Masonic Temple to Be Opened Tomorrow in City
The new Masonic Temple on Fifth street between Sycamore and Broadway will be dedicated at 10 AM tomorrow. Charles P Taft will preside as ceremonies begin with 48 bombs and a national colors display, followed by major addresses from Mayor Seasongood and Charles W Dupuis.
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Masonic Temple
Shrine Band
Taft
Charles F. Hake, Jr
Frank H. Nelson
Christ Church
C. Lee Downey
Hake
Masonic Temple Company
Seasongood
Charles W. Dupuis
Dan Beddoe
Temple
Thomas Prewitt Williams
John N. Klohr
Power of Right
Walter Esberie
Hugo G. Eisenlohr
St. John’s Church
Founders’ Hall
Blue Lodge
Grand Lodge
Queen City Club
Blue Lodges
New Temple
Religious liberty urged in nominating Gov Smith for President
Rabbi David Philipson of Rockdale Temple urged religious tolerance and support for Gov. Al Smith as Democratic Presidential nominee. He argued that a Catholic, Protestant, or Jew should not be discriminated against politically and that Smith's nomination would prove religious liberty is more than words. The piece notes a growing field of Democratic candidates heading to Houston with expected multiple endorsements and a dozen names likely on ballots.
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United States
al Smith
New York
David Philipson
Rockdale Temple
Philipson
Gov. Smith
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Heflin
Senate
Washington
Smith
Houston
South
Robinson
Arkansas
Glass
Virginia
Pomerene
Ohio
Gov
Ritchie
Maryland
Walsh
Montana
Donahey
Mexico
Charles Evans Hughes
Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
Haiti
Nicaragua
Machado
Caribbean
San Domingo
Santo Domingo
I . Hughes
Nallon
Gen Goethals Panama Canal Builder Dies at 70
New York telegram reports George Washington Goethals 70, famed for moving mountains to complete the Panama Canal, died at his home after a lingering illness. He will be buried at West Point with services there.
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New York
George Washington Goethals
Panama Canal
Chapel of the Military Academy
Post
The
Hudson
Monger Against Anti-Phenol Bill in Congress
Ohio State Health Director John E. Monger objects to the anti phenol legislation introduced by Cincinnati's Charles W. Tatgenhorst. He warns the bill could hinder the phenol removal program and broader efforts to eliminate deleterious industrial waste from state water supplies, despite federal aims to improve pollution control.
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Columbus
Charles W. Tatgenhorst
Cincinnati
John E. Monger
Longworth
Tatgenhorst
Willis
Fess
State Department of Health
Ohio
Monger
Mayor Faces Split of Four Cents From Fire Insurance
In Cohoes New York Mayor Cosgro must allocate a four cent receipt from a London insurer for 1927 fire insurance. The city charter requires ten percent to the State Firemen's Association and the rest shared among six volunteer fire companies.
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Cohoes
N. Y
Cosgro
London
State Firemen’s Association
Collie Rescued From Lake Ice After Two Day Ordeal
Emmett Pentecost and Ralph Holmes rescued a collie stranded on Lake St Clair ice after a two day effort. The dog had frozen feet and tail but was freed by chopping away ice. Owner Frank Stanley, an officer, later killed the animal with a rifle to end its suffering. The collie had been marooned for about sixty hours during a fierce blizzard.
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Detroit
Lake St. Clair
Emmett Pentecost
Pente
Cost
Pentecost
Ralph Holmes
Frank Stanley
Stanley
Congress in recess yet busy behind the scenes in January hearings
With both House and Senate in recess the day featured a slate of hearings in committee rooms. Senate panels closed the Boulder Canyon Dam probe and opened a Teapot Dome inquiry while railroad consolidation was debated by Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio. Senator-elect Vare denied fraud charges in the 1926 election, and House members urged farm relief with McNary-Haugen provisions under review. A Saturday holiday idea drew some support as lawmakers eyed lighter schedules in a six day week grind.
