Presidential Bees Buzzing in Bonnets of Hopefuls
A survey notes a historic surge of candidates for the U.S. presidency with nearly two score elites from senators governors cabinet and ex officials joining the field. Republicans cite Frank Lowden Warren G Harding and Leonard Wood as leaders while Democrats debate Wilson third term moves and contenders like Hitchcock Pomerene Owen Underwood Chamberlain McAdoo Baker and Palmer.
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United States
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Leonard Wood
Central Department
Wilson
Senate
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations, Committee
Atlee Pomerene
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Oregon
the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
A. Mitchell Palmer
June Exports Break Records with 918 Million in a Month
Experts report June exports totaling 918 million dollars, far surpassing 1918 levels and setting a new record. The fiscal year ending June 30 totals 7.225 billion, with imports at 293 million in June and 3.096 billion for the year, as Redfield warns of the serious implications and opportunities of a wealth surplus.
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AEC
Department of Commerce
Redfield
Y M C A Detailed Report on Receipts and Expenditures
The Y M C A released its first detailed financial statement covering April 26 1917 to March 31 1919. Receipts totaled 125 282 859 with expenditures 97 817 005 leaving 27 465 854 to sustain work domestically and abroad through December 31 next.
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Young Men's Christian Association
United States
Prince of Wales Visit Stirs Washington 400 Society
Washington society buzzes over a possible October visit by the prince of Wales. Breckenridge Long will outline plans on return from Bar Harbor as New York and Newport leaders try to win a 15 minute garden party with the royal guest. Ambassadors and officials receive cables from Newport and Washington urging favorable arrangements and even Queen Mary is drawn into the campaign.
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Heart of Washington Society
Prince of Wales
Breckenridge Long
Bar Harbor
London
Newport
New York
Newport Palace
Davis
Washington
Nut file reveals letters from unbalanced minds to Justice
During wartime, the Justice Department collected fan letters and tips as a so called nut file. The 6 000 word missives spanned from coast to coast with ideas on how the war should be fought and how to root out pro Germans. The collection offered a striking look at psychology of the unbalanced and would have required vast investigators to pursue all charges.
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Ree
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Aschenbach Scout Who Found Cy Young Ty Cobb and More
The article profiles Ed Aschenbach, famed scout who identified Cy Young Ty Cobb Nick Altrock and Larry McLean inspiring MLB careers. It notes his eye for talent and how several players he spotted advanced to major league success despite limited scouting in later years.
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Aschenback
Cy. Young
TY Cobb
Nick Altrock
M'Lean
Tom Loftus
Loftus
Pat Tebeau
Cleveland
Cobb
Tyrus
Asch
Cinchinnati
Red
Aschenbach
Long Larry McLean
New Brunswick
Chicago
Larry
Giants
McLean
Hornsby Shines As Cardinals Edge Giants At Polo Grounds
Rogers Hornsby, hailed as half of the St. Louis club by a devoted admirer, starred in the second game of the Giants versus Cardinals series. He delivered four strong hits including a double and a triple, played superbly at third, and will stay at that position for the season.
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Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis
Hornsby
Giants
Cardinals
Polo Grounds
Baseball Stories Highlight Hitting Prowess and Coaching Details
Pitchers and hitters receive mixed praise from fans and managers across leagues. Names like Lelivelt, Smith, Shestak, Harper, Ponder, Krug, Harstad, Rickey, Suggs, Hall, Cooper, McCredie, Bezdek, Sailer, Mollway, Cravath, Coombs, Jasper, Rowland, Scanlon, Blankenship appear amid notes on form, strategy, and shifts in teams and staff.
Fielder Kibble Breaks Leg in Bloomington Defeat
Bloomington Ill. left fielder Jack Kibble, leading the Three I league, broke his right leg in two places during a Terre Haute Bloomington game after a clean hit and a slide into second base. He was formerly with Evansville Central League club.
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Jack Kibble
Bloomington
Ill
Terre Haute- Bloomington
Kibble
Evansville
Reed Succeeds Oliphant in Atlanta Baseball Move
Milton Reed arrives from Mobile to join the Crackers on a 30 day leave while still in service. He takes over from Elmer Oliphant who left on army leave to play. Oliphant’s form declines and he concludes pro baseball is not his forte.
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Reed
Oliphant
Atlanta
Milton Reed
Mobile
Elmer Oliphant
Crackers
Sailor Kuhn Now Dallas Policeman With One Eye
Walter Sed Kuhn former White Sox catcher who lost an eye when a towel was flipped in 1918 on a training trip is living in Dallas as a policeman and is noted to see more with one eye than some officers with two.
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Walter
Sed) Kuhn
White Sox
Dallas
Shenandoah
Earl Knox
Coulter
Des Moines Western League
June Cass
Milwaukee
August Shiffer
Jolley
Harding
Tacitus Hussey
Iowa
Beautiful Land
Sioux City
John W. Keating
Robert Don Carlos
Iowa State Bank
Des Moines
Keating
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
War Department
Lasher
Compressman Hull
Carter
Mat Tinley
Fair Management
Rock Island
Wilber F. Lambert
Castalla
Clarence Lambert
Lambert
Valley Junction
Wilson
Grand Lodge
Railway Brotherhood
Hamilton Craig
the Ledges
Boone
Fort Dodge
Henry Hover
Alvine Weiss
Ernest Weiss
Weiss
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Iowa League of Women Voters
Morrison
Adams County
Cass County
Cy Marshall Joins Buffalo International League Team
Cy Marshall a right handed pitcher formerly with the Phillies and Buffalo Federals has joined the Buffalo International League squad strengthening its pitching staff for the season.
