Robbers Use King and Lawson Tactics in Plaza Jewelry Heist
Three masked gunmen raided a Fifth Avenue Plaza studio before dawn stealing gems worth 25 000 dollars from Mrs Fay Perkins and Milton Abbott. The assault left Perkins gravely injured and Abbott unconscious and later commentary linked suspects to earlier high profile killings.
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New York
Perkins
Benjamin H. Perkins
Broadway
Dorothy King Keenan
Louise Lawson
Mrs. Perkins
Abbott
Indiana Gerrymander Bill Fails in House
In Indianapolis on March 9 the gerrymander bill failed to pass the Indiana House, ending its bid after fifteen Democrats fled to Ohio to block Senate action. The measure would have moved Lawrence County from the Third to the Second District, a change aimed at aiding Republicans. Lawrence County is strongly Republican. Democrats had left the state February 24 and returned after traveling to Dayton.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Indiana Senate
House of Representatives
Penrod
Orange
Martin
Lawrence
Lawrence County
Dayton
John D Rockefeller Plays Sharp Golf For Birdie Finish
John D Rockefeller dominates an eight hole round at Ormond Beach Florida scoring a par on the seventh and a birdie four on the long eighth. His tee shots were straight with a 176 yard final drive and a six foot birdie putt. He is said to be in peak form and hopes to set a new record before season end.
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Ormond Beach
Fila
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Conpiracy case ends with Hobbs found guilty in Prince dispute
London reports William Cooper Hobbs a law clerk was found guilty of obtaining funds by fraud from the East Indian Prince. He received a two year sentence with hard labor after a jury convicted him of conspiracy with Montag Newton and James Arthur to extort money. Newton is labeled a key witness by the judge and Hobbs’s counsel.
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Associated Press
London
Hari Singh
William Cooper Hobbs
Hobbs
Avery
Montag Noel Newton
James Charles Arthur
Sir Hari Singh
Prevanes
Newton
C. F E. Robinson
Midland Bank
Robinson
Henry Curtis Bennett
Stanfield Wins Senate Fight for Public Lands Chair
The Senate approved demoting La Follette insurgents from standing committees 64 to 11 after five hours of debate. Stanfield of Oregon won the Public Lands chair with 36 votes to 13 for Ladd, while Ladd and Jones received minor support from Democrats.
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Associated Press
Washington
la Follette
Senate
North Dakota
Public Lands Committee
Stanfield
Oregon
Ladd
Jones
N. M
Wheeler
Mont
Copeland
Dem
N. Y
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Bingham
Butler
Cameron
Cummins
Curtis
Dale
Deneen
DuPont
Ernst
Fess
Gillett
Goff
Gooding
Hale
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Keyes
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McLean
McNary
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Pine
Reed
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Schall
Shortridge
Smoot
Spencer
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Waston
Willis
Maryland
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Couzens
Fernald
Frazier
Howell
Johnson
California
McMaster
Norbeck
Norris
Peerenat
Taber
Tota
Blease
Walsh
Montana
Marquis Curzon Undergoes Operation in London
Marquis Curzon of Kedleston Lord President of the Council was operated on today. A bulletin said he bore the shock well and strength was maintained. Surgeons Sir Henry Bruce-Porter and Sir John Thomson-Walker visited and planned to see him again tonight. His exact ailment is not disclosed. King George sends sympathy as the king recovers from illness.
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London
Marquis Curzon of
Kedleston
Marquis Curzon
Henry Bruce-Porter
John Thomson- Walker
Lord Curzon
Lord Stamfordham
Bishop William A. Quayle Dies at Dream Haven
Baldwin Kan March 9 Bishop William A Quayle of the Methodist Episcopal Church died at his home Dream Haven after a heart attack. He was 64 and surrounded by his wife Mrs Quayle and daughters Mrs Allie Quayle Gayle and Mrs Mabel Quayle Parmeter with son W R Quayle of Eustis Fla listed as surviving.
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Bishop Quayle
W. R. Quayle
Eustis, Fla
Millionaire Lefcourt to Deed $10 Million Building to Son
A. E. Lefcourt, garment maker and builder, plans a $10,000,000 thirty story silk and woolen building on the old Waldorf Astor property from Thirty-third to Thirty-fourth Street, to be deeded to his 13 year old son Alan as an investment and lesson in thrift. He expects completion by February 1, 1926 and views the site as a textile industry hub.
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New York World News Service
New York
A. E. Lefcourt
East Side
Alan
William Waldorf Astor
Thirty-third
Thirty-fourth Street
Madison Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Hughes Resting in Bermuda During Vacation Stop
Charles E. Hughes former American Secretary of State arrived in Bermuda with Mrs. Hughes and daughter Elizabeth for a two months holiday. He said the trip is for rest and recreation and declined to speak for publication. No official reception occurred as Consular representatives greeted them ashore. The family has leased a Paget cottage.
