Senate probes Teapot Dome stock dealings face snag
Washington February 6 stock brokers from New York Cleveland and Washington at the public lands committee hearing on the Teapot Dome oil lease to Harry F Sinclair. Samuel Ungerleider failed to answer and the committee adjourned until Thursday.
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Senate
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Samuel Ungerwider
Cleveland
Public Lands Committee
Ungerleider
Lenroot
Senate Public Lands Committee
New York
Harding
Sinclair Stock
Harry F. Sincair
Albert B. Fall
Carl P. Biggerman
Chase National Bank
Samuel Ungerleider
W.B. Hibbs
Hibbs & Co
James Sloan
White House
Secret Service
Ungereider Company
Woodrow Wilson
Biggerman
Sinclair
J. W. Zevely
Chase Bank
Zevely
Mama Dolls Spark Prohibition Raid in Key West
Genuine bisque dolls that say Mama drew attention when prohibition agents raided a Key West speak easy and found the dolls contained about a pint of real Spanish wine hidden without regulation stuffing. The find suggests the dolls were intended to delight grownups rather than children.
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Key West
Fia
Speak-Easy
Excelsior
Five Men Held in Mine Blaze Near O'Neil
Five men were arrested in Clarksburg charged with attempting to dynamite the Oreta mine of the Fairmont Reynoldsburg Collieries at O'Neil and burning the mine wheelhouse. Names given include Earl Cramer Earl Trader M J Leonard and Mason Fittro all of O'Neil and William Lamp of Chieftain. State police seek four other alleged participants.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Oreta
Fairmont Reynolsburg Colieries Company
O'Neil
Earl Cramer
M. J. Leonard
Mason Fittro
William Lamp
Creta
New Yorker Winner of Bok Peace Prize Named
Charles Herbert Levermore of New York won the Bok peace prize for the best practicable plan to prevent war. He received a $59,000 prize with potential increases if Congress approves his plan. Levermore, 68, a Yale graduate and educator, leads peace groups in New York and supports the League of Nations.
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Philadelphia
Bok
United States
Charles Herbert Levermore
Levermore
Academy of Music
Mansfield
Conn
Yale
New York Peace Society
World Court League
League of Nations Union
World War Veteran Harry Russell In Bad Health
Harry Russell of Athens a World War veteran with the 37th Division is seriously ill at home due to disabilities from France. He served two years in France and remained three months longer in a hospital before sailing home. He has a wife and a two year old child both affected by his illness.
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Harry Russell
Athens
France
Edward Martyn Buried With Unclaimed Workhouse Dead
Edward Martyn joins six unknown inmates in Glasnevin cemetery in an unmarked grave after his wish to be buried with the unclaimed workhouse dead. The noted Potters' Field case ends with the interment of the friendless six alongside him.
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Potters’ Field
Dublin
Edward Martyn
Glasnevin Cemetery
Marquis Cortina Pardoned Returns to Madrid
Marquis Cortina former minister of state banished for criticizing the directory is pardoned and is returning to Madrid amid renewed political tension authorities confirm he will resume public duties and public life in the Spanish capital.
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Madrid
Marquis Cortina
Woodrow Wilson To Be Buried As Private Citizen
The funeral of Woodrow Wilson will be private and unostentatious as he wished. Family members said there should be no pomp nor public ceremonies though the nation will mourn its former president. His body will be taken to Mount St. Albans for burial in the National Cathedral with thousands of friends lining the streets.
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Fall
Silas H. Strawn
Atlee Pomerene
George R. Holmes
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
America
Mount St. Albans
National Cathedral
Desperate gun battle ends with murder suspect dead in Cleveland suburb
In Fairview village near Cleveland, Charles Sanborn 23, alleged gang leader, was killed in a firefight with police after a Christmas Eve bakery driver murder. Bryan Keenan 20 was wounded and captured, Ferdinand Mischitchel 21 surrendered after hours of gunfire at the Columbia home.
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Cleveland,co
Charles Sanborn
John Stau
Cleveland
Bryan “Red” Keenan
Ferdinand Mischitchel
T. M Columbia
Fairview Village
Columbia
Sanborn
Keenan
Wild panther rumor sparks Starr township excitement
Floyd Stone reports sighting a large yellowish brown animal near Shaw schoolhouse in Starr township. Other residents corroborate encounters fueling calls for a hunting party to capture the intruder.
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Hocking County
Starr Township
Stone
Starr and
Eagle Nearly Eleven Feet W wings Captured in Alps
An eagle about 11 feet across was caught alive at Meolans in the Alps after a goat was killed and eaten by the bird days earlier. A trap baited with a goat carcass drew the eagle back and he was captured.
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Paris
Meolans
Alps
Michigan Man Awaits Time After Cigarette Dynamite Incident
A Michigan man admitted he smoked a cigarette while carrying dynamite and faced consequences. He vows to avoid both actions in the future, citing danger and legal risk despite the de‑emphasized details from the report.
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Michigan
Storm Over Ohio Valley Spreads Across Nation
A severe rain and sleet storm moving east will over spread the Ohio Valley and reach the central states within 36 hours. The weather bureau reports a cold wave in the middle west, with precipitation from the Great Lakes to the South Atlantic states and a disturbance over Alberta moving southward.
