Post-Scripts George Rothwell Brown and The Times Texts
A jumble of quotations and fragments references George Rothwell Brown and Cousin Fred Pollard from Proctorsville Vermont. It mentions White House guests using the presidential car on a pilgrimage to S Street, plus Easter religious imagery, church references, and political notes about Russia England Japan and naval ratios. The piece weaves sarcasm about Prohibition era smoking in North Carolina and a Benwood death, ending with a query about election day voter turnout.
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Fred Pollard
Proctorsville
White House
S Street
Cat
Wilson
Cecil Cements Vanderbilt Estate Ties in Asheville Wedding
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt weds Hon John Francis Amherst Cecil at All Souls Church Biltmore in a ceremony likened to medieval pageantry. Cecil resigns as secretary of the British embassy to manage the Vanderbilt estate. the couple will reside on the Biltmore holdings after the honeymoon, with the estate passing to Mrs Vanderbilt’s daughter when she turns 26.
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Asheville
N. C
Washington
New York
Vanderbilt
Cornelia Vanderbilt
George W Vanderbilt
AN Souls Church
Biltmore
John Francis Amherst Cecil
William Cecil
London
Baroness Amherst
Hackney
Cuesta
Biltmore Hospital
Mr. Cecil
Hillmore
Inherh
William K. Vanderbilt
George Vanderbilt
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Peter Stuyvesant
Manhattan
Misa Vanderbltwill
Biltmorg
Merrill
Junius M. Horner
Western North
Caralina
Coolidge Cousins Visit White House In Democratic Twist
Vermont native Misa Erminie Lois Pollard, a University of Vermont senior visiting Washington with the Pollard family, says their tour included former President Wilson’s home. Despite loyalty to President Coolidge, she describes the family as Democrats, noting their car ride with White House chauffeurs.
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Vermont
Coolidge
Commonwealth
Washington
Wilson
White House
Two Killed Seven Shot in Union Meeting Violence
In Chicago on April 28 two people died and seven were wounded following an affray at a meeting of electrical workers. Police hunted William Brook and Michael Boyle Umbrella Mike as two suspects. Three men implicated Brook and Boyle and Samuel Bills, a Sea Cream Drivers' union agent, was killed but not believed to have been involved. Robert Deveree, a former prize fighter, died from his wounds.
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Chicago
Electrical
William Brooka
Michael
Umbrella Mike) Boyle
Electrical Workers
Brook
Boyle
Samuel S. Bills
Sea Cream Drivers’ Union
Robert Deveree
Actress to Be Bride of Earl of Dudley
Paris April 29 Gertie Mestiar a London stage star formerly of Broadway will wed the Earl of Dudley in Paris tomorrow at the British consulate general. The groom is a brother of Sir Joan Ward equerry to the king who married Miss Jean Reid daughter of the late Whitelaw Reid former American ambassador.
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Paris
Gertle Mfistar
Geigh- Mty
Broadwdythe
Pet
Gotham
Earl of Butiey
Great Britain
Early
Joan Ward
Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
Tornado Injures Seven and Destroys Eight Homes Near Texarkana
Texarkana Arkansas April 29 Luther Thompson Jr five years old was reported fatally injured and seven others badly hurt when a tornado wrecked eight dwellings in a sparsely populated suburb on the northern outskirts of Texarkana. The twister cut a path about 100 yards wide and nearly half a mile long.
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Texarkana
Ark
Luther Thompson, Jr
Police Chief Killed In Court In Pineville
Pineville Kentucky April 29 Joseph Aher police chief shot and killed in police court by Garrett Smith assistant chief after an altercation over arresting a prisoner for liquor violations.
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Pineville
Joseph Aher
Garrett Smith
Plan to Empower District Police Enforc e Liquor Laws
Commissioner Oyster asked Congress to grant the District police added powers two more police court judges and a $50 000 appropriation to buy liquor as evidence. The proposal aims to shield enforcement from federal Prohibition, citing need for more officers and funds to secure arrests and convictions. Cramton and Blanton engaged. Wheeler advised.
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Oyster
Cramton
Michigan
House
Blanton
Texas
Kt Ways
Rudolph
Hell
Spiattict Police Department
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Wayne B Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Representaths Cramton Yoesterdey
Police Department
Oyater
Brennan Succeeds Murphy as Democratic Power Broker
Washington Post reports Brennan rising as the new Democratic “big boss” after Charles F. Murphy’s death. Leaders gathered at hotels to honor Murphy and pledge Brennan’s ascendant influence with early praise from Frank Hague and Bernard Baruch, signaling a shift in party leadership and potential presidential planning.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
George E. Brennan
Ilinois
Waltors
Biltmore
Brennan
Murphy
Patey
Germany
Maryland
Madison Square Garden
Thirtyfourth Street
Frank Hague
Jersey City
New Jersey
President Coolidge Dominates Ohio and Mass Delegates
Ohio reports show President Coolidge leading with about six to one over Johnson for the state’s 51 Republican delegates, while Cox appears to win the Democratic delegation. Massachusetts confirms Coolidge gains with 38 delegates, and Missouri pledges Coolidge and Hyde. mixed returns echo a broad Coolidge momentum across the piggyback primaries.
