Former Dry Leader Anderson Enters Sing Sing as Inmate
William H. Anderson former head of the Anti Saloon League is jailed at Sing Sing for third degree forgery with a term of one to two years. He was brought from New York, given a number, shaved and dressed in prison gray, and began ten days of manual labor tomorrow. He defended his innocence and condemned denial of appeal.
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Anti-Saloon League
Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
William H. Anderson
Empire State
Sing Sing
New York
Anderson
Former New York anti saloon league leader surrenders after forgery conviction
William H. Anderson former State Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York surrendered to the Sheriff after being convicted of third degree forgery. He issued a typewritten statement describing his actions as desperate but beneficial to the dry cause and comparing himself to a prisoner of war while defending his conduct and appeals. He suggested he could face further penalties if his appeal fails.
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New York
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League of
Anderson
All America
Congress
Anti-Saloon League
Porter makes hit at college
Dartmouth students hear John Baptist Ford, a Pullman porter, discuss respect for travelers who tip and those who do not. Ford, once a cotton picker at 17, shared his life story and lessons learned from his work and encounters with others.
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Associated Press
Hanover
N. H
John Baptist Ford
Tuck School of Administration and Finance
Dartmouth College
Ford
Malcolm
Department of Economics
Nega les Foiled In Plot To Loot St Louis Bank
A bank robbery plot in St Louis involving five Chicago and St Louis men led to $12,000 looted and plans for a half million more. James Reed, a janitor, confessed that accomplices forged signatures on substituted cards to cash checks. Two tellers were fired after $19,000 in travelers checks were stolen, with $8,500 recovered in Chicago as Pipps and Reed were arrested.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mercantile Trust’ Company
Chicago
James Reed
Reed
J. C. Johnson
Johnson
George Pipps
Lawson Reed
Beavers Suspended as Atlanta Police Chief
Atlanta March 25 Chief of Police James L Beavers was suspended by the Police Commission on three charges of violating department rules. The principal charge involves his role in an investigation linked to divorce proceedings tied to the Juniper street apartment arrest of Mrs Asa G Candler Sr W J Stoddard and G W Keeling. The trio were later acquitted of a city ordinance violation for frequenting dives.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
James L. Beavers
Asa G. Candler
W. J. Stoddard
G. W. Keeling
Juniper Street
Miners Approve Three-Year Wage Scale Pact
The United Mineworkers ratified a new wage scale by 164 858 to 26 253 in Indianapolis. Negotiated in Jacksonville Florida last month, the pact keeps current wages and conditions in the central competitive field Indiana Illinois Ohio and Western Pennsylvania for three years starting April 1. The vote covered about 5000 locals and was counted at union headquarters.
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Indianapolis
United Mineworkers of America
Jacksonville
Fla
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
International Organization
Aircraft industry probe to start next week says Lampert
Washington March 25 The special House committee to probe the Aircraft industry will begin work next week announced by chair Lampert. The panel will scrutinize production and safety issues and report findings to Congress.
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Washington
House
Lampert
Croker Letter Read in Battle for 52 Million Estate
In New York court, a letter from Richard Croker denounces his eldest son as an ingrate and chea t, aiding widow Bula Croker in her fight over the late Tammany leader's 2 million estate. The document, dated 1917 from The Wigwam in Florida, critiques the son’s management of a trust and his alleged misallocation of funds to daughters, complicating the ongoing legal contest.
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Associated Press
New York
Richard Croker
Croker
Bula Croker
Tammany Hall
Supreme Court
Levy
Richard, Jr
Ireland
Justice Levy
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ethel. White
Rich
Florence
Jian
Woman Slain on Lonely Staten Island Road
Mrs Maud Bauer a 31 year old woman was murdered on a deserted Staten Island road near Mariner s Harbor while returning with her mother and two children after their car stalled A youth who offered help took her to a farmhouse later speeding away her mother found Bauer with a chest wound a surgeon arrived but she died Mrs Bauer s husband a mechanical engineer had left for Detroit the day before.
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Associated Press
New York
Maud Bauer
Staten Island
Mariner's Harbor
Train derailment kills two in Vera Cruz region
Two men died and twenty five were badly injured when a military train on a branch line from Teocelo to Jalapa ran off the track today. The accident occurred in the Vera Cruz area and prompted emergency response.
