Waterloo newspaper carries old notices and biographical notes
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists editorial leadership and advertising policies while sharing a fragmentary biographical passage. It recalls late life achievements of famous figures such as Titian Goethe and Tennyson and notes the senator makes a good case.
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Titian
Pope Leo XII
John Adams
Michael Angelo
von Moltke
France
John Wesley
Lander
Talleyrand
Thomas Jefferson
Herbert Spencer
Newton
Voltaire
Bancroft
Lord Tennyson
Goethe
Faust
Gladstone
Cato
Plutarch
Socrates
Al Smith Wealth Claims Stir Stock Market Speculation
A report claims former Gov. Al Smith earned two million dollars from stock market dealings, aided by insider tips from Johnny Raskob, Mike Meehan, and Gerald Swope. The piece notes Smith’s rise from a $14.50 suit in Albany to wealth, highlighting the exclusivity of access and advice, and questions why average investors cannot replicate such gains.
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AL Smith
Albany
Hfe
Smith
Johnny Raskob
General Motors
Mike Meehan
Radio Corporation
Gerald Swope
General Electric
Driving Privilege Tied to Insurance via Private Risk Firms
A group of motorists urged action on auto liability but opposed state running of insurance. They favored linking driving privilege to obtaining private liability coverage, avoiding universal compulsory insurance or state takeover. If a driver failed to secure protection, the public bears the consequence while private firms maintain control.
The New Money Currency Debuts in 1929
The Bureau of Printing and Engraving prepares a new smaller U S banknote series slated for 1929. Production tests redesigned portraits and enhanced paper use. Despite public skepticism about cost savings, the smaller notes promise more efficient vault storage and a third more money per space.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
The Energy of Age and Senator Morris Sheppard
From thirty onward, physiology notes decline in body but mind thrives with age. The article cites sustained intellect at fifty and even at seventy, with many historical treaty accomplishments. It then mentions Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas and his ongoing efforts.
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Morris Sheppard
Texas
Eating After Forty Says Health Expert Brady
Personal Health Service by William Brady M D discusses modern views on late eating. It argues that sleeping soon after dinner aids digestion and that late suppers harm those over forty, while younger people may eat before bed. It notes stimulants disrupt sleep and links carbohydrate overconsumption to middle age health issues and a vitamin deficiency from British Himalayan studies.
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Himalayan
McCarrison
Canned Grapefruit Juice Health Comparison
Grapefruit and orange juices are both healthful with vitamin content. orange juice has more sugar and is often more nutritious overall. Canned juice may retain some vitamins but differs from fresh. consider health goals when choosing.
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R. S
Gronmies
Why Europe Hates America Explains Machine Society Rift
Glenn Frank argues European resentment toward America stems from the spread of machine civilization. He contends pre industrial values fade as science and industry accelerate, shaping Europe’s response to modernization. He predicts Europe will Americanize through shared technological forces and urges cooperation to master machines.
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Europe
America
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Gentary
Copyright
McClure
Syndicata
Tsecke
United States
Old World
Rankespeare
Shelley
Turner and Fitlan
Beethoven
Bach
Mont-Saint- Michel
Chartres
Smith-Box tiff will get airing on radio chain
In Washington the Smith camp expects Al Smith to answer Representative John C. Box and other critics on a radio program this week. Smith, fresh from Albany talks, will broadcast after meeting Roosevelt and amid party-wide debate on unity and strategy. Critics question prospects of a united program as Senate issues and tariff policies loom.
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Fredereck
William Wise
Washington
D.C
al Smith
John C. Box
Texas
House
Box
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Saith
Roosevelt
Smith
Albany
Nis
Box-Smith
Representative Box
Thomas F. Bayard
Delaware
Bayard
Congress
Mfease
Iisci
Senate
Nightlife reminiscences and theatre magnates of Broadway
Early New York impressions sketch a crowded, colorful Broadway scene with figures like Hype Igoe Tad Wilson Mizner Jack Norworth Nora Bayes Will Rogers and Florenz Ziegfeld. Profiles of Ziegfeld and A. L. Erlanger loom, noting lavish tastes, big fortunes, late nights, and industry puffery shaping the era.
