Herriot Cabinet Is Overthrown In French Crisis
Paris Premier Herriot’s cabinet fell after a Senate vote of confidence 156 to 13 ? with Premier resigning to President Doumergue. Briand indicated willingness to form a new ministry if left bloc gains trust, while France faces a financial crisis and needs fresh taxation to cover 18.0 billion francs due this year.
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Paris
Erriot
Senate
Poincare
Elysee Palace
Dowmergue
Herriot
Polacare
Torelin
Lhe Senate
Alexandre Millerand
Ava
Milerand Ithe
France
Aristide Briand
Seemps
Briand
Doumergue
Chamber
Unknown heiress Katherine Kennedy Toy Leeds heir to vast fortune
A troubled 1918 tale follows a foundling woman named Toy Louise Leeds—later Katherine Kennedy—who rose from unknown origins to claim a fortune rumored over 8 million dollars and a later estate exceeding 4 million. Her life intersected with Warren Miffin Leeds, the Leeds family, and a fatal fall after a nervous breakdown.
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New York
Ave
Leeds
Bellevue Hospital
Foundlings
Bellevue
Katherine Kennedy
Baptist
Schwab Predicts Unprecedented U S Business Expansion
Carlos M. Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel, told the New York building congress at its annual meeting that the next twenty years will mark the greatest expansion and achievement in American industry. He attributed this to the nation's vast natural resources and its people’s integrity, spirit, and ideals.
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New York
Carlos M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
New York Building Congress
William
Hall
Congress
Peoria
Coolidge
United States
Buenos Aires
Hull
Illinois
Von Hindenburg Nominated for German Presidency
Berlin reports Marshal Hindenburg was nominated as candidate for President by the nationalist bloc in a six man field. He accepted the nomination against former Chancellor Marx, candidate of the left bloc, in a spirited national contest.
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Berlin
Hindenburg
Germany
Bloc 6
Marx
Who
Pleads for speed curb in Chicago city club round table
8 J Williams director of public safety alvision of the National Safety council urged cutting individual speed to raise overall traffic flow during a round table discussion at the city club.
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Chicago
J. Williams
Public Safety Alvision
National Safety Council
Hicks Named Custodian for Alien Property Office
Former New York representative Hicks was sworn in as alien property custodian, succeeding W. Thoings W. Miller, with duties centered on managing seized assets and related enforcement. The appointment marks a shift in supervisory leadership for the office.
Turks Mobilize To War On Kurds In Kurdistan
London dispatch reports Turkish forces captured Ghendi in Kurdistan with 1000 killed and many wounded. Ismet Pasha in Angora says mobilization is necessary due to the revolt’s dangers and growth. Rebels retreat to mountains but remain organized as government militia actions spread.
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London
Constantinople
Ghendi
Kurdistan
Ismet Pasha
National Assembly
Angora
Kurdistin
Mulatin
Mardin
Melazgerd
Eghin
Body of Floyd Collins Recovered From Sand Cave
Workers led by W H Hunt in Cave City Kentucky reached the body of Floyd Collins the cave explorer trapped by a rockfall in Sand Cave after 17 days entombment. They dug from the 47 foot level to the shaft bottom and through a 25 foot lateral to reach him. Officials said progress was faster than expected as the concrete sealing the tomb had not hardened. If lifting the rock proves impossible dynamite and small charges will be used to chip away the rock.
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Cave Tomb
Cave City
W. H. Hunt
Central City
Floyd Collins
Sand
Collings
Hunt
U.S. Receives $350000 Dividend on Panama Railroad
The War department sent a $350,000 check to Secretary Mellon, representing a five percent annual dividend from the Panama Railroad Company. The railroad is government owned and operated across the isthmus by Canal Zone administration authorities.
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U.S
Panama
Washington
Mellon
Wear Department
Panama Railroad Company
Isthmus
Canal Zone Administration
Former Patriarch of Russia Tk hon Dies in Moscow
The Most Rev. Dr. Tk hon, former Patriarch of All Russia, died of angina pectoris after an illness of three days. He passed away at his residence in the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow.
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Russia
Moscow
Tkhon
All-Russia
Boetor Tikhon
Donskoy Monastery
Barges Save Money On Mississippi Routes
Report notes barges cut costs across the Mississippi region. Figures reference savings of about 29 thousand dollars in St. Louis and New Orleans shipments, tied to the U S river barge operations and jurisdiction.
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St. Louis
Missippi River
New Orleans
U.S. Enpinser Corps
Wader
Herrin Grocery Bombing Strikes Bent Side District
Report of a second bombing in Herrin within a month targets a grocery store in the Bent side residence district. The attack is described as brutal warfare with mayhem and damage reported, continuing a cycle of violence in the area.
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Herrin
Bent Side
Usu Yaggly
Ruth the Home Run King Stricken on Train
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees collapsed in a train car on the Jersey side after a spring trip. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital where Dr. Howard King said the star is not in serious danger, but run down with slight fever and low blood pressure. Ruth may be out in two or three days and could return for the season opener.
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New York
Babe Fluth
Batman
New York Yankees
Ihol
Pennsylvania
Manhattan Transfer
Jersey
Babe
St. Vincent's Hospital
Howard King
Ruth
Asheville
N. Q
Yankees
Sailstad Paroled After Cottage Fire Elopement Case
Edward J. Sailstad, serving four years for arson at the state reformatory, says he will seek work and resume private life after parole. Dorothy Anderson, his accomplice, sentenced to four years at Taycheedah, not eligible for parole for months. The case drew national interest due to a cottage fire on Lake Nebagamon and a friend’s body found among Sailstad’s belongings.
