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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1926
Page
6
Omaha conference notes Secretary Hoover calls for a nationwide drainage survey as the basis for reclamation plans. He says lands now unsuited for settlement could support 40 million people with permanent waterway improvements and urges a determining body to craft a national program promptly.
France will put the Mellon Berenger debt accord before its legislature when it reconvenes, likely in a month. Paris insists on reservations attached to ratification, opposing U S views, while leaving the specific reservations to lawmakers judgment. Ratification is widely thought unlikely without these reservations.
The foreign commerce department of the Chamber of Commerce notes that U.S. exports for January through June 1926 totaled 2.207 billion dollars, the highest half-year on record and exceeding any full year before 1913. Exports also beat 1922 and 1924 totals but lag 1925 by 157 million dollars.
Mexico and Switzerland have established full diplomatic relations with Mexico to open a legation in Berne immediately. The move formalizes ties between the two nations and sets the stage for expanded bilateral engagement.
The Rockwood Tennessee mine saw 33 miners trapped with 27 unaccounted as a blast near the Rodgers entry caused fatalities and slow rescue amid heat and gas. In Michigan another rescue recovered 48 miners after five days trapped below G Pabst mine, led by Captain Thomas Trewarth and aided by fellow workers.
Washington reports the President cannot attend the November 27 Army Navy game in Chicago though pressure may push him to change his mind. Secretary Davis and Secretary Wilbur will attend with senior officers. Chicago bidders paid up to 2500 for a box of six seats with 430 boxes selling for about 107000 dollars, averaging 38.80 per seat, with the Army side netting slightly more than the Navy.
The frigate Essex commanded by Captain David Porter was the first American warship to sail the Pacific and passed Cape Horn early in 1813. It remained in the Pacific until its capture on March 28, 1814.
If all London’s refuse were burned in modern destructors, electricity worth ten million dollars a year could be produced, according to estimates.
Washington report from Ambassador Jacob Gould Schurman says Germany is prosperous financially and politically stable. He notes the Dawes plan will endure at least another year and unemployment at 1,500,000 is the main problem. He also observes a shifting sentiment toward France and warns of continued mutual conflicts if conditions do not change.
In a Church of the Advent ceremony the bridal party entered led by vested choir boys singing an old hymn, one boy bearing a gleaming crucible aloft as they proceeded in the procession.
Norfolk figures Maj G W Lille Pawnee Bill and Dr Richard J Tanner oppose a planned October buffalo hunt in Utah titled the last buffalo hunt. Pawnee Bill refused an invitation to attend and Diamond Dick likewise announced his refusal.
A concise aphorism attributed to Pythagoras, asserting that true freedom requires self mastery and discipline. Its message emphasizes inner control as the foundation of liberty.
The piece argues that many fail to achieve goals because they remain idle and continue to dream instead of acting. It urges decisive steps, discipline, and practical plans to transform intention into results.
The Washington Star quotes Jud Tunkin debunking phrases like money “makes the mare go” and argues big bets rarely secure boss success unless the race is crooked.
A reflective quotation attributed to Richter asserts that nations and men achieve their best when joyful and deserve heaven when they enjoy life. The line emphasizes happiness as a measure of virtue and fulfillment.
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