Senate impeachment push in Fall loan inquiry scope
The Senate oil committee hears First National Bank of Pueblo president M. D. Thatcher discuss a $100,000 loan Fall took to improve his Three Rivers ranch. Thatcher denies the bank made 1921 22 loans, noting Thatcher’s ledger shows a prior electrical plant loan rather than a bank loan to Fall.
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Washington
Senate Oil Committee
Interior
Albert RB. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
FR. L. Doheny
M. D. Thatcher
First National Bank of
District Attorney Receives Sinclair Contempt Case
The certification of Harry F. Sinclair for contempt of the United States Senate was handed to the district attorney for action. Signed by Senator George H. Moses acting president of the Senate, it orders Sinclair placed under technical arrest pending presentation to a federal grand jury next week.
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Sinclair
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Ofl- Magnate
United States Senate
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Senate
Fall borrows to equip Tres Ritos ranch and Harris purchase
Senator Stanfield questions bank loans to Fall and the Tres Ritos Land and Cattle Co. Thatcher states the company owes about $102,000 with $200,000 credit limit secured by land and cattle. Fall denies financing Harris ranch purchase while noting $100,000 borrowed for improvements.
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Fall
Tres Ritos Land and Cattle Co
Thatcher
Harris
Walsh
Navy
Senator Stanfield
Oregon
Tres Ritos Company
Raid leads to continued case against three suspects
Ray Jackson Clyde Gray and Florence Gray were arrested at 24 Rex Ave SE after a Monday raid at 3 20 pm. Jackson and Gray face liquor law charges while Florence Gray is named a suspicious person. Officers alleged Gray was caught selling liquor. a gallon pitcher and a bucket of sugar whiskey were confiscated.
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Ray Jackson
Clyde Gray
Florence Gray
Jackson
Gray
Greece Proclaims Republic in Formal Declaration
A republic has been proclaimed in Greece, according to a Central News dispatch from Athens. The report, dated March 26, notes the formal proclamation and marks a pivotal political shift in the country.
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London
Greece
Athens
Youths Save Jane Dougherty From Severe Leg Injury
A week after a coast ing accident Brittle tissue refused to heal and the girl lay near death. Nearly twenty youths gave flesh from their bodies to heal her leg and she now shows signs of recovery at Aultman hospital annex. She vows to walk again by summer.
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Jane Dougherty
Jane
B. O. Dougherty
McKinley Avew
Aultman Hospital Annex
Edsel Ford Targeted in $1 Million Extortion Plot
Detroit police seek twenty accomplices in an alleged scheme to extort 1 050 000 from Edsel Ford son of Henry Ford by threats to kill him and blind his wife and children. Mastox Simek 23 confessed to being the tool of a radical gang. Mrs Annie Hladik the landlady was initially accused but freed.
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Detroit
Mastox Simek
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Edsel
Simek
Annie Hladik
Woman testifies of love for alleged slaver in old murder case
Myrtle Atkinson testified for the state in the Claude Osterholt first degree murder trial, recounting her years in the underworld and support of Osterholt as William Quinn, a Massillon policeman, was killed on duty on September 16, 1920. She declared her continued love for him and described letters defending Claude’s innocence amid a framing claim.
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Claude Osterholt
William Quinn
Massillon
Eva Stankovich
Krrchbaum
Myrtle Atkinson
Quinn
Columbia Heights
Osterholt
Edward Sheck
Miss Atkinson
Philadelphia
J. W. Osterholt
Akron
Claude
Confession of Bride Triggers Noted New York Murder Case
An 18 year old bride Mrs. Harry Fenton led police to a sensational murder confession. Her husband Harry Fenton 21 confessed to killing Miss Mary Coleman 69 on March 8. He struck her with a hammer then choked her for money but only got 15 dollars. Firemen found Miss Coleman’s charred remains in her room and investigators ruled the death a result of burns.
