Presidential Possibilities in Democratic Convention
A Baltimore convention opens June 25 to select a Democratic presidential nominee with seven leading hopefuls. Governors Harmon of Ohio and Wilson of New Jersey are viewed as top contenders, while Speaker Champ Clark, Oscar Underwood, and Governors Folk, Foss, and Marshall also draw support. Intrigue includes Wilson’s early clash with James Smith Jr and Harvey, Watterson’s critique, and Harmon facing the Progressive League in Ohio.
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Baltimore
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Champ Clark
Missouri
Oscar W. Underwood
Joseph W. Folk
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Wilson
Harmon
Princeton
United States
James Smith, Jr
Smith
George B. Harvey
Dr. Wilson
Harvey
Henry Watterson
Louis Ville
Watterson
Progressive Democratic League of Ohio
Tafts
Richard Olney
Clevelan
Seven Democrats Nominated in Brief Sketches
Brief sketches profile seven Democratic figures: Judson Harmon born February 3 1846 in Newton Ohio with Ohio offices and U S roles. Champ Clark born March 7 1850 in Anderson County Kentucky a long House career and current speaker. Woodrow Wilson born December 28 1856 in Staunton Virginia a Princeton president and New Jersey governor. Oscar W Underwood born May 6 1862 in Louisville Kentucky a long congressman and Ways and Means chair. Joseph Wingate Folk born October 28 1869 in Brownsville Tennessee a Missouri governor. Eugene Noble Foss born September 24 1858 in Berkshire Vermont a Massachusetts governor. Thomas Riley Marshall born March 14 1834 in North Manchester Indiana a lawyer and Indiana governor.
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Woodrow Wilson
Staunton, Va
Princeton University
University of Virginia
Atlanta
New Jersey
Eugene Noble Foss
Berkshire
W. C. Lovering
Massachusetts
Thomas Riley Marshall
North Manchester
Ind
Columbia City
Ink
Indiana
A Boarding House Farce With a Fatal Misread Message
In a Boston boarding house Englishman Trimble and Corwin scheme to prank Irish McCarthy with a forged telegram about a rendezvous with Miss Carroll. The prank backfires as McCarthy awaits a meeting at the Northern depot, prompting confusion and social malice amid Patrick’s Day tensions.
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McCarthy
Boston
Trimble
Tie
Corwin
Hem
Mixa Beesle Carroll
Trinkly
Miss Carroll
Patrick Mearthy
Carrotte
Winchester
Mr. Trimble
Mir. Corwin
Mr. McCarthy
Teu
Northern Depot
Miss Carrell
Lf McCarthy
Jack
Mcfarthy
Erin
Cirent
Messie Carroll
Heele Carroll
Arfington
Boyston Streets
Tresley
Tigus
Cald Teumble
Ablngton
Boylston
The Height of the Ridiculous No Time For Celebrating
A storm wrecks the deck as a distress rocket primes, a passenger curbs fireworks with a patriotic moment, while captions from Christian Herald and other periodicals convey comic quips on exercise, birthdays, and social gaffes, including a San Francisco Call note about a man denied a train pass for a large family.
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Cap'n
Christian Herald
Western Facile
Oroville
Charlie Craig
Craig
San Francisco
Nothing Out of the Ordinary in a Humorous Exchange
A playful exchange in the Houston Post notes a joke about a man claiming to turn water into milk. The quip reframes him as a milk aun, signaling a lighthearted, local humor item with minimal broader context.
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Houston Post
The Dolls House Play Ends in Ecstatic Exit
Two women leave the theater after a performance of The Dolls House. One exclaims with ecstasy about the impact of the drama and the other responds with a hopeful, slightly anxious question about what the experience takes from them.
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Succes Magazine
Truthful Girt Sentence From Youns Lippincott’s Magazine
A fragment from Youns Lippincott’s Magazine presents a contrite statement by a speaker addressing Captain Snob, noting lack of control over circumstances and requesting clarity about those circumstances. The text remains a partial OCR fragment with unclear context and attribution.
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Snob
Lippincott’s Magazine
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Newton
Wyoming
Court of Common Pleas
Superior Court
Cleveland
Ohio Bar Association
Cincinnati
Anderson County
Louisiana
Bowling Green
Pike County
Louisville
Birmingham
Joseph Wingate Folk
Brownsville
Tenn
Elrcult
St. Louis
Bryan
Agaln
Tom L. Johnson
House of Representatives
Clark
Washington
Folk
Sir. Bryan
Underwood
Foss and
Ross
Congress
Foss
Missouri Democratic Hogue
Polk
Kansas
Tommy
Marshall
Ways and Means
Sam
Maude
Richard Watron
By John L. M'Govern
Billy
Willie
Philadelphia Record
Guesh
Ash
Tommie
Slithers
Tomiie
Mabel
Harper's Weekly
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