Forgers Arrested Over Borah Norris Bribery Documents
Berlin police arrest Vladimir Orloff former czarist counselor and Michael Sumarokov former Ukrainian Soviet mission employee for forging documents alleged to prove U S Senators Borah and Norris took bribes. Knickerbocker aided police by providing a photographed paper. Authorities say forged papers were circulated from Paris to the United States.
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Berlin
United States
William E. Borah
George W. Norris
Vladimir Oroff
Czar Nicholas
New York Evening Post
Sumarokov
Moscow
Ogpu
Knickerbocker
Knickerbrocker
Orloff
St. Handau
Albs
Borah and
Norris
Soviet Russia
Wewe
Borah- Norris
Paris
Truce Allows Removal of Wounded in Tampa Gun Battle
A roadside clash between ten rum runners and seven prohibition agents near Wimauma Florida ended with a truce to remove the wounded. Agents from Georgia and Florida pursued the runners as several stills were confiscated and two men were wounded, including Owen Taylor, a rum runner.
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Prohibition
Tampa
Fla
Wimauma
Haston Taylor
M. C. Hendrix
J. O. Stewart
Taylor
Owen Taylor
R. E. Tuttle
Prohibiton
Georgia
Florida
Wimauma Woods
I. Safford
L. M
Winnersville
Senate Forgeries Debunk 100000 Soviet Payment Claim
A Senate special committee denounced as false documents claiming Senator Borah and Senator Norris each received 100000 from the Soviet ambassador in Paris. The panel found no corroboration and noted an unnamed European offered to sell originals for 50000.
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Borah
Norris
Paris
United States
Senate
Mexico
la Follette
Heflin
Reed
Europe
Earthquake damages Oaxaca buildings. no casualties reported
El Universal Grafico dispatches report many Oaxaca city structures damaged by yesterday afternoon quake. No deaths or injuries confirmed.
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Mexico City
Dispatches Do el Universal Grafico
Oaxaca
Mexico
A Famous Composer and Mozart as a Lesson
A promotional piece notes Mozart as a child prodigy admired by critics and courts. It urges parents to give children early piano opportunities to discover talent, then promotes Commercial Tribune classified ads listing grand and upright pianos at affordable prices.
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Childre
Mozart
The
Commercial Tribune
Ohio River Crest Expected Tonight As Water Rises
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood 51.3 feet at 6 pm and is expected to crest near 53 feet tonight then recede. Clouds and mild rain are forecast, with no heavy impact on river stages. Water reached eight feet at Dixie Davis Field, flooding hangars though planes were moved to safety.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Devereaux
Kanawha
Kentucky River
East End
Dixie Davis
Beechmont Avenue
Lunken
Kellogg Avenue
Air Mail
Pennsylvania Railroad
Licking
Iabella
Southgate
Newport
Floods threaten two Georgia villages in Flint River Valley
Nearly a week of high water peaks as the Flint River floods sweep Georgia. Two villages face inundation while Albany, several dozen miles away, prepares aid efforts. The Red Cross issues a warning to about 400 residents of a nearby town as the situation continues.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Flint River
Albany
Flint
Red Cross
Mexican flyers reroute after fuel shortage in attempt to fly to Washington
Joaquin Gonzalez Pacheco and C E B McMillin began a nonstop Mexico City to Washington flight but were forced down at Roberts Field Birmingham at 6 50 p m due to fuel issues. After refueling they resumed at 7 50 p m dumping 200 gallons earlier. They hoped to reach Washington by 3 a m tomorrow with about eighty gallons left.
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Birmingham
Ala
March
Joaquin Gonzalez Pacheco
C. EB. McMillin
Mexico City
Washington
Roberts Field
Mexico
Stinson
Brownsville
Tex
New Orleans
Montgomery
Atlanta
Pope Field
Fayetteville
S. C
Seaboard
Pacheco
Dwight Morrow
Hoover
Kellogg
McMillen
United Ator Army
Newport Weddings See New Magistrate Office Opening
Matthew Bary of Bellevue has opened a magistrate office in the Woolsa Building West Fourth Street Newport and can wed couples in minutes after licenses are issued. Fellow magistrates Thomas Hanly and Fred W Wendt express concern as Newport becomes a wedding hub with new competition.
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Newport
Cupid
Matthew Bary
Bellevue
Woolsa& Building
West Fourth Street
Thomas Hanly
Fred W. Wendt
Rthouse
Bary
Kentucky
Foch Passes Fair Day in Fight Against Death
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Ferdinand Foch had a fairly good day in his battle with illness. Dr Daveniere announced the condition stationary, with a temperature of 100.7 and a pulse of 96, showing slight improvement from the morning.
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Foch
Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Daveniere
Despairing Divorce Sought as Lethal Suspect Fails Own Defense
Chicago March 2 William Henry Hauke under sentence to hang in twelve days was sued for divorce today by Emily Josephine Hauke wife argues desertion The condemned man has been jailed since 1925 for the murder of Mrs Isabelle Scheckley Gov Louis Emmerson grants an unexpected commutation suggesting Hauke cannot contest the suit The case moves forward despite his fateís looming execution
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Chicago
William Henry Hauke
Emily Josephine
Hauke
Arness
Louis Emmerson
Isabelle Scheckley
Judge in Cadillac narrowly survives pistol menace in court
Detroit March 2 A madman Roy Wynkoop 46 released from a psychiatric hospital threatened Judge Fred S. Lamb in Wayne County Circuit Court wielding two pistols. Police used tear gas and a bullet in the arm subdued him. The judge calmly wrote a letter as officers entered.
