Rescue Effort for Floyd Collins Opens Military Probe
Public sessions of a military court in Cave City Kentucky were opened by order of Governor Fields to investigate the attempted rescue of Floyd Collins from Sand Cave where he has been entombed since January 30. The move aims to bolster morale and quell rising public suspicion about the rescue effort.
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Cave City
William J. Fields
Military Court
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Floyd
Crystal Cave
Cave Cry
Collins
Old Mammoth
Point of Discovery
Mammoth
New Mammoth
Kentucky
He Lives From Sand Cave Rescuer Report
The Cave City Ky report notes radio tests echo life signs from Sand Cave. Doctors monitor breathing, ranging from one to twenty seven breaths per minute, with one count at thirty two by another physician. Collins endures eleven days in a frigid water-filled natural confinement without food, yet alive.
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Cave City
Sand Cave
Willian
Bere Bay
Chicago
Collins
Rescue Efforts Continue For Floyd Collins In Cave Shaft
Military tribunal nears public hearings while diggers push a shaft toward Collins, now thirty-five feet deep with more to go. Radio tests offer cautious hope though many fissures yield only cracks as families and workers cry for a rescue.
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Collins
Floyd Collins
Robert Burden
Louisville Fire Department
William
Today For President Coolidge And Those That Chose Him
Arthur Brisbane argues for Coolidge’s presidency and praises General Mitchell for truthful air service statements. He suggests Weeks should not punish Mitchell and notes potential presidential intervention to protect the administration. Page Four continuation implied.
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President Coolidge
Mitchell
United States
Weeks
Mitchel
America's Exports Outpace British Empire in 1924
Washington report shows the United States surpassed Britain in total exports in 1924, with American exports at $7.82 billion versus Britain's $4.15 billion. Britain’s total foreign trade reached $9.79 billion, while U.S. totals were $7.82 billion. The piece notes shifts in imports, re-exports, and reasons for the U.S. export surplus, including tourist and capital flows.
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Roberts. Thornburgh
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Department of Commerce
Britain
America
Department
Prisoners to tell their stories on the stand today
Prisoners at the United States penitentiary in Atlanta are slated to testify on the second day of the trial of former warden A. E. Sartain and associates L. Fletcher and Heine Riehl on bribery charges. Rev. Thomas F. Hayden testified yesterday about receiving 2100 dollars from bootleggers and arranging meetings for soft jobs and special kitchen privileges for the inmates, including potential escape concerns.
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Atlanta
United States Penitentiary
A. E. Sartain
L. Fletcher
Fomerly
Heine Riehl
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas F. Hayden
Savannah
Father Hayden
Will Haar
Haar
Parliament Reopens as Viscountess Astor Leads Crowd
London on February 10 marked the reopening of Parliament with a rush for seats in the House of Commons. The first members arrived at 5 30 a m and Viscountess Astor became the first woman to appear at 8 a m.
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London
House of Commons
Viscountess Astor
Traction Company Objects to Bus Route Expansion
Officials of Northern Ohio Traction and Light protested to the State Utilities Commission against Navarre Canton Coach seeking authority to run a Canton to Dennison motor bus line via Massillon Navarre Dover New Philadelphia and Uhrichsville. The complaint says the traction line already serves the area adequately and the proposed route would parallel it.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company
Navarre-Canton Coach Company
Canton
Dennison
Massillon
Navarre
Dover
New Philadelphia
Uhrichsville
Immigration expert Bope to address Athens Chamber luncheon
George W. Bope, noted authority on immigration, speaks at the Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday noon to discuss the modern American immigration problem. Twenty county superintendents of education from southeastern Ohio attend as guests for the organization meeting.
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George W. Bope
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Chamber
Automobilist Fleeing Liquor Court Agent Crashes Injuring Pedestrian
In Cincinnati on a February night David Morgan a private policeman speeding to elude a liquor court agent collided with a taxicab and struck Albert Lynch injuring his hip and spine. Morgan fled but was chased when FE W Biswell fired three shots in the air. Morgan surrendered after police found two five gallon liquor cans in his wrecked car.
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Cincinnati
David Morgan
Albert Lynch
Fourth
Plum Streets
Morgan
FE. W. Biswell
North College Hill
Lynch
House to Pass Brown Bill First Drafted
Columbus, Feb 10. The Ohio House, led by Speaker Silver, forecasts passage of the Brown two cent gasoline tax bill keeping annual auto license fees at 8 12 and 15 dollars. The Senate faces a long calendar as two House bills move toward first reading and several measures await second reading.
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Columbus, CO
House
Silver
House Motor Vehicles Committee
Senate
Ohio
Ball
Scioto County
Faulkenstein
Butler
Liles
Huron
Emmons
Summit
Fof Agriculture
Forestry Department
Ohio State Univerisity
Riggs
Gallia
Hamilton
Montgomery
Franklin
Lucas
Cuyahoga
Mahoning
Stark
Common Pleas
Canton youth admits part in Floyd Collins cave incident
In Cave City Kentucky on February 16 Sand Cave and surrounding limestone caverns near the Tennessee border are among many underground chambers. The area lies around the Bar ren Edmonston and Hart county intersection near where Floyd Collins is entombed.
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Cave City
Floyd Collina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Barren
Edmonston
Hart
Collins
Congress Takes Sides In Verbal Battle Over Air
Washington Feb 10 Congress divided over the aircraft dispute sparked by Brig. Gen. Mitchell. House committee members prepared to defend Mitchell while Rep Britten attacked his remarks as bad form, urging recognition of Navy officers and caution on a unified air service.
