New York Musing on Prohibition, Nightlife and Arts
Collected gossip notes describe presidential repeal appeals to governors, the Ziegfeld theater conversion, beer distribution worries, and nightlife buzz. Figures like Eleanor Holm Johnny Weismuller Gloria Swanson Sophie Tucker and Faith Bacon appear amid Monte Carlo Casino acts and Ganger Equipment’s bar designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harrison
New York
Ziegfeld
Eleanor Holm
Central Park Casino
Sherman Rogers
Johnny Weismuller
Lupe Velez
Tin Pan Alley
Hoover
Will Hays
Elliott Roosevelt
West
Clara Bow
Gloria Swanson
Mack Sennett
Sophie Tucker
Faith Bacon
WB Harl Carroll
Monte Carlo
Miss Bacon
Zelli’s
Paris
Jefferson urged Lewis and Clark to seek mammoths on plains
Thomas Jefferson believed mammoths might still roam the Great Plains and directed explorers Lewis and Clark to look for these ancient elephants during their expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Great Plains
Lewis and Clark
Heart trouble among elderly long life as inherited trait
Dr. Morris Fishbein discusses aging and heart disease in the elderly, noting that nearly half of old-age deaths stem from circulatory disorders. The piece cites Barker and Holmes on heredity and longevity, Osler on pneumonia, and stresses cautious, gentle care and hygiene to preserve vitality.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal
The
American Gar Association
Hygeia
Pne
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lewellys F. Barker
William Osler
Jor Barker
Stock Broker Falls Unconscious After Dental Anesthesia
Arthur H. Jones, head of a Phoenix stock brokerage, remained unconscious for the fourteenth day after receiving an anaesthetic for two teeth. Doctors call the case one of the strangest in medical history and cannot predict if he will regain consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arthur H. Jones
Jones
Bill to Aid Negro Secure a Higher Education
Raleigh reports favoring the Brawley Murphy bill to provide state funds for qualified Black students pursuing professional education equal to funds for white students. Dean Van Hecke said the measure is constitutional and supports Ho ecutt's case for UNC pharmacy admission. An unfavorable report was filed on the Hutchins bill reducing superior court juror numbers to six.
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Raleigh
Brawley-Murphy
House
Judiciary Committee
Dean M. T. van Hecke
University of North Carolina
Brawley
Durham
T. R. Hocutt
School of Pharmacy
Hocutt
Supreme Court
Hutchins
Rudy Vallee and Fay Webb End Romance Again
New York report says Rudy Vallee and Fay Webb have separated and not decided on divorce after a family conference. Vallee's attorney said they agreed on personal affairs but no property settlement details were released.
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New York
Rudy Vallee
Prunette
Fay Webb
Vallee
Battle of Manila Bay and Boxer Uprising Facts
Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay with no casualties. The Boxers formed a Society of Chinese sworn to expel all foreigners. Ida Ho held the largest area of national forests in the United States.
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Manila Bay
Dewey
Idaho
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Gangers
S. Arthur
Bobbie
Ganger Equipment Company
Westchester
Long Island
Ganger
Ellogy
Battle Creek
NEA Service, Inc
United States
New Orleans
Louisiana
North Peters
South Peters
Peters
Peter
Petre
Pir ‘Inc
Better
Durani
Macaroni
D. P
Phillips
Hershey
P. & G. Soap
Chipso
Hillsdale
Rudy
Fay
Belk
Gibson
Eagle
Belk-Stevens
Hanes Union Suits
Sameonback
Arti Fu
Oxfords
Belk-Stevens CO
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