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Vera Cruz
Teocelo
Jalapa
Buggy Licenses Fall Sharply in Dayton Over Five Years
Dayton Ohio March 25 five years ago City Accountant Hagerman sold 1200 buggy licenses annually and now expects to sell 30 in 1924. Six owners of buggies have already applied for licenses.
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Dayton
Associated Press
Dayton, CO
Hagerman
Jewelry Heist Foiled as Schultz Drops Diamond Ring
Herbert Schultz of Commercial Service Corporation says three youths in a touring car robbed him at Eden Park last night. They seized a $1,520 jewelry collection and a $9,000 eight carat diamond ring he dropped to foil the hold up, then fled after slashing his tie and escaping in their auto. Schultz reported the incident to police and described the narrow Eden Park driveway ambush and the bandits’ gunpoint approach.
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Herbert Shultz
Commercial Service Corporation
Keith Theater Building
Eden Park
Schultz
Scultz
Shultz
Crime rumors spark Lima probe into foreign‑run schools
In Lima Ohio a city wide inquiry was promised after rounds up of two teen gangs aged 10 to 16. Police cite reports that foreign born residents ran schools teaching theft from box cars and selling loot to fences. Officials say at least four boys were jailed and more arrests may follow.
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Lima
John Simenaskis
Baltimore & Ohio
Crosson
Lanker
Lippincott
Hamilton
Juvenile Court
Mansfield Reformatory
Impeachment move over Chase and Teapot Dome linked probes
Senate proposes to impeach Clarence C. Chase collector of customs El Paso for allegedly aiding oil interests. Chase resigned after refusing to testify before the Oil Committee, while Sinclair faces contempt charges as grand jury indictments loom. White House and House handling follow procedural steps as investigators press witnesses and examine loans and accounts related to Fall and other figures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Clarence C. Chase
Albert B. Fail
el Paso
Tex
Sen
Senator Walsh
Chase
House
White House
Oil Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Congress
Gordon
Special Oil
Ladd
Walsh
District of Columbia
Moses
M. D. Thatcher
First National Bank of Pueblo
Col
Fall
Prince Nicolas Odescalchi Sentenced in Budapest
Prince Nicolas Odescalchi was sentenced to three months in prison in Budapest on a charge that his automobile ran over a student. The ruling was issued on March 25.
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Budapest
Prince Nicolas Odescalchi
Thinkers First Americans Unearthed in Los Angeles Pit
Geologists Dr Chester Stock and Dr Robert Hill assert ancient human remains found in the Mesa pit near Los Angeles indicate a pre European race in America dating tens of thousands of years. An upper jaw with a retarded wisdom tooth supports the claim of advanced civilization.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
America
Europe
Java
Mesa
Chester Stock
University of Calfornia
Robert Thomas Hill
Bergdoll May Be On Way Home
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the American draft evader, left Eberbach for an unannounced destination. He carried luggage and seemed to quit Germany, with friends hinting he plans to face the music at home.
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Associated Press
Eberbach
Baden
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
Bergdoll
Coolidge Leads Hiram Johnson In South Dakota Primary
In a South Dakota primary race Coolidge leads Hiram Johnson with a California challenger close behind. A separate report notes fifteen corporations, including Standard Oil of New York and Standard Oil of California, agree to abolish highway billboards and poster advertising as unsightly.
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Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
South Dakota
New York
W. L. Lawton
National Committee For Restriction
Standard Oil Company of
Herbert L. Pratt
Commission Appointed by Coolidge To Preserve Navy Oil
President Coolidge announces a presidential commission to study conserving the nation's oil supply. It will review Navy oil reserves and explore creating larger or better protected reserves, including lands in Alaska, to safeguard future fuel and national security.
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Coolidge
Navy
Associated Press
Washington
General Board of the Navy
Phe —Co
Nes
Ganenet Board
Comforteer
United States
R. D. Bush
Bureau Mineralogy
Californie
Naval Oil
National ‘Insurance
General Board ‘of the Navy
Alaska
Taft Offers $100000 Extra For Masonic Temple Drive
Cincinnati leaders report a $300000 shortfall in the $2 million Masonic Temple campaign as workers pressed to raise $200000 by next Monday night. Charles P. Taft pledges an additional $100000 if the target is met, after already giving $100000.
