New York Attorney General Leads Sweep on Curb Market
State Attorney General Sherman and five deputies launched a broad probe into curb market brokerage houses led by the Winkelman firm as federal and local prosecutors widen inquiries. The Winkelman bankruptcy triggered scrutiny of several major curb houses and related consolidations, with hearings set and receivership anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sherman Today
L. L. Winkelman & Company
Herman
Curb
Conolidated Stock Exchange
Sherman
Winkelman
Winkelman Company
Hayward
Banton
Plans to form chain of theatres for motion picture spectacles
A. Erlanger announced plans to create a circuit of Erlanger and Shubert theatres devoted exclusively to motion picture spectacles. He said big productions costing 500000 to 1000000 dollars can’t be profitable at standard box office prices unless there is a string of first class theatres.
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New York
Erlanger and
Shubert Theatres
A. Erlanger
Erlanger
Mutiny Suppressed as Thirty Leaders Executed in Soviet Clash
Stockholm reports that a mutiny by the second cavalry brigade in Kazan was crushed after heavy fighting with Moscow forces. Thirty mutineer leaders were executed, and the town populace reportedly joined the mutineers against the Moscow contingent.
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Stockholm
Kazan
Moscow
Stockholm Tidmen
Principal grain crops smaller this year except oats and barley
Washington June 8 The department of agriculture reports the principal grain crops will be smaller this year except oats and barley which are planted on larger acreages. Winter wheat forecast at 581,000,000 bushels slightly above last month but about five million less than last year. Spring wheat yield 236,000,000 bushels, 40,000,000 below last year. North Dakota about one third lower. Minnesota and South Dakota slightly smaller. Montana and Washington higher.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Blue Eyed Girls Arrests Linked to Tesmer Slaying
Chicago reports say blue eyed girls with odd smiles are being taken into custody or sought in connection with the holdup slaying of insurance adjuster Richard C. Tesmer. A suspect, Miss Ethel Brown, released recently, was arrested after clippings tied to the case were found. other sightings mention a girl stopped near Homewood with two pistols and a male companion.
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Chicago
Richard C. Tesmer
Tesmer
Homewood
Ill
Indiana
June Conn
Gertrude Getson
Howat Remains Jailed in Pittsburg on Child Claim
Alexander Howat, former president of the Kansas district UMW, is jailed in Pittsburg on a serious charge filed by a Chicago mother on behalf of her six year old son. The case will not reach the grand jury until September as per Allegheny County DA Samuel Gardner. Bond possible but not yet requested. Howat has hired local and Pittsburg Kansas attorneys.
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Pittsburg
Alexander Howat
Kansas District
United Mine Workers
Igna Sorensen
Chicago
Samuel H. Gardner
Allegheny County
Howat
Gardner
Pittsburg, Kas
Premier Poincare Rejects German Reparations Proposals
Paris reports Premier Poincare flatly rejected Berlin's reparations note and insisted no German proposal would be considered without ending passive resistance. Mussolini urged a precise reparations sum, linking debts to broader European recovery and urging swift political action. Italy stressed unity on reparations and inter allied debts and warned against altering the territorial order.
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Paris
Poincare
Berlin
Senate Commission On Foreign Affairs and Finance
Ruhr
Cuno
Rome
Germany
Mussolini
Senate
Italy
Versailles
Europe
Harding to Make Speechless Trip
President Harding will undertake a speechless tour to Delaware visiting Wilmington Dover Milford and Lewes with Mrs. Harding. He will be guest of Senator and Mrs Ball at Milford and be initiated into the Tall Cedars of Lebanon at Milford. The party includes several officials and will board the Mayflower yacht for return to Washington.
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Washington
Harding
Delaware
Wilmington
Dover
Milford
Lewes
Ball
Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Masonry
Christian
Chas. E. Sawyer
Interior
Work
Wallace
David Tod
Youngstown
White House
W. Miller
Edge
New Jersey
Young Men’s Republican Club
Chesapeake Bay
Capitol
Peking Police Go On Strike To Pressure Resignation
Peking police strike during a morning protest amid wage arrears. The action is described as a political move aimed at forcing President Li Yuan-Hung to resign.
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Metropolitan Police OF
Peking
Metropolitan Police
Li Yuan-Hung
Record of Harding Administration Judged by Accomplishments
South Bend Indiana June 8 United States Senator Simon D Fess Ohio declared at the Indiana Republican Editorial Association banquet that President Harding is at the halfway post and the public must judge his record by achievements. He said Harding must correct and readjust after the war which disrupted political economic and industrial life.
