Memorial tribute marks 75th anniversary of Bill Nye
A large crowd gathered at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher North Carolina to honor Edgar Nye on the seventy fifth anniversary of his birth. Frank Wilson Nye of New York City spoke and shared Nye's philosophy and wit, highlighting Nye as a philosopher and humorist who shaped public thought with gentle satire.
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Frank Wilson Nye
New York City
Nye
Mr. Nye
Bill Nye
Maine
United States
William
Remington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Hannah
Edgar
Laramie
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Staten Island
Bill
Jim
Asheville
New England
Obey Word Dropped From Episcopal Marriage Promise
The joint commission on prayer book revision favors removing the word obey from the marriage rite. Bishop Slattery argues elimination strengthens mutual love and equality, likening marriage to a mutual relationship rather than subordination. He hopes the change passes at the General Conference in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
New York
Irving Peak Johnson
Colorado
Charles L. Slattery
Massachusetts
Joint Commission On Prayer Book Revision
Hancock
N. H
S Slattery
Associated Ress
Commission
New Orleans
Episcopal Church
Authorized to Sell Ships to Foreigners
President Palmer of the Fleet Corporation was authorized by the Shipping Board to sell surplus lake type government merchant ships to aliens for operation. Ships must not be used in trade with the United States and about 120 vessels are involved. The board rejected Palmer's broader plan to offer sale abroad of all unsold ships.
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Washington
Palmer
The
Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
United States
Praying Mantis Found in New York Becomes Local Citizen
A praying mantis specimen arrived at the Staten Island Museum and is described as a naturalized insect in New York. Entomologist William T. Davis imported egg masses about two years ago to control garden pests, with multiple sightings on Staten Island docks and in local plantings.
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New York World News Service
New York
Staten Island Museum
William T. Davis
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
Carol Stryker
Staten Island
Davis
City Council considers boulevard street lights on Linn and Clark
Resolutions from the Linn Clark Business Men's Association ask the city to replace existing Linn street lights between Seventh and Liberty and Clark street lights between Central and Freeman with boulevard type. Petitions signed by property owners accompany the resolutions.
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Linn-Clark Business Men’s Association
Linn Street
Seventh
Liberty Streets
Clark Street
Central
Freeman Avenues
Model Room Entry Trial Highlights Public Stir
New York court heard Jacob Kaplan testify that walking in and out of models dressing rooms was part of his job at the Doris Reid Company. Miss Frances Watkins accused him of disorderly conduct after he threatened to kill her when the proprietor was away. Kaplan admitted cursing and later stated he hoped she would choke. Magistrate Corrigan convicted but suspended sentence.
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New York World News Service
New York
Fifth Avenue
Jacob Kaplan
West Side Court
Friday Kaplan
Doris Reid Company
Frances Watkins
Reid Concern
Kaplan
Miss Watkins
Corrigan
Martin heads Ohio Legion at Chillicothe convention
Hugh K. Martin of Columbus was elected Ohio Department Commander of the American Legion at the seventh annual convention in Chillicothe. Elyria won the 1926 convention city bid, with Cincinnati and Elyria as main contenders. Officers elected include Howard Smith, George Hermann, George Kerns, and Herbert Mooney reelected as treasurer. The delegation approved a resolution criticizing conditions at the National Military Home in Dayton and voiced plans to push for Camp Sherman hospital expansion. The event drew over 6,000 attendees and featured a peacetime program for the Legion.
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Associated Press
Chillicothe. O
Hugh K. Martin
Columbus
Ohio Department
American Legion
Elyria
Legionnaires of
Martin
William Foulks
East Liverpool
Cincinnati
Howard Smith
Willard
George Hermann
Reading
George Kerns
Herbert Mooney
Woodsfield
Omaha
United States
Dayton
Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Hospital
Camp Sherman
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
Legion
Ohio
Legionnaires
Women's Auxiliary
Societe Des 40 Hommes Et Huit Chevaux
Women’s Auxiliary
Hugh Clark
Steubenville
Richard F. Bogley
Birmingham
R. H. Jackson
Westerville
E. H. McClure
East Palestine
Loveland Park Owners to Elect Officers September 9
Loveland Park Association members will elect officers and directors at The Commercial Tribune office on Wednesday evening September 9 at 8 o'clock. Discussion will cover matters of interest to lot owners in the Little Miami River summer colony.
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Loveland Park Association
The
Commercial Tribune
Little
Miami River
Klan Debates Secrecy at Buckeye Lake Meeting
Nebraskan Glenn Carter denounces public unmasked Klan appearances urging a return to secrecy. Ohio Grand Dragon Clyde Osborne reports reorganization to solidify the state, with focus on finance controls and moral program as Ohio Klansmen prepare for Klonklave.
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Klan
Buckeye Lake Parley
Buckeye Lake
Ku Klux Klan
Glenn Carter
Grand Dragon
Nebraska
Carter
Ohio
Hiram W. Evans
Washington
Dr. Evans
H. K. Ramsey
Kansas City
Imperial Klazik
Ramsey
Evans
Dragons
Titans
Clyde W. Osborne
Assembly
The
Ohio Klan
Gasoline price reductions spread across East and Midwest
Gasoline prices fell across Atlantic seaboard and Midwestern states with Standard Oil of New Jersey cutting a half cent per gallon. Tidewater, Gulf Refining and others matched cuts bringing tank wagon prices to 16 to 18 cents in many areas. Similar declines were seen in New York, Pennsylvania, Canada, and the Imperial Oil Company reduced its price to 27 cents per gallon.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle Western
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Gulf Refining Company
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Standard Oil
New York City
Yonkers
Points
Long Island
Tidewater Oil Sales Corporation
Upstate
New England
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Atlantic Refining Company
Middle West
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Sinclair Corporation
Pacific Coast
Canada
Imperial Oil Company, Ltd
Bulgarian King Faces 90 Death Sentences For Approval
Sofia August 25 Ninety death sentences await King Boris approval amid capital punishment debates. The ruler has approved only five of these, signaling likely no further approvals. Additional cases total about two hundred at the Court of Appeals and one hundred more awaiting prosecution demands.
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Sofia
Boris
Court of Appeals
Bandit Stages Hold Ups in Sing Sings Shadows
Ossining police hold James Ryan as the highwayman blamed for ten days of stickups in Westchester County. He is said to have netted about $700 from Ossining Yonkers Tarrytown and Peekskill. A taxi driver was robbed of $75 before the bandit fled toward Montrose and Ossining officers closed in.
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Bandit
Sing Sing
New York World News Service
Ossining
N. Y
Keenan
James Ryan
Ryan
Westchester County
Yonkers
Tarrytown
Peekskill
Montrose
Whiting
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Pearl and Butler Sts
Newport
Latonia
Lakeland
Union Station
Tenth and
Broadway
City
Dixie Terminal
Episcopal
College of Law
University of Cincinnati
Alphonso Taft
Clifton Avenue
Vine Street
Star—Durant
Settle Motor Car CO. Star
Durant
Race Street
Model
H.k.martin
Ohio Legion
Loveland Park
Glen Carter
Gidding & Co., Inc
Mitchell
Che Robert Mitchell Hurniture Co
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