Supreme Court backs congressional power to compel witnesses
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Congress can compel attendance of witnesses in investigations. The decision concerns Mal Daugherty refusing to testify to the Senate committee on Justice, and it clears the way for action against others who refused to answer. The ruling does not decide questions on answering questions or producing documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Mal S. Date Eeaps de Wieskiesten
Cour House
Senate
Department of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Mark Daugherty
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Teapot Dome
Sinclair Cage
Walsh
Dem
Mont
Sethe
Robert E. Crowe
Cook County
Ill
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Illinois
Crowe
Samuel Insuh
Chicago
Frank L. Smith
Thomas F. Cunningham
Philadelphia
William 5. Ware
Reed
Daugherty
Japanese pledge a hands off policy in Chinese uprising
Reports from Foochow, China say missionaries Dr. and Mrs. Lewis and Rev. and Mrs. Beard faced mob violence during yesterday's disturbances but are reported safe. A cable from Foochow College president Willard L. Beard confirms their safety.
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Apanese
Boston
Lewis
Beard
Foochow
China
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Willard L. Beard
Foochow College
Fukiers
City faces hurdles in selling bonds for nine million dollar improvement plan
City officials audit financing for a nine million dollar program. discussions cover selling all serial bonds, rapid fund depletion, and possible use of sinking fund trustees to buy non taxable securities for bond purchases. Participants include City Manager Col Sherrill City Solicitor Ellis and officials from Finance Highways and Sewers Committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Col. Sherrill
John Ellis
Theodore Armstrong
Frank Shipley
Walter Sullivan
Charles O. Rose
Board of Linking Fund Trustees
Seasongood
Moody to be inaugurated Texas governor at outdoor ceremony
Dan Moody, a 33 year old red headed lawyer, will be inaugurated governor in Austin tomorrow with an outdoor ceremony on the capitol steps. Miriam Ferguson, Texas first woman governor, signs pardons and prepares to exit office with no regrets as Moody takes over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Moody
Texas
Austin
Tex
Lone Star
Capitol
Moody
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
New Zero Wave to Anniv Today
A renewed cold wave sweeps the Midwest with subzero lows and snow flurries forecast for tonight into Tuesday. Temperatures may reach five to ten degrees below zero with a light snow accompanying the front. Chicago and border states face continued cold as two low pressure systems move across the region.
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Central States
Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Mackenzie River Basin
Middle- West
Prul SR
Earl C. Warnton
Illinois
Chicago Motor Club
Northern Lakes
Williston
United
Aiinus
Seventeen Face Trial In Death At Downers Grove Church
A DuPage County grand jury at Wheaton reported 51 true bills charging manslaughter and conspiracy against twelve men and five women parishioners of a Polish Catholic church in Downers Grove. The housekeeper Anna F Ruscinkas died after a crowd crowded the pastor’s house amid a dispute over a $12 school deficit assessment. The coroner’s jury blamed crowd activity for her heart failure and recommended holding the seventeen to the grand jury.
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Chicago
Dupage County
Wheaton
Downersgrove
Anna F. Ruscinkas
Cleveland
Bolesklaus Nowakowski
Ruscinka
Former Empress Charlotte 84 Faces Death in Brussels
In Brussels on January 17 former Empress Charlotte widow of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, age 84, suffers influenza and nears death. Doctors planned tonight’s consultations but postponed to 11 tomorrow morning as her condition shows slight improvement. Her mind, once clouded by past events, is said to have cleared and she spoke lucidly with attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Brussels
Maximilian of
Mexico
Queretaro
New Religion in the Making Gains Ground says Philipson
Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the New York Times, tells the Union of American Hebrew Congregations that modern Judaism embraces the parenthood of God and brotherhood of man. Dr. David Philipson and Rabbi Solomon Freihof argue theology can adapt and evolve. About 1,500 delegates attend the four day session in Cleveland as national federations open meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times
America
Ochs
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
David Philipson
Cincinnati
Solomon B. Freihof
Chicago
National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods
Catholic Rebellion Clashes Leave Hundreds Dead In Nicaragua
In Managua on January 17 Gen Zapata with 200 Liberal troops returned armed from the Costa Rican frontier and threatened San Juan Del Sur on the Pacific coast. Conservative forces rush troops from Rivas while Liberals near Telica remain elusive as Diaz rejects mediation over the Nicaraguan conflict citing constitutional concerns and regional meddling risks.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Zapata
San Juan del Sur
Pacific
Corinto
all-America Cable Company
Rivas
Ne “A
CGS
Telica
Viquez
Adolfo Diaz
Associated Press
Jiminez
Costa Rica
Diaz
United States
Juan Sacasa
Mexico
Senate Approves $1,200,000 for Cruiser Construction
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to provide 1.2 million dollars to begin work this year on three additional light cruisers, opposing Budget Bureau guidance and persisting despite opposition in the House. Secretary Wilbur and naval officials argued naval holiday harms shipyards, stressing need to keep private yards employed for future fleet renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
Budget Bureau
Senate Appropriations Committee
Orj
Administration
Senate
House
Ormire
Wilbur
Wubshoe Rece
Army buildings bill passes Senate funding new barracks
Washington January 17 The 3 860 000 army buildings bill providing funds for new barracks at various military posts was passed and sent to the Senate for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louay du Cuesstusc
Senate
Plan to Build New Post Offices Nationwide
Washington reports the administration proposes about 200 million dollars for new post offices and federal buildings in 225 cities. Indorsed by Secretary Mellon and Postmaster General New, the plan expands an earlier 100 million dollar five year program. Congress may act this session as Representative Reed backs authorization of the extra funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Mellon
New
Treasury
Post Office Department
House Public Buildings Committee
Reed
New York
House
Elliott
Mystery Memo Sources Spark Ford Stock Tax Suit Inquiry
The Detroit trial probes the 1919 stock value used to tax Ford stockholders who sold to Henry Ford in 1919. Testimony cites a 1922 memorandum and a 1925 Treasury method, with Sen. Couzens alleging political motives amid Newberry conflicts. Horace Rackham recalls stock sale and directors’ hopes, stressing a desire for a fair price rather than riches.