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Hughes
Bermuda
Hamilton
Charles E. Hughes
Elizabeth
Clay Merrell
Robertson Honey
Paget
Village seeks multi role man in Michigan town ad shows life insurance
Elkhart Ind March 9. The Michigan village of Marcellus across the state line advertises for a water works superintendent street commissioner town marshal and a librarian janitor all in one person. The appointee must provide his own life insurance.
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Elkhart
Ind
Michigan
Marcellus
State Line
Librar
Roosevelt Plan Spurs Debate Over Democratic Conference
Washington dispatch reports Franklin D Roosevelt's proposal for a Democratic conference prompts debate among leaders. McAdoo factions fear candidate issues will surface. others urge organization, funding and stronger national committees with state cooperation.
Efforts to Establish Saar Regime Fail as Britain Backs France
Senate disclosures spark charges and counter charges over tax actions by Treasury and Internal Revenue. Sen Couzens accuses Treasury of planning to reopen 1919 taxes tied to Ford deal. Mellon defends awaiting waiver and potential arbitrary assessment.
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League
SAAR
Great Britain
France
Treasury
Couzens
Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Capitol
Internal Revenue
Blair
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Wilson
Mellon
United States
Ford Company
McCormack Sings Again in New Orleans Recital
John McCormack, tenor, resumes concert tour in New Orleans after a February interruption. He spent three weeks in Florida and is reported to have fully recovered his health.
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New Orleans
John McCormack
Florida
Reisner Says Egyptian Tomb Not Likely Seneferu's
Professor George A. Reisner head of the Boston Harvard expedition, announced in Boston that the tomb recently reported from Cairo as belonging to an ancient Egyptian is important but almost certainly not the tomb of Seneferu.
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Reisner
Harvard
Giza Pyramids
Seneferu
Cheops
Khufu
Nile
Lyp
Tut-Ankh- Amen
Earl of Carnarvon
Howard Carter
Reisnen
America
Allen Rowe
Giza
Antiquities Department
Cheops Pyramid
James H. Breasted
University of Chicago
Sanai Peninsula
Breasted
Bitter Lake
Suez
Nubia
Zaza-e-Mankh
Zaza
Boston
George A. Reisner
Barrymore Withdraws From Stage Due To Acute Arthritis
Kansas City report says actress Ethel Barrymore could not perform the first show of a week in the city and retired to her hotel to rest with an acute arthritis attack. The illness is linked to a previous operation in Cincinnati in 1920 but is not considered dangerous. She was starring in Sir Arthur Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray.
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Kansas City
Ethel Barrymore
Cincinnati
Miss Barrymore
Arthur Pinero
1926 Tax Cuts Proposed Under Mellon Plan
Washington reports a possible 25 percent cut in all income taxes for 1926 with further surtax reductions to 25 percent from 40. Madden notes Congress spent less than budget, and he proposes automatic annual tax cuts triggered by budget surpluses. Coolidge may back the measure.
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Mellon
Madden
David Lawrence
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Congress
Representative Madden
White House
Congess
Coolidge
Home brew scent fails to prove liquor charge in North College Hill
Judge Thomas H. Darby reversed the conviction of Charles Cassidy on a liquor possession charge, ruling that officers’ testimony that the bottle smelled like home brew without proof of its contents does not establish guilt. The decision questions Mayor Pugh’s jurisdiction and remands for further action.
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A. R. Pugh
North College Hill
Prohibition
Thomas H. Darby
Common Pleas Court
Charles Cassidy
Mt. Healthy
Pugh
Cassidy
Darby
Darby Imme
Charles 8
Beil
Saar governance row may end Rault presidency in Saar
Extracts from the Saar expose discuss calls to depose M. V. Rault and rotate the presidency of the governing commission among its members. The World News Service reports heavy duties, censorship, and pro French propaganda fueling Saar unrest, with Sweden and other councils weighing action ahead of a Geneva decision.
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Sweden
France
London
Saar
World News Service
Europe
Geneva Council
M. V. Rault
R. D. Waugh
Governing Council
Germany
Italy
Denmark
Switzerland
Andes
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Rault
Governing Commission
Commission
Chamberlain
Robert Donald
London Chronicle
Sir Robert Donald
Council of the
League of Nations
Saar Basin
Donald
League Council
Saarbruck
Nene
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Indiana
John D
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Watson
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Shipstead
Minnesota
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Isle of Pines
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William A. Quayle
Methodist Church
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Franklin S. Roosevelt
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