Disaffected Democrats Split Roosevelts Supporters
In Chicago on July 23 Frank R. Kent discusses a growing rift in the Democratic party aimed at stopping Roosevelt. Anti Roosevelt leaders include ex Governors Alfred E. Smith and Joseph Bly with others planned to join. Some oppose openly while others fund from behind the scenes for the Republican ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hamilton
Chicago
New England
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph Bly
Hamilton
America's rugged land shapes a grand national character
The piece compares national temperaments, noting Americans favor long car journeys into wild country. It contrasts European rivers and landscapes with an expansive American terrain, citing mountains, wheat and corn belts, and folklore heroes to explain rugged, boisterous traits and a mix of hospitality and fierce temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europa
Wordsworth
England
Mike Fink
Paul Bunyan
Outlook for furniture industry shows steady operation near peak
The article notes solid prospects for furniture production with integrated markets and rising material costs. It warns against over-confidence and urges adherence to proven standards, highlighting the eight-hour day as a lasting industry achievement amid a favorable outlook for plant activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OT Mnetia
High Point Enterprise
Piedmont Center of Industry
High Point
North Carolina
Gratitude Verse by Willis on Blessing of Good Land
A devotional note cites Deuteronomy 8 10 praising God for the land and expresses that gratitude is both memory and heart homage to divine goodness. The piece closes with initials N P Willis.
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N, P, Willis
High Point’s Missing Airport Status Stands Out
North Carolina ranks 20th in airplane ownership but High Point lacks a commerce department approved landing field. Activists long sought a local airport but remain without FAA approval as neighboring towns expand. Thirty NC airports exist, yet High Point misses the map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oath Carolina
High Point
Department of Commerce
North Carolina
Thomasville School Friends Urge Tax Support Vote
Thomasville community backs augmenting school funding through a August 10 tax vote. Registration runs through August 1 and supporters are urged to sign up to enable an informed ballot. The article frames the investment as essential for better opportunities for the coming generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Vigorou
Furniture industry warns against overusing peak production
Plant managers push to observe an eight hour day and a 45 hour week to avoid undermining long term market stability. Excessive seasonal speeding could harm the industry’s reputation and demand.
Roosevelt Ends Postal Patronage in Civil Service Reform
The article notes President Roosevelt's order to fill first to third class postmaster positions by the highest civil service examination grade, ending prior selection from top eligibles. It argues the move divorces postal appointments from politics, questions the reform's political impact, and considers party support amidst changes.
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Roosevelt
Record attendance marks Southern Furniture Exposition market
The Southern Market shows record attendance with buyers forming the core of merchandise supply and chains using the Southern Furniture Exposition as their primary source. The market draws national buyers seeking value and better offerings, underscoring its growing role in furnishing supply for stores and profitable merchandising support.
Health expert cheekily prescribes galt for heat relief
An Ohio health expert suggests people suffering from heat take a pinch of galt as a humorous remedy. The remark subverts conventional advice, pairing a mock cure with light sarcasm about coping with hot weather.
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Ohio
Political parties feign support for Roosevelt to preserve regularity
The passage notes some politicians will back Roosevelt to claim loyalty while secretly desiring his defeat. It highlights Democrats in the United States Senate as the prime例 aiming to appear supportive yet harboring insincere backing.
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Mr. Roosevelt
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Democrats eye independent Socratic groups against Roosevelt
The piece notes widespread anti Roosevelt sentiment among Democratic leaders and rank and file and predicts independent Democratic organizations forming before October. It says leaders may back and lead these groups and that ex Governor Smith could use them to attack while remaining under Democratic auspices.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Smith
Campaign echoes and votes in a Democratic split
The piece reflects on how anti Roosevelt Democrats may stay home or back London, drawing a parallel to the 1896 Palmer Buckner episode. It suggests party loyalty weakens as voters choose between a split ticket and the main candidate, with turnout shaping outcomes.
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London
Mr. Roosevelt
Palmer-Buckner
Bryan
Maryland
McKinley
Time's Recorded Pages By Time's Clock
A verse reflecting on time as fate and fortune guiding human life through daily deeds and lifelong lessons. Poet Victor P. Hammer notes time reveals our choices, fortunes, and dignity, while the ages sketch human progress and destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Victor P. Hammer
West 52nd Street Swing Lane gains bustling cafe row
New York scene along West 52nd Street between Sixth and Fifth Avenues thrives with 25 clubs outdoor cafes and restaurants as more buildings fill. Jimmy Durante draws crowds while cabbies charm social watchers and night life hums with music and bustling staff. A motor crash injures a visitor from a small town.
