14 May 1926
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
1
New York Commissioner McLaughlin described portions of an inquiry as having a queer look and drew a parallel to a Maori millionaire. The story recounts a gambler who built a racing stable, enjoyed early success, then protested a win insisting he did not want it to stand.
Washington reports the Haugen farm relief measure with an $850 million subsidy is dead per a House member canvass. President Coolidge backs the administration plan, while defection among southern Democrats and northern urban Republicans sinks the Haugen bill. The Senate holds a cooperative marketing bill with Haugen principles, possible passage under conference, affecting House action.
The Navy department ordered thirty-two officers commissioned before 1913 to attend the Pensacola aviation course. A senate committee heard witnesses denounce dog vivisection as cruel and unnecessary in the District of Columbia. On the capitol green dandelion pickers continue work as the Volstead Act was debated. The Senate granted Judge George Washington English of the eastern district of Illinois a six month impeachment trial respite.
Susquehanna Silk Mills announced all plants will close May 15 due to a poor silk trade. About four thousand workers at Sunbury Northumberland Lewistown Milton Jersey Shore Lock Haven Pa and Marton Ohio will be affected.
Stanko Jukich, senior, sentenced to die by lethal gas the week of May 16, has been denied a writ of habeas corpus by a Federal District Court in Reno Nevada.
Albert C. Johnson, a sixty one year old Kansas City promoter, received a two year penitentiary sentence after a scheme that victimized hundreds by promising wealth from Mexican land ventures.
Ground is broken for a Harding memorial honoring the late president and Mrs Harding. The ceremony marks the start of construction on the planned tribute and related commemorative projects.
Washington reports official memoranda show Britain offering aid to stop illicit rum traffic. Gen Lincoln C. Andrews will travel to England May 2 for talks to strengthen the rum treaty. Britain would allow U S coast guards access to Bahamas islands and remove smugglers from British registry with solid evidence.
A federal grand jury indicted former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and two associates for conspiring to influence judgments on the American Metal company assets. Thomas W. Miller and John T. King, joined by Jesse W. Smith, allegedly shared 391000 in Liberty bonds and a 50000 payoff for steering the deal. The conspiracy spans 1921 to 1925, with charges of defrauding the government.
A joint congressional postal committee has reached an agreement to restore the one cent rate on postcards. The accord aims to resume the traditional cheap correspondence, reflecting ongoing postal policy discussions in Congress.
Chicago plasterers walked out demanding a $2 daily raise and a five day week, raising basic daily earnings to $14. The action reflects labor tensions in the city's trades.
A Senate bill authorizes retirement for army and navy nurses who have served 20 years and reached age fifty. The measure aims to provide pensions and formal retirement status for long serving medical personnel.
Reports from London describe British unions seeking funds from American workers and Danish, Belgian, and French labor groups backing the general strike. Governments threaten troops, expand police, and prep measures to curb disorder while dockworkers, port authorities, and rail crews respond abroad.
House approves development of an army air corps under a five year program. Expenditure of 75 million dollars funds new airplanes, two 6,000,000 cubic foot capacity dirigibles and training balloons. Aims to equip 1,728 airplanes for active regular army units and 371 for National Guard and organized reserve units.
The Manila Philippines labor congress passed a resolution urging labor to remain neutral in any war between the United States and a Pacific power.
Robbers attempted to break into the People's State bank vault in Thorp Wisconsin and escaped with only ten dollars while missing ten thousand dollars the alarm scared them away.
Los Angeles contractor Paul G. Ma honey was convicted of manslaughter in the New Year’s Day grandstand collapse at the Pasadena rose tournament and sentenced to San Quentin for one to ten years.
Five miners died and four were injured when a gas explosion tore through the South Penn colliery near Pottsville Pennsylvania. Officials described a dangerous blast ripping through the mine as rescue teams worked through the wreckage.
Edgar L. Jensen of San Diego scans eggs for a pearl after a hen pecks his finger and swallows the pearl setting. He hopes the bird will eject it soon. meanwhile observers doubt the pearl will be recovered from the hen.
Slogan style ad describes Diamond Dyes offering 15 cent packs. Directions simple for tinting or dyeing fabrics such as wool silk cotton linen and mixed goods. Indicates dye works on various garments and home textiles and instructs to tell draggist material type.
Nutritional note reports wheat flour bread and crackers supply about 19 percent of American food, 27 percent of protein, 6 percent of fat, and 46 percent of carbohydrates. It suggests pairing starch rich items with protein rich foods for balance. Also an advertisement promotes Cuticura for sore hands and general toilet use products.
An annual event in California runs from Lake Arrowhead to Newport Beach. Contestants start in snow and perform stunts on land then switch to cars and finally dive from canoes into the sea. Participants must carry full equipment from ski jump to water entry.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a past event where a character jokes about selling balloons at a picnic. The tone nods to a casual street conversation with playful banter and a hint of mischief. Names and locations are unclear in the text.
A Matsumaga professor at the Japanese Naval Academy unveils an aircraft with a helicopter-attach mast and sixteen wings that rise vertically without forward motion. Once aloft, two rudders on a rotating pole steer the craft horizontally, predicting wide adoption in Japan within a decade.
The piece notes how politicians like Baldwin Lloyd George Birkenhead Chamberlain Brond Cecil Churchill MacDonald and Balfour possess distinctive features ideal for caricature. It highlights traits such as hair styles facial expressions and notable accessories as recognizable identifiers for cartoons.
A humorous exchange features a wife asking how many fish were caught and a husband replying that it was enough to avoid lying. The light banter plays on exaggeration and truth in a fishing tale.
A historic health ad promotes Dr Caldwell of Monticello Tennessee claiming 47 years practice. It touts Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that “never gripes” and establishes natural bowel regularity without harsh purges. A 60 cent bottle is marketed as safe for all ages including sick children.
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