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Cy Marshall
Buffalo
Phillies
Buffalo Federals
Hawkeye State News Highlights Political and Local Events
Report covers Rock Rapids school building plan. consolidation votes fail in Sutherland and Coulter. Fires, accidents, and deaths include a Galt elevator blaze linked to youths, Bristow student Marianagan, and a Jolley man’s fatal lightning strike. Also notes labor strikes, bank robbery plea, and a railroad worker wage settlement.
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Rock Rapids
Clinton
Eagle Grove
Ottumwa
Sutherland
Galt
Farmers’ Mercantile Association of
Greene
Rant Rex
Marie Managan
Bristow
Rustic English Toasts Reflect Village Banter and Meals
London Morning Post sketches rustic toasts about beef and beer and bread. It notes quips on famine and warmth, praising cattle, bread, ale, and farm life with playful dialect. The piece highlights social habits of farmers wives and community feasts with humor.
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London Morning Post
Not to Be Thought Of The Lord Chief Justice Coleridge Anecdote
An anecdote about Lord Chief Justice Coleridge shows his wit. A rough diamond repeatedly argued an untenable point until he remark limited that the correspondence does not bear out the assertion. The counsel protests and the judge replies it would not be polite to contradict him.
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Coleridge
England
Mr. W
Mr. F
Envy and a Trimmed Mustache Incident
Nineteen year old Fenry returns from college while his sixteen year old brother Bill mocks his new mustache. Fenry trims the edge in the bathroom and calls his mother to clean up the shaving remnants to keep the little kids from getting cut feet.
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Fenry
Non Eastern College
Bill
Henry
Jennie
Indianapolis News
Learning the Car Versus Horse Lesson in a Mishap
A town grocer recounts driving a wagon then a car and learning that a misused clutch and the impulse to shout Whoa can send a car into a ditch. The story contrasts horse handling with early automotive error, noting the crash damaged the lights and fender.
Pinned Down and a Lawyer’s Question in Court
In a courtroom exchange a lawyer questions a witness about being under oath while the witness describes the defendant as telling a funny story. The dialogue highlights the tension between oath accuracy and testimony details.
What Man Has Done Woman Thinks She Can Undo
A reflective line suggests a woman believes she can undo a man’s past actions. The phrasing hints at social or personal empowerment themes without specifying a concrete event or names.
Man in Rain Rescues Wife as Car Passes
In a rural night seven miles from town a man shielding his rain soaked wife with an umbrella stops a car to warn of danger. The vehicle drives off without stopping, while the stranded couple clings to safety as rain pours down and the road remains slick.
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Gan
Ne Letaup
Dildo Ratu
Kansag Oity Star
Wrong Train of Thought at Ann Arbor Yard
A fragmented Michigan Gargoyle line depicts a night near the Ann Arbor railroad yards with a window open and a couple sharing a tender exchange about Egypt in her eyes. A switch engine sounds as a mood cue and the girl jokes about a different kind of ender.
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Ann Arbor
Egypt
Archie
Michigan
Didn’t Get the Point In Rubber Eyewear Plea
A schoolteacher recalls a pupil named Willie Wie wearing new rubbery rubbers during lessons. The teacher warns the danger to eyes and urges removal, but Willie pleads he will not look at them. The exchange captures a humorous yet cautioned moment in class.
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Willie
Help Finish the Job In Quotations During Liberty Loan Drive
Newspaper editors inserted phrases like Help Finish the Job between articles during the Liberty loan campaign. Sometimes this led to awkward pairings such as Esteemed Woman of the City Is Dead followed by Help Finish the Job.
One of the Symptoms of Diggs Is A Savant
The Birmingham Age Herald recalls Professor Diggs as a detached scientist-like figure who knows more about Mars than most and is so absorbed in thought that he sometimes forgets the street he lives on.
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Professor Diggs
Mars
Hirmingham Age-lerald
Fragmented Quote Reflects Contentment and Pride
A rugged, misread sentiment praises perfect contentment during a brief, jubilant moment. The voice contrasts a playful boy with the president of the United States, implying satisfaction beyond ambition in a fleeting scene.
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United States
The Other Way. No Excuse for Erimne
A terse dialogue fragment contrasts lack of excuse with limited warrant. The lines hint at justification and authority without providing context or resolution.
Barber’s Bitter Take On Bolshevism Causes Biz Worry
A barber voices strong anti Bolshevism views and admits the stance could hurt his business. The brief exchange notes the tension between political opinion and local commerce.
Not Your Heart It Is Your Kidneys
An old health advertisement warns that kidney disease is common and caused by money trouble of the body. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haar lem Oil Capsules as a kidney aid, claiming rapid relief within twenty four hours and urges continued use to prevent further attacks. It offers three sizes and a money back guarantee if not helpful.
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Batonto
Lim
Batonic
Eople
Nature
Haarlem
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