Germany Delivers Ruhr Memorandum to Inform Allies
Berlin reports Germany views the Ruhr situation and reparations as a potential prompt for early negotiations. The memorandum sent to Washington and London aims to inform and influence France and Belgium via channels, while officials say it is not a bid for Anglo-Saxon intervention and stress no immediate negotiations.
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Berlin
Germany
Ruhr
Washington
London
France
Belgium
Baron von Rosenberg
Ctino
Law Is Enforced by Vigilance Committee
Buffalo, N Y reports a local vigilance committee formed by LaFayette high school students. The oath-bound group, with several hundred members, aims to enforce law and protect the school's name by trial before the faculty for sentencing when necessary.
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Vigilance Committee
Buffalo
N. Y
Pee Nest
LaFayette High School
Captain Graduates At the Age of 44
Captain W. M. Phipps, veteran of the 149th Infantry in World War I, will receive a University of Kentucky degree in June with high distinction as the first student at the university to graduate without prior high school work. His seven year old grandson will observe the commencement. The university allows aged entrants as special students without the usual requirements.
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Lexington
W. M. Phipps
149Th Infantry
University of Kentucky
Phipps
Volstead Act Not Supreme Law Says U S Judge
U S Judge Evans ruled the Volstead Act is not the supreme law, ruling Mayer's car search violated constitutional rights without a warrant. Prohibition chief P Green Miller announced moving agents from Kentucky to Tennessee. Federal DA Ball said no automobile can be stopped, searched, or seized without a warrant. Asher had stopped Mayer's car without one.
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Louisville
P. Green Miller
Prohibition
Kentucky
Tennessee
Evans
Robert Mayer
Mayer
W. Sherman Ball
United States
J. L. Asher
Washington
Asher
Prohibition Chief Lacks Authority to Pull Forces
Washington officials said Sunday that Chief Miller of Louisville prohibition forces had no authority to withdraw agents from Kentucky and could not obtain such orders without approval from Washington. They noted concern over a court ruling on automobile search without warrants but said they would make the best of the situation unless the opinion was overturned.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Miller
Prohibition
Louisville
Kentucky
Drinkers Resort to New Drink in Hard Times
A Glasgow report notes high whiskey costs amid reconstruction causing Scots to turn to methylated spirits called finish. Police warn it wrecks drinkers, with even mild users incapacitated. Some mix finish with red Spanish wine for a cheaper kick, but overuse risks paralysis.
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Glasgow
Bahamas
Rejuvenation Method Claims Youth via Radio Phosphate
London based report from the Westminster Gazette cites Prof. Burton Scammell of the Dover Radium Institute claiming that using radio phosphate or potash can remarkably rejuvenate a man. The treatment allegedly extends life to 125 years and leaves him feeling fresh with a square jaw, as described by a retired banker from Wokingham in an interview.
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London
Burton Scammell
Dover Radium Institute
Westminster Gazette
Wokingham
New Suspect May Be Arrested in Keenan Murder
The Associated Press reports new clues in the Dorothy Keenan murder case in New York. A woman from the apartment below recalls hearing footsteps and smelling chloroform at midnight, possibly shifting the perceived time of death. The earlier claim that a man might be arrested remains unconfirmed.
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Associated Preas
New York
Dorothy Keenan
Miss. Keenan
Guimares
Weather Man Predicts March Temperature Rise
The weather forecast notes a strong Midwestern storm sweeping toward the Atlantic coast. It says rising temperatures are expected in the Ohio valley and Tennessee as spring approaches, with warmer conditions likely to arrive tomorrow.
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Chicago
Middle ‘West
Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Minister John Langdon Weber Dies in Biloxi Hospital
Paducah Ky Dr John Langdon Weber pastor of Broadway Methodist Church dies in Biloxi hospital of anemia. He was regarded as a brilliant preacher in the Southern Methodist church.
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Paducah
John Langdon Weber
Broadway Methodist’ Church
Southern Methodist Church
Biloxi
Mass
Tariff Receipts Near Two Million Per Day
Washington reports tariff receipts rapidly approach two million dollars daily, an unprecedented rate in U S history. Treasury figures indicate annual receipts may exceed fifty million dollars, aiding the effort to balance the budget after prior forecasts of a ninety million dollar deficit.
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Washington
Treasury
Department Today
Unwritten law appeal in Kentucky courtroom
In Louisville forecast, Commonwealth’s Attorney Joseph Lawton opened the case of Clifford Blackerby charged with shooting and killing Dr Charles Heaverin in December at the dentist’s office. The defense signaled reliance on the unwritten law to influence jurors.
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Louisville
Commonwealth
Joseph Lawton
Clifford Blackerby
Blackerby
Charles, Heaverin
St Louis bandit tied to Cincinnati social rise tale
Police say Eugene Remy, also known as Frank Berg in Cincinnati, used proceeds from a September 1921 St Louis bank hold up to fuel a business career and social ascent. He and three accomplices allegedly robbed a bank messenger, netting 14000 dollars. two members were captured and one confessed detailing Remy’s scar and role.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Eugene
Remy
Frank Berg
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