Supreme Court Rules Railroads Win Billion-Dollar Valuation Case
The U S Supreme Court rules five to three that the Interstate Commerce Commission undervalued railroad property, reversing a key rate-making formula. The St Louis O Fallon Railway case could raise railroad values by roughly twenty billion dollars due to replacement costs versus market value. Justice Brandeis Holmes and Stone dissented, arguing the commission did consider replacement costs.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis & O’fallon
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Brandeis
Justice Stone
Justice Butled
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Justice McReynolds
O’fallon
Jutices
Debenture Vote Looms In House Farm Bill Fight
House Farm Relief Conference members signaled a possible roll call on the export debenture plan. Senate conferees warned the farm bill could fail without a House vote, pressing leaders for action and delaying other bill sections until the issue is resolved.
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Washington
House
Farm Relief Conference Committee
Senate
Spee
Hoover’s Law Enforcement Commission Is Appointed
Newton D. Baker honored as Hoover’s law enforcement commission member. Old First Presbyterian Church members approve a plan to build a twenty two story mixed use building at 142 Hast Fourth Street. Architect Eldridge Hannaford presents interior and exterior sketches. project includes stores on the first two floors and church spaces near the top floors.
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Law Enforcement Commission
Newton D. Baker
First Presbyterian Church
Hast Fourth Street
Eldridge Hannaford
Glinis Official Links Gas to Cleveland Clinic Disaster
Dr William E Lower co founder and director of the Cleveland Clinic attributes 124 deaths to nitrogen dioxide gas from film de composition in X ray plate coverings. He notes gas may act quickly or take up to 24 hours and says other poisons may have contributed as coroner probes basement conditions.
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William Lower
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
William E. Lower
Clinic
Lower
Pearse
Native Son of Cincinnati Heads RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
Cincinnati leader named chief executive pledges to build a disciplined, high minded board to govern Radcliffe College with impartial judgment as the new head.
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Cincinnati
Charter city manager clash shapes Cincinnati campaign
Cincinnati Charter Committee meeting draws 900 supporters as Mayor Seasongood assails big business fears. Russell Wilson leads the nine candidate charter slate with Edgar Hannaford and others named. national enforcement panel selected by President Hoover includes George W. Wickersham and Newton D. Baker.
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Russell. Wilson
Cincinnati Charter Committee
Friends of the Charter Movement
Seasongood
Edgar N. Hannaford
Cincinnati
Russell Wilson
Presbyterian and
Mason
Cincinnatus Association
Edward B Imbus
Hunt
Knights of Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Price Hill Business Men's Club
Council
Harold P. Murray
Secret flight to elude death drives Lindbergh family to North Haven
The Boston Post will report that a plot to extort fifty thousand dollars from Dwight Morrow, U.S. ambassador to Mexico, prompted Col. Charles Lindbergh and the Mor rows family to flee to North Haven. Countermeasures included Secret Service guards and a staged move of Con stance Morrow from Milton Academy to protect the fifteen year old notional student.
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United States
Mexico
Constance
Col
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Morrow
North Haven
Secret Service
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Academy
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Washington
New York
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Bold Youth Robs Candy Shop on Main Street
A young bandit robbed Meakin's candy shop at 529 Main Street last night at 9 45 taking about 200 dollars and two colas. Clerk Miss Ethel Duncan described him as about 25, tall, who fled south on Main Street after threatening staff with a pistol.
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Main Street
Ethel Duncan
East Eighth Street
Dan Marshall
East Twelfth Street
Miss Duncan
Governor seeks counsel to halt Madison County dog races
Governor Cooper asked Attorney General Gilbert Bettman for advice on stopping gambling at dog races in West Jefferson Madison County after officials were served notice last week. Races opened with gambling in vogue and continued despite warnings.
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Columbus
West Jefferson
Madison County
Cooper
Gilbert Bettman
House Tariff Bill Debate Nears End in Congress
In Washington on May 20 the general debate on the tariff bill neared its end as Democrats pressed for higher duties on manufactures and sugar tariff opponents voiced protests. Closing debate may occur tomorrow or Wednesday with a Republican conference to set a special rule for amendment work.
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Coolidge
Washington
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Allgood
Four Held After Man Is Fatally Shot in Quarrel
William Preston, 30, was shot through the heart at the northeast corner of Third and Sycamore streets. Jeptha Brown, 56, Delores Merrell, 33, Earl Pendleton, 29, and Elmer Brown, 19, are held on suspicion. Investigators say the fight began over an absent woman after drinking at Jeptha Brown’s 310 Sycamore street flat.
