Jazz Tune Triggers Confession in Boy Murder Case
Conneaut Ohio February 15 A jazz tune from a radio led Floyd Hewitt 16 to confess to killing Mrs Celia Brown 27 and her five year old son Frederick Jr last night after she repulsed his advances He admitted crushing her head with a stone poker and killing the child to conceal the crime Authorities found the bodies when Frederick Brown Sr husband returned from work Hewitt said he struck the mother with the poker then killed the boy with his own ball hat He is held for first degree murder awaiting grand jury action in Jefferson County.
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Conneaut
Celia Brown
Frederick, Jr
Floyd Hewitt
Brown
Frederick Rown, Sr
Hewitt
H. D. Hamum
Frank Shelton
Jefferson
Remains Calm At Sight Of Skulls In Prison Case
Four human skulls and a blood stained strand of hair were shown to James Coyner the inmate serving time for grave robbery in Michigan City Indiana. Coyner grinned at the skulls and cried take it away when the hair was displayed. Oakland County prosecutor Clyde D. Underwood and Ferndale Police Chief George W. Smith said they would press on with the investigation despite Coyner's refusal to implicate himself.
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Michigan City
Ind
James Coyner
Michigan
Ferndale
Mich
Cover
Clyde D. Underwood
Oakland County
George W. Smith
Coyner
Custody Granted to Mrs Chaplin Over Chaplin Mansion
Receivers of Charles Chaplin estate ordered to let Mrs Chaplin and her children occupy the Chaplin mansion in Los Angeles. In the same session her temporary alimony was cut from 4000 to 3000 dollars monthly, with no alimony collected to date. Chaplin's lawyers said he would keep paying rent to Chaplin Studios, Inc. for the mansion, while the studio had no say over occupancy.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Real Alimony Offer in Moonshine Case
In Spokane Washington on February 15 a divorce trial heard that Mrs. George R Clyde was offered fifteen gallons of moonshine whiskey a month as alimony by her husband. She refused the offer and left with her children to avoid a bootlegging home. Clyde was convicted of possessing a still and fined five hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
George R. Clyde
Justice Court
Clyde
Geary Mason Becomes Mrs. Sidney Landfield in Hollywood
Film actress Geary Mason marries director Sidney Landfield and the couple leaves Hollywood for a honeymoon photographed together before departure.
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Geary Mason
Sidney Landfield
Hollywood
Willard denies block on Rockefeller rail purchases plan
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, says there was no contest with L F Loree or attempt to block his plan in Rockefeller holdings acquisitions of Wheeling and Lake Erie and Western Maryland railroads. He explains consolidations by Central, B and O, Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania. He notes Loree had years to buy but failed.
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New York
L. F. Loree
Rockefeller
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Western Maryland
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
van Sweringens
Maryland
Willard
Central
Pennsylvania
Wheeling
Loree
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Daugherty Brother Testimony Tells of Missing Records Bribe Links
Mal Daugherty testified in the Daugherty Miller trial about how he and his brother kept accounts and handled funds. The government seeks to prove that Harry Daugherty shared in a $441000 bribe as part of asset transfers involving the American Metal Company and related figures. The case involves conspiracy to defraud the United States over wartime assets and complex transfers through King and Smith with connections to the Ritz Carlton supper and Liberty bonds.
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New York
Mal Daugherty
Daugherty-Miller
United States
Buckner
Harry M. Daugherty
John Cox
Mal
Harry
Midland National Bank
Washington Court House
Ohio
Vera Veal
Harry Daugherty
Marty Daugherty
Thomas W Miller
American Metal Company
Richard Merton
Suisse Pour Valuers de Metaux
John T. King
Republican National
Connecticut
Merton
King
Jess W. Smith
Daugherty
Handyman
Miller
Ritz- Carlton
Aext
Liberty
Smith Daugherty
John Tossberg
Watson and Company
Seaboard National Bank
Department of Justice
Smith
Reed Attacks Republicans in Indiana Speech
Senator James A Reed of Missouri denounces the Republican party in Indianapolis charging corruption from Alexander Hamilton era to the Mellon Daugherty oil scandals. He cites a $38 000 payment to Missouri politicians and a $75 000 slush fund to nominate a U S senator, urging a return to honest government.
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Indianapolis
Reed
Missouri
Alexander Hamilton
Coolidge
Pennsylvania
Daugherty
Frank ©. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Mellon
Pepper
United States Senate
Williams
Ware
Vare
Philadelphia
W. L. Mellon
Stan
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Eleventh Ward
Democratic Club
Two Congressmen Stage Hand to Hand Struggle On Floor
Two lawmakers Tom Blanton of Texas and Sol Bloom of New York clashed during a House committee meeting causing bystanders to react. The dispute arose over Bloom’s handling of a witness and Blanton’s defense of motion picture interests. Police-like separation followed as the pair tussled at the committee table and witnesses debated what happened.
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Blanton
Texas
Bloom
New York
Washington
Tom Blanton
Sol Bloom
House Committee
House
Senate
H. M. Lawson
District of Columbia
Gaps bridged as farm bill moves in Congress
Washington reports the House substituted the McNary-Haugen farm bill for the Senate bill by 201 to 62, with many lawmakers signaling they will oppose final passage. The vote delays further debate until Thursday as sides seek a workable policy amid broader farm relief options.
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Washington
House
Aswell
Curtis-Crisp
Henry Ford
Mellon
McDuffie
Alabama
Deadly earthquake devastates Belgrade region and Adriatic coast
An early report from Belgrade on February 14 describes a major earthquake that struck Jugo Slavia from the Adriatic coast to interior regions. The tremors, numbering 19 or 20 within an hour before dawn, likely caused hundreds of deaths and widespread damage. Expeditions have begun to reach affected areas.
