Retail advertising dominates page one debate
Collins of Macy and Co. urged newspapers as the dominant advertising medium noting more than 5 percent of his firm's budget goes to print ads. He attacked retail advertising as dull and dishonest and argued papers are stronger than a decade ago but troubled by retail ad pressures and shifting business districts toward residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therese Inneth Collins
R. A. Macy, and Co
New York
Ag Adining Media
Pennsylvania Campaign Pressure Builds For Key Races
The race centers on Brown and Pinchot for the governorship and Davis and Grundy for the Senate. Brown allies with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh groups while Pinchot and Grundy chart independent paths. Western Pennsylvania leans Pinchot to win the governorship amid strong outside spending and full page ads. Senatorial contest sees Davis backed by the Ware machine, Grundy with rival support, as campaign finance scrutiny looms with a promised post-election inquiry.
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Pinchottl
Philadelphia
Francis WT
Grundy-Davis
Davis
Ware_ machine
William Fate
Penna
Monongahela
Schuylkill
Sena’ F Ye
North Dakets
Phildelphia
Pittsburgh
Investigation probe sparks Senate clash over funding
An undercover inquiry two weeks before Senator Blaine obtained Senate authority tied to Williamson who has committee backing. Williamson offered to fund a broader House investigation with 25 000 dollars while the Senate authorized 10 000. Maas praised inquiries arguing post office contracts for postal building leases have run high for two decades.
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Senate
Sen
Blaine
Wisconsin
Williamson
Senater
Williarson
House Committee
Maas
Post Office Department
Navy board backs 10 000 ton eight inch cruiser build up
Rear Admiral Mark Bristol testified the General Board favors a naval armaments program with Great Britain and Japan. It would create 28 ten thousand ton eight inch gun cruisers by 1086, cost about 1.031 million, and set parity with Britain while avoiding a world naval race. The plan keeps the United States second to none in naval strength.
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Great Britain
Japan
Mark L. Bristol
Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee
Navy Department
Naval Affairs Committee
United States
General Board
Robinson
Arkansas
Morrow Seeks Federal Aid in Prohibition Enforcement
The article outlines Morrow arguing for generous federal appropriations to enforce prohibition and curb liquor entry and interstate traffic. He contrasts state regulation before 1919 with the expanded federal criminal jurisdiction under the Eighteenth Amendment, noting a shift in public attitude toward the federal government.
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United States
Fed
Morrow’s Wet Stand Rocks Prohibition Debate in Newark Speech
Dwight W. Morrow launched a bold campaign for the New Jersey Senate with a repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. He urged federal state limits on liquor and constitutional change, arguing prohibition muddles governance and urging a federalist solution reflecting diverse regional habits and morals.
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Morrow
Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
Capitol
DuPont
Henry H. Curran
John J. Raskob
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Newark
Mexico
Weaver
Ada
Hoover
Drys
Franklin Fort
New Jersey Piney
Fort
Anti-Saloon League
Jones
Rep
Bacharach
Rep. Laguardia, R
New York
Frelinghuysen
Laguardia
Walker Cup Victory Nears as Americans Lead
The American Eagle built a strong hold on the Walker Cup at Sandwich England on May 16. George Voigt and Harrison Johnston pushed the U S toward clinching the Cup with victories and Bobby Jones excelled with a 34 on the homeward nine. With four singles needed for victory, America appeared certain to retain the Cup for the sixth straight year.
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George Voigt
America
Street Walderness
Harrison Johnston
Cyril Tolley
Harry R. Flory
CINS
Sandwich
Eng
Britain
Bobby Jones
Roland Mackenzie
Sons of Britannia
Roger Wethered
Bobby
Roger
All Square
Jones
William Campbell
Ernest
Ae Pena
Bant of the Hawaii Plane Crash Kills One in Maui Rescue
In Honolulu on May 16, after a Keystone bomber crashed into the sea near Maui during a training flight four Army and Navy aircraft were lost. Staff Sergeant Joseph Becker of Brooklyn died. three crew jumped by parachute while Becker remained with the bomber as it sank. The Navy patrol plane also sank while being towed to Pearl Harbor.
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Honolulu
Maui
Joseph Becker
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pearl Harbor
Keystone
L. Boyd
Becker
Golf round ends with late surge and quiet finishes
On the back nine, Bobby three putted to halve a hole in B's. Jones captured five straight holes on the second nine, halving only the 14th 16th and 18th. Voight and Mackenzie had walkovers from the start, Torrance faced the easiest day among the British players.
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Bobby
Jones
Voight
Mackenzie More
Seda
Torrance
English golf debutant outplays veteran stars in morning round
A 19 year old English player, Glenna, faltered with an 86 while an inexperienced rival, Miss Fishwink, rose to lead as she played steady golf. The pro British gallery showed mixed confidence, but the American competitor gained the spotlight early.
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England
Glenna
Jetta Mistakes in Marmalade Match Play Result
The report covers a golf match where Jetta Collett struggled with putting and missed several key putts, losing to Miss Fishwick and dropping holes throughout the round. Other items note a violent incident at Blue Moon Garden with an Italian cook murdered and a Pittsburgh gang violence night, amid arrests in a racketeering context.
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Jetta
Donvathien Elarine
Collett Funch
Wilton
Gourlay
Theaa Apic
Thess
Diana
Glenna
Miss Fishwick
Miss Collett
Columbia Hospital
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Cander
Guy Volpe
Wilmerding
Wounded man names suspect in street shooting
Willie Mundy, 40, of 6 Schadd Vale, found shot in the abdomen on a street after an attack at Blue Moon Garden road house where an Italian chef was slain. Mundy identified Guy Volpe as the shooter before surgery at Columbia hospital. Detectives arrested Volpe and Isa Pizingo of Turtle Creek as investigations proceed.
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Volpe Andegan
Mundgy
Isa Pizingo
Turtle Creek
East Pitts
Thompson Barosma Claims Cures Nervous Prostration
A medical testimonial from Mrs. M. Marsh of Titusville Pa credits Thompson’s Barosma with curing nervous prostration heart palpitations and other ailments after prior weakness and illness. The note mentions a time in bed but asserts full recovery and ongoing health, urging readers to seek Barosma at Dalgherty’s and drug stores.
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Thompson
M. Marsh
Titusville
Dalgherty’s
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