Hays May Face Fresh Teapot Dome Testimony Probe
Washington reports a fourth senate appearance for Will H. Hays, former RNC head, amid charges he tried to block the Teapot Dome inquiry in 1924. Adams and McArthur urge calling Hays, with Ladd’s 1924 ride cited as proof of political motives. Littleton blasts ethics questions as Sinclair case nears opening.
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Washington
Senate Teapot Wome
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Sklva B. Edams
Colorado
Douglas H. McArthur
Edwin F. Ladd
North Dakota
Hays
Europe
Ladd
Teapot Dome
Adams
Oil Committee
Asdams
McArthur
Nye
North Dakotan
Walsh
Montana
Naval Oil Reserve
North Dakota Independent
Walsh New York
Martin W. Littleton
Harry Sinclair
Senator Walsh
Senate
Littleton
Trains Wreck Near Lima Leave Sixty-Three Injured
The Broadway Limited and Liberty Limited trains collided four miles west of Lima Ohio injuring sixty three people including forty passengers and nineteen railroad workers. Engineer Henry Strasser of Fort Wayne Indiana suffered serious injuries and may lose an arm.
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Pittsburgh
Lima
Ohio
Henry Strasser
Fort Wayne
Ind
Liberty
Washington
Chicago
Broadway
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Broadway Limited
Willis Death Ends Ohio Senator Frank B Willis Campaign
United States Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio died in Delaware while about to address a crowd at Ohio Wesleyan University. He collapsed from cerebral hemorrhages at 56 as the crowd listened to a campaign speech and the glee club sang A Soldier's Farewell.
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Delaware
Mar
United States
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Columbus Republican Glee Club
National Guard
Willis
Buell V. Willis
John Dustin
Galena
Willie
Washington
Congress
Senate
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Michigan
Hoover
Green
Ferris
Donahey
Warren G. Harding
Kansas
Young Cox Jr. arrested after chase on Fifth Avenue
James M. Cox Jr. 24, claimed as son of former Ohio governor James M. Cox. He fled after his auto struck laborer Peter Lorenzo on Fifth Avenue at 25th Street. Police fired about a score of shots, captured at the Hotel Biltmore entrance. He was jailed on assault and leaving the scene, with added driving while intoxicated charge.
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New York
James M. Cox, Jr
Ohio
Cox
Peter Lorenzo
Fifth Avenue
Hotel Biltmore
23Rd Street
Yale University
Ancient Smyrna Hit by Magnitude Quake Disaster
In Smyrna a series of seven earthquakes began at 2 30 this morning killing 38 people and injuring 55. Tourbali village was destroyed. Fidkikendi reported 10 deaths and 40 injuries. Telegraphs down, Turkish Red Crescent rushing aid as news reaches Constantinople via Konia.
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Constantinople
Mar
Smyrna
Tourbali
Fidkikendi
Turkish Red Crescent Society
Fall Must Submit To Questioning In Teapot Dome Case
Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, under ten hours of direct examination in his deposition for the Teapot Dome lease defense of Harry F. Sinclair. Cross examination by Atlee Pomerene expected to begin, with Fall continuing to recount how the lease was negotiated chiefly by his subordinates and Zevely. Sinclair reportedly did not participate until the signing day.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mar
Albert B. Fail
Secretary of the Interior
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Atlee Pomerene
Fall
Sinclair
Liberty
Continental Trading Company
Off Profit
District of Columbia Suupreme
J. W. Zevely
Heflin Suggests Chemist Examine Senator Willis Stomach
Senator Heflin of Alabama sent a telegram to Mrs. Frank B. Willis proposing she have the contents of Senator Willis of Ohio’s stomach examined by a competent chemist. He called the death of the senator strange and noted he was well and strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Willis
Senator Willis
Ohio
Heflin
Alabama
Judge Bond Dies of Acute Heart Trouble in Durham
Judge William Marion Bond of Edenton died in his hotel room in Durham from acute heart trouble after a week of court. He was 65, appointed in 1913 by Governor Locke Craig, and had been re elected since. He presided late last night over a sensational abduction case. Surviving are three children, including William M. Bond Jr. and Lynn Bond, plus Mrs. Julia Bond Dixon. A son killed overseas in World War I had weighed on him.
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Durham
Mar
William Marion Bond
Edenton
Locke Craig
First Judicial District
Denver
Colo
William M. Bond
University of North Carolina
International Trust Company
Lynn Bond
Tarboro
Julia Bond Dixon
Prices Break In The Stock Market
New York March 31 Stock prices opened higher but fell under heavy selling pressure as profit taking and sluggish news waned the earlier strength. Radio and GE led declines while some issues recovered modestly. total volume reached about 2.2 million shares with an irregular close.
