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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1926

Page

17

Scientists Claim Additional Prot Man Came of Apes

New York dispatch reports the American Museum of Natural History researchers Dr William G Gregory and Dr Milo Helman claim proof of human evolution from apes using fossil teeth. The pamphlet asserts modern elephants and horses trace ancestry to African and earlier species, with the dryopithecous as the woodland ancestor of mankind.

New York Mane Europe Agia Museura of Natural William G Gregory Milo Helman Department of Anthropology American Museum

MIT Expels Two For Boston Riot Disorder

Cambridge Massachusetts December report from a MIT faculty committee states two students were expelled for riot related disorders during Feld Day events on November 4. Two more were suspended for a year and thirteen others were disciplined, with several placed on probation and given letters of censure to themselves and parents.

Cambridge Mays Masaachusetts Institute of Technology Feld John L. Dodyon New York Willliam E. King Boston Presiant Samuel W Stratton Technology

Wholesale Stamp Division Regulated at Post Office

To curb rushes for small stamp orders, a placard announced that the wholesale stamp division will not fill orders under five dollars. Small orders must go through the regular stamp window, and only large amounts may be purchased at the wholesale counter. The measure follows several days of shoppers attempting to buy small quantities.

Catholic Bishops Warn Mexico Threatens Christian Civilization

New York December 16 AP The U S Catholic episcopate issues a 12,000 word pastoral letter alleging Mexican religious restrictions attack religious liberty and challenge American standards. Cardinal Hayes leads a committee sending the letter to 30,000 clergy and Catholic groups, saying it aims to inform the American public not seek government intervention.

New York Catholic Epicopate United States Christian Civication Mexico Cardinal Hayes Glennon Loui Dowling St Paul Schrembs Cleveland Kelley Oklahoma Colles Christian Chilzation God

Many Phases in Senate Contest Over Smith Seat

The 1926 report outlines Frank L Smith's bid for the unexpired Senate term after McKinley's death, and the technical questions that could disqualify him. Debates focus on whether campaign contributions taint his election, whether primary results count as elections, and how Senate jurisdiction may apply to a primary in assessing Smith’s fitness.

Washington Frank L Smith Senate Campiaign Illinois Public Utility Corporation Smith Smiths Airect Brookhall Smith and Vilie Whch South Supreme Court Newberry Sena Borihkhig Newperry Rincors Fraser Smith Geral Dianos Tlon Yate Pennsylvania Gould Maine Walsh Monina Senatr Walsh Henitor McKinley

Senate debate on admitting Smith and Vate In hinges on votes

The discussion centers on whether the Senate should refuse to admit Smith and Vate In when they present credentials or eject them later. Refusal to admit would need a majority vote, while expulsion would require a two thirds vote.

Smith Senate Vate

Cartoons as Dress Designs in Women’s Clothes

Cartoonists influence fashion as a Fifth Avenue shop showcases dresses bearing caricatures by Raph Barton and John Held. The piece mixes urban sights from Bowery to Park Avenue with fashion trends, traffic quirks, clocks as decor, and social observations in a bustling New York mood.

Associated Press Fifth Avenue Amecan Raph Barton John Held

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