Langley Indicted in Conspiracy to Defraud Tax System
Federal grand jury returns indictments charging Rep. John Langley of Kentucky and five others with conspiracy to defraud the government over liquor taxes and to defeat federal revenue laws. Other named defendants include Millard West, Russell Sackett, Ben Moses, Harry Sattler, and Sidney Reiss in a scheme involving whisky transport and bribes.
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Washington
John Langley
Rep
Millard F. West
Internal Revenue
Langley
Russell M. Sackett
Pennsylvania
Ben L. Moses
Harry Sattler
Union Drug Company of
Pittsburgh
Sidney Reiss
Zihlman
Chicago Grand Jury
Grand Jury
John F. Kramer
Prohibition
Elias H. Mortimer
Chicago
Arthur McKean
Ralph E. Clepper
Herman Geltzeiler
Donald J. Delancey
Mortimer
Geltzeiter
Delancey
Moses
Sattler
Union Drug Company
Kramer
West
McKean
Clepper
Lites
Burton
House
H. E. Davis
Landslides in Amalfi Region Kill Over 100
In Salerno Italy on May 27 the Associated Press reports more than one hundred people perished as torrential rain swept Amalfi. Thousands are homeless and many residents remain missing as debris surrounds the town. The landslide traveled about 800 yards causing a volcanic roar warning inhabitants and visitors to flee.
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Associated Press
Salernoa
Italy
Amalfi
Mt.Vesuvius
Old hitching rail to disappear in Warren Ohio
Warren Ohio March 27 The city council voted to remove the old hitching rail around Courthouse park a relic since the Western Reserve era where farmers once lined up their horses in motorless days.
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Warren
Old Western Reserve
La Follette Ill With Pneumonia in Washington
Washington March 27 Reassuring advice was given at Senator La Follette of Wisconsin's residence where he lies ill with pneumonia A bulletin reported he rested well and slept soundly after a day of comfort Physicians have warned rest and careful monitoring are essential as the senator has battled bronchial illness and grippe since last fall with prior operations noted at Mayo brothers facility.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
D.G. Marbury
Congressional
Marbury
Paris
la Follette
la Grippe
Senate
Denby
Mayo Brothers
Grippe
Army Flyer Sets Unofficial Altitude Record in Dayton
Lieutenant Harold R. Harris of McCook Field powered a TH-1 plane with a 551 pound load to 28 411 feet in Dayton on March 27. He reported a temperature of 50 degrees below zero at peak. The previous record of 27 768 feet was held by Adjutant Bury at Bourget Field on June 1, 1928.
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Dayton
Harold R. Harris
McCook Field
Adjutant Bury
Bourget
France
Harris
McCook
Notorious Train Robber Testifies On 1920 Convention Funds
Al Jennings, once a train robber, told the Oil Committee of a purported $1,000,000 payment connected to the 1920 Republican National Convention in Chicago. He cited Jake Hamon and others, claimed plans to gain Interior Secretaryship and future land profits, and noted political figures who are now dead. The hearing also escalated into clashes over evidence and expanded subpoenas across Democratic officials.
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Hamon
Chicago
Associated Press
Washington
al Jennings
California
Oil Committee
Congressional
Jake Hannon
Hannon
Oklahoma
New York
Jennings
Daugherty
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Clara Smith
Spencer
Harding
Penrose
Hamnon
Wyalsh
Senate
Walsh
Payne
Missouri
George White
Democratic National Committee
Wilbur Marsh
Edward L. Doheny
John Walsh
White
Marsh
Doheny
Democratic Committee
Three Army Aviators Die In Luke Field Plane Crash
In Honolulu on March 27 a Martin bomber taking off from Luke Field crashed after hitting an air pocket, bursting into flames. Killed were First Lieutenant W. G. Moore and First Lieutenant Oscar Monthan and Private Jetsinger. Serious injuries were reported for Private Baltice and Private Torres. The deceased and injured were members of the Twenty third Bombardment Squadron and related air units.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Martin
Luke Field
W. G. Moore
Leutenant
Oscar Monthan
Jetsinger
Torres
Baltice
Twenty
Rvice Squaron
Musicians, Plumbers and Plasterers in Wage Dispute
Chicago March 27. Plumbers and plasterers in Chicago seek wage gains while civic opera musicians secure a fixed daily rate for next season. Plumbers to earn $1.25 an hour and plasterers demand $14 a day as opera musicians obtain $13 a day.
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Chicago
Chicago Civic Opera
Senate action on international conference and disarmament
In Washington on March 27 Sen Borah offered a joint resolution urging the President to invite nations to a conference in Washington to address global economic problems and disarmament limits. The proposal seeks agreement on capping all subsurface and surface craft to 10 000 tons and includes aircraft limits.
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Washington
Borah
Senate
Pesident
Europe
Poincare Ready to Finish Task In Cabinet Revival
Paris March 27 The Associated Press reports M Poincare told President Millerand he would resume the Premiership and form a ministry. He aims to reduce ministers to seven and abolish many Under Secretaries of State as part of an economy plan. The analysis notes a core group may include Maginot and Letrocquer after talks with War and Public Works ministers.
