Government files suit to void Teapot Dome leases
Cheyenne Wy March 13 The government filed a federal suit charging former Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall and Mam moth Oil Co president Harry J Sinclair with conspiring to defraud the United States The complaint seeks injunctions receiverships and a final decree voiding the April 7 1922 lease and February 9 1923 agreement on Teapot Dome lands
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Albert B. Fall
Harry J. Sinclair
Mampoth Ol Co
United States
Goverment Today
Fedwal Court
Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Reserve
Harding
Atlee Pometere
Owen J. Roberts
Coolidge
Mammoth Oil Co
Teapot Dome
Chicago
Atlee Pomerene
Pomerene
Wyoming
Roberts
Congress
Teapot Dome Naval Oil
German cyclists set new world record at 4544 kilometers
Berlin reports two German cyclists Krupkat and Hutchke broke the world record by covering 4,544 kilometers 200 meters, about 30 kilometers more than the 1915 Chicago mark by Egg and Berri. The feat boosts postwar German sporting interest.
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Gopyright
Canton Daily News
Berlin
Krupkat
Huttchke
Egg and Berri
Chicago
Germany
New Coal Loading Station Planned in Huntington
Ground broken for a 150000 dollar coal loading terminal of the Philadelphia and Cleveland Coal Co on the Ohio river. The plant will transfer coal from mine cars to barges for transport to Addyston Ohio where a 250000 dollar terminal reloads coal from barges to cars for shipment west and east.
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Huntington
W. Va
Philadelhia and Cleveland Coal Co
Ohio River
Addyston
Cin Cinna
F and
Columbus Man Faces Arraignment in Embezzlement Charge
Columbus March 18 Lee F venson 26 formerly in the state architect office will be arraigned in municipal court on a charge of embezzlement. He allegedly took 9200 of state funds. Police nationwide pursued him ending with a late Wednesday surrender and a statement I am tired of dodging cops.
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Columbus
Lee F. *Venson
Cerk
State Architect's Office
Iam
League Aid Sought to Take Over Company in Hungary Case
Geneva sources report that on March The League is asked to assume control of a construction company amid a Hungarian dispute. The move follows a precedent cited in earlier Hungary related cases.
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Geneva
League of Thone
Hungary
Body of Girl Aged Four Slowly Petrifying
Lima doctors take case of Maxine Rawson four as medical puzzle puzzling specialists nationwide. Child’s lower body loses feeling and stiffens while walking. experts fear petrification may spread to heart. Thirteen specialists studied her. X rays taken. diagnosis unresolved. Mother works in Akron welfare department.
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Lima, O
Lima
Maxine Rawson
Akron
Firestone Rubber Co
Actors urged to charge for radio work
Vaudeville performers and others warn against broadcasting for free while debates rise on radio’s effect on theater. Marcus Loew argues radio can feed theaters and operates a paid broadcasting station advertising Loew shows, while others fear free air entertainment will shrink live audiences.
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Marcus Loew
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Loew
Judge Kenyon Declines Navy Secretary Post
Judge William S. Kenyon of Iowa refused the offer to become secretary of the navy after a White House conference with President Coolidge. Although Kenyon did not disclose a decision, his friends asserted he declined the post.
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Washington
Judge Williams. Kenyon
Iowa
Workman Injured At State Iron and Steel Plant
Benjamin Borowski, 48, of 1125 4th Street SE, is hospitalized at Mercy with a severely lacerated right leg and severe shock after a blade on the shears at the State Iron and Steel Co. plant fell Monday morning. He was rushed to Mercy in Hiller's ambulance.
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Benjiman Borowski
4Th St SE
Mercy Hospital
State Iron and Steel Co
Borowski
Hiller
New Trial Sought in Massillon Fedder Conviction
Albert J. Fedder seeks a new trial after a Massillon conviction on a charge. The hearing before Judge Erienbaum is scheduled Friday at 2 p m. Attorney Walter B. Ruff indicated a request may be made to postpone the hearing.
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Albert J. Fedder
Massillon
Erienbaum
Walter 8. Ruff
Fedder
Reichstag Dissolved by President Ebert in Berlin
German President Ebert dissolved the Reichstag in Berlin on March 13 after it had been contemplated for a fortnight. The move follows growing political tension and signals a major government shake up in Germany.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Ebert
Young bandits rob store and make getaway
Two youthful gunmen robbed Fred Talbot’s grocery at 724 Lawrence Rd NE at 6 30 PM on Wednesday taking $25 from the cash drawer. They fled north toward Spring in an automobile after threatening Mrs Charles Reed. Talbot described them as about 25 years old and well dressed.
