Aviation and military spending clash in congress today
Congress considers naval and war department appropriations for the next fiscal year with heavy emphasis on aviation. House and Senate bills total about 821 million for naval needs including 26 million for aircraft and 339.5 million for the War department with 15.256 million for aviation. A five year naval aircraft program seeks 1 000 planes for 85 million, while conservative limits await budget bureau guidance and presidential approval. Separately two army air service officers face discipline for attempting to influence air policy.
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Navy
Senate
War Department
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House Committee On Naval Affairs
Moffatt
Coolidge
Naval
French
Budget Bureau
Major Arnold
Air Service
Mitchell
Patrick
Congress Moves to January Inauguration and Early Meeting
The Senate approved Norris' proposal by 73 to 2 to move congressional meetings to the first Monday in January and inaugurations to the third Monday in January. House committee favors January 4 meeting and January 24 inauguration with provisions to ensure an Executive if no electoral majority is reached.
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House
Senate
Congress
Norris
Blease
South Carolina
King
Utah
House Committee On
Avalanche Destroys Highland Bay Camp Killing Dozens
An avalanche near Bingham Utah crushed the Highland Bay mining camp at Sap Gulch, sweeping through wooden structures and trapping about seventy residents. Fires ignited amid the debris as the slide roared from two miles away at high altitude, leaving many victims severely burned.
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United States
Little Highland Bay
Bingham
Utah
Sap Gulch
Countess Cathcart Excluded Over Moral Turpitude Claim
Secretary of Labor Davis upholds Ellis Island ruling excluding the English countess for eloping with the Earl of Craven, a status deemed moral turpitude under U.S. immigration law. He notes no discretionary power and cites prior exclusions. the Earl has fled to Canada. In another item, the miners ratified a five year contract and resumed work across the anthracite region.
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Seattle
Point Barrow
Alan Cobham
London
Cape Town
South Africa
Egypt
Central Africa
Karoo
Countess of Cathcart
Ellis Island
Earl of Craven
England
Davis
National Woman’s Party
Lady Cathcart
United States
Canada
Thousands return to pits as unions hail historic labor pact
Thousands go back to work as 125 producing companies plan widespread output. John L. Lewis calls the United Mine Workers' contract the greatest in organized labor, with wages totaling a billion and a half dollars over five years. Premier Pangalos orders arrests and deportations in Greece. firearms to police by March 30. Mexico closes Catholic-run colleges and asylums, displacing thousands of children. France seeks permanent league seats for Poland Spain and Brazil. Germany’s membership bid could be affected. Captain Fried and the crew of the President Roosevelt receive a royal New York welcome and congressional thanks. Contempt charges against ALCOA over Mellon interests fail after inquiry.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Prance
Poland
Spain
Brazil
League of Nations Council
Germany
League
France
George Fried
Roosevelt
New York
Fort Jay
Congress
Fried
Fall Sinclair Doheny conspiracy indictments upheld
U S District Judge Stafford sustains the validity of the conspiracy indictments against Albert B Fall Harry F Sinclair and Edward L Doheny in the off lease scandals. The ruling means the defendants will stand trial under charges of conspiracy to defraud the government by trickery deceit and bribery unless a special hearing is granted.
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Ustice Stafford
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Edward L. Doheny
United States
Deaths of Henry Holt and Archbishop J F Ciepluk
Obituary note listing the week’s deaths including Henry Holt a New York publisher and Archbishop J F Ciepluk of Poland who was once sentenced to death by a Russian tribunal but was released and arrived in America last November.
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Senate
Messrs. Green
Garner
Hand
New York
Supreme Court
Uncle Sam
Henry Holt
J. F. Ciepluk
Poland
America
New Secretary of Legion Auxiliary Appointed
Mrs. Lucy P. Boyd of Indianapolis is named national secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary by national president Mrs. Eliza London Shepard. Boyd has served with the Legion and auxiliary since 1919 and succeeds Miss Bess Wetherholt of Gallipolis, Ohio, who resigned.
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Lucy P. Boyd
Indianapolis
American Legion Auxiliary
Eliza London Shepard
Boyd
The
Legion
Auxiliary
Bess Wetherholt
Gallipolis
Ohio
National Organization
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Gon Wetherholt
Lafayette
Kate Waller Barrett
National Legion Aims Essay Contest on A Patriot's Flag Creed
The American Legion sponsors a national essay contest for 1926 titled A Patriot's Flag Creed. Prizes total 750 500 and 250 for first second and third with scholarships funded by the winnings. Entries must be 12 to 19 years old and under 125 words submitted by noon March 16 1926.
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American Legion
Frank C. Cross
The
Americanism Commission
National Americanism Commission
the Legion
United States
National Director of Americanism of the Legion
Burglar's Wife Accuses Boys Over Ice Cream Caper
A dialog from the Ladies' Shoplifting society features a burglar's wife lamenting Junior and McGarry's theft of all her ice cream and cake for refreshments. The husband laments the missed chance to punish them while noting the house is full of burglar tools.
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Spike
Junior
McGarry
American Legion Weekly
Tornado prompts survivor to rethink staying home
A man who lost his residence to a tornado tells a reporter that returning home revealed his house completely demolished. He admits a premonition he and his family should have stayed home, reflecting on the disaster.
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American Legion Weekly
Artificial wool not alarming Yorkshire wool trade
West riding woollen manufacturers and wool merchants show little alarm at the artificial wool discovery. The new synthetic fiber, plant-based, has passed tests and can be used in knitted and woven fabrics. It can be supplied to spinners in various staple lengths and used for clothes rugs and related goods.
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West Riding of Yorkshire
London
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Claim
An 1830s style advertisement touts Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills as a simple medicine. It claims to regulate the stomach liver and bowels and promotes continued effectiveness today as in 1837.
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Wright
Aboriginal Diet Shapes Dentition Says Australian Researcher
Dr T D Campbell of Adelaide University argues that primitive, coarse foods and crude preparation protected Aboriginal teeth. He contrasts well formed healthy Australian dentition with modern civilized groups burdened by dental disease.
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T. D. Campbell
Adelaide University
Australia
Barber Victim Cut Through Halk Whiskers and Chatter
A terse dialogue reveals a barber cutting Halk three ways: hair, whiskers, and chatty talk. The exchange highlights a terse interaction over grooming and conversation.
Bright Youth Maiden Aunt-Now what did Shake speare write on?
A fragmented quiz item notes a riddle about Shakespeare works and a nephew asking about a paper. The readable bits suggest a wordplay on writing material or a publication, but specifics are unclear.
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Shakespeare
Diamond Dyes for Fabrics Announces Easy Tinting and Dying
Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes in 15 cent packets with simple directions for tinting and dyeing garments and draperies. It claims suitability for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics and urges buyers to inform their druggist of material type.
Mournful Numbers: Automobile Mortality Figures Recalled
A terse exchange hints at a discussion of automobile mortality figures as a statistical measure. The phrase mournful numbers implies grim data about deaths in car incidents, cited in a historical dialogue.
Demand Bayer Aspirin warns buyers to look for Bayer name
An advertisement urges buyers to demand Bayer on all Aspirin products to ensure genuine, proven safe with physicians' approval for 25 years and to say Bayer at purchase. It warns imitation pills may be dangerous and stresses authenticity. The ad notes the Prince of Wales will receive a $50,000 annual government annuity upon marriage.
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Bayer
Prince of Wales
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap cleanses the complexion and scalp, with Cuticura Ointment for occasional use to keep hands soft and white. Add Cuticura Talcum for fragrance to complete the trio, as advertised.
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