Sinclair and Day Face Hearing Over Jury Tampering Conspiracy
United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage filed a complaint against Harry F. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day alleging conspiracy to tamper with the jury hearing the oil conspiracy case against Albert B. Fall. Day surrendered, posted bond, and Fall suffered a relapse, confined to bed at the Mayflower, as grand jury proceedings continued with six witnesses questioned.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Henry Mason Day
Albert B. Fall
United States
Needham C. Turnage
Sinclair
Gordon
Grand Jury
Burns Agency
Neil Burkinshaw
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Day
Daniel Thew Wright
District Court
Burkinshaw
Fall
Mayflower Hotel
J. J. Kilroy
Three Rivers
New Mexico
Secret Service
Annuela L. Bailey
Herbert Threatens Prohibition Inquiry in Ohio
Sen Paul M Herbert of Anklin County charges state prohibition chief B F McDonald with personal knowledge of abuses in enforcement. He accuses the Anti-Satoga faction of blocking probes, cites a Columbus hotel raid and alleges officials helped cover misdeeds while a former Newark mayor and a former Klan leader face separate justice questions.
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Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
Anklin County
B. F. McDonald
Prohibition
McDonald
Ohio
McDonald Herbert
Herbert
Marshall Bill
Hei
Tor
D. ©. Stephenson
Stephenson
Stevens
Newark
Indiana
Rejects Wealth As He Flies For Fun
Clarence Chamberlin, the New York to Germany flyer, refused a $60,000 offer from a famous oil company to fly for five years at $12,000 a year. He said he flies for fun, not money.
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New York
The
Evening Post Save Today
Clarence Chamberlin
Germany
Filer
Earthquakes disrupt California rail traffic and shake Santa Maria
A series of moderate shocks along the central California coast halted Southern Pacific traffic north of Santa Barbara and shook Santa Maria more than any tremor since 1906. Shocks centered near Honda disrupted tracks. trains were delayed then moved slowly. ships reported rocking. Santa Maria saw falling stones and cracked glass with minimal further damage.
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Los Angeles
Central California
Southern Pacific
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Santa Clara
Honda
Masonic Hall
Captain Refuses Money for Life-Saving Sailors Aid
Captain T Goos of the Dutch tanker Barendrecht declines a $1000 gift from Wheeling citizens after saving Ruth Elder and George Haldeman near the Azores. He accepts it as a tribute not a reward and donates his portion to a Dutch sailors fund. The gesture honors the rescue during Elder and Haldeman's failed trans Atlantic flight attempt.
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Baytown
Tex
T. Goos
Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Azores
Scamen
Barendrecht
Misa Elder
Haldeman
Miss Elder
Berendrecht
Associated Preas
Oil Company
Preas
Lindbergh Forced To Land In Snow Sleet Flight
Col Charles A. Lindbergh was forced to land near Montrose Pennsylvania due to motor trouble amid snow and sleet while en route from New York to Selfridge Field Michigan. Major Thomas E K Lamphere accompanying him landed safely in a second plane.
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Tonawanda
New York
Selfridge Field
Mich
Buffalo
Charles A. Lindbergh
Montrose
Thomas EK. Lamphere
Lengel Gets New Trial On Mellett Death Charge
Canton former police chief Lengel granted a new trial by the state court of appeals in the 1926 murder of publisher Don R. Mellett. The court found errors in the trial and ruled venue change requested by Lengel’s attorneys. Prosecutor Harter said he would oppose any further venue shift.
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Lengel
Mellett
Canton
Youngstown, CO
A. Lengel
Don R. Meilett
Court of Appeals
Stark County
Frank M. Clevenger
Floyd Streitenberger
Henry W. Harter
Stark Counts
Governor Gore Urges WV Teachers To Shape Citizens
Charleston, W V Nov 4 The West Virginia governor addressed over 4000 delegates of the State Educational association urging teachers to mold character beyond textbooks. He warned that roads and education must align with higher ideals and that teachers’ conduct matters as much as lessons. The day closed with a concert by a new state high school orchestra drawn from twenty three schools.
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Charleston
W. Va
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
State Educational Association
Gore
Queen Marie Is Prisoner
A Sofia dispatch, printed in the Daily Mail, claims Bulgaria forbids Dowager Queen Marie and Princess Helen from leaving Bucharest to avoid joining ex Crown Prince Carol. It says Romania wavers between discrediting the royal family and dictatorship as Premier Bratianu plots policy.
