Election Upheaval Redraws Senate and House Balance
A sweep of Democratic gains redefine control in both chambers. Seven GOP senators lose seats to Wagner Walsh Tydings Barkley Hawes Thomas Hayden, leaving 48 Republicans 47 Democrats and one Farmer-Laborite in the Senate, with the House at 238 Republicans 194 Democrats 2 Farmer-Laborites and 1 Socialist. Butler’s defeat unsettles party leadership as 1927 session nears.
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Edward W. Pickard
Senate
Wadsworth
New York
Butler
Massachusetts
Weller
Maryland
Ernst
Kentucky
Williams
Missouri
Harrold
Oklahoma
Cameron
Arizona
Wagner
Walsh
Tydings
Barkley
Hawes
Thomas
Hayden
Brookhart
Iowa
Frazier
North Dakota
Smith
Minols
Ware
Pennsylvania
Congress
House of Representatives
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Frank Smith
Illinois
Brennan
Magill
Indiana
Watson
Robinson
Claude R. Porter
Middle West
Congressman Martin Announces Major Tax Cuts
Congressman Martin of Chicago, chair of the house appropriations committee, says next year’s incomes will see tax cuts between 300 and 400 million dollars. He predicts a treasury surplus of about 250 million this year and expects a further tax reduction to take effect in 1927 or 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Madden
Chicago
Appropriations Committee
House
Treasury
Mussolini survives sixth assassination attempt in Bologna
In Bologna Premier Mussolini, at a congress on science, dodges a pistol shot as an eighteen year old attacker is killed by the mob. Anti French demonstrations flare and arrests follow. France and Italy blame each other amid rising tensions over Nice and the Riviera. Separate reports note a Catalonian plot arrest in Perpignan and a Los Angeles hearing in the Aimee McPherson case with potential prison terms for the defendants.
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Mussolini
Bologna
Duce
Congress For the Advancement of Science
France
Italy
Nice
Riviera
Spain
Perpignan
Catalonia
de Rivera
Aimee McPherson
Los Angeles
Evangelist
Kennedy
Lorraine
Wiseman Stelaff
Kenneth Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Mra. McPherson
Disparate World News From 1920s Noticeful Briefs
Briefs recount a Carmel incident binding over a suspect for trial in Superior Court, a deadly mine collapse in Michigan with all trapped men perishing, and a Kenya style air campaign against Yaquis in Sonora. Reports of Central American conflicts, U.S. naval patrols, and double jeopardy ruling follow, alongside obituaries for Gen George Bell Jr and Harry Houdini, a royal visit by Queen Marie of Romania, and the Belgian royalty wedding in Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Mexico
Sonora
Obregon
George Bell, JR
France
Chicago
Ilinois
Harry Houdini
Detroit
Dandelion Butter Color Sold For Decades In Stores
The harmless vegetable butter color known as Dandelion has been widely sold for 50 years by drug stores and general stores. Bottles labeled Dandelion are priced at 85 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Chamorro
Mexico
Salvador
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
United States
Washington
Adolfo Diaz
University figure analogies disarmament talk in Williamstown
Dr. Jesse Siddall Reeves of Michigan University spoke in Williamstown on disarmament. He compared Europe's ideas to a child Willie who made a noisy scene preventing his father from reading the newspaper. Willie's mother recounted the boy's promise to clean himself before vaccination but washed the wrong arm at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Siddall Reeves
University of Michigan
Williamstown
Europe
Willie
Bond's Pill Promises Quick Recovery From Liver Obstruction
An old advertisement urges readers to take Bond's Pill at once when warning signals such as headaches dizziness neuralgia bad breath indigestion or pimples appear. It claims these indicate an obstructed inactive liver and promises awakening well the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Raltins
Ady
Freddy Was Hungry at Dinner with the Browns
A Kansas City Star humor item describes a minister guest saying grace so softly that the Browns and Freddy misinterpret the moment. Freddy finally breaks the silence with a witty line urging the family to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Grace
Freddy
Kansas City Star
Roman Eye Balsam Ad Claims Quick Healing
Sore and inflamed eyes, sites and granulations healed promptly by nightly use of Roman Eye Balsam, 35 cents. Adv.
He Meant Well Exchange Over Earrings Sparks Outlook
A brief comic exchange shows a couple debating jewelry as one teases the other for wearing long earrings. The woman admits feeling foolish, while the man compliments the look, ending with a light note on confidence.
Kidneys Benefit From Jad Salts For Sluggish Function
A health notice urges relief for sluggish kidneys by using four ounces of Jad Salts with a glass of water before breakfast for several days. It explains excess acids overload the kidneys, causing backache headaches and urinary issues, and promotes Jad Salts as a safe treatment.
Wedding Joke: Who Was The Happiest Person At The Wedding
Humorous exchange sets up a punchline where the happiest person is the groom's former wife, delivering a light ironic twist. The line plays on expectations about happiness at weddings and adds a sly nod to past relationships.
Wedding Ring Troubles Echo an Endless Affair
A pointed remark on how a wedding ring is linked to ongoing complications and disputes in relationships, suggesting that matrimony can bring persistent, repetitive challenges rather than simple happiness.
Old German railroad sold as junk on historic Bavarian line
The first German railroad, opened 91 years ago between Nuremberg and Fuerth in Bavaria, a six mile stretch, has been sold for junk value.
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Nuremberg
Fuerth
Bavaria
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Arthur Winnington-Ingram
London
Washington Cathedral
Jamestown
al Smith
Justice Wagner
Ogden Mills
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Ritchie
Wyoming
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Frank C. Emerson
Wisconsin
Anti-Saloon League
Nevada
California
Montana
Colorado
Wayne B
Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Shpeming
Mich
Barnes-Hecker
Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
van Devanter
Queen Marie of
Romania
Maryhill
Wash
Museum of Fine ‘Arts
Samuel Hill
Mr. Hill
Loie Fuller
ROWN
Leopold
Belgium
Astrid
Gustav
Sweden
Stockholm
Famfilles
Norway
Denmark
BAYER
Lumbago
Fletcher
Madame de Lanse
Sutherland Sisters
Maiiny
Tessie
Teddie
Los Angeles Times
Confucius
Houston Real Estate
Houston
P. Panas & CO
Rice Hotel
Preston
Texas
Colt
Amazon Mfg. CO
North Reehew St
Chlenen
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