Stresemann Says League Crippled by Geneva Negotiations
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Stresemann told the Reichstag Germany may withdraw its bid for League of Nations entry if the commission’s reconstructions do not meet Germany’s expectations. He blasted obstructive tactics at Geneva and warned the League’s crisis deepens as Germany’s council seat remains disputed.
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Student Dies At VPI After Illness
Nelson H. Lewis of Richmond Va son of Mr and Mrs Redman Lewis died early today at about 8 freshman at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from a complication of dismissals after an illness of about bye weeks. Funeral services will be held today at Cherry Grove near Mineral Va.
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Nelson H. Lewis
Richmond
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Redman Lewis
Cherry Grove Tory
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Methods Used by Fake Solicitors Told by Director
New York March 22 The technique of high pressure salesmen who tap tears and pocketbooks in fake charity drives is described in The New York Evening Post in an interview with Garry Taylor professional live director. The article is the second of two series about New Yorkers giving up 10,000,000 in contributions to fraudulent campaigns nationwide The Evening Post estimates. Taylor says endorsements or unauthorized use of names help telemarketers reach good and sucker lists and get checks Good solicitors make 300 to 600 weekly He says in a prior racket he lined up 1,000 in donations in three quarters of an hour on the telephone. He notes fraudulent campaigns for the blind and inner.
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New York Evening Post
Garry Taylor
United States
Post
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Peckham lent apartment for Hess lover trysts and served divorce papers
Nyack New York March 22 Rufus W Peckham a socially prominent man testified that he lent his apartment to Walter L Hess wealthy silk dealer for illicit meetings and later personally served the divorce papers Mrs Hess seeks alimony and custody for their 12 year old son Hess reportedly bored Peckham who asked to avoid public scrutiny during hearings that began after a closed court session
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New York
Washington
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Hess
Peckham
Tompkins
Chambers
Supreme Court
Safety box sought in Whittemore loot case links to murders
Police seek an safety deposit box believed to hold part of a half million dollar loot tied to a gang led by escaped convict Richard Reese Whittemore. Evidence also points to seven murders across Baltimore Buffalo New York City and New Jersey. The Baltimore requisition for Whittemore likely to be honored after thorough investigation.
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New Jersey
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Whittemore
Tragic end for famed former prohibition enforcer Daisy Simpson
Daisy Simpson, once famed for draconian liquor raids and city agent exer cising sharp methods, shot herself in a Paso hospital after arrest on narcotics charges. She had smuggled a pistol into jail and used deception to evade bonds, leaving a note to a trusted ally before attempting suicide. her true identity emerged after her resignation last November.
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Tex
Daisy Simpson
U.S
Scott White
B. R. More
Los Angeles
Whith
Julius Duvale
San Francisco
Bert Sinkens
Ban Francisco
Woman Probation Officer Killed by Father of Six
Civil engineer Keee Simpkins, father of six, opened fire on probation officer Mrs Meyers during an investigation. He escaped. Meyers died at the hospital after being wounded in the head. Her son William, 21, waited nearby as hospital staff tended her. The room adjacent housed Mrs Simpkins who had just given birth to her tenth child. Six Simpkins children witnessed the shootings.
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House of Commons to Debate Geneva Fiasco in British League Row
British House of Commons prepares for a Geneva fiasco debate as the cabinet seeks to avert a direct motion. David Lloyd George is expected to move to slash foreign office funds while Sir Austen Chamberlain faces opposing blame from both major parties. Political observers see no immediate crisis though tensions rise over accountability for Geneva.
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Senate committee sessions fill Washington agenda
Muscle Shoals committee continues its session with the independent offices bill awaiting Senate action. House committee moves ahead on farm relief as Senate election panel takes up Steck Brookhart contest. Senate judiciary committee decides on prohibition hearings in a key action.
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Pure and Simple Agreement Drops Suit in Marital Case
New York report says a spiritual plane settlement prompted Mrs. Kresge to drop her $1,000,000 stock suit against Sebastian S. Kresge. The pact grants her lifelong financial independence and confirms certain stock shares, aiming to spare public airing of domestic issues.
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Public hearings on Prohibition question ordered
Washington March 22 Senate Judiciary Committee ordered public hearings on the prohibition question. Senator Walsh opposed the sub committee’s open hearings plan, with six days for wets and six for drys, no date set. The hearings will cover five modification measures including reviving wet status for states and legalizing beer at multiple alcohol levels.
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Mar
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Dem
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Goff
West Virginia
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Okla
Reed
Missouri
Missing girl Funkhouser searched in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County volunteers and Massanutten Academy cadets scoured the area today for Miss Bruce Funkhouser who left her brother's Maurertown home last Thursday. No trace found. a piece of cloth from her address snagged on a fence. Relatives fear she drowned herself in the Shenandoah River after a threatening note.
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Shenandoah Counly
Spain
Bruce Funkhouser
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Mauriertown
Boy Scouts
Massanutten Academy
Various Views Set Forth in Week End Prohibition Discussion
In New York and other cities a weekend of speeches and statements offered blunt takes on prohibition. Emory Buckner urged a state by state liquor definition under a modified Volstead Act at Fordham Manor church, while William Hirst, ex brewer’s counsel, floated similar enforcement ideas. The Methodist Episcopal board in Washington called straw polls and referenda unreliable.
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Mar
Emory, R. Buckner
Elihu Root
New York City
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Fordham, Manor ‘Church
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Brewers’ Association
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Board of ‘Temperance
Methodist. Episcopal Church
Washington
Young man charged in shooting near Belder hills
Jesse Davis aged 21 is charged with shooting Arins Shiffiett 46 after an argument late Sunday in the Belder section of the Blue Ridge foothills Shiffiett was taken to University Hospital at Charlottesville Davis says he fired only after Shiffiett threw stones at his home.
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Mar
Jesse Davis
Jere
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Blue Ridge Foothills
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University Hospital
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Hobo Institute Graduates First Class on West Side
In Chicago on March 22 a hobo college on West Washington Boulevard marked its first year by awarding diplomas to 150 “graduates.” The deserted cobblestone campus bore a farewell message Goodbye and good luck powered by the benefactor James Eads Howe the millionaire hob o. Classes end until fall when a new course will begin.
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Hobo Collee
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College Hall
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Oil City Flood Forcing Hundreds From Homes
In Oil City Pennsylvania a severe flood prompted by a thaw and ice jam left hundreds homeless as the Allegheny River rose over five feet above flood stage. Sections of Oil City and Franklin suffered inundation with major industrial plants idle and roads and bridges impacted.
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