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South Bend
Ind
Harding
United States
Simon D. Fess
Ohio
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Mutilated Body Found In Culvert Near Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio on June 8 a mutilated body identified as Miss Helena Marie Drachmann twenty one was found in a culvert along Hubbard road near Walker florist. Five people are being held for questioning after authorities received an anonymous note about the discovery.
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Youngstown
Helena Marie Drachmann
Hubbard Road
Walker Florist
Miss Drachmann
More Prominent Part for Republican Women
President Harding and John T. Adams discussed increasing women’s roles in the Republican Party. A plan to appoint a woman from each state as an adviser to the national committee was likely, with broader participation possible at next year’s committee meeting and the national convention.
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Washington
Republican Party
Harding
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Adams
Grew Asked to Use Good Offices at Near East Talks
Lausanne June 8 Joseph C Grew chief American observer at the near east peace conference again asked to use his good offices to prevent a rupture of the conference as he did in the Turco Greek crisis The Turks and the allies struggle to settle the Ottoman debt problem and rely on Grews perceived neutrality to bridge gaps between them
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Lausanne
Joseph C. Grew
Grew
Fate of Three Alleged Bandits With Jury
Daniel Rastelli Orlando Fabbri and John Burchianti on trial for the December theft of $19000 from a Pittsburg Coal Co pay car and the killing of guard J Ross Dennis. A commonwealth witness identified them as the bandits while defenses pressed an alibi. Verdict awaited tonight with a possible return when court opens tomorrow morning.
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Pittsburg
Daniel Rastelli
Orlando Fabbri
John Burchianti
Pittsburg Coal Co
J. Ross Dennis
Commonwealth
British Vessels Bound for U S Must Cut Liquor Stores
Southampton June 8 An announcement says that from June 10 British ships headed west to the United States will carry only enough alcohol to reach the three mile limit and will return dry to Europe. The Majestic, first under the rules, will cut liquor stores by half.
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Southhampton
United States
Europe
Majestic
Stiles Wins $1000 in Suit Over Engagement Ring
Chicago June 8. Lee Stiles, who gave Miss Leona Voris a $1000 engagement ring, was awarded $1000 by a jury in his suit against Miss Voris and her mother for $1500. He claimed the ring cost and interest since 1921 when the romance ended after the engagement was broken.
Two Democratic Delegates Fight Over Party Policy in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia two Cabell county delegate George G Neal and Clay county delegate D Hi Stephenson clashed during a Democratic policy dispute. Stephenson knocked Neal down and drew blood before others separated them. They later reconciled and Stephenson accepted blame for part of the incident.
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Charleston
W. Va
George G. Neal
Cabell County
D. Hi. Stephenson
Clay County
Clay
Stephenson
Neal
Byrne
Kanawha
Movies jumble ill managed as whole says industry expert
New York June 8 Moving picture productions are directed edited and supervised by too many people creating a rambling ill arranged whole Imer Rice theatre guild dramatist told the International Motion Picture Congress He urged writers gain more freedom and closer adherence to directions Will Hays noted the young industry has fought technical hurdles and predicted greater focus on artistry A banquet offered a $10000 annual prize for the best motion picture story by Adolph Zukor president of the Famous Players Lasky Corp.
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New York
Imer Rice
Theatre Guild
International Motion Picture Congress
Will H. Hays
Adolph Zukor
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Guards Cleared in Fanny Sellins Murder Case
Deputy Sheriffs Edward Mannison and D J Riley were found not guilty of murder in the 1919 Ducktown killing of United Mine Workers organizer Fanny Sellins. The jury acquitted after fifty minutes deliberation. defense witnesses said Sellins led a mob.
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Pittsburg
Edward Mannison
D. J. Riley
Fanny Sellins
United Mine Workers of America
Russia Refuses Withdrawal From Persia Famine Relief
Moscow reports Leo Kameneff acting premier states gratitude for American relief and agreement with relief administration viewpoint. He confirms famine needs will pass with the harvest as Colonel William N. Haskell’s relief mission exits Russia.
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Moscow
American Relief Administration
Russia
Relief Administration
Leo Kameneff
William N. Haskell
Holstein Cattle Auction At Convention Near Ends
One hundred seventy two Holstein cattle were sold over two days during the eight annual Holstein Friesian Association of America convention. The sale totaled $103,716 with an average price of $603 per head.
