Dowager Countess Carnarvon testifies in Dennistoun case
Almira Dowager Countess of Carnarvon took the stand detailing her love for Colonel Ian Onslow Dennistoun and her financial support from 1922 to his death. She described funding a flat and about £25 000 paid between 1922 and his death while denying publicizing the affair.
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New York World News Service
London
Dennistoun
Almira
Countess of
Edward Marshall Hall
Colonel Dennistoun
Marshall Hall
Carnarvon
Earl of Carnarvon
Ellis Hume Williams
Sir Ellis
Hume Williams
Lady Carnarvon
Shepherd in Murderers' Row as Wife Defends Him
In Chicago on March 19 W D Shepherd sat in county jail with Chief Justice Olson and State's Attorney Crowe probing links to his wife Julie Shepherd in the Billy McClintock poisoning case. Mrs Shepherd defended him, calling the charge a baseless plot and urging an immediate trial.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
W.D. Shepherd
Olson
Crowe
Julie Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Billy
Dr. Faiman
Stewart
O’brien
Shepherd
Rickard Guilty in Fight Film Conspiracy Trial
George L. Rickard and four co defendants were found guilty in Newark Federal Court of conspiracy to transport prize fight film illegally. Jailed defendants face maximum penalties of two years and $10,000 fine. Dougherty was acquitted. Echoes Wheeler inquiry link case to government officials and prior Dempsey-Carpenter fight events.
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George L
Tex) Rickard
James Dougherty
Philadelphia
Bodine
Rickard
Fred C. Quimby
New York
Teddy Hayes
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Jasper C
Muma
Washington
Frank B. Flournoy
Madison Square Garden
Liberty
New Jersey
Chicago
Quimby
His
Quimby, Inc
Hayes
Fiournoy
Dougherty
Flournoy
Wheeler
Wheeler Senatorial Committee
Newark
Department of Justice
Gerald C. Holdridge
Dempsey-Carpentier
Hold
Destruction in Southern Illinois as Tornado Claims Many Lives
Southern Illinois mourns victims of a great twister with scores in improvised morgues, hospitals crowded, and amputations common. Rescue scenes unfold in Carbondale Murphysboro and De Soto as residents recount narrow escapes and heroic acts amid widespread ruin.
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Associated Press
Carbondale
Ihs
Southern
Illinois
Herrin
Glen Young
de Soto
Murphysboro
Eben Hebe
Candle N ‘Aleyiati
Chicago
Patent Office moves to Commerce under Hoover
Washington March 19 The Patent Office was transferred from the Interior Department to the Commerce Department by executive order of President Coolidge. Secretary Hoover said the move aims to curb injustices against American patentees and manufacturers and could prompt Congress action on a new patent code.
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Washington
Patent Office
Interior Department
Commerce Department
Hoover
Coolidge
Congressional Commission
Harding
Congress
Work
Department of Commerce
Tornado Toll Soars Across Five States Marked by Destruction
After the disaster scene, relief work progressed as 823 killed and 2990 injured were tallied across five states. Princeton Indiana nearly destroyed, Griffin carried away, De Soto Illinois wiped out, and Murphysboro Illinois heavily damaged. Lighting hampered rescuers while aid arrived from Chicago St Louis and state legislatures.
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Chicago
Princeton
Ind
Griffin
de Soto
Ill
Gorham
Murphysboro
Pullman Carses
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Red Cross
St. Louis
Illinois Legislature
Missouri Legislature
Southern Illinois American Legion
Associated Press
Missouri Ozarks
Ilinois
Fire destroys two Palm Beach hotels. losses estimated at seven million
Palm Beach officials report no deaths after a blaze tore through the Breakers and Palm Beach Hotel. Fire Chief Schultz raises loss to seven million including guest jewelry, while rumors of post office robbery are investigated. Dozens held on looting charges as authorities weigh rebuilding the Breakers site.
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Associated Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Breakers
Schultz
Marquis Curzon Ba ton Leader Esq in London
Marquis Curzon of Kedleston Lord President of the Council died in London at 6 35 this morning after a March 5 collapse in Cambridge and a March 9 operation. George Nathaniel Curzon’s life was defined by public service and a career in politics with no prime ministership.
