Sims Delivers A Direct Shot At The Navy
Rear Admiral William Sims testifies before the president's board that the U S Navy lacks a definite air policy and suffers from extreme conservatism. He cites the Shenandoah disaster as a case of weak leadership and criticizes uneducated officers shaping key appointments, blaming morale and war pressures for current unrest.
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Washington
Ovt
Wiliam
Sims
Shenandoah
Shenandah
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Wilson
Dan
Navy Department
Potato buyer visits Pocatello in Idaho
Y A Allen of the Denver Supply Company visits Pocatello in talks with BE Fieldsted of the chamber of commerce. Allen plans to buy Idaho potatoes for construction camps along the D and R G railroad after a cloudburst damaged track and bridges between Grand Junction and Price, with losses estimated at 2,000,000.
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Y. A. Allen
Denver Supply Company
Pocatello
BE. J. Fieldsted
Pocatello Chamber of Comerce
Mr. Allen
Idaho
Grand Junction
Colorado
Price
Utah
Montana
Original Augsburg Confession Found in German Museum
The original of the Augsburg confession, the Lutheran church's doctrinal basis, was located at the German National Museum in Nuremberg. The document drafted by Philipp Melanchthon was sent to Nuremberg on June 15 and tied to the diet convoked in Augsburg by Charles V.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Germanic National Museum
Pears
Phillp Melanchthon
Nuremburg
Augsburg
Charles V
Mountain Home District Plans To Buy Irrigation Project
Boise October 14 W G Swendes commissioner of reclamation approved a resolution by Mountain Home irrigation district to take over the project from Mountain Home Curative Irrigation Co. The district plans a 260000 bond issue to purchase and improve the system while current settlers operate and maintain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
W. G. Swendes
Mountain Home Irrigation District
Mountain Home Curative Irrigation Comp
Bishop Franela Collapses During Holy Convocation
New Orleans reports Bishop Charles M. Franela of Indianapolis collapsed during Holy Convocation at St. Paul Church. A physician said the bishop’s condition was not life threatening, with further details pending.
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New Orleans
Charles M. Franela
Indianapolis
St. Paul's Church
Labor Federation Adopts Wage Policy At Atlantic City Meet
The American Federation of Labor convention endorsed a wage policy urging opposition to wage cuts and urging management to cut production waste so prices fall while wages rise. It tied real wages and reduced hours to workers power and avoided unrest. The body also backed nonpartisan support for pro trade policy candidates and debated constitutional limits on railway clerks’ jurisdiction.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Unanimocy
Wm. Green
Federation
Congress
Brotherhood of
Railway and Steamship Clerks
Garore
International Motherhood of Teamsters
Santiago Iglesias
Porto Rico
Coolidge
Iif
United States
Panama
Four Trainmen Killed in Pennsylvania Derby
Four trainmen aboard the Wheeling to Pittsburg local on the Pennsylvania road were killed when the locomotive baggage car and two coaches derailed and overturned. The road foreman engineer and fireman plus the baggage master died. nearly all passengers were injured or awakened. Three relief trains and ambulances were dispatched from Wheeling to the scene.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
Pennsylvania Road
Senator Ralston in Critical Condition After Collapse
Indianapolis Indiana October 14 United States Senator Samuel Ralston suffered heart and kidney trouble and lapsed into unconsciousness early today. Dr Johnnie Cunningham, attending physician, announced the update as medical teams rushed to his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Samuel Ralston
Johnn E. Cunningham
Overhead Expense on Building New Noses Upheld by Court
In Los Angeles court, the McClendon system won a case over a $50 deposit for facial alteration services. The judge ruled that overhead costs, including advertising and solicitation, justify keeping the deposit, noting Kelley agreed to a $130 remodel and changed his mind before work began. The defense argued the company cannot refund, and the court upheld the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Justice Court
Charles Kelley
McClendon System
Kelley
Jersey City Knife Killing: Husband Slays Wife Then Wounds Self
George Winters, 22, a New York post office clerk, killed his wife Margaret with a butcher knife in their Jersey City apartment after she refused his request to end her gay companions and roadhouse trips. He wounded himself and is expected to die. Their young son Conrad Williams lay in a crib nearby as police entered after a stand-off at 4 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Margaret
George Winters
New York Post Office
Winters
Italian debt mission heads to Washington for talks
Rome reports Mussolini allies say talks between Italian ambassador de Martino and the U S government show goodwill. Premier Mussolini and Finance Minister Volpi are set to lead the mission to Washington, departing Naples on October 22 aboard the steamer Duilio.
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Rome
Popolo di Roma
Mussolini
Giaromo de Martino
Washington
Italy
United States
Fremier Mussolini
Count Volpi
Debt Commission
America
Duilio
Naples
Church denies reach of court in Brown deposed bishop case
In New Orleans the Protestant Episcopal Church asserted the federal court in eastern Louisiana lacks jurisdiction over William Montgomery Brown of Galion Ohio. Brown sought to restrain the house of bishops from deposing him. Judge LaBurna took the matter under advisement after hearing no arguments from either side and planned to render a decision.
