Sugar Price Probe Sought By Senate Panel
Senate Manufactures Committee chaired by Senator La Follette would investigate sugar market manipulation and price hikes. Senator Brookhart introduced the resolution noting no world shortage per Hoover and citing Hawaii’s eight year high cane harvest. Hoover letter says surplus exists and urges reduced consumption to curb manipulation.
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Washington
Senate Manufactures Committee
Lafollette
Rep
Wis
Brookhart
Iowa
Commerce iBerges
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Liberal Party Reunion Sought by Lloyd George in Scotland
Lloyd George urged Liberal unity at a Scottish Liberal Club speech. He warned Liberals against internal divisions while noting the rising Labor party's vigor and appeal. He said that recriminations must end and a common program is needed to confront labor.
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Associated Press
Edinburgh
Scotland
Liberal Party
Lloyd
Asquith
Lloyd George
Liberal Club
Ide Brothers of Troy Die Nine Hours Apart
In Troy New York Jesse T Ide died suddenly today less than nine hours after his brother James M Ide was found dead in his bathroom this morning. Both were pioneer collar manufacturers and directors of George P Ide Co, a leading Troy firm. Jesse had attended a moving picture show the previous night and died in the morning.
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Troy
N. Y
Jesse T. Ide
James M. Ide
George P. Ide & Co
Jesse A. Ide
Taft Helps Painter Retrieve Brush on Terrace
A painter at a government hotel near the Capitol dropped his brush onto a terrace. A passerby hurried up to lift the tool to the worker and the painter thanked him. Chief Justice Taft quipped Dont mention it in reply.
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Washington
Capitol
Taft
Topeka Officials Held in Contempt in Klan Ouster Case
Guy A. Swallow former Topeka police chief was jailed for contempt of the Supreme Court after refusing to take the oath as a witness in the ouster suit against the Ku Klux Klan. H. H. Kitchen a Klan organizer was jailed on a similar charge and both remain in custody until complying with court orders. The hearing adjourned with next session likely in Kansas at a later date.
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Topeka
Kan
Guy A. Swallow
Robert Miler
Supreme Court
Swallow
Ku Klux Klan
H. H. Kitchen
K Klan
Oklahoma City
Attorney General
Kitchen
Kansas
Reputed Klansman Arrested in Youngstown
D E Glesner of Newcastle Pennsylvania was arrested on an open charge of suspicion after police found a list and an address to recruit Klan members. Police also investigated an overnight home invasion at Grover Hughes, where two men fired at intruders, who fled. A second Hughes is believed to be the intended target, with Klansmen possibly entering the wrong house.
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Youngstown
D. E. Glesner
Newcastle
Ku Klux Klan
Grover Hughes
Exile Bid Fought by Taxi Firm Leader Amid Klan Fears
J Carleton Lee former president of the Black and White Taxicab Co Atlanta appeals to Governor Smith to deny Georgia extradition on larceny charges. His lawyer says Lee was horsewhipped by Klansmen outside Atlanta last January and warned not to return. Extradition hearing set for next Tuesday.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
J. Carleton Lee
J. H. Bowen
Black and
Taxicab Company
Atlanta
Smith
John B. Golden
Lee
Golden
Clarke Held for Questioning in New Orleans
Edward Young Clark of Atlanta was detained in New Orleans on February 11 1921 and questioned by federal officials on a Mann Act case after a Houston grand jury indicted him. Dr J M Tolliver led the examination and later released Clark and the Houston woman as they were believed to be engaged.
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Clarke
New Orleans
Edward Young Clark
Atlanta
Federal Grand Jury
Houston
Tex
Houston Jy
J M. Tolliver
Federal Department of Justice
New York Robbers Seize Cash After Assault at Station
Three armed robbers followed Frank N. Trevenen assistant cashier of Brown-Secomb Company as he carried $1,108 in cash and $5,640 in checks toward a bank at an elevated station. Trevenen was knocked unconscious but not seriously injured and the robbers fled in an automobile with the money and checks.
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New York
Frank N. Trevenen
Westfield
N. J
Brown-Secomb Company
Juvenile Delinquency Report Warns of City Immorality
The Juvenile Protective Association of Cincinnati reports 151 centers of serious delinquency in 1922, with 909 cases investigated. It cites 22 dance halls, 21 roadhouses, 37 immorality spots, 83 poolrooms, and 31 venues selling forbidden articles to minors, plus 12 movie houses promoting truancy.
