20 Oct 1928
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1928
Page
1
A protest letter accusing alleged Communist lies led to a defamation suit by Mrs. Baldwin for $5000. The trial revealed confusion over Communism and pacifism with radical figures Addams Holmes and Villard. The court ruled pacifism not linked to Communism, and Baldwin lost the case.
The record lists Alfred E. Smith for President and Joseph T. Robinson for Vice President as a ballot ticket.
A compact reflection quotes Proverbs and Voltaire warning that pride precedes destruction. The lines contrast the idea of a small person harboring vast arrogance with the perils of hubris and downfall.
The Democratic National Committee reports early postcard canvass results from 27 states showing workers pledging votes for Governor Smith on election day. Among less than 300 cards, 44 865 voters promised to cast ballots, with state totals listed from Alabama to Virginia.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning in the Midwest, backs modifying the Volstead Act to let states set beverage alcohol limits by referendum. He warns the law has spurred crime and corruption and urges enforcement while acknowledging support for repeal or modification. The remarks were reported by the Associated Press from a speech in New York City on April 23, 1926.
A New Jersey jury ruled that Mrs Helen Baldwin a leading C A R member from Byerton cannot collect libel damages from Rev William H Bridge after Baldwin wrote to Culminat newspaper last winter accusing prominent figures including John Haynen Holmer Gaweld Garrison Villard and Jane Addamin of colluding with the Deemmentet gems.
A Republican voter endorses Governor Smith citing public awakening to issues in the campaign. He recalls wartime sacrifices and graft scandals, argues Hoover’s return to prosperity, and notes daily sheriff’s sales in his county as homes are foreclosed.
A WASHINGTON analysis reviews the Anglo-French naval pact and its rejection by the United States. It notes Britain and France aimed to curb American ships, alarming Kellogg, Coolidge, and the State and Navy Departments. The piece questions motives, potential elections, and future naval talks amid international uproar.
A poetic piece credits Mrs Brown with guiding and sustaining her husband Mr Brown through his rise from modest origins to bank chairman. It highlights her unseen influence and patience as the quiet power behind his celebrated career and ends with a moral about the value of a patient, wise wife in shaping a great path.
The piece mocks public figures and reports a controversial remark about Mussolini, while noting a poison liquor poisoning case in New York and a Toronto fair where a wife won a rolling pin contest as her husband won the 100 yard dash.
Wheat No. 2 red winter for October at 1.3644 dollars, November 1.3644. Oats No. 2 white 52.44 to 53.14 cents, No. 3 white 50 to 51 cents. Mr and Mrs Bar Ditto and daughter Phyllis visited Mr and Mrs George Downey in Wooburn on Sunday.
Dr Morris Fighbein notes pellagra now found worldwide, with 1915 US deaths over 10 000 and 1917 1918 southern cases around 200 000. Diet deficiency linked, cure via yeast lean meats vegetables eggs milk and a balanced diet, with yeast as medical substitute when needed.
In Manhattan, the influence of Con Conway endures beyond his death as he shaped American slang. The writer notes how his phrases crossed venues from college campuses to Broadway and even Daily Variety. Conway’s coinages spread by word of mouth to across the nation, yet he rarely received recognition in his lifetime.
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