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Ohio Valley
Central States
Washington
New England
Middle West
Ohio
Valley
Tennessee
South Atlantic
Mississippi River
United Region
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Berta
Canada
Rock Mountains
North Atlantic
Teward
Pacific Coast
Public Memorial Meeting For Woodrow Wilson Announced
Cincinnati officials announce a public memorial service for the late former President Woodrow Wilson to be held here this weekend, with the exact day to be decided. The notice specifies a tribute gathering honoring his legacy and leadership.
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Cincinnati
Woodrow Wilson
Ohio Business to Pause for Wilson Funeral
Governor Donahey issues a proclamation calling Ohio businesses to suspend operations for ten minutes at 2 p m on Wednesday to honor the funeral of former President Wilson in Washington. Schools urged to hold memorial services and recess at the hour. flags to fly at half mast for 36 days and public offices to close at 2 p m on funeral day.
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Columbus
Donahey
Ohio
Washington
Wilson
Three Missouri Convicts Killed After Escape
Jefferson City Missouri February report: a posse killed three state penitentiary convicts Frank Delcore Miles Thomas and Jack McFall who escaped 18 hours earlier after killing guard James Hart. They died in a haystack on John Schepker farm southeast of the city following a tip from a dairy farmer.
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Jefferson City
State Penitentiary
James Hart
John Schepker
Here
Frank Delcore
Miles Thomas
Jack McFall
Kansas City
Wee Haystack
German flag remains at full mast in Washington
Washington observers report the German embassy flag stays at full mast while U S diplomatic posts lower flags in mourning Woodrow Wilson. Embassy staff say Berlin ordered the flag to remain unfurled as the government expresses sorrow.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Berlin
Family dispute ends in double tragedy at home
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania Pil Everett, 65, shot and killed his 31 year old wife and then killed himself at their home. The couple married about a year ago in Canada. A family dispute overnight led to the tragedy. Mrs Everett had sought his arrest for an alleged attack but dropped the case after a cancellation in the district attorney's office.
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Stroudsburg
Pil
Everett
Fast Stroudsburg
Canada
Slaughter Fined $10 000 in Athens Bootleg Case
Ralph "Mike" Slaughter of Athens was convicted on eight counts and fined a total of 10 000 dollars for possessing and selling intoxicating liquor in a county wide raid. He faces an appeal and remains under 123 400 for future court appearances as other bootlegger cases proceed. James Gibbs and Lewis Coss face trial next Tuesday with fines of 4 500 and 6 000 respectively.
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Ralph
Mike” Slaughter
Athens
Slaughter
Court of Ap
Peal. Slaughter
Waas
James Gibbs
Lewis Coss
Gibbs
Coss
Sleet Storm Hampers Midwest Travel and Communications
A severe sleet storm described as the worst of the season sweeps Cleveland and northern Ohio, with Chicago and other western cities nearly cut off from external wire service. The system promises a sharp temperature drop and a radio report from Waupaca, Wisconsin, notes a snowbound train near Green Bay with passengers in distress.
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Cleveland
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
Chicago
Waupaca
Wis
Green Bay
Enrollment records fall at Athens High School in 1923
Enrollment records at Athens high school were broken as the second semester of 1923 24 opened Monday. Four hundred and fifty pupils had enrolled by Monday noon with about 66 percent in the arts course 24 percent in commercial and the remaining 16 percent in manual training and domestic science. Principal Harshman’s office is arranging schedules and assigning classes.
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Athens High School
Harshman
Elderly Cincinnati resident passes at 106
Luther H. Marsh aged 106 years and eight days died at his Cincinnati home today. His parents traveled to Cincinnati by wagon from New Jersey, reflecting a pioneer family background.
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Cincinnati
Luther H. Marsh
New Jersey
Panama City Proclamation Calls Three Day Sparring Period
President Por ras today issued a proclamation urging the republic into a three day sparring period in honor of Woodrow Wilson.
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Panama City
Porras
Republic
Woodrow Wilson
Northwest insurance lenders back diversification plan
Washington report says insurers with loans nearing half a billion dollars in the northwest farm belt do not plan withdrawals. Prominent executives say available insurance funds will back loans for crop diversification, with no rate cuts. A proposed private corporation aims to take over mortgages to relieve farmer obligations as market stress continues.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Jf N
Washington
Robert Lynn Cox
New York
Fred A. Howland
Vermont
Northwest
Cox
Mowland
Treasury
Mellon
MV Lion
Melion
Fire damages downtown Columbus building complex
A blaze destroyed a downtown Columbus building housing the Springfield Underwear company United Woolen Mills company offices and the Haenein Brothers sprinting and postcard manufacturers causing about 50 000 dollars in damage last night.
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Columbus
Springfield Underwear Company
United Woolen Mills Company
Haenein Brothers Company
Sprinters
Postcard
Hartley’s Tuesday Newsbeat Missed Editions
Mr Hartley's Tuesday newspaper from the Pomeroy Bend district failed to arrive in time for any Messenger editions, leaving readers without the expected regional update.
Creole Recipe Book Promises 75 Creole Dishes
Free distribution booklet from the New Orleans Times Picayune bureau offers 75 tested Creole recipes. Featured dishes include Potage Croute au Pot Oyster Gumbo Chicken Saute a la Creole and Creole jambalaya. Request by sending two cents for return postage.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Times Picayune
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