Mitchell Attacks Opponents of Big Air Fleet
Brigadier General Mitchell, key figure in the aircraft controversy, testifies before the House Military Committee, saying the War Department muzzled junior officers and pursued national defense as secondary to hindering aviation. Theodore Roosevelt warns against uniting Army and Navy air services. bill opposed by administration and supported by Mitchell.
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Washington
Mitchell
Weeks
War Department
Department
Air Service
Army
House Aircraft Committee
J. Y. Martin
Martin Aircraft Company
Theodore Roosevelt
Desert Rat Millionaire Claim Reverses Court Ruling
In San Francisco 58 year old George Campbell Carson once a desert rat and itinerant miner, gains potential riches after the US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled American Smelting and Refining Co infringed his copper smelting patent. An accounting is ordered with a conservative estimate near five million dollars. Arthur and Mrs. Robinson visited Pleasant Creek for business and shopping.
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San Francisco
George Campbell Carson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Carson
Thal American Smelting
Tennin Company
United States District Court
Seattle
Arthur Robinson
Pleasant Creek
When Smith Stepped On Presented by Senior Club
A senior dramatic club presents When Smith Stepped On at the high school auditorium on Wednesday February 16. Admission is 50 cents.
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Smith
Senior Dramatic Club
Grow Whiskers to Subdue Modern Girls, Says Ponsonby
Gendon February 17. Young men seeking favor with girls are urged by Arthur Ponsonby MP in Empire Review to grow bushy whiskers like cavemen. He argues the modern female affirms herself in cafes and restaurants, dominating fashion and pace, while men lag behind and bow to her brisk, self assured approach.
Mabel Normand Appeals in High Court
Los Angeles February 17 motion picture actress Mabel Normand filed an appeal in the supreme court from lower court rulings denying her intervention in the divorce suit of Georgia W Church and Norman W Church. The suit sought recoveries and alleged false statements in Mrs Church's divorce filing claiming improper friendliness with Mr Churel.
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Los Angeles
Mabel Normand
S Supreme Court
Superior Court
Georgia
W. Church
Norman W. Church
Churel
Tress
Finding of Cave Explorer Laid to Help of Creator
In Cave City Kentucky on February 1 Tee Collins, father of Floyd Collins, thanked rescue chief H T Carmichael and his team for reaching the trap cave. Collins urged faith in God Almighty, while Carmichael credited divine aid for passing impassable sections and praised the rescuers.
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Cave City
Tee Collins
Floyd Collins
H. T. Carmichael
Carmichael
Mr. Collins
God
West Penn Sells West Virginia Maryland Power Holdings
The West Virginia and Maryland Power Company has completed a deal selling all holdings including equipment land and machinery to Monongahela Public Service Co The transfer covers Randolph Taylor Mineral Barbour and Preston counties and totals 212600 dollars.
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West Virginia and
Maryland Power Company
State of West Virginia
Monongahe
West Penn Pubic Service Co
Randolph
Taylor, Minerat, Barbour and
Preston
Smothered Prisoners Die in Hardford Jail Fire
Two prisoners identified as Jacob Wald and Wagner died in a village jail at Hartford last night after a fire in their bedding spread in a tightly closed cell. Authorities cite lack of ventilation as a likely cause and note the men were arrested for drunkenness. The incident left no escape attempt evident.
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Altoona
Hardford
Suicice
Jacob G. Wald
Wagner
Bath council debates bobbed hair tax as poll levy
Bath England February 17 A city councilman proposes a tax on bobbed heads to raise the municipality budget. He notes eighteenth century powdered hair tax produced income and suggests the bobbed hair levy could be a form of poll tax.
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Bath
England
Ely
Lewis
Three Saffren Boys Drown Near Sheakleyville Pa
In Greenville Pennsylvania on February 17, the three sons of Mr and Mrs Stephen Saffren near Sheakleyville died in Sandy Creek. Stanley aged 6 and Mathew aged 3 were recovered from the water while Edward, 5, is missing as authorities drag the creek following a barn playday warning.
