Canada election watch from a U S perspective
The piece assesses Canada's 1926 election, noting Liberals under Mackenzie King were briefly kept in power by Northwest progressives, then toppled by Conservatives. It discusses Governor General Lord Byng's role, the election as a test of fair play, and potential US Canadian cooperation impacts. The author urges cautious curiosity about the outcome.
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United States
Liberal Party
Mackenzie King
Canada
Northwest
la Follette
Brookhart
Lord Byng
States
Cost of Education Budget Underlines City Values
The Board of Education approves a 427158.62 dollar budget for city schools, a large sum for Elyria signaling the value placed on youth education. The piece argues for prudent spending, warns against waste, and notes distractions from core learning while reflecting on local remarks from Marion Star and Crescent News.
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Board of Education
Elyria
Notable historic dates flash across a page of obits and events
A hurried miscellany lists deaths of ES L8dt Alexander D. Bache and Moses Yale Beach, plus births of Anthony Blanc and Julian W. Mack. It notes 1864 grant for 30 000 troops, 1904 Edward VII cornerstone, and 1915 battles begun in Russian Poland. Also mentions conventions opening in multiple cities and a poem recalling sea dreams and marching legions.
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Alexander D. Bache
U. S. Coast Survey
Philadelphia
Newport
R. 1
Anthony Blanc
New Orleans
Grant
Moses Yale Beach
Penny Press
America
Wallingford
Conn
George KB. Pugh
United States
Ohio
Cincinnati
Crimes Hill
Edward VII
Liverpool
Russian
Poland
Charles Edward
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
England
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Centenary of Gen John I Gregg Birth Observance Event
Observances mark the centenary of General John I Gregg noted for his role in the Mexican Civil War. The article notes other religious, sporting, and historical commemorations in a single page item. Ten thousand visitors are mentioned in the fragmentary text near the end.
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John I. Gregg
Cardinal Regin
Canada
John J. McGraw
New York
Jerusalem
Acquaintance Tearoom Tieup Over Losses
A fragmentary note describes a tearoom dispute tied to losses of about 1.25 million dollars. The readable text hints at a conflict involving an acquaintance and a deferral before a shave, with a cryptic verse on artful times and a failed effort to prevent a loss.
I’m the Gink Who Gives Up My Seat
A candid columnist profile from 1926 presents a man who readily offers his seat to young women in transit, then uses courtesy to pursue conversation and learn her name and address, describing his pattern of behavior as harassment despite polite surface.
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Gink
Gracionga
Republic Syndicate, Inc
Harvard Historian Dr. Haskins Named British Academy Fellow
Dr Charles I Hasking professor of history and political science at Harvard and former dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has been elected a corresponding fellow of the British Academy He was born in Meadville Pennsylvania in 1870 and earned his BA from Johns Hopkins at seventeen He completed his PhD at twenty and was a professor of history at Wisconsin by twenty one He later joined Harvard and in 1921 served as Americas special representative at the Peace Conference on the Alsace Lorraine settlement He is an authority on Norman institutions and has written extensively on history
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Charles I. Hasking
British Academy
Harvard
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Hasking
Meadville
Johns Hopkins University
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Ita
America
Alsace- Lorraine
Haskins
Poems by George William Curtis and his literary legacy
An overview of George William Curtis, American writer and essayist, noting his rare poetry such as "Prue and" and his steady activism. Mentions his Brook Farm ties and contributions to Harper publications that broadened his audience.
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George William Curtis
Senator Ernst Faces Steady Fight For Re Election
Richard Pretlow Ernst of Kentucky, a loyal Coolidge supporter, faces a tough November bid against Congressman Alben W. Barkley of Paducah. Kentucky’s off year history and Democratic leanings, plus agricultural discontent and Anti-Saloon League opposition, shape the race as Ernst mounts a difficult campaign. Ernst, born February 28, 1858 in Covington, practiced law after graduating in 1880 from the University of Cincinnati and was elected to the U S Senate in 1920.
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Richard P. Ernst
Kentucky
Coolidge
Sroubla
Alben W. Barkley
Paducah
Ernst
Anti- Saloon League
Richard Pretlow Ernst
Covington
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
U.S. Senate
Red Cross chapter organized in Elyria city
Ten years ago a Elyria chapter of the Red Cross formed by a National representative. Builders for the Lorain County bank project drilled thirty five feet to strike a rock foundation. Elizabeth K K Danlittle, city’s oldest resident, died at ninety four. County Republicans nominated Haserodt for auditor Irish for treasurer Ward for sheriff Tucker for recorder Miller for coroner Hageman for commissioner Fativer for surveyor Johnston, long time county attorney, died at his East avenue home. City council barred bicycles from the sidewalk.
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Elyria
The
Red Cross
National Organization
Lorain County Bank
Elizabeth KK. Danlittle
Republican County Convention
O. E. Haserodt
C. M. Irish
Robert Ward
C. FE. Tucker
Harmony Hill unveiled at Cascade Park with band concert
Twenty five years ago the Cascade park point was christened Harmony Hill during a Sunday band concert. A. R. Webber carried every precinct in the county for his candidacy for judge, while construction began on the rally along the Grafton branch of the Green Line.
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Cascade Park
Harmony Hill
A. R. Webber
Court of Common Pleas
Grafton
Paris Post Office Enforces Real Names For Correspondents
In Paris on the July 19 style, midinettes who once used assumed names for love notes must now reveal their true identities under a commerce ministry act. Crowded post office lines form during lunch, while cafes near the Champs Elysees serve as popular mail hubs. Footit's Bar and Fanny Ward's Fountain of Eternal Youth attract women with social and beauty attractions, reflecting a lively city scene.
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Paris
Mademoiselle Suzette
Mademoiselle Lisette
Minister of Commerce
Champs Elysees
Footit’s
Footit's
Fanny Ward
Fanny
Royal road to looking young and handsome
French records trace the rice face powder from drying oily skin to coquetry then nobility by the eighteenth century and a Revolution ended the privilege. Women persisted with white powders. Rabies in Paris fell to three 1925 cases in Seine. dogs and suburbs taxed reach large totals. Paris airport records show rising air traffic with 38 planes and 190 passengers. Belgian pigeons number 3,500. A Parisian female Fagin teaches girls petty theft.
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Paris
Commission of Veterinary Service
Seine
Ee Gourget
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