Tempest and Teapot Dome era politics described in 1924 Washington scene
The Canton Daily News reports a chaotic Washington scene with President Coolidge veto pressures, Democratic fire, and widespread probes. Tax revision dominates agenda as Republicans seek a bipartisan measure while the Senate handles investigations amid a bustling congressional session.
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Coolidge
Canton Daily News
Washington
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House
60 Cent Boost on Monthly Bill East Ohio Plan
The East Ohio Gas Co plans a 60 cent per month service charge for Canton customers, replacing the 90 cent minimum, with a formal application to the city council. Officials say the charge would raise gas rates due to higher operation and distribution costs, and the request will go to the new public utilities committee for consideration.
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Ohio
Canton
East Ohio Gas Co
C. C. Curtin
Council
Public Utilities Committee
Homan, Stansbery
Ernat
Cleveland
Teapot Dome turmoil deepens as Doheny arrives in Washington
E L Doheny the Teapot Dome figure arrives in Washington to testify before senators. Abert Fall and Col J W Zevely are delayed joining the proceedings. Senator Walsh pushes for an independent investigation by the President and renewed efforts to cancel Sinclair leases. The Public Lands Committee reconvenes amid party tensions over who should decide lease nullification and justice department participation.
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Washington
E. L. Doheny
Secretary of the Interior
Abert RB. Fall
Col
J. W. Zevely
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Walsh
Montana
Coolidge
Senate Public Lands Committee
Doheny
California
Yale
Caraway
Department of Justice
Chesapeake and Potomac seeks rate increase in West Virginia
Charleston January 24 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia filed for a public service commission approval to raise rates to meet growing demand. The petition says an additional investment of about 2 million dollars annually is needed in the state, with installations rising at 7000 per year and a current investment of 14 million dollars in West Virginia telephone service.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Ministers Hold State Meeting in Columbus Speech Attacks Denominationalism
In Columbus on January 24 Alva Martin Kerr editor of the Herald of Gospel Liberty Dayton denounced denominationalism as a tragedy of the church and condemned ministers who reveal littleness of mind rather than Bible truths His address was given before the Ohio pastors association as clergy from across the state gather for sessions representing many Protestant groups.
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Columbus
Alva Martin Kerr
Herald of Gospel Liberty
Dayton
Ohio Pastors’ Association
Senator Walsh Proposes Merchant Marine Bureau Bill
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts introduced in the senate a bill to create a merchant marine bureau in the department of commerce. The bureau would assume duties now held by the United States Shipping Board while preserving the emergency fleet corporation to run lines not yet privatized.
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Washington
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate
Bureau of Merchant Marine
Department of Commerce
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hahn Suspect Is Rearrested
James Antonia a Cleveland merchant who was arrested here in August 1921 in the slaying of Gig Hahn and later freed was rearrested in Cleveland Thursday morning Canton police refused to return him. Antonia’s 1924 alibi had satisfied authorities and led to his release. Antonia and three companions were arrested at the time but all were later freed.
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James Antonia
Cleveland
Gig” Hahn
Canton
Antonia
Castoday
Church Members Pray for Pastor in Divorce Hearing
Chicago January 24 United prayers by church members for Pastor Carl D. Case's vindication were offered as the divorce case of Albert R. Leland reopened before Superior Judge Foell. Mrs Charlotte Leland testifying would support her confession of intimacy with the former Buffalo minister now pastor at Oak Park.
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Chicago
Carl D. Case
Albert R. Leland
Case
Foell
Charlotte Leland
Buffalo
First Baptist Church of
Oak Park
Venizelos says royal regime unnecessary after plebiscite
Premier Venizelos told the national assembly that a royal regime is no longer necessary in Greece and reported a plebiscite had determined its fate.
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Athens
Venizelos
The
National Assembly
Greece
Bandit Chief Ardatt Fatally Wounded in Frontier Zone
Ardatt, leader of the bandit "serious case gang" blamed for terror along the Algerian frontier, is fatally wounded according to word from Peshawar dated January 24. The report places him in Bombay where the clash occurred.
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Bombay
India
Ardatt
Peshawar
Signs of spring defiance near Maumee river
Jan 24 report by painter Robert Hall notes four robins hopping about near his home on the Maumee river bank the other afternoon.
