Alaskan coal land deals spark fresh Washington clash
John F. E. Ballaine accuses Secretary Fall and Secretary Denby of mishandling the Matanuska coal reserve transfer plan and delays in leasing the Alaska fields. He cites navy interior negotiations from 1921 and questions cost and exploitation tied to the Morgan Guggenheim group.
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Washington
Coolidge
Navy
Interior Departments
Matanuska
Denby
Interior Department
Chickaloon
Coal Creek
J. K. Robison
Navy Bureau of Engineers
BE. W. Eberle
Naval Operations
Ion
Wladamsky
Ballaine
Navy Department
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Robison
Morgan Guggenheim
Obregon Returns to Mexico City After Puebla Victory
President Alvaro Obregon's active field service nears end as he and his main force enter Guadalajara. He will stay briefly to pursue scattered rebel bands in the west before resuming presidential duties in Mexico City. Rebel leader Irada fled toward Penjillo with about 2600 troops.
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Guadalajara
Alvaro Obregon
Acre
Mexico City
Obregon
Irapuato
Enrique Estrada
Penmille
Lichoacan
Accoute
Irada
Four Injured In Auto Crash Near Toledo Railroad Crossing
Four men were injured when their car collided with a Michigan Central freight train near Alexis a Toledo suburb. Three men were from Detroit and Cleveland, all listed as seriously hurt in the Toledo dispatch.
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Toledo, O
Detroit
Cleveland
Michigan Central
Alexis
Toledo Suburbs
Barrier Down as Senate Oil Probe Extends to Wall Street
Washington dispatch reports all barriers in the senate naval oil reserve leasing inquiry collapsed as investigators pursue a rumored million dollar “slush fund” from New York financiers. Vanderlip and McLean subpoenaed as auditors trace cover up schemes and the flow of funds to pay losses in stock dealings linked to government officials.
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Kenneth Clark
Washington
Senate
Naval Oil Reserve Leasing
New York
Wall Street
Cleveland
Frank A. Vanderlip
the Treasury
McKinley
National City Bank
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Vanderlip
Edward B. McLean
Surmons
McLean
New
US Interior
Albert B. Fall
Otto Kahn
Harry Payne? Whitney
Mammoth Oil Company
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Benjamin F. Yoakum
Cotton Belt Lines Railroad
Senda
Ori
Bankees Club
Shenandoah Made Light and Strong Through New Durallumin
Washington reports a ten foot length of Shenandoah framework built from a duralumin alloy can be raised with a finger and still support many men. Bureau of Standards tests on 147 girders showed consistent elastic failures tied to material stiffness, confirming strength for future airship design.
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Washington
Navy
Bureau of Standards
Shenandoah
Naval Aircraft Factory
Philadelphia
Bureau
Trio Dead in Bronx Park Auto Crash
Three people died and a fourth was critically injured when their car skidded on snow in a Bronx park, plunged 40 feet over a railing, and overturned. Victims identified include Miss Stephanie Dmytron of Cramford New Jersey, Rodwick O’Conner of Hartford Connecticut, and Alfred Hodson of Lynnbrook Long Island. Ruth Knoller of Brooklyn survived with a fractured skull.
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New York
Bronx Park
Stephanie Dmytron
Cramford
N. J
Rodwick O’conner
Hartford
Senate committee backs Anglo American liquor treaty
The Senate foreign relations committee recommended ratification of the Anglo American liquor smuggling treaty. It grants British ships authority to bring liquor into American ports under seal, in exchange for which U S prohibition agents may search rum ships within a day's sail from shore.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States Prohibition
Fatal Burns After Gas Stove Fire in Cincinnati
Mrs. Anna Gray, 35, died from burns after her dress caught fire from a gas stove. Her husband Walter Gray and her brother George Meyer were also burned while trying to extinguish the flames in Cincinnati on February 15.
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Cincinnati
Anna Gray
Walter Gray
George Meyer
Hollister man pleads guilty after private warfare melee
John Gail of Hollister staged a third pugilistic fight this week and allegedly struck Blanche Gaskell with an uppercut. He pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Magistrate Helwig and paid $22 in fines after also pleading guilty to a prior assault and battery charge filed by his wife.
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Hollister
John Gail
John
Blanche Gaskalla
Gail
Helwig
Alreaay
Vanderlip Seeks House Clean Up Amid Teapot Dome Fallout
Frank A. Vanderlip, banker, told the Senate investigating committee in Washington that government circles need a thorough house cleaning. The testimony came as tensions rose between the Senate and President Coolidge over nominations and the lingering Teapot Dome scandal. Vanderlip’s remarks followed withdrawal of Silas F. Strawn from consideration, with Democratic members urging further action and exposure of others linked to the controversy.
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Jenat Vanderlip
Rotary Club
Ossining
N. Y
Senate
Fall
Peach
Coolidge
Silas F. Strawn
Schools push ban on revealing dress in high schools
Syracuse New York February report on a state wide drive led by Dr. Merton Corwin Jamestown High School principal to bar short sleeved low necked gowns sheer stockings and powder puffs in high schools. Corwin argues modern trends from cinema and youth culture drive indecent styles and urges schools to enforce modest dress including banning silk stockings powder and lipsticks while ensuring equal class attendance regardless of parental wealth.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Merton Corwin
Jamestown High School
Corwin
James
Seven Athens High pupils elected to National Honor Society
The assembly at Athens High announced seven new members for the National Honor Society this semester. Seniors Mildred Williams and Doris Morton join juniors Ted Schmidt Vianna Roush Pauline Swanson Clifford Moriarity and Ted Cowan, bringing total honorees to 17. The program also honored the debating squads as they prepare for Southeastern Ohio league contests.
