Cincinnati Community Chest Drive Opens in City for 1 859 293 Fund
Cincinnati social agencies launch the eleventh annual drive with a quota of 1 859 293 dollars. Five thousand solicitors will gather pledges as Girl Scouts aid in raising the total. Campaign HQs move to Walnut Street with hotel support and daily industrial rallies set for the noonday program.
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Girl Scouts
Cincinnati
Ares
Chest and Council of Social Agencies
Walnut Street
Gibson Hotel
J. Stacy Hill
Hotel Gibson Company
W.S. Hawk
Fourth National Bank
Fourth Street
Community Chest
Elizabeth Miller
Gibson
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Mikracter
Cincinnatus
Gyro Club
Cincinnati Woman's Club
Business Woman's Club
Woman's Rotary Club
Council of Jewish Women
Council of Catholic Women
League of Women Voters
Charles P. Taft Jr
University of Cincinnati
Norwood
United States Playing Card Company
George Lawton
John D. Sage
Co. M. Bookman
Arthur Fisher
William Hammond Parker
Carigh
Major Parker
Sage
Chest
Robert McHugh
Maxwell
Garrel Hires Third Expert In Gas Rate War
Cincinnati Mayor hires William J. Hagenah of Chicago to review Roberts and Ennis gas rate reports. Council previously backed Cleveland expert A B Roberts. Ennis contradicted Roberts but offered no clear rate. A temporary rate set to expire in two weeks faces new scrutiny.
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Garrel
Cincinnatus
City Hall
The
Commercial Tribune
Carrel
William J. Hagenah
Chicago
A. B. Roberts
Cleveland
Roberts
Chamber of Commerce
William D. Ennis
Prof
Ennis
Light Committee
Columbia Gas Company
Union Company
Hagenah
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gas Company
Sanis
Bowman
Roberts and Ennis
Hagena
Froome Morris
Morris
Charles O. Ed Bacon
Jesse McDonald
Ede
Frank Butz
Ieanes
Police detectives receive prison terms for graft conspiracy
Judge Hickenlooper sentenced Fred I. Bullerdick James Hayes and Robert Kinney city detectives to sixteen to twenty four months in the Atlanta Penitentiary and fines of two thousand two thousand and one thousand dollars respectively for their roles in the graft scheme. Fifty five others pleaded guilty as trials continue against additional officers.
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Hickenlooper
United States District Court
Fred I. Bullerdick
James Hayes
Robert Kinney
Bullerdick
Hayes
Atlanta
Kinney
Ciry
First District
Hareth E. May
United States
Richard T. Dickerson
Dickerson
Franklin Krebbiel
Federal Penitentiary
Seven Year Old Causes School Riot Disturbance
Denver police responded to a riot call at a grade school to find a seven year old boy the instigator. A teacher said he defied her, jostled other boys, and was saucy to the girls. The Juvenile Court ordered parental probation until behavior improved.
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Denver
Col
Siamese Cook With World’s Longest Name Deported
In Washington on April 17 officials asked the Labor Department to deport Lleiensszuieuszeiszes Willihim inizzissteizzii Hur rizzissteizzii a Siamese cook and musician who arrived as Leo W. Hurst after shortening his name. Immigration authorities say he does not meet requirements.
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Washington
Lleiensszuieuszeiszes Willihiminizzissteizzii
Hurrizzissteizzii
San Francisco
Labor Department
Leo W. Hurst
New York Bishop Bars Bishop Brown from Speaking in St Mark’s
Bishop Manning of New York forbids Dr William Montgomery Brown from officiating or speaking in any parish in the diocese. He cites Brown’s heresy conviction and orders rector W N Guthrie to cancel Brown’s planned talk at St Mark’s in the Bouwerie next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William T. Manning
William Montgomery Brown
Arkansas
New York Diocese
W.N. Guthrie
St. Mark’s In-The- Bouwerie
Manning
Guthrie
Brown
St. Mark’s
Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Mark's
Gutherie
Brooklyn baseball owner Charles Ebbets critically ill
New York April 17 Charles H Ebbets president of the Brooklyn National League Baseball Club lay critically ill at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel with physicians saying he was in immediate danger and had been sinking rapidly. He has long suffered heart disease but has rarely been so seriously ill.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles H. Ebbets
Brooklyn National League Baseball Club
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Robert Adams
Ebbets
Wheeler Dozes As Trial Drags On
Great Falls Montana April 17 Senator Burton Wheeler dozed during a slow session as the government presented documents and two witnesses in his trial over an alleged fee for prosecuting client claims before the Interior Department. Louis E Lincoln and John Cooper testified about a prospecting permit and Wheeler’s alleged involvement with Gordon Campbell and Tom Stout. Cooper recalled a January 1923 hotel meeting with Campbell Wheeler and Wertheimer discussing Wheeler’s employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Department of the Interior
Louis E. Lincoln
John Cooper
Lewistown
Lincoln
Interior Department
Gordon Campbell
Montana
Wheeler
California
Cooper
Campbell
Tom Stout
L. E. Wertheimer
Cam
Gasoline Tax Bill Re Enagte RY Assembly
Oil companies plan to collect revenue at once on advice of attorneys. The taxation bill was voted in the House. The Senate adjourned until December 31, 1926, at 1:55 AM after a technical recess. the House had adjourned earlier to the same date. Both houses may be recalled by legislative leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
House
Ohio Senate Passes Brown Gas Tax Over Governor Veto
The Ohio Senate approved the two cent gasoline tax bill over Governor Donahey's veto, with a 24 to 8 vote after House passage. The measure could become law in 90 days unless courts rule on referendum or constitutionality. The Assembly advanced other vetoed bills, while routine matters and vouchers were handled.
