Colonel Mitchell Relieved From Duty for Insubordinate Remarks
Col William Mitchell, once commander of the Allied air fleets, was removed from active duty Sept 19 by Maj Gen Ernest Hinds at San Antonio. Hinds cited insubordinate language toward superiors and possible prejudice to discipline as grounds. Mitchell declined to comment.
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San Antonio
Tex
William Mitchell
Air Service
Ernest Hinds
Mitchell
Hinds
Eighth Corps
Shenandoah
United States Air Service
Washington
The
Colonel Mitchell
Washington, D. C
A. P
War Department
Enrollment at Iowa Increases University Adds Students
Iowa City reports 5060 students on first day for 1925 26, with total annual estimate of 8500, up from 8012 last year. Journalism gains to 183, reporting and law courses expand. dentistry law medicine nursing rise. president Jessup credits the larger turnout.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Charles H. Weller
School of Journalism
Dentistry
Law
Medicine
Graduate College
School of Nursing
Walter A. Jessup
Hammill to Name New Iowa Supreme Court Justice
Governor Hammill is expected to appoint a new Iowa Supreme Court justice to succeed the late Judge Arthur of Logan. Indications point to Attorney General Ben J. Gibson as the likely appointee, with several delegations preparing to press other candidates this forenoon.
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Des Moines
A. P
Hammill
Supreme Court
Arthur of
Logan
Ben J. Gibson
Severe gales lash MacMillan ships from Greenland
The Peary and Bowdoin, vessels of the MacMillan Arctic expedition, endured severe storms on the homeward voyage from Greenland. Bowdoin sheltered in Godthaab Fjord while Peary rode out a gale near Round Hill Island, both reporting safe crews and intact cargo amid the rough seas.
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Washington, D. C
Peary
Bowdoin
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Greenland
National Geographic Society
Labrador
Donald B. MacMillan
Round Hill Island
Sandy Bay
Ponds
Bateau Harbor
George Steele
Sidney
Stitches in heart save life of boy Melvin Jones
In Washington on September 21 a five year old boy named Melvin Jones survived after falling on scissors puncturing the heart. Doctors performed two stitches and a blood transfusion from his father helped stabilize him.
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Washington, D. C
Melvin Jones
Lynching of J P Ivy Sparks No Arrests in Mississippi
No arrests were made as a mob of about a thousand seized J P Ivy near New Albany, Mississippi, burning him at a stake after a alleged attack on a farmer’s daughter. Ivy recanted part of his confession claiming others were involved, while the accusing girl remains hospitalized in serious condition.
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New Albany
Miss
J. P. Ivy
John W. Roberts
Holy Springs
Ivy
Milledgeville
Willie Dixon
State Sanitarium
Amy Oxford
Colony Farm
Here
Wilkinson County
Jasper County to Improve Highway Between Newton and Reasnor
Jas per county supervisors award a contract for highway flagging between Newton and Reasnor. Will Johnson of Tama wins with a bid near 640 dollars per mile. Work to start Oct 15 and finish by Dec 31 using slag from a local coal mine. Public backing came from Reasnor residents Newton Chamber of Commerce and road-adjacent locals.
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Newton
Jasper County
Board of Supervisors
Reasnor
Will Johnson
Tama
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Perry
Grand Junction
Nevada
West Bend
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Clear Lake
Des Moines
Belmond
Teen Died In Car Crash Inquest Set Tuesday
Ian Davenport reports Nita Parsons, 17, died from injuries when the automobile she rode in overturned. Two companions were injured and a third, Francis Increis, held on a $1000 bond. An inquest will be held Tuesday.
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Davenport
Ian Nita Parsons
Francis Incre
Voss On Forgery Trial Again In Denison Case
Ex banker L Voss faces a second district court hearing on forged instruments tied to George Argotsinger loans. Prosecution by Andrew Bell aided by Robert Healy of Fort Dodge, with Sims and Page defending Voss. Argotsinger mortgages numbered 18000 and 24000 tied to Prudential and Burlington Savings Bank through Voss.
