Italy Decrees Restraint on Newspaper War Hysteria
July 22, 1926 Mussolini regime enacts a decree ordering papers to stop inflaming national hatreds and military fervor. The move follows President Coolidge’s call to curb compulsory military training in schools, signaling a shift toward demobilization. The piece notes Mussolini's jingoism contrasts with the era’s push for international cooperation and peacetime stability.
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Mussolini
Italy
Coolidge
Europe
Xancer
Josiah Kirby Goes to Jail Headlines a Fraud Case
The 30,000,000 Cleveland Discount Company chief Josiah Kirby is jailed after a long fraud that robbed thousands of savers. The piece argues the state must punish such schemes and warns gulls who chase quick profits. It stresses saving over speculation and notes the inevitable downfall of con artists.
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Cleveland
Josiah Kirby
President Coolidge Takes Up Fishing Yet Keeps Quiet
The piece notes President Coolidge briefly tries fishing during a Adirondack vacation while contrasting his publicized fishing with past presidents like Cleveland who kept such activity private. It remarks the novelty of Coolidge's fishing holds public interest more than typical filler, and that reporting the trip is better than dull columns.
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President Coolidge
Vermont
Adirondacks
Senate
Cleveland
Buxzard’s Bay
Secret Service
Mr. Coolidge
Jury splits on McPherson kidnapping case verdict
The jury did not convict Reverend Mrs Mc Pherson in the alleged kidnapping. They expressed doubt about her story, effectively delivering a verdict akin to guilty but not proved. The column quotes regional papers remarking on the mistrust and social sniping around the case.
Roanoke colony mystery and era anniversaries
Yesterday and today notes list Roanoke colonists murdered by Indians in 1587, figures like Shaftesbury and Constitution sailing, plus notable deaths and birthdays. It marks a century of events from 1832 to 1924, with birthdays, anniversaries, and conventions noted across cities including Astoria Seattle Detroit and Lubbock. The item blends historical milestones with contemporary observances and upcoming conventions.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Roanoke
Anthony A. Cooper
Earl of
Shaftesbury
Amsterdam
Boston
Napoleon Joseph
Duke of Reichstadt
Napoleon I
Sehoubrunn
Paris
George W. Crawford
Ceargiat
Prevident Taylor
Auguste
Columbia County
Congress
San Francisco
Federal Trade Commission
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Melbourne
Australia
Hawaii
Ulysses
Chantav
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
I Wolfe Counts
Arnold Bennett Hall
University of Oregon
Franklin
Ind
Thomas J. Wilson
Chicago
London
Mrs Safe Bud’s Hostess Role Noted in Local Page
A fragment notes Mrs. Safe Bud has served as a charming hostess for nearly three years and still holds a cigarette as if it might go off, illustrating character in a reflective local piece.
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Safe Bud
Ambitious plans scuttled by a gink's loud chatter
A scathing persona describes a gink who surrounds a husband with vacuous talk and flippant entertainments. The speaker admits wrecking ambition with froth and idle phrases, insisting their own pleasures matter over the spouse's future. Copyright 1926.
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Republic Syndicate, Inc
To One Who Would Make a Confession Poem by Blunt
A compact English sonnet argues for leaving the past behind and embracing present love. The speaker urges lovers to forget former days, focus on the feast of love, and endure through any distance or fate. The poem contrasts past regrets with current passion and unity.
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Wilfrid
Blunt
United States
Rt Rev Thomas C Darst Chosen to Lead Crusade
Out of 135 bishops the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst bishop of the Eastern Carolina diocese was selected to spearhead the effort. A fifty year old Virginian, he earned a wide reputation for organizing and leadership. He studied at Roanoke College and the Virginia Theological Seminary, served in Richmond and Newport News before his 1915 election as bishop.
Mrs Florence Bache Rec feds French Legion Honor
Mrs Florence Bache, former wife of Jules S Bache, receives the Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French government for charity work. Her wartime services to Belgium and French provinces are cited along with prior Belgian medals and recognition by Queen Elizabeth. She and Jules S Bache divorced in Paris on August 10 1925.
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Florence Bache
Jules 5. Bache
New York
Bache
Queen Elizabeth
Jules Bache
Belgium
Craddle
Medaille de la Reconnaissance Francaise
Paris
Florence R. Shefter
How Things Look To THE FARMER By O. M. Kile
Washington notes midyear outlook for farmers. Business trends show upward momentum with steady building, auto plants, and record freight car loadings. Rail rate increase rejection by ICC cheers Farm Bureau Grange. prosperity cited as ally in the campaign.
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O. M. Kile
Washington, D. C
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
Farm prospects brighten as markets stay strong
The report argues rail revenue fears ease, stock markets rise, and industry remains robust. Butter and dairy demand should stay healthy through fall and winter, tied to employment trends, with butter prices volatile to labor data. Grain and meat prices hinge on foreign demand, but hog and corn outlooks improve with larger wheat yields and reduced Canadian output. farm buying may rise on crop and price prospects.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Luan
Future feminine power to dominate all walks of life
In a column from Atlanta dated July 22, writer notes a forecast by Eugene Fersen that a feminine intelligentsia will soon lead in society and business. He asserts feminine intuition will outpace masculine reason as the era shifts and mentions a growing Georgia peach crop with a 1926 value around 12.6 million dollars, plus a new Georgia Peach Growers Exchange marketing system to stabilize prices. The item also reports Basil Lilewell Neal in Columbia County as a listed Revolutionary War son, aged 89, highlighting a long life tied to colonial lineage.
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Atlanta
Eugene Fersen
Washington
Tolstoi
Fersen
Versen
Georgie
Georgia
Georgias
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
Columbia County
Getleman
Basil Lilewell
Neal
Dr. Cros
Jazz Is Here to Stay Says Harkness in Atlanta Visit
Robert Harkness, likened to the Irving Berlin of hymnody, argues jazz endures. He labels jazz a symptom of chaos in a chaotic generation and predicts continued jazz and more jazz until a new generation feels fresh impulses and aims. Neal, son of Basil Neal, serves as a relic of Revolutionary War loyalty on a Vermont plantation.
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Perry
Vermont
Neal
Basil Neal
Robert Harkness
Irving Berlin
Harkness
Atlanta
Fostoria Firms See Valuation Jump in 1925 Report
Fostoria companies increased their valuation by 114200 during the year, per County Auditor Powell. The rise accounts for more than two thirds of Seneca county’s total gain, with Tiffin contributing 16910. County totals show a 171440 rise, while 1925 corporation valuations reached 2909220 and now stand at 35080660, excluding public utility values.
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Fostoria
Audtor Powell
Senerva
Tiffin
Whole town sold to man for 200000 in Mapleville sale
July 22 report from Mapleville notes Henry E. Beck of Danmelson Conn purchased an entire town for 200000. The buyer is said to represent the Stillwater Worsted Mill of Hartsville R.1. The sale included all buildings, 69 dwellings, two general stores, two boarding houses, two large mills and several smaller structures.
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Mapleville
Henry E. Beck
Danmelson Conn
Hartsville
Ushers in California Theatre Use Hand Signals for Vacant Seats
Ushers at a California theatre relay the count of vacant seats through a coded system of hand signals. The method allows quick crowd management and minimizes disturbance during performances.
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California
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