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Jury out; Col Vickers hints at "ventriloquism of vice" giving verdict unless it be conviction; after jury retirement Prosecutor Milton says he will act on charge made against Sen Edwards who did not appear as witness; G E Cutley recalls L Wilson; summing up and charge to jury
Results of questionnaire
Monarch sunk in accordance with Wash arms treaty
Arms parley amendment to Naval Appropriation bill approved
Suit against Federal Govt for damage to town hall by army airplane
1925Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (born 1859)[†]
Fanny Bullock Workman was an American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas. She was one of the first female professional mountaineers; she not only explored but also wrote about her adventures. She set several women's altitude records, published eight travel books with her husband, and championed women's rights and women's suffrage.