Senate panel subpoenas witnesses on 1920 oil deals
The Senate Public Lands Committee issued subpoenas to Wolfe of Columbus and French of Oklahoma City to testify on oil deal allegations tied to the 1920 Republican convention. William Boyce Thompson and Wilbur Marsh will also be questioned about oil money tied to campaigns as the panel probes funding sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Clark
J. N.S
Washington
Senate Public Lands
Senator Walsh
Montana
Robert F. Wolfe
Columbus
Ohio
J. French
Oklahoma City
Wolfe
Ohio Fate Journal
Hio
Chicago
Leonard Wood
President Harding
French
al Jennings
Jake Hannon
Harding
William Boyce Thompson
New York
Republican National Committee
Wilbur Marsh
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Campaign Fund
Senator Couzens Hints Subpoena Over Tax Bureau Probe
Senator Couzens of Michigan, chief sponsor of the Senate inquiry into the Bureau of Internal Revenue, indicated a subpoena may be issued to Secretary Mellon. He told bureau solicitor Nelson Hartson to request Mellon’s voluntary disclosures of operations and personal investments or to prepare for compulsory submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Couzens
Michigan
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury
Mellon
Ess Mellon
Nelson Hartson
Bureau
Metlon
Tragedy at Verona Farm House Fire Inmate Girls Perish
Two girls are believed dead after a early morning blaze at a Verona Station farm house housing 20 girls from the Rome Custodial School. Remaining inmates were saved by neighbors as flames overwhelmed the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona Station
N. Y
Rome
Stone: Attorney General Post Free of Politics
New York April 2 President Coolidge's appointee Harlan Fiske Stone says the office of attorney general is a position without politics. He will replace Harry M Daugherty in the new cabinet lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Harlan Fiske Stone
President Coolidge
Harry M. Daugherty
LaFollette Leads in Wisconsin Republican Delegates
Milwaukee April 3 Senator Robert M LaFollette maintained a better than two to one edge over President Coolidge for Wisconsin Republican convention delegates while Governor Al Smith led William G McAdoo for the Democratic delegates as further Wisconsin primary returns arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. Lafolette
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
al Smith
New York
William G. McAdoo
Donahey Delays Holycross Hearing In Ohio
In Columbus Governor Donahey indefinitely postpones hearings on April 8 for Sheriff Holycross of Franklin County. Indictments accuse the sheriff of accepting bribes to protect bootleggers as arrangements for an early common pleas trial are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Common Pleas
Holycross
Franklin County
Donahey
Frankin County
Grand Jury
Protet
McDonald
Sherifé
Canton Mayor Ousted By Governor In Ohio Misfeasance Case
Canton Ohio mayor Charles C Curtis is suspended for 36 days amid charges of misfeasance and nonfeasance. Governor Donahey ordered the action as Edward E Curtis brother and safety director remains in office. A joint hearing is planned for April 22 with details of liquor sales vice activity and alleged bribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Curtis
Columbus
Canton
Donahey
Edward E
Curtis
Charles Ball
Fines Imposed in March Police Court Here
Local records show 11 men fined in March for offenses led by intoxication with 55 dollars. Petty larceny netted two fines totaling 45 dollars. Of 265 dollars, 156 were suspended. One old offender must leave Athens or pay 100 dollars. other suspensions tied to leaving town. Additional petty larceny and parking fines noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
France Will Not Evacuate Ruhr Despite Proposals
Premier Poincaré announced in the Chamber of Deputies that France will not evacuate the Ruhr even if reparations experts propose other guarantees for France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caire
Chamber of Deputies
France
Ruhr
Nelsonville Merchants Weigh Cash Basis Operation
Nelsonville's veteran merchants urge a cash basis plan due to chain store competition and mining slowdown. They note heavy charge accounts from past credit extensions and fear financial trouble if activity stays depressed. The Nelsonville Retail Merchants' association approved pursuing this change at a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville, O
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville Retail Merchants’ Association
Roosevelt family and Naval post under attack in Senate bill
Senator Dill of Washington introduces a bill asking President Coolidge to remove Theodore Roosevelt I from his post as assistant secretary of the navy. Critics say the move rests on weak grounds linking Roosevelt to Sinclair Oil and accuse Dill of blasphemy against the Roosevelt lineage. The piece notes alleged improper payroll ties and unauthorised use of marines. Continued on Page Four.
