Teapot Dome case ends in fiery court clash and exhumation bid
Teapot Dome lease annulment ends after a brief, heated exchange between government and defense lawyers over witness use and court notice. Separately, Coroner Wolf moves to exhume Emma Nelson McClintock and Dr. Oscar Olson amid a Bethlehem case involving William D. Shepherd and the McClintock estate. The judge sets briefing deadlines as officials pursue further action in Illinois court.
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Cheyenme
Wyo
Associated Press
Teapot Dome
Owen J. Roberts
Edwin Denby
J. J. Robison
Navy Engineering
H. Foster Bain
Sees More Prosperity for Farmers in 1925
Kansas City March 1 1925 Ex managing director of the War Finance Corporation Eugene Myer predicts continued farmer prosperity amid gravy shortage and surplus absorption saying Western farmers will gain from higher prices next year Myer notes WFC funds reach hundreds of millions aiding farmers and that cattle raisers will soon regain prewar prosperity
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Kansas City
Eugene Myer
Washington, Dy Gi
War Finance Corporation
Myer
Freight traffic soars in January with record net ton miles
January rail freight traffic reached 87 035 162 000 net ton miles the highest for the month in years except 1923. The Bureau of Railway Economics notes an 18 percent drop from January 1923 but a 7.3 percent rise from January last year and 5.9 percent from January 1905. A standout note mentions a large oil company pipeline completed at Ventura California delivering oil to offshore tankers.
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Washington
Bureau’ of Railway Economics
Ventura
Calif
Kansai Pore Fall Tonight Forecast
Weather fragment notes temperatures tonight and Friday for Kansai region, mentions northwest portion Friday. Energy unclear but indicates a forecast update with maximums yesterday and minimums today.
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Kansai
Harding Memorial to cost $600000 for Marion, Ohio site
Washington March 26 The Harding Memorial association trustees voted to start building a $600,000 memorial to Warren G Harding on a site near Marion Ohio. The group has $800,000 available with plans to reserve $100,000 for landscape work and $100,000 as an endowment for perpetual care.
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Washington
The
Harding Memorial Association
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Sach
Farmers and Merchants State Bank Faces Closure at Tonganoxie
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Tonganoxie was closed by state bank commissioner Roy Bone after morning hours in Topeka. P M Reeves temporarily in charge. N R Obervoortman to supervise permanently. Deposits 275000 loans 265000 capital 10000. Officers live in Tonganoxie.
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State Bank Commissioner's
State Bank
Tonganoxie
State Bank Guaranty Fund
P. M. Reeves
N. R. Obervoortman
W. H. Newby
George A. ‘Denholm
Exempts Cars From Tax In Kansas Gasoline Tax Ruling
Topeka March 26 The state public service commission ruled today that gasoline used in rail way cars is exempt from the new two cents a gallon motor fuel tax. The opinion was written in a letter to Frank H. Roberts of Oskaloosa secretary of the board of administration and general manager of the Leavenworth and Topeka Railway Company. The law enacted by the legislature exempted gasoline used in stationary engines or tractors used exclusively for agricultural purposes. The ruling clarifies the intent to tax gasoline in road vehicles with revenues for road building and raises questions about municipal tax on gasoline for tax exempt vehicles and fuel for road working tractors.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stateublic Service Commission
Frank H. Roberts
Oskaloosa
Board of Administration
Leavenworth and Topeka Railway
Pus ‘Vie ‘Service’ Commission
Attorney General’s Department
Alumni secretaries mail round robin for KU commencement
Fred Ellsworth of the University of Kansas Alumni Association has dispatched round robin letters to association directors and prominent alumni outlining this year’s commencement program and urging attendance. Attendees are asked to sign and forward the letters to other alumni, who repeat the process to keep the letters circulating. Return of May 8 letters to Ellsworth will reveal expected attendance numbers.
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Fred Ellsworth
University of Kansas Alumni’ Association
Ellsworth
University M C A elects officers and new advisory board
Richard Hanson of Iola is named president with Wilburd Starr as vice president and James C. Smith recording secretary while Clayton M Crosier of Lawrence becomes treasurer. New advisory board members include Rev Edward Hislap W C Simons Prof R S Knappen Dean Huck Avant.
