Mitchell's Trial Shows Air Service Scorecard Debated
Colonel Mitchell defended himself against insubordination charges by exposing flaws in the airplane service. The military court accepted his testimony and issued a five year suspension without pay, citing his war record and public-spirited aims. Weeks of technical testimony supported many of his accusations about obsolete aircraft and limited modern planes.
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Billy
France
Mitchell
Weeks
United States
Air Service
Congressional
Martinets
Present day insomnia springs from late shopping realization
The comment notes that sleeplessness now stems from the fact that most purchases could have been completed a month earlier, highlighting regret over procrastination and timing in consumer planning.
Disarmament Talks Weigh Local and Global Judgments
Preliminary agreements between Great Britain and French diplomats ahead of an international disarmament conference hinge on both local and international judgments. The idea of an international police power remains unsettled as a stage in reduced armaments, though it was included in the Locarno treaties limited to certain applications.
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Great Britain
International peace plans and rising defense questions linger
The piece debates global security, the challenges of an international police system, and the Locarno framework. It contrasts US and French defense postures, notes fears of a super-government, and references political shifts in US leadership and media humor about grand opera on radio.
Editorial: Leniency and justice in Massachusetts report
The Massachusetts Judicial Council argues leniency has grown too widespread and threatens public security. It urges sentences to deter crime while supporting reform for capable youths and endorses probation, warning against sentimentalism that undermines future safety. It asserts the public deserves protection and timely penalties.
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Judicial Council of Massachusetts
America
Allanion
Congress Opens With Grand Washington Spectacle
Washington December report recalls the 69th and a United States congress opening with crowd noise and roars of approval. The scene features Speaker Longworth, Alice Longworth, Taft and Norris among a lively gallery, while Senators Reed and Moses trade barbs. Dawes faces a flood of recognition requests as the chamber nears its new session.
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Bart
Longworth
Sitsi
Loose
Verdysaulx
White House
Chamber
Alice Longworth
Princess Alice
Roosevelt
TaFollette
Wisconsin
Warreld
Oklahoma
Senate
Henry Clay
Reed
Missouri
Moses
Swanson
Norris
Dawes
Mr. Dawes
Seri
Four Wet Bills Reach The House
Washington reports a wave of prohibition action as four bills to liberalize the Volstead act are introduced amid hearings on the treasury supply bill. Details describe enforcement methods, coast guard activity, and reorganized treasury machinery, with Treasury official Andrews confirmed while Army support is questioned and funding set at 9,506,255 dollars.
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Washington
D.C
Electric Shack
Pennsylvanii
United States
American Olympus
Capitol Hill
United States Congress
Congress
Chevy Chase
Walllam
Tyler Page
Treasury Post Office
Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Court Guard
Personel
Aly Lo
Thireet
Utdex Ats
Andrews
The
Treasurys
National Capital News Briefs Mention Ambassadors and Proposals
Officials report on Senate activity and a New Jersey figure nominated as ambassador to Spain. A house investigation into British voter influence is noted, with other brief items on policy changes and political maneuvers.
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Ture
Colorel Mitchiell
Delate
Compees
Senate
Ogden
Tamsnocd
New Jersey
Beet Growers and Factory Men Agree on 1926 Contract
Beet growers and the Mountain States Farmers Marketing Association and Great Western Sugar agree to a 1926 beet contract. It sets a base loss of 3 per ton, adds a production bonus that increases to 30 cents per ton at higher volumes, and links price scales to net sugar proceeds and beet sugar content. The plan rewards large Colorado beet tonnage, with bonuses starting at 4,200,000 bags and rising as production reaches high levels.
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Cerver
Todig
Mountain States
Red Trawers' Marketing Association
Great Western Siugar Company
Ruaratcerg Tarmers
Lambial Pasion
Pyolypse
Colorado
Women and men sick leave in public library work
A Bureau of Public Personnel Administration study with the American Library Association finds little difference between days on paid sick leave for women and men in 16 U S public libraries. The piece also notes political theater around Dawes and a bustling Washington during Congress’ absence, with Washington described as more animated and complete.
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Bureau of Public Personnel Administration
American Library Association
United States
Ban on university show sparks campus turmoil
A university banned a women’s lingerie performance after raids on sorority houses and investigations into alleged misconduct. The crackdown followed clashes between male and female students, with the era of punishment prompting debate over campus rules and reprisals.
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Mizzeula
University of Mantata
Alent
Dante
Raunelt
Perry Boy Declares Sleuths Abused Him
Chester MM, a Chicago man known as Perry, son of a local manufacturer, was returned to prison after 47 days on parole awaiting a life sentence for murder. He claimed investigators taunted him, testified to beatings, and described a dangerous escape plan before his recapture.
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Chester MM
Perry
Chicago
Jules Pewrentiry
Tuwa
Aidburdies Ad
Lays
Perry Peclare
Tate
Tiago
Allon
Saul
Anigauiien
Tablet to mark grant given to Lafayette
Fragmentary historical note describes a report on placing a tablet at the southwest corner of a land grant to General Lafayette. It references a December 28, 1801 act authorizing $200,000 and a land grant to Lafayette and his heirs, with a chose of one section in northern Florida near Tallahassee.
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Lafayette
Deatien
Hende
IAM
General Lafayette
United
Lis Heire
Florida
Tallahassee
Helium Oxygen Mix May Allow Deeper Safe Dives
Washington December 18 Rear Admiral J D Router head of the navy bureau of construction and repair reports on a helium oxygen mixture reducing nitrogen absorption in deep sea diving. Experiments indicate divers could descend to greater depths with less risk and ascend more rapidly without hazard to the liver.
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Washington
J. D. Router
Onfet
Navy Bureau of Constriction and Repair
Mhe
Seattle City Trolley To Buy Another Line
Negotiations are under way for Seattle to purchase the last privately owned street car line within limits. A $1,200,000 offer seeks to add to a system valued at $1,739,400, bringing Seattle to 260 miles and second only to Detroit in municipal transit ownership. The main system was bought in 1919 for $15 million, with $3,382,000 paid to date.
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Seattle
Detroit
Answers to Questions From Washington Information Bureau
A fragmentary educational feature invites readers to send questions on topics from canaries to patents and daily chores. It promotes a Washington Information Bureau offering free answers for two cents postage, with various inquiries and brief notes on evergreen customs, earth movement, silk production, rubber, and pilot fish.
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Cain Tuite
Washington Information Bureau
Helena
Woman Convicted of Murder Sentenced to 10 Years
Miavi Dec 18 Mrs. Rose Brockwell of Mitlot age 67 mother of 17 children was convicted by a district court jury on a second degree murder charge and sentenced to ten years in the North Dakota penitentiary. She died Thursday afternoon in a Minot hospital from complications including heart and gall bladder trouble. Doctors for the defense had asserted she was collapsing, while prosecution witnesses said she was physically normal.
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Miavi
Rose Brockwell
Mitlot
North Dakota
Minot
EC Stone
C. T. Peterson
A. JL. Cameron
Pater
Brockwell
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