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Ohio
A. P
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
California
Buckeye
James M. Cox
William Gibbs McAdoo
Cox
Wan Coolridge
Johnson
McAdoo
Boston
Mass
Dwight B. McCormack
Westfield
Hiram W. Johnson
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Charles H.cole
Gov. Smith
New York
David J. Walsh
Missouri
Colldge
Tut Shown Instrument Made by Tut Shown National Academy
Dr James Breasted of the University of Chicago unveiled an ancient transit instrument at the National Academy of Sciences. The artifact, dated to the 14th and 15th centuries BC, bears the inscription I Tutenkhamun made this and was used to determine meridian time for setting water clocks. Breasted tied the find to a papyrus linking early knowledge of the brain to modern surgery, and noted his Egypt mission resolving a tomb contents dispute with Howard Carter.
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National Academy of Sciences
James Henry Broasted
University of Chicago
Breasted
Tutenkhamun
Thutmose IV
Berlin
Dr Breasted
Egypt
Oriental Institute of the
Howard Carter
Senorita Moreno Cleared in Deputy Killing Case
Marta Del Pilar Moreno, 17, acquitted of murder in the two year old slaying of Deputy Francisco Tejeda Liorca who had killed her father Jesus Moreno. Immunity shield and a courtroom scene with flowers marked the verdict as sympathy ran high for the youth.
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Mexico City
A. P
Marta del Pilar Moreno
Francisco Tejeda Liorca
Senorita Moreno
Tereda Lioren
Chamber of
Jesus Moreno
el Heraldo de Mexico
Teleda Llorca
Tejeda Liorcy
President to Be Asked To Dinner for Depew
President Coolidge will be invited to a dinner at Belar Clift Lodge Westchester County New York May 31 to honor former Senator Chauncey M Depew on his 90th birthday. Invitations extend by Cornelius A Pugsley and Chauncey Depew Steele of Peekskill New York with many prominent attendees expected including Chief Justice Taft General Pershing and Elihu Root.
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Belar Clift Lodge
Westchester County
N. Y
Chauncey M. Depew
Cornelius A Pugsley
Chauncey Depew Steele
Peekakill
William Howard Taft
Gene, Pershing
Elihu Root
Arbitration Offer Rejected by Actors in New York
New York April 29 another effort to settle the dispute between the Actors Equity association and the Producing Managers association failed when managers proposed submitting the dispute to an umpire or arbitration board if actors would drop equity shop demands, a plan rejected outright.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Producing Managers’ Association
Weeks Seeks Private Ownership of Government Assets
Secretary of War Weeks urges selling nonmilitary properties now run by the Army. He argues privately owned firms can run large ventures like the Philippine and Panama railroads, Panama Steamship, and canal zone supplies more efficiently. He believes the government could obtain better offers for Uncle Shoals through a delegated negotiating commission.
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Dlepore
Army
Philippine Railroad
Panama Railroad
Panama Steamship Company
Nes
Mississippi
Warriors
Panama Canal Zone
Muncle Shoals
Couzens Doing Well Following Operation
Senator James Couzens of Michigan underwent an operation for bal stones at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was reported doing as well as could be expected. Authorities noted he felt uneasy but that is anticipated after surgery, with his ailment recurring after years of intermittent duties. The procedure was performed late last week and his return to activity remains uncertain.
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James Couzens
Michigan
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Couzens
Hopkins
Pilot Lieut Musk Killed In Midair Collision
San Diego April 29 Lieut EH A Musk an aviator at North Island Naval Air Station was killed when his plane collided with another midair damaging a wing and plunging 2300 feet into San Diego Bay Lieut C A Weller the other pilot was uninjured
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Cal
EH. A. Musk
North Island Naval Air Station
San Diego Bay
C. A Weller
Cuban Soldiers Revolt Against Zayas In Santa Clara
Open revolt erupts in Santa Clara province as about 25 soldiers seize city hall and the San Juan de los Veras safe. A woman and a girl injured in clashes with loyalists, civilians join the mutiny, and wires to Santo Domingo are cut. President Zayas calls it noncentral and not backing any candidate. Ambassador Crowder discusses the matter with de Cespedes.
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A. P
Santa Clara
San Juan de Los Veras
Veterans and Patriots Association
San Juan de la Veras
Santo Domingo
Oriente
Zayas
Enoch H. Crowder
de Cespedes
Crowder
Navy report cites fleet deficiencies and modernization needs
The By E Coontz assessment details severe gaps in aircraft, submarines, and destroyers, urging carriers, new cruisers and subs, upgraded battleships, improved catapults and intakes, and expeditionary transport ability. It warns old battleships require reboilering and higher turret elevations. deferred maintenance and limited boiler pressure hinder speed and operation.
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Navy Department
E Coontz
America
Jupan
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Department
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