Cannon Holds Quiet 9th Birthday in Danville Home
Former House Speaker Joseph G Cannon marks his ninth life milestone at his Danville home. Telegrams flow in while he enjoys time with family including four year old great granddaughter Lucretia Houghtering. A floral tribute from Battery A Illinois National Guard recalls Cannon helping to call the unit to service in the Spanish American War.
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Danville
Joseph G Cannor
National House
Pasid
Jack Harding Worll Fiat
Lowell Thoms
Age
Statesman
Langley
Cannon
Lucretia
Old Battery
Illinois National Guarrd
Uncle Joe
Joe
Camp Hebert
United
President
Progress in a World Moving Fast with New Inventions
A historical note recounts a speaker praising rapid progress and new inventions that enhance convenience, expressing that the world moves forward swiftly and that maintaining pace with pay remains challenging.
Bridgeport Delays Bond Plan Awaiting City Approval
Local administration delays paying plans as Hartford signals $30 000 in bonds may go to Bridgeport MUot. William Behrens says he lacks a report copy and cannot confirm street paving designations by the Finance committee or whether a commission to spend the funds exists.
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Hartfoird
City of
Bridgeport
William Behrens
Finance Committee
Secret Service Visits Lynn Swampscott for Summer White House Plans
Chief Richard Jervis and Chief W Moran of the White House Secret Service, with communications officer D W Smithers, visited Lynn and Swampscott to inspect rooms offered for the summer executive offices during President Coolidge's planned June visit. Whitecourt at Swampscott was toured as the leased summer White House site.
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Boston
Richard Jervis
White House
Secret Service
W Moran
Secret Service Bureau
D W Smithers
Lynn
Swammscott
President Coolidge
North Shore
Chamber of Commerce
Whitecourt
Swampiscott
Woman Senator Barred at Dinner Receives Gift
Hartford May 7 1926 The Connecticut Senate held a stag dinner as it nears adjournment Mrs Merritt the second district senator was absent and the body presented her a silver coffee urn after jokes about womanhood Senator Walcott praised her unique position as the first woman member of the senate The session covered charter revisions pensions and appointments with numerous bills and committee actions noted including a sword for Lt Leslie P Arnold and continued consideration of Connecticut district reapportionment through 1927
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Capitol
Hartford
Senate
Meritt
Walenott
Connecticut
Walcott
Thas
Merritt
Cronin
Stamford
House
Blakeslee
Dennis A Blakeslee
George R Kiahn
Trumbull
Committee On Congressional Districts
Haven
New Haven
Board of Finance
Cities and Boroughs
Judiciary Committee
Frederick V Teacy
Superior Court
Linfield
Gordon Fe Peery
Lawrence P Kinder
Department of
Pubhe Welfie
Arbitration and Mediation
Charles [ Beah
Bond of
Flartford
Martha H . Mitchel
Norwich
Harriet I Jones
Ijfirtfol
Aviation Commissioner
Friiley
Appeals Filed Against Assessments on Bridgeport Properties
Bridgeport Land and Title Co and Singer Manufacturing Co file appeals to the Superior Court challenging assessments set by the Band of Assessors. They request reductions on five parcels, one rising from 20,000 to 122,462, as per their complaint filed with City Clerk Aired W Burdick.
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Bridgeport Land and Tite Co
Singer Manufacturing Cn
W Burdick
Irregular Textocratic News Item
The fragmentary report describes a northern Alaska incident near the Arctic Circle. It mentions a pair of pilots or travelers returning after a journey north of Fairbanks about 40 miles inland.
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Pairvanes
Alaski
Fairbinks
Dandins Twa
Ferssen
Pairbinks
Arctic
Racehorse interests expand at Kentucky breeding complex
The article notes a leasing arrangement at a noted breeding establishment in Kentucky tied to Colonel Dasil Muthuneu, with OA Jarimirn and Peatern capitalis involved. Future funds will be devoted to thoroughbred horse development and related racing activities.
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Kentucky
Dasil Muthuneu
OA Jarimirn
Peatern Capitalis
Dinner in Derby terminates Elks bowling season
The Derby Lodge of Elks held their annual bowling banquet with large attendance, delicious roast beef supper, and matched bowling contests ending a successful season. The Derby Board of Trade hosted Company M Connecticut National Guard in Ansonia with a supper and social games at the Hotel Clark. Miss Ida L. Hipelius presented a musical program in Loomer hall with local students and Miss Marion Goldberg among performers.
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Derby
Derby Lodge of Elks
Derby Board of Trade
Connecticut National Guard of
Ansonia
Clark
Armory
Board of Trade
Jbridge
Company M
Loomer Hall Way
Ida L. Hipelius
Hipelius
Marion Goldberg
Vera Hall of
Shelton
Sven Heglund
Edythe Cohen
Ruth Barclay
Martha Shorrock
Edna Duplese
Goldie Fortie
Hipellus
New Haven
All Wee
Piggly Wiggly Stockholders Win Their Fight
Memphis Tenn May 7 Preferred stockholders of the Pigly Wiggly corporation won their fight to retain control when Chancellor Heiskell ruled the board could not declare a dividend on preferred stock until funds claimed by the corporation were replaced. He issued an injunction to prevent the declaration of a dividend declared last February.
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Memphis Tenn
Pigzaly Wiggly Corporation
Heiskell
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Coolidge
Summer White House
Opticians
The
Harvey & Lewis Co
Main Street
Elm St
Bayer
Ty Physicians For
Clan Coal
Berkshire Mill Coal Co
Washington Ave
Conn
Saarinen
Diamond Dress Shop
Wonder Values
Neve
Main
Bridgeport, Conn
ELKS
Piggly Wiggly
Henry
Stratfield
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