Senate Vote on Goqoins Bill Set for Wednesday
Washington March 21 The Senate will vote at 3 o clock Wednesday on the Go q oins bill to prohibit railroads from charging a higher short haul rate than a long haul to meet water competition. The measure passed the last session 54 to 23 but died in the house.
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Senate
Washington
Sesson
Inter-Mountain
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Pacific
Commission
Inter-Mountain Territory
Itas
Interior Territory
West
United States
Weather report for Denver and surrounding areas
Weather summary covers Denver and New Mexico north rain snow, south rain, Arizona fair early in the week. It notes a warm trend Tuesday, 24 hour period ending yesterday with recorded temperatures and humidity, wind direction and cloud cover.
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Denver
Cole
New Mexico
Arizona
Husband Kills Wife Then Ends His Life in Casper
In Casper Wyoming William K E Hazard shot and killed his wife in her apartment and then killed himself with the same revolver. A 15 year old stepson witnessed the shootings and fled to summon help. The couple had separated last December and were pursuing divorce actions. A coroner's inquest is scheduled for Monday.
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Casper
Wyo
William KE
Hazard
Satisfaction at League Circles Over World Court Issue
Geneva March 21 United States officials note satisfaction in League of Nations circles that Washington doubts the world court will be injected into the settlement channel. A frank talk on American reservations may yield agreement without changing Senate limits. Officials say the league ceases after conference invitations go out. Public sessions for the disarmament meetings are urged by US delegates. President Coolidge could aid disarmament by pushing for publicity.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Washington
State Department
League
United States Senate
Council
Fundamental League
Disarmament Commission
United States
Coolidge
Escaped convict and gang guarded in New York
New York March 21 elaborate precautions were taken to guard Richard Reese Whittemore an escaped convict and confessed murderer and six members of his rendered gang rounded up last Friday Two guards were locked in the bull pen with the seven men who have confessed robberies totaling nearly a half million dollars including a 200000 jewelry hold up in Fifth avenue recently Other guards were stationed outside the pen to frustrate any attempt to deliver or communicate with them Whittemore's 24 year old wife Margaret held at the Crittenden home on a weapon possession charge she had thought her husband a traveling salesman but would stand by him Extradition papers have been made out in Baltimore for Whittemore who confessed when arrested Continued on Page Two
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Richard Reese Whittemore
Hie Render Gang
Fifth Avenue
Whittemore
Margaret
Baltimore
Crittenden Home
Po- Nce
Paper Delivery Contact Numbers for Journal and Herald
The notice directs readers to call 66 or 67 if they do not receive their newspaper. It states a special service for receiving complaints for the Journal until 8 30 in the morning and for the Herald until 7 30 in the evening.
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Journal
Herald
Drier Passenger Hurt In Mesa Road Collision
Mrs. D C Conley was badly cut and bruised when a Ford she rode in collided with a Studebaker driven by John P McMurray on the east mesa road about 515 PM. McMurray allegedly swerved left without signaling. Kennedy and Miss Peterson injured none. Police investigated. no fault assigned in a second minor crash two miles beyond the pavement end.
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D. C. Conley
Ford
Studebaker
East Mesa Road
John P. McMurray
Fred Kennedy
Funeral marked end of Green Mountain scene in Plymouth
In Plymouth Plymouth March 21 crowds and reporters left after the funeral of Col. John Coolidge. President Coolidge and party returned to Washington. The Coolidge cottage remains under Miss Aurora Fierce with Lynn Cady renting the farm. The telephone line from the White House was removed.
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Green Mountain
Col
John Hamlet
Coolidge
Colonel Coolidge
Washington
Calvin
The
United States
Miss Aurora Fierce
Lynn Cady
Coolidge House
White House
Indiana social worker fatally shot by father in Hammond
Lucille Myers a 45 year old Lake County probation officer investigating eight starving children was shot in the head by Lester Finlkins 62 the father. He fled as police search the Calumet district while his wife lies in a hospital with a newborn.
Severe earthquake kills 15 in Asia Minor
London dispatch reports a severe earthquake in Adalis, Asia Minor, causing at least 15 deaths. Rescue efforts were underway as officials assessed damage across affected towns.
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Asia
London
Constantinople
Exchange
Adalis
Asia Minor
Diplomas For 150 Sons Of The Road At Hobo College
In Chicago 150 men forming the first graduating class of the hobo college received mimeographed diplomas in a modest ceremony in a Canal Street hall. Gen. Jacob Coxey spoke and Prof. BE Schaub delivered the baccalaureate address as 1000 attendees observed the event.
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Chicago
Hobo College
Sons of the Road
Canal Street
Hobo
BE. I. Schaub
Northwestern University
Jacob Coxey
Coxey
Army Fame
Deputy Sheriff Arrested After Shooting Youth
Olchkola Nebraska March 21 A special deputy sheriff of Polk County Fred J. Johnson was arrested after a weekend shooting that killed 16 year old Herbert Cochran. Johnson said he tried to stop gambling youths on a bank steps by firing above them. a stray bullet struck Cochran. The incident sparked widespread excitement.
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Olchkola
Neb
Fred J. Johnson
Polk County
Herbert Cochran
Johnson
Young Cochran
Arrest of Polk deputy sheriff after Osceola crowd gathers
Fred L. Johnson special deputy sheriff of Polk county was arrested for the killing of Herbert Cochran and brought to the estate penitentiary for safekeeping. The action followed a threatening crowd that gathered at the Osceola jail on Sunday night.
