May or Thompson Sued for Libel in Chicago
Chicago March 2 William Heal Thompson mayor is sued for 270000 on libel charges by William Meda former superintendent suspended five months ago for insubordination and an alleged Americanism. McAndrew opposed by board after lengthy meetings. dispute over schools and politics. No details filed, suit only Preliminary declaration entered.
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Chicago
William Heal Thompson
William Meda
McAndrew
Ray
M Andrew
French Papers Over a Century Old in Paris News Scene
The article notes many French papers exceed 100 years with Gazette de France once the first national weekly started in 1631 by Theophraste Renaudot. It details historic ties to Louis XV and Richelieu, mentions Le Journal de Loire and Journal des Debats as venerable titles, and recalls post revolutionary dating of modern papers.
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Paris
Vienna
Gazette de France
Theophrasto” Renaudot
Venice
Louis XV
Cardinal Richelieu
France
le Tournal de Loirer
Journal Des Nebats
Missing aviators reported safe
In January two aviators and a native were found safe near Pure Bur well on Hudson Straits after a patrol from Port Burwell. Flying Officer A. A. Lewis of Winnipeg and Sergeant Terry from the Northern Air Patrol, plus a native, were located after wireless signals and a prolonged search. Flight Lieutenant A. A. Leush of Winnipeg reported the safe condition from Port Burwell.
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Winnipeg
Arctic Circle
Burwell
Hudson Straits
A. A. Lewis
Terry
Northern Air Patrol
Lewis
Port Burwell
A. A. Leush
Parley on Lake Cargo Coal Rate Draws Governors
West Virginia Governor Gore announces a conference with governors from Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia to press lake cargo coal rate reform. Railroads and coal operators will be invited to attend as officials pursue concerted action after a recent Interstate Commerce Commission ruling.
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Charleston
W. Va
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Howard M. Gave
West Virginia
Gore
Byrd to Present North Pole Flag to State Assembly
Commandeer Richard Evelyn Byrd will present the flag he carried over the North Pole to a joint Sloure and Senate assembly in Richmond at 1 p.m. The event honors Byrd and highlights state history.
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Byrd
North Pole
Richimond
Sloure
Senate
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Commonwealth
Hall-Moffert
Pasoline
House
They
Hall
Lady Astor to Represent Prime Minister at Meeting
Lady Astor an American born woman will stand for the current male premier at a major gathering of equal franchise supporters in London. The event, with Baldwin speaking in Queens Hall and overflow at Mortimer Hall, highlights the bill to equalize voting age for women with men, seen as likely to pass this session.
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Lady Astor
London
Great Britain
Queens Hall
Baldwin
Mortimer Hall
Mother of Mrs Coolidge Resting After Illness
Mrs. Lermira Goodhue, 78, mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, was resting well after a good night at kinson Hospital in Thampton Massachusetts. She has been confined since December 11 with influenza and visited her daughter.
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Coolidge
Thampton
Mass
Lermira Goodhue
Calvin Coolidge
Atkinson Hospital
Goodhue
Weather summary for Virginia and Tennessee shows fair conditions
Virginia enjoys fair weather tonight and Saturday with slightly warmer tonight and colder Saturday afternoon. North portion sees moderating to fresh westerly winds. Tennessee reports fair skies tonight and Saturday with a warmer east portion tonight. Readings from 6 p.m. daily show yesterday high 55, low 24, rainfall 0.8 inches. data compiled by C. L. Bunn at the U S weather station.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L Bunn
Tdi
P.m. Esterday
Man Suffers Imprisonment Because He Stretched Mouth When a Boy
A historical report details a man recalling a childhood incident when his mouth was stretched as punishment. The episode framed a harsh discipline practice and its lasting impact on his life and views on justice.
Exclusive Central Press Dispatch Leads On Boyhood Tricks
A fragmented Central Press Dispatch item from Kansas City Missouri describes a boy nicknamed Rye with a large mouth and tricks he used to perform. The text is incomplete and continues on page four.
