Elyria hosts Northeast Ohio Conference of Methodists
Last week Elyria welcomed the Northeast Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church with about five hundred ministers and many laypeople in town for sessions. A Western Christian Advocate note praised Elyria as a state of mind, its roads and homes, and the First Methodist Church noted for its cathedrallike architecture and seating for a thousand.
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Northeast Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Elyria
Church
Christian Advocate
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Lorain County
J. A. Hewitt
First
Edwin Kirby
John Wesley
Geneva
Proposed constitutional amendment alters primary election security
The amendment would remove current protections in direct primaries for nominations to state and local offices and for United States senator. It shifts how nominees are chosen, affecting township and municipal races and the printing of presidential preferences on ballots. The text cites earlier provisions adopted in 1912 and outlines new terminology for Section 7.
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Prioare
United States
Joss
Direct primary would replace delegate conventions say critics
The passage argues that direct nomination by direct vote would undermine voter protection and yield to boss politicians, turning elections into legislature driven chaos and political games. It warns that direct primaries threaten the delegate convention system and empower entrenched powers.
To a Poet a Thousand Yars Hence
A fragmentary ode by James E Feelker imagines a dead poet speaking across time to a living reader. The speaker asks for wine statues and a bright-eyed love while noting their centuries of absence and the desire to send words through time and space to greet the unknown reader.
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James E. Feelker
Yesterday's Today’s Anniversaries 1869 to 1908 Highlights
A list of notable deaths births and anniversaries with figures like Rembrandt Watt Hancock and Rickenbacker. Mentions TDuteh painting delays and the first telegraph message in Los Angeles plus the Dispensary Law ruling. Includes Edward Atbee Nance O Neil Elbert Gary Coleman Blease and others in a year older today roundup.
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Rembrandt
Amsterdam
Leyden
Jane
Jamoas Watt
John Hancock
Quincy Mass
Watt W. Rawson
TLS
North Carolina
Warren County
Nlc
William Creighton
State of
Ohio
Chillcothe
Berkeley County
Los Angeles
South Carolina Supreme Court
U. S. Navy
Notable Farmer Named in Vease Case Sparks Hall-Mill Controversy
A rural resident quips that farmers named in the Vease case are deemed “well to do” by newspapers, suggesting the Hall-Mill affair may be intended to honor the alleged murderer, reflecting local gossip and possible bias.
Centenary Births and Open Conventions Highlight Week
Celebrations mark SPAT. W. Transom turning 75 and Albert FR Gary's 66th birthday as the Hud son River railroad opens New York to Albany trade. National American Legion convention begins in Philadelphia with other civic milestones and clergy appointments noted.
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Spat. W. Transom
North Carolina
Hudson River
New York
Albany
Albert FR Gary
United Stairs Steel Corporation
Philadelphia
American Legion
Matthew Fleming
United States Army
Fort Townsend
Wash
Tertius van Dike
Fashionahin Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
Farmers Face Talks Over Winter Farm Problem
The column notes Congress will likely pursue conferences and inquiries on the farm problem this winter rather than immediate legislation. It discusses administration resistance, cross party coalitions, and the 1928 presidential cycle shaping farm policy prospects.
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Wasittington
Ono
Congress
Coc¢helge
McNary
Industrial leader Judge Gary at 85 birthday milestone
Judge Elihu Mert Gary, head of United States Steel Corporation since its founding, is celebrated on his 85th birthday. The Illinois born leader rose from farm boy roots to law practice in Chicago and New York, directing steel giants and shaping the industry as chairman of the board.
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United States Steel Corporation
Miert T Gary
Minois
Chicago
Fle
New York
Federal Steel Company
Jurice Cary
Cosen
United States Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake City
Montgomery
Ashville
Indianapolis
Yarkshire
Washington
Farm Organization Teaclers
Marriage ruins a promising career and hidden art
The text contrasts a self critical narrator with remarks on marriage as escape from work. It mentions congressional inquiries into agricultural conditions, the 1921 agricultural committee led by Sidney Anderson, and debates on handling surplus crops. It notes President Coolidge's commission, Hoover, Jardine, and a Dawes plan for agriculture discussed by business leaders from St. Paul and regional chamber efforts across the country.
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Reputse
My Cedi
Joint
Congressional Committee On Agricultural Inquiry
Sidney Anderson
Agricultural Commission
Conlidge
Pit Whith
Hoover
Jardine
St. Paul
United States
National Industrial Conference
Dawes
Frank Anussais
Conference Board
Stage Set for Talk on Farm Legislation This Winter
The piece notes the Chamber and its former head Julius Bernes shaping discussion on McNary Haugen type farm legislation. It suggests little action this winter, with cotton markets posing a potential exception if conditions sharpen.
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Julius Bernes
McNary-Haugen Ty Pe
Ogden L Mills a Busy New York Republican Governor Candidate
Ogden L Mills of New York City, Republican candidate for New York Governor, is described as highly active. Born August 23, 1884 in Newport Rhode Island he earned Harvard degrees before practicing law. He served as a New York state senator until World War I and later joined Congress in 1920, while holding multiple corporate director roles and club memberships.
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Ogden L. Mills
New York City
Empire State
Newport
R. I
Harvard
New Cadendo Minas York Senate
U. S
Europe
Mills
Lorain Man Sees Record Sea Monster Captured
Lorain resident Ror Taylor was among witnesses as the world’s largest fish, 45 feet long and 30 009 pounds, was dragged from Florida waters off Knights Key. The triumph was sighted aboard the yacht Tamiami and the creature was brought to Lorain this week for viewing.
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Lorain
Taylor
Knights Key
Florida
Tamiami
Monster fish exhibit draws crowds at Lorain dock
A Flor ida taxi operator Taylor recalls the Thompson monster fish tale spreading across Miami crowds. The creature battled for 39 hours, dragged a boat, and is displayed aboard the Yamiama yacht at Lorain city dock. Scientists call it a whale shark with a single large mouth throat capable of swallowing humans. Exhibition ends Sunday.
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Florida
Taylor
Thompson
Miami
City Dock
Lorain
New York Zoological Society
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