Nebraska Faces Long Primary Ballot With Presidential and Gubernatorial Contests
Nebraska voters tackle a lengthy primary featuring three Democratic presidential contenders Franklin D Roosevelt John N Garner and William Murray Alfalfa Bill Murray plus Republican Joseph I France. Gubernatorial race includes incumbent Charles W Bryan and rivals William Ritchie Jr George Walter Olsen and James Franklin Christie. Republican field also cites Kenneth G Wrerry and Dwight Griswold as active candidates.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
John N Garner
Texas
William
Alfalfa Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Joseph Irwin France
Maryland
Chicago
Charles W. Bryan
William Ritchie, Jr
Omaha
Story of Sue and Corrinne clashes over love and secrets
Sue lies waking as Ruth arranges help and Nancy brings a maid. Dr Raynor calms Sue with medicine while Ruth recalls a staff cut and a bottle of trouble tied to Hal Pritchard. Corrinne bursts in with news as a new chapter begins at the Thornton residence.
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Sue
Ruth
Mrs. Merryman
Corrinne
Harry
Jack
Sarah
Grace
Nancy
Thornton
Raynor
Sally
Hal Pritchard
Courtney
Thorntons
Third Candidate Williams Wins Chance in District Race
George A. Williams, a former Republican lieutenant governor, is given a chance in the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress. The legislature reduced districts from six to five placing Ashton C. Shallenberger and J. N. Norton in the new fourth. Elam Peterson of Orleans also seeks the nomination. Other incumbents Randall Morehead Baldridge Howard Simmons are renominated or re-elected.
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George A. Williams
Ashton C. Shallenberger
J. N. Norton
Elam Peterson
Orleans
Neb
John H. Morehead
Malcolm Baldridge
Edgar Howard
Soviet Writer Admits Errors In Revolutionary History
A. Shilapnikoff, once close to Lenin and Trotsky, admits gross errors in his reminiscences of 1917. In a letter to the Communist Party Central Committee he vows to avoid mistakes. The attack by the Communist press labeled him a liberal and Trotskyist.
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Moscow
Lenin
Trotsky
A. Shilapnikoff
Central Committee
Communist Party
Shilapnikoff
Labor
Shifa
Viacheslav Molotov
Lynn women take up roller skating on Lynn Shore Drive
Lynn mat rons report a growing scene as women in sport tags skate along the sidewalks of Lynn Shore Drive almost daily. The activity draws wives of several wealthy men in fashionable attire joining the new diversion.
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Lynn
Mass
Lynn Shore Drive
Understanding distribution and high card tricks in contract bridge
The article explains that bidding relies on high card strength in the first round while distribution guides rebids and defense. It stresses recognizing singletons and freak distributions, counting trump holdings, and forming a mental map of where high cards lie to guide play and predict opponents' cards.
Gubernatorial Candidates Brace For Final Primary Stretch
In Raleigh on April 12 53 days before the June 4 democratic gubernatorial primary the three contenders R T Fountain J C B Ehringhaus and A J Maxwell push campaigns. Ehringhaus tours western NC with speeches in Tryon Siler City Shelby and upcoming Asheville Waynesville Sylva and Hendersonville while Maxwell campaigns in the east and plans a Fayetteville stop this Friday.
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Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskervill
Raleigh
R. T. Fountain
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
A. J. Maxwell
Ehringhaus
Maxwell
Fountain
Tryon
Siler City
Chatham County
Shelby
Cleveland County
Gardner
Nort Carolina
North Carolina
Fehringhaus
Asheville
Hendersonville
Durham
Josiah W. Bailey
Washington
Bailey
Fayetteville
Ru-Ma Promises Fast Relief for Rheumatism
An early 1900s style notice touts RU-MA as a cure for rheumatism through liver kidney and blood cleansing. It claims immediate pain relief and guarantees by Mann and Economy Drug Stores to free muscles and joints from stiffness swelling and lameness or nothing.
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Mann
Economy Drug
Haig orders fight to the end in Lys sector clash
On April 12 1918 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig urged British troops to fight to the end as German storm troops pressed the Lys front. German bulletins said they reached objectives including Neuve Eglise while American forces in the Toul sector captured 36 prisoners in a severe trench engagement. Germany announced a submarine blockade of Spain after a U S commercial pact.
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Douglas Haig
Lys
Neuve Eglise
Toul
Germany
Spain
United States
Harvard Honor List Shows Name Increase
Harvard College reports 689 names on this year’s honor list, up from 604 at the same point last year. The list now includes 21.1 percent of total enrollment versus 18.6 percent a year ago.
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Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
Harvard College
First Practical Car Inventor Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick of England is credited with devising the first motor vehicle operable in 1802. Improvements followed and by 1824 several steam vehicles operated between Cheltenham and Gloucester.
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Richard Treverthick
England
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Silent Joke Circles Hamburg Masters
A terse quip set in Hamburg yields a dry exchange about a dog and mood. The wry remark hinges on a misread intent and quick punchline within a 1920s style local squib.
Halifax Resolution 1776 First Step Toward Independence
Halifax birth date of North Carolina independence celebrated as the Halifax Resolution adopted by the Provincial Congress on April 12 1776. Dr A R Newsome notes it empowered delegates to join others in declaring independence and marks NC as the first colony to sanction the move.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Great Britain
Halifax
Continental Congress
A. R. Newsome
State Historical Commission
North Caroline
Newsome
General Assembly
Women Prohibition Reform Leaders Plan Washington Conference
Prominent women from 40 states and the District of Columbia gather in Washington on April 12 13 for the Third Annual Conference of the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform. They aim to secure repeal submission planks in party platforms and back candidates supporting repeal. Notable attendees include Mrs Charles H Sabin national chairman Mrs Kellogg Fairbank and Mrs Archibald Roosevelt among others.
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New York
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
Women’s Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Washington
Charles H. Sabin
National Republican
Kellogg Fairbank
Chicago
Ciry
Pierre S. Dupon
Wilmington
Frederick ‘Les
Detroit
Stanley Field
Amasa Stone Mather
Cleveland
Archibald Roosevelt
Ethel Zabriskie
John L. Sheppard
William Temple Emmet
William T. Healey
Atlanta
Lawrence O'Donovan
Alabama
Clifford W. Gaylord
St. Louis
Henry Joy
John B
Goitre Linked to Youth Delinquency and Marital Strife
A Caledonian Battle Creek specialist attributes rising escapades and marital discord to goitre. He claims undetected goitre poisons affect body and mind, sparking emotional instability in youth and temperamental disorders in older adults, wrecking homes. A mother cites her daughter's dramatic recovery after home treatment.
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Battle Creek
Free Goitre Book Promises Home Cure At No Cost
A Battle Creek physician promotes a 44 page free book on goitre claiming home treatment ends goitre without surgery. The ad features testimonials of recovered patients and urges readers to mail a coupon to receive the book before supplies run out.
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Battle Creek
Gottre
World Broadcasting Plants and Air Defense Testing
The world hosts 1300 radio broadcasting plants valued near 29 million dollars with annual broadcasting costs around 72 million. A U S Department of Commerce world survey provides these figures. Tests of a new French anti aircraft gun show effectiveness up to about seven and a half miles altitude.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Toronto Maple Leafs Triumph in Stanley Cup Sweep
The Maple Leafs, the youngest NHL club, won the Stanley Cup by sweeping the veteran New York Rangers in three straight games. Scores were 6 4, 6 2, and 6 4 in favor of Toronto.
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Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
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