Attorney General Daugherty Defies Demands Amid Senate Trial Push
In Washington on February 28, the Senate moved toward a public trial of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty as part of a broader probe into his conduct and administration. President Coolidge reportedly backs Daugherty despite mounting pressure from Democrats and insurgent Republicans. Daugherty refused to resign, noting he would only leave after a full hearing, while allies seek to block a hand picked committee and maintain cabinet unity. Daugherty then traveled through Pittsburgh, declining to comment on ongoing developments.
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Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Chicago
Senate
Department of Justice
Coolidge
Daugherty
Veterans’ Bureau
West
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Harding
Willis
Wheeler
Montana
Friends of
Brookhart
Iowa
Jones
McLean
Connecticut
Ashurst
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Radio Bride Ties Knot as Bride Freezes on Air
A Cleveland station broadcast a wedding of Warren L. Ensign and his bride. As the bride was asked to respond on air she faltered and the moment passed, leaving the couple to face married life with the broadcast and the joke on the bride’s willingness to be boss of the Ensign household.
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Cleveland Broadcasting
Warren L. Ensign
Ensign
Justice Department statement fully covers his stance on charges
He stated that the department of justice issued a statement that completely reflects his attitude toward the charges. The remark emphasizes his position as he awaits further legal actions.
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Department of Justice
Violence erupts as workers strike in Chicago area
Violence marked the opening of the autony when strikers forced entry at a Milwaukee avenue shop. A shop owner was shot and seriously wounded as police rushed him to hospital. Demonstrations left several wounded and reserves were readied to quell any further violence.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue
Rioters Attack Garment District After Strike Call
In Chicago the owner of a garment plant was stabbed as rioters clashed with police after more than 4,000 dressmakers flooded the Loop. Dozens were knocked unconscious or injured in the mob melee following shop walkouts.
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Chicago
Daughter of Real Pioneers Dies at Grand Age
Harriet Warth Wilcoxen, daughter of pioneer Robert Warth of Jackson County West Virginia, died at Huntington. Her grandfather George Warth helped settle the Ohio Valley and was a companion of Daniel Boone, founding the Gallipolis Marietta mail route by canoe on the Ohio River.
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Pomeroy
Harriet Warth Wilcoxen
Huntington
Robert Warth
Jackson County
W. Va
Worth's Bottom
West Virginia
Old Virginia
George Warth
Ohio Valley
Daniel Boone
Gallipolis
Marietta
Ohio River
Willis Joins Coolidge List in Ohio Delegates at Large
Columbus Ohio February 28 Ar rival of United States Senator Willis expected today to complete the filing of candidacies for seven delegates at large and seven alternatives at large approved by the Republican national convention at Cleveland. All pledge support for President Coolidge. Names on file include Harry M Daugherty John G Battelle Ann S Tod Charles N Knight William Cooper Procter Thomas S Farrell Fred D Patterson Wilma Sinclair Lavan J B Cartmell Edward Volrath Marshall Sheppey Hallie Q Brown
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Columbus
United States
Willis
Brown
Cleveland
President Coolidge
Secretary of State
Harry M. Daugherty
John G. Battelle
Ann S. Tod
Youngstown
Charles N. Knight
Akron
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
Thomas S. Farrell
Fred D. Patterson
Greenfield
Wilma Sinclair Lavan
Stubenville
J. B. Cartmell
Springfield
Edward Volrath
Bucyrus
Marshall Sheppey
Toledo
Hallie Q. Brown
Wilberforce
Night watchman dies after slip on icy pavement
John Wines aged 76, a night watchman at a porcelain plant in East Liverpool, fell on a slippery path and sustained a fractured skull. He died at the city hospital two days after the accident on February 28.
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East Liverpool
John Wines
Prisoners Smuggle Auto Tags to Cleveland Gunmen
In Columbus Ohio on February 28 a War Department investigator reported finding auto license tags made by penitentiary inmates and smuggled to Cleveland gunmen. The claim noted several sets of tags were shipped from the state prison.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Thomas
Attorney General Daugherty to resign after probe
Washington reports Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty plans to resign from the Cabinet following Senate investigations of his handling of the Justice Department. Senator James E. Watson said he discussed the resignation after a White House conference with the President. Daugherty outlined three conditions for retirement.
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Washington
Harry M., Daugherty
Senate
Department of Justice
Chicago
James E. Watson
Indiana
White House
Chicago Birth Rate Drops Linked to High Rents
Chicago faces a declining birth rate attributed in part to high rents, according to a report by State Health Commissioner Isaac D. Rawlings.
