Britain Accepts Ominous Naval Talks Invitation
Great Britain replies to the U S overture on naval limitation with cordial acceptance and readiness to discuss further arms limits. The note notes geopolitical duties and oil protections while urging careful framing with Geneva and the Washington principles.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Coolidge
Ashington
United States of America
Geneva
United States Ofmerica
Freckled Nose Finds Star Turn at Oglethorpe Beauty Contest
Atlanta February 28 An Oglethorpe University co ed Miss Helen Nott brunette and freckled has found a new use for freckles entering a beauty contest The Lord s Club cheerleaders and backs praised her as the campus protest girl with striking eyes cheeks and smile
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Atlanta
Oglethorpe Uniersity
Helen Nott
Lord's Club
Ort
Reek
Schroeder Attends Mother-in-Law Funeral
Mrs Dan Schroeder returned to this city from Charleston where she attended funeral services for her mother-in-law Mrs William A Schroder. Mrs Schroeder died at the Charleston residence on Thursday and is survived by her husband and four sons.
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Dan Shroder
Charleston
William A. Shroder
LaGuardia closes impeachment case against Judge Cooper
Representative LaGuardia of New York closed his impeachment case against federal Judge Frank Cooper of the New York District. The House Judiciary Committee took the matter under advisement.
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Washington
Laguardia
Repub
Can
New York
Frank Cooper
House Judiary Committee
Supreme Court Moves to Clear Docket in Lease Case
The court today acts to dismiss similar purchasing disputes as it proceeds with actions related to the Harry F. Sinclair lease, part of the Teapot Dome episode. The move aims to streamline docket and finalize outstanding matters.
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Washington
Doheny Oa
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Man Killed in Kerry Shooting After Escape Attempt
Dennis Fields, a former convict, was shot and killed this afternoon near Kerry as he tried to break free after arrest on multiple charges. Graham Marley, deputized by police, is alleged to have fired the fatal shot as Fields attempted to seize a gun while officers sat handcuffing him.
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Dennis Fields
Kerry
Libby
Graham Marley Ho
Fields
Hile
Shanghai Faces Nationalist Pressure as Sun Reinforced
Shanghai reports renewed confidence among Sun Chuan Fang forces after reinforcements from Shantung. Defense works at Sungkianeg 28 miles south bolster Shanghai’s claim to hold the city, with Li Pao-Chang ordering Whang pao river closed nightly to deter water attacks. Sun and Chang Tsung Chang addressed 4000 troops, pledging unity with Shantung forces to fight bolshevism amid submarine and river defense measures.
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Shanghai
Sun Chuan Fang
Shantung Province
Sungkianeg
Here
Sun Kiang
Sun
Chang Tsung- Chang
Li Pao-Chang
Woo
Whangpao
Yangtze Delta
American forces in Nicaragua reach up to 1800
American forces on Nicaragua's west coast totaled 1,800 with more sailors landing at Corinto from the destroyer tenders Alta and Melville. The transport Henderson arrives within a week, likely boosting numbers to about 3,000, while five Haviland aircraft and four two seat scouts are aboard. The Colombo cruiser stands by to evacuate British nationals if needed. Marines totaling 350 are ordered to Granada to guard the railway mine and deter Liberal attacks, as naval action eyes the Matagalpa region per Liberal General Moncada's influence.
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Mangua
Nicaragua
Corinto
Alta
Melville
Henderson
Colombo
Granada
Matagalpa
Monacada
State Capitol
Raleigh
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Bridger
Bladen County
Associated Press
Dublin
Reopening Ordered in Rail Lease Petition
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the reopening of the inquiry into the petition of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad for permission to lease the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gould Given Clean Slate by Committee
The Senate elections subcommittee upheld Senator Arthur R. Gould's right to a Maine seat, recommending dropping charges about a $100,000 payment to a Canadian official. The report found no fraud, noted the transaction predates the 1926 election, and affirmed Gould's good character.
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Gould
Walsh
Montana
Flemming
New Brunswick
Arthur R. Gould
Senate
Jewelry Store Safe Job Blown Open In Miami Heist
Five yeggmen blew the Sutton and Bibson Jewelry Store safe in downtown Miami at 7 30 this morning and escaped with cash and jewels estimated between 75000 and 125000. The blast wrecked the building as Dr I Lowe and Dr A L Lustgarten, bound by the criminals, were guarded on site while another doctor was tied to a chair. The physicians were not robbed and were later freed as police were summoned.
