Senate Finds Teapot Dome Deals Immoral and Unjustified
Washington June 5 The Senate Public Lands committee led by Thomas J. Walsh concludes leasing of Naval Oil reserves to Harry F. Sinclair and E. Doheny by Albert B. Fall and Edwin Denby cannot be legally morally or financially justified. The 36 page report condemns the transactions as repugnant and tainted by suspicion, calls into question authority and bidding compliance, and notes related leases to Buena Vista and Elk Hills.
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Washington
Fen Pot Dome
Elk Hills Naval Oil
Harry F. Sinclair
BE. L. Doheny
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Navy
Edwin Denby
Thomas J. Walsh
Senate Public Lands Committee
Senate
Walsh
Harding
Sinclair
Doheny
Fall
Denby
Wash
Totreny
Teapot Dome
Pearl Harbor
Naval Rerve No
Elk Hills
Verve
United States
Congress
Buena Vista
Cal
Elks Mills
Standard Oil Co
California
Lowden Chosen by Delegates for Second Spot
In Cleveland delegates debate a possible Vice Presidential pick as Calvin Coolidge eyes the ticket. Governor Lowden of Illinois is favored to balance the ticket and attract western wheat interests while La Follette looms as a wildcard. The possibility of White House backing circles the talk as pre convention maneuvering proceeds.
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Cleveland
Innes
Vrankis Lowden
Illinois
Vigg
Levi
Coolidge
Calvin
Ornor
Chicago
Harding
Loweden
Robert M. LaFollette
Northwest
Wil
Farmer
Clevilard
Hotel Bles
Aington
Cocll
Lowden
White House
College Orators Speak Friday Eve at Ohio University
The J. D. Brown oratorical contest at Ohio University will be held Friday evening at 7 39 in Ewing Hall auditorium under the Department of Tubis Speaking. Prizes total 100 dollars with 50 for first and second and 20 for third. Contestants include Lewis Sands Stanley Roush R I Tubaugh William Melvin and Lorin Staats. Open to the public. Dean T C Mc Cracken is dead. Chairwoman Dr H R Wilson and Dr E B Smith lead the program with Tau Kappa Alpha and Phi Gamma Delta acting as ushers.
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J. D. Brown
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
University Department
T Ubis
Lewis Sands
Stanley Roush
R. I. Tubaugh
William Melvin
Lorin Staats
T. C
H. R. Wilson
E. B. Smith
Department of History
Tau Kappa Alpha
Phi Gamma Delta
United States airmen reach Shanghai to resume world flight
Shanghai June 5 Lieut Lowell H Smith and two crewmen arrived from Kagoshima Japan after a 24 hour delay for a motor defect They plan to resume their globe circling journey Saturday In Tokio two commissioned officers and three petty officers were killed and one injured when Seaplane F-5 crashed after leaving Yokosuka naval base due to motor trouble
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Shanghat
Lowell H. Smith
Kagoshima
Japan
Lieut. Smith
Snith
Tokio
Tune 5
Yokosuka
Yokosuka Naval Base
Athens County Extends Time To Pay Local Taxes
County Treasurer R P Imes urges immediate tax payment as Athens County extends the deadline to July 20. Books are now open in the treasurer's office, aiming to reduce a last minute rush by taxpayers.
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Athens County
R. P. Imes
Prohibition Party Opens National Convention in Columbus
H V P Faris opened the Prohibition party national convention in Columbus asserting that both parties failed to enforce the Volstead law. He pled that electing the Prohibition party ticket would end the liquor traffic. He criticized current enforcement and cited Melon and Chicago pardons as evidence of political protection.
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Columbus
H. V P. Faris
Clinton
Prohibition Party
Faris
Mellon
Treasury
America
Dever
Chicago
Livestock Exhibit Planned at Washington D H June 6
Under Ohio State University and Ohio Experiment Station guidance and Fayette Producers, a livestock day is set for Friday June 6. Enthusiasts meet at Washington D H to view experimentally fed stock from Wooster Experiment Station. Speakers from the livestock industry will headline. cattle shown will later be sold for stock farm buildup.
