President Coolidge seeks new attorney general for Justice
President Coolidge for the second time in a year seeks a new attorney general. The nomination of Harlan P. Stone to the Supreme Court accelerates a vacancy in the Department of Justice and raises speculation on successors including Arthur P. Rugg Frank S. Dietrich and Charles B. Warren. Possible temporary arrangements involve James M. Beck and Curtis D Wilbur.
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Washington
Jan
Coolidge
Harlan P. Stone
New York
Department of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Supreme Court
Stone
Senate
Jus McKenna
McKinley
Justice McKenna
White House
Mr. Stone
Anholly
Mrr. Stone
Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
Arthur P. Rugg
Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts
Frank S. Dietrich
Idaho
Charles Bb. Warren
Japan
Special American Commission
Mexico
James M. Beck
Curtis D. Wilbur
Supreme Court of California
Navy
Rhode Island Divorce Reform Urged in Inaugural Address
Governor Aram J. Pothier urged reforms to Rhode Island divorce law including open court testimony to curb fraud and limit special masters. He proposed pretrial meetings, greater court powers for masters, and faster passage of emergency measures to end legislative deadlock.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Aram J. Pothier
New Genesal Assembly
Ile
Hearst Brisbane Enter Theatrical World With Flo
New York reports Florence Zigfield Jr with William Randolph Hearst and Arthur Brisbane plan two theatres in New York and future houses in Philadelphia Boston and Chicago. Zigfeld has leased the Cosmopolitan theatre as a Hearst Motion Picture house and will open it with a new production. The Zigfeld and Billie Ike theatres will be built by Hearst and Brisbane for lease.
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New York
Florence Zigfield, Jr
Randolph Hearst
Arthur Brisbane
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
New York Times Today
Zigfeld
The
Times
Cosmopolitan
Hearst and
Brsbane
For Sale Seven Room House on Maple Avenue
For sale a seven room house with bath and garage on a large level lot. Inquire Mrs Harry Abbott on premises at 479 Maple Ave. 1B6 fp 2 at any time.
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Harry Abbott
Premiss
Maple Ave
Oranges and produce price list with car on Avis siding
A read article fragment lists Florida oranges in baskets with prices and varieties including York Imperial and Winesap apples, cabbage and wholesale notes. Mentions a car on Avis siding. No clear event or person identified.
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Florida
Onavis
Robert Lee dies in Tokio after long Japan residency
American resident of Japan for more than fifty years Robert Lee died in Tokio today. He had lived in Japan since before World War II and was widely known in expatriate circles. The death was reported by local authorities this afternoon.
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Tokio
Robert Leewin
Japan
Former Pastor Richard A Hitt Dead in Westerville
Westerville Ohio January 6 The Rev Richard A Hitt long time superintendent of the West Virginia and Southeast Ohio United Reutheren conferences died at his home from paralysis Funeral services will be held tomorrow He was pastor of local United Brethren churches about 35 years ago and later rose to bishop within the conference Relatives from Grafton and Alabama attended the funeral announcement notes his marriage to Miss Shoemaker and his long career in the church
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Westerville, O
Richard A. Hitt
West Virginia
Southeast Ohio
United Nrethern Church
Daniel Shoemaker
West Lis
Ohio
Retheren
Frank
Nell Shoemaker
Grafton
Lou Shoemaker
Alabama
Hitt
Westerville
Means Is Feigning Illness to Evade Justice Charge
New York reports gas ton B. Means a former Department of Justice agent is feigning illness to avoid a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge. Judge Lindley ordered Means' former counsel John T. McGovernor to appear. a warrant for Means' arrest was issued and bond forfeiture under consideration.
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New York
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
M Pers
Iis
Lindley
Ilnes
United States
Todd
Means
Concord
N C
Concord Phys
Mes
John T. McGovernor
Cunsel
Thomas Ff. Felder
Elmer W. Jarnecke
Altoona Glass Casket Company
Attorne
Daugherty
Jarnecke
Felder
Thirty Million Dollar Merger Of Ice Concerns
A $20 million ice industry merger was announced uniting Hygiene Company of Delaware and Illinois Peoples Ice and Cold Storage Omaha Hor nell Tee and Cold Storage New York Empire State Ice Company of Canada Empire State Ice Company Ltd Bellevue Ice Co Ohio with 52 plants to be operated across multiple U S cities including Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Marion Canton Bellevue New York Jersey City Buffalo Albany Rochester etc No bond issues are planned and executives H D Norvell and L B Paternon lead the efforts
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Columbus
The
Hygiene Company
Delaware
Ilinois
Peoples Ice and Cold Storage Company
Omaha
Hornell Tee and Cold Storage
Comany
New York
Empire State Ice Company, Inc
Empire Statelee Company, Ltd
Canada
Bellvue Ice Co
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Marion
Canton
Bellvue
Jersey City
Buffalo
Albany
Rochester
Jacksonville
Lakeland
Fla
Parson, Kan
Roodehouse
Mason City
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Montrose
Windsor
Ont
Spriftgwells
Mich
Charlotte
N. C
Kankankee
Cumberland, Ma
Weehawken
N. J
H. D. Norvell
City Tee and Fuel Company
L. B. Paternon
Hygiene Ice Company
Chicago
Italian Tenor Added to List Of Fever Sick
January 6 dispatch notes Giovanni Martenali tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company added to the list of prominent persons with typhoid fever after a recent performance. He is dangerously ill at his home. Countess Karoly, former Hungary president’s wife, remains seriously ill in hospital since before Christmas. Frank A. Vanderlip, recovering at his Scarborough home, is listed among others.
