Attempt to unseat Graves ends in court martial stalemate
Washington reports a dramatic bid to remove Major General William Graves from the Mitchell court martial failed after a secret conference. The panel ruled Graves impartial and allowed the trial to proceed, amid continued courtroom tension and protests by Representative Reid.
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Graves
Reid
Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
William J3
Robert L. Howze
Representative Reid
General Graves
Edward L. King
King
H. E. Yarnell
Navy
Yarnell
Army
Disgraceful Wrangling In Trial of Col. Mitchell
Governor Miriam A Ferguson faces mounting pressure over a possible special session of the Texas Legislature to probe highway irregularities. Speaker Lee Saterwhite announced plans to convene the lower house January 4, with a call to be issued December 20, as demands from about fifty members grow after resignations and a $600,000 judgment against American Road Co. circulates.
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Highway Commission
American Road Company
Texas
House of Representatives
Ma’’ Ferguson
Levy on Capital to Settle War Debt
Paris reports Louis Locheur, finance minister, backs rapid talks with allies on France war debt. He supports a 10 percent levy on capital paid over 30 years to restore the economy. Le Journal notes Henri Berenger ready to be ambassador to the United States, with Emil Daeschner reassigned to a similar post.
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Paris
Louis Locheur
France
le Journal
Henri Berenger
United States
Emil Daeschner
Washington
President Watches Coal Situation In Nation’s Debate
President Coolidge shows growing interest in the coal issue yet offers no action. He awaits Governor Pinchot’s handling of the anthracite suspension and considers a response to a letter from John L. Lewis about wage agreement breaches by bituminous miners.
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Westington
Coolidge
White House
Pinchot
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Italian cutter San Antonio sinks with entire crew
Messina Sicily December 1 reports the Italian cutter San Antonio foundered in a storm with the loss of its whole crew. Details are incomplete and awaiting confirmation.
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Messina
Sicily
San Antonio
Jardine Invited to Visit Pocatello
William Jardine secretary of agriculture is invited to attend the Idaho Irrigation Congress in Pocatello likely in February. Warren G. Swendsen state reclamation commissioner says he is in town arranging the program for the annual meeting. The Idaho Engineering society meets then and the chamber of commerce seeks a special rate for the conventions. No word had been received from Jardine at press time.
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William Jardine
Idaho Irrigation Congress
Pocatello
Warren G. Swendsen
Idaho
Jardine
State House Closed for Smith Funeral
Boise reports the capitol offices will close Wednesday morning for the funeral of Dr. Wendell R. Smith, head of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Governor Moore convened department heads to attend services at St. John's Cathedral and coordinated plans including a flowers committee and condolence resolutions.
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Boise
Capitol
Wendell R. Smith
Bureau of Animal Industry
St. John’s Cathedral
Moore
Ethel E. Redfield
Elizabeth Bussum
Jean Anderson
State Lan Department
Iwln Binnard
State Land Department
Margaret Roberts
W. B. Kjosness
Wheat prices surge above $1.70 a bushel
Wheat prices for December delivery crossed the $1.70 mark for the first time in a long period, drawing strong public interest as world supply and demand conditions attract notable attention at the market.
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Chi Dey
Wheago, Co
Ogden Woman First Charleston Casualty In Dance Incident
Mrs. Eleanore Windell of Ogden is reported as the citys first Charleston casualty. An X-ray today shows a broken bone in her right foot sustained while performing the latest dance step in Ogden Utah on December 1.
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Ogden
Utah
Eleanore Windell
Charleston
Girls Reported in Servitude in Occidental Negros
Manila reports reveal girls held in compulsory service for one to seven years in Occidental Negros province. Constabulary tied to a plantation near Isabella cite debt bondage, brutal treatment, 48 hour work periods without food, and a fatal scalding incident. Charges filed include illegal detention and homicide.
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Manila
Occidental Negros
Constabulary
Isabella
Eessays
Rail grouping of big systems proposed by President
President Coolidge told Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Walsh he wants legislation to consolidate railroads before the transportation act is amended. He favors grouping the nation into a few systems and says labor rule changes can wait. Senator Cummins of Iowa plans an administration consolidation bill after conferring with the president.
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Washington
Coolidge
Walsh
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Labor Board
Watson
Cummins
Iowa
Conscience fund settles for rides on trains
A Portland worker contributed nearly 265 to a conscience fund after admitting he had ridden Southern Pacific trains without paying. He claimed to have traveled 8 809 miles at three cents per mile and offered to settle accounts with other railroads as well.
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Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific
Balmy Days in Southland
Five are dead four missing and eighteen injured when a bunkhouse on Davis Island collapsed during a Florida storm. Winds to 48 miles per hour, widespread damage across Tampa and West Coast plants, trains delayed, utilities unsafe streets, and coastal road undermining reported.
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Tampa
Frs
Davis Island
Weather Bureau
West Coast
West Palm Beach
Florida East Coast
Ocean Boulevard
Lake Worth
Miami Flood Drenches City After Record Rainfall
Miami is drenched after 14 inches of rain in 12 hours, flooding streets and turning Flagler Street into a bathing promenade. Businessmen, police, and shoppers join the lighthearted scene in improvised swimsuits as water reaches several feet in portions of the city.
