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Iowa Voters Battle Cummins Brookhart In Bitter Primary
In Iowa Republican primary politics, Sen. Albert Cummins faces challenger Brookhart in a fight viewed as crucial for national party prestige. The contest pits longtime insider Cummins against reformer Brookhart with implications for the Administration and GOP unity. Other candidates include Clark and Reardon, but the Brookhart-Cummins clash dominates the scene.
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Albert B. Cummins
Washington
Smith Wildman Brookhart
Cummins
National
Brookhart
William S. Kenyon
Republican
Republican State Central Committee
Steck
Howard J. Clark
Des Moines
Daniel Reardon
Council Bluffs
Earl Sparling
Right at Home on Alcohol Deaths in Indianapolis
The health board reports rising alcohol related deaths over seven years, questioning enforcement and the dry versus wet stance. The piece notes 1925 deaths from alcohol quintupled 1919 figures, points to illicit sales and weak enforcement, and cites 330 cases of Squibb whiskey returned to drinking circles with unknown fatalities.
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Indianapolis
Prohibition
Federal
Drunken Driver Punishments Expanded in English Law
England enacts laws sentencing drunken drivers to four months in jail, or a 50 pound fine, or both. The new framework likens drunken driving to a maniac in a crowded street with a loaded revolver, emphasizing harsher penalties as traffic grows more dangerous.
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England
Old Shoes and Hymen: Marriage Brightens Society
Rice and confetti fell on the newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. David K. Bruce as they honeymooned in Europe. Mrs. Bruce is the daughter of Andrew Mellon, treasury secretary and financier.
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E. Bruce
Europe
India and America Trade Odd Fakirs and Fortunes
A columnist notes Rahman Bey of India and James Brandon of Georgetown, USA, perform as mystics in New York and Poona attracting crowds and dollars. The piece mocks Western gullibility and Hindu mysticism while jesting about cross cultural illusions and bargain against prohibition era tastes.
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Rahman Bey
New York
Mr. Bey
Bey
India
Rahman
Bombay
Poona
James Brandon
Georgetown
America
Brandon
Jacksonville
Fla
More Deeds Less Gab From Politicians
A column criticizes politicians for overblown oratory and partisan posturing. It argues energy should be redirected from waving party banners to concrete precinct work, urging accountability and focus on real civic improvements over past glories.
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Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Tracing a Tangle of Publicity and Political Games
A long excerpt blends gossip about Evelyn and Harry with debates on national politics. It notes a possible marriage, then shifts to the Coolidge Administration’s partisan clashes in Iowa and across the nation. It cites Senator Cummins’s renomination, Brookhart, Clark, and looming fall battles, plus a German confiscation referendum affecting royal fortunes and voting thresholds. It closes with peony show results announcing Morris and Dietz prize wins.
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Smith
Illinois
Ware
Pennsylvania
Steiner
Oregon
Jim Watson
Indiana
Iowa
Cummins
Brookhart
Howard W. Clark
Steck
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Germany
Alumni Association Elects Officers at McKinley School
Russell E. Tucker was elected president at the first annual alumni meeting of McKinley School 39. Other officers were Arthur Madison as vice president Dorothy Ragsdale as secretary and John Tagooma as treasurer. Speakers included John Fr. White and Rev. George Henninger.
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Russell E. Tucker
Resener Turns Orchestra Into Singing Band and Huff Counterpoints
Edward Resener leads Circle Orchestra with a new approach as Lester Huff at the Apollo performs two tunes in counterpoint on the pipe organ. The program features Bebe Daniels in The Palm Beach Girl and Around the World With the United Press, plus The Wilderness Woman and The Isle of Retribution.
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Emil Seidel
Fox News
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United Press Service
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Letting Resener Lead A Pleasant Movie Theater Orchestral Night
The Circle Theater features Edward Resener in his second week as conductor of the Circle Theater Orchestra. He blends classical and syncopated tunes and adds a novelty ending turning the ensemble into a singing band. The audience applauded after the chorus of Horses.
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Circle
Resener
Rosener
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Bakaleinikoff
Pacific Coast
Movie Verdicts and Performances in This Week's Shows
Circle Edward Rosener delivers a syncopated overture surprise in The Wilderness Woman. Apollo presents Bebe Daniels in lip-snorting humor in The Palm Beach Girl. Colonial features The Isle of Retribution with a notorious villain. Oh10 casts Owen Moore as a lady doctor in Money Talks.
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Hokum
Applesauce
Apollo
Bebe Daniels
Palm Beach
Lester Huff
United Press
Owen Moore
Mr Fixit Faces Complaints On Sidewalk Light And Garbage
A reader asks Mr Fixit to investigate heat damage to a sidewalk at 937 Oxford St and hold the contractor accountable if fault is theirs. Another asks for a street light at Bicking and High Streets and a petition drive. A third requests relief with missed garbage collection on Goodlet Ave.
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MR. Fixit
Oxford St
City Engineer's Office. Co. Byr
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MR. Fix
Goodlet Ave
National Party Reorganization Meeting Called by National Chairman
National Chairman Johne Zahnd called a party meeting for July 3 at national headquarters Market St BE to consider reorganization. Members unable to attend may vote by mail on six questions including officer retention fee increase from 1 to 3, date of annual vetings, and creation of a national government board.
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Johne Zahnd
National Party
National
Market St
Zahad
Money Talks at the Ohio shows vamping sea captain tale
The Ohio bill offers Owen Moore in a seaside comedy about dressing as a woman to vamp crew and passengers aboard a boat to a sanatorium. The plot centers on a famous woman doctor disguise, a wig mishap, and a comic cross dressing routine amid a pirates caper and a resort scheme.
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The
Ohio
Moore
Sam Staring
Claire Windsor
Starling
College
Ruth Noller
the Observer
United Press film at Apollo explores world news gathering
The Apollo shows Around the World With the United Press a two reel documentary highlighting how news is gathered photographed and distributed. The presentation explains the three factors of accuracy speed and expense while featuring editors ambassadors and newsboys with a period tone.
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Apollo
Switzerland
United Press
London
New York
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Very Idea Memories and Small Town Purchases Across A Day
A child Jimmy buys a nickel worth of candy, daydreams over choices, and faces a patient shopkeeper. The piece reflects on small town life, family roles, and everyday humor with snippets about gardeners, engines, and a mother longing for solitude.
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