Teapot Dome Probe Dragging On As Witness Testifies
Washington February 8 The senate oil committee resumes pursuit of Liberty bonds tied to the Continental Trading Company Ltd and details how James B O Neil gave 800000 in bonds to Prairie Oil and Gas after Teapot Dome. Clark H Kounts testified O Neil summoned him to Montreal in 1925 and the bonds were kept by O Neils son Wayne.
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Washington
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Canada
Senate Oil Committee
James B. O'Neil
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Teapot Dome
O'Neil
Prairie
Clark H. Kounts
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Sinclair
Continental
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Grafton Camp W O W to Attend C L Silimann Funeral
Members of Grafton Camp No 4 W O W meet at 721 W Washington St at 1 30 PM Thursday February 9 1928 to attend the funeral of C L Silimann in body. Zink clerk notes 292 11 fp
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Grafton Camp No
Washington Street
Soverien C. L. Silimann
Three Stork Children Die In Flint Area Home Fire
Flint Michigan February reports three children died in a blaze at Reuben Stork farmer home eleven miles southwest of Flint. Emma 12 Tetty 5 perished in the ruins while Irving 9 died later from burns. Fire suspected to stem from kerosene used to start a stove while parents were away.
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Flint
Mich
Reuben Stork
Emma Stork
Tetty Stork
Irving Stork
Indiana Governor Ed Jackson Goes Before Jury
Governor Ed Jackson of Indiana faced arraignment and pleaded not guilty to bribery charges in Marion County court. Also pleading not guilty were George W. Coffin and Robert I. Marsh, indicted with Jackson, in a case tied to offering $10,000 and immunity to former Governor Warren T. McCray to name a prosecutor. Special Judge McCabe ordered state witnesses first as two juror pools of fifty were drawn, and former Klan figure D. C. Stephenson appeared in the proceedings, potentially as a state witness.
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Indianapolis
Ed. Jackson
Indiana
George W. Coffin
Marion County
Republican
Robert I. Marsh
Jackson
Coffin
Marsh
Warren T. McCray
James B. McDonald
Aston County
McCray
William H. Remy
Talesmen
Charles M. McCabe
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana State Prison
C. A. Bragg
Stephenson
McDonald
Jan
Illinois Governor Small Eyes Third Term Amid Political Pact
Springfield reports Governor Len Small and Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson solidified a power pact. Small seeks a third term while Thompson gains Cook County patronage control in exchange for backing. The meeting at the executive mansion capped a forging of the Republican triumvirate.
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Bombay
India
Indore
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Wash
Poona
Miss Miller
Springfield
Len Small
William Hale "Thompson
Chicago
Small
Thompson
Cook County
Local Resident C L Kimmel Dies After Illness
Charles Lemuel Kimmel aged 65 longtime city resident dies at home 121 West Washington Street at 12 20 this afternoon after a three year illness. Death attributed to pernicious anemia he had recovered from a prior stroke and remained active until fall. Born December 20 1862 in Bucyrusville son of Simon and Henrietta Kimmel seven siblings survive. Survived by wife Misselle Hundley and six children. Continued on page two.
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Charles Lemuel Kimmel
West Washington Street
Kimmel
Bueansville
Simon
Henrietta Kimmel
Alleen
Harry Kimmel
Latrobe Street
Elke Lodge
Misselle Hundley
Witen
Equal Rights Plea At Pan American Conference
Havana, Feb 8. Delegates to the Pan American Congress heard the first official plea for universal women's rights. Doris Stevens presented Miss Alice Pauls treaty urging all American republics grant suffrage and allow women full consultation at the conference. The session quickly approved a resolution urging enactment of maternity residation rights. Continued on page two.
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Havana
Pan-American Congress
Tia
Sender Of Poisoned Candy Is Arrested
Monistique Michigan February 8 Joseph Smithers a 64 year old farmer is held on a charge of attempt to murder a rival for the affections of 17 year old Gertrude Monroe Arraigned yesterday Smithers said he had been engaged to the girl for two years but she spurned his advances he was bound over to the next term of court without bond He is accused of sending poisoned candy to George McCastle a 23 year old admirer of Miss Monroe McCastle and three other persons were poisoned but recovered.
