Hooded Ku Klux Klan activity leads to grand jury indictments
Louisiana officials prepare to present evidence to the Morehouse Parish Grand Jury seeking 30 to 50 indictments on murder and assault charges tied to the hooded bands. Names of accused are not released yet, but former Met Rouge mayor Dr. B. M. McKain and ex-deputy sheriff T. Jeff Burnett face murder charges and are free on bail.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Coco
George Seth Guion
John M. Parker
Ku Klux Klan
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richard
Met Rouge
Lake Lafourche
T. Jeff Burnett
Morehouse
Liberty
E. N
Newt’) Gray
Oliver Skipwith
J. K. Skipwith
Cyclops
Smith Stevenson
Burnett
Harlie Rogers
Mckoin
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W.C. Andrews
Harry Neelis
Gallion Highway
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Dade
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Kelly Harp
Ed Ivey
Daniel
Richard
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Louisiana
Jap Jones
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Newt” Gray
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Tom Broadnax
Hugh Clark
Henry Pipes
Henry Jones
Dean Ashcraft
Frank Flewellen
Clarence Teegerstrom
Dr. McKenn
Pink” Kirkpatrick
Gus
Laurie
Gary Calhoun
John Morris
Jeff Burnett
Garrett
John T. Dalton
Carpenter
Fred M. Odom
Odom
Priest stabbed during mass in Bahia Blanca
In Bahia Blanca Argentina on March 4 Father Luis Perez was fatally stabbed while conducting a mass. The assailant, a Danish national, was arrested but has not spoken about the crime.
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Buenos Aires
Luis Perez
Bahia Blanca
Ohio radiator firm sold to Syracuse company
Syracuse New York March 4 announcement states the Federal Radiator Company of Zanesville Ohio was purchased by the Pierce Butler and Pierce Manufacturing Company of Eastwood a suburb of Syracuse. The deal involves about 500000 dollars.
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Ohio Company
Syracuse
N. Y
Federal Radiator Company
Zanesville
Pierce, Butler & Pierce Manufacturing Company
Eastwood
Standard Companies Dominate Oil Trade Charged by Senate Panel
Washington march 4 complete control and domination of the oil industry by the Standard companies was charged by the La Follette Oil Investigating Committee after a three month inquiry into prices and conditions. The report names methods such as territorial divisions pipelines stock ownership and price fixing and warns of gasoline at a dollar a gallon if trends continue. It lists eight recommendations including uniform bookkeeping compulsory reports pipeline divestiture and freight rate revisions to curb evils in interstate oil business.
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Washington
Standard
Supreme Court
la Follette Oil Investigating Committee
Standard Companies
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Standard Oil
New Jersey Company
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
United States
Mystery of John Hull Ends With Death After Thirty Years
John Hull long sought as the killer of his wife in Cleveland in 1893 returned to his old West Broad street home in Elyria eight days ago with a frail companion and died there within a week. Coroner Miles Perry was notified. Hull disappeared after the wife’s stabbing, and his coat was found near an ice hole at Rocky River. Despite a broadside and his distinctive amputated left arm and missing left eye, he eluded pursuit until death.
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John Hulf
Elyria
Hulf
West Broad Street
Miles Perry
John Hull
Cleveland
Julia Hulf
Thad
Hull
Rocky River
Thiele Leaves Cincinnati Symphony After Five Years
A F Thiele resigns as manager of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at season end after the board shifts business and artistic control to Fritz Reiner. Arthur Judson will handle future tours in coordination with Stokowski and the Philharmonic, aiming to unite major American orchestras.
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Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Judson
A. F. Thiele
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner
Mr. Thiele
Kline Roberts
Suc
Dayton
Cincinnati
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
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Philadelphia
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra of
New York
Robbers Enter Avondale Garage Seize New Car Then Escape
Night caretaker Price Herbert of Rose Hill garage reports three men rammed in, bound him, and stole a nearly new car while leaving an older model behind. The thieves fled in the new vehicle. police found the old model abandoned and learned Dr. William R. Abbott’s car was stolen earlier.
