Robbery at Dead Man's Curve Near Newport
Two youths grabbed Leslie Sidwell on the Grand avenue turnpike two miles south of Newport. They demanded money, shot at him, beat him unconscious, and escaped with $100 toward wooded hills. Sidwell sought medical aid and notified authorities across Campbell County and nearby towns.
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Grand Avenue Turnpike
Newport
Leslie Sidwell
Decoursey Avenue
Latonia
Bidwell
T. J. O'Brien Furniture Company
Pike Street
Covington
Sidwell
Lemmar Galbraith
Grand Avenue
Galbraith
Matthias Higgins
Eleventh
Columbia Streets
Highlands District
Ft. Thomas
Louis B. Tieman
Campbell County
Southgate
Coolidge Wins in North Dakota Primary
Fargo N D March 18 President Coolidge led Senator Hiram Johnson two to one for the Republican presidential endorsement after 100 precincts reported from 2058 across fourteen counties. Coolidge 7069 Johnson 3436 La Follette 1496 in a sticker driven result. Democratic vote light with William G McAdoo unopposed.
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Fargo
N. D
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
California
North Dakota
Johnson
Robert M. la Follette
William GcAdoo
Divorcee Wilkins Found Slain in Kansas City Home
Zoe Z. Wilkins, ex-wife of Thomas W. Cunningham of Joplin, was found dead at her Kansas City residence with throat cut and head mutilated. A rug burn hole suggested an attempt to destroy evidence. neighbors reported seeing a man enter the home Sunday morning.
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Kansas City
Zoe Z. Wilkins
Thomas W. Cunningham
Joplin
House Passes Soldier Bonus Bill After Brief Debate
The House approved a soldier bonus measure by 355 to 54 after a forty minute debate. The bill calls for paid up twenty year endowment life insurance and cash payments to veterans with up to $50 in adjusted service credit, eliminating vocational and farm or home aid provisions. The measure, costing up to $2.119 billion over twenty years, faces Senate scrutiny and may rely on Treasury surplus or appropriations. The American Legion backed the action as likely to prompt Senate Finance Committee attention.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Today
Senate
Finance Committee
Green
Ways and Means
House
Harding
Treasury
American Legion
Senate Finance Committee
Tague
Dem
Mass
Rankin
Ways and Means Committee
Pope denies rumors of ill health and says he feels fine
In Rome on March 18 Pope Pius refuted reports of sickness claiming he has never felt better. A Vatican functionary and physician Prof Andrea Amici dismissed the illness claims as unfounded noting the pontiff was in good health and engaged in conversation.
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Rome
Pius
Andrea Amici
FLEA ON TRIP AROUND WORLD LANDS AT EUGENE FIELD
Three round-the-world army planes landed at Eugene aviation field led by Major Martin and Lieutenant Smith. The third plane under Lieutenant Wade, after a forced Cottonwood landing, rejoined and prepared to continue to Vancouver Barracks tomorrow morning.
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Associated Press
Eugene
Ore
Eugene Aviation Field
Frederick L Martin
Lowell Smith
Leigh Wade
Cottonwood
Cal
Vancouver Barracks
Wade
Martin
Aviation Field
Sacramento
Erik Nelson
Clover Field
Seattle
Coolidge to Seek Aid for Northwest Farms
President Coolidge and his Cabinet plan to ask the Agricultural Credit Corporation to assist Northwest wheat growers in diversifying crops. Resources include a $10 million corporation capital plus a War Finance Corporation loan of $20 to $30 million to support the Norbeck-Buriness bill aims.
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Washington
Coolidge
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Northwest
War Finance Corporation
Senate
Bergdoll returns to United States urged by ex draft board head
Philadelphia draft board president John P. Dwyer alleges the Bergdoll family and a Legion representative are using a staged penitent act to reclaim Grover Cleveland Bergdoll’s fortune held by the government. He claims Emma Bergdoll traveled to Germany to persuade him to come back.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
John P. Dwyer
Philadelphia Draft Board
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
American Legion
Sam
United States
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Uncle Sam
Bergdolls
Emma Bergdoll
Germany
Miller
Grover
Legion Chief Denounces Bergdoll Kidnapping Plan
Indianapolis March 18 National Commander John R. Quinn said it is incompatible with legion principles to kidnap draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll now in Germany. He issued the statement from legion headquarters denying support for Bergdoll's return.
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Quinn
Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Germany
John R. Quinn
American Legion
Bergdol
Woman Accidentally Poisoned by Headache Medicine dies
Mrs. Ethel Nugent 28 of 832 Terry Street died at General Hospital from accidental poisoning after taking pills she mistook for headache medicine on March 10. Coroner Handley ruled the death accidental after her husband administered an antidote and police transported her to the hospital.
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Ethel Nugent
Fay Nugent
Terry Street
General Hospital
Handley
Fake drayage bills tied to Covington warehouse arson trial
James Drake testified that he and his son moved over 150 discarded Christmas trees to a Covington warehouse later burned on January 5. He said phony drayage bills were created to loot the Williams & Ray Hardware Co. and that Ross Edwards and Lester Miller were involved. The fire caused more than $65,000 in damages and 30 witnesses were summoned as the case proceeded.
