What Ben Davis Says About the Democratic Party
Ben Davis, Georgia Negro Republican committeeman, criticizes the Democratic Party as ignorant, mean, and racially hateful. He argues voting for Al Smith aids the party, not the man, and cites alleged records against Negroes. He calls the party an enemy and mocks race issues, while noting tensions in Memphis, Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi.
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Ben Davis
Georgia
Democratic Party
Memphis
Texas
Mississippi
al Smith
New York
Lily-Whiteiam
Will Rogers Jokes On Voters Rides To Polls
Will Rogers quips that motor vehicle voters are not smarter than past mule riders. Local residents contrast his joke with their own views, while some say the Pope and Rome are a sensitive topic.
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Will Rogers
Rome
Cruelty Society Opposes Police Dog Swim Challenge
An observer notes a proposed Hudson River swim by a police dog named Lucky from Albany to New York met with opposition by the Cruelty Society. He mocks efforts to ban channel swimming and cross continental races, arguing against societies that regulate citizens tastes and editorials, as printed in the Thomasville Times Enterprise.
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Albany
New York
Hudson
Arthur Brisbane
Southeast Alabama urged to aid Red Cross after hurricane
A dramatic appeal urges Southeast Alabama residents to donate $1,800 to the American Red Cross following a deadly hurricane that ravaged South Florida and the coast. The plea notes 600 to 800 dead and many missing, with tens of thousands homeless, and stresses timely aid from Dothan and other communities.
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Porto Rico
Weather Bureau
Florida
Alabama
American Red Cross
8. W. Burkett
Red Cross
West Palm Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Delaware
Georgia
Carolinas
Dothan
Angels of Mercy
Democrats Probe Heflin Stadium Speech Controversy
Local Democrats fret over Tom Heflin speaking at the opening of the Athletic Stadium on October 19. They warn against partisan baiting in a mixed crowd and suggest safeguards with Tom Espy and Judge O S Lewis on the platform. The column also notes Wit and morals from various local tales and a grim joke about a drunkard feeding via a stomach tube.
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Tom Heflin
Tom
Dothan
Eagle
Park Commission
Tom Espy
O. S. Lewis
Espy
Houston County
Judge Lewis
Fifth
Sticking to the Ticket at Talladega
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler says he will vote for Mr. Hoover but does not retract any statements about him or the party. He notes Republicans admire sticking to the straight party ticket despite disagreements.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Mr. Hoover
When women hunt for husbands the hunted seek the hunter
A collection of witty quips and quotes on love marriage generations and gender roles drawn from various sources. The items poke at public sentiment belief and social norms with humor noting marriage as a sure bond and women as influential yet often judged for appearances.
Loyalty and Betrayal Across Human Bonds
A reflective piece on loyalty as the true test of friendship among humans and animals. It argues that betraying a friend is worse than any animal misdeed, notes the meek show greater loyalty, and warns that power tempts masters to sacrifice friends for gains.
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Intelligentia
Quote on loyalty and self respect by Izaak Walton
A fragmentary quote argues that those who betray the party that honored them cannot lose self respect because they never possessed it to begin with. The remark frames traitors as lacking honor from the start.
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Izaak Walton
Idle talk in presidential campaign sparks plainspoken critique
A reader laments verbose politicians and urges prudence, citing Montesquieu and Raleigh. The piece argues idleness as a danger and notes the temptation of wealth to idle men, while asking who wants constant work and who remains truly independent.
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Montesquieu
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hunting Debate As Doves Fall To Thoroughgoing Sport
In open season on doves Nimrods unleash heavy artillery and many birds are killed daily. The piece contrasts hunting as sport with views from Addison Johnson Frederick the Great and Bovee, noting critics label hunting as barbaric while others enjoy the spectacle and feel safe among fellow sportsmen.
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Addison
Dr. Johnson
Frederick the Great
Bovee
Many Will Try to Please Prohibition Parties
Aspirants for Congressional honors ponder whether a single letter could satisfy both the Anti-Saloon League and the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment as a modern miracle.
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Anti-Saloon League
Association Against the
Scientists To Hunt Deadly Sea Serpent
Chicago dated report says Field Museum sponsors a 16 member scientific team led by Cornelius Crane for a 30,000 mile October voyage from Boston aboard the Illyria to seek sea serpents and other rare marine life across Bermuda Haiti the Panama Canal Galapagos Marquesas Cook Fiji Solomon islands to New Guinea and Alaska.
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Chicago
South Pacific Ocean
Boston
Chicago Museum
Bermuda
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Panama Canal
Pacific
Galapagos
Marquesas
Cook
Fiji
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Illyria
Crane
Karl P. Schmidt
Albert W. Herre
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
W.L. Moss
Harvard Medical School
Charles
St. Peavy
Mobile
Ala
Sidney N. Shurtleff
Sidney Heap
Churchstoke
England
Cay Seldon B. Boutilier
Melrose
Highlands
Mass
Field Museum
Henry Field
Mesopotamia
Trans-Jordan
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William Julian Hall
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Oneeenscoane
Sey Ar Tay Banes
Thomas
Charles C. Marshall
Atlantic Monthly
Congress
Ortta
Thomasville
Talladega
Pennsylvania Keystone
DeWitt Thomas
Elkins
Waycross
Florida Times-Union
Glenn Frank
EL Dewitt Thomas
Loquacity
Hilliard
Boston Transcript
Cornelius _ Crane
Ipswich
Malay Archipelago
India
China
Japan
North Pacific
Alaska
San Francisco
Alergyriety
Charles. Schwab
Finer Motor Car
Goebel
Francisco
BAS F. O. B. Farceny
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Byrd
Pole
Nash
Lovejoy Shock Steorbers
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Nash Leah
Desige
Traane
L. B. Hallman
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