Rockville fair features stock and riding contests
Fine weather highlighted the Rockville fair with judging of cattle and horses, a cavalry riding display from Fort Myer, harness races, and a 4 furlong run. 180 cattle including Jerseys and Holsteins showed, with premiums for boys 4-H clubs and girls canning projects.
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Rockville Fair
United States Cavalry
Fort Myer
Emory Ricketts
John B Diamond
James D King
Delaware Land and Development
700 Troops Raid Mob of Hawaii Gangsters
Honolulu dispatch reports 700 Fort Shatter soldiers raided the Kalihi district to avenge a comrade beaten by gangsters. Riots erupted between soldiers and civilians but were quelled by military and civil police after soldiers routed the mob. Descriptions note soldiers are occasionally beaten when walking alone by gangsters.
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Honolulu
Earthquake Kills 41 8000 Left Homeless in Turkestan
A seismic disaster near Osh in Semirechensk province Russia Turkestan leaves 41 dead and about 8000 homeless per Allahabad dispatch via Pioneer arrival notes. More than 4000 houses destroyed. At Teheran American minister Joseph S Kornfeld resigns and plans to sail home September 1.
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London
Osh
Semiryechersk
Russian Turkestan
Evening News
Allahabad
India
Pioneer
Teheran
Persia
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Joseph S. Kornfeld
America
Glad He Picked This Good Stomach Remedy
A short advertisement praises a stomach remedy that is claimed to settle digestion, relieve chronic discomfort, and improve sleep by calming stomach upset and reducing spells of indigestion. The tone emphasizes quick relief and overall well being from using the product.
Money Back Promise From Peoples Drug Stores
Injudicious eating causes indigestion gas acidity heaviness and sour stomach. A friendy remedy with pepsin mentha p comes in a bottle said to rapidly ease distress and restore a clean strong stomach. A Newark New Jersey man touts its relief and urges readers to try the product.
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Calvin Diles
Alloway
N. J
Dave
Mars Nears Earth as Army Listens for Signals from Mars
United States army radio operators in more than 30 stations listen for signals from Mars as the planet nears Earth. Maj. Gen. Saltzman issued orders to log any unusual radio phenomena during Mars closest approach in centuries while Dr Todd seeks worldwide silent observation and Jenkins installs a 100 hour recorder in Washington. Meanwhile the Naval Observatory prepares to study Phobos and Deimos with Prof Asaph Hall Jr leading observations on their orbits and masses.
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Mars
United States Army
Charles McK. Saltzeman
Army
Saltzman
Dravid Todd
Amherst College
Todd
Marc
Signal Corps
State Department
Europe
South America
Aasla
Jen Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Paul B. Kiugh
National Association of Broadcasters
New York
Department of Commerce
D. B. Carson
Bureau of Navigation
Stephen B. Davis
Hoover
Mars Ie
Washington
C. Francis Jenkins
Connecticut Avenue
Buenos Aires
United States Naval Observatory
Phobos
Deimos
Asaph Hall
Edwin T Pollock
E. C. Rower
Mars Habitable Planet Says Navy Astronomer
See Mars Certainly Inhabitated By Animal Life and Scientist Captain J. J. Lee, United States Navy, claim astronomical research proves Mars is habitable. He cites 24 hours 37 minutes rotation, 28 degree tilt, polar ice caps, clouds photographed in 1907 1916 1920, and a yearly cycle near Earth. He argues life on Mars is probable and Venus too, sharing Earth's chemical elements and physical conditions.
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San Francisco
J. J. Lee
United States Navy
Mare Taland
Mars
Earth
Thibet
Todd Expects to Sleep During Mars Signal Quest
Dr. David Todd, after three weeks organizing a world wide party to catch Mars radio signals, said he would likely sleep tomorrow night when Mars is nearest Earth. He recalled the 1909 AAAS resolution criticizing attempts to communicate with Mars as detrimental to science.
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Mars
David Todd
Earth
Mara
American Astronomical Association
Mare
Canals of Mars Ruled as Vegetation Banks in Waterways
The Mars canals are likely vegetation banks along watercourses. If signaling Mars, we can do so but chance of response is small since radio technology was not available 30 years ago. Life on Mars exists, though communication is unlikely and Mars signal prospects remain slight.
