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Reaches Chicago; statement of tribute to Chicago and Cardinal Mundelein; welcomed formally at Holy Name Cathedral by Cardinal Mundelein; por
Lassiter hissed by street crowd in Arica; Amer Comm guarded; Lassiter assailed in Chilean Chamber; formal notice of Chile's withdrawal will be given to Sec Kellogg by Chilean Amb; Chile's appeal to Coolidge unlikely
Repr Madden hints he will oppose adjournment of Cong without final action
1926Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author (died 2001)[†]
Philip Bayard "Phil" Crosby was an American businessman and author who contributed to management theory and quality management practices.
1926Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (died 2010)[†]
Allan Rex Sandage was an American astronomer. He was Staff Member Emeritus with the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. He determined the first reasonably accurate values for the Hubble constant and the age of the universe.
1926Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (died 2011)[†]
Thomas Grey Wicker was an American journalist. He was best known as a political reporter and columnist for The New York Times for nearly three decades.
1926Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (born 1851)[†]
Olga Constantinovna of Russia was Queen of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920.