Gomperes Remains Lie In State In City Tuesday
Samuel Gompers longtime AFL leader dies at 73 after illness in Mexico City. He is laid in state in San Antonio with a military escort, labor officials as mourners, and the body to depart for Washington aboard M. E. T. trains, with no funeral services at the mortuary.
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Gompers
San Antonio
Tex
Samuel Gompera
American Federation of Labor
Mexico City
Harding
Iabor
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Alamo
Ixbor
Shearer Denounces Navy Report As False Based On Data
William B. Shearer, citing the Navy’s latest reports and War College outputs, charges the 6-5-3 maintenance ratio is not upheld and asserts proofs from U S and allied navies exist. He says committee questions and British and Japanese authorities confirm gaps and a smoke screen. The remarks reference Admiral Coontz and War College letters in The Post.
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William B. Shearer
House Novel Committee
Admiral Coontz
Secretary of the Navy
General Board
Naval War College
War College
Pacific Fleet
Atlantic Fleet
British Navy
Rum Thieves Hold Up Mansion in $12,000 Haul
In Huntington on December 13, armed men raided W. K. Brice mansion and seized $12,000 worth of liquor owned by a New York stock broker. Brice’s two nieces reported the intruders wore revenue officer badges and pistol points. Sheriff Ameza Biggs suspects a hijacker gang posing as federal prohibition agents. Wires to the caretaker’s lodge were cut as the raid occurred.
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Huntington
N. Y
Ameza Biggs
Suffolk County
W. K. Brice
New York
Brice
Biggs
Marie Feodorovna Ill at Swedish Chateau
Copenhagen December 18 Ekstrabladet reports former Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna is seriously ill at her chateau near Copenhagen. She reportedly suffers from an old heart ailment.
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Copenhagen
Russia
Marie Feodorovna
Ekstrabladet
Inventor’s Autogiro makes 12 km flight record
Madrid dispatch reports Spanish inventor Senor Cierve piloted a new helicopter design called the Autogiro. He departed Cuatro Vientos Airdrome and flew 12 kilometers in 8 minutes 12 seconds at an average height of 50 meters, setting a machine record distinct from airplanes.
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Madrid
Senor Cierve
Cuatro Vienton
Twyman named acting director to succeed Maj Kirby
Paul Twyman, assistant director of the bureau of engraving and printing, was named acting director to temporarily fill the vacancy as Maj. W. W. Kirby retires and returns to military duty. Officials hope Kirby can be retained by Congress, but action is uncertain and Kirby may forfeit his army commission if late.
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Paul Twyman
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
Maj. W. W. Kirby
Twyman
Actlime
Charlies
Dewey
Maj
Kirby
Army
Engineer
Burau
Engineer Barracks
Paris Subways to Waft Perfume in Air
Paris officials announced a plan to perfume subway cars and stations after protests over foul air. Hygienic apparatus will emit a pleasant fragrance, aiming to improve passenger comfort in the underground system.
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Paris
Augusta
Aiken
B. Burgess
D. P. A. Southern Railway System
Women and War Pacifism Warned by Retired Admiral Finke
New York. Rear Admiral Finke argues pacifism grows from women’s influence who interfere in issues they do not understand. He cites postwar chaos averted by preparedness and says Congress reflects the pacifist voter mood. The Strollers anniversary dinner drew naval officers and civilians, with speakers listing military leaders and issues.
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New York
United States
Bradley A. Figke
Army and Navy Club
Army
Navy
Canada
Robert Cornell Sands
Robert Lee Bullard
Hugh Rodman
George. A. Wingate
Giuseppe de Luca
Antonio Srotti
John Drew
Finke
Havy
Congressional
Congress
Navy inquiry deepens as committee cautions vs. alarm
Confidential naval testimony to a House committee warns that the United States must spend 110 million dollars annually for the next twenty years to keep the navy on par with Great Britain and superior to Japan. The panel criticizes current ships, notes progress on submarines, and urges careful budgeting and full hearings before authorizing modernization and new construction. The report accompanies the naval appropriation bill and references the Washington arms treaty context.
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House
Congress
Wilbur
Great
Britain
Japan
Naval
Capitol
Army Air Service
Washington
Washington Arma
Naval Appropriations Committee
Florida
United States
Great Britain
Senate
Addad
Grid Iron Diner Laughs at Nation's Notables
Washington Gridiron club held its winter dinner at the Willard hotel with sharp satire aimed at political figures. President Coolidge and Ambassadors joined in the wit as members toasted memory of past losses and welcomed two new members amid roasts and sketches.
