Secret report on U S air service revealed to House panel
Washington February 18 confidential information on Army and Navy air defense readiness was given to the House Aircraft Committee by Weeks and Wilbur representatives. The panel hears that the air services may be inadequate. Brig Gen Mitchell warned a squadron could destroy New York City in a day.
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House Aircraft Committee
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Wilbur
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Air Services
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House Military Committee
New York City
New Muscle Shoals Bill Appeals to Lessees in Senate
A Senate backed open lease bill for Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River aims to attract bidders by easing rental terms. The conference measure reduces private cost burden, dropping interest on dam costs and detailing new pricing for the Wilson dam locks. Continued on Page Tore.
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Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Senate
Wilson Dam
National Guard Air Force Lacks Modern Planes
Hollywood Cal February 18 The National Guard air forces are unable to take the air due to obsolete airplanes not fit for military service when built in 1917 Major C Os Moseley Commanding Officer of the California National Guard declared this in an address before the Business Mens Club He urged improved aircraft types for forest patrols in California as training for the air squadron
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Hollywood
Cal
National Guard
Os Moseley
California National Guard
Business Mens’ Club
Rum Runner Seized Near Bolinas Bay by Coast Guard
SteamER Coal Harbor seized last night by the coast guard Cahokia while unloading liquor near Bolinas Bay was towed into San Francisco with a crew of 14 in custody. The vessel, owned by a Vancouver company, had shown South American ports as the destination in its manifest. The Cahokia had watched the unloading for three days. The Quadra and Speedway vessels from the same company have recent liquor seizures or losses nearby.
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Coal Harbor
Coast Guard
Cahokia
Bolinas Bay
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Farallon Islands
Speedway
Washington
Floyd Collins Death Ruled Accidental by Coroner
In Cave City Kentucky the coroner's jury finds Floyd Collins died from exposure after being accidentally entrapped in Sand Cave. The verdict closes a notably strange case in United States history.
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Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
United States
Man Who Nominated Coolidge Dies in Ann Arbor
Marion Leroy Burton fifth president of the University of Michigan and former Smith College president dies in Ann Arbor at age 44 from pleurisy complexing illness that began last November. Burton nominated Coolidge at the Cleveland Republican Convention last June.
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Mich
Marion Leroy Burton
University of Michigan
Smith College
Burton
Coolidge
Auto toll in Seattle reaches eighteen deaths in January
Seattle toll of automobile fatalities rose to 18 as Ira Heylbert was killed and John Sullivan, 44, died from injuries suffered last Sunday. Police Judge John B. Gordon plans to urge the State Legislature to strengthen the traffic code with definite driver pedestrian responsibility and stiffer penalties. A coroner's jury condemned jay walking and urged enforcement of the ordinance. Four deaths in the same period last year.
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Seattle
Ira Heylbert
John Sullivan
John B. Gordon
Algar
Ex-detective Watson to face Nanaimo bank holdup charges
Seattle report states Ross Watson, former city detective, who waived extradition, will be sent to British Columbia to face charges of participation in the December 12 Nanaimo bank holdup totaling about $42,000.
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Seattle
Ross Watson
British Columbia
Nanaimo
Miller Backed in Push for Fair Hearing in Miller Case
Washington Feb 18 Senator Wesley L Jones and Delegate Dan Sutherland asked President Coolidge for a fair hearing for Charles H Miller assistant U S Attorney at Ketchikan Miller was dismissed then reinstated according to supporters They claim he was mistreated and note friction with Ketchikan leaders persists while Miller serves in Seattle since Jan 20 1922 and is used in the fight against U S Attorney A G Shoup Continued on page eight.
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Wesley L. Jones
Dan Sutherland
Coolidge
Charles H. Miller
U. S
Ketchikan
Miller
Jones
Sutherland
Seattle
Washington
U.S
A. G. Shoup
Ice floes wreck False Pass docks and traps
Captain Johansery of the Starr reports sweeping ice wrecked the False Pass dock and crushed all fish traps early this month. Huge floes south of normal caused widespread damage as the mail steamer faced storms and a blizzard in Shelikoff Strait and Anchorage Bay before delivering dried fish to locals.