Cadiz Native James Mc Clelland Dies in Alpine Texas
James Mc Clelland 72 native of Cadiz and former editor of the Newcomerstown Argus died in Alpine Texas. He was a practicing attorney in Texas.
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Cadiz
James McClelland
This Place
Newcomerstown Argus
Alpine
Texas
Those Drinks of Gin Massacres for Russia
The article, by Arthur Brisbane, discusses a Chicago crime blamed on gin consumption and questions prohibition. It argues bootlegging persists despite laws and urges a change in policy or attitudes toward prohibition to curb illicit alcohol and related crimes.
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Russia
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
Chicago
Five-Legged Rat Captured in Gallagher Avenue
June 5 report from Oh Mr Barnum Logan describes George Westbrook of 303 Gallagher avenue finding a rat with an extra leg. The creature, caught in a home trap Wednesday, had a fifth leg on its hind quarter perfectly formed, noticed only after the rat was killed.
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Logan
George Westbrook
Gallagher Avenue
Grand Jury to Return Charge in Murder Case
Chicago June 6 The grand jury nears a vote on murder and kidnapping indictments against Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb after days of testimony. The prosecution plans to seek a third true bill and will call shorthand reporters to read confessions while defense counsel pursues an expansive legal team. Natives of Turkey can tell time by observing the eyes of a cat.
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Chicago
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Crowe
Robert. Franks
Caverly
Clarence Darrow
Senate
Grand Jury
Loeb
Leopold
New York
Darrow
Samuel Untermyer
William Travers Jerome
Max D. Steuer
Supreme Court
Ohio Prohibition party weighs gubernatorial pick
Columbus June 5 Prohibition party opens its state convention as a dry candidate remains unclear for governor. A H Stratton leads lieutenant governorship bid while possible nominees Rev E H Stafford and Rev Dr E L Lowe are discussed. Party platform promotes Bible reading in schools and divorce reform alongside strict prohibition enforcement.
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Columbus
A. H. Stratton
Balem
Prohibition Party
E. H. Stafford
Worthington
E. L. Lowe
Seasion
H. Lymanford
Youngastown
Dr. A. 8. Watkins
Jm. G. Reed
Cincinnati
J. C. Ewing
Dayton
D.C. Cope
Marion
W. I. Scott
Akron
J. T. Orr
Zanesville
W. W. Walters
Massillon
J. H. Ferguson
Delaware
PD. F. White
East Liverpool
A. L. Talcott
Cleveland
National Convention of Prohibition Party
Cherbuliez rebuilds home after fatal fire tragedy
John Cherbuliez rebuilds the family home about a mile west of Martins Ferry after a fire that destroyed the house and killed five family members. Mrs Cherbuliez and four children died in the blaze caused by an oil stove explosion. A visiting daughter survived. the couple’s remaining daughter plays nearby as reconstruction proceeds.
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Martins Ferry, CO
John Cherbuliez
Shopmen Strike Disrupts London Subway Traffic
A sudden strike by London Electric railway shopmen halted service and disrupted subway traffic. Thousands waited in line for hours for street cars and buses as the city faced transportation chaos.
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London
London Electric Railway A
Cal Coolidge Likely Nominee for Republican Convention
Report from Cleveland notes President Coolidge as the probable sole candidate to appear at the Republican national convention next week. Sen Hiram Johnson of California releases delegates from South Dakota and other states, with no Californians’ name submitted as yet. Wisconsin, a loyal Johnson ally, plans to vote for him regardless of nomination, while no other names are arranged before the convention.
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Coolidge
U. S
Hiram Johnson
California
South Dakota
Cleveland
Wisconsin
Sixth Ohio Kiwanis Group Invited Here by Local Delegation
Athens members help orient next year’s Sixth Ohio Kiwanis convention site selected in Lancaster during this year’s gathering. Over 60 Athens Kiwanis attended, winning a $50 prize for best stunt while Logan claimed top attendance. More than 500 Kiwanians from district cities joined four bands in a downtown parade and armory banquet.
