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Wednesday, November 10, 1926Edition: National

Newspaper from Wednesday, November 10, 1926

Evening Star

Washington, District of Columbia

“ENCOUNTERS SNOW”

“PRESIDENT'S MIN”
“Executive and Mrs. Coolidge”
“Greeted as Entourage Halts”
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OCR text: Bv the Associated Press. 'on BOARD PRESIDENT COOL IDGE’S SPECIAL TRAIN, November 10 —Refreshed by a good night’s rest, President and Mrs. Coolidge today i sped across Pennsylvania and Ohio i toward Kansas City, where the Chief i Executive will deliver an Armistice day address at the dedication of the I Liberty Memorial, erected in honor of 1 World War veterans. The special Pennsylvania Railroad train arrived in Pittsburgh at 8:45 am., and 10 minutes later continued Its journey to Kansas City. Mr. Coolidge, minus overcoat, and Mrs.

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“ASTRID ANOPRINCE WED IN CATHEDRAL”

“Scores Injured in Crush as”
“Crowds Flock to See”
“Royal Couple.”
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OCR text: By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, November 10.—Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid of Sweden were married at 11:15 o’clock I this morning in the St. Gudule Ca The crush of the crowds around the cathedral was so great that many women and children were injured. No fatalities were reported, but scores were taken to the hospital or treated for their injuries in nearby drug stores. It was the greatest demonstration to occur in Brussels since the Armi stice day, eight years ago tomorrow. Follows Civil Ceremony.

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“BUILDING PROGRAM CONFERENCE HELD”

“Meeting to Be Called in Few”
“Days, Says Smoot After”
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OCR text: Talk With Mellon. The Federal building program for Washington will be considered from all angles at a meeting of the Public Buildings Commission within a few days, it was announced today by Sen ator Smoot, chairman of the body, following a lengthy conference with Secretary Mellon at the Treasury De partment. Senator Smoot and the Secretary discussed the several developments in the situation in Washington, the former said afterward, and went over the entire situation. Further than to admit the subject matter of the discussion.

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“SENATE RECEIVES ENGLISH REPORT”

“Resignation of Federal Judge”
“Causes House Managers to”
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OCR text: Ask Discontinuance. The meeting of the Senate today as a court of impeachment to try Judge George W. English of the eastern district of Illinois was Hamlet with Hamlet left out. Judge English re signed a week ago. In consequence the Senate was in session as a court of impeachment only long enough to receive a report from the managers on the part of the House, recommending that the trial be discontinued so that they might re port the situation to the House it self when it meets in December.

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“Help Those Who Suffer!”

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OCR text: The tragedy that lies in the wake of the elements’ fury has been left at Washington’s own door. The little town of La Plata and part of the countryside surrounding it are stunned. To the call from the Japanese earthquake zone and the I-'lorida hurricane areas alike Washington responded generously. Now the same call is sounded almost within the circle of our own community. No one knows where the need is greatest, but the need is there. How much money, food, clothing and medical supplies will be needed is not known now.

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“Pangalos Believed Simulating Insanity”

“To Ease Sentence”
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OCR text: By the Associated Press patches from the Island of Crete reaching Athens indicate that the former Greek dictator, Gen. Pan galos, for some time lias been showing signs of mental derange ment. says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegram from Athens. Lately, the dispatch adds, Pan galos has imagined that he is the emperor of Byzantium and has demanded that he be taken to 'Constantinople. In some quarters it is suspected that he is simulat ing in the hope of obtaining lighter punishment. The government of Gen.

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“SOCIALISTS OPPOSE EX-KAISER’S VISIT”

“Deputy Demands Permanent Ban”
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OCR text: ishment for Former Ruler in Reichstag Speech. IS.r the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 10. —‘‘The re turn of former Emperor William to Germany would be a challenge to a free people.” declared the Socialist Deputy Alwin Saenger in an address in the Reichstag last night on the I occasion of the eighth anniversary of the revolution. It was time that the German people told William to stay out of Germany i forever, the deputy added.

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“NINE AIR PASSENGERS ESCAPE IN CRASH”

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OCR text: Buffeted by a gust of wind Just after landing from Philadelphia on Hoover Field at noon today a plane of the Fliiladilphia Rapid Transit Co., was turned completely over, churning its nine passengers together in the cabin but allowing them to escape with nothing worse than minor bruises and a bad scare. The plane arrived on schedule time and after making a landing was taxi ing across the field at a speed of five miles an hour, officials of the com pany stated, when it was caught by a 34-mile gust, turning it turtle. Pilot I). D. Johnston was unin jured.

