Pilot Woodsward's perilous aloft flight near Rock Springs
A safety rule respected pilot Woodward on a rough aloft trip from Salt Lake City to a Pacific route. He flew below 75 feet, avoided the Elk Mountains, and crossed Rawlings Lara and other towns while the airplane's propeller spooked residents. He then diverted toward Cheyenne reaching an altitude over 19 000 feet, finishing a 200 mile leg with 400 pounds on board amid a looming disaster.
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Pilot Woodward
Aprift Mall
Salt Lake
Woodward
Rock Springs
Elkisin
Rawlings
Lara
Tte
Jack Knight
Doom‘athe
Mysterious Red Agent Alleged in Bow Street Court
In London Bow Street police court a sensational case centered on a mysterious man of uncertain nationality. The cnt attorney described links between him and revolutionary circles at home and the Russian government in exile. The man was remanded for a week as the matter proceeds.
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Ndon
Bowi
Cnt
Accound
Harding Charges Hard-Fears to Reveal Attitude to League
Washington October 36 The article reports Senator Harding’s hesitation to declare his stance on the League of Nations at a Democratic rally. Secretary Colby warned the election could hinge on this issue. Ferrus voices align with Johnson Borah in pressing for a clear position amid party divisions.
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Lby
League
Hington
Harding
of Nations
Colby
Bas Aires Rumor Breaks in ATRIB 26mm Series
Fragmentary text indicates ATRIB O61 26mm event underway with references to Bas Aires rumor. Details remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Tion
Bas Aires
Official: Man Declared Dead and Held in Jail on Kidnapping Claim
Worth Texas October report states that a man named Cochman, allegedly kidnapped seven months earlier, was declared dead after his wife collected a $10,000 life insurance. Investigators later found the grave at Astermont empty while a grand jury probes the disappearance. Cochman was later taken into custody at Sterling City.
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Worth
Tex
Ion
Ft Bingham
New Mexico
Cochman
Astermont
Astormont
Sterling City
Anthracite Workers Demand Pay Increase
Philadelphia October 26 representatives of the anthracite mine workers urged a wage rise at a conference with coal operators. They cited the recent 27 percent boost given to bituminous miners and an eight hour day, noting hard coal men averaged higher than $4.20 daily in a presidential committee award.
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Philadelphia
British Strike Conference Ends Abruptly at Critical Stage
London officials reported the strike conferences were abruptly adjourned tonight until tomorrow and described the negotiations as entering a critical stage.
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London
Corkey the Silent to Be Free Today
Patrick C. Hanley known as Corkey the Silent will be released Wednesday from a Massachusetts state prison after ten years of silence. Committed in October 1895 as a habitual criminal his sentence was extended by escape attempts and a prison counterfeiting scheme. He began his vow of silence after a fellow prisoner betrayed his secret plan to the warden.
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Boston
Patrick C. Hanley
Corkey
Hanley
Mexican Petition to State Governor on Prohibition
Enrique Alvarado of Hermosillo Sonora and former Sonora state treasurer reported arrival here Tuesday. He says residents plan a petition to Governor Barques asking a state chamber to order actions on state prohibition.
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Bisbebh
Aris
Qet
Enrique Alvardo
Hermonillo
Sonora
Barques
House of Commons to Meet Strike Emergencies
London Oct 26 The House of Commons Tuesday night passed the emergency bill through all stages after the second reading. The measure provides for contingencies in the United Kingdom should the miners strike involve railway and transport workers.
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London
House of Commona
United
Coal Operators Back Attorney General In Price Probe
About 1 000 coal men at an open meeting in der diene Ohio consider Palmer's request to curb high coal prices. The National Coal Association pledges cooperation to eliminate inordinate soft coal prices and refers the matter to a broader meeting of non members.
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D. B. Wants
National Coal Association
Association
General strike spreads in Mexican center Puebla
A general strike Tuesday affected Puebla with over 16,000 workers from factories and streetcar lines walking out in sympathy with Veracruz strikers. Reports also note dockworkers in Vera Cruz tied up the port, signaling broad labor disruption nationwide.
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Mexico City
Puebla
Republic
Veras Cruz
Vera Cruz
Anarchists Released and Jailed After Bologna Arrests
Anarchists detained in Bologna have been released while police in Padua raided a meeting, arresting all attendees. The incident follows earlier arrests stemming from anarchist activities in the region.
