Building Cost Increase Will Be Investigated Conference Set
Engineers in the American Engineering Council plan a national conference to study rising building material costs and seek price reductions. The council will participate with other bodies, aiming to form a national safety program and an industry-wide employment service for engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Engineering Council of the
Federated Engineering Societies
Ohio Mechanics Institute
A.S. Moody
Pittsfield
Mass
Schenectady
N. Y
Moody
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
L. P. Alford
New York City
Congress
American Engineering Council
L. W. Wallace
Eyesight Conservation Council
Mr. Wallace
Guy A. Henry
Richard C. Marshall
War Department
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Wallace
St. Paul
Minn
Daily Press of
Cincinnati
England
Mortimer E. Cooley
College of Engineering
Universty
Michigan
National Safety Council
Rudolph P. Miller
Enginee
Wenereses Engineering Societies
Typhoid Alert Hits Covington and Newport
Covington and Newport face a typhoid fever outbreak with 41 reported cases and four deaths, all in Covington. Residents push for water mains cleaning and a filtration plant as health officials seek causes and safe water measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington and
Newport Folk
Covington
Newport
J. A. Averdick
Dr. Averdick
Rodman Russell
A. C. Wintermeyer
George Langley
Elderly man dies in theater from laughter
In London on March 24 Joseph Chatfield, 70s, collapsed while laughing at a leading American movie comedian. Doctors said his heart ruptured as he died in the arms of a nearby woman. The incident prompted headlines about the literal meaning of dying of laughter.
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London
Joseph Chatfield
Chatfield
Palguner Evades Newport Jail Escape Second Time
Edward Nagel escaped Newport Jail for a second time after slipping from a corridor guard and fleeing down York Street toward the river. Police chased him briefly before trail was lost. Nagel has a long record including prior jail terms and a 60 day sentence plus $300 fine for liquor theft and a prior trust violation.
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York Street
Newport
Edward Nagel
Third Street
Third
Edward Maden
Nagel
Maden
Cale Daniels
Sergeant Johns
Policeman Newell
Jury Recommends Mercy in Lorain Wife Slayer Case
Carl Stessner of Lorain found guilty of first degree murder for shooting his wife last November after she filed for divorce. Jury recommends mercy, but Stessner rejects it and says he does not want mercy. sentence to be pronounced Tuesday.
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Elyria, CO
Carl Stessner
Lorain
Stessner
Senator Samuel D Nicholson Dies in Colorado
Denver reported United States Senator Samuel D Nicholson of Colorado died at 9 15 p m after a month long illness from liver cancer He had served in his first term and was treated at Mayo Brothers Rochester after diagnosis by Mayo clinicians Secretary Work accompanied him and Mayo doctors advised no operation before his return to Denver where his condition worsened and hope faded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Samuel D. Nicholson
United States
Colorado
Senator Nicholson
Murdock A. Nicholson
la Grippe
Army and Navy Hospital
Washington
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Nicholson
Charles and
William Mayo
Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
Woman Held On Perjury Charge In Stokes Divorce
Mrs. Eleanor E. Williams of Waterbury is held for a Bethel hearing on perjury charges connected to the W. E. D. Stokes divorce case in New York City. Police say she swore to an affidavit on July 22, 1922, in the cited proceedings, with attorneys for W. E. D. Stokes reportedly filing the complaint.
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Danbury
Conn
Eleanor E. Williams
Waterbury
Bethel
W. E. D. Stokes
New York City
Rise Comes at Time Preserving Season Opens
A campaign to raise the price by four cents a pound this summer faces a difficult argument to persuade Housewife. The issue centers on maintaining seasonal supplies as costs rise.
Sugar Price Rise Linked to Cuban Cane and Bank Financing
The rising sugar prices are traced to Cuban cane production and American bank financing. Secretary Hoover has dispatched an investigator to Cuba as Cuban producers withhold sugar awaiting higher prices. Cuban and Eastern refinery interests shape the market while U S banks support the raw sugar sector.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Cuba
United States
Herbert Hoover
Middle West
Louisiana
Hawaii
Pacific
Lamborn & Co
New York
Bulletin
Atlantic Coast
Mystery Gall Behind Police Investigation Of Injured Man
Oscar B. Fields a 30 year old Anderson Indiana salesman was found injured on Gilberts avenue near Eden Park entrance. He told doctors an automobile struck him and fled while police traced a mysterious call about a beating in Eden Park. He suffered brain concussion and was taken to General Hospital.
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Oscar B. Fields
Anderson
Ind
Gilbert Avenue
Eden Park
Elsinore Place
Fields
General Hospital
Glenna Fields
Rockdale Avenue
Chicago
Mr. Mitchell Of Philadelphia Linked To Dorothy Keenan Case
J Kearsley Mitchell 51, of Philadelphia, identified in New York as Mr. Mitchell in the Dorothy Keenan case. He is married to Frances B. Stotesbury, daughter of Edward T. Stotesbury, and owns Red Rose Manor at Villanova. They have two children and are prominent in Philadelphia social circles.