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Monistique
Mich
Joseph Smithers
Farmer
Gertrude Monroe
Smithers
George McCastle
Miss Monroe
McCastle
Kidnaper Hickman Sanity Trial Gets Key Evidence
In Los Angeles on Feb 8 two Oregon captors of William Edward Hickman testified for the state. Captain Tom Gurdane described the pursuit along the Columbia river highway and the arrest with Officer Huck Lieuallen. A stack of $20 bills given as ransom by Perry Parker was produced, though Gurdane could not identify them. Guns found in Hickman’s sedan and other pistol evidence were displayed over defense objections.
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Los Angeles
Oregon
William Edward Hickman
Columbia River
Pendleton
Marian Parker
Tom Gurdane
Hickman
Huck Lieuallen
Perry M. Parker
Asa Keyes
Gurdane
Peck
Seattle
Liewellen
Jerome Walsh
Keyes
J. J. Trabucco
Lienallen
Choir Singer Joins Opera Stars In Met Debut
Grace Moore, formerly Tellico Tennessee choir singer and musical comedy star, debuted as Mimi in La Boheme at the Metropolitan Opera. Critics praised her performance as Applause from 125 from her home state backed by back-stage visitors. Lindbergh flies over Havana at 2:20 p m passing Navajas during the same era.
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New York
Grace Moore
Tellico,Tenn
Metropolitan Opera Company
Miss Moore
Mimi
Tage
Rockefeller Orders Disobeyed by Stewart
Washington Feb 8 Robert W Stewart chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indians appeared before the senate Teapot Dome committee by direction of John D Rockefeller Jr It was disclosed in correspondence made public by the committee Rockefeller lamented Stewart did not answer all questions and urged his immediate appearance to tell all he knows about the matter Rockefeller also pressed for full statements regarding the Continental Trading Company Liberty bonds to clear the cloud of suspicion over the oil industry
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indians
Senate
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Stewart
Rockefeller
Walsh
Montana
Havana
Senate Committee
Two Officers Face Charges in Bank Loot Case
Ardmore Oklahoma February 8 two officers Wes Croy Love County attorney and James C Mathers county judge were released on five thousand dollar bonds each charged with grand larceny for allegedly appropriating part of nine thousand three hundred dollars stolen from the Love County National Bank at Marietta two weeks ago only three thousand seven hundred nineteen dollars having been returned.
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Ardmore
Oklo
Wes Croy
Love County
James C. Mathers
Liberty
Fred Hansen
Love County Natonal Bank
Marietta
Okla
Mathers and
Croy
Noted Educator Discusses Youth Challenge At Club Meeting
Guy Morse Bingham, noted educator and criminologist, spoke to Rotary Kiwanis clubs in the M. C. A. about how youth today challenge home church government and schools. He cited war, preaching of crime, and cinema as factors driving upheaval, warning of pervasive sensational crime reporting.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
M. C
Guy Morse Bingham
Ben Lindaey
Deny
Mr. Bingham
Monongahis business up slightly in January rail movement
January railway activity in the Monongah division showed gradual improvement with over 4000 cars moved daily during a 26 day period and total loads and empties surpassing December by about 2500. Coal traffic remained near steady with 26006 loads, coke rising modestly, and expectations for February to return to normal operations and rehiring.
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Monongah
Grafton
Weather outlook for West district rain tonight and cold Thursday
The forecast indicates likely rain in the West region tonight with colder conditions moving in Thursday morning. Temperatures are expected to drop as a cold front passes.
Life Restored After Heart Stops Beating
Chicago case reports a heart stopping for five minutes during an abdominal operation on Gertrude Harper. Dr. Aaron B. Kantor describes reviving her after failure of artificial respiration and adrenalin, squeezing the heart for a minute and a half through a diaphragm, restoring circulation and continuing the procedure.
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Chicago
Aaron B. Kantor
Gertrude Harper
Jnelston
Lewis Seeks Settlement In Coal Miners Row
Chicago Feb 8 John L Lewis international president of the United Mine Workers was due in Chicago for a renewed joint conference of miners and operators scale committees The five month old two miner two operator commission failed to agree and was dissolved Miners want a new larger commission and rejected a wage scale below the Jacksonville agreement Wages fell from 175000000 in 1920 to 75000000 last year and mine numbers declined with the central district reopening under a temporary deal through April 1 1928.
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Tlinois
John L. Lewis
Mine Worker's Union
Conference of
Jacksonville
Wee ‘Miller
Lindis
Caid
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