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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1926
Page
11
Washington report that Lt Col H Edmund Bullis seeks radio station cooperation to reach 40000 reservists with eight ten minute talks and a classroom style program next fall. Talks to be broadcast weekly with an exam in week eight and papers graded by an army officer.
Red McDermott of Oroville California won the first prize in a Freckle Face contest held in Davis California a few days ago for the Huckleberry Finns of 1926.
University of Wisconsin researchers led by Dr. Ko Kuel Chen report ephedrine, an ancient Chinese drug used for 5,000 years, can raise blood pressure longer than adrenalin and may aid asthma, colds, hay fever, and anesthesia. Tests at Mayo Clinic and University of Pennsylvania support its potential.
Four siblings in Cleveland Ohio sue to restrain Ferdinand Brettschneider from placing a family tombstone on their parents grave. They allege he had his name carved on the stone and stated it would be erected despite objections over family specifications.
The Stanley Iron Works mill in Bridgewater will be abandoned with the section moved to New Britain Connecticut. Founded in 1784 the plant cast cannons for the War of 1812 and earlier blubber pots for whalers. The machine shop and foundry will be retained.
Washington warns that a growing number of American travelers will sail to Europe amid cheaper money and better facilities. A National Geographic bulletin introduces the “ocean tender foot” and advises selecting a chair location, watching shipboard bulletins, decoding bugle calls, and managing meals while noting time lost during the crossing.
London reports India's sole ruling begum abdicates after 26 years in Bhopal. She names her son Nawab Zada Hamidulla as successor, citing Islamic law and political stability. The 68 year old ruler, vigorous and beloved, travels back to India with her family after arranging the transition with the British government.
Plans for joint army navy maneuvers next August at Narragansett Bay test coast defense against a modern fleet. The fleet includes Lexington and Saratoga with 281 combat and support aircraft. Col Winn Mitchell argues a strong air force can defend 200 miles offshore.
The former German Kaiser kept luck symbols in his palace amid his imperial plans. A rusty horseshoe hangs above the gilded door to his study, said to have fallen during a Tiergarten ride over twenty five years ago. Superstitious subjects claim the symbol’s orientation doomed Germany’s empire ambitions.
New York estimates the cost of raising a child through age 18 at 7202 dollars. The breakdown covers birth 250, food 2500, clothing and shelter 3400, education 1150, health 248, recreation 130, insurance 54, sundries 570. The education bill offset includes 1100 the survey notes may be paid by the child.
Describes the Supreme Court session start with Oyez calls in the Capitol, the audience, and the nine justices led by Chief Justice Taft. Explains seating, docket readings, admission to the bar, and the two hour per case argument format, plus Saturday conferences and secret opinions.
A official said there has been no leak signaling a court funding decision, noting the delivery of wires dates back 30 years to his knowledge. The discussion centers on appropriations and maintaining integrity of the process.
Dr. Disraell Kobnak of Chicago urged Illinois medical society surgeons to expand the use of surgical diathermy a heat based electric method to kill cancer tissue. He argued it can equal the knife in destroying cancer while reducing fatalities from the disease.
Century Magazine notes that early marionettes were colossal idols near the Nile believed to speak and breathe, designed to terrify worshipers. Hollow images hid joints, with priests providing voice and gesture from within the statues.
Lagro Indiana once a major trade center on the Wabash and Erie Canal, later eclipsed by railroads. Now a village of about 1000, Lagro survives as a station on the electric line while surrounding towns faded. Local elder P J Zorbaugh notes many similar towns disappeared or became cornfields after rail expansion.
Quy Custer, twenty seven, committed suicide by hanging in a barn loft on his farm near here. The motive has not been established.
Philadelphia fashion note highlights a shift in mask choices for criminals with bank robber style leaning toward gendered and theatrical coverings. Local observers comment on the evolving look and its impact on detection.
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