Planes Made Defective Says Aerial League Leader
Henry Woodhouse, president of the Aerial League of America, argues 235 US air service planes ordered lack proper design. He cites bomb and scout aircraft defects, recalls deaths, and urges federal grand jury investigations to halt losses and save millions.
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Henry Woodhouse
Aerial League of America
Authority On Aeronautics
Washington
United States Air Service
Air Service
Aberdeen
MD. Proving Grounds
K Bronson
Luther Walsh
Indian Head
Harding
Secretary of War
Seattle School Opens for 41 000 Pupils Amid Need
School days begin for about 41 000 Seattle children at 9 am with expectations of nine months of classroom work. Authorities note ample space for all but nearly 3 000 pupils missing due to insufficient clothing and footwear.
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Seattle
Watermelon Patch Guideer Shot, Burlin Clark Dead
Burlin Leonard Clark aged 13 was killed while guiding a watermelon patch in Billings Montana. Rancher Gus Clock is being held for questioning in connection with the shooting.
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Billings
Mont
Burlin
Leonard Clark
Gus Clock
Teenager Arrested Over Father’s Death in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City reports 15 year old Harry Bueter arrested on a charge of killing his father Charles W. Buecher. Anacortes item notes Bert Haddon, 15, loses his right hand from a companion’s shotgun blast.
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Salt Lake City
Harry Bueter
Charles W. Buecher
Anacortes
Companion
Bert Haddon
Gardner History Apri 1926 Robbed ship materials in California and escaped
A detailed 1920 1921 run of Robert Gardner alias A J Wright with a long crime record. He robbed bonds and cash valued up to 120000 later evading capture in multiple states and escaping from McNeills Island penitentiary with accomplices. He was recaptured and escaped again during a Labor Day baseball game.
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Wmatl
San Diego
Cal
McNeil's Island
Tacoma
Wash
Tom Wing
W. B. Kavanaugh
Portland
Ore
Canada
Des Moines
Iowa
California
Mexico
Napa
Roseville
Pacific Limited
Newcastle
Iberty
Castle Rock
Norris Pyron
Pyron
Gardner
Oxford
Centralia
Louis Sonney
A. J. Wright
McNeell's Island Penitentiary
Sept
Everett Impyn
Tone Bogart
Impyn
MacNeil's Island
Gardner Gang Flee Prison Amid Cooked Escape Drama
The report details Gardner's prison breakout with accomplices from a California mail train robbery and a chase across an inland island. Guards fired from towers as the trio fled toward timber and cattle herds, with Gardner using a herd trick to vanish into the woods. The captors also describe pursuit, island smoke, and potential mainland escape routes. Gardner, 84, once a Davenport professor and former boxing performer, has a storied history including jewelry heists and aiding Jim Jeffries.
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Harding
Prison Parole Board
Maloney
Tower House No
Gardner
Impyn
Bogart
Mall
Mosquito Island
Long Branch
Delano
California
Castle Rock
Wash
Liberty
Centralia
San Francisco
San Quentin
Davenport
Re. C. Patterson
Trenton
Young Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Reno
Auto plunges from hill injures two on Union Street
A Packard touring car plunged about 100 feet down a Union Street hill near Terry Avenue early Tuesday, injuring two occupants. J J Coughlin Jr University of Washington student was charged with driving while intoxicated after being found at the scene. Carroll Wright 19, a mechanic, suffered a broken leg and severe cuts.
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Union St
Terry Ave
J. J. Coughlin
University of Washington
Ality
Hoe
Carroll Wright
City Hospital
Coughlin
Vancouver
B. C
Savoy Hotel
Wright
15Th Ava
Seneca
Rescue ethics on the storm wrecks and salvage costs
The Cordova encounters a crippled Canadian Importer and the Princesse Sophia in heavy seas near the Columbia river. Passengers witness the Canadian ship’s crew abandoning to await salvage while the Cordova sails on. Superintendent Fowler explains salvage law flaws and cost concerns.
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Columbia River
Sophia
Carl Biscott
Cordova
Fowler
Miners resume digging as federal troops prepare to withdraw
In Logan West Virginia union and non union miners were to resume coal digging today signaling a renewed truce in the state coal fields. Federal troops awaited orders to withdraw after a quiet week along the battle front and Logan county residents planned protests against the troops departure to prevent renewed trouble.
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Logan
W. Va
West Virginia
Bandholtz
Logan County
Paid murderers again at work
Four murders of Italians in the last 24 hours lead police to believe the Good Killers organization of hired assassins has resumed operations. Further killings are feared as suspects are hunted in New York and cities once active, including Detroit Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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New York
Sept
Detroit
Buffalo
Pittburg
Skipper in Charge Under Shipping Authority
A discussion stresses that the ship’s master holds sole command, responsible for decisions and lives aboard. If his judgment errs, he faces consequences. if correct, he earns credit as a skilled navigator. No fixed plans govern the skipper’s actions.
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Gardner History
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