Wonder Plane Disaster Claims Schneider Racer
The British attempt to top 300 mph in a Schneider Cup related speed trial ended in tragedy as Flight Lieutenant S M Kinkead vanished with his Supermarine Napier S-5 after diving into the Solent. A sea search found no trace of craft or pilot despite efforts by motor launches and ambulances.
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Lieut
S. M. Kinkead
Lieut. Kinkead
Solent
Kinkead
Calshot
Isle of Wight
Royal Air Force
N. Webster
Lieut Kinkead
Mario de Bernardi
Hoare
House of Commons
Lieut. Kinkeafi
Kinkeati
GIVES UP WIFE FOR HIS HORSE IN DIVORCE SUIT
In a Domestic Relations Court filing, Samuel Ruck of 2812 Spring Grove Avenue abandoned his wife Bertha after declaring he had to feed his horse and pay stable rent with his last funds. Bertha, a widow at their 1924 marriage, says he cited bachelor habits and lack of affection, and she accuses him of heavy home-made alcohol consumption.
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Samuel Ruck
Spring Grove Avenue
Bertha Ruck
Ruck
Buck
Stock trading railroads plot breaks Alcor of New York Exchange
Bulk of day’s activities comes in for rebuke as discussions on stock trading and railroad plots raise concerns about market integrity. A New York Central line figure faces criticism amid Senate and radio show debates on technical corner practices.
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ALCOR
N.Y
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Radio Corporation
United States Steel Common
Teapot Dome inquiry nets Coolidge cabinet member
Boston March 12 William M Butler says he did not receive securities or money tied to the Teapot Dome case and will appear before the Senate committee. He defends his record as Republican National Committee chairman while rejecting Borah’s one sided presentation.
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Boston
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Senator Borah
Senate Lands Committee
Butler
Washington
Senate
Borah
Roetken resigns as U S Commissioner. Pflueger named successor
United States Commissioner Oscar H. Roetken of Northern Kentucky resigns after Judge Cochran’s disapproval of warrants based on secondhand info. Edward W. Pflueger is sworn in as successor and will begin duties in Covington, replacing Roetken who reportedly left for Frankfort. Roetken had served six years and previously ran Covington’s Police Court.
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Cochran
Oscar H. Roetken
United States
Northern
Kentucky
Edward W. Pflueger
Kenton Circuit Courts
Roetken
Frankfort
Covington
United States Commissioner’s Office
Mabel van Dyke Bell
Judge Pence
Mellon to be questioned over 1923 Hays bond aid
The Teapot Dome inquiry will summon Andrew Mellon to explain why he refused to use 50 000 in Continental bonds sent by Will Hays to help cover the Republican National Committee deficit. The process also seeks details of Mellon’s conversations with Hays and whether bonds influenced the Teapot Dome deal.
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Washington
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Republican National Committee
Treasury
Hays
Norris
Rep
Neb
Coolidge
Mellon
Sinclair
Butler
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
President Coolidge
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Republican Party
Andy
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Mr. Mellon
Nye
Continental Trading Company
Albert B. Fall
Continental
Harry M. Blackfher
James E. O'Neil
United States
Republican
Chauffeur Admits Triple Murder In Quarrel Over Check
Newton Byrnes 24 confessed to killing Mrs. J. E. Juergens, her daughter Myrna 13, and Mrs. Rosa Schirra with a hatchet at the Juergens home in San Angelo. He claimed a quarrel over a check led to the March 3 slayings and said he took $40 and jewelry afterward. Believed headed to Fort Worth, fingerprints to be taken on the hatchet.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Newton Byrnes
J. E. Juergens
Myrna
Byrnes
Brazilians Fear New Avalanche In Mont Serrat Crisis
In Santos Brazil renewed heavy rains opened fresh fissures on Mont Serrat causing panic. Rescue teams evacuated Santa Rosa Hospital as slides spread toward the Casino district. Decaying bodies spark disease fears while a sanitary cordon tightens and refugees flood the streets with belongings.
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Santos
Brazil
Mont Serrat
Santa Rosa Hospital
Nobleman receives year term for forgery in Ohio Court
Raymond Robert Barkon labeled a nobleman was found guilty of forgery in Criminal Court and sentenced to seven years in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge Ryan. The case involved alleged forged checks at hotels and a bank, with Barkon admitting a prior San Quentin sentence and using multiple aliases.
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Raymond Robert Barkon
Ohio
Ryan
Carrie Foster
Hopkins Avenue
Norwood
Raymond J. Kunkel
Barkon
Fifth Third Union Trust Company
San Quentin
California
Robert Barkon
Kunkel
Mundelein presents 1.5 million for Propaganda College move
Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago meets Pope Pius XI in Rome in a historic audience. He presents a $1,500,000 check from American donors for relocating the College of Propaganda of the Faith. The visit featured Swiss guard honors and a lengthy discussion on funding a new building near the American College site.