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Rome
Bologna
Padua
Special Prosecutor Named in Housing Scandal
Governor Smith designates Attorney General Charles B. Newton to supersede the district attorney and present grand jury evidence in the alleged housing scandal inquiry. The move follows a request by a relative committee on sowing overseeing the investigation.
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New York
Charles B. Newton
Smith
Swan
Grand Jury
Barnett To Appear Before Board For Indiscriminate Killing
Oct 26 report from Washington states Barnett to appear before a naval court of inquiry. The Marine commander presides as the investigation examines alleged indiscriminate killings and related charges.
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Ashing
Mandant
Marine Will
Naval Court
Mrs Peete Arrested and Under Guard on Eve
Mrs. Br. C. Peete of Denver was arrested and placed under guard in Los Angeles on the eve of testimony. No charge was filed against her as of Wednesday morning.
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Angeles
BR. C. Peete
Denver
Brixton Gaol Mecca for Irish While Big Guard Beside Corpse
London dispatch notes police guard at Brixton prison was increased Tuesday amid Irish tensions. Troops stationed in Ireland are unnamed, with many kept undercover, while a sizeable garrison remains inside Brixton as authorities respond to unrest.
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Brixton
Mecca
London
Brixton Prison
Cox pleads for league favor in tri state tour
Governor Cox campaigned for election of pro league of nations senators during a West Virginia Ohio Kentucky swing. He framed his win as a mandate for U S entry into the league and urged support for allied Democratic candidates. Sinn Féin mourning groups later gathered near Brixton prison for Terence MacSwiney’s obsequies.
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Mincinnati
League of Nations
Cox
West Virginia
Kentucky
League
Ohio
Senato Fo
The
Mre
America
Brother Shot Rumor Reaches Pattonaburs in Missouri
Reports claim White Bayless of Pattonaburs Missouri arrived en route to Douglan to visit his brother Alex Bayless. Fragmentary text mentions a shooting incident with uncertain severity and unclear times amid disrupted details.
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White Bayless
Pattonaburs
Missouri
Douglan
Alex Bayless
Big Cotton Store Fire Rips Warren Arkansas
A major fire devastated a cotton warehouse in Warren Arkansas destroying eight hundred bales of cotton valued at about 76 000 dollars. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night as the building burned rapidly and threatened nearby structures. No injuries were reported and the cause was under investigation.
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Warren
Ark
Sige Fareer
Weather Outlook for Week Ahead Details
The forecast describes mild to warm conditions with a wet spell in the south later in the week. Wednesday and Thursday show higher chances of rain while temperatures rise across regions. Strong winds and unsettled skies may affect travel and outdoor plans.
Denver Parade to Honor Hunger Strikers and Lord Mayor
Draped caskets on gun carriages will lead a October 31 parade by the Friends of Irish Freedom in Denver. The caskets symbolize the late Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork and Michael Fitzgerald, the first hunger striker to die. Memorial services will follow at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
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Denver
Friends of Irish Freedom
MacSwiney
Cork
Michael Fitzgerald
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Two Bank Robbers Battle Police in Elbert County
Colorado Springs officers pursuing auto bandits who tried to rob the First National Bank at Elbert encountered the suspects on a road. Two bandits were killed and a third injured, with officers unharmed, amid the gunfight near Black Forest.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Black Forest
First National Bank
Elbert
Jess Schiffler
Robert Race
Mexico Chamber Announces Obregon as President Elect
Mexico City dispatch reports the chamber of deputies in special session Tuesday officially announced the election of Alvaro Obregon to the presidency. The chamber fixed December date for his inauguration.
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Mexico
Obregon
Mexico City
Chamber of Depution
Alvaro Obregon
Decemlat
Engineers to Open Own Bank In Week
Cleveland builders and railway workers form a cooperative bank plan. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers receives charter approval and aims to open doors within a week. The venture, titled the Cooperative National Bank of Cleveland, signals labor and technical backing for new local financial services.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Kinginenra' Co-operative National Bank of Cleveland
Harding Off Today on His Last Swing
Arion Ohio October 26. On the eve of the final four speeches the Republican nominee pledges a tariff policy to protect American products in a telegram to Paul A Ewarts of Joplin Missouri. He argues disaster has harmed mining and industry and that American agriculture now faces a similar fate. He also cites Leon Court Bourgeois head of the league council to critique the idea of engaging in a customs union.