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Alaska
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Starr
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Shelikoff Strait
St Arr
Anchorage Bay
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Martin
Johansen
Leader in Art Circles In Pacific Northwest Dies
Seattle reports the death of Mrs. Katherine Burger Baker a leading figure in Pacific Northwest art circles and founder of the Seattle Art Study Club. She died in Los Angeles on Sunday prompting tributes from local artists and institutions.
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Seattle
Kathrine Burger Baker
Pacific Northwest
Los Angeles
Strike for Free Milling Gold Triggers Westward Stampede
Reports of high grade free milling gold near Went Rigger Springs two miles east of Needles spark a prospectors rush. News from February 18 notes claims run as high as 1000 dollars per ton and a frenzy among hopefuls.
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Needles
Cal
Went Rigger Springs
Mrs. Kahn Elected to Congress After Husband's Death
San Francisco reports Mrs Florence P Kahn has been elected to Congress to fill the seat left vacant by her husband's death, according to unofficial returns. The result confirms a widow's succession in a California congressional race.
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San Francisco
Florence P. Kahn
Congress
Two men lynched for alleged murder in Mississippi
Greenwood Mississippi on February 18 reports say Hal Winters a 4 Negro and an unidentified man were taken from Holmen County officers and lynched after the killing of plantation manager Wiley P. Martin.
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Greenwood
Miss
Hal Winters
Holmen County
Wiley P. Martin
Woman Held Captive Two Weeks Says She Was Forced to Sign Checks
A woman identifying as Jessie Apple of Los Angeles told authorities she was held captive for two weeks in Tia Juana, Mexico, where she was brought for hospital care. She says she was forced to sign checks for large sums during the captivity.
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San Diego
Jessie Apple
Los Angeles
Tia Juana
Mexico
Immigration Restriction Law Solves U S Problems
Senator David A Reed of Pennsylvania told the Senate that the new immigration restriction law has stabilized arrivals, produced a more even yearly distribution and quotas aligned with national makeup. He noted a drastic drop in total arrivals but warned about about 20,000 Mexicans entering, creating a new issue.
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America
David A.reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Reed
Organization New Congress Hard Problem
Washington Feb 18 The sixty eighth congress nears its end as party members clash over organizing the next session Republicans plan meetings February 27 for speakership floor leader and committee on committees Democrats in the tower branch meet February 28 to organize Senate Republicans set March 5 for cabinet appointments confirmation with a special session. Senate Democrats have no fixed date yet for organization and dissension grows among Republicans over press posts.
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Washington
House
Tower
Senate Republicans
Senate Democrats
London notes France on war debt liquidation plan
London reports public note from Chancellor Churchill to Clemental insisting Europe must match Britain’s payments to the United States. The note outlines reducing Allied claims to cover Britain’s war debt and applying UK Germany reparations to that purpose, with Britain covering its own damages and foreign securities abroad.
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London
Europe
Britain
United States
Churchill
Clemental
United Kingdom
Parks to complete field program before Alaska governorship
George Alexander Parks, nominated for Alaska governor by President Coolidge, says he has not drafted policies or plans for the job. He will stay on as Assistant Chief of the Alaska Field Service, General Land Office, until June 15 when he would become governor. The Civil Service Commission lauds the nomination as honest efforts rewarded and an honorable career.
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Washington
George Alexander Parks
Alaska
Coolidge
Alaska Field Service
General Land Office
Parks
United States Civil Service Commission
New Armament Conference Mentioned by British and U S
London and Washington report a proposed armament conference discussed with President Coolidge to extend the Washington naval treaty. British Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain announced in Parliament that talks with the American Ambassador are under consideration. Official notes from Washington indicate formal discussions are underway in London with no definite results yet.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Coolidge
Washington
Birth on Steamer Comanche Officiated by Captain
In Port Angeles Washington on February 18 Mrs Eugene Beal an Indian woman gave birth to a daughter aboard the small steamer Comanche after midnight. The ship was at the north end of Admiralty Inlet bound from Seattle. Captain Ole Neivenhous officiated as no nurse or doctor was aboard. Mother and child stayed aboard as the vessel continued to Neah Bay where Mrs Beals lives.
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Wash
Eugene Beal
Admiralty Inlet
Seattle
Ole Neivenhouse
Neah Bay
House, Senate clash over postal pay bill impasse
Washington report notes the House voted 34 to 120 to reject the Senate postal pay and rate bill as a substitute for the Kelly bill. The stalemate continues as both chambers remain divided on postal reform and compensation terms.
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