Indictments in 1919 World Series Throw Plot
Chicago March 26 1944 Eight indictments were returned by the Cook county grand jury charging conspiracy to defraud obtaining money and other counts in the second investigation into the 1919 World Series throw alleged by White Sox players Carl Zork Ben Franklin Ben Lexi Louie Lexi David Zelzer Abe Attel Joseph J Sullivan and the Levi brothers are named with three counts per indictment Bonds set at 3000 each Extradition proceedings started for apprehension and East Coast organization work cited Chicago officials say Zork and Franklin organized the plot with Sullivan handling the east and Attel acting as traveling agent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cook County
Cincinnati
White Sox
Carl Zork
Ben Franklin
St. Louis
Ben
Louie Lexi
Des Moines
David Zelzer
Robert E. Crowe
Levi Brothers
State Attorney's
Joseph J. Sullivan
East
Abe Attel
Indiana University Women to Debate at Iowa City
Special women students from Indiana University will debate Iowa City women on May 12 in Iowa City. The program marks the first inter-collegiate debate by university women at Iowa. Indiana will choose its position on granting Philippine independence by the United States by June 1, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Indiana
Towa
Philippine Islands
United States
Bloomington
Ind
Rancher Guilty in Charcoal Liquor Case in Seattle
William Phillips, a Port Orchard rancher, found guilty by a federal jury in Seattle of possessing two charcoal pieces with intent to use in manufacturing liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seatttle, Wash
William Phillips
Port Orchard, Wash
Weather outlook and conditions across regions
Chicago forecast calls for rain tonight, warming east and colder west, with a Sunday change to snow and much colder conditions. Winds shift. Washington prediction, Iowa territory, for the week, shows generally fair with rain chances midweek, freezing temperatures at start, then normal, and a much colder Sunday with near 20 degrees above zero Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Weather Summary from Maine Observations
The past 24 hours in Maine show snow or sleet across several counties. Dr. H. M. Stanley records varied accumulations with wintery conditions continuing and light precipitation in many towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Stanley
Maine
Bandits Kill Express Messenger in Chicago Payroll Heist
Five bandits shot and killed Galemiel Johnston, a messenger for a city express company in Chicago. They escaped with a $5,000 payroll after seizing the money, while earlier four bandits held up an engineering firm paymaster and fled in a taxi with a $15,000 payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Galemiel Johnston
City Express
Johnston
Japan Claims Special Rights In Siberia In Russia Relations
In Tokyo March 26 former Minister Viscount Uchida told the House of Representatives that powers fully recognize Far Eastern Siberia as having a special relationship to Japan. He said Japan’s rights there would be protected and could condition Russian recognition. Masano Hanihara noted US trade talks with Russia were unconfirmed and would be important if they occurred.
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Tokio
House of Representtatives
Viscount Uchida
Far
Siberia
Japan
United States
Russia
Masano Hanihara
Rusia
Diver Walker Reaches Deepest In Aluminum Suit
Vancouver March 26 Frank Walker, diver and inventor, tests an aluminum diving suit. He claims five hundred feet as possible with comfort. A recent dive reached 296 feet, a world record claim. The suit weighs over 200 pounds and extends 50 pounds in the soles. Internal pressure at depth was about forty pounds per square inch. External pressure reached 170 pounds. Ball bearing joints and metal hands are included. Construction cost about $3000. Walker is a well known diver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frank Walkers
Walker
Walters
Woman Cabinet Member First in Canada History
Vancouver March 26 Four years after Mrs Ralph Smith was elected to the provincial legislature and four months after she won the greatest BC majority Premier John Oliver named her to the cabinet as president of the council the first woman to hold that post in Canada She said she regards it as an honor to womanhood of the province not to herself
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Vancouver
B. C
Ralph Smith
British Columbian
John Oliver
Canada
Stock Buyer Killed Jumping From Car Near Winthrop
George Trainor a stock buyer was killed in Winthrop Iowa last night at 11 p m after leaping from a moving automobile to avoid a switch engine being struck. He was dragged under the car for about thirty feet. Two others jumped and escaped unhurt as did the driver.
