Republican Nominations Clash as Primaries Map Debates
The tally shows 20 votes for Lowden and 21 for Curtis in the Republican nomination race. Lowden carries 13 pledged South Dakota delegates plus seven Iowa at large, while Curtis draws all his support from Kansas. State conventions will select remaining delegates, with primary dates spanning New Hampshire to California and New Jersey through May. Hoover looms as front runner but anti Hoovers’ strength could sway delegates. possible Dawes challenge dominates speculation with Kansas City as the possible battleground. Pennsylvania reports mineral shipments valued at 19 million, exceeding California gold at 13 million, highlighting limestone dominance in state quarries producing about 13 million tons annually.
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Lowden
Curtis
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Maryland
Indiana
New Jersey
Oregon
West Virginia
Florida
Territories
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Curtig
Watson
Dawes
Kansas City
Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey
Commonwealth
Untrodden Ways and a Silent Grave in Wordsworth Poem
The fragment recalls Wordsworth’s Lucy poem and the untrodden path motif. A maid among springs and mossy stones is praised in verse, contrasting her distant memory with the living, then notes her fate and enduring absence. The reflection centers on how Lucy’s death alters the speaker’s view.
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Lucy
William Wordsworth
What's What in Washington Dawes Peeved By Mocking Magazine
Washington dispatch notes Vice President Dawes is visibly irritated by a mocking magazine profile calling him overconfident yet remarks on his vivid personality and rare candidness. The piece explores Dawes views on the vice presidency, his ambitions, and his appeal to senators and the public, portraying a temperamental but influential figure.
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Charles Graves
Senate
Eid
Hell—n’Maria
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A reflective verse about courting and marriage comparing love to sailing a fragile vessel. The speaker warns that marriage demands steadfastness through storms, urging thoughtful commitment and truth before setting sail.
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Edgar A. Guest
Chirpy Cricket Learns Fog Is Sunrise Fire a Lesson
A sleepy Chirpy Cricket awakens to a reddish yellow fog he fears is fire. Neighbors rush to safety until Mrs Hoppy Toad explains the fog is sunlight on the morning haze. The misjudgment ends with a laugh and Chirpy’s early rising becoming his new habit.
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Cricket
Chirpy
Mrs. Beetle
Mrs.Grasshopper
Mrs. Hoppy Toad
Mrs
Dimmer Stories Chewing Gum Values in the Jungle
A Chicago big game hunter returning from Africa recalls a party carrying 70 pounds of chewing gum into the jungle. He says the gum enabled them to get by with half the usual water and highlights how, in the wild, even small items can carry unexpected value.
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Chicago
Africa
Quotable Fragments Mocking Well Meaning and Odd Notes
A collage of witty lines from Era periodicals mocks people who mean well yet act foolishly. Quotes reference Colonel Lindbergh in Leap Year and a giraffe’s two foot tongue suitable for licking ice cream, ending with a Detroit News aside.
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E. W. Howe
Monthly
Lindbergh
Minneapolis Journal
Detroit News
One Minute Pulpit Psalm Reflection
A brief excerpt from Psalm 55 lines conveys deep distress and fear. The speaker laments impending death and desires swift escape, imagining wings to fly away and find rest. The passage evokes a raw, personal cry for relief amid overwhelming horror.
The Daybook of a New Yorker at Curtis Field
The piece depicts crowds at Curtis Field in New York watching routine air shows. It notes air minded crowds, casual spectators, and the orderly hush as planes take off. It contrasts diverse spectators with the silent enthusiasts awaiting thrilling moments in repeated displays. It also mentions telephone innovations and a shift from upright to continental phones.
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New York
Curtis Field
Long Islandield
Lindvergh
Long Islash
Curtiss Field
Reveus
Jose
Worms and malnutrition child health advice from Dr Peters
A grandmother describes her granddaughter’s malnutrition and parasitic worm infections. The column explains pinworms and tape worms, transmission through contaminated hands and food, and home remedies for pin worms including clean practices, laxatives, and garlic infusion, urging medical care for round and tape worms.
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P.S
Mrs. E
Retrospective Ay ft rem Trot foes Zee and March 9 1924
A ten year old boy was apprehended by the borough police last night after being suspected over the milk bottle theft on the South Side. Sheriff George Groseh left for Pittsburgh with two prisoners, committed to the Western Penitentiary by Judge D U Arird on Thursday.
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George Groseh
Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
D. U. Arird
Palace Lunch Car break in on Pennsylvania avenue
On March 9 1925 a window access to the Palace Lunch Car on Pennsylvania avenue west allowed a thief to reach the cash drawer. Frank Wholeben, animal trainer with the Gollmar Brothers, was reported enjoying a short vacation from duties in Mobile Alabama.
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Palace
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frank Wholeben
Gollmar Brothers
Cushow
Mobile
Alabama
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Mar
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Speevish
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Winds
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Dana Pil
Europe
Ly Blanche Silver
Dimmer Stories
Orker
Lulu Hunt Peters
The
Warren Tribune
Northwestern Arts Association
Prateie Heater Company
Lexington Avenue
Pottstown
Tribune
Hiram Jacobs
Liberty Street
Ieft
Bermuda
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