Three Way Battle Brews for Twelfth District GOP Nomination
The Twelfth district GOP race grows crowded as long-time incumbent W Frank James faces attorney M S McDonough and Ironwood Mayor Werner R Larson. McDonough attacks with anti prohibition and veteran planks while James highlights labor and soldier support and opposes the 18th amendment. Larson may gain from pro soldier voting and Hoover era unity, with ongoing questions on prohibition stance and district dynamics.
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W. Frank James
M. S. McDonough
Lion River
Werner R. Larson
Ironwood
McDonough
Mr. James
James
Larson
American Legion
Michigan
Hoover
Republican Party
Notable Luncheon at Dutch Treat Club Features Al Baker and a Doll
At a New York Dutch Treat Club luncheon a child volunteer stole the show during Al Baker the magician and ventriloquist act. A fearless eight year old girl engaged with the doll, singing Hush a Bye Baby and whispering back to the talking figure. The anecdote highlights the girl’s disbelief in the doll’s tricks and Baker’s playful banter. The piece also notes Le Jaren A. Hiller’s remark about Katzimo the Enchanted Mesa in New Mexico and Princeton professor William Libbey’s first white ascent via a lifesaving mortar.
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Dutch Treat Club
al Baker
Baker
Mr. Baker
LeJaren A. Hiller
Katzimo
New Mexico
William Libbey
Princeton
Upper Peninsula critics spark Michigan road fund clash
In a spirited exchange the Chronicle and Crystal Falls editor Tom Conlin clash over Michigan road funding. The letter-wier argues Upper Peninsula wealth supports Grand Rapids and argues for broader state trunk line funding benefiting both peninsulas and attracting visitors, despite opposition from Lansing politicians.
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Chronicle
Tom Conlin
Crystal Falls
Michigan
The
Grand Rapids
Upper Peninsula
Brother Conlin
Conlin
Lansing
Michigan Ste
Straits
Mayor Cloon Sets Precedent For Future City Actions
Mayor Cloon establishes a precedent believed to guide future city decisions. The move signals a potential pattern for governance and policy direction across municipal operations.
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Cloon
Tricks of Magic Explained with 3 Cards
Three cards are used, two folded and halves pasted on a third card. Creases meet at center, two upright halves back to back. By moving the hand, one card changes into the other while the bent parts shift, hiding the move. Stand away from the audience to keep creases from showing.
Enchanted Mesa climbs and a Henry Ford telephone tale
The article recounts 1897 climbs of the Enchanted Mesa by Dr. Frederick Webb Hodge and later Charles F. Lummis with David Starr Jordan, noting archaeological finds. It then shares a Henry Ford anecdote about ordering two copies of a Michigan magazine and the editor delivering them by truck after Ford insists.
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Frederick Webb Hodge
Professor Libbey
Charles F. Lummis
David Starr Jordan
Acoma
Hodge
Lummis
Enchanted Mesa
Henry Ford
Henry
Ford
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Birth rate holds steady despite stock slump year 1930
Census figures show 2 203 958 births in the United States registration area in 1930, up 34 038 from 1929. Vital statistics confirm the rate remains 18.9 per 1 000, the same as 1929, amid a long downturn trend since 1915 with only brief exceptions. The Iron Mountain News notes the paradox of steady births while economies falter.
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Census Bureau
United States
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Iron Mountain News
The Pension Racket and Veterans Benefits Policy
The article traces U S pension and disability cashouts from Yorktown to 1930s, noting World War totals exceed 6 billion and projected costs over 21 billion. It critiques rising expenses, Rankin and Patman bills, and the politics of pension legislation with calls for strict limits on nonservice pensions and reform to prevent fiscal collapse. It highlights historical expansions since 1776, the shift to war risk insurance, and the ongoing pressure of veteran voting power on policy.
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Charles M. Mills
United States
Yorktown
House of Representatives
House
Rankin
Patman
Archibald B. Roosevelt
National Economy Committee
Alfred E. Smith
New York Academy of Medicine
Pension Bureau
Hoover
Congress
Continental Congress
George Washington
Cleveland
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Wolfe
SK Park
Uuectioner
Anderson
Stephensville
Texas
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Lights ) Teason of
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Northland
Will L. Lindhorst
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