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Miami
Sutton and Bibson
I. Lowe
A. L. Lustgarten
Britain Accepts President Coolidge Naval Pact Terms
Foreign Secretary Chamberlain read Britain’s reply to President Coolidge in the House of Commons. The terms were concured in by all imperial governments except the Irish Free State, which had not yet replied.
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London
Great Britain
Coolidge
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Irish Free State
Negro is Hanged After Criminal Assault Case
ST. LOUIS Mo February 28 AP Robert Johnson 29 year old Negro was hanged today at Clayton St Louis County for a criminal assault on a white married woman. Johnson had admitted he attempted to rob the woman but denied the assault. Johnson was private orderly during the war in France to General John J Pershing.
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ST. Louis
Robert Johnson
Clayton
St. Louis County
Johnson
France
Jehu d. Pershing
Miami Beach killer confession ties Woolsey death to crash
Miami Beach realty dealer George Colburn, 39, confessed to killing Milbourne Woolsey, 76, after his car struck the financier on January 19. Colburn claimed the death was accidental, saying a newspaper blinded him and he fled, later discovering the body on his bumper. Woolsey, a New York and Miami Beach resident, had a wealth from cotton farming and lived in Waynesville, North Carolina.
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Miami Fla
George Colburn
Miami Beach
Milbourne Woolsey
New York
Woolsey
Colburn
Mr. Woolsey
Selma
Ala
Alabama
Waynesville
N. C
Winter tourists violated Sunday laws in Aiken reports
Columbia S C Feb 28 AP reports that Sunday laws were violated yesterday by members of the winter tourist colony at Aiken. Governor John G Richards said the incidents will be investigated and county officers must explain why the laws were not enforced if findings support the reports.
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Columbia
S. C
Aiken
John G. Richards
Appropriation Aims for Five Year Public Building Program
The appropriations committee reports a bill proposing 19,878,700 dollars to start the administrations five year public building program. It would fund construction on 137 projects nationwide and six in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
South American People Pay Homage To American Fliers Killed In Crash
In Buenos Aires a mourning nation paid respects to Capt Clinton F Woolsey and Lieut John E Benton of the Pan American Good Will squadron killed when the Detroit and New York collided near Palomar. Bodies will sail on the Vauban after services at the Episcopal cathedral. Major Herbert A Dargue and Lt Ennis Whitehead survived. Whitehead injured his ankle. The remaining planes of the squadron will resume with hops to Asuncion, Paraguay, and Montevideo awaiting the San Antonio.
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Buenos Aires
New York
Detroit
Clinton F. Woolsey
John E. Benton
California
Military Club
Vauban
United States
Episcopal Cathedral
de Alvear
Mar del Plata
Asuncion
Paraguay
Herbert A. Dargue
Ennis Whitehead
Whitehead
Dargue
Palomar
Earth
St. Louis
San Francisco
Montevideo
Uruguay
San Antonio
Tumaco
Coombia
Talcamano
Chile
Aiken winter colony faces blue law arrests over golf
Four members of the Aiken winter colony were arrested for violating Sunday blue laws by playing a match golf game. William Whitcom, Ben Thompson, Everett McDonald of Palmetto Golf Club, and Jimmy S. Earle, Highland Park Hotel pro, were held on bond and await trial tomorrow morning.
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Aiken
S. C
William Whitcom
Ben Thompson
Everett McDonald
Palmetto Golf Club
Jimmy S. Earle
Highland Park Hotel
Golfers Defy Sun Day closing in South Carolina crackdown
In Columbia the Sunday closing law enforcement spread to five Greenville golfers Proctor A. Bondon W C Perry Jr John Cushman and David Ferguson were arrested and released on their own recognizance They planned to fight the case as gasoline stations garages soda counters and other venues were closed while drugstores served only medicines Newsboys were driven from Aiken streets as resorts imposed quiet observances Charleston and Columbia reported limited activity with transit lines running in Charleston
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Columbia
S. C
Richard
South Carolina
Greenville
Proctor A. Bondon
W. C. Perry, Jr
John Cushman
David Ferguson
Biltmore
N. C
Aiken
Camden
Charleston
Palestine appeal meeting draws Jewish leaders to Durham
In Durham on February 28 AP report says sessions of the Palestine convention of the Seaboard region gathered representatives from several district sites. Josephus Daniels publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer spoke on Hebraic research and Palestine rebirth. Also speaking were Harry Kellman of Baltimore, Rabbi Schieful of Washington, D C, and Mrs Israel Shapiro of Baltimore.