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Gridiron Club of
Washington
Willard Hotel
United States
Siz Sling
al Jolaan
White House
William B. Brigham
Benton ‘Transcript
Coollazé
Brigham
Jusserand
France
Cabinet m
Supreme Court
John H. Nolan
Frank G. Carpenter
David R.mchea
Jamies L. Wright
Milwaukee Journal
Henry’ ‘Say
Dam
Brooklyn’ Eagle
Ambassador Jusserand
Joe
Cankan
Dingers
Descendant of Rurik Held Heir to Throne of Russia
Special Cable Dispatch from London reports a discovery of living princes who claim direct lineal descent from Rurik as potential heirs to Russia. The piece notes Russia’s censorship and era history, arguing Peter the Great ended the Romanoff male line in 1782 and that a dynastic heir may emerge through Rurik lineage. Boris Skvirsky represents the Russian government in London.
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Rurik
Russia
London
Péter the Great
Peter I
Peter the Great
Anné
Elisabeth
Elisabeth Petrovna
Karl Friederich
Holstein
Got-Torp
Peter Romanoff
Karl
Frederich Halstein Got Trop
Peter II
Peter IV
Anhaltzerbat
Smpresz
Catherine II
Jewelry Recovered In Stolen Car Case
Jewelry valued at 10000 dollars left in a coupe stolen Friday evening in front of the Burlington hotel was recovered untouched yesterday when the car, likely abandoned by joyriders who did not check the rear compartment, was found parked between Sixth and Seventh streets northeast. The jewelry includes fraternity emblems rings belts buckles. It was left by William Back a Detroit salesman and J Gibson Kinchelon another salesman and owner of the car who watched from the hotel window. Capt Walter Emerson of detective headquarters identified the car by its license number and traced it back to the missing vehicle.
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Burlington
Sixth
Seventh
Detroit
Mich
J. Gibson Kinchelon
Walter Emerson
Detective Headquarters
F Street
Lcenée
Rum Seized in Raid On Palo Alto House
The Palo Alto House in Bladensburg once hosted Marquis de Lafayette and other revolution era figures. Constable Andrew Gasch seized 39 gallons of liquor in a raid. Marshall Thomas was fined $150 for liquor possession. The 1765-built house, once a noted roadhouse, is touted as among Bladensburg oldest.
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Palo Alto
Bladensburg
Marquis de Lafayette
Andrew Gasch
Hyatteville
Marshall Thomas
Moffat
Anid
Cabinet in Germany to Quit Tomorrow
Berlin reports Chancellor Marz announcing the cabinet would resign Monday after a meeting with socialist leaders. He cited the parliamentary impasse from last Sunday's election and said no definite action would occur until Reichstag parties organize and appoint floor leaders. Socialists said the election results vindicated the current foreign policies and urged a government aligned with those policies.
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Berlin
By. A. P
Marz
Reichstag
Marx
Dives In to Save His Shadow From Waves
John Flaherty, strolling at Old Slip, mistook a shadow for a drowning man. Policeman John Maher threw a line, pulled him out, and proved the rescuer was mistaken. Flaherty was treated for submersion and sent home.
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Washington
New York
John Flaherty
Old Slip
John Maher
Flaherty
Maher
Woman killed by car in northwest city street
An unidentified white woman about 55 was killed last night on First street near R street NW after being struck by Randolph Norup, 49, who then took her to Sibley hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police hold Norup as coroner's jury decision is pending. A second hit and run driver is alleged to have struck her first, pushing her into Norup's path. Efforts to identify the victim continue.
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Randolph Norup
Adams ‘Street
First Street
R Street
Norup
Sibley Hospital
J. D. Rogers
William P. Heas
James C. Campbell
Tanth Street
Virginia Avenue
James B. Miller
Naval Air Station
Miller
Shenandoah National Park Picked for Virginia Blue Ridge
The Southern Appalachian National Park committee recommended establishing Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge of Virginia, about a three hour drive from Washington. The 700 square mile site, between Front Royal and Weyers Cave, was chosen over Smoky Mountain candidates for accessibility to 40,000,000 people. The plan includes historic Revolutionary and Civil War spots, a Lee Highway entry, and a skylne mountain ridge road.
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Hast
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Washington
Southern Appalachian National Park Committee
H. W. Temple
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
North Carolina
Work
Interior Department
Shenandoah National Park
Front Royal
Weynesboro
Lee Highway
Park Committee
Smoky Mountain
Tennessee
North Irdling
Blue Ridge Ark
National ‘Park
Smoky Mountains
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Mammoth Cave
Blue Ridge
Otly Cts
Temple
National Capital
Washington Post
Park’ Committee
Haginger
J. Franklin Bell
Skyland
Page Peounty
Thornton's Gap
Fredericksburg
Harper's Ferry
Charles Town
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Great Piedmont Plain
Washington Monument
District of Acials
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Labor
Rob W. K. Brice
Marie Feodorovna Ili
Sweden
Mrj. Kirby
Fiske
Gontnurd
Baring Navy
OTA
Coolidge
Mark For
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
al. ‘Smith
Remar
Boris ‘Skvirsky
Germany
Gina
Tract
Blue
Ridge Preserve
Lee Hightray
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