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Defiance
Robert Hall
Maumee River
Lenine Death Shocks Russia As Trotzky Foresees Hard Road Ahead
In Tiflis Leon Trotzky calls Lenine’s death a terrible blow but says communist policy will continue. He notes Lenine’s illness, proclaims Lenine essential to the world working class, and weighs the Bolshevik party’s future while acknowledging widespread shock.
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Lenine
Russia
Trotzky
Tiflis
Georgia
Leon Trotzky
Bolshevist
Blast Fatal to One Three Hurt
A dynamite blast 40 feet underground in Cleveland last night killed one man and seriously injured three others. The explosion occurred as a night crew excavating a tunnel under Broadway SE and East 69th Street was struck by a worker’s pick. four other crew members escaped unharmed.
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Cleveland
Broadway SE
East 69Th St
Italy Dissolves Parliament Set for April Election
King Victor Emmanuel signed decrees dissolving parliament and ordering a general election for April 6. The Mussolini government is assured of a majority due to the electoral reform law. the new chamber of deputies will convene May 24.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Freighter Montrose Declared Lost After Jan Missing
The French freighter Montrose with a 50 member crew, missing since January 3 after sailing from Oran, was given up as lost. Authorities believe a recent tidal wave caused its wreck.
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Marseilles
Montrose
Oran
Fire Damages Cincinnati Repair Plant
A fire at the Robert Mitchell furniture company repair plant in Cincinnati caused an estimated 75000 in damage. Paints fed the flames, hindering efforts to control the blaze.
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Cincinnati
Robert Mitchell Furniture Company
Girl Identified As Dead Friend Hoaxer Nabbed in D C
Olga Anna Cumberland confessed to police she buried her roommate Hazel Johnson of St. Louis. Investigators traced the hoax two years of letters to Hazel's parents, Mr and Mrs George Johnson, to prevent inquiry and keep her away from home.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Mra
Olga Anna Cumberland
Hazel Johnson
St. Louis
New York City
Hazel
George Johnson
Vatican Sends Russia Message After Lenine Death
The Vatican conveys condolences through the Archbishop of Riga to Soviet Russia on Lenine's death. No formal ties exist, but an unofficial papal representative and Russian contact at Rome persist. The Vatican pursues church influence in Russia and backed Monsignor Walsh's U S relief mission.
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Canton Daily News
Rome
Vatican
Riga
Russia
Lenine
Holy See
Pope
Monsignor Walsh
United States
New Creamery Opens at Beallsville with 115 Farmers
A creamery startup debuted in New Creamery Beallsville Ohio with a company of 115 farmers. The report notes plans to increase stockholders in coming months as the venture expands its cooperative operations.
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Beallsville,o
Macdonalds Labor Ministry Wins Public Approval
London reports rapid cabinet formation under Ramsey MacDonald with committees tackling unemployment, agricultural reform, and housing. Public mood shifts to hopeful support as the new government begins directing urgent issues through organized panels.
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Hal O'Plaherty
Canton Daily News
London
Ramsey MacDonald
Ford May Open German Plants
Berlin January 24 Ford may enter Germany to manufacture cars. Handelsnachrichten reports control of Lindenrautoaktien Gesellschaft shifting to an American company. Herr Lindemann, current chief owner, is to depart for the United States. Ford previously failed at Hamburg and Bremen but now seeks to supply cheap cars to Germans. This reflects broader Americanization of Europe.
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Handelsnachrichten
Lindenrautoaktien Geselschaft
Herr Lindemann
United States
Ford
Hamburg
Bremen
Why The Canton Daily News Is Being Talked About
Three points of The News superiority are outlined. It highlights the improved first page and removal of paid liners, the creation of a real editorial page free of advertising, and its unique status with in house Washington and Columbus bureaus and special writers.
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Canton Daily News
Canton
Washington
Columbus
Democrats Aim to Force Tax Cut Vote Clash With Coolidge
In a push tied to the Mellon tax plan, Democrats in the 68th Congress vow to veto a 25 percent surtax and press for a 44 percent rate. They claim administration vulnerability either if Coolidge accepts or vetoes, betting a veto or compromise could shape the 1924 election.
