Airmail of War Lets Board Hear Davis On Air Service
Acting Secretary of War Davis tells the president's air board there is no panic about the Army air service. He cites the world flight and records, notes funding limits, and pledges full cooperation to the aviation inquiry and reforms.
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Washington
Davis
Army Air Service
Air Board
Army Air Arm
War Department
National Defense
Board of Aviation
Air Service
Wild gasser roars at Urania No. 2 and 20 million cu ft est
In the Urania-Tullos oil field the Beckman-Freeman Urania No. 2 went wild at 950 feet after drilling through a shallow sand. Water mud and rock blasted high, a crowd gathered, and the rig was partly saved. Officials estimate the gas capacity around 20 million cubic feet while other nearby tests failed to find pay.
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Beckman-Freeman Urania No. 2
la Salle
R. H. Brooks
Urania
Tullos
Beckman-Freeman
Dock Smith
Alexandria
Monroe
Jena
Lone Star Highway
Cockerham Creek
Little River
Ball and Finn
Imperial Oil and Gas Co
Man Is Fined Thousand For Second Volstead Offense
Scott Maxwell pleaded guilty in district court before Judge Percy Sandel this morning to a second Volstead act offense. He received four months in jail and a $1000 fine or eight months more imprisonment as an alternative.
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Scott Maxwell
Percy Sandel
Secret Service Man Saves President From Accident
A driver near Coolidge cut a corner and nearly struck the president, but a Secret Service man intervened and prevented harm. The incident disrupted traffic but left the president unharmed and officials investigating the near miss.
President Coolidge narrowly escapes car in White House area
Nathan D. Smith of Baltimore was arrested after a car he drove cut toward the curb as President Coolidge crossed near the White House. Secret service agents pulled the president back as the vehicle sped by, narrowly missing him. Smith, charged with corner cutting and failure to yield, was later fined $35 after bond forfeiture was set aside.
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Washington
A. P
Nathan D. Smith
Baltimore
President Coolidge
Smith
Secret Service
White House
H Street
Jackson Place
Coolidge
Swampscott
Mass
White Court
Baltimore Man Denies Near Miss With President Coolidge
Nath an D. Smith, a Baltimore retiree, says his car did not come within twenty feet of Coolidge. He drove at about eight miles an hour on Washington street. A man claimed to be a secret service agent warned him of the president ahead and ordered his arrest. Smith planned to appear in Washington to answer charges.
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Baltimore
Nathan D. Smith
Coolidge
Washington
Washington Street
Mr. Smith
Secret Service
Husband and Daughter Accused in Illinois Murder Case
Arthur Holt aged 50 and his daughter Mrs Clara Harcy of Chicago were charged with the murder of Mrs Arthur Holt in warrants issued today. Albert Harcy, the son in law, was under arrest. Mrs Holt was shot to death yesterday at the family summer home on Fox Lane in Waukegan Illinois.
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Waugegan
Ill
A. P
Arthur Holt
Clara Harcy
Chicago
Albert Harcy
Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Robbery in Dayton
Fred C. Nickel, president of Nickel Manufacturing, pleaded guilty to robbing the North Dayton branch of Dayton Savings and Trust of 28,000 dollars during arraignment in a Dayton court this morning.
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Dayton
Ohio
Fred C. Nickel
The
Nickel Manufacturing Company
North Dayton
Dayton Savings and Trust Company
Moonshine linked murder case shocks Swartz area
Coroner's jury hears Edith Hudson say bad whiskey drove her to stab husband William Hudson at their Swartz home. W. A. Waller and father arrested after confession to bootlegging. Body sent to Memphis. burial plans disrupted. juvenile custody arranged for Billy Jr. The case draws grand jury action and warrants in Bastrop and Monroe.
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Edith Hudson
William Hudson
Swartz
W. A. Muller
Sheriff's Department
Morehouse Parish
C. Maller
W. C. Hudson
Hudson
Billy
Memphis
Hamburg
Ark
Sidney Nettles
Memphis, Tenn
Monroe
Arkansas
Police
Peters
Coverdale
Tate
Little Billy
Roper
Garrett
Waller
Bastrop
Woman Surrenders After Fatal House Shooting
Lizzie Keyes, a Black woman, shot Joe Wallace three times in a house near Gramont and Eighteenth streets after an argument over cooking. Wallace, boarding there, threatened with a knife. Keyes surrendered to deputies Mitchell and Meredith and a coroner's jury ruled Wallace's death a gunshot injury caused by Keyes. Wallace had moved to the city about a month ago from Lake Village, Arkansas.
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Joe Wallace
Lizzie Keyes
Steele
Grammont
Eighteenth Streets
Mitchell
Meredith
Wallace
Lake Village
Ark
Double Tragedy at Ponchatoula Home
In Ponchatoula Louisiana two parents Charles J Hermann an auditor for the Strawberry Growers Association and his wife were found shot dead in their home after a quarrel said to have occurred Saturday night Their 15 year old daughter Beatrice guided police to the scene and the couple were pronounced dead en route to hospital The tragedy leaves two children orphaned and the community mourning
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Ponchatoula
A. P
Charles J. Hermann
Strawberry Growers’ Association
Hermann
Beatrice
New Orleans
Grand Jury Session Opens Under Judge Sandel
Grand jury convened at 10:30 am for six months of criminal court. Three murder cases to be reviewed including Edith Hudson in a whiskey-fueled killing and charges against Louis Long Lizzie Keyes and others. Jurors listed and instructions given to uphold law and pursue true bills.
