Ohio man elected national commander of American Legion
John B. McQuigg of East Cleveland Ohio won the national command after a long ballot at the Omaha convention. Howard Savage Edward Spafford and others vied, with McQuigg securing decisive support as the seventh annual American Legion session adjourned for Philadelphia.
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Omaha, Neb
Se 9
John B. McQuigg
East
Cleveland
Ohio
Cole
Alabama
Peece
John R. McQuigg
American Legion
Illinois
Howard P. Savage
Chicago
McQuigg
Massachusetts
Edward Spafford
New York
Michigan
Howard Sara Ihlinois
Wooster College
Cleveland Grays
Ohio Engineers
Provisional Regiment of Engineers
McQuige
112Th Engineers
Baceaz
Argonne
Ohio National Guard
Ohio Department
Frederick W. Galbraith
Legislative Finance Committee
Joseph Cheney
Florida
Raymond Littlefield
Rhode Island
Hughes B. Davis
Oklahoma
Vinent A. Carroll
Pennsylvania
James A. Howell
Utah
Drain
Caation
Legion
Omaha
Wm. Patrick
California
Joseph Barnett
Red Wing
Minn
Philadelphia
Mitchell Held in Washington Refused Travel to Baltimore
Washington, Oct 9 The War Department refused Colonel William Mitchell permission to go to Baltimore where he was invited to address American Legion events. He remains under investigation and must remain in Washington under orders of the inspector general until the inquiry ends. Mitchell faced a Navy court action and testimony refusals continued as the case circulated to Secretary Davis and the judge advocate general.
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Washington
War Partment
Wm. Mitchell Persion
Baltimore
Mit
Army
Mitchell
American Legion
Jonel Mitchell
Navy Court
War Department
Terday
Shenana
Ase
Wilbur
Judge Advocate of Department
Naval Court
Retary of War
Davis
Colonel Mitchell
Ify
Navy
Pocatello Travels to Face Salt Lake West in Big 1925 Kickoff
Salt Lake West, led by halfbacks Rhodes and Eikrem, visits Pocatello Red and Blue in a season opener at Overland Park. Pocatello’s inexperienced line faces a seasoned West squad with only two returning players Thomas Gross and Barrett set to spark the offense.
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Overland Park
Salt Lake West High
Rhodes
Eikrem
Pocatello
Panthers
McEntyre
Westminster
Ogden
Fox
Thomas Gross
Barrett
Dope
Smu
Tommie Thompson
Idaho
Ffev
U. A
Gus Anderson
Anderson
Boise
Salt Lake
Shaurtliff
Sexton
Currie
Guarisa
Redman
Evans
Injurtes
Chandler
Winchell
Garner
Brenneke
Barlow
Larsen
McGreal
Thomas
Gross
Gridiron Openers Spark Eastern and Western Contests
New York and Chicago fight the opening college football tests as teams like Georgia Tech versus Pennsylvania and Princeton versus Washington and Lee line up in early intersections. Ohio State travels to Chicago while Michigan hosts Indiana as Notre Dame eyes Beloit. key players return from injury and several squads fine tune for upcoming clashes.
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New York
Gridiron Warriors
e@ge
Big Eastern College
Georgia Tech
Pennsylvania
Yankee Stadium
Couch Lou Youn
I Providence
Mrowah
Hill Reper
Ohdiyes
Tiger
Princeton
Washington
Lee
Diarvard
Crimson
Middlebury
Leo Junier
William
Marv
Anaiuet
Syracuse
Johnny Joss
Tad Jones
Pitts
West Virginia
Knox
Ollege
Chicago
Ohio State
Indiana
Michigan Wolvers
Buckeye
Wilee
Stagg
Maroons
Michigan
Yost
Notre Dame
Nockne
Ary
Beloit
Minnesota
Grinnell
Wabash
Northwestern
Carla
Red
Grange
Illini
Butler
Wisconsin
Klm
Iowa
St. Louis
Arkansas
Lansdowne Widow Alleges Navy Drove Shenandoah Flight
Mrs. Margaret Ross Lansdowne testified before a naval court of inquiry that the airship Shenandoah was ordered on a western flight for political reasons over her husband Commander Zachary Lansdowne who opposed the mission. She read official correspondence showing requests to delay and test the Detroit mooring mast, arguing the ship is a war vessel not to be taken inland.
