Reed confronts Sapiro over Lowden in Ford defense case
Detroit AP report details Senator Reed questioning Aaron Sapiro on Frank Lowden’s status as farmer or Pullman heir and his role in the American Farm Bureau Federation. The cross examination covers Sapiro's retainer, tenure, and attempts to align wheat marketing efforts with political aims.
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Detroit
James A. Reed
Missouri
Henry Ford
Aaron Sapiro
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Reed
Sapiro
National Wheat Growers Advisory Committee
Chicago
Robert W. Bingham
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Times
Mr. Lowden
American Farm Bureau Federation
Walton Fpeteer
Peteet
Sunny At Asheville Storm Damages Few Buildings
A spring sun in Asheville today followed a brief ferocious rainstorm that struck yesterday. Survey shows only minor damage to a handful of structures with one house blown over but no serious injuries among two women and nine children inside.
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Asheville
China Menace to Shipping Chills Yangtze Evacuations
Reports from Washington and Shanghai warn that fuel shortages and labor troubles on the Yangtze threaten to halt gunboat operations aiding evacuations. Admiral Hough notes coal ships may be moved to Shanghai and Hankow, risking delays for foreigners along the river.
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Washington
Yantse River
China
Navy Department
Hough
Yangtse
Shanghai
Admiral Hough
Hankow
Thompson Wins Chicago Mayor Race In Landslide Victory
William Hale Thompson, former cowboy, wins Chicago mayoral race with 512,740 votes to Democrat William Dever's 429,668. Thompson pledges to oust school superintendent McAndrew amid vows about British propaganda in texts. Police report a calm election with minimal violence and some isolated incidents.
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Chicago
Willim Hale Thompson
Thompson
William E. Dever
John Dill Robertson
Dever
Stege
Detective Bureau
Vincent (Schemer) Drucci
North Side
America
William McAndrew
King George
Supreme Judicial Court Sacco Vanzetti Case Sparks Guards
Boston dispatch reports unusual guard deployments around Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices after the court denied a new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti. Sentences to electrocution are mandated, with potential appeals to the U S Supreme Court or commutation requests to Governor Fuller.
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Boston
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetto
William Cushing Wall
Webster Thayer
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
Sacco
Norfolk County
Vanzetti
Charleston
Frederick A. Parmenter
South Braintree
Alexander Berardelli
Bodies Identified in Clinch River Triple Death Near Swords Creek
The Clinch river near Swords Creek yielded three bodies, two women identified today as Mrs. Henry Griffin and her sister from Highlands. The third body, a man, remained unidentified as authorities continued the investigation at Lebanon, Russell County.
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Roanoke
Clinch River
Swords Creek
Henry Griffin
Highlands
Commonwealth
R. H. Wilson
Russell County
Lebanon
Griffin
War Resolution Passes House in 373 to 50 Vote
Ten years ago today the war resolution passed the House at 3 a.m. after sweeping aside amendments. The Senate had already cleared, and the president prepared to mobilize funds and troops for France while Janet Rankin, the lone dissenting woman, declared she could not vote for war. Speaker Clark signed as the House adjourned and the measure moved to President Wilson.
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Washington
House
Senate
France
Congress
Army
Navy
Janet Rankin
Montana
Champ Clark
Marshall
Wilson
Funeral of C. M. Thomas Held in Clayton
Funeral services were conducted today at Clayton Baptist church for Charles M. Thomas 68 prominent Clayton businessman who died yesterday Surviving are his widow Eugenia Thomas two daughters J Lea Thomas Lelia Shore Thomas Greensboro Moran Thomas Jr Clayton sons Walter L Thomas Milton a brother and sisters Mrs W S Dixon Mebane Mrs M H Moore Weaverville
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Clayton
Clayton Baptist Church
Charles M. Thomas
Eugenia Thomas
Greenville
Lelia Shore Thomas
Greensboro
J. Lea Thomas
Moran Thomas, Jr
Walter L. Thomas
Milton
Buses to Replace Street Cars In High Point
High Point officials announce a bus system to supplant street cars by the fifteenth. Chester Hawkins of Southern Utility Co plans five buses, not ten, with routes to be set by Hawkins and the council. If service fails, the city may demand changes or return to street cars.