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Congress
House
Senate
Boulder Canyon Dam
Public Lands Committee
Teapot Dome
Interstate Commerce Committee
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Vare
Pennsylvania
Keystone
William B. Wilson
Democrats
Jones
Coolidge
Agriculture Committee
Kansas
Pinchot
Reid
Illinois
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Walsh
Massachusetts
France Defers Six-Power Pact as Kellogg Plan Evolves
Washington reports the latest French note delays the six-power antiwar treaty while a Frano American arbitration pact revision proceeds. Officials expect possible signing of a new agreement by February 6, with French insistence on defining aggression and war repudiation shaping talks.
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Paris
Washington
Kellogg
Gill
Mr. Kellogg
MISSING FLYER FROZEN TO DEATH DIES AS AUTO HITS HEARSE
Two catastrophic accidents reported same day. In Fremont Ohio 37 year old Alphonse J. Barthe, secretary treasurer of Hebrand Company, died when his car struck a funeral car driven by Clyde H. Dagon. In Boise Idaho Fred Hoyt, aviator from Wichita Kansas, found frozen near Black Pine Mountains after a blizzard. Parachute status unclear. body recovered after search party aided by George C Hoyt.
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Fremont, O
Alphonse J. Barthe
Hebrand Company
Clyde H. Dagon
Boise
Idaho
Fred Hoyt
Salt Lake City
Black Pine Mountains
Hoyt
George C. Hoyt
Holbrook
Wichita
Kan
Fishermen Survive Night Battle with Sea at Baldwin Harbor
William Schumacher and John Noelle, open-boat baymen, battled a Friday night gale four miles from land in a dory. They reached shore at dawn after a harrowing swim and rock hold, but Schumacher collapsed and died on the beach while Noelle saved himself and later found help.
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Billy
ST. Clair McKelway
New York World News Service
New York
Baldwin Harbor
L. I
William Schumacher
John Noelle
Noelle
Jona Beers
Beers
Rockville Center
Mexico Calls for Pan American Course Reorganization
Senate clash over religion spills into newsreels as Robinson of Arkansas and Heflin of Alabama debate religious issues and U S leadership in Pan American directions. The exchange centers on church affiliations influencing politics and calls for clearer separation of church and state, with implications for party unity.
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Arkansas
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Doul Sherrill Fires Chief Plumber Inspector Doud
City Manager Col Sherrill dismissed Chief Plumbing Inspector Jere F Doud after a lengthy hearing citing inefficiency and misconduct. The move followed complaints by property owners about unnecessary condemnation of plumbing work and signals possible further dismissals from the Plumbers Examining Board.
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Jere F. Doud
Col. Sherrill
Mr. Doud
Plumbers’ Examining Board
E. B. Kleine
M. R. Manley
Walter Mullen
Clifford M. Stegner
John O'Donnell
Guy
Stegner
Board of Examiners
Master Plumbers’ Association
General Inspection Department
Col. Sherri
Klan to ban masks February 22 in Alabama plan
Birmingham reports the Ku Klux Klan will discard its mask on February 22 following a Montgomery meeting between Dr. Hiram W. Evans Imperial Wizard and Alabama officials. Grand Dragon James Esdale announced the plan, citing internal opposition and rising legal bans as reasons. The move aims to preempt what it calls impending nationwide restrictions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Sunday News and Age-Herald
Montgomery
Hiram W. Evans
Atlanta
Order
Alabama
News and Age Herald
James Esdale
Dr. Evans
Washington
Family pressure halts Coolidge court appoints son
Milton Adkins voices concern over Jesse Adkins as possible District of Columbia Supreme Court nominee. He asks Attorney General Sargent and the White House to block the appointment for the sake of William Adkins who would lose his post if a relative is elevated.
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Washington
William Adkins
Jesse
Milton Adkins
Coolidge
Jesse Adkins
Bar Association
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District Supreme Court
William
Sargent
White House
Ohio Shivers as Warmer Forecast Mockery Meets Cold Wave
The Ohio region endures a severe cold snap and blizzard with transport disrupted in Cleveland and northern areas. Forecasters predicted a slow warmup as temperatures plunged to near five or six degrees above zero, while four fatalities were reported from burns and traffic crashes amid the cold.
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Ohio
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