Lansdowne Widow Testifies At Navy Quiz
Washington. Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne faced a three and a half hour naval court inquiry over claims the Navy sought to influence her testimony on the Shenandoah flight in which her husband perished. She accused Captain Foley of pressuring her to claim her husband would fly in adverse weather, and charged officials with attempting to whitewash the inquiry and directing the court.
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Washington
Zachary Lansdowne
Navy
Shenandoah
Joseph E. Davies
Lansdowne
Nine Coast Guards Die When Small Boat Capsizes Near Halifax
Nine men of the United States coast guard steamer Morrill drowned while returning to the vessel in a 26 foot sailboat that capsized in stormy harbor waters near Shelburne Nova Scotia. Engineer GC Taylor, the sole survivor, reached shore after three hours. The Morrill, commanded by Commander Williams, had been near Sandy Point and left Detroit two weeks earlier on its way to Boston to lay up for winter.
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Coast Guards
Halifax
N. S
United States Coast Guard
Morrill
Shelburne
Nova Scotia
Taylor
Williams
Great Lakes
Boston
Sandy Point
Detroit
Wisconsin Hold on Home Beer and Wine Possession
Supreme Court ruling in the Endish case from Iowa County holds that possessing beer and wine at home is not a prohibition offense while selling or manufacturing is illegal. Justice Crownpost authored the decision concerning Endish, a hotel keeper at Mineral Point, where beer and wine were allegedly found.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Supreme Court
Crownpost
Endish
Iowa County
Mineral Point
Troops Called After Election in Leslie County Kentucky
Adjutant General Kehoe ordered Kentucky National Guard infantrymen to plus preserve order at Hayden county seat after election trouble. Sheriff Joe Morgan of Leslie County was shot and killed during the county election controversy.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Kehoe
Kentucky National Guard
Hayden
Leslie County
Joe Morgan
Food Costs Rise 69 Percent in Chicago Since 1913
Washington Chicago food costs have increased 69 per cent since 1913. This rise outpaces most cities, with only Richmond Virginia and Washington reporting higher gains, at 70 per cent since before the war.
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Chicago
Washington
Richmond
Supreme Court Declares Callahan Patent Valid
The Callahan patent for elevating wet cement through a tower in building operations was upheld as valid by the Supreme Court, affirming its use in a widely applied process.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhinelander Case Reds Out Premarital Ties
Leonard Kip Rhinelander endured a grueling cross examination in a New York court over his premarital relations with Alice Beatrice Jones, his current wife of mixed race. He admitted a 1922 marriage pact with the daughter of a Black hack driver and raised questions about her color while denying she was a negress at the time of marriage. The witness blushed during inquiries about a December 1921 hotel stay with Alice as his defense lawyer accused the opposing side of introducing filth into the case.
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White Plains
N. Y
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Rhinelander
Marie Antoinette
New York
Alice
Mr. Davis
Peggy Hopkins Joyce Plans Divorce While Abroad
Peggy Hopkins Joyce aims to divorce Count Gosta Monier de Moreland in Paris as her husband denies the suit. Her attorney Leslie Naftzger prepares divorce papers as she sails.
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Peggy
New York
Gosta Monier de Moreland
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Paris
Leslie Naftzger
All Alcohol Permits to Be Revoked by December 31
The treasury revoked all outstanding federal prohibition era alcohol permits effective December 31. A sweeping inquiry began to decide which permits, if any, should be renewed. The action was signed by Secretary Mellon and acting internal revenue commissioner C R Nash.
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Washington
the Treasury
Mellon
C. R. Nash
Internal Revenue
Fire Decimates New Orleans Docks Worth 2 Million
A fire on the Mississippi river docks in New Orleans caused damage estimated over 2 million dollars. High winds fanned the flames threatening millions in coffee and other merchandise stored on the docks. The wholesale and business district was briefly at risk before the blaze was controlled.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Non-Voters Face Fines Under Australian Compulsory Voting Law
About 300 000 Australian voters failed to vote in the general elections and face a ten dollar fine under the new compulsory voting law. Premier Bruce's government has been re elected.
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Melbourne
Bruce
Rescue near ship Lenape ends with 367 saved in Delaware
In Lewes Delaware 367 people were rescued from the burning Clyde liner Lenape after a 30 mile sea dash. One man Robert Leverton 60 from Willimansett Massachusetts died leaping from the burning vessel. Many passengers and crew were exposed or injured but none seriously. The ship was towed towards the breakwater and most survivors were landed at the Presbyterian church.
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Lewes
Del
Robert Leverton
Factory Place
Willimansett
Masa
Presbyterian Church
Kickapoo
Philadelphia
Army Navy Trials Clash Over Expert Air Witness
The Mitchell court-martial subpoenaed Maj. Frank M. Kennedy to testify on aviation details, backing colonel Mitchell's claim that calcium chloride in the Shenandoah motors damaged the dirigible. The navy inquiry disputed hearing Kennedy, citing jurisdiction and expertise concerns. Admiral Sims warned that high rank officers lack modern training to grasp such technical failures.
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Washington
Army
William Mitchell
Navy
Shenandoah
Frank M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mitchell
William §. Sims
Naval War College
Col Coolidge Ill Again Not Alarming, Says Doctor
Col John C Coolidge aged eighty, father of the President, fell ill with a recurrence of heart block. Dr Albert M Cram reported after an hour’s visit that the condition is not alarming but not favorable, and Coolidge again went to bed after a short rise.
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Plymouth
John C., Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Coolidge
Cram
Commons Votes 375 to 13 to Ratify Locarno Pact
In London the house of commons debated the Locarno pact with Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain stating such treaties do not prevent war but make it harder. The vote to ratify the Locarno pact ended 375 to 18 in the crowded chamber.
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Commons
London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Governor Wood vows veto on Philippine plebiscite bill
Governor General Leonard Wood will veto the plebiscite bill on Philippine independence after it passed both houses of the legislature. The move signals a clash over the question of immediate self rule for the islands.
Bank Robber Receives Ten Years For Royal Bank Heist
Justice Murphy told William Bagley in Nanaimo British Columbia that the robber does not intend to harbor foreign criminals. Bagley was sentenced to ten years and twenty lashes for the Royal Bank of Canada robbery.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Canada
Justice Murphy
William Bagley
Royal Bank of Canada
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