FIGHT LOOMS OVER HARBOR BILL AND COURT ACTIONS
Washington reports Senate action looming on the rivers and harbor bill, amid fierce debate over deepening the Illinois River to aid Chicago. Suits by multiple states press the issue before the Supreme Court with hearings set for October, raising constitutional and interstate water rights questions.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
United States
Ilinois
Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Chicago River
Ilinois River
Mississippi
Niagara
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsn
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Theodore Burton
Lake Michigan
Charles A. Monney
Cleveland
Arctic Mystery Not Yet Solved
The New York Times report reviews Franklin's doomed Arctic expedition. It notes cans of beef revived interest, outlines Franklin's earlier voyages, the 1845 launch aboard the Terror and Erebus, the search era, Beechey Island findings, and the mystery of why the ships failed to return.
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Joto Franklin
Beechey Island
Franklin
Professor Deachey
Liverpool
England
Northwest Passage
John Franklin
Clue
Csirm
Point Victory
Terror
F. FR. AL Crozier
Irving
Gere
Iesa
Copenhagen
Australia
Trafalgar
Flushing
New Orleans
Arctic
Sir John Darrow
Buchan
Dorothea
Studson Bay
Mackenzie
Fraoklin
Sland
Iluodson Bay
Arctic Sea
Mackenzie Bay
Richardson
Coppermine
Tranklin
Tasmania
American
Northwest
Admiralty
Cantain Crezier
Antarctic
Disea
Tees
Eli
New York Times
Auto taxes rise in first ten months of year 1926
Washington notes ten month automobile tax collections ending April 20 1926 surpassed the prior year by over 1 000. I R B compilations show 1926 totals from twelve heavy paying states at 203 190 079 22 and 1925 at 77 008 Aig 15. New York 1926 auto taxes reach 2 327 803 36 versus 1 070 082 99 in 1925. Michigan tops with 72 199 037 46 for 1926 ahead of 54 035 725 28 in 1925. New Yorkers paid less on cigars and cigarettes for ten months ending April 20 1926 than in 1925.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Mlicht
Privilege to operate Vernal Salt Lake freight route agreed
At a public utilities hearing a compromise was struck between Sterling Transportation and rival basin carriers to grant the Vernal to Salt Lake City freight line over the Strawberry route while rivals carry Vernal to Price. Officials opened Horsley dam gates marking new irrigation era in the Price River district.
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Vernal
Public Utilities Commission
Salt Lake City
Sterling Transportation Company
Aimaliar Trucking Companies
Strawberry
Price
Frice
Horsley
Scofield
Velace R. Wayman
Price River
Orsen
Madsen
Fort Duchesne-Vernal
State Road Commission
Weber County
Morgan County
Devil's Gate
Road Commission
Rock Wall
Ogden Canyon
Utah Railway Junction
Hiawatha
Carbon County
Jacobs
Standardville
Utah Railway Company
Gold Treasure Unearthed On Alabama Farm In Civil War Cache
Gayus Whitfield of Middleboro Kentucky found 400 gold pieces valued at over 8000 on the Shady Grove farm near Seluopolis Alabama after a spring dig. Papers left by Boaz Whitfeld guided the search, revealing Civil War era coins buried by Nathan Whitfield’s family. The cache may attract heirs among Whitfield descendants while prior finds hint at other buried riches.
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Demopolis
Alan
Gayus White Ap
Middleboro
Boaty Whitfield
Alabama
Nathan Bryan Whitffeld
Gayus Whitfeld
Shady Grove
Seluopolis
Jefferson
Hons Whitfield
Whitfield
Nathan Whitfeld
Whitfeld Place
Whitfeld
Boaz Whitfeld
Kentucky
Boaz Whitfield
Railroad in Alaska Boasts Tourist Trade
Anchorage Alaska reports the Alaskan railroad has become a drawing card for tourism alongside its freight role. The line runs from Seward to Fatebanks interior via the Inside Passage, offering a smooth trip mostly free of snow from May 15 to September 15. The Seattle to Fatebanks tour lasts three weeks with about 40 hours on the Gulf of Alaska.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Seward
Packie Ovenand
Foosebanks
Northland
Gulf of Alaska
Seattle
Fatebanks
Bull Rampage Disrupts Cafe During Riot Squad Response
A large bull appeared at a cafe door and charged through the dining area scattering tables and patrons before police riot squads intervened to end the disturbance.
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Puello
Colo
Habitants and the Issue of Large Amounts
A fragment notes that habitants are affected by large sums that are not fully paid, suggesting financial strain or partial settlement concerns among residents. The text emphasizes that no single group bears the entire burden, indicating distributed impact across the community.
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Harvard
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Arthur Currie
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Andrew W. Mellon
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George W. Cotrell, Jr
Wienry M. Hart, S Jr
Spokane
Amite
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Roselud Veneer & Package Company
Busine
John Frankin
Saltfleet
Lisbon
Trip
Lancaster Sound
Cape Walker
Wellington Channel
Juthe
Greekland
Ddseo Bay
Erebus
News
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Mt. Pleasant
Sanpete Coupty
Mt Pleasant
J. W. Humphries
Forest Service
George E. Cook
L. PF. Neilson
Fairview
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Brigham City
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D. GB. Pratt
Utah Idaho Sugar Company
Roosevelt
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Fort Douglas
John J. McCormick
Medical Corps
Idaho
Julius Jacobson
Wesley E. King
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Manhattan Island
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Toledo, Ohio
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