Army Balloon C-2 Destroyed After Transcontinental Flight
The C-2 airship, first to complete a U S transcontinental trip, was burned in San Antonio as crew and passengers were aboard for a city flight. Two crew members suffered broken bones and several others were lightly injured. Gas ignited as bags split during handling after arrival from Langley to Ross fields with six stops.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Washington, D. C
Ie Flamen
Chicago
United States
Langley Field
Ross Field
Arcadia
Cal
Injured Daily Light Reporter Recalls Jackson Memorial Crash
Don Baines of the Daily Light describes a hangar accident aboard a tow aircraft at Jackson Memorial Hospital where he suffered a broken arm and other injuries. He says Major Strauss led the group as a crowd fled the scene and gas hissed before an explosion.
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Ftvporter
San Antonio
Tex
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Don Baines
The
Daily Light
Strauss
Kelly Field Pilot Killed in Mysterious Crash Near City
A Kelly Field pilot in an S E five plane was instantly killed Tuesday morning when the aircraft crashed to the ground south of San Antonio. The identity of the pilot was not yet learned by Kelly Field officials.
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San Antuno
Tex
Kelly Field
Fourth Set of Twins Born in Council Bluffs Family
Mr and Mrs Kogr welcomed their fourth set of twins bringing total children to eleven. The laborer couple currently faces unemployment. The item notes Mr and Mrs Rey Mick of Crawfordsville visiting Washington shoppers yesterday.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Rey Mick
Crawfordsville
Washington
Twenty One Alleged Communists to Be Tried in Michigan
Twenty one alleged communists arrested after August raid near St Joseph Michigan will be arraigned on charges under the Michigan anti syndicalism law. Notable figures include W Z Foster Charles Ruthenberg and William F Dunn. Proceedings aim to produce vast Communist literature and documents. federal agents continue to sort material at the jail amid bond issues. Foster engages Clarence Darrow while others are represented by Sybrant Wesselius.
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Associated Press
ST. Joseph
Mich
Sand Hills
Here
Michigan
W. Z. Foster
Charles Ruthenberg
Workers Party
William F. Dunn
Worker’s Party
New York
Foster
L. Smith
Bridgeman
Communist Party of America
Burgeois
Mass Action
The
Woods
Moscow
United States
Chicago
Sybrant Wesselius
Grand Rapids
Clarence Darrow
Husband of Mattie Weeks seeks divorce in Adel
Des Moines Oct 17 George McConkey of Adel who married Mattie Weeks a couple of weeks ago is suing for a divorce. He was Mrs McConkey's fifth husband.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
George McConkey
Adel
Mattie Weeks
McConkey
Goats Beards Ship Cargo Puzzles Panama Canal Report
The Panama Canal Record notes odd cargo items on the Felix Taussig including 47 bales of goats hairs weighing 23 127 pounds and 21 bales of human hair stumps weighing 10 497 pounds. If a bale of goats beards weighs about 500 pounds the article asks how many goats were barbered.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lizzard
Panama Canal Record
Felix Taussig
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
Prison Inmates Create A Human Still At State Penitentiary
At Madison on October 17 prison authorities report inmates invented a human still by fermenting yard weeds in water then swallowing the liquid with a sugar yeast chaser. The effects lasted for a startlingly long time as investigators noted the improvised method.
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Madison
McNamara Returns After Ohio Trip and Wedding
J. F. McNamara returned home to London Ohio after visiting relatives and attended a nephew wedding in Springfield Ohio. He was away about a week.
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J. F. McNamara
London
Ohio
Springfield
Refugees Flee Adriamople As Mudanian Armistice Feeds Fear
Thirty thousand Greeks and others pass through the city of Adrianople heading west in rain and fear. Long lines of families drift with ox carts and camels, unsure of destination, as news of a five day armistice triggers mass displacement and looming disease risks.
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Adrianople
Western
Thrace
Karyl Daughter Breaks Promise To wed Boston Composer
Josephine Karyl, once bound by a $100,000 pledge from her father to remain unmarried until thirty, wed a Boston music composer. Her sister Marie, then sixteen, was an accomplished pianist. The father, a notable musician, had imposed the ban to keep his daughters from men in their home.