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Cincinnati
Juvenile Protective Association of Cincinnati
Juvenile Association
Hamilton County
Lulu May Aler
United States District Court
Miss Aler
Only Eclipse Of Moon Seen In Cincinnati Tonight
Residents across Cincinnati observed a partial lunar eclipse lasting from 8 28 to 10 36 p m with three eighths of the moon shadowed. Astronomers at the Cincinnati Observatory reported a clear view and no unusual features as the earth’s shadow passed over the moon’s left side.
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North America
Observatory of Cincinnati
Everett Yowell
Cincinnati Observatory
Crowds touch heart on wall seeking cure
Chicago readers report a South Side house attracting crowds from New York and California as a shrine. Apparitions of a heart outline are claimed on a room wall after a devout girl died, with some curing by touch of an object that touched the heart. Father Long says he cannot see the outline and suspects imagination.
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Chicago
New York
California
Sacred Heart
Father Long
Banker Brock faces possible second degree murder charge
Henry G. Brock a 36 year old banker of Sinkler and Brock was arrested in West Philadelphia after a speeding car killed three people including Ellen O'Donnell and her son Leo and Mary Murphy. Three homicide counts plus driving while intoxicated were filed and bail set at 35000. He denied the crash and claimed he was elsewhere.
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Philadelphia
Henry G. Brock
Ellen O'Donnell
Leo O'Donnell
Miss Murphy
Lancaster Avenue
Forty Fourth Street
Brock
St. David's
Sinkler & Brock
Jurists to Hear Details on Abolishing Superior Court
A joint session of Common Pleas Court Judges meets to hear attorney Porter present issues about the statute abolishing the Cincinnati Southern Railroad board and whether missteps in enacting the law render the entire statute unconstitutional. Judge LeBlond supports validity, arguing the act was a new statutory enactment and not obliged to repeat the old text.
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Common Pleas Court
Superior Court
The
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Ohio
Frank R. Gusweiler
Gusweiler
Robert S. Marx
Smith Hickenlooper
Washington T. Porter
Cincinnati Southern Railway Trustees
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Porter
Common Pleas
Robert A. LeBlond
LeBlond
Bomb Explodes in Cork Hall Injuring Four
A bomb exploded in St Marys Hall Cork injuring four passersby as fragments swept the area. Three arrests reported. Dublin notes express civil war ending amid a crime surge, with government forces described as gaining the upper hand against roving bands.
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Cork
St. Mary's Hall
London
Ireland
Dublin
Daily Express
Murder Case Defendant Enters Court in Harsell Death
Green Buchanan surrendered in Bakersville North Carolina as a preliminary investigation into the two year old death of Blain L. Harsell wealthy New York naturalist writer and clubman proceeds. Grady Buchanan and Fonz Buchanan are jailed without bond. Joe Buchanan and Bill Rainwater remain at large.
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Bakersville
N. C
Blain L. Harsell
New York
Green Buchanan
Harsell
Grady Buchanan
Fonz Buchanan
Joe Buchanan
Bill Rainwater
Vogt Refuses To Turn Office Of Mayor Over
Massillon Ohio March 2 Herbert H Vogt removed as mayor by Governor Donahey refused to turn the office over to M P L Kirchhofer president of the City Council who said he would act on the governors order Kirchhofer had been acting mayor since Vogt was suspended after the governor found him guilty of malfeasance misconduct and neglect of duty Vogt plans to seek Supreme Court review of the removal law to test its constitutionality
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Massillon
Herbert H. Vogt
Donahey
M. P. L. Kirchhofer
Kirchhofer
Vogte
Vo Kirchhofer
Vogt
Supreme Court
Washington
Simeon D. Fess
Republcan
Congress
Ohio
The
Senate
David K. Hempstead
House
Pomerene
Sandersoff
Coolidge
Jones
Hempstead
Six bodies recovered after blast wrecks West Virginia colliery
West Virginia coal mine disaster leaves six dead after a powerful explosion. Rescue workers recovered six bodies as hope faded for five miners still trapped, while authorities planned continued search and safety reassessment at the colliery.
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West Virginia
Five Attempts By Woman To End Her Life Stir Jury
Mrs. Paulette Saludes on trial for murder after she shot Osea Martelliere in his brokerage office last October. Five self harm attempts described by witnesses as she appeared irrational, while one officer deemed her sane. She swooned after cross examination as testimonies continued about her actions and mindset.