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Durham
Seaboard
United Palestine Appeal
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Palestine
Harry T. Kellman
Bsaltimore
Atlantic States Federation of Zionists
Rabbi Schieful
Washington, D. C
Israel Shapiro
Baltimore
The
Hadassah
Zionists Undertaking
Mystery of Missing Husband Cleared by Identification
In Chicago the death of Edward Burke Scott is resolved when his wife Mrs Kate Condon Scott identifies a body in a New Orleans vault as her missing husband. Scott, using the name William B Victor, died by his own hand in New Orleans last September, leaving an estate valued at 195000 dollars shared by five real estate associates. Mrs Scott has filed proof of marriage to claim her widow’s share under Louisiana law.
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Chicago
Edward Burke Scott
Kate Condon Scott
New Orleans
Scott
William B. Victor
Louisiana
Supreme Court voids Doheny oil leases tied to Teapot Dome policy
The Supreme Court rules Edward L. Doheny must surrender Elk Hills naval lease and Pearl Harbor contract issued under Secretary Albert Fall. The decision, announced by Justice Butler, finds fraud and illegality in Fall sealing off competitive bids, confirms Doheny receives no compensation, and notes the case hinges on the $100,000 exchange. The ruling cites secrecy and the Teapot Dome policy as the basis for invalidating the deals.
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Supreme Court
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Justice Butler
Court of Appeals
Doheny
Doeheny
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Senate
Fall
Elk Hills
California
Congress
The
Interesor
Congress Starts on Final Week
The Sixty Ninth Congress enters its final week with a brisk pace in the House and a filibuster prone Senate. Predicted votes on spending and reorganizing measures were halted by parliamentary maneuvers as lawmakers seek precedence for farm relief, alien property returns, and investigations cut short by adjournment timelines.
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Washington
Sixty
Congress
Senate
House
Boulder Canyon
Delegates Arrive for Wilmington Woman’s Missionary Union Meet
Delegates began arriving in Wilmington for the Woman’s Missionary Union convention opening tomorrow. Key speakers include Dr. Paul Bagby of Wake Forest and Mrs. Wesley N. Jones of Raleigh. The sunbeam band of Wilmington will perform Thursday evening. The event marks the first Wilmington gathering in 16 years.
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Wilmington
Woman's Missionary Union
Sunbeam Band
Rey
W. Cary Newton
China
Willie Kelly
Shanghai
Kathleen Mallers
Birmingham
Blanche Sydnor White
Richmond
Paul Bagby
Wake Forest
Bagby
Wesley N. Jones
Raleigh
Britain declines to answer Soviet propaganda note in Commons
Foreign Secretary Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain will not respond to Soviet Russia’s reply to the protest over Soviet propaganda. He said the government sees no reason to engage further on the issue at this time.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Russia
Bishops Crusade Ends With Pledge At Durham Sermon
Rev. Side ney S. Bost of St. Philip's Church Durham led the final Bishop's Crusade sermon at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Best urged Christianizing the world and urged each Christian to win two converts in 12 months. Congregants pledged allegiance to Christ and vowed to remain his soldiers until life’s end.
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Sideney S. Bost
St. Philip’s Church
Durham
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Best
Christ
Butler to China as Marine Commander in Asiatic Waters
Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler ordered to China to command more than 2,300 Marines in Asiatic waters. He will sail from San Diego on the first steamer.
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Butler
China
Washington
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YEGGS
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Singer
Albert Fall
Department of the Interior
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Naval Oil
Albert B. Fall
Chang Tsung-Chang
Chuangfang
Hangchow
Ningpo
Sidney
Bost
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