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Sycamore
Third
Sycamore Streets
Jeptha Brown
Sycamore Street
Delores Merrell
Oregon Street
Earl Pendleton
Dayton Street
Dayton, Ky
Elmer Brown
Merrill
Preston
Brown
Sergt
Stath
Erhardt
Crampton
Tabor
Rudd
Bartley
Mesgar
Black Optic Ends Hoover's Fishing Trip
President Hoover sustained a black eye during a weekend fishing visit to his Virginia preserve. He stumbled on a limb near the Rapidan River while approaching the stream with his rod. Lieut. Commander Joel T. Boone treated him, and he spent the afternoon resting instead of fishing.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Rapidan River
United States Considers Reducing War Occupation Debt
Washington officials discussed trimming the U S claim against Germany for occupation expenses if Allied powers agree to cut their claims. Secretary Stimson noted potential proportional reductions from the 203 667 110 75 outstanding, while Mixed Claims Commission awards of 143 777 734 84 would be redistributed but not reduced in total.
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Hoover
Executive Department
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Rhine
Stimson
State Department
Army pilot dies as ground maneuvers begin in Ohio
Second Lieut. Florin W. Shade of Hays Kansas, attached to the First Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field Michigan, died when his plane crashed in a plowed field near Yellow Springs Ohio. In Dayton Ohio wartime maneuvers near Columbus involve 800,000 imaginary troops with real soldiers, air and ground units, and planned air raids on Columbus and coast cities.
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Darby Creek
Columbus
Dennis E. Nolan
Blue Army
George H. Jamerson
Benjamin Harrison
Benson W. Hough
Ohio National Guard
W. H. Waldron
Ft. Thomas
Red First Army
New York
Atlantic City
Ohio
Keystone
Woman Identified at Morgue After Clark Street Car Death
The body of Miss Elizabeth York, 65, tailoress of 1043 Rittenhouse street, found yesterday at Twelfth and Vine, identified at the Morgue last night as the deceased. A heart attack was blamed for her death after alighting from a Clark street car. A man about 76 was found in Mill Creek near Reading, believed to have been in the water for days and left on the bank as the stream receded.
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Vine Streets
Elizabeth York
Rittenhouse Street
Clark Street
Mill Creek
Reading
Murder charges loom in probe of child death
Coroner Swings continues inquiry into Ella May Nichols death as her stepfather George Moore and mother Orie Moore deny injuring the 11 year old of Milford. Autopsy reveals skull fracture multiple injuries and a dislocated wrist while the mother claims no blows occurred.
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Swing
Ella May Nichols
Milford
George Moore
Orie Moore
D. C. Handley
Woman Freed In Priest Death Acquittal Cites Insanity
Mrs. Maeme Guerrieri mother of five and confessing slayer of Rev. Father Joseph Riccardi pastor of St. Anthony's Catholic Church Canton Ohio was acquitted of first degree murder on insanity grounds. Verdict leaves her status unsettled with possible insanity affidavit pending and she was ordered held. The shooting occurred after mass on March 10 and Guerrieri confessed immediately.
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Maeme Guerrieri
Joseph Riccardi
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Father Riccardi
St. Anthony's Church
Four Motors May Be Used in Graf Zeppelin Trip
Engineers repair the Graf Zeppelin in Cuirs with day and night work to ready for the return flight to Friedrichshafen. Captain Lehmann cites Dr. Hugo Eckener as key to plans, with a safe direct homeward trip possible once out of the hangar. Four motors expected operational by Wednesday when Eckener arrives.
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Cuers
France
Friedrichshafen
Lehmann
Hugo Eckener
Morgan Triumphs Over Sorio In Wrigley Field Bout
Ted Morgan the junior lightweight champion defeated Baby Sal Sorio of San Bernardino California in a ten round title fight at Wrigley Field Los Angeles on May 20.
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Los Angeles
Ted Morgan
Baby Sal Sorio
San Bernardino
Cal
Pope Pius May Leave Vatican For Corpus Christi Procession
Sources say Pope Pius may depart the Vatican on May 30 Corpus Christi to join a procession to St Peters Square in an extraordinary display. The move hinges on ratifications of the Lateran Treaties by that date, after which the square would be Papal territory.
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Pius
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Corpus Christi
St. Peters Square
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