Daugherty and Burns Tied to Dempsey Film Conspiracy
former Justice official Gerald Holdridge testified before the Senate committee that Attorney General Harry M Daugherty and William J Burns were implicated in a scheme to transport and show the Dempsey Carpentier fight films. Holdridge said Jap Muma, a Daugherty ally, claimed the affair was fixed and both Daugherty and Burns were involved.
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Washington
Mar
Harry M. Daugherty
William J. Burns
Gerald O. Holdridge
Department of Justice
Holdridge
Senate
Muma
Daugherty
Federal Council Charges Bribery In Teapot Dome Leasing
Los Angeles report states the government files suit in federal court to cancel Pan American Petroleum leases, charging Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny conspired to defraud the United States. Doheny paid Fall 100000 for influencing control of naval reserve No. 1 lands and Pearl Harbor fuel oil contracts.
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Federal Council
Teapot Dome
Fall
Doheny
New Petition
Los Angeles
Cal
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
California
Pan- American Petroleum Company
Senate
Washington
Atlee Pomerone
Owen J. Roberts
United States
Orf
Stowit
United States of America
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy Department
Public trial resumes as Daugherty inquiry probes graft claims
The Brookhart-Wheeler committee returns to hear charges of government graft. It seeks evidence on a film conspiracy tied to the Dempsey-Carpentier fights and a $100,000 bribe alleged in a war fraud case involving Standard Aircraft. Subpoenas target Holdridge Orr Rickard Dempsey Kearns Muma and Ike Martin as witnesses.
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Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Brookhart-Wheeler Committee
Dempsey-Carpentier
Department of Justice
Jessie Smith
Standard Aircraft Corporation
Mitsu and Co
Wheeler
Montana
G. O. Holdridge
Will Orr
Jesse Smith
Tex Rickard
New York
Jack Dempsey
Jacks Kearns
Jap” Mum
Old and Damp Week Ahead Weather Outlook
The U S Weather Bureau forecast for the period ending March 22 1924 in the Ohio valley and Tennessee calls for considerable cloudiness cool temperatures and likely snow or rain. Expect continued damp conditions with below average warmth across Ath ens and vicinity this week.
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Athens
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D.C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Lesson in caution as tobacco and cash mix up
Pomeroy Ohio reports a man, Adam Scholl, once manager of Monkey Run, dropped a wallet containing three fifty dollar bills on the sidewalk after reaching for tobacco. The incident occurred after a Shannon Stock Company show at the opera house last Friday evening.
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Pomeroy
Adam Scholl
Monkey Run Ball
Shannon Stock Company
Opera House
Parisian editor shuns telephone in favor of mail
Alfred Vallette editor of the Mercure de France in Paris says he has never used a telephone. He conducts all business by mail and admires the telephone but would not own one.
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Paris
Alfred Vallette
Mercure de France
School Fire Forces Two-Week Hiatus in Bellaire
Bellaire Ohio March 7 High school sessions suspended for at least two weeks after a fire swept the building last night. Two men seen near the structure before the blaze are being sought.
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Bellaire, O
Safe looted in Levinson department store in Steubenville
Police have no clues about the robbers who cracked a rear door with a chisel and escaped with 1500 dollars in currency and securities from the Levinson department store in Steubenville Ohio. The crime was discovered at noon when the owner found the safe open and notes he forgot to lock it Saturday night.
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Steubenville, O
Levinson Department
Levinson
Free State Chief Pleads for Irish Unity on St Patrick's Day
President Cosgrove appeals to Irishmen worldwide to unite for peace and rebuild the nation. He urges opponents to drop hostility and join in national work, and extends welcome to separated countrymen in the northeast to share a common future.
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Free State
Daniel O'Connell
1. N
Dublin
William T. Cosgrove
International
St. Patrick
Ireland
Northleast
Cosgrave
Ulster Province
Athens County Automobile Club votes for directors Saturday
Members in districts across Athens County will meet Saturday March 22 at 7 PM, with Nelsonville at 10 AM in the Y M C A building and Athens in the Chamber of Commerce room. Each municipality with 25 members elects a director to set club policy. Quorum requires those present.
