Wisconsin Farm Vote Clips Roosevelt in 1916 and Beyond
The piece notes Farm Journal polling showing Alf M. Landon leading Roosevelt among Wisconsin farmers 1 974 to 970 and observes Milwaukee as a Socialist stronghold with Lemke and Thomas drawing notable votes. It discusses Iowa and Nebraska results and critiques barter plans tied to Germany, cotton politics, and recent Federal Reserve actions impacting markets and New Deal prospects.
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Alf M. Lawson
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Berks
Milwaukee
William Lemke
Lemke
Norman Thomas
Farm Journal
Landon
Nebraska
Senator
Federal Reserve
New Deal
Roosis
Vacation Amid Federal Detention Incident In California
The report describes a youth held by federal officers during an attempted directed action. It notes a family context with Shirley and two others present as the incident unfolds. Details are fragmentary but indicate a temporary vacation linked to the event.
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Gret Harte
California
M’liss
Lillian Bret Harte
Hollywood
Harte
Redwood
Shirley
She's In Army Now Miss Olive Haskins Joins Warrant Officers
Olive Haskins becomes the army's only woman warrant officer in the Ninth Corps area San Francisco after 29 years in clerical service. She served in the Philippines and now holds a pioneering post in a male dominated field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Ninth Corps
San Francisco
Olive Haskins
Army
Philippines
Berkeley to Dance Dry Berkeley Night Clubs
Berkeley city council passes ordinance banning night clubs and cabarets in the city. The measure targets establishments with dancing and entertainment as part of a broader moral reform effort.
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Berkeley
Sin about Presidential Straw Votes in Chema Grove
Irvin S. Cobb notes appear in this fragment as he muses on presidential straw votes, political pretenses, and the curious types who bet on candidates. He also jokes about the dictatorial trend and social habits during campaign seasons.
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Chemian Grove
Calif
Cobb
Quiet South Seas island hunt reshapes Pacific claims
A persistent search for unclaimed South Pacific atolls by several nations centers on air navigation and strategic bases between Hawaii and New Zealand. Jarvis Island is cited as a primary base. Britain and the United States claim several reefs, with references to Kingman Reef and Wake Island as crucial points in postwar air routes.
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Jeems Farley
Dr. Townsend
Den
New South Wales
Yap
South Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
United States
England
Hawaii
Pacific
Boston
Horn
China
Honolulu
Australia
Midway
Guam
Britain
Washington
United States War Department
Jarvis, Howland and Baker
Department of Com
William T. Miller
Bureau of Air Commerce
Jarvis Island
U. S
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London
Gantat
Sahar
Peek
Cordell Hall
White House
Germany
Hitler
South
Hull
Bell Syndicat
WNU Bervies
Los Angeles
Spain
Irvin
WND
South Seas
BY Wright A. Patterson
America
Kingman
Tan Foon
Great Britain
Baker Island
Western Newapane Union
Equatorial
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