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Percy Sandel
Edith Hudson
Louis Long
Lizzie Keyes
Long
Will Strim
Breard Street
Joe Wallace
Sury
W. E. Poulan
Pike Neal
West Monroe
C. H. Brown
Brown
J. B. Walker
Graylin
Criminal Court
PR W. Germany
H. A. Brownlee, Jr
W. T. Holloway
W. H. Mayes
Howard Butler
Emmet Arent
A. G. Threadgold
E. G. Sugar
Chas. Garvey
W. Curtis
R. G. Harmon
J. L. Brooks
Sandel
Priest Named Defendant in 25000 Damage Suit
In Lake Charles Louisiana on September 21 1925 a damages suit was filed by J Edmund Matts against Rev Hubert Cramers pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception alleging alienation of his wife's affection and marital rupture. The plaintiff claims Cramers advised and warned the wife that she was not his wife and to end the relationship.
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Lake Charles
A. P
Fourteenth Judicial Court
E. F. Gayle
Cyclops
Cramers
Beaumont
Texas
Petitioner
Heat wave births stray chick in Arkansas town
In Crossett Arkansas a fully formed chick hatched without incubator or setting during a week of extreme heat. Found by a yard boy and Rose Inn waiter, the orphan chick is now adopted by waiter P B Brown who vows fatherly care.
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Crossett
Ark
Rose Inn
P. B. Brown
Lynching of J. P. Ivy in Mississippi Sparks Mob Action
In New Albany Mississippi a mob of about a thousand burned J P Ivy a negro tied to a stake after being identified by a farmer s daughter who was attacked Ivy confessed to attacking the girl though he later recanted the mob seized him as Sheriff Roberts pursued, cars and barricades crowded the highway and Ivy burned near a field eight miles from New Albany.
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New Albany
Miss
A. P
J. P. Ivy
John W. Roberts
Holly Springs
Here
Ivy
S' Sriff Roberts
Aberdeen
United States
Hubert Stephens
Reese
Lee County
Roberts
Labor Bank Officers Tender Resignations
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Co operative Trust Company in New York announced resignations of A R Stone as first vice president in charge and another Stone appointee as vice president. The resignations come from the bank founded by Warren S Stone with Stone linked to both Stone family figures and Helen Warwick Boswell, active in Republican women’s groups, noted in the statement.
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New York
A. P
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Co-operative Trust Company
A. R. Stone
Warren S. Stone
Helen Warwick Boswell
Mr. Stone
River Stage Readings for Mississippi and Ouachita Systems
Reported river stage figures show Memphis rising to 1.0 while Vicksburg remains 3.4 and New Orleans at 1.2 with Shreveport rising 12.6 to 20.5 and Alexandria falling 0.2. Ouachita data lists Camden at 5.0 rising 28.2 and Monroe steady at 13.2. Cairo on the Ohio river climbs to 10.5 with a 1.5 rise.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Cairo
Hinds Acts in Case of Air Critic Crisis
San Antonio dispatch reports Major General Ernest Hinds relieving Colonel William Mitchell from active duty on September 19. A president's inquiry opened with War Department officials advocating more planes but opposing Mitchell's bid for a separate unified air service.
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Hinds
San Antonio
Tex
A. P
William Mitchell
Air Service
Ernest Hinds
Air defense probe opens with Davis testimony
Washington reports the special air board begins inquiries into national air defense. Acting Secretary of War Davis testifies as the first witness, outlining the army air service and deferring technical details to designated officers including General Patrick, General Hines, and Brigadier General Drum. Secretary Wilbur to discuss naval aviation tomorrow.
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Washington
A. P
Presidents Special Air Board
Davis
Wm. A. Mitchell
Army Air Chief
Mitchel
House
Dwight W. Morrow
Army Air Service
Wilbur
Patrick
John L. Hines
Hugh A. Drum
Mosquito Invasion Delays Louisiana Capitol Opening
Mosquito swarms halted state capitol operations at Baton Rouge as workers from the governor to porters faced an unusual invasion. Officials deployed smoke smudges and modern sprays in a bid to drive them out, unsure of exact origin though likely marsh-borne from the Gulf region.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Gulf
Southern Power Lines Linked by Purchase
The Southern Cities Utilities company has acquired the Saquatehte Light and Power company operating in Hohenwald and Petersburg Tennessee providing a connecting link between Rockwood and Tracy City. Plans include construction of power plants and expanded service on the main transmission line. The firm now operates across western Tennessee and extends into Alabama.
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New York
A. P
Southern Cities Utilities Company
Saquatehte Light and Power Company
Hohenwald
Petersburg
Tenn
Rockwood
Tracy City
Tennessee
Alabama
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