Boston Man Chosen as Fleet Corporation Successor
The Shipping Board dismissed Leigh C. Palmer, President of the Fleet Corporation, after a breach with the White House widened. Elmer C. Crowley of Boston was named his successor, effective immediately, while Palmer declined a courtesy VP post and left the agency.
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Washington
Shipping Board
White House
Leigh C. Palmer
Fleet Corporation
Coolidge
Elmer C. Crowley
Boston
American Export Line
New York
Palmer
Crowley
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Coolidge
R. G. Jdalston
Cleveland
O'Connor
Hienson
Congress
Dalton
Pleet Corporation
Benson
Debt Mission Sails from Naples October 22
Rome Oct. 6 The Italian Debt Funding Mission led by Finance Minister Volpi will sail from Naples on October 22 aboard the steamer Duillo.
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Debt Mission Sails
The
Associated Press
Rome
Coyunt Volpi
America
Naples
Duillo
Milady-Who-Shops Offers Daily Savings Hints
A new service provides shoppers with daily hints and savings for Milady-Who-Shops. The feature highlights practical tips and promotions to help customers save on everyday purchases.
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Milady-Who-Shops
Reformers Seek Congress Censorship of American Films
Reform groups plan to push a federal film censorship bill led by Representative Upshaw of Georgia. They hope a national law will enable reach into New York and other cities, serving as a stepping stone to broader nationwide censorship of motion pictures.
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World News Service
Washington
Congress
Upshaw
Georgia
New York
Woman 49 Held After 14 Year Old Daughter Poisoning
Mrs Birdie Strome, 49, stepmother of Esta Strome, 14, is jailed after coroner's inquest found Esta died by poisoning. Inquest heard six witnesses, including parents, with verdict of poisoning by unknown means. Prosecutor and sheriff to continue investigation. funeral held at Mennonite Church in New Carlisle.
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Springfield
Birdie Strome
Esta Strome
New Carlisle
Theodore Schaefer
Schaefer
Mitchell May Not Face Court for Utterances
Colonel William Mitchell of the army air service may avoid a court martial over remarks about the War and Navy Departments. Civilian counsel Frank R. Reid said the War Department was considering dropping the court option and instead reprimand him by letter. Mitchell is expected to resist and press for a court of inquiry or court martial.
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New York World News Service
Washington
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Navy Departments
Frank R. Reid
Illinois
Mitchell
War Department
Air Service
Reid
Swindlers' Zoo Deal Ends With Empty Bag
George Sokolowski reported placing 1500 dollars in a black bag for a supposed purchase of Brookside Park Zoo swimming pool and baseball diamond. He held the bag for four hours while three strangers conducted a deal, then opened it to find only crumpled newspaper.
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Cleveland
George Sokolowski
Brookside Park
Sokoplowski
Eviction Sparks Mob Fire Rumor In West End Flat
A rumor that Black people would occupy a Storrs Street tenement drew about 300 white residents to burn furnishings from a white renter’s flat. Police saved a piano as a false alarm spread. landlord Mason Selman had ordered six tenants out, with one woman, Lena Wakman, resisting and filing assault charges.
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Storrs Street
West End
Mason Selmon
Belmont
Clark Street
Hamilton Avenue
Lena Wakman
Selman
State Avenue
Saebler Street
Ninth District
Arata
Powder Mill Blast Kills One Injures Many Near Oakland
An explosion at the Trojan Powder Works near Oakland California on October 6 killed mixer J Rain instantly and left multiple employees injured. Local authorities and emergency crews reported the blast caused extensive damage to the facility.
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Oakland
Cal
J. Rain
Trojan Powder Works
Here
Ghost-haunted Yorkshire mill girl allegedly cured at psychic clinic
Nineteen year old Gwynneth Morley of Keighley Yorkshire endured relentless spate of breakages on three spinning frames and movable furniture at home. Doctors doubted the specter theory until Sir Arthur Conan Doyle recommended rest and treatment at the British College of Psychic Science. After three months and about 300 dollars worth of crockery broken, Morley was reportedly cured and back to work.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Gwynneth Morley
Keighley
Yorkshire
British College of Psychic Science
Miss Morley
Arthur Conan Doyle
Heatart McKenzie
N. Y
Ford outlines labor for common use airplane in labs
Henry Ford, in Detroit, describes ongoing work in his Dearborn laboratories toward a popular airplane. He envisions an automobile like motor for aviation with easy part replacement and notes airplanes will empower people and render war discussions suspect to public scrutiny.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Ford
Revival of Belgian Neutrality at Locarno Talks
At Locarno on October 6 1925 jurists discussed reviving the 1839 Belgian neutrality pact separate from Franco-German accords. German and Belgian leaders weighing whether to craft a parallel Belgian German France pact while Stresemann seeks to avoid Russia clashes and limit French eastern guarantees.
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Arno Dosch-Fleurot
New York World News Service
Locarno
Belgium
Herr Stresemann
Herr Gauss
France
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
M. Vandertvelde
M- Vandervelde
M. Berthelot
M. Briand
Dr. Luther
Russia
Moscow
Great Britain
Italy
Europe
Council of the League of Nations
N. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Captains of Industry Sign Pact to End Labor Federation
A report notes a dramatic shift in labor leadership as industry captains form a pact to establish Black Shirts as labor representatives, signaling the doom of the old federation and a new power balance among workers and employers.