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Globe
Mars
Alexander the Great
Caesar
Napoleon
Washington
Nature
Helmholtz
Hertz
Marconi
Earth
Lack of Facts Slows Tax Appeal Hearings
The newly formed board of tax appeals reports difficulty starting Federal income tax cases due to many appellants failing to comply with rules. About 200 cases are pending awaiting additional responses as the board requires clear definitions of issues and concise statements of facts for proper written findings and decisions.
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Board of Tax Appeals
Hamel
Knights Tilt at Marshall Hall in 40th Tournament
Marshall Hall hosted a medieval jousting and grand dress ball as knights from Washington Virginia and Maryland competed before thousands. J A Hungerford won the writing event while J F Love L Abher son and Vincent Hungerford placed second to fourth. Officials included S Barnes chief marshal and J Pearson aids. The gathering featured speeches by Sidney F. Mudd and Ferdinand Cooksey.
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Marshall Hall
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Sidney F. Mudd
Ferdinand Cooksey
J. A. Hungerford
J. F Love
L. Abherson
Joseph Howard
BE. W. Hungerford
P. Mertens, Jr
Harry Hicks
U S Consumes 8 000 000 Tons of Paper in Year
More than eight million tons of paper were used in the United States last year, surpassing all other nations combined. Earle H. Clapp and Charles W. Boyce note the scale of pulp wood use and list common paper varieties such as blotting, tissue, carbon, and wrapping papers.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Earle H. Clapp
Charles W. Boyce
Forest Examiner
President urged to name O'Leary police court judge
James J. OLeary Assistant U S District Attorney is urged by Stuart Reed and West Virginia lawmakers to succeed Judge John P. McMahon as District police court judge when his term ends next month. Maryland Republicans already favor OLeary, citing legal ability and tough enforcement. McMahon backers expect reappointment despite Democratic ties and concerns over how equor law violators are handled.
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Anne O'Leary
James J. O'Leary
United States District Attorney
District Police Court
John P. McMahon
Coolidge
Stuart
Reed
O'Leary
McMahon
West Virginia
Congress
Stone
James F. Oyster
Maryland
Representative Zihiman
Zihiman
House District Committee
Oyster
Sinclair Bases Plea on Walsh Radio Talk
Harry F. Sinclair, Tea Pot Dome lessee, filed an abatement plea in the District Supreme Court seeking to quash his indictment. The motion cites a radio statement attributed to Senator Walsh of Montana, the senatorial prosecutor in the offenses inquiry. A similar grounds plea was filed by Edward Doheny Jr and his father.
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Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
District Supreme Court
George P. Hoover
Sinclair
Bea
Senator Walsh
Montana
Edward &. Doheny, Jr
Silver Coins Displace Paper Money Abroad
Vienne reports a shift away from paper currency in Europe as metal coinages reappear. France led with a new franc, Germany issued silver franc and three-renten pieces plus nickel pfennigs, Austria began silver shilling coinage, and Russia plans silver issues including a London mint coinage order destined for Moscow banks.
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Vienne
Matl
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Royal Mint
London
Moncow
New York Society Guests Tally News From Lenox and Washington
New York society figures arrive from Lenox and will stay at the Plaza a week before returning home to Washington. Dr Ladislas Wroblewski, a Polish minister, is at the Hotel Chatham. Miss Margaret Deering Despard wed Capt Z Newton Eates at Camp Lewis. Capt Estes, UVA 1902 graduate, joined the army in 1918. Maj Gen Edward M Lewin and wife return from Europe to Hotel Astor then Honolulu. Alice Astor and Prince Obolensky head to their Alberta estate.
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Cal
Washington Fort
New York
T. De‘Witt Talmadge
W. Fitt Scott
Lenox
Maas
Plaza
Washtngton
Ladislas Wroblewski
Poland
Chatham
Misa Margaret Deering” Despard
Clement Lyndon Despard
Rumson, N. J
Alberta
Canada
English Best Husbands Treat Wives as Pals
New York report notes novelist Mary Borden wife of Gen. E. L. Spears says English husbands treat wives as companions not as dolls. She argues English wives are equals,less nagging, and share responsibilities, leaving American wives more focused on dress and social games.
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New York
Mary Borden
United States
E. L. Spears
Mrs. Spears
Post Insurance Offers Quick Easy Policies
The Washington Post advertises two simple policies for readers a $2500 accident policy and a $500 life policy both requiring only a brief visit to the insurance department or mail application with no medical exam needed. Policies take effect one year from issue and require applicants to be in good health for the life policy.