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E. J. Sailstad
Green Bay
Wic
Edward J. Sailstad
State Reformatory
Dorothy Anderson
Sallstad
Taycheedal
Lake Nebaganon
Sailstad
Anderson
Governor's Son Fined for Delinquency Case in Ohio
Hal Donahey nineteen son of Guy Donahey faced a probate court ruling in Zanesville Ohio for contributing to the delinquency of a minor after an escapade with Lillian Vogel fifteen. Judge Clarence Graham fined Donahey one hundred dollars and costs while Vogel was placed on four years probation after being found in a local rooming house.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hal Donahey
Guy
Vic Donghey
Lillian Vogel
Zanesville
Clarence Graham
Young Donahey
Volunteers Battle Forest Fires in Pennsylvania
Volunteers fight widespread fires in central and western Pennsylvania as hundreds of firefighters strive to halt the blazes. At Juniata College near Huntingdon the fire threatened campus buildings while more than 1,000 acres of forest burned near Altoona.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Huntingdon
Juniata College
Altoona
Continuation of National Guild In Washington Expenditures
A brief note from Coolidge in Kansas reports continued support for the National Guild amid the new fiscal year. The President guaranteed War Department expenditures to cover the purpose, ensuring ongoing funding.
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Coolidge O. Ks
Washington
National Guild
War Department
Mexico Plans Gasoline Tax to Build Road Fund
The Republic of Mexico will impose a tax on gasoline to raise a road fund. The levy is 0.11 centavos per gallon. The measure targets Nogales and Sonora regions and is intended to fund road improvements.
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Mexico
Republic of Mexico
Sonura
U.S. Government Market Quotations for Week Ended April 26
Government market data shows live stock prices across Chicago and other markets, with hogs at 13.9 cents top and 12.80 to 12.80 for bulk, steers 9.50 to 11.65, cows and heifers 4.25 to 11.50, veal calves 8.00 to 12.00, lambs 14.25 to 16.50, feeding lambs 24.06 to 16.50, yearlings 10.75 to 13.60, and fat ewes 8.26 to 9.50. Grain and produce quotes include wheat, corn, oats, timothy, alfalfa, and prairie, with prices in Minneapolis, St Louis, Chicago, Omaha and other markets. Dairy prices list butter at 40 to 44 cents per pound and cheese prices on Wisconsin markets.
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Washington
Chicago
Carlet
Northwestern
Minneapolis
St. Loula
St Louis
St. Louis
Omaha
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Wisconsin
Mercury Poison Found in Mrs McClintock’s Body
Coroner Oscar Wolff announced mercury poison sufficient to kill two persons was found in the body of Emma McClintock. He ruled murder as the only conclusion and tied the findings to the June Night on William Shepherd, who awaits trial on charges linked to inoculating Billy McClintock with typhoid germs for a $1,000,000 reward.
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McClintock
Emmao Nelson McClintock
Oscar Wolf
Billy McClintock
Wes
Wolff
McNalty
William D. Shepherd
Wias
Tyne
Michigan Beats 8 Hour Bill for Fourth Time
Lansing Michigan The house of representatives defeated the Holland eight hour bill despite a plea by Representative Holland who declared that he sought no more for the miners than for any other class of workers. He said he introduced this bill in four consecutive sessions and would return in 1927 if he chose and that the same measure would be introduced again in the house.
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Lansing
Mich
House of Representatives
Holland
Michigan
Livermore Hurt After 20 Foot Fall at Home
Great Neck broker Jesse L. Livermore was injured in a fall down a dark stairs at his Ming's Point road country home. He was taken by ambulance to New York and doctors said his right arm was broken and several right rib fractures.
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L. Lesse
L. Livermore
Ming's Point
New York
Livermore
New York City
Ex Vice President of Reichstag Dies in U S
Detroi Mich pr Henmunn Pansche former vice president of the German reichstag dies at Med Inn hospital in Detroit after a week illness upon arrival to address a German society meeting. The death follows his stricken condition after arriving to speak on current events in German territory. Local observers note his long service and historic role in German government.
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Detroi
Mich
Henmunn Pansche
Yeryy Cancellor
Reichstixz
Med Inn Hospital
Pneumonkt
Prency Lroopys
Argentine Financier Dios Buenos Aires Dies
Samuel G. Pears inueler a Buenos Aires born financier linked with railways banking and commerce died. Born 1867 in Buenos Aires he was among the leading cattle breeders and large landholders of eastern Argentina.
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Dios
Buenos Airés
Samuel G. Pearso
Canada Reduces Net Debt after Fiscal Year
Ottawa reports Canada's net debt at year end March 31 stood at 403,000,007 Canadian dollars compared with 2,408,026,050 a year earlier.
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Canada
Ottawa
Gas Tax Law Takes Effect April Sixteen
The gasoline tax bill, separate from the Shaif federal aid road measure, is effective Thursday April 16 and will add 2 cents per gallon to gas prices. The tax is collected by the state treasurer from filling stations and dealers, with wholesale collection later direct to the treasurer. Proceeds fund road construction and maintenance statewide.
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Hammill
Johnson
E. Johnson
Towa
The
Highway Commission
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