George J Gould Dies in France at 49
George Jay Gould financier and railroad heir dies at his villa in Cap Martin France after a lingering illness pneumonia began in March He was 49 and his wife and two children were at his bedside Funeral services planned for tomorrow Gould expanded Jay Gould estate from 6000 to over 20000 miles of railroad and managed Western Union He married Edith Kingdon in 1886 and Jeanne Sinclaw in 1922 whose marriage cost 3 million from Ediths estate He had health troubles including bronchial issues and a 1923 lawsuit related breakdown and Europe recuperation.
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Associated Press
Cap Martin
France
George J. Gould
Mentone Lawn Tennis Club
George Jay Gould
Gould
Jay Gould
America
Western Union Telegraph Comany
New York City
Nathan Gould
Gold
England
John PD
John D. Rockefeller
Young Gould
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Atlantic Coast
George Gould
Mr. Gould
Edith Kingdon
Lakewood
N. J
Jeanne Sinclaw
EditheGeorge, Jr
Kingdon
Paris
Europe
German Bank Demands $2 Million After Upmann Failure
Deutsche Bank of Berlin demands over 2 million from H Upmann & Co Havana administrators claiming cash and securities on deposit at failure were non-seizable by creditors.
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Havana
Cuba
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
H. Upmann & Co
Upmann
Railroad contractor John Scott dies en route home
Ripley New York May 16 John Scott seventy six year old railroad contractor of Los Angeles died in his automobile while returning to California from a visit to his old home near Syracuse Cause of death was given as apoplexy
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Rah
Ripley
N. Y
John Scott
Los Angeles
California
Syracuse
Engineer Dead At Throttle In Ohio Train Crash
In Ohio near Oakland between Coldwater and Ft. Recovery a passenger train struck a freight train head on. Officials say engineer George Bassler likely suffered apoplexy, staying at the throttle as the collision occurred. Over twenty injured, with victims from Lima Chicago Delphos and other towns. A relief train rushed physicians to Oakland.
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Ohio
Score
George Bassler
Lima
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Oakland
Coldwater
Ft. Recovery
P. G. Early
Bassler
Bassier
Early
Brown
Lima City Hospital
C. F. Burley
Salesman
Olmstead Street
Chicago
Sarah D. Starr
Bryant
Ind
G. M. Goodman
Farmer
Findlay
Ie. A. Siford
Eva Brock
Frankton
Delphos
O. P
O. R. Gamble
Co. I. Iches
Sandusky
W. M. Deakon
Tipton
Ver Hamburger
Portland
Eight Warrants Issued in Rum Fleet Conspiracy Case
The U S government obtained eight federal warrants charging conspiracy to violate the Volstead act and defraud customs in a rum fleet operation from Miami to Boston. Defendants include Alfred Ernest Corns of Uniontown Pa and several New York and Philadelphia men. arrests expected in Miami and elsewhere. No further details beyond pursuit plans and named individuals.
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Associated Press
New York
Government
Miami
Boston
Alfred Ernest Corns
Uniontown
United States
Hayward
Charles T. Cox
Brooklyn
Charles W. Johnson
Philadelphia
Jacob A. Kirch
Nathan Scharlin
Abraham Scharlin
Harry L. Marks
Edward A. Flani
Chicago
Scotland
Marks
Kirch
Flanigan
Washington
Herman l L. Falk
Cuba
Cox
Alexander
Jersey
Cordovan
Havana
Harding Warns Against State Day Law Repeal
President Harding urges caution over repealing state prohibition enforcement statutes warning of conflict between state and federal authorities. He comments in a letter to Wesley Wait as New York state debates the bill awaiting Governor Smith’s action.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Harding
Wesley Wait
Smith
United States
Watt
Lincoln
Federal Court sentences twelve in West Virginia coal and timber fraud
Omaha jury convictes eight on use and conspiracy to use mails to defraud in the Colonial Timber and Coal promotion case. Thomas Matters receives five years and $10,000 fine. others get lesser penalties. Government alleges invalid title to 700,000 acres. Twenty-five indicted. several cases dismissed or pending. some fugitives.
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W.va
Omaha, Neb
Colonial Timber and Coal Corporation
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas H. Matters
Omaha
Willard V. Mathews
H. Rogers
Lincoln
Neb
Vogel Gettier
Lerobert Eykelboom
Homer Molyneux
George L. Roach
Denver
Walter L. Stikel
Kearney
Ralph W. Sunderland
H. Fuller
City
John Hecox
Harold R. Cozier
Harris Fuller
Colonial Corporation
West Virginia
Proscution
A. of Seg Beh
Nollo Cone
Seance Scandal Lands Mrs Pressnall in Custody
Mrs Peggie O Neil exposes a glowing flashlight trick during a Hamilton seance at 16 West Ninth street leading to Mrs Charles Ts Pressnall being arrested on false pretenses. The incident ended with a fainted Riley girl and a police inquiry scheduled for this morning.
