Rum graft trial links Gen Andrews to coast guard bribe scheme
Federal court testimony identifies Gen Lincoln Andrews as a participant in a $100,000 annual graft tied to rum runs. Secret agent Samuel D. Briggs says a Coast Guard captain and others offered payments to allow vessels to ply the rum trade with weekly trips. Briggs also notes a $20,000 offer from a coast guard cook and details payments totaling $1,200.
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New York
Lincoln C. Andrews
Frank
Edward Costello
Coast Guard
No. 4
New London
Conn
Philip J. Coffey
Coffey
Briggs
Gen. Andrews
Athena
Andrews
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Cook
Robert H. Sims
Oe Oasis
Ulicicu Ecu
Uuu
Sims
Coast Guard No. 126
Vincent
Ritchie Inaugurated Third Term as Maryland Governor
Governor Albert Cabell Ritchie begins his third consecutive term in Annapolis asserting states rights against federal overreach. He vows to defend the Bill of Rights and warns against centralized government while aiming to extend Maryland's tenure as the longest-serving governor in U.S. history.
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Annapolis
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Maryland
Ritchie
Union
Ali al- Indian
Nomination Battle over Cyrus Woods to Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate committee votes eight to six against President Cookinge's nomination of Cyrus E. Woods of Pennsylvania to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The issue moves to the Senate floor with Pennsylvania Republicans supporting Woods and Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee Democrats opposing. Senator Steck alleged Brookhart was a paid Woods lobbyist, citing a St Paul Pioneer article as evidence.
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Washington
Cookinge
Cyrus E. Woods
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Spain
Japan
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Woods
Steck
Dem
Brookhart
Rep
St. Paul
Jefferson City man shoots trio then barricades house
In Jefferson City Tennessee W B Johnson former deputy sheriff killed Mrs Josie B Howard 60 and her daughter and a Carson-Newman College student before barricading himself in a three story brick home. Police planned siege as crowds gathered and deputies from multiple counties were dispatched with riot guns and rifles to end the standoff. The gunman wounded a Knox County deputy and the family remained inside as authorities prepared for daylight action.
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Jefferson City
Tenn
Josie B. Howard
Jessie Howard Isvhess "Tigge Gang Ritlinetétian
Carson-Newman College
W. B. Johnson
Jefferson County
Johnson
Howard
Cut
Knoxville Hardware
Knox
Knoxville
Mexican Revolt Expands Across States Amid Church Tensions
In Mexico a wave of unrest grows as government clashes with the Catholic Church, while strains with the United States over petroleum and alien land laws intensify. The War Department reports 75 insurrectionists and 24 federal soldiers dead as bands and revolutionaries raid villages, derail trains, and loot towns under the cry Long Live Christ the King. Security concerns rise across numerous states with fighting ongoing and bridges and railways targeted.
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Republic
Mexico
United States
Christ the King
War Department
Fire damages grocer firm building at Second and Vine
Damage estimated at 37500 dollars followed a blaze that swept four upper floors of a five story brick building at Second and Vine occupied by Flach Brothers Company wholesale grocers. Fire officials suspected an overheated stove in second floor offices. Crowds filled downtown streets as more than thirty five companies rushed to the alarm.
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Second and Vine Streets
Flach Brothers Company
Marsnaf Sthrattenberger
Albert Muth
West Thirtyfourth Street
Covington
Fred Voss
Franklin Street
East Second Street
Bolshevik Aims Seen in Mexico and Latin America
Secretary Kellogg outlines Soviet plans stressing Latin America as a base against the United States. He cites Bolshevik aims from the Red International and Communist texts, calling for united fronts and Latin American support against imperialism.
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Washington
Kellogg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Latin America
New World
United States
U. S
Organi- Lesiss WS
Ssaf Gael
Red International of Trade Unions
North America
Enita Deane
Trade Union Educational League of the
American Communist Party
Communist International
Communist Party of America
Latin-America
China
Deep A Imaginist Plot Bared Before Senate Group
Kellogg unveiled documentary evidence to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee showing Soviet and Communist plans to use Mexico and Latin America as bases for challenging U S imperialism. The briefing linked Nicaragua policy to a broader Latin American crisis amid partisan questions.
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Latin America
State Department
Department
Nicaragua
Mexico
Associated Press
Kellogg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Jan
United States
Panama Canal
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Russia
Communist Party
Communist Internationale
The
Red Internationale
Uniteu
Ovates
Cumipuscu
Central America
Borah
Jiere
Neliev
Shipstead
Farmer- Labor of
Minnesota
Moses Ep
N. H
Robbers Strike Bank During Livery Barn Fire in Plummerville
In Plummerville two masked men robbed the Bank of Plummerville of 6000 dollars early today as a crowd watched a nearby livery barn fire. Investigators believe the blaze was started by the robbers.
