Mitchell calls for true report on Washington bombing test
Gen. Mitchell testified before the House aircraft committee that full facts about the bombing tests sinking the incomplete battleship Washington must be revealed to avoid misleading the public. He said the bombs were too distant to cause the damage and warned that air power could sink any ship afloat.
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Washington
Mitchell
House Aircraft Committee
Virginia Capes
North Dakota
Coolidge Gives Weeks Power Over General Mitchell Appointment
The White House announces President Coolidge will leave the appointment of Gen. Mitchell, Assistant Chief of the Army Air Service, entirely to Secretary Weeks. The decision is officially stated this afternoon.
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White House
Coolidge
Gen
Mitchell
Army Air Service
Weeks
Detroit Mayor backs aviation service at Selfridge Field
A Detroit Free Press dispatch from Camp Shelby Ga scena quotes Mayor Lanphier praising General Mitchell and urging uninterrupted Air Service development. He stresses that every man in the U S Army Air Service supports Mitchell's claims and calls for progress without interference by outsiders.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Camp Shell Gscoda
Lanphier
Selfridge Field
United States Army Air Service
Mitchell
Air Service
Mitchell Offered Army Boss a Better Auto Job
Detroit February 20 The auto company led by Eddie Rickenbacker and once tied to General Mitchell of the Air Service has offered Mitchell a position if he will resign from the army. The salary would exceed any government offer he could expect.
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Detroit
Mich
Eddie Rickenbacker
Gen. Mitchell
Air Service
Mitchell
San Francisco Diamond Jubilee Plans Forming
San Francisco prepares a Diamond Jubilee for September to mark California's 75th anniversary in the union. Angelo J. Rossi will announce the committee chairmen at a St Francis Hotel luncheon, with Major James Rolph naming the executive panel.
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San Francisco
Angelo J. Rossi
St. Francis Hotel
Ralph
James Rolph
Inheritance Tax Defense by Rep Green at Conference
At the National Inheritance Estate Tax Conference Representative William R. Green of Iowa argued against the president’s stance. He said without a federal inheritance tax similar state taxes would fail and urged reductions in income taxes and maximum rates.
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Washington
William R. Green
Iowa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coolidge
Green
Congress
European Protests Over Paying America Money
Brussels report quotes Senator Henri Lafontaine, former head of the Permanent International Peace Bureau, arguing that Europe should not be obliged to fund American expenditures for “the salvation of all peoples” as debate continues in the Senate.
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Brussels
All Peoples
Henri LeFontaine
Permanent International Peace Bureau
Senate
Army Officers Killed on Corregidor Island Route
In Manila Feb 20 Lieut. Col. R B E Herring Major John H Hunter and three Coast Artillery enlisted men were killed when a trolley jumped the track on the way from Corregidor Island to the Manila Bay boat landing. Lieut. F L Hayden and 10 enlisted men were injured in the accident.
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Manila
R. BE. Herring
John H. Hunter
Coast Artillery
F. L. Hayden
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Many Nations Sign Opium Convention
In Geneva on February 20 Austria Belgium Great Britain Greece Luxembourg Holland Persia Portugal and Siam signed the convention adopted by the International Opium Conference. The conference has adjourned.
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Geneva
Austria
Belgium
Great
Britain
Greece
Luxemberg
Holland
Persia
Portugal
Siam
Cannot Kill Democrats Says Shaver Tribute Is Paid
Washington February 20 Chairman Clem Shaver of the Democratic National Committee issued a message to party friends stating the party cannot be killed or seriously disrupted by defeat and will soon be called to national service again. He noted John W. Davis should speak for himself on future plans, but said Davis would likely not run for president again, calling him a great American and great Democrat.
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John W. Davis
Washington
Clem Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
National Service
Shaver
Davis
Man Trapped in Old Mine Amid Fire Near Lethbridge
Feb 20. The tale of an abandoned mine trapping George A. Holden, 67, a homesteader, and weeks of neighbor attempts to reach him despite raging fire, parallels the Floyd Collins case. Holden entered January 22 to fetch fuel. the collapse killed him and set the mine aflame.
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Lethbridge
George A. Holden
Floyd Collins
Holden
All Literature Propaganda Says Upton Sinclair
Sacramento February 20 Upton Sinclair author lecturer and former socialist candidate for congress argued that all art is propaganda He defined mammon art as art sold for gold Sinclair said Shakespeare never backed an unpopular cause Balzac promoted splendor and luxury Kipling as a poet of imperialism with a stomach for slaughter
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Sacramento Book Club
Upton Sinclair
Congress
Sinclair
Shakespeare
Balzac
France
Kipling
Three Quickly Convicted Of Robbery of Bon Marche
Seattle February 20 Ed Fasick and his wife and J M Dooley have been convicted of robbing the Bon Marche messengers after the jury was out just one hour.
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Bon Marche
Seattle
Ed Fasick
J. M. Dooley
Farm products must hold to present level
Dr William M. Jardine, new Secretary of Agriculture in President Coolidge's cabinet, told Topeka listeners that consumers should not pay more for farm food. He urged shortening the producer consumer distance, balancing production with small crop shifts, and injecting business into agriculture while praising President Coolidge's understanding of farmers' needs.
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Topeka
Kan
William M. Jardine
President Coolidge
Jardine
Dr. Jardine
White House
Two Radio Breakthroughs Revealed by GE Expert
Dr. F W Alexander son of General Electric announced two discoveries to the American Institute of Electrical Engineering. One is a system of short radio waves projected high into the air and undetectable until they descend. The other is the successful scramb ling and unscrambling of radio waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
F. W. Alexenderson
General Electric Company
American Institute of Electrical Engineering
British King Passes Very Restless Night
The King had a restless night but improvement was noted this morning and continued this afternoon according to an official bulletin.
