Parachute Tragedyovershadows Vermont Fair Air Show
At Rutland Vermont fairgrounds a flying circus spectacle ended in catastrophe as an airplane crash killed pilot Lieut Belvin W Maynard Lieut L R Wood and Charles Mionette. A second accident followed when aeronaut Henry A Smith died during a parachute drop after partial canopy failure. Maynard famed flying parson and veteran test pilot had led daily demonstrations.
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Rutland
Rutland Fair Grounds
Lieut
Belvin W. Maynard
L. R. Wood
Ticon- Geroga
Maynord
Charles Mionette
Plattsburg
N. Y
Henry A
Dave- Movil) Smith
Boston
Maynard
Fair Grounds
Smith
Aun
Lynn
Mass
Wood
Mionette
Dle
Hartness
N. 4
Leyal
American Legion
Catlin
Fallen Champion Francis Dinkey Wins Marbles Crown
Francis Dinkey of West New York New Jersey defeated Buster Reich before about 1000 spectators in Jersey City to claim the national marbles title. Reich had held the title after winning the Philadelphia clutch last spring and Dinkey was assured by Mayor Hague of unlimited ice cream sodas.
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Francis Dinkey
Buster Reich
Jersey City
New York
N. J
Buster
Philadelphia
Francis Fing
Hague
Prohibition Agents Track Cops in 50,000 Whiskey Theft
Police seek three officers believed to have led a 25‑bandit gang into a New York warehouse. Watchmen were bound and gagged while whiskey valued near 50 000 dollars was carted away. Watchmen said the trio in police uniforms summoned them to the scene.
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New York
Prohibition Enforcement
Senate Passes Coal Control Bill in a Tight Vote
The Senate approved the coal distribution and price control bill by 40 to 0 despite a bare quorum. Amendments set limits on prior contracts, require a fact finding commission, and demand an industry report to Congress by July 1, 1923. Debate featured sharp partisan rhetoric on potential nationalization of mines.
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Washington
Senate
House
Dial
Porah
Congress
Stanley
Kentucky
Borah
Mr. Stanley
World News in Condensed Form Briefs Across Nations
Hoover and fuel officials from five states pledge enough anthracite to meet next winter's household fuel needs in the US. Greece offers to evacuate Asia Minor if Turks grant an immediate armistice. An Irish delegation seeks admission to the League of Nations in Geneva. Hugo Stinnes plans to offer Belgium German government securities demanded by Allies in Berlin. La Follette momentum grows in Wisconsin primary with large pluralities. Delaware forecast of a cold winter by W B Johnson notes oak trees laden with corn. Arthur Griffith’s death attributed to poisoning by London Daily Telegraph says. body exhumed. AI troops ordered withdrawn from bituminous mines in Harrisburg. La Follette renominated in Milwaukee with Blaine also leading. Waterford attacked by Republicans in Belfast. Tring directed from heights and irregulars in streets.
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Philadelphia
Hoover
Paris
Greece
Asia Minor
Geneva
League of Nations
Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Belgium
Madison
Wis
la Follette
Wisconsin
Telegraph
Harrisburg
Milwaukee
Blaine
Belfast
Waterford City
Tring
Mal
Law to Change House Make-Up Act Upheld in New Jersey
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the 1922 act rearranging assembly representation after the 1920 census. Hudson county loses one seat, Morris and Union gain seats, while Bergen remains at four. the court ruled that constitutional representation cannot be defeated by legislative inaction. The decision affirms the continuous duty of the legislature to apportion the General Assembly in line with population.
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Trenton
Hudson County
Supreme Court
Court of Errors and Appeals
Morris
Bergen
Union
Hertofore
Gummere
Trenchard
Minturn
Milton
Hudson Democratic Organization
McGovern
Hudson
Newcorn
General Assembly
Justice Peckham
New York
Peckham
New Jersey
Scudder
Delaware Bay
Maurice River
Chesapeake Bay
Maurice Cove
Baltimore
Maryland
Chesapeake
Philadelphia
United States
Canada
Clark Clement
Burlington County
Turks Sweep Toward Smyrna In Asia Minor Drive
A Kemalist dispatch says Turkish forces occupy Mazell Aldin and Soma and move on Bergama near Smyrna. Greek commanders and thousands of troops are captured or evacuated as the Greek army falls back. Turks reject armistice unless Greeks evacuate Anatolia and accept a French mandate over Thrace. General Tricoupis reportedly captured as Greek reinforcements rush to Smyrna.
