Canton Police Tied to Mellett Slaying Case
Canton Ohio March 3 Federal and county authorities indict Floyd Streitenberger a former city detective in the Don Mellett editor slaying The grand jury returns the true bill and Streitenberger is arrested in Springfield He says he expected arrest and that he furnished an alibi for Louis Mazer McDermott denies confessing and linked Streitenberger to the plot through testimony from trials involving underworld figures in Canton
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Canton
Canton Police Department
Don R. Mellett
Floyd Streitenberger
Police Department
Streitenberger
Springfield
Ed Gibson
Gibson
Louis Mazer
Patrick McDermott
Ohio Penitentiary
Ben Rudner
McDermott
Mellett
Testimfour
Harter
Nanty Glo
Thelma
Harris
Mazer
Doll Carey
Hene
Gifted Duke's Broadway Property Lets Columbia Get $60,000 A Year
The Duc De Loubat donated a Broadway property valued at 1.1 million dollars to Columbia University in 1898. He received a life annuity of 60,000 dollars while alive, with the remainder to fund Gaillard-Loubat Library endowment after his death. The transfer, seen as a princely gift, tied to real estate values that declined over 29 years, left Columbia reportedly breaking even on the deal.
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New York World News Service
New York
Columbia University
Duc de Loubat
Paris
de Loubat
Duke
Columbia
New York City
Columbia College
William C. Schermerhorn
Joseph Florimond
New York Club
Broadway
University
Schermerhorn
Gaillard- Loubat Library
Col
Ellison Closes bid for Searles estate in $20 million suit
Angelo M. Ellison. former elevator operator. seeks $20 million from estate of Edward F. Searles, Methuen recluse. Defendants Walker and Delafield face charges. Delafield exonerated on all counts. Ellison testified of promises and a father son relationship with Searles as counsel prepared to rest. Court adjourned with decision pending on Walker.
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New York
Angelo M. Ellison
Edward F. Searles
Methuen
Mass
Ellison
Arthur T. Walker
Searles
Lewis L. Delafield
Walker
Delafield
Theater owner held in crusade over Broadway production
New York March 3 John Cort veteran theater owner was held in 1000 bail on a blanket indictment in the Sex case part owner of the theater where the piece is produced Timony a New York lawyer held in 1000 bail accused of being the show’s real producer The grand jury named twenty four individuals and two corporations but did not reveal those defendants Cort previously operated many theaters and said Sex faced no official objections Timony denied involvement except as a stockholder
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New York
John Cort
Banton
Broadway
James Timony
Cort
Timony
Three Student Nurses Admit Boric Acid Feeding Fatal to Five Babies
Chicago report says three young student nurses confessed complicity in a mistake at Columbus Memorial Hospital that fed five newborn girls boric acid solution mistaken for distilled water. Two more infants are seriously ill while three other babies were injured or recovering under coroner and police scrutiny.
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Chicago
Columbus Memorial Hospital
Herman N. Bundesen
Dr. Bundtsen
Humanity
Ohio Supreme Court halts Bus Route Consolidation
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed nine consolidations approved by the Public Utilities Commission, ruling that transfers to Buckeye Service Co. without proper qualification are unlawful. The decision affects links from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and requires new certificates based on public convenience and necessity.
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Public Utilities Board
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
State Public Utilities Commission
The
Utilities Commission
Buckeye Service Company of
Pennsylvania Railroad
Public Utilities Commission
the Utilities Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buckeye Service Company
May Use Old Law to Curb Illicit Liquor Making
In Columbus on March 3, federal prohibition director William H. Walker announced use of an 1868 statute to seize farms and dwellings used for illicit distilling. The law allows confiscation, up to two years imprisonment and fines from 1000 to 5000 dollars, holding property owners liable if they permit illegal liquor production on their premises.
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Columbus
William H. Walker
Ohio-Michigan
Walker
Do You Know The Consumers League Protects Workers?
The Consumers' League safeguards workers and the public from unwholesome conditions. It is financed by direct gifts, with some contributions designated through the Community Chest.
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Consumers’ League
Hold-Out Jurors Block Verdict in Daugherty Case
Federal Court in New York reports a hung jury after fifty seven hours of deliberation in the Daugherty Miller case. Judge Knox polls jurors and extends deliberations to tomorrow as notes reflect requests about a possible single verdict and juror vote finality.