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New York
Jack's
Battling Nelson Grill
Tad
Wilson Mizner
Alaske
Flower Iselier
New York Highlanders
Yankees
Jack Norworth
Nora Bayes
Eden Musee
Louis Meona
Globe
Will Hogg
Forty+ fourth street
Broadway
Ted Sloan
Julia Sanderson
Tenth Avenue
Helen Green
Morning
Castle Cave
Loney Haskell
Germany
Hammerstein
Victoria
James Regan Arling
Knickerbocker
Old Maxim
Delegates Vote as Motion Passes Amid Oratorical Push
The report notes delegates successfully vote for the motion as framed. A side detail mentions a football player flagged for offsides behavior and a driver beginning at an amber light in an observed practice.
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Detroit News
Jon
Harvard professor builds 600000 psi pressure device
A Harvard professor has developed a small machine capable of exerting 600000 pounds per square inch. The inventor hints at commercial use, potentially turning the device into a mechanical salesman.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Harvard
White House outlines American role in German reparations talks
The White House said on January 11 that the United States would not object to American experts joining European experts in a reparations conference. European governments would appoint and select the experts. Owen D. Young and others would serve unofficially under no U.S. government connection. The aim is to help Germany’s pay obligations, with Dawes’s earlier plan referenced as a successful model.
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United States
White House
Coolidge
Owen D. Young
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Foreign Offices
Europe
Young
Germany
Japan
German Claims Commission
Commission of Experts
Behind the Weather Bureau Forecast Room
Washington reporters describe the daily forecast process at the Weather Bureau central office in Washington. Forecasters begin at 8 each morning translating 150 reports from telegraph lines into state forecasts by 10, then issue extended outlooks for shipping aviation and distant regions.
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Washington, D. C
Mark Twain
Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio
Caribbeat
Bermuda
Teo
Arlington
Businesslike City Government Promoted By Baltimore Model
At a Chicago Real Estate board banquet W D Casey, Baltimore banker and vice chairman of a citizens committee on efficiency, described Baltimore’s non radical reform. A city commission reorganized administration on business lines, eliminating deficits and cutting the tax rate from 2.97 to 2.39 per 100 valuation, while boosting collections and efficiency. He urged other cities to hire honest mayors, council members, and even independent business managers to run government like a private corporation.
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Chicago Daily News
Chicago Real Estate Board
W. d. Casey
Baltimore
Ihe
Chicago School Board
Jackson
The Growing Double Standard In American Life
A New York Times fashion note mocks the double standard in attire and manners, noting two watches for day and night. It argues that prosperity encourages two homes two cars two vacations and two attitudes in politics trade and war. The piece surveys social speech, manners, and national policy through this lens.
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New York Times
Millonatte
Maine
Canada
Florida
Ufe
Democratic Party
Republican Party
New York State
al Smith
United States Senate
Folt
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Cottrier Bldg
Corner Park Aye
Commercial St Telephone Branch Exchange
John. C. Hartman
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Jackson McCoy
Postoffice
Waterloo
Towa
Associated Press
United Press International News
Ooal News
Harel
Supsac
Poriladelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Frantisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
William Brady, M. D
Nat'l Newspaper Barvies
Tr. Brady
William Brady
New Orleans Times-Picayune
By, Tad
Ipethianks
Sams
Bar Argaiy
Sevsto Epp Mason
HAS & Wheels
Feeture Service, Inc
Great Britals
Rialto
Florenz Ziegfeld
Ziegfeld
Monte Carlo
A. L. Erlanger
Napoleon
A. L
Abraham Lincoln
Perfume House
Miami
Danube Sea
Herbert C. Plummer
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