Coolidge's Father Laid To Rest In Simple Vermont Funeral
Funeral of Col. John Calvin Coolidge held at his Plymouth home with simple rites as per his wishes and those of President Coolidge. The ceremony lacked hymns and church services, ending at the hilltop cemetery as the president returned to Washington. The event drew tributes from Congress and diplomats, while property notes linked the family farm and estate to Calvin Coolidge.
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Plymouth
John Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
United States
Coolidge
Washington
John White
Colonel Coolidge
Calvin
White House
Congress
Senate
Dale
Rep
House
Garret
Dem
Tenn
Calvin G. Coolidge
Congress Rejects Amendment on Bible Respect in Schools
Washington briefs report the House voted against inserting a DC appropriation amendment to withhold salaries for teachers or officials who teach disrespect to the Bible or promote inferior government. President Coolidge foresees continued U S Mexico relations improvement. Senator Deneen urges faster river and harbor projects to connect the Middle West to the sea.
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House
District of Columbia
Middle West
Deneen
Rep. Til
Rivers and Harbors Board of
The
War Department
West
Representative Hill Saas Er of the Wet Group
The fragment references a representative named Hill Saas Er associated with a wet group. Details on location, organization, or event are not provided in the readable text.
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Hill Saaser
Hang Army Officer for Girl's Murder
Manila reports Second Lieut John Thompson of the United States Army hanged for the murder of his seventeen year old fiancée Miss Audrey Burleigh. He died at Fort McKinley after a court martial found him guilty of first degree murder. Thompson, 25, admitted killing Burleigh and said he could not live without or marry her due to his insufficient salary.
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Manila
John Thompson
United States Army
Fort McKinley
Thompson
Audrey Burleigh
Hamilton P. Caimes
Medical Corps
Miss Burleigh
Alaska Trade Shows U S Made Good Deal
Trade figures compiled by John McBride show Alaska exported 62,228,785 in 1925 with a favorable trade balance of 29,024,224 and total commerce of 205,423,246. Gold silver and copper production rose while the fish industry declined from 38,168,845 in 1924 to 87,600,451 in 1925 due to small Bristol Bay salmon runs and eel preservation restrictions.
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Juneau
Alaska
John ©. McBride
United States
Bristol Bay
Eee
Big theater project advances in Fairbury Nebraska
Nebraska brief notes report work starting on a new 100000 theater at Fairbury while other items note a $10000 fire at Colon Saunders county and a range of local developments from a creamery plan at Aurora to a prayer for a Fourth of July speech by Governor McMullen at North Platte.
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Fairbury
Colon
Saunders County
Charles Robins
Madison
Unio
Aurora
Grand Island
Central City
McMullen
North Platt
H. H. Thomas
Hebron
Hans Kattich
Plattsmouth
Falls City
Central Co-operative Creamery Company
Beatrice
R. Taer
College View
South Am
F. P. Page
Dawson
John Wegner
Louisville
C. A. Morse
Fremont
Nebraska
Omaha
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Rudolph Tillman
Lincoln
Bethany
State Agricultural College
Stratton Board of Education
S Lool
Oa”Tas Hughes
Nebraska hatcheries distribute over 1.6 million fish in 1925
Gretna Valentine and Benkelman hatcheries supplied more than 1 300 000 fish to streams and waters across Nebraska in 1925 under the state game and fish administration. An additional 300 000 fish were moved from fragile ponds to safer locations to prevent loss from freezing and drying.
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Benkelman
Gretna
Valentine
Nebraska
State Game and Fish Administration
Swine Industry Sees Favorable Outlook for Nebraska
F K Reed of the state and federal division of agricultural statistics says the swine industry looks favorable for the coming year. He notes Nebraska hogs are at their lowest numbers since 1922 and U S hog counts are at multi year lows, with high prices likely to persist.
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Lincoln
F. K. Reed
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Lincoln A revision sets 12 unit freshman rule at state university
The state university will implement a 12 unit credit admission basis for freshmen starting next September. This revives a new system replacing the former semestral point method based on four years of high school work, according to Professor A A Reed the university examiner.
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Lincoln
the State University
A. A. Reed
Sheep train to push higher prices across plains
Scottsbluff Nebraska growers launch a campaign to raise sheep prices by sending twenty carloads to eastern markets with more cars to follow. A separate note from Scribner L. 8. Spath claims six Duroc sows farrowed 87 pigs in 1926, an average of 14% pigs per litter, challenging others to match the record.
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Scottsbluff
Platte Valley
Nebraska
Scribner—L
Spath
Mrs Jensen Contracts Mumps from Great Grandchild
Mrs L G Jensen visiting at Mrs Henry Hummmelg’s home caught mumps from her first great grandchild Billie Hummels. She is recovering after nursing her own children and grandchildren through the illness.
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Hildreth
L. G. Jensen
Henry Hummmelg
Billie Hummels
Eight County Schools Plan Mother Goose Pageant Floats
Ellen M. Brown, county superintendent, says eight schools in the county are preparing floats for the Mother Goose pageant at the county fair this fall. Each school will decorate a float representing a Mother Goose rhyme.
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Walthill
Ellen M. Brown
Pheasant Collision Kills Bird in Grand Island
A pheasant struck a large sedan in Grand Island causing the bird’s instant death and shattering two heavy windshield plates. The incident left minor injuries to Gus Woes and woodwork damage to the automobile.
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Grand Island
Gus
Falls City to Build First Landing Field in Southwest Nebraska
Falls City prepares the first landing field in the region. Charles and Heineman, local contractors, will establish a forty acre field with a central white concrete sign bearing the name Falls City.
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Faille City
Falls City
Nebraska
Charles & Heineman
Guaranty Fund to Pay Weston Bank After Insolvency
The state guaranty fund must cover Weston Bank of Weston with 48 583 dollars previously on deposit at the Bank of Newcastle when it failed. The Supreme Court reversed the district court ruling.
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Guaranty Fund
Bank Lincolnm
State Guaranty Fund
Weston Bank of Weston
State Bank of Newcastle
Supreme Court
District Court
Thayer County Pioneer Is Dead at 82
Hebron resident E. H. Brock died aged 82 after nearly five decades in Thayer county. Born in Savannah Missouri, he worked freight routes between St. Joseph Missouri and Denver before the Civil War.
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Thayer County
Hebron
E. H. Brock
Savannah
St. Joseph
Denver
City to Erect One New Exhibition Hall
Merchants and manufacturers unite to build a new exhibition hall in the city at an approximate cost of $3,000 as part of this year’s display.
Lydia B Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Testimonies from Mrs Melissa Barbess of Glasgow Kentucky and Mrs C Faurm of New Orleans detail recovery after using Lydia B Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad notes the product’s long history and its appeal among women over fifty years.
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Glasgow
Indianapolis
Indiana
Melissa Barbess
Route 2
O. F. Steenbergen
New Orleans
Lydia
Pinkham
Mas. C. Faurm
Dauphine
Orleans
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Seattle
Bertha K. Landes
J. S. Thompson
Military Academy
West Point
Far Rockaway
N. Y
Army
Thomas
U. S
Cornhusker News
Lydia Noa
Bax
New York City
Ben Schelde
Pastor Koenigs Nervine
Aone
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