Mitchell Active Critic of United States Air Service
Col. William Mitchell’s years of outspoken criticism of the air service led to a verdict finding him guilty of insubordination and suspending him from the army for five years. The decision came after a court martial that weighed his charges of incompetence and mismanagement in national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Air Service
United States
Washington
William Mitchell
Coolidge
War and Navy
Thermy
Olonel Mitchel
Standy
Mrs.itchell
Harry Leonard
Shenandoah
Senandoah
Presint Coolidge
Mitch
Polics
Wisconsin
Lenroot
Gen- 1
United States Miliy Establishment
West Front
Army Air Servender
Charles Oher
Mitchell -Menoher
Sparate
Aeronau
Mitchell supporters challenge court martial on procedure
Washington dispatch reports Col William Mitchell’s backers in Congress and his counsel Representative Reid charging the general court martial violated ordinary rules. They urge President Coolidge to reduce the suspension to two years and allow retirement, while noting legal doubts about counting suspension time toward retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Friends and Defenders
William Mitchell
Air Crusader
Rank R. Reid
Oflinois
Mitchell
Congress
Laguardia
New York
Coolidge
Michell
Army
Representative Reid
Navy
General Staff
Mr. Reid
Reid
Salisbury Bank Scandal Witness Details Stock Deals
In a West Carolina U S district court session, M G McCurdy testified he bought 150 shares of Clyde Mills stock at 150 each from J D Norwood, claiming Norwood financed the proposition and arranged banking notes. He said his salary rose to 50 a week to cover interest and noted Norwood planned to place notes with the bank to improve the mills’ standing. Frank Yancey testified about 2,000 worth of mill stocks and Norwood's claim of bank funds at 6 percent, with dividends intended to cover obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
J. D. Norwood
People’s National Bank
Salisbury
J. K. Coughton
M. G. McCurdy
Aubrey L. Brooks
Defense Counsel
United States District Court of
People’s Bank
A. L. Smoot
Norwood
McCurdy
Mecklenburg Mills
Wnorwood
Brooks
Clyde Mills
Frank Yancy
Yaney
Testimony Links Mecklenburg Mills to Extra Salary For Doughton
In Greensboro a U S district court trial details how Mecklenburg Mills, Inc supplemented salaries for J K Doughton vice president of the defunct People's National Bank of Salisbury though he was not an officer or director of the mills. John C Lawson a former mills officer testified as U S District Attorney Linney introduced a New York bond house letter criticizing the bank failure proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mecklenburg Mills, Inc
J. K. Doughton
People’s National Bank
Salisbury
Doughton
Mills
United States District Court of West Carolina
John C. Lawson
H. H. Watkins
South Carolina
J. D. Norwood
National Banking Act
United States
F. A. Linney
New York
High Point merchants unveil large stocks and Christmas prices
The Enterprise highlights almost every business house in High Point's retail district with the largest holiday stocks in history and many announcing special Christmas prices as shopping days before Christmas dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ten Neediest Cases Fund Benefit At Broadhurst Sunday
Broadhurst Theater will host a Sunday program of film and music to raise funds for the Ten Neediest Cases, with gifts to The Enterprise and a silver offering at the door. The event features Pathe Exchange pictures, local singers, a pipe organ recital by Herma Stanley Quinn, and no admission charge. The fund total rose to 502.55 with new contributions from the Altar Society and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadhurst Theater
New Theater
Pathe Exchange
Moving Picture Corporation
Enterprise
St. Edwards Catholic Church
Berger Proposes Limiting Court Martial Sentences
Congressional reaction to Colonel William Mitchell’s court martial conviction centers on a bill by Representative Laguardia to cap penalties under the ninety sixth article of war. The proposal would set a maximum thirty day suspension, replacing broad court discretion as in Mitchell’s five year suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Mitchell
Air Service
Mitchell
Coo‘idre
Leguardcia
Robbers Hit Small Town Bank in Early Morning Raid
DOWS Dec 18 AP robber gang disrupted town lines by taking over the telephone and railroad operators and severing wire communication. They wrecked the bank safe and escaped with cash and bonds totaling about 8000 to 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DOWS
