Vice Presidency and Two-Thirds Rule Dominate Democratic Convention
St Louis set to host 1088 delegates as Wilson tribute looms. Debates over two thirds rule and vice presidential selection promise heated exchanges among contenders from Kern Illinois Lewis Sullivan Folk Glynn and Westcott with Missouri and Midwest influence shaping the platform and campaign leadership discussions.
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ST. Louis
Wilson
New
Champ Clark
Marshall
Hey
Senate
Hoosier State
Mr. Marshall
Indiana
United States
John W. Kern
Kern
Hoosier
Roger ©. Sullivan
Sullivan
John F. O'Malley
Chicago
Arthur Charles
Carmi
Richard Kinsella
Springfield
Joseph &. Folk
Missouri
Folk
William J. Bryan
Alleghanies
East
Middle West
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Elihu Root
Monkey Language Claim By Explorer Garner
The Boston Post reports on Professor Richard Garner and his claim that apes have a language. It notes his monkey lexicon based on field work in Africa and his years living among chimpanzees and gorillas to study communication and perception.
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Boston Post
Africa
Qhui
Garner
Darwin
Cape Lopez
Professor Garner
Jungle
Army of 700000 Farmers Aid US Agriculture
Nearly seven hundred seventy thousand volunteers, mostly living farmers, assist the U S Department of Agriculture by reporting conditions, testing new methods, and demonstrating practical applications. Many participate for neighborly service, others out of interest in advancing farming knowledge.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Weather Bureau
Pig Club
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
Chambers of Commerce
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Animal Industi
Alabama
Great Plains
South Carolina
Freckle-Face Remedy Promises Free Trial Until Cleared
A booklet-style notice promotes a freckle treatment claiming no cost unless freckles are removed. It urges women to obtain one ounce of ethine double strength from any druggist and apply it a few times for a clear complexion, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Freckle-face
Conscientious Objectors in the British Army in France
British Non-Combatant Corps members in France work rather than fight. They receive the same pay and rations as soldiers with extra meat allowances, and many are clerks or shopkeepers, including Cambridge BA graduates and Plymouth Brethren. They defend their stance as not wanting to kill, while facing mockery and questions of cowardice from peers.
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Department of Agriculture
France
England
N C. C
Cambridge University
Plymouth Brethren
Britain
Thomas Atkins
Conscientious objector scruples tested in wartime
A historical account notes that soldiers shield others from enemy and public opinion while accepting orders. It argues shirking cannot instantly become conscientious objection to dodge service. It states NCC aspirants must show prewar scruples against fighting. One objector deserted and returned to England to drill in a line regiment.
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England
Evidence Oozed Out in Humorous Courtroom Exchange
A Kansas City negro defendant in Justice Casmir Welch's court field a grilling cross examination with dubious answers about past arrests and penitentiaries. The judge joked as the man admitted rumors of prison time and a pocketbook with "other things" he could not count. He faces six months in jail. In a later quip, jokes about Crim son Gulch and mining prospectuses appear in the same page.
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Kansas City Times
Casmir Welch
Peticenery
Justice Welch
Jermak Honored At Novo Tcherkask Monument
June 10 report describes the unveiling of a monument to the Cossack chief Jermak in Novo Tcherkask the Don Cossacks capital. The piece recounts Jermak’s 16th century campaign from the Ural to the Irtysh, his pardoning and leadership, and the rapid Siberian population growth from about two thousand to eight million.
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Petrograd
Jermak
Siberia
Novo Tcherkask
Don Cossacks
Ivan the Terrible
Grigory Stroganov
Kama
Dwina
Kutchum
Stroganov
Siberian
Khanat
Ural Mountains
Irtish
Child’s witty reply at a visit ends polite exchange
A polite little girl on a first solo visit refuses an offered meal with the line I have already dined. Her father’s warning about dining etiquette frames the moment as she gently asserts independence with humor.
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Mildred
One Thing or Another in Albany Ad Dress
A New York Post excerpt attributes remarks by Louis D Brandeis to a YMCA address in Albany. He cautions scientific management will curb old abuses yet invite new ones. The piece contrasts Brandeis on reform with a fictional typewriter girl boasting a platinum wrist watch.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Albany
New York Post
Vitality from iron claimed in 50 year old man
A New York medical testimonial promotes nuxated iron as a miracle strength builder. It recounts a nearly 50 year old man with blood pressure of a 20 year old who regained vigor after two weeks of five grain nuxated iron taken thrice daily. It claims dramatic strength gains, quick relief from dyspepsia and other troubles, and offers a money back guarantee.
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New York
N. Y
E. Sauer
Dr. Sauer
H. Wagner
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