Army seeks stricter air safety and licensing reforms
Secretary Weeks endorses tighter aircraft inspection and pilot licensing to boost U S aviation shift from lagging to forefront. General Mitchell reports two months of European aviation progress and a thunderstorm near Detroit tested piloting. A proposed federal regulatory system would standardize laws and encourage commercial flight, citing Miami Nassau as a safe example and Detroit Cleveland plans.
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Washington
United States
Weeks
Great Britain
France
William Mitchell
Aviation Service
Europe
Bill Mitchell
Secretary of War
Detroit
Chicago
Mitchell
General Mitchell
McCookfield
Dayton
Bollingfield
War Department
Army
Miami
Fla
Nassau
Miami-Nassau
Cleveland
Geological survey maps center of U S far inland
Boston is not the hub of the universe as the geological survey places it at the bottom of hub rankings. The survey locates the U S center at 39 50 N 98 85 W in northern Kansas and notes Washington should be inland about a thousand miles to better fit the center. Alaska’s center lies near 63 46 N 152 20 W with Fort Gibbons nearby.
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Washington
Boston
Mass
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Massachusetts
United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Kansas
Smith County
St. Louis
Denver
Geological Survey of the Interior Department
Alaska
Fort Gibbons
Wife shoots self after husband kicks kitten in Cleveland
Mrs Rose Sipos killed herself after her husband kicked their pet kitten. While fondling the animal it scratched him and angered her. She fired a bullet into her abdomen and died minutes later in a Cleveland hospital.
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Rose Sipos
Cleveland
O. Sipos
Woman now leader of Indians in Seminole tribe
Mrs. Alice B. Davis was installed as the first woman chief in North American Indian history, with a grand Muskogee ceremony attended by tribal leaders. Miss Alice Robertson presented Mrs. Davis a bouquet of roses, honoring the unique achievement. Davis, Tiger clan mother of seven daughters and four sons, presided as the Seminoles’ chief.
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Muskogee
Okla
Alice B. Davis
Congress
Alice Davis
Births Down Deaths Up Census Reports First Quarter
Washington authorities report a declining birth rate and rising death rate in the first quarter. Census bureau figures show these trends across states with comparative data highlighted.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Swordfish Industry Booms From Cape Breton Ports
Swordfishing from Cape Breton ports grows as a rival to steel manufacture in Sydney. Record swordfish shipments to Boston last season from Louisburg exceeded 1,000,000 pounds. Fishermen outnumber steel plant workers, with fish caught cleaned iced and boxed for direct shipment in refrigerated cars to Boston.
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Montreal
Cape Breton
Sydney
Boston
Louisburg
Onion flavored strawberries to be grown in Indiana
Warsaw farmer A. E. Gunter of Kosciusko county says an experiment this year proved onion flavored strawberries are possible. He fertilizes the strawberry field with onion tops and expects strong demand from onion lovers for the new berry next year.
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Warsaw
Ind
A. E. Gunter
Kosciusko County
Birth and death rate contrasts across states in early 1922
The report shows North Carolina leading births with 29.2 per thousand in Q1 1922 while Washington records the lowest at 16.5. Mortality averages run 13.7 in the registration area, up from 12.6, with the District of Columbia at 17.6 the highest and Wyoming at 9.6 the lowest. The early 1922 period lags 1921 birth rates at 25.3 versus 23.3 per thousand.
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Able
North Carolina
State of
Washington
District of Columbia
Wyoming
Tackle Everest Again London
The Geographical Journal proposes another Mount Everest expedition may be organized next year seeking further ascent and exploration by the Geographical Society's project team.
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Everest
London
The
Geographical Journal
Geographical Society
Mount
Better Get Some New Conundrums for Somerville Journal
A reader humor piece from Somerville Journal mocks a columnist who recycles old conundrums urging fresher material to entertain readers. The note playfully critiques repetitive riddles and calls for new word puzzles.
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Somerville Journal
Siki Declared World Lightweight Champion After Controversial Bout
In Paris on September 26 Battling Siki was named light weight world champion and France’s heavyweight champ by the Boxing Federation. Carpentier appeared to win after a third round knockdown, but a fouling incident and referee decision sparked a near riot before judges reversed and awarded the bout to Siki.