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Chicago
of State
Isaac D. Rawlings
Senator Clyde B. Johnson Seeks U.S. Senate Nomination
Charleston reports State Senator Clyde B. Johnson announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States senator. Johnson stressed the need for lower taxes at state and national levels.
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Charleston
W. Va
Clyde B. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Two Aged Brothers Die in Brush Fire Accident
Logan Ohio February 28 In attempt to rescue his brother Lucius Payne eighty years old from a burning brush pile Cash Payne a few years younger died from burns after his clothing ignited While piling brush Lucius reportedly suffered a heart attack and pitched into the flames The brothers lived with two unmarried sisters and had farmed the community for years
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Logan
Lucius Payne
Cash Payne
Orland
Payne
Hai
Mystery Child Found Safe After Long Martins Ferry Search
Paul Tilton eight years old was missing and feared kidnapped or drowned as family and police searched the Martins Ferry area in Ohio. He was later found at a friend's home, holding a pair of radio headphones and unhurt.
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Paul Tilton
Martins Ferry
Paul
Boy dies after self inflicted sleep shooting in Marion Ohio
Otis E. Palmer nine was found dead with a gunshot to the heart in his bed at home in Marion Ohio believed by his father James W Palmer a telephone lineman to be self inflicted while asleep. Coroner Burnside ruled the death accidental but labeled it a mystery.
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Marion
Otis E. Palmer
James W. Palmer
Burnside
Oil Well Drilled on Farm Near Fisher Indiana
A Pittsburg oil company drilled a 25 barrel well on Clint Atkinson's farm near Fisher this week. Nearby Robert Jones's farm yielded a 12 barrel well months ago. The firm plans several independ ent wells along Margaret's creek pike into Hebbardsville with twenty five more wells announced to test the area.
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Clint Atkinson
Fisher
Pittsburg Oil Company
Robert Jones
Margaret’s Creek
Hebbardsville
Pittsburg Company
Aige to Run as Second Man for McAdoo Support
James A. Rice former Canton mayor filed with Secretary of State Brown his candidacy declaration for the Democratic presidential nomination. He is expected to be the second choice of Ohio McAdoo supporters at the Democratic national convention in New York City next June. Rice authorized use of his name for delegate to the convention. Senator Frank B. Willis filed for delegate-at-large to the Republican national convention, with endorsements from lawmakers and party figures across Ohio and Washington.
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Columbus
James A. Rice
Canton
Brown
Rice
Ohio
McAdoo
New York City
United States
Frank B. Willis
William W. Morgan
Newark
B. Frank Murphy
Steubenville
I. M. Foster
Athens
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
John C. Speaks
Gus J. Karger
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati Times-Star
Barberton Conductor Dies After Freight Car Accident
Harvey Hoblinger 37 a Belt Line railroad conductor died at Citizens hospital after being run over by a freight car. He slipped under wheels last night and both legs were severed above the knees with frostbite noted.
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Barberton
Harvey Hoblinger
Belt Line
Citizens’ Hospital
Akron Restores Streetcars After 27 Day Gap
AKRON February 28 Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co resumes operation with 60 of 158 cars back in service. A six cent fare with transfers begins now and a vote on a permanent franchise is set for November. Bus operators receive 60 days of operation in competition. Judge Woods dismisses jitney injunctions.
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Akron
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co
Council Chamber
Traction Company
Public Utilities Commission
C. H. Woods
Morrow County
Jitney Bus Owners’ Association
Senator Lemoot Offers to Quit as Senate Chair
In a February 28 speech Senator Lemoot announced his offer to retire as chairman of the senate committee on investigation. He gave details of a secret conference he said occurred between Senator Smoot of Utah and ex Secretary of the Interior Fall before Fall testified.
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Washington
Lemoot
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Interior
Fall
Injured Chauncey Man Returns Home After Mine Crash
William P. Fuller injured when his motor car jumped the track at the Hocking mine. He was taken to his Chauncey home via ambulance, examined by Dr. Sprague and Dr. Goldsberry. He suffered a back laceration, pelvic fracture ruled out, and expected to be up in two to three weeks if no complications arise.
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Chauncey
William P. Fuller
Hocking
Ellis Avenue
Arms Hospital
Lindley V. Sprague
Goldsberry
Fuller
Local Man Rushed for Appendicitis Operation
Frank Richey of 9 Wolf Street was struck with appendicitis Wednesday afternoon and underwent an emergency operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital at 4:30 PM, six hours after first symptoms. He was employed at Wheaton's hardware store and had felt ill since 10:30 AM. hospital reports Thursday indicated a favorable condition.
