Landis impeachment case outlined by Welty in Congress
The House Judiciary Committee delves into Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis amid impeachment charges over his 42500 dollar annual outside baseball contract. Welty cites a magnate letter as basis for conflict while other members demand full facts and swift action.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Welty
Democrat
Ohio
Landis
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Representatives Husted
New York
Goodykoontz
West Virginia
Boies
Iowa
Husted
Judge Landis
Organized Baseball
Chicago
Lanis
Representative Gallivan
Massachusetts
Gallivan
Representative Walsh
Volstead
Clyne
Hartford Banker Dies by Own Action After Resignation Request
William B. Bassett, vice-president of the Phoenix National Bank, shot himself on Kenyon Street Hartford Conn. The act followed a demand by bank president Leon P. Broadhurst for Bassett's resignation over alleged conduct unbecoming an officer, which preyed on his mind.
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Hartford
Conn
William B. Bassett
Phoenix National Bank
New England
Kenyon Street
Leon P. Broadhurst
Bassett
Rail overcharge claims flood Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces a flood of railroad overcharge complaints from government control days. A railroad administration ruling moves all claims to the commission for action, with clerks predicting about 500,000 filings soon. Swift & Co. reportedly has 100,000 claims.
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Interstate Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Swift & Co
Diplomats Scheduled for Inauguration Ceremonies
Washington report notes changes in invitation ritual for March 4 inaugural events. Diplomatic corps will receive admission cards for Senate seating and wives attend from the diplomatic gallery, with envoys marching in by precedence. Harding will take the oath on a Bible used since Washington's first inauguration, arranged through St. John’s Lodge and Elliott Woods.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
State Department
Calvin Coolidge
Harding
George Washington
Elliott Woods
St. John's Lodge
No. 1
New York City
Senate Appropriations Panel Advances Relief Aid and Tariff Deals
Senate appropriation committee approves 500000 for ocean relief shipments to China and lawmakers plan immediate enactment. Conferees settle Fordney tariff talks while House and Senate debate wheat duties and revenue measures. Senate judiciary panel shows reservations on the China Trade bill as President Wilson signs the District of Columbia appropriation into law.
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China
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States
Panama
Costa Rica
Pacific
Senate
House
Longworth
Ohio
New York State
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
District ,of Columbia
Hoover Accepts Cabinet Post and Expands Commerce Plan
After a call from President-Elect Harding, Herbert Hoover announced his decision to become secretary of commerce. He proposed a major reorganization to elevate the department, adding bureaus and activities to support economic relief and foreign policy, while continuing leadership of European relief efforts and his public institutions commitments.
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New York
Harding
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Commerce
Har‘ing
Congress
Department of Commerce
Europe
United States
Stardling
Navy Senate increases 496 million appropriation
The Senate Naval Committee approved an appropriations bill totaling 496,023,130 with a rise of 100,518,686 over the House version. Aviation funding climbs from 6,913,431 to 18,729,000 an 11,815,569 increase and 15,000,000 is set aside to build two airplane carriers.
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Senate
House
Washington
Naval Committee
Night sessions for House extend hours to clear supply bills
Washington report says night House sessions will begin at 11 am with a supper recess 6 to 8 pm to dispose of all appropriation bills before adjournment on March 4. Mondell, Republican leader, cites delay in conference reports as the reason for the longer schedule.
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Washington
House
Representative Mondell
Japan Refuses Yap Mandate Concession at League
Paris Viscount Ishii stated Japan would not consent to reconsider Yap island mandate. Washington notes warned the League not to recognize the Yap mandate and urged reconsideration of class C mandates. The U S pleaded impartial decisions and internationalize or protect Yap, while talks closed without a decision.
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Paris
Viscount Ishii
League of Nations Council
Japan
Yap
Wallace
de Cunha
Washington
League
America
United States
Island of
Balfour
England
Leon Bourgeois
France
Widely Traced World Briefs of Political and Criminal Moves
New York chief inspector William J. Lahey is indicted for an unlawful $50 gratuity by ex-Governor Whitman. Newark city controller Charles L. Craig gets 60 days for contempt of court over comments on receiverships. New YorkSugar official Hawley announces first offerings at 4.5 cents per lb to U S ports. Boston Harvard Germanic Museum reopens. Chicago robbers loot John Magnus & Co. Safes blown, losses up to 70,000 with 40,000 cash and 30,000 in securities. St Louis sues to dissolve the Southern Pine Association for Sherman act violations.
