Friday, July 9, 1926

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The Headlines

MOSQUITOS KEEP COOLIDGE INDOORS; Force Him to Forego an Evening Walk After Rain Prevents Earlier Outing. BIG FISH STIRS SKEPTICS Some Question Its Size, Now 4 Pounds, and Species -- President May End Mystery Today. SCENES AS COOLIDGES REACH SUMMER WHITE HOUSE. MOSQUITOS KEEP COOLIDGE INDOORS

Best-selling Sheet Music

Black Bottom

Ray Henderson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

On This Day

• Chiang Kai-shek accepts the post of commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, marking the beginning of the Northern Expedition to unite China under the rule of the Nationalist government.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Edward Heath (1916)
• Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
• Ben Roy Mottelson (1926)
• Franz Boas (1858)
• Jan Neruda (1834)

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Tech Check

Liquid Fuel Rocket, Talking Movies (Vitaphone) & Aerosol Spray Can.

Cost of Living (1920)