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Srob Bank
Little
Rocers
Jan
Bank of
Plummerville
McNary Haugen Farm Relief Bill Faces House Committee Vote
The McNary Haugen farm relief bill withstood several committee attacks as the House Agriculture Committee met. Supporters expect the measure to be sent to the full House likely by a close vote, with a vote anticipated tomorrow.
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McNary-Haugen Bild
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Suspect Arrested in Hartwell Mrs Glardon Murder Case
Detectives Frick and Schwaeble along with Deputy Sheriffs Kleine and Beckman arrested a suspect in the murder of Mrs. Sherley Glardon, 42, of 52 Woodsdale avenue, Hartwell. She was shot in an automobile on Compton road near Woodlake avenue last Wednesday night. A roomer, Peter Brown, identified a man from a rogue’s gallery photo as a hold-up suspect, claiming he was shot by one of three robbers. The suspect has prior offenses.
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Frick and Schwaeble
Kleine
Beckman
Sherley Glardon
Woodsdale Avenue
Hartwell
Brown
Cincinnati Chamber Touts Progress and New Era
William C. Culkins urged a broader Let's Know Cincinnati Week as hundreds heard at a frolic and smoker. New board directors named include James M. Hutton, Robert A. Taft, J. Harvey Phillips, Herman J. Guckenberger, and H. C. Blackwell. Walter A. Draper joined as Real Estate Managers representative. Culkins spoke of rail terminals in two years and air mail contracts, praising the city’s revived development and anti-litter efforts.
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William C. Culkins
James M. Hutton
Robert A. Taft
J. Harvey Phillips
Herman J. Guckenberger
H. C. Blackwell
Union Electric Company
Chamber
Walter A. Draper
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Culkins
Cincinnati
Junior Chamber of Commerce
New City
Bargain Offerings Highlighted in Commercial Tribune Ads
A radio program spotlights bargain offerings found in the Commercial Tribune Classified Ads. The segment guides listeners through notable deals, price ranges, and how to locate affordable items across categories.
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Commercial Tribune
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Classified line reads read Phone CANAL 6300 advertising employment merchandise or vacant property for rent offering a quick way to locate wanted items.
Clash Over Water Works Testing Bodes Authority Showdown
A dispute erupts between Health Department officials led by Dr William Peters and Water Works Superintendent John A Hiller over phenol taste removal tests. The Board of Health votes to require all such experiments be done at the Water Works station, prompting Hiller to defend water quality and his leadership while pledging safety. Federal legislation looms as Dr M B Brady suggests stopping trials amid river contamination concerns.
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Peterson
Health Department
John A. Hiller
Board of Health
William H. Peters
Peters
Clarence Bahlman
Water Works
Water Works Experimental Station
Hiller
Mr. Hiller
M. B. Brady
Ohio River
City plans modify Victory Parkway extension to join Madison Road
City officials propose moving the boulevard route about 150 feet east to connect Madison road extension with the Victory Tramway, enabling direct downtown access via Eden Park and linking Avondale and Norwood. The plan requires condemning several buildings on Woodburn avenue and a three story flat opposite Durrell avenue.
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Park Board
Victory Parkway
Madison Road
City Planning Commission
Thea Howenward
Fred Schneller
Highways Committee
Planning Commission
Frank Shipley
Woodburn Avenue
Victory Tramway
Chapel Street
Shipley
Durrell Avenue
McMillan Street
Eden Park
City Basin
Avondale
Norwood
Coroner Proposes Auto Seizure for Fatal Crash Liability
Hamilton County Coroner Frederick C. Swing outlined a plan to seize and mechanically inspect cars involved in fatal accidents to fix liability. Two Cincinnati Automobile Club mechanics would assess brakes and equipment within twelve hours and report findings to the coroner for possible grand jury action.
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Hamilton County
Frederick C. Swing
The
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Gibson
Swing
Grand Jury
Rebels hang 142 bodies as warning to Mexican rebels
Reports from Ozumba forty miles from Mexico City describe 142 rebel bodies strung from telegraph poles and trees. The rebels, from a group of prominent Mexico City youth, faced cold and sparse equipment as forces disperse toward guerrilla operations.
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Arthur Constantine
New York World News Service
Mexico City
Ozumba
Mexico
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