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Giovanni Martenali
Metropolitan Opera Company
Countess Karoly
Hungary
Frank A. Vanderlip
Scarbough
N.Y
County Court Ousts Moore as Traffic Officer and Not to Maintain Office
Taylor county removes Clarence Moore from the traffic police post and vacates the office. Court orders claims for road right of way damages to be presented at the January meeting. Several notary applications and road survey actions are approved, including damages settlement with Howard A. Newton and a water line permit near the Tygart Valley Glass factory.
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County Court
Moore
Taylor County
Severehis Land
Simpson
Clarence Moore
Ross
John M. Ross
Mr. King
Mr. Ross
T. W. Heironimus
Oraers
Knottsville
Hayward Bartlett
J. B
Barlow
G. F. Clark
Howard A. Newton
Angus Ferguson
Fetterman
Mays
Samuel J. Jones
Vlaw
John Snyder
Tygart Valley Glass Factory
Queen
Radio program sent through 27 inch wall vault tale
Jefferson City Mo Jan 6 radio station WOS announced a letter from First Savings Bank Palmyra sold in a program. The vault walls were twenty seven inches of steel and concrete and during the reception the 10 ton steel door was closed.
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Jefferson City
WOS
First Savings Bank
Palmyra
Banis
Leo Korte II In State Pew
Leo Korte II in state pew Chicago January six reports he promoted the Bayou Oil bubble and induced relatives and friends to invest millions in worthless securities. He was returned from Canada to plead guilty to operating a confidence game and is critically ill in Stateville prison Mississippi according to word received last night.
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Chicago
Leo Korte
Canada
Stateville
Miss
Pershing Heads Home After Peru Celebrations
General Pershing, who led the American delegation at Peru's independence centenary, arrived by train from Lima via Bolivia into Antofagasta Chile and boarded a U S 8 steamship bound for Valparaiso.
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Anto Fagasta
Chile
General Pershing
Peru
Lima
Boliva
Valpariso
Dirigibles of U S Have Huge Air Schedules
The Navy maps six months of activity for the airship Los Angeles, with flights from Lakehurst to Bermuda then to San Juan Porto Rico and the Canal Zone. A decision between Europe and Honolulu will come for a May or June long flight. The Shenandoah to follow a busy schedule.
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Washington
Navy Department
Los Angeles
Carribbean Sea District
Europe
Hovolulu
Shenandoah
Department
Lakehurst
Bermuda
San Juan
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
Honolulu
Dina
State Road Commission backs old plates under order
Local constables say they lack authority to enforce changes on 1924 license plates and will apply the law to operators who did not file before January 1. Fairmont officers reportedly allow operation on old tags when new licenses were ordered and a receipt shows application. A telegram from L D Snider to Fairmont officials requests permission to operate until plates arrive.
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C. E. Heiner
State Road Commission
Charleston
Fairmont
W. Va
L. D. Snider
Co. E. Heiner
State Road Corpis
Chairman Stathers Opposes Chesapeake and Potomac Rate Boost
Charleston Jan 6 The Public Service Commission majority approves a rate increase for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. but Chairman Birk S Stathers dissents calling the rates unnecessary excessive and unjust. He argues the depredation charges cited do not meet conditions justifying the hike and criticizes the commission’s reasoning.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Birk $ Stathers
Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Stathers
Depreciation dispute taints Guggenheim view on P T Co
In New York the dissenting chairman criticizes the depreciation reserve used by the P T Co as excessive and calls the 6.9 percent return based on a 15 million valuation as too high. He argues depreciation is largely guess work and warns against automatic exchanges regrouping and inflated current expenses.
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Stathers
P. Telephone Co
O Jrany
New York
Mr Guggenheim Collapses After Repeated Attacks
Mr Guggenheim, age 69, collapsed in his room Saturday night. He has suffered similar attacks previously, indicating a recurring medical issue affecting his health and prompting concern from family and doctors.
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Mr. Guggenheim
Wreckage of Rum Row Vessel Reported Off Sea Grit
Atlantic City N J coast guard patrols sighted wreckage in the Atlantic off Sea Grit indicating the possible loss of a liquor laden vessel from Rum Row during last week’s northeast gale. Captain Randolph Ridgley of the Dry Navy base confirms the sighting of one large hull section and several empty liquor cases tangled in ropes.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Coast Guard
Randolph Ridgley
Dry Navy
Woman 107 Years Old Passes Away in New Jersey
Catherine Matesuek, believed to be the oldest woman in New Jersey, died just before her 107th birthday in Jersey City. Born in Prussia, she is survived by three sons, thirty one grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
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Jersey City
N. J
Catherine Matesuek
New Jersey
Prussia
Banker's Son Wounded In Pittsburgh Holdup
In Pittsburgh on January 6 three men forced Lawrence A. Sands president of the First National Bank into his Squirrel Hill home after a demand for 26000. His chauffeur and servants were restrained. Sands' son, who witnessed the event, fled and was shot in the right side as the gunmen fled without taking money. Police found no trace of the robbers.
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Pittsburgh
Lawrence A. Sands
First National Bank
Squirrel Hill
Sands
Notice for junior klamamen meeting at Wehn Hall
All Junior Klamamen are requested to be present at Wehn Hall Thursday at 1 o clock p.m. Bring your robes for funeral masses.
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Wehn
Water floods Morgantown High School auditorium
Morgantown West Virginia January 6 Two large water hoses were used to flood the Morgantown High School auditorium after noggles were strapped to seats. Janitors found the flood on the building’s first floor delaying manual training and domestic science classes. Authorities questioned Tau Beta Kappa High School Fraternity members and an anti fraternity group about the incident but no arrests were made.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Morgantown High School
Ry C. Smith
W.yr. Smith
Taue Beta Kappa
Ben
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