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Washington
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Naval Court of Inquiry
Navy
Lansdowne
Septemer
Detroit
Great Lakes
Chief of Naval Operations
Lakehurst
Middle Western
Middle West
White Sox Cubs City Series Game Postponed by Rain
Chicago action reports a rain postponement of the city series game. Tomorrow's game will be played at Cubs Park with the same teams and venue shift.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Cubs Park
Madame Alda Acquires Armored Car for New York City
Opera star Madame Frances Alda has obtained an armored sedan with bulletproof glass, claiming safety in New York while on tour. A Senate and Congress-backed group forms a 100 member panel to seek national firearms controls, chaired by Herman A. Metz. The Bankers Club hosts the committee's launch with Mark Prentiss and Elbert H. Gary connected to the crime commission efforts.
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New York
Frances Alda
Guilio Gatti Casazza
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York City
Madame Alda
National Crime Commission
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Miners Reject Participation in Coal Commission
In London on October 9 the miners federation voted by card 61 to 37 to reject taking part in the coal commission appointed to study the coal industry. The result reflects dissatisfaction with wage-cut expressions rather than a boycott aim, with the executive preparing a stronger resolution for today.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Coal Commission
Ivovemient
Vetere
Recomm Ndation
Commission
Colorado Aggies Versus Brigham Young in Fort Collins
Denver notes the Rocky Mountain Conference prepares for week’s pig skin battles under rain and slick fields. Main interest centers on Colorado Aggies vs Brigham Young in Fort Collins and Denver University facing Utah Aggies at home.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain Conference
Colorado Aggies
Brigham Young University
Fort Collins
Denver University
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Western State
Gunnison
Colorado College and Regis
Colorado Springs
Colorado Mines
Greeley
Sheriff reports no John W. Smith in custody in Dovery murder case
The Dalles sheriff's office told AP by phone there is no suspect named John W. Smith in the Kelso editor murder case. A man called McDonald, held on a local charge for two weeks and missing three fingers, does not fit the Smith description.
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Portland
Ore
Dalles
Associated Press
Touay
John W. Smith
Thomas Dovery
Kelso
McDonald
Smith
G. Leherver
Royalty and Rental Payments Made to Ten States
Interior department distributed 3,456,908 dollars to ten states as shares of royalties and rentals from oil and mineral leases on public lands for the last fiscal year. Wyoming led with 2,980,539 dollars while South Dakota received 63 dollars. others included California 373,555 dollars Colorado 26,624 Montana 59,908 Utah 10,027 New Mexico 1,502 North Dakota 2,923 Nevada 270 and Washington 1,149.
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Washington
Interior Department
Wyoming
South Dakara
California
Colorado
Montana
Utah
New Mexico
North Dakota
Nevada
Forty and Fight selects Doyle as national commander
In Omaha on October 9 Stanley G. Doyle of Powder River Montana was unanimously elected chief de Ichemin de Fer national commander of the Forty and Fight society. The convention added two new national officers bringing total to six and created an extra chaplain and an extra Garde de la Porte.
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Omaha
Neb
Stanley G. Doyle
Powder River
Mont
de Ichemin de Fer
Society of Forty and Fight
Forty and Fight
American Legion
Garde de la Porte
Fowler wins English women's golf title at Westward Ho
Miss D. R. Fowler of North Hants defeats Miss Joy Wir in the 36 hole final by nine up at Westward Ho England signaling a decisive championship victory.
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Westward Ho
England
D. R. Fowler
North Hants
Joy Wir
Robber May Get a Bad Lashing in Canada
Seattle reports T. H. Johnson a jail breaker and suspected Chicago gang leader in connection with a $42000 Nanaimo bank robbery. Taken to Canada, he faces lashes and long imprisonment if convicted. Four masked men administer the punishment with tied fists and ropes.
