Washington Letter on Democratic Convention and Prohibition
A Washington letter comments on the Democratic National Convention’s showmanship and its platform as potentially more appealing than Republicans. It notes wets push for wine and beer legalization, GOP gains amid Prohibition debate, and signals from Senator Morris Sheppard toward moderation. Southern Democrats warn against alignments with Tammany Hall, with conference decisions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Spectacle and Suffering at Chicago Democratic Convention
The Chicago convention seated 3000 delegates under a relentless chorus of oratory as Presidential candidates were named. Spectators endured a punishing flood of speeches while radio and a distant stadium connection punctuated the event. President Hoover showed active interest in balloting, aided by a White House medical cabinet in a ground floor room.
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Chicago
Hoover
Chi
White House
Go to Church, Is Judge's Sentence at Fort Lewis
Seattle youth Seattle-John Clarke must attend church every Sunday until age twenty-one or face six months in Fort Lewis road camp for violating prohibition. Judge Jeremiah Neterer linked the sentence to dances and urged uplift. Clarke fined a dollar for another defendant's liquor delivery. Clarke to study for marine engineering and avoid public dances. Alarms on ice boxes in Boston hospital noted as a precaution. Otis Thompson, 42, killed by a mule kick in North Fork West Virginia.
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Seattle
John Clarke
Fort Lewis Road
Jeremiah Neterer
Neterer
Clarke
Nebraska Question Sparks Itself in Fragmented Compliment
Representative Morehead of Nebraska responds to the question What’s the matter with Nebraska with a pointed list of goods and origins. He argues Nebraskans rely on products from many states from Connecticut clocks to California spices and New Jersey blankets, while facing high mortgages and lagging ready money.
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Morehead
Nebraska
Connecticut
Chicago
Ohio
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New Hampshire
Grand Rapids
Minneapolis
Vermont
Kansas City
St. Louis
California
Rhode Island
Colorado
Philadelphia
Detroit
Texas
New England
New Jersey
Explaining a Silk Handkerchief Questio No Mirror Prompt
A fragmented prompt asks whether to answer yes or no and to place words at opposite chalk ends, avoiding mirroring. It mentions using French chalk, wiping, and writing yes and no in a mirrored setup, but the text is garbled and lacks a coherent news fact or event.
Pigeon Ziggie Returns After Abduction Ordeal
Ziggie the pigeon, famed for a 1000 mile sprint and a three day voyage, was stolen in May 1929 from Vincent Pennefeather of Kenosha Wisconsin. The bird was mutilated but escaped, reaching Blue Ash Ohio before joining Charles E Lay’s loft. Lay identified Ziggie and returned it to Pennefeather.
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Cincinnati
Ziggie
Vincent Pennefeather
Kenosha
Wis
Blue Ash
Ohio
Charles E. Lay
Lay
Pennefeather
Elko Sheep Dog Saves Newborn Lamb In Night Vigil
A sheep dog owned by Donald Riddell in Elko Nevada was praised for saving a newborn lamb. The dog kept watch beside a stray ewe all night, guarding it between its legs to prevent freezing.
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Elko
Nev
Donald Riddell
Mushrooms Found Deep in Coal by Miners
Miners in Bellingham Washington located a cluster of mushrooms a mile and a quarter underground in coal. The fungi stood about five inches tall and four inches across proving survival in the cave environment.
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Bellingham
Wash
Daring Boston Burglar Cracks Roxbury Courthouse Safes
A burglar climbed a water spout to entered the clerk’s office in Roxbury Municipal courthouse and cracked a wall safe. He then drilled into the probation department and knocked off the combination of another safe. If captured, he faces arraignment near the crime scene.
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Court House
Boston
Roxbury Municipal Courthouse
Forger Marsh Sentenced to Life in Prison
Clyde H. Marsh, aged 42, received a life term as a fourth offender for forgery in Lansing Michigan. He remained jovial, saying he would not worry about bread and butter for the rest of his life, remarking that at least his fate provides security in these times.
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Lansing
Mich
Clyde
Marsh
Telephone Co Pays Over $3,000,000 Tax
Michigan Bell, a major public utility, handed a check totaling about 3.826 million dollars to state officials. The payment comprises federal, local, and miscellaneous taxes, reflecting earnings from roughly two of every five phones in service and affecting school funds as public utilities tax revenue.
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Michigan Public Utility General
Frank L. Hall
Michigan Bell Company
Michigan
Telephone and Telegraph
Few Calls Affected By New Revenue Tax
D. E. Ferguson of Michigan Bell explains the new revenue act limits taxes on local calls and toll messages under 50 cents. Wakefield office reports many inquiries as residents struggle to interpret the act signed by President Hoover. Long distance calls to Ironwood and Bessemer are largely unaffected due to very low charges.
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D. E. Ferguson
Michigan Bel Telephone Company
Anager Ferguson
Wakefield Telephone Office
Congress
Hoover
Wakefield
Ironwood
Bessemer
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Washington
Mscious
Ident
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church South
South
Segsme
Tammany Hall
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph P. Ely
Ely
Congress Hotel
Theormer
Mr. Smith
Boston City Hospital
North Fork
W. Va
Otis Thompson
Glob
County of Gogebic
City of
Lee G. Wilson
John Williams
Delmet
William S. Peters
Telephone Co
Public Utilities
R. Connor CO
Armour
Aselimespatie Immat Sewisiac Italia Ia
Armour’s
Blackberries
Chase & Sanborn
Ring Bologna
Frankfurters
the Peoples Co-operative Co
Wakefield, Mich
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