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New York
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
International Nickel
Case Threshing
Steel Mack Truck
Union Pacific
Acreage Cut Proclamation Calls Tennessee Meetings
Governor Henry Horton issued a proclamation following the Jackson Mississippi meeting to urge a ten percent cotton acreage reduction. He asks bankers farmers farm bureau leaders and other Tennessee cotton county stakeholders to convene county meetings to agree on the proposed reduction for the current year.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry Horton
Jackson
Miss
Tennessee
Fords On Way To Europe For Vacation First Time Of Crossing For Mrs Ford
Mr and Mrs Henry Ford sail for Europe aboard the Majestic heading to England Scotland and Ireland on a private trip with no business plans. Ford discusses production plans aviation ambitions and secrecy surrounding his movements as Mrs Ford crosses for the first time. Remus remains confined but will seek a new trial after a high court ruling of mental competence. The appellate decision may be stayed by prosecutors who will also pursue further appeals.
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Fords
Europe
New York
Henry Ford
Majestic
Norway
Regal
England
Ford Company
Ford
Rumor Of UNC Building Collapse Denied By Officials
A false report spread across North Carolina that a University of North Carolina building had collapsed with fatalities. University and Durham police issued denials after officials traced the rumor to campus chatter. Director Bob Madry and Dr. Chase reassured the public, noting the South building remained intact.
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Chapel Hill
Mar
University of North Carolina
Chase
Durham Police Department
University News Bureau
Bob Madry
Madry
Durham
Grand Rapids Herald Editor Named Senator
Arthur H. Vandenburg editor of the Grand Rapids Herald was appointed United States senator from Michigan to succeed the late Woodbridge N. Ferris. Governor Fred W. Green announced the appointment. Vandenburg is 44 and had been viewed as a likely Republican candidate for the fall nomination.
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Grand Rapids Herald
Lansing
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenburg
United States
Michigan
Woodbridge N. Ferr
Fred W. Green
Vandenburg
U. S
Willingham, Former Furniture Man, Dies in Asheville
E. J. Willingham retired capitalist and former furniture manufacturer of Asheville and Georgia died in a local hospital after an extended illness. He previously lived in Macon, Georgia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A stroke last August preceded his decline. The body will be taken to his daughter Mrs. Ross Chambers in Macon for funeral services Monday.
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Asheville
E. J. Willingham
Georgia
Willingham
Macon
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ross Chambers
Raleigh Boy Shot on Lincoln Highway While Fleeing Gas Bill
Delmar Poole of Raleigh North Carolina was seriously wounded by a Pennsylvania policeman on the Lincoln highway near Lowingtown after fleeing a service station without paying for ten gallons of gasoline. Poole’s companion Allen Austin of Norfolk was arrested.
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Lowingtown
Dear
Delmar Poole
Raleigh
N. C
Lincoln Highway
Here
Poole
Westchester
Allen Austin
Norfolk
Schooner Sought After Rum Load Off North Carolina
Coast guardsmen and federal prohibition agents seek a three masted schooner described as from nowhere and bound for Nassau after seizure of 462 cases of whiskey and 18 barrels of rum on Bear Inlet beach. Investigators link the craft to rum runners as officers review possible home port and destination.
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Swansboro
N. C
Nassau
North Carolina
Bear Inlet
O. A. Littlefield
Coast Guard
W. W. Kinner
Pamlico
Customs House
Wilmington
Resse
Whisky Seized From Chandler Yacht After West Indies Cruise
Customs agents boarded the Amphitrite, chartered to Asa Chandler Jr. of Atlanta, and seized 88 bottles of liquor after returning to Miami from a West Indian cruise. No arrests were made. the boat was not seized. A party included young women alleged to be Atlanta High School students. Friends said the bottles were souvenirs. Inventory listed rum, scotch, rye, champagne, gin, vermouth, wine, creme de menthe, beer, and other liquors.
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Miami
Fla
Mar
Asa Chandler
Atlanta Ga
Atlanta
Chandler
Thompson Is Sued Over Slander Suit in Chicago
Mayor William Hale Thompson was named as a defendant in a $100,000 slander suit filed in Chicago. Plaintiff Chester E. Cleveland, a former political ally, seeks damages.
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Thompson
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Chester E. Cleveland
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Pennsylvania
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Judge Bond
Remus
E. M. Botkin
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State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Botkin
Henry
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