Aluminum 60. Mellon Shared Hit In Congress
In Washington, January 5, the Aluminum Company of America faces a two front attack in Congress led by Senator Walsh and Representative Oldfield. The probes question DOJ delays, FTC evidence withholding, and whether AA is a monopoly aided by tariffs. Mellon, a major stockholder, is called a dominating influence.
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Aluminum
Mellon
Congress
Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Senate
Attorney General's Department
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
House
Oldfield
Dem
Ark
Walsh
Mont
Reed
Rep
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stone
Sargent
The
Trade Commission
Department
Justice Department
Aluminum Company of American
Walish
Aluminum Company
Aluminum Company of America Lowers Ingot Prices
The Aluminum Company of America cut the price of aluminum ingots by one cent per pound effective January 1. The American Metal Market reported new prices: 99 percent plus trade ingots from 29 to 28 cents, and 98 to 99 percent grade from 28 to 27 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
Aluminum Company of America
American Metal Market
Prince of Wales Receives Honorary Apothecaries Diploma
The Prince of Wales was licensed to practice medicine midwifery and surgery after being invested at York House with an honorary diploma from the Ancient and Honorable Society of Apothecaries. He becomes the sole honorary member and the diploma arrives in a shagreen and silver casket.
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London
Prince of Wales
York House
Ancient and Honorable Society of Apothecaries
Robbers terrorize diners in basement hold up
In New York on January 5 five gunmen forced fifteen downtown restaurant patrons to strip so the bandits could search pockets. They took about $400, then opened a display case, handed out two cigars to each frightened victim, and fled, locking the door behind them.
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New York
Woman Dies After Self Immolation In Furnace In Indiana
Shelbyville Indiana January 5 Mrs Margaret House wife of a mail carrier wedged her body into the furnace in her home and died twelve hours later of inhalation and burns She believed herself a living sacrifice and sang and prayed while she exposed herself to flames Authorities considered possible assault before her own statements indicated voluntary self immolation Her husband Frank House described her as devout and ill and neighbors noted her frenzied interest in a recent revival.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Margaret House
House
Frank House
Three held after Elks Temple raid in Cincinnati
An Elks Temple raid on the Ninth and Elm streets desk and safe netted $800. Bruce Fuller, a former dishwasher now in charge at the Elks bowling alleys, is charged after accomplices Henry Trimble and Leslie McNeal confessed. Police say Fuller planned the hold up with Trimble and McNeal, who implicated two other unnamed men.
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Elks’ Temple
Ninth and
Elm Streets
Bruce Fuller
West Eighth Street
Elks
J. C. Richardson
The
Henry Trimble
Clark Street
Leslie McNeal
Richmond Street
Trimble
McNeal
William Lotham
Fuller
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kirgan
the Elks
Arata
Deaf Winnipeg Man Hears Radio Voice for First Time
Deaf Winnipeg resident J A Bennett aged 42 who has been deaf since birth heard music from CKY after headphones were placed on his ears. He could barely grasp words but identified speech without understanding it. A follow up test is planned for next Monday night. Elsie Hayes, 25, also hears after a radio test at H J Metcalfe’s home and with CNRW.
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Winnipeg
Jan. J
J. A. Bennett
Elsie Hayes
H. J. Metcalfe
Bennett
Metcalfes
CKY
Metcalfe
Miss Hayes
CNRW
Lost articles headline in classified Lost and Found
Purse brown containing 23 dollars, rhinestone buckle, fur coat, diamond ring set in onyx and platinum, gold Venetian bracelet with large diamond, and a man's scarf are listed as lost items. The ad urges readers to check The Commercial Tribune Lost and Found column for the loser's notice and to turn to the classified page daily.
