Rockefeller calls for repeal of Prohibition and urges party platforms
John D. Rockefeller Jr., a dry supporter, announces that prohibition is a failure and should be repealed. He endorses Doctor Butler’s repeal plan and urges both major parties to adopt anti prohibition planks at their conventions, while wet factions push for a clear repeal stance.
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OHN Dpd
Rockefeller, JR
Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
Mr. Rockefeller
Nicholas Murray Butler
Rockefeller
Doctor Butler
New York
United Repeal Council
Pierre S. du Pont
James R. Garfield
Walter Brown
Borah
Senate
Dry
Tydings
Maryland
Roosevelt
Shouse
Smith D. Brookhart
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Field
Brookhart
Washington
Louis Murphy
Daniel Steck
North Carolina
Cameron Morrison
Robert R. Reynolds
Morrison
Reynolds
Dawes Resigns as President of Reconstruction Finance Corp
Charles G Gates Dawes abruptly resigns as president of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation effective June 15. He denies friction with Eugene Meyer Jr. and says he leaves to resume banking in Chicago after stating the budget is balanced and a turning point toward prosperity has been reached.
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Charles Gates Dawes
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Chicago
Dawes
Wisconsin Republicans Nominate Tickets in Madison Bid
Conservative Republicans in Madison nominated John B. Chapple of Ashland for U S senate opposing Blaine and former Governor Walter J Kohler for governor to challenge incumbent Phil La Follette who seeks another term.
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Isconsin
Madison
la Follette
John B. Chapple
Ashland
United States Senate
Blaine
Walter J. Kohler
Phil la Follette
Insull resigns from utilities firms amid health and finance woes
Samuel Insull of Chicago, a leading utilities magnate, resigns from his roles amid financial stress and ill health. He plans to sail for Europe and reside in England where he owns a home. Three of the large firms he built may pay him an $18,000 annual pension.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Peace Monument
Lewis
Ilinois
Senate
Amuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Europe
England
American Humor Academy proposed amid doubts of its value
A discussion contrasts past and present humor in American culture, suggesting an American Academy of Humor might spark debate about the role of modern joke makers and the age’s satire. The piece notes shifts from poets to comedians and questions humor's place today.
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American Academy of Humor
Mark Twain
Bob Burdette
Bill Nye
America
Shakespeare
Dante
Charles XII
Napoleon
Shelley
Keats
Tennyson
América
Bryant
Longfellow
Artemus Ward
Twain
Nye
Burdette
George Ade
George Fitch
F. H. Collier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Toledo Blade Ends With Rhyme on Hammers and Bellows
The Toledo Blade comment on a man’s nature likens him to a hammer or anvil, noting some individuals resemble bellows. The playful line reflects local newspaper wit about character.
Mind and work ethic quoted in daily reflection
A brief aphorism contrasts daily bread with mindset and effort. It suggests laziness stems from delusion, implying a sharp distinction between need and productive thought. The statement emphasizes personal responsibility in labor.
Natural Leaf Tobacco and Production Offers
An advertisement notes natural leaf tobacco for smoking fired or air cured at 6 pounds for 60 cents and promises a free price list. It also calls for bookers and directors for amateur productions at Oaka Studios in Winston-Salem and Shelton Plantations Co. in Mayfield, Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Shelton Plantations CO
Mayfield
Oaka Studios
Winston-Salem,n.c
Cordelia and the 12 inch Gun Toss Football
A quirky fiction line notes Cordelia using a 12 inch gun to toss a football while observing how appetite keeps pace with income and money slips away as a drink measure.
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Cordelia
Earth's Ice Supply and Antarctic Share
The earth has roughly 6 million square miles of surface ice. About 5 million square miles lie in the Antarctic region, indicating a vast polar ice reserve.
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Earth
Antarctic
Freckles Reference Sparks Color Joke About Teachers
A playful exchange compares eye color and hair color with a quip about a teacher named John. The dialogue humorously notes that cycles of fashion or popularity will not push Cyclones into a higher class.
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J. D. Rockefeller, Jr
Edward W. Pickard
John D. Rocke
Feller, Jr
Ndiana
Raymond Springer
Jim Watson
Congress
Sen
House
Peaker Garner
Garner
Senate Democratic
Reconstruction
Obe
Jimmy Walker
Hofstadter
Samuel Seabury
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Seabury
Walker
Dudley Field Malone
Franklin Roosevelt
Florida
Murray
Mark Wilcox
West Palm Beach
Ruth Bryan Owen
Jouett Shouse
Hilde
Montero
Carlos Davila
United States
Col
Marmaduke Grove
Santiago
Chile
Davila
Western Newspaper Union
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Ford
Chevrolet
Essex
Plymouth
Dodge
Chrysler
Nash
Buick
Academy of Humor
Cincinnati
John
Bennett Institute
Maumee, Ono
Terre Garment Co., Inc
Terre Haute
Ind
Awell
Rinso
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