Walters Case Tests Prohibition Loyalty Rule for Judges
Connecticut marshal Jacob Walters faced Senate scrutiny after answering yes and no about drinking. A three-judge panel and three Republican senators said his pledge to enforce laws he may not support still warrants confirmation. The vote cleared a report for Senate action as battles over the Wickersham reforms loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Judiciary
Jacob Walters
Connecticut
Borah
Idaho
Steiner
Oregon
Robinson
Indiana
Walters
House
Wickersham
Williamson
Prohibition Enforcement Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Faubel Accuses Caraway of Receiving $500 for Address
Arthur N. Faubel secretary of the American Tariff League testified before the Senate lobby investigating committee in Washington claiming Senator H. H. Caraway of Arkansas received $500 for an address before the National Council of Importers and Traders. Caraway denied the charge and accused Faubel of fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Caraway
Arkansas
National Council of Importers and Traders
Arthur N. Faubel
American Tariff League
Senate
Washington
Caraway
Faubel
Agent Who Tipped Borah Is Fired by Dry Commissioner
Prohibition Commissioner Doran announces Frank Flynn the dry agent who supplied Senator Borah with material for charges against John F. J. Herbert has been dropped from the payroll. Flynn failed to report for duty in Baltimore yesterday, Doran said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Doran
Frank Flynn
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
John F. J. Herbert
Montana
Flynn
Baltimore
Congress treads water on liquor reform as debate widens
Four hours of general debate with five minute speaking limits looms, setting up a Friday or Saturday vote. A key clash centers on authority division between the secretary of the treasury and the attorney general over alcohol permits. The House Wet Bloc meets to plan hearings on modification proposals next week, aiming to back the Dyer 2.75 percent beer bill and Sabath’s dispensary system, letting states decide wet or dry. Prohibition Administrator John Herbert of the Idaho Montana District faces scrutiny after Borah pressed Doran to refute private charges or act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Judiciary Committee
Prohibition
John Herbert
Idaho-Montana
Borah
Doran
Herbert
Athens Messenger Booklet on Weight and Health
The Athens Messenger runs a Washington Information Bureau booklet on weight and health. The 82 page pamphlet explains how weight relates to health and how diet controls weight, warning both obesity and undernourishment degrade physical and mental efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Washington
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles Woman Sentenced to Death for Parental Farm Murder
Augustine Agogue, 27, was condemned to die after killing her mother to seize the farm. Under Napoleonic Code guidance, she faces grievous punishment for patricide and theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Orleans
Augustine Agogue
Augustine
Barefoot Paths to Dying Legacies In France
In a stark contrast a woman who died by the guillotine for murder walked barefoot to execution while Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, walked barefoot to the stake for defending France.
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Joan of Arc
Orleans
Dwarf Peter Arata Sentenced to Death in New York
In New York a four foot tall dwarf named Peter Arata is sentenced to death for murder. The article contrasts his use of a modern automatic pistol with ancient combat tools, noting his size would have limited him to a jester in earlier eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Arata
Peter
Small Nations in War Risk as Airborne Menace
A compact discussion compares small nations to Hungary Holland and Switzerland as potential efficient war players. It warns that even a five pound baby carried by airplane could release a poison gas bomb capable of killing hundreds of thousands in a large city.
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Hungary
Holland
Switzerland
Richmond Heiress Turns to Art Modeling After Finishing School
Miss Helen M. Brewery, heiress from a prominent Richmond family, abandons a social debut to pursue art modeling. She graduates from an exclusive finishing school and gains demand from eastern academies for posing for painters and sculptors.
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Richmond, Va
Helen M. Brewery
Eastern Academies
Lan Exclusive Finishing
Women battle over Prohibition in Philadelphia front pages
In Philadelphia the anti and pro prohibition camps led by Mrs. Graham Dougherty and Mrs. H. Clay Ferguson spar over local option, penalties, and temperance methods. The debate centers on teaching moderation, local control, and the role of women in enforcing the Volstead Act. A spring campaign is planned to recruit supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ferguson
Philadelphia
Graham Dougherty
H. Clay Ferguson
County Women's Christian Temperance Union
Dougherty
Ruh G. K. Strawbridge
Suspended patrolman faces probe after arrest incident
Huntington West Virginia February fourth news reports Patrolman Vaught Gilkerson suspended by Police Chief Emereck amid charges he fractured the skull of Guy Willie Green a Marshall College star in an attempted drunkenness arrest. Gilkerson accused of using a blackjack to subdue the prisoner as Mayor James Boyce orders an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
AUPR
Vaught Gilkerson
Emereck
Guy
Willie) Green
Marshall College
Gilkerson
James Boyce
British and French naval talks inch toward compromise
In London the Big Five delegates review steering committee work on limiting warship tonnage transfers. British and French proposals ease some points while other obstacles remain, with U S input and ongoing sessions at St James Palace.
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London
St. James Palace
Andre Tardieun
Alme- Joseph de Mleuriau
Hugh Gibson
New Chief Justice Is Man Who Wets Agree Is Not Advocate
Washington reports the surprise selection of Charles Evans Hughes as the new Chief Justice. He is 68 in April and had retired from the State Department in 1925 to earn money. The nomination process will be reviewed by the Judiciary Committee led by Senator Norris, with Borah as a member.
