Miller Convicted in Federal Conspiracy Case
Colonel Thomas W. Miller was found guilty by a federal jury before Judge John C. Knox of conspiring to defraud the United States of his alien property custodian services in 1921. Co defendant Harry M. Daugherty faced a deadlocked jury and a mistrial was ordered. Miller faces up to two years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. The case followed long deliberations with the jury reportedly split eleven to one against Daugherty.
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Thomas W. Miller
John C. Knox
United States
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Surge of 25000 in South Africa Diamond Claim Rush
In the Transvaal, South Africa, twenty five thousand people crowded into the newly opened government tract near Diamond Fields eager to stake claims as the rush for mining sites began. The crowd included men and women and stretched along the line of hopeful prospectors.
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Transvaal
South Africa
Cabo Hatteras Crew Saved After Fire Off Montauk Point
A Spanish freighter Cabo Hatteras with thirty five crew fled a blaze about 130 miles off Fire Island Montauk Point. One of a dozen vessels rushing to aid rescued the crew with the Cabo Torres steering to safety.
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Cabo Hatteras
Cabo Torres
Fire Island
Montauk Point
Marines Rescue Seized Launch in Shanghai Encounter
Fifty American marines aboard a launch in Shanghai retook a Standard Oil vessel seized by 2090 Chinese soldiers. The assailants were persuaded their actions were ill advised and the launch was recovered with no casualties reported.
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Shanghai
Standard Oil Company
American consul attacked in Nicaragua at Matagalipa home
William H. de Favigny aged 66 American consul at Matagalipa Nicaragua was assaulted and seriously injured by two unknown men in his home. The government is making every effort to find the assailant.
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William H. de Favigny
Matagalipa
Nicaragua
Radio Commission Faces Interim Appointments and License Pause
President Coolidge will recess appoint C P Caldwell of New York and H A Bellows of Minnesota to the Federal Radio Commission. The panel cannot organize for a month as Rear Admiral Bullard departs for the Philippines. Stations may operate on current wavelengths for sixty days to April 24 before new licenses are required.
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Senate
C. P. Caldwell
New York
H. A. Bellows
Minnesota
Federal Radio Commission
Governor Smith May Be Considered for 1928 Veep Ticket
Reports from Washington and Albany indicate New York Governor Smith could join Senator James A. Reed of Missouri as the Democratic ticket for President and Vice President in 1928 without opposition if he consents.
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Smith
New York
Albany
Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
Incoming Congress Faces New Faces After Sixty-Ninth
The next United States Senate will have eleven new members and the House will include 53. Several lawmakers retired to private life or moved to other public roles with the death of the sixty-ninth Congress.
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United States Senate
Cew
House
Harvard Students Convicted in Harvard Square Riot
Ten Harvard students and one Cambridge citizen were found guilty of disturbing the peace. Four students and Cambridge merchant Arthur Clements were fined 25 dollars and given ten days in the House of Correction. Six other students were fined 20, 10, and 1 dollar respectively, with all appealing.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Arthur Clements
House of Correction
Prisoner dies after ice slip at Sing Sing
Fred Le Hatch a prisoner at Sing Sing slipped on ice while working outside as a trusty and was killed when his head struck an iron rod. He had served eight months of a two and a half to five year sentence in Manhattan for assault. He leaves a wife and three children.
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Fred le Hatch
Sing Sing
Manhattan
Hackensack Taxicab Fire Targeted by Strangers
Otto Gruneberg a Hackensack taxi driver was hired by two strangers at 2 a m. They forced him to abandon the cab and run home. The attackers set the vehicle on fire and it burned completely. Officials call it an act of revenge.
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Otto Gruneberg
Hackensack
Mills sworn as Under Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills of New York defeated the GOP governor candidate and, with his term as congressman ending March 4, was immediately sworn in as Under Secretary of the Treasury after Coolidge’s Senate-confirmed nomination.
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Ogden L. Mills
New York
New York State
Treasury
President Coolidge
Senate
District of Columbia appoints official executioner
Major W. L. Peake, superintendent of the District jail in Washington, named as the District's official executioner. His salary is fixed at 50 dollars per execution, with assistants receiving 25 dollars each.
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W. L. Peake
District of Columbia
Washington
Well-dressed man seeks lodging at Newark police station
A man in fine clothes with a cane entered a Newark police station seeking shelter. He was granted a bed despite carrying $25 in cash and a bankbook showing deposits totaling 3709 dollars.
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Newark
N. J
Engineers Press 15 Percent Wage Increase Across North America
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers demands a 15 percent raise for all union locomotive engineers in the United States and Canada. The proposed increase would affect about ninety thousand workers nationwide.
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The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Union Locomotive Engineers
United States
Canada
Prince William of Sweden Sees American Hospitality Lead
Prince William of Sweden on a visit to the United States praises American hospitality as a defining quality shaping his hosts. He notes warm receptions and genuine courtesy during engagements across several cities.
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Prince William of
Sweden
Hairdressing Trends and Boxing Talk Round Rockford
A Rockford lecture featured an eight foot bed built for a speaker who stands six feet four inches. The master hairdressers conclave says the bob is here to stay with new styles to follow. Mike McTigue, knocked out in the twelfth round by Jack Sharkey, seeks another chance to challenge Tunney for the world title.
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Rockford, Ill
Mike McTigue
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Madison Square Garden
Tunney
Rickard proposes Giants buy and new arenas network plan
George L. Rickard outlines moves to take control of the New York Giants and build a chain of sport arenas in Philadelphia Detroit and Pittsburgh. He also plans a great outdoor arena in New York and an auto showroom project outside Jersey City on Oyles' Thirty Acres and offers 4 million dollars for the Yankees.
