Fall halts land frauds case and charges in Oklahoma
Washington reports Albert B. Fall halted prosecutions of the Miller brothers in Indian land frauds cases in Oklahoma. A letter to Attorney General Daugherty dated April 10, 1921, asks postponement until a later term, with Indian Commissioner Burke to review. The DOJ ordered a delay two days later as committee hearing proceeds. Senator Walsh plans to summon Mrs. Jake Hannon to probe campaign expenditures and loan records from 1920.
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Washington
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Miller Brothers
Oklahoma
Senate
Daugherty
Fall
Burke
H. M. Peck
United States
Department of Justice
Walsh
Jake Hannon
Frank Ketch
Hamon
Filam Miller
Miller
Harding
Chicago
Hamon Spent Large Sum for Victory in Harding Era
J J French testified before the senate oil committee that the late Jake Hamon spent about 400000 for a Republican victory in the Harding presidential campaign. French said Hamon planned no cabinet post but admitted spending heavily to help the GOP win.
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Washington
Jake Hamon
Harding
J. D. French
Oklahoma City
Hamon
Senate Oil Committee
Jake
French
Harreld Admits Involvement in Indian Land Fraud Case
Senator Harreld of Oklahoma testified before the Daugherty committee that he intervened in the Miller brothers Indian land fraud matter to avert a scandal. He recalled warning Harry Daugherty in August 1921 that removing U S district attorney H M Peck could provoke a crisis.
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Washington
Senator Harreld
Oklahoma
Senate
Daugherty
Miller Brothers
Harry Daugherty
H.M. Peck
United States
Harreld
Hall and Reagan Report to Waco Today
Waco April 5 Red Hall third baseman and Pat Reagan pitcher are to report to the Waco Indian club of the Texas Association today. Hall led the association as third baseman last year and Reagan is a standout right handed thrower.
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Waco
Red Hall
Pat Reagan
Waco Indian Club
Texas Association
Hall
Reagan
Workmen Fixing Track On San Jacinto Line
Workmen improve the main line of the San Jacinto street car. Material for a proposed extension of seven blocks is arriving and work on the extension will begin soon, according to W. W. Lynch of the Amarillo Improvement Company.
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San Jacinto
W. W. Lynch
The
Amarillo
Bandits Fight Residents in Shawnee Village Raid
Bandits attempting to raid Shawnee business houses and banks were driven off after a gun battle with residents and officers. Marshal William Smith was wounded as he confronted eight robbers outside a bank. Citizens fired from porches and windows, breaking several windows as the bandits fled town. Authorities believe the group planned a clean sweep.
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Shawnee
Kan
William Smith
A. J. Battman
Landlord rejections drove father to end lives in Chicago
Edward Schneider a machinist and his three year old son Eddie Jr. died from gas asphyxiation after the father killed the child and then himself. The tragedy followed a fruitless apartment hunt during which landlords refused to rent with a child in the home.
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United Press
Chicago
Edward Schneider
Eddie,” Jr
Snyder
Flood floods Wilkes-Barre as Susquehanna rises
The Susquehanna river breached its banks in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania flooding the west side lowlands and threatening numerous homes. Cellars flooded and Kirby Park sits under ten feet of water as the river continues to rise.
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Wilkesbarre
Kirby Park
Coolidge Returns Sentence for Rumley and Two New York Defendants
President Coolidge commuted to one month the one year term of Edward A. Rumley former editor of the New York Evening Mail and two other defendants F Walter Kaufman and Norvin R Lindheim in a wartime law case linked to the newspaper purchase. They began serving terms in Westchester County jail.
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Washington
Coolidge
Edward A. Rumley
New York Evening Mail
Rumley
F. Walter Kaufman
Norvin R. Lindheim
West Chester
New York
Germany Liable for Ten Ships Damages
The mixed claims commission ruled that Germany is liable for damages from the sinking of ten American ships during the war. The decision was preliminary and did not set ship values.
