Churches Show Large Gain In 1925 Census
New York announced the Christian Herald census showing 46,888,756 church members in 1925 across Western Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterians, and Lutherans. Methodists led in new members, Catholic totals remained largest, with 16,156,914 communicants and 236,964 church buildings reported.
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New York
America
Christian Herald
Methodist
Baptists
Disciples of Christ
Ex-Gov Davis Cleared May Seek Office Again
Ex governor Jonathan M. Davis and his son Russell were acquitted by a district court jury of taking 1250 from Fred W. Pollman for a pardon. Davis had faced charges over pardons and paroles and a prior bribery conspiracy case with Carl Peterson. Davis had suggested he might run for governor in the fall election.
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Davis
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Jonathan M. Davis
Russell
Fred W. Pollman
Carl Peterson
State Bank
Walter Grundy
Senate Committee Votes 10-2 On Rail Merger Bill
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reported favorably by 10 to 2 on the Cummins compulsory railroad consolidation bill. It would grant American railways a five year period to arrange voluntary mergers under ICC approval, after which commissioners could compel consolidations. The Coolidge administration backs the measure aimed at uniting the nation’s railways into a few large systems.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Ecommerce Committee
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coolidge
Calles Warns Army Off Limits to Politics in Mexico
President Calles reiterates that army officers must stay out of politics or leave the service. He first voiced the demand to Gen Arnulfo Gomez, Vera Cruz military zone commander, insisting officers stick to military duties or resign.
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Mexico City
Calles
Arnulfo Gomez
Vera Cruz
Ward Trust Crushing Cost Government 100
Government spends under $100 to dissolve the Ward Food Products bread trust in Baltimore. William B. Ward and associates must reimburse the government for costs as required by the consent decree.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Ward Food Products Corporation
Fire destroys Egyptian town near Cairo
A blaze lasting sixteen hours wiped out the town of Saginelkom located 53 miles northwest of Cairo. Thirty two bodies were recovered from the ruins of 600 houses, and about 4,000 residents were left homeless.
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Cairo
Saginelkom
Gerald Chapman Hanged at State Penitentiary Conn
Gerald Chapman, a notorious criminal, was hanged at the state penitentiary in Wethersfield Connecticut after failed attempts to gain life imprisonment. He murdered Patrolman Skelly in New Britain on October 12, 1924, during a holdup.
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Gerald Chapman
State
Wethersfield
Conn
Skelly
New Britain
Tuberculosis Deaths Fall at Oak Forest Hospital
A county board report by Anton J. Cermak shows TB deaths at Oak Forest tuberculosis hospital declined from 466 in 1919 to 251 in 1925, indicating substantial improvement in control and treatment.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Oak Forest
Robber gang rounded up after Forty sixth street heist
Six men were arrested after a gambling house on Forty six street was held up and robbed. The crime followed reports that a wealthy Chinese patron won ninety thousand dollars and left with his winnings.
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New York
Forty-sixth Street
Beheading Terror Stuns New York Elevator Scene
Scores of girls panicked as window cleaner Sam Chupke was seen apparently lynched in an elevator. The incident sparked fear and prompted police investigation into the mysterious beheading claim in a crowded building.
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New York
Sam Chupke
Ambition and a Humble Aim in Howe’s Note
A humorous vignette from I. W. Howe’s Monthly about a woman’s declared greatest ambition to approach a vain man named Tuttle and gently tell him she doubts his looks. The piece uses light satire to explore social vanity and bold candidness.
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Tuttle
I. W. Howe
Two Aviators Die In Flight Accident At St Louis Field
Lieutenant Charles E. Smith and Private J Awengrosch of the Thirty fifth division air service Missouri National Guard died in a 1500 foot dive at Lambert St Louis field in Bridg ton suburb when a wing crumpled during a loop. Zwengroseh jumped but failed to deploy parachute and fell. The plane at 2000 feet performed a loop then dove uncontrollably. Smith had been hired as chief pilot by Robertson Aircraft Corp for a St Louis to Chicago air mail run due to begin April 15.
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St. Louis
Charles E. Smith
J. Awengrosch
Air Service
Missouri National Guard
Lambert-St. Louis
Bridgeton
Zwengroseh
Smith
Robertson Aircraft Corporation
Chicago
Concern
Clerks Fail to Win Raise on Pennsylvania Railroad
Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad declined the clerks demand for a wage increase. The request sought restoration of a 1921 reduction totaling 7.24 dollars per month.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Heiress to Wed Poor Man at Framingham
Miss Elizabeth Thurber Dennison heiress to millions who worked in a factory will marry Henry T. Dunker of Davenport Iowa. Dunker is a star athlete and scholar of limited means who is studying business at Harvard.
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Framingham
Mass
Elizabeth Thurber Dennison
Henry T. Dunker
Davenport
Iowa
Harvard
Jewish Tragedian Jacob Adler Dies in New York
Jacob P. Adler, famed Jewish tragedian nicknamed the David Garrick of the East Side, died at his New York home at seventy one.
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New York
Jacob P. Adler
David Garrick
The
East Side
Editor Quotes On New Year Resolutions From Whitsett Courier
A line from the Whitsett Courier notes the editor’s belief that a person who never broke a New Year resolution never made one. The aphorism suggests skepticism about steadfast self promises and highlights a humorous measure of resolve.
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Whitsett
Propper for State Representative in Seventh District
William F. Propper Republican candidate for State Representative in the Seventh Senatorial District invites neighbors to vote in the April 13 1926 primary. A Chicago area lawyer and member of multiple fraternal and labor groups endorses reapportionment and home rule while opposing the World Court. He pledges faithful public service and the motto the proper man in the proper place at the proper time.
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William F. Propper
Illinois State Bar Association
Medinah Shrine
Scottish Rite
Valley of Chicago
Chicago Heights Commandery
Pullman
Harvey Coufhcil
Harvey
The
United Brick and Clay Workers’ of America
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