Landis Reveals Dolan Ouster Bribe Interactions
Stenographic record shows Baseball Commissioner Landis questioned Cozy Dolan and Jimmy OConnell over alleged offers to Heinie Sande to throw games. Dolan recants memory, while OConnell previously claimed Dolan pressured Sande with 500 dollars. No charges tied to other Giants officials.
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A. P
Comoner
K. M. Landis
New York Giants
Cozu Mn
Giant
Jimmy Kwell
Ian
Suggesto O'Connell
Bet
Hienie” Sande
Phil
Giants
O'Connell
Landisa
O’connell
Dolan
New York
Jerney
McGraw
George Kelly
Tiercy
Landis
Frank Frisch
Sands
Johnny Couch
Philadelphia
Jimmie O’connel
San Francisco
Oestnger
Oeschger
Couch
Jimmie O'Connell
Jimmie
Brooklyn
Boston
Heinie
Dietz Denies Bidding Centenary Players To Wyoming
William H. Dietz, Wyoming coach, denies inviting Centenary College players Cal Hubbard Bard Ferrall and others. He protests their registration as injurious to the university’s reputation and notes he was not involved in their recruitment. President Crane defends Wyoming openness while acknowledging Dietz’s investigation into the report.
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Shreveport
Shreveport Journal
William H. Dietz
University of Wyoming
Cal Hubbard
Bard Ferrall
Centenary
Wyoming
Dietz
Crane
Rocky Mountain Conference
McMillin
Vote on Banking Bill in Prospect for Today
Washington lawmakers move toward a final vote on the McFadden banking bill before the weekend adjournment. House leaders say passage hinges on limiting debate to key controversial sections, notably those on branch banking.
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Washington
House
Thore
Dolan Defends Statement to Commissioner on O Connell Talk
Dolan repeats to Commissioner Landis that his remark about an incriminating conversation with O Connell was not a confession or admission of guilt and would not lead to his removal from baseball. River stages in Memphis Vicksburg New Orleans noted three days prior.
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Dolan
Landis
O'Connell
Richland Parish Tightens Traffic Laws and Appoints Officer
The Richland parish police jury approved strict traffic laws and hired Officer George L. Bryan for $250 a month to enforce them. Monroes motorists are warned there is no middle ground with him, and drivers may face swift action.
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News-Star
Rayville
Richland Parish
George L. Bryan
Monroe
George
Haggard’s two cows once champions in Nebraska and Louisiana
H. H. Haggard of Central Creamery recalls owning two famed cows, Golden Bars Foxy Lass and Mermaid's Fancy Wax, champions in Nebraska and Louisiana. Foxy Lass later yielded 686 pounds of butter fat yearly, while Fancy Wax sold for 650 dollars after producing milk and calves valued at over a thousand dollars.
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H. H. Haggard
Central Creamery Co
Nebraska
Louisiana
St. Joseph
Monroe
A. J. Price
Thibodeaux
Independence
Haggard
Lincoln
Neb
Special Term of Grand Jury for Sam Myatt Case
In Hattiesburg Mississippi Judge Robert S. Hall may call a special Forrest County grand jury to probe the killing of Sam Myatt, a Lamberton jitney driver. Curtis Chambliss, 18, is charged with murder. John Etheridge and his wife are named as accomplice and witness. John Swofford was released after proving only a signal act.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Forrest County
Grand Jury
Robert S. Hall
Sam Myatt
Lamberton
John Swofford
Pearson Lumber Company
Etheridge
Currie
Morris
Rock Hill
Hall
Chambliss
Warren Thought Probable Choice to Fill Vacancy
Washington January 10 The Senate judiciary subcommittee weighs Attorney General Stone for the Supreme Court vacancy while Charles B Warren of Michigan emerges as a favored alternative amid opposition. Other names include James M Beck and William Donovan with Governor Groesbeck and Chief Justice Ruge also discussed. A Morgan estate case file presented to the subcommittee raises questions about Stone’s suitability.
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Lbs
Senate Judiciary
Stone
Supreme Court
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Warren
Groesbeck
House
Couzens
J. Pierpont Morgan
James A. Ownbey
Boulder Colp
Sterling
Norris Ready to Have Final Vote Cast on Shoals
Washington January 10 A Senate session looms as Curtis Republican leader aims to keep the body in session until Muscle Shoals is settled Norris Nebraska Republican chief opponent of the Underwood bill signals readiness for a final vote Jones Washington author of am ending commission report plan would bring it up if possible Wadsworth New York Republican presses for commission method Underwood Alabama senator predicts a comfortable majority for his bill and the president backs the Underwood measure alongside Alabama’s proposal O23 Seam
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
Norris
Nebraska
Jones
Congress
Wadsworth
New York
Underwood
Alabama
Coolidge Stand Ends Gun Elevation Push
President Coolidge opposed elevating turret guns on capital ships, signaling the proposal’s likely death in Congress. The White House stressed that such changes would breach arms limitation treaties and spark renewed global arms competition. Secretary Hughes’ letter noting Britain’s opposition and Japan’s and U S agreement