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Athens
Ohio
Lancaster
Caldwell
Cambridge
Columbus
Coshocton
Logan
Nelsonville
Marietta
Newark
New Lexington
Pomeroy
Middleport
Zanesville
Athens Club
Misa Eiieen Rauch
Mise Pauline Jones
Varsity Quartette
Logan Club
Rell
Armory
Athens Kiwanis Club
Ohlo Kiwanian
Kenton Officials Deny Riot Charges In Klan Parade Case
Pleas of not guilty entered by Mayor T R Castor Safety Director Calvin Prater Fire Chief William Cottrell J W Conner and Allan and Arthur Ochs to riotous assembly charges filed by the Ku Klux Klan. They were released on own recognisance to appear for preliminary hearing June 12 before Mayor Harrington of Amer.
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Kenton
T. R. Castor
Calvin Prater
Wiliam Cottrell
J. W. Conner
Chamber of Commerce
Allan
Arthur Ochs
Ku Klux Klan
Harrington
Aler
Golden Jubilee Shrine Pageant Sums up 1925 Plans
In Kansas City on June 6 the Shrine Imperial council closes its jubilee with a civic pageant. Sixteen illuminated floats honor Shriners, 36 Shrine bands march, a Miss Kansas City rides the Court of Ararat float, and about 300 girls appear. Imperial Outer Guard election and temple applications are announced. Jos Angeles to host Shriners in 1925.
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Kansas City
Shrine
Imperial Council
Firemen overcome in fumes at National Shoe Co. fire
Seven Youngstown firemen narrowly escaped death when overcome by fumes during a blaze at the National Shoe Company store. The fire, believed caused by escaped gas, ignited rubbish as crews fought to prevent a catastrophe.
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Youngstown
National Shoe Co
State Treasurer Marry 8&8 Eyes Ohio Governor Run
In Columbus on June 6 the latest hopeful for Ohio state office is State Treasurer Marry 8&8 Day. His declaration to seek another term on the Republican ticket is filed with Secretary Broanham. Former Attorney General A. G Denman of Toledo denied reports he might enter the GOP gubernatorial race.
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Columbus
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Ohio Republicans
J. F. Burke
Elyria
James A. White
Harry L. Davis
White
C. Homer Durand
Coshocton
Anti-Saloon League
Durand
Day
Broanham
A. G Denman
Toledo
Long Flight Across America by Lieut Maughan
Lieut Russell L Maughan plans a cross country flight from Atlantic to Pacific around June 15 testing human and mechanical endurance. The Curtiss craft carries 236 gallons of fuel, four planned stops at St Joseph Dustin Cheyenne Salduro and San Francisco, Mitchell Field prep complete.
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Dayton
Russell L. Maughan
Speed Demon
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
St. Joseph
Frisco
Strke
Maughan
Mitchell Field
Daston
Bt. Joseph
Cheyenne
Salduro
Utah
San Francisco
Curtiss
Four Paralysis Deaths in a Washington Family
Mrs. Mary L. Arehart survives in Washington D as the sole remaining member of a family plagued by paralysis deaths. In eight months four relatives have died, starting with her brother Richard, followed by George, then sister Mrs. Margaret Severs, and most recently Jesse Taylor aged 72.
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Columbub
Mary L. Arehart
Washington D, H
Jesse Taylor
Arehart
Richard
George
Margaret Severs
Russia Severs Ties With Germany Over Trade HQ Raid
Berlin June 5 A Soviet note urged immediate settlement of the German Russian dispute and demanded extraterritorial rights for Soviet trade headquarters The note rejected submitting the quarrel to an arbitral court The clash arose after German police raided the Soviet trade headquarters w citing claimed diplomatic immunity Russia recalled its ambassador and cut all commercial relations with Germany
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Secret wife of banker near death after self-inflicted gunshot
Mrs Lauretta Thompson Alberts aged 24, described as the secret wife of Al bert Alberts of New York, lies near death in a Chicago hospital after firing a bullet herself while in a cab with Victor Hasterlik, a married bank vice president. She declares death as sweet but life is bitter.
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Lauretta Thompson Alberts
Albert Alberts
New York
Chicago
Victor Hasterlik
Hasterlik
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