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Senator Dill
Washington
President Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt I
Navy
Roosevelt
Sinclair Oil Company
Naval
Theodore Roosevelt
Sinclair
Caristy and Smith Wed in Probate Court Ceremony
Carl Caristy of Chester and Fern Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Smith of Summer were married in the probate court rooms by Rev F C Weed. The couple, both telephone operators, will manage the Chester exchange and live there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Carl Caristy
Chester
Fern Smith
A. C. Smith
Summer
F. C. Weed
W. FE. Christy
Chester Exchange
Ohio Educational Conference Opens in Columbus
Educators from across Ohio gather in Columbus to discuss Standards of Education at the fourth annual Ohio Educational conference hosted by the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio State University. National speakers include Dr. William McAndrew Alfred Abrams Professor J P W Crawford and Dean T C McCracken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Department of Education
Ohio State University
William McAndrew
Chicago Public Schools
Alfred Abrams
New York State University
J. P. W. Crawford
University of
Charles C. Tracy Dies at 67 in Columbus
A sudden heart attack caused the death of Charles C. Tracy in Columbus at age 67. He was president of the Tracy-Wells Company, a general merchandise firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tracy
Columbus
Charles C. Tracy
Tracy-Wells Company
Sale General Merchandise Firm
East Ohio Woman to Lead Coolidge Drive in Columbus
Mrs. Wilma Sinclair Le Van of Steubenville will head the women's division at the Coolidge Republican state headquarters in Columbus as part of the drive for delegate at large to the Republican national convention. She previously supported Major General Leonard Wood in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ohio
Coolidge Drive
Columbus
Wilma Sinclair le van
Steubenville
le van
Leonard Wood
Plan of Taxation for State Being Made at Capital
Columbus Ohio April 2 A taxation bill to be presented to the next general assembly is to be drawn up by members of the advisory committee of the Ohio Tax Association at a meeting today Francis W Treadway chairman said all state organizations interested in tax problems were invited to voice through representatives their sentiments concerning the proposed legislation at today's meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
General Assembly
Ohio Tax Association
Francis W. Treadway
Ireland
Tree Planting Drive Marks John Burroughs Birthday
Radio urges action as the American Tree Association observes John Burroughs Birthday by planting trees nationwide. Charlies Lathrop Pack of Washington, president, calls on station WIZ, noting 70 000 members planted last year and expecting the record to be broken today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Radio Today
John Burroughs
American Tree Association
Charlies Lathrop Pack
Washington
WIZ
Pack
Boost Newton Baker for White House Material
Fliers praising Newton Dr. Baker as the best equipped man to serve as president circulate among Ohio Democrats in Columbus. The pamphlets, signed by Thomas J. Howells of Pittsburgh, claim Baker's election would be a victory against unworthy politics, issued at Howells own expense without Baker’s knowledge or consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Felders
Newton
Baker
Cleveland
United States
Ohio
Thomas J. Howells
Pittsburgh
Commission of War Department
Haker
Howells
Osage Queen: Mrs George Beaulieu Idolized Chief Wheeler’s Daughter
Mrs George Beaulieu an Osage tribe member and daughter of Chief Wheeler is described as wealthy due to oil on Oklahoma lands. The article notes her annual oil income of 15000 dollars and her education as a eastern finishing school graduate and accomplished musician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beaulieu
Oklahoma
Japan Holds All U.S. Air Secrets Say Ex-Senator Lane
Former Missouri state senator Thomas Lane alleges Japan owns Standard Aircraft and its air secret banking. He says Mitsui and Co control the firm and possess plans, patterns, and blueprints enabling Japan to duplicate U.S. planes within 36 days. Lane testifies before Wheeler committee and cites massive postwar payments to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchinson
H.on. S
Washington
Japan
United States
Thomas S. Laine
Missouri
Air Service Claims Board
Lane
Department of Justices
Standard Aircraft Corporation
Harry B. Mingle
Standard
Mitsui and Co
Standard Firm
Mitsui Company
Wheeler Committee
War Department
Senate Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Mitsui
Inito
Harry F. Mingle
Envernment
Aged Mother Dies as Son Recovers in Dowington
Representative C. I. Hilt, recovering from pneumonia, mourns the death of his mother Mrs. Harriett Hilt 84 at Dowington. She died Monday from heart trouble. Funeral held at Dowington with burial in Wells Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy, OO
C. I. Hilt
Grim Reaper
Harriett Hilt
Dowington
Wells Cemetery
Alcohol Deaths Rising in Toledo as Prohibition Crackdown Intensifies
In Toledo Ohio on April 3 authorities report multiple poisoning deaths from denatured alcohol sold without labels. Grover Cook and Frank Johson died, others near death include William Cronin Henry Williarmen and Jack Davis. Myer Selzman druggist and his clerk Martin Bracker were bound to a federal grand jury on conspiracy to violate prohibition laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiledo. O
Grover Cook
Frank Johson
