Prosecution rests in Williams court martial over drunkenness
Marines in San Diego report Colonel Alexander Williams drank at his Coronado hotel visit after a dinner at his home honoring General Butler. Butler testified Williams offered cocktails, appeared incoherent and intoxicated, while witnesses questioned sobriety and odor of liquor.
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Marines
San Diego
Calif
Tadew
Alexander
Williams
Smedhey D. Butler
Colonel Williams
Coronado
Philadelphia Public Safety
Butler Butler
Geneger
Hams
Dall-room
Butler
Willames
Niams
Marine Corps
Boards of Inquiry
Ptain
Lino B. Cates
el Williams
Cates
General Williams
Cater
Orsa Rowell
Impaves
Roswell
China Nearing Power Vacuum After Bloodless Coup
Peking reports China virtually without a government as Marshal Wu Pei Fu seeks control. Chief executive Tuan Chi-fui, ousted in a recent coup, is sheltered in the legation quarter with several cabinet ministers. Wu sends a representative to consult with authorities and with Chang Tso-lin before acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Wu Pei Fu
Chihli
Peng
Tuan Chi-fui
Legation Quarter
Chang Tso-Lin
Pekinz
Browning Couple Returns To Honeymoon Home
Edward W. Browning and his fifteen year old bride traveled separately from Cold Spring to New York and back to their Browning home after meeting at the Plaza Hotel. Reports suggested a Montreal plan but the couple diverted to Yonkers arriving back at their starting point with an investigation potential pending from Putnam County District Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Edward W. Browning
Browning
Plaza Hotel
Montreal
Bailey
Putnam County
Yonkers
Frances Heenan
Hoover to Control Travel to Heaven
Washington reports Secretary Hoover plans to govern air travel with a aviation policy described as “lord of the air.” Representative Weta and Democrat Parker oppose the Bingham Parker civil aviation bill, arguing Hoover already rules water and may soon require a pilot’s license for heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Heaven
Hoover
Tiveston
Alabama
Bingham- Parker
Lured Husband To Park To Be Killed Plot Revealed
William A. Donaldson and Mrs. Virginia Mullins confessed to plotting the murder of Joseph Mullins in Gary Indiana. They lured him to a park with a false pretext after life insurance was obtained. Donaldson, staying with the Mullins, faced murder charges pending an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Donaldson
Virginia Mullens
Joseph Mullens
Gary
Ind
William A. Donaldson
Mullings
Joseph
Wipach
Gary Park
Maullens
Donaldson
Mullins
Four shot in Steubenville bootlegging feud ends in deaths
In Steubenville Ohio early today four men were attacked during a christening gathering. Edward Santelli and Joe Derlo were killed and John Santelli badly wounded. John Conner was slashed but expected to survive. police link the violence to a gang feud tied to a prior killing in the Argonne area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Edward Santelli
Joe Derlo
John Santelli
Frank Perducci
John Conner
Conner
Ohio Valley Hospital
Santelli Brothers
Derio
Perducel
Connor
Santellis
George Jones
Steuben
Argonne
South Sixth Street
Two Men Lost In Dismal Swamp Found Near Camp
Norfolk, April 12 reports say Pol and E Cameron Shipp, noted authors and journalists, who were lost Saturday night in Dismal Swamp five miles from their camp, were found today deep in the swamp near their camp. Their guide had gone for supplies when they disappeared overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Poland Bank
E. Cameron Shipp
New York
Bank
Shipp
McCrae Elected BSA Council President in Unexpired Term
Milton A McCrae of Detroit was elected president of the national council, Boy Scouts of America, to fill the unexpired term of the late James J. Storrow of Boston. The council election took place in New York on April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Milton A McCrae
Detroit
National Council, Boy Scouts of America
James J. Storrow
Boston
Sailor's Wife in Every Port the Same Woman
A New York report notes Lieutenant William Patmer Bacon of the destroyer Colgan has a wife who accompanied him through Rotte London Copenhagen Paris Rome and other European ports. Mrs. Bacon, once from Baltimore, arrived aboard the Adriatic with their six month old daughter Barbara. She plans to visit her husband's parents in Avon Ohio after the Colgan sails east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Patmer Bacon
Colgan
Bacon
Baltimore
Barbara
Women Rally for Strict Enforcement of Volstead Act
A large assembly of women from church, school, and civic groups urged no modification of the Volstead Act and called for stronger enforcement. They pressed the aim before the Senate liquor hearing committee as Assistant Secretary Andrews spoke on promoting law observance and social discretion at functions. The session highlighted divisions between dry and wet positions with protests and testimony continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Womans’ National Law Enforcement Conference
Henry W. Peabody
Beverly
Mass
New York
Maryland
Capitol
Senator Reed
Peabody
Gurney
Lippincott
Andrews
The
Treasury
Senate Prohibition Committee
Stephen Yeandle
Coast Guard
Sargent
Prohibition Bureau
Prohibition
New York Presbytery
Presbyterian Church
New York Methodist Conferences
Baptists Welcome Luther Burbank Posthumously
Miss Katherine M. Lawrence writes of entries in the Still River Baptist parish records from July 20, 1866 showing Luther Burbank describing his religious experiences and seeking church membership. The church voted to receive him after baptism.
