Milwaukee man held in slayings of Latimer and Sears
Milwaukee and Kenosha deputies arrested Howard J. Pratt after bodies of Madalynne Latimer and James Sears were found near Kenosha. Two other men were detained as questions rise over threats made to Latimer. Deputies confirmed the deaths resulted from a gun in a third party's hands and searched for more clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Madalynne Latimer
James Sears
Kenosha
Howard J. Pratt
Pratt
Madalynne
Sears
Jimmy
Evelyn
Willems
Evelyn Latimer
Frank Willems
E. S. Pratt
Joseph Friend
Lover’s Lane
New Railroad to Idaho Forest Aims for White Pine Timber
Charles Donnelly announces Northern Pacific plans a 41 mile branch from Orofino to Headquarters Idaho to tap the United States largest white pine timber area. The line would cross rugged canyons on the Orofino river, requiring over 750 thousand cubic yards of rock removal at an estimated cost of 3.5 to 4 million dollars.
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St. Paul, Minn
Charles Donnelly
Northern Pacific Railway
Orofino
Idaho
Clearwater Forest
United States
Clearwater
Orofino River
H. F E. Stevens
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Liquor Navy Reports Coast Guard Anti Rum Operations
The coast guard reports capture of 238 vessels and about 400 prisoners in seven months of anti rum smuggling. Four ships and three crew members lost. Rum value exceeds 10 million dollars. Plans include moving vessels to Florida Keys and seeking more funding from Congress. Some ships freed by court action. Justice to appeal cases and seek Supreme Court adjudication.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Congress
New England
Florida Keys
Guard
The
Treasury
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Conner Urges Curb on Army Air Expansion Costs
Brigadier General Fox Conner told the president's air board the war department cannot fund Lassiter board air program without cutting other needs. He cited 13 programs, ammunition depletion, and a possible $400 million yearly cost. Patrick seeks 1,258 planes by 1927 with $7.55 million for new planes, while 2.15 million contracts remain.
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Washington
Fox Conner
Saives
Army
President
Air Board
War Department
Army Air Service
William Lassiter
Lassiter Board
Conner
Department
Oahu
Panama
National Guard
Organized Reserve Officers Training Corps
Citizens Military Training Camps
Air Corps
Secretary of War
Regular Army
Air Service
Patrick
Army Air Chief
Départment
Washington eleven arrives in Lincoln for Nebraska game
In high spirits and confident of victory the Washington football team reached Lincoln and went to the Memorial Stadium for a brisk workout ahead of their match with Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
University of Washington
Nebraska Memorial Stadium
ABIDES BY DECISION
Chicago October 16 a railroad labor issue sees engine service brotherhoods and the United States railroad labor board agreeing to abide by the board’s decision in the Western Maryland railway dispute.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Western Maryland Railway
Chief Replies To Miners Charges At Chamber Meeting
Harrisburg, Oct 16. Samuel D. Warriner, chairman of the operators conference and Lehigh Coal and Navigation president, denies extortion and butcheries claim by John L. Lewis. He notes coal company earnings and reports wage figures for 1136 contract miners in 1924, with most earning well above $1,500 annually and several above $35,000.
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Harrisburg
Samuel D. Warriner
State Chamber of Commerce
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Lady Bugs on Trail of Aphis in California
Santa Rosa reports 800 000 lady bugs collected in about an hour to be sent by express to Imperial county and used to control aphis in winter gardens. The shipment underscores strong demand for biological pest control by insects.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Sonoman County
Imperial County
California
Air Board Nearing Conclusion of Its Hearings
Washington on October 16 the presidents air board moved into its final stage aiming to conclude its inquiry by nightfall. Major W. Simpson argued ground fire’s value against aircraft with noted improvements in anti-aircraft guns. A Camp Lewis letter by Major General W. Johnson urged legislation to restore airmen morale while opposing a separate national defense department under Colonel William Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President
Army
Navy
Wm. Mitchell
Department of National Defense
Plane crash near New Salem kills three men
An est airplane crashed on a Buffington farm near New Salem, Pennsylvania. Eyewitnesses report the craft exploded and caught fire midflight, leaving three men dead before responders could reach them. The victims were taken to a local undertaking establishment.