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Detroit
Mich
Fred S. Lamb
Cadillac
Wayne County
Roy Wynkoop
Michigan Psychopathic Hospital
Traverse City
Wynkoop
Four of Family Perish in Fire at Gould’s Station
In Steubenville Ohio a family of five perished when a fire destroyed their Gould’s Station home early today. William B. Primm, sole survivor and now severely burned, escaped but his wife, son-in-law Charles Crawford, daughter, and eight-month-old grandson died. A leaking gas stove and an explosion are cited. the house was razed.
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Steubenville
William B. Primm
Ohio Valley Hospital
Charles Crawford
Gould’s Station
Here
Primm
American Managers Kidnapped in Mexican Rebels Capture
American Henry Hanson, manager of San Nichols Mining and Milling, and British employee J W Reid were seized by about 100 Mexican rebels near Vocas Durango. Rebels demanded 24000 pesos plus goods and three kegs of nails. Mrs Hanson and Mrs Reid were reported in Durango and Vocas respectively. The San Nichols office is in Los Angeles.
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Washington
Henry Hanson
San Nichols Mining and Milling Company
Vocas
Durango
J. W. Reid
State Department
Bonnet
Bonnett
Hanson
Reid
San Nichols Company
Stock Exchange
Los Angeles
500 Cc City
Inaugural Decorations Ruined by Rain and Snow
Wilbur Lenroot Glassie and Neff fail to secure appointments as Congress convenes today to complete the grist post. Watson appears set to succeed Curtis in the commerce post as weather disrupts ceremonies in Chicago.
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Chicago
Commerce Post
Congress
Wilbur
Lenroot
Glassie
Neff
Watson
Curtis
Hoover Chooses Prototype for Commerce Secretary Lamont
President-elect Herbert Hoover selects Robert P. Lamont of Chicago as Secretary of Commerce. Lamont, an engineer and former head of the American Foundries Company, is praised for business experience over political ties. Hoover and family plan quiet inauguration preparations as weather concerns loom.
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Herbert Hoover
Robert P. Lamont
Chicago
United States
Mr. Lamont
Hoover
Washington
Lamont
American Foundries Company
United Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
Mr. Hoover
Bacharach
New Jersey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Louis Mayer
Los Angeles
Elements Not Likely Many Stand in Lines for Farewell
Citizens form long queues on wet pavements as crowds bid a final farewell to an iconic figure. Water pools dot streets while officials prepare a solemn tribute and public procession.
Congress to Meet on Sunday Over Immigration Bill Postponement
The Seventieth Congress plans a rare Sunday session as Senate and House push for a year delay on the national origins clause of the immigration act. If delayed, annual arrivals would fall from about 168000 to 153000, with Great Britain gaining while Germany and other nations face reductions.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Interior Department
Nye
Rep
N. D
Sponao
Watson
Indiana
Couzens
Mich
Reed
Great Britain
Germany
Irish Free State
Congress
Vatican Begins Housecleaning In Papal City
Vatican officials announced a sweeping decree barring 457 residents from Vatican boundaries unless they acknowledge Papal subject status. The purge targets long term residents tied to past Papal administration and signals a broader reorganization of Vatican living quarters. Most occupants to stay are guards including 75 Swiss guards, 69 gendarmes, and 30 firemen.
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Vatican City
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Mgr
Giuseppi Pizzardo
Gasparri
Holy See
Apostolic Precincts
Papal
Onte
Delicatessen Brides Are Invited to Free Cooking School
The Commercial Tribune offers a Free Cooking School at Emery Auditorium starting Tuesday. Doors open at 1 PM and lectures begin at 2 PM with Mrs. Frances Northcross in charge. It promises to teach culinary skills to ike and veteran housewives aiming for professional heights.
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Tribune
Emery Auditorium
Frances Northcross
Coolidge Bids Cabinet Farewell On Snowy White House Day
President Calvin Coolidge closes his White House term with a final desk day amid snow and rain. He shakes hands with 553 citizens and meets Gen. Summerall Admiral Hughes and other officials as he signs a flood of bills. The day blends formal ceremonies with the quiet dignity of a retiring chief executive.
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Cooper
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio
Coolidge
Cabinet
Mr. Coolidge
White House
Harding
Summerall
Hughes
Gen
Army
Admiral Hughes
Naval Operations
President Coolidge
Navy
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Senator Edge
New Jersey
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Massachusetts
Congress
New England
Mr. Hoover
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Senate Chamber
Charles G. Dawes
Capitol Plaza
Hoover
Bees Prove Worth Of Dead Honeybees In Court
A Chicago jury ruled dead honey bees valued at .000315 of a dollar each in a $50,000 suit by J W Cannen and Ezra Ross of Morris against the Rock Island Railroad over 20 million bees killed during a train trip from Pike Road Alabama to Morris Illinois. The verdict awarded $6,300 while exonerating the bees’ reputation.
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Chicago
John Priehs
J. W. Cannen
Ezra Ross
Morris, Ill
Rock Island Railroad
Pike Road
Ala
Morris
True
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Allan
Herbert, Jr
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Calvin Coolidge
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