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Today, a century ago · Wednesday, October 20, 1926Edition: Washington, Evening Star

100 years ago today: Wednesday, October 20, 1926

Evening Star was printed in Washington, District of Columbia. This is its front page from today's date in 1926.

Evening Star

Washington, District of Columbia

“QUEEN’S RAIL BILL WILL BE BUI S2B”

“Roads Ask Right. to Cut”
“Tariff for Special Royal”
“Entourage.”
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OCR text: A six-week trip across the Conti nent and back again on a de lux pri vate train for S2B is the unique priv ilege accorded Queen Marie of Ru mania and her royal entourage of 30 persons. This was revealed today, when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on lie half of nine otlvjr roads over whose systems the royal party will travel, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission application for special reduced rates over their lines, ef fective tomorrow.

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“CUNO H. RUDOLPH RESIGNS DISTRICT POST AS HIS THIRD TERM NEARS CLOSE”

“Chairman of Commissioners”
“Tells President He Seeks”
“Rest After Years of Work”
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OCR text: Planned to Quit Year Ago. But Remained Until Fight in Con gress Over Local Government and Feiining Was Finally Clear ed Up. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Cuno M. Rudolph, rounding out 1m third term as District Commissioner and now the chairman of the Board of Commissioners, has asked Presi dent Coolidgc to relieve him of his duties and to accept his resignation.

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“DESTROYED IN CITY”

“Wind, Blowing 120 Miles an”
“Hour, Litters Streets With”
“Debris —Wires Crippled.”
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OCR text: Schools to Be Closed in Miami. Prisoners Released From Jail. Key West in Path. Bx the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, October 20. — Havana was struck by the West In dian hurricane early today, the wind velocity reaching from 120 to 130 miles an hour. The streets were flooded and littered with debris of all kinds. The storm left Cuba headed northeast and it was indicated that the storm was traveling at about 10 miles an hour toward Key West. It was believed that it will take about eight hours for the storm to get to Key West.

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“ZOO EXPEDITION TO LAND SUNDAY”

“Rough Weather Makes Trip”
“Hard —Poisonous Rep”
“tiles Break Loose.”
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OCR text: The City of Calcutta, modern ark, bringing more than 1,000 wild animals from East Africa to the WashI ington Zoo, will reach Boston some time Sunday, a day ahead of her scheduled time. This news was contained in a radio message to the Smithsonian today i sent from Midatlantic by Dr. William I M. Mann, superintendent of the Zoo, who was in charge of the Smithson ian-Chrysler expedition to the Tan ganyika. province, a veritable Eden of wild creatures. Dr.

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“IMPERIAL PARLEY MEETS IN SECRET”

“British Foreign Policies”
“Taken Up at Frank Dis”
“cussion in London.”
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OCR text: By the Associated Press. BON DON, October 20.—The im perial conference began its first busi ness session this morning at No. 10 Downing street with a frank discus sion of foreign affairs —so frank, in fact, that it was held in camera. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the for eign secretary, was to make an ex haustive review which, it was under stood, would be in part a defense of the Bocarno treaty to which some of the dominion delegates are opposed. Will Be Kept Secret.

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“MRS. MILLS’ BODY WILL BE EXHUMED”

“Dr. Hairs Remains May Be”
“Disinterred Also in' Hunt”
“for New Evidence.”
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OCR text: By the Associated Frees. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oc tober 20. —Steps have been taken to exhume the body of Mrs. Eleanor It. Mills, buried here, chiefly that In vestigators may view again the choir singer's slashed throat. There was also a prospect today that the body of Dr. Edward Wheeler Hall, who was slain with Mrs. Mills, would be removed a second time from a Brooklyn grave in the renewed search for evidence. Dr.

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“DECLARED STRONG”

“Farmers, More Prosperous”
“Than Elsewhere, Back”
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OCR text: Administration. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. TOPEKA, Ivans., October 20. —-No signs of revolt against the Republican party are discernible in Kansas, and if there is a little coolness toward the administration because of its opposi tion to the McNary-Haugen farm re lief bill, by many degrees it lacks the proportions of a revolt. Indeed, Kansas apparently pre sents another political paradox in a year which is full of them.

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“Os Suspect Leaves”

“Fruit on Heels”
“Trail for Police”
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OCR text: By the Associated I’resa. PEORIA, 111., October 20.—Per simmons laid a trail that led to a jail cell for Andrew Bentley, 21vear-old negro, arrested at Canton, 111., as th>* attacker of numerous women. Brought to Peoria be cause of fear of threats of lynching at Canton, Bentley was said by the police to have confessed assaulting seven women and to have admit ted the slaying of Oliver Wysong, 81, husband of one of the victims. The persimmon trail started at the home of Mrs. H. G. Hirschley, wife of a physician, where there Ms a persimmon tree.

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“PROHIBITION DEFEAT ASTONISHES NORWAY”

“Premier Is “Satisfied,’’ Dry Leader”
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OCR text: Is “Disappointed”—Amundsen Glad People Are “Sensible.” By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. OSLO, Norway, October 20.—Pro hibition’s spreading defeat astonishes all circles. Premier Lykke expresses himself ns “very satisfied.” “The Storting will be presented a bill abolishing prohibition. Now all citizens, knowing their responsibility, must unite to fight the illegal liquor trade.” the premier said. “That is i not the least result.

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Front page of Evening Star, Wednesday, October 20, 1926
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Questions from readers

What happened on Wednesday, October 20, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “QUEEN’S RAIL BILL WILL BE BUI S2B”; “CUNO H. RUDOLPH RESIGNS DISTRICT POST AS HIS THIRD TERM NEARS CLOSE”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

Is this the real newspaper?

Yes. Every headline and story is taken from the scanned page and its OCR text at the Library of Congress. OCR can misread letters, so the scan is shown next to the text.