Navy air service disaster and money lists dominate week
A Shenandoah dirigible broke in Ohio, killing 13 aboard, and a seaplane from the Pacific vanished near Hawaii with a full crew. Separate reports note top tax payments by Ford and Rockefeller Jr., with various millionaires showing reduced or higher bills. International tensions include Syria, the Mo sul vilayet dispute, and League of Nations discussions. Also a Grand Army parade in Grand Rapids drew thousands.
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Edward W. Pickard
Navy
Ohio
Pacific Ocean
Middle West
Caldwell
Ava
Zachary Lansdowne
Sharon
Noble County
Lans
Louis Hancock
Yol
San Francisco
Honolulu
John Rodgers
Pacific
Maui
A. P. Snody
Winged Defense author vows to reveal air service flaws
OL William Mitchell declares the American people will hear the truth about the air service after publishing Winged Defense. The War department begins an examination, while Mitchell says he disobeyed no order by releasing the book and plans a series of articles to expose more shortcomings.
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William Mitchell
War Department
Mitchell
Congress
Universal Interest and the Public Opening of Tax Returns
A fragment notes emphasis on openness of income tax returns and public access, mentioning Universal Interest and the idea of making tax records available to the public in a natural context. The text suggests a discussion of transparency and accountability in taxation.
Miners Strike Idle 150000. Coal Industry Faces Widespread Disruption
About 150000 anthracite miners quit work as of September 1, shutting 828 mines and 272 collieries run by 135 companies. Roughly 500000 people depend on mining, including 10000 railroad workers at risk of idleness as trains halt and shops close.
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Lewis
Senator Watson and Coolidge Discuss Railway Consolidation
Indiana senator Watson met with President Coolidge to urge changes to the Esch Cummins act. The aim is to compel railroad consolidation after seven years while favoring voluntary groupings and backing the Van Sweringen plan to pave the way.
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Enator Watson
Indiana
Coolidge
Congress
van Sweringen
Attack on Adjir Ruins Moroccan Capital Described
Allied forces including Ghats and French units joined a major assault on Adjir, capital of Abd-el-Krim, reducing it to ruins by shelling and aerial bombardment. Abd-el-Krim and his staff reportedly withdrew to the mountains with attendees from Turkish German and Russian contingents.
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Ghats
Morocco
Adjir
Abd-el-Krim
Europeans see growing unrest as seamen strike spreads
Americans abroad watch with concern as an unauthorized seamen strike expands from British ports. Shipping firms report ready access to replacement crews while widespread unemployment in England swells port crowds. Seamen also quit in Australia South Africa India and Denmark.
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Europe
England
Australia
South Africa
India
Denmark
Oregon Democrat on Shipping Board Refuses to Resign
ERT BE. Haney of Oregon a Democratic member of the shipping board refuses to resign at President Coolidge’s request. The President cites an understood pledge regarding Admiral Palmer’s removal and warns others may be asked to leave if they oppose the economy drive. Haney says no explicit understanding existed and cannot resign to avoid implying a broken promise.
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Ert
BE. Haney
Oregon
Shipping Board
Coolidge
Admiral Palmer
United States Fleet Corporation
United States Shipping Board
Haney
Palmer
Fleet Corporation
White House
Texas City Customs Take August Total In Port Report
Texas City port collected 455 282 35 for August while Kerrville approved 50 000 city bonds at 6 14 percent interest. Texas roads get tar placed along the Dixie Highway and Bellville district votes to raise school tax. Denton library project 150 000 funded by architects. Coleman County tax up to 35 cents. Bastrop pecan crop 25 percent below normal due to drought. Kenedy voters set Sept 16 tax raise. Cotton receipts in Tyler pass 500 bale mark and irrigation warnings issued. San Saba irrigation district election Sept 22. Kaufman levee project 12 000 acres for 500 000. Brownsville hearing sought on S A and P line expansion. Librarians selected for Lubbock Technological College and San Antonio legislative library. Houston cotton exports set record for August. Frio River water rights hearing postponed to Sept 28. MacBain to Floydada extension filed. Galveston customs up 32 457 61 from 1924. Fire hose standardization districts 29. Wood County tax collection anticipated with good crops. Tom Ball and Walburg fire insurance rates cut.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Clear Skin
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as daily skin care to cleanse purify soothe heal and keep skin clear. Emphasizes use on toilet tables as essential trio for maintenance.
Evidently They Were Coming in Quantities
The Randall Babbits near Hollenbeck park proudly show their twins. Mrs Babbitt places a twin in a baby carriage and a curious boy asks where all the babies are from, marveling at their number.
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Randall Babbits
Hollenbeck Park
Los Angeles Times
Australian Child Brides Report From 1923 Data
The 1923 Australian tally shows 488 child brides under seventeen, the youngest at thirteen. Seventy three brides were sixty five or older, the oldest groom eighty six. Among young mothers a twelve year old and six thirteen year olds bore children as infant mortality figures show Australia lost 122 478 children under five from 1918 to 1922 per the Health Association for Women and Children in Victoria.
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Australia
Health Association For Women and Children
Victoria
Family Herald
Hen with ribbon runs through traffic in Maine tale
A Cleveland newspaper writer recalls a hen sprinting through heavy traffic with a bright ribbon trailing from her tail. The piece quips about a so called method of “breaking up” a setting hen by attaching red cloth to her tail and notes the boy who tied the streamer then watched the bird’s antics.
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Maine
Cleveland
Portland Press Herald
Bond's Liver Pills Advertisement Claim
An ad promotes Bond's Liver Pills as an established remedy for an inactive liver. It claims the medicine cures headaches biliousness dizziness and all liver troubles and sells for 25 cents per bottle.
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Bond
Standards Drive Uniform Underwear Sizes Nationwide
The bureau of standards aims to standardize underwear sizes to resolve fit issues caused by varying maker specifications. Different manufacturers currently use distinct sizing, leaving many consumers unable to find consistently fitting garments across brands.
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Bureau of Standards
Would If He Had a Chance Gwendoline
A Stray Stories fragment presents a father daughter exchange about love and distance. The line echoes unresolved affection as the girl questions enduring care. The vignette centers on family emotion and incomplete communication.
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Gwendoline
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Restored Health
Mrs. Wm. J. Len of Terre Haute Indiana reports weakness nervousness dizziness and insomnia improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The letter praises the medicine as best for women before and after childbirth and notes druggists carry it for sale.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wm. J. Len
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Gait Tonic
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F. B. Enochs
Hardway & Cathey Bankers Mortgage Bldg
Houston, Tex
Dickey
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Peterson
Big
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Parker
Pat Fie
Hiscox Chemical
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Fletcher
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