Religious tolerance urged amid Catholicism controversy
Dr Henry Van Dyke, eminent educator and clergyman, from Seal Harbor Maine, warns American voters of a cabal seeking to deter a Catholic candidate. He condemns religious prejudice driving election tactics and argues conscience defense is essential for liberty and Christianity. He notes the other candidate's disavowal of such tactics but criticizes supporters who justify unscrupulous means.
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Heny van Dyke
Hag
Seal Harbor
van Dyke
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Pennsylvania University
Union College
Oxford University
United States
America
Defend the Religious Liberty of America Cry
A speaker condemns voting against a candidate for Catholic membership urging Protestants to defend freedom of conscience. He rails against threats to religious liberty and calls voters to awaken to defend the republic's spiritual values amid a campaign. He frames this as a defense of Americanism rooted in hereditary Protestant tradition and William of Orange.
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Republic
Palladium
The
America
Blaine urges Smith backers after Wisconsin speech
Republican leaders in Milwaukee and Blaine condemn the Harding Administration scandals. Senator Blaine says supporters will vote for Governor Smith and calls for ending corruption by backing Smith to swing Wisconsin from Hoover.
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Wisconsin
Smith
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
John J. Blaine
Hoover
Blaine
Burlington
Harding
California Woman Named to National Democratic Committee
Cecilia C. Casserly of San Mateo is appointed to the Women s Advisory Committee of the Democratic National Committee as a candidate for Congress in this district.
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San Mateo
Cal
Cecilia C. Casserly
Democratic National Committee
Bierd Named Illinois Financial Director for Democratic Campaign
W G Bierd, president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad, is appointed financial director for Illinois for the Democratic National Campaign Committee.
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Chicago
W. G. Bierd
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Illinois
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Saving His Neck in a Senatorial Exchange
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum who questions airship publicity and laments that coverage has become so limited that a fall might yield only half a column on an inside page.
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Senator Sorghum
Blue prints for life guide career and dreams
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union piece argues that a definite plan or blue print is essential to success and character. It likens building a life to constructing a building with a detailed model and urges fixing a goal, imagining the outcome, and avoiding caprice. Also a lighthearted exchange about long engagements ends with a joke about needing time to find a larger apartment.
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Hilie
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Mama
Nominal Honorary Hughes Ties to Hoover Curtis Campaign
The Houston Post Dispatch reports Charles Evans Hughes will be honorary chairman of a New York lawyers committee aiding the Hoover Curtis ticket. It notes Hughes’ past praise for Governor Smith as a strong leader and his close cooperation with Smith in New York state government, suggesting his current role is more ceremonial than active in opposing Smith.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Hoover-Curtis
New York
Hughes
Smith
Mr. Hughes
Pesident
Houston Post Dispatch
Deputy sheriffs face federal charges in liquor probe
Deputies John Hancock and Smith Sutton are charged with conspiracy to defeat the dry law. Burt L. Smith is alleged to have withhold information about a liquor violator in exchange for a $100 bribe.
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John Hancock
Smith Sutton
Burt L. Smith
Salt Lake Telegram
Pierce and Sons Cafe Hosts Friendly Meet
Regulars gather at Pierce and Sons Cafe to share conversation and pastries in a welcoming community spot. The casual gathering highlights the cafe as a social hub in the neighborhood.
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Pierce & Sons Cafe
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