Wheeler Urges Airing of Matter to the Limit
The Daugherty Investigating Committee debates continuing its probe of the Justice Department after Attorney General Daugherty’s resignation. Senator Wheeler pushes full hearings to expose rot in Washington. Subpoenas recall W. J. Burns as testimony covers bribery claims and alleged political influence. Former Rep J Van Vechten Olcott recounts talks of a 10 000 payment for a New York bench appointment. Walter Miller testifies about visitors at Daugherty’s H Street home.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Wheeler
Jess Smith
W. H. Marcum
Dem
Mont
Burns
W. J. Burns
California
Brookhart
J. van Vechten Olcott
New York City
Wayne Wilson
New York
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Olcott
Walter Miller
Mr. Daugherty
H Street
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
President Coolidge
James M. Beck
Harry Daugherty
Harding
Mr. Harding
la Follette
Two Teens Die in Hamilton Car Train Crash
Two 17 and 22 year old Hamilton youths died when a small coupe collided with a northbound Pennsylvania passenger train near Grand boulevard. Oscar McGee died at Mercy Hospital from a skull fracture. James Loman died instantly. Stanley Isaacs, 18, was injured. The crash occurred in heavy rain with a freight train obscuring view. Coroner condemned lack of a crossing watchman and brakeman warning.
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Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
James Loman
South Twelfth Street
Charles Loman
Oscar McGee
Corliss Avenue
Charles McGee
Mercy Hospital
Stanley Isaacs
South Thirteenth Street
Grand Boulevard
Loman
McGee
Gicrm
Isaacs
George Nolan
A. C. Snyder
Richmond
Ind
Edward Cook
Judge Heffernan Fined Self for Parking Auto Without Lights
In Youngstown on March 28 Judge Joseph Heffernan of Municipal Court tried himself on a charge of parking his car without lights, found himself guilty and imposed a $5 fine plus costs. He sat on the bench while an attorney acted as his defender and rejected the plea to remit the fine.
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Associated Press
Youngstown, O
Joseph Heffernan
Municipal Court Today
Poincare Takes Helm in France with New Cabinet
Paris March 28 The French ministerial crisis ends as Raymond Poincare forms a new cabinet. He retained two ministers and brought ten new ones to pursue firmness in foreign affairs law and order and internal economy. The lineup includes Lefevre du Prey Deserves,Bokanowski Capus Fabry and Maginot among others. The cabinet aims to push Ruhr policy and postwar taxation while reorganizing under ministerial changes with a debut Monday in Parliament.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Raymond Poincare
Miller
M. Poincare
Lefevre du Prey
Interior
Justin Deserves
M.francois- Marsal
M. Maginot
M. le Trocquer
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Daniel Vincent
M. LeTrocquer
Ruhr
Poincare
M. Capus
National
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Ministry of Commerce
M. de Selves
M. Manoury
M. de Jouvenal
Mafin
Faby
Marshal Joffre
M. Bokanowski
Record Flight Covers 318 Miles From Buffalo
Lieutenants M. L. Elliott and Homer B. Chandler flew 318 miles in 2 hours 21 minutes from Buffalo, aided by a favorable wind. The distance would take ten hours by train.
Law Violation Debate Shifts to Mellon Amid Cabinet Pressure
March 28 report from Washington notes Senator McKellar proposes a Judiciary Committee probe into Secretary Mellon for possible violation of the law barring a Treasury head from engaging in trade. Republicans frame the move as part of a cloakroom plan to target multiple Cabinet members, with Wallace and Hoover named as likely next targets.
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Daugherty
Denby
Senate
Mellon
McKellar
Dem
Tenn
Judiciary Committee
Mellen
Treasury
Wadsworth
Rep
N.Y
Coolidge
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Arkansas
Robinson
Caraway
Reed
Senator Watson
Avondale Woman Struck by Auto on Gholson Reading
Miss Alphena Kippenbrock 3634 Reading road was struck and suffered a fractured skull as Rasch 48% Mitchell avenue drove along slippery rails near Gholson and Reading. Doctors fear the injuries could prove fatal. Rasch is held by police. Also injured: John McCloud 111 West Tenth Newport fractured arm possible internal injuries and leg injuries after a hit and run at Tenth and Monmouth. John Innis 1035 West street fractured right leg after collision with Harold Sullivan 3839 St Lawrence Ave at Ninth Carr streets. Sullivan exonerated. Taken to General Hospital.
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Reading Road
Robert H. Rasch
Mitchell Avenue
Gholson Avenue
General Hospital
Rasch
Miss Kippenbrook
John McCloud
West Tenth Street
Newport
Kentucky
Tenth
Monmouth Streets
John Innis
West Street
Harold Sullivan
St. Lawrence Avenue
Ninth and
Carr Streets
Sullivan
Daugherty Expected to Open New York Law Office
Close associates predict former Attorney General Daugherty will launch a New York law practice with powerful connections in the metropolis. He left Washington abruptly, making it impossible to confirm his future plans.
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Daugherty
New York
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Metropolis
Columbus
Looted state arsenal goods valued under three thousand
Investigation into the Columbus state arsenal thefts centers on 200 blankets 90 overcoats and 248 cotton breeches found on a truck. Lieutenant Berlin C. Jacobs 28 a World War veteran confessed bringing the goods for sale and is held on bond. Col J P Lawler and Gov Donahey aided the arrest plus a federal role.
