Tad Dorgan obituary noted for cartoons and sports lore
The Waterloo Courier recalls Tad Dorgan who died at his Long Island home after long illness. Born in San Francisco he taught himself to draw after losing fingers. He supported his family, moved to New York with his relatives, became famous for cartoons and sports writing, and influenced American slang and the phrase In door Sports.
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T. A. Dorgan
Long Island
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Courier
San Francisco
New York
Metropolis
West
Lindbergh Paris Landing Echoes Air Minded Gap
May 21 marks two years since Lindbergh's Paris landing, yet Americans remain air shy while Europe builds vast air industries. Le Bourget handles 30k yearly passengers, London-Paris routes carry many Americans, and Britain expands civil air links to Delhi.
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Lindbergh
Paris
Frederick L. Collins
le Bourget
Grand Central Station
London
Germany
America
Italy
England
Delhi
Northern Pacific Farm Aid in Northwest Agriculture
The Northern Pacific Railroad created a department of agricultural development about 40 years ago to aid farmers and stock raisers in its territory. It helps attract settlers, underwrites financing, runs low-fare trains, stocks farms with purebred animals, and promotes fairs, expositions, diversification, and scientific farming practices while coordinating with state and federal agencies.
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Northwest
Department of Agricultural Development of the
Norther Pacific
Northern Pacific
Crort
Railroads courting farmers with stable revenue approach
The text praises railroad efforts to extend projects to benefit farmers and build goodwill and steady income. It notes farmers appreciate the plan, framing it as good business for the railroad and the agricultural community. It adds a cynical aside about why women aren’t presidents, blaming aging and reluctance to admit it.
Personal Health Service by William Brady
A reader complains that schools overemphasize health instruction and teachers lack proper training while commercial interests exploit ignorance. The piece argues for better health education funding, accountability from parents, and a call for doctors and public health to speak out against the current system.
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William Brady, M. D
Noel
Democracy of Work by Glenn Ranik and the American work ethic
The essay argues democracy's flaw and strength, praising the new attitude toward work where every achievement becomes a job. It highlights railroad crews and officials as symbols of collective effort, noting how everyone—from engineers to cabinet secretaries—deserves recognition for performing their duties well as part of the democracy of work.
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Garet
Cgarrett
Tnis
Hoover
Rongino
Mr. Hoover
Sarhal
Rest at Moment and Odd Anecdotes From Chicago to Washington
A reflective fragment describes a wind swept scene with green trees and lilac fragrance as a car hums past Gay silver houses and a brick school. The column then moves to digressions about Dingbat Oberta and his aliases, a petroleum alcohol breakthrough, Harry F. Sinclair in the workhouse, cigarette tax receipts, and witty quotes on wealth distribution and American character.
Brain Tests From The Evening Post Preview
These intelligence tests, published for study at leading universities, offer quick calculation and analytical questions. Q1 counts passing trains between A and B. Q2 tallies people from a family with three sisters and their children. Q3 asks how many 1 cent pieces from changing a $2 bill with a specific mix of coins. Answers appear on the Society Page.
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City A
City B
Abe Martin Al Smith 35 to receive 2 a word for a series
Abe Martin and Al Smith, both 35, are set to receive two words each for a series of articles in a leading weekly. The goal is to aid illiteracy, with phrases that will prove handy using three or four words where one would do. Giffin’ canned a few times to assist the young writer more than boosters could.
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W. K
D. A
Michigan
al Smith
Diary of a modern Pepys in New York May 6
The diary records a busy New York day from May 6 with errands from dentist visits to window awnings and a glance at actor Holand Young. It covers meals, theatre chatter, a Rupert Hughes chat, and several playful anecdotes about Broadway life, fashion, and club pranks.
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New York
Gene Markey
Holand Young
Sam Kingston
Mae Murray
Rupert Hughes
Sinclair to serve sentence at Occoquan workhouse
Washington Daybook reports Harry F. Sinclair will serve a 1 day contempt sentence at Occoquan DC workhouse. Capt Julian Schoen describes intake procedure and daily life, noting no special favors and including details on meals, movie nights, and potential work assignments.
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Herbert O. Plummer
Washington, D. C
Harry F. Sinclair
Occoquan
District of Columbia
Julian A. Schoen
Virginia
Waashington
Cane
Bast
Sinclair
Schoen
West Point
East Side
West Side
Riley
Sittclair
Slnclair
Washington
Lorian
Black Maria
Plans for pensioning aged discussed in Congress
Washington May 6 Congressmen weigh noninstutional homes and pensions for aged dependents. Strovich plan gains backing to probe conditions and guide new legislation. Mead supports enacting the measure, to study centers and almshouses, while noting European pensions and state efforts.
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America
Strovich
United States
Congress
Mead
New York
Sirevich
Empire State
Appin
Visi
A 50 Year Limit on City Building Plan
Chicago news notes a city planning context suggesting that about 90 percent of current construction in American cities is temporary, with most buildings slated for demolition within 50 years due to various reasons. The claim highlights trends in urban renewal and changing architectural needs.
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TINO
W. H. Hartman Co
Gourier Bldg
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St. Telephané Branch Exchange
Wooeeseeeeey
John G. Hertmar Itackson McCoy
Waterloo
Towe
Associated Press
Press International News
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Tate
Ats
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
S39
Frantisco Offfces
Story
Branks És Finley
Representatives
Broadcast of Congress Proceedings on Air Gains Attention
Philadelphia Record notes no scientific barrier to televising congressional proceedings as Schenectady station Liab iL broadcasts synthetic thunder and lightning. Minneapolis Journal mocks Countess Alexander Festerles strolling the Riviera with a meerschaum pipe and jokes about Amy Lowell smoking a black cigar decades ago.
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Philadelphia
Schenectady
Liab Il
Minneapolis
Alexander Festerles
The
Riviera
Amy Lowell
Yangtze River Source Quest Moves Through Tibetan Highlands
Washington May 6 The Yangtze may have its source somewhere in the Tibetan highlands explorers seek to map its origin. Maps suggest a route from central Tibetan mountains through China to the Yellow Sea near Shanghai. The river drains about nine fourths of the United States area and supports 175 million people.
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Yangtze
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Tibet
Tibetan
China
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
Miles
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San Francisco
Cape Cod
Yangtze Valley
Natonal Geographic Society
Hankow
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Helen Kane
Zelma O'Neal
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al Jolson
Palm Beach
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Lang Key
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