Former Governor Glasscock Urges South to Embrace Republicanism
The former West Virginia governor, a Republican in retirement, advises the southern states to shift politics toward the Republican Party. He notes well governed states often have cross party balance and cites Pennsylvania and Texas as examples of graft and scandals. He doubts the South will accept the idea, but suggests voter realignment could ease cross party voting.
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Glasscock
West Virginia
South
Pennsylvania
Texas
Helena's Ancient Aweat Glands Hint at Prephone Bath Era
Scientists in Helena uncover ancient references to sweat glands, noting they existed long before the invention of the telephone bath. The find ties early experiments to modern hygiene and body care practices from a historic era.
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Helena
Sargent's Fortune Revealed as He Left a Modest $125,000
The renowned portrait painter Sargent, famed for commanding high fees, left only $125,000. While far below top capitalists, his legacy endures through masterful technique. He chose achievement and immortal works over wealth, leaving canvases that illuminate human meaning for generations.
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Sargent
America
Siete poke oeghh tr be a popular pastime now
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a San Francisco hotel and a sign or permit related to a pastime, noting Monday as a date. The readable elements suggest a local notice about an activity or policy change at a hotel, with an implied deadline or event on Monday.
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San Francie
Society and the price of longing for acceptance
A young American woman travels to Paris to join society and dies by her own hand, illustrating the quiet toll of striving for status. The piece argues many aspire to social prestige only to feel diminished, while true pride rests in personal achievements and self worth.
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Paris
Courts of Kings
Grief and folly mix in a stark, morbid note
A terse fragment describes a man who grieves and, in a rare impulsive act, ends his life by suicide. The piece contrasts the era’s fashion, noting women’s attire remains cool yet amused by men in traditional starched collars and vests.
Old Maids Different Now Says Ohio Judge at Bryn Mawr
Judge Florence Allen of Ohio's Supreme Court described the modern old maid as an aggressive wage earner who drives a squeaky car and sometimes faces speeding arrests. She counseled freedom and independence, noting past views of old maids as of little social value.
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Florence Allen
State Supreme Court of Ohio
Bryn Mawr College
Maryland lashes wife beater as public punishment
A Maryland sheriff administered ten lashes to a 28 year old man for wife beating, with the culprit tearfully shaking hands with the sheriff afterward. In Montana a man who assaulted his elderly mother received a sixty day sentence, with the court lamenting a harsher option was unavailable.
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Maryland
Bar of Justice
Butte
Montana
Senator Harris of Georgia Retains Tension for Congress Session
Senator Harris of Georgia has had his tensile removed in a preparation for upcoming Congressional blasts. The move signals tightening security and readiness for potential confrontations in the next session.
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Harris
Georgia
Best Editorial Spars With Bryan on Religion and Science
The Philadelphia Record urges caution as William Jennings Bryan faces a looming duel between religion and science. It notes Bryan’s faded issue history since 1896 and contemplates the Scopes trial verdict’s impact on faith, predicting religion’s slow decline or resilient endurance depending on Dayton’s outcome.
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Willian Jennings Bryan
Europe
Bryan
Germany
Lusitania
Florida
Tennessee
Rhea County
Apollyon
Dayton
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Scapes
Dwaye Sy Daston
Scopes
It Is Not True That Love Is Blind
A compact quotation set challenges common maxims on love, silence, gender, and history. It argues love can discern virtues, silence may aid cowardice, boys become men, dead men leave history, and numbers need not be fixed, noting Christmas is found in spirit rather than calendar. The piece underscores divergent truths and inclusive spirit.
The Rise and Reform of College Fraternities
Eastin Washington July 13 analysis traces the evolution of college fraternities from tribal social impulses to modern scholastic organizations. It describes ancient and European precedents, the shift from bohemian life to disciplined study, and the post war reorganization toward scholarship driven membership.
Fraternities Shape College Life and Beyond
The piece discusses fraternity norms emphasizing scholarship, self discipline, and leadership, noting freshmen are watched by elders. It observes peer groups in boarding houses forming similar rule systems, and that opposition often yields to altered forms. It cites Calvin Coolidge, Hughes, Underwood, Wilson among prominent names on rosters, and argues anti-fraternity laws prove ineffective due to the organizations’ enduring influence.
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Anu
Calvin Coolidge
William &. McAdon
Charles E. Hughes
Oscar W. Underwood
Woodrow Wilson
Wen
Ciine
Tennessee Hero and the Dayton Church Split
In Dayton Tennessee Reverend Howard Gale Byrd, a fundamentalist pastor earning $800 and working as a carpenter, faces dismissal after inviting New York preacher Clarence Darrow to present liberal views. Angry congregants rise against him, forcing Byrd to resign and seek electric work, while The Evening Sun notes the clash reveals infidelity within the church. Baltimore Sun.
