Showing posts with label 69th Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 69th Congress. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Friday, June 18, 1926. Egyptian troops at Mecca.

Egyptian soldiers fired into a crowed of Muslims Najadis, killing 25 of them, following a protest that began when the Egyptians were playing music while carrying the Mahmal through the holy city of Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage, to which the Najadis took offense.

It's often forgotten in the West that Islam is far more internally divided than Christianity, a fact that's aided by the fact that there is no central head of Islam.

The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie was formed for stamp collecting and other branches of philately in at Castagnola in Switzerland.

It's the oldest such organization in the world.

Princess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, 74, former Queen Consort of Greece from 1867 to 1913 as the wife of King Geórgios I, and briefly regent for one month in 1920, died in exile in Rome.

Congress was getting ready to go home.



Congress of that era, and all the way up into at least the 90s, really did work harder than it currently does.  I've heard an interview of a member of Congress who was out of office for a decade or more and who was shocked when he went back about how much real work had decreased.  It's not hard to see that the current Congress is a model of being ineffective.

I wonder, in part, if modern transportation contributes to that.  And the net definitely does.

You could get really fresh butter in Casper.


I knew that you could get locally produced butter in the 20s (and 30s, and 40s, and at least the early 50s), but I didn't really give that all that much thought.

Weirdest coffee ad ever.


And Out Our Way explored a misunderstanding.



Last edition:

Monday, June 14, 1926. The Calles Law.

Friday, December 19, 2025

Saturday, December 19, 1925. The birth of Saudi Arabia.

The siege of Jeddah ended after 10 months as the city's defenders surrendered to the city to the Sultanate of Nejd. King Ali of Hejaz abdicated the throne and was allowed to safely depart.  Saudi Arabia was basically born.

Reichstag President Paul Löbe spoke out in favour of partial prohibition in Germany.

Mitchell's backers in Congress weren't giving up.


At the Natrona Market:


I'm not sure what building the Natrona Market was in, but a little digging shows it was right downtown at 2nd and Durbin.

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Monday, December 7, 1925. At the height of their game.

 

He was a Cuban chess champion.

Congressman Nicholas Longworth, the husband of Alice Roosevelt, was elected Speaker of the House.

Rocky Kansas (Rocco Tazzo), defeated Jimmy Goodrich to win the world light heavyweight boxing championship.

Last edition:

Sunday, December 6, 1925: Red Grange Saves the NFL