Naval aviation viewed as essential yet secondary to battleships
The Naval General Board reports aviation strengthens sea power but does not replace battleships. Tests on the battleship Washington reportedly clarified aircraft bombing defenses. Army flyers describe a world flight capability of 40 hours from the United States to Asia with mother ships at landing stations, enabling large fleets to cross the North Pacific.
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Washingto
Naval General Board
Wilbur
Navy
Washington
John R. Harding
Leigh Wade
House Aircraft Investigating Committee
Dwight F. Davis
North Pacific
Asia
Lieut. Wade
Britten withholds bill on naval gun elevation in Congress
Washington. Representative Fred Britten of Illinois says he will not press his bill to appropriate 6, five? million dollars for elevating battleship guns this session. The House Naval Affairs Committee also abandons proposals to fix defects in the fleet to meet the British five five three ratio from the Washington Armaments treaty. President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes signal caution about elevating battleship guns, fearing renewed naval competition. Paris moves to regulate sale of firearms amid Communist unrest. Chicago Bishop Hughes urges Kiwanis on faith and law.
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Washington
Coolidge
Fred Britten
Illinois
Congress
House Committee On Naval Affairs
United States
Hughes
Wilbur
House Naval Committee
Newspapers Large Prosperity Factor Declares An Expert
Baltimore experts from the American Newspaper Publishers Association say advertising boosts retail buying and that America is a newspaper reading country. They cite the New York printers strike showing a 50 percent drop in sales when ads vanished, and forecast a prosperous 1925 as merchandise restocks and foreign markets revive.
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Baltimore
United States
Thomas H. Moore
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Advertising Club
Emerson Hotel
America
Moore
New York City
Resolution Proposes U S Join World Court
Senator Willis introduces a World Court entry resolution with Coolidge reservations. It limits advisory opinions, avoids League of Nations legal ties, asserts equal league participation, and funds share while preserving U S veto over amendments and protocol signing until noted acceptance.
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Washington
Willis
Ohio
Coolidge
United States
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hughes
Harding
League of Nations
Council and
Assembly of the League
Women Conference Plans to Discuss Peace
In Washington representatives of nine national women organizations announce a conference on the cause and cure of war. President Coolidge will receive 900 delegates on opening day January 19. Sessions run through January 24 with journalism topics featured by Bruce Bliven on propaganda as a military weapon.
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Washington
Coolidge
Carrie Chapman Catt
Bruce Bliven
The
New Republic
New York Globe
Europe
America
Wells Dies at Viadivostok Washington
Charles Henry Wells of Pennsylvania, central figure in Wrangell Island controversy, died in the public hospital at Viadivostok per a cablegram to the State Department from American Consul Hanson at Harbin.
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Washington
Charles Henry Wells
Pennsylvania
Wrangell Island
Viadivostok
State Department
Counsul Hanson
Harbin
Edward M. Morgan New York Postmaster Dies
Edward M. Morgan, Postmaster of New York City, died recently at Lutheran Hospital after an operation for appendicitis.
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New York
Edward M. Morgan
New York City
Lutheran Hospital
Morgan
Rivers Bill Compromise Wins Priority for Harbors
The House Rules Committee will soon consider the riv ers and harbors authorization totaling 39 151 000 dollars after a compromise with administration forces. The river bloc agreed not to seek 54 million dollars in the current army bill in exchange for prioritizing the authorization measure and trimming proposed sums for Los Angeles sea wall Texas intercoastal canal and New York harbor. Representative Newton notes St Louis gains from a Mississippi River improvement package and a five year completion target with a nine foot channel from St Louis to New Orleans and broad support from Secretary Weeks for full funding to ensure deep navigation.
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Washington, D. C
House Rules Committee
House
Los Angeles Sea Wall
Texas Intercoastal Canal
New York Harbor
Newton
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Cairo
Army Engineers
Budget Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Weeks
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Waterways
New Orleans
Railroads Seek Higher Pay for Carrying Mails
Washington officials report the railway mail pay committee met with Postmaster General New to push for increased compensation. No agreement reached. sub committees to continue talks. The group led by W A Worthington includes leaders from Pennsylvan ia New York Central Baltimore & Ohio and others. Railways say current space-based rates, switch from weight in 1916, cause hundreds of millions in losses.