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Exclusive Central Press Dispatch
Kansas City
Autoist Sought As Woman Slayer In Alabama
In Troy Alabama authorities hunted an autoist as the possible killer of Mrs D A McDonald wife of a dairy farmer found shot to death on the York Butler highway. The victim may have been mistaken for a ghost while walking at night and a nervous driver fled. Evidence of a struggle at the home and bloodstains prompted tests to determine if the blood is human.
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Troy
Ala
D. A. McDonald
Here
York- Butler
Auburn
Night Bat Flight Shrouds Carlsbad Cavern Entrance
At Carlsbad Cavern New Mexico the air near the entrance turns black each sundown as bats exit and return before sunrise. Estimates say more than four million flying mammals leave nightly, a spectacle that helped Jim White discover the cavern 27 years ago. The national monument has 21 miles of passages and trails dropping over 700 feet. The cavern hosts vast chambers, a large stalagmite, and ancient geologic features. Temperature remains around 50 degrees year round.
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Carlsbad Cavern
Carlsbad
N. M
Great Cavern
Jim White
Woman Adopts Heir To Save Home Deceives Husband
Mrs Myron L Boyer admitted deceiving her husband about the birth of a son claiming the child as heir to a $5 million trust. She says the ruse was to save their home and that the baby would be sole heir on his 20th birthday. Three people knew of the deceit including the nurse who informed the husband. The husband seeks state archives to remove the record alleging the boy is his son.
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Detrict
Howe
Myron L. Boyer
Joseph Hoyer
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Bayer
Reed Attacks Coolidge Hoover In California Primary
Missouri Senator Reed arraigned President Coolidge and his cabinet in Long Beach accusing misfeasance in office over the naval reserve inquiry. He assailed Hoover as food administrator and Mellon over the Ware Pennsylvania race, urging Democrats to drop prohibition tensions as he heads to San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
California
Reed
Missouri
Coolidge
Senate
Naval Oil Reserve
Long Beach
Shore City
Commerce
Hoover
England
Mellon
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Dem
Giant dirigible Los Angeles speeds home from France
Washington March 2 one of the longest outings in her career the dirigible Los Angeles is speeding up the Atlantic coast toward her Lelehurst hangar after a five day five night flight from Panama Canal Zone. Commander E Rosendahl in charge shifted plans to depart Panama for the return leg from Guacanayaba Cuba and docked overnight. The ship passed Havana at 5 50 p m and skirted the Florida Straits tracking the South Atlantic coast. Officials noted the craft had not yet reached its maximum speed during the cruise.
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Washington
Los Angees
Atlantic Coast
Panama
Guacanayaba
Cuba
Tuba
Havana
Strait
Florida
South Atlantic
Fittment
Los Angeles
Lindy Takes Trip With Three Friends From Boston
Charles A. Lindbergh and three companions left East Boston Airport at 7 43 am for an undisclosed destination believed to be St Louis. He was driven by Rear Admiral Philip A Andrews and inspected the arriving monoplane. Mrs Lindbergh was due to fly back to Detroit later. The group included Major W E Robertson and Harold M Higby of St Louis and H Allen Sullivan of New York representing the Guggenheim Foundation. Weather conditions were good.
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Boston
Upi
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Col
Lindbergh
Philip A A. Andrews
First Naval District
Detroit
National Educational Association
Rebel killed in Marine battle near Managua
A Sandino rebel was killed and another wounded in a clash with American Marines near Managua Nicaragua officials reported today The incident followed ongoing rebel actions attributed to the Sandino movement and underscores heightened tensions in the region.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Sandino
Pal
Doctor Guilty of Criminal Practice
Chicago reports Dr Amante Roggetti found guilty of murder in a high profile trial. Eleven jurors and a widower delivered a verdict after three hours of deliberation. The court sentenced him to death by electrocution for the murder of Loretta Enders, a 19 year old in childbirth.