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the Commercial Tribune Lost
This Is Not a Horse Says Joker At Police Stop
In Washington on January 5 a foggy morning saw two jokers drive a mule drawn vehicle through a district barred to horse drawn conveyances. The driver claimed a reading of warning signs, and a passenger joked it was mule drawn. The vehicle was allowed to proceed after the exchange. Assistant Corporation Counsel Hart noted courts treat mule drawn and horse drawn as the same.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sixteenth Stree
James
Hart
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Mrs Coolidge At White House
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt widow of former president visited the White House for the first time since 1909. She was accompanied by Mrs Nicholas Longworth and called on Mrs Coolidge in the oval reception room. They talked and walked about the White House for about half an hour. The Roosevelts are visiting Mrs Longworth.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
White House
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Oval
Mrs. Coolidge
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Longworth
Attempted poisoning of contractor and family in Canton
In Canton Ohio an attempt to poison wealthy contractor G F Melbourne and family was detected when poisoned ducks were found. The family did not eat the fowl and discarded it. A dog that ate part of the ducks died within minutes. Police are investigating.
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Canton
Melbourne
Prince Carol Seeks New Movement to Govern Romania
In an interview given before leaving for England for Queen Alexandra’s funeral, Prince Carol of Romania renounces the throne citing political differences with Queen Marie. He signals readiness to lead a liberal monarchist reform effort to educate peasants and curb graft ruled by a small clique.
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Rumania
Paris
Prince Carol of
Queen Marie
Romania
England
Queen Alexandra
New York World News Service
Karl Begholm
Bucharest
Bratiano
Bogholm
Sinaia
Carpathians
Alexandra
Royal Park
M. Bratiano
Mackay Rejects Forgiveness in Ellin Berlin Marriage
New York report says Clarence H. Mackay will not forgive Ellin Mackay and Irving Berlin for eloping to Atlantic City. Ellin admits Berlin songs won her, and the couple plan to sail on the Leviathan while Berlin’s wealth and success are noted.
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Mackay
Ellin
Berlin
New York
Clarence H. Mackay
Irving Berlin
Bowery
Kenneth O’brien
Ritz- Carlton
Atlantic City
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Anxious for Father's Blessing in Mackay Berlin Case
Mrs. Berlin asserted here today she will seek the blessing of Clarence H. Mackay on the marriage of his daughter Ell to Irving Berlin the noted jazz songwriter. Mackay head of the Postal Telegraph Company had been quoted as saying he would be consulted. Continued on fourth page.
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Erlin
Mr. Vanderbilt
Ellin Mackay
Willie
Ellin
Mackay Berlin
Associated Press
Atlantic
City
Ned
Jen. T
Clarence H. Mackay
Eli To. Irving
Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Wines May Be Made for Home Use Attorney General Says
Attorney General Sargent ruled that citizens may manufacture fruit juices with alcoholic content for home use if not intoxicating in fact. He will not appeal the Isner case, which involved a West Virginia farmer found with two barrels of wine from wild cherries and elderberries. The ruling addresses what alcohol percentage is intoxicating and notes political debate over modifying prohibition laws.
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Sargent
W. Virginia Farmer
New York World News Service
Washington
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Creed Isner
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Hill
Isner
Bikins
W. Va
Fourth Federal Circuit
Two Women in Congress Oppose Volstead Act
Washington Jan 5 two of the three women members of Congress oppose the Volstead act Mrs Norton Democrat New Jersey would repeal it outright and Mrs Kahn Republican California would amend it. Mrs Kahn favors beer and light wine to aid enforcement and cites her late husband Julius Kahn.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Congress
Norton
Dem
N. J
Kahn
Rep
Cal
Julius Kahn
Salm Plans Suit to Bring Son to New York Jurisdiction
Count Lud wig Salm Hoogstraeten weighs a separate suit against his wife Millicent Rog ers to compel bringing their young son into New York courts. His attorney Herman B. Goodstein cites the Countess’s delays and advises against Florida visits due to unspecified adverse influences.
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New York
Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten
Millicent Rogers
Herman B. Goodstein
Salm
Florida
Mrs Tinney Wins $10,800 Award Against Husband
Mrs Edna Tinney wife of black face comedian Frank Tinney won a Brooklyn Supreme Court judgment for 10 800 in fees and back alimony unpaid since June 24 when an order for 200 weekly alimony and 3 509 counsel fees was issued.
