Defends Need for Training in Peace Time
Washington report notes that War Department acting Secretary Dwight Davis warns economy in peacetime is essential as surplus from armistice fades. He urges economy and efficiency, defends large peacetime officer corps for citizen-soldier training, and stresses overhead remains necessary for civilian components.
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Washington
War Department
Dwight Davis
Army War College
War College
Davis
Army
Earthquake Kills 27 as Santa Barbara Buildings Ruined
A powerful morning quake destroyed Santa Barbara along State street killing twenty seven people. The Arlington hotel and California hotel collapsed as tremors were felt in Los Angeles and San Francisco with wires down and inland sea‑origin reports. Santa Barbara, population about 75 000, lies ninety miles north of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cali
Santa Barbara
Southern Pacific
State Street
Arlington Hotel
California Hotel
Fire Devastates Goleta After Santa Barbara Quake
Ventura reports say Goleta town was completely destroyed by fire after an earthquake shook Santa Barbara High. Santa Barbara and Ventura areas suffered structural damage while water mains in the city were believed broken and chimneys and dishes were shattered.
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Ventura
Calif
Santa Barbara
Byutomobile
Goleta
Fading in radio eliminated by invention claims
London reports a new invention named the Compound Focus claims to overcome atmospheric fading enabling world wide wireless telephony. Demonstrators say it could allow remote parliamentary and international communications at 3 to 4 cents a word, with installation costs around $1000.
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London
Autovoyers, Limited
House of Commons
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Westminster
Globe
President Coolidge’s Father In Grave Health Crisis
Colonel John C. Coolidge lies in critical condition after an emergency operation at his Vermont home. The President rushed from Swampscott to Plymouth with a medical team including Major Coupal and Dr Chulte as five doctors and nurses battle the elderly man’s prostatic illness.
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Coolidge
Vermont
Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
United States
White House
Swampscott
Mass
J. F.coupal
Massachusetts
Arthur L. Chulte
Boston
Tufts College
A. M. Cram
Bridgewater
C. F. Ball
C. M. Swift
Utland
Mary Trainer
Corey Hill
Mary Johnson
Rutland
Coolidge Homestead
White Court
John
Colonel Coolidge
Sargent
Ludlow
Washington
Dr. Cram
Major Coupal
Dr. Chute Posthaste
Chaplin Gives Birth to Son Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr
Beverly Hills birthplace announced for Charlie Chaplin and wife. The six pound seven ounce boy, born yesterday morning, will be named Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Beverly Hills
Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr
Santa Barbara Hit by Severe California Earthquake
Shocks starting at 6 43 a m wrecked Santa Barbara city streets and damaged roads and rail lines. Twenty seven dead were reported as Goleta station and Gibraltar Dam failed and water flooded the area. Los Angeles felt two quakes, with minor damage and frightened residents. Road blocks and disrupted trains spread the impact to nearby towns.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Southern Pacific Railway Company
State Street
Goleta
Naples
Samland
Carpenteria
San Luis Obispo
San Barbara
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Cabrillo House
Gibraltar Dam
Gibraltar
Prison adds another young offender to state tally
MOUNDSVILLE West Virginia June 29 Another boy is in state prison here Harvey Schwartz 16 from Ritchie county will serve forty five years for highway robbery He will be quartered in the same portion of the prison with John Haynes 14 serving eighteen years for the murder of his foster mother from the same county.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Harvey Schwartz
Ritchie County
John Haynes
Sister of late Chicago fire victim to visit Linden father
June 20. Mrs May Turner of Chicago, mourned for since the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903, plans a visit to her father James McDonald a 74 year old blacksmith in Linden near here Roy McDonald of Athens told his father today he had a letter from Mrs Turner saying her husband had been dead eight years McDonald had searched Chicago repeatedly for his daughter following the fire.
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Columbus
Chicago
May Turner
James McDonald
Linden
Roy McDonald
Athens
Trustees Approve Alumni Memorial Auditorium Site on Campus
Ohio University trustees adopt the majority report to place the $300,000 Alumni Memorial Auditorium on the northeast corner of the campus near McGuffey Elms, with architect to determine exact foundation limits. The minority favored off campus on East Union Street. Funds and timelines noted.
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Board of Trustees of
Ohio University
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Ewing Hall
College Campus
McGuffey Elms
University Terrace
D. H. Moore
M. E. Twiss
East Union Street
West Virginia coal cheaper. Bailey Run mines close
Secretary C H Bryson reports the Hocking coal field inquiry found the Bailey Run mines shut due to losses. West Virginia coal sells to the New York Central at $2 a ton, while rail rates offset but the company cannot cut costs enough to match. The railroad offers 2000 tons daily at a reduced price, but the mine operator prefers losses to closure. Further study and reader suggestions on operating under Jacksonville scale are welcomed.
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C. H. Bryson
Business Men's Committee
Hocking
Bailey Run
New York Central Railroad
West Virginia
Baily Run
Jacksonville
Unposed moment with President and collie at Swampscott
In Meditation One, photographer captures the president strolling with his collie Roy by the water’s edge at Swampscott in an informal scene. The image highlights a rare candid moment away from formal posing.
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Collie
Roy
Swampscott
Three Murders In Wheeling District On Single Day
Three killings marked Wheeling district patrol records Sunday. John Tudor 40 confessed after fatally shooting Mrs Jane White 37 and Otto Albright 40 in Steubenville home and ensuing jealous rage. Patrolman Robert Lee Robinson 30 killed by stray shot in Benwood rooming house. Miner Lee Nolan 40 died from gunshot wound in after pay day party brawl.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John Tudor
Steubenville
Jane White
McMechen
Otto Albright
Albright
Tudor
Robert Lee Robinson
Mike” Wejek
Benwood
Wejek
Lee Nolan
Miner
Great Liner Sinks Small Boat Off Gloucester Snowed Under
Nine survivors aboard the Cunard liner Tuscania head to New York after the fishing schooner Rex was sliced in two. All five crew and fourteen passengers from Gloucester perished in the collision in fog off Banquerau Quero banks. Captain Thomas Downey and other crew members are among the dead.
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Gloucester
Mass
Rex
New York
Thomas Downey
Austen Firth
Cook
Firth
Charles
George Johnson
Joseph Dalton
Angus MacDonald
Angus Smith
Clyde Larkin
Samuel Tibbits
Charles Hoodick
William Turner
William Reach
Archie
Earth Tremors Continue Widespread in Montana
Tremors across Montana and neighboring states caused extensive property damage estimated up to 1 million dollars. Manhattan and Butte suffered severe destruction including a school collapse in Manhattan, while a main railroad tunnel near a blocked line faced urgent repair efforts.
Engagement Dreams Clash With Finances Prompt Marriage Talk
A couple debates tying the knot amid money concerns. The groom insists they should marry once enough funds are saved while the fiancée worries about delaying a life together.
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