Not a Cake Crown Bridal Headpiece From Black Forest
A photographed bride from the Black Forest region of Germany wears a crownlike headdress described as a 12 inch diameter, 8 inch high cake. The 6 to 10 pound ornament uses 10 rows of glass beads, mirrors, and glittering pieces worn at church, christenings, weddings, and social events from morning to night. It signifies submission as the bride shifts to housewifely garb after the ceremony and dinner.
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Black Forest
Germany
President Coolidge Declines League of Nations Bid
Washington reports President Coolidge will refuse the League of Nations invitation to Geneva in September to discuss American reservations on the world court. He says the forty-eight nations involved should handle the matter directly, not through the League. Geneva dispatches note League routine. not all members belong to the court.
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Washington
Coolidge
League of Nations
Geneva
White House
United States
Switzerland
League
Senate
Council
Riot in Warsaw leaves several dead and injured
A Communist demonstration in Stregin in the Carpathians reportedly results in four deaths and twelve people wounded. Authorities report violent clashes during the protest and ongoing investigations into the riot.
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Warsaw
Stregin
Carpathians
House hearings on farm relief drag on in Washington
WASHINGTON briefs report that many witnesses await their turn before the house agriculture committee delaying end of hearings on farm relief proposals. A substitute for the Volstead act to ban distilled liquor but allow non distilled beverages is offered by Rep Carew. The day includes rejection of Hughes data request and secretary Work’s off board fee data. President Coolidge weighs a July 14 Chicago speech to dedicate a memorial building.
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House Agriculture Committee
Carew
Charles ©. Hughes
American Petroleum Institute
Secretary of the Interior Work, Board
Coolidge
Apeak
Chicago
Hiks
Capital Tax Upheld by Court of Appeals in New York
The New York Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the moneyed capital tax enacted in 1928 after it was challenged by former Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis. The ruling affirms the legislature’s authority to levy the tax.
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Albany
N. Y
John W. Davis
Court of Appeals
Jewish Tragedian Jacob Adler Dies in New York
Jacob P. Adler, renowned Jewish tragedian known as the David Garrick of the Yiddish stage, died at his New York home at age seventy one. The veteran actor, a pillar of Yiddish theater, passed away after a long illness, leaving a lasting imprint on the dramatic arts.
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New York
Jacob P. Adler
David Garrick
Great Snow Dangers From Rapid Melt Across Regions
Reports warn of severe flood risk as melting snow raises water levels from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley. Record western snows hit 21 inches in three days while roads remain blocked across Missouri and Illinois, with fuel and food shortages fueling hardship.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
New England
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Villey
Midwest
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Missouri
Rockies
Colorado
Rock Springs
Wyo
Great Falls
Mont
Governor Davis Denies Part in Boodle Deal
In Topeka Kansas trial Governor Jonathon M Davis testifies his son Russell acted without his knowledge when delivering a pardon to Fred W Pullman and accepting 1250 dollars. Russell Davis had claimed the governor knew nothing of the payment before.
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Davis
Topeka
Kan
Jonathon M. Davis
Kansas
Russell Davis
Fred W. Pullman
Pollman
Airplane Mosquito Battle Planned at Quantico
Washington Marines at Quantico Virginia plan to wage a summer campaign against mosquitoes using airplanes to scatter arsenic soaked sand over creeks and swamp lands. Commander McLean says experiments show arsenic is effective and not harmful to vegetables, fowls, or poisons. it will act as a tonic.
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Washington
Quantico
McLean
Smithsonian to Collect Friendly Flies in Guatemala
The Smithsonian Institution will collect a small number of entomological specimens in Guatemala. The project targets flies considered beneficial to humanity and tied to the broader effort for scientific understanding and preservation.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Guatemala
Fire Destroys 400 Homes in Kamagayan Cebu
More than 8,000 people were left homeless by a fire that swept through Kamagayan in Cebu province destroying 400 houses. The small nipa and bamboo structures burned rapidly, officials said.
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Manila
Kamagayan
Cebu
Nipa
Fire devastates Carter business section in Sioux City
In Burny Iowa the business section of Carter sustained near complete loss in a fire. Officials estimated damage around 100000 dollars with no loss of life reported.
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Burny
Sioux City
Iowa
Carter
Tanlac and Vegetable Pills Ad Claims Revitalization
A vintage advertisement touts Tanlac as a universal tonic that rebuilds weak bodies and restores health. It credits a testimonial about renewed strength after nervous strain and promotes Tanlac formula roots and herbs from Mother Nature. It also urges stockists in Burlington Iowa and recommends Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
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Jane
Messmer
Ninth Ave
Burlington
Iowa
Mother Nature
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Sayings Reconsidered
A brief reflection notes the proverb beauty is skin deep is a surface view. It cites Spence as contrasting the idea with deeper judgments of character and worth beyond appearance.
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Spencer
Nurse's Advice Ridder of Pimples
Mrs Minnie Fensterer writes that pimples and black heads cleared after following nurse friend advice to try Carter's Little Liver Pills. She was troubled by constipation and indigestion, which she says contributed to her condition, and notes improvement and freedom from constipation.
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Brooklyn
Minnie Fensterer
Carter
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