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Marvard
Mass
Luther Burbank
California
Katherine M. Lawrence
Baptist Church of
Still River
Burbank
Wisconsin rivals vie for Senate nomination in 1916 primaries
Illinois voters prepare for a partisan primary with McKinley and Smith contesting the Republican nomination. Brennan, McDermott, and Monroe seek the Democratic nod. Mrs. Bertha Baur runs a Wett er wagon protest against Britten in a humorous dispute over the Volstead Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Sargent
William B. McKinley
Frank Smith
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Smith
World Court
McKinley
George E. Brennan
James T. McDermott
James C. Monroe
Brennan
Rotary elects officers at Parkersburg conference
Parkersburg West Virginia April 12 Rotary members opened the fourth annual West Virginia district conference with nominations for district governor and other officers. Jed W Robinson current governor welcomed visitors as speakers included James McCluer H W Piegott and Frank Roy Yoke. Messages from John F Norman and Donald Adams were read. Charles J Burchell delivered the principal address and a banquet closed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Larence
England
Logan
James H. Hickman
Hinton
West Virginia
Rotary
Jed W. Robinson
Grafton
James 8. McCluer
H. W. Piegott
Parkersbore
Rotary International
Chancellor Hotel
Newspaper Men Visit White House With Coolidge Reception
Washington April 12 The Pan American Congress of Journalists discussed newspapers and advertising from comic sheets to banning misleading ads. After lunch hosted by John L. Merrill they were welcomed at the White House by President and Mrs Coolidge and attended a Carnegie Endowment banquet in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pan-American Congress of Journalists
John L. Merrill
All-American Cables
White House
Labor Leaders Call for Global Peace Movement
New York April 12 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor told the fellowship council meeting that labor has led in the movement toward peace and the peaceful solution of disputes. He said there is no subject more appealing to working men and women than peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Fellowship
Green
Wertheimer will upheld by Pennsylvania supreme court
The Pennsylvania supreme court, Justice Kephart, upheld the will of Mrs. Mary Lee Wertheimer a descendant of General Robert E Lee. The contest argued the will was invalid due to alcoholic insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mary Lee Wertheimer
Robert E. Lee
Kephart
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Toay
Brookhart Loses Senate Seat by Four Votes in Iowa
Iowa Senator Brookhart, Republican insurgent, loses his seat to Democrat Daniel F Steck by four votes after a fiery week of debate over the 1924 recount. Steck is escorted to the rostrum and sworn in by Vice President Dawes as Brookhart is absent.