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New York
Harry Fenton
Mary Coleman
Fenton
Miss Coleman
Auto Case Held Over By Court
William Taylor arrested by officers Brightbill and Beazie Monday night at 11 50 was charged with grand larceny and continued in criminal court Tuesday morning. Police pursued a stolen sedan belonging to F J Schlabach druggist at 425 Market N after report of the theft. The pursuit began near 16th and Cleveland NW and ended with Taylor being caught at 6th and Market N.
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William Taylor
Brightbill
Beazie
Taylor
F. J. Schiabach
Market N
16Th St
Cleveland Av NW
Schlabach
6Th St and
Flapper Admits She Is Bandit
Mrs Agnes Rattles 23 confessed to police that she robbed the Ohio Savings and Loan Co of Fostoria December 8 1923 taking 1265 dollars.
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Flapper
Agnes Rattles
Cleveland
St. Clair Jewelry and Music Company
Ohio Savings & Loan Co
Fostoria
Mother of 15 Killed by Auto in Bridgeport
Mrs. Frances Herick, 78, mother of 13, died at her Bridgeport home from injuries after an automobile struck her several weeks earlier local police said.
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Bridgeport, CO
Frances Herick
Canton approves five cent gas rate increase and 60 cent monthly charge
Canton city council approved a gas rate increase of five cents per 1000 cubic feet and a monthly service charge of 60 cents after debate. The ordinance raises 1,000 foot rates from 63 to 78 cents under the new scheme, preserves a six month termination clause, and allows either party to end the contract after May 20 1926 with written notice.
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C. C. Curtis
Canton
Stansberry
Public Utilities Committee
Sald
Bandits Rob Gas Station In Morning Hold Up
Two unidentified men posing as travelers bound night attendant James Hanssen at a tire and battery station, stole $26 cash, a $2 flashlight, tools, a 32 caliber pistol, and fuel totaling about $50.92. They fled in a 1924 Pennsylvania tagged coupe heading west, one described as six feet tall with a red face, the other five seven with light complexion.
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James Hassen
Smith and Tuscarawas W
Hanssen
Pennsylvania
Zuber and Shearer Case Continued in Court
Jack Zuber and Frank Shearer were arrested on assault with intent to rob charges and their case was continued until March 28 in criminal court. Police detained them Monday afternoon at the corner of 7th Street and Mahoning Road NE after James Kack reported an attempted robbery.
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Jack Zuber
2Nd St
Frank Shearer
7Th St
Mahoning Rd
James Kack
Bandits Rob Store at Fairhope Leaves Clothes Behind
Deputy Sheriff Edward Gibson investigated a robbery at W. S. Fenton's general store in Fairhope. Burglars, believed to be tramps, changed clothes in the store, abandoning their discarded garments and stealing clothing tobacco and candy.
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Edward Gibson
W. S. Fenton
Fairhope
Daugherty Testimony Reaches France In Quest For Mannington
Washington March 25 The Wheeler committee travels to France to seek Howard Mannington the attorney general’s former ally as a key witness in the Daugherty Investigation. Mannington’s testimony is sought on alleged illicit deals tied to Jess Smith and others while the panel weighs other charges of graft.
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Washington
Wheeler Committee
Daugherty
Atlantic
France
Howard Mannington
Mannington
State Department
B. K. Wheeler
Montana
Roxie Stinson
Jess Smith
Department of Justice
Castor R. Means
Thomas Felder
We Committee
New York
John Gorant
William A. Orr
Little Green House of Mystery
K Street
Head of Days Starts Jail Team
William F. Anderson former superintendent of the New York anti saloon league surrendered to Sheriff Peter Dooling to begin a 1 to 2 year prison term for forgery. He was escorted by former Gov Charlies S. Whitman and Colley P. Williams to Sing Sing with commitment papers signed and plans made for fingerprinting and rogues gallery records. Anderson gave no statement.
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New York
William F. Anderson
Anti Saloon League
Peter Dooling
Sing Sing
Anderson
Charlies S. Whitman
Colley P. Williams
Dooling
Rogues Gallery
Woman dies in neighbor fight after pistol dispute
Chicago reports a quarrel over neighbor children ended in gunfire as Herman Tannhauser fatally shot Mrs Bertha Kirkly and then killed himself.