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George L
Tex.) Rickard
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Detroit
Pittsburgh
New York
Jersey City
Oyles
Yankee
Mexican Ambassador Tellez Leaves Washington for Mexico City
Senor Don C. Tellez the Mexican ambassador to the United States has departed Washington for Mexico City amid reports he was recalled for being persona non grata to the American government.
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Senor
Don C. Tellez
U.S
Washington
Mexico City
World War Era Cable Link Restored Between U S and Germany
Direct party line communication has been resumed between President Calvin Coolidge of the United States and President Paul von Hindenburg of Germany. The cable link had been interrupted since the outbreak of World War I.
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Coolidge
U. S
von Hindenburg
Germany
Firedevastating Jersey City waterfront blaze reports losses
A major fire on the Jersey City waterfront caused an estimated 1 500 000 loss. Nine firemen were injured as Pier K Pennsylvania railroad sites thirty five carloads of merchandise twenty freight cars several lighters three summer yards and factory buildings burned along the water front.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Congressman Pau Endorses Longworth for President in House Speech
North Carolina Democrat Congressman Pau praised Speaker Nicho las Longworth during a House speech. He urged the Republican party to consider Longworth as its presidential candidate, arguing it would benefit the party and the nation.
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Pau
North Carolina
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Progressive Republicans seek Lowden for 1928 GOP nomination
Iowa Republicans announce an effort by Progressive Republicans to secure the nomination of Frank O Lowden of Illinois for president at the 1928 Republican national convention in Chicago.
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Iowa
Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Ruth signs record NY contract as top baseball earner
Babe Ruth signs a three year Yan kee deal for 210000 making him the highest paid baseball figure. Other notes report French tariff moves, Armour Grain damages, Baumes Commission extension, and various crime and public health items.
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Babe Ruth
Yankee
Col. Ruppert
State troopers seize beer, arrest two men at Cold Spring
Troopers confiscated a truckload of alleged illicit beer and arrested two men at Cold Spring. They were released on bail, and the beer was sent to White Plains.
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Cold Spring
White Plains
Blodgett Joins Police Training at Sid ey Station
William J. Blodgett Jr a member of Dutchess county s prominent Blodgett family leaves Fishkill near Beacon to report to the State Police Station at Sidney for training toward becoming a trooper heir to a large family estate and connected to William Tilden Blodgett.
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William J. Blodgett, Jr
Dutchess County
William Tilden Blodgett
Fishkill
Beacon
Sidney
Fishkill Businessmen Protest Route Change For Post Road
Merchants in Fishkill protest State Highway Department plans to reroute the New York Albany post road. The proposed change would bypass the village heart and place the road east of the village, isolating the business district.
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New York-Albany
Fishkill
State Highway Department
Thirteen-year-old Beacon lad improves after stabbing incident
Joseph Barnum, aged thirteen, who was stabbed by his mother in a fit of anger, is reported to be improving rapidly at Highland hospital and is expected to be able to leave in a few days.
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Harry Cowan
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Joseph Provensana
Rochester
Alieniste
Smith
Cowant
Joseph Barnum
Beacon
Highland Hospital
Scarlet fever exposure shuts Highland school after illness
Five hundred students at Highland grade and high school were exposed to scarlet fever when ten mild cases were found. The school has been closed pending health measures and inspection.
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Highland
Kingston Auto Show Ends After Record Attendance
Kingston held its annual car show with large crowds each night and declared the event the greatest success in the city’s history.
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Kingston
Boarding housekeepers rush to Sullivan County
Boarding house keepers are beginning to arrive in Sullivan County and are placing their properties in condition for a great business this summer. With holidays on weekends and favorable weather there is every indication of record breaking business for hotels and boarding houses.
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Sullivan County
Fallsburgh School Building Inspected by State Official
I. Sears of the State Education Department and district superintendent Mrs. E. C. Chase led an inspection of the new Fallsburgh school building. The visit followed preliminary observations and aimed to assess construction and readiness for use.
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Fallsburgh
Burglary Report Highlights Theft of Household Goods
A burglary at a residence yielded a large quantity of blankets, linen, silverware and other valuables. The loss was found when the owner arrived to prepare the house for opening and discovered the items missing.
High View Creamery Sold to Jones Brothers Tex Company
The Lexington Creamery Company of New York purchased the High View creamery from Jones Brothers Tex Company, owner of Grand Union Stores. J Spencer Weed, formerly of Middletown, is president of Jones Brothers. The High View Creamery was built forty years ago by Seymour Horton.
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Lexington Creamery Company
New York
High View
Jones Brothers’ Tex Company
Grand Union
J Spencer Weed
Middletown
Jones Brothers
Seymour Horton
Rockland Power Seeks Forestburgh Dam Site Condemnation</T:
The Rockland Light and Power seeks the Kingetter property in Forestburgh Sullivan county for a dam site. Owner asks 125000 but company refuses. A condemnation commission led by Judge Roschap will appraise value. Sanford W. Smith M J McGibbon and Truman Burr named to determine value. Daniel Van Gordon 71 a track foreman for Lehigh and Hudson railroad at Belvidere New Jersey was killed by a pusher engine at a crossing.
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Rockland Light and Power Company
Kingetter
Forestburgh
Sullivan County
Roschap
Sanford W. Smith
Chatham
M. J. McGibbon
Liberty
Truman Burr
Cochecton
Daniel van Gordon
Lehigh and
Hudsor
Belvidere
N. J
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Armour Grain Company
Rosembaum Grain Corporation
Armours
Grain Marketing Company
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Harry J. Farrell
Ollie Hall
Cape May
Herbert Willett
Blakeley Farrar
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Newburgh
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