Sioux Chiefs Prepare Welcome for President Coolidge
Rapid City 8 D June 2 President Coolidge set to be honored by Sioux leaders including Yellow Robe No Flesh and Kills A Hundred as they consider naming him Great White Father or giving him a distinctive Indian title at the council fires of the Sioux nation. Horse and Successor to these patriarchs are noted figures in the tribal leadership history.
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Black Hills
Coolidge
Yellow Robe
Poe
Horse
Seventh
U. S. Cavalry
Sitting Bull
Carlisle
Federal Indian School
Izaak Walton League
Chinese Adopting American Medicine and Surgery
San Francisco report cites Dr. Margaret Jessie Chung saying Chinese communities are adopting American medical norms. She notes herbs remain common among parents, but younger Chinese embrace sanitation and modern medicine, spreading these practices at home. Dr. Chung, born in Santa Barbara, trained in California.
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San Francisco
Margaret Jessie Chung
Dr. Chung
Santa Barbara
California
Germany abolishes ads on mail wagons and letter boxes
Berlin reports the postmaster general orders removing all ads from mail wagons and letter boxes. Internal advertising in postal formulas and other materials will stay permitted, ending a revenue source that yielded 450000 dollars in nine months after introduction and 680000 dollars in 1926.
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Berlin
Postal Department
Reichstag objected to government ad wagons in margarine dentifrice push
Parliamentarians in the Reichstag protested government advertising wagons styled in bright yellow and deemed these campaigns as disfiguring. They criticized the promotions for spreading bland slogans about margarine quality.
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Reichstag
Prince Henry at Royal Academy banquet pokes at artists
London June 2 Prince Henry the king's third son amused attendees with ironical remarks at the Royal Academy annual exhibition banquet. He joked that Royal academics rarely attend modern fox hunts and motor car gatherings, warning that soldiers path to art is not the high road.
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London
Prince Henry
Royal Academy
R. A
Aldershot
R.A
Burlington House
Berlin Society Meets Frederick the Great
Berlin society members greet Mrs Parker Gilbert and other dignitaries at a benefit concert titled An Hour of Music with Frederick the Great at Charlottenburg Castle. Otto Gebuehr impersonates Frederick while cast members portray Barberina Quantz Amalia and a court entourage.
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Berlin
Frederick the Great
Parker Gilbert
Frau von Hindenburg
Mme. de Margerie
Frau Schacht
Reichebank
Berlin Women’s Aid Association
Charlottenburg
Otto Gebuehr
Frederick
Alte
Fritz
Barberina
Quantz
Amalia
Adolf Menzel
French sports ban all hard liquors in training camps
Paris June 25 French sports federations ban alcohol from training camps following an Olympic committee decision. The declaration labels alcohol as pernicious, causing temporary excitement, low mood and diminished strength, and warns athletes and workers that seeking increased strength in alcohol leads to deterioration.
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Paris
Sporsman
Builder of Organs Heads Georgian Firm
London June 25 Miss Jens Davison the only woman master organ builder in the United Kingdom heads a firm dating back to George II. Since taking charge she oversees all work and consults experts for intricate tasks. Formerly a Shakespearan actress she now runs the business in private life she Rivers.
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London
Jens Davison
Dom
George II
Miss Davison
The Passing of the Cowboy of the Northern Ranges
Washington reports on Bernard N. Rinehart's view of the cowboy’s decline as range restrictions sheep competition and changing markets end the era. She notes cowmen face poverty in bad years and must adapt to farming or labor, with many leaving ranching for routes to town and other jobs.
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Washington, D. C
Bea
Middle West
Wyoming
Montana
Chi- U
Midland bank unveils new payment clip system
London reports the Midland bank introducing a new money form for payments under two pounds without a check. The clip shows date amount in words and figures and the customer's signature and can be cashed against the account. The innovation helps avoid a two pence tax on checks.
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London
Midland Bank
Cli
Motor Boat Traffic Relief Plan Proposed in Chicago
Chicago considers easing urban transit by allowing motor boats to share routes with buses and trolleys. The proposal, announced June 25, envisions boats joining congested corridors to reduce road traffic. Potential benefits include faster commutes and lowered street congestion.
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Chicago
Wealth of ancient rulers cited in early figures
The fragment notes Croesus valued at about 6 million dollars Seneca at 14 million and Tiberius at 150 million marking vast ancient fortunes.
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Croesus
Seneca
Tiberius
French double of Count von Bernstorff in Berlin social scene
Berlin observers note that Count Bernstorff and his French counterpart are often mistaken for each other at Berlin events. The two men, both once embassy attaches in Constantinople, acknowledge the resemblance but affirm their distinct identities.
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Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
Johann Heinrich von ‘Orf
Stameee Twins
Count Bernstorf
M. de Margerie
Stantinople
WIDOWS IN NEW JERSEY WIN DOWER EQUALIZATION
Paterson N J June 4 Dower and courtesy equalized after a two year crusade led by Assemblywoman M Summers Passaic County. The reform gives widows and widowers alike a life interest in the deceased spouse estate regardless of children. The old law granted widows one third of real property and widowers with issue held life rights in all.
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Paterson
N. J
M. Summers
Passaic
Silk Top Hat Remains Symbol at London Stock Exchange
London June 25 The silk top hat remains a symbol at the London Stock Exchange while other styles change. Twenty years ago every broker wore a top hat. now the majority of brokers and members...
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Stock Exchange
London
London Stock Exchange
Wild Hats Sparking Crowd Jumping in Exchange Scene
Passage describes a crowd around an exchange where men walk in and out. Hats mark status with none daring to wear a Homburg. A wearer risks being jumped by the crowd, forcing him to leap with his torments in a tense spectacle.
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Homburg
London offices battle high rents in vacancy surge
London real estate owners and agents report a boycott of high rents as many office rooms remain vacant even in new buildings. With supply outpacing demand, tenants previously migrated to the west end, and rents are sliding despite earlier shortages.
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London
City of London
West End
Westminster
Parisian Horse Cars Ready for Museum
Parle reports the old horse drawn flacre fleet near extinction with fifty one vehicles left. In 1900 there were 12 529 of them and today remaining examples are one horse coupes for three passengers with a narrow facing seat.
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Parle
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