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Miami
Fla
Flagler Street
Farmers Meet with Jardine Over Corn Surplus Aid
Bankers and farmers of the corn belt met in Chicago with Secretary William M Jardine to discuss government help for farmers facing the corn surplus. Jardine said the aim is to learn local conditions and determine how federal aid can be extended.
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Chicago
William M. Jardine
Department of Agriculture
Jardine
Prussia to pay ex emperor William cash and lands
Prussia plans to compensate former Emperor William with about 7.15 million dollars in cash and 180000 acres of forest and farmland plus three Berlin palaces and one in Babelsberg. Crown jewels theatres and royal estates would stay with the state, ending years of litigation.
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Beriin
William
Holland
Ministry of Finance
Berlin
Babelsburg
Hohenzollern
Royal Theatres
Potsdam
Prussian Ministry of Finance
Prussia
Earthquake Shocks Salt Lake City Area
An earthquake lasting about 30 seconds was recorded at 1 30 this morning on the seismograph at the University of Utah. The tremor was not felt in Salt Lake City and the epicenter remains unknown. Attendants described the quake as having moderate intensity.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
University of Utah
Deadlock in Tacna Arica Dispute Lingers
Arica Chile December 1 AP The Tacna Arica plebiscitary commission faces continued deadlock as Chilean abstention halts work. Observers say only President Coolidge, acting as arbitrator, could resolve the impasse if Chile remains absent.
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Arica
Chile
Tacna-Arica
Coolidge
Peru
Luther Praises Locarno Pact After Signing
London dispatch reports German Chancellor Luther praising the Locarno pact as a milestone in European peace. He says it signals partners’ will to restore stability, with readjustment of economies and politics as ultimate outcomes and the pacification of the world as a goal within reach.
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London
Foreign Office
Luther
Germany
Associated Press
Ferguson leaves Austin to seek relief from reporters
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson departs Austin by train bound for Temple amid reports she is not in good health and seeking respite from press attention. Her husband James E. Ferguson cited her need for relief from the constant annoyance of newspapers.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Temple
James E. Ferguson
U P Official Reports Idaho 1925 Production Value Tops 225 Million
Salt Lake City dispatch says Union Pacific official Joel L. Priest places Idaho 1925 agricultural and horticultural production, livestock, wool, lumber and mineral values at over 225 million dollars with an outlook of improved finances. The report details crop yields, livestock values, dairy products, and mine outputs, and notes bank deposits and total assets for Idaho as of late September.
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U. P
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Joel L. Priest
Union Pacific System
Texas highway funds run out amid stalled capital politics
Austin reports the Texas highway department cannot pay pressing bills as governor-blocked pay for 1800 road workers and other staff. With resignations of Frank W n ham and Joe Burkett, only John H Burkett remains on the commission, leaving it unable to function amid attorney general cases against the American Road company.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Highway Department
Eugene Smith
Frank W.nham
Joe Burkett
Attorney General
American Road Company
John H. Birkett
San Antonio
Bootleg feud claims another victim in New York
Police say bootlegger feud on the East Side left Frank Pietro dead with five bullets in his body. A taxicab driver reported seeing men fleeing. Detectives questioned Peter Manpone as officers found two sawed off shotguns, a loaded revolver, extensive ammo, and a knife in a large room. The two men had been business partners.
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New York
Frank Pietro
Peter Manpone
Clemency Denied to Young Slayer in New Jersey
The New Jersey Court of Pardons denied clemency for Harrison W. Noel of Montclair who sits in the state prison death house awaiting execution for the murder of taxi driver Raymond Pierce and kidnapping Mary Daly of Montclair the day before.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Pardons
Harrison W. Noel
Montclair
Raymond Pierce
Mary Daly
Calif. Traffic Fatalities Projected At 924 In Eight Months
Sacramento reports the state faces 924 auto deaths in the next eight months based on statistics. The figure, issued by L. E. director of the surveillance office, shows an average of about three deaths per day. The forecast highlights road dangers during the period ahead.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
L. E
Nations Agree End Disputes by Arbitration
London reports the Locarno pact signed to bound Germany and its rivals to arbitration of frontiers, signaling a simpler ceremony than Versailles. Chancellor Luther, Premier Briand, and Secretary Chamberlain led the event with German and allied officials observing, despite a modest, camera-filled ceremony and a large Downing Street crowd.
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London
Dee
Locarno
Europe
Versailles
Hone
Reich
Kleig
Luther
Germany
Briand
France
Posuhrn
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Tesh
Slovakia
Prémie Edwin
Stresemann
Palace
Mr. Chamberlain
Downing Street
Baldwin
No. 10
Will
Dominions
Japan to Decide on Excluding American Rails
Tokyo December 1 AP indicates Japan will decide by the Diet whether to exclude American made rails from its railways. A railroad service body had stated plans to replace all steel rails with British and German rails, excluding American rails. Chief Engineer Uyemuera led the two year test and announced American rails were inferior under the Bessemer process.
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Tokyo
Japan
Arec
Diat
Empire
America
Railroad
Seraca
Uyemuera
Rail Department
Government to send mission on December 16 to funding debts
The government plans a mission on December 16 or 18 to address the Etaling debts from Charmehill Exchequer funding. The move signals urgent steps to stabilize financial obligations and reassure markets.
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London
Charehill
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