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West Street
Cincinnati
West Third Street
Covington
James Drake
Broadway
Kenton
Ross E. Edwards
Drake
J. T. Drake, Jr
Miller
Ross Edwards
Williams & Ray Hardware Company
Union Central
Lester Miller
Drake, Jr
Miller and
Edwards
Ware
E. W. Miller
T. Lester Miller
Red Blanket Guards Woman in Domestic Strife
Mrs Edna Smith 34 and her husband William were taken to Eighth District police after a violent quarrel in their home. She refused to clothe or accompany officers, was wrapped in a red blanket and later dressed by police. A half pint of whisky was seized as evidence and both were charged with intoxication and liquor possession respectively.
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Beck and
Corde
Eighth District
Edna Smith
William Smith
Leroy Court
Oil Lease Probe Expands as Daugherty and Fall Tied to Telegrams
Senate Oil Committee hearings reveal Daugherty shifted his Sinclair stock to a firm member amid the Teapot Dome lease news. Fall faces questions over alleged loan arrangements with Edward Doheny as the panel traces letters and telegrams between Chase Zevely and others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atttorney
Daugherty
Albert B. Fall
Record E Oil Committee
Senate
Naval Oil
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Sinclair Oil
W. W. Spaid
Jess W. Smith
Edward L. Doheny
California
New Mexico
Louis F. Bond
Curtis
Kansas
Elkins
West Virginia
House
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Price McKinney
Cleveland
Interior
McKinney
Fall
Clarence Co. Chase
Doheny
Chase
Chicago
New York
Atlantic City
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Zevely
J. W. Zevely
Harry F. Sinclair
House Bribe Case Probes Hear Testimony In Closed Session
Washington March 18 The House committee investigating criminal charges against two representatives questioned Sam Collins Kentucky Prohibition Director and P Green Miller Kentucky Tennessee division chief in closed doors. Their testimony details were not disclosed as the grand jury probe continues. Edward Robinson and Robert McKean were called but their examination was deferred. The panel approved funds for the inquiry with a $1000 limit.
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Washington
House Committee
Sam Collins
Prohibition
Kentucky
P. Green Miller
Kentucky-Tennessee
Edward Robinson
Baltimore
Robert McKean
Orlando
Fla
Collins
Miller
Willebrandt and
Davis
Department of Justice
House
Daugherty Says He Is Busy in Department Amid Rumors
Washington March 18 Attorney General Daugherty told Senate investigators his department remains filled with important work despite rumors and hearsay. He said the growing workload and need to issue opinions to the President and other leaders limit his ability to personally oversee all inquiries. He cited major cases on taxation farming and antitrust and noted decisions reach the Supreme Court. He quoted Judge Van Fleet praising DOJ efforts in the Trenton Potteries case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Department of Agriculture
New York
Trenton Potteries
van Fleet
Mannington
Paris
Charles G Dawes
State Department
Hughes
New
Edward B. McLean
Orr
Green
House
Marion
America Will Work for Peace in Europe Says British Ambassador
Sir Esme Howard the new British Ambassador to the United States told the Pilgrim Society dinner at the Waldorf that America will strive for permanent peace in Europe and will not leave Europe to stew in its own juice. He noted France and Spain ambassadors attended and broadcast messages from King George and the Prince of Wales.
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America
Europe
Esme Howard
New York
Great Britain
United States
Pilgrim Society
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Washington
Prince of Wales
Hughes
Sir Esme
Esme
England
Harding
Coolidge
Reparations Commission
Senate approves move to inaugurate president in January
The Senate voted 63 to 7 to adopt a joint resolution to start the president and new Congress on the first Monday in January after the election. The measure, offered by Senator Norris, moves to the House for a two-thirds approval and then ratification by the states.
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Congress
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Norris
House
Wadsworth
Rep
N. Y
Jones
Wash
Senate probes Daugherty era liquor and film deals heard
William A. Orr testified about plans to show Dempsey Carpentier fight photos without prosecution and admitted paying at least $6,000 from drug firms to Howard Mannington to keep liquor cases out of court. Cabinet officers Mellon and Weeks were summoned to discuss liquor permits and the Standard Aircraft case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Dempsey- Carpentier
Howard Mannington
Mellon
Treasury
Weeks
War Department
Gaston B. Means
Jess Smith
Prohibition
Haynes
International Revenue
Blair
Elmer Dover
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. H. Crim
Henry W. Anderson
H. H. Wotan
Harding
James A. Finch
Justice Department
End of Revolt in Mexico Reported as Crush Near Tepae Stage
Santa Lucrecia hosts General Francisco Serrano with 6000 federal troops as Acapulco is recaptured and Guerrero is described pacified by the War Department. Generals Figueroa Acevedo and Crispin move on Guerrero while Enrique Estrada and Manuel Dieguez fade from the field.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Santa Lucrecia
Francisco Serrano
Acapulco
Oaxaca
Tierra Blanca
War Department
Tehauntepec
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