Washington Daily Letter: Wheeler the dangerous Senate fighter
In a Washington Daily Letter by Harry B. Hans the focus is Wheeler of Montana noted for pushing the Daugherty investigation. The piece describes his calm smile in confrontations, portraying him as a dangerous opponent who provokes rash responses with a sly barb like a barb in the foe.
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Unites States Senate
Wheeler
Montuns
Atty
Gen
Daugherty
Congress
City name updated to Leningrad in Soviet notice
Washington March 14 The Russian government advised the cost office department that the city previously known as Petrograd and before the war as St Petersburg has been renamed Leningrad to honor the late Premier Nicolai Lenin.
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Washington
Petrograd
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Nicolai Lenin
Lincoln plane graft probe widens to Nebrask a case
Senator Brookhart heads a probe into postwar airplane graft. Capt Horace Wild and J M Priest present photographic and documentary evidence claiming Nebraskan Aircraft Corp bought government planes for 380000 when government paid 3400000 for 284 aircraft. They allege army officers were involved and that Justice Department was eager for the evidence.
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Sy News
Brookwas
Sestain
Army
Nebraskan ‘Aircraft Corporation
Lincoln
J.M. Priest
Hebb. Motors Corporation
Air Craft Corporation
Wild
Priest
Brookhart
Washington
Nebarska Aircraft Corporation
Har
Aircraft Corporation
Hebb Motors Company
Department of Justice
E. W. Bytre
Omaha Department of Justice
Special Agent Testifies Jap Paid Him $100000
Special Agent Means testified before the Senate committee that the Japanese government paid him about $100000 in cash through intermediaries for influence and information. He said he turned funds over to Smith and others, and claimed involvement in liquor and film exhibition revenues. He described high officials in Washington and asserted he acted under orders from Smith and Daugherty, with his own immunity waived despite being under indictment.
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Means
Smith
McLean Herve
Harding
Daugherty
la Follette
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Teapot Donie
Caraway
Arkansas
Bruce
Maryland
Department of Justice
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
William J. Burns
New York
Strangler Jack Terrorizes London Fears Renewed
A sensational report details a new killer nicknamed Jack the Strangler following the era of Jack the Ripper. It chronicles vanished girls from Farnham to Liverpool Street, their bodies found in various city locations, and a growing fear among mothers as police search for a suspect who preys on children. A $1000 reward is offered for clues, with Scotland Yard intensified in the chase.
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Minton Brouner
T Chichester
Eugliad
Ware Io
Hakob Hipeer
Gavurnous Matpdeerer
Mary Bajles
Madge Kirby
Liverpool Street
Maggie Naltyv
Vera Hand
Jesson
Means Tells of Secretary’s Alleged Money Deals
Senator Wheeler’s committee reveals private investigator Means testifies about receiving 100000 in 1922 from a Japanese source at the Bellevue hotel in Washington. He claims the money supported the Standard Aircraft matter and involved Jesse W. Smith and Daugherty. Means says he did private work for Harding and that he furnished information against Attorney General Daugherty and other senators under Smith’s direction.
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Wheeler
Standard Aircraft
Means
Bellevue
Washington
Mitsu and Company
Standard Aircraft Company
Smith
Florida
Bellevue Hotel
Jesse Smith
Harding
Jesse W. Smith
Daugherty
President Harding
la Follette
Wisconsin
Caraway
Arkansas
Department of Justice
William J. Burns
Girl and Brother in Revenge Attack On Trial for Mayhem
Rock Island March 14 Leonard Earl and Grace Saylor of Moline are being tried here on an indictment charging mayhem as the result of an alleged attack on M I Pendleton of Rock Island in an automobile months ago. The defense claims Pendleton criminally assaulted the girl and the attack was in retaliation. Pendleton was near death from injuries for a time.
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Rock Island
Paid In Beer and Wine Stipends in Early English Lit
The note recalls Edmund Spenser and the limited stipend of England's laureates, joking that only beer and wine were supplied. It reflects on historic feasting around literary honors and the monetary support available to poets in that era.
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Edmund Spenser
England
Kellogg Bran Brings Permanent Relief for Constipation
Letter from a reader touts Kellogg's Bran as a permanent solution after years of constipation and pill use. The note credits two tablespoons daily and mentions a child who improved. Kellogg Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, promotes the bran as nourishing, tasty, and available in stores and hotels.
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Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Kellogg ’S
America
Kellogg’s
All Grocere
Try Stokes For Wife Defamation in April
Chicago March 14 The trial of W E D Stokes millionaire New York hotelman Daniel Nugent his attorney and Joseph Bruner on charges of conspiracy to defame the character of Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes will be called in the Chicago criminal court April 15. Judge Wells M Cook set the date. Attorney Charles B Ehrstein said his client would come to Chicago to press the prosecution.
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Chicago
W. E.D. Stokes
New York
Daniel Nugent
Joseph Bruner
Helen Elwood Stokes
Chicago Criminal Court
Wells M. Cook
Charles B. Erhstein
Politicians Wreck Dubuque County Farm Bureau
A signed statement accuses self seeking politicians of wrecking the Dubuque County Farm Bureau as directors resign and a soil agent acts amid disputes over reappointment. The document names Moe Splithreatens and Frank Kerrigan amid the turmoil in Ida Grove and surrounding areas.
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Dubuque, Fa
Dubugue County
No Matin
Farmer County
Malia
Bure
Moe
Baerea
Frank Kerrigan
Ida Grove
Ixo Sucered
Malina
Grand Juries Probe Iowa Officials Acts and Shortages
In Des Moines March 14 grand juries examine acts of two Iowa officials. Polk county jurors investigate Fred Berg former city court bailiff amid alleged $5000 shortage found by state accountants. Webster county jurors review W N Tang former Fort Dodge treasurer with over $8000 shortage. checks and bond accepted, but auditor cautions criminal proceedings may continue.
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Nest Moines
Iowa
Polk County Grand Jury
Fred Berg
Berg
Webster County
Grand Jury
W. N. Tang
Fort Dodge
Tang
State Auditor's
French and Spanish May Join War on Moroccan Rebels
Paris reports talks between France and Spain to form a combined army to quell the Nous tribesmen in Spanish Morocco. The Paris edition of the London Daily Mail cites Madrid advices as of today, March 14.
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Paris
Madrid
Spanish
Morocco
London Daily Mail
Tell It to Congress The worst enemy of free speech is the man who abuses the privilege
A Washington Star opinion asserts that free speech is endangered not by limits but by those who misuse it, arguing that responsible dissent strengthens democracy while abuse undermines a core right. The piece challenges audiences to consider how accountability and safeguards shape free expression.
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Congress
Washington Star
Davenport posse hunts yeggs in quiet district
Davenport Iowa March 14 Men and women from Davenport's Finest residential district formed a posse to nab a band of thieves terrorizing neighbors. Approximately two hundred joined until early this morning but found no clues or suspects. Residents say burglars enter homes and steal jewelry and clothing. Police failure to cooperate cited as motive for citizens action.
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Davenport
Failie
How Men Fight For Rights
Men will fight for their own rights yet when they fight to take away the rights of others they are the disease to get or of breath. The excerpt discusses the moral peril of oppressing others and the need to defend universal rights against aggression.
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