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Paris
Boxing Federation
Siki
France
Richard
Dempsey
Associated Press
M. Heller
Carpentier
Congress adjourns after 10 months of action and cost
Washington dispatch reports the sixtieth seventh Congress adjourned sine die after nearly ten months of activity. Major actions included passage of a $2,454,210 deficiency bill with $200,000 for Smyrna relief, tariff revision talks, and the failed soldier bonus veto. Senate and House records note multiple treaties, rail and coal legislation, and budget era reforms.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Harrison
Miss
Mississippi
Aldrich
Roosevelt
Smyrna
Congress
Federal Coal Commission
Coal Regulation
Congressional
Newberry
Rep
Mich
Keller
Minn
Daugherty
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Sutherland
Utah
Supreme Court
Justice Clarke
Penrose
Crow
Pennsylvania
William 8. Kenyon
8 Die in Air Maneuvers at Mineola Field
A Martin bomber crashed after a war games bombing run near Mineola Long Island killing six soldiers including First Lieut. Raymond F. E. Davis of Langley Field and First Sgt. Thomas Benfield of Chicago. The事故 occurred after a night display watched by over 25 000 spectators.
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New York
Mineola
L. L
Raymond FE. Davis
Langley Field
Thomas Benfield
Chicago
Mitchelfield
David H. Stivins
Edward Kane
Irving M. Whitney
Ashburnham
Mass
Davis
Red” Army
Blue” Army
Hempstead
Greece Buys Argentine Wheat Contract
The Greek government signed a contract to buy 300000 tons of Argentine wheat. Half the purchase price will be paid two years hence.
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Greece
Athens
Bond rulings in Herrin mine killings case
In Marion Illinois on September 27 Judge Hart granted bond releases for 36 of 44 men indicted for murder in the Herrin mine killings. Eight defendants were denied liberty pending further action.
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Herrin
Marion
Hartwell
Princess Granted American Citizenship Stowaway Tale
Princess Ivan Pschernitscheno of Russia who arrived as a stowaway and crossed Russia to reach the United States was found by immigration officials to be an American citizen and therefore allowed to remain in the country.
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Washington
Ivan Pschernitscheno
Russia
United States Shipping Board Signs Deal With Bremen Line
Bremen Sept. 28 reports a contract between the United States Shipping Board and the North German Lloyd Steamship Company has been ratified. The agreement is said to be retroactive from July.
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Bremen
United States Shipping Board
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Senator Thomas E. Watson Dies in Washington
United States Senator Thomas E. Watson of Georgia died suddenly at his Washington home. Official word attributed the death to an acute attack of asthma, a condition he had endured for years.
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Senator Watson
Washington
United States
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Pulaski plans big corn show in October
Polk county hunters report nearly 2000 licenses issued since July 1. Des Moines tag day brought about 1200 dollars for striking shop men. Grun dy county soil liming grows in favor ahead of alfalfa seeding. Clinton opens a second subway under the tracks costing 550000. Center Junction farmers form a co operative grist mill to beat coal profiteering. farm bureau urges wood burning. Roy Craig killed by a horse near Deloit. C. G. Rice of Council Bluffs turns 103 with family dinner. Elkhart fire threatens town. two stores destroyed three other buildings damaged. Bud Bordhurst fined 500 dollars for liquor sale. jailed 30 days. Monticello may join Washington highway route. Duck hunters caught without licenses reported in southwestern Iowa. Elm Grove schoolhouse destroyed by fire. students move to another school. Muscatine schools closed after 14 diphtheria cases. Dubuque tax collectors in Waterloo auditing sales tax. Parsons college to admit fraternities Alpha Kappa Chi Zeta Theta Gamma. Edward Altenbernd commits suicide at Wilton Junction. New Market school delayed due to contractors. Gerada Pritchard attempts suicide after being forbidden to talk to sweetheart. Cattle numbers up 30 percent in September. S. S. Aldrick dies from gasoline engine accident near Oskaloosa. Tom Haley sentenced to 25 years. James McEnany earns eighth grade diploma. CC. H. Rist misses sow and pig during harvest near Sidney. First newspapers in Iowa traced to small hand press in Dubuque. Miss Susan Paxson estate worth 50000. W. A. Shellabarger builds ice business at Wilton Junction.
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Pulaski
Polk County
Des Moines
Grundy County
Secon
Clinton
Center Junction
Ringgold County
Farm Bureau
Roy Craig
Deloit
Denison
C. G. Rice
Council Bluffs
Elkhart
Bud Bordhurst
Shenandoah
Wade
Monticello
Washington Highway
Iowa
Elm Grove
Oskaloosa
FE. B. Fullman
Washington School
Internal Revenue Collector
Dubuque
Waterloo
Parsons College
Alpha Kappa Chi
Zeta Theta Gamma
Edward A. Altenbernd
Wilton Junction
Swift and Company
New Market School
Gerada Pritchard
Sioux City
Tawa
S. 8
Aldrick
E. B. Woodruff
Tom Haley
Snyder
Jas. McEnany
Waukon
Kendall
CC. H. Rist
Sidney
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ohio
John Parish
Palimpsest
State Historical Society of
Susan Paxson
Manchester
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