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Fred Talbot
Lawrence Rd
Talbot
Charles Reed
Second St
Merchant Bankrupt In Cleveland Man’s Furnishings Firm
Gene Trade, owner of a North Canton Ohio men’s furnishing and tailor shop, filed a federal bankruptcy petition in Cleveland. Liabilities were $62,319.75 with assets of $700.34.
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Cleveland
Gene Trade
North Canton
Children 4 P Freeing Mother
Cleveland March 13. Jury in federal court acquitted Marie Lapriste of Akron on a narcotics act indictment. Charles Lapriste was found guilty on 14 of 16 counts and sentenced by Judge Jane to four years in Atlanta federal prison. He threatened agent Joseph J. Murphy in court.
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Cleveland
Charles Lapriste
Marie
Akron
Paul Jones
Jane
Atlanta
Lapristo
Joseph J. Murphy
British naval maneuvers stir Italian nerves over Latin union
In Rome and London reports say British Mediterranean maneuvers are routine and deny protests against Italy's drive for a Latin union or naval expansion. Italian papers call the moves a protest, reflecting widespread nervousness across Italy.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Italy
Spain
London
Will Mark Camps Aids Map Planning For Touring Camps
Motorist tour camps plan to operate in summer and must inform County Surveyor Atlee M. Wise. Several map makers request details to note on touring maps. Wise will record information from camp operators who communicate.
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Atlee M. Wise
Wise
Quick Sale Through Hemlock 3500 News Want Ad
A compact note prompts using a News Want Ad to sell items quickly. It highlights a ready to sell item in good condition and not abused, with a reference to Hemlock 3500 News Want Ad line for placing the advertisement.
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Hemlock
State Bakers Name Him Chief
I S Sweaney proprietor of Sweaney Bakeries Canton was unanimously elected president of the Ohio Bakers Association at the closing session in Cincinnati Wednesday afternoon. H M Wetler Cincinnati was named vice president, Fred I Jenning Columbus secretary, Hector Urquhardt Springfield treasurer. Dr J A Barnard Chicago secretary of the American Bakers Association denied trusts exist in baking, citing keen competition.
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I. S&s Sweaney
Sweaney Bakeries
Canton
Ohio Bakers’ Association
Cincinnati
H. M. Wetler
War Khowen
Fred I.jenning
Columbus
Hector Urquhardt
Springfield
J. &. Barnard
Chicago
American Bakers’ Association
Teapot Dome inquiry stalls on criminal culpability
Washington dispatch reports the Teapot Dome investigation has yet to establish criminal culpability by any named individuals or prove the oil leases harmed the government. Edward B. McLean’s testimony failed to yield expected revelations, fueling doubts about connections and the uncashed checks tied to the $100,000 allegation against Albert B. Fall.
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Davis Lawrence
Cantos Daily News
Washington
Teapot Dome
Edward B. McLean
Albert B. Fall
Check Forger Is Sentenced For Bank $1,47 Theft
Columbus March 13 John H Miller alias Bardford of West Union Adams county confessed in court to obtaining $20,000 by writing checks on fake Ohio bank accounts. He was sentenced to two and a half years in the penitentiary for taking $1,487 from a Columbus bank. He said he buried the money in cemeteries over the estate, but efforts to locate the hidden treasure have been unavailing.
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Columbus
Marih
Ohio
John H. Miller
Bardford
West Union
Adams Co
Miller
Child Testifies as Bondsmen Quit in Pettit Murder Trial
In Mansfield on March 13 Bertha Pettit 10 testified against her father Willard Pettit now on trial for second degree murder in John Payne's killing Two bondsmen withdrew from a 40000 bond Pettit remains in sheriff custody The state wrapped up witnesses and the trial was expected to run at least until Friday She said she cried on returning home after Christmas fearing threats her father and uncle Wilbur Pettit had made to kill John Payne with whom she lived
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Mansfield
Bertha Pettit
Willard Pettit
John Payne
Pettit
Wilbur Pettit
Republicans Aim to Pass 25 Percent Tax Cut Bill
Washington March 13 Republicans rush to pass as separate measure the 25 per cent income tax cut from 1923. Longworth and Greene push Ways and Means to report the Chindbloom bill. Snell seeks a special rule for quick action. Frear opposes splitting the provision, warning against presidential veto. Democratic committeemen back Frear.
