Democrats Rejoice At End Of Long 1924 Convention
Delegates at the 1924 Democratic National Convention sing home in relief after a record long balloting process. The author notes the 1860 Charleston sequence, and predicts new campaign elements like radio spreading speeches nationwide alongside rapid travel and communications advances.
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Charleston, & C
John W. Davis
New York
California
Washington, D. C
United States
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A nostalgic verse reflecting on aging and long marriage withJane Aurelia Goodspeed Michaels recounting forty years of wedlock. The speaker praises enduring love, companionship in old age, and memories from youth as wives grow old yet beloved.
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Jane Aurelian Goodspeed Michaels
Jane Aurelia
Mden
Party rallying behind Davin and Bryan expected to energize race
The writer predicts continued party unity despite dissentions and expects strong enthusiasm for the Davin and Bryan ticket, signaling a lively campaign with a real horse race ahead.
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Davin
Bryan
Twenty Tests for Effective Managerial Skill
A list of twenty self assessment questions to measure leadership ability. It asks if you can quit a habit, control temper, stay cheerful, think independently, remain calm under pressure, gain respect, maintain discipline, handle objections, preserve friendships after disagreements, motivate subordinates without friction, and handle delicate situations trusted by friends.
Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire Excerpt
This passage lists interview questions assessing social ease with strangers superiors and subordinates. It asks about arguing over petty matters adjusting to groups and expressing ideas without seeming overbearing, attributed to Efficiency Magazine of London.
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Efficiency Magazine
London
National Independent party nominates Zahnd and Harrop
The National Independent party named John Zahnd of Indianapolis for president and Roy M. Harrop of Omaha for vice president. In New York, former Governor Whitman told the American Bar Association that criminal trials are lax and dilatory and rising faster than the population.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
National Independent Party
John Zahnd
Roy M. Harrop
Omaha
New York
Whitman
American Bar Association
New York Featherweight Champion Must Meet Kaplan
Johnny Dundee world featherweight champion must fight Kid Kaplan of Meriden Connecticut before August 1 or face suspension as ruled by the state athletic commission. Detroit Morris W Johnson of Philadelphia elected president of the United States Football Association the national soccer body.
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Associated Press
New York
State Athletic Commission
Johnny Dundee
Kid Kaplan
Meredin
Conn
Detroit
Morris W. Johnson
Philadelphia
United States Football Association
Man electrocuted at hydro plant near Manchester
Darrell W. Allman 26, employed by Iowa Electric Co at a hydro plant, was electrocuted while painting a live wire. His body was found suspended from the wire. resuscitation failed. He served in World War I. Survived by widow and three small children.
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Manchester
Darrell W. Allman
Iowa Electric Company
Allman
Radio schedules list by Associated Press across many cities
Radio programs for tomorrow list stations including WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago KYW Chicago WQJ Chicago WLS Chicago WFAA Dallas WWJ Detroit WOC Davenport WOS Jefferson City WDAF Kansas City WHAS Courier Journal KHJ Los Angeles WGI Medford WMC Memphis WLAG Minneapolis St Paul WHN New York JZ New York JY New York WEAF New York WOR Newark WTAY Oak Park WOAW Omaha WOO Philadelphia WOAR Philadelphia WFI Philadelphia KDKA Pittsburgh WCAE Pittsburgh KGW Portland WKAQ San Juan WGY Schenectady KFOA Seattle WBZ Springfield KSD St Louis WCAP Washington WRC Washington plus a note about raw potatoes amusingly favored by elephants and others.
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WFAA
Dallas News
WWJ
Detroit News
WOC
Davenport
WOS
Jefferson City
WDAF
Kansas City Star
School of the Air
Whas Courier Journal
Louisville Times
WHN
New York
WJZ
U. S. Army
WJY
Goldman Band
WEAF
WOR
Newark
Wtay Oak Park
Woaw Omaha
WOO Philadelphia
Woar Philadelphia
WFI Philadelphia
Kdka Pittsburgh
WCAE
Pittsburgh
KGW Portland
WKAQ
San Juan
WGY Schenectady
Kfoa Seattle
WBZ Springfield
KSD St. Louis Post Dispatch
Wcap Washington
WRC Washington
By the Way jokes and quips fill column page
A long collage of gags, puns, and cartoon captions runs through the page. Items reference golf, wood shortages, Shakespearean quips, courtesy quotes, stage humor, and household anecdotes with multiple speakers and cartoon captions.
Ghost of First Wife Halts Chinese Bride Before Wedding
In Peking a bride-to-be leaped from a bridal sedan chair claiming the ghost of her future husband’s deceased first wife pushed her. After crowd persuasion she resumed preparations, and the ceremony proceeded amid unusual disclosures. Also notes on war graves crosses and the Derby race lineage.
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Peking
Hatamen Gate
Pudge Uses Bank Accounts to Curb Crime Motive
In Los Angeles Judge Arthur Leetch backs a probation system requiring released prisoners to open bank accounts. Chief Probation Officer May reports that among 20 wards four months in, all but two saved over $100. Also notes Ceylon’s political status and Ireland-sized size.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Eetch
Superior Court
May
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WLS
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Minneapolis -St. Paul
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Sonleigh
Alice
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Dearie
Angel Dear
Washington Monument
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Surance Co, A. J .Thomas
Shirley A. Clark
Iowa
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Ceylon
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C. B
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John Park
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L. B. Lopton
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P. Arthur Goodin
Zeredatha Council
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I. M
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BE. Co
Washi
Pearle Dickerson
Alice Rownd
Damascus Shrine
Ida McDaniel
H. P. Dwinnie Thompson
Worthy Scribe
Amos
Washington Lodge No. 1295
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
L. A. Littrel
T. Rickey
L O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge
I .O. O. F. Hall
North Town Avenue
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D. Lee
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Cheney & CO
Toledo
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