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Dayton
York
Tloward Gale Berd
Howard Gale Byrd
Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church
Tfe
New York
Byrd
Clarence Darrow
Baltimore Sun
News of Day in National Capital: Pershing Leaves for South America
General Pershing departed for South America as four treaties were ratified. The state department addressed issues affecting the American Rubber Industry and notified Sweden Wemark Spain and Peru of the U.S. stance toward China, with Canada also advised.
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General Pershing
South America
State Department
Sweden
Wemark
Spain
Peru
United States
China
Canada
Six Pursuit Planes To Fly 10 Pacific Route
Six single seat pursuit planes from Selfridge Field Michigan to Chicago and along the air mail route to San Francisco and back were authorized by the War Department. Start about July 20 with daylight hops via Iowa City Omaha North Platte Cheyenne Rock Springs Salt Lake City Elko and Reno to San Francisco. Return from San Francisco July 28 to Selfridge Field by July 31.
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Selfridge Field
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Chicago
San Francisco
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Air Mail Service
West Coast
Iowa City
Omaha
North Platte
Cheyenne
Rock Springs
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Elko
Reno
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TAL ATT COLLECTION OF NOTE 18 TO BE SOLD
Tokio notes the public sale in September of Marquis Katsunosuke Taouye s art treasures gathered by the late Marquis Segai Tnouye valued at 4 to 5 million yen. The collection includes a fire god carving linked to Victory prayers, a Bust Buddha painting, and 2,000 pieces of paintings carvings nostrery and lacquer work from Japanese masters.
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Fudy
Kameyama
Motonabu
Seshu
Tannyu
German Fleet Grows Fast Since the War
The Associated Press reports Danish statistics show Germany’s merchant fleet rebuilding after World War I. German tonnage per 1000 inhabitants sits near the bottom at 10 ships, yet most surviving shipping is high quality. About 54 percent of German merchant marine is under five years old, with Hamburg in 1924 showing German flag accounting for 37 percent of harbor traffic. Norway leads with 237 tons per 1000, Finland second with 402, Denmark third with 289.
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Hlanmberg
Associated Press
Wariane Maratie
Germany
Hamburg
Norway
Fingland
Denmark
Back to Nature Pate Convicted for Theft
Mineola Long Island Harry Schmidt 25 and his wife Louise 19 were jailed for theft after living as modern nomads for a month. They roamed near Baldwin and Rockville seeking work on Long Island and used $80 saved from a cafe job before bottles of milk disappeared from nearby stores. A box with groceries from Ballwin led to the investigation and the pair faced a day sentence in county jail.
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Mineola
L. I
Harry Schmidt
Louise
Jalhore
Baldwin
Rockville
Schmidt
Ind
Coftes
Jamaica
Canfias
Long Island
Hottacholiera
Rockvilla Centra
Anna Wermalinn
Ballwin
Answers to Questions in The Independent Information Bureau
A reader Q and A feature outlines rabies transmission via food, vinegar for stocking shrinkage, and a 1892 Supreme Court remark on Christianity in public life. It notes the Beta Kappa origin, Bowery Savings Bank social workers, Hors d oeuvres meaning, Chinese cotton mills stats, and Steve Brodie’s 1885 Brooklyn Bridge jump as a noted anecdote.
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United States Supreme Court
United States
Justice Brewer
M. R
Thi Beta Kappa
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Virginia
New York City
Bowery Savings Bank
Bowery
Ike
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Andee
Chief Mina Van Winkle’s curb set on iashers praised then feared
The Philadelphia Record notes Washington's Chief of Policewoman Mina Van Winkle praises curb cracking and proposes recording motorist license numbers for “masher” offenses. Critics warn naming husbands or wives could follow if the man is married, raising concerns about privacy and misidentification.
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Mina van Winkle
Washington
Curbiets
Ght
Puillus Funtaser Gifts Drums To Eastern Penitentiary Band
FUINANCTER LIKES DRUMS, Chiadelphia-F. F. fitotenbury, a twitionaire Anateler, tried to play the anare drum when he was a boy. He has given 6% new band instruments to the Eastern Penitentiary hand.
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Fuinancter
Chiadelphia
F. T. Fitotenbury
Kastern Penitentiary
Cinnamon claim linked to influenza in London events
In a London report, a cinnamon warehouse worker notes no influenza cases among staff, suggesting a protective effect or coincidence. The item presents a curious health claim without medical validation and highlights worker experiences rather than scientific evidence.
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London
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