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Washington
Congress
William Mitchell
War and Navy Departments
House Aircraft Investigating
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Naval Committee
Britten
Hainois
Moffet
Navy
Mitchell
Navy Department
War Department
Army
Air Service
Rex Dunn Found Guilty in Local Riots
Rex Dunn was found guilty of assault on Frank McDermott in the November Klan and anti Klan riots in Warren. He is likely to be sentenced today after a six hour jury verdict. Dunn was the first grand jury indicted rioter tried.
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Warren, D
Rex Dunn
Frank McDermott
Dunn
High Court Rules On Theft Charge In West Virginia
Charleston, Feb. 10 The Supreme court held an indictment for receiving stolen goods must name the person who the goods came from or state that such person is unknown to the grand jury. In State v. William Smith the Raleigh county verdict was reversed and the indictment quashed, overturning a two to ten year sentence.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
William Smith
Raleigh County
Smith
Hough Confirmed as U.S. District Judge for Southern District
Washington officials reported on February 9 that the Senate confirmed Benson W. Hough as judge of the U.S. district court for the Southern District. The action settles the nomination and fills the federal bench vacancy.
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Hough
Washington
Senate Tonight
Benson W. Hough
U. S. District Court For Southern
Pedigreed dog costs more than baby daughter in Boston
Boston police officer Bernard Tarpey and wife document their ten month old daughter Marie Veronica has cost $140.23, while the cheapest pedigreed show dog starts at $150. The account lists doctor fees $50, nurse $30, layette $5, clothing and care items totaling $90, plus $40 for baby food.
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Boston
Bernard Tarpey
Marie Veronica
Cleveland Prosecution Probes End of World Prediction
County Prosecutor Edward Stanton opened an investigation into the end of the world prediction by California evangelist Margaret Bowen and the related disappearance of two leading Adventist evangelists in Cleveland. He seeks evidence that local Seventh Day Adventist members were coerced into selling possessions and turning receipts to the mission.
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Cleveland
Edward Stanton
Margaret Bowen
California
Stanton
Seventh Day Adventist Mission
Crossword Clues Expand a Man’s Vocabularies
A man unable to work learns new words through crossword puzzles expanding his vocabulary. The article notes puzzle play as a cognitive activity aiding language growth in rehabilitation or downtime.
Youth commits suicide on his twentieth birthday at Brew Union College
Cincinnati February 10 Herman Mallin a Brew Union college student and UC classmate on his twentieth birthday shot himself in a study room. He left a note saying life held no promise and that the deed was a necessity. Relatives say overwork at school may have driven mental illness.
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Cincinnati
Herman Mallin
Brew Union College
Mallin
University of Cincinnati
Home of Railroad Man Is Bombed
Dynamite or a bomb wrecked the front porch of E. C. Bradley, a railroad conductor, in Columbus Ohio. Windows in the Bradley home and nearby houses were shattered. Neighbors saw a young man run from the scene after the blast. motive not determined.
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Columbus, CO
E. C. Bradley
Bradley
Impeachment Charges Dropped Against General Judge Baker
The House Judiciary committee dropped the impeachment charges against General Judge William Baker of the Northern District of West Virginia due to insufficient evidence.
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Washington
William Baker
West Virginia
House Judiciary Committee
Thieves Break Window at Columbus Jewelry Store
In Columbus on February 10 thieves smashed a window at Ressenauer & Sons jewelry store for the second time in two months and fled with about $500 worth of jewelry.
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Columbus
Ressenauer & Sons
Coal Output for 1924 Shows Decline in Core States
United States Geological Survey estimates 1924 soft coal output at 483.28 million net tons, with notable declines in Pennsylvania Illinois Indiana and Ohio from 1923. Pennsylvania Illinois Indiana Ohio totals drop while West Virginia and Kentucky rise to new highs amid strikes.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Jacksonville
Florida
West Virginia
Kentucky
Naval Committee Defends Mitchell Critics of Navy Aeronautics
The House Naval Affairs committee adopted a resolution praising Secretary Wilbur and the Bureau of Aeronautics amid General Mitchell's criticisms of naval aviation management. Mitchell's name was omitted, with a lawmaker urging the committee to focus on its own business. The panel denied charges that officers were intimidated for testifying on naval matters.
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Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Wilbur
Navy
Mitchell
Bureau of Aeronautics
McCantic
Oklahoma
Butler
Pennsyvania
Turkey to seek Greece explanation on military prep
The Turkish government announced it will demand an explanation from Greece regarding the meaning of its current military preparations, according to advices received in Ankara today.
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Tondon
Turkey
Greece
Louis Fish Held in Poison Case at Ohio State
Louis Fish a 17 year old Canton pharmacy student was arrested on charges after admitting he obtained quinine capsules from the university dispensary without permission. He allegedly planned to use the capsules in the strychnine poison death of David I Paskin of Columbus. Witnesses testified Fish had visited the dispensary during shift changes and sought medicine without prescription. Officials will probe why Fish sought the pills and whether he intended to assist another student with the medicine.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Louis Fish
Canton
Pharmacy College
David I. Paskin
Fish
Teranid
Misa Wahnoff
Delphos
Oratory
Puskin
Michast
Evan
Mingo
Junction
Wahnoff
Evans
Mise Wahnoft
Chester
Williams Keyser
Keyser
Cherpartment
Untitled fragment hints at diet rules and daily meals
The text asks about a child's diet of milk fats cereals and vegetables and mentions weights and a return stamp. It reads as a fragment on food guidelines and a mysterious set of instructions.
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