUP
Missouri
Kansas City
Yellow Kid Weil Autobiography Highlights Fifty Years of Swindling
Hal Boyle recaps Joseph Weil known as Yellow Kad or Yellow Kid, a Chicago native who swindled victims across decades, profiting from fake cures and rigged ventures. Weil reflects on common greed among victims, his tastemaker scams, and his belief con men fail when they pursue legitimate enterprise. He also notes a plan to curb swindling by penalizing both victim and con when illegal schemes are pursued.
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New York
Joseph
Yellow Kad
Weil
Chicago
Yellow Kid
Indianapolis
Continents
Riley Day Declared State Holiday in 1815
James Whitcomb Riley Day on October 7 was proclaimed an oral holiday statewide in 1815 honoring Indiana's beloved poet, per Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Lee County Sets Bounty For Foxes
Lee County announces a bounty program targeting foxes as part of wildlife control efforts. Officials say rewards will be paid for trapped or verified fox sightings turning in. The move aims to reduce fox-related livestock losses and protect local farms.
Sugar beet seed output reported for Salt River Valley in 1945
Approximately 1.433 million pounds of sugar beet seed were produced in the Salt River Valley surrounding Tempe Ariz during 1945. The report highlights Sugar beet seed yields and regional agricultural output for that year.
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Salt River Valley
Surround
TR Horn
Ariz
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