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Richard Hanson
Iola
Wilburd Starr
Hutchinson
Ice
James C. Smith
Khita
Sec
Ressand Clayton
M. Crosier
Lawrence
Edward Hislap
W. C. Simons
Dean Huck. Avant
ALF ACCEPTS WILL RESIGN SOON
Washington March 26 Wilder S Metcalf of Lawrence Kansas does not desire the post of commissioner of pensions for which the Senate has confirmed him but consents to accept it temporarily then resign so President Coolidge can make a recess appointment. He wired Acting Interior Secretary Finney asking that papers be returned to him. Deputy Hays Haymaker may act as commissioner for nine days. Metcalf cites business interests delaying acceptance. Many letters urged him to accept citing important pensions work ahead. Three of Metcalf's Twentieth Kansas comrades cabled congratulations from Manila.
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Washington
Wilder S. Metcalf
Lawrence
Kansas
Senate
Coolidge
Metcalf
Congress
Fin ‘Ney
Hays -Haymaker
Iby Law
Liberty Life Insurance Company
Topeka
Pension
Veterans’ Bureau
Pensian
1200 Civil Cases Placed on Wichita Docket
Wichita Kansas March 26 twelve hundred civil cases filed in district court for year or more were ordered placed on the docket. Each will be tried or dismissed with the April term. Sedgwick County judges issued a ruling to force all cases to be disposed of even if litigants or counsel favor keeping them in files.
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Wichita
Kansas
Sedgwick County Court
Novelitis Victim Snodderly Imprisoned For Falsely Accused Murder
Wichita March 26 a 17 year old Ray M Snodderly of Wichita held in Iowa penitentiary for a double murder he did not commit sheriff later proved he was in Kansas City rooming house at the time of the crimes His mother pleaded for clemency but a pardon was denied An admission and confession led to the sentence while authorities acknowledge the misidentity and false statements by the lad's associates The report notes he was linked to the Eddie Adams gang and bank robberies that officials say never occurred Amateur builders in Austria have created their own houses around Vienna with forty villages on the outskirts developing from their labor.
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Wichita
Kan
Ray M. Snodderly
Iowa State Penitentiary
John Hammil
Iowa
Snodderly
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Ted
Eddie Adams
Kansas
Fannie’ Anderson
Tong War Ends With Treaty Signing In New York
The On Leong and Hip Sing tongs signed a treaty ending months of warfare that killed many Chinese across the country. About twenty special policemen attended the conference, while over 100 officers patrolled Mott Street and surrounding areas during the signing.
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New York
On Leong
Hip Sing Tongs
Towgs
Mott Street
Seventeen stage production delights Lawrence audience
The Lawrence Drama League presented Seventeen at the high school auditorium last night. Russell Culver stars as Willie with strong support from Carolyn Rob House and Edith Adams. The adapted play, directed by Mrs. A. J. Mix, drew fresh laughs from teen life and sparked memories of youthful romance. It will be staged again tonight.
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Lawrence Drama League
Willie
Jane
Lola Pratt
Shis
Terkington
Stuart Walker
Genesis
Lola
May Parcher
Parcher
Parchers
Ethel Boke
Russell Culver
Carolyn Rob House
Edith Adams
Clara Nigg
A. J. Mix
Willis
Leland J. Barrows
Déhonie Watson
George Callahan
Ruth Allebach
Jack Terrill
Rice Lardner
Mary Rose Barrows
Ethel Beke
H. M. Bisey
Meeting Postponed By Chamber Committee On City Planning
The Chamber of Commerce committee on city planning and zoning will not meet at 4 PM tomorrow due to the funeral of Clay Hamilton. The meeting is rescheduled for 7:30 PM Monday at the Chamber building. A report notes Mrs. G Mark Brown suffered a broken right arm after a fall from an open cellar.
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Chamber of Commerce
Clay Hamilton
Topeka
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce Committee
G. Mark Brown
Kentucky Street
Prairie fires sweep wide areas across Dakotas and Nebraska
A brisk wind drives major prairie fires across two large zones in North and South Dakota and into Nebraska near the Rosebud Reservation. Reports of deaths are unconfirmed while towns like Gregory and Wakpala face urgent danger as fires burn hundreds of thousands of acres and threaten Fort Yates and Valentine.
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Associated Press
North
South Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
South Dakota-Nebraska Line
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Ventine
Meb
Waller
S. D
Tuthill
Omaha
Neb
Omaha World Herald
Gregory
Rose Bud Reservation
Miless City
Mont
Wakpala
S.D
Milwaukee Railway
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Fort Yates
Sitting Bull
Aberdeen
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Trail City
Valentine
S. D. Tuthill
Bennett County
Advices
Defense May Contest Dorothy Ellingson Murder Verdict
Defense counsel questioned a prospective juror this morning about prejudgment if Dorothy Ellingson’s confession shielded another. The defendant fainted twice during court recesses as she was escorted from the courtroom for a rest at the jail hospital.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Ohio State May Aid School of Reds
In Columbus on March 26 the Ohio senate planned to vote under suspension of the rules on a resolution to purge Ohio State University of Red professors. Stormy scenes were expected as the measure was brought to the floor amid strong opposition and ongoing battles to block its introduction.
