Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-30

turned new indictments against Fall.
Sinclair and Doheny.
shipping board voted to scrap 200 YES
May 8-Doheny leases in Elk Hills
naval oil reserve and Hawaii contracts
VG Msy 3 Federal court in Los Angeles
cago indicted ESQ furniture making con-
Germs and individuals for combining in
restraint Of trade and commerce.
June 1-Oregon law compelling chill
court.
June 5-william d. Mitchell. st. Paul,
Mimi, appointed solicitor general.
June S-President Coolidge addressed
Morse American centennial celebration in
June l4President Coolidge declared
| himself against reduction in sugar duty.
June 17--MacMillan expedition to ex-
plore Croker land sailed from Boston.
June ls-Forty-nine chairmakers pleaded
guilty to trust charges and were fined.
Cheyenne. wyo.. decided the Teapot
Dome oil reserve lease to the Sinclair
company was legal and proper.
June S-President Coolidge moved to
summer White House at Swampscott
Mass.
Sweeping reorganization plan for fed
eral prohibition enforcement announced
oy 1u pseassr SURG. department Bar %snu,sotur.
dicted for antitrust law violation pleaded
guilty and were. fined by Federal Judge
CINE in Chicago.
elected to congress to succeed her hus-
band, the late John Jacob Rogers.
July Overnight air mail service be-
| tween New York and Chicago estab-
July s-Pola Negri ordered to pay 49,
900 for failure to declare $4,000 worth Of
1eWeiry at customs port, :,
DR.. F. E. Clark, founder and for "A
| ~ Chvio ~
resigned and was succeeded by Dr.. d. A.
| Polling. f4
July p-E. B. Brousard. Utah. ap-
Scopes snt fes0" law trial
opened in Dayton. Tenn. with W. J.
Bryan aiding prosecution.
Eighty-three furniture manufacturers
pleaded guilty of violating antitrust law
and were fined $1Ss.oOO. !,
| July 21-Scopes convicted in Dayton
evolution trial and flned 800.
July %-New indictments returned in
Chicago against LIS furniture manufac-
turers for violating antitrust laws.
| William jennings Bryan died suddenly
in Dayton. Tenn.
Arlington National cemetery
I Aug. {-Ford's bid of 900 for 200
United States shipping board vessels ac-
Aug. 1aHNational crime commission
organized in New York by prominent
men.
Aug. 1s-Max Mason. mathematics pro-
lessor In University Of Wisconsin. cleo
! Aug. 1s--MacMillan expedition aban-
doned exploration of polar regions by
airpiane for the season.
ASS oss,ss ps .,oI ehlet os
bureau OF agricultural economics.
4 Aug. H-AssistAnt Secretary OF the
| Treasury Andrews announced appoint
ment Of "a prohibition district .-dminis-
Aug. n-Power production started at
Aug. M-Two navy planes began the
| flight from San Francisco to Honolulu:
one broke down 800 miles out.
Tifty-ninth annual encampment Of the
O.. A. r. opened in Grand Rapids. Mich.
s.n1 q ass ydss.
Sept. 1-second navy plane forced down
near Hawaii by lack of fuel and lost
in stormy sea, with crew Of Ave. Found
Sept. INavy dirigible Shenandoah
destroyed by storm in Ohio. Lieut..
Com. zachary Lansdowne and Ii others
John B. Inman Of Springfield. Ill. elect
ed commander in chief Of G. A. r.
Sept 6-Col. William Mitchell severely
y and na Cso ar servs
to Washington from vacation.
Sept. nGPresident Coolidge named
board Of nine to investigate air defense.
candidate. nominated for mayor Of New
York by Democrats. defeating Mayor Nv
Ian; F. D. Waterman nominated by the
X NJ. La Toilette. Jr:. nominated by
| Wisconsin Republicans for United
States senator: w. q. Bruce nominated
by Democrats.
Sept. 1I-Presidents air Investigation
board held first session.
Secretary kellogg cancelled wise of
4 Saklatvala, British Communist and dele
gate to Interparliamentary union.
Sept 1p-coi. William Mitchell relieved
Of active service in army because Of his
criticisms Of air service.
Sept. 29-R. M. La Toilette, Jr.. elected
United States senator from Wisconsin.
fore aircraft board. upheld his severe
criticisms of army and navy air services
and offered defense plans.
Oct. 1.shipping board resumed full
Oct. ST. J. Thompson resigned from
shipping board
Oct. EConvention Of American Legion
Oct. gPresident Coolidge addressed
American Legion convention, urging toll
GRANGE. and adequate defense without
Leigh c. Palmer forced to resign as
Oct. 1Episcopal house Of bishops az
frmed charge Of heresy against Bishop
| w. NJ. Brown Of Arkansas.
Oct s-John r. McQuigg Of Cleveland.
Ohio, was elected commander In chief
Of the American Legion.
| Oct. 0-Episcopalian house Of deputies
voted to drop word 'iobey" from wedding
service. 49,,
Oct. l2-Bishop Brown deposed from
Episcopalian ministry. ~
| Lieut.. Cyrus Belts, U. 9. A.. won
Pulitzer trophy in record time IN Mitchell
| field air races.
Oct 1s-President Coolidge accepted
| resignation Of j. W. Weeks rs secretary
Of war and appointed D. r. Davis to sue
Oct iIBishop Murray of Maryland
elected presiding bishop by Episcopalians.
| Oct 1b-Col. Hanford MacNider appoint
| Oct 20-Court-martial for Colonel
Mitchell ordered to convene October q.
Arthur r. Robinson of indianapolis ap-
| pointed United States senator from In
diana to I'LL out term OF late Senator
Ralston.
Oct. S-Lieut. J. H. Doolittle won
schneider trophy in seaplane race at Bal
timore.
Oct. n-one hundred and hftieth birth
day of the United States navy celebrated.
| Lieutenant Dooiittls set new speed rec
ord for seaplanes at 2H.7H miles an hour
| at Baltimore.
Oct 2s-Court-mart Of Colonel Mitch
ell opened: General Summerall, president
Of the court, and Generals Bowley and
Siaden withdra wn for alleged prejudice.
Oct S-Col. Thomas W. Miller. former
| alien property custodian four German
and Swiss citizens and three German and
/ Swiss corporations indicted by federal
grand Jury on charges Of conspiracy to
defraud the United States government.
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