Army and Navy Booze Scandal Hits Norfolk Transport
The Beaufort liquor discovery aboard a Norfolk bound transport from the West Indies triggers a crisis for both services. About 40 cases identified with liquor found in officers state rooms amid possible smuggling ashore. A mixed board will report facts. penalties hinge on civil or military rules and may include cashiering. The case stirs fear of whitewash and exposes a “squealer” mystery in military circles. Legislative funding push for gasoline trust regulation is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort
Army
Navy
Taiders
Norfolk
West Indies
Board of Inquiry
Kittery
Roger Welles
Fifth Naval District
Tri
Britain and France near debt settlement proposal
Britain shifts stance on German reparations, signaling a plan aligned with French aims. London indicates willingness to discuss settling debts on a basis close to France’s idea, moving beyond Baldwin's earlier position and informal talks. France prioritizes ensuring Germany pays over satisfying creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Great Britain
London
Baldwin
Germany
France to share German reparations plan faces backlash
The report outlines a proposed scheme where France would pay a small annual sum and transfer a slice of German reparations to Britain to cover debt service. Italy and Britain would adjust their shares, raising British stake to about 32 million pounds. Paris officials argue the plan reduces France’s burden while ensuring Germany keeps up payments. A legislator who criticized the math is urged to study basic arithmetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Britain
Italy
England
United States
Germany
Berlin
Paris
Remove Duplication of Inheritance Taxation
Discussion centers on reforming the inheritance tax to avoid duplication between national and state collections and curbing administrative abuses. It argues for single collection with fair pro rating and notes the ongoing debate over the tax as a tool to curb wealth concentration, while referencing Senator Clark's estate and Treasury seasoning issues with $1 bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Appropriations Committee
Manama House
Clark
The Senate and the postal mail law analysis
The piece discusses Senate preferences for a quiet presiding officer and expands into a lengthy explanation of when a letter becomes United States mail. It covers postal duties, the boundary between private ownership and mail, and the federal protection of stamped correspondence, noting the role of postal workers and courts in determining mail status.
Editorial highlights gains in northwest economy 1925
John R. Mitchell reports rapid business gains in the Northwest during the first five weeks of 1925 with improved buying power and rising livestock prices. Railcar shipments hit a new high. building permits rise. wholesale shoe and dry goods sales up. savings deposits set records. Minnesota rail earnings show gains despite earlier declines. Confidence in continued prosperity is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Mitchell
Federal Reserve
Ninth District Federal Reserve Bank
Northwest
Sorth St. Paul
Savings Bank
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Minneapolis
Fellowship of Prayer Read Week 6 11 15
Meditative reflection on choosing trustworthy friends and praying for guidance. Notes emphasize patience, loyalty, and confidentiality in friendships, urging readers to imitate Christ in thought and action and to seek steadfast, supportive companions. Copyright 1925 F I Fagley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
F. I. Fagley
The Mail is Not Yet United States Mail in Transit
A discussion on when a letter becomes United States mail and who may be liable for its theft. The article explains that items in the outgoing mail box are not yet mail and thus theft falls under state law, while once handed to postal workers it becomes mail and is protected from tampering. It notes procedures for unopened letters, the dead letter office, and instances in schools or institutions where letters may be opened with proper authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
States Mail
Chicago
United States Senate
H. & M. Dawes
Moses
George Washington
United States Mail
Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Army
Navy
United States
Postal Service
Jim Blank
Tom Tank
Tom
Jim
Postoffice Department
Colonel Fechet to Succeed Mitchell
Washington reports Brigadier General William Mitchell will be replaced as assistant chief of the army air service by Lieutenant Colonel James J. Fechet on April 27 upon Mitchell’s term ending. Fechet, a ranks‑rose officer, now commands the air service advance flying school at Kelly Field, Texas, and has not stated views on unified air force plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
James J. Fechet
Mitchell
Norfolk
Fortress Monroe
War Department
War Secretary
Fechet
Senate
Cavalry
Signal Corps
Air Service Advance Flying School
Kelly Field
Texas
Army
Navy
Coolidge reconvenes cabinet and Senate reshuffles
President Coolidge met with his reconstructed cabinet for the first time as the Senate reorganized with Moses of New Hampshire as president pro tem. Senator Robinson of Arkansas was again named Democratic leader. The Navy announced yards for authorized naval building and the Republican Senate planned to strip La Follette Senators of committee ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Navy Department
Moses
New Hampshire
la Follette
William Burgess
Tariff Commission
Pennsylvania
James B. Mechet
Army Air Service
Mitchell
Alfred P. Dennis
Maryland
Tarif Commission
David J. Lewis
Ebert
Germany
Charles B. Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rough on Fat Folks From Cleveland Diet Proposal Stirring Debate
From Cleveland Ohio comes a provocative claim by Dr Lulu Hunt Peters a New York dietician authority proposing tax on fat people and restricting sweets. The Boston Transcript notes the ambiguous use of the term person and questions the fairness and practicalities of such measures while mocking the critics and pondering constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Lulu Hunt Peters
New York
Peters
U Us
Lou
Daniel Lambert
Dr. Peters
Boston Transcript
Answers to Questions From the Helena Bureau
Readers submit questions to the Helena Independent information bureau. The page lists multiple Q and A on topics from the Friar Lands sale to lance corporals, railroads, cigarettes versus cigars, clock hand positions, horseshoes origins, attendance records at world fairs, and Laurel track automobile races with dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spriss
Mr. Taft
Archie Butt
Rome
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
New York, New Haven
Hartford
New York City
Lincoln
Quoits
Greece
Europe
Scotland
England
Midlands
Ascham
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Laurel Track
RK. MW. A
Laurel
Maryland
Alaska Educator Ousted Prompts Congressional Probe
W. T. Lopp, 33 years in Alaskan education, was dismissed from government service. Northwest congressional representatives demand an investigation, alleging the Interior Department secretary removed Lopp to install a political appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Lopp
Alaska
Northwestern
Congress
Lopp
Interiar
Cunard Plans Three New Liners For Spring and Summer
Liverpool Feb 17 The Cunard company will commission three new liners in the coming spring and summer the Carinthia Alaunia and Ascania The Carinthia 20000 tons will serve Liverpool New York with first sailing in August It will carry first second and third class passengers The Alaunia and Ascania 4000 tons each will join the Canadian service carrying cabin and third class passengers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Associated Pres
Cunard Company
Carinthia
Alaunia
Ascania
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newark News
House of Representatives
Treasury Department
Montana
Haskin
Fairbanks
Morton
Tom Marshall
Bozeman
Roy L. Smith
D. D
Simpson
Charen
The
St. Paul
Fellowship of Prayer
National Capital
Helena
Atlantic Travel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!