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Lincoln, Neb
Fred L. Johnson
Polk County
Herbert Cochran
Oxscoola
Quarrel Over Liquor Prices Ends in Fatal Stabbing
In Chicago on Sunday a dispute over liquor prices led to a fatal stabbing of Mrs. Florence McKenney, 29, during a free for all fight at her home. Her husband Oscar McKenney and Joseph Ellickson are involved with accusations and alibis about who dealt the fatal blows.
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Chicago
Florence McKenney
Oscar McKenney
Joseph Eblickson
Ellickson
McKenney
Spring Warmth Sparks Chicago Auto Fatalities
Chicago on the first spring day saw numerous motor crashes with eight deaths and many injuries reported across the city and surrounding areas on March 21.
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Chicago
Explosion at Woodward coal plant leaves 22 dead
Birmingham Alabama March 21 The death toll from an unexplained explosion at furnace No 2 of Woodward Coal and Iron company rose to 22 with four more men in serious condition. Of the victims 11 white and 11 negro, the blast hurled 400 tons of molten metal across the foundry floor. Work will resume in weeks after extensive repairs.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Coal and Iron Company
Plosl
Temperance Board Discounts Newspaper Prohibition Polls
The Methodist Episcopal church board of temperance and public morale dismisses Sunday night polls on prohibition as unrepresentative of public sentiment. They say the recorded votes reflect a small fraction of the territory’s adult population and note the long history of dry victories in referendums and congressional elections.
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Washington
Prohibitton
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
Methodist Episcopal Church
Murder theory actions in quadruple infant death case
Morgan county authorities pursue a murder theory in the mystery of four infants found in an attic at Cherry Run. No arrests yet, but officials anticipate arrests soon as coroner notes three bodies likely months old and one hidden for a few weeks. The former occupants Roe family to be subpoened as inquest consideration continues.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Morgan County
Cherry Run
O. B. Hovermale
H, PD. Allen
J. W. Hovermale
L. Butts
Hovermale
John W. Roe
Cumberland
Roe
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
President Coolidge Reaches White House After Funeral
President and Mrs. Coolidge returned to Washington from Plymouth Vermont after the funeral of Colonel John C. Coolidge. The three day trip involved trains autos and sleighs in severe weather. They planned to resume official duties Monday while keeping a light schedule.
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Washington
Mrs. Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Plymouth
Winter-Sown Grain Plantings Decline Slightly in 1925
Washington March 21 A 2.3 percent drop in world plantings of winter-sown bread grains across 16 leading countries excluding Russia was reported by the department of agriculture The outlook is favorable in western Europe with rains in Spain and Austria aiding crops England shows promising conditions and land preparation for spring sowing increases.
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Washington
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Spain
Austria
England
Woman Sleuth Shoots Self in Pass City Jail
Daisy Simpson, renowned San Francisco dry detective, identified as Mrs. B. B. Moore of Los Angeles, fatally shot herself in a Pass City jail cell while held on narcotic charges. A telegraph note hinted at suicide. authorities traced how she smuggled the pistol into her room via a clothing bundle.
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EL Paso
Tex
B. B. Moore
Los Angeles
Daisy Simpson
San Francisco
Scott White
Bert Linkins
United States
White
Woman Enforcer Daisy Simpson Faces Federal Case
Daisy Simpson, once a San Francisco city enforcement officer, was jailed in El Paso on a narcotic charge and drawn nationwide attention for alleged unethical methods to secure liquor arrests. She resigned November 4, 1925, and received a federal reprmand for instigating hotel employee entrapments underprohibition. A man named Sinking, linked to a self inflicted shooting note, could not be found.
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San Francisco
Daisy Simpson
el Paso
United States
Sinking
Liquor Raid Nets 22 Arrests in Denver
Denver police rounded up 22 prisoners on a Sunday sweep, with charges ranging from bootlegging and stabbing to disorderly conduct. Officers seized more than 25 gallons of liquor at a single location, detaining eight people and placing two children under six in a detention home. Six arrests occurred at a pool hall and eight others tied to a separate cutting scrape route.
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Denver
Colo
John Law
Political maneuvering edges toward city commission race
City election filing closes Tuesday March 23 but a Sunday advisory from City Attorney H B Jamison suggests filings after Monday may face contest. Theorys on two weeks before election end and charter interpretation cloud timing. Candidates listed include George C Taylor W W McClellan BE B Gardner James H Hill Wallace Henselden T L McSpadden Charles Lamb and John Baron Bure with others possible from nonpartisan and Law Enforcement League. James H Hill denounces rumors linking him to a prohibition post and asks for correction.
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H. B. Jamison
Fr. L. Brennan
Law Enforement League
KE. B. Gardner
George C. Taylor
W. W. McClellan
BE. B. Gardner
James H. Hill
Wallace Henselden
Labor Secretary Declines Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Bid
James J. Davis secretary of the labor department has refused the Republican nomination bid for Pennsylvania governor. In a letter to Sharon mayor Frank Gilebert Davis cites President Coolidge wanting him to stay in the cabinet and his own commitment to his current role. Davis notes his early lessons to stick to the job and respect his chief.
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Sharon
James J. Davis
United States Department of Labor
Pennsylvania
Frank Gilebert
Walea
Coolidge
Water price cuts in Leadfield Nevada mining boom town
Leadfield Nevada residents pay two cents per gallon for water from springs three miles away while freight costs push prices up for goods. Boomtown life includes bootleg liquor, two concert halls, seven saloons, gambling, and rapid town development as Beatty and Amargosa area see new air service and plans for a bank and lumber yard.
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Beatty
Amargosa Valley
Hot Springs
Piute
Leadfield
Fred Remick
Minera
O. W. Hogsett
G. L. Rhodes
Los Angeles
Harry Byrens
W. F. Edwards
Maurice Goldenburg
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Goglidge
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Temperance Board
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Self
Pass City
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Tingley
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