Liberty Rulings and Vanderbilt Kin in a Two-Part Column
A column reflects on a Supreme Court decision requiring probable cause for search warrants in liquor cases, praising the bill of rights. It also covers Grace Vanderbilt's independence, Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., and the family’s public press stance, then shifts to aviation feats by Byrd and Lindbergh and ends with commentary on American political disillusionment, party failure, and the Morgan-arian influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Vanderbilt
Grace Vanderbilt
Grace
Henry Gassaway Davis
Commodore Vanderbilt
Cornelius Jr
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
William Allen White
People’s Legislative Service
Kansas
Coolidge
White
Samuel J. Tilden
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
la Follette
Chicago
Socialist Party
Maine Farms and Mills Sighted on Portland Bangor Trip
The writer travels 150 miles from Portland to Bangor noting many farms and abundant fueling stations. Bangor's lumber mills have vanished in twenty five years while Sanford mills succeed by expanding markets like automobile upholstery fabrics, despite climate and transport hurdles.
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Portland
Maine
Bangor
Sanford
Bangor Daily News Proud of Thursday Triumph
Bangor, a town of about 25 000, hosts a newspaper with circulation exceeding its population. The city editor has 47 years in journalism and 35 years as editor, celebrating two scoops over the opposition on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Daily News
World Watches Fliers As Byrd Flight Captivates Newsroom
The News office reports a flood of calls about Byrd with nine in ten inquiries on the trans Atlantic flights. John Pulitzer phoned from Bar Harbor to share the universal interest sweeping America, unmatched since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
John Pulitzer
Bar Harbor
Byrd and Acosta Honored for Precision in Flight Tech
The note praises Admiral Byrd for maintaining exact course while sightless for long periods and credits Acosta with aiding the development of several inventions. It emphasizes their scientific contributions and daring in pioneering flight technology.
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Byrd
Acosta
Portland Uses Painted Curbs to Guide Autoists
Direction guides efficiency in power use and travel. The author notes how route numbers and guide posts help. Portland adopts a curb color system to indicate prevailing parking rules with yellow black and white or unpainted curbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Considers Abandoning Primaries For Conventions
In Augusta a Thursday meeting of primaries opponents and supporters formed committees to plan a campaign. Proponents say primaries slowed machine politics though not markedly improving officials, while opponents insist conditions worsened before primaries and fear renewal of corruption if abandoned.
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Maine
Augusta
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Mercy Governor Fuller Respite on Sacco Vanzetti Case
Massachusetts Governor Fuller has respited Sacco and Vanzetti and formed an advisory committee of two college presidents and a former judge that met for the first time. Public sentiment in New England leans toward commuting the death sentences to life, though a minority prefer upholding the law.
Marie White and Jerry Derr Top Bill at the Palace
Marie White and Jerry Derr, singers and dancers, headline the Palace lineup with eccentric comedy and dancing backed by the Blue Slickers. Also featured are Jack Howe the King of Kazoo, the Hi-Lo Five quartet, Three Whirlwinds roller skaters, Mae and Helen Murray, McCall Kellar and Company, a photo play Ankles Preferred, a news reel, and the Grantland Rice sport reel. A Walter D. Hickman opinion praises John Robinson's Circus as high grade. Indianapolis theaters today include Smilin' Through and Icebound among others.
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Marie White
Jerry Derr
Palace
Jack Howe
Indianapolis
Mae
Helen Murray
McCall Kellar and Company
Madge Bellamy
Grantland Rice
At the Palace
Observer
Answers from a bygone quiz pass to readers in print
A reader’s mixed trivia list covers the Grand Army of the Republic aims, first post date, schooner masts, Craney Island battle 1813 outcome, hen egg lifespan, the violet myth, Nebraska meaning nickname state flower motto, a Dutch dish recipe Buhling, and 1926 US horse population.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Decatur
Ill
Buhling
Slow Drivers On Narrow Indiana Highways Need Regulation
A Lebanon Reporter column argues for limits on slow drivers on busy two lane roads like the Jackson Highway into Lebanon. It notes several motorists crawled at twelve to fifteen mph causing unsafe conditions and calls for rules to preserve reasonable traffic flow. It also honors John R. Kissinger, a 1900 yellow fever volunteer, whose sacrifice helped medical progress and whose family faces financial hardship.
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Lebanon
Jackson
John R. Kissinger
Huntington County
Indiana
United States Army
Kissinger
South Bend
Ind
Ice Watch for Auroras and Solar Activity
The article explains auroras result from solar particles striking Earth, peaking near sunspot maximum every eleven years. It notes belts near the Arctic, occasional southern displays, and that 450 mile high auroral streams have been measured, with photographs aiding distance estimates.
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Nature
Arctic
Antarctic
Arctic Circle
United States
Norway
Science Service, Inc
Brain Teasers from Eastern Canada Questions Test Your Knowledge
A set of trivia questions about eastern Canada and general knowledge, including geography and history. The list covers topics from Quebec versus Texas to St Lawrence Bay islands, with references to Coolidge, Sanskrit, and Better Speech week.
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Nungesser and
Coli
Canada
Texas
Quebec
Maine
Newfoundland
Dominion of Canada
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Bay
Coolidge
Inedianapolis
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Lindbergh
Dawes
Senate
Commander Byrd
France
Paris
New York
Atlantic
al i
Chamberlin
Levine
North Pole
Honolulu
Maitland
Hegenberger
English Channel
Gilson Gardner
Tion
Feripps
Howard
M. E
Tracy
World Watches
Natron
Ore
John Robinson's Circus
Walter D. Hickman
English’s
Keith's
Vincent Lopez
The
Circle
Modena
Lyric
Isis
Apollo
Ohio
Craney Island
Craney
Elizabeth River
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Warren
Plymouth Rocks
Juno
Jupiter
Iona
Venus
Cupid
Nebraska
Rushville
English Journal
National Council of English Teachers
Chicago University Press
Northen
Ndiana
Warsaw
Milford
Leesburg
Milford Junction
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