Bobby Jones wins national amateur golf title again
Minneapolis report says Bobby Jones crushed Chick Evans in the final by 8 holes with 7 to play to claim a third national amateur championship. Both players had won twice before, while George von Elm of California lost in the second round. Jones adds the national title to his two consecutive British Open victories.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Bobby Jones
Chick Evans
Jones
Evans
George von Elm
California
Big cut in taxes is Greens belief
Washington representative William R Green of Iowa chairing the Ways and Means Committee says substantial tax reductions are possible in the coming congressional session. He backs a reduction likely between 200 million and 300 million dollars after pursuing reform of corporate earnings tax and middle bracket surtaxes, while opposing estate tax repeal.
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Congress
William R. Green
Rep
Iowa
House
Ways and Means
Green
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Coolidge
H. M. Lord
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Green
Nine Champions Named as Chicago Rodeo Closes
Nine new champions were crowned at the third annual Chicago rodeo held at Soldier Field. William H. Mann of the Chicago Association of Commerce awarded 40 000 in cash prizes and trophies. Winners include Florence Hughes Ardmore Okla cowgirl trick riding Ruth Roach Fort Worth Tex cowgirl broncho riding Floyd Stillings Marshfield Ore cow boy broncho riding Tad Lucas Fort Worth cowgirl relay race Fred Hunt American Falls Idaho cowboy relay Mike Hastings Fort Worth steer wrestling Chester Byers Oklahoma City fancy riding Herbert Myers Okmulgee Okla calf roping Ted Elder Marland Okla fancy roping. Attendance reached 351 000, up 100 000 from last year.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
William H. Mann
Chicago Association of Commerce
Florence Hughes
Ardmore
Okla
Ruth Roach
Fort Worth
Texas
Floyd Stillings
Marshfield
Ore
Tad Lucas
Fred Hunt
American Falls
Idaho
Mike Hastings
Chester Byers
Oklahoma City
Herbert Myers
Okmulgee
Ted Elder
Marland
World Crude Oil Production In 1926 Reaches New High
The 1926 total world crude oil production reached 1,096,000,000 barrels, up 27,000,000 from 1925. In the United States crude petroleum totaled 770,870,000 barrels, a new high record and 7,131,600 more than in 1925, as reported by the bureau of mines.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
United States
Malta Races Speak Aramaic Lingua in Ancient Remnant
The Christian Science Monitor notes a Maltese distinct speech lineage tracing to Aramaic. Inland towns like Zeitun and Masta have preserved the tongue and customs, resembling early Apostles era speakers and Christians amid centuries of external influence.
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Jesus
Christian Science Monitor
Malta
Valletta
Zeitun
Masta
Andrew
Peter
John
Matthew
Lucky Discoveries of Vast Mineral Wealth
Tin is worth about 1470 dollars a ton and a 5400 pound nearly pure tin nugget was found in North Dundas Tasmania. A ton and a half copper block was found in South Africa. A mountain of copper ore a mile long and half a mile wide was discovered high in the Andes near Peru. Cobalt in Ontario grew from four shacks to over five thousand inhabitants in six months after a 1903 quarrel revealed a glittering silver lump.
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Tasmania
South Africa
Andes
Peru
Ontario
The Modest Groom at a Village Church
A wedding at a village church proceeds with a mistaken groom. The man at the chancel steps confesses he is not the intended bridegroom and refuses marriage. The real groom hides at the church basement, too shy to appear, prompting surprise.
Curve in front yard prank stirs Ozark road sign joke
A motor tourist questions why an old man posts a 'CURVE' warning sign in his yard in the Ozarks. Jig Fiddlin jokes the sign hints at his oldest daughter's marriage prospects, a wry rural exchange echoed by a Kansas City Star remark.
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Ozarks
Jig
Kansas City Star
Common Name for Cats Nancy Tries a Riddle
Four year old Nancy sits on the back steps at grandmother’s showing a kitten. She asks her mother to see the nice kitty and explains that all grandma’s cats share the same name Scat, a playful family riddle.
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Nancy
Mother
Trying Hard to Please Louisa the Kitchen Maid
A domestic helper from the country works in a city home learning quickly. Her duties include watering the fern and changing the goldfish bowl water. On the second day the mistress asks if she emptied the water under the refrigerator and Louisa replies she did with fresh water.
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Louisa
Indianapolis News
Global Wheat Harvest Up Across 26 Nations In 1927
Wheat production for twenty five northern hemisphere nations totals 2.579 billion bushels, up 1.8 percent from 1926. England and Wales yield 52.5 million bushels, Austria 9.66 million. Morocco, Algiers and Tunis total 63.93 million. Russia expects lower output. Argentina sows 19.45 million acres producing about 220.8 million bushels last year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
England
Wales
Austria
Belgium
Spain
Poland
Prussia
Morocco
Algiers
Tunis
Russia
Argentina
Western Australia
Victoria
Australia
South Australia
New South Wales
United States
Canada
Europe
Coal production continues at high rate amid union strike
The National Coal association reports bituminous coal production remains strong despite the strike by union operatives. The Commerce department records growth from 226 to 245 churches of the Christian Reformed Church in the United States between 1916 and 1926.
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National Coal Association
Christian Reformed Church
United States
Commerce Department
Ohio Sees Surge of Infantile Paralysis Cases
The United States public health service reports seventy nine new infantile paralysis cases in Ohio during the last month, indicating a growing outbreak across the state.
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Ohio
United States Public Health Service
Cuban government seeks three air corps officers for aviation school
Secretary of War Davis has received via the State Department a Cuban request for three officers of the air corps to organize an aviation school within the Cuban army.
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Davis
State Department
Air Corps
Red Cross relief spreads to flood victims across regions
The American Red Cross is extending relief beyond Mississippi valley operations to four other areas. They provide flood relief to 7,000 people in eastern Kentucky and aid other flood and storm victims in Oklahoma Peoria Illinois and Hocking County Ohio.
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Mississippi Valley
American Red Cross
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Peoria
Hocking County
Ohio
Thrift Builds Courage and Success Says Forbes Magazine
The text argues thrift fosters self-reliance and dignity while dependence erodes backbone. It contrasts thrifty individuals who manage affairs and face emergencies with wasteful ones reliant on others. It concludes with a formula: thrift develops success.
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Forbes Magazine
Horn Island Cape Named After Dutch Navigator Hoorn
The article explains the cape on Horn Island was named for William Schouten van Hoorn who, with Le Maire, rounded the cape in 1616. The name Horn is an anglicized form of Hoorn, while in Spanish the cape is Cabo de Hornos, meaning cape of ovens, a false literal translation that misled Sherman.
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Sherman
Horn Island
Pathfinder Magazine
William Schouten van Hoorn
Lemaire
Hoorn
Cabo de Hornos
Cape of Ovens
New York Stock Exchange Membership Sells for Record
Albert Brumley sold his seat on the New York Stock Exchange to Roy F. Atwood of Springfield for 224000 dollars. The sale set a new record, surpassing the prior 222000 dollar record and higher than the 118000 dollar last sale. Atwood’s purchase implied an estimated profit of 156000 dollars.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Albert Brumley
Roy F. Atwood
Springfield
Mass
Peruvian Aviator Plans Lima to New York Flight Return
Harold Gomez-Cornejo, a Peruvian aviator, aims to fly from Lima to New York and back late in September or early October, attempting the long journey in a single trip.
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Washington
Lima
Peru
Harold Gomez-Cornejo
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