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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
1
Washington Oct 8 Colonel William Mitchell refused to testify before the naval court board investigating the Shenandoah disaster. He objected to appearing under an army order and refused service under counsel. He issued a public communication to the adjutant general asking that orders to appear be revoked, claiming his appearance would conflict with legal rights amid pending trials.
In Puget Sound seals have increased to about 7600 animals roosting on beaches and at river mouths, harming salmon by eating large quantities of fish. Arthur Einarsen urges enlisting American sportsmen to hunt seals in July and August, noting sport, skill, and potential bounty as checks on the growing population. He cites historic Native hunting and current limited efforts as insufficient to curb the menace.
The Associated Press reports Christy Mathewson, one of baseball's greatest pitchers, died in Saranac Lake, New York. Funeral services planned for Lewistown, Pennsylvania, with a life story tracing his rise from Bucknell to the New York Giants, later World War service, and leadership roles in baseball.
President Coolidge resumed duties at the White House following a trip to Omaha where he spoke to the American Legion. The journey was briefly halted as the train detoured around a wreck near Washington, but otherwise the voyage was uneventful.
London October 3 The railway question fuels labor and owner tensions as a nationalization push clashes with a planned five percent wage cut. C T Cramp National Union of Railway Men criticizes motor transport competition while urging pensions talks and union strength. Concessions are anticipated as talks proceed with Times Want Ads urging reader attention.
Newark dispatch reports Harrigan W. Noel, accused of killing six year old Mary Daly of Montelsir and Raymond Pierce, a Black chauffeur, will stand trial in Essex county for the chauffeur's slaying after a sanity hearing before Judge Edwin C. Caffrey. The judge stated the jury must decide Noel's guilt or innocence.
Budapest adopts living veterans as knights of The Order of Heroes rather than erecting monuments. Admiral Harty presented 200 officers 300 NCOs and 1,200 privates with knighthood, each receiving a land plot. Candidates must prove exemplary Hungarian citizenship. A young boy among the honorees remembered his deceased father. The order badge features the Hungarian coat of arms.
Inter Southern Life Insurance Company will comply at once with recommendations from the insurance commissioners' report. President James R. Duffin announced the move, noting financial readjustments are needed but conditions do not require alarm for policyholders. The report covered five states and urged changes, while a Times ad roundup lists local buying and selling notices.
Testament to a sweeping national defense reorganization drew mixed judgments as Col William Mitchell’s plan for a unified air defense was debated. Witnesses split, Major Milling supported, Rear Admiral Hughes cautioned against two separate air services while praising aviation’s importance.
Ottawa estimates show American visitors brought 150 million dollars to Canada in 1925, about a quarter of the Dominion wheat crop value and near the combined mining output of Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. Over 2 million American cars crossed in, with about 9 million tourists, Ontario receiving the largest share and 1.37 million cars entering last year from the United States.
Pirates defeat Washington 3 to 2 in the world series game two. Coveleskie struggled in eighth, Aldridge pitched well for Pittsburgh. Bluege was hit by a pitch in the second inning and Washington made a late rally faded by errors and timely Pirates hitting.
Atlantic City Oct 7 President William Green of the American Federation of Labor rejected an appeal by Arthur A Purcell British MP for closer relations with Russian labor groups. Green cautioned against Communist influence claiming Moscow seeks to control the American labor movement, warning that strikes would be viewed as revolutions. Continued on page five.
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