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Mundelein
Pius XI
Rome
Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Pius
Vatican
Congregation For the Propagation of Faith
Catholic Church
College of Propaganda
San Damaso
Clementine Hall
America
Cardinal Gasparri
Pontifical Secretary of State
College For Propagation of the Faith
American College
Lieutenant Ivor McIntyre Killed in Stunt Flight
Melbourne reports Flight Lieutenant Ivor McIntyre died during an airplane stunt. McIntyre previously circled Australia in 1924 with Airman Goble covering 8,500 miles in ninety hours and also piloted Williams on a long Australia to Pacific Islands flight.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ivor McIntyre
McIntyre
Goble
Williams
Pacific Islands
Foch Accused of Political Talk Violating War Order
Marshal Foch is said to have spoken on politics despite a wartime rule forbidding military officers from engaging in political manifestations. Paul Painleve issued the order to curb public political remarks by officers. Communist and left MPs protested his speeches at public ceremonies, though newspapers paid little attention to such attacks.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
France
Paul Painleve
Foch
Simple Burial for Wanamaker in Philadelphia
Rodman Wanamaker son of the late John Wanamaker was buried today in Philadelphia. Simple services were held at St Mark's Church and at St James the Less cemetery with a large crowd including a New York delegation and Newark Mayor Walker. The Rev Dr Frank L Vernon conducted the services and most family members attended except Mrs Gurnee Munn who was in Egypt.
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Philadelphia
Rodman Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
St. Mark's’ Protestant Episcopal Church
St. James the Less
New York
Walker
Newark
William N. Haskell
New York National Guard
Gov. Smith
St. Mark’s
Frank L. Vernon
Gurnee Mu
Severe Quakes Strike Persian Village Killing Four
In Teheran Persia March 12 two strong earthquakes hit Newhandan and Sistan districts destroying about a thousand homes in one village and damaging many more. Four people died and one was seriously injured as residents, kept awake by Ramadan, shelter in tents outside the ruins after the first shock Friday and the second today.
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Teheran
Persia
Newhandan
Sistan
Butler Replies On Sinclair Fund Restitution Issue
William M. Butler, chairman of the Republican National Committee, tells Senator Borah that any obligation to restitute the 160000 contributed by Harry F. Sinclair rests on those who conducted the transaction. The hearing is not concluded and Butler will not prejudge the case.
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Washington
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Borah
Idaho
Harry F. Sinclair
Butler
Sinclair Fund
Idahoan
Sinclair
Trapped Miners Feared Dead At Aurora Mine
Eleven bodies recovered with ten more entombed after fire traps workers at the Aurora copper mine near Teziutlan Mexico. Pumps fail flood lower levels while compressed air is forced into the workings in a bid to rescue survivors. Authorities report varying casualty totals from thirteen to as many as fifty as the disaster unfolds.
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Mexico City
Aurora
Teziutlan
Mexican Corporation
Veteran 85 Weds 70-Year-Old Great-Grandmother in Quiet Ceremony
Civil War veteran George W. Lytle, 85, marries 70 year old Mrs. Lytle after a four year courtship. They wed in Hamilton County with Judge Joseph H. Woeste presiding. Both admit eye problems but express optimism for a long, harmonious life together despite past marriages and large families.
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George W. Lytle
Joseph H. Woeste
Lytle
Dayton
Gincinnati
Mrs. Lytle
Mr. Lytle
United States
Arbitration talks opened with Germany and Spain
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Kellogg presented draft arbitration treaties to the German and Spanish Ambassadors. He said the United States would be glad to conclude a conciliation treaty with Germany and submitted a Bryan style draft. Norway was added to nations hoped to reach arbitration pacts.
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Washington
Germany
Spain
France
Kellogg
United States
Norway
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Mony
Publican Chief
Arthur W. Cutten
Fisher Bros
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
General Electric Company
National Bank of Pittsburgh
Fisher and Cutten
Shorts
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Thomas Sale
Roseville (O.) Coal Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Henry Owens
Jacksonville
Union
Chester Penrod
Crooksville
Robinson Coal Company
Owens
United Mineworkers
Frank J. Bender
Zanesville, C
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York Central
Bender
Columbus Coal and Mining Company
Coshocton County
Pennsylvania Company
Zanesville
Cambridge
Watson
Indiana
Henry Warrum
Nebraska
I-I-N
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Pflueger
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Continental Bonds
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Painleve
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