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Avondale Garage
Avon Exchange
Price Herbert
Park Avenue
Rose Hill
Reading
Paddock Roads
Herbert
J. E. Thouwald
Rose Bud Avenue
William R. Abbott
Lafayette Circle
Dr. Abbott
Fourth
Main Streets
FTC Bans Bounties on Mail Order Catalogues
The Federal Trade Commission declared the practice of offering bounties to destroy mail-order catalogues illegal. It ruled that local merchants via their Chambers of Commerce hinder interstate commerce by collecting and destroying catalogs. The action follows a Missoula Montana case, with a cease and desist order issued against the respondents.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Missoula
Mon
Six of a Chicago family killed by disinfectant gas
A restaurant owner and a Cleveland manager were arrested after a volatile disinfectant used to combat roaches killed six people in an apartment above the restaurant. Victims include William Kratzenberg 80 and family members Laura Szymanski 39 Henry Szymanski 39 Harold Szymanski 17 Mary Kratzenberg 59 John Kratzenberg 54. State Legislator William Powers escaped via a window. Coroner says gas would force occupants to keep windows open.
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Chicago
Enti
Peter Vordabyak
O. Hall
National Hygienic Corporaon
Cleveland
William Kratzenberg
Mary Kratzenberg
John Kratzenberg
Laura Szymanski
Henry Szymanski
Gary
Ind
Harold Szymanski
William Powers
Kratzenberg
Powers
Joseph Springer
Senate Adopts 99 Bills Before Adjournment
The 67th Congress ends as President Harding signs farm credits and 98 other measures. Nominations for several high offices face delays or failure, including a stalled Controller of the Currency bid for James G. McNary and a vacancy on the Allied Debt Commission. Several postmaster nominations lapse or fail, while many judicial appointments sail through.
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Couzens
Watson
Rep
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King
Dem
Utah
Oscar E. Bland
Charles 8S. Hatfield
Ohio
Court of Customs Appeals
Florida
Missouri
Oklahoma
Montana
Senate
Allied Debt Commission
Glass
Simmons
N. C
E. Edgerton
Puyallup
Wash
van Doren
van Alsytne
Texas
Finnerty
Croton
Windstorm Kills Two in Pittsburgh as Downtown Glass Shatters
A 72 mph windstorm hits Pittsburgh causing two deaths Alfred Pasquinelli and Louis Buzio, extensive property damage, and rail delays. Pasquinelli fell from an embankment while reclaiming his hat and Buzio was electrocuted by a fallen high tension wire.
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Pittsburgh
Panhandle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mt. Washington
Smithfield Street
Alfred Pasquinelli
Louis Buzio
Wind Devastates Cleveland Homes Injures Two
A storm in Cleveland early today injured two people and damaged property. James McAleenan suffered a strained back and head bruises while John A. Coakley was struck by falling debris and later discharged after treatment. Trees uprooted and plate glass windows shattered.
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Cleveland
James McAleenan
John A. Coakley
Coakley
Ten Injured as St Joseph Tornado Causes Major Damage
A St Joseph tornado yesterday injured ten people and caused about 200000 in property damage. Buildings twisted, poles broken, and trees uprooted across the district. most streets cleared and telephone service restored by tonight.
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St. Joseph
Turks Report Syrian Revolt Against French Oppression
A Reuters dispatch from Constantinople cites the Turkish news agency reporting a revolt near Aleppo in northern Syria against French oppression. Five French soldiers were killed in an encounter with rebels.
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London
Reuter
Constantinople
Alepho
Syria
Auto Crashes Into Curb After Rut. Driver Feared Dead
James Feeney, 38, of 2839 West McMicken Avenue, was injured after his car hit a rut on Colerain Avenue and crashed into a curb. The vehicle overturned, Feeney was pinned beneath it and taken to General Hospital in critical condition with possible skull fracture and serious head injuries.
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James Feeney
McMicken Avenue
Colerain Avenue
Feenéry
General Hospital
Brig. Gen. George W. Burr Dies at Home in Washington
Brigadier General George W. Burr, longtime ordnance officer and Assistant Chief of Ordnance since 1921, died suddenly at his Washington home today. He helped oversee large arms and ammunition purchases during the war.
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Geo. W. Burr
Washington
George W. Burr
Ordnance
Vacations With Pay Halt Ruhr Coal Output
Allied report says mine owners grant full pay vacations for March and April to about 590000 Ruhr miners, aiming to reduce coal production to 15 20 percent. Rails torn up nightly as French Belgian guards patrol lines. Essen looting and street violence accompany the occupation. Local police absent, residents arm for protection.
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Ruhr
French Refuse Return Of German Funds Seized
General Degoutte, the French commander at Cologne, refuses to return any of the 12,000,800,000 marks seized by France. He states Germany must meet French demands for army requirements to avoid further losses. France also seized money plates claimed for use in the British occupied zone and for British forces.
