Brooklyn Blonde Bandit Fires At N B C Plant
A Brooklyn woman known for a string of holdups attempted a daring payroll holdup at the National Biscuit Company plant with a male companion. The guard Nathan Mazzio was wounded and the pair fled in a taxi after binding and gagging a driver. Police pursued two suspects who escaped.
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New York
Brooklyn
National Biscuit Company
Nathan Mazzio
Les
Mazzio
Jazzie
Biscuit Concern
Benson Faces Destruction from Major Arizona Fire
From Bisbee April 1 report says Benson Arizona fifty miles away threatened with destruction by fire. A motion picture house garage and several residences burned. Town had two blocks of business houses. A telephone operator in Benson warned at 9 40 p m the entire town might be destroyed.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Benson
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson
Forty Thousand Miners Idle Pending Wage Accord
Kansas City April 1. With no wage agreement announced tonight between coal operators and unions in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas indications are that forty thousand miners will be idle tomorrow. Negotiations between Southwest Coal Operators Association and union officials have been deadlocked since Thursday.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansa
Southwest Coal Operators’ Association
Three More Confess To Mail Order Liquor
Three more customers of Isaac Bulifant, head of an alleged mail order bootleg ring, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and were fined $25 each by Federal Judge McKeohan. Names listed include R. R. Sizer of Cumberland Maryland, Herbert S. Graves of Columbus Ohio, and William J. Sullivan of Gloversville New York.
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Philadelphia
Isaac Bulifant
McKeehan
R. R. Sizer
Cumberland
Herbert S. Graves
Columbus
William J. Sullivan
Gloversville
N. Y
Klan Candidate Wins Tulsa Mayor Race
Early returns show Mayor Herman Newlock a Democrat and Klan backed candidate winning re election by about two to one over Republican anti klan challenger John R Hadley. Democrat headquarters projected a Desi majority for Newlock of at least one half.
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Tulsa
Okla
Herman Newlock
John R. Hadley
Newlock
Adjusted Pension Bill Passes Senate in Narrow Vote
The Senate approved an adjusted pension bill to equalize gratuities for veterans of past wars. Introduced by Senator Bursa of New Mexico, the measure mirrors Harding's vetoed proposal. The pension bureau estimates costs of 55 million dollars in the first year, with a 51 to 10 vote in favor. Opponents include Senators Bruce of Maryland and Swaniey of Kentucky.
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Ashington
Senate
Bursa Republican
New Mexico
Harding
Pension Bureau
Bruce
Maryland
Swaniey
Kentucky
Senate sees tax cuts aid business says Coolidge
Senator Smoot predicts enough votes to override a veto on the soldier bonus and estimates the revenue tax bill could reach the floor by Saturday. President Coolidge discusses the program with senators and backs immediate action on the revenue bill to spur business. Mellon testifies on the estate tax as part of treasury views.
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Washington
Congress
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Coolidge
Senate
Mellon
Treasury
Finance Committee
House
Simmons
North Carolina
Woolworth Building Sold for 11 Million to Woolco Realty
New York April 1 4a4 The Woolworth building, the world s tallest office structure, was sold for 11 000 000 today to the Woolco Realty Company by the Broadway Park Place Realty Corporation, a holding company for the heirs of the late F W Woolworth Company to own and manage the building.
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New York
Woolworth Building
Woolco Realty Company
Broadway Park Place Realty Corporation
F. W. Woolworth Company
Land recovery delays questioned in Oklahoma Indians case
Senate Daugherty committee heard allegations of Justice Department delays in recovering lands fraudulently taken from Oklahoma Indians connected to the 101 ranch. George L Miller defended purchases as no fraud amid charges of political influence and a claim the Indians received 99,835 for 3,108 acres.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Wayne Wilson
New York
J. van Bechten Olcott
Wilson
Olcott
N. M. Peck
United States
Oklahoma
Daugherty
Miller Brothers
Peck
George L. Miller
Edgar S. Newell
Wheeler
Emmett Dougherty
Montana
Oklahoma City
Okla
George L Miller
Ponca City
Herbert M. Peck
Navy Paymaster Missing With Large Cash Shortage
Paymaster Ervine R. Brown of Coronado California is reported missing from the destroyer Somers. An audit shows a shortage of about 120000 dollars after he was granted leave in Mobile Alabama March 10 and failed to rejoin the ship, later wiring for permission to catch up in Jacksonville Florida March 16.
