Many Prominent Men Consider Entering 1924 Race
Washington April 4 reports say Harding running again dampened a wave of Republican presidential booms. Names floated include Capper Borah Mawes Kenyon Lowden McCormick Wood Watson Hoover Dawes and Johnson with Wood seen as strongest prior to his Philippines return. Borah plans wait for 1928. Johnson may shift if policy actions alter his stance.
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Harding
Miami
Daugherty
Arthur Capper
Kansas
William E. Borah
Idaho
Charles Mawes
Chicago
William S. Kenyon
Town
Herbert S. Sloover
Hiram Johnson
California
Robert M., LaFollette
Wisconsin
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Medill McCormick
Leonard Wood
Philippines
James E. Watson
Indiana
Dawes
Hell
Maria
Hoover
American Legion
Borah
McCormick
Watson
Wood
Lowden
Mr. Harding
Senator Capper
Kenyon
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
Europe
Johnson
International Court
Death of William Miller in Athens Shanty Sparks Post Mortem
William Miller a 53 year old colored man was found dead in his Athens shanty near the street car bridge about 4 AM on Wednesday by Tom Harris. Cousin William Fields says Miller drank with Morris Gillam and Henry Hayes on Tuesday night and urged a post mortem to determine death cause. Fields cites acute alcoholism while Harris suggests heart trouble or acute indigestion. Coroner Saunders says the exact cause is unknown but a post mortem may reveal poisoning from tainted whiskey as a likely factor.
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William Miller
Athens
Tom Harris
William Lields
Miller
Morris Ellis Gillam
Henry Hayes
Fields
Harris
Saunders
Flight to North Pole Seen as Feasible in Coming Era
Cincinnati April 4 Rear Admiral William A. Moffett chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics said a North Pole flight would be comparatively easy and a polar expedition near the earths axis only slightly harder He outlined plans for a giant dirigible ZR 1 to cruise extensively as summer approaches polar voyages possible next summer and noted galvanized iron vessels are unsuitable for storing food due to solvent properties.
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Cincinnati
North Pole
William A. Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics & Navy
Chamber of Commerce
Brennan Victory Marks Dever Victory in Illinois
Chicago, April 4. George Ke. Brennan, successor of the late Roger Sullivan as Democratic leader in Illinois, achieved his local high point as a master politician with the election of Judge William E. Dever as mayor. Brennan’s personal candidate won, and both winners and losers publicly congratulated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George KE. Brennan
Roger Sullivan
Democratic Party
Ilinois
William E. Dever
Dever
Brennan
Germany demands compensation for Krupp workers' families
Berlin reports Germany sent a formal note to Paris demanding compensation for the families of eleven Krupp workers killed by French soldiers and the immediate release of four Krupp workers arrested earlier. The note holds the French government responsible and criticizes the Ruhr violence reporting.
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Berlin
Germany
Paris
Ruhr
Krupp
Havas
Florida House names probe panel over Dixie prison death
In Tallahassee on April 4 the Florida House approved by 77 to 3 a resolution to form a committee for an immediate investigation into charges that Martin Tabert, a North Dakota boy, died from flogging while confined for vagrancy at a Dixie County prison camp.
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Tallahassee
Fla
House of Representatives of
Florida
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Dixie County
Em ployes Robbed at Green Point Standard Oil office
Employees at the Green Point Brooklyn office of Standard Oil Co. were held up and robbed today of about 1300 dollars. Company officials reported the robbery to police.
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New York
Green Point
Brooklyn
Standard Oil Co
English Boys Emigrated to Australia on Monthly Stipend
British youths will be sent to Australia at a rate of 00 a month if the new emigration scheme by the Australian government succeeds. The plan aims to move working age boys from England to Australian settlement projects as part of postwar migration efforts.
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England
Australia
War Chief to Defend Army Policy Against Pacifist Groups
Secretary of War Weeks plans a broadside defense of U S military policy against pacifist organizations accused of unpatriotic motives and communistic leanings. He will cite rights of officers to defend the government and counter antiwar critics amid controversy over Brigadier General Amos Fries and the chemical warfare service.
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H. K. Reynolds
Weeks
War Department
Amos Aries
Chemical Warfare Service
Fries
National Council For Prevention of War
Women’s
International League For Peace and Freedom
Thut
Military Intelligence Service
Women’s Committee For World Disarmament
Man Ends Life on Farm Near Ashland
Mrs. Emmanuel H. Smith found her 63 year old husband dead by self inflicted hanging at the farmhouse two miles west of Ashland after returning from chores. He left a single rope used to hang himself. Survived by two daughters and four sons.