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Athens County Automobile Club
Nelsonville
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Glouster
Home Township
York Township
Coolville
Jacksonville
Fire Blazes Through Five-Story Brooklyn Loft Building
In New York on March 17 a five-story loft structure in Brownsville, Brooklyn, burnt early this morning. One man is believed dead and several firemen were overcome by smoke during attempts to fight the blaze.
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New York
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Poison in booze found in raids across northwest warehous es
Prohibition chief M L Harney reports most alcohol seized in raids and shipments in the northwest over the past two years contains poison traces. The statement underscores ongoing enforcement efforts and health concerns linked to bootleg liquor.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
M. L. Harney
Two Die In Wheeling Auto Crash On National Road
Leah Wutzbacher 22 of Wheeling dies after an early morning auto crash east of the city. Helen McNeil 21 is near death. Willam Burke of Benwood is seriously injured along with four other young men from Wheeling and Benwood.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Leah Wutzbacher
Helen McNeil
Willam Burke
Benwood
Wm. R. Dee
California picks Wilbur as Chief Justice and Navy pick
Arthur Brisbane notes President Coolidge selects a Californian Chief Justice candidate and a California based Navy choice. He argues this signals softening the blow to California and reflects broader political maneuvering. The column also hints that New York utilities may buy a Midwest railroad, and questions who may run railroads.
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California
Hiram Johnson
Navy
Massachusetts
New York
Gas and Electric Light Companies
Chicago and Illinois Western Railroad
Henry Ford
Uncle Sam Say
Army planes start globe circumnavigation first leg
About 2,000 cheering spectators witness three of four United States Army Douglas planes take off from Santa Monica for the first leg of the around-the-world flight. Major F. L. Martin states plans to overcome atmospheric hazards as pilots L. H. Smith, Wade, and Erik Nelson prepare, with John Harding and a team of mechanics aboard.
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William G. Cayce
Santa Monica
Calif
Clover Field
Cal
Sieras
United States Larmy Aviation
Erik Nelson
Lieut. Nelson
San Diego
Seattle
F. L. Martin
Filers
Sacramento
Martin
L. H. ‘Smith
Leigh Wade
Erik Nel‘gon
John Harding
A. S. Turner
A. L. Harvey
Henry Ogden
Floodwood Poker Players Fined After Late Night Arrest
Seven men arrested in a Floodwood shanty poker game were charged by Chauncey police officers. H. H. Bartlett Charlies DeLong Phillip DeLong Robert Tritton William Schoonover John Schoonover and Floyd Petit pleaded guilty in Magistrate M B Tucker’s court and were fined twenty dollars plus costs. They arranged to pay and were released.
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Chauncey
Floodwood
H.A. Seibert
H. H. Bartlett
Charlies DeLong
Phillip DeLong
Robert Tritton
William Schoonover
John Schoonover
Floyd Petit
M. B. ‘Tucker
Save Your Cigarette Ashes For Sidewalk Use This Winter
A brief town notice urges residents to collect cigarette ashes to spread on sidewalks during the cold season. Officials say ashes improve traction and safety when sidewalks are slick from frost and snow.
Stage Career Sighting for Nancy Lane Kauffman
Nancy Lane Kauffman, daughter of the late Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior, is poised to pursue a stage career after appearing in an amateur Kansas City production.
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Harris & Ewing
Nancy Lane Kauffman
Franklin K. Lane
the Interior
Kansas City
Women prepare drive for Columbus building fund
Final instructions will be given to more than 400 women from 40 clubs in the Columbus Federation of Women's clubs as they begin a campaign Tuesday to raise 460000 for a new women’s building in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Columbus Federation of Women's Clubs
Ohio Broker Samuel Ungerleider to Testify in Daugherty Hearing
Samuel Ungerleider of Ungerleider & company Cleveland and Columbus will be a key witness in Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty's hearing. He has been subpoenaed from Ohio with several other Buckeye State men and will give evidence this week in Washington.