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C. P. Taft
Masonic Temple Fund
Masons
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Masonic Temple
Charles P. Taft
Gibson
Maurice E. Pollak
Organization
Fred L. Hoffman
Taft
Campaigns Committee
Alphonse Taft
William Howard Taft
United States
United States Supreme Court
Mr.Taft
Charles W. Dupuis
Cincinnati Clearing House Association
Surgeon Malone Dies During Major Milwaukee Operation
Dr. William F. Malone a prominent Milwaukee surgeon and American College of Surgeons member died at Hanover Hospital while performing a major operation. Nurses witnessed his hand falter and he collapsed. an assisting physician completed the operation, described as a success for the patient.
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Milwaukee
Wis
William F. Malone
American College of Surgeons
Hanover Hospital
President Favorite Leads State Contest. Senator Narrowly Trails
The latest returns show the president favored in the statewide race with a sizable lead, while the senator sits about 3200 votes behind as results continue to come in from multiple counties and cities.
McAdoo Backers Claim Victory By Two To One
In South Dakota the latest primary returns show Coolidge leading Johnson by 3200 votes with 20391 to 17159 after 445 precincts. McAdoo supporters claim a two to one statewide win for the Democratic presidential preference as Watertown reports an uninstructed delegation vote.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
South Dakota
Johnson
William G. McAdoo
McMaster
Sterling
Watertown
McAdoo
New York
Huron
U. S
Two Mississippi Groups Endorse Coolidge in GOP Delegations
Mississippi delegates to the national convention were chosen in two separate state GOP meetings, with each faction instructing its twelve delegates to back Coolidge for the nomination. The Mulvihill faction met in Vicksburg led by M J Mulvihill while the Ligon faction met in Jackson led by M H Daily.
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Coolidge
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Cleveland
Mulvihill
M. J. Mulvihill
Vicksburg
Idaho G. O. P. Delegation Backs Coolidge Nomination
The Idaho Republican State Convention in Lewiston on March 25 passed a resolution instructing the Idaho delegation to the national convention to vote for President Coolidge as the party’s presidential candidate.
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Idaho
Coolidge
Lewiston, Id
Johnson Attacks Coolidge in Nebraska Campaign Tour
Hiram Johnson held a second pre primary tour in Nebraska addressing crowds in Beatrice Orleans and Grand Island. He repeated attacks on the Coolidge administration and criticized the Mellon tax plan and the Teapot Dome scandal at each stop.
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Johnson
Coolidge
Nebraska
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Hiram Johnson
Beatrice
Airbury
Grand Island
California
Farmers' Party Plans Meeting in St Paul
The Farmer-Labor party announces a national convention in St Paul on June 17. It aims to field third party candidates for President and VP, with delegates from state federations local groups and unaffiliated sympathizers. William Mahoney chairs the arrangements committee as states including Minnesota Nebraska Washington North and South Dakota participate.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Farmers and Industrial Workers
Farmer-Labor Party
William Mahoney
St. Paul
Minnesota
Nebraska
Washington
North
South
Menin
Tin
Buffalo
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Dartmouth
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Coker
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Thatcher
R. H. Wilson
Oklahoma
Lewis W. Baldwin
Empire Trust Company
West
Kirkman & Son
Kelly-Springfield Tire
Pillsbury Flour Mills
Washburn-Crosby
Standard Oil of California
Champion Spark Plug
B. F. Goodrich
Sun Oil
Hood Rubber
Ajax Rubber
Ward Baking
Dodge Brothers
Gulf Refining
Fleischmann
Texas Company
Lawton
Ernest Hopkinson
United States Tire Company
Naval Board
George Otis Smith
Admiral Jones
Campaign
Otto Luedeking
Mr. Luedeking
Mr. Goble
Campaign Committee
Washington, D. C
Edward B. McLean
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington Post
Mabley & Carew Company
Joseph T. Carew
Order of de Molay
Boys’ Auxiliary of
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Leo Agostini
General Activities Committee
Temple Fund
Alfred S. Brown
Colonel Hake
Thomas J. Kiphart
Zone 500
W. F. Malone
Farmers’ Party
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