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Ashland
Here
Emmanuel H. Smith
Smith
Lake Erie passenger season opens with three D. & C. boats
In Cleveland on April 4 the 1923 Lake Erie passenger traffic season begins as two D. & C. boats docked early and a third departed. The Western States arrived at 1:30 a.m. followed by the Eastern States at 6:30. The Eastern States will sail tonight for Detroit with passengers and freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Detroit
French Troops Occupy Kray and Essen Nord Stations
French forces seized the German railway stations at Kray and Essen Nord today in occupied Germany. The action marks a significant shift in control during the ongoing military operations in the region.
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Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Kray
Essen- Nord
New Officers Installed at Athens Elks Lodge No. 973
The Athens lodge of Elks No. 973 installed new officers after a 6 o'clock buffet. Exalted ruler Alex M Moore led the ceremonies with Dr. E. L Hooper as installation officer. Newly appointed members include J L Maxwell, H C Clark, C B Richardson, E O Huggins, C F Mosure, Charles DeMolgt, Dr J H Berry, Thomas Rosser, and W H Logan with Hugh Jefferson and William Williams added as appointed officers.
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Athens Lodge of Elks
E. L Hooper
Alex M Moore
J. L. Maxwell
H. C. Clark
C. B. Richardson
E. O. Huggins
C. F. Mosure
Charles DeMolgt
J. H. Berry
Thomas Rosser Tyler
W. H. Logan
I Grand Lodge
Moore
Hugh Jefferson
William Williams
Rex. A. M. Marshall
Experts Seek to Determine How Long Washington's Monument Will Stand
Washington officials announce a major study by the bureau of standards on stone fatigue. Researchers will test marble samples in compression and bending to measure deflection over time and assess long term load safety for monuments and public buildings in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington’s Monument
Washington
Washington Monument
Bureau of Standards
Dever Wins Chicago Mayoral Election by Large Plurality
Chicago returns Democrat William E. Dever as mayor with 387 961 votes and a 103 748 edge over Republican Arthur C. Lueder. Dever vaults 38 of 60 aldermen to Democrats, succeeds Robert Thompson era as mayor, and is praised for an efficient and decent administration.
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Chicago
William E. Dever
Arthur C. Lueder
Wiliam A. Cunnen
Canon
Dever
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
George E. Brennan
Roger Sullivan
Brennan
Apellate Court
Lueder
Pittsburgh insurer dies after fall near Wheeling Creek
Joseph Ward of Pittsburgh was found unconscious on Wheeling Creek’s bank in Wheeling West Virginia. He died at 12 50 PM after being rushed to a hospital. authorities believe he slipped over the embankment during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Joseph Ward
Pitsburgh
Wheeling Creek
Einstein’s Hidden Insight Sparks Theoretical Debate
The article hints at a new discovery connected to Einstein’s theory suggesting a deeper understanding or extension. It discusses whether Einstein has grasped an additional aspect of his own framework and what implications that could have for physics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Navy Seeks First in Spring Fish Storystakes
Washington reports the navy claims a top spot in a spring fish story sweepstakes via Captain J. Johnson of the steamer Kennecott. He reported passing eighty miles of turtles a hundred miles from the Mexican Pacific coast while en route from Balboa to San Pedro. Thousands of turtles, some up to three feet long and about 200 pounds, were seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
J. Johnson
Kennecott
Navy Hydrographic Office
Pacific
Mexico
Balboa
Panama
San Pedro
Calif
Johnson
Tragedy at Cleveland Ice Plant Claims Worker
John Puphine a 42 year old laborer was killed when his clothing was caught in a shaft at the New York Central ice plant in Cleveland Ohio today. The plant was shut down and machinery dismantled to recover the body.
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Cleveland, O
John Puphine
New York Central
Forty Ex-Officers Volunteer as London Bus Conductors
Forty unemployed ex-officers recently volunteered for work as bus conductors and drivers in London, signaling a social employment effort to place ex-service members in public transport roles.
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London
Heatherly Shot Twice Again in Tennessee
In Jellico Tennessee Chief of Police George Heatherly was shot and wounded while recovering at a hospital. He had been wounded in a moonshine raid four weeks earlier, killing four men, and Everett Perkins, 15, sought revenge by firing at Heatherly on crutches.
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Jellico
Tenn
George Heatherly
Heatherly
Everett Perkins
Heather Y
Young Perkins
Irregulars Execute Two Irishmen Near Healy Home
In Dublin on April 4 two youths Peader Breslin and Joseph Kernan were shot by republican irregulars and left at the site near Governor General Healy. A republican aide Nicholas Corcoran was killed after refusing to move obstructions on rails. Cronin surrenders, hunger strike ends, and the home of Thomas O'Donnell is burned.
