Consolidation of Railways Endorsed by Senator Cummins
Iowa Senator Albert B Cummins urged consolidation of U S railways into a few systems under intelligent government supervision to meet growing commerce while opposing government ownership He outlined five objections to ownership including cost and political influence and urged passage of legislation next session to expand transportation facilities.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Albert B. Cummins
United States
Cummins
Congress
Cumming
Parliament rejects Olympic guarantee for 1928 Amsterdam Games
The Hague lower chamber rejects a bill to guarantee one million florins for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The florin is worth about forty cents, affecting funding for the Games.
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Hague
Holland
Amsterdam
Nineteen Arrests in Page County Bootlegging Raids
Shenandoah reports nineteen arrests after a series of Page county raids by law enforcement on bootlegging charges. Authorities conducted multiple operations over several days resulting in numerous detentions and ongoing investigations.
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Shenandoah
Page County
Unitarian Centennial Meeting in Boston and London Events
Boston hosts the centenary celebration week May 19 for the American Unitarian Association with European delegates and officials. Speakers include Rev Nicholas Jozan of Budapest Rev Norbert Capek of Prague and Dr Charles W Eliot. The program covers Harvard Sanders Theatre service May 10 and meetings May 11 12 with leaders from England Ireland Transylvania and Hungary. A $156000 centennial fund will be raised for a church building fund.
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Europe
American Unitarian Association
British and Foreign Unitarian Association
Unita
C. Sydney Jones
Liverpool
Curth Flower
Cambridge
Pneland
Sanders Theatre
Harvard University
Paul Revere Frothingham
Arlington Street
Boston
Federal Street
William Ellery Channing
William E. Borah
Idaho
Laymen’s League
Charles W. Eliot
Roswell Tarmon Potter
Hartford, Conn
Ay Church
Cincinnati man dies after 30 foot fall on gas tank
Frank Richardson of Cincinnati Ohio died after plunging about 30 feet while working on a new gas tank in Fort Dodge. The incident is reported by local authorities and the investigation continues.
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Fort Dodge
Frank Richardson
Cincinnati
Ohio
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