Bergdoll case heats up as Brauns deny aiding slacker
Washington May 24 Charles A Braun brother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll testified before the House Investigations Committee that he never advanc ed funds to help Grover evade the law. He said he changed his name, urged Erwin Bergdoll to surrender, and tried to contact Grover at Governors Island. He also noted a $5,000 payment from his mother toward a home sale. In Germany Grover Bergdoll has not expressed plans to leave. Mrs Emma Bergdoll defended her son’s wealth and refused to disclose buried gold, prompting questions about the location and ownership of $105,000 seized from the treasury in 1919. The hearings wrap up soon.
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Washington
Charles A. Braun
Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
House
Grover
Braund
Erwin Borgdoll
Governoy’s Island
Germany
Bergdoll
Braun
Mosbach
Baden
Associated Press
Grover C. Bergdoll
Eberbach
Tony
Emma ©. Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland
House of Representatives
di Haase
Kakep Ron
Kentucky
Mrs. Bergdoll
Indiana
Emma Bergdoll
Banks to play simultaneous checker and chess matches
Detroit May 24 Newell W Banks claimant of the checker match championship of the United States and former world title holder will meet Robert Stewart of Glasgow Scotland for simultaneous games. Banks holds the record for concurrent checker matches and will also contest the world checker championship in a Detroit November engagement with his rival.
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Detroit
Mich
Newell W. Banks
United States
Banks
Detroiter
Robert Stewart
Glasgow
Scotland
Arrests Expected Over Blue Law Violations in Platteville
Residents of Platteville awaited arrests after a Sunday baseball game violating blue laws, as the district attorney warned he would not file complaints himself but would await citizen action while ball games on Sunday remained in order.
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Platteville
Win
Eitizens
Ireland Parliament Elections Open Across Island
Voters in Ireland cast ballots for the new parliament under the home rule bill with Belfast showing heightened activity. Proportional representation drives early voting as crowds gathered at polls before 8 am amid tense rivalries, brick-throwing incidents, and reports of young voters and even a toddler attempting to vote in South Belfast.
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Associated Preas
Belfast
Ireland
Ulster
Corktreet
Old Lodge
Wan
Dempsey Box Training Advances Toward Carpentier Bout
Atlantic City May 24 Jack Dempsey has progressed rapidly in training for his July 2 bout with Georges Carpentier Manager Jack Kearns plans a possible week of rest in early June to prevent staleness and maintain conditioning Dempsey trains daily with Babe Herman and Alex Trambitan to sharpen speed while heavyweights like Jack Renault return to camp Harry M Daugherty may visit the training camp. elsewhere lightning strikes a Stanly home causing minor damage no injuries reported
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Atlantic City
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Jens Willard
Toledo
Kearns
Houck
Jack Clifford
Jack Renault
Frankie Britton
Philadelphia
Babe Herman
Sacramento
Cal
Alex Trambitan
Portland
Ore
Fic! Ind
Seerry Gebet
Pittsburgh
Aya Chuck Wire i
Indianapolis
Springbrook Park
Wiggina
Greb
Billy Miske
Benton Harbor
Mich
Wiggins
Outline plan for recovery of Austria outlined by League committee
The provisional League of Nations commission presented an outline plan for Austria’s recovery. It calls for a three member League financial committee and three Austrian delegates to oversee foreign credits, revenues, and the restoration program with currency reform and a new bank of 100 million francs. The plan stresses Austria is a national enterprise free from internal political strife, and outlines reforms to budget balance, taxation, internal loans, guarantees, and currency reform.
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Economic and Financial Committee
League of Nations
Pro- Brees
M. J. Avenol
France
Drummond Fraseer
Great Britain
M. FE. Cluckstadt
Denmark
League
Bank of Fame
Bank of Ise
Costal
Board of Tripe
Aus
Little dog guards graves of three children in Iowa
In Oelwein on May 24 a white terrier has guarded the graves of Antonio Mary and Congetto Rubino for a week. The dog accepted food but refused to leave the vigil, becoming a constant companion after the children died of scarlet fever.
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Little Dog Guards
Iowa
Oelwein
Antonio
Mary
Congeto
Dorminick Rubino
Wind fans fires in Minnesota forests despite showers
Duluth reports heavy south wind raises fire danger in northern Minnesota forests as guards push to smother recent blazes. Large brush fires persist in burned areas, with losses including a sheep ranch owned by Dr J E Matteo and camp equipment and timber worth thousands. Fire crews and lumber companies survey burned zones for data while line repairs advance. In Idaho, Embree, I W W leader, is sentenced to one to ten years in state prison for criminal syndicalism.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
North Wood
Superior National and State Forestry Department
North Shore
Finland
Little Marais
J. E. Matteon
Dr. Mattaon
Waley
Superior National
Stony Road
Wales
Superpoor Dalgren
Elysaidy
Wallace
Idaho
Embree
W. W. Leader
Embrea
William D. Haywood
Confidence Vote Sought by Mack at Zionist Convention
New York May 2 Judge Julian W Mack of Chicago and allies press for a confidence vote on Zionist Organization of America policies at the Cleveland convention on June 5. They urge financial safeguards for the Palestine Foundation Fund and monthly budget statements, amid tension with World Zionist leaders over fund control. Peking China and Germany sign a broad commercial pact seen as a de facto peace accord.
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New York
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Zionist Organization of America
Cleveland
National Executive Organization
E. Mack
Palestine Foundation Fund
Juder Mack
Hin
Zionist Organization
Palestine
World Zionist Organization
Ln America
United
Chaim Weismann
Zionist Organization In America
London
Mack
Buffalo
Weismann
Limited Chance for Pact With Marine Workers
Washington May 34 American ship owners may have signed an agreement with marine workers before May 1 but now doubt entering into an agreement. W J Maryin secretary of the ship owners association stated this before talks with Secretaries Davin and Hoover and an official of the shipping board.
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Washington
Marine Worker
W. J. Maryin
Ship Owners Association
Davin
Hoover
Offciain
Shipping Board
Quiet Restored in Alexandria After Riots
Cairo May 24 quiet returned to Alexandria after weekend rioting that left more than thirty dead. Police detained several rioters while warnings urged residents to stay home at demonstrations' first sign. Police pledged energetic action against anyone causing disorders.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Telegraphic Briefs Slow World News Digest
A string of terse dispatches covers figures from Emma Berg in Washington refusing to reveal hidden wealth, to legal and political developments in Michigan Des Moines Chicago New York Berlin Belfast Paris Washington Dublin and Paris. Reports mention court actions on deaths, appeals, and indictments, electoral decor, and military tensions along the Oder while Camp Dodge sells buildings in a wrecking deal.
Heavy Fighting Reported From Oppelin District Yesterday
Paris May 24. Premier Briand told deputies there is no reason for occupying the Ruhr as the Silesian issue has shifted. Germany replied to Briand’s note, saying it will close the Silesian frontier and disband volunteer forces if needed. Berlin dispatch reports heavy artillery and machine gun fire along the Oder, with panicked towns and calls for food amid border tensions.
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Oder
Silesia
Paris
Asociated
Briand
Chamber
Ruhr
Veramilica
Od Viees
Germany
Silesian
Tiper Silesia
Briand Lam
Awak Hin
Heraelf
All Nex
Foreign Office
Mayer
Friedrich Rosen
Holland
Rosen
Tangier
Wilhelm Strusse
France
Wirth
Associated Press
Oppeln
Krappitz
Upper Silesia
Ton Inte
Kreugburg
Krappus
Ratibor
Lerand
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Ite
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