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Peggie O'Neil
Hamilton
West Ninth Street
Marié Johnson
Cutter Street
O'Neil
Mrs. Johnson
Charles Ts. Pressnall
Reading Road
Mrs. O'Neil
Copelaw
Pressnall
Only Known Fatality In Hot Springs Flood
In Hot Springs Arkansas the only known death from the flood is Mrs Bertha Christensen wife of S C Christensen a chef at the Army and Navy Hospital She suffered a fractured skull and other injuries after being swept three blocks along Central Avenue Monday night Rescuers cut free her hair tangled in a rope and she died at a hospital tonight The city showed marked recovery from the flood and fire.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Bertha Christensen
S.C. Christensen
Army and Navy Hospital
Christensen
Central Avenue
Wes
Soviet Ship Ejected From Turkish Harbor
Constantinople May 16 Turkish authorities notified a Soviet ship arriving from Smyrna that it must depart at once. The action is said to be in reprisal for the Soviet refusal to admit four Turkish ships to Batum.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
Batum
America Assured of Abiding Peace in Far East
President says with clouds clearing and distrust scrapped, America is assured of lasting peace in the Far East. He warns against excessive Western rhetoric that could compromise government actions with allies.
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America
Far East
Hughes
Harding Clarifies World Court Stand Ahead of Congress
President Harding reaffirms support for the World Court project while delaying active campaigning. He says Congress must reconvene to decide and will seek Senate advice and possible reservations to safeguard US interests. Irreconcilables remain hopeful but the President plans to back the proposal fully in the next Congress.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Harding
Congress
Republican Party
Warren Harding
White House
Executive
World Court
New York
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
America
League of Nations
Europe
United States
Parked car returns to find baby in rear seat
In Youngstown Ohio R Lentz parked on a downtown street and found a three months old girl inside his car after an hour. A note signed Heart Broken Mother pleaded for adoption due to desertion and lack of funds to support the child.
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Youngstown
Firebug Sentenced to Ten Years in Kingston Penitentiary
London Ontario May 16 John Ison confessed to setting thirty eight fires in the vicinity causing property losses over 100000 and was sentenced today to ten years in Kingston Penitentiary.
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London
Ont
John Ison
Kingston Penitentiary
Clarke says World Court possible if Harding fights on
Former Supreme Court Justice John H. Clarke visits Cincinnati to urge nonpartisan support for the League of Nations. He asserts Harding can defeat the World Court plan if he persists. Clarke favors entering with reservations and aims to depoliticize the issue for voters. The event is hosted by the Cincinnati Branch of the League of Nations Non-Partisan Association with Judge Robert S. Marx hosting a honor luncheon.
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United States
Harding
John H. Clarke
United States Supreme Court
Cincinnati
League of Nation
Hotel
Gibson
Justice Clarke
New York
Atlanta
Senate
Middle West
League of Nations
League
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association
Gerrit S. Sykes
Franklin School
Robert S. Marx
Hamilton County
Croker's Widow Linked to Fraud Claims At Hearing
In Dublin on May 16 the Court of Appeals allowed Mrs Ethel C White daughter of the late Richard Croker to intervene in a probate case against Bula Croker widow of the ex Tammany Hall chief. The plea alleges fraud claiming Bula Croker was wife to Guy Marone before her marriage to Croker and that she concealed this fact to influence Croker and his will.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Court of Appeals
Ethel C White
Bula Croker
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Guy R. Marone
Richard‘Croker
Justice Dodd
Croker
William Jellett
Jellett
Sergeant Hanna
Northampton
Mass
Guy Marone
Gaetano Marone
Marone
New York
Northwest
Europe
Ethel C. White
Florence FE. Morris
Howard
Northwestern offers $10,000 reward in Mount disappearance case
Northwestern University trustees authorize a $10,000 reward for information clearing up the 1921 Mount case. Dr. Walter Dill Scott confirms the offer and pledges cooperation with state authorities as 800 students express confidence in him and disapprove past investigation methods.
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Mount Case
Scott
Associated Press
Chicago
Northwestern University
Walter Dill Scott
Leighton Mount
Evanston
Mount
Leighton Mount, A
Hughes Sees Peace Progress Despite World Tension
Secretary Hughes told the National Conference of Social Work that the United States enjoys broad peace prospects with other nations. He cited disarmament of thought and the Washington Arms Conference, plus goodwill efforts in Latin America, as proof of progress and the avoidance of artificial alliances. He warned against public sentiment that hinders diplomatic adjustment and praised relief work as boosting American goodwill abroad.
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Washington
America
Hughes
National Conference of Social Work
Pacific
South and
Central America
United States
Latin America
Dentist Held to Jury For Possessing Plates To Make Counterfeit
Dr. Felix Rivkin, a dentist and artist from New York and Chicago, was arrested as he stepped from a train in Chicago and charged by the Secret Service with possessing plates for making counterfeit money. He and counsel argued the plates were for imprints on leather wallets and cited a copyright application. The commissioner noted extenuating circumstances but bound Rivkin to the Federal Grand Jury.
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Chicago
Felix Rivkin
New York
Government
Secret Service
Rivkin
United States
Glass
Federal Grand Jury
Rivking
Ranabee Aoe Ee
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