Valve Change Made Airship Shenandoah Not As Safe
Navy inquiry reveals the Bureau of Aeronautics warned that the Shenandoah’s modified gas valve system was not as foolproof as the original. Records show Commander Lansdowne proposed changes as early as Sept 1924, approved May 1925 with a warning, and renewed cautions in June 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
Shenandoah
Bureau of Aeronautics At
Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Zachary Lansdowne
Bureau of Aeronautics
Cluuigea
Lansdowne
ES. Land
Construction Corps
Bureau
H.C. Richardson
Eels Tie Selves In Triple Knots
Cumberland youths Gus Bishop Lewis Bishop and Shannon Hoover fishing the Potomac river hauled in a single eel that coiled with two others forming triple bow knots. The tangled trio resisted, forcing the boys to cut lines and free the 4 plus foot eels with river sand aiding separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Bishop
Lewis Bishop
Shannon Hoover
Cumberland
Potomac River
Disciplinary action against Gen Mitchell to resume
Washington reports the War Department will renew disciplinary action against Col. William Mitchell once he completes testimony before the Presidents Air Board. He will be ordered to report to the Army Inspector General for an investigation into remarks made public in San Antonio that spurred the special air board. A cholera case is noted at Harry Herbert’s Dry Run premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Mitchell
War Department
Mitchell
President's Air Board
Inspector General of the Army
San Antonio
Texas
Special Air Board
Two More Bodies Recovered From Submarine Disaster
Camden, Oct 2. The Associated Press reports two more crewmen of Submarine 8-51 have been found in the engine-room, raising the known dead to four. Identified are Walter R. K. Lawton, electrician's mate, retired, of Somerville, Mass, and B D Landendece... Both were fully dressed and appeared to have been on watch when the sub was rammed by the City of Rome last Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Block
Walter RK. Lawton
Somerville
Mass
B. D. Landendec
Ponddectts J
Rome
Coa
Ben Turpin Ends Long Vigil at Wife's Bedside
Hollywood, Oct 2. Ben Turpin's long vigil at the bedside of his invalid wife Carrie Lemieux Turpin ends as she dies after months of illness. Turpin abandoned film work after her illness began last December to care for her, amid strokes and hearing loss. They married in Chicago about eight years ago and moved to Hollywood a decade ago with Charlie Chaplin, pursuing stage and screen work.
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Hollywood
Cal
Ben Turpin
Commedian
Carrie Lemieux Turpin
Turpin
Chicago
W. M. Cannot Afford a New Wage Says Byers
Maxwell C Byers president of Western Maryland Railway says the company cannot afford a wage increase for firemen and enginemen amid strike ballots. He claims wages exceed cost of living and receipts, notes no Railway Labor Board ruling, and asserts neither side has appeared before the board. Local chiefs and international officers are in Baltimore. report continues on page 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland Railway
Maxwell C. Byers
The
Road
Brotherhoods
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Western
Maryland
Railway Labor Board
Byers
Clieftian
Baltimore
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Kenginemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Volun
26 Dead Toll of Bad Storm Tokyo
Details of the great rainstorm report 20 killed in Yokohama six in Yokosuka by landslides. Fifty houses razed and railroads washed away. In Tokyo 42000 houses partly submerged with no other serious damage.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Yokosuka
Trees Cause of Trouble at Nearby Town
Indian Springs split into two camps at police court over twelve trees missing from farm of T. D. Martin. The trees ranged from saplings to oaks and now lie within fence on Peter Forsythe’s land. Martin sues Forsythe for trespass and damages. case heard by Justice Middlekauff with decision withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Springs
T. D. Martin
Justice Middlekauff
Martin
J. Lloyd Harshman
Mr. Forsythe
John Wagaman
Middlekauff
Debt Settlement Felt On Bourse
Paris stock market moves after the first tangible signs of a debt settlement surfaced, signaling possible easing concerns and prompting cautious trading as investors weigh government and creditor actions.