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“Casualty List”

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OCR text: THE DEAD. Mary Ellen Bowie, 7, of Da Plata, s Md.. died yesterday afternoon en route i to Providence Hospital. 1 ! Lucille Edwards, 11, Ea Plata, Md., i died at Providence Hospital last night. i Lillian Della, 11. died at Providence Hospital early yesterday evening. Tilden Cooksey, 8, died at Provl . dence Hospital last night. Lucilla Miles, 10. Henry Clagctt, 10. Mary Alice Cooksey, 9. Lester Sinclair, 8. James Wright Maddox, 10. ’ Jack Clark, jr., 8. 1 Edward B. Bean, 9. La Vega Martin, 10. Rufus Watts, colored, 28. Lula Patterson, colored, 45.

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The Washington Times

Washington, District of Columbia

“HULL-MILLS JURY PLANS TO SURVEY SCENE OF TRAGEDY”

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OCR text: By JAMES L. KILGALLEN fntemMtionnl New* Service COURT HOUSE, SOMERVILLE, N. J., Nov. 10 George E. Totten, former county detective of Somerset county,, was the first witness called today when the sev enth day of the Hall-Mills murder trial opened. A few minutes before Totten took the stand the defen dants, led by Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, came into the court room. Robert H. McCarter, chief counsel for the defense, arose and shook hands with her. She was dressed in black. She sat between the other two defend ants, her brothers, Willie and Henry Stevens.

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“WITH CHIEF, MOURNS DEAD BABIES”

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OCR text: There it a hush over La Plata today—a hush that teem* to be broken only by the rat-tat-tat of the carpenters’> hammer* hastily finishing more than a dozen little white caskets, and the crunch, of spade against dirt as graves'' are being dug by volunteer workers in the town ceme tery. This is the aftermath of yesterday’s cyclone that took. a toll of 15 lives, 13 of them children. There is also, in addition to the heartbreaks and the. sadness in so many homes, actual privation in several as a result of the storm.

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“TIMES RAISING RELIEF FUND”

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OCR text: A fund for the relief of storm* stricken La Plata was started to day. The first contribution was received by The Washington Times from Edward E. Adamson. 6101 Fourth St. N. W., who turned in a check for SSO. rest nesting that It ■be used fur the relief of the stricken family of William I. Bean, whose 10-year-old son was killed and whose daughter, Theresa, 9, may die. The utter poverty of the family probably saved the life of another child. Had the family been able to buy shoes for Alice, 6 vears old, she, too, would' have been in the school.

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“SSS!'. ' A HARVEST OF RUffr”

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OCR text: WHILE MORE FORTUNATE Marylanders were gatft ering in the fruits of the harvest, J. R. Padgett, La Plata farmer, reaped only ruin. The wreckage of hifc estate is shown in this picture. A.

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The Indianapolis Times

Indianapolis, Indiana

“QUEEN REFUSES TO BE CENSORED WHILE IN U. S.”

“Laughs at Order Premier’s”
“Representative Must”
“Chaperon Interviews.”
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OCR text: Bv United Pre** ABOARD QUEEN MARIE’S SPE CIAL TRAIN, DENVER, Colo., Nov. 10.—Marie of Roumaula isn’t going to be suppressed when she talks to newspaper men, she made It plain today following an announcement by Professor Petresco, representative of Premier Averesco, that her majesty must allow him to be present at all meetings of herself and newspaper correspondents hereafter. Her majesty laughed at Petresco’s pronouncement.

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“PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON ARMISTICE DAY”

“Noon Meetings at Keith’s”
“English’s.”
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OCR text: Armistice day services will be held In two downtown theaters Thursday noon. The American Legion will observe the day With a meeting at Keith’s Theater. Disabled American Veterans of the World War will hold a service at English's Theater. Paul V. McNutt and Senator Arthur R. Robinson will be the speakers at the Legion meeting. The Rev. Fred A Line, pastor Central Universalist Church will make an address at the other observance. AD CLUB OFFICIAL SPEAKS Dsn V. Goodman, vice president of the Advertising Club of Indian apolis.

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“COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN PASSES HALF-WAY MARK”

“Reports at Luncheon Bring”
“Total in Drive to”
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OCR text: $346,101. The Community Fund campaign for $683,000 passed the half-way mark today, when reports at the third day’s luncheon at the Claypool brought the total subscribed to date to $346,101. The gifts reported to day amounted to $70,620. It was a peppy luncheon, with several theatrical entertainers present to keep things moving swiftly. “A” Division Ahead Special gifts division “A.” led by Dick Milller. continued to hold the place of honor, turning In contri butions of 351.330.

