Davis Named Secretary of War in Cabinet Change
Dwight F. Davis of Missouri is appointed secretary of war to succeed John W. Weeks who retires due to ill health. Weeks has the interim role since March and Davis has been acting secretary, a lawyer and businessman in his 40s, becoming the youngest cabinet member.
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John W. Weeks
Coolidee
Dwight F. Davis
Missouri
Davis
J. Mayhew Wainwright
House of Representatives
New York
Weeks
War Department
Interior Department
New
Charles D. Hilles
Cairman
Republican National Committee
Dwight W. Morrow
Special Aircraft Board
Hanford S$. MacNidex
Iowa
American Legion
Mellon
Hoover
Work
James J. Davis
Labor Department
Haveing
Mgr. Coolidge
Mutilated Body Found in Old Attic
The body of 11 year old Francis Piolette nephew of Rev Louis Binletti was found in the attic of a vacant house on the third floor Police suspect he was murdered elsewhere and brought there He was last seen at a banquet the previous night in St Paul Minnesota
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St. Paul, Minn
Francis Piolette
Louis Binletti
Catholic Church of the Redeemer
Attec
Prince of Wales Shares Porridge Taste in Navy Story
An anecdote told by Mrs. O. A. Cloudesley Brereton at the Industrial Welfare Society recalls the Prince of Wales as a child dislike of porridge. On his last morning at home before naval service he mocked the dish yet faced the first breakfast in the navy with stubborn resolve, two officers signaling his duty as he swallowed oatmeal.
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Oxford
Prince of Wales
Industrial Welfare Society
O. A. Cloudesley Brereton
Navy
Markets The Agaocinters Trews October 15
Cattle prices show a hundred steady and unchanged. Hoes and scores maintain steady ranges. Trade notes indicate broad stability with reported figures near recent levels and no major shifts observed.
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Agaocinters
Yeater- Aps
Bond Election At City Court Room Tomorrow
Voters decide tomorrow whether the mayor and aldermen should issue bonds up to 50000 to expand the city sanitary sewer system. Polls open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the city court room with W. S. Pierce and Shelburn Ferguson as judges, H. H. Pearch and H. S. Angle as clerks, and H. S. Angle as officer.
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W. S. Pierce
Shelburn Ferguson
H. H. Pearch
H. 8. Angle
H. S. Angle
National Good Roads Week designated for January convention
Charles M Upham state highway engineer seeks official designation of National Good Roads Week across North Carolina and other states with only President Coolidge to issue proclamations. The theme centers public attention on road problems as the American Road Builders Association meets in Chicago January 11 to 15 to showcase road science and improvements.
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Associated Press
Reieros
N. C
United States
American Road Builders’ Association
Chicano
Charles M. Upham
McLean
North Carolina
Coolidge
Joes
Registered Mail Recovered After Bandit Truck HoldUp
Nearly all of a half million dollar load of registered mail stolen in a Thursday night mail truck holdup has been recovered. Five alleged gang members are jailed as police find part of the loot in a garage and the rest in a match box from a nearby field, with the gang headquarters believed located.
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Associated Peess
Los Angeles
Panchatantra in English by Ryder Published by University of Chicago Press
A new translation of the ancient Sanskrit Panchatantra by Arthur W. Ryder appears from the University of Chicago Press. The five book volume presents tales from Kashmir with an Oriental flavor, without footnotes, and includes epigrams and verse linking stories across chapters.
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Chicago
Arthur W. Ryder
University of Chicago Press
Vale of
Kashmir
Bill Lively
British India
Badad
la Fontaine
MacMillan Party Welcomed Home After Arctic Expedition
Commander Donald B. MacMillan and 88 Arctic expedition members were greeted with a long homecoming reception from Wiscasset to Portland. He praised his crew as the best and lauded the scientists and aviators, while noting weather setbacks and sea gales that challenged the voyage.
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Portland
Maine
Donald B. Macmillan
Wiscasset
Monhegan Island
MacMillan
Bowdoin
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
Etuh
Spanish Diplomatic Agent Robbed of Royal Decorations in New York
Senor Merry Del Val, a Spanish diplomat, was robbed in his New York apartment of jewels and royal decorations valued around 350000. The theft included items from orders such as the British empire and the Isabella Catholic, reflecting a loss of significant honors.
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New York
Senor
Merry del Val
Order of the British Effire
Order Isabella Catholic
Pirates Narrow Victory Over Senators In World Series Tilt
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Senators 3 to 2 at Forbes Field to extend the World Series. Moores, Carey, Cuyler, and Traynor helped key the Pirates while Kremer limited Washington to six hits. Weather was sunny with an ideal field except for a soggy outfield.
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Senators
Ihe
Pixatése
Pirates
Washington
Goslin
Kremer
Moore
Carey
Traynor
Keystone
Bluepe
Ferguson
Cuyler
Barnhart
Pittsburgh
Rice
S. Harris
Judge
J. Harris
Peckinpaugh
Severeid
Wrght
McInnis
Smith
Deportation Complaint Filed Against Mexican Actress
A complaint seeking the deportation of Gloria Faury a Mexican actress has been filed with the labor department alleging she accompanied Albert J Pani a Mexican secretary of finance from Texas to New York The department noted the immigration law exempts foreign government officials and the Mexican embassy labeled opponents of the administration behind the case Pani is in New York on a financial mission for his government.
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Washington
Gloria Faury
Ahe
Albert J. Pani
Texas
New York
Department of Labor
Department
Pani
Robbers Take Valued Silk From Madison Square Showrooms
Four robbers raided Samuel J Aronson and Company showrooms in Madison Square New York, handcuffing and gagging the watchman. The theft occurred today, with valuables valued at 610k and money losses reported at 250/080. The watchman remained bound for seven hours before discovery.
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New York
Madison Square
Samuel J.aronson and Company
Rome runs out of names for its many new streets
Rome reports that rapid suburban development is outpacing the city’s ability to assign street names and house numbers. Officials fear confusion as new thoroughfares, already under construction, await designation and addressing.
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Associated Prose
Fin
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