Bandits Hold Up Motorist on Lincoln Highway
G W Bevington of Worcester Ohio was robbed of $85 in cash by two masked men while descending a mountain stretch of the Lincoln highway in Adams county just after noon yesterday. He slowed at a curve and the pair appeared from a parked car, one taking the wheel to steer while the other demanded money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
G. W. Bevington
Worcester
Ohio
Bevington
Frederick Faces Severe Water Shortage Amid Dams Crisis
Frederick's new stoma reservoir on Fishing Creek runs dry as streams shrink. A plan offers 800,000 gallons daily from M J Grove Lime Co. quarry, pumped as pure limestone water. Councilors, visiting the reservoir, are shocked by the dam’s condition and seek public cooperation as drought worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Stoma
Fishing Creek
Caranghhe
Whch
Tuscarora Funk Ox
William J. Grove
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Grove
Spanish Take Rif Capital in Morocco War Parade
Madrid reports Spanish troops entered Ajdir the Rif capital of Abd El Krim at 11 30 this morning according to official advices from Morocco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajdir
Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Rain Threatens To Halt Second Game
Rain and threatening weather threaten to halt the second game as Medy and Cook lead the effort amid uncertain conditions. Officials monitor skies in Louisville as pace and scheduling hang in the balance.
Fatal mishap ruled accidental in youth’s death
A coroner's jury found the Wednesday collision in Carlisle between an automobile carrying 15 year old Arthur Woodward of Mont Alto and a Pennsylvania Railroad train was unavoidable. The youth died from the crash and his mother Mrs. Gertrude Woodward remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Woodward
Mont Alto
Carlisle
Gertrude Woodward
Miss MacSwiney Denied Parley Delegate Spot
Washington October 2 The Irish Republican party member Miss Mary MacSwiney had her bid for admission as a delegate to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference rejected today by Baron Theodor Adelswaer president of the Union. The decision blocks her participation in the conference set to discuss parliamentary issues and international cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mary MacSwiney
Irish Republican Party
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Baron Theodor Adelswaer
Mail Plane Missing En Route to Chicago
A United States mail plane traveling west from New York to Chicago failed to arrive at Bellefonte by 11 30 last night. It was last heard near Laurelton about 40 miles from Bellefonte and is believed to have been forced down in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
United States Mail
Bellefonte
New York
Chicago
Laurelton
Sub Commander Dobson Among S 51 Survivors
Sub Commander Rodney F H Dobson, commander of the ill fated submarine S 51, is reported missing after the loss a week ago when the S 51 was rammed and driven to the sea bottom by the steamer City of Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney FH
Dobson
City of Rome
Uniree
T Ie Uniterssaerat
International crook eyed for theft of priceless necklaces
New York detectives pursue a international crook suspected of stealing two pearl necklaces valued at 750000 from Mrs. James P. Donahue, daughter and co heir of the 52000000 Woolworth estate. The gems, fresh from Paris, were taken from a six room suite in a hotel after Mrs. Donahue wore them at Monte Carlo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James’ P. Donahue
Heute F. W. Woolworth
Paris
Atlantic
Half Million Worth of Rare Liquor Seized
Burlington New Jersey October 2 Fifty six prisoners taken in a raid at Masonville on a barge containing a half million dollars worth of liquor were brought to the county jail today. State Police disrupted the boat burning plan. The barge carried forty types of liquor and wines. The raiding party led by Lieut William Nichols captured six trucks and four automobiles. They offered a $75 000 bribe to stop the operation. Over $125 000 was found on the 566 men brought to Burlington. No shots were fired during the show of force.
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Burlington
N. J
Masonville
Everts
Charles Carslak
Collumbus, Oho
William Nichols
Rankin
Sereeart Wilton
Green
Liberty
Adams Wharf
Bridgeboro
Nichols
Burtington
Isuard
Temporary Pact Boosts French Debt Talks Amid Uncertainty
Washington reports a tentative five year plan to fund Franco American debt. Caillaux and his French mission left for Paris without a permanent settlement, proposing annual payments of 40 million dollars for five years to avert a collapse in negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caillaux
Paris
France
American Debt Commission
M. Calli Laux
Daring train robber shot dead after spree
H A Porter of Council Bluffs, a 22 year Union Pacific employee, was fatally shot by Aubrey Kenworthy after Porter robbed passengers aboard a Union Pacific train near an outlying station. Porter collapsed at a hospital, sparking a pursuit that left one railroad worker dead.
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Omaha
Neb
H. A. Porter
Council Criffs
Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad
Aubrey
Kenworthy
Porter
Union Pacific
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Enare
N. MD
Claus Saattar
Mamerstown Pen
Idass Harbor
Frederick Reservoir
Singer
Lansdown
Alex Bittner
Mary Relier
Pottsville
Gen. Mitchell
Harry Herbert
Dry Run
W. M
Chambersburg
Riff Capital
Madrid
Louisville
Medy
Cook
Adeno
R. R. Employe
Tha Man
Negro
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