Untimely death of Senator Joseph Robinson shocks nation
The Arkansas senator dies during a critical parliamentary clash over federal court organization. His absence leaves the court reform effort without a leader and marks a major halt in the Roosevelt era policy balance. Robinson’s stature as a statesman and potential president faded with his passing.
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Joseph Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Hich
Senator Robinson
Roosevelt
Senate
United States Supreme Court
Navy guns and gun power in battleship policy
Our navy will equip two new ships with 16 inch guns to maintain superiority. The defense rests on bigger, faster ships with the best weapons, resisting limitations that weaken deterrence. Washington and North Carolina will feature 16 inch batteries, ensuring potency in future engagements.
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United States Navy
Washington
North Carolina
Explorers Note On Russians And North Pole Expedition
A writer denounces modern Russians as cruel and foolish while praising the North Pole Russian scientists. The piece highlights their Arctic drift starting point, risks of ice breakage, and the lone radio link to the outside world as they pursue an air transport route between Moscow and San Francisco. The narrative contrasts political critique with admiration for the scientists and the changing Arctic weather.
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Jesus
North Pole
Moscow
San Francisco
Adventurer Captain Bart Jett Heads on Arctic Quest
Capt. Bob Barth, a veteran Arctic explorer, sails from West Brighton on a black two master, bound for the high north with the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian. His crew includes his brother Bill, eight paid sailors, and college students paying a thousand dollars each for an Arctic voyage.
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Bob Barth
West Brighton
Staten Island
Arctic
Cap'n Bob
Silent White North
Boh
Youll
Bart
Jett
American Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Brigus
Newfoundland
Robert
Bill
Hob Bartleth
Sea Captain Bob Bartlett The True North Sailor
Edwin C. Hill profiles Captain Bob Bartlett a lifelong Newfoundlander sea veteran with over 40 years at sea twelve wrecks four fires and a storied wit He recalls Peary near the North Pole and his fierce pride in seamanship noting his bachelor life and wary view of romance while praising Matt Benson the dog driver and the captain's enduring stubborn heart.
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Grand Banks
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Bob
Rover EB. Peary
North Pats
Matt Benson
Cap'n Bartlett
Matt
Jousting Wastebasket Quip Draws Quiet Laughs
A humorous column notes a rare jouster who always replaces the wastebasket where found and muses that if dumbpentters could talk they might reveal amusing tales of small acts and quirky habits in daily life.
What Do You Know Fill the Blanks Quiz
A jumble of questions and names tests art music and sculpture knowledge. It lists figures like Annie Laurie, Edwin Abbey, Jonas Chickering and Emma Calye plus terms adagio and infant Christ figure, asking about meanings origins and identities in a playful puzzle style.
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King Features Syndicate
Toe A
Brent Carmen
Dano
Venus
Dupul
Beethoven
Listen World Listen World by Elsie Robinson
Advice column urges wives to reassess marriage roles and work ethics based on Mrs Paul Whiteman's tips, arguing matrimony is a regular profession. It compares wives' performance to a salaried job, urging women to prove efficiency over sentiment and sex.
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Elsie Robinson
America
Paul Whiteman
Biz
Baton Hoy
Good Housekeeping
Nisterr
Gas and electric rate fight and bus franchise filing in 1927
A 1927 report notes pressure to lower Sam Antonio Public Service gas and electric rates while Merchants transfer company plans to file for a bus franchise. The item previews two weeks of city utilities controversy over fare control and transit expansion, with a European tour mention for prominent names. It also cites a 1917 note on bicycle riders risking arrests near moving cars and a Texas pilot fire department vacation policy.
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S. A. Light
Sam Antonio Public Service Company
Merchants “Transfer Company
City and Utilities Company
San Antonio
Texas
Bam
Del
New York column era recalls theater folk and tales
A reminiscence by G. O. McIntyre traverses New York scene figures from Albert Payson Terhune to Walter Chrysler. The piece rails at aging celebrities, courtly salons, and roving tales of stage life, with sketches of Eva Steimmetz Otis Ralston Harmon, Louise Ranier, Sid Sul verman and more. The author cites letters from readers, a dog act tale, and wistful musings on charm among the worthless while noting a 1934 Los Angeles dinner and Roosevelt-era anecdotes.
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G. O. McIntyre
New York
Albert Payson Terhune
Zona Gale
Agar Bud Kelland
Chariie Falls
Harold Ross
Grant Rice
Joseph Widener
Eva Steimmetz
Otis Ralston
Symbolian
Harmon Pers
Walter Chrysler
the Lambs
Louise Ranier
Eveyn Thaw
Broadway
Sid
Sulverman
Sime
Variety
Eddie Leonard
Horace Heidt
Los Angeles
Ed Hutton
California Club
Irvin Cobb
Cecil B. DeMille
O. O. McIntyre
Jimmy Durante
Earl Carroll
Miami
Ambassadeurs
Paris
Sb. Repts
Roosevelt
Maternity care campaign urges prenatal physician visits
A mass meeting addressed by a New York physician urges improved maternity care through adequate obstetrical facilities and universal prenatal care. The talk stresses early doctor visits, available clinics, and public effort to reduce dangers of motherhood, noting regional disparities and ongoing facility improvements. Copyt 1087 by King Feasyne Inc.
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Royal S. C
New York
King Fea Syne, Inc
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