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New York
Edna Tinney
Frank Tinney
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Tinney
Hungarian Counterfeiting Ring Tied to Nobility and Officials
Prince Ludwig Windisch Graetz confesses to a £30 million counterfeit plot involving high ranking Hungarians. Police arrest War Minister Count Czaky and Police President Nadossy, with other nobles and officials detained or expected to be. Investigators probe the fate of spurious notes as major figures face custody.
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Budapest
Ludwig Windisch-Graetz
Hungary
Windisch-Graetz
Nadossy
Charles de Czaky
Prince Windisch-Graetz
Szmrecsani
Sigismund Perenyi
Edmund Beniczky
Admiral Korthy
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Nearly Dies After Suicide Attempt
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, widow of Harry K. Thaw, survived a poison suicide attempt in New York and was reported resting in a Chicago hospital in serious condition. Doctors hoped she would recover, noting alcohol may have helped neutralize the poison. Her son Russell, visiting from the East, aided by promptly obtaining an antidote. Neighbors said a party had occurred at the Thaw apartment, though maid and Russell denied it.
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Chicago
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Florida
Thaw
Dock
Brownsville
Atlantic City
al McDonald
Miss Nesbit
Dr. R
Dearest Eye
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Police Morale Urged as City Delegates Security Plans
Colonel Clarence O. Sherrill, Cincinnati City Manager, told a Chamber of Commerce forum that police morale is hurt by graft and drunkenness convictions. He urged licensing drivers, clearer safety signs, removal of concrete piers, marked safety zones, and a record system for accidents. He stressed courteous policing and citizen backing to restore order and cited a personal stance against drinking.
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Clarence O. Sherrill
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Sherrill
Gilbert Avenue
Eden Park
Board of Education
Tam
Rose
Mr. Rose
Washington
Sherill
Queen Margherita to Rest in Pantheon in Rome
Rome reports Premier Mussolini orders Queen Mother Margherita buried in the Pantheon beside King Humbert instead of Superga. The body leaves Bordighera tonight and arrives in Rome tomorrow noon as Rome enters a subdued Epiphany with mourning trumpets silenced.
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Beatrice Baskerville
New York World News Service
Rome
Mussolini
Margherita
Bordighera
Pantheon
Humbert
Superga
Jurin
Savoy
United Italy
N. Y
Broken Jazz Romance Revealed in Busse Suit
New York court grants Eleanor Busse temporary alimony and fees as she pursues separation from Henry Busse, assistant director with Paul Whiteman's orchestra. She says quick Broadway marriage followed a party and only lasted one day, citing a $84,000 income in 1924. Busse's defense cites intoxication at marriage.
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New York
Henry Busse
Paul Whiteman
Eleanor Lyman’ Busse
Supreme Court
Proskauer
Policeman Fatally Shoots Citizen in Brooklyn Station
In Brooklyn a police officer shot Samuel Kramor, a glazier, at the lieutenant's desk after Kramor stated a complaint against Officer John J. Brennan. Kramor died at a hospital. Brennan was arrested and reported intoxicated.
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New York
Brooklyn
John J. Brennan
Samuel Kramor
Brennan
Kramor
Brady Jr Weds Actress Katherine Alexander
William A. Brady Jr son of a theater producer and Broadway manager married Katherine Alexander a rising actress in a quiet ceremony at St Patrick's Cathedral rectory New York on January 5 The license lists both at age 25 and the news surprised friends.
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W. A. Brady, JR
Associated Press
New York
William A. Brady, Jr
Katherine Alexander
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Duke of Leinster Sues for Divorce From Gaities Girl
Edward Fitzgerald Duke of Leinster files for divorce citing Frederick George Newell of Christ Church Hampshire as co respondent. Duchess has not replied. The case emerges from court records. The Duke, famed adventurer and bankrupt peer, previously married May Etheridge in 1913 and has a son.
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Duke OF Leinster
New York World News Service
Edinburgh
Edward Fitzgerald
Frederick George Newell
Christ Church
Hampshire
New York
Ireland
May Etheridge
England
Dukedom of Leinster Trust, Ltd
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