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Denison
L. Voss
George Argotsinger
Arion
Prudential Insurance Company
Burlington Savings Bank
Burlington
Voss
Prudential
Vermont Bank
Andrew Bell
Robert Healy
Fort Dodge
Sac City
Sims and
Page
Waukegan man and stepdaughter charged in Mrs Holt murder
Waukegan Illinois warrants charge Arthur Holt 50 and his stepdaughter Mrs Clara Harcy of Chicago with the murder of Mrs Arthur Holt wife and mother of Holt. Albert Harcy the son in law is under arrest. Mrs Holt shot to death at the family summer home Far Lake after a quarrel. Holt and Harcy claim Mrs Holt killed herself. State's Attorney says a bullet struck her head in a manner not consistent with self defense.
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Waukegan
Ill
Arthur Holt
Clara Harcy
Chicago
Albert Harcy
Holt
Far Lake
A. V. Smith
County Farm Agent Buyer of First New Ford Sold in City
First delivery of the new Ford cars made today by Horst and Strieter officials. Joseph Wilson county agent received the first model from the local agency as A C Bruemmer company manager noted deliveries should rise steadily. A number of orders already placed for the new flivvers. Des Moines Iowa Mrs Rachel Johnson aged 2 prominent in G A R circles died here last night.
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Ford
Horst & Strieter Company
Joseph Wilson
A. C. Bruemmer
Des Moines
Rachel Johnson
Three Die in Nebraska Accidents
Morrison Illinois reports George and Mrs Yingler killed when their car was struck by a Northwestern excursion train at Jackson street crossing. A second incident, two women escaping a stalled engine, left them uninjured. Omaha and other Nebraska crashes kill three more and injure eight. Sioux City reports a nine year old boy, Paul Seaton, dies from injuries after being struck by a car. Milwaukee races end with several crashes but only one driver, George Young, mildly hurt.
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Hart
Omaha
Neb
A. P
la Platte
Creston
J. J. Ryan
Sioux City
Paul E. Seaton
Milwaukee
Wis
State Fair Park
George Young
Young
Gasoline War Continues in Omaha Price Cutters
Omaha fuel traders kept the gasoline war lively as cars lined up for 14 and 13.9 cents a gallon. Announced a push toward deeper price cuts, with further stages hinted by industry sources.
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Omaha
Neb
Perry Chosen as 1926 Des Moines Conference Site
Perry was selected as the 1926 meeting place of the Des Moines conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, after the conference closed its annual gathering in Atlantic Iowa yesterday.
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Perry
Atlantic
Des Moines
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa Showers Likely Tonight into Tuesday
The forecast calls for showers in Iowa tonight and Tuesday with a slight warming trend tonight. Illinois sees increasing cloudiness and showers mainly in the west and south tonight and Tuesday, with little temperature change across the state.
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Iowa
Illinois
Bandit Queen Claims Gang Robbed Taxis Without Guns
Chicago police arrested Elizabeth Casselman known as the Red Hatred Queen and three companions after two months of investigations. The gang allegedly targeted taxi drivers bringing them to a prearranged spot where a hammer knife or pliers was used to threaten victims during the hold ups. Fifty taxi holdups were attributed to the gang with no gun usage reported.
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Chicago
Ill
Elizabeth Casselman
Famous artists to radio contracts for Sunday programs
A. P. reports that Anna Case Louise Homer Hulda Lashanska Toscha Siedel and Reginald Werrenrath have signed contracts for Sunday night radio broadcasts from Oct 4 to May 1. Additional artists and the state symphony orchestra of New York join the venture financed by J A Atwater Kent with AT&T stations airing the one hour programs at 9 15 pm EST led by Werrenrath in the first broadcast.
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New York
N. Y
A. P
Anna Case
Louise Homer
Hulda Lashanska
Toscha Siedel
Reginald Werrenrath
Edward Johnson
Charles Hackett
Frieda Hempel
Albert Spalding
Paul Althouse
Arthur Middleton
State Symphony Orchestra
J. A. Atwater Kent
W. E. Harkness
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Robbers Blow Oxford Safes In Iowa Farm Town
In Oxford Iowa 17 miles west of Iowa City robbers blew three safes late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and escaped with about 100 dollars. They took 26 dollars from McCleery Lumber yards and between 350 and 75 dollars from the Speers Produce office, plus checks and papers. A car owned by L. E. Wallace was recovered Sunday in a corn field 20 miles southeast of Oxford. Sheriff James Martin of Iowa City is investigating.