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High Point
Moffitt
Chester Hawkins
Southern Utility Company
Columbia
D. C
Carter Dalton
Hawkins
Mr. Haw
Kins
Fisher Street
More witnesses heard in Hymel case in Natchez court
In Natchez Mississippi Judge Coiban overruled demurrers to an indictment charging Fred Hymel with obtaining $15000 from socialite Miss Catherine McKittrick under false pretense. The case saw packed courtroom attendance as key witnesses were to be brought in and jury selection was expected to take most of the afternoon.
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Natchez, Miss
Fred Hymel
Catherine McKittrick
Natchez Society
Coiban
Hymel
McKittrick
Natchez
Miss McKittrick
Auto Crash Near Spencer Injures Three Men
Charles F. Moore Jr of Greensboro Ivey S. Hale of Louisburg and E W M'Nary of Greensboro were seriously hurt in a two car collision near Spencer at 2 30 pm The Hale Moore car reportedly came from behind another vehicle and struck the M'Nary car head on while Moore and Hale were traveling toward Salisbury
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Salisbury
Charles FE. Moore, Jr
Greensboro
Ivey S. Hale
Louisburg
E. W. M'Nary
Spencer
Moore
Hale
M’nary
Executed warrants declared public records in North Carolina
Charlotte report details a Superior Court ruling by Judge T. B. Finley that arresting officer records are public. The decision sided with the Charlotte News in demanding names of six men jailed in Taylorsville for liquor offenses, despite sheriff and police refusals. The News asserts the order sets a statewide precedent.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Superior Court
T. B. Finley
Alexander County
Charlotte News
Taylorsville
Reunion brings business to Confederate veterans gathering
Tampa and Raleigh dispatches describe Confederate veterans handling business sessions in Tampa while a Morganton hospital inquiry into H B Williams’ confinement unfolds. Mrs Williams testifies of alleged mistreatment and death amid conflicting evidence as hearings continue.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Tampa
Fla
Sons of Confederate Veterans
M. D. Vance
Little Rock
Ark
Lincoln
Vance
T. J. Appleyard
Florida
Ford's Surplus Reported in Boston
The Ford Motor Company of Detroit filed its annual financial report with the state commissioner showing a surplus of $697,637,78 on a balance of $784,208,080 and capital stock at $17,264,500.
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Ford
Boston
Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
State Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation
Intercontinental flight ends in blaze at Roosevelt Dam
Commander Francesco De Pinedo's Santa Maria caught fire while preparing for takeoff from Roosevelt Dam. The hydroplane burned from stem to stern but De Pinedo and crew escaped with injuries. It had arrived from Elephant Butte Dam, N M and planned to reach San Diego by 4 p m Pacific time.
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Roosevelt Dam
Arix
Francesco de Pinedo
Santa Maria
San Diego
Elephant Butte Dam
N. M
Roosevelt Lake
de Pine’o
Thirteen Die In Wyoming Oil Refinery Explosion
Thirteen bodies recovered from the oil refining plant at Parco after an early today explosion. The blast shattered windows across the town, with total damage estimated at 560000 dollars.
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Parco
Wyo
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Pullman Company
Yangtse River
Changaha
Hunan
United States
Siang
Kiukiang
Yangtze
Kiangsi
Great River
Peking
Tsinanfu
Shantung
Tientsin
Marshall Chang Tso-Lin
Chang Tso- Lin
Big Hospital
Hamilton
West Grand Boulevard
Supreme Court
William Hale Thompson
New York
Chester B. Masslich
Tallahassee
Mr. Masslich
W. N. Everett
Frank Nash
Everett
Assembly
Masslich
Rockingham County
Nash
By Kirk L. Simpson
C. M. Thomas
Morganton Insane Asylum
H. B. Williams
Beaufort County
State Hospital For the
Morganton
Williams
John McCampbell
Morganton Institution
S. J. Ervin
C. T. Williams
Josh Taylor, Jr
Wyoming
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