Mother of Slain Nesbitt Seeks Private Detective Help
In Troy Ohio on March 1 the Nesbitt murder case drew renewed attention as Frances Drake Nesbitt’s parents said they would hire a private detective with their own money to aid investigators. Officials denied needing outside help while hinting a grand jury and new facts from former Dayton Chief J W Woodward might appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Associated Press
Troy
Charles Drake
Frances Drake Nesbitt
Alva Campbell
L. E. Harvey
J. W. Woodward
Srs
Woodward
Owever
John Sharits
Spillman
Harvey
Man Arrested For Stealing Scrambled Eggs Case
Charles Ruff, 47, of the Bethel Hotel, took a case of eggs from a sidewalk display in front of Lett & Co. at Second and Walnut. The top was loose and eggs spilled into the street. Detectives questioned him and he claimed he wanted scrambled eggs. He was arrested for petit larceny after employees testified the eggs belonged to the merchants.
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Charles Ruff
Bethel Hotel
Lett & Co
Second
Walnut Streets
Tritschler
Kearns
Ruff
Daughter of Cohan Weds Manufacturer in New York
Mrs Georgette Cohan Souther daughter of George M Cohan wed William Hamilton Rowse perfume manufacturer at St Malachys Catholic Church in New York March 1 The bride previously married to J William Souther a broker who died January 13 1923
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Georgette Cohan Souther
George M. Cohan
St. Malachay’'s Catholic
William Hamilton Rowse
Rowse
J. William Souther
Dollars for Your Reading Classified Ads Promote Cash Dividends
A promotional notice extols the value of reading the Commercial Tribune Classified Ads as a profitable investment. It suggests that time spent browsing the ads yields cash savings and financial dividends, urging readers to act now.
D Annunzio Exits Seclusion for Ida Rubinstein Appearance
Gabriele d Annunzio leaves Gardone and travels to Milan to attend a Scala Theater performance by Ida Rubinstein. The famed Italian poet seeks a brief stay amid renewed attention on his poetry and romantic affairs.
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D’annunzio
Ida Rubinstein
Milan
Italy
Gardone
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Lsten
Scala Theater
San Sebastian
Paris
Inheritance tax refunds spark scandal and lobbying talk
Washington reports a tax bill provision refunding about one third of inheritance taxes under the old law has stirred scandal as ex Senators and ex Representatives are accused of lobbying for the retroactive measure. Mondell led efforts for a major estate client amid ties to James B. Duke Fleischmann Woolworth and Dodge fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Washington
Frank W. Mondell
G. O. P. House
Wyoming
War Finance Corporation
John S. Beggs
Minnesota
Missouri
Clark
Montana
Mondell
James B. Duke
Fleischmann
Woolworth
P. Campbell
Kansas
Garner
Texas
McCumber
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Duke
North Carolirolina
Reed
Rep
Duke University
Duke Foundation
Indian Maharajah Loses Throne Over Bombay Murder Immunity Won
London reports say Rao Holkhar of Indore abdicated after British officials forced him from the throne and granted him immunity. The case centers on the 1925 murder of Abdul Bawla in Bombay and a supposed death of a Parsee woman tied to the Maharaja. Rumors and political maneuvering surround the abdication and potential future trials.
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Bombay
England
London
Abdul Bawla
Indore
Mumtaz Begum
Rao Holkhar
Viceroy of India
India Office
Whitehall
India
Lord Readifig
Malabar Hill
Maharanee
Tukoji Rao Ili
Lord Reading
Rao
City workers urged to refrain from politics by city manager
Colonel Sherrill directed the Civil Service Commission to enforce Section 486-23 requiring city administrative staff to avoid political solicitations and activities. The notice says nonpartisan service and allegiance to city authority, with officials to report violations to the City Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrill
Civil Service Commission
Pline Indicted on Embezzlement Charge in Cincinnati
Joseph A. Cline, former Clerk of the Municipal Court, appeared before Sheriff Witt after six indictments were returned by the grand jury. The charges allege that on February 2, 1923, Cline embezzled 758 dollars of city funds through forged or endorsed checks tied to fines settlement. Bond set at 5000 dollars, with attorney Joseph Bird present. Additional indictments include a case of showing to kill against Curtis Mason and a note on involvement of Royal Lindsey in a separate disturbance on Carlisle avenue.
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Joseph A. Cline
Richard B. Witt
E. M. Hurley
Cline
Collins
Common Pleas Court
R. A. LeBlond
Moses Blau
State Auditor’s Office
Alfred Deckebach
Be.ing
Hurley
Martin O’hara
Michael Mullen
Joseph Bird
Gigli to Sing in Detroit May 6 Despite Warning
Beniamo Gigli, tenor with the Metropolitan Opera Company, vows to perform in Detroit on May 6 after canceling a February 22 concert due to threats. Manager and Mrs. Isabel Hurst arranged a new date and will seek $1,700 in losses, with a Detroit reception planned for May 5 in Cleveland and a city committee escort to the Detroit show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Beniamino Gigli
Metropoltan Opera Company
Detroit
Gigli
Isabel Hurst
Sparrows and Shoes Save Stranded Couple Diary Details
In San Francisco a diary recounts the ordeal of Mr and Mrs J E Reeder from Sacramento who survived twelve days in a Meadow country cabin after being cut off by five foot snowdrifts. They cooked sparrows and even chewed leather shoes to endure.
