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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
3
Editorial notes the push from women’s groups and academics for a clear stand from President Coolidge on enforcing the Volstead Act. It argues party discipline prevents any president from openly declaring personal views, warning such exposure could cost political survival.
An extract from a 1863 64 correspondence trace the creation of the Confederate seal in England. Judah P. Benjamin directs London handling, with Mason arranging sculptor Wyon and wax fittings, while Lt Chapman carries the seal to Bermuda amid wartime disruption. The iron press and materials reportedly failed to reach Richmond, leaving the seal likely unused or lost.
A company has secured three million acres of grazing land in northern Alberta between Athabasca and Great Slave Lake for commercial reindeer raising. The project aims to establish a large scale breeding and meat production operation in the region.
A New York feature celebrates sleeveless one piece frocks promoted by National Bellas Hess and designers as ideal for both function and fashion. It notes the appeal to golfers and tennis players like Helen Wills while hinting at broader brands and evolving retail and media influences.
Celebration by the Yosemite gun boat crew marks the twenty ninth anniversary of the Antonio Lopez shelling at San Juan. The Yosemite, formerly El Sud, was manned by Detroit era leaders who ran a warship built by civilian actors, to the Navy’s approval.
The Wall Street Journal notes the Black Hills of South Dakota may be awed by the silence of Mr. Coolidge as events unfold.
The article notes the Great Seal of the State of South Carolina is two and a half inches in diameter and likely weighs four to five pounds. it suggests finding such a small metal object after many years would be miraculous, comparing it to the larger Great Seal of the Confederacy and pondering its preservation in Savannah.
The Methodist of England votes to bar women from the ministry. Debate questions whether church leadership resembles a trades union. A separate item notes a 63 mile highway planned to connect Torreon and San Pedro in Mexico.
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