Miller Convicted in 1921 Conspiracy Case
Colonel Thomas W. Miller was found guilty by a jury before Federal Judge John C. Knox of conspiring to defraud the United States government of his unbiased services as Alien Property Custodian in 1921. Harry M. Daugherty faced a mistrial and a nonpended indictment. the jury reportedly stood eleven to one for conviction. The maximum penalty for Miller is two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. In a separate note, the Cabo Hatteras rescue mission followed the sinking near Fire Island, with Cabo Torres aiding 35 survivors.
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Thomas W. Miller
John C. Knox
United States
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Stampede of 25000 at Transvaal diamond fields opens
About twenty five thousand people surged to the diamond fields in the Transvaal as the newly opened government tract drew hopeful prospectors. The throng included men and women eager to stake claims in the fresh field.
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Transvaal
South Africa
Marines recover seized launch in Shanghai incident
Fifty American marines pursued two hundred Chinese soldiers who seized a Standard Oil company launch in Shanghai. The robbers surrendered after being pursued. the boat was recovered with no casualties reported.
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Shanghai
Standard Oil Company
Assault on American Consul in Nicaragua Injures Diplomat
William H. de Avigny, 66, American consul at Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was assaulted and seriously injured by two unknown men in his home. The attack is the first on an American official in Nicaragua, and the government is making every effort to locate the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. de &Avigny
Matagalpa
Nicaragua
Radio Commission Recess Appointments Planned
The Senate blocks confirmation of O P Caldwell and H A Bellows for the Radio Commission. President Coolidge will appoint them by recess. The commission lacks a chairman as Rear Admiral Builard is abroad. Stations may operate on current wavelengths for sixty days or until April 24 before new licenses are required.
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Senate
O. P. Caldwell
New York
H. A. Bellows
Minnesota
Federal Radio Commission
Governor Smith May Be Nominated For Vice Presidency
Reports from Washington say Governor Smith of New York could join Senator James A. Reed of Missouri as the Democratic ticket for President and Vice President in 1928 without opposition if he agrees.
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Smith
New York
Albany
Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
Senate and House See New Faces After Sixty Ninth Congress
The upcoming United States Senate will feature eleven newcomers and the House will include 53 new members. Many left to private life or other public offices while the sixty-ninth Congress ended with several deaths.
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United States Senate
House
Harvard Square Riot Guilty Verdicts Sentences Ordered
Ten Harvard students and a Cambridge citizen found guilty of disturbing the peace. Four students and Cambridge merchant Arthur Clements were fined 25 dollars and given ten days in the House of Correction. Six others were fined 20 10 and 1 dollars. All appealed.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Arthur Clements
House of Correction
Prisoner dies after icy slip at Sing Sing
Fred Le Hatch, a trustey at Sing Sing, slipped on ice while working outside and was killed when his head struck an iron rod. He had served eight months of a sentence for assault in Manhattan. He leaves a wife and three children.
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Fred le Hatch
Sing Sing
Manhattan
Taxi driver attacked with arson in Hackensack
Otto Gruneberg, a Hackensack taxicab driver, was approached by two strangers at 2 a.m. They forced him to exit the cab and flee home, then set the taxi on fire. Officials believe the act was revenge.
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Otto Gruneberg
Hackensack
Mills sworn as Under Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills of New York, former candidate for governor and former congressman whose term expired March 4, was immediately sworn in as Under Secretary of the Treasury after his nomination by President Coolidge was confirmed by the Senate.
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Ogden L. Mills
New York
New York State
Treasury
President Coolidge
Senate
District of Columbia appoints official executioner
Major W. L. Peake, superintendent of the District jail in Washington, has been named the District’s official executioner with a salary of fifty dollars per execution. His assistants will receive twenty five dollars each.
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W. L. Peake
District of Columbia
Washington
Well Dressed Man Seeks Lodging at Newark Police Station
A well dressed man with a cane asked for lodging at a Newark police station. He received a bed despite carrying $25 in cash and a bankbook showing deposits totaling $3,709.