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Iowa City
Oxford
McCleery
R. R. Speers Produce Company
Rock Island
L. E. Wallace
John Swaner
James Martin
Mrs Madeline Ficke Dies at Davenport
Davenport Iowa September 21 A P Mrs Madeline Ficke 52 wife of Attorney Robert C Ficke died Sunday at St Luke s hospital after an operation ten days earlier She led the Iowa Federated Clubs state headquarters committee served as Davenport Visiting Nurses secretary since 1923 and headed several civic groups including Parent Teachers and Colonial Dames She held state historian and Americanization chair roles and served with the Woman s Council of National Defense during the war The funeral will be held Tuesday.
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Davenport
Madeline Ficke
Robert C. Ficke
St. Luke's Hospital
Ficke
Iowa Federated Clubs
Davenport Visiting Nurses' Association
Parent-Teachers’ Club
Colonial Dames
Woman's Council of National Defense
Iowa
Naval Air Court Meets in Executive Session
The naval court of inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster convened at Lakehurst New Jersey with Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones presiding and the session held in executive session.
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Naval Air Court
Lakehurst
N. J
A. P
Naval Court of Inquiry
Shenandoah Disaster
Hilary P. Jones
Coolidge Narrow Escape as Auto Skims President
Washington Sept 21 AP The Secret Service man grabbed President Coolidge’s arm and pulled him from the curb as a Baltimore motorist Nathan D. Smith 56 cut toward the curb in the White House downtown area. Smith was arrested on traffic charges, bonded, and later fined 55 dollars after forfeit was set aside. The president continued his evening walk unperturbed.
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Secret Service
Prsident
White House
Nathan D. Smith
Baltimore
Smith
Missing Floyd Collins' Father Seen After Fair Exhibit
Lee Collins, father of Floyd Collins, vanished late at night after leaving a mid way exhibit at the Sioux City fair grounds. Officials fear foul play as he carried a large sum of money and city police search the bottoms district and question underworld figures to locate him.
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Sioux City
Lee Collins
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Kentucky
Fair Grounds
Collins
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank Closes in Perry Indiana
The Peoples Trust and Savings bank of Perry is taken over by the state banking department after failing to open this morning. State superintendent L A Andrew placed examiner C O Wilkinson in charge to take over affairs of the bank and its sister institution Security State Bank.
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Perry
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
State Banking Department
L. A Andrew
C. 0. Wilkinson
Examiner
Security State Bank
Peoples’ Trust and Savings
Bedford Dies at 61 Chairman of Standard Oil New Jersey
Alfred C. Bedford, 61, chairman of the board of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, died today in East Norwich Long Island. He had led the company through years of growth and expansion. Bedford had served as a key executive shaping policy and strategy for the oil giant.
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Standard Oil
New York
Alfred C. Bedford
Thetandard Oil Company of
New Jersey
East Norwich
Long Island
Widow of Iowa college founder dies in Laurens
Mrs. James C. Gilchrist widow of the first president of Iowa State Teachers college died suddenly in Laurens Iowa on September 21. She had lived in Algona and Sioux City and her husband once served on the Morningside college faculty. Since his death she resided with her children.
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Laurens
James C. Gilchrist
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Algona
Sioux City
Morningside College
War Secretary Davis testifies on air service policy defense case
Acting War Secretary Davis testifies before the president's aviation inquiry board on air service adequacy and integration with the war machine. He stresses openness, welcomes the inquiry, cites world flight as proof of capability, and pledges full cooperation and honest debate.
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Air Service
Washington, D. C
War Department
William Mitchell
Coolidge
Army
Davis
John L. Hines
A. E. PF
Hugh Drum
Army Air Service
Air Board
Army Air Arm
Citiens
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General Hinds
Journal
Cine Colleges
M’millan
Alfred W. Everest
Pittsfield
Mass
MacMillan
Godthaab Fjord
Farmer’s
Ft. Dodge
Nebraska
John
Werrenrath, Case
Homer
Lashans
Ka and
Siedel
A. T
Soc City
Board of Aviation
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