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New York World News Service
San Francisco
J. E. Reeder
Sacramento
Westwood
Feather River
Reeders
Red Bluff
Meadow Country
Feather River Ranger Station
Reeder
Dirigible Builder Works in America as $6-A-Day Surveyor
Captain Anton Heinen once tied to the Shenandoah's fate now surveys in New Jersey at six dollars a day. His wife says the work is a fallback after years of government service and a venture to run a New York to South America blimp line waned after the Shenandoah disaster. The Los Angeles remains in its hangar as plans pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirigible Builder
America
Toms River
N. J
Anton Heinen
Shenandoah
Lakehurst
New York
South America
Heinen
Los Angeles
Fire Devastates Newport Arkansas Deluges Homes
Newport Arkansas faced near martial law as a devastating fire destroyed more than 280 homes on the riverfront and in adjacent districts. One death reported Mary Johnson and a child feared dead. City guards and American Legion patrols ward off looting while relief work begins.
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Newport
Ark
Mary Johnson
National Guard
American Legion Post
John Jamieson
J. W. Case
W. O. Jones Lumber Company
Merryman Cooperage Company
Merryman
White River
Rommel Avenue
Hazel Avenue
Chastin
Little Rock
Batesville
E. L. Boyce
Chamber of Commerce
Water famine looms as Oil City loses city water supply
Oil City Pennsylvania reports the water supply to the Oil City Hospital failed amid flood conditions in the Allegheny River Valley. Pumps flooded by an ice gorge halt pumping. officials prep emergency measures and haul water to hospitals. Schools ordered closed and boil-water warning issued.
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Oil City
Allegheny River
Beth In
Shake-Up in Ohio Prohibition Department Broadens Inquiry
Columbus March 1. Gov Donahey extends probe beyond S A Propst to the entire State Prohibition Department amid reports of widespread methods used to enforce dry laws. Propst declines comment as McDonald appears untouched. Watts and Powell investigated in Dayton. Westerville restores H M Nutt as Marshal after a council session.
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Ohio
Donahey
Columbus
State Prohibition Department
Capitol
S. A. Propst
Frank D. Henderson
Dayton
J. E. Watts
John Powell
Propst
McDonald
H. C. Gibson
Crabbe
Gibson
Doughey
Prohibition Department
Westerville
H. M. Nutt
Associated Press
L. G. Whitney
Charles Snavely
Appeals Court Reverses Embezzlement Convictions of Brokers
The Ohio Court of Appeals reversed the 1925 embezzlement convictions of Herbert I. Channer, George A. Sawyer, and Fred G. McLaughlin of Channer & Sawyer, remanding for a new trial. It cites error in jury instructions on agency between brokers and Virginia Guilfoyle and notes possible further indictments and an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Herbert I. Channer
George A. Sawyer
Fred G. McLaughlin
Channer & Sawyer
Common Pleas Court
Charles S. Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
Charngold Corporation
Virginia Guilfoyle
Wellston
Sawyer
Ohio Penitentiary Channel
McLaughlin
Ryan
Virginia Guilfoale
Condemned Son Awaits Father in Last Visit Before Execution
Ignatius Tribich Lincoln, former British MP and confessed German spy, travels from Paris to London to see his son John Lincoln, condemned for murder, as Home Secretary Hicks rejects delaying the hanging at Shepton Mallet Prison. The father may arrive in time for a final meeting amid uncertain conditions.
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London
Shepton Mallet
Ignatius Tribich Lincoln
New York
Germany
Paris
John
Edward Richards
Far East
England
Ignatius Lincoln
Home Secretary
William Joynson Hicks
Ignatius
Chnacoln
Lillian Brown
Wanderer Carson Wins Millionaire Fate From Refining Co
George Campbell Carson, a copper miner and desert wanderer, is awarded a multimillion dollar patent infringement judgment by the United States Circuit Court in San Francisco. The decision upholds earlier rulings by the District Court and Supreme Court, ending a nine year fight over improvements to reverberatory furnace charging used in copper ore smelting. Carson, said to face potential gains up to 20 million, now plans to use his funds for laboratory tools and retorts.
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San Francisco
George Campbell Carson
United Sates
American Smelting and Refining Company
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Dollar Bay
Mich
Carson
United States District Court of
State of Washington
District Court
Supreme Court
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Wall Street Bears Slaughter Key Stocks at Biltmore Meeting
At the Biltmore Hotel in New York City a dawn conference saw three big banks agree to buy large blocks of Foundation Company, American Brake Shoe and New York Canners to avert a wider debacle. The market later fell, with Foundation down to 113, American Brake Shoe at 119.50, and New York Canners easing as bears extended losses.
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New York World News Service
New York
Biltmore Hotel
Foundation Company
New York Canner’s
Bears
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Palm Beach
Devoe & Raynolds
Smith
Benkard
Biltmore
Samuel Gilman
Gilman & Unger
Foundation
Market Slump Drives Stocks to Yearly Lows
Markets tumbled across stocks grains and cotton despite millions in banking support aimed at stabilizing overextended speculative groups in American Brake Shoe and Foundry Foundation Company and New York Canners. Wheat futures fell 4 to 6 cents and cotton closed at new lows with March options under pressure.
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Associated Press
American Brake Shoe and Foundry
Foundation Company
New York Canners
Écemi
Wwe
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Towk
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Wanderer
George C. Carson
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