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Columbus
Ohio State University of
Ohio Senate
Senate
Plan Examination For Eight Month Rural School Pupils
The annual diploma examination for all eight month rural schools will be held April 1 and 25. County superintendent J. Lane announced the test sites and in charge teachers at each district, listing the court house, Kanwaka, Glenn, Mound, Black Jack, Vinland rural high school, Clinton, Twin Mound, Baldwin, Lone Star, Union, Eudora, and Clearfield districts with respective supervising teachers. Only pupils from Lake View, Riverside, Walnut Grove, White, Bismarck, Crowder, Brackett Number Six, Burnett, Model, Barker, Fairview, Franklin, Oak Ridge, and Pleasant Valley may report to Lawrence for the final exam.
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Ethel Kindred
Carrie Faltz
Kanwaka
Lillian Halli
Grace Nemic
Glenn
Bertha Lee Anderson
Irene Slavens
Mound
Hazel Noe
R. A. Hoffsommer
Black Jack
Ellen Melville
Ruth van Tries
Vinland Rural High School
Nellie Hyland
Winifred Stevens
Clinton
Harriet Mertz
George Schuler
Twin Mound
Nina Schlink
Hilda Matthews
Baldwin
Mabel
Lake View
Riverside
Walnut Grove
White
Bismarck
Crowder
Brackett
Number Six
Burnett
Model
Barker
Fairview
Franklin
Oak Ridge
Pleasant Valley
Elemaant
Favor Unification of Methodists Across Conferences
Chicago March 26 Associated Press reports fourteen Methodist Episcopal churches conferences vote in favor of unification with the Methodist Episcopal church south. Ministerial support runs 91 percent with 36 against. lay electoral conferences show 599 for and six against. Votes in Kansas Southwest Kansas and Louisiana cited with lay electors also favorable. Admission of laymen to annual conferences is under review as overall ministerial vote stands at 434 for and 452 against.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Methodist Episcopal ‘Church
South
R. J. Wade
General Conference
Baltimore
Wade
Kansas
Southwest
Louisiana
Dr. Wade
Appeal to Methodist Bishops Over Baltimore Vote
Washington reports an appeal likely to the College of Methodist Bishops concerning the Baltimore Annual Conference decision to consolidate northern and Southern branches. Review would favor unification, contending Bishop Candler erred in allowing a yea and wave vote. The issue to be taken up at the May Nashville meeting. Birth control urged as necessary to avert world overpopulation and economic strain at the Neo-Malthusian conference.
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Washington
College of Methodist Bishops
Baltimore
Church
Candler
Nashville
Tenn
New York
Plans Announced For University Engineers Week
Plans for the annual University of Kansas Engineers Week in mid April call for seven departments to present twice as large exhibits with plain language explanations. Highlights include hydroelectric and water treatment plants, bridges, canals, a model home with electrical equipment, and a miniature electric airplane. The prom has been postponed to April 24 to avoid date conflicts, with all-University events adjusted accordingly.
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University" ‘of
Kansas
Engineers Week
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Engineers
Fordstein Opedestra
Mussolini Returns to Chamber of Deputies amid Warm Welcome
Rome reports Premier Mussolini appeared in the Chamber of Deputies for the first time since illness. The chamber, cabinet included, rose to greet him with enthusiasm while Communists shouted viva Communism. The rest answered viva Mussolini and fascism and sang the fascist hymn.
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Rome
Associated Press
Mussoloni
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Viva Mussoloni
Lviva Fascism
Palestine Exports Rise as Jerusalem Cigarette Factory Opens
Jerusalem announces its first cigarette factory has begun production for home use and export. Samples were sent to British officials in London and Nahum Sokolow, a key Zionist leader. About half the tobacco is home grown with the rest from Turkey. Palestine also reports gains in wine and fruit exports, led by oranges and grapefruits, with receipts around six million dollars last year.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
London
Herbert L. Samuel
Turkey
France
Vermont
Orient Railroad Plans to Buy 6000 Freight Cars
Negotiations began in Wichita for the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad to purchase 500 new freight cars and 225 locomotives. General manager E H Shayffer announced orders will be placed once reorganization plans are perfected. Radio parts and batteries mentioned in source text.
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Wichita, Kas
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
E.H. Shayffer
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