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New Salem
Buffington Farm
Fair Wool Trading Shows Rising Prices In Wool Market
Boston reports a smaller total wool trading volume this past week yet prices moved upward aided by stronger tones from Australia and Melbourne. England remains a leading buyer as mills tighten supplies and Texas wools are expected from San Angelo later this month. Mohair remains firm with Texas fall clip largely sold at high prices.
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Boston
Commercial Bulletin
Australia
Bretford
England
Melbourne
Texas
San Angelo
Wheat Crop Damaged Across Prairie Provinces
Snow and rain slowed threshing and caused serious damage to western wheat crops in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Alberta reports the greatest losses with farmers responding to a prairie provinces survey dated October 16.
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Winnipeg
Man
Anitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Motion to suspend officers fails at Pocatello council
Pocatello council discusses a district court case in which W J Vail testified that Chief Lehrbas and Detective Balderston allowed whiskey at the police station. A motion to suspend the officers pending investigation failed after a tie vote. Mayor Ross sided with opponents. Father W C Vail testified about his son’s district court statements and the proceedings moved to an investigation handling.
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Pocatello
W. J. Vail
Lad
Bee Dee Alvear
Jock Wilson
L. A. Tlehrbas
J. L. Balderston
Cox
Lehrbas
Balderston
Rusk
Oliver
Shafer
Ross
Sam Cox
Leo M. Rusk
W. C. Vail
Wheeler Ranch
Leo Hannifan Guilty In Prohibition Case In Pocatello
Leo Hannifan pleaded guilty before Justice O J Bell to possession of intoxicating liquor after a late night auto and foot chase with Deputy Sheriff Jack Hoover in Pocatello. Hannifan had previously pleaded guilty in federal court for violation of national prohibition laws and faces sentencing Monday before Judge Dietrich.
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Leo Hannifan
Pocatello
Jack Hoover
Hannifan
Justice of the Peace
O. J. Bell
Arthur
North
Sheriff’s Office
North Main
West Lander
Hoover
Lander
Pocatello Furniture Company
Dietrich
Woman Cannot Tell Her Story
Mrs. Charlotte Leland failed to present her testimony before the state supreme court regarding alleged relations with Oakpark clergyman Dr. Carl D. Case. The case, brought by the minister as co-respondent after an order for Albert R. B. Leland’s divorce, resulted in the chief justice directing that only argument could be heard, not testimony.
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Springfield
Charlotte Leland
Carl D. Case
Oakpark
State Supreme Court
High Court
Albert RB. Leland
Dunne
Leland
Three Sailors Escape From S 51 Submarine after Sinking
Boston October 16 Only three of 35 crewmen aboard submarine S-51 asleep when rammed by City of Rome off Block Island on September 25 escaped before it sank. Survivor Dewey Kile testified detailing cork from bulkhead waking him, failed door locks, and his 45 minutes in the water before rescue. He described others, rescue efforts, and a possible rough log on the bridge to be recovered for movement details.
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Boston
Wiseman
Kile
Rome
James W. Frazier
Orton Jackson
Naval Board
Bellaves
Short Search for Survivors in City of Rome Sinking
Boston reports Captain Diehl told survivor Michael Lira he regretted the Rome’s loss but mourned the crew. Lira testified before the naval board of inquiry about the lifeboat rescue and its 20 minute survival search after the submarine sank.
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Boston
John H. Diehl
City of Rome
Michael Lira
Naval Board of Inquiry
Rome
Lira
Episcopal Bishops Set To Vote On Missionary Nominees
New Orleans October 16 reports indicate the election of missionary bishops in the Protestant Episcopal Church in General Convention will be decided tomorrow as the reporting time for the committee on nominations is fixed. Discussion on the churchs relation to the Federal Council of Churches was to be taken up today by the house of bishops. The canon committee in the house of deputies reported favorably a resolution to make nomen eligible for appointment to read prayers and give instruction.