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Washington
Wilbur
Ervine R. Brown
Coronado
Calif
Somers
Brown
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Cicero Election Turmoil Leaves One Dead in Gunbattle
Chicago dispatch reports more than 100 deputies patrolling Cicero after a violent partisan election. A man, Frank Camponi, was killed in a pistol battle near the Cicero town hall as detectives closed in on suspects. One bystander wounded, several arrests follow, and a brother linked to a prior Chicago beer war is named.
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Chicago
Cicero
Frank Camponi
Camponi
Cicero Town Hall
Camponii
Tony
Spinster of Fifty-one Joins Love In Death
Grace Wakefield a 51 year old spinster in the Bronx killed herself by drowning after slashing her wrists. Her pet dog and two parrots perished in the same water. She joined the man she believed to be Archduke Johann Salvator in death, a figure tied to Vienna court history.
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York
Grace Wakefield
Bronx
C. N. Orlow
Prince Johann Salvator
Archduke of Austria
Johann Salvator
Vienna
America
Storms Paint Atlantic States With Record Snow Slush
A fierce jazz snowstorm swept the Atlantic states, setting April snow records in New York and nearby areas. Snow depth ranged from four and a half inches in Connecticut to eleven inches in Baltimore suburbs, turning to slush on impact. Wires fell, trains delayed, and a rear end collision killed one and injured fifteen. Cities from New York to Philadelphia and beyond faced flooding, travel disruption, and forced alterations to events and schedules. Street crews mobilized across five boroughs, with thunder and lightning for hours in New York as the storm eased into darkness.
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New York
Atlantic States
Connecticut
Baltimore
Five Boroughs
Senate
Washington
Bowie
New Haven
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
Poughkeepsie
Flooded town holds election in rowboats
Renwood West Virginia voters took to rowboats to cast ballots as floodwaters inundated the town. Democrat John Cox was re-elected mayor 647 to 572 over Republican William Holderman. Republican David Tyson beat Democrat Pat Scully 601 to 578 for police chief. Five council members elected: Charles Griffith James Higgins John Manley Charles Smith and Charles Anderson.
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Renwood
W. Va
John Cox
William Holderman
David Tyson
Pat Scully
Charles Griffith
James Higgins
John Manley
Charles Smith
Charles Anderson
Maryland set date for state convention
Baltimore April 1 The Republican state central committee chairman Galen L Tait issued a call for the state convention to be held May 14 with the primary on May 5. The convention will select nineteen delegates to the Republican national convention. He noted Coolidge is the only filed candidate in Maryland and would obtain the delegation by default if no others file.
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Baltimore
Galen L. Tait
Republican State Central Committee
Coolidge
Maryland
Tait
Jones Announces Marshall County Delegate Candidacy
Dr. Harriet B. Jones declares her candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent Marshall County in the House of Delegates at Moundsville West Virginia on April 1.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Harriet B. Jones
Marshall County
House of Delegates
Coal operators ratify G contract to mine workers
Fairmont West Virginia April 1. Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association members vote 21 to 14 in favor of the Baltimore agreement with the United Mine Workers of America. C H Jenkins explains Baltimore proceedings while E B S McCullough outlines concessions on working conditions. R M Hite and Lee J Sandridge speak as votes confirm ratification covering the Fairmont district and central competitive field.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators’ Association
Baltimore
United Mine Workers of America
C. H. Jenkins
Hutchinson Coal Company
National Coal
United Workers of America
Jacksonville
Twelve Dead From Drinking Poison Booze
Twelve Toledo residents have died from denatured alcohol since Sunday with Charles O'Donnell among the dead. Five deaths occurred today, seven on the prior night, and about a dozen men remain hospitalized. Officials say two more deaths may follow as a city crackdown targets sellers of denatured alcohol and arrests a druggist and two clerks.
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Oledo
Toledo
Charles O'Donnell
Buffalo
O’donnell
San
Alf
Pliece
Meyer Selzman
Ludendorff Acquitted of Treason in Munich Trial
General Ehrich Ludendorff is acquitted of treason for his role in the Munich beer hall putsch. Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years, while his co-defendant Poehner also faces confinement. Crowds celebrate in Munich as editorial debate is postponed until April 3.