Othe
Local post office extends hours for Christmas mail
Beginning Saturday December 19 the main office will stay open weekdays until 7 p m at the general delivery stamp and registry windows and for C O D and insurance parcels to aid Christmas mailings. Parcels for local delivery received by train 35 on December 24 will be delivered Christmas Eve unless train 35 delivery changes. Special delivery mail will go out Christmas Day and other deliveries are suspended. Patrons urged to receipts promptly to speed redelivery as parcel post carriers handle 1560 packages daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festmaster O. R. York
Post Office
Oeal
Prohibition Agent’s Hotel Sting Sparks Hearing
A prohibition agent used Mayflower Hotel dinners and old smuggler whiskey to gather evidence, spending about 968.86 dollars. Two hotel employees were acquitted in court, while testimony to a House sub committee raised questions about funding and conduct in the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition
Mayflower
House
Jules R. Venice
Rinaldo Brazi
Andrews
The
Treasury
Prohibitio
Gallivan
Massachusetts
E. C Yellowley
Birgfeld
Cola M. Early
Venice
Udine
Democrat
Haynes
Anti-Saloon League
Woman’s Christiance Temperance Union
Cross Word Passion Turns Tragedy in Brooklyn
Theodore Koerner a Brooklyn telephone company adjuster killed his wife of 17 months and then shot himself after asking for help with a difficult cross word puzzle. The couple's apartment scene ended with Koerner's suicide following a botched attempt. He had suffered two nervous breakdowns that summer from overwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Koerner
Koerner
Mrs. Koerner
Brooklyn
First Money Bill Appears in New Congress
The first major appropriation bill for the treasury and post office departments calls for $867,852,444, $103,962,000 above last year’s allotments but $4,606,000 below the budget estimate. Postal costs rise due to salaries and mail volume. coast guard gets $24,213,000 to hire 1,580 more enlisted men to combat rum smugglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
House
Postal Service
Coast Guard
Post Office Department
Treasury
Committee
New York
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Department
Coast Guard, Customs and Prohibition Services
Prohibition Service
Internal Revenue Service
Morrisonian Idea School Question Studied by Commission
The Morrisonian idea school question will be studied by a commission for the governor. The inquiry aims to examine school policy and potential reforms affecting education in the state.
McLean to appoint education and commerce study commissions
Gov McLean plans two new commissions to study educational conditions and state commerce, aiming to ease school problems and outline a successful commercial policy. First NC Railroad directors meet and declare 1.75 quarterly dividend and discuss adding 50 cents per share via sale of surplus bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
McLean
Morrison
Educational Commission
The
North Carolina Railroad
North Carolina
Kinston
New Bern
Norfolk Southern
H. D. Bateman
Wilson
J. Lawrence Jones
Charlotte
W. D. LaRoque
Palmer
Leonard Tufts weighs Pinehurst race track for state sports
Leonard Tufts of Pinehurst considers building a year round horse race track at the resort. Noted racing figures Gaston Harriman Perdee are said to back the plan. If approved Walter Cox would move his stables to Pinehurst, boosting its status as a winter training center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Tufts
Pinehurst
Gaston, Harriman
Perdee
Tufts
Pinehart
Walter Cox
Looting Town in Shantung After Fighting Reverses
A telegram from Teoshow Shantung reports after day of fighting anti Kuomintang forces under Marshal Chang Tso-Lin regained possession of the town. Looting followed, hospitals were overflowing, but foreign compounds remained safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
Teoshow Shantung Province
Chang Tso-Lin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fis
Gen- Menoher
Hawaii
Ijor
Patrick
A Capes
Ioles
Col. Mitchell
Boushtons
Mecklenburg Mill
Bond House Critical
Peoples’ National
Broadhurst
Berger
Socialist
Mayflower Hotel
Representative Vere
Pennsylvania
NEW Congress
Commission
Wyatt
WE Enterprise
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!