Washington D.C. erupted in political drama as Rep. Blanton of Texas called for the impeachment of Commissioner Penning, accused of misconduct in handling estates of insane war veterans. While Blanton introduced his resolution, Republicans on the House World War Veterans' Committee were simultaneously side-tracking their own authorized investigation, redirecting it away from local inquiry into broader national guardianship practices. The political maneuvering intensified as Chairman Zihlman appointed a new subcommittee to investigate the charges. Meanwhile, the Daughters of the American Revolution opened their 36th congress with President General Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook declaring that Americans would never repeal the 18th Amendment. She urged the nation's largest women's organization to fight prohibition repeal 'by precept and example.' President Coolidge was scheduled to address 4,000 delegates that evening. Elsewhere, Miami police fought an hour-long gun battle with bandits who had robbed $25,000 from a Clarence Saunders grocery store, with seven criminals escaping by swimming across the Miami River.

This front page captures America at a crossroads in 1926, three years before the stock market crash would end the Roaring Twenties. The fierce defense of Prohibition by the D.A.R. shows how deeply divided the nation remained over the 'noble experiment,' even as speakeasies flourished and bootleggers like those Miami bandits made headlines. The impeachment proceedings against Commissioner Penning reflect the era's ongoing struggles with corruption and the proper care of World War I veterans—issues that would only intensify as the economy declined. The political infighting in Washington foreshadowed the partisan battles that would define the coming decade, while the D.A.R.'s massive convention demonstrated the growing power of women's organizations in the post-suffrage era.

• An Italian wedding party in Washington turned into a 30-car police chase when four men fled the scene, leading to riot calls and reserves being deployed to Eye Street between 12th and 13th
• Yesterday's unexpected snow flurry completely ruined the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms, with the paper noting they 'should be at their height in 10 days' if weather improved
• Little Myra Thompson, age 1, miraculously escaped serious injury when 'showered with glass' after her parents' car was wrecked by a 'careening bootleg car whose occupants fled'
• The paper cost just one cent, while a morning baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox drew enough attendance that Lefty Grove's three-hit victory made front page news
• B. Holmiller, 55, was found dead in his car with 'a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth' and 'a bottle with a label scratched off' on the floor—he'd been dead for several days with only a Saturday newspaper in his pocket

• The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Red Sox 3-1 in a morning game—this was during an era when doubleheaders were common and teams regularly played games starting at 10 AM to maximize attendance
• Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook led the D.A.R. with 4,000 delegates—by 1926, the organization had grown to over 160,000 members, making it more powerful than many political parties
• The Miami bandits were pushing a safe containing $25,000 down an alley—equivalent to about $380,000 today, showing just how lucrative robbery had become during Prohibition
• Assistant Treasury Secretary Lincoln Andrews was asking Congress for authority to search American vessels 'anywhere' for contraband—this was part of the massive expansion of federal police powers during Prohibition
• The weather forecast promised 'heavy frost tonight'—April frost was actually common before climate change, and would have been devastating to the region's tobacco crops that were Washington's economic backbone