Daugherty Resigns as Attorney General at President’s Request
Washington reports Attorney General Daugherty resigned effective immediately after receiving a letter from President Coolidge stating he could not advise the administration while involved in the Senate investigation. Beck will act as attorney general until a successor is named.
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Washington
Daugherty
Coolidge
Senate
Atlantic City
James M. Beck
Mr. Daugherty
Faces Death for Slaying in New Hampshire
Manchester New Hampshire. C B Cousins of Ashuelot New Jersey held for murder in the first degree without bail. He wrote to a Chicago firm seeking payment terms for a revolver bought on installments that he used in the killing. He denied culpability and warned the dead should rest.
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N. H
C. B. Cousins
Ashuelot
N. J
Chicago
New Hampshire
Democrats Open War on Secretary Mellon
Senate Democrats intensify attack on Secretary Mellon following Attorney General Daugherty resignation. Senator McKellnt of Tennessee seeks judiciary committee inquiry into legality of Mellon holding office amid antitrust and trade provisions. Resolution advances despite Wadworth objection and description of timeline remains pending.
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Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Democrats
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Senator McKellnt
Tennessee
Judinciiary Committee
Tornado Toll in Three States Wrecks Towns
Tornadoes cut sweeping damage across Kansas Oklahoma and nearby. Shawnee Oklahoma reports eight killed while a Gotta Kansas boy died from lightning. Noble Oklahoma injures noted as storms pound the region and in Crissfold Kansas nearly every house is destroyed with the Santa Fe station wrecked and freight cars derailed.
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Shawnee
Okla
Gotta
Kan
Noble
Crisfold
Kant
Santa Fe
West Virginia mine explosion claims lives at Yukon McDowell County
Fragments report a deadly blast at No 2 mine of a Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company in Yukon McDowell County West Virginia. Ventilation engineer Denichook arrived from Beene to assess disaster impact and rescue efforts. The text notes several miners lost their lives in the incident.
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West Virginia
Bivefield
Minera
Yukon-Pocahoastas Coal Company
Yukon
McDowell ‘Gounty
Denichook
Con Company
Pacifists Rally at Evanston College Pledge War Refusal
About 150 theologians at Garrett Billient Institute in Evanston held a class meeting and demanded abolition of military forces including the Reserve Officers Training Corps. More than fifty student preachers signed pledge cards to refuse future war or military service. Northwestern College reportedly urged dropping its ROTC in Naperville. Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago condemned pacifism, pledging defense of the flag if fired upon.
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Evanston
Garrett Billient Institute
Naperville
Northwestern College
Northwestern University
Thomas Nicholson
Nicholson
New York Senate Votes for Wines and Beer Reform
Albany N Y Republicans with the Tammany delegation pass a 27 to 20 vote to approve a measure aimed at licensing beer and wine. The wets claim a surprise victory as the resolution seeks to draw attention in Congress to the action of the last New York legislature. Senator Downing notes Congress was adjourned when the resolution arrived and was not considered.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
New York State
Congress
Downing
Roxie Stinson Teases $33 Million Oil Cleanup Hint
Roxie Stinson hints at a vast oil cleanup deal and a whispered tale of an $88 million stock pact tied to five nationally prominent men. The clipped remarks reference a 1922 fall period and a Washington Court House stop, with no names disclosed.
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Roxie Stinson
Washington
Jess Smith
Mise Stinson
Washington Court House
Smith On
Poincaire Resigns and Forms New French Cabinet
Poincaire resigns and takes the reins of France again after a lengthy conference with Senate President Doumargue and Chamber of Deputies President Peret. He will form a new cabinet following consultations with chosen advisers at the residence. The premier resigned Wednesday after his government was presented in the chambers.
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Poincaire
France
Parla
Pomenta
Langley Indicted in Federal Conspiracy Case
Washington reports a federal grand jury returned indictments charging Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky and four others with conspiracy to interfere with government operations. Also named are Millard F. West, Russell M. Suckett, Ben L. Moses, Harry Sattler, and Bitney Reis. The group, tied to Union Drug Company in Pittsburgh, faces up to two years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine, or both, for conspiracy. Langley chairs the House mobile buildings and grounds committee and serves in his ninth term.
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John W. Langley
Kentucky
Millard F. West
Internal Revenue
Langley
Jim
Russell M. Suckett
Tenngylvania
Ben L. Moses
Harry Sattler
O Partners
Union Drug Company of
Pittsburgh
Bitney Reis
Coie
Nat Mure
Langles
Howe Mobile Buildings and Grounds Committee
Congress
Chicago Grand Jury
Migel Velorina
U S Wealth Figures Near 300 Billion After Ten Year Rise
Government enumerators finish a 15 month wealth inventory of the United States with figures near 300 billion as of December 41 2022. The count compares with 187 billion a decade ago marking a substantial rise about 60 percent.
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Whellington
United States
Mellon Cleared of Aid to Get Taxes Reduced
Washington testimony before the senate committee on the Internal Revenue service suggested Secretary Mellon did not use his influence for the Gulf Oil corporation. A. C. Ernst, Cleveland accountant for the firm, said his firm was fired in 1919 to audit valuation and identified tax overpayments since 1908, leading to revised returns and a $3,900,000 refund from 1914 to 1919.
