War department to renew action against Colonel Mitchell
The Associated Press reports disciplinary action against Colonel William A. Mitchell, a leading figure in the Army Air Service, will resume after his testimony before the air board. He has been ordered to report to the inspector general Monday to continue the investigation into his conduct.
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The
Associated Press
Washington D. C
William A.mitchell
Aircraft Storm Center
War Department
Mitchell
Air Board
Inspector General of the Army
Army Air Service
Navy air service under fire by seven navy officers
Washington Oct 2 seven naval officers testified before the President’s air board criticizing the navy air service. They urged a separate air corps for the navy or army and called for reorganizing the air services. Commander John Rodgers will lead continued testimony today on PN 9 No 1 Hawaiian flight.
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Washington, D. C
The
Navy Air Service
Wwr
Air Corps
Navy
John Rodgers
Army Air
Col Williams
Army
National Defense
Fifty Six Rum Runners Captured in New Jersey
Four state troopers plus a private detective captured fifty six rum runners and a cargo valued at about half a million dollars. The group used six trucks four cars and a barge to move imported liquor on Rancocas creek near Bridgeboro. The crew refused a seventy five thousand dollar bribe and their barge was set ablaze attempt thwarted. suspects taken to Burlington jail.
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New Jersey
Bridgeboro
Delaware River
Associated Press
Burlington, N. J
Bridgesboro
Rancocas Creek
Philadelphia
Burlington
Five Year Payment Plan Defers France Debt Settlement
Washington October 2 The French debt funding talks hinge on a five year plan proposing annual payments of 40 million dollars, deferring final settlement. Caillaux left for Paris with a tentative pact that would replace interest on the debt with a roughly one percent annual charge.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Caillaux
Paris
France
American Debt Commission
Washington PD. C
M. Caillaux
Rumor of Engagement Involving Mrs Woodrow Wilson
Paris Oct 2 A possible romance links Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Dr Sterling Ruffin of Washington DC. Mrs Wilson is being entertained by friends in Geneva and Paris while Ruffin was aboard the Majestic sailing Sept 23. A companion says she continues to decline to confirm or deny newspaper reports or discuss future plans.
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Paris
Woodrow Wilson
Sterling Ruffins
Washington
D.C
Geneva
Tunnel Cave-In Traps 30 to 60 Workers in Richmond
From thirty to sixty men of a work train crew were believed trapped by a cave-in in the mile long Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tunnel under Jefferson Park in Richmond at about 3:30 pm. Many feared dead as rescue efforts began.
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Associated Prensa
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Jefferson Park
Shenandoah airship warned on new gas valve system
Lakehurst New Jersey October 2 The bureau of aeronautics in Washington warned crew members aboard the Shenandoah that the altered gas valve system is not as foolproof as the original installation and requires extreme care in operation of the ship.
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War Department
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Bureau of Aeronautics At
Washington
Atlanta Bunco Rn Held in Cincy
Bert Donal son special deputy of the state solicitor general's office will leave for Cincinnati to bring back Abe Powers a Bunco Syndicate member apprehended there Thursday Extradition papers from Governor Walker accompany the request to Ohio officials.
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Ohio City
Abe Powers
Associated Press
Bert Donalson
State Solicitor General
I's
Mando
Cincinnati
Bunco
Walker
Ohio
Powers Captured in Cincinnati After Nine Month Manhunt
Floyd Powers alias Harry McGinnis, linked to the Woodward bank syndicate that swindled over a million dollars, has been arrested in Cincinnati and is held for extradition. He escaped from Milledgeville prison Farm in 1921, was recaptured, and escaped again last February riding away in an empty motor truck.
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Harry McGinnis
Cincinnati
Ohio City
Georgia Prison Commission
Milledgeville
Woodward
Trust
State Penitentiary
Two More Bodies Rescued From Sunken Submarine S-51
New London Oct 2 Rear Admiral Christy leading rescue efforts reported two more bodies found in the S-51 engine room and urged releasing two large cranes to attempt further raises. Four dead in total confirmed aboard the submarine after divers recovered two crewmen from the engine room.
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Christy
Associated Press
New London
H. H. Christy
Admiral Christy
U. S. S. Camden
Block Island
Walter F. Lawson
Somerville
Maas
B. D. Lindsay
Pensacola
Reputation of Coles Daughter Good Aver Witnesses At Trial
Ten defense witnesses testified to Miss Elizabeth Cole's good reputation during the trial of her father for the murder of W. W. Ormond, once her suitor. The state cites romance and parental objection. the defense cites autonomous choice ending relations.
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Cole
Miss Cole
Ormond
Elizabeth Cole Testifies as Defense in Cole Murder Trial
Elizabeth Cole testified in Richmond County Court House defending her father W. B. Cole a wealthy cotton manufacturer who shot W. W. Ormond last August 15. Attorneys pursue self defense and transitory insanity pleas as a crowded courtroom listened.
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Richmond County Court House
N. C
Elizabeth Cole
W. B. Cole
W. W. Ormond
Claims of theft involvement by Atlanta suspect Hunter
Atlanta police say J. H. Hunter admitted figures in the theft of more than five hundred automobiles across the country. He was arrested by city detectives in Macon in connection with a Macon auto theft.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
J. H. Hunter
Macon
Unification Vote Fails In Holston Conference
In Chattanooga Tennessee on October 2 the Holston annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South rejected the proposed plan of unification by 163 to 160 with 313 total votes cast and 244 needed for adoption a three fourths majority.
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Holston
Unification of Methodism
Episcopal Church, South
Georgia Weather Forecast Shadowed by Light Showers
Cloudy conditions prevail with light showers tonight and Saturday. Winds shift from gentle to moderate easterly across the period, bringing damp conditions across the state with cooler temperatures.
Navy Officer challenges critics on Hawaiian flight plans
Commander John Rodgers testified before the President's air board, meeting Col. William Mitchell's charges head on. He challenged anyone to offer a just criticism of the arrangements for the Hawaiian flight of the PN No. 1, asserting the plan's soundness.
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Lira
Rome
Air Board
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
William Mitchell
John Rodgers
President's Air Board
No. 1
Spanish Capture Rif View Ajdir Capital
Spanish forces entered Ajdir the capital of Abd el Krim at 11 80 this morning amid great celebration in Madrid. King Alfonso appeared at the palace window as crowds cheered the victory and flags flew from many houses. An official ops statement offered no further details on the reported burning of Ajdir headquarters.
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Adjir
Abdel Krim
Madrid
Spain
Ajdir
Alfonso
Ajdir Abd-El-Krim
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso Trace
Miss MacSwinney Denied Delegate Admission by Parliamentarians
The assistant says Miss Mary MacSwin ey, member of the Irish republican party, was denied admission as a delegate to the inter parliamentary union conference by Baron Theodore Adelswaerd, president of the union.
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Prag
Washington, D. C
Mary MacSwiney
Irish Republican Party
Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference
Baron Theodore Adelswaerd
Abandoned cotton acreage figures sought by Heflin
Senator J Thomas Heflin urged Secretary Jardine of the Department of Agriculture to make public the abandoned cotton acreage before October fifth. The request was issued from Birmingham Alabama.
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Heflin
Preas
Birmingham
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
Jardine
Department of Agriculture
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