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Newark
N. J
Brotherhood Demands 15 Percent Wage Increase Coast to Coast
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers seeks a fifteen percent raise for all union locomotive engineers in the United States and Canada. The proposed increase would affect about ninety thousand workers nationwide.
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The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Union Locomotive Engineers
United States
Canada
Prince William of Sweden Praises American Hospitality
Prince William visiting the United States commends American hospitality as a highlight of his trip. He notes cordial welcome from hosts and expresses appreciation for cultural warmth shown during engagements across cities and events.
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Prince William of
Sweden
Lectures At Rockrora Highlighted by Tall Speaker
The report notes a lecturer at Rockrora Inl who spoke about a specially built eight foot bed for him. The man stands six feet four inches tall.
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Rockrora
Inl
Hairdressers affirm bob style while new looks emerge
Veteran fighter Mike McTigue, knocked out in the twelfth round by Jack Sharkey at Madison Square Garden, seeks another shot at Tunney for the world title amid fashion questions from a master hairdressers conclave.
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Mike McTigue
Jack Sharkey
Boston i
Madison Square Garden
Tunney
Tex Rickard Plans Buy Giants and Build Arena Network
George L. Rickard reveals plans to buy control of the New York Giants, build a chain of sport arenas in Philadelphia Detroit and Pittsburgh, construct a large outdoor arena in New York and an auto speedway near Jersey City on Oyles Thirty Acres, plus a $4,000,000 offer for the Yankee football team.
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George L
Tex.) Rickard
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Detroit
Pittsburgh
New York
Jersey City
Oyles
Yankee
Mexican Ambassador Tellez Returns to Mexico City
Senor Don C. Tellez, the Mexican ambassador to the United States, has departed Washington for Mexico City amid reports he was recalled as persona non grata by the American government or under other unclear circumstances.
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Senor
Don C. Tellez
U. S
Washington
Mexico City
Cable link with Germany restored after World War War
Direct telegrams between President Coolidge of the United States and President Von Hindenburg of Germany have been resumed after an interruption that began with World War I. The exchange signals improved diplomatic contact and a step toward ongoing official communications.
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Coolidge
U. S
von Hindenburg
Germany
Jersey City Water Front Fire Destroys Yard and Factory
A fire in Jersey City along Pier K wrecked nine firemen injured and destroyed extensive property including thirty five carloads of merchandise twenty freight cars several lighters and factory buildings. The loss is estimated at 1 500 000 and the blaze affected the water front and several yards.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Congressmen Cite Longworth as Presidential Hopeful
Congressman Paul of North Carolina praises Speaker Nicholus Longworth and urges the Republican party to nominate him for president. In Iowa, Progressive Republicans announce support for Frank Lowden of Illinois to secure the 1928 Republican nomination against the Coolidge veto on the McNary Haugen farm relief bill.
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Paul Democrat
North Carolina
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Iowa
Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Ruth signs three year Yankee contract as top earner
Babe Ruth attains a three year deal worth 210000 dollars with the New York Yankees negotiated with Col. Ruppert, making him the highest paid baseball player in history.
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Babe Ruth
Yankee
Col. Ruppert
French Tariff Sparks Protests and Damages in Market Fraud Verdict
A new French tariff prompts protests as the U S government accepts France’s tariff revisions. Armour Grain must pay 3 million dollars in damages to Rosebaum Grain Corp for fraud and conspiracy tied to the defunct Grain Marketing cooperative. Senate in Albany extends the Baumes Crime Commission for a year with a 50 thousand dollar appropriation.
