Evalyn Snow Seeks Ohio Governor Nomination
Mt. Vernon resident Evalyn Frances Snow announces a bid for the Republican nomination for Ohio governor in the August primaries. Her background includes leadership in political and philanthropic causes and service as head of the state board of movie censors. Her two sons served in France during World War I, with one becoming vice consul at Leeds.
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Evalyn Frances Snow
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
State Board of
Movie Censors
France
Leeds
Widow of Jack London Plans Mediterranean Cruise
Mrs. Jack London widow of the noted writer photographed as she prepared to sail from New York on the anniversary of her husband's death. After a short stay in England she expected to join English friends for a cruise in the Mediterranean aboard their 45 foot sloop.
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Jack London
New York
England
Air Board Rejects Mitchell Plan and Urges Aviation Upgrade
Washington report states the Air Board led by Dwight W. Morrow rejected Colonel Mitchell’s major recommendations. The panel defends U S air power, criticizes no needed cabinet status, and calls for five year planning and strengthened army and naval aviation while maintaining a 5 5 8 naval aviation ratio.
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Coolidge
Aircraft Board
Mitchell
America
Army
Navy
Dwight W. Morrow
Uncle Sam
Air Service
United States
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Department of National Defense
Great Britain
Japan
Estate Taxes Stay Under Revenue Act Provisions
Washington report notes Ways and Means Committee rescinded its plan to retroactively apply estate tax increases to June 1924 and deferred the auto tax cut from 5 to 3 percent by 30 days after the act. The panel also backs stamp tax repeal on deeds and proxies, and reduces bond conveyance taxes from 50 to 25 cents.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sherman Re elected Head of Congressional Women's Committee
Mrs. Sherman, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, was reelected chairman of the joint congressional committee. The body includes representatives from 22 national women's organizations and represents 26 million women voters. She returned from a seven weeks speaking tour noting the achievements of men and women working together for a finer living.
Farr and Pickford Apply for European Passports
Douglas Farr and his wife Mary Pickford filed at federal offices in Los Angeles for passports to Great Britain France Italy Holland Belgium Switzerland Germany Japan and China. They plan to sail from New York on January 16 or February 2. Farr is forty two and Pickford thirty two.
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Douglas Farr
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Mary Pickford
Great Britain
France
Italy
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
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New York
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Championship steer owned by Iowa State College
The twenty sixth International Live Stock exposition crowned Mah Jhongz a two year old pure bred Angus as grand champion steer owned and exhibited by Iowa State College Chicago premier honors awarded at the event.
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Iowa State College
Chicago
Mah-Jongz
Planes Collide at 3000 Feet Over San Diego
Two Marine Corps air squad flyers Capt. Harry H. Shepherd and Lieut. John N. Christian died when their planes collided at an altitude of 3000 feet above San Diego California. Both pilots were killed in the crash.
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San Diego
Cal
Harry H. Shepherd
John ND
Christian
Marine Corps Air Squad
Bank Robbery Leaves Detroit Bank Guarded by Armed Suspects
Robbers entered a Detroit branch of Wiehland Co and held up tellers and employees. They escaped with about $14,000 as armed men fled the scene.
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Detroit, Mich
Operators Reject Pinchot Peace Plan
Harrisburg Pa Anthracite operators rejected Governor Pinchots eleven point peace plan as the basis for a new agreement with the miners union and the end of the anthracite strike. In a letter to the Pennsylvania executive the operators condemned the plan already accepted by John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers.
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Pinchot
Miners’ Union
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
U S Loses Billiard Title As Belgian Beats Schaefer
In Chicago at Orchestra hall Edouard Horemans defeated Jake Schaefer for the 18-2 balk-line title. Schaefer flirted with a world record run of 432 points in the final block but trailed by 366 earlier and ended nine points short of completing a run.
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Chicago
Jake Schaefer
Orchestra Hall
Edouard Horemans
Schaefer
Kipling Stricken By Double Pneumonia In Burwash
London reports say the author Rudyard Kipling is stricken with double pneumonia at Burwash in Sussex. Lord Dawson the king's physician said the condition is not dangerous though Kipling's illness developed rapidly. Kipling's own doctor advised Lord Dawson's involvement.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Sussex
Burwash
Lord Dawson
Kipling
Property Worth Millions Destroyed by Florida Gale
A Florida gale battered the state with an 80 mile wind and rain. Tampa suffered heavy damage as officials report five dead four missing and eighteen injured. Property losses are expected to run into millions as repair work begins.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Chile Protest to League Over Pershing Delay
Chilean minister Valdes Mendeville presented a memorandum to League secretary general Drummond protesting General Pershing for delaying a plebiscite in Tacna and Arica, a dispute with Peru viewed as a regional Alsace Lorraine.
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Chile
League
Pershing
Geneva
Tacna-Arica
Peru
Alsace-Lorraine
South America
League of Nations
Senor Valdes Mendeville
Berne
Erle Drummond
General Pershing
Peak in Park County Renamed for Henry C. Wallace
The United States Geographic Board named a 10 600 foot peak in Park County Montana for the late Henry C Wallace who served as Secretary of Agriculture at the time of his death last year.
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Wallace
Washington
United States Geographic Board
Park County
Montana
Henry C. Wallace
Agriculture
Democrats Take Northampton Mayor Election
Democrat William M. Welsh defeats Republican Mayor William H. Felker to win the Northampton mayoral race in Coolidge's hometown. Welsh wins in Northampton Massachusetts as Felker concedes in the city election.
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Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
William M. Welsh
William H. Felker
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