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New York
William J. Lahey
Police Department
Charles S. Whitman
Newark
New York Railways
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
R. B. Hawley
Boston
Harvard University
Germanic Museum
United States
Chicago
John Magnus & Co
John Magnus
World News Drags On With Domestic Signals From Washington Report
A broad digest notes Senate action on the shipping board policy and naval appropriations, with the army bill, daylight saving repeal, and ongoing labor disputes. It mentions President Wilson and Harding’s Capitol ride, Chicago mall theft clemency, and European troop recalls.
Nation's Business Highlights From February Trade News
There was a fair run of jobbing in the wholesale tax market with broad participation. Local output and Canada sugar refiners shipped 59 000 to 65 000 bags of Cuban raw sugars for February March at 44 cents. The market shows firmness on high grade butter. A B Jones formerly vice president of B F Goodrich was elected president of the Kelly Springfield Tire Company. John E K Benton announced 42 states will join Wisconsin in a Supreme Court suit to test ICC authority to regulate state rates. New York Senate passed a bill to reorganize the State Industrial Commission 33 to 9. Baltimore Shipbuilding and Drydock Co announced a 10 percent wage cut. Clavengo Real Estate Board opposed spring rent increases. Retail prices in January declined 3 percent per department of labor report.
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Canada
A. B. Jones
B. F. Goodrich Company
Kelly- Springfield Tire Company
John EK. Benton
National Association of Mailway Commissioners
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Senate
State Industrial Commission
Miller
Baltimore Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Clavengo Real Estate Board
Department of Labor
Enrico Caruso to sail for Italy in March says Dr Stella
General Enrico Caruso, recovering from illness, plans to sail to Italy in March according to his attending physician Dr Stella. The report notes the return voyage while detailing other political and social items from the era.
Pesek defies Stanislaus Zbyszko in wrestling duel
John Pesek of Chicago hurls a defi ant, offering to let the winner take the entire purse in a wrestling challenge against Stanislaus Zbyszko.
Global tensions and local crimes cross era headlines
Viscount Uchida defends Japan in Diet over California anti- Japanese laws. A German youth was detained inside Doorn grounds. Bahia Blanca prosecutor charges Senator Iberlucca with seditious talk. US troop brides issue worries Coblenz authorities. Robbery at Bank of Montreal Toronto yields 30000 in cash and securities. Sikh riots in Nakanasa hid, Punjab leave many dead or wounded. Cunard lines plans Cuba Europe service. Two Irish Constabulary officers shot in Dublin Castle. French chamber trims war budget by 1.402 billion francs. Canadian Pacific to survey 2 million acres on Vancouver Island.
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Viscount Uchida
Diet
Japan
California
Doorn
E. del Calle Iberlucca
Bahia Blanca
Socialist Party
Third Internationale
United States
Coblenz
Bank of Montreal
Toronto
Nakanasa
Punjab
India
Cuba
Cunard Line
Royal Irish Constabularly
Dublin Castle
Chamber of Deputies
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Vancouver Island
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Joseph J. Ryan
Dorothy L. Whiteford
Royal Vagabond
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Miss Whiteford
Senate Chamber
NAVY
Donald B. Macmillan
Arctic
Philadelphia
Hudson Bay
Baron Ishii
World News
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Shipping Board
Senate Naval
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
New York Assembly
South Bend
Ind
Toledo
Frazier
North Dakota
Executive Council
London
Ernest Evans
Lloyd George
Llewellyn Willams
Cardigan
Wales
Rhine
Judge Land's
Robert J. Carey
Nation’s Business
Enrico
Caruso
Italy
Stella
Downing
Illinois
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Russia
City of
Tax Commission
Charles Ib. Craig
New York Senate Cities Committee
Williard Parker Hospital
John Pesek
Stanislaus Zbyszko
John
Merion Cricket Club
George Whitted
Pirates
K. M. Landis
Phil Todt
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Hamburg
Kelly
Mount Laffee
Flannery
Jess
Albert
Belgium
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne
Aero Club of France
Christiania
Harald Stroem
Stroem
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