Norris victory signals liberal rise in Nebraska primary
In Nebraska Senator George W. Norris defeats a GOP double named rival amid anti Hoover sentiment and farm power disputes. The primary results bolster Norris as western progressive leader while foreshadowing stronger opposition to Hoover economics and tariff policies in Congress.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
W. M. Stebbins
Senate
Hoover
Old Guard
House
Former Way
Congress
Presidential Prosperity in Harper’s magazine discussion
James Truslow Adams argues that prosperity should come from stable governance not stock market magic. He critiques Hoover Mellon and Coolidge for fostering a business state and warns that reliance on political alchemy harms economic reality. He urges presidents to focus on civil order justice and foreign relations rather than magical prosperity.
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United States
James Truslow Adams
Harper's Magazine
Adams
Messrs. Coolidge
Mellon
Hoover
Irving Fisher
Roger Babson
Parker Willis
Federal Reserve Board
Guaranty Trust Company
Coolidge
Mr. Mellon
Government cites Mexico immigration figures to calm restrictionists
The bureau of immigration reports 12 703 Mexicans admitted in fiscal 1930 versus 40 154 the prior year and 3 674 in the first half of 1930 versus 56 747 annually. State department data argue strict enforcement solves the issue without new laws. Lawmakers led by Rep John C Box face December votes amid pressure from anti Mexican measures.
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Bureau of Immigration
Mexico
State Department
John C. Box
Texas
Congress
House
Administration
Ohio May Head Toward Wet, Bulkley Wins Dry Vote
Ohio primaries show prohibition emerges as a major issue with Robert J. Bulkley winning the Democratic senatorial nomination. Rural voters close to urban markets vote wet, suggesting a November referendum between wet and dry. McCulloch will need strong anti saloon support to hold Senate seat.
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Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Bulkley
McCulloch
Republican
Prohibition
Fess
Republican National Committee
Ellis A. Yost
Roosevelt and Smith nominated for second terms in fair play exchange
The piece argues Governor Smith will nominate President Roosevelt for a second term and predicts Roosevelt will support Smith later. It praises Ambassador Dawes and General MacArthur while contrasting Civil and World War era generals, noting Shiloh, Sherman, and battlefield leadership.
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Smith
Roosevelt
New York
Great Chicago Lab to study origin of civilization opens
The University of Chicago will rise a new laboratory housing the Oriental Institute under Dr. James H. Breasted. Funds of 1.5 million dollars from the International Education Board and the Rockefeller Foundation support the project with expeditions already operating across the Near East. The facility will feature museum space a lecture hall and dedicated rooms for major Near Eastern civilizations.
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Chicago University
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
James H. Breasted
Breasted
International Education Board
Rockefeller
Sahara Desert
Earth
Chicago
Near East
Menes
Edward Chiera
Sargon II
Clotting of Blood and Platelets Highlight Life Essential
Dr Morris Fishbein explains blood platelets and fibrin in clot formation. Platelet count affects bleeding tendency and disease can cause easy bruising. Calcium deficiency may delay clotting though calcium links to other health factors. many mysteries remain about clotting mechanisms.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Johnson seeks fourth marriage with Park Avenue heiress
columnist Joe Williams relays Charles Ritch Johnson’s quest for a fourth wife after three prior marriages. Johnson boasts odd proposals from Niagara Falls to a June buggy ride, and hints at wealth and social standing as key criteria. He asks for help arranging a meeting, while Williams muses on Johnson’s romantic bravado and public interest.
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Joe Williams
Charles Ritch Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Yoo Hoo
Little Dan Cupid
Park Avenue
Niagara Falls
Chinatown
Times Square
Charlie
the Times
Contest to see who can do things longest sparks readers
A reader suggests replacing a longest duration contest with a charity drive to raise money for a nearby elderly couple in need. The woman is blind and her husband is ill, their rent is covered by his sister, and they rely on rail yard coal for winter warmth.
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R. Johnson
Niagara Falls
Mr. Johnson
Times
Land of
P. S. Thomas
Baltimore Avenue
Notable 1860 Birth of Ernest Thompson Seton Highlighted
The item notes Ernest Thompson Seton born Aug 14 1860 in South Shields England later a prominent American artist author lecturer and Boy Scout founder. It references his education at Toronto Collegiate Institute and the Royal Academy London and his work as a naturalist for government at Manitoba. It also mentions his Woodcraft League link and its 1904 English introduction via Baden-Powell.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
America
South Shields
England
Toronto Collegiate Institute
Royal Academy
London
Seton
Manitoba
John Burroughs
Extor
The
Woodcraft League
Baden-Powell
Publicity, drought, oil and the public mind in policy
M E Tracy argues publicity favors farmers only in droughts elections or floods while cars and planes shape speed and oil dominates industry. He notes the shift from horses to machinery in cities and abroad and warns oil powers politics and war, urging awareness of its driving role.
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Kiley
Kentucky
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Tammany
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France
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Douglas MacArthur
Army
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Hmael Calor
Science
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Cmmenting
Ripley
U. S. Patent Office
Caesar
Violon Booth
Winsiday
Robert (Manning -cl
Oxford
Atlantic
Pacific
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Wyo
DR. Morris Fishbein
Heywood Broun
New York Telegram
Broun
Willard Mack
de Wolf Hopper
Ernest Seton
Lawrence County
J- M. T. Mitchell
Robert Boren
State Highway Commission
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New York Stock Exchange
Pfaff & Hughes (Incorporated
Pfaff & Hughes
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Wisconsin
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