Coolidge Opposes New Bureaus for Insular Affairs
Rapid City dispatch reports President Coolidge opposing creation of new government bureaus or departments to manage insular affairs. He vetoed Leonard Wendt’s plan for a separate department, favoring consolidation over expansion and pondering placing insular affairs in the Interior Department. No Philippines change anticipated after General Wood’s death.
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Lindbergh Denies Cigarette Report At Banquet
Indianapolis August 9 Associated Press Charles A Lindbergh denied smoking the cigarette he inhaled at a Cincinnati banquet and rejected claims he would abstain from tobacco or liquor. He said he does not smoke habitually or drink and declined cigars and cigarettes at a banquet in his honor.
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Dentist Released After New York Bombing
Maurice Siegel a New York dentist held without bail on a charge connected to damage at two subway stations was discharged in Yorkville court for lack of evidence. He was arrested after a patrolman noted him peering into a window of St Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and 50th Street. Dismissal of the charge was recommended by the assistant district attorney.
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Novelius Dominates Four World Records In Nations Meet
New York, August 9. Martha Novelius, the Nordic born freestyle swimmer from Sweden, shattered four world records at the national championships. At 20 she anchored an 880-yard relay to a fifth record and set three American marks, including a mile in 25 minutes 13.5 seconds. A product of the Women’s Swimming Association, she rose from Olympic 400-meter champ at Paris to a dominant figure in U S racing.
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Courtney's plane prepared for transatlantic flight delay likely
British aviator Courtney is set to depart from England to the United States tomorrow with fair weather expected across much of the Atlantic between Ireland and Newfoundland. A weather attache cautioned of a possible storm near Newfoundland, the same storm that affected New York and nearby areas Monday. The Daily Mail reports Captain Courtney will navigate by ordinary methods rather than directorial Wireless.
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Byrd's Associate Balchen Sails to Norway for Pole Plans
Bernt Balchen sails from New York aboard the Bergensfjord to Bergen to see his Oslo mother Dagny Adelbert and then test Fokker aircraft in Holland for possible use on Commander Byrd's South Pole expedition. He plans to return in September, joining Byrd for the pole flight. Bert Acosta accompanied the departure party.
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Mussolini replies to plea for assistance
Rome August 9 Premier Mussolini telegraphed Michele Sacco in response to his plea to intervene in the Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti case. He said he has studied the case for a long time and done everything possible within international rules to save them from execution.
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Judge Knox voids Barnett gifts and orders funds safekept
Federal Judge John C. Knox ruled that Jackson Barnett’s alleged gifts to Bacone University and to his wife were not his acts. The funds and property are to be turned over to the secretary of the interior for administration and safekeeping. The decision says Barnett was solicited and misled by attorneys and an adventuress.
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Explosion and riot insurance blooms in Boston area
Boston August 9 Associated Press reports about $100,000,000 in explosion strike riot and civil commotion insurance written in the past 24 hours for property in Boston and suburbs. Low coverage firms say demand stems from fears after New York bombings and a threatened general strike by Sacco-Vanzetti supporters.
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Mayor Walker Packs 25 Dress Shirts for Trip
New York reports Mayor Walker will take twenty five dress shirts aboard his trip beginning tomorrow night. He aims to meet British royalty Mussolini Hindenberg and the Pope. London dispatch notes Joseph C Grew new U S ambassador to Turkey is leaving for Constantinople Saturday with James Suffield staying with Ambassador Houghton at Lennorlove Scotland
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Mexico
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Radio Station WICC Hearing Brings Sharp Controversy to Bridgeport
Bridgeport officials, residents, and business leaders testified on if WICC should operate from Sport Hill. Commissioners pressed questions on power, frequency, and legality while critics claimed the station harms land values, advertising contracts, and public welfare. The hearing closed at 6 45 p m with a decision not immediate.
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Coolidge Approves Secret Navy Plan in West Tour
President Coolidge travels with Governor Fisher of Pennsylvania and railroad officials. In the West he discusses negotiations among the seven Colorado River Basin states for a Boulder Canyon dam project.
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