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London
Confesses to Setting Fires in Portland
Chester C. Buchtel, assistant engineer of the Portland Fire Department, admitted last night he started 25 fires in the past year causing about $50,000 in losses. He reportedly fought many fires before rushing back to his post and hails from a prominent pioneer family. District Attorney Myers said he had a peculiar delight in fires that ordinary blazes failed to satisfy.
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Portland
Ore
Chester C. Buchtel
Portland Fire Department
Myers
Buchtel
English Women Turned Down in Vote on Equal Suffrage Bill
London February 20 A bill to equalize political rights by lowering the eligible voting age for women from 30 to 21 was defeated in the House of Commons by 220 votes to 163. The decision follows heated debate over women’s suffrage and the pace of reform in Parliament.
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London
House of Commons
Woman Candidate Refuses Photograph for Alderman Run
Renee M. Lefkow, a candidate for Alderman in Chicago's Fourth Ward, set a record for office seekers by declining to pose for a photographer. This choice highlights her stance on exposure as she seeks votes in the upcoming election.
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Rene M. Lefkow
Chicago
Expedition says Selfridge could fly to Alaska in two days
Camp Shell Oscoda Mich Feb 20 Major Thomas H Lanphier Commandant of Selfridge Field after four days of winter warfare simulations stated the expedition could fly from Selfridge to Alaska in two days. He noted air supply en route averaging 1,000 miles per day with no hardships.
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Shell Oscoda
Mich
Thomas H. Lanphier
Selfridge Field
Selfridge
Alaska
Washington Files Answer In Telephone Rate Case
The state filed its answer in federal court at Tacoma to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company suit challenging Department of Public Works rate actions in Seattle and Tacoma. Washington contends the company overstates its investments by about 5 million dollars.
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Olympia
Wash
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Department of Public Works
Seattle
Tacoma
One Hundred More Tons of Hay Needed for Deer
Seattle report says one hundred additional tons of hay are needed to feed deer in Southeastern Alaska through March 15. K Le Masters of the Petersburg Commercial Club announced his arrival.
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Seattle
Alaska
K. le Masters
Petersburg Commercial Club
Bostonian Frank W Stearns to sail for Europe in March
Frank W Stearns, a close personal friend of President Coolidge who spent much of winter at the White House, will sail for Europe in late March for a two month visit to Italy France and Belgium. Mrs Stearns will accompany him.
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Washington
Frank W. Stearns
Boston
President Coolidge
White House
Europe
Italy
France
Belgium
Mrs. Stearns
Economy Program Hits President Coolidge
President Coolidge handled a joke about a new eraser in a light moment. The White House noted there were no new erasers available and no authority to purchase one, so he kept the old eraser and returned to work.
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President Coolidge
Washington
Former Warden of Atlanta Convicted of Bribery
Atlanta Feb 20 The Federal Jury convicted A E Sartain former warden of the Atlanta penitentiary and Lawrence Riehl of Columbus Ohio of conspiracy in receiving bribes from wealthy prisoners The jury acquitted L J Fletcher former deputy warden Sartain was sentenced to 18 months and Riehl to one year and one day The court noted Riehl was not a government officer
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Atlanta
A. E. Sartain
Atlanta Penitentiary
Lawrence Riehl
Columbus
Ohio
L. J. Fletcher
Sartain
Riehl
Mine Seized by American Company in Guerrero Mexico
The Reforma Mining and Milling Company under Lewissohn interests announced control of the Campo Morado mine near the Balsas River in Guerrero, Mexico, taken from the Cortez heirs. The mine, discovered centuries ago, had suffered neglect during heirs’ quarrels.
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Mexico City
Lewissohn
Mexico
Reforma Mining and Milling Company
Campo Morado
Cortez
Balsas River
Guerrero
Fifty Miners Trapped After Explosive Mine Disaster
Sullivan Ind Feb 20 Fifty miners imprisoned in City Coal Company mine by gas ignition. Two bodies recovered and three seriously injured. Many believed dead. Rescue crews summoned from other districts. Families gather at the shaft mouth in a pitiful scene.
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Sullivan
Ind
City Coal Company
Local lawyers endorse Reed and Shoup for reappointment
The Alaska Bar Association in Ketchikan voted unanimously to endorse Judge T. M. Reed and U. S. Attorney A. G. Shoup for reappointment to the Federal district court. The resolution condemns charges against them as unfounded and detrimental to Alaska. Telegraphic notice was sent to Washington for President Coolidge.
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Bar Association
T. M. Reed
U. S
A. G. Shoup
Federal District Court
Washington
Coolidge
Alaska
Ketchikan
Henry Roden
W. A. Paine
PF. A. Boyle
S. Hellenthal
R. E. Robertson
Grover C. Winn
J. H
Brakeman Risks Life to Save Two Year Old Boy
In Port Angeles Washington brakeman George McClure plunged into the icy Pysht River to save two year old Richard Mullen. He brought the child to the surface but heavy logger clothing hindered resuscitation and he could not reach the bank until workers on shore extended pike poles. The child could not be revived.
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Port Angeles
Wash
George McClure
Richard Mullen
Pysht River
McClure
Hasty Marriage Is Enduring As Any In Boston
In Boston on February 20 Judge Charles W. Hoffman of Cincinnati's Domestic Relations Court told the Family Welfare Society that hasty marriages do not lead to divorce and will endure unless exceptional. He warned against overblown fears that rising divorces threaten family permanence and noted that evidence shows monogamous marriage remains the normal rule through history.
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Boston
Mass
Charles W. Hoffman
Domestic Relations Court
Cincinnati
Family Welfare Society
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