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Marquis Curzon
Baiton
London
George Nathaniel Curzon
Aris
Downing Street
Auto Toll Rises to 38 as Children Die in 1925
The 1925 Hamilton County automobile death toll reached 38 yesterday after an eleven year old girl died instantly and an eight year old boy died from injuries six months earlier. Catherine Fette aged eight of Clifton Avenue and John Monahan aged eleven of West Street died in separate incidents involving a Queens City Petroleum truck and a speeding auto driven by Robert Lake. Bernard Fette, 13, was injured skated with his sister near School of the Annunciation. A six year old, William McFarrin, suffered a skull fracture after falling from a car with his uncle Nelson Jagen. An autopsy ruled accidental death for the girl’s case. Route and addresses are given in the accompanying report.
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Hamilton County
John Monahan
Philip Monahan
West Street
Catherine Fette
Robert Lake
Dane Street
Wilder Street
Yoéller
Queens City Petroleum Company
Ryan Ligett
East Third Street
General Hospital
Oroner ‘Handley
William McFarrin
Viola McFarrin
Riddle Road
Nelson Jagen
General Heimat
Nate
Pas
Indictments Loom In Cincinnati Graft Probe
Federal grand jury returns seven sealed indictments amid a broad graft inquiry touching police and village agents. United States Attorney Haroth E May says arrests start this afternoon and more indictments likely as the probe continues with further trials expected. The report covers eight alleged violations with seven true bills and signals a continued recall of the jury.
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United States Grand Jury
Benson W. Hough
Haroth E. May
United States
Wilmington, D
United States District. Court
Southern District of Ohio
Western Division
Mr. May
Cincinnati
Mau
Washington News Roundup: Medals Bids Resignations Orders
Distinguished Service Medals were awarded to Army world flyers. Bids opened on Shipping Board president type ships in the Pacific. Rush Holland of Ohio resigned as Assistant Attorney General. Coolidge ordered Patent Office moved to Commerce. Grain administration agents instructed to examine grain exchange and brokers records investigating wheat price fluctuations.
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Shipping Board
Pacific
Rush Holland
Ohio
Grain Administration
Riot wound held cause of Fischer's trouble
In Hamburg a head blow from a 1914 factory riot that killed eleven led to Nils Fischer's mental collapse and three months disappearance in the United States. The Swedish-born civil engineer reappeared in New York after a nationwide search, aided by police posters and Salvation Army contacts. His father Anders Fischer, a Swedish machinery magnate valued at $15,000,000, traveled to New York to thank the police and return home via Malaya.
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New York World News Service
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Nils Fischer
Rockefeller
Fischer
Anders
Enright
Nils
Buffalo
Bowery
Salvation Army
Sweden
Arrae
Five Bodies Recovered From West Virginia Mine Explosion
Five bodies were found in Bethlehem Mines No 41 at Barrackville near Fairmont after Tuesday night’s blast that trapped thirty four workers. Walter Thompson and Leonard Saunders were recovered tonight. others still awaited. Rescue efforts focused on the left heading where fire was extinguished, with officials delaying any official cause investigation until all bodies are recovered.
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Associated Press
Fairmount
W. Va
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Walter Thompson
Leonard Saunders
Barrackville
Fairmont
Engineer Clings to Lever as Train Survives Tornado
E F Shine an engineer with Southern Railroad rode a switching locomotive through a tornado near Princeton Indiana. He clung to the reverse lever after the cab blew off and escaped with only a few scratches. Shine said he saw the black storm approaching while switching in the yards and attempted to stop the engine as the cloud roared. He watched the office building and railroad shops collapse in the distance.
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Princeton
Ind
E. F
Shine
Southern Railroad
Letters to Unknown Blackmailer By Waterhouse Are Read in Court
London court hears drafts of letters Waterhouse allegedly wrote to an unnamed blackmailer. Check stubs marked baby reveal payments to Lady Wilson Barker, with Waterhouse’s pet name for her on some checks.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Francis Waterhouse
Muriel’ Waterhouse
David
Wilson- Barker
RH. P. Sheldon
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