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Constantinople
Mazell
Aldin
Soma
Bergama
Smyrna
Anatolia
Thrace
Smyrna Gates Close as Refugees Flee Turkish Nationalists
A Smyrna dispatch reports city gates shut to bar refugees fleeing the Turkish Nationalist army. British subjects depart on a British ship while Greek officials' families leave. French and Italian flags fly over homes as Athens predicts a Greece crisis and Venizelos may return. By Wednesday night about 150,000 refugees gather in Smyrna and allied troops may land. a local committee enrolls volunteers to replace the departing Greek army.
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Smyrna
Giornale d'Italia
Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Asia Minor war news improves Greek line near Smyrna
Fifty miles from Smyrna Greek forces retreating toward the sea face Turkish advance of about 130 miles since the offensive began ten days ago. In Athens the mood is cautiously optimistic with stock prices rising as fresh Turkish assaults are repulsed and Kemalist casualties are reported. In Constantinople Britain assigns Field Marshal Lord Plumer to defend the capital against Mustapha Kemal’s forces.
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Smyrna
Paris
Asia Minor
Mediterranean
Sea of
Marmara
France
England
Athens
Alashebr
Stock Exchange
Constantinople
Great Britain
Lord Plumer
Mustapha Kemal
Yale Restricts Autos For Undergraduates
Yale University restricts car use by undergraduates in New Haven. Automobiles are not considered essential equipment and students must obtain special permission from the deans to keep or operate cars near campus.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Poison Booze Kills Eight in Brooklyn This Week
Poison squad fatalities in Brooklyn claim eight lives this week. Police detain three suspects Mrs Adelina Reale Mrs Imerinda Vatale and Michael Cafiero on homicide charges and hold them without bail for examination.
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Brooklyn
New York
Vpoison Squor
Adelina Reale
Imerinda Vatale
Michael Cafiero
Baruch Advocates Expanded Farm Credits and Bonds
Bernard M. Baruch urged the Farm Credit Committee to expand farmer credits through cooperative securities and bonds backed by agricultural output. He opposed using Federal Reserve long-term assets, favoring short-term loans or bonds tied to warehouse receipts and cattle loans. He proposed a separate Fed Farm Loan Board branch for short-term credit, keeping production and marketing loans distinct.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
War Industries Board
Farm Credit
Senate Agricultural Bloc
Mr. Baruch
Capper
Republican
Kansas
Farm Bloc
Federal Reserve Banking System
Baruch
Federal System
Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington News Roundup of War, Labor and Justice Actions
Mrs. Harding ill at the White House ten days. Weeks calls expert conference on National Guard maintenance policy. IBEW files for permanent injunction against Chicago order. Senator Robinson denounces federal injunction on shop strikes as unjust. Watson defends the attorney general. Daugherty says actions against labor leaders may follow. Chicago case to produce leaders and books. Bonus delayed by tariff debate. liberty of speech in rail controversy assured. Justice Day may resign to settle German claims. Senate confirms Sutherland to replace Clarke.
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Watson
Indiana
Daugherty
United States
Chicago
House Committee
Congress
Justice Day
Supreme Court
Germany
Shields
Senate
Sutherland
Justice Clarke
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Teapot Oil Reserve
U. S. Marine Corps
General Lejeune
Roosevelt
Wyoming
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Teapot Naval Oil Reserve
Casper
World’s News
Hudson and
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Court of Chancery
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Carl Reinberg
Paterson Lodge
Paterson
Grand Lodge
Englsh
William H. Parry
Essex County
Parry
State Highways Commission
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Newark
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State Highway Commission
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Broadstreet
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Linden
Rahway
Perth Amboy
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Long Branch
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