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Armour Grain Company
Rosembaum -Grain Corporation
Armours
Grain Marketing Company
Farmers’ Great
Senate At Albany
Baumes Crime Commission
New York State
AT&T reports 1926 earnings rise with large revenue gain
The American Telephone and Telegraph company posts 1926 gross revenues of 197 million with net income of 11.99 million, or 11.95 per share on 9.79 million shares. Telephones totaled 17.5 million in 1926, versus 2.5 instruments early on in New York and Boston.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Boston
State Troopers Seize Illicit Beer and Arrest Two Men
State troopers seize a truckload of alleged illicit beer at Cold Spring and arrest two men who are later released on bail. The beer tax flows to White Plains as authorities pursue further action.
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Cold Spring
White Plains
Blodgett Joins Training for State Police Cadet Status
William T. Blodgett Jr., heir to a prominent Dutchess County estate, left his Fishkill home near Beacon to report to the State Police Station in Sidney for a training course that will qualify him as a trooper.
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William T. Blodgett, Jr
Dutchess County
William Tilden Blodgett
Fishkill
Beacon
Sidney
Fishkill Protests Plan to Reroute NY Albany Post Road
Fishkill businessmen oppose State Highway Department plans to move the route away from the village heart. The proposal would abandon the current road through the business district and place the road east of the village, isolating the district.
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New York-Albany
Fishkill
State Highway Department
Beacon lad9s illness after stabbing case at Highland
Joseph Barnum thirteen year old Beacon boy who was stabbed by his mother is improving rapidly and will be able to leave Highland hospital in a few days. Five hundred Highland grade and high school students exposed to scarlet fever as ten mild cases found. The school closed.
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Harry Cowan
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Joseph Provensana
Rochester
Smith
Cowan
Joseph Barnum
Beacon
Highland Hospital
Highland
Kingston Auto Show Ends After Record Attendance
Kingston's annual automobile show closed Saturday night after strong crowds for all four days. The event drew larger turnouts each night and was described as the greatest success ever held in the city.
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Kingston
Boarding Housekeepers Expect Record Summer Business
Boarding house keepers are arriving in Sullivan County and readying properties for summer work. With holidays on weekends and favorable weather, hotels and boarding houses anticipate record breaking business this season.
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Sullivan County
Fallsburgh School Building Inspectors Review
Following an inspection of the new Fallsburgh school building by I B Sears of the State Education Department and district superintendent Mrs E C Chase, the review noted initial conditions and upcoming steps for opening.
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Fallsburgh
I. 8. Sears
State Education Department
E. C. Chase
Burglary Reportat House Seizes Blankets and Silverware
A large quantity of blankets linen and silverware were stolen from a house. The crime was discovered when the owner arrived to prepare the premises for opening the house. Police investigation details were not provided.
High View Creamery Sold to Lexington Creamery of New York
The Lexington Creamery Company of New York buys the High View creamery from Jones Brothers Tea Company owner of Grand Union Stores. J Spencer Weed, formerly of Middletown, serves as president of Jones Brothers. The High View Creamery was built forty years ago by Seymour Horton.
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Lexington Creamery Company
New York
High View
Jones Brothers’ Tea Company
Grand Union
J Spencer Weed
Middletown
Jones Brothers
Seymour Horton
Reekland Ligat Seeks Forestburgh Dam Site Power
The Reekland Ligat and Power company seeks the Kingetter property in Forestburgh Sullivan county for a dam site. The owner values it at 125000 and the company refuses to pay. A condemnation commission chaired by Judge Roschap will appraise the value with Sanford W. Smith M J McGibbon and Truman Burr as members. Daniel Van Gordon 71 a track foreman for Lehigh and Hudson railroad was killed by a pusher engine at a crossing in Belvidere New Jersey.
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Reekland Ligat and Power Company
Kingetter
Forestburgh
Sullivan County
Roschap
Sanford W. Smith
Chatham
M. J. McGibbon
Liberty
Truman Burr
Cochecton
Daniel van Gordon
Lehigh and Hudson Railroad
Belvidere
N. J
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China
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Newburgh, N. Y
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Ollie Hull
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Newburgh
U. S. Senate
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Schoonmaker
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