Lawmaker Forges Moderate Alcohol Bill Amid Prohibition Clash
Washington report notes senate judiciary committee backs an amended Goff bill easing home brew and cereal beverage rules. The measure would place cereal beverage manufacturing under prohibition units and grant coast guard search power, heightening debate over enforcement and potential violations. Senator Means leads the revision as drys push limits this session.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Means
Colorado
Senate
Nets
Prohibition Enforcement Unit
Coast Guard
Holge
N. J
British Strike Costs Hit 1.5 Billion Says Empire News
Empire News Agency figures estimate the general strike cost 1.5 billion dollars with 75 million spent by the government on emergency measures and 150 million in wages lost by workers. Resumption of services is expected immediately as the rock workers union vows no future strikes without conciliation. London newspapers and printers union agree on non interference in management and staff discharge protections for those who returned to work.
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London
Empire News Agency
Rock Workers’ Union
London Newspapers and Printers’ Union
Thhose
Forest Fires Rage in North Duluth Districts
A survey shows seventy five fires burning across five state forest ranger districts in Minnesota. Sixteen are out of control, consuming 938080 acres and causing thousands in damage as 1400 men battle the blazes.
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Duluth
Asvnn
Minnesota
Forest Service
American Woman Arrested in Smuggling Case
Mrs W F Cary wife of an American business man here was arrested on a charge of smuggling Chinese into the boycotted British port of Hongkong. She was later released.
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Canton
W. F. Cary
Hongkong
Chicago soot blamed on railways by health chief
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, Chicago health commissioner, asserts that 53 percent of the city's soot and smoke nuisance is caused by the railways.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Summed Up English Magistrate Quote on Animals and Gender
A historical remark cites a magistrate describing women as talking animals and men as sometimes striking animals. The phrase reflects gendered views attributed to a 19th or early 20th century context, illustrating language used to frame gender roles in law or society.
Greatest of Tyrants Time as It Dims Our Strength
A reflective aphorism notes that time dominates youth and vigor, eroding health and faculties as age progresses. The speaker, John Foster, frames time as the ultimate tyrant advancing with ages and stages of life.
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John Foster
Summerall Highlighted as Potential Army Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. Charles B. Summerall, senior U. S. Army general at Governors Island, is prominently mentioned as a successor to Maj. Gen. John L. Hines whose term ends next December. His rapid, decisive leadership in France earned him the nickname Per Schedule Summerall for his efficiency.
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Charles B. Summerall
United States Army
Governors Island
New York
John L. Hines
Summerall
France
Coolidge Urges Local Self-Government in Virginia Speech
President Calvin Coolidge marked the 150th anniversary of colonial independence with a forceful rebuke of federal centralization. He urged townspeople counties and commonwealths to rebirth enthusiasm for local self government and sharper exercise of privileges, delivering a blunt anti bureaucratic message amid a packed Tidewater day.
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Williamsburg
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Caldwell Calhoun
Old Dominion
York River
James River
Dolton Special Assessment No 13 hearing set for 1926
The Village of Dolton plans a special assessment to fund water main and related improvements on Stewart Avenue Sibley Grant Evers Oak and Irving Streets. Final hearing is May 31 1926 at 10:00 a.m. Objections may be filed beforehand. Installments 10 with 6 percent interest. Joseph L Lochner Commissioner.
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Dolton
Village of
Stewart Avenue
Chicago Street
Irving Avenue
Sibley Street
147Th Street
Grant Street
Evers Street
Oak Street
Sibley Sires
Dalton
County of
Cook
State of Illinois
Cook County
Llinois
A. D
Joseph L. Locher
Illinois bond proposal urged to fund state forests
H C Norcross president of the Illinois Sportsmen's League urges a twenty five million dollar state forests bond issue to buy and develop forests in Illinois. He argues forests protect wildlife water and outdoor recreation and must be funded now to benefit future generations.
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H. C. Norcross
Ilinois Sportsmen’s League
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Illinois Sportsmen’s League
Belleville
King Dies in Bridgeport as Daugherty Case Moves Forward
John T. King a longtime Connecticut power and national Republican figure died in Bridgeport Conn as federal authorities pressed his trial for conspiracy and fraud alongside others including former Attorney General Harry Daugherty.
Germany Meets Dawes Payments Confirmed by Gilbert
Parker Gilbert says Germany has made all payments under the Dawes plan since it took effect. He reported that talks with German officials and major businessmen suggest Germany intends to meet its obligations, following appearances before the reparations commission in Paris.
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Germany
Gilbert
Paris
Reparations Commission
Parker Gilbert
Train wreck near Ixmiquilpan kills thirty in Mexico
Thirty people died and many were injured when a passenger train between Pachuca and Imminquilpan derailed and plunged into a canyon near Ixmiquilpan.
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Mexico City
Pachuca
Immiquilpan
Ixmiquilpan
Weekend Auto Death Toll Reaches 12 in Chicago Area
Twelve deaths occurred in automobile accidents over the weekend raising Cook county deaths this year to 201. The fatalities included four children in the latest tally.
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Chicago
Cook County
Former Turkish Sultan Dies in San Remo
Mohammed VI, former sultan of Turkey, died suddenly in San Remo, Italy, according to local reports. His passing ends a controversial reign and leaves questions about succession and legacy in the region.
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San Remo
Italy
Mohammed VI
Turkey
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