15 Jan 1926
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1926
Page
1
Washington reports that a five year government campaign for waste elimination has saved hundreds of millions for American manufacturers distributors and consumers. Secretary Hoover cites vast efficiency gains and outlines major aims including waste reduction in rail transport inland waterways electrification and reduced seasonal unemployment.
The report notes major reductions in product varieties from 34 models across 19 sizes to 16 048 builder hardware items. Car shortages vanish as transportation costs rise but efficiency grows with weekly car loadings up 42 percent since 1921 and miles per day up 20 percent. Wages rise sharply, but wholesale prices fall, yielding high real wages and price stability according to Secretary Hoover.
Woman voters in Glasgow listen to Parliament gossip while getting hair styled. Labor MP James Stewart assists at his barber shop on weekends, reflecting local outreach amid political chatter.
New York reports continuation of weak movie attendance drawing comments from Dr Sanger Brown second chairman of the state commission on mental defectives. He argues cinema viewing harms the mind and calls for caution in public entertainment.
Washington reports that navigational phosphorescence aboard the Patoka in the Gulf of Mexico is a common glow. Luminescence arises from oxidizing particles of organic matter and living organisms, with variations in color and intensity, sometimes creating vivid blue, gold, or red waves.
An American, Trobere C. Russell, died when a Guadalajara to Mexico City train was captured and burned by rebels led by Col Santel Nunez near Le Barco. Federal troops hunted the insurgents as bodies and loot were reported, with over twenty dead and many injured.
A resolution by the district one United Mine Workers general grievance committee calls for a general strike of all workers at anthracite mines including maintenance men. In New York City a five hour session between miners and operators ended without agreement and adjourned with plans to continue talks.
The Robert Boyis Ward fund Inc announces a gift of 1,000,000 dollars and 1000 acres along the Hudson in Dutchess County to the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. The land will fund homes and employment for the aged and a summer work camp for boys and girls in memory of Robert Boyd Ward, founder of the Ward-Baking company.
C. Durant automobile maker was only slightly hurt when Florida East Coast trains No. 86 and No. 36 collided at a switch near Frontenac Florida. Two negro attendants on Durant’s private cars were killed and a fremar aboard No. 88 jumped from the engine and died instantly.
Alexander Nikulin, once a spy for the czarist regime, was found guilty of helping send 20 revolutionaries to death and received the death penalty. He admitted betraying many revolutionaries but blamed desperate circumstances and his later fall from honest scholarly work into espionage for his actions.
Police Chief J. W. Hurst of Desoto Missouri was jailed on a charge of aiding the December 30 bank robbery in Desoto in which $9,610 and $1,000 Liberty bonus were taken.
Lieut. R. C. Sherburne and Lieut. Raymond G. Sherburne of the Thirty-sixth Aero squadron died in a crash near Houston Texas when their aircraft fell during an operation.
Italy reels from a 12 second Tuscan quake causing property damage and tremors felt in Rome. Paris faces colder weather and lower rainfall with floods receding. minister Demonzie inspects flood measures as suburbs suffer. Firemen rescue a dozen girls from a school when a parapet fails along the Marne.
Illinois Governor plans a Chicago conference to address a surplus corn crop held by farmers. Three thousand growers from Mortis meet and urge action to dispose of the crop, with I D Barton of Cornell and Grundy county businessmen leading the push for a coordinated meeting of farming and business interests.
Pasadena notes a six week courtship ending in Charles Y Knight Chicago millionaire and inventor to wed Mamie C Smpske formerly of Waco Texas. After the ceremony the couple will stay four days at the Bright mansion and then embark on a two month honeymoon in Chicago and the East. They plan to return to Pasadena in April for the marriage of Knight’s daughter Alice to Bert Bougher, Pasadena agricultural expert.
Special dispatches from Tepic report 500 bodies recovered in the flooded Santiago Ixcavintla area of Nayarit as waters subside. Authorities continue searches amid the disaster aftermath and relief efforts.
Monsignor Edward Mooney of Cleveland named by the Vatican as apostolic delegate to India is reported to be the next American cardinal.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. is ill with a cold and has temporarily lost his voice. He has been confined to the house for four or five days and can only whisper.
A testimonial ad from Omaha Nebraska touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for weak health in women. Mrs. W L Young credits it with restoring strength after other treatments failed and urges readers to obtain the tonic or send for trial offers.
A garbled note hints at a personal tragedy involving a Mrs. Dutber and an apple themed illness. The fragment references a progressive era figure and a mother’s death, but details remain unclear in the OCR.
Advertising urges customers to demand Bayer brand aspirin at purchase to avoid imitators and potential danger from counterfeit or inferior imitations.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for soothing itching and scalp irritation. It recommends a morning Cuticura Ointment treatment followed by a wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water to achieve clear skin and white hands.
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