Senator James E. Watson under fire over Hoover defense
Washington observers cite Senator Watson defending Hoover then seeing his stance undercut as President’s economy warning shifts and a remark about a man with St Vitus dance surfaces. The piece notes Watson’s pride faltering after a floor defense, amended statement, and Democratic praise for his restraint. And it references related Newark and national brief items from Chicago to New York about court divorces and young students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Watson
Hoover
Senate
Derson
Washington
Nation
Anderson
Congress
Jim Watson
White House
United States
Watson
Pat Harrison
Jim
Demand Lewis Step Out As Miners Head
Anti Lewis resolutions call for John L Lewis to resign and seek salary cuts for international officers. Des Moines locals lead in protests while bids to limit terms and require referendum gain traction. Philip Murray links Springfield rump convention to coal operator efforts to oust the union.
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Demand Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Tomlinson Hall
Resolutions Committee
Lewis
Des Moines
Philip Murray
Springfield
Ill
International Union
Illinois
Howat Slated for President of Miner Union
Alexander Howat of Kansas industrial court fame was slated for election as president by the rump convention of union coal miners in Springfield Illinois. John H. Walker of the Illinois Federation of Labor was expected to resign to become secretary treasurer of the new mine organization.
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United Press
Springfield
Alexander Howat
Kansas Industrial Court Fame
John H. Walker
Illinois Federation of Labor
New
Fragmentary Time Table Snippet from Historical Page
Readable fragments show a schedule style with times such as 10 am 31 and 11 am 39 and noon 12. Mentions Misses and Th indicates a school or timetable with periods. Exact events, dates, or full names are not present in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aera
Fall Loan Described by Doheny in Bribery Trial
Ed ward L Doheny testified in the Albert B Fall bribery case that a $100,000 note was a loan to an old buddy. He said the note was mutilated to prevent executors from collecting if he died, aiming to shield Fall from repayment.
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United Prere
Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Senate Public Lands Committee
California
Doheny
Senate
Interior Secretary
Women Govern Stephenson After Village Vote Recount
Stephenson Michigan residents elected women to all village offices and ordered a recount that shifted the village presidency. F X Beaudoin initially retained the post by two votes but the recount showed Grace Sanders ahead by three votes. Sanders is now village president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Collins' Hat in Ring for Republican renomination
Judge James A. Collins of Marion criminal court announces his candidacy for the Republican renomination in the May primaries. A New England native, he has lived in Indianapolis since 1895 and served as assistant county prosecutor before six years on the city court bench. He is the first jurist to serve four terms in criminal court and is active in civic affairs. The couple resides at 4811 Park Avenue with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Marion Criminal Court
New England
Collins
Indianapolis
Marion County
Park Avenue
Mayor Ruffo Pleads Not Guilty to Indictments
Mayor Anthony M. Ruffo Jr. of Atlantic City pleaded not guilty to fourteen indictments charging him with deriving profit from municipal insurance policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mays Landing
N. J
Anthony M. Ruffo Jr
Atlantic City
New World Revealed by 30 Year Hunt in Space
Cambridge reports a ninth planet located by Flagstaff scientists after a 30 year search. The world is cold dark and distant beyond Neptune with an estimated distance of 3.72 billion miles and a yearly orbit of 180 Earth years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Cambridge
Mass
Science
Flagstaff
Ariz
Percival Lowell
Neptune
Harvard
Methuselah
Earth
Solar System
King Vidor Fined $400 for Tax Evasion in 1925
Los Angeles report: King Vidor, renowned film director, pled guilty to failing to pay proper income tax for 1925 and was fined $400 in federal court on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Los Angeles
King Vidor
Marble Meet Rules for City Championship
The Times announces a city wide marble tournament launching the week of March 24. All schoolboys under 15 are eligible to enter. rules printed today on page 20 should be clipped and saved for reference and future tourney announcements.
City Pioneer City Resident Dies at 84
Mrs. Mary E. Dittrich 84 of 913 East Market street died Thursday night at home. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at New Jersey Street M E Church with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survived by daughters Miss Sadie Dittrich and Mrs. Emma O Mara, and sister Mrs. Emma McElwee of Indianapolis.
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Mary E. Dittrich
East Market Street
New Jersey Street
M. E
Crown Hill Cemetery
Sadie Dittrich
Emma O'Mara
Lafayette
Emma McElwee
Indianapolis
Skedaddle Sonny's Watch Repair Tragedy Claims Boy
In a street accident near 809 North Alabama a 2 year old boy, Tommy Green, was killed after wandering into traffic while his father, Thomas Green, a watch repairer, watched repair work. A car driven by Laverne Snider and another by Fred Cummins struck him as he crossed the street. Tommy died at city hospital.