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Dublin
Peader Breslin
Joseph Kernan
Timothy Healy
Free State
Nicholas Corcoran
Ballina
Corcoran
Cronin
Wellington
Baracks
Leitram
John Cronin
County
Kerry
Free Staters
Thomas O'Donnell
Dall Eireann
Ward admits shooting Peters in Westchester murder probe
Albany April 4 Coroner Edward Fitzgerald reports Walter Ward youthfully rich baker of New Rochelle confessed to killing Clarence Peters former sailor. Fitzgerald says Ward admitted the act and warned his luck could turn. State probe gains a pivotal assertion amid courtroom exchanges with Ward’s lawyers.
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Albany
Walter
Ward
Baker
New Rochelle
Edward EF. Fitzgerald
Westchester County
Clarence W Peters
Fitzgerald
Ward- Peters
Peters
Fitzgerall
Sherman
Senator Robenold
New York
Ware
Fights Anticipated In West Virginia Legislature
Charleston NM April 4 The legislature reconvened amid expected clashes as bills on capitol removal to Parkersburg and a measure to abolish the state police stirred debate. The Underwood resolutions seeking curbs on capitol funding and police abolition faced delayed action amid coal operator influence claims.
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Charleston
Senate
Marsh
Parkersburg
Underwood
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
Wreck injures twenty four on Third Avenue Elevated line
In New York on April 4 twenty four travelers were injured when a Third Avenue Elevated line train slid on slick rails and crashed into bumpers at the end of the 34th street extension. About 50 passengers were thrown from seats causing a stampede and trampling as exits were blocked and two women fainted.
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New York
34Th Street
Third Avenue
Russian priest executed in Moscow confirmed by embassy
The Russian embassy in Berlin announced today the execution of Rev. Father Butkiewicz in Moscow, confirming the punishment has been carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Father Butkiewicz
Moscow
Real April Weather Hits Athens Campus
The article describes a warm, stifling April day in Athens with forecasts of showers. Students at Ohio University are seen dragging themselves to classes as spring fever and loss of ambition spread across campus.
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Ohio University
Bureau clamps political pressure on veteran claims
In Washington on April 4 Brigadier General Frank T. Hines announced a new policy barring congress members from pressuring the U S veterans bureau for compensation cases unless emergencies. About 3,500 applications are on file as the board of medical review will sort emergency cases for priority processing. A conference of district managers is set for April 23 to discuss policy and care for disabled ex service men.
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Washington
Congress
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Board of Medical Review
General Hines
Train Collision Injures Several at Croxton Yards
A rear-end collision between two Erie railroad trains at Croxton yards in Jersey City injured several passengers, none seriously. Ambulances were summoned and first aid given at the railroad shops.
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Jersey City
N. J
Croxton
Erie Railroad
Tragic Death After Streetcar Collision in Columbus
John Woodruff a 65 year old teamster died instantly when his wagon was struck by a West Broad Street streetcar at Ludlow Street. He suffered a fractured skull and probable neck fracture in the crash this morning.
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Columbus
John Woodruff
West Broad Street
Ludlow Street
Woodruff
The poke bonnet returns as fashion resurges with flair
Fashion notes claim the poke bonnet is making a comeback, while the poked nose style remains a constant in certain circles. The article describes a revival of vintage millinery, spotlighting its renewed popularity among style circles and designers.
Lenine Death Rumors Roil London Dispatches
U N staff correspondent reports circulating word that Nicolai Lenine is dead. Moscow despatches say his temperature rose and pulse spiked while Paris notes claim Trotzky sick and household arrests. Rumors swirl of executions and political shifts as secrecy cloaks the Moscow government.
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U. N
London
Nicolai Leniné
Russian Tradéé Commission
Moscow
Lenine
Cate
Paris
Leon Trotzky
Peopl
Trotzky
Father Butkiewics
Riga
Times
Trotsky
Kameneff
Oscar Underwood Plans 1924 Presidential Bid
London dispatch reports United States Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Birmingham Alabama planning to enter the Democratic presidential race in 1924. He says he will decide after returning home and consulting Democratic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Oscar W. Underwood
Birmingham
Ala
Morning Post Today
Underwood
Large Whiskey Haul Seized in Cleveland Rail Yards
Federal prohibition agents led by Charles J. Burns seized a carload of Scotch and rye whiskey worth about 50000 in the Big Four railroad yards Cleveland. The liquor shipped from Florida was packed in grapefruit cases and stored in a refrigerator car. The haul is among the largest in Cleveland since Prohibition began and guards kept watch overnight. An arrest for conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act was planned for this afternoon.
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Cleveland
Charles J. Burns
Florida
Burns
Eagle F Duce Co
Waybill
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Avenger
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