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Chicago
Josephine Karyl
Boston
Josephine
Marie
Karyl
Nationwide Fire Prevention Meet Urges Public Education
The Railway Fire Prevention Association holds its annual three day meeting to promote widespread fire safety instruction. In 1921 U S fire losses reached 485 million dollars with nearly 15 000 dead and over 16 000 injured. Mothers children and invalids suffered 83 percent of casualties. The campaign, tied to Fire Prevention Week proclaimed by President Harding, is backed by insurers, the U S Chamber of Commerce, local chambers, and railroad personnel cooperation.
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Associated
Washington
Railway Fire Prevention Association
United States
Association
Harding
United States Chamber of Commerce
Moonshine Liquor Harms Public Health Says Official
J H Doran of the federal prohibition office told the American Public Health Association that illicit moonshine differs from aged whiskies mainly by aldehyde content and can cause serious harm. He noted contamination with zinc and copper salts and warned of epidemics from home distilled spirits and denatured alcohol.
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Cleveland
J. H. Doran
Industrial Alcohol and Chemical Division
Federal Prohibition Commissioner's Office
Pure Food and Drug Section
American Public Health Association
Mr. Doran
Fire Underwriters Meet in Chicago
The first annual meeting of the Fire Underwriters Association of the Northwest opens in Chicago with speakers including Francis R R Stoddard Jr New York superintendent of insurance Jno B Morton Philadelphia president of the National Board of Fire Underwriters James L Case Nor wich Conn president of the National Association of Insurance Agents and Edgar A Guest Michigan poet Major R W Schroeder Army Air Service to address on altitude flying
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Francis RR. Stoddard, Jr
New York
Jno
Libertyville Mayor Whipped by Ku Klux Klan Members
Theodore Schierlman, 42, mayor of Libertyville eight miles north of Coffeyville, was abducted on a lonely road and whipped with black snakes by fifteen men who claimed Klan membership.
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Coffeyville
Kans
Theodore Schierlman
Libertyville
Here
Ku Klux Klan
Gruen Wrist Watch Sold At Stephen's Store
An attractive Gruen wrist watch is offered at Stephen's store, described as good in condition and available for purchase.
Ottumwa Negro Granted New Trial in Hattie Bates Murder
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the Wapello County verdict sentencing Archie Burris to death may have been swayed by jury prejudice. The court ordered a new trial for Burris in the killing of Hattie Bates.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Wapello County
Archie Burris
Hattie Bates
High Court
Germany Better Able to Wage War Than Great Britain
London reports Dr. J A Marker former director of research in the British Ministry of Munitions says Germany is more capable of continued war than Britain He notes Germany's nitrogen production has doubled since 1913 and predicts an internal capacity of 200000 tons yearly by year end ensuring self sufficiency for munitions and fertilizer potential Meanwhile Britain is dismantling ammunition plants and monitoring peace treaty provisions.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Great Britain
England
British Association
J. A. Marker
Ministry of Munitions
Dr. Marker
Mrs Wood Visits Keota After Shan Non City Visit
Mrs Sarah M Wood of Shan non City has been staying with J L Myer in Keota and went there last evening for a visit.
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Sarah M. Wood
Shannon City
J. Li. Myer
Keota
Samuel Gompers Address Opens National Legion Meet
In New Orleans on October 11 the American Legion began its national convention with Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, addressing members and emphasizing aid to disabled veterans. The session opened slowly as delegates arrived amid festive events from the previous night.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
American Legion
Sanuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Ting
Veterans Congress Sparks Shifts in New Orleans
In New Orleans the American Legion meeting features sharp exchanges over veteran welfare and a president of the bureau defending its efficiency. A buck private convention satire erupts as officers are jeered and a bronze youth recounts war memories amid public crowds. Caldwell of Cedar Rapids visits with his daughter Josephine returning from Los Angeles.
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Caldwell
Cedar Rapid
Washington
Josephine
Los Angeles
Cad Rapide
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