Congress Votes to Submit Income Amendment Question
By 317 to 14 the house adopted a resolution sending the income question to state legislatures for a constitutional amendment with all opponents Republicans. Taft officiated at the cornerstone laying for the Ingram Congregational church in Washington. Herbert Knox Smith urged unity issues in U S waterways in a report to Taft. A Republican senator who voted against the tariff bill said Taft asked him to aid his revision stance. The tariff bill passed the senate 45 to 34 with ten Republicans voting no and one Democrat for it. Rodenberg of Illinois introduced a bill for the death penalty for kidnaping in D C.
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House
Taft
New Ingram Congregational Church
Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
United States
Senate
Rodenberg
Illinois
District of Columbia
Roosevelt Party in Geona and Other 1926 Notices
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt travels with her sister Miss Carow through Geona Italy while John D Rockefeller adds 10600000 to the General Education Board raising his total to 42000000. King Edward Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria attend a Dorchester House dinner hosted by Ambassador and Mrs Reid. James Yadkin Joyner of North Carolina is elected president of the National Education Association at the Denver convention. Gov John Burke of North Dakota is chosen president of the Missouri River Navigation Congress. Rockefeller marks his seventieth birthday with golf. Canal Commissioner Goethals issues an isthmus economy edict restricting carriage use for officials.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Geona
Italy
Carow
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Reid
Dorchester House
James Yadkin Joyner
North Carolina
National Educational Association
Denver
John Burke
North Dakota
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Goethals
Canal Commission
Isthmus
World News Roundup: Cyclones, Crimes, and International Tensions
Wrecks and damage sweep across Ohio Indiana and Illinois as cyclones strike Fithian Alton Venice and St Louis injuring mourners and crews. The John B Cowle sinks after collision near Whitefish Point with 14 dead. Crescent City banker J B Sayler kills his wife and himself with Dr Miller implicated. Orville Wright flies three miles in five minutes at Fort Myer. Clinton Illinois reveals gifts to a Washington woman tied to Col Tom Snell’s will dispute. Persian rebels attack Teheran as clashes with shah’s troops begin. Miss Stella Dunn of Bloomington commits suicide in Milwaukee museum sight of hundreds. Argentina orders envoy from Bolivia over La Paz legation assault. Anna Easton of Bavaria Wisconsin killed by fiancé turned killer. Fifteen suffragists jailed in London for breaking into the House of Commons. Christian C Johnson jailed for seven years in San Jose. Bristol Virginia wets win local option by 38 votes. Minnesota Grain Indemnity Company offices stormed as manager Norris is missing. United Society of Christian Endeavor to hold convention in Atlantic City next year. Richard Hyland of Louisville Indianapolis line causes collision injuring five after forgetting orders.
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Fithian
Alton
Venice
St. Louis
Hamilton
John B. Cowle
Isaac M. Scott
Whitefish Point
Lake Superior
J. B. Sayler
First National Bank
Crescent City
Ill
W. R. Miller
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Clinton
Washington
Tom Snell
Teheran
Stella May Dunn
Bloomington
Milwaukee
Wis
Bolivia
la Paz
Anna Easton
Bavaria
O. W. Kinkleson
Finkleson
House of Commons
London
Christian C. Johnson
Joe Madson
San Jose
Cal
Bristol
Minnesota Grain Indemnity Company
Minneapolis
S. R. Norris
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Atlantic City
Richard Hyland
Louisville & Indianapolis
Holman
Ind
Short
Ella Gingles
Chicago
New York
Marquise de la Rochebryant
Detroit
Frank Bradley
Mary Oberfuzious
Isadore Wulfson
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Denver
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
White Plains
N. Y
Lawrence Marshall Byers
Des Moines
Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Mary J. Buck
Garrison
Lincoln Park Institutional Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Temple
Louis Abernathy
United States
John Abernathy
Col. Roosevelt
Guthrie
Okla
Charleston
Louisville
Philip de Griff
Ortonville
Minn
Europe
Bronx
Santander
Spain
Castro
Venezuela
Christian G. Johnson
San Francisco
John Madson
Taft
Diaz
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Col Snell
Lil
Ait
Edward N. Detzer
Fort Wayne
Fred Mohrle
Lienville
New Orleans
Blackwell Lumber Company
Spokane
Idaho
Menasha Woodenware Company
Gladstone
England
Vienna
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
John Smith
Carlo Giro
George Staber
Flatbush
IL. S
Central Asia
Severe storm spans the Midwest hitting Chicago area
A fierce wind and rain storm sweeps from Louisville to Minneapolis encircling Chicago with downed wires and toppled trees. Reports note cyclonic winds in St Louis and widespread flooded farms forcing 150 families to flee as rivers rise and property damage mounts across Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania with telegraph lines and roads disrupted.
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Chicago
Ill
Missouri Valley
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dubuque
Cleveland
St. Louis
Alton
Steubenville
Free Methodists
Hamilton
Butler County
Seven Mile Station
Sarah Lloyd
Fourteen Sailors Die In Lake Superior Collision
In dense fog off Whitefish Point Michigan the steel steamers Isaac M. Scott and John B. Cowle collided. The Cowle sank within three minutes with 14 crewmen lost, while the Scott returned to port badly damaged but survived. The Cowle carried 8000 tons of iron ore.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Isaac M. Scott
John B. Cowle
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
Cowle
Scott
John E. Cowles
Woman in Roanoke Attacks Baby with Carbolic Acid
Mrs. Ralph Bump of Fort Wayne Indiana, 28, forced carbolic acid on her infant and then swallowed it herself at their Roanoke home, leaving the baby dead and her fate dire.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ralph Bump
Roanoke
Starved Crew Rescued From Desert Island
Seventeen of the gaso line launch crew were landed at San Blas after days on a desert island in the Tres Maris group, suffering from starvation and thirst.