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Washington
Mixed Claims Commission
Germany
U S Vice Counsel Dies After Suicidal Action Attempt
Fessenden North Dakota April 7 George Henry Richardson Jr vice counsel for the United States at Auckland New Zealand died here yesterday. Richardson was en route to Washington from the coast and made two attempts at death by own action on the train. He was taken from the train and placed in a hospital here. Relatives said they believed him temporarily deranged.
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Fessenden
N. D
Geo. Htnry Richardson, Jr
United States
Auckland
New Zealand
Richardson
Washington
Hoof and Mouth Disease Reported in Colorado
San Francisco reports confirmed cases of hoof and mouth disease outbreak in Colorado. Information comes from Denver with confirmation being sought.
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Colorado
San Francisco
Denver
Wheeler Would Be Good Hero in Political Novel
United Press reports Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, 42, youngest aside from one, a Quaker Yankee with a large family, rising rapidly to national prominence. His background includes a public school start, Michigan Law, and a career as district attorney in Montana. He rides a simple life, travels by streetcar, and has been seen as a romantic American figure amidst political drama.
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United Press
Washington
Burton Kk. Wheeler
Montana
Booth Tarkington
Wheeler
Hudson
Mass
Law School
University of Michigan
Albany
Illinois
Butte
Mont
Senate
Weather forecast promises fair skies and steady temperatures
Tonight and tomorrow are expected to be fair with little temperature change. Today’s high reached 75 degrees by 1 pm and the low was 46. a year ago the low was similar and the high two degrees higher.
Smile Tactics Highlight Salesmanship at Amarillo Meeting
Cyclone Johnson of Williams Department Store urged courteous smiles as assets in salesmanship during the Associated Advertising and Salesmanship club meeting at the Amarillo hotel. Joseph S. Myers called for boosting Texas centennial exposition interest, noting its regional advertising purpose. several firms joined as new members.
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Cyclone’' Johnson
Williams Department Store
Associated Advertising and Salesmanship Club
Amarillo Hotel
Joseph S. Myers
Ad Club
Corsicana
Mr. Myers
Boggard Furniture Company
Finklea Electric Company
R. N. Eaton
Western
Union the Pool Drug Company
C. RB. Davis, Rock Island Railroad
Resolution for world arms talk and peace parley
A senate resolution introduced by Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania calls for a world conference to limit naval land and air armament and to promote world peace. It urges the conference to consider plans for a world court.
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Washington
Senate
Pepper
Pennsyvania
Bandits Grab 20000 In Mail Truck Robbery
In San Francisco on April 7 two bandits held up a United States mail truck and escaped with eight sacks of registered mail claimed to contain about $20000 in cash and negotiable paper.
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San Francisco
United States
Controller issues call for condition of banks
Washington April 7. The controller of the currency issues a call for the condition of the national banks as of March 31.
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Washington
McAdoo Rally Draws Up to 10000 In Amarillo
About 8000 to 10000 railroad brotherhood delegates from Amarillo and nearby towns plan to welcome William G. McAdoo at a rally in the Municipal auditorium. The event reserves 200 seats for Big Four representatives and urges businesses to close by 5:30 to ensure seating.
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the Railroad Brotherhoods
William G. McAdoo
United States
Mr. McAdoo
Amarillo
McAdoo
W. A. Palmer
Bloodhounds Track Slain Policeman’s Slayer
Bloodhounds were put on the trail of a bandit who shot and killed Patrolman Emmet C. Barnes in Kansas City Missouri. Barnes attempted to arrest a robber in a dry goods store. the burglar overpowered him, took his gun and fatally shot him.
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Kansas City
Emmet C. Barnes
Barnes
True Story of Woodrow Wilson chapter extract
This excerpt recounts Woodrow Wilson's 1919 health collapse on the Kansas plains and the ensuing decline in his presidency. It notes doctors and wife support, Grayson and Tumulty roles, and the impact on his leadership and the U S stance on the League of Nations.