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Greenville
Stephen Saffren
Sheakleyville
Sandy Creek
Stanley
Mathew
Edward
Saffren
Longtime Bridgeport Mayor Charles Jenkins Dies at 68
Bridgeport Ohio mourns as Charles Jenkins, serving his sixth term as mayor, dies after months of illness. He leaves a widow and daughter Wilma and was linked by marriage to William T. Graham, founder of American Sheet and Tin Plate, and to John A. Topping of Republic Iron and Steel. Jenkins also played early professional baseball with the NeShannocks of New Castle in pre major league days.
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Bridgeport
Charles Jenkins
Iis
Wilma
William T. Graham
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
American Can Company
John A. Topping
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Old Neshannocks
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Gaswork engineer dies after poisoning at plant
In Bridgeport New Jersey on February 17 Robert Hunts aged 34 an engineer died in hospital from gas poisoning after five weeks at a plant producing gas. County physician Dr N C Lyon said his condition was entirely due to the nature of his work.
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Hridgeport
N. J
Robert Hunts
N. C. Lyon
Hut
West Virginia Weather Quiet But Cold Tonight
West Virginia experiences generally fair skies but much colder tonight. Wednesday will be fair and colder, with the coldest readings in the extreme eastern portions.
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West Virginia
Beanties And Benefits Of West Virginia Advertising Plan
West Virginia state action to advertise its resources and products was urged by State Auditor John C. Pond at the West Virginia Beautifying Association conference. He said a formal bureau should publish material on soil climate minerals and investment opportunities. Delegates discussed locating a National Park and various beautification efforts, with afternoon group sessions and a joint meeting planned with the West Virginia Municipal League.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John C. Pond
West Virginia Beautifying Association
Bond
Reagan
Boar of Public Works
Middle West
Dels
West Virginia Municipal League
Two Training Camps Selected for Fifth Corps Area Schools
Columbus Ohio February 17 two citizens military training camps will be held in the fifth corps area covering Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia Officials at a conference announced beginners course and advanced infantry courses will be at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana from July to August 6 for Indiana and northwest Ohio while the rest attend a camp near Camp Van Tassel Kes Tet for 30 days
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Knox
Fifth Corps
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Northwest Ohio
Fort Benjamin, Harrison
Little Citizens
Miitary
Camp Vaan
Explosions Jolt Philippi Coal Company Area
Two blasts struck the Mortell mine of Lar-1 Coal Co near Philippi at 9 pm. No injuries or casualties reported. Windows shattered at George H. Austin’s home and at a non union miner’s house. State police investigate. no clues yet. Work continues normally. no further trouble predicted.
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Austin
Collapse of Collins in Sand Cave Captivates County
Detailed diary style account chronicles Collins entrapment in Sand Cave from Friday to Thursday, including rescue efforts, delays, and the arrival of state troops. Report notes attempts with torches, air drills, and banana oil fumes as search progressed, with a military court later reviewing hoax theories and ongoing excavation reaching up to 40 feet.
Feet in cave where Floyd Collins died may stay
Details emerged on the Floyd Collins case with surgeons unable to reach him inside Sand Cave as the body’s autopsy, possible amputation of feet, and an in state arrangement at Cave City high school were discussed. Officials planned to view the body upon extraction and funeral services were set, with burial at Mammoth Cave.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky cave man dies after long entrapment
Floyd Collins remains trapped in a cave after a dramatic effort to rescue him. Authorities and physicians assess the dangers of the cave environment as weeks-long dangers loom. The news notes the explorer’s endurance and the peril surrounding his secret discovery and capture by nature.
Coroners Jury Inquest Over Cavern Body Of Floyd Collins
Cave City Ky Feb 17 AP The body of Floyd Collins to be left in his natural tomb with funeral services at the shaft mouth after Dr Kiam Hazlett of Chicago identified him by a gold front tooth The coroner’s jury including Magistrate Clay Turner viewed the body and agreed no further rescue attempts would be made due to grave risk Nature and machinery failed to free Collins as crews resume digging in the Sand Cave passages Officials weighed amputating a limb but found it impractical while Collins’s father Lee Collins opposed additional mutilation.
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Cave City
Floyd Collina
Lee Collins
Kiam Hazlett
Chicago
Collins
Clay Turner
Chicago Tribune
Ohn Speyer
Hazlett
Turner
Nature
Land Cave
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
W. D. Funkhouser
Hasardous
William J. Field
HL. T. Carmichael
Colling
Cava
Hey
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