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Columbus
Frank B. Henderson
Berlin C. Jacobs
Liberty
J. P. Lawler
Donahey
General’s Department
Joe Topper
United States
Wright
Arsenal
Lawler
Jacobs
Henderson
State Arsenal
Bucyrus
Ohio Locomotive Crane Company
Henderon
Hough
Jacob
Ohio National Guards
Condition of La Follette Reported Satisfactory
Wisconsin Senator La Follette ill with pneumonia had a satisfactory night according to his physician after a very good day. Fever returned today though lower than recent days and tempera ture showed some improvement though not normal.
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Washington
la Follette
Wisconsin
Bank Robbery in Hazard Nets Up to 14000 Dollars
Two unmasked men robbed the Wicco State Bank at Wicco Kentucky fourteen miles from Hazard of between 10000 and 14000 dollars and fled into the mountains.
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Hazard
Wicco
Naked infant found in yard near shed
Police rushed a four pound ten ounce newborn boy to a hospital after a baker in Cleveland discovered a nude baby in his yard between a shed and a wooden fence. Authorities said the infant appeared to have been born less than an hour earlier.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Robert Nadich
Daugherty resigns as Attorney General amid Oval Office turmoil
Harry M. Daugherty quits as Attorney General after Coolidge asks for his resignation during a Senate inquiry. He flies to Atlantic City to rest before plans to return to Washington and face Cabinet replacement discussions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
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Coolidge
Senate
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Daugherty
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Harlan F. Stone
Columbia University School of Law
Alexander J. Groesbeck
Michigan
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth District
Hughes
League Plan Proposes Arms Traffic Control
The League of Nations Sub committee on Arms adopted a plan to restrict international traffic in arms and munitions. The framework, based on work by Prof Dupriez, Major Mills, Admiral Marquis de Magaz, and Leon Jouhaux, would require government licenses with each country retaining power to grant or deny licenses.
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St. Germain
League of Nations
Prof
Dupriez
Svain University
Major Mills
England
Marquis de Magaz
Spain
Leon Jouhaux
France
United States
America
League
Mine Blast Kills 26 in West Virginia Yukon Mine
A gas ignition from head lamps sparked the No 2 Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Co mine blast at Yukon in McDowell County. Twenty six miners died as rescue and recovery teams worked, with six others rescued and investigations pending into the cause.
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West Virginia
Associated Press
Bluefield
W. Va
Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Company
Yukon
McDowell County
J. A. Demcheck
Coal Company
No. 2
Welch
Demchoek
Tornado Kills Eight in Oklahoma Town. Hundreds Hurt
A tornado struck Shawnee Oklahoma injuring about one hundred and killing eight, demolishing the Jefferson grade school and 150 to 200 homes. Victims include W P Dix Mrs John Payton a white man around 60 and two girls aged 14 and 16 plus the Collins baby and Ellis. Relief efforts mobilize as the hospital fills with seriously injured.
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Associated Press
Shawnee
Okla
Nado
Jefferson
John Payton
Collins
Ellis
Tornado injures five near Noble Oklahoma
Five persons were reported injured near Noble Oklahoma about 25 miles south of Oklahoma City when a tornado struck the town late today according to information received by the Peels phone company here.
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Noble
Okla
Oklahoma City
Here
Fie Peels
Four Hurt as Vernon Tornado Strikes Wilbarger County
A tornado hit Vernon, county seat of Wilbarger County, about seventy miles northwest of Wichita Falls Texas, injuring four people and causing heavy property damage this afternoon.
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Wichita
Falls
Tex
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Here
Boy Killed by Lightning as Tornadoes Hit Kansas
A Wichita report notes a boy was killed by lightning at Goffs Kansas as tornadoes struck Southeastern Kansas. Severe wind damaged homes in Crisfield and Attica, wrecked the Santa Fe station, and lifted about thirty box cars. Livestock losses and farm-building damage were reported near Attica Elk Falls and surrounding areas.
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Kan
Goffs
Crisfield
Santa Fe
Attica
Elk Falls
Here
Collapse of Building Endangers Two Occupants in Bottoms
Two men escaped serious harm when a section of the Pease Mill work Company building on Augusta Street collapsed late yesterday. Sign painter William Hendricks was struck by debris but survived, while Thomas Toner fled unharmed. Hendricks was taken to General Hospital. Police ordered adjacent residents to evacuate as inspectors assess structural weakness blamed on a recent freight terminal explosion.
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Pease Company
Robert Mitchell Company
Charles H. Pease
Ridgeway Avenue
Front
John Streets
William Hendricks
Thomas Toner
Hendricks
General Hospital
Toner
Wrigley Drops Johnson Support After Public Splits
Los Angeles March 28 William Wrigley Jr confirms he has withdrawn his backing from Hiram Johnson's presidential campaign though they remain personal friends He cites disagreement with Johnson policies and says he will not actively support a candidate until after the nomination He predicts Calvin Coolidge will be nominated and elected.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Hiram Johnson
William Wrigley, Jr
Johnson
Hiram
Calvin
Coolidge
Senator Lodge Seeks Daugherty Removal and Retirement
The strand of events centers on Senator Lodge pressing for Daugherty’s removal amid a broader reaction to the attorney general’s dismissal. The article portrays the case as a tragic, cautionary tale in the political arena with no quick decision forthcoming.
Coolidge Accepts Daugherty Resignation to Heal Party Rift
President Coolidge ends the Daugherty controversy by requesting the Attorney General's resignation after political pressure from Congress and party leaders. Daugherty promptly complies, with critics arguing his departure restores public confidence and reduces cabinet tension amid ongoing investigations.
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