The news, as printed onTuesday, October 26, 1926

4 stories, chosen from 28 newspapers of the day and shown exactly as they were printed. Every clipping is the original page, linked to its scan at the Library of Congress.

The morning edition ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026, and no more emails go out. Every edition and storyline stays here to read.

As printed: QUEEN MARIE VISITS FALLS THIS MORNING

ContextMarie, queen of Rumania and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, is touring North America with her son Prince Nicholas and her daughter Princess Ileana; her husband, King Ferdinand, remained in Bucharest.

The Bismarck Tribune · Bismarck, North Dakota · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Only in 1 of the day's 28 papers.

As printed: 85 Known Dead on British Warship

The Milwaukee Leader, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 85 Known Dead on British Warship

ContextA sloop of war is a small warship; Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a major Atlantic port and cable landing point, where advices of losses in southern waters come ashore. The hurricane that crossed Cuba last week moved north through Atlantic waters.

The Milwaukee Leader · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Only in 1 of the day's 28 papers.

As printed: Brave American Nurses Minister to Injured While Earth Trembles

ContextLeninakan, formerly Alexandropol, is a city in Soviet Armenia; Tiflis, in Georgia, is the seat of the Transcaucasian Soviet government, and dispatches out of the quake zone must travel there by wire. Near East Relief is an American charity founded during the World War that runs orphanages and hospitals for Armenian children.

New Britain Herald · New Britain, Connecticut · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 5 of 28 papers that day.

As printed: Gertrude Ederle Claims Poisoned Food Defeated Her in First Channel Attempt

Evening Star, Washington, District Of Columbia: Gertrude Ederle Claims Poisoned Food Defeated Her in First Channel Attempt

ContextGertrude Ederle of New York swam the English Channel in August of this year; an earlier attempt in 1925 ended when she was taken from the water partway across. The Harvard Crimson is the student newspaper at Harvard, in Cambridge, Mass.

Evening Star · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Only in 1 of the day's 28 papers.