Happenings of the World Tersely Told
Washington figures report nearly one billion dollars spent on theatrical entertainment in the first year with an 10 percent amusements tax yielding about 89.7 million. Hoover says labor questions will be barred from a planned unemployment conference. Public spending includes 20 thousand dollars for disarmament conference entertainment.
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America
Internal Revenue
Blair
Washington
Commerce Hoover
Harding
Commissioner of ‘Internal Revenue
Department of Commerce
Multiple global incidents and personal tragedies reported
Governor Davis in Columbus will consider appointing Dr George T Harding of Marion as commander of the Sandusky Soldiers Home. Naval cadets resign after summer practice cruise. A Mishawaka man dies parachute jump in South Bend. Moonshine crackdown nets 16 arrests in Michigan. An escape attempt leads to a jail death in Minneapolis. Two Lausday children drown in Illinois. A Wisconsin bank president is sentenced for mailed threats. Trapshooting winner Haak posts title. Indian insurgent bands report heavy losses. famine relief to begin in Moscow. European leaders react to postwar issues and unrest. China flooding displaces thousands. Morocco instability and Berlin clashes rise.
Peter Cooper Hewitt Dies in Paris Hospital
Scientist and electrical inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt died at the American Hospital in Paris. Mrs. Hewitt and his two sisters were at his bedside.
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Peter Cooper Hewitt
Paris
France
Hewitt
Congress Takes Thirty Day Recess After Beer Bill Rejected
A summary of US Congress actions as Kentucky and allies push through farm credit measures and disarmament funding. The anti beer bill is discarded after protracted debate with Senators Reed and Stanley opposing, while a coalition forms around farm export credits. Panama mourns loss of Coto dispute settlement, and ZR-2 airship disaster prompts debates on naval airship plans and costs.
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Panama
Ccto
Costa Rica
Uncle Sam
House
Shipping Board
Senate
Reed
Stanley
Agricultural
War Finance Corporation
Finance Corporation
Congress adjourns for 30-day recess until September 21
Late Wednesday night lawmakers adjourn for a 30 day recess ending September 21. The Senate Finance Committee is to continue its work on the permanent tariff and the tax revision measures.
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Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Remarkable Tanlac tale from Maxey's merchant
A Georgia department store proprietor reports a bedridden woman bedbound for three years improved after taking Tanlac. He claims one bottle started recovery, a second enabled homemaking, and a third let her cook and manage an eight-person household. Advertisements note Tanlac sold widely.
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Maxey's
A. J. Gillen
The Shock at Prayer Meeting Night
A dramatic exchange ends with a mother suddenly fainting as the daughter requests to attend a prayer meeting. The scene unfolds with tension over differing social expectations and the mother’s surprise at her daughter's plans. Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the moment with concise narration.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Catarrhal Deafness Relief with Hall's Catarrh Medicine
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and reduced hearing. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free. available from Druggists and F F F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Fall
FEF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Publicity men on a sensational defamation case
Two publicity men joke about their work on a screen star sued for alienation of affection by a multimillionaire's wife. The second man says his task is to attend court and ensure newspaper coverage. The quip appears in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Germany
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Berlin
Senate
Reichstag
United States
Austria
Vienna
Charles W. French
John W. Worthington
French
Birmingham Age-Herald
Testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedy in Star North Carolina
Mrs J F Hursey from Star North Carolina reports four years of monthly pains and unsuccessful doctor visits ending in an operation verdict. After seven months on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills she regained strength to work. The ad urges other women to try the remedy despite surgery being advised.
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