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Federal Court
New York
Knox
Charles Bosse -Metal
Ury
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Harding
Jess W. Smith
Richard Merton
John T. King
Connecticut
King
Smith
Merton
Ritz-Carlton
Miller
John Co. Knox
Federal Building
Filibuster Struggles Delay Seating of Vare and Smith
Washington March 3. Credentials of William S. Vare and Frank J. Smith were approved by the Senate Elections Committee amid a filibuster seeking to extend a special committee. The action leaves unresolved whether they will be seated, and notes ongoing investigations into campaign expenditures by Insull and utilities operators.
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Washington
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Frank JL. Smith
Illinois
Senate Elections Committee
Senate
Ernst
Elections Committee
Ware
Smith
Reed
Dem
Campaign Funds Committee
Rep
Fisher
Missouri
Pinchot
Deneen
Ill
William B. McKinley
Small
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Otto Longworth Ad A Good Man For Presidency
In a Washington House session marked by a filibuster in the Senate, Rep. Pou of North Carolina offers a ten minute tribute to Speaker Longworth. He lauds Longworth as a fair fighter and capable leader, suggesting the Republican party could gain by backing him for the presidency while noting no political blemish to his name.
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House
Washington
Senate
Longworth
Representative Pou
Poul
Pou
Republican Party
House Passes Resolution To Defer Immigration Pro vision
In a six hour House session the body approved the Senate move to defer the national origins provision of the immigration act for one year by a vote of 232 to 111. The debate followed a long Senate session haunted by filibusters over public buildings and other bills.
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House
Capitol
Senate
Representativ
Snell
Rules Committee
American message seen as ultimatum to propaganda in country
In Mexico City on March 3, reports say a diplomatic break between Mexico and the United States is likely after fresh notes from the State Department and the Mexican Foreign Office. Ambassador Manuel Tellez and Consul General Arturo Elias are defended by Mexico, while Washington demands an end to what it calls organized anti administration propaganda.
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Arthur Constantine
New York World News Service
Mexico City
State Department
Foreign Office
Washington
Manuel Tellez
Arturo Elias
Calles
United States
Tellez
Mexico
Saenz
Senor Callez
San Luis Potosi
N. Y
World News Service
World Press Pub. Co
Manuel C. Tellez
British Marines Land at Shanghai Amid Tense Siege
Shanghai welcomes 1,000 Royal Marines from the Minnesota to bolster defenses of the international settlement. Cantonese forces shift toward the Nanking Railway, while internal agitators urge strikes and a move to disrupt the administration.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Hankow
Chinese Communist League of Youth
National League Formed Against Death by Own Action
New York March 3. Organization of a national league against death by own action planned in 100 colleges by the New York University Anti death by own action Club. Investigation of the death by own action tendency among students will be looked into and data compiled to correct the problem.
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PLAN
New York
National League Against
New York University
Senators Bough It On Army Blankets As Fight Continues
The Senate Sergeant at Arms demanded more khaki blankets for night sleepers, with seventy five blankets to be provided from now until noon adjournment to ease the shortage of wraps for senators who stayed through the session.
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Senate
Inquiry Ordered Into Schall Election Corruption Charges
Minnesota State Senate votes 54 to 6 to create a five member investigative committee with subpoena power to probe alleged campaign contributions from bootleggers and other violations of the state corrupt practices act related to U S Senator Thomas D Schall. The move follows efforts by Magnus Johnson to unseat Schall and firings within Farmer Labor ranks. Victor Lawson introduced the resolution amid Republican divisions over the probe.
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ST. Paul, Minn
United States
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Senate
Victor Lawson
Farmer-Laborite
Magnus Johnson
Farmer- Laborite
Schall
Senate Rules Committee
Porter’s suicide leaves large Chicago estate to bride
Chicago. George F Porter who ended his life a week ago left a 3,000,000 estate. His bride, married in 1925 to India, receives 2,300,000 with 500,000 cash. Remainder in trust for her. The rest goes to the University of Chicago and various charities. The marriage in June 1925 to Mlle Mima de Minxiarly stunned Chicago society.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
George F Porter
India
University of Chicago
Storm abates nine ships limp toward port with fears for 80 sailors
Nor fork dispatch reports a Northeast gale driving nine vessels toward South Atlantic harbors as storm subsides. Forty six sailors on two barges drifted after detaching from Bath Gate. three other barges with five men each also drifted near Fenwick Island. St. Louis steamer reported out of danger while several ships remained unconfirmed.
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Hog Island
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Fenwick Island
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City of St. Louis
Ocean Steamship Company
Savannah
Hatteras Shoals
Charles
Filmore
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