Arid Ohio Congressman In Liquor Row Over Lady Case
Washington March 31 An Ohio congressman Il iam M Morgan is accused of importing four bottles of whisky from Pan America to a New York lady wife of a colleague. Customs inspectors say his grip contained liquor while Morgan denies any importation. Chicago’s Michaelson faces penalties for leaking whisky from baggage in Florida before the Jones law took effect. up to five years and a ten thousand dollar fine under the new act. The incidents spark talk of a possible congressional inquiry though officials see Michaelson's act as careless packing.
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Charles Michelson
New York World News Service
Washington
Congress
Iliam M. Morgan
Ohio
New York
Pan-America
Morgan
Michaelson
Chicago
Florida
Jacksonville
Moan
U. S
Anti-Saloon League
Rum Drinking Circus Giant Dies of Pneumonia
John Morton a 36 year old circus giant from Atlanta reportedly drank twenty pints of whisky in twenty hours last Wednesday. He became very drunk and warm, removed his clothes, and developed a severe cold that turned to pneumonia, leading to his death. Chief Inspector Henry sought relatives in several eastern and southern cities.
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New York World News Service
Baltimore
John Morton
Henry
Morton
Atlanta
Infant body found in shopping bag shocks city
The charred infant, aged about three days, was found abandoned in a city detective’s yard wrapped in a Cincinnati paper. Scratches on its face suggested an attempt to cremate it alive. Cloth fragments may link to arrests. Nearby, a second grave incident involved watchman Charles Glacken dying after a fall at a lumber yard, and others struggling with gas asphyxiation and a baby’s death. An Aurora probe exposed claims by Eugene Fairchild about a liquor raid, revealing perjury and prior divorce amid Kane County enforcement troubles.
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Swing
Cincinnati
Charles Glacken
Oak Street
Deaconess
James Griffiths & Sons’ Lumber Company
Reading Road
Twelfth Street
Charles Mack
Chickasaw Street
Mack
Frank Newman
Rice Street
Stinson Plane Smashes In Forced Landing In Cleveland
Eddie Stinson, Detroit flyer and aircraft maker, narrowly escaped injury when his cabin monoplane stalled after takeoff at Cleveland airport. Pilot E E Dryer landed between unfinished hangar walls. undercarriage smashed, propeller bent, wings damaged. A mechanic Dan Foltz and another mechanic Hayden were aboard.
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Cleveland
Eddie Stinson
Detroit Flyer
E. E. Dryer
Dan Foltz
Hayden
Ships Crash In Bay Of Biscay Blocked Liner Ceylon Aids Tow
Paris reports the French liner Ceylon collided with the British steamer Clodoald in the Bay of Biscay. Passengers are being taken to Bordeaux aboard the steamer Comandant Gamas, not expected to arrive until tomorrow morning. The Ceylon is in tow by the tug Vent.
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Paris
Ceylon
Clodoald
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
Comandant Gamas
Griohdle
Vent
Bettman Drops Personal Vote Fraud Trials in Cleveland
Ohio Attorney General Gilbert Bettman says he will no longer personally conduct vote fraud cases in Cuyahoga County. He plans to appoint a special counsel to handle Cleveland trials and focus on Columbus, urging the Cleveland Bar Association to propose competent attorneys. The move follows three months of exclusive attention to Cleveland cases and pressure to share duties across Ohio.
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Gilbert Bettman
Cuyahoga County
Royal W. Ryan
Columbus
Ohio
Donahey
Edward C. Turner
Cleveland
Turner
Mr. Bettman
Wade
Bettman
Maurice Bernon
Cleveland Bar Association
Cleveland’ Bar Association
High Hats and Smart Bonnets on New York’s Easter Parade
New York on Easter Sunday hosts a citywide parade with Lenox Avenue shops bright in sun and Fifth Avenue silk hats anew. The crowd moves through a sunlit city as crocuses brighten Park Avenue and St Marks Churchyard hosts blooming flowers and a peacock among daises and antique graves.
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Bob Gayly
Sol
New York
Hickman Powell
New York World News Service
Lenox Avenue
Allen Street
Fifth Avenue
Pinehurst
Hot Springs
Manhasset
St. Bartholomew’s
St. Patricks
Park Avenue
St. Mark’s-in-the- Bouwerie
Matthews Dies Noted Authority on Theater at 71
New York March 31 Brander Matthews author and educator died at his home after a two year illness influenza listed as immediate cause. He was born February 21 1852 in New Orleans and educated at Columbia University later teaching dramatic literature there from 1900 to 1924. He authored many works for stage and prose and helped found the Authors and Players Club.
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New York
Brander Matthews
West Eighty-seventh Street
Matthews
Florence
Paris
France
Acy Jr
F. L. N. Barlow
New York City
James Brander Matthews
New Orleans
Columbia University
Columbia
Thtat
Killed in fall from C and C Bridge construction
Ralph Somerville, 29, of Covington, a worker for the American Bridge Company, fell nearly 100 feet while building the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge over the Ohio River. He died at Booth Memorial Hospital from multiple fractures and internal injuries. Funeral services will be held by M. L. Swettnam.
