Fight to Bar Stephenson Deposition in Pa Klan Trial
In Pittsburgh the Klan fights to bar deposition of D C Stephenson as evidence in the equitable suit over a Pennsylvania realm clash. The rebel faction counters with claims of expulsion and seeks to ban the Klan in the state. witnesses include Rev. Herbert Shaw and Col. William Simmons.
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Stephensons
Pennsylvania
Ross Downing
United Press
Pittsburgh
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
W. H. S. Thompson
H. S. Thompson
Imperial
Hiram W. Evans
van A. Barrickman
Order
Herbert Shaw
the Realm of
Barrickman
Klan
Connaughton
Washington
M. J. Hosack
J. H. Sullivan
Lews J. Watkinshaw
Greensburg
Shaw
John F. Strayer
Latrobe
Charles F. Hunter
North Bessemer
William C. Davis
Manor
Charles F. Dyers
Wilkinsburg
William J. Simmons
Imperial Wizard
Grand Dragon
Stephenson
Indiana State Penitentiary
Michigan City
Simmons
Reed to Speak at Democratic Rally in Tomlinson Hall
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri will headline a Democratic rally at Tomlinson Hall on Wednesday night. Reed's talk is billed as a principled address rather than a campaign stump for his presidential prospects. Evans Woolen of Indiana and Thomas Taggart will greet him, with Taggart leading others to give a warm welcome. Mayor L. Ert Slack will attend a noon luncheon at the Democratic Club. Reed will also appear in South Bend on Thursday night.
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James A. Reed
Missouri
Tomlinson Hall
Reed
Evans Woolen
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
Houston
Taggart
Warmed Temperatures Forecast With Slow Rise Through Wednesday
The United States Weather Bureau predicts temperatures will rise slowly through tonight and Tuesday with a return to normal by midweek. At 7 am the temp stood at 26, 18 below normal, while Sunday’s average was 34, 15 below normal. the day’s high reached 40 and low was 29.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
McKeeport Hospital Wins High Medical Recognition
The McKeeport hospital in Pennsylvania was approved for internal recognition after a recommendation by the American College of Surgeons, marking one of the highest honors from the American Medical Society.
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United Press
Chicago
McKeesport
American Medical Society Today
American College of Surgeons
Medical Society
Car builder George L Lucas completes miniature train for grandson
After almost fifty years with the B. and O. railroad Lucas retired on a pension yet keeps busy building models. Friends say he is a natural car builder and still delights Myron Scarbrough seven at 273 N Pershing Ave with a tiny engine and train crafted in their garage.
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George L. Lucas
Myron Scarbrough
N. Pershing Ave
Lucas
Scarbrough
Train Lucas
New Mask Promises to Erase Wrinkles at Trade Show
Chicago April 9 Wrinkles will be curiosities in the next fifteen years say beauty experts. The katoric mask to replace a girlish glow will be demonstrated for the first time Monday at the Mid West Beauty Trade show by H H Myers of New York City. The mask is painted on the face layer by layer and heats to high temperatures, then forms a mold of the features.
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United
Chicago
H. H. Myers
New York City
Myers
Ford Enjoys London With Easter Crowd
Henry Ford and his wife drew large crowds during a promenade through London parks on Easter Sunday. The couple later toured the Thames valley by car, enjoying the city during their visit.
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Wife
United Press
London
Henry Ford
Thames Valley
Auto crash deaths total 413 in four weeks to March 24
Commerce department statistics show 413 deaths from auto accidents in seventy seven cities during the four weeks ended March 24, down from 440 a year earlier. New York City led with 60 deaths, followed by Chicago 47 and Philadelphia 20 among large tolls.
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United Press
Washington
Commerce Department
New York City
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Mississippi River Rises Near Flood Stage Amid Forecasts
The Mississippi River stands within six feet of flood stage and continues to rise slowly. Forecasters expect another two to three feet increase in three days, though spring precipitation so far is not enough to push the river above flood stage.
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Bu United Press
ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Governor weighs extension as Hall faces midnight execution
Gov. Ed Jackson weighs delaying John Hall's execution for two and a half hours after state attorney Frank Coughlin pleads for a stay. Coughlin cites a reputed confession by Thomas O'Brien that shifts blame to Hall. O'Brien serves life for the Kreidler slaying in a holdup two years ago.
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John Hall
Louis C. Kreidler
South Bend
Ed Jackson
Frank E. Coughlin
Hall
Coughlin
Thomas O'Brien
O’brien
Indiana State Prison
Jackson
Man Faces Execution After South Bend Druggist Murder
Michigan City Indiana April 9 John Hall sentenced to die shortly after midnight for the murder of a South Bend druggist. He said life in the penitentiary means about twenty five years while the chair means five minutes. He distrusted last minute efforts of his former pal Thomas O'Brien.
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United Press
Michigan City
Ind
John Hall
South Bend
Thomas O'Brien
Sinclair Seeks Jury in Second Government Conspiracy Trial
In Washington on April 9 the jury selection for Harry F. Sinclair's second trial on conspiracy to defraud the Government faced extreme difficulty. Eleven jurors remained in the box with no clear acceptance as the judge urged speed and rejected delay tactics.