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Washington Post
The
Post
Insurance Department
Relics of Whalers Draw British Vistors to New Bedford
Special to The Washington Post Sir John Bland Button president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Lady Sutton tour the Dartmouth historical society whaling museum in New Bedford Massachusetts Admiration for Herman Melville and Moby Dick prompted the trip They viewed a miniature whaler whale teeth and relics of old whaling days including the crew list bearing Melville’s name Sir John noted he is the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons to visit the United States during his term The Scythia will carry them back to Boston Sunday.
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Washington Post
New Bedford
Mass
John Bland Button
Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain
Sutton
Old
Dartmouth Historical Society
Hare
John
Herman Melville
Boston
Frank Wood
Royal College of Surgeons
United States
Sir John
Veterans Organize to Elect Coolidge in District Race
District Republican veterans form to back Coolidge and Dawes with slogan Leave well enough alone. Headquarters set in Metra Pollten Bark building led by Charles Riemer, Stuart Walcott Post commander. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines on executive committee with events at Mazoni auditorium and White law hotel tonight hosting Colored League and Federation of Colored Republican Women rally.
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Coolidge and
Dawes
Charles Riemer
Stuart Walcott Post
American Legion
Frank T. Hines
Veterans‘ Bureau
Coolidge and Dawes
Mazoni
Coolidge and Dawes Republican Colored League
Whitelaw Hotel
Federation of Colored Republican Women
North Carolina Accredits Her Own Envoy to League
Philip S. Henry arrived in Geneva bearing a signed document from Gov. Cameron Morrison appointing him as special commissioner from North Carolina. League officials are puzzled on reception as Henry has not yet presented credentials, though he is welcomed as a representative American eager to learn about the league. The governor's document grants him all rights and powers necessary to discharge his duties.
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Geneva
A. P
Philip S. Henry
Cameron Morrison
North Carolina
Henry
League of Nations
League
Speed Tests Crown Swem Stenographer Champion Again
Charles L. Swem, longtime private stenographer for President Wilson, won the National Shorthand Reporters Association speed tests crown at the Wardman Park hotel. He topped 28 contestants with 92.33 percent accuracy in the 380, 240, and 200 words per minute events, narrowly beating Nathan Behrin of New York.
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Charles L. Swem
Wilson
National
Wardman Park
Association
Behrin
Bwem
Myron Randolph
Navy officers scale immense iceberg near Labrador
Indian Harbor Aug 20. Captain McCord of the destroyer Charles Ausburn and officers from that ship along with the U S Marcy and others visited a vast iceberg two hundred feet high near the anchorage. They cut steps up the ice shelf with axes while observers watched the perilous climb and warned of possible breakup at any moment.
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Indian Harbor
Labrador
A. P
Iceland
McCord
U. S
Charles Ausburn
Mallard
Zimmerman
Lieut
Carroll
Johnston
White
U.S. S. Marc
Matteotti Burial Set For Tomorrow In Rome
The body of Giacomo Matteotti, found five miles outside Rome, was taken to his home and placed in a chapelle ardente among socialist colleagues. He will be buried tomorrow. Titta Ruffo, brother of Matteotti’s widow, has arrived from Bogota after learning of the deputy’s disappearance.
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Rome
Giacomo Matteotti
Frata Polsene
Socialist Party
Milan
Italy
Titta Ruffo
Giacomo Matteoetti
Bogota
Colombia
Signor Ruffo
City Labor Pause for Negro Pastor Funeral in Columbia
Mayor W A Coleman proclaims 30 minute citywide pause as Columbia mourns Rev Charles Jaggers known as Uncle Jaggers an AME preacher who served 75 years with a single text Phil 2 5 Let this mind be in you and who fostered an old folks home for black seniors born in Chester County he preached since age 14 ordained at 18 and visited prisoners to minister to chain gangs before founding the charity home for elderly Negroes now debt free and housing over twenty residents.
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Columbia
S. C
W. A. Coleman
South Carolina
Christ Jesus
Jaggers
Alove
Chester County
Tdebolt
Wales to Be Informal On Visit to Coolidge
The Prince of Wales sails on the Berengaria next Saturday for the United States and Canada with no public engagements planned before departure. He will meet President Coolidge in a loosely arranged trip, with no formal program of dates, though major eastern cities may be visited.
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London
Prince of Wales
United States
Canada
Prince of
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