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Cleveland
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Russia grateful for relief from America
Moscow reports the Soviet Union will not withdraw its representatives from Persia and Afghanistan despite Lord Curzon's note. It says the diplomats are not engaging in anti British propaganda but defending Russia's border interests, and remains ready to concede other British points.
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Moscow
Russia
Persia
Afghanistan
England
Lord Curzon
Eleven Millions for Nickel Plate Railway Upgrades
Cleveland reports plans to raise Nickel Plate service standards with $11,382,500 in equipment and improvements. Van Sweringen brothers direct the system including Hocking Valley and Clover Leaf, with 1923 budgets of $6,066,000 for trackage and yards and $5,316,550 for new equipment. Freight traffic through May 12 neared record car loadings, and October peak movement is expected to surpass all prior records.
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Cleveland
van Sweringen Brothers
J. J. Bernet
van Sweringen
Hocking Valley
Lake Erie and Western
Clover Leaf
Bennet
Peace Abround At Home Mission Conference Declares
Washington reports a three day conference of religious and welfare leaders called by Secretary Weeks ends with a unanimous pledge that peace at home and abroad is America’s mission. Led by Bishop McDowell the group includes clergy educators and 25 World War chaplains such as Father Francis P. Duffy who earned the Distinguished Service Cross.
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Washington
Conference of
Weeks
War Department
America
Wm. F. McDowell
Washington, D. C
Methodist
John H. Thomas
Pennsylvania State College
Morris 8. Lazaron
Baltimore
Department of Social Education
American Baptist Publication Society
H. W. Jenkins
Salvation Army
Jason N. Pierce
First Congregational Church
Francis P. Duffy
New York
France
Enforcement Day Law in New York Costs Billions Annually
New York June 8 federal officers would spend about 100 million dollars per year enforcing prohibition in New York state according to Prohibition Director Canfield in a letter to Mayor Hylan. He cites 25 000 peace officers in the state and notes duplicating the force would cost 100 million and a national total of one billion.
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New York
New York State
Prohibition
Canfield
Hylan
Republic Rubber Co sale confirmed in Cleveland
Federal Judge D C Westenhaver late today confirmed the sale of Republic Rubber Company property of Youngstown to interests controlling Lee Rubber and Tire Company of Pennsylvania. The $7 511 000 price is covered by $5 5 million in claims against the company $2 million of obligations reported by the receiver and $11 000 in cash.
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Cleveland
Republic Rubber Company of
Youngstown
Lee Rubber and Tire Company of
Pennsylvania
D. C. Westenhaver
Million Dollar Gift Condition Tied to Capitol Funds
West Virginia Senate debates a Bouley resolution linking capitol appropriation to a $1,000,000 gift from Charleston. The measure, tied over for a day, would condition the capitol budget on Charleston’s contribution amid broader budget amendments and conference talks on the state’s appropriations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Capitol
H. O. Boley
Fayette County
House of Delegates
House
Shaffer
Arnold and
White
Mingo
Henshaw
Boley
State Board of Control
Capitol Commission
Governor and Board of Control
Capitol Group
Grant P. Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Diplomas Awarded at Marshall College Commencement
Huntington June 8 Eighty two diplomas were awarded and the bachelor of arts degree conferred upon a class of twenty six at the eighty sixth annual commencement exercises conducted today at Marshall College. Dr Frederic R Hamilton president awarded the diplomas and H Clay Worth Huntington attorney and member of the Marshall class of 1900 with Dr C R B Saworth delivered commencement addresses.
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Huntington
Marshall College
Frederic R. Hamilton
H. Clay Worth
Marshall
C. RB. Saworth
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Winkleman & Co
Mr. Sherman
New York Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Charles L. Livingston
George Gordon Battle
Bondy
Jones & Baker
Philadelphia
Akron
Zanesville
Marietta
Findlay
Milwaukee
Parkersburg
Greensburg
Uniontown
L. L. Winkelman
A. K. Nicholson
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Ruskay & Co
Harold P. Coffin
Herman J. Hagen
Julian Presenter
Eugene Greenhate
Ruskay
J. D. Proctor
Burrill Ruskay
Consolidated Exchange
Blue Eyed Girls
Ethel Brown
Alex. Howat
Pongaire
Trip
Milford and
Del
MR. Grew
George J. Neal
Cabell
Knocks
D. H. Stephenson
Down
Republic Rubber CO
Foley
Budget Commission
Health Department
Bluefield Colored Institute
Mason County
Holly Griffith
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
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