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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
3
Secretary of Labor Davis told the national board of jurisdictional awards and labor leaders to stop destructive warfare over union jurisdiction in construction. He cited the bricklayers and plasterers strike delaying millions in building work and urged a fair exchange of views to save the industry.
A hanging telephone guy wire near the West Michigan Pike four miles north of Whitehall fatally injured two Chicago women riding in a sedan. Mrs. William B. Young, 45, and her daughter Edna, 20, of 3617 West Sixty-fourth Place, were sleeping in the rear seat when the wire tore the top and struck them, snapping necks and fracturing skulls.
Confidential Navy files reveal clashes between Admiral Eberle and Lieut. Com. Zachary Lansdowne over the Shenandoah’s last flight. Orders were altered after protests, and Lansdowne pressed to delay the trip due to weather hazards and landing-field conditions before he was overruled.
Washington reports two cabinet members endorse a vast commercial air transport system with government role limited to regulation and navigation services. Hoover says subsidies unnecessary if Congress passes merchant marine like legislation. New argues as private carriers qualify for airmail, the government should withdraw from mail plane operation.
Testimony in Federal Judge Slicks court shows Maj. Gen Leonard Wood spent 1 750 000 dollars on his 1920 Republican presidential campaign up to May as the Wood campaign collapsed when funds ran out. Col William Cooper Procter sues Col A A Sprague to recover half of a 100 000 dollar campaign note. Procter chaired the campaign and Sprague was treasurer.
Representative Tilsor of Connecticut, new House floor leader, told President Coolidge that tax reduction would have right of way when Congress convenes in December. An effort to complete action on the tax bill before Christmas. appropriations may be set aside. He believes the tax cut could trim the national bill by over 800 million dollars and that surtax and inheritance rates should be scaled down.
Col William Mitchell has been relieved from active duty as aviation officer in the Army and Navy air service controversy. Maj. Gen. Ernest Hinds, in command of the Fourth Corps area, ordered the disciplinary action and removal from duty.
The Pirates defeated the Phillies 2 to 1 to clinch the National League pennant in Pittsburgh. Fans mobbed the field to hail the team and manager Bill McKechnie as John A. Heydler praised their deportment and urged them to win the World Series.
A Boston Transcript aphorism notes that man is 90 percent water and tends to take the easy downhill path rather than climb uphill.
In 1877 the world’s telephones were built by two men in a small Boston shop. Their invention changed communication, laying the foundation for modern telephony and widespread device manufacturing.
Princess Mafalda daughter of the Italian king and queen marries Philip of Hesse nephew of the former Kaiser in a civil ceremony led by Benito Mussolini. The Roman Catholic service follows under papal dispensation and a pact requires children to be raised in the mother’s faith.
Mickey Walker of Elizabethtown New Jersey defeated Dave Shade in a 15 round boxing bout at Yankee Stadium before about 40 000 spectators. Shade sought a world championship chance after a three year pursuit but Walker’s aggressive attack secured the decision.
Community advocates call for insurance coverage for several young patients amid concerns about access and treatment costs. Organizers urge policy makers to review plans and expand protections for families facing medical expenses.
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