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Samuel Ungerleider
Ungerleider & Company
Cleveland
Columbus
Harry M. Daugherty
Washington
Ohio
Buckeye
Cleveland Faces Major Crime Wave With Three Women Murdered
Cleveland marked the start of the week with a major crime wave. Three women were killed, a man committed suicide, and more than a hundred people were arrested on gambling and vice charges. Mrs. Josephine Daxberger was beaten to death. her husband Joseph Daxberger killed himself. Anna Young was found murdered with a razor. her husband John Young was arrested. Lilian Smith was stabbed to death as she returned from the market. her husband Fred Smith is sought for questioning.
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Cleveland
Josephine Daxberger
Joseph Daxberger
Mia
Anna Young
John Young
Lilian B. Smith
Fred B. Smith
Athens crowd views American art exhibition at OU Fine Arts Building
Hundreds of Athens residents visited an exhibit of American paintings at Ohio University's Fine Arts Building on Sunday afternoon. The gallery will remain open mornings and afternoons through Thursday with Miss Stahl and students assisting visitors.
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Athens
Ohio University
Wesleyan University
Pufsic
Railroad Scale House Is Wrecked By Freight Car
The scale house at the Chesapeake & Ohio Sixteenth Street yard in Huntington West Virginia was demolished when a derailed freight car toppled over late yesterday Railroad employee H Fellows and T W Fisher narrowly escaped death in the crash.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sixteenth Street
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
H. Fellows
T. W. Fisher
Prince of Wales Reported Much Better After Injury
The Prince of Wales, slightly injured at Aldershot when thrown from his horse during an army steeplechase, was so far improved that physicians said he could travel to his London home.
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London
Prince of Wales
Aldershot
Found liquor on his person leads to arrest in Logan
Jerry Tigner and Charles Bishop of Columbus were jailed after a two-vehicle crash on East Front street near the East End filling station. Officers found Bishop with two half pint bottles of colored whiskey on his clothing. Charges will be filed in Mayor Wolfe's court Monday.
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Bishop
Wolfe
Patrick Saint Patrick hailed by British Parliament
London March 17 Patrick the patron saint of Ireland received recognition from the British parliament for the first time. An image of St Patrick was unveiled in both Houses of parliament.
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London
Mar
Patrick
Ireland
Earthquake Destroys Homes in Batna Algeria
An earthquake in the Batna region of Algeria destroyed a number of houses with casualties reported. Local authorities and rescue teams investigate the aftermath and assess remaining structures.
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Constantine
Africa
Batna
Algeria
General Echague Dies in San Sebastian Aviation Ties
In San Sebastian Spain General Echague director of military aviation died today in the city. He led aerial operations and was a prominent figure in the nation’s air service.
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San Sebastian
Spain
General Echague
Words Shape Personality Says New Free Booklet
A bureau promotes a new free booklet on proper language from Funk Wagnalls Company. It lists mispronounced words misspellings and misuse guidelines and urges schools homes and offices to request a copy by sending two cents in stamps.
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Funk Wagnalls Company
War Word Book Free Copy Offer
A promotional notice invites readers to obtain a free copy of The War Word Book by Magog Fn Amps. The offer specifies a city street address in a named state for collection or mailing details.
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Magog Fn
Nation faces riotous three months before nominating convensions
Washington reporters describe a tense national scene as seven major investigations loom toward June nominating events. Daugherty, internal revenue, shipping board, aircraft trust, and Russian peace talks dominate scrutiny. House and Senate members face November elections amid public pressure and warnings of further revelations.
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George KR. Roumes I. N
Stef
Washington
Sam
Daugherty
Shipping Board
Ington
Baltimore Wage Hikes Reported For Engineers
A Baltimore line indicates an announced wage increase for men and engine workers, with raises between five and six cents or more to be granted. The notice cites the employer as the company responsible for implementing the raise and mentions an effective date tomorrow.
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Baltimore
Ohidseal
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