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Ralph Somerville
Wheeler Street
Covington
American Bridge Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Ohio River
Somerville
Main Street
Booth Memorial Hospital
M. L. Swettnam
F. E. Somerville
Pullman
W. Va
Deadly Hamilton County crash claim saddled victim age forty five
Traffic round up notes the thirty ninth automobile fatality in Hamilton County this year as Frank Gettle forty five of 16 North Hamilton avenue dies at General Hospital from injuries after being struck by Edgar Liming of 634 South Fourteenth street Hamilton Ohio. Liming exonerated.
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Hamilton County
Frank Gettle
Hamilton ‘Avenue
General Hospital
Hamilton Avenue
Compton Road
Edgar Liming
South Fourteenth Street
Hamilton
O. Gettle
Liming
South Crescent Avenue
Reading Road
George Gadd
Anaheim Avenue
Pittsburgh
Robert Sipe
Tony Rarely Ton
Harlan
Juanita
McCuston
Harin
Gadd
Norman Adams
Baymiller’street
John Sigle
Glenmore
Cheviot
Wade
Baymiller Streets
Zumstein Avenue
Madison Road
Elmhurst Place
Laura Stevenson
Clifton Avenue
Chester Park Street
George Kramschuster
Fairfax Avenue
Fifth Street
Broadway
Kramschuster
Lovell Kidd
Akron Avenue
Edward Kampe
Coleraine Avenue
Beloved of France Former Ohio Governor Dies in Paris
The sudden death of Ambassador Myron T. Herrick in Paris shocks Washington. Hoover extends sympathy to his son Parmely Herrick of Cleveland. Herrick, who served as Ohio governor 1903–06, was ambassador to France from 1912 to 1914 and again from 1921 onward. His long service earned praise for courage, sympathy, and steadfast Americanism.
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Washington
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
Hoover
Parmely Herrick
Cleveland
France
Bordeaux
Ierieve
Ber Hoover
Grant Ennaer
William R. Castle, Jr
Herrick
Mr. Castle
Stimson
New York
Mr. Herrick
Ani
Marne
Ohio
Passes
United States
Myron ’*T. Herrick
Foch
Notre Dame Cathedral
Les Invalides
Notre Dame
Col. T. Bentley Mott
St. Cloud
Gas Tax Fight Opens as Ohio Assembly Near End of Session
Ohio lawmakers brace for a decisive clash over a proposed 4 cent gasoline tax hike amid a crowded agenda. The Ohio State Automobile Association leads the opposition as Gov. Cooper weighs a possible endorsement after consultations with allies and foes.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Eighty-eighth General Assembly
House
Senate
Ohio State Automobile Association
Gov. Cooper
Automobile Clubs
Cylinder head explosion injures steel plant workers
Steubenville Ohio March 31 Three workers were seriously injured and twelve others hurt when an engine cylinder head blew at the Wheeling Steel Corporation plant. Names include James Hemsley 24 injured internally and Robert Martin 28 Shad Jones 41 with serious head and body cuts. The plant suffered heavy damage and losses are expected in the thousands.
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Steubenville
Wheeling Steel Corporation
James Hemsley
Robert Martin
Shad Jones
Death sentence for Kaiser Bill the German police dog
The Kaiser Bill case from Mt. Sterling Kentucky centers on a police dog condemned to death for sheep killing. The lost record may force the State Court of Appeals to decide if an animal can face execution. County Attorney Vaughn said he will appeal the Special Circuit Court ruling and submit a new record to the Appellate Court.
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Kaiser Bill
Kentucky Appeals Court
New York World News Service
Lexington
Montgomery
Mt. Sterling
State Court of Appeals
Bes
Een
Court of Appeals
George W. Vaughn
Appel Court
Vaughn
Special Circuit Court
J. K. Daingerfield
Awning Hanger Dies in Street Fight After Bar Fight Death
Omar White, 25, died Easter morning after an argument outside the Braxton Hotel lobby. Police hold Benard Barney O'Brien, 25, of Ninth and Vine, in the case. Witnesses say White fell after a possible punch or slipping on the sidewalk. others claim no blows were struck. Investigators seek clarity as testimonies vary.
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Benard “Barney” O’brien
Braxton Hotel
Ninth and Vine Streets
Omar White
East McMicken Avenue
White
Braxton
Joe’ Hurley
Pencel
O’brien
Ewing
Barney
Red
Carl Devinney
Mine Blast Kills 24, Hurts 25 at Winterslag Mines
Twenty four miners died and twenty five were injured at the Winterslag Mines near Hasselt in Limburg after an explosion. Fresh blasts hampered rescue work as teams sought to reach those trapped at a depth of 2,000 feet. Bodies mutilated beyond identification except by metal discs worn by the workers.
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Brussels
Hasselt
Limburg
Snow blankets Denver Easter promenade in sudden storm
A warm sun returned to Denver after a sudden Easter snowstorm blanketed the streets. March 31 reports a brief reversal of weather with lingering white covering sidewalks and roads as residents resumed outdoor activities.
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Denver
Ambassador Herricks Body May Return Aboard French Warship
Paris reports it is believed France will send a battleship to transport Ambassador Myron T. Herricks body to America and arrange any family approved memorial service. The public sympathy in France is to be shown, with Petit Parisien noting a heartfelt response. Herrick earlier stayed in Paris during the 1914 crisis, stating that a dead ambassador can be more useful than a living one.
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New York World News Service
Paris
France
Myron T. Herrick
America
Petit Parisien
Bordeaux
Herrick
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