McKinley Dies in Indiana After Long Senate Career
William B. McKinley United States Senator from Illinois dies at 70 in Indiana after a 20 year congressional run, including 14 years in the House. Colonel Frank L. Smith tipped as possible successor, with discussions in Springfield and Washington about interim fills.
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Senate
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
House
Congress
Illinois
Springfield
Tll
Smith
McKinley
Washington
Len Small
William B. MecKinter
United States
Roosevelt
Champaign
Til
Nineteenth Congressional District
Denby Defends Navy Role in 1922 Elk Hills Leases
Former secretary of the navy Edwin S. Denby testified as a defense witness in the Fall-Doheny oil conspiracy trial. He said he suggested transferring naval oil reserves to the interior department to curb private-well drainage and noted President Harding approved the transfer order. Ambrose testified that navy officials helped draft royalty terms for the Elk Hills lease.
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Washington, D. C
Edwin S. Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Fall-Doheny
Senate
Elk Hills
Doheny
Navy
Edward I. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Denby
Fall
Interior Department
Harding
A. W. Ambrose
Bureau of Mines
Doheny Elk Hills
Ambrose
Fund to aid search for Erdman Olson grows in Kickapoo valley
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin officials consider a $5,000 fund raised by farmers to hire private detectives and trace Erdman Olson after a slaying case tied to Clara Olson. Telegrams from Charleston prompted investigation into a man calling himself attorney J P Bowman and his involvement.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Erdman Olson
Clara Olson
Kickapoo Valley
J. S. Earlie
Harry Sherwood
Little Norwegian Church
Clara
Gale College
Galesville
Here
Charleston
S. C
Melvin Helgerson
James H. Bowman
Sherwood
Helgerson
James P. Bowman
Olson
Hill Country
John Pittman
Alma
Bowman
Aunt Het by Ro. I wanted to see Pa's new clerk behave in church
A candid line from a 1926 Syndicate piece shows Aunt Het admitting she watched Pa’s new clerk during church prayers, confessing it was wicked yet curious. The remark hints at small town church dynamics and personal restraint.
Democrats Plan Tax Reduction Leaders Approve
Washington December 8 AP Democrats in both chambers approve a permanent 335 million tax cut plan. Key provisions cut the corporate tax to 11 percent from 13 1 2 percent and repeal the automobile, amusement, club dues, and produce taxes, with estimated savings of 230 million, 75 million, 25 million, and 5 million respectively.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Coolidge
Father and Son Die After Train Collision at Duncombe Crossing
W B Mallinger and his five year old son of Duncombe Iowa were killed when their car was struck by a fast Illinois Central Chicago bound train on a grade crossing at Duncombe twelve miles east of Ft Dodge. The father died instantly and the boy died later at Ft Dodge hospital after being taken to the train.
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Ft. Dodge
W B. Mallinger
Duncombe
Here
Illinois Central
Chicago
Ft. Dodge Hospital
Weather outlook for Iowa and Illinois regions
Iowa mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with potential snow in extreme west and central to east areas by Thursday. Illinois mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely rain or snow in the northwest and rain in the south by Thursday night, with slightly colder readings in the extreme southeast.
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Iowa
Illinois
Free Hair Cuts For Poor Children In Ames Iowa
Local barber shops affiliated with the Story County Master Barbers association will offer free hair cuts to children unable to pay. The program was announced by L R Shull secretary of the local union following a recent resolution. cuts will be given at times set by school officials and association representatives.
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Ames, In
Story County
Master Barbers Association
L. R. Shull
Great Lakes Ships Freed From Ice Near Sault Ste Marie
Rescue ships cleared the St. Marys River channel after freeing the icebound General Garrettson which blocked the downriver fleet of about 90 vessels. Warmer weather aided progress as the Mather Reiss and Cowle steamed free, with 33 upbound ships already passing Neebish Dyke.
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Sault Ste Marie
Mich
St. Mary's River Channel
General Garrettson
Garrettson
William G. Mather
John P. Reiss
John B. Cowle
Neebish Dyke
Heated Debates In Prospect At Short Session
Debates loom as the Geneva protocol to end poison gas use is debated in Congress. The American Legion campaigns against ratification while Democrats push tax cuts and farm relief amid a busy first full day of the short session. The Senate adjourned briefly for Memorial Day in respect to Senator McKinley.