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North Alabama Street
Thomas Green
Tommy Junior
Green
Sonny
Tommy
Tommy-boy
Laverne Snider
College Avenue
Fred Cummins
Benton, IL
City Hospital
Fire causes $6,000 damage at North Arsenal home
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the home of John H. Beckner at 3017 North Arsenal Avenue for about $6,000. Beckner was away when the blaze started and sparks spread to a vacant house next door at 3021 North Arsenal Avenue causing an estimated $1,000 in damage.
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John H. Beckner
North Arsenal Avenue
Beckner
North Arsenal
Missionary Testifies Prohibition Cleans Bowery of Saloons
Bowery missionary John Callahan told the house judiciary committee that prohibition has removed forty four saloons and lifted drunkards from gutter to homes, wives and radios. Chicago economist Raymond Robins urged another ten year trial for prohibition, saying woman suffrage favors the dry law.
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United Press
Washington
Bowery
John Callahan
House Judiciary Committee
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Billie McGurks
Metropolitan
Callahan
John W. Helmbold
Camden
N. J
John R. McIntyre
Germantown
Colonel Robins
Robins
Parley Near Failure Signals Tense London Conference
Raymond Clapper of United Press says evidence from London shows the naval conference is dangerously near breaking point. He warns that powers met with limited confidence in each other’s intentions after returning from London.
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United Press
New York
London
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Life Underwriters’ Association
Martinsville Taken Early In Openers Of Hoosier Tourney
Washington defeated Martinsville 20 to 14 in the opening day of the S. H. S. A. R. state finals. Franklin beat Dugger 34 to 19 while Delphi downed Kokomo 28 to 17. Connersville faces Salem and Goshen meets Muncie in afternoon games with Fort Wayne Central meeting Frankfort and Greencastle facing Anderson in evening actions.
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Dick Miller
Franklin
Delphi
Oracles
Kokomo
Connersville
Salem
la Porte
Kendallville
Goshen
Muncie
Dugger
Wildcats
Washington
Fuzzy Vandivier
Burl Friddle
Indiana
Huston Admits Utilities Link Before Senate Panel
Claudius Huston, chairman of the Republican National Committee, testified to the Senate lobby committee that he did not sever ties with the Tennessee River Improvement Association when resigning as its president last summer. He said money was collected in Alabama from power companies under the anti power line banner, while funds were in fact from those same companies. The hearing featured a clash with Acting Chairman Blaine over the association’s financial records. Huston refused to fetch the records without a committee report detailing potential difficulties.
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United Press
Washington
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Senate Lobby Committee
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Huston
The
Improvement Association
Alabama
Senate Lobby
Blaine
Rep
Wis
Three Alleged Gas Hawks Sentenced
Three men accused of attempting to lure a grade school girl into a car at Roosevelt avenue and Olney street were sentenced to thirty days at the penal farm by Municipal Judge Paul C Wetter. The defendants Angelo Bozats C Franto and Hugo Lozisa were arrested by Patrolman Carl Kull two hours after the offense.
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Roosevelt Avenue
Olney Street
Paul C. Wetter
Angelo Bozats
C. Franto
North Spring Street
Hugo Lozisa
North Noble Street
Carl Kull
Prison gallows claim life for Los Angeles murder
At San Quentin Prison on March 14 Reilly was executed for the murder of Abraham Sandaiman a shoe clerk in Los Angeles two years earlier. The hanging ends a lengthy court battle and closes the case against the condemned man.
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Pran Quentin
Pape Reilly
Abraham Sandaiman
Los Angeles
Job Buying Charge Against Federal Hiring in the South
Senator Blease of South Carolina charged in the Senate that rural mail carriers and census enumerators were forced to pay fees to obtain positions. The March 14 report states the accusations emerged during Senate consideration of federal hiring practices.
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United Press
Washington
South Carolina
Senate
Senator Blease
McCormick Returns to Illinois to Wind Up Senate Campaign
Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick will return to the Illinois political front to wind up the campaign as she aims to win a seat in the senate.
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Merry Christmas
Socko
UN United Press
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Joseph Stangle
ARIS
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the College Infant
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City College of New York
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Grand Central Palace
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Adison
University of Wisconsin Coeds
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Elizabeth Baker
North Atlantic
International Ice Patrol
Coast Guard
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Treasury
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Linton
Ind
Howat
Butler Fieldhouse
Martinsville Rooters
Martinsville
de Jernet
Englehart
Probers
Skedaddle
Boy
Missionary
Tombs
Hadley Rescue Home
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Jammed House
Central of
Ft. Wayne
Frankfort
Gentral
Greencastle
Artesian City
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Artesians
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