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Tne Associated Press
Columbus
Senate
Donahey
House
Assembly
Bender
Day
Waitt
Marshall
Cuyahoga County
Greene County
Price
Summit County
Yeas
Lowry Miller
Middletown
Ohio
Philadelphia
Vorys Mechanics
Toledo
Miami and Erie Canal
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Marion
Air mail completes Gulf to Great Lakes first flight
The Gulf of Mexico to Great Lakes air mail relays arrive in Chicago at 4:20 pm with over 3 million dollars in registered mail. DeHaviland planes from New Orleans, via Nashville, carried bank clearings and letters, linking with transcontinental service and promising two extra days in westward bank clearings.
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Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Associated Press
Chicago
New Orleans
DeHaviland
Nashville
Pacific Coast
Maywood Field
Victor J. Meloy
Herbert Fox
Sofia Cathedral Explosion Blamed on Guy Fawkes Plot
London dispatches report Sofia rocked by a cathedral explosion during General Georgieff's funeral. Aimed to wipe out Bulgaria's ruling caste, the blast killed and wounded many officials as violence and censorship spread. Authorities blame Agrarian Communist and Bolshevik backed groups with aims of reviving a Red Terror. King Boris survived reception by cheering crowds after the blast.
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London
Sofia
Constantine Georghieff
Guy Fawkes
Bulgaria
Legation
Boris
Georghieff
Democratic Entente
Stambuliski
England
James
Vienna
Balkans
Rumania
Austria
Near East
Agen
Europe
Rousseff
Valkoff
Tsarkoff
Moscow
Budapest
Pcrea
Catheral
Ken
Air mail plane arrives 13 hours ahead of train time in Louisville
An air mail flight from New Orleans to Chicago reached Louisville at 1 30 today, 13 hours 34 minutes ahead of train time. The New Orleans mail, carried to Nashville then relayed, arrived 7 51 after the first plane left. Train time New Orleans to Louisville is 91 hours 25 minutes.
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Louisville
New Orleans
Chicago
Nashville
Rum Row visited by dirigible Los Angeles over Barnegat fleet
The navy dirigible Los Angeles hovered above rum runners fifteen miles off Barnegat Bay in a test flight. Officers watched as crews tossed cargo overboard while treasure ships were photographed. Captain Steele and Secretary Wilbur kept details private as the Los Angeles prepared to head to Bermuda.
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New York
World News Service
Barnegat Bay
Navy
Dirigible
Los Angeles
Barnegat
Montauk Point
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
Prohibition Forces
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
New York City
W. E.secoke
Gifard
George W. Steele
Captain Steele
Steele
Wilbur
Washington
Bermuda
Train and Schelling insured against Balkan bandits
Arthur Train and Ernest Schelling bought 500000 bandit insurance from Lloyds for a three month Balkans trip. Each took a 250000 policy at 2 percent, citing rising turmoil in Sofia and nearby regions while they pursue an opera project The Lost Gospel.
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New York World News Service
New York
Arthur Train
Ernest Schelling
France
Balkans
Near East
Train
Schelling
Lloyds
Mr. Schelling
Mr. Train
Fayum Desert
Fayum
Iag
Boris
Bulgaria
Sofia
Albania
Turkey
Angora
Anatolia
Ary
Ellen Stone
J. Watson Webb
Marsh & McClennan
Mr. Webb
Lloyd’s
New Yrk
Chance for War in Mosul Clash
Geneva April 17 The League of Nations Commission will meet to draft recommendations for the Mosul dispute as the Council prepares its June decision. Turks and British may accept the arbitration but Turks threaten rejection if needed. Britain keeps ready forces in Mesopotamia though not seeking war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aibin E. Johnson
New York World News Service
Geneva
League of Nations Commission
Mosul
League
Mesopotamia
World
Fayereise
Five of Family Burn to Death in Oregon Fire
Five members of a Marshfield family were burned to death when a frame building burned today. Victims were H. H. Hopps, his wife, and three children. The bodies appeared to have suffocated in the blaze.
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Marshfield
Ore
H. H. Hopps
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Brooklyn Club
Wheeler Dozes
Brandon
Alabama
Dever
Birmingham-Age Herald
Air Mail
Mobile
R. D. Knapp
Montgomery
Ala
Asa N. Duncan
Duncan
Birmingham
Melroy
Fox
Indianapolis
Post Office
Gulf
Bolsheviks
John L. Balderston
Rum Row
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