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el Paso
Tex
Tres Maris
San Blas
Persia's Capital Taken Amid Constitutional Crisis
Persian Nationalists capture Teheran as Royalists retreat after the advance led by Sardarasad and Sipahdar. Mejliss summoned to witness parliament opening. cossacks outside the city. foreign life and property guaranteed by nationalist leadership while Britain and Russia had pressed the Shah to restore the constitution.
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Teheran
Persia
Turkey
Sardarasad
Sipahdar
Mefsliss
Mejliss
London
England
Great Britain
Russia
Mystery of Rowboat Ride at Klinger Lake
In Sturgis Michigan authorities and lake campers say Mary Loretta Davey of Chicago ended her life by leaping into Klinger lake after a despondent illness. Claude Hunt, a local farmer, is believed to have drowned trying to rescue her. his hat and coat were found near shore.
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Hunt
Miss Davey
Mound Springs
Klinger Lake
Walls Boat Livery
Davey
Nelson Loses Narrowly to Wolgast in Ten Round Bout
In Los Angeles Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee outweighed Battling Nelson by five pounds yet scored a thorough ten round win over the Chicago champ. After an even first round Wolgast dominated six of the remaining nine rounds while Nelson failed to take a single round. Nelson’s face was badly swollen.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ad Wolgast
Milwaukee
Battling Nelson
Chicago
Dane
Pacific Athletic Club
Wolgast
Nelson
Victims of Fourth of July Deaths in Michigan
Detroit reports two fatalities linked to Independence Day celebrations. Prof. W. R. Pitkin of Albion College died of blood poisoning in Albion after injuries from the holiday. Orville Morrison, age 10, died of lockjaw in Muskegon from Fourth of July injuries.
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Detroit
Mich
W. R. Pitkin
Albion College
Albion
Orville Morrison
Muskegon
Lockjaw
Heat Kills Five In Philadelphia During Heat Wave
A severe heat spell in Philadelphia claimed five deaths, including four children and one adult, Mrs. Sarah Linton, 70. The hot spell followed a prior heat wave in the city about two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sarah Linton
Grant and Julia Dent Love Story Farm Turned Horse Retreat
Historic Dent farm outside St. Louis, once home to Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent, has been converted into a retreat for tired horses. The 40 acre site, near Jefferson Barracks, features sheds, barns, and a block house, preserving its Civil War era roots.
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Dent
St. Louis
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Barracks
Julia Dent
City of
Grant
White House
Col
Fred Dent
Fred Dent, Jr
Gen. Dent
United States Military Academy
Army Hospitals Face Major Telephone System Costs
It is estimated an overhaul to equip all permanent army posts with telephone systems will cost about 200000 dollars. The current appropriation is 30000 dollars, so the Signal corps plans to extend the existing system at several posts. Wires are being placed underground and major improvements are under way at Fort Myer Virginia Fort Riley Kansas and the Chickamauga National Park reservation. Work will soon begin at Fort Des Moines Iowa and Fort D A Russell Wyoming.
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Army
Signal Corps
Army Posts
Fort Myer
Fort Riley
Kan
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Sufferers
Camden New Jersey resident Mrs W P Valentine credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing headaches back pain fatigue and weakness. Gardiner Maine resident 8 A Williams says it cured a female disease avoiding hospital. Advertisement urges others with inflammatory or menstrual issues to try the remedy.
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Camden
N.J
Leenham
Lydia Pinkham
Perso
Mrs. W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Shower Brings Praise and Panic as Rain Drenches Yard
Mrs Randall and a friend marvel at a sudden downpour praising its relief from drought while one exclaims the rain a God-send for flowers. In a panic she discovers she left the baby outside, creating a moment of alarm amid the shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Randall
Umbrella Run In Rain Sparks Quick Retail Spurt
Mrs. Jones is caught in a downpour and rushes to buy an umbrella. The scene suggests a sudden shopper impulse driven by sudden rain.
Hospitals a Benefit to Property in TB Study
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis found that 67.5 percent of U S tuberculosis sanatoria and hospitals benefit local property and community health. In more than 62 percent of sanatoria the institutions increased surrounding property values.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Wizard Oil Ad Promises Pain Relief For Rheumatism
An old advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as superior for rheumatism neuralgia and general pain. The brief copy asserts relief from soreness and inflammation and hints at product quality by framing it as a trusted remedy from a historic era.
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad Claims Teething Relief
Historical advertisement asserts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup eases teething pain reduces inflammation cures wind colic and is sold in bottles. The text also suggests a reflection on a mother and daughter’s actions in a compact family context.
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Washington News
Missouri
Minnesota
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Pittsburg
Horse Haven
Ulysses
Julia
Louisiana
Travilla
Ulysses S. Grant III
Pinkham
Dickens
Haan
A & Guaranl
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
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