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Washington, D. C
Railway Mail Pay Committee
New
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. A. Worthington
Southern Pacific
W. W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania
R. D. Starburk
New York Central
J. C. McCahan
Baltimore & Ohio
H. M. Wade
Erie
H. L. Fairchild
Ilinois Central
G. M. Kimble
Seaboard Air Line
F. M. Campbell
Norfolk & Western
H. K E. Mack
Missouri Pacific
P. J. Sehardt
Southern Railway
Senator King Blocks Deficiency Bill Review
Senator King of Utah blocked immediate consideration of the first deficiency bill. He is a member of the special committee investigating the internal revenue bureau and seeks more information on tax refunds before proceeding.
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Washington, D. C
King
Utah
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cash Bonus Amendment Aims Cash Value for Insurance
Senator Jones of New Mexico introduced an amendment to the soldier bonus act allowing World War veterans to receive cash for their Insurance certificates at their value after three years.
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Washington
Jones
New Mexico
U S Chamber Proposes Los Angeles Dirigible for Hawaii Service
The Honolulu chamber urges using the U S dirigible Los Angeles for mail express and passenger runs between Hawaii and the mainland, aiming to expand air and sea correspondence.
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U. S. Hawaiian Air Service
Honolulu
United States
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Chambead Commerce
Hughes Plans to Quit Cabinet Shock Washington
Charles Evans Hughes resigns as secretary of state and will be replaced March 4 by Frank B. Kellogg, ambassador to Great Britain. Speculation centers on motives include a potential 1928 presidential bid and easing tensions with Senator Borah over foreign relations. Kellogg’s return aims to bolster U S standing in German reparations talks in Paris.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Frank B. Kellogg
Great Britain
Hughes
Senator Borah
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
State Department
Committee
Coolidge
Atlanta
American Bar Association
Kellogg
London
United States
Paris
Cost of operating U S printing plant cuts expenses
Washington reports the government printing office spent $2,873,683 less in 1921-1924 than 1917-1920, with $4,650,218 unexpended balances returned to the treasury. Receipts from waste paper and remelted plates boosted efficiency while Congress volume and investigations raised work.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Geo. H. Carter
Treasury
Congress
Falling Concrete Kills Two Men in New York
Two workmen on the eighth floor of Irvin Hall, a women's apartment house, were killed when concrete flooring broke away from the steel framework. Their bodies were buried under heavy blocks of stone.
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New York
Irvin Hall
DeMille Leaves Famous Players-Lasky as Director-General
Hollywood reports the termination of Cecil B. DeMille's contract with the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation where he served as director-general. The move marks a major change in the studio's leadership and creative direction.
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Hollywood
Cal
Cecil B. DeMille
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Illinois Governor Len Smalls Second Inaugural Address
Governor Len Small delivers a second inaugural address detailing budget tightening, seeking tax reform, highway and waterway projects, and expanded public welfare, health, and education funding. He cites progress in roads, law enforcement, veterans’ benefits, and state agencies while defending his administration against attacks.
Publick Occurrences 1690 Threat Ends in Boston
The 1690 Boston newspaper Publick Occurrences promised fearless news and Boston interests but faced a threat to print Mars names. Authorities forbade publication, and the paper ceased after the threat and the authorities action.
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Publick Occurrences
Boston
Mass
America
Scraps on Language and Demographics in Briefs
A fragmented clipping notes diverse odds and ends from global culture. It cites Chinese origin on visiting cards, 425 920 telephones in London, Eskimos loving cigarettes, tribes unfamiliar with bells, officials favoring yellow, and 1 758 308 widows recorded in the United States.
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London
United States
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Britten
Chicago
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Kiwanis Club
Publishers’ Association
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Wells
Postmaster New
Daugherty
DeMille
Smalls
Springfield
Len Small
Senate
Fifty-fourth
General Assembly
State of
Department of Finance
Ilinois
Department of Public Welfare
Division of Juvenile Research
Elgin State Hospital
Jacksonville State Hospital
Federal Bureau
Division of Game and Fish
Commonwealth of Illinois
Military and Naval Department
National Guard
Illinois Commerce Commission
Abraham Lincoln
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