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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1927
Page
7
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a system purifier and claims chronic ailments fade with a thorough purification course taken once or twice weekly for several weeks. It urges readers to obtain a family pack with full directions at any drug store.
The Prince of Wales returns to Canada on the Empress of Australia and visits eastern cities before resuming life at the E P Ranch in High River Alberta with Premier Stanley Baldwin. He rides, works cattle, and genes praise from Calgary Stampede organizer Guy Weadick. Neighbors include Duke of Westminster and Earl of Minto.
Mrs Dudley Beaumont succeeds her father as seigneur of Sark the Channel Island. The land is held by forty tenants who vote in the court of chief pleas while she maintains the old regime excluding motor cars and upholding Napoleonic labor duties for road maintenance. There is no income tax or death duty with a small direct tax on capital.
H J Lutcher Stark of Orange Texas described as the wealthiest young man in Texas. He controls major holdings across pine lands, mills, an oil field, a bank, a paper mill, a cannery and energy plants. He owns a 75 million dollar fortune, a large cattle ranch in Colorado and a hunting refuge in Louisiana. He is active in University of Texas affairs and runs a major boys club with a large brass band.
The origin of the jury system is ancient and disputed by historians. Arbitration is replacing jury trials in England and Scotland, and critics predict its abolition in the United States in the coming years.
Iowa plans a 100 million dollar bond issue to hard surface 6 600 miles of primary highways over the next decade. The state has been spending about 30 million annually on road improvements to accelerate the program.
The passage notes a man likely to live in a grand house long occupied by his grandmother on a land block in the city's original section. The old rambling house faces the Sabine River shore with Louisiana marshes beyond, owned by Stark. He travels sparingly, enjoys golf, a briar pipe, and outdoor time with his boys.
The report describes China as divided among six or seven warlords vying for personal power. Each has observers at rival HQs, yet treachery runs rampant despite precautions. The focus remains on internal power shifts over national welfare.
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