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New Orleans
Protestant Episcopal Church
Committee On
Federal Council of Churches
House of Bishops
House of Deputies
Archbishop Hanna Visits Four Rome Basilicas
The Most Reverend Edward J. Hanna archbishop of San Francisco, with a small clerical party, visited Rome’s four basilicas under holy year rules. He was greeted by representatives of Cardinal Merry del Val and Cardinal Vannutelli of the College of Cardinals.
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Rome
Edward J. Hanna
San Francisco
Merry del Val
Vatican
Vannutelli
College of Cardinals
MacNider Sworn In as Assistant Secretary
Wy Banton MacNider of Iowa took the oath today as assistant secretary for industrial mobilization, marking a key confirmation in the national effort. Details of the ceremony and his upcoming duties were released by Washington officials.
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Washington
French debt policy question divides French parties
In Nice on October 16 AP reports a radical socialist committee approves a resolution urging the government to pledge not to pay Allies more than France receives from Germany. Henri Franklin Bouillon leads the effort as Caillaux faces a left-dominated parliament backing capital taxes.
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Nice
France
United States
Radical-Socialis Congress
Germany
Henri Franklin-Bouillon
Chamber of Deputies
Party of the Left
Herriot
Caillaux
M. Franklin-Bouillon
Shanghai Seizes City in Bloodless Coup by Sun Chuan-Fang
Shanghai falls to General Sun Chuan-Fang as 10 000 troops seize the port while 15 000 Chekiang forces withdraw toward central China. Disruptions include a seized Shanghai Nanking railway train and guards erecting barbed wire around international settlements.
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Shanghai
China
Sun Chuan-Fang
Chekjiang
Chang Tso-Lin
Shing Shi
Lien
Shanghai- Nanking
Silas [Strawn
Chicago
Peking
Strawn
M. F. Perkins
State Department
Sun Chuan- Fang
Shanghai-Nanking
Kiangam
Couple Found Dead in Car Near The Dalles
Harold Steele aged 26 and Cressa Crane aged 17 were found shot to death in an automobile on a remote Benson Hill road four miles south of The Dalles Oregon. Coroner C M Zell said Steele likely shot the girl then killed himself.
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Dalles
Ore
Harold Steele
Cressa Crane
Benson Hill
C. M. Zell
Steele
Arizona hosts Utah in intersectional tilt under clear sky
In Tucson Arizona on October 16 fans gathered to watch the University of Arizona attempt to upset Utah. Arizona and Utah coaches praised their rosters as fit for the showdown on fast turf in a key intersectional matchup.
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Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Utah University
Three Powers Fully Approve Rhine Locarno Pact
Germany France and Belgium initialled the Rhine and Locarno security treaties at Locarno Switzerland. Britain and Italy act as guarantors while Britain’s Austen Chamberlain and Mussolini spoke optimistically of broader peace. German disarmament and future conferences are anticipated as Europe seeks real security.
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Locarno
Switzerland
France
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Germany
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
London
League of Nations
League
Europe
Austen Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Benito Mussolini
Rhineland
First Husband Visits Body in Jersey City Slaying Case
Arthur B Williams of Jacksonville Florida arrived in Jersey City to view the body of his former wife Margaret Winters 21 killed by her second husband George Winters 22 in their apartment. Williams debated visiting Winters in the hospital where he lies wounded after stabbing himself. The slain woman's father H C Cowles of Winterhaven Florida did not come, overcome by shock as Mrs Winters husband faces police guard.
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Jersey City
N. J
Arthur B. Williams
Jacksonville Fla
Margaret Winters
George Winters
Winters
Williams
Inters
Willams
Pragneas Instrumente
Onry H. Cowles
Winterhaven
Fra
Howard
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Aphis
Fair Wool Trading
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MAC
Niger
Chang
Silas H. Strawn
Sun Chuan Fang
Chekiang Province
Joseph E. Jacobs
Arizona
Utah
Britain
Philadelphia
A. W. Perlstrous
Hen” Robinson
Piinaeihie
Gerald Eae Ok
New York
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