Episcopal Church Declines Federal Council Membership
New Orleans Oct 16 AP The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States decided not to become a constituent member of the Federal Council of Churches. A New York bishop praised the council's courage amid a survey critical of prohibition. Bishop Gailar criticised certain members as hindering Christianity. The deputies supported a ruling opening read prayers to women. Grace Lindley of New York was reelected executive secretary of the Wotten’s auxiliary, with Mrs Johnson of Oregon named to the executive board.
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House of Bishops
Federal Council of Churches
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Wotten’s Auxiliary
Wiliam Johnson
Oregon
Chinese Mutiny Threats At Tsing-Tao Reach New Height
Chinese sailors threaten bombardment of Tsing-tao as three warships head toward the port from Chinwantao. Chinese soldiers place field guns and fortify positions while Americans and British seek refuge in consulates and mission compounds. Negotiations continue amid rising tension and possible naval intervention. In Guyandotte, bandits lock in employees and customers in a vault and rob the state bank of seven thousand dollars.
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Old King Winter Begins His Reign
Denver reports King Winter conquers fall across the Rocky Mountain states with two to three inches of snow in Gallatin County Montana. Forecasters predict a brief reign as warm weather returns soon. thaw and sun may end the usurpation. In Boteman, the season’s heaviest snowfall blankets eastern Gallatin County delaying threshing operations.
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Winter
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Montana
New Mexico
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Boteman
Frenzied Street Market as Lists Rise and Rush Continues
The Frenzy Street market shows a surge in demand with steel and motors lifting prices after a trading wave earlier. Brokers faced delayed official tape, heavy order flow, and crowded offices as long hours cut lunch breaks and workers labored into extended shifts. Wood markers noting salt deposits fade as U S engineers survey the Great Salt Lake desert.
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Stock Exchange
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Big Interests in Irrigation Fight
San Francisco October 16 AP. Senator Hiram W. Johnson warned Imperial Valley residents of floods from the Colorado and private interests seeking to deprive them of irrigation water. He urged Swing-Johnson bill passage to fund flood control and irrigation resources without U.S. expenditure, saying the Colorado should remain American. He cited $5,000,000 in annual losses from water shortages and condemned powerful interests threatening development plans in Los Angeles and beyond.
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Imperial Valley
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United States
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Congress
Mexico
Colorado
America
One Big Power Corporation
Los Angeles
Levee Talk Cautions France’s Finance Chief at Nice
Caillaux accepts to stay in Nice and work with the financial committee on a radical party tax plan. He warns that Germany’s capital levy wrecked its finances and urges a safe, advanced fiscal program before any adoption.
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Nice
Financial Committee
Germany
Navy aviation defense debate during 1920s testimony
The report outlines plans to determine a course for a forthcoming President Coolidge report. Naval attache and Shenandoah designer Commander Towers discussed aviation adequacy under war, opposing a national defense department while supporting some defense ideas. Army air figures backed a defense department and a flyover of 35 planes by BrigGen Feslicer’s air brigade precedes maneuvers at Aberdeen.
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John H. Towers
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