Ministers Call Day of Prayer to Oppose Al Smith
A group of New York ministers call for a day of prayer on election day to defeat Al Smith, an act seen as religious prejudice. Hoover supporters condemn the move as harming national unity, urging broad tolerance and reasoned public debate. The piece notes Prohibition views differ and cites poison liquor incidents and hospital admissions in the city.
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al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Smith
New York
Hoover
Stephenson
William T. Manning
Protestant Episcopal
Lower East Side
Bellevue Hospital
New York Dispatch
Norris
Graf Zeppelin Set for Sea Trial Across Atlantic
M. E. Tracy argues Americans are intoxicated by prosperity and politics as Graf Zeppelin readies for sea trials. Thousands gather at Friedrichshafen to witness the airship launch, with Europe and America viewing the voyage as pivotal for commercial aviation. If successful, dirigibles may supplant planes in long distance travel, though initial costs and private funding limit early progress.
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Freidrichshafen
Europe
America
Atlantic
Germany Leads in War Echoes of Progress in Transport
An opinion piece lauds Germany for rebuilding its merchant fleet and launching the giant liners Europa and Bremen, capable of 26 knots and a New York Cherbourg run in five days, asserting the U.S. lags as prosperity breeds complacency and condemns safe, passive finance over bold invention and investment.
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Germany
Europa
Bremen
New York
Cherbourg
Machado urges Cuba Platt repeal amid U S protection fears
President Machado signals support for ending the Platt Amendment in a Havana speech to U S Spanish War Veterans. Washington rejects any change, stressing need for U S protectorate powers over Cuba and Panama to safeguard defense, money, and interests.
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Ashington
Machado
Cuba
Washington
United Spanish War Veterans’ Convention
Havana
United States
Panama
State Department
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Panama Canal
American Chamber of Commerce
Platt
Paris
Goodyear Zeppelin wins U S airship contracts
The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation of Akron, Ohio, secures the largest ever U S dirigible contract with two super Zeps carrying 6 500 000 cubic feet of gas and a 4 480 total horsepower, promising world leading airships for long ocean flights and strategic uses while experts note the continued value of dirigibles alongside airplanes. Hoovers Muscle Shoals stance is endorsed by both candidates as essential to national interests and cheap nitrates for agriculture.
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Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
Graf Zeppelin
Atlantic
United States
Earth
Europe
Labrador
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Knoxville
Smith
Jenner and Hunter Advise Trial Over Guesswork in Science
David Dietz recounts Edward Jenner born 1749 at Berkeley and his smallpox vaccination discovery, noting John Hunter’s maxim don’t think try and the need for experiment to justify conclusions. Jenner studied medicine in London and prepared specimens for Cook’s voyage before earning his MD from St Andrews. He researched natural history and built Berkeley’s first balloon, while linking cowpox exposure to smallpox immunity through patient observation and deliberate testing.
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Edward Jenner
John Hunter
Hunter
Jenner
Berkeley
Gloucestershire
England
Stephen Jenner
Edward
London
Capt. Cook
St. Andrew's
Serum Antitoxin Shifts War on Erysipelas
A medical note outlines erysipelas as a skin infection from a germ, historically tied to St Anthony's fire. It praises streptococcal research, notes the antitoxin's dramatic early results, and cites Birkhaug's 1926 introduction as a turning point. The piece compares antitoxin therapy favorably to diphtheria treatment advances.
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St. Anthony's Fire
Birkhaug
Birthday reflections on James Whitcomb Riley and national notes
The piece recalls James Whitcomb Riley on UNDAY his 75th birthday and Indiana memories while critiquing politics and crime penalties. It notes Elks aiding Illinois crippled children, praises Secretary Mellon, comments on Chicago crime penalties and horse in politics, and imagines debates between Borah and Lewis as a grand oratorical feast.
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Illinois
Borah
James Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Lincoln
Douglas
The People’s Poet and Curtis Rest at Odds
A fragmentary political column questions Curtis’s fitness amid editors urging appearances against doctors’ orders. It also notes Manuel Portes, Santa Rosa Indians chief, died in California at 130 leaving four sons over ninety, and comments on the Prince of Wales’s duties.
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Manuel Portes
Santa Rosa
Readers Voice Views on Smith and Senatorial Path to Power
A Times reader criticizes a letter titled Smith's Great Mistake for broad claims without specifics. The writer questions whether Smith should have been a U S Senator to qualify for the presidency, asking if Coolidge or Harding were Senators and noting cross‑party senatorial figures in history.
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the Times
Smith
United States
Coolidge
Harding
Jean's Startup Life and a Baby's Secure Future
A young woman named Jean ends an unhappy romance and quits school to work, facing judgment and hardship. A welfare worker guides her to independence, with Jean and her baby supported by a boarding home, a kind Indiana aunt, and the YOUR COMMU FUND. Jean secures employment and dignity, aided by community help and careful moral support.
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Indiana
Jean
Jerry
Coleman Hospital
Baby
First Harvard College commencement in 1642
A concise overview noting first commencement at Harvard College in 1642, Yale College charter and opening in 1701 at Saybrook, the 1858 overland mail reaching St. Louis from San Francisco in twenty-three days four hours, and the 1867 Alaska transfer from Russia to the United States.
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Harvard College
Yale College
Saybrook
St. Louis
San Francisco
Russia
Alaska
United States
Daily Thoughts and Quotes From Readers
A short selection features two quotes on freedom and verses from Psalms and Beecher. The lines offer reflective, spiritual insights and a theme of longing for release. No names, events, or organizations are present.
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Frank G. Morrison
Riley
United Press, Or
Infor
M. E
Tracy
U. S
Seven Seas
Bell
Larus
BY Ludwell Denny
Hoover and
David Dietz
Science
Daily Health Service
DR. Morris Fishbein
the American Medical
the Health Magazine
Unday
James Whitcomb Riley
Mellon
Chicago
Frederick
Landis
Prince Nicholas
Romania
People's
Curtis
Prince of Wales
Times
Indianapolis
H. W
Farm Bureau
Dennison Hotel
John J. Brown
Indiana Farmers’ Federation
Brown
McChure
Republican Party
William H. Settle
Farmers’ Organizations
Jardine
Intelligent Farmers of
D. S
Roachdale
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