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Today, a century ago · Wednesday, October 20, 1926Edition: South Bend, South Bend News Times

100 years ago today: Wednesday, October 20, 1926

South Bend News Times was printed in South Bend, Indiana. This is its front page from today's date in 1926.

South Bend News Times

South Bend, Indiana

“YOUNG DOMINIONS OF BRITAIN SEEK GREATER FREEDOM”

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OCR text: BY CHARLES M. McCAXX I'nited Xews Staff Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 19.—Straining at the mother country’s lead strings, the young dominions of Great Britain, through speeches of their premiers at the empire conference Tuesday, made known emphatically their desires for greater freedom. The heads of dominion govern ments indicated that the keynote of tne conference as far as they were concerned would deal with questions concerning their independent status and their foreign policies.

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“PARENT SENTENCED ON CRUELTY CHARGE”

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OCR text: PARENT IS GIVEN ' LOGANSPORT, Ind., Oct. 19 — Mrs. Sarah Cohee, 53, was under sentence here today in Circuit court upon conviction on charges of cruelty to her 15-year-old stepson, John Cohee. la' addition to the 30 day Jail sentence she was assessed a fine of $50 and costs. The sentence In Circuit court affirmed a City court sentence imposed three weeks ago which Mrs. Cohee appealed. She entred a plea of not guilty in Circuit court after the appeal from the low er court.

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“MOTHER IS APPOINTED PEACHES’S GUARDIAN”

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OCR text: WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Oct. ID.— “Peaches” Heenan Browning has won the first point In a race between the girl bridg and her midle aged realtor husband, Edward W. Brown ing for a separation. The girl]s moth er has been substituted fCr^ N. Otis Rockwood, of Poughkeepsie, as Peaches’s guardian. The order was signed here today by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morschauser, upon petition of attor neys for Mrs. Browning. “I am satisfied that the Infant's interests will be protected by the the substitution.

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Front page of South Bend News Times, Wednesday, October 20, 1926
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Questions from readers

What happened on Wednesday, October 20, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “YOUNG DOMINIONS OF BRITAIN SEEK GREATER FREEDOM”; “PARENT SENTENCED ON CRUELTY CHARGE”. 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.