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Frank Richey
Wolf Street
Sheltering Arms
Mr. Richey
Wheaton
Ohio governor seeks ruling on card deputy prohibition system
Governor Donahey plans to ask Attorney General Crabbe for an official ruling on the legality of the prohibition enforcement card deputy system now active in Ohio. Crabbe says card deputies lack legal authorization and their fees split with arraigning justices may prompt job losses by a pen stroke. Ohio Anti-Saloon League head Thomas Hare defends the setup under the Miller law, while Crabbe notes the law only allows appointed special deputies at ten dollars per day.
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Columbus
Donahey
Crabbe
Prohibition Enforcement
Ohio
Thomas H. Hare
Ohio Anti- Saloon League
Hare
Tragic Grade Crossing Crash Claims Five in North Ohio
In Ridgeway, near Kenton, Ohio, Miss Altha Strickland 15, Miss Lena Machuster 15, and Howard Strickland 12 died when a Big Four passenger train hit their eastbound auto. Lloyd Strickland 17, the driver, was seriously injured as the youths returning from a Ridgeway school play were killed at the crossing. Howard asked for water before dying.
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Ohio
Ing
Ridgeway
Here
Howard Strickland
Enonugh
Millions Slash Taxes On Motors And Tires By House Vote
Washington February 28 The House voted to cut taxes by 23 million dollars aiding motorists Abolishing the three percent tax on small motor trucks and halving the five percent tax on tires repair parts and accessories The chamber rejected a three percent tax on chewing gum 152 to 127 in a separate roll call The tax fight even touched on a possible Republican compromise to max surtax rates with insurgents offering a plan to Longworth
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Rainey
Illinois
Longworth
Sinclair used a club on rivals to quiet Teapot Dome claims
Washington Reuters outlines testimony before the Oil Investigation Committee that Harry F. Sinclair, who leased Teapot Dome from ex-Secretary Fall, used pressure on rival claimants to settle. Karl Schuyler testified Sinclair threatened to have Fall cancel smaller claims by executive action, a tactic Schuyler said helped him persuade claimants to settle and withdraw.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Senate
Oil Investigation Committee
Karl Schuyler
Denver
Sinclair
Schuyler
Hospital Gleanings From Sheltering Arms Care
Mrs Fannie Pough of Glouster is listed as in fair condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after an illness. Frank E Bolton of Albany just underwent an appendectomy there and is reported to be recovering.
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Fannie Pough
Glouster
Sheltering Arms ‘ Hospital
Frank E. Bolton
Albany
Sheltering Armis Hospital
Senator Edwards Blasts Prohibition Bureau Power
Senator Edwards of New Jersey condemned the prohibition bureau as drunk with power and urged the Senate to act to prevent law violations by dry agents in a February session.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Edwards
New Jersey
Senate
Treason Trial Details From Munich Hearing
The Munich treason trial for Hitler uprising related actions continued in a secret session as Lieut. Col. Herman Kriebel testified about 1918 riots in Anspa and insults from Belgians. Kriebel recalled threats and rifle fire, linking to earlier revolts as the court restricted public access during key testimony.
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Munich
Ini
Linden
Hitler
Herman
Kriebel
Star Chamber
Anspa
Armistics Commission
Kreider and Lacey Fatally Struck on Railroad Bridge
In Defiance Ohio on February 26 Kreider 56 of Garrett Indiana died when struck by a bound locomotive on the Sandusky river bridge of the Norfolk and Western line. Lacey, a bridge worker, was seriously injured and expected to recover. Witnesses said the engine did not sound its horn as it moved onto an adjacent track.
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Tiffin
Kreider
Garrett
Ind
W. Cc
Defiance
Ohio
Sandusky River
Pennsylvania
Lacey
McAdoo to confront Reed attacks in Illinois plan
Judge Rockwell announces McAdoo will answer Reed attacks. McAdoo prepares a campaign trip into Reed’s home state with plans set for March 8 departure for Chicago while Judge Rockwell travels tonight to Chicago to coordinate events.
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New York
McAdoo
Reed
David L. Rock
Ohio
Rockwell
Chicago
Miners to Hold Annual Union Meeting in Zanesville
The United Mine Workers will hold its annual meeting in Zanesville at Central Trades Hall on March 29 at 10 o clock in the morning.
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Zanesville, CO
United Mine Workers of
Central Trades
Rug dancing and aging department booklet offer
The passage notes youths of The viras hosting visitors and dancing as rugs are rolled up. It mentions the Department of Agingy providing a booklet on rug and floor care, including finishing, staining, and maintenance. Enclose a small fee and postage to receive the booklet by mail.
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Viras
Department of Agingy
Telliz
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