King George Dies and Edward VII Inherits Throne
King George died peacefully at Sandringham in his seventy first year. Edward Albert, prince of Wales, ascended as Edward VII with mourning and plans for coronation to follow. The state funeral schedule and interment details are outlined, noting the line of succession and imperial context.
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India
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Prince of Wales
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London
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Duke of York
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Edward VIII
Magdalene
Sandringham
Westminster Abbey
Albert Memorial Chapel
Windsor
Bill to Enlarge Trade Commission Powers Introduced
The bill, introduced by House Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Rayburn, seeks to expand the Federal Trade Commission powers to curb unfair and deceptive practices. It adds deceitful acts to illegal practices, includes trusts with corporations, lets the Circuit Court of Appeals pause commission actions pending final decision, and limits review petitions to 60 days from the commission order.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Sane football scholarships stir Southern college debate
T H E McCoy analyzes the Southeastern Conference move to end paid athletes by directing athletic scholarships through a faculty board. He argues the rule targets the paid athlete, reduces recruiting abuses, and shifts leverage from alumni funding to institutional oversight, noting past devious admissions aided by boosters.
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Mason-Dixon
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Academic Ability First Then Athletic Prowess in SEC
The author argues athletic scholarships should follow proven academic merit, enabling students who lack funds to attend their preferred college. He recalls Brookyln uniforms and Dodgers influence, then laments the lure of Florida training camps and a lanky pitcher from the Hookworm Belt with a devastating fastball and a hook.
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Sherry Magee
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Homesick Rookie Lost Control and Found Trouble
A minor league pitcher, labeled a loner, struggles with home sickness and control. After attempts to improve fail, he is found nightly at second base with a jailer and a corn whisky stash, practicing control by firing at home plate. The piece shifts to Zeke Barnes and an alligator race subplot involving Zeke and Hughie McQuillan.
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Hughie
Florida
Headline Hunting Flare Back in Senate War Inquiry
The piece discusses the term headline hunting used by senators to gain publicity, focusing on Senator Nye's munitions and banking investigation. It covers the Morgan inquiry, Wilson records, and reactions from other senators, noting the debate over the probe's worth and calls for fair play.
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North Dakota
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Republican
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Missouri
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Austria-Hungary
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Glass
Virginia
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House of Morgan
Great Britain
France
New York
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Iowa
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Alabama
Morgan and Company
Harding
Walsh
Montana
Two Treasury Officials Resign Their Posts
Undersecretary Thomas Jefferson Coolidge resigned after a sudden shift in policy stance. Assistant Secretary Lawrence W. Robert also quit, with Roosevelt accepting both withdrawals. No connection between the resignations was claimed. Coolidge, a longtime New England banker, oversaw major government borrowing and agreed with many policies but would not fully back the New Deal.
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Coolidge
New England
Household Tips From The Housewife Column
Do it yourself advice on cleaning and cooking including furniture polish for mop wood floors frosting for cakes from maple syrup and sugar beef and jam soups removal of dust with towels ammonia in a carpet beat and methods to keep coffee pots clean science claims about canned foods and stamp adhesion with a hot iron plus a stain remover recipe using ammonia and turpentine. Associated Newspapers WNU Services.
Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Highlighted in Almanac Note
Boston physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., born August 20, 1809, is described as a mere incident by his father on an old almanac page. An asterisk marks the date August 29 with the note Son b at the foot, reflecting a modest early recognition.
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Sunrise Views Across Oceans From Virgin Islands
Early risers in the Virgin Islands observe sunrise as a similar moment is noted for observers in the Philippines, highlighting opposing vantage points of a common daily event.
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Virgin Islands
Philippines
Glass Houses and Stones in Modern Housing Drive
Glass houses offer private comfort and stone throwing without consequence as new glass technology advances. Philip H. Smith notes in Scientific American how glass research informs housing development, including glass bricks as a transparent material opening artistic possibilities and new housing outlets.
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Philip H. Smith
Scientific American
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