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Winthrop
George Trainor
German Lad Fatally Shot by Unfamiliar Gun
Frank Kral 18 arrived from Germany to visit uncle Louis Kral of Stickney Florida. He found his uncle's revolver yesterday and did not know it was loaded. He died at Berwyn Hospital from a bullet wound to the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Kral
Germany
Louis Kral
Stickney
Kral
Berwyn
Hoover Campaign for Funds Close in Iowa
The Hoover campaign for funds closed in Iowa today with the state credited for contributing 355,889 dollars. In Montreal the Master Plumbers association announced immediate change to pay by the hour for work done and not by the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Campaign For Funds
Des Moines
Hoover
Iowa
Montreal
Quebec
Master
Communist forces driven from Eisleben report reaches Oberroeblingen
Reports that communist forces fighting in Fisleben against security police for three days have been driven out of that city reach Oberroeblingen after runners cover twelve miles from Eisleben to the Saxon village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberroeblingen
Prussian
Saxony
Associated Press
Fisleben
Eistleben
Buddhist Priests Beat Up Matsuoka in Diet Clash
In Tokyo on March 26 Buddhist priests protested universal suffrage by storming the Diet rostrum. Representative Matsuda was dragged from the platform as priests demanded his expulsion. Naohiko Seiji urged political awakening among Japan’s 120000 clergy and called for amending the election law to grant them voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Diet
Matsuda
Matsuoka
Naohiko Seiji
Kokumintoa
Congress Hotel Sues Wood Campaign Committee
The Congress Hotel sues Major General Leonard Wood campaign committee for 15000 dollars for rent and related expenses. The claim covers April May and June 1920 when campaign headquarters were at the hotel in Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Leonard Wood
Congress
Wood
Traction Engine Explodes Killing Boy in San Jose
In San Jose California on March 26 Joe Zimmer eight years old was instantly killed when a traction engine exploded during a wood saw operation. His father Tess Zimmer fractured leg while Will Zimmer and neighbor Herman Steen were seriously injured as the engine was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Joe Zimmer
Tess Zimmer
Will Zimmer
Herman Steen
Labor Board to rule on rail wage disputes in 30 days
Chicago March 26 important decisions are expected from the United States railway labor board within the next thirty days. They will cover national agreements between the American Federation of Labor and railroads and wage disputes involving the New York Central Michigan Central and Lake Shore and Western lines. An open hearing on the New York Central dispute will begin March 30 at 2 pm with three railroad officials summoned to testify.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
American Federation of Labor
New York York Central
Michigan Central
Lake Mrn and
Western
W. G. Besler
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
H. E. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
E. B. Loomis
Lehigh Valley
B .M. Jewell
The
Jewell
New York Central
Conference of undergrad leaders to be held in Boston
Delegates from 33 colleges and technical schools will attend the interinstitutional conference on April 16 hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Four delegates from each school will discuss student self government athletic organization publications and clubs, focusing on central student life and publicity for college activities. The event grows from a New York meeting suggested by J C Telmosse of the University of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Student Central
Massavchusetts Institute of Technology
New York
J. C. Telmosse
University of Pennsylvania
Six Year Old William Believed Kidnapped in Chicago
Claude Busher of 4450 Oakenwald Avenue feared for his son William age six who vanished after being seen Saturday near Forty second Street by lake while playing pirates. He was last seen sitting on a rock gazing toward the water with companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William
Claude Busher
Oakenwald Avenue
Forty-second Street
Lake
Postal Card Notice as Summons in Bergdoll Case
In Kansas City a habeas corpus action questions whether a postal card mailing can constitute proper summons to the colors. Erwin Bergdoll, serving a five year Fort Leavenworth sentence for failing to report for military duty, may be affected. The government seeks to prove mailing as sufficient proof to trigger trial for others labeled slackers.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Erwin Bergdoll
Fort Leavenworth
Bergdoll
Marshalltown Church Conference Sets Meeting for Next Year
The Des Moines Conference of the United Evangelical church will meet in Marshalltown next year. The decision was made during the conference in session here. Appointments of pastors will be announced later this afternoon.
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Lisbon
Des Moines
United Evangelical Church
Marshalltown
California National Bank Closes In Modesto
The California National Bank in Modesto Calif closes its doors with deposits around 1 million dollars. Bank officials cite excessive loans mainly to agriculture as the cause. A national bank examiner is placed in charge. the bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System.
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Modesto
Cal
California National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Twenty-five Killed in German Mine Blast
Carlsbad reports a mine explosion at the Kukla coal mines causing twenty-five deaths from a resulting fire. Investigators determine the blast occurred during mining operations and emergency crews fought the blaze.
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Germany
Carlsbad
Kukla
Iowa moves to form state printing board of five
Provisions to create a five member state printing board advance in Iowa with two practical printers and the secretary of state but other members to be the auditor and attorney general. The board would appoint a printing superintendent at 5000 dollars annually and set state contract rules. Also pending: adoption of an adopted child rights bill and wage garnishment exemptions for married men. Knickerbocker bill on milk standards passes House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Printing Board
Iowa
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
District Court
Today's Markets Cattle Hogs and Sheep Report
Cattle receipts 500 with top beef steers 52 to 50 cents lower than last week. Top week figures 1060 for veal calves and 1040 for beef steers. Hogs receipts 300 with varied but mostly steady prices and late weakness on lights. Pigs strong with 90 to 125 pound pigs 10.75 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 7000 with market practically direct to packers.