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“COLO WAVE TO END THURSDAY”

“Low Temperatures Due Here”
“Tonight.”
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OCR text: HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 25 10 a. m 25 8 a. m 24 12 (noon) .... 30 9 a. 25 1 p. m 29 The season’s first cold wave, which descended upon Indianapolis late Tuesday and carried the mercury down to a low mark of 24 degrees at 7 and 8 a. in. today, will continue through tonight, but abate Thurs day, with a slow rise of tempera ture, the United States Weather Burean announced today. A warm sun during the morning hours brought the thermometer red up to 30 degrees at noon, but it dropped to 29 at 1 p. m.

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“FORTUNE AGAIN IS RED CROSS HEAD”

“Re-Elected Chairman for”
“Eleventh Year.”
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OCR text: William Fortune was re-elected chairman and Msgr. Francis H. Gavisk vice chairman of the In dianapolis chapter, American Red Cross by directors, who held their annual meeting at noon at the In dianapolis Athletic Club. It was the eleventh year the two have been elected to these positions, having been chosen first when the chapter was organized in July, 1916. Others re-elected were Frank B. Stalnaker, treasurer, and Agnes Cruse, secretary. Stalnaker has been treasurer since succeeding the late John H. Holliday, elected when the chapter was organized.

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“USE COLOR IN PROBING TICKET LOSS”

“Street Railway Company”
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OCR text: May Be Out $5,000 on Blue Ones. Change of the color of Indianapolis Street Railway tickets from blue to salmon Nov. I was an attempt of the street car company to definitely de termine how much loss the company has suffered in the past ten months from ticket thieves, it was learned • today. Either faulty accounting or thefts has brought about a $5,000 dis crepancy, according to Robert I. Todd, street car company president, between the amount of money the car company has received from tickets sold and the value of tickets turned in by car riders.

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“M ’NUTT IN REPLY TO PA CIFISTS Head of American Legion in”

“Indiana Strikes Back”
“at Speaker.”
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OCR text: Ringing comment upon the recent challenge of pacifists to the Ameri can Legion in Indiana was an in cident in an address of State Le gion Commander Paul V. McNutt of Bloomington before the John H. Holliday Jr. Legion Post at the First Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening. It was the first appearance of McNutt before a Marion County post since his election at the, State con vention in Marion in September.

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“Thirteenth as Good a Day as Any Other”

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OCR text: The old superstition of the 13th has no meaning to Humphrey Bari rott, 426 N. Seville Ave., who Satur day, Nov. 13, will begin a sixty-day liquor sentence In county JailIn pronouncing sentence Federal Judge Robert C. lialtzell asked Bar rett If he objected to beginning the term on the 13th. "That 1h all right, your honor," Barrett, who pleaded guilty, replied. Case of Mrs. Tode McQuald, alias McOuard, 1929 N. Rural St., a co defendant, with whom Barrett lived at 1009 E. Pratt St., was taken under advisement. Federal authorities pad locked the E.

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“Philippine Public Utility „ Board Abolished.”

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OCR text: MANILA, Nov. 10. —A proclama tion which it is said virtually makes him economic dictator of the Philip pine Islands was issued by Governor General Wood today. The proclamation abolished the public utility board of control and invested the governor general with sole authority over public utility projects and enterprises, in which approximately $100,000,000 has been Invested. Observers said that Wood’s action would precipitate one of the great est controversies in the history American occupation.

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South Bend News Times

South Bend, Indiana
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The Milwaukee Leader

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Front page of The Milwaukee Leader, Wednesday, November 10, 1926
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The Montgomery Advertiser

Montgomery, Alabama
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The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck, North Dakota

“Student Arrested For Interfering With Broadcasting”

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OCR text: Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 10. -(A*) Federal Judge Hen Hicks huts under udviseme rut today a charge against Martin T. Walters, 18, university studcMit, of radio broadcasting with out a license, operating out of his wave length and using false call sig nals. This

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Brownsville Herald

Brownsville, Texas
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Questions from readers

What happened on Wednesday, November 10, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “ENCOUNTERS SNOW”; “ASTRID ANOPRINCE WED IN CATHEDRAL”; “HULL-MILLS JURY PLANS TO SURVEY SCENE OF TRAGEDY”; “WITH CHIEF, MOURNS DEAD BABIES”; “QUEEN REFUSES TO BE CENSORED WHILE IN U. S.”; “PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON ARMISTICE DAY”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

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