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Athens High School
National Honor Society
Assembly Hall
Mildred Williams
Doris Morton
Ted Schmidt
Vianna Roush
Pauline Swanson
Clifford Moriarity
Ted Cowan
Athens High
National Society
Athens Debating
Southeastern Ohio
Athens Negativ
Wellston High
John Hancock High
United States
League of Nations
President Picks Owen D Roberts for Naval Oil Cases
Washington February 15. President Coolidge selects Owen D Roberts a Philadelphia lawyer to succeed Silas H Strawn Chicago as special presidential counsel to prosecute naval oiling cases. Roberts not well known in Washington and chosen on recommendation of Senator Pepper and the Pennsylvania delegation.
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Washington
Coolidge
Owen D. Roberts
Philadelphia
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
Roberts
Strawn
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Congress
Pittsburg Wit About Cows Snow Theories
Local jesting item notes cows thinking snow freezes to dust in a playful, compact Washington-leaning gag. Readers recall rural humor and light banter from Pipetown society pages.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Kane confesses to murder of six year old Paul Protega
Joseph Clarence Kane 21 under arrest in Youngstown Ohio after he confessed to abducting and killing six year old Paul Protega. Kane said he lured the boy with candy, took him to a park, proposed improperly, and disposed of the body with details later provided to police. His brother Bernard Kane helped surrender him.
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Youngstown
Joseph Clarence Kane
Paul Protega
Kane
Bernard Kane
Bryan Street
Joseph
Cleveland
Lincoln
Gena
Shorty McReynolds Stern Drillmaster and Star Athlete
Capt. W. R. McReynolds former Ohio University athletic star led a dramatic platoon drill at the Army and Navy Ball in Boston earning a 400 prize. He accepted a vaudeville offer and tours Rhode Island and Connecticut before resuming Army duties. He and his wife plan to sail for Panama in late April. he is an Athens High School and Ohio University alumnus with three varsity letters in baseball basketball and football.
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W. R
Shorty
McReynolds
Ohio University Athletic
13Th
VU. S Infantry
Fort Andrews
Mass
Army and Navy
Boston
Mckeynold
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York City
Providence
R. I
Baltimore
Elisie Janis
Capitol
Panama
Athens High School
Ohio University
Watkins fined four liquor counts in common pleas court
Matt Watkins of Athens was found guilty on four liquor law violations and fined 400 dollars plus costs for selling. He received 1060 dollars on each count. James Eneix was convicted on three counts of possession and three counts of selling intoxicants. John Eneix was found Friday morning.
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Matt Watkins
Athens
Common Pleas Court
James Eneix
John Enetx
Creole booklet offers 70 recipes for meals
A new Creole Booklet with 70 recipes for soups meats seafoods vegetables deserts and candies is offered free through The Messenger Washington Information Bureau. Return postage is two cents. address Frederic J. Haskin Washington Information Bureau Athens Messenger.
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The
Messenger
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington
D.C
Eneix brothers found guilty on selling and possession
The court convicted the Eneix brothers on two selling charges and one possession charge while acquitting them on another possession count. The fines to be imposed have not been disclosed by the court.
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Eneix Brothers
Rendville Negro Granted Stay 28 Days for Appeal
Charles Brooks, 53, Rendville Perry county, Negro, at Ohio penitentiary after Governor Donahey granted a 28 day stay of execution to allow appeal for review by the supreme court. He was to be electrocuted early today for the murder of Harry Barns in a Perry county quarrel over money on November 27, 1922.
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Columbus
Charles Brooks
Rendville
Perry County
Ohio Penitentiary
Donahey
Supreme Court
Harry Barns
Confessed Murder Shocks Bridgeport Church rector slain
Police say Harry Israel, 23, of Pottsville Pennsylvania confessed to killing Rev Hubert F Dahme, rector of St Josephs Catholic church in Bridgeport on February 4 after two days of interrogation. Israel, a former service member, claimed he was overwhelmed by something during the act.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Harry Israel
Pottsville
Hubert F. Dahme
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Israuch
Nelsonville Dance Sparks Drug Possession Case
In Nelsonville Ohio Charles DeMolet Jr of Athens and KR Ramsey of Laner face charges of possession while H W Penrod Jr of Athens is charged with transporting after a raid by Officers Laughlin and Lines. Arraigned before Mayor Lax they posted $1000 bonds each and trials set for February 22 28 and 25. A Red Star bus linked to Romney’s is held and officers report securing a small quantity of joy water with the main supply, the little brown jug, broken.
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Nelsonville
Charles DeMolet, Jr
Athens
KR. H. Ramsey
Laner
H. W. Penrod, Jr
Laughlin
Lines
Lax
Penrod
Red Star
Romney
Was all illegal at Pearl Harbor project questioned
Washington February 14. Testimony before the senate committee on public lands questioned the legality of a defense project at Pearl Harbor. Oscar Sutro testified that the company aided in building structures and storage tanks, claiming it was lawful according to his spouse.
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Washington
Storg Ar
Pearl Harbor
Iawae
Oscar Sutro
Suttro
Senate Committee On
Smiths Among Largest Name Groups In England And Ireland
A fragmented note notes that there are 518000 people named Smith in England and Ireland, about one per seventy persons, highlighting the pervasiveness of the surname in those regions.
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London
England
Leland
Poison wine mystery grips town as missing men vanish
Report notes a growing concern over poison wine as authorities investigate multiple disappearances of men. The fragment suggests a linked pattern raising fear and prompting police attention while communities seek answers and safety measures.
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