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Hughes
Apri
Taft
Judiciary Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Borah
Permanent Court of International Justice
New York
United States
World Court
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
United
Lindbergh’s 28th birthday marked by glider incident
Col Charles A Lindbergh, age 28, celebrated privately while planning glider flights after an aileron on his motorless craft failed during a trial in the Tehachapis near Sandberg. He landed safely, noting glider wing tips carry the ailerons and remain connected for control. He said he was more focused on ongoing experiments with Hawley Bowlus.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne
Jack Maddux
Lindbergh
United Dress
Tehpachi Mountains
Sandberg
Hawley Bowlus
Detroit
Mrs. Rudner Granted Divorce From Prisoner Husband
Mrs. Sarah Rudner of Cleveland was granted a divorce from Ben Rudner who is serving a life sentence in the penitentiary for his role in the 1926 murder of Don R. Merlett, editor of The Canton Daily News.
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Rudner
Cleveland
U.P
Sarah Rudner
Ben Rudner
Don R. Merlett
Canton Daily News
Varied Offers In Messenger Classifieds Today
The Messenger Classifieds show a 1926 Maxwell coupe for 49 dollars. Stewart Street Athens lists six furnished rooms with modern conveniences for rent. A Brunswick console phonograph with records is offered at 35 dollars. A coal burning brooder used one season is for sale at 5 dollars.
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Messenger
Stewart Street
Athens
Hughes to Quit World Court for U S Supreme Court
New York February 4 Charles Evans Hughes said he will resign at once from the Hague based World Court to accept appointment as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. He noted retirement of Chief Justice Taft and stated the World Court work would not be disrupted as new members will be elected in September.
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New York
Wyeb
U.rd
Charles Evans Hughes
Hague Court of International Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Eixccept
World Court
Hoover
Hughes
Washington
Taft
Letter threat targets Cincinnati prosecutor over farm prosecutions
Authorities probed a letter threatening life to Assistant District Attorney Harry Abrams of Cincinnati. The note demanded dropping prosecutions against six Middletown and Hamilton farmers. The investigation focused on the source of the written threat.
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Dayton
Web
Harry Abrams
Cincinnati
Middletown
Hamilton
King Alfonso Accepts Resignation of National Assembly Board
King Alfonso signed a decree in Madrid accepting the resignation of the governing board of the national assembly. The action marks a significant change in the assembly’s leadership as authorities confirm the move. The date is February 4 and the national capital Madrid is noted.
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Madrid
Alfonso
The
National Assembly
Miners Strike Over Wage Cut at Franklin Glendale
In Moundsville West Virginia February 4 1946 600 Franklin Mine and Glendale Unit workers strike after a 6 cent hourly wage cut. Union officials of the National Miners Union and United Mine Workers report no miners entered shafts as pickets stand guard and no disorders occur.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Franklin
Glendale
Valley Camp Coal Company
J. A. Paisley
Cleveland
National Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Hughes Named Chief Justice Filling Taft Seat
Justice Charles Evans Hughes will return to the Supreme Court as chief justice succeeding William Howard Taft who resigned. The nomination by President Hoover drew mixed reactions from liberals though most agreed Hughes will be confirmed. He will lead conservatives on the court with a salary of 70,500 dollars annually.
DROP FIGHT TO CLOSE SCHOOLS
A legal fight against a Health Board order for compulsory pupil vaccination in public schools was dropped after a meeting with Mayor John Dreitzler. The vaccination order followed three cases of amalipox. officials had threatened closures, but protests by 400 parents and school leaders led to withdrawal and schools reopening.
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Tiffin
U.R
Health Board
John Dreitzler
John A. Gosling
Dreisler
Board of Education
Eftforta
Gosling
Chomentine Tuthill
Miami and
Minnerva Street
Proposed Constitution Vote Tonight at Athens High School
The A Association will vote on a proposed constitution at 7 30 tonight at Athens High School. Plans to raise funds will also be discussed during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Taft En Route Home After Illness Affects His Condition
In Washington at Union Station Taft appears very ill as he travels home from Asheville with Mrs Taft. Observers note weakness and his son Robert says rest in Asheville did not improve his father's health. The group immediately returns to Wyoming Avenue to rest and regain comfort.
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Washington
Marble Arch - Union Station
Wiliam Howard Jaft
White House
Supreme Court
Réti
Taft
Asheville
Wyoming Avenue
Robert
Cincinnati
Asheeville
Stove Company of Gallipolia Sold to Huntington Firm
Officials announce the purchase of the Stove Company of Gallipolia by the West Virginia Stove Company of Huntington. The plant and equipment, which have operated in the Okietek area for 50 years, will be retained and reemployed under the new ownership.
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Huntington
W. Va
Stove Company
Gallipolia
Wes Virginia Stove Company
Treasure Company
Hoa
Okietek Od
Remeredi
Rae ColUm Buge awarded general gas contract on campus unit
Rae Columbuge has been awarded a general gas contract for the erection of an additional unit at Campus 4 in Marietta. The city confirms the project will proceed with funding and construction to begin soon.
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Rae Columbuge
Feberman Construction ‘Company
Gas Eral
Te. Oo
Marietta
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Alfred BE. Smith
Hague
U.S
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Ithia Tribunal
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Stone
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