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market notes show butter prices higher and creamettes at 44. Eggs lower with 34425 cases received. Firsts at 22 percent, ordinary firsts 19 to 20. Poultry markets mixed with alive fowls at 28 and springs at 33. Mark Cases Inc reports figures 21 to 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mark Cases Inc
Chicago Closing Grain and Provisions Review
Wheat prices for March and May lead the market with 153 and 1414 figures. Corn prices for May and July are 64 and 67. Oats for May and July show 40 and 41. Pork for May at 26.22. Lard for May and July 11.57 and 11.92. Ribs May and July 11.20 and 11.55.
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Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbel
Des Moines
Tel
St Joseph Market Report on Hog and Cattle Receipts
Hog receipts about 1 500 with steady market. Prices from 9.25 to 10.35 per cwt for hogs and vealers. Cattle receipts none and sheep receipts none with lambs opening around 8.00 to 10.00. Sheep and yearlings show varied quotes. overall market activity described as steady.
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St. Joseph
Pam
Beos
Sideiinse
Poultry Prices Stay High in Chicago Market
Poultry prices remain elevated in Chicago due to strong demand for live birds. Freezer stocks show a surplus shrinking gradually as prices may ease soon. Egg prices fluctuate this week but drift lower with reduced storage demand. Butter prices stay steady from last week amid rising production.
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Swift Market
Chicago
Local Cash Markets Price List
Local markets report assorted items with prices for corn at 50 cents, timothy hay at 15 dollars, straw 9 dollars, wild hay 12 dollars, threshed hay 12 dollars, wheat 2.80, clover seed 9 to 11, timothy seed 1.50 to 1.75, barley 5 cents, poultry eggs 17 cents, hens 24 cents, springs 19 cents, old roosters 3 cents, stags 17, ducks 18 cents, and horse hides at 1 dollar.
FourteenYearOld Confesses to Help Kill Stepfather
Caspar Didia fourteen years old confessed to police that he helped his mother kill her husband Joseph Selabius last night. He and brother James nine years old moved the body in a toy wagon to the railroad yards where it was found by workers this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Caspar Didia
Joseph Selabius
James
Cardinal Gibbons Funeral Set for Thursday
Preparations for Cardinal Gibbons funeral next Thursday are near completion at the arch episcopal residence. The body will lie in state until Sunday evening before being moved to the cathedral crypt after final rites. Monsignor Bonzano will lead the requiem and Archbishop Glennon will preach the funeral sermon. The ceremony is expected to draw the largest gathering of Catholic dignitaries in U. S. history with diplomatic corps and high officials attending.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Monsignor Bonzano
Washington
J. J. Glennon
St. Louis
Here
Millionaire Harry Black Freed in Liquor Possession Case
In Dade county Florida a jury acquitted New York millionaire Harry Black of possessing a large quantity of liquor aboard his private car. The verdict came three minutes after jurors briefly drank from the seized stock to determine if it was intoxicating. Black's defense denied presence at the car and claimed no knowledge of the whisky.
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Mintd
Fla
Harry
Black
New York
Milliionaire
Dade County Criminal Court
Yale Inaugural Set For James Rowland Angell
New Haven March 26 The inauguration of James Rowland Angell as Yale University president will occur June 22 after the conferral of the degree of doctor of laws on Angell at the end of commencement. Director Chittenden of the Sheffield Scientific School will deliver a welcome address, and Angell will be inducted by President Hadley and deliver a brief inaugural address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
James Rowland Angell
Yale University
Angell
Chittenden
Sheffield Scientific School
Hadley
Gov Hyde Drives Ball Strike Knocks Official Unconscious
Gov Hyde improved his golf game at the Jefferson Country Club when a drive yesterday struck J. G. Hughes the state bank commissioner and Republican state committee chairman in the solar plexus knocking him unconscious for twenty minutes. He returned to work today appearing fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
City
Gov. Hyde
J. G. Hughes
Republican State Committee
Hughes
Capitol
Lone Robber Flees Bank in Cherokee Iowa
A lone bandit identified as F. L. Livingston, 37, of Hawarden Iowa, robbed the Steele bank at noon, took 3500, and fled. He failed to lock the vault, was chased by proprietor Harrison Steele and a crowd, hid in a barn, and was struck by birdshot to the face. the money was recovered.
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Cherokee
F. L. Livingston
Hawarden
Steele Bank
Harrison Steele
Steele
Livingston
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U. K
Eisleben
Congress Hotel Sues Campaign Committee
Labor Board
Beliel
Erwin Beredell
San Francisco
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Modesto,Calif
United States Bureau of Markets
Chicago Live Stock
Siep-Ather
Yale
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