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Philadelphia
Mitchell
New York
Boston
el Mirasol
Pal Beach
Florida
Mrs Mitchell Reacts to Mr Marshall Reveal in Palm Beach
Mrs J K Mitchell of Philadelphia wife of John Kearsley Mitchell expressed surprise upon learning she was named by A D A Pecora in New York as the mysterious Mr Marshall She said the announcement was news to her and denied any connection to the case She and her family have been in Palm Beach for three weeks with Mr Mitchell returning to Philadelphia for business affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Palm Beach
Fla
J. K. Mitchell
Philadelphia
John Kearsley Mitchell
Pecora
New York
Mr. Marshall
Reward Offered for Chief Old Posey Dead or Alive
Acting Governor Crockett of Utah offers a 100 reward for the capture of Chief Old Posey reputed leader of the Allen Canyon band of Piutes in southeastern Utah. The move follows clashes with possemen near Wash Comb and tensions rise as Navajo scouts may be drawn in. Marshal J Ray Ward commands a guarded region around Dry Wash while settlers press for government controls amid oil-field disruptions.
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Salt Lake Citv
Utah
Crockett
Old Posey
Allen Canyon
Piutes
Posey
Blanding
Wash Comb
Dry Wash
Rocky
J. Ray Ward
United States
San Juan
Old Polk
Marshal Ward
Sam
President's Cousin Dies in Florida
Dr. B F Harding of Mansfield Ohio a cousin of President Harding died today at Sebring Florida after a lingering illness His widow and daughter Mrs Foster Diehl of Mansfield survive The body will be taken to Mansfield by Mrs Harding and Prof J W Marsman a Harding cousin will accompany it to Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebring, Fla
B. F. Harding
Mansfield
Harding
Flood danger at Sioux City past as channel opens
A Iowa Woodbury County panel reports flood risk subsiding as a new open channel forms 150 to 175 feet wide on the Iowa side near Sergeant Bluffs. Water recedes seven inches at Dakota City while ice melts, easing the Missouri River jam. Nearby towns expect limited damage with no loss of life anticipated.
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Sioux City
R. J. Anderson
Board of Supervisors
Woodbury County
A. B. Rickson
J. B. McLean
Missouri River
Iowa
Sergeant Bluffs
Dakota City
Neb
Paul T. Beardsley
War Department
Associated Press
Missouri Valley
Missouri
California Junction
Tekamah
Homer
Herman
Blair
Nebraska
Onawa
College Chaps Say They Are Unkissed
Twenty one seniors of Columbia College at Columbia University in New York disclosed in the annual senior questionnaire that they have gone through nearly four years in the city’s social scene without a kiss. Eleven said they avoided nicotine and smoking in any form. A majority answered no to whether prohibition is a success.
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Averdick
Louisville
Cincinnati
Covington
Health Board
Water Works Department
New York
Columbia College
Columbia University
Buzzi Confession Tied to Slaying of Bronx Contractor
William Ture, brother-in-law of Anna Buzzi, tells District Attorney Glennon that Buzzi confessed to killing Frederick Schneider. Ture, a material witness, says the confession came after he lent a pistol two days before the shooting. Buzzi allegedly planned to shoot Schneider if he left her.
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William Ture
Bronx
New York
Anna Buzzi
Frederick Schneider
Glennon
Buzzi
Turc
Samuel Goldstein
Turec
Ture
Bernhardt Fights Critical Illness in Paris
Paris March 24 Mme Sarah Bernhardt is critically ill perhaps near death after a period of illness and exhausting theater and film work. Doctors quote aggravated condition with prognosis reserved as friends recall her stage career and recent activities.
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Paris
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
France
Mme. Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Sacha Guitry
Heiress Seeks Explanation Before Inheriting $187000
New York March 24 Gertrude Linderman Gilmour denies slandering family members and must apologize to B A Linderman of Washington and Chicago to receive $187 000 under her mother's will. The Linder man estate is led by Muskegon Michigan holdings and Alstine Machinery chief executive Mr Linderman. Gilmour says she wants to know what it all means and may study the money while waiting the required apology.
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New York
Gertrude Linderman Gilmour
B. A. Linderman
Washington
Chicago
Europe
Paris
Linderman
Muskegon
Mich
Alstine Machinery Company
Mystery of Miss Keenan case ends with Mitchell named
Assistant District Attorney Pecora disclosed that John Kearsley Mitchell of Philadelphia and lawyer John H. Jackson, long hidden as Mr. Marshall and Mr. Wilson, respectively, were identified in the Dorothy Keenan murder inquiry. Pecora said both men, accompanied by Neilson Olcott, met investigators to discuss the case but were not accused. he had kept their identities private to spare families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pecora
Mr. Marshall
Dorothy Keenan
John Kearsley Mitchell
Philadelphia
E. T. Stoesbury
J. P. Morgan & Co
Billie’’ Bradford
Miss Keenan
Mitchell
Frances Stotesbury Mitchell
Palm Beach
Marshall
Coughlin
Police Headquarters
Carey
Keenan
Mr. Mitchell
Wilson
John H. Jackson
Inspector Coughlin
Captain Carey
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
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Federated Engineers
Engineers’ Council
Kenton County
Charles A. Reynolds
Palguner
Nicholoon OF
Small
Robert T. Small
Mystery Gall
Edward Stotesbury
Qmaha
OAS
MAD
Mr. Wilson
J. P. Morgan
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