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Arion
Ohio
League of Wew
Paul A. Ewarts
Joplin
League
Leon Court Bourgeois
League Council
United States
Harvard Unit Aids Devastated France in Reconstruction
Harvard reconstruction unit of 25 members completed work in devastated French regions after July arrival. American architects drafted a new Bourville town plan with Hale Walker, George Lee, and Prentiss French guiding efforts. surveys near Chermont-en-Argonne involved Nathaniel Knowles, Joseph Hayner, Rupert Giddings, and Thomas Wilder.
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Paris
Harvard
France
America
American Archhitects
Bourevilles
Hale Walker
Carthegena
Ohio
George Lee
Boston
Prentiss French
Williamstown
Mass
Chermont-en-Argonne
Nataniel Knowles
Philadelphia
Joseph Hayner
Cleveland
Rupert Giddings
New York
Thomas Wilder
Cincinnati
Deposed King In Tears On Death Of Greek Heir
In Ucheren Switzerland Former King Constantine tearfully learns of the death of his son King Alexander of Greece. The former monarch had not seen the prince in years. Prince Paul remains noncommittal about Greek succession as a marriage prospect between Prince George and Princess Elizabeth of Romania is postponed.
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Ucherne
Switzerland
Alexander
Greece
Paul
Oner
Prince George
Constantine
Elizabeth
Romania
Funeral for King Alexander Set for Friday in Athens
Athens reports the king's funeral will be held Friday afternoon. Parliament to convene Thursday as cabinet notes grief and declares Regent to be elected per constitutional succession until a new king arrives. The nation remains between ex-King Constantine and the new monarch.
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Athens
Alexander
Chamber of Deputies
Prin Paul
Nis
Hfheenes
Constantine
Rail commissions blamed for delaying railroad rate increases
George H. Ingalls vice president of the New York Central rails told the Traffic Club of New York that state railroad commissions are hampering the operation of freight rate increases and hindering rehabilitation of railroad property.
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New York
George H. Ingalls
The
New York Celines
Traffic Club of
Doorn Ex-Empress Unaware of Son's Suicide
In Doorn Netherlands on October 26 former German empress Augusta Victoria has not been told her son Prince Joachim killed himself. She only knows he is dead and has been in improving health lately, often driving a pony cart around the Doorn estate park.
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Doorn
Holland
Augusta Victoria
Prince Joachim
Doorn Estate
Liquor Bandits Hit Chicago Lab Steal $25,000 Worth
Seven liquor bandits raided a chemical laboratory in downtown Chicago. They lined up employees under gunfire, loaded 25 barrels of alcohol worth about $1,000 each into a truck, and escaped as fog turned day to night.
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Chicago
Gas attack attempt targets whiskey ring witnesses
Unclear text describes a gas used in an assassination attempt connected to a whiskey ring and mentions witnesses. Names and places are garbled with repetitive phrases and incomplete sentences, yielding no verifiable specifics.
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Whiskey Ring
Bevis
Estemyl
Jensen
Set Ee
Wheat Growers Fight to Hold Wheat at Three Dollars Per Bushel
An executive proclamation by the Wheat Growers' association urges members in several states to withhold wheat from sale until $3.00 a bushel is reached. Kansas officials dispute a full strike while predicting price moves as markets react to the campaign. Officials caution the impact may vary by state and market conditions.
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Anbas City
Southwest
Wheat Growers’ Association
Sone
J. ©. Mohler
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Kansas
M. H. McGreevy
Wichita
Chicago
Farmers Call For Wheat Holdback To Seek Fair Price
Kansas farmers from numerous organizations adopt resolutions to hold back wheat until a fair price is secured. The state crop report notes slow shipments and grain dealers report much smaller volume than usual. A car shortage is cited as a factor limiting shipments.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Shipping Board Not Broke Says Benson
Washington October 26 Chairman Benson said the shipping board is not broke and that the merchant marine is improving though not yet covering expenses. A report is being prepared for public release as data show a steady decrease in costs and ship construction costs easing.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Benson
Germans Move Troops and Arms Into Lithuania Reported
Dispatches from Warsaw and Paris dated October 26 describe large quantities of rifles machine guns and artillery shifted from East Prussia into Lithuania. Trainloads of German soldiers are reported traveling toward the region amid ongoing military movements in East Prussia and adjacent provinces.
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Warsaw
Baat Prussia
Lithuania
Vilna
Paris
Newa
Proapia
Bavo
Wienaltioa
Maat Prue
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