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Chicago
Amante Rongetti
Roggetti
Biter
Rongetti
Comerford
Loretta Enders
Plane Crash Kills Three Men on Kent Marsh
Three men die when a plane coming from the direction of east church crashes on a marsh at the Isle of Grain in East Kent. No further details provided in the report from Press Association.
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London
East Church
Isle of Grain
East Kent
Press Association
Canadian tax chiefs probe Continental Trading Co oil profits
Ottawa March 2 The Teapot Dome inquiry in the United States has prompted Canada to scrutinize the Continental Trading Company. Minister William D Euler said Ottawa income tax commissioners and Toronto inspectors are examining the oil firm once chartered in Canada and claiming a $4,000,000 profit to ensure proper revenue payments.
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Ottawa
Ont
United States
Canadian National Revenue Department
Continental Trading Company
William D. Euler
National Revenue
Toronto
Handkerchief Scarfs Spark Springtime Paris Fashion
A scrambled Paris fashion note describes square silk scarfs tied at the back with the point hanging down. It notes signs on Rue de la Paix showing silk scarves as a favorite color choice for spring, observed among mannequins and shop displays.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Hoover passes up Wisconsin votes
Washington March 2. Secretary Hoover plans to stay out of Wisconsin Republican primaries. His name was entered by an unauthorized person and will be withdrawn. George Akerson said Hoover’s friends have no organization in Wisconsin and the filing will be withdrawn today. Milwaukee March 2. Morton P. Hunter said Hoover’s consent to appear on the April 2 primary ballot is unnecessary under Wisconsin law. Hunter commented after learning Akerson’s claim Hoover’s name was placed by an unauthorized person and would be withdrawn.
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Washington
Hoover
Wisconsin
Madison
George Akerson
Commerce
Wistonesia
Milwaukee
Wis
Herbert Hoover
Morton P. Hunter
Mgr. Hunter
George Akergon
Candicats
Mr. Hoover
Bankers Indicted Over Arcadia Bank Embezzlement Case
Tell lay Ohio March 2. The han wark county grand jury returned thirty five indictments charging thirteen officers and directors of the Arcadia Bank and Savings Company with embezzling 278 thousand 19 dollars and 64 cents.
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Findlay
Arcadia Bank and Savings Company
Arcadia
Ohio
Hanwark County
Glacier Park Bears Answer Dinner Bell For Food
In Glacier Park bears, active in summer near chalets, respond to the dinner bell in winter. Six construction camps line the Transmountain road where workers feed the bears when the bell rings.
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Bell
Glacier Park
Mort
Three Flyers Missing In Chesapeake Bay Search
United States forces from army, navy and marine corps join coast guard and naval vessels in a wide search for Commander Ellyson and two companions who disappeared Monday while flying from Hampton Roads to Annapolis. Blimps and aircraft sweep Chesapeake Bay, tributaries, and surrounding waters under Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz as crews probe lower Rappahannock and Horn Harbor areas.
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Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Ellycan
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Horn Harbor
Langley Field
Virginia
Capes
Cape Henry
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Quantico
Anecostia
Hampton Roads
Lexington
French views of America spark sensational tales
Traveling writers returning home spin wild portraits of the United States as bootlegger haunted, morally lax, and dangerous for romance. Paris critics cite Alfred Savior and Ferri Pisani works alleging harsh penalties for romantic missteps and a wave of sensational Hollywood money.
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Paris
United States
America
Alfred Savior
Hollywood
Sue Curtain
Ferri Pisani
Unclaimed bodies of two boys found in Indiana Harbor
Police investigate after two well dressed boys bound with heavy wire and fished from the Indiana Harbor ship canal were found within eight days of each other. Autopsy says second boy beaten and strangled, drowning listed as cause in the February death. Authorities consider possible motives as they canvas witnesses and sources for identification.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Mat
Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
Dirat
Nione
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Big Bill
Wm. McAndrews
Virgina
Clarence Shell
Driver
Millon
President Coolidge
Lindy
Ruth Elder
Clayton
Miss Elder
Kileed
Sanadian Department
Secretary of Commerce
Ellyson
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