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Associated Press
Essen
Cllies
Berlin
Duisburg
Rhineland
Germany
Cologne
Degoutte
Reichbank
French accuse station masters and official of sabotage
Duesseldorf report says the French arrested the station masters at Buer and Westerholt and the Rhine customs director at Duisburg on sabotage charges. Twelve officers and 270 security police were arrested and expelled from Gelsenkirchen.
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Duesseldorf
Buer
Westerholt
Duisburg
Gelsenkirchen
Ebert Declares Espionage For Aiding Occupiers
President Ebert decrees that aiding a foreign power occupying German territory during peace time, or sheltering such agents, constitutes espionage. Convictions carry 10 years to life in prison and fines up to 500 billion marks. The Supreme Court at Leipsic will try cases.
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Ebert
Berlin
Supreme Court
Leipsic
Harding and Party Set for Florida Vacation Trip
President Harding plans a month long Florida vacation starting tomorrow with Mrs Harding and a party including Secretary Weeks former Senator Frelinghuysen Attorney General Daugherty and Brigadier General Sawyer. They will travel by special train to Ormond and cruise the Halifax and Indian Rivers aboard a houseboat. Stops at resorts will include golf outings and layovers at St Augustine and other Florida coast locales.
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Congress
President Harding
Ormond
Fla
Edward BR. McLean
Halifax
Indian
Harding
Weeks
St. Augustine
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Florida
Daugherty
Davis
Hale
Maine
John Barton
Painé
American Red Cross
Charles BE. Sawyer
Plane crash near Brooklyn kills Lt Smith and injures Major Bradley
Major Bradley and Lieutenant Smith, both from Chanute Field, were piloting a Martin bomber returning from Mitchell Field when a broken control rod caused a forced landing near Brooklyn. Lt Smith died in hospital. Major Bradley in precarious condition. Four student mechanics aboard escaped with minor injuries.
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Eta Tte Toa Kis
Deren
Follett Bradley
Martin Mber
Mitchell Field
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Tll
Brooklyn
Bradley
Smith
West Indies Planes Arrive in Montgomery Behind Schedule
The six De Haviland army sirplanes flying from Kelly Field Texas to San Juan Puerto Rico arrived in Montgomery Alabama this afternoon one hour and five minutes behind schedule. Engine trouble from New Orleans in Lt Charles Austin s plane and Lt Newton Longfellow s aircraft led to a new motor being installed here, delaying the third leg to Arcadia Florida and likely postponing departure until tomorrow afternoon or Tuesday morning.
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West Indies
Montgomery
Ala
de Haviland Army
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
San Juan
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Charles Austin
Newton Longfellow
Arcadia
Fla
One Shot During Riot At Italian Meeting In Lawrence
A riot during a fundraiser in Lawrence Massachusetts left Sebastiano Tortara wounded in the back as about 200 people clashed after protests over a speech on the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Police reported no arrests and seized radical literature.
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Tortara
Antonio Presi
New York
Hunger strike continues for convicted murderer in Dedham
Niccolo Sacco, awaiting sentence for an April 1920 murder, continued his hunger strike today in Dedham jail. A bottle of jam and crackers sat in his cell while officials report he remains weak and adheres to a water diet. Jail staff offer meals at regular intervals.
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Dedham
Mass
Niccolo Sacco
Swan Songs Mark Senate Close Amid House Colorful Farewell
Washington March 4 The 67th Congress adjourned sine die at noon as President Harding signed the farm credits bill and ninety eight other measures. In the Senate Swan songs by Frelinghuysen and Sutherland honored Williams. in the House a Marine Band concert and a rousing quartet and orchestra closed the session amid cheers for veterans and leaders.
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Harding
Capitol
Collidge
Senate
House
Marine Band
Holt
Frelinghuysen
Rep
N. J
Sutherland
W. Va
Williams
Miss
Harrison
Mississippi
Dial
Dem
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Bursam
N. M
Lodge
Mass
Robinson
Ark
Winifred Mason Huck
Illinois
Perry
Bascomb Slump
Virginia
Ole Virginny
Clark
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Kentucky
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Marine Orchestra
Ward
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Campbell
Kansas
Kitchin
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Hucks
Joe” Cannon
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N. Y
Sisson
Cannon
Rodenberg
Gillette
Collier
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Tennessee
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