President's Address and Parades Highlight American Legion Meet
Omaha hosts the national convention of The American Legion September 24 to 28 featuring five major parades. A 100000-strong grand parade will be reviewed by President Coolidge, followed by a $75000 Ak-Sar-Ben procession and a ceremonial parade of the 40 and 8. Military displays include Seventh Army troops, chemical warfare, and a dramatic gas demonstration. There are dog and mule parades plus a $15000 fireworks show, and performances of What Price Glory with the original cast. Various sports, stunts, and entertainments fill the five days in Omaha.
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American Legion News Service
Omaha
Neb
National Convention of the
American Legion
Obama
Coolidge
Ak-Sar-Ben
Booster Organization
The
Seventh Army Corps
Mnsters
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Infantry
Calvary
Artillery
Air Services
Signal Corps
Tank Corps
Chemical Warfare Service
No Man’s Land
Legion
National Party of the
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Taleville woman
Mrs Agnes Wignall of Taleville New York reports relief after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during and after pregnancy noting it helped with confinement and general well being She says she would not be without it and recommends it to other women for remedies tied to ailments of women available at druggists nationwide.
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Taleville
New York
Liverpool
England
Lydia Pinkham
Brockville
Agnes Wignall
Lydia E. Pinkham
Weather and sunspot forecast for 1927 and crop outlook
Dr. De Lury predicts a late growing season in 1927 with late frosts and early frost risk in the corn belt. Cotton conditions labeled generally favorable, drought ends in Texas with New Mexico. A Tomboro-like 1926 volcanic eruption could dim the sun, plus a spike in sunspots the greatest in 262 years, per Dominion Observatory charts. Government should buy and store surplus wheat now to avoid dumping at loss.
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New Mexico
Texas
Cotton Belt
Appalachian
Corn Belt
Tomboro
Dutch East Indies
Europe
de Lury
Dominion Observatory
Idol of French music halls headed to America
Yvette Carneys, famed idol of Paris music halls, has won numerous prizes. Paris judges endorse her talent and she has contracted to perform in America at a salary exceeding $3,000 per week.
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Mile Yvette Carneys
Paris
America
Britain Launches Nelson Battleship as World’s Mightiest
Britain unveils the Nelson battleship described as the most powerful in the world with a 35,000 ton displacement, a price tag of 35 million dollars, and a crew of 1500. The liner marks a milestone in naval power and industrial achievement for the nation.
Firemen rescue sleeping Georgia family from flames
Macon reports fire at Cherokee Heights gutted their home as Cowan, foreman for Central of Georgia, his wife and her father J. T. Brown struggled to reach safety. Firemen carried three small children down from an attic onto the roof after discovering the blaze on the rear second-floor sleeping porch.
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Cowan
Central of Georgia Railway
Cherokee Heights
J. T. Brown
Macon
Richard B
Fire rescue on front porch leaves resident burned
A porch rescue occurred twenty feet above ground as firemen saved residents. Mrs. Cowan sustained slight burns.
Fire sweeps Auburn destroying eight businesses
Columbus report says a disastrous blaze in Auburn Alabama swept a business block shortly after noon on Wednesday, destroying eight places and causing about 50000 dollars in damage. One residence was damaged as officials traced the fire by long distance lines.
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Columbus
Auburn
Ala
W S Wiggins Buried Tuesday in Shellman Ga
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Dawson for W M Wiggins a prominent Shellman Randolph County resident who died Monday at his residence. He was 60 and had spent most of his life in Sumter County later moving to Randolph County. Survived by three daughters Mrs Clyde Daniel Mrs Jim Martin and Miss Bessie Wiggins all of Shellman one son Luther three brothers George Wiggins Smithville J D and G A of Plains and one sister Mrs Frank Sulivan Blakely. Pallbearers were nephews Henry John George William Frank and Rufus Wiggins.
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Dawson
W. M. Wiggins
Shellman
Randolph County
Wright
Wiggins
Sumter County
Clyde Daniel
Jim Martin
Bessie Wiggins
Luther
George Wiggins
Smithville
J. D
G. A
Plains
Frank Sulivan
Blakely
Mr. Wiggins
Henry John
George
William
Frank
Rufus Wiggins
House Will Take Tax Reduction Bills First
Washington reports President Coolidge was promised a clear House path for tax reduction bills. Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee offered to sidetrack supply bills to keep priority on tax reductions.
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HOUSE
Washington
Coolidge
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Plane Crash Edge At Fort Sam Houston
Billy Mitchell's plane stalled near Fort Sam Houston Texas while flying low over a road crew. Mitchell executed a last moment maneuver to avoid the workers and the craft plummeted, but he escaped with minor bruises.
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Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Mitchell
Cartersville U D C Pays Full Founders Roll Gift
Cartersville Georgia September 24 the Bartow Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy announced it has paid in full its Founders Roll subscription of one thousand dollars to the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial.
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Cartersville
Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association
Bartow
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Georgia
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial
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Americas
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H. C. Davis
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Wallis Electric Co
P. O
Americus
Lee Street
Harrold Bros
Harriod Brothers
B. M
Do Times-Recorder
Barlow St
R. S. Broadhurst
Lamar St
Wantel
Syncro Motors Co
Battle Creek
Mich
W. G. Hooks
Atlanta Trust Co
R. L. Maynard
P. B. Winliford
South Lee St
Annie Pickett
Hancock Avenue
A. H. Davenport
Athens
G. A. Turpin
Kentucky
W. G.turpin
Randolph
Laura Hendrix
Gracemont
Okla
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Billy Mitchell
Col
William Mitchell
Cartersville U. D. C
Vicks
Thos. S. Bell, Inc
Jjubley’s
Pera Fjouse
Meighan
ESSEX
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Hudson
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