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Washington
House
Coolidge
Longworth
Ways and Means Committee
Chindbloom
Ilinoia
Hawley
Oregon
Snell
House Rules Committee
Greene
Ways and Means
Frear
Newspaper Ads Get Good Rating at Ohio Dry Goods Meet
Columbus March 13. Style exhibited by 75 wholesalers from across the United States closed the three day convention of the Ohio Retail Dry Goods Association. H. H. Shively of Ohio State University praised newspaper advertising as the best medium, while direct mail offers a personal touch.
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Columbus
United States
Ohio Retail Dry Gooda Association
H. H. Shively
Business Research Bureau
Ohio State University
Illicit wine destroyed after court review
Police poured 1259 gallons of grape wine seized in a raid into the sewer on order of Criminal Judge J A Bowman. The wine from a garage owned by Alex Gancia, who was arrested and convicted under the Crabbe act, had moved through common pleas and appeals courts before the state supreme court declined review.
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J. A. Bowman
Alex Gancia
Guncia
Common Pleas Court
Dowman
Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Attack on Forni in Milan Causes Panic and Injuries
Signor Forni, leader of a dissident fascist group, was assaulted and badly beaten in Milan. Revolver shots sparked panic as he was rushed to hospital, where he has been since a previous month long stay.
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Milan
Macrh
Signor Forni
of Fascists
Forni
Yacht Captured Off Chruta Smuggling Arms to Rif Tribes
A Spanish gun boat seized a whiskey yacht at Chruta Morocco on March 13 for smuggling arms to the Rif tribesmen.
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Chruta
Morocco
Stinson ties Daugherty to Smith stock deals in Senate probe
Mrs. Roxie Stinson, Smith’s former wife, testifies before the Brookhart-Wheeler committee accusing close ties between Atty Gen Harry M Daugherty and Jess W Smith. She says Smith hinted at profits from stock trades linked to Daugherty and cites cash holdings and blind accounts as the investigation deepens.
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Roxie Stinson
Jess Smith
Washington
Official
Washington Today
Brookhart-Wheeler Committee
Harry M Daugherty
Jess W. Smith
Friday
Ohioans linked to Interpot case in oil scandal probes
Washington March 13. The senate committee shifted from loan and slush fund investigations to political aspects of the oil scandal and issued subpoenas for figures tied to presidential campaigns. Subpoenaed are 2nd Hynicka, Normal J Gold, Harry Mackenie, Charles H Gerrich, and Tiffin Gilmore.
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Washington
Senate Oi Committee
Hynicka
Ohio
Normal J Gold
Wood
Harry Mackenie
Coolidge
Chicago
Charles H. Gerrich
Columbus
Tiffin Gilmore
Curtis Case 10 to be acted on in near future
Canton safety director BE B Curtis faces possible charges tied to alleged misfeasance and malfeasance in office. Prohibition Commissioner B F Mee Donald said further action would occur within two weeks after a Canton ministerial association push for trial before Gov Comeahey. The governor referred the matter to the prohibition director for new evidence after Jan 1 1924 Curtis reappointed by his brother who had been mayor.
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JOW. Fisher Daily News Bureau
Spahr Blvd
Columbus
BE. B. Curtis
Canton
B. F. Mee
10 Rescued 25 Lost In Atlantic Storm Near Hatteras
Norfolk dispatch reports the Norwegian steamer Cissy picked up 10 survivors from the Ward line freighter Santiago after it foundered in a fierce Atlantic storm six miles south of Cape Hatteras. The Santiago carried a crew of 35 and cargo of sugar from Matanzas to New York.
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Norfolk
Cissy
Ward Line
Santiago
Cape Hatteras
Matanzas
Cuba
New York
Ciasy
Nels St
One Killed Two Hurt In Train Crash At Springfield
A northbound Detroit Toledo and Ironton freight derailed after hitting an open switch. Andrew Henry 32 Defiance was killed. Mike Gorman 45 Lima engineer and John Donnelly 38 Springfield brakeman were seriously injured. F Jerkes engineer and Leo Dunbar fireman, Napoleon, escaped with minor injuries.
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Springfield
Andrew Henry
Defiance
Mike
Gorman
Lima
John Donnelly
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
F. Jerkes
Leo Dunbar
Napoleon
Cone
Daughter Sought as Mother Dies in Huntington
Mrs. G. C. Rutherford, 50, lies dying in Huntington and at intervals calls for the only one of her 11 children not at her bedside. Grace Dorreff, who left Huntington about three weeks ago, is the missing daughter and has no known address.
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Huntington
W. Va
G. C. Rutherford
Grace Dorreff
Dorreff
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