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United Press
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Jennings Bailey
Sinclair
George Hoover
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Textile Wage Cut Hits 30,000 Workers in Massachusetts
Mass textile leaders in New Bedford announce a general 10 percent wage reduction effective April 16 affecting about 30,000 operatives across mills. The move follows earlier cuts in Fall River and mirrors broader New England wage reductions.
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Bu United Press
New Bedford
Mass
New England
Fall River
Girl Sits In Coolidge Pews By Easter Blessing
Charlotte Crooks, 16, found in the First Lady’s pew at Edwards Congregational Church in Northampton. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge sat beside her and stayed through the Easter service. Charlotte is daughter of Mrs. Maurice K. Crooks, church soloist.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Charlotte Crooks
Coolidge
Edwards Congregational Church
Charlotte
Maurice K. Crooks
Leviathan Hit by Huge Wave at Sea
The liner Leviathan, battered by a vast mid ocean wave last Thursday night, docked in New York from Southampton. The wave smashed the forward searchlight, bent the vent iltors, and bent the iron top of a steel staircase as tons of water flooded the bow section. Lifeboats were damaged and third class passengers had to move to other quarters.
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Ted Press
New York
Leviathan
Midocean
Southampton
Easter Poison Case Shocks Family in Los Angeles
Mrs Frances Smith told her husband Lewis A Smith it would be a pleasant Easter before she died by poison five minutes later. The husband noted she had suffered ill health for years as police investigate the incident in Los Angeles.
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Bay United Press
Los Angeles
Frances Smith
Lewis A. Smith
Borah to Submit Prohibition Questionnaire to Watson
Senator Borah of Idaho will send his prohibition questionnaire to Senator J. E. Watson of Indiana, a presidential hopeful, in a move prompted by a Herald Tribune quote. Borah’s action follows remarks Watson allegedly made about not facing the Idahoan, with history cited from the 1924 campaign and reactions from Borah to Republican leaders including Hoover and Lowden.
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Times
Washington
Borah
Idaho
J. E. Watson
Indiana
New York Herald-Tribune
Watson
Herald-Tribune
Curtis
Willis
Herbert Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Rescue Miss Wilbur In Yosemite Thrilling Rope Rescue
Miss Edna May Wilbur daughter of Secretary of the Navy and Miss Owen Ring of Lindsay were rescued from a 2000 foot ledge above Yosemite Valley. Rangers Bingham and Reymann lowered ropes and pulled them to safety after they got lost seeking descent on Glacier Ledge Point Trail.
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United Preas
U S Treasurer Frank White Resigns for Corp Post
Frank White, the U S treasurer for seven years, announced his resignation to become president of the Southern Guaranty Corporation of Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Frank White
United Press
Washington
United States
Southern Guaranty Corporation of
Chattanooga, Tenn
Two fliers stake north gold claim near Reindeer Lake
Floyd Bennett and Bernt Balchan, Byrd pilots, stake claims in Canadian gold fields near Reindeer Lake Manitoba. They reported rapid travel from The Pas by air and noted a nearby claim sold for $20 000. Balchan and Bennett tested conditions similar to Byrd Antarctic plans.
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NORTH
United Press
Detroit
Floyd Bennett
Bernt Balchan
Richard E. Byrd
Reindeer Lake
Manitobia
Bennett
Balchan
Byrd
Gold Field
Jeanne Eagels Plans Country Vaudeville Tour After Suspension
Actress Jeanne Eagels, recently suspended from Actors Equity, will embark on a twenty five week vaudeville tour across the United States. Booking agent Harry Weber announced the plan likely to begin in two weeks and include a stop in California.
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United Press
New York
Jeanne Eagels
Actors’ Equity Association
Harry Weber
Weber
California
Indianapolis council reshuffle after bribery scandals
Meredith Nicholson elected to Indianapolis city council to fill Ferguson seat as Bartholomew and Negley resign. Raub presides as Bartholomew resigns, Negley also steps down, leaving Nicholson as sole remaining nonindicted member with Albertson under scrutiny. Trial delays and civic group push to nominate successors accompany the shake up.
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Meredith Nicholson
Millard W. Ferguson
Nicholson
Claude E. Negley
Otis E. Bartholomew
Remy
Negley
Bartholomew
Todd
Albertson
William H. Book
Chamber of Commerce Civic Affairs Committee
Finders Are Keepers Gallantry’s Labor Lost
A man named A. C. Rynerson rushed to aid a woman when her purse with ten dollars blew away on Washing ton Street. He chased a ten dollar bill as a bystander, a middle aged woman claimed it, and both the money and woman disappeared after his return with the owner.
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A. C. Rynerson
N. Delaware Sr
Rynerson
Washington St
School Bond Sale Up for Board Meeting Decision
The school board will consider purchasing and retiring $100 000 in outstanding school bonds at Tuesday night’s meeting. Business Director A F Walsman said the board previously retired $44 000 in bonds in March.
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A. F. Walsman
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