All Cut and Dried Hoover Nomination at Kansas City
The Belmond Independent notes the Hoover nomination was pre decided at the Republican convention in Kansas City. Hoover’s team orchestrated the process, with Lowden’s withdrawal surprising delegates. Frank Murphy warned that nomination and election are two different tasks, signaling administration concerns.
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Belmond
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Hoover
Lowden
Vigtenson
The High Cost of Smoking Warns a Maryland Student
A Maryland university student tested smoking by lighting 30 cigars in eight hours and fell ill at the thirtieth. His pulse rose from 80 to 108 and his respiration from 17 to 30 as his blood pressure increased and he grew feverish and irritable. The piece argues moderation and weighs tobacco harm against other vices, urging professional reformers to consider the moral question.
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Maryland University
Ibis Hota
Snake incident ends in small court fine
A Page county Justice of the Peace fined a young man 25 dollars for firing a gun on a public road after shooting a bull-snake along the highway. The trial notes the snake’s value to farmers due to rodent control and mentions various wildlife topics and stray political speculation.
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Page County
Towa State College
Towa
Laws Endanger Liberty Warns American Banker Leader
E R Preston head of the American Bankers Association warns that American democracy is at risk as lawmakers push vast numbers of new laws and bureaus. He cites 140 years of constitution history and claims 25 000 new laws yearly with about 18 percent enacting. He notes court congestion and a New York District Attorney estimate that jury trial demands would clog calendars for 400 years in four years.
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E. R. Preston
American Bankers’ Association
New York
Coolidge's Son Offered Job At 50 Dollars A Week
A letter offering John Coolidge, son of the president, a $50 weekly position with J H Newmark Advertising of New York was sent via Gov. Trumbull’s office in Hartford. Florance Trumbull, Gov. Trumbull’s daughter, is cited as influencing Coolidge’s job anxiety after Amherst graduation. Newmark’s firm handles Durant advertising now running in Renwick Times.
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John Coolidge
J. H. Newmark
New York City
Gov. Trumbull
Hartford
Conn
Trumbell
Florencs
Coolidge
Amherst
Newmark
Aten
Durant
Renwick Times
Television for All Promises Home Broadcasts This Fall
Plans for broadcasting of television programs include action pictures with sound for radio audiences. Receivers may plug into current radios, with full TV receivers to follow if demand grows, bringing motion pictures from distant performers into homes.
Dual Appendices Surprise Fort Dodge Patient
Mrs. Milford Wickshire of Lehigh underwent an appendectomy at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge. Her case was unusual with her heart on the left and two appendixes present, both removed. Senator Gortig may use early jockey training to guide the GOP elephant in the race amid feminist and convention chatter. Literary Digest’s straw vote looms as the next political event.
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Milford Wickshire
Lehigh
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Senator Gortig
G. O. P. Elephant
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