First Impressions of Mexico City in Oklahoma Banquet Tale
A travelogue recounts a train's arrival in Mexico City and a bold reception at Castle Chapultepec. The author notes stark poverty glimpsed near the station, a striking hotel room with outdoor access, and an official welcome by the foreign minister as President Obregon delegated duties. The piece ends with a luncheon atop the hill and praise for the sandwiches.
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Mexico City
Pilik
Chapultepec
White House
Alvaro Obregon
Sonora
Obregon
Inside the castle tour of historic Mexican relics
The guide and interpreters lead visitors through an old castle filled with storied rooms and bric a brac. Artifacts include Cortez chairs and Napoleon’s gift Maximilian chairs with French legends sewn in. Empress Carlota’s boudoir is preserved as when she lived there.
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Carlota
Maximilian
Napoleon
Queretaro
Maximilian's Castle and Mexico's Turbulent Era
The article recounts Maximilian I's lavish Chapultepec Castle life in Mexico, his execution at Querétaro, and contrasts with Madero's era. It notes a blue tiled restaurant in the historic House of the Piles, once a royal site, now a dining venue with a storied past.
Mason Transfer and Storage Company Advertisement
Mason Transfer and Storage Company urges readers to place orders for appliances including Maytag washers and gyroscope gear. The notice promotes threshing machinery, haying equipment, and fodder processing tools, praising efficiency and long-term value for farms and homes. It mentions local agencies in Port Huron Ottawa and Sidney and hints at seasonal agricultural tips and stock feed improvements.
Noted gambling house turned restaurant in Mexico era
The text notes a place transformed into a restaurant that previously served as a gambling house famous across Mexico and possibly beyond. It observes a recurring history of notable buildings in the area and mentions RK. E. 8.
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Mexico
Republican program at Cleveland rounds out convention
In Cleveland officials outline the remaining tasks for the Republican national convention in June. They expect Coolidge to win on the first ballot and name Burton as temporary chairman Wadsworth as permanent chairman and Butler as national committee chair. Contests from four states are anticipated with Pepper leading a subcommittee to review contestants. The city will be decorated with flags bunting and portraits along key streets.
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Cleveland
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
David Mulvaney
Kansas
National Committee On
Georgia
Mississippi
Arkansas
South Carolina
George W. Pepper
Pennsylvania
National Committee
Superior Avenue
4Th Street
6Th Street
Euclid Avenue
Public Square
17Th Street
9Th Street
Superior
Prospect Avenues
Porto Rican Alliance forms fusion for Cleveland convention
In Porto Rico the Unionist and Republican parties merge as the Porto Rican Alliance, with 135 votes for and 55 against. Delegates to the Republican national convention in Cleveland will come from this alliance, while a Pure Republican faction supports Todd and former Governor Reilly as rival delegates.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Mayaguez
San German
Cleveland
Mercer
Robert H. Tood
Porto Rio
Todd
E. Mont Reilly
Land Bank Promotes Rural Upbuilding in Columbia
L I Guion acting president notes the federal land bank in Columbia has fostered a general upbuilding of rural communities. Loans across four states total 73.85 million with 16,321.13 canceled. he says prompt interest and amortization payments are essential for farmers to gain long term advantages.
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Columbia
S. C
Federal Land Bank
Columbia District
L. I. Guion
Guion
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Senate and House Hearings Continue Across Agencies
The Senate elections committee keeps the Mayfield hearing underway while the House committee probes the shipping board. The National Association of Real Estate Boards presses on with its annual convention sessions.
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Senate
House
Senate Elections Committee
House Committee
Shipping Board
National Association of Real Watate Boards
Obituary for Henry Clay Harman Cedar Falls janitor and 22-year college aide
Henry Clay Harman 64 died 4 45 minutes after a heart attack at his Cedar Falls home. Born Oct 28 1860 in Washington County Iowa he moved to Cedar Falls in 1905. He served as janitor at the college gymnasium and helped students, was active in Freemasonry and Shriners, and belonged to the First Methodist church. Survived by his wife two daughters Joy and Mrs L L Wricht four sisters two brothers. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 from his residence conducted by Dr Eugene Allen with lodge and temple members assisting burial in Fairview cemetery.
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Washington County
Iowa
Cedar Falla
Black Hawk Lodwee
Valley
Baldwin Commandery
K. T
el Kahir Temple of Shriners
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
C. E
Bethany Shrine
Harmon
First Methodist Church
Joy
L. L. Wricht
DeSoto
W. Twenty-second
Eugene Allen
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Black Hawk Lodge
Knight's Templar
Fairview Cemetery
Proverbs From Experience Warn Against Nonsense
Jod Tonking argues that life lessons learned by experience reveal what polite advice should have already taught, urging readers to trust practical insight over empty chatter. Washington Star.
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Jod Tonking
Washington Star
Four Sons as Ball Players Was Hope of Meusel's Daddy
In a 1923 World Series tale Bob Meusel, twin brothers Emil and Irish, and father Dad Meusel shape a baseball saga. The piece recounts how Irish earned his nickname in Philadelphia, the brothers’ rise from Los Angeles high school to major leagues, and their paths to the Giants and Yankees with reflections from Bob Meusel on family influence and early amateur days.
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Hope
Meusel
Associated Preene
New York
Pabe Ruth
Polo Grounds
Bob Muesel
Giants
Yankee
Dad Meusel
Bob
Emil Meusel
Emil
Wald
Philadelphia
Phillies
Panehal
Los Angeles Ball Park
Los Angeles High School
Irish
Angeles Park
Irich
Vernon
Los Angeles
Washington Americans
Elmira
New York State
George Stovall
Los Angeles Highhool
Stovall
Yankees
Thornburg Named Postmaster for Thornburg
Thornburg former superintendent of Des Moines schools was nominated to be postmaster by Senator Cummings. President Coolidge expected to send the appointment to the senate in a few days and confirmation anticipated without objection from Senator Brookhart, following rejection of Harbach.
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Des Moines
Thornberg
Cummings
Washington Dispatches
Coolidge
Senate
Brookhart
Thornbere
Ldeser
W. C. Harbach
Victory Over One's Self Message
A reflective meditation on inner battles and self control as the greatest personal victory. It posits that mastering oneself is harder and more honorable than any external conquest. The text contrasts historic battlefield lines with a universal moral: inner discipline governs behavior toward others.
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Gettysburg
Waterloo
Sunken Road
Preventing Accidents Through Focused Attention
A safety reminder emphasizes that most accidents are avoidable not by luck but by careful, present attention. Workers are urged to keep their minds on the job and avoid distraction from past or future concerns to reduce risk.
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Oklahoma
Regis Hotel
Chapultepec Hill
Volatead
Here
Maximilan
Cha
Madero
Chaultepec
Mason Transfer and Storage Company
Washington, Iowa
Journal
Ieeless
O. K
Port Huron
Ottawa
Sidney Cylinder Shellers
Hart’ Parr and
Holt
Washington
Enareco
RK. E
Southern Farmers
Propo Prom Prderal Land Bank
Washington, D
Henry Clay Harman
Twenty-second
Henry Harmon
Hank
Goodrich
Silvertown Cord
Silvertown
Thornburg
D. M. Post Office
Bcizzzccoway
Benteco Kash Store
Studebaker Light-Six
F. O. B. Factory
Studebaker Garage
I. W
Studebaker
South Bend, Ind
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