Fascisti seize Florence after Luperini killing in 1925 flare
Florence shut down as Fascisti retaliate after the slaying of Luperini a Grand Orient official. A state railroad employee killed Bandinelli and Luporini, with lawyers and Free Masons offices ransacked. Consello and Pilati deaths mark the crackdown with iron rule and bans on gatherings.
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Paris
Florence
Luperini
Directory
Luporini
Bandinelli
Grand Orient
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Fascisti Take Control of Italian Labor
Rome dispatch reports a signed agreement by industry captains and Fascisti Labor Corporation leaders Rossi and Cucini establishing the Fascists as sole representatives of labor. The move ends earlier labor councils, shifts disputes to Fascists and a general industrial confederation, and signals a militarized March on Rome anniversary with wide regional gatherings and events abroad.
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Beatrice Baskerville
New York World News Service
Rome
Fascisti Labor Corporation
Rossini
Cucini
Confederation of Labor
Giolitti
Nitti
Mussolini
Lombardy
Milan
Gonzaga
Bologna
Mantua
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
General Confederation of Labor Rejects Labor Accord in Italy
The General Confederation of Labor adopted a resolution refusing to recognize yesterday's accord between the General Confederation of Industry and the Confederation of Fascist labor unions. The move signals continued labor opposition to the fascist regime's labor framework in Italy.
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Associated Press
Rome
General Confederation of Labor
General Confederation of Industry
Confederation of Fascist Labor Unions
Italy
Austria to apologize for attack on Mussolini
Vienna reports the Austrian Government will send a written apology to Premier Mussolini after Deputy Ellenbogen’s harsh attack in the National Assembly. Ellenbogen charged Mussolini robs the liberty of his people and deprives Southern Tyrol of Versailles autonomy, accusing him of robbing foreigners and provoking the League of Nations. The move comes after pressure from the Italian ambassador.
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New York World News Service
Vienna
Mussolini
Ellenbogen
National Assembly
Tyrol
Versailles
League of Nations
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
Headless body found near New Castle
The headless nude body of a man, believed to be Samuel Hares, was found in a swamp near New Castle, Pennsylvania. The body was partially hidden by fresh twigs as the coroner began an investigation.
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New Castle
Samuel Hares
Coolidge Urges Tolerance at Legion Convention in Omaha
President Coolidge spoke to the American Legion in Omaha urging tolerance among individuals and nations. He reviewed the parade, rode in an open car, and received a thunderous ovation before boarding his special train for Washington after a 40 hour, 1300 mile journey from the capital. The Florida delegation led the contingents followed by Nebraska as the next state to march.
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Coolidge
Legion Convention
Omaha
Neb
President Coolidge
Washington
American Legion
Convention
James A. Drain
Howell
Lee
Neband
Maer Dahlman
Ed Tetail
Duncan
Seventeenth Infantry
Ft. Crook
Florida
Nebraska
White House
Vice Press
Vassar Girl Anna Bailey Ends Her Life at 21
Miss Anna Frances Bailey a Vassar College senior was found dead in her Main Building room in a hanging suicide authorities cite temporary insanity. Her parents from Cleveland were to arrive to claim the body. Dr MacCracken praised her poetry noting unusual talent.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Anna Frances Bailey
Vassar College
Stephen A. Bailey
Cleveland
Bailey
World Series Opens Today in Pittsburgh
The world championship series between Washington and Pittsburgh begins at Forbes Field Pittsburgh with Johnson facing Meadows on the mound. Ruel and Smith are the catchers. anticipated attendance is 45 000. game starts at 2 pm Eastern. weather described as threatening and cool. Washington favored to win four games to clinch the title.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Johnson
Meadows
Ruel
Smith
Omoke Brushed Orf Pittsburg For Big Series
Pittsburgh reporter Frank Sullivan visits the city amid baseball chatter as the local team vies for the pennant in the National League. He notes players’ travel from April to October and the public’s interest in the sport as a wholesome, life-building example.
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Frank? Sullivan
New York World News Service
Pittsburgh
Dayton
Tenn
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Staten Island
New York
Officers Refuse Syria Deployment Stirring Paris
A Paris report says Belfort garrison officers Captain Hermann and Captain Brau refused orders to leave for Syria. Hermann’s resignation was rejected and he faces inquiry, with possible dismissal or demotion. Brau claimed ill health and his Medical Board concurred. Soldiers demonstrated against the two captains.
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Alfred M. Murray
New York World News Service
Paris
Belfort
Syria
Hermann and
Brau
War Office
Hermann
Bray
N. Y
Paris Plaigirs Faces Suit Over Nude Photographs
Mrs. Kary Wilson, wife of a former American Army interpreter, sues Paris Phiaisirs for printing nude photographs. She seeks dam ages and an injunction. The editor promised no repetition. judge sent the case to court for damages assessment.
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Alfred M. Murray
New York World News Service
Paris
Kary Wilson
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World Press Pub. Co
Peace paths urged by Coolidge at Omaha Legion meet
President Coolidge told the American Legion in Omaha that world peace depends on demobilizing racial antagonisms and fostering tolerance at home. He argued military spending should support roads and schools, not armaments, and urged civil authority to govern armed forces while promoting selective service and broad emergency mobilization.
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Omaha
Neb
Coolidge
American Legion
Heidg
America
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