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Associated Press
Paris
M. Poincare
Millerand
M. Poinéare
M. Maginot
M. Letrocquer
Ed Lockhart to be buried in Potter's Field grave
Tulsa authorities announced that Ed Lockhart the notorious Oklahoma bandit was shot to death near Sperry by special officer Mont Grady and may be buried in a Potter's Field grave. Relatives did not respond to communications and hundreds viewed the body in a local morgue.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Ed Lockhart
Oklahoma
Sperry
Mont Grady
Potter’s Field
Tremor Triggers Panic in Benevento Population
A sharp earthquake shook Benevento, 33 miles northeast of Naples, causing widespread panic this morning. No casualties were reported as officials assessed damage.
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Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Benevento
Chamberlain Advises Wheeler to Be Careful
In heated remarks Ashurst claims a trap is planned and laughs at the suggestion of besmirching a dead man’s name. Chamberlain warns Wheeler to proceed with caution amid tense political exchanges and threats of controversy.
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Senator Ashurst
Tran
Chamberlain
Wheeler
Ashurst
Threat to Mayor Thomas prompts police inquiry in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a caller threatened Mayor James J Thomas after a police order to pursue Morris Davis a suspected bootlegger killed Monday night. Safety Director J B McCune suspects a crank and police have no leads on the caller's identity.
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Associated Press
Columbus
James J. Thomas
Morris Davis
Mayor Thomas
J. B. McCune
Davis
Indictment Targets 47 Malleable Iron Firms and Advisers
Federal grand jury charges 47 malleable iron firms and 48 men including Robert E Belt with Sherman act violations. Alleged to foster an association to fix prices divide markets and curb competition across eastern central western regions and one Chattanooga based firm. Production cited at about 500 000 tons annually representing roughly 75 percent of the national market.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, CO
Robert E. Belt
American Anaarenue Association
Chattanooga
Tenn
American Malleable Castings Association
Belt
Ohio
National Malleable Castings Company
Cleveland
Daytoan Malleable Iron Company
Dayton
American Malleable Castings Company
Marion, C
Columbus Malleable Iron Company
Columbus
Springfield Malleable Iron Company
Springfield
Zanesville Malleable Company
Zanesville
Warren Too
Forge Company
Warren, O
Roger Shale
Russell Hardy
United States Attorney General
A. E. Bernsteen
Unite States
Grand Jury
Continuance of Attorney General Daugherty in doubt
Washington March 27 reports indicate growing certainty about the possible resignation of Attorney General Daugherty. President Coolidge weighed departmental efficiency and Senate inquiries as he held two private talks with Daugherty, with White House and Justice Department preparing for a public statement that may signal a cabinet change.
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Post
Grishington
Brookhart
Miss Stinson
Paul Howland
Daugherty
Jess Smith
Sinclair Oil
Chamberlain
Howland
Wheeler
Ashurst
Ony
Cleveland
A. L. Fink
Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Department of Justice
Hughes
Senate
Mr. Daugherty
Florida
Justice Department
Senate ‘Committee
Presiden Coolidge
Johnson Leads Coolidge In South Dakota Unofficial Count
In South Dakota’s presidential primary unofficial returns show Senator Hiram Johnson leading President Calvin Coolidge by 1,743 votes with 1,684 precincts reported. Johnson held 40,243 to Coolidge 38,500, with 146 precincts still unreported across 22 counties.
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Johnson
Coolidge
South Dakota
Associated Press
Siowx Falls
S.D
Hiram Johnson
California
President Coolidge
Fiie
W. H. McMaster
Thomas Sterling
Sterling
William G. McAdoo
A. S. G. Cherry
Tom Ayres
Mitchell
T. B. Roberts
Pierre
Johnson accuses South Dakota primary of bought elections
Senator Hiram Johnson of California denounces the South Dakota Presidential preference primary, charging massive use of money to sway voters. He cites hiring orators and full page ads as proof of a highly reckless and shameless campaign in the state.
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ST. Louis
Hiram Johnson
California
South Dakota
Johnson
Pope Pius Elevates Mundelein and Hayes to Cardinals
In St. Peter's Basilica Pope Pius X invested Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago and Archbishop Hayes of New York with red hats symbolizing cardinalate. About 10,000 attended as medieval pageantry filled the ceremony. later, the Pontiff assigned them titular churches Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria in Via Lata and bestowed sapphire rings.
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Pope Pius
Rome
Mundelein
Chicago
Hayes
New York
Basilica of
St. Peter's
Pius X
Pius
Sacred College
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Mundelein
Santa Maria del Popolo
Cardinal Hayes
Bones Found in Search for Missing Millionaire
Montreal detectives dug a trench in a St Antoine street rooming house cellar after a psychic suggestion. They found bones, but medical authorities said they were not human.
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Montreal
Ambrose Small
St. Antoine Street
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