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New York
West 524
Sth
6Th Avenues
Louis Sobol
Stanwood Menkens
Sixth
Onyx Club
Celebrites
Eddie Davis
Leon
Eddie
Painter Mankivell and Lon don Cabmen in May Funeral Tale
Frank Mankivell, an etcher living on 14th street, was a close friend of Phil May. May’s famed etchings featured London cabbies. After May’s death, Mankivell rode with a friend to the funeral, then, on returning, asked for their fare from the cabman who refused.
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Frank Mankivell
14Th Street
London
Phil May
May
Houndsmith
Mankivell
Jehu
Beta Pi club girls host camp on Gould's place
Twenty years ago on July 28 1016 the Beta Pi club held a country camp at Gould's place with seven room house three tents a vic trola a hammock and a pond boat. Week end party bids went to John Peacock George Lowe Andrew Lindsay Paul Fisher Bennie Moore Delk Smith Charles Redding Everette Marsh and Charlies Matton Guilford College and Greensboro. Dr Charles E Brewer president of Meredith College and former Wake Forest dean delivered two addresses at local churches.
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Gould
Beta Pi Club
John Peacock
George Lowe
Andrew Lindsay
Paul Fisher
Bennie Moore
Delk Smith
Charles Redding
Everette Marsh
Charlies Matton
Guilford College
Greensboro
Charles E. Brewer
Meredith College
Wake Forest College
Local People News Briefs and Travels
J E Kirkman departed for Atlantic City last night while J A Hart returned from Hendersonville after floods. W H Slane came back from Asheville. Miss Bes sie Pitts and Dr I T Mann visited the Happy Camp. Miss Helen Brockett returns from an extended Washington and Virginia trip to resume dancing classes. Miss Ruth Whitten and Mr and Mrs W E Price Verge Garrett and Carson Burns drove to Winston Salem this afternoon.
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J. E. Kirkman
Atlantic City
J. A. Hart
Hendersonville
W. H. Slane
Asheville
Bessie Pitts
Dr. I. T. Mann
Helen Brockett
Washington
Virginia
Ruth Whitten
Messrs. and Mesdames
W. E. Price
Verge Garrett
Carson Burns
Winston-Salem
Widow of O Henry announces daughter’s New York marriage
Mrs. William Bidney Porter, widow of O Henry, reports her daughter Margaret wed Abraham Cesare, cartoonist for the New York Morning Sun, in New York this week.
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General News
Asheville
William Bidney Porter
O, Henry
New York
Margaret
Abraham Cesare
New York Morning Sun
Cleveland Plans Major Civic Buildings in New Budget
Cleveland moves to spend 4.5 million dollars on a new public library valued at two million and a convention hall site cleared for two and a half million. The city marks its founding anniversary yesterday.
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Cleveland
Southern Railway Line To Spartanburg Set To Open
The Southern railway will have its line open from here to Spartanburg by Sunday though regular trains might not operate for several days afterward.
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Hendersonville
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
British Drive Gains Near Pozieres in Somme Fight
London reports notable advantages won by British troops as Pozieres remains the focal point of the Somme attack. The advance signals strategic momentum in the ongoing offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pozieres
Somme
Indifferent jay walker dodges taxis amid heavy New York traffic
The article notes New Yorkers have the lowest mortality rate among jay walkers despite heavy traffic. It highlights their keen timing to dodge taxis with near misses on crowded blocks like Houston Street where many pedestrians cluster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Walker
Houston Street
Brigh Minds Deftly Flick Matches in Café Contest
In a 1936 McNaught Syndicate item a woman at the Savoy P demonstrates tossing match packets as deftly as Hal C once fired them. A man nearby quips Doris should take a bow after she flicks a match packet to catch another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Savoy
Doris
Hal C
Five Year Old’s Pronounced Borrowing Favor Shifts Tales
A quirky line suggests a five year old’s borrow proclivities mirror a trend in political speech. The remark implies Republicans should sympathize with the playful misstatements and the broader habit of borrowing phrases to drive home points.
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J. P. Rawley Publishers
RE. B. Terry
Associated Press
N. C
National Advertising Representative & Katz Special Adv Agency
General Office
New York City
Game of Politics
Frank R. Kent
Lemke
Thomasville School
Southern Market
Claire Briggs
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy
Ben de Canserea
Carlog Fornaro
Joels
Durante
Coney Island
Ea Litt
49Th Street
Will B. J Stone
Grace M
Harold H Man
Boston
Elsie Robinson
Edwin C. Hill
George Clark
Manin
McNaught Syndicate
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