Ohio University Football Opens Season 20–0 Win
Coach McFarland introduces new rules including flat ground placement of the ball before snap as Ohio University defeats East High School of Columbus 20 to 0 in the season opener. Phi Delta Theta hosts a gathering at their North College Street chapter house. Major L M Jewett resigns from Ohio University Board of Trustees. Two Civil War mothers, Mrs. George Putnam and Mrs. Henry T. Brown, live in Athens.
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David Putnam
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Are the Women Changed Things at Ward Meetings
A political ward meeting shifts tone as women attend in hats and perfumes. The speaker delivers a calm address while the crowd enjoys music, ice cream, and social warmth, prompting the claim that women have indeed changed political dynamics.
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New York
London
Connecon
Hoover Sees World Beyond Newberg In Childhood Reverie
The piece recalls Herbert Hoover visiting his boyhood home in Newberg Oregon and reflecting on how early memories shape his rise to leadership. It suggests a shared sentiment in recalling childhood ties and how a small town life appears close to the vast world of global commerce and politics.
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Newberg
Oregon
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Hoover
R. Hoover
Canal from Lake Michigan to Gulf urged by Holt
Congressman Holt of Illinois argues for a Lake Michigan to Gulf of Mexico canal to link Houston St Louis Kansas City Chicago Omaha and the Great Lakes, financed by private loans to Europe, with broad congressional support urged across states.
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Gulf of Mexico
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
Union
Mississippi
Houston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Omaha
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French aviator Reine Fonck aims for New York to Paris flight
The text notes Fonck's brave but disastrous attempt ending in two deaths, with Fonck escaping. It states he will retry the unassisted non stop flight and predicts such journeys could become daily in twenty years, reflecting a belief in advancing aviation.
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Paris
Hill
Weller
Gunboat Engagements on Chinese Coast Prompt Cautious Fire
An American gunboat was fired on from two Chinese coast points. A US ship recently returned fire with light machine guns, avoiding heavy fire to spare nearby Standard Oil property and civilians, the report notes.
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United States
China War Talk Sparks Oil Firm Diplomacy Plan
The piece discusses a looming war risk with China, noting internal fighting factions and the belief that conflict could be avoided briefly. It suggests Standard Oil, with ample cash, could leverage diplomacy and protect its interests in China in the Chinese way.
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China
Standard Oil Company
Huerta Alleged Use of Yaqui Indians in Mexican Control
The report accuses Huerta of employing Yaqui Indians to bolster his grip on the Mexican government. It condemns turning Indians against white settlers with automatic weapons, drawing a parallel to historical colonial actions by British “brothers” who paid Indians to attack colonists.
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Huerta
Mob at Malolos Decapitates Couple as Witches
A mob in Malolos, Philippines, seized Delacruz and his wife as witches and cut off their ears, shocking observers and highlighting deadly vigilante action.
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Malolos
Philippine
Delacruz
Reflections on Tyranny and Public Mobs Through History
The passage contrasts ancient and early modern brutalities with modern superstitious crowds. It links Cyrus the Great and a Franklin-era incident to critique how cruelty shifts from state power to mob behavior.
California oil firms cut gas price to 17 12 cents a gallon
Two oil companies in California reduced retail gasoline to 17 12 cents per gallon including 2 cent state tax. Car owners rush to buy while oil stock owners await the big firms' next moves and the public may pay later with interest.
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California
India Considers the Gold Standard in Currency Reform
Washington report notes India and Britain weighing a shift from silver to a gold standard. It outlines India’s currency mix including rupee silver coins, rupee notes, and gold sovereigns, plus plans for a central bank resembling a regional reserve system.
Gold base notes and silver rupees shape Indian trade
The passage discusses India's reliance on silver for commercial dealings, noting the gold sovereign has not circulated widely. It cites a wartime spike in rupee value from 1s 4d to 2s 4d, explains U.S. silver shipments limited further rise, and states a proposed central bank would issue gold based notes without circulating gold coin.
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India
Federal Reserve System
United States
New York Night Life Prepares for Winter Blues and Bootleg Shows
In Manhattan signs point to approaching winter as Sunday concerts skirt the blue law. Vaudeville and stage acts appear as “concerts” while movies continue. Oyster vendors line the east side and diners crowd plus sweet potato vendors grow. Rehearsals fill vacant halls and actors look to work as winter nears in Greenwich Village. A Hindu mental telepathist entertains diners as tourists pay rising checks. Gilb
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Manhattan
Metropolitan “Blue Law
Connecticut
Way States
Greenwich Village
America
Democrats Must Be Active Shortly
Charles P. Stewart analyzes 1926 political turmoil noting Upshaw and Hill loss outcomes, Maryland dynamics under Senator Weller, and Maryland voting implications. He highlights pivotal states Massachusetts New York Maryland Ohio California Missouri and possible presidential contenders Smith Ritchie Pomerene McAdoo Reed.
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Senate
Hill
Jahip
Weller
Democratic Organization
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Millard F. Tydings
Senator Weller
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Coolidge
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Ohio
California
Missouri
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al Smith
Albert C. Ritchie
Atlee Pomerene
William G. McAdoo
Jim Reed
World's Largest Electric Locomotive Demonstrated
The Virginian railway unveiled a 152 foot electric giant locomotive, built in three sections with separate power units to handle curves. It develops 7,125 horsepower and can pull a nearly two mile long loaded train, weighing over 1.25 million pounds.
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Virginian Railway
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South America
B. O
Pronunciation of Gene Tunney and a Malay palm fly
Questions test pronunciation of Tunney and, separately, a newly named fly Ptyschomyia remota sent to the Smithsonian for caterpillar control in cocoanut palms in the Federated Malay States. It notes Shreveport, Louisiana founded by Capt. Henry Miller Shreve.
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Gene Tunney
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Federated Malay States
Shreveport, la
Capt
Henry Miller Shreve
Scots Lose Money in Year of Street Car Drops
Glasgow Corporation Tramways report shows 2186 different sums of money and 918 packages of clothing left by Scots in street cars over one year. In Tokio film censorship, nearly 1,000,000 feet of kissing scenes were cut as vulgar in Japan.
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Glasgow Corporation Tramways
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