William Cronin
Henry Williarmen
Jack Davis
Myer Selzman
Federal Grand Jury
Martin Bracker
Farm export plan labeled fundamentally wrong by tariff chief
Thomas Marvin, chairman of the United States Tariff Commission, told the House Ways and Means Committee that the McNary Hanghen farm products export plan is fundamentally wrong and doomed to failure. The remark echoes a historic failed effort by a Roman emperor 1600 years ago. The remarks came as the proposal faces legislative scrutiny in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNary-Hanghen
Thomas
Marvin
United Statees Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means
Teachers Examine Saturday in Athens County
The first of four annual teachers examinations will be Saturday April 5 at John Hancock high school auditorium Eilts Hall Ohio University Athens county. Open to all Athens teachers this test aims to relieve congestion from the older yearly exam process and follows a legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John Hancock High School
Eilts Hall
Ohio University
H. KR. McVay
Ohio
Mistook Officer for Ordinary Hold Up Victim
A string of holdups in the West End ended when Detective John F. Scarten fired on two youths in an expensive car as they robbed pedestrians. George Wesley Barnett, 20, of a prominent West End family, was fatally wounded. his companion escaped as the vehicle struck a pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
West End
John F. Scarten
Lee
George Wesley
Barnett
Local man Walter Norton held on forgery charge
In probate court Walter J. Norton alias Jack Norton, age 36, an accountant, is jailed in Columbus on forgery charges after the marriage of Eleanor Bentley alias Elliott. Norton is jailed under a $2000 bond pending further proceedings in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Eleanor Bentley
Elliott
Walter J. McCoy
Jack Norton
Norton
Woman Killed After Jumping in Front of Streetcar
An unidentified woman threw herself in front of a Nes Castle streetcar in Struthers, Ohio, and died instantly. The incident occurred near a 40 foot trestle and the victim was buried from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Struthers
Rum runners face harsh penalties in Hocking County Court
G V Hamma, an unnamed foreigner, pled guilty to affidavits alleging possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. Judge O E Pettit fined him $1000 on each count, plus costs, and ordered seizure and sale of his Chevrolet coupe. He awaits payment or jail time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamma
Shaw
Brandt
Teenager shoots boarder to save family
A 16 year old Chicago boy named Joe Nowicki shot boarder Constanty Kaczmarek after believing the man disrupted his parents home. He says he is glad he did it so his mother and father can be together again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Nowicki
Chicago
Constanty Kaczmarek
Avoye
He. v
Provisions Sent to Strigren Town in Maryland
After a devastating Cumberland valley flood that killed 14 and caused widespread damage, two truckloads of provisions were sent to Kitzmiller near Cumberland, with a third load planned. The town remains cut off as landslides block roads and sever all communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley
Kitzmiller
Cumberland
Auditors flag illegal fees in village courts across Northfield area
Reports by the Bureau of Public Accounting detail audits of records from two villages and Brook Park township. Examiners cite illegal retention of fines, personal gain from court costs, and improper fees paid to officers from 1922 to 1924. Noted cases include Northfield and valuations of Deputy Marshals with specific sums listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Apell
Iularitiers
Strates
Bureau of Public Accounting
H. D. Deffenbach
Robert L. Lippinentt
Mit County
Villagle
Sim
Ers
U. S. Hubber
John Meermans
Brook Park
Penio
Bilesby
Uty
Cleveland Prosecutor Eyes Indictments Under Prohibition Law
Cleveland prosecutors plan to indict numerous individuals after a grand jury convenes Monday. Evidence cites breaches of rights, raids by gangs, assaults on women, larceny, and bribery as targets of potential charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Edward ©. Stanton
Hoga County
Grand Jury
Fire at Sea Off Santa Monica Reported Dense Fog
A large ship and a schooner or vessel of unknown type were sighted near Santa Monica. Dense fog hindered shore observers from definite identification and delayed confirming the vessel type or fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Monica
Sixty Plans for Brick Bombe Home Booklet Offer
Prospective readers can obtain a free booklet detailing up-to-date house plans prepared by skilled techs. The publication promises comfort and attractiveness and invites readers to request a copy by writing and including two stamps for postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deri
Penne
Enclose Her Stamps in Booklet in Two Parts
A note describes placing stamps into a booklet in two portions. It frames the action as a careful packaging step. No person or organization is named. The sentence conveys a procedural flap or instruction.
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Walter A. Brown
Wilmington
White House
Coolidge
Oriuan
Mr. Harding
Rain Robber
Lafollette
Western State
Holygross
Joe
Paris
Poin
Arthur Brisbane
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Sinclair
Columus
Newton Baker
OSAGE
Degheto
Missourian
Senator Lane
Toleds
Hocking County
Strigren
Frederic J
Paler Eeashington
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