Organizations and Mothers Agree on Girl Welfare
The Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls work side by side to build healthy intelligent women. Wise mothers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for teen girls, citing improved health and a return to school. One testimonial from Mrs Alica Louthan notes her fifteen year old’s four month absence and subsequent recovery.
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Girl Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Alica Louthan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas. Arion Laurin
Route 2
Charleston
Illinois
Statesmen And Pennant Prospects In Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a playful exchange about statesmen and a challenge to step outside amid discussions. The piece pivots to questions about pennant prospects for the team this year, illustrating local sports and political banter in a single satirical note.
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Billingsgate
Louisville Courier-Journal
U. S. Radio Control Gone Says Hoover
Secretary Hoover declares government control of radio broken down and industry self regulation the only safeguard against chaos in a $200 million field. Attorney General Sargent says commerce cannot grant or deny licenses or fix power, licensees to be issued with wavelengths only if chosen by applicants. Officials expect new licenses without fixed wavelengths, maintaining cross border cooperation with Canada and awaiting congressional action in December.
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Washington
Hoover
Sargent
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
Fle
Department of Jusce Raling
Department
Canada
Congress
Government to Sell Two Major Steamship Lines
The shipping board begins steps to privatize two large government owned lines, United States Lines and American Merchant, both based in New York with trans Atlantic routes. United States Lines operates Leviathan at 59,956 gross tons plus two former German liners and ships like President Harding and President Roosevelt of about 14,400 tons each, plus the America damaged by fire at Newport News. The American Merchant line comprises eleven ships of about 8,000 tons each including five Army transports.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
United States Lines
American Merchant Line
New York
Leviathan
George
Republic
President Harding
President Roosevelt
Newport News
Convicts Lock 391 Men in Mine Mutiny at Lansing
In Lansing Michigan a mutiny trapped 391 inmates and 16 officers 72 feet underground in the Kansas state penitentiary coal mines. Miners blocked the cage and cut telephone wires disabling aid and communication. Officials expect the mutineers to emerge when hungry.
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Lansing
Mich
Kansas State Penitentiary
Mackey
Premier Cab crash threatens million-dollar loss for stockholders
Chicago faces a predicted loss of over a million dollars to more than 5,000 stockholders in the Premier Cab failure. About 700 taxicabs are tied to the assets, with some reportedly missing. Receiver Samuel Howard, ex deputy U.S. marshal, believes little can be salvaged for mostly small investors including teachers and tradespeople.
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Chicago
Samuel Howard
United States
World Drive on Drugs Delegates Plan International Narcotic Campaign
Delegates to the first world conference on narcotic education in Philadelphia outlined plans for a global effort to disrupt the production and sale of habit forming drugs. They discussed coordinated outreach and regulatory actions aimed at reducing narcotic supply chains worldwide.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Sheik Durkin Found Guilty of Murder
Chicago bandit known as "Sheik" Durkin was convicted of murder by a jury trying him for the slaying of federal agent Edwin G. Shanahan. The verdict ends a high profile case seeking justice for the federal officer’s death.
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Sheik
Durkin
Chicago
Martin Durkin
Edwin G. Shanahan
Farm leaders plan new measures after defeat in Congress
Washington report says after the failure of the McNary-Haugen and Fess-Tincher relief bills, farm leaders and agriculturalists in Congress will hold a series of conferences starting in Des Moines within a month or six weeks. The aim is to chart steps for continued push for relief legislation, emphasizing the equalization fee and a strong farmer-led farm board in Washington. President Charles Hearst of the Iowa Farms Bureau is likely to convene the Des Moines conference.
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Washington
Congress
Agricultures
Middle West
Des Moines
House
Senate
Charles Hearst
Iowa Farms Bureau
Pennsylvanian Primary Expenditures Totaled 2,793,583.02
The three rival Pennsylvania Republican tickets spent 2,793,583.02 in the primary according to a revised official tabulation by the senatorial Investigating committee. Pepper Fisher Smith Woodward led with 1,804,979.25, Ware Beidleman James Woodward totaled 800,114.60, and Pinchot’s candidacy spent 183,489.17. The committee will reconvene July 26 in Chicago to probe slush funds and related activities.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Pepper- Fisher-Smith-Woodward
Ware-Beidleman-James- Woodward
Senate Select Committee
Chicago
Anti- Saloon League
Association Against
Elks Gather in Chicago for Grand Lodge Reunion
Thousands of Benevolent Protective Order of Elks members descend on Chicago for the sixty-second grand lodge reunion and dedication of the national memorial. General convention chair William J. Sinek estimated attendance over 300000 for the week, a record for Elks gatherings.