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New York
Paulette Saludes
Osea Martelliere
Stephen M. Dumphy
Raymond G. Flood
Turley
Brothers
Morris Koenig
Martelliere
Mr. Brothers
Bucket shop raids in New York seize twelve men
New York detectives raid a Broad Street building after complaints from victims who lost thousands to bucket shop schemes. Twelve men were arrested, with three charged for issuing worthless stock certificates to Edith Reynolds of Newark. Police say the operators used high pressure tactics to push fake securities and manipulate markets.
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New York
Broad Street
T. Arrison & C C0
Edith Reynolds
Newark
N. J
Walter Gutterson
Sanford Tack
R. Harold Wexler
U.S. Steel
New Town to Rise Near Salisbury With Cotton Mill
Construction of a new cotton mill and a town six miles south of Salisbury will begin soon at a total cost of 2 000 000 dollars. The project is led by W. J. Swink of China Grove and O. A. Cannons of Concord who have purchased 400 acres for the development.
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Salisbury
N. C
Here
W. J. Swink
China Grove
O. A. Cannons
Concord
Senate creates three member panel to probe Veterans Bureau
Washington March 2. The Senate adopted a resolution for a three member special committee to investigate the Veterans Bureau after adjournment. Senator Reed of Pa will chair the panel with Senators Oddie Nev and Walsh Mass as members. Hearings are scheduled to begin next week if possible.
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Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Congress
Senate
Congressional
House
Reed
Rep
Sutherland
W. Va
Coolidge
Oddie
Nev
Walsh
Dem
Mass
Ohio woman acquitted in husband’s murder trial
Mrs. Edith R. Fuller of Shadyside Ohio was acquitted today of the murder of her husband George Fuller who she shot December 12 after a one day trial. The jury deliberated ten minutes and Mrs. Fuller collapsed when the verdict was read.
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ST. Clairsville
Edith R. Fuller
Shadyside
George Fuller
Twenty seven escape with slight injuries at Weyanoke mine blast
At Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company mine in Arista Mercer County West Virginia an explosion trapped thirty eight workers. Twenty seven were rescued with slight injuries while five remained entombed awaiting a rescue that weather and water threatened to condemn. Officials cited an overcharge of dynamite as the probable cause.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company
Arista
Mercer County
W. A. Craven
West Virginia
Coal mine blast near Arista claims several lives
Daylight report says Weyanohe Coal and Coke Company president R D Patterson received word of a dust explosion at the Arista colleries Mercer County West Virginia possibly ten men killed. W A Craven of Dayton is the mine superintendent.
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Dayton, O
R. D. Patterson
Weyanohe Coal and Coke Company
Arista
Mercer County
W. Va
Arista Colleries
W. A. Craven
Dayton
Six Army Planes Fly From Kelly Field Toward Porto Rico
Six De Haviland bombers will depart Kelly Field at 7 AM for a 2850 mile flight to Porto Rico led by Captain Lanphier. The flight forms a large V shape with two dozen aviators and will carry spare parts for in-flight repairs. Weather threatens delay as rain could prevent takeoff.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Kelly Field
Porto Rico
de Haviland
Air Intermediate Depot
No. 1
Eee
Thomas G. Lanphier
Post Field
Ft. Still
Okla
Lanphier
Shell Shock Victim Holds Police at Bay in Cleveland
John Weitzel, a shell shock veteran gunman, fought off more than twenty police from a Cleveland home after a flareup in which his brother Herbert was shot in the face. Tear gas failed to dislodge him as he barricaded a second story room with his mother and teenage sister seeking escape.
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Cleveland
France
John Weitzel
Ieignary
Herbert Weitzel
Weitzel
Harding to Visit Alaska This Summer
President Harding plans a summer trip to Alaska with stopovers across the continent. Madden, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, outlined the plan to use unspent funds from the President’s $25 000 travel fund to cover expenses for the current fiscal year.
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Washington
Harding
Alaska
House
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Florida
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Smoot
Utah
Cuba
Union OF Liberal Party
MR. Taft
Eapolige Chit
LD IN
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Fess
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Mayfield
Conrad Crocker
Lodge
Journal
Izare
Gotham
Hald
Bucket Shop
Bureau
TMI Ulz
Pennsylvania
Patterson
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