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Kenosha
Wis
United States Senate
National Department of the American Legion
United States
Howard P. Savage
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Congress
Coolidge
Treasury
Senate
William B. McKinley
Illinois
Congress Plenary Session Marks Noon Budget Submitters
Congress meets at noon as President Coolidge submits the budget message. The House considers a treasury post office supply bill while the senate reviews a poison gas treaty ratification. The election committee advances the Gould investigation and the House naval committee weighs sea force comparisons. Democrats move to permanently reduce taxes.
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House
Treasury Post Office
Naval Committee
Senate
Elections Committee
Arthur B. Gould
Maine
Walsh
Montana
Prohibition
Congress
Coolidge
Treasury-Post Office
Election Committee
Gould
House Naval Committee
Letts Case May Go to High Court
Des Moines Iowa December 8 AP the state supreme court may be asked to decide if a congressman is a federal or state officer a central issue in J P Gallagher of Williamsburg opposition to issuing an election certificate to F D Letts Davenport Gallagher defeated Letts seeks to bar Letts as ineligible since state constitution forbids a district judge from holding another office Letts resigned a judge before qualifying as congressman and his bench term ends January 1 The attorney general plans to advise issuing the certificate and the fight will move to the courts with an appeal to the supreme court
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
J. P. Gallagher
Williamsburg
F. D. Letts
Davenport
Gallagher
Letts
State Executive Council
Supreme Court
Executive Council
White House breakfast conference attended by senators
Washington Dec 8 AP reports another White House breakfast conference was held today with attendees including Senators Robinson Arkansas Swanson Virginia Bayard Delaware Mayfield Texas Frazier North Dakota Howell Nebraska Keyes New Hampshire Means Colorado Weller Maryland Wills Ohio Pepper Pennsylvania Republicans.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Robinson
Arkansas
Swanson
Virginia
Bayard
Delaware
Mayfield
Texas
Frazier
North Dakota
Howell
Nebraska
Keyes
New Hampshire
Means
Colorado
Weller
Maryland
Wills
Ohio
Pepper
Pennsylvania
You Can't Win Bum Rodgers Nabbed in New York Sleep Arrest
Infamous criminal Bum Rodgers, widely pursued by police, is captured after being found asleep in a New York flat. Authorities say the arrest ends a long manhunt and clears streets of the sought fugitive.
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Rodgers
New York
Plucky Officers Hold Rum Runners On Ship 3 Days
New Orleans reports eight men aboard a rum craft were kept under guard for eight days as J. B. Mathews and Coast Guard Petty Officer Handley, with the ship Arsene J, sought orders on whether to bring the crew to New Orleans for court action. The crew faced port authorities in Puerto, Mexico, as the master allegedly outwitted authorities.
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J. B. Mathews
Gulf Zone
Handley
Coast Guard
Puerto
Mexico
Arsene J
Puerts
New Orleans
Mathews
Prohibition Battle Faces Fresh Funding Battle in House
The house hears the treasury enforcement section push for secrecy funded undercover agents with a proposed budget rise from 250000 to 509000. General Andrews defends pay roll secrecy while citing 4121 enforcement personnel plus coast guard assets and four hundred vessels as the drive to curb rum running and illicit liquor.
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Washington, D. C
Dec. S
Congress
Treasury
Coast Guard
Frederick C. Billard
Gallivan
Prohibition
General Andrews
New Jersey-New York
Nolle Prasse
Crises in Romania and Yugoslavia Prompt Widespread Alarm
Reports from Paris and Belgrade detail rival dynastic plots in Romania as former Crown Prince Carol looms and Ionel Bratianu’s faction seeks a British-backed crown. In Yugoslavia, fears grow over Italy Albania pact and possible military arrangements with widespread league tensions.
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Carol
Taranist
National Peasant) Party
Julio Maniu
Nicolas Lupu
Ionel Rbratiano
Vintila
Romania
Averescu
Labor Pushes Five Day Week for Fair Economy
William Green AFL president outlined benefits of a five day work week in a New York Building Congress address. He argued it would equalize production and consumption and boost worker effectiveness through added rest.
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New York, N. Y
William Green
American Federation of Labor
New York Building Congress
Missing Glasses Reflect Family Triction
A fragment notes a mother becoming more like her daughter as she searches for her lost glasses. The line conveys domestic tension and self-critique within a household moment.
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