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Woodrow Wilson
Plains of Kansas
League of Nations
Washington
Dead Man Found Alive After Big Funeral Held
Adelbert D. M. Pratt of Norwood Ohio, thought dead after a body floated in Lake Erie was identified as him, but he called the undertaker from Cleveland. The funeral had drawn costly floral tributes and was preached by Rev A F Funnell before the discovery. Mrs Pratt fainted upon confirmation and later fell ill in Oberlin from the shock.
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Cleveland, O
Adelbert D. M. Pratt
Norwood, O
Cleveland
Pratt
Lake Erie
A. F. Funnell
Bert Pratt
Two Americans Slain by Albanian Bandits
New York and San Francisco men George B B DeLong and Robert Lewis Coleman were killed by bandits on a highway between Tirana and Scutari Albania. The ambush occurred Sunday morning about thirty miles from Tirana and Albanian authorities are pursuing the killers with gendarmes on the trail.
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United Press
New York
George BB. DeLong
Robert Lewis Coleman
San Francisco
Tirana
Scutari
Albania
Dawes orders experts to speed their work
Paris April 7 General Charles G Dawes American chairman of committee number one fixed Wednesday as the day for delivery of the reports The American was extremely annoyed by delays caused by adjusting the language of the French and English texts and kept the committee in session after the usual lunch hour
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Paris
Reparations Commission
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Nine Escape From Presidio Prison Break In San Francisco
Military police and city officers searched today for nine convicts who escaped from the Presidio of San Francisco last night after breaking out of the military prison. Twelve prisoners fled. three were recaptured, and sixty five in the guard house could have joined but did not.
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San Francisco
Presidio of
Firemen hurt as two huge trucks collide in Dallas
Three firemen were injured, one seriously, when two fire trucks collided head on while rushing to Sam Bono's home in Dallas. Both machines were wrecked and Bono's house burned, causing about $8,000 in losses.
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Dallas
Tex
Sam Bono
Bono
Flight delayed by damage to cruiser at Prince Rupert
The American round the world air flight was further delayed at Prince Rupert British Columbia as Maj. Frederick Martins air cruiser suffered two broken landing struts. Repair parts may need shipment to the site. The four planes arrived from Seattle yesterday.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Frederick Martin
Martin
Seattle
Burgess Lumber Plans Finished for New Building
Plans for the Burgess Lumber company building were completed Saturday and will be open for contracts within ten days.
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Burgess Lumber Company
Tax Measure Provisions Made Public
Washington April tax provisions from the new bill are disclosed by the senate finance committee. Rates include 3 percent under 4000, 6 percent over 4000, 25 percent surtax over 100000, 25 percent on inheritances over 10 million, 10 percent on jewelry over 25, 14 percent flat corporate tax, 10 percent on admissions above 50 cents, and 10 percent on radio parts and Mah Jong sets. Several items such as beverages candy and yachts are wiped out.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
State police take control of Lilly after deadly riot
Lilly Pennsylvania reports a Ku Klux Klan march led to a revolver battle with townfolk. Two men, Phillip Conrad and Floyd Paul, aged 25, were killed and many injured. Police detained about 27 Klansmen on arrival in Johnson, as investigators cite armed participants.
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Lilly
Ku Klux Klan
Piper Hill
Phillip Conrad
Floyd Paul
Johnson, Pa
Old Sol Wins From Rain Making Expert in San Francisco
San Francisco on April 7 reports the sun defeating W. J. A. Collonan, a self styled rain maker, when he postponed his plan to spoil the forecast. By noon the city recorded the hottest April day ever, with temperatures reaching 86.
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Sol
San Francisco
W. J. A. Collonan
Colonan
Weather Bureau
Michigan Voters Face Republican Primary As Coolidge Wins
Detroit reports April 7 as Michigan voters head to the polls for a Republican preferential primary between President Coolidge and Hiram Johnson. statewide turnout expected light, with few cities holding heated local contests.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Hiram Johnson
President Coolidge
California
Smuts Resigns as South African Prime Minister
London reports Jan Smuts has resigned from his government. Central News from Cape Town confirms the resignation and outlines implications for South Africa's leadership.
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London
Cape Town
Tat Jan Smuts
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