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London
Marie
Daily Mail
Sofia
Bulgaria
Romania
Helen
Bucharest
Carol
Florence
Italy
Vintila Bratiano
Adams Plans to Fight Picketing Amid Colorado Strike
Denver reports a new state law enforcement department formed by Governor Adams to handle the coal field strike. Led by ex Army Captain Louie Scherf, 15 ex servicemen are sworn in and sent to Walsenburg armed with riot guns to cooperate with peace officers and enforce order. Three I W W leaders were arrested on warrants for picketing and intimidation as pickets appeared in Lea Amo county and near the Trin mine. Southern Colorado mines show little change in worker numbers.
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Denver
W. H. Adams
Colorado
National Guard
Louie N. Scherf
Walsenburg
Huerfano
Scherf
Waleen
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Nuerfano County
Capps
I. W
Lea Animas
Trin
Poisoned candy for Remus triggers alert at jail
George Remus, former bootlegger turned suspect in his wife Imogene Remus murder, faced a poisoning scare after a box of candy addressed to him arrived at the county jail. Remus tasted the candy and warned guards. guard Samuel McQueen fell ill after swallowing a piece but received treatment. The wrapper bore feminine handwriting and no return address.
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George Remus
Imogene Remus
Remus
Samuel McQueen
McQueen
Indianapolis Councilmen Indicted for Bribery Scheme
Four members of the Indianapolis city council were indicted on bribery charges alleging they took money from filling station dealers and through the purchase of fire apparatus. The council also named Dance F. Negiley as president and mayor pro tem until a permanent mayor is chosen after John L. Duvall’s resignation.
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Indianapolis
Dance F. Negiley
John L. Duvall
Duvall
Urbana University to Receive $100000 From Will
New York reports Urbana University in Urbana Ohio will get 100000 as part of James G. Wentz estate. The disclosure notes total public bequests amount to 250000 including seventy thousand to New Jerusalem church in the United States.
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New York
Urbana University
Urbana
James G. Wentz
New Jerusalem Church
United States
President Opposes Big Tax Cut Moves
Washington November 4 President Coolidge backs the treasury limit of 225 million dollars in a new revenue law while opposing a 400 million dollar cut urged by the chamber of commerce. J F Callbreath of the American Mine Congress pushes simplification of mine depletion tax rules to aid small taxpayers.
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J. F. Callbreath
Washington
House
Wage and Means Committee
Coolidge
Treasury
White House
United States Chamber of Commerce
House Committee
Board of Tax Appeals
American Minne Congress
Ruth Haldeman Set to Return Home From Europe
Nath Elder and Captain George W. Haldeman will sail from Cherbourg aboard the Aquitania after a three week European tour. They will leave Paris by boat train at 10 46 a m tomorrow, fatigue cited for canceling engagements, and Miss Elder packs trunks with about 20 dresses as she resumes rest before travel.
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Paris
Nath Elder
George W. Haldeman
New York
Azores
Europe
Cherbourg
Aquitania
Miss Elder
Heldeman
Ruth
George
Haldeman
Miss Eler
Kelly Barge Line Merger Creates American Barge Line
Consolidation of Inland Waterways of Louisville and C. Kelly Barge Line of Charleston forms American Barge Line. The fleet will include five tow boats and fifty steel barges with about 600 capacity each. Officers include W. C. Kelly of Charleston and Patrick Calhoun Jr of Louisville alongside Andrew P. Calhoun of Pittsburgh and Garrard E. Kelly of Charleston.
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Pittsburgh
Inland Waterways Company
Louleville
C. Kelly Barge Line
Charleston
W. Va
American Barge Line
W. C. Kelly
Patrick Calhoun, Jr
Louisville
Andrew P. Calhoun
Garrard E. Kelly
Heroism Saves Becket Village From Reservoir Disaster
Becket Massachusetts reports a dangerous mountain reservoir break that flooded the town. Reservoir owner William Ballou warned residents by driving through Becket as the wall gave way saving most of the 650 residents. one victim, Mrs. Guetine Carroll, perished. The flood destroyed 25 buildings, left 150 homeless, and caused extensive damage. The telephone exchange was destroyed but P B McCormick relayed news. snow and power outages followed as relief began.
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Becket
Mass
William Ballou
P. B. McCormick
Pittsfield
Hudson River Flood Threat Hits Hudson Valley
The Hudson river valley faced one of its worst autumn floods as 36 hours of rain and dam breaches on the Hoosick river in Vermont sent a massive surge downstream. The surge rose about ten feet, flooding lowlands from Petersburg to Lebanon and submerging farms, killing livestock, inundating homes, and halting rail and road traffic amid washed bridges.
