Three Plane Types Enter Schneider Trophy Races
Baltimore October 23. Three distinct types of seaplanes will compete in the Jacques Schneider trophy race over Chesapeake bay at Bay Shore on Saturday. Italy Great Britain and the United States observers will watch 350 kilometers of speed as bi planes meet monoplanes flying boats and seaplanes with Napier engines against Curtiss. Italy fields two Machi flying boats designed by Marc Castoldi, monoplanes powered by Curtiss engines, arguing elevated motors reduce air resistance. Victory for Italy would be its third Schneider Cup in five years.
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Chesapeake Bay
Bay Shore
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Napier
Curtiss
Marc Castoldi
Savoia
Flapper Fanny Eyes Row To Defend Trophy
The United States entries for this year include Curtiss seaplanes with 619 horsepower engines and a navy ship altered for high speed. One plane set to defend the cup features a diving start and 302 mile per hour record. An army entry is this year’s Pulitzer winner. Mrs Viola Berry of Fronts ville Texas, mother of five and grandmother, enrolls at the University of Texas for MA work.
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Army
Navy
Williams
Viola Berry
Trontsville, Texas
University of Texas
Diamonds Rain as He Wished in Chicago
Clifford Harrison, strolling in the Chicago business district, wished for rain of diamonds. A diamond shower began, one gem landing on his hat, rolling to the street, where workers from W. Nemad, a diamond firm, joined the search. Most gems from the 13th story window were recovered, with a wealthy reward promised for the perfect cut gem.
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Chicago
Clifford Harrison
Clark Street
Harrison
W. E. Némad
Clarrison
Mr. Harrison
W. R. Newman
Martin Luther Film Shown at Harte Auditorium
The eight reel film Martin Luther His Life and Time will be shown at the Harte auditorium on November 16 and 17 under the auspices of the Walther League of Grace Lutheran church. A committee has been named to arrange the presentation.
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Martin Luther
Harte Auditorium
Walther League of the Grace Lutheran Church
Inheritance tax repeal faces limited support in Congress
Washington December 23 The debate over repealing the federal inheritance tax splits lawmakers with some leaders backing retention and others pressing for removal. A 30 percent top surtax and lower-bracket cuts are under discussion while Florida’s constitutional move against inheritance tax shapes state lobbying. Prominent figures such as Henry Ford are cited as examples of the tax’s potential impact on industry and employment.
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Washington
White House
Treasury
Representative Green
Towa
Garner
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
America
Florida
Chambers of Commerce
New Orleans
Henry Ford
Congress
Ford
Mobile Elks Essay Contest Honors Old Ironsides
The Mobile Elks lodge hosts a nationwide essay drive on why preserving Old Ironsides promotes patriotism. Teachers select top essays from students led by Hugo W. Proskauer, with medals awarded to the winner. The program mirrors nationwideElks proceedings to place the Constitution in a Washington museum.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Navy Museum
Washington, D. C
Hugo W. Proskauer
Mobile
Lodge of Elks
Briand Sends Notes to Greece and Bulgaria
Geneva October 23 A P notes say Briand acting as League council president has despatched formal notes to Athens and Sofia urging amicable settlement of the Greco Bulgarian crisis. The note cites Articles 10 and 11 of the League covenant regarding territorial integrity and collective concern over war or threats of war.
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Switzerland
A.P
League Council
Paris
M. Briand
Athens
Sofia
Bulgaria
League
Unemployment in Britain Remains High in August
Washington reports unemployment stayed elevated in Great Britain at end of August. 1,414,000 people were out of work as of September 12, with 12.5 percent of the regular workforce unemployed, notably in coal mining textile manufacturing and tin plate milling.
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Washington
A.P
Great Britain
Commree Department
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy With Health Gain
Mrs. Harry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky describes severe back and abdominal pains and weakness. She reads about Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and reports renewed strength and health, urging other women to try the medicine.
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Harry Ashcroft
Covington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Savant Warns France to Lower Infant Mortality on July 14
Oct 23 Paris reports Aoceade in Le Petit Bleu urges focus on saving existing children rather than birth rates. Surenees shows 5.22 deaths per hundred, with higher rates nearby. supervision reduces gastric deaths. Also noted is a July 14 relay from Verdun to the Unknown Soldier tomb at the Arc de Triomphe, a 185 mile race by six teams of 60 runners each representing French regions.
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Paris
Aoceade
Germany
France
Surenees
Verdun
Unraised Egyptian Obelisk Weighs 1168 Tons
A colossal Egyptian obelisk remains unraised weighing 1168 tons. The colossal monument, once planned for placement, reportedly stands unused and unattached at its quarry site with speculated historic significance.
New Invention Promises Clean, Odorless Lamp Solution
A Chicago inventor T. G. Johnson offers a lamp claimed to burn with no odor or smoke using 94 percent air and 6 percent coal oil. He proposes sending a lamp on trial and paying agents $250 to $500 monthly, inviting local introductions for nationwide adoption.
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T. G. Johnson
Lake St
Chicago
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