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Washington
Coolidge
Ways and Means
House
White House
Mr. Mellon
Teachers Fund Grows Rapidly and Balance Reaches New High
Columbus reports that state teachers retirement fund receipts exceed disbursements by five to one. The fund balance stands at 15 million 406 thousand 846 dollars and 80 cents. Since creation in July 1920, pensioned teachers aged 76 or disabled may draw benefits after contributing 4 percent of earnings.
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Columbus
Funeral for Edward M. Buel Hotel Cleveland Manager
Edward M. Buel, manager of the Hotel Cleveland and a former mayor and founder of Barberton, dies aged 61. Funeral services are set for Saturday in Cleveland. Born in Akron, he was prominent in Masonic circles.
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Barberton
Cleveland
Edward M. Buel
Buel
Akron
London government warns Indian socialists in Hindustan message
The Hindu prints a goodwill message from Premier MacDonald dated January 24 warning Indian socialists that the London government would not be cowed by threats of force. The note underscores British resolve amid Indian political tensions.
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Madras
Hindu Today
MacDonald
England
London
Man Electrocuted in Cincinnati Incident
Emil Andrea aged 27 from Newport Kentucky died instantly after touching an exposed wire on an extension light cord last night in Cincinnati. The accident occurred when he came into contact with the live conductor. Authorities released no further details at this time.
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Cincinnati
Emil Andrea
Newport
Anderson Case Before Jury in New York Trial
William H. Anderson state superintendent of the Anti saloon League faces a jury over alleged third degree forgery in altering league ledgers to hide commissions paid to fund solicitor O Bertsall Phillips. Anderson claims a frame up by liquor interests while supporters describe him as a martUnder intense scrutiny he sat through the testimony amid a courtroom atmosphere that cast him as a martyr.
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William H. Anderson
Anti-ealoon League
Anderson
Wullty
League
O. Bertsall Phillips
Fraud Charged in Election Case in Youngstown
P J Gallagher election official in Youngstown second ward indicted for falsifying ballots in precinct EE on November 6. He allegedly marked 26 ballots for William Corrigan while votes actually favored Web R Lentz who won after recount. Lentz had Klan endorsement while Corrigan opposed the secret order.
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Youngstown, O
P. J. Gallagher
William Corrigan
Web R. Lentz
Corrigan
Lentz
Westminster Presbyterian plans new church edifice in Dayton
Trustees of Westminster Presbyterian Church approved plans for a new building to cost 615000. The project will be constructed this year in Dayton.
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Dayton
Westminister Presbytrian Church
One Killed in Saxony Voting Violence
One man was killed and 20 persons wounded during communist voting in Saxony today in Berlin reports.
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Berlin
Saxony
Jaded society adopts dog racing fad in Miami
Miami report describes a new craze at Hialeah park where blue blood greyhounds race on a quarter mile track. Betting occurs inside a paddock with bookies and commissions, while women are barred from the paddock and tabloids provide race charts for bettors.
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DOG Racing
NEW
Florida
FAD OF Jaded Society
Robert T. Small
Canton Daily News
Miami
Fla
Miami Kennels Club
Hialeah Park
Sheepshead Bay
Morris Park
Gas Prices Expected to Drop After New Refining Method
Washington reports America's gasoline supply will rise and prices may fall after the United States Bureau of Standards unveiled a cheaper refining method. Experts say the process yields about thirty percent more gasoline from the same crude oil and matches the mileage and starting properties of higher grade fuels.
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Washington
America
United States Bureau of Standards
Coal Operator Edward Cooper Seeks WV Senate Nomination
Edward Cooper a Branwell coal operator and former fifth district congressman announced his candidacy for the U S Senate seat held by David Elkins. The move follows reports that Guy Goff of Clarksburg might also enter the race, with observers noting the timing.
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Charleston
W. Va
Edward Cooper
Branwell
Fifth
West Virginia
United States Senate
David Elkins
Cooper
Guy 'S Goff
Clarksburg
Bus Driver Killed as Train Strikes School Bus
ToDo, Jan. 24 Louis Dorcas a 15 year old school bus driver died when his bus was struck by a westbound New York Central train at Reynolds cross roads. He was alone in the bus and was preparing to pick up a load of children for school.
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Toledo
Louis Dorcas
New York Central
Reynolds Cross Roads
Dorcas
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