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Washington
Smith Wo Rerackhert
Iowa
Senate
Daniel F. Steck
Brookhart
Steck
Cummins
Dawes
Cumming
House
Sap
Syste Senate Etsiors
Fire
Senate Elections Committee
Caraway
Arkansas
George
Georgia
Lafollette-Wheeler
Butler
Dale
Deneen
Ernst
Gillett
Goff
Greene
Harreld
Keyes
McLean
Phipps
Robinson
Indiana
Sackett
Warren
Watson
Weller
Bayard
Bratton
Broussard
Bruce
Copeland
Edwards
Fletcher
Gerry
Glass
Warris
Harrison
Heflin
Jones
New Mexico
Kendrick
Bingham
Borah Cameron
Capper
Couzens
Curtis
Edge
Fernald
Frazier
Gooding
Hale
Howell
Johnson
Lafollette
Lemoot
McMaster
McNary
Metcalf
Moses
Norbeck
Norris
Nye
Oddie
Pepper
Pine
Reed
Pennsylvania
Smoot
Stanfield
Williams
Willis
Ashurst
Blease
Dill
Ferris
Ransdell
Missouri
Stephens
Walsh
Wheeler
Farmer-Labor
Shipstead
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Coolidge
Ator Cumneptas
Brookhart-Cum
Brooxhart
Page Pleven
Luther Burbank Resting In His Garden As Work Continues
After more than twenty five years the world has known Luther Burbank by his name. He will rest in his garden but his plant breeding legacy endures through ongoing work inspired by his life and methods.
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Luther Burbank
Miracles of Luther Burbank at the Santana Experiment Station
A summary of Luther Burbank’s horticultural feats at his Santana California experiment station. He developed the Burbank potato, a prolific wheat strain, the California gladiolus with vast color varieties, seedless fruits, and many new plant species and varieties. His work included seedless grapes, stoneless plums, a Shasta daisy, and plants that tolerate cold, with dramatic growth in certain trees and flowers.
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Luther Burbank
Santana
Burbank
Shasta
I C C Refuses To Make Permanent Emergency Coal Rates
The interstate commerce commission said emergency coal rates set during the anthracite suspension will end April 30 unless railroads extend them. The panel reopened proceedings to assess prejudice to other coal regions and possible adjustments for bituminous and semi anthracite from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
West Virginia
Potomac Yards
Middle Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Conviction of Bootlegger Steinberg Overturned by Appeals Court
The circuit court of appeals set aside the $10,000 fine and five year penitentiary sentence of Charles J. Steinberg, the first alleged bootlegger to be charged with tax fraud, citing flimsy evidence. He faced charges of perjury and false income tax returns after earlier liquor withdrawal allegations, with reports noting he paid only $424.53 in 1920-21 against an assessed tax of about $500,000 on a $1,500,000 business. A private memorandum book was introduced at trial.
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New York
Anr
Charles J. Steinberg
Circuit Court of Appeals
Steinberg
Quietly Walks Back Into Jail After Escape
James Lyon, a Huron county gunman, quietly walked back into the Norwalk jail this morning after an escape. He had been held on a charge of slaying an express agent following a robbery and had planned to go on trial today. Lyon demonstrated how a wire helped him unlock several doors to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Ohio
James Lyon
Huron County
Jone
Express
Weed ing out bids for Muscle Shoals lease begun
Washington officials report that the congressional committee began weeding out bids for the Muscle Shoals lease today. All bids were given to a special advisory council to digest and compare for presentation to the committee on Wednesday ahead of a April 26 recommendation to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Congressional Committee
Congress
Mussolini at Sabratha Ruins in Tripoli Visit
Premier Mussolini stood amid the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Sabratha fifty miles west of Tripoli and wrote in the visitors book a line praising Rome of the east as he gazed eastward.
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Mussolini
Tripoli
Sabratha
Mediterranean
Rome
Luther Burbank laid to rest in garden he cherished
Luther Burbank will be buried under the Lebanon cedar in his Santa Rosa garden near his home. A semi public mausoleum will house him as Stanford University takes charge of the stopol experimental farm while his trained experts continue work in other gardens. Flags flew at half mast and condolences poured in as the plant wizard’s legacy—spine less cacti, new plant varieties, and 100000 experiments—was recalled.
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Stanford University
Wizard
Santa Rosa
Cal
Luther Burbank
Burbank
Stopol
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Mr. Dawes
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GAN
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