Navy chief seeks 14 million for five year dirigible program
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett asked Congress for 14 million dollars over five years to develop lighter-than-air ships. He proposed two 6 million cubic foot dirigibles, a training 1.25 million cubic foot craft, a Pacific coast base, immediate funds for training, and continued operation of Lakehurst station. He favorably cited San Diego for a dirigible base and noted the program would cost about one third of a battleship.
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United States
William A. Moffett
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
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House
Naval Affairs Committee
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San Diego
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Randolph Perkins
Rep
New Jersey
Lampert Aircraft Committee
Military Affairs Committee
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Ile
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Army
Lampert Committee
Perkins
Byrd Plans Arctic Air Expedition From Virginia Base
Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd of Winchester Virginia organizes an independent Arctic air expedition financed by American donors including John D Rockefeller Jr and Wsel Ford each pledging 20000. He eyes aircraft or dirigible craft and aims to survey north of Greenland Canada and Alaska with Spitzbergen or Greenland as base, may seek pole if possible.
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Arctic
Richard B. Byrd
Winchester
Navy
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Welsel Ford
Byrd
Wach
Detroit Aviation Society
Point Arrow
Alaska
North Pole
Pole
Greenland
Canada
Spitzbegen Or
Tah
Canada Booze Exports to U S Rise in Eight Months
Ottawa reports Canada’s exports of wet goods to the United States rose over the eight months to total 11.526 million dollars. In 1923 and 1924 the yearly values were 6.456 million and 7.692 million respectively, while US consumption reached 909,005 gallons of beer and 455,858 gallons of hard liquor.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Old Teachers Dropped in Chicago Schools 1925 26
At the opening of the second half of the 1925 26 school year no teacher or principal seventy years or over was at a desk in Chicago public schools under the emeritus service rule. Seventy four veterans retired after two decades or more of service, marking the most extensive shift in Chicago school history.
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Chicago
Former Colonel William Mitchell Launches Nationwide Tour
Colonel William Mitchell resigns from the army and departs on a national speaking tour. He targets the War and Navy departments and vows to help during war or emergency. His itinerary opens February 10 in New York at Carnegie Hall with Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Detroit, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Chicago and Milwaukee to follow. He praises his military life and expresses confidence in his future public role.
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Army
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Frank R. Teid
Linois
Mitchell
New York City
Carnegie Ball
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Trooklyn
Philadelphia
Detroit
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Dayton
Cincinnati
Chicago
Ailwaukee
Dying man confesses triple murder in Joliet
Otto Oscar Johnson, dying one hour earlier, admits killing Tienis W Jeske Mrs Bra Jeske and their year old Ralph Jeske at Batavia on December Wheat. Johnson, a former insane asylum inmate and lifelong burglar, was shot by Officer Michael Cassidy in Joliet after a burglary report.
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Otto Oscar Johnson
Tienis W. Jeske
Bra Jeske
Ralph Jeske
Batavia
Johnsen
Tie
Po- Hiceman
Michael Cassidy
Po- Hee
Johnson
Offiver Cassidy
Coolidge Dismisses Chilean Appeal in Tacna Arica
President Coolidge has thrown out the remaining points of Chilean appeal in the Tacna Arica question. The action ends formal objections and clarifies the status of the dispute between Chile and Peru over the disputed territories.
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Washington
35 Men Killed in Three Mine Blasts
A multi-site disaster report shows 27 miners killed at Mossboro mine near Helena, with 53 workers inside and 26 escaping. Rescue efforts led by G. W. Postel and Charles Hines recovered victims, while safety measures saved 1,400 miners at Orient mine in West Franklin.
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Birmingham
Mossboro
Premier Coal Company
Helena
G. W. Postel
Charles Hines
West Prantfort
New Orient
Arlie Sanders
Elijah Trindman
Floyd Kern
Benton
Jerry Toach
Ed Cobert
West Frankfort
Trinidad
Colo
Bear Canyon Coat Company
Here
Plan for Use of Fund for Aircraft Promotion
Trustees of the Guggenheim fund outline tentative fields for the 2.5 million donation to promote aviation. They seek suggestions from aviation friends on uses such as school programs, university lectures, aeronautical schools, equipment for engineering labs, fellowships, research, commercial development, and an educational information service. The committee will decide its final plan from these inputs.
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New York
Daniel Guggenheim Fund For the Promotion of Aeronautics
Friends of Aviation
No More Thrills in New Planes Reach 85,900 Feet
Dayton reports rapid plane development reduces flyer risks as Lieut. J A MacReady ascends in a field built aircraft at Mc Cook field to 85 900 feet far above the prior aim of 10 000 feet in pursuit of altitude records.
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Dayton
Ohio
J. A. MacReady
McCook Field
MacReady
First Black Woman Admitted to U S Supreme Court Bar
Violette N. Anderson of Chicago becomes the first negro woman admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. She qualified after three years of practice before Illinois highest court and is a London born daughter of a Jamaica born British subject.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Violette N. Anderson
Chicago
London
Kingston
Jamaica
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