Marriages Outpace Divorces Across States in 1926 Census
Washington data show marriages exceed separations by more than ten to one. Florida leads with 21.6 marriages per 1000, while Maryland and Mississippi follow. Gretna Greens cluster in counties near large cities, with Cecil Maryland recording 203 marriages per 1000 population and numerous counties listed as high-marriage areas.
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United States
Florida
Maryland
Mississippi
New England
Middle Atlantic
New York
Pennsylvania
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Gretna
Cecil County
California
Orange County
Colorado
Arapahoe
Jefferson
Sedgwick
Broward County
Georgia
Charlton
Quitman
Walker
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Kootenai
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Monroe
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Iowa— Mills County
Kansas
Johnson County
Kentucky
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Communists in Moscow plan renewed US propaganda drive
Published proceedings from the Communist International praesidium in Moscow outline a post Sacco-Vanzetti propaganda program for American workers. They attack the American Federation of Labor and call for a strong left wing within the AFL and unionization of unskilled and Black workers to raise living standards.
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Sacco-Vanzetti
United States
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Communist Party of America
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Berlin and Tokyo Linked by Radio Telephony
Berlin works to restore global links after four years of isolation. Recent experiments with wireless telephony connect Berlin with Tokyo and other major cities, restoring rapid international communication after wartime disruption.
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Berlin
Tokio
International News Service
Compiled County Names by State in Regions List
A regional compilation lists counties by state including South Dakota Union, Tennessee Sullivan, Texas Camal Lamb Palmer Rockwall, Utah Davis, Virginia Greenville Alexandria Danville, Washington Clark Cowlitz Skamania, West Virginia Brooke.
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South Dakota
Union County
Tennessee
Suullivan
Texas
Camal
Lamb
Palmer
Rockwall
Utah
Davis County
Virginia
Greenville, Alexandria
Danville
Washington
Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania County
West Virginia
Brooke County
Oldest Egyptian bread loaf shown at Chicago exhibit
The world's oldest loaf of bread, over 4500 years old, is on display in Chicago. Sealed in an airtight glass case, it was unearthed in a Thebes tomb and is owned by the Kaskell Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago. The six inch brown loaf rests in a bronze bowl from the emperor's tomb and dates to early Empire period Egypt.
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International News Service
Chicago
Egypt
American Bakers’ Association
Germany eyes two way radio link with Tokyo soon
Berlin and Buenos Aires have spurred plans for rapid expansion of short wave radio. Gount Arco says experiments for telephonic communication with Tokyo are advancing, with Nauen station already sending wireless telegraphy there though Tokyo’s return path awaits completion. A German sending unit travels to Tokyo to enable regular radio telephone service between Berlin and Tokyo, while radio transmission of photographs nears commercial viability.
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Gount Arco
Germany
Tokio
Nauen
Constipation Causes Headaches and More
Health warning links constipation to headaches and many diseases. Kellogg's ALLBRAN marketed as 100% bran and 100% effective relief, recommended by doctors. Suggests two tablespoons daily, with meals, in various uses, from milk to cooking. Produced in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg
Battle Creek
Saloon decline shifts Cleveland to kitchen bootlegging
In Cleveland, bootlegging has moved from streets to kitchens and cellars as saloons fall from 1,200 to under 50. Chief Graul notes prison terms and deadly feuds rise, while raids deter patrons who fear poison and raids, leaving bartenders briefly isolated.
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Cleveland
Jacob Graul
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