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Senate
Internal Revenue Office
Mellon
Oulf
Corporation
A. C. Ernst, Cleveland
Harding
Northwestern Students Face Allegiance Demand During War
In Evanston students were urged to pledge loyalty to the United States or face withdrawal. A university corps resolution demanded allegiance from all students, with copies sent to President Scott and Brig. Gen. N. M. MacChesney, head of the Alumni Association, for approval.
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Til
Northwestern
St. G. T
Poelflum
Menat
Scott
N. M.macchesney
Alumni A Association
Obregon Captures Rebel General at Calle Bolivar
President Alvaro Obregon used a pistol to seize Gen. Jose Annya, a revolt leader, in Mexico City’s Calle Bolivar. Annya fled when halted. Obregon detained him, then transported by automobile to police custody.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Jose Annya
Calle Bolivar
Annya
Obregon
Leviathan Vessels Losses Reported on Eight Voyages
Washington reports a government loss of $70,807 from eight Leviathan voyages between July and December. The ship lost $888,600 on its winter trip with passenger travel slowed. Officials expect the Leviathan to recoup the loss before next July.
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Washington
Leviathan
Independent Oflces
Micigia
Nimrods Dinner With Walton League In City
A Nimrods dinner hosted by the Walton League of America to protect birds and wildlife will be held in the city on April 10. The event will feature attendance by more than one thousand delegates representing all member organizations from across the United States.
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Nimrods
Tsaok Walton League ‘of America
Organization For the Protection of American Birds
Fehl
United States
Bethe
U S Government Market Report for Week Ending March 26
Washington reports weekly market data for fruits vegetables and livestock with prices in Chicago Minneapolis St Louis and other markets. Details cover potatoes onions cabbage yellow onions dairy products and grain with numbers for Hog prices beef cattle lambs wheat corn oats and hay across regions.
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Florida
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Landslides Kill 120 in Italy Township Disaster
Telegraph dispatch from Rome reports a Amalfi landslide caused by the Cannetto river overflow. About 120 villagers are dead or missing and fears for tourists persist as vineyards and farm homes are destroyed. Vettlen Nero township lies buried under mud and rocks.
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Cannetto
Vettlen Nero
Grand Jury Indicts 47 Malleable Casting Firm Members
Cleveland report states a federal grand jury returned indictments against 43 individuals and 4 firms in the American Malleable Castings group. They face charges of conspiring to fix prices and control purchases of malleable castings across the United States under the Sherman act.
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United States
Republicans Turn on Foe to Attack Lane Leases
Republican leaders and Senate allies plan retaliation against Democratic accusers by targeting leases issued during Franklin K Lane’s tenure as interior secretary under Wilson. The moves aim to counter criticism from the Lenroot Deme Investigating committee and frame the disputes as partisan.
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Washington
Republican Party
Chleta
Franklin K. Lane
Wilken
Speeding Auto Turns Quer in Creek Four Crown Benton Harbor
Four men drowned when a speeding auto skidded and overturned twenty miles south of AL near Creek. Names listed include James Hoover, Charles Kotchell, Ired Poe, Henry Stevens, and others from Lakeside and New Buffalo.
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Mid
AL Joseph
N' Eteel
Hay Ware
James Hoover
Bawyer
Michs
Charles Kotchell
Lakeside
Ired Poe
New Buffalo
Henry Stevens
Iowa Bank Closes Doors in Red Oak Partners' Nar Monn
The Red Oak bank, once capitalized and led by local partners, closed its doors amid uncertain financial conditions. Officials cited liquidity strains and regulatory steps as contributing factors to the shuttering.
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Iowa Bank
Red Oaky
Nar Monn
Red Oak
Hon to par cont ha Instead of
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Bill changes for consolidated schools and budget moves
Legislative notes report on Gilchrist amendment shaping consolidation aid, mortgage indebtedness limits, and state funding rules. It notes workmen's compensation bill passage, a legalizing bond issue for Sioux City, board control shifts for health and osteopathy, convict labor proposals for road work, and primary election timing changes affecting schools and city ballots.
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Waga and Moans
Tuck
Taylor County
House Judiciary Committee
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Stoddard
Woolbury County
Police Couipment
Sioux City
Boatth
Board of Osteopathy
Bogirda
Board of Health
Iowa
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Leo County
Polta
Representative Dewars
Tueaday
Dewar
House
Itg
Carl W. Reed
Howard County
State House
Tily Raiiway
Mantz
Audubon
Bantai
Delaware
Assembly 16 Urged to Pass Gasoline Tax
A state association of county supervisors urged the Ways and Means Committee in the Senate to pass a gasoline tax law. The proposal called for 2 cents per gallon, with funds split between the primary road fund and county allocations, as part of broader code revisions and road finance plans. The push accompanies debates over the code revision bills and other tax measures amid a tight legislative schedule.
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Towa
Iowa
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Atala
Bolt
Valacd
Ant
Bols
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Alate
Executive Council
House
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Lewzer
Ahould
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