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Albany
Hudson River
Hoosick River
Vermont
Hudson
Massachusetts
Lebanon Valley
Petersburg
Lebanon
New York
Berkshire Hills
Geome
Floods Hit Eastern Quebec Amid Heavy Rainfall
Floods caused by two days of incessant rain in eastern Quebec killed one person and injured three. The high water destroyed unharvested crops and damaged bridges, roads, and bridges. Train service and communications were disrupted as mills and plants halted operations.
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Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Clark to Return to U S Capitol
Sheldon Clark financier and vice president of Sinclair Refining listed as a witness before the federal grand jury in Washington investigating the Fall Sinclair case. He telephoned his office to send a telegram to district attorney Peyton Gordon and said he would be in Washington by next Monday or Tuesday. He demanded publicity for any reply and offered no usable home or office addresses.
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Chicago
Sheldon Clark
Sinclair Refining Company
Washington
Sinclair
Clark
Peyton Gordon
Gordon
John Doe
Millicent Rogers To Wed Arturo Peralta Ramos
New York reports Millicent Rogers formerly Countess Salm Hoostraeten will marry Argentine businessman Arturo Peralta Ramos soon. A sailing date for Mr and Mrs Amos on the Santa Eliza toward South America is set for November 16, fueling speculation of an early wedding with no date announced.
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New York
Millicent Rogers
Salm Hoostraeten
Arturo Peralta Ramos
Yes
A. Pamos
Santa Eliza
South America
Flood overwhelms Montpelier Barre area in Vermont report
A wire telegram from Rutland signed by Montpelier correspondent L J Kelly says Lieut Gov S S H Jackson is believed dead in the Montpelier flood. Nine died in Barre with flood waters said to be twenty feet deep. Red Cross relief and food distribution underway.
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Binghampton
N. Y
S&s. H. Jackson
Vermont
Montpelier
Lees
IEEE
Rutland
L. J. Kelly
Associated Press
Barre
Arthur L. Kent
Red Cross
Kelty
Kent
Remus waives insanity exam to face murder trial
George Remus the former bootleg king waived his right to an insanity examination and agreed to stand trial on November 14 for the first degree murder of his wife Mrs Imogene Holmes Remus. The waiver followed a conference with Charles Elston prosecutor Charles Taft II and Judge Chester Shook as three alienists sought more time.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
Imogene Holmes Remus
Remus
Charles Elston
Charles P. Taft II
Chester Shook
Shook
Elston
Eden Park
Bank cashier tied to 260000 shortage in Arcadia case
Findlay Ohio November 4. Alleged peculations of Fred P. Conaway 41 cashier of Arcadia Bank and Savings company Arcadia near Findlay arrested in Toledo after bank shortages disclosed. Prosecutor J B Priddy said Conaway had defalcations covering a period of eight or ten.
Floods Shut New England as Rivers Rise and Dams Fail
In a great gale floods paralyze New England. Houses destroyed and mills idle as bridges wash away and rail lines flood. Reports from Montpelier and Vermont to Massachusetts hint at many deaths and millions in damage as residents flee to higher ground.
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Associated Press
Aes
New Engand
Montpelier
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New England Mill District
New York State
Maine
Canada
Worst Flood Tops TV History in Vermont Provocation
Montpelier and central Vermont face the worst flood in history with 28 hours of rain, water 20 feet above normal, widespread property loss, marooned residents, and bridges, highways, and railroad tracks washed out. Barre reports 10 killed unconfirmed. Lt. Governor H. Jackson reportedly dead. Red Cross distributing food as radios report.
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L. J. Kelty
Corres
Montpelier
Binghamton
N. Y
Central
Vermont
Red Cross
Barre
H. Jackson
Heavy losses feared as Montpelier collapse isolates city
Reports from White River Junction Vermont say Montepelier, the state capital, has collapsed and is isolated. Death toll unconfirmed 137 to 212. Communication lines out and no definitive news since last night. Two telephone workers described water 10 feet deep in State Street at ten o'clock.
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White River Junction
Montepelier
Serts
Montpelier
State Street
Red Cross sends six relief workers to New England flood area
Six relief workers are dispatched by the national Red Cross to aid New England chapters in distributing relief to flood victims. Three Washington workers depart for England tonight to assist in emergency aid efforts as floods cause millions in damage and multiple deaths across Vermont New Hampshire and western Massachusetts.
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Washington
National Red Cross
New England
Red Cross
Wash
England
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Ohio State Prohibition
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Lindbergh
Queen Marie
Adams
Gandy
Kelly Barge Line
Big Reservoir
Hudson River Valley
U. S. Capitol
S. H. Jackson
Vanity
Boston
New Hampshire
Wesern
Northampton
Mase
Charles Rubeck
Sharon
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