Tennessee River Survey Resumed
War department surveys the Tennessee river basin to prove navigability and power potential. The plan links dam and reservoir needs to open commerce, spur private industry, and support national defense through coordinated water power and navigation development across Virginia to Alabama.
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Washington
War Department
Corps of Engineers
Tennessee River
French Broad River
North Carolina
Pennessee
Tennesseer
Wrench Broad River
Tennessee
Piedmont
Virginia
Dinto
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Ciloch
Powell
Blue Ridge
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Barber Charles Jaschke Crowned King Edward's Silence Fame
Royal barber Charles Jaschke, famed for shaping King Edward VII's beard, died at 66 in Tendon England. From Bohemia with ten dollars, he built a London clientelist empire on Regent Street, serving monarchs and nobles and earning the nickname House of Lords. He trimmed the king daily and rarely spoke, earning royal praise for his quiet presence.
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England
Charles Jaschke
Edward
Europe
London
Bohemia
Regent Street
Charles
Jaschke
Derby
Buckingham Palace
Sendringham
Balmoral
Prince of Wales
India
New York Public Library Still Attracts Million Readers
New Yorkers in Manhattan continue to use books at city libraries despite radio films and cars. Officials say there is no real drop in demand. instead the stock of books has dwindled about 20 000 over seven years due to no increase in funds for new volumes and normal wear.
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New York
Manhattan
Public Library
Sta
David A. Boody
Brooklyn Library
Allewating Library
California Brides Born in 1906 18 Key Age in 1924 Weddings
A Sacramento survey from the California bureau of vital statistics shows California brides in 1924 numbered 55,676 with 6,226 aged eighteen. The report highlights a peak for sixteen year olds as well, noting 42 brides at that age.
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California
Sacramento
Cal
L. &. Ross
State Bureau of Vital Strtistics
Children Born Without Fear Say Scientists From Columbia
Scientists at Columbia University report that children are not born with fear and do not acquire it until after age three. The finding suggests fear is learned through association and parental teaching. Caution should be taught without fear, as fearful parenting can imprint a lasting, destructive influence on a child’s life.
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New York
Columbia University
Women record ages at weddings in a strange census
In a regional notice, brides aged as young as thirteen and fourteen are recorded alongside much older spouses. One bride claimed seventy-one, another sixty-nine. Atty notes show that for 14,669 cases this was the second marriage for Hymen, illuminating a pattern of repeated nuptials.
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Hymen
525-Foot Coal Seam North of Vancouver BC
Vancouver based A G McDougall reports a coal discovery at Pat Creek 170 miles north of Vancouver on the Pacific Great Eastern railway. The seam is 525 feet thick in continuous formation, with few shale interruptions, covering about 3.5 by 2.5 miles and explored by drilling. Shipments hoped to begin in the fall.
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Vancouver
A. G. McDougall
Pat Creek
Pacific Great Hastern
Pavillon Station
McDougall
World News Briefs Sweep Across Markets and Politics
North Dakota output valued at 42 million dollars, a 15.9 percent rise. Michigan to hold July 4 defense muster. immigration quotas unchanged. Alaska administration centralization urged. Spring wheat crop forecast 254 million bushels, down from 283 million last year. Kellogg warns Mexico to protect Americans and uphold obligations. Ambassador Sheffield meets President Coolidge. White House budget talks set, Melon plan tax reform aims to cut 15 percent from federal tolls. Gov. Al Smith reportedly to retire from politics. Omaha streetcar fare rises to ten cents. Earthquake and tornado damage reported in several states. International business trips and railway milestones noted. Crises include bank robberies, bank shootings, and storms. weather calamities raise alarms. International diplomacy on Morocco and Germany, and new appointments in church and academia.
Iowa State News Highlights From 1920s Local Report
A wide sweep of Iowa notes covers legal deaths, state finances, and civic projects. William McCalla of Shenandoah is declared legally dead, with his estate settled, while first copies of the forty first general assembly session laws have arrived. Mt Pleasant library plans a 17500 addition, Corn advances with favorable weather, and Farmers Mutual Insurance forms progress across the state.
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Waaadaas Mency
William McCalla
Shenandoah
Forty-First Iowa General Assembly
Mt. Pleasant Nbrary
Iowa
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Woodbury County
jJast
Frank Dagle
Des Moines
G. A. R of
Keokuk
Hans Peter Lorenzen
Boone County
Webster County
Board of Supervisors
State Loans Board
First State Bank
Rockford
Rockford State Bank
Herbert C. Hoover
Penn College
Christian Endeavorers
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Portland
Oregon
Towa Masons
Thomas W. Wellington
Fort Madison
EB. R Moore
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Cummins
Department of Commerce
Washington
Grant
Masons
W. P. Bettendam
Bettendorf
Wallace Park
University of Illinois
Iowa State College
Ames
Department of Agriculture
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Leporte City
A. D. Thurston
Order of
Railway Telegraphers
Fort Dodge
Southern Interurban
William M. Jardine
Farmers of
American Legion
Ben A. Webster
Anil
General Assembly
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Army
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Great Britain
Spain
Duke of Fork
Captain Remsays
Patricia
House of Lords
Bertha Green
Greenville
S. C
Grand Central Palace
NEW York Public Library
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North Dakota
Washington Dispatch
Michigan
Alaska
Interior Department
Mexico
United States
Kellogg
Kellogge
Sheffield
Mexico City
President Coolidge
White House
Swampscott
Treasury Department
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Bernice Zallmaas
William YV
Chicago
Joliet
Dominick Zallmay
Soe
Omaha
Los Angeles
Alexander
Franklin County
Rochester
N. Y
Tohn W. O'Leary
Brussels
International Chamber of Commerce
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans
Jackson
Indiana
Coolidge
J. P. Lang
New South Wales
Germany
Jnesh Gould Schurman
Berlin
Indiana Securities Commission
Indianapolis
Grain Marketing Corporation of
Tili- Tlois
Naval Academy At
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Carson City
Nev
United States Mint
Martini
Florida
Puble Schools
State Committee
The
Prohibition Party
Barrsburg
Pass
Minnesota
Carrsville
Golcunda
Indiana Barber Belt
Hammond
Tod
L. M. Stout
Sulphur Springs
Ark
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Breckenridge Texas
House of Representatives
Spring Bela, LL
Warren Stanford Stone
Tabor
Anander
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Ohio
Bright
Weeks
Boston
John Gregory Murray
Hartford
Conn
Pope Pius
Maine
James Biddie Duke
Duke University
University At
Durham
International Conference For the Control
Geneva
Abd-El-Akrim
Paul Paintevye
Morocco
Fez
Abd-El- Arin
von Hingenburg
Shanghai
Rome
Cape Breton
Sass
Halifax Dispatch
Warsaw
Herriot
France
Univer
Lyons
James Wignell
House of Commons
Iowa State News
State Horticultural Society
Winneshick County
Little Wall Take
Jewell
Manchester
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