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Chicago
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
William J. Sinek
Coal Shortage Menaces Milla London
Lancashire cotton mills face closure within days due to cecal shortage. Thousands of men and women will lose employment.
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Milla
London
Lancashire
Presbyterians Boycott Sesqui Over Open Sunday Policy
Philadelphia mayor Kendrick says leaders of the Presbyterian church informed officials their denomination has withdrawn support from the Sesqui fair due to the event's open Sunday policy. The move signals friction over religious observance and public events in the city.
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Sesqui
Philadelphia
Kendrick
Presbyterian Church
Oil Fire Drains Midwest Refining Losses to 250000
An oil tank blaze at Midwest Refining in Casper Wyoming destroyed crude worth about 58 000 barrels and pushed the firm's two day loss total to 250 000 dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze as investigators examined the scene and secured the refinery facilities. No injuries were reported.
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Casper
Wyo
Midwest Refining Company
Eighteen Bodies Recovered From S-51 Hull
New York reports detail the recovery of eighteen bodies from the sunken S-51 sealed hulk. Navy officers, wearing oxygen masks, identified twelve to date after nine months of rescue attempts at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Six more were found in the forward compartments and motor room, with nine others still unaccounted for as crews continue searches through the wreck’s twisted hull.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
City of Rome
Frederick D. Foster
Edward Webster Egbert
Brooklyn Navy Hospital
Nutley
N. J
Annapolis
John Joseph McCarthy
New York City
Charles Carrell "Thames
Stephen Hartley Triffitt
Life Is Cheap Ad Reads Like Broadsheet Quips
A Brooklyn Eagle notice jokes about a white woman wanted for an evening meal in a family context. A Southern paper boasts of a plantation on a lake with white families mentioned. A Boston Transcript item and Collier's Magazine gag about fresh eggs and a strict motorist conclude a string of satirical snippets.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Southern
Boston Transcript
Tilson Named U S District Judge for Georgia
Washington briefs report a recess appointment by President Coolidge for William J. Tilson of Atlanta as United States District Judge for the new middle district of Georgia. The notice covers highway miles in 1925 and agricultural data on pig crops. The Japanese beetle quarantine is amended to allow interstate shipment of hay or straw for packing nonfood articles without inspection.
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Sherman J. Lowell
New York
United States Tariff Commission
Coolidge
William J. Tilson
Atlanta
New
Middle District
Georgia
Federal Horticultural Board
Bank of Recife Fails Amid Brazil Crisis in Pernambuco
The Bank of Recife suspends payments and files for bankruptcy with assets stated over 4 million dollars and liabilities near 1 million pounds. The failure is linked to Brazil's monetary crisis and a Pernambuco sugar growers dispute, shaking Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco markets.
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Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Bank of
New Alimony Bureau Opens in Chicago
Chicago officials establish the New Alimony Bureau sponsored by Superior Judge Joseph Sabsth after county board action provides funding for collecting and distributing the $5,000,000 in alimony paid annually by divorced husbands to former wives.
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Chicago
Cook County
Joseph Sabsth
Peru Chile War Feared as Plebiscite Commission Returns
Members of the American Tacna Arica plebiscite commission who recently returned from South America warn that a war between Peru and Chile over the disputed provinces is now inevitable. The outlook grows tense as nations monitor the volatile border dispute.
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New York
Tacna-Arica
South America
Peru
Chile
Plane crash kills Des Moines pilot near Marshall flying field
Lient. Har vey Thomas Ray of Des Moines was killed when his plane crashed near Marshall flying field just outside Junction City Kansas, authorities said. The incident occurred as Ray attempted a local flight, details pending from Marshall officials.
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Junction City
Kansa
Lient
Harvey Thomas Ray
Des Moines
Here
Marshall Flying Field
Tow-craft of Glacier National Park Reaches Lake Tourism
The row-craft used on remote lakes in Glacier National Park Montana remains a unique water transport. Built from spruce logs with clever oarlocks, it thrives where forests supply material and narrow trails hinder towboat packing. It serves summer tourists yet never sinks.
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Glacier National Park
Montana
Idaho Rich in Quicksilver Antimony and QuickSilver Deposits
Idaho is rich in undeveloped deposits of antimony and quicksilver, with a critic noting the uncertainty of development. The quotation from Luther questions optimism about future mining prospects as time passes.
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Idaho
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Relief
Countless girls and women are warned against self treatments like purges and physic as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted. The ad claims it establishes natural bowel regularity without gripes or upsetting delicate constitutions and offers a 60 cent bottle from a local store.
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Myness
Dr. Caldwell
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Jersey St
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U. S
ON Tariff Commission
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