Wrigley Donates Building to Aid 50,000 Destitute Men
Chicago philanthropist William Wrigley donates a six story building to shelter and feed unemployed men. The Salvation Army will cooperate to operate the facility with $5,000 for amenities and heating. Operated nightly for up to 2,000 men, the plan seeks additional funds to cover $50,000 needed to stave off starvation and freezing this winter.
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Chicago
William Wrigley
Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Arthur Grewer
Salvation Army
Grewer
Coeds' Legs Declared Indifferent by Missouri Student Paper
The Missouri Student at the University of Missouri reports a survey by observers finding most coeds have indifferent legs and few possess looking limbs. Of 100 women randomly chosen, 39 had indifferent legs, 5 deemed good looking, and only one deemed sightly by all.
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United Press
Columbia
Missouri
University of Missouri
State Police Help Fifield in Campaign with Tire Sign Distribution
Indiana news notes state police assist Otto G Fifield in campaign efforts by distributing tire covers funded by the secretary of state and taxpayer money. Headquarters at the statehouse serve as a depot for the covers while a push to create a department of safety seeks to take over the state police and curb political activity.
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Statehouse
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Otto G. Fifield
Department of Safety
Delaware Probe Ballot in Dry Victory Sparks Debate
The senate campaign investigating committee heard charges that dry forces spent large sums to defeat the wet candidate Josiah Marvel at the Democratic state convention. Bayard, an anti prohibitionist, won the nomination amid talks of convention vote buying. Pierre S. Dupont and John J. Raskob reportedly backed Bayard.
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Wilmington
Del
Senate Campaign
Wets
Delaware
Diry
Josiah Marvel
Dry
Thomas F. Bayard
Bayard
Pierre S. Dupont
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Latin America politics described as still unsettled by observers
The Oct 9 dispatch notes a political storm across Latin America since December with revolts and cabinet crises in ten nations. It cites Brazil’s civil war, calls for strong leadership elsewhere, and links prospects to world commodity prices and foreign investment sentiment.
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Harry W. Frantz
United Press
Washington
Latin America
Brazil
Argentina
Buyers urged to spend 100 dollars per family
Goldman advocates a straightforward economic boost urging every American family to purchase 100 dollars in merchandise. Julian Oldman, leader of a 56-store clothing chain, spoke to the Advertising Club of Indianapolis urging widespread consumer buying to help restore prosperity.
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Julian Oldman
Advertising Club of
Indianapolis
Weekly luncheon in the Columbia Club featured speaker
The article notes a Thursday luncheon at the Columbia Club where Goldman tours major American cities promoting broader consumer credit. It also reports a low national mood and a note on chicken thefts in Indiana with claims thieves drugged fowls.
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Goldman
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