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New Orleans
Federal District Court For
Louisiana
William Montgomery Brown
Galion
Ohio
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
la Burna
Dwight F. Davis Sworn In as Secretary of War
Dwight F. Davis of Missouri was sworn in as secretary of war in Washington. Chief Justice Taft administered the oath with John W. Weeks, retiring secretary, present. Army Chief of Staff General John L. Hines and other war department officials witnessed the ceremony. Weeks delayed his return to Boston to witness the induction.
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Washington
Dwight F. Davis
Missouri
William Howard Taft
John W. Weeks
Army
John L. Hines
War Department
Public Service Bureau Aids 100000 Vacation Planners
Chicago October 14 The Public Service Bureau of the Chicago Tribune reported 250000 distinct services last year not in any other department Manager H W Donaldson told the International and Daily Press association meeting. The bureau helped plan vacations for 100600 people and assisted in preparing 18000 income tax returns while aiding 2300 poor families at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Public Service Bureau
The
Chicago Tribune
H. W. Donaldson
International and Daily Press Association
Donaldson
Train Coach Overturns Near Wheeling Killing Three
Three people died and an unknown number were injured when a coach on a Pennsylvania passenger train en route to Wheeling turned over about a mile north of the city this afternoon and caught fire.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Confidence Man Now in Germany
Chicago dispatch reports Charles Appel father of actress Lilac, indicted for larceny embezzlement and the confidence game, located in Dresden Germany. Extradition not possible due to absence of treaty provisions between the United States and Germany. Charges at indictment alleged about 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Appel
Lilac
Dresden
Germany
Appel
App
Prince Wales on Way Home from 25000 Mile Tour
London prepares a gala welcome for the Prince of Wales returning from a six month 25000 mile voyage. Hotels host dances and dinners with replicas of the battle cruiser Repulse and Prince of Wales feathers as decorations. The prince arrives at Victoria station at 3 pm to a royal welcome from Queen Mary, King George, and international representatives.
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London
Wales
Ieee
Victoria Station
Sandringham
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Sheriff and ex jailer face heavy fines for contempt
Chicago reports Sheriff Peter M. Hoffman and ex jailer Wesley Westbrook were found guilty of contempt. Hoffman fined 2500 dollars and both men sentenced to 30 days in jail. The case blanketed Druggan Lake and others in a conspiracy charge with grand jury action pending.
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Chicago
Peter M. Hoffman
Wesley Westbrook
Terry Druggan
Frank
Jeanas
Lake
Wilkerson
Druggan
Westbrook
James Fitzgerald
Franklin Percival
Cotton Consumption for September Falls Short of Year Ago
Washington reports September cotton consumption at 492266 bales of lint and 70008 of linters, up from August 2025 figures 448665 lint and 68583 lintere, but below September last year 438372 lint and 50781 lintere, indicating an aging trend in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lowden Denounces U S Government Bureaucracy Red Tape
Former governor Frank C. Lowden warned at the University of Chicago that American government is moribund under a maze of independent agencies and red tape. He urged cabinet officials to regain direct control over all federal functions and departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank C. Lowden
Iimor
America
University of Chicago
Lowden
Washington
Tle
Mining Congress sets dates for 28th annual convention
The American Mining Congress announced its 28th annual convention will be December 9 10 and 11 in Washington DC. Leaders in mining government and lawmakers will speak on taxation machinery standardization and industry stabilization. Officers for 1926 will be chosen. Louis S Cates of Salt Lake City is president.
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Washington, D. C
American Mining Congress
National Capital
Washington
United States
Louis 8. Cates
Salt Lake
Utah Copper
Rock Island sells Cotton Belt holdings to Kansas City Southern
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway sold its holdings of the St. Louis Southwestern Cotton Belt to Kansas City Southern. The move followed Speyer & Company canceling a 47.5 million three year note issue intended to fund a controlling Cotton Belt stake after ICC lease approval failed. Eugene Bandow, once called the world's strongest man, died in London after a recent health practice.
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New York, N. Y
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
St. Louis Southwestern
Kansas City Southern
Charles Hayden, Chai
Rock Island Board
Speyer & Company
Rock Island
Cotton Belt Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bandow
London
Eugene Bandow
Rain Delays World Series Game At Forbss Field
Heavy rain drenched the field delaying play in the World Series. Commissioner Landis kept postponement under review as mud and standing water grew, with McKeehan and Harris pressing for a halt. The crowd booed the delay while Altrock and Schacht provided comic relief.
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Landis
Fraal
McKeechurg
Bucky Harris
al Schacht
Nick Altrock
Altrock
Behacht
Schandt
Manne Newspaper
Young gangsters robbing churches shocks Pasadena
Pasadena police cleared 32 church burglaries with four 16 year old suspects. The youths confessed to entering 32 worships to steal stamps money prayer books and valuables while pastors were away. They shattered stained glass and damaged church furnishings in multiple sites.
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Pasadena
Calif
Berg
Adventist Denunciation of Modern Clothes Movies and Divorce
The Seventh Day Adventists closing session denounced modern clothes films and divorce as harmful to intellect and spirit. The council urged church workers and members to refrain from questionable amusements and warned against treating marriage as a temporary social contract.
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Can Council
Seventh Day Adventists
Andy Calle
Crnsil
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McKechnie
Pirates
Harris
Senators
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Dwight Davis
Weeks
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Prince Wales
Illinois
Mining Congress
Rock Island Sells Holdings
Forbss
Hae Ae
Reneennee
Rams
Lan Here
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