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Munich
Ehrich Ludendorff
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Poehner
Ludendorff
Genreal
Postmaster of Wheeling Dies of Tuberculosis
Wheeling West Virginia April 14 Willis H Marshall postmaster of the city died tonight of tuberculosis in the North Wheeling Hospital He had returned from Florida two weeks ago seeking to recover his health He was fifty years old He was appointed postmaster last August succeeding W W Irwin Formerly he was clerk of courts Surviving him is his widow His only child Willis Jr was killed by a train in February 1923.
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Wheeling
W. V
Willis H. Marshall
North Wheeling
Marshall
Florida
W. W. Irwin
Willis, Jr
Celtics Defeat Coffey Club In Pittsburg Showdown
The New York Celtics world champions defeated the Coffey Club Pittsburg Premier team 50 to 30 in a fast scoring game. The Celtics led from the first period and remained in control throughout.
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Celtics
Coffey
Pittsburg
New York Celtics
Local Man Sentenced for Prohibition Violation in Martinsburg
J. W. Fry of Martinsburg was sentenced in federal court to six months in Jefferson county jail and a $500 fine for violating the national prohibition law. The present term is expected to hear about thirty additional liquor cases.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
J. W. Fry
Jefferson County
Hoan Maintains Lead In Milwaukee Mayoral Race
Daniel W. Hoan, Socialist, led Milwaukee mayoral race as returns arrived from today’s municipal election. At midnight the Milwaukee Sentinel announced Hoan’s victory over David R. Rose, the non partisan challenger.
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Hoan
Milwaukee
Daniel W. Hoan
David R. Rose
Milwaukee Sentinel
Mr. Rose
Cumberland mayor optimism on flood recovery pace
Cumberland Md April 1 Mayor Thomas W Koon said the city will be on its feet in a few days as mud and debris are cleared and streets repaired. Potomac Edison vows plant restoration and light by tonight or tomorrow night as five state police and local guards aid after severe floods. Police enforce 11 pm curfew until lighting returns and officials warn of possible further flood risk if warm weather brings heavy rain.
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Cumberland
Thomas W. Koon
Potomac- Edison Company
Maryland
Roger Williams
Maryland National Guard
Koon
Potomac
Singlata Pleads Not Guilty on Contempt Charge at rejective convention trial
Oil committee resumed the 1920 Republican convention case as Harry F. Sinclair pleaded not guilty to ten contempt counts in the District of Columbia supreme court. Bond set at 5000 dollars. Testimony centered on Jake Hamon's actions and the Oklahoma delegation's stance toward Harding and Lowden.
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Jake Hamon
Harding
Hamon
Lowden
Washington
Oil Committee
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States Senate
McCoy
District Supreme Court
Sinclair
Ofl
Chicago
Sweater Walsh
Montana
Oklahoma
R. H. Wilson
Harry M. Daugherty
J. ©. Dyche
Oklahoma City
al Jennings
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Dyche
Hamnon
Governor Ritchie orders relief for Potomac flood victims
Governor Ritchie issues an order directing every state department to aid flood sufferers in the Potomac river disaster. The move follows a $75,000 loan bill approved by the General Assembly to rebuild flooded towns as refugees face cold weather and scarce heat and clothing.
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Baltimore
State Department
Ritchie
General Assembly
Important Step in Breaking Dopering in West Virginia
Fairmont, April 1. Federal agents capture two women from Columbus Ohio Bessie Watson and Essie Durham at a local hotel. They are believed to aid in enforcing federal narcotic laws in Wheeling and the Monongahela valley. The pair were arrested for narcotics violations and carried $1,000. They were taken to Wheeling by H. H. Stroud and a Wheeling officer.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bessie Watson
Essie Durham
Columbus
Ohio
Wheeling
Monongahela Valley
H. H. Stroud
Department of Justice
President Coolidge to Stay in Capital This Summer
President Coolidge will spend the summer in Washington, D C, after White House officials said he would not accept offers of summer homes. The statement came as inquiries mounted about possible getaways.
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President Coolidge
Capital
Washington
Coolidge
White House
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Justice Department
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Jennings
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