Policy Change Follows Talk With Advisers
President Coolidge issued an executive order allowing Congressional committees to inspect tax returns held secret by the treasury department. Secretary Mellon said disclosure to Congress would be against government interests, but supports inspection if kept confidential by committees. Rules regulating inspection will be compiled.
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Treasury Department
Coolidge
Treasury
Bureau of Internal Pevents
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress of the United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
House
The
Mellon
Italy Sells China Arms Charge Sparks International Scandal
March 15 in Shanghai Antonio Vespa former foreign minister of the Chinese maritime Customs board charged that Italy is selling arms to China. He alleges a powerful Italian clique profits from illicit shipments and that Italian authorities plan to deport him to prison.
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Shanghai
Antonio Vespa
Chinese Maritime Customs Board
Vespa
Italy
Talian
Cold Weather Slows Ohio Spring Farm Work
Columbus March 15 Cold weather keeps farmers idle across Ohio with little spring planting done according to West a statistician from the state federal crop reporting service. Winter freezes already damaged wheat and alfalfa seedings while no sowing has commenced and prospects for prices wages and taxes remain uncertain.
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Columbus
Ohio
West
Wedding date set for Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt and John Francia Cecil
In Asheville North Carolina on March 15 announces the forthcoming wedding of Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt daughter of Mrs Edith Vanderbilt and the late George Vanderbilt to Hon John Francia Cecil secretary of the British embassy in Washington. The ceremony is planned for Tuesday April 29 at St Louis Church Biltmore near Asheville.
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John FP. Cecil
Asheville
N. C
Cornelia Vand Erbilt
Edith Vand Erbilt
George W. van
John Francia Cecil
Em Sr
Washington
Mint Louls Church
Biltmore
Near
Crabbe Plays Waiting Game For Governor Nomination
Columbus march 15 attorney general crabbe remains uncertain about entering the Republican gubernatorial race with a final decision expected within two weeks as political observers watch for a definitive stance amid party maneuvers.
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Columbus
Crabbe
Bad Eagle Turkey Captured At Hotel Gibson
Cincinnati news item reports detective Ernett D. Kincaid capturing a presumed terrorizing eagle on the fire escape of the Hotel Gibson. The bird, later identified as a turkey, eluded firemen for days and was described as a lean quarry awaiting a feast.
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Cincinnati
Ernett D. Kincaid
Black Belt
Kincaid
Gibson
Ohio political favorites get unusual play
In Cleveland Senator George H. Bender claims Ohio Republicans in the tenth through fifteenth districts back Senator Hiram W. Johnson. Johnson plans an April 1 arrival and a campus tour to April 29 primaries. Johnson allies will attack Attorney General Daugherty using Senate committee findings. Coolidge forces tighten organization and weigh countercampaign.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hiram W. Johnson
George H. Bender
Johnson
Senate Investigating Committee
Atty
New Film Process Promises Living Colors Breakthrough
BPRLIN March 15 A Berlin engineer named Ludwig Horet announces a sensational invention of a colored film process that projects living colors on screen. After seven years of study he uses optical mirrors on a specially constructed camera to reflect constantly changing colors.
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Berlin
Ludwig Horet
Bolshevik Ambassador Sees Long Economic Tie with Italy
M. Jureneff, newly arrived Bolshevik ambassador to an Allied nation, told reporters that resuming full relations is only the start of a long, serious effort in economic collaboration between Italy and Russia. He said Vatican recognition must come first before talks on a Russia Vatican link can begin.
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Canton Daily News
Rome
M. Jureneff
Russia
Vatican
Woman to join Ohio State board of trustees
Gov. Donahey declared he will fill the next vacancy on the Ohio State University board by choosing a woman, citing the growing number of women and girls at the university. The March 15 statement in Columbus signals a planned appointment to the trustees.
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Ohio State Board
Columbus
Ohio State University
Donahey
Police seek Fred Janssen in trunk murder case
Denver police launched a nationwide dragnet to locate Fred Janssen, a North Denver church janitor tied to the slaying of his wife, Mrs Belle Janssen, whose body was found dumped in a trunk in Ogden Utah. Authorities cite receipts for a grey trunk, foul play suspected, with blood at the Janssen home and neighbors noting frequent quarrels.
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Colo
California
Fred Janssen
North Denver
Belle Janssen
Ogden
Utah
Janssen
North
Pittsburgh
Weed
Calif
Janssens
Union Station
Germans Settle in Volga District
Berlin reports that German colonists of the Volga have been granted local self government and that the German autonomous republic of the Volga with capital Pokrovsk has been officially taken into the union of socialist soviet republics.
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Canton Daily News
Berlin
Germany
Union of Socialistic Soviet Republics
Volga
Cupid Foiled By Immigration Law
Immigrants blocked a romance as Jeanette Hume from Canada faced deportation despite plans with William McArthus of Cleveland. Officials ruled her entry illegal, forcing her to leave, with a vow to return in July when the new British quota opens.
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Dan Cupid
Jeanette Hume
Bonnie Hell
Lassie
William McArthus
Cleveland
Jeanette
Canada
Shops Return to Summer Time in Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia on March 15 shops of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad resumed summer time, starting work half an hour earlier and quitting half an hour sooner than in winter, as learned today.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Honduras Row Cools Washington State Department Advises
March 15 report says restoration of tranquil conditions in Honduras followed by withdrawal of American marines was announced at the state department. The note implies progress toward normalcy in Central America and reduced American military presence.