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Belgrade
Jago Slavia
Adriatic
Narenta
Jugo Slavia
Scottish Rite Masons Set Spring Reunion Dates
In Wheeling Huntington and Charleston West Virginia districts spring reunion dates were announced. Wheeling runs May 8 to 12 with degrees 14th through 22nd. Huntington is set for April 18 and 19 with degrees 4th through 19th. Charleston April 19 to 22 will confer degrees from the 14th to 32nd.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Huntington
Charleston
Restitution of Mingo County shortages completed
West Virginia officials report that all but one shortage in Mingo county has been paid. The audit shows total discrepancies at 57 000 dollars with Sheriff Bishop, Assessor Chafin and Riley Varney, former county clerk, all settling most or all of their amounts. Varney has paid 8 000 dollars and plans to pay the rest in days.
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West Virginia
Bishop
Chafin
Riley Varney
Varney
California Rapids of Floods and Quake Strain Statewide
San Francisco reports three days of heavy rain and hurricane like winds. Roofs ripped, trees toppled, Santa Monica cottages crushed, and travel blocked by landslides. A San Francisco office quake occurred at 3 55 pm and a Sierra snow slide near Big Creek caused damage and fatalities. The quake originated northwest of San Francisco with no damage reported.
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San Francisco
California
Taft
Santa Monica
Big Creek
Fresno
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Los Angeles
Oakland
William P. Lutes
Central Coastal District
Four Power Naval Conference May Be Held
France declines President Coolidge five power plan prompting talk of a four power naval conference at Geneva. France argues the Geneva preparatory commission should examine the proposal and warns American terms risk compromising the commission’s purpose. Officials note Italy and Japan likely to accept, Britain expected to agree, while France’s rejection may push toward a limited four power talk.
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France
Washington
Geneva
Washinson
Coolidge
Kellogg
White House
Preparatory Commission
Italy
Asa
League
Geneva Preparatory Commission
Naval protection in Nicaragua to be increased
President Coolidge awaited word from Rear Admiral Latimer on Nicaragua efforts while the navy prepared to augment marine detachments. The transport Henderson will carry 800 bluejackets from Newport to join the fleet, with possible embarkation from Quantico if needed. no fixed schedule exists, but a supplementary force would be dispatched to protect American lives and property.
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Washington
Coolidge
Latimer
Nicaragua
Sacasa
Puerto Cabezas
Navy Department
Confession in 1911 Killing Linked to Nebraska Family
Minnie Boyer of Kearney revealed that her husband Frank Boyer, missing since 1911, was allegedly shot by a nephew and buried fourteen feet deep near a Garden county barn. Her common law husband Henry Boyer admitted knowledge of the death and helping conceal the body during a nighttime burial on the Bover ranch in 1914. Authorities in Garden county question whether Thomas Boyer was killed by his brother Henry.
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Kearney
Neb
Minnie Boyer
Frank Boyer
Henry Boyer
Boyer
Bover Ranch
Garden Unity
Nebraska
Garden County
Thomas
Henry
Ponzi Says He Will Take His Medicine in Court
Boston report says Charles Ponzi, once the postal coupon wizard, declared he would serve seven to nine years in prison. He apologized for not returning from Florida last June to surrender, admitting guilt and awaiting sentencing.
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Ponzi
Boston
Charles Ponzi
Florida
Senate invokes cloture on banking bill first time
Washington February 15 for the first time the senate used the strict cloture rule to limit debate on a domestic banking measure. The cloture vote 65 to 18 ended a filibuster and sets the stage for final passage of the McFadden branch banking bill.
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Washington
Senate
McFadden
Congress
Farmer-Labor
Dawes
Wheeler
Lesseerck
Montana
Heflin
Alabama
Dria
Senators Chamber
Trapped Miners May Not Be Dead
In Raven Run Hazlebrook Coal mine two miners remain trapped after an accident yesterday. Nine men were caught. six rescued, one dead identified as Frank Jacobs of Girardville. If John Davis of Girardville and Max Kasady of Raven Run were in the rock hole hit by the rush, rescuers fear they were carried away and may be buried. if in another shaft they might have escaped.
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Pottaville
Clarksburg Gas Company Seeks Higher Rates
Charleston West Virginia February 15 The public service commission held a hearing on the application of the Clarksburg and Heat company for permission to raise domestic gas rates in Clarksburg to 52 cents per thousand cubic feet. Testimony continued as consumers protested the increase with attorney R S Douglas representing the company and other lawyers present.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Clarksburg and Heat Company
Clarksburg
R. S. Douglas
Gas Company
B. F. Robinson
C. W. Lynch
W. A. Harrington
L. Lynch
Washington道 Lenroot Tabor milk bill signed by Coolidge
The Day in Washington notes President Coolidge signed the Lenroot Tabor milk bill. The House substituted the Senate McNary Haugen bill for its own. Senate limited debate on the McFadden branch banking bill. Government presented its case in the Ford tax suit. Navy eyes augmenting forces in the Nicaraguan zone. Bloom and Blanton fought a no decision. Harrison noted as minister to Wilone. Butler Wright named minister to Hungary and Hug Wilson to Bern.
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Coolidge
House
Senate
Ford
Navy Department
Bloom
New York
Blanton
Texas
Rank Land Arrison
Wsfawelone
J. Butler Wright
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Jim Reed Flays
Republican Party
Say
Lewis
Kentucky
Miami
Fla
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
W. P. Haskinen
Phil H. Penna
Terre Haute
Mingo County
Asserts Prosecuting Attorney
Frank Caruso
Caspers. Pendola
Henderson
Newport
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