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Chicago
Herman Tannhauser
Bertha Kirkly
Little Green House on K St Still a Mystery
Washington dispatch describes the fate of the little green house at 1625 K St as a mysterious frat site. Friction over past revels links to Howard Mannington of Ohio, once a White House aide, who vanished from Washington and fled to Paris after Harding era investigations.
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Little Green House
Robert TO Smale
Canton Daily Newa
Washington
Perry Belmont
Tropics
Miss Stinson
Howard Mannington
Ohio
Mannington
Harding
Marton
Mr. Harding
White House
Marion
Paris
Funeral services for Stephen R. Gray in Beloit
Stephen R. Gray 78 died at his Beloit home last Sunday. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Beloit Friends church with burial in Hope cemetery Salem. Survived by daughter Ruth Tatsch Beloit son J L Gray Salem three brothers two sisters and 12 grandchildren. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Beloit
Stephen R. Gray
Bandits Hold Up Illinois Central Station Loot Sacks
Four robbers struck the Illinois Central station in Harvey Illinois seizing two registered mail sacks containing between 110000 and 150000 dollars intended for payrolls. The getaway car crashed near the scene as Chicago and Cook County police mobilized in a broad manhunt.
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Harvey, Ill
Illinois Central
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
First National Bank of Harvey
Minnots Central
Harvey
Cook Co
William Russell
I. S. Employe
Fish and Game Men Face Axe in Ohio Cuts
Gov. Donahey plans immediate dismissals of all fish and game department personnel in the Ohio department of agriculture pending a ruling by Atty. Gen. Crabbe on whether these men are treated like card prohibition officers. A special examiner reports non-salaried law enforcement officers have been involved in fine splitting.
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J. W. Fisher Daily News
Spahr
Columbus
Audi
Truth serum urged for use in Senate quiz
An appeal before the Wheeler committee urged trying scopolamine on witnesses. M. H. Wilkinson of Santa Monica proposed testing it first on Senator Reed Smoot, who said he would be willing to have thoughts opened if possible. The call followed questions about a secret note Smoot sent during the Walsh investigation.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler Committee
M. H. Wilcoxm
Santa Moonica
Cal
Reed Smoot
Republican
Utah
Smoot
EB. L. Doheny
Walsh
Wilcoxin
Mellon plan not inserted in tax bill
Washington March 25 The Senate Finance Committee voted eight to seven to adopt Mellon rates and a 28 percent tax cap, rejecting the Mellon plan’s broader reductions for small earners. The committee kept wealthier concessions but denied tax relief for low income workers without capital.
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Mellon
Canton
Washington
See Finance Committee
See of the Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Laneworth
House
Renate Finance Committee
Viscountess in Wagon Ride After Car Mishap
Viscountess Margaret Marie De Si, wife of a capital resident, was confined to bed after an aesthetic cop gave her a ride in a wagon following a collision with an unoccupied parked car. The Viscount arrived at the station house soon after and posted a $300 bail.
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Washington
Margaret Marie de Si
Soviet troops allegedly execute 1809 women and children in Ukraine
A Berlin dispatch reported by the Telegraph claimed Soviet troops killed 1,809 women and children in the Olinopol district of Ukraine as reprisal for the death of local communist leaders. The report is unconfirmed.
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Stata
London
Berlin
Olinopol
Ukraine
Senate wrangle halts probe over mall fraud charges
A sharp quarrel in Washington blocked a senate subcommittee investigation into alleged mall fraud in the Rio Grande valley Texas. Senator Lena Heflin of Alabama threatened to bring the dispute to the senate floor as thousands of dollars were alleged to be misused. Senator Moses of Hampshire opposed the move.
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Washington
Lena Heflin
Alabama
Moses
Hampshire
Senate
Rio Grands Valley
Texas
Heflin
Wrangle
Wine Flowed Free as Officer Raid Leads to Fine
Andy Frank was fined $100 plus costs after a raid at 607 Cherry Street for violating laws. Police found 610 gallons of wine at the site and the court ordered the wine destroyed. Judge Bowman presided.
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Andy Frank
Goshorn
Judge Bowman
Piesday
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