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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1927

Page

3

Galles Victory Marks Mexico Church State Clash

The article assesses President Calles as victor in Mexico's religious clash a year after the decree subordinating church to state. It notes expulsions of Catholic and episcopal leaders, limited Protestant concessions, and ongoing tension as the Vallis-Obregon faction battles to keep control amid a restless Catholic population.

Calles Guadalajara Francisco Orosco Y Jimenez Pacific Mexico Hernando Cortes United States Knights of Columbus Rio Grande Mexico City Vallis-Obregon

Auto Registration Figures Show Global Total in 1927

The world had 27,650,267 licensed automobiles on January 1, 1927. In the United States last year 2,030,456 cars were removed from records as replacements, accounting for 47 percent of absorption, while net registration increase represented 53 percent.

United States

Share and Share Alike Engagement Revelation

A playful couple announces their engagement with a light hearted confession. He slips a ring and declares they will share life and fortunes while revealing he is broke. She responds with excitement and acceptance. The exchange underscores a humorous, vow bound by affection.

Woman Without Country Wins Passport After Legal Quirk

Lexington society leader Mrs. John Gourlay, born American, became a British subject by marriage and lost British and American nationality as laws shifted. The affidavit finally allowed her to travel to Europe with a temporary passport, a rare consequence of married women’s citizenship rules.

Lexington John Gourlay Europe Gourly Scotland Great Britain Gourlay United States George V Mrs. Gourlay Department of State

Revival of insurgent movement in Mississippi Valley politics

Political visitors report a Norris driven revival around Senator Norris Nebraska for the Republican nomination with possible third party hopes. The plan centers on La Follette’s old progressive network as insurgent leaders coordinate Nebraska Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin and perhaps South Dakota support. The effort may align with Wheeler or other anti Coolidge figures if Norris is unavailable.

Rapid City Mississippi Valley George W. Norris Nebraska Coolidge Lowdon Washington Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin South Dakota la Follette Norris St. Paul McNary- Haugenites Lowden Hoover Brookhart Burton K. Wheeler Wheeler Pinchot al Smith

General Leonard Wood Dies After Tumor Operation

Major General Leonard Wood a former Governor General of the Philippine Islands died Sunday in a Boston hospital after tumor removal. The Arlington burial with full military honors honors a career spanning Rough Riders to Cuba and Philippines service.

Leonard Wood The Philippine Islands Boston Washington Arlington General Wood Winchester N. H Harvard Army Miles Arizona Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt San Juan Hill Cuba Europe Pershing Harding Philippines West Point

Prohibition Spending Scrutiny Swells Across States

The Anti Salon League is accused of spending 67 million on prohibition efforts. Brewers distillers and bootleggers reportedly spend similarly large sums per state, though exact totals remain undisclosed.

The Moral Mummy and New South Carolina Handbook

The article notes that 20 years of X rays on 30 000 mummies reveal no social disease like modern times. It claims tooth decay accompanies prosperity and that ancient Egyptians suffered arthritic rheumatism from damp cool seasons. It also states the South Carolina handbook will be released by August 15 per Commissioner Shealy.

Egypt Babylon Nile Capper South Carolina Shealy Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries

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