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Washington
Honduras
State Department
Canton Pure Food Show Preparations Underway
Workmen rush to assemble the 1924 Canton Pure Food show as carpenters painters and electricians prepare booths and displays in the auditorium. A large electric sign will mark the Cleveland entrance while hundreds of lamps flood the interior. The Ohioans band will open Monday night as exhibits reach readiness for a major city event featuring a Country Store and daily food product distributions.
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Au Titorim
Cleveland
Ohioans
Buckeye
Wilh
States May Take Part in Gas War
Chicago March 15 A nationwide gasoline price war was fore shadowed in a report by the executive committee of the conference of the attorneys general. The document suggests states may enter the retail gasoline business to compete with Standard Oil and other large distributors. It cites indirect charges of price fixing and seeks expansion of the federal trade commission's powers to handle the situation.
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Chicago
Standard Oil
Federal Trade Commission
Cantonian Buys Capital Building
Joseph H. Himes former congressman from the 16th Ohio District and longtime Canton resident became owner of the Transportation Building the citys largest office structure Completed recently the 10 story building spans 63000 square feet in the central business district
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Joseph Himes
Washington
Joseph H. Himes
Ohio
Canton
Transportation
News Want Ad Promotion Paragraph
A promotional note extols News Want Ads as a great aid for buying selling or exchanging items. It claims widespread readership and proven results and ends with a housing number and phone reference for Hemlock 3500 News Want Ad.
Congress urges world arms conference prompt action
Washington March 1 The House debated a proposal by Representative Byrnes to formally ask President Coolidge to convene a world naval arms conference. Byrnes argued for renewed limits amid a naval arms race, criticizing Coolidge for not advancing the world court plan and pressing administration leaders to block the amendment.
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Washington
United States
House of Representatives
House
Coolidge
James Furnea
South Carolina
Senate
Byrnes
Harding
Baby Cuts Woman's Term In Workhouse
In Cleveland on March 15 Judge Corlett reduced Mrs. Kelen Welch's workhouse term for speeding from seven days to seven days suspended. Welch, 24, had a three year old baby at home and asked about the child. The judge ordered ten days at Warrensville and a $25 fine, with the seven day portion suspended if the baby could be sent to a local house during the mother's absence.
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Kelen Welch
Corlett
Warrensville
Eileen
Gates Freed In Not Guilty Ruling In Gland Robber Case
In Louisville a packed court applauded as William C. Gates was acquitted of the murder of Richard Heaton, the so called grand robber who held his captive for three days during a planned mutilation. He was later re-arrested on warrants from Lake City for conspiracy connected to an alleged vengeance crusade in the South.
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Louisville
William C. Gates
Richard CC. Heaton
Gates
Lake City
Heaton
Spanish Crisis Hits Industry
Madrid March 15 The industrial crisis affecting the Barcelona region spreads to Catalonia with a calculated three month drop of about 10 percent in output. Mills in Catalonia depend on American cotton, but the market shrinks as cotton quality varies. Egyptian cotton import rises as prices fall, due to lower costs.
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Canton Daily News
Madrid
Barcelona
Spain
Catalonia
United States
Debates Pivot Over Teapot Dome Leasing Controversy
In Washington a heated House debate addressed the Teapot Dome leasing affair with calls to remove acting Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt. Rep Stevenson alleged Mrs Roosevelt owned stock in Sinclair's oil firm, while Rep Longworth denied it and said she sold the stock months earlier. Roosevelt admitted the stock ownership as leases were issued, and Stevenson pressed for Roosevelt's removal amid broader accusations of improper influence.
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Roosevelt
Stevenson
South Carolina
Teapot Dome
Sinclair Company
Archie
Teddy
Longworth
Archie Roosevelt
Denby
Intrigue and Scandal at Daugherty's Door
Senate investigators traced a web of alleged wrongdoing from New York to Washington touching Attorney General Daugherty and his circle. Testimony described a film ring for the Dempsey Carpentier fight, a gun running plot tied to Mexican events, and alleged misdeeds by Prohibition and Justice officials, with references to Jesse W. Smith and close associates.
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Atty
Daugherty
New York
New Jersey
Measico
Jesse W. Smith
Eosem
F. C. Pendleton
Department of Justice
Wiliam J. Burns
Secret Service
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Burns
Bri C Baldwin
Becaues
Prohibition
Texas
Jess Smith
Carpentier- Dempsey
F. C. Quinby
Quinby
Baldwin
Will Disprove Charges Says Attorney General Washington
Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty vows to publish documentary evidence to counter sensational charges about fight film deals and law enforcement breakdowns in Texas. He plans a formal statement after detractors Gaston B. Means and Miss Roxie Stinson finish testimony before the Brookhart Wheeler committee.
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Roxie Stinson
Washington Court House
Jeas W. Smith
Daugherty
Senate Investigating Committee
Torney
Harry M. Daugherty
Texas
Brookhart-Wheeler Committee
Gaston B. Means
Jesse Smith
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Atand
Cat. Baldwin
Mr Quimby
Tex Stickard
Weather Forecast For Next Week In Ohio Valley And Great Lakes
The weather bureau forecasts considerable cloudiness and cool weather with probable snow and rain at the start of the week for the Ohio Valley. In the Great Lakes region expect notable cloudiness and cool conditions, likely after Monday.
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Weather Bureau
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