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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
4
1926 world news roundup notes U S prosperity shifts in elections Germany joins League of Nations Spain and Brazil withdraws fascist rises in Italy and aerial North Pole conquest highlighted in this year in review
A sweeping year summary notes rapid industrial gains in the United States and Germany to rejoin major powers. Mussolini solidifies Italy’s fascist state as church-state tensions rise in Mexico and China’s Cantonese armies press to expand control. Other events include Pilsudski’s Poland seizure, British labor strikes against miners, Briand and Stresemann talks, US Mexico tensions over land and oil laws, imperial conference autonomy, Tacna Arica plebiscite efforts, Florida tornado devastation, and Queen Marie of Romania’s North American tour.
The article reviews Germany’s admission to the League of Nations sparking resignations by Spain and Brazil, and partial concessions to Poland. It notes council seat fights, Turkey’s application, and France’s Briand Stresemann diplomacy amid Rhineland tensions and armament control debates. It also covers US World Court treaty reservations, Morocco conflicts with Abd el Krim, Peru Chile plebiscite efforts, US Mexico tensions, and polar exploration milestones plus Nobel winners Dawes Chamberlain.
The May 1 coal miners strike paralyzed industry as nearly three million workers walked off. The government activated emergency services while volunteers distributed food and fuel and troops patrolled critical locations. The strike ended May 12 with unresolved coal issues, worker resignations in Liberal ranks, and a shift toward employer-friendly trade deals.
The ninth imperial conference in London opened October 19 and lasting six weeks declared dominions autonomous in theory and practice. They will pursue separate treaties and diplomacy, with Canada naming Vincent Massey as minister to Washington and Prime Minister King returning to power after the Liberal defeat.
The text outlines Congress tax cuts totaling 387.8 billion and 10 million for embassies, plus abolishing the railway labor board and funding for aviation and road projects. It notes Senate changes with Brookhart and Steck, farm relief debates, political scandals around Vare, wets and drys referendums in eight states, Al Smith’s New York governorship, and Coolidge’s December 6 opening message to a short session.
A year summary notes tax relief proposals, farm aid, and shifting Philippines governance toward civil control. It records the Senate's salary bill for federal judges, treasury and post office spending, and the English impeachment outcome. It mentions Coolidge's Adirondack vacation, Legion and G A R gatherings, Chicago Eucharistic congress, Elk Hills verdict, and Italian seaplane Schneider trophy victory.
Anthracite miners and operators settle disputes in February with a five year contract. Wages remain unchanged and the disputed check-off system is not addressed. Other labor actions occur but not on a national scale. AFL convenes in Detroit approves auto industry organization, denounces fascism and sovietism, backs military camps, and retains leadership. ICC rejects Van Sweringen merger plan. later a revised plan gains promise.
A survey notes 1926 horrors from floods fires quakes and a Florida tropical tornado of September 17 18 killing about 300 and causing over 100 million dollars in damage. The record lists January floods February fires March deaths July naval depot strike by lightning and other calamities.
A compendium records recurring disasters by month across years. It cites earthquakes in Sumatran regions and the Azores, floods in Hupeh and the Midwestern United States, deadly mine explosions in Clymer Pennsylvania Rockwood Tennessee Ishpeming Indiana and Princeton Indiana, train wrecks in Leadville Colorado, repeated hurricanes from Cuba to Paraguay, and numerous fatalities totaling hundreds in several incidents.
A necrology lists prominent figures who died during the year including former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, Senator Albert Cummins, artist Joseph Pennell, and Harvard figure Charles W. Eliot. January to December entries name generals, governors, authors, actors, artists, and leaders such as Margherita of Italy, Lincoln relatives, Houdini, Annie Oakley, Monet, and Krassin among others.
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