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Detroit
Jan
Henry Ford
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
M. W. Thompson
Thompsgon & Black
New York City
Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Thompson
Senate
James Couzens
Truman H. Newberry
Eee
Vis
Treasury Department
Mellen Down
Horace H. Rackham
Joseph E Davis
Appellants
Ford Motor Company
Selden
Ford
Selden Patents
Rackham
A. W. Greeg
I. I
Temporary alimony and tax liens in Chaplin case
In Los Angeles on January 17 temporary alimony of 4000 dollars a month was granted to Mrs Lita Grey as the divorce suit against Charles Chaplin proceeds. She also received 4000 dollars in attorney fees and 2150 for bond premiums for receivers to control Chaplin’s California wealth. The court ordered public service of process for Chaplin within ninety days and extended publication for sixty days. The federal government seeks 1 073 721 dollars in income taxes spanning seven years, with liens filed for 1918 134 622 49 1919 31 501 21 1921 376 968 49 1922 71 208 73 1923 89 371 83 1924 170 048 72. Government claims have priority over Mrs Grey’s claims. Chaplin defense counsel Loyd Wright failed to appear, prompting publication service.
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Angeles
Lita. Grey
QE Vorce
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Guerin
Chaplin
California
Galen Welch
Internal Revenue
Superior Court
Loyd Wright
Lyndol Young
Wright
Dewire
Archbishop Orozco Leads Revolt as Mexican Church Seethes
Arch bishop Francisco Orozco y Jimenez of Guadalajara reportedly commands about 500 followers holed up near La Quemada in Jalisco as federal troops mobilize to destroy the uprising. The prelate faces possible firing squad if captured after years of defiance against government religious policy and a history of clashes with Jalisco authorities.
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Arthur Constantine
New York World News Service
Mexico City
Francisco Orozco Y Jimenez
Guadalajara
Mexico
War Office
CheIty @uu
la Quemada
Jalisco
Orozco
Catholic Hierarchy of
Pacific Defense
Surgeons warn Americans lose ground physically despite longer life
At a Washington meeting Dr. Charles Mayo of Rochester cites declining physical health amid mental advance and urges annual physical exams to detect fatal diseases early. Dr. George Stewart backs the view, condemns quackery, and stresses heart disease as the era's major killer.
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Washington
Charles H. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
American College of Surgeons
Mayo
Stewart
Catholic Archbishop Leads Rebel Forces in Mexican Uprising
Mexican War Department reports over 100 rebels killed near Titan in Jalisco, with 100 previously noted. Archbishop Jiménez allegedly commanded more than 500 men under Viva Christo Rey, while federal troops pursue insurrectionists near Quemardo. authorities in Mexico City fear the archbishop’s fate.
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Mexico City
Titan
Jalisco
War Department
Fran Bga OO Timmines
Guadalajara
Mexican War Department
Jimimez
Quemardo
Victim Testifies Preacher’s Gun Threat Fueled Murder Trial
Dexter E. Chipps allegedly threatened to “start a graveyard” and place Dr. J Frank Norris and a Fort Worth policeman in the same grave. Police testimony described Chipps as a heavy drinker with a bad temper when intoxicated, contrasting with sobriety. The trial featured chaotic court scenes as attorneys argued and witnesses from multiple towns testified.
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Ft. Worth
Austin
Tex
Dexter E. Chipps
J Frank Norris
Ft Worth
Norris
Chipps
de Worth
Moees
John Woodruff
Woodruff
Agra
Frank
Tian
Alva
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Shidehara
Tokyo
Soviet Union
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Colonel
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CANAL
Betty Bell
Duated Press
Keystone
Mianing Philipson
Diaz—Na
Kellogg
Sacasa
Hinean
Union
Gavin McNab
San Antonio
Gov
Zuno
George David Stewart
Mex
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McLean
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