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Seattle
Wash
T. H. Johnson
Chicago
Nanaimo
B. C
Canada
British Columbia
Bandits Hold Up Mail Car Before Crowd in Los Angeles
Seven masked bandits stormed a mail truck near the Santa Fe station in Los Angeles looting six sacks of registered mail destined for Chicago. A driver mail clerk and guard were aboard as the red car with armed men blocked the curb and sped away, leaving officials without a loss estimate pending checks.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Post Office
Santa Fe
Four Fatalities From Explosion In Downtown Office Building
St Louis reports four dead from a refrigerating tank explosion at the Laclede Gas Light building. The blast injured 31 with two in critical condition and seven in hospitals. Damage is estimated at 200000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Laclede Gas Light Company
Bishop Brown Moves Case From Church to Federal Court
Bishop William Montgomery Brown of New Orleans seeks to transfer his heresy conviction case from the Episcopal church court to a United States district court. He has retained the New Orleans firm Spencer Gidiere Pheps and Punbsr to file for a federation injunction to restrain action by the house of bishops. The bishops yesterday approved the conviction.
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New Orleans
Oet
William Montgomery Brown
Episcopal Church Court
United States District Court
Brown
House of Bishops
Spencer, Gidiere, Pheps and
Punbsr
Rumanians Cancel Passage News From Cherbourg
Officials of the American debt commission were surprised to learn the Rumanian commission scheduled to sail from Cherbourg tomorrow had cancelled its passage. No date for arrival yet, but state department and treasury expect their approach. The department sent communications to Bucharest and instructed the American minister to press for settlement of the $20,000,000 obligation.
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Washington, Ort
American Debt Commission
Cherbourg
State Department
Treasury
Bucharest
Plane Crash Near Monroe Across From Danbury Fair
Governor John W. H. Trumbull and Major Talbot F. Freeman of the 118th Observation Squadron Connecticut National Guard were forced to crash land in a Monroe pasture while en route from Hartford to the Danbury fair. Both men were uninjured.
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Monroe
Cons
John WH. Trumbull
Talbot F. Freeman
118Th Observation Squadron
Connecticut National Guard
Hartford
Bishop Brown Declares No Appeal In Heresy Conviction
New Orleans October 9 Bishop Montgomery Brown says he will not appeal his heresy conviction. The House of Bishops upheld the ruling at the General Convention and he will not pursue civil court action.
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New Orleans
Montgomery Brown
House of Bishops
Rain postpones World Series game as Pirates and Senators wait
Washington's Pirates and Senators postpone after Griffith Stadium floods and Landis calls off play. Affected are Ossie Bluege and Coveleskie as teams gain extra rest. postponed game marks first World Series delay since 1921 with clear weather forecast for the next three days.
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Landis
Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators
Pirates
Ossie Bluege
Bluege
Washington
Walter Joanine Bias
Coveleskie
Johnson
Pittsburg
Lee Meadows
Vic Aldridge
Harris
Peary Arrives at Monhegan Before Bowdoin
The steamer Peary of the MacMillan Arctic expedition reached Monhegan Island Maine arriving in advance of the Bowdoin which had not yet appeared by sunset. Messages from Wiscasset at noon indicated the Bowdoin was expected in good weather and would arrive around six o clock that evening.
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Monhegan Island
Maine
Peary
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Bowdin
Iselate
Booth Bay Harbor
MacMillan
Wiscasset
Debt commission meets to discuss Czecho Slovakian issue
The American debt commission was summoned for an afternoon session to consider the Czecho Slovakian matter. Experts from both commissions have held daily talks since their first meeting Tuesday, with no results disclosed yet.
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Washington
American Debt Commission
Suspect Arrested in Kelso Editor Killing Case
A Seattle Times dispatch reports a man, a cook and former Utah convict cited in the Thomas Dovery murder case, arrested at The Dalles Oregon during the search for John W. Smith. Identification noted by missing three fingers.
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Seattle
Seattle Times Dispatch Today
John W. Smith
Utah
Thomas Dovery
Kelso
Wash
Dalles
Ore
Coldest Iowa spot hits 26 as frost grips north
Sioux City registered 26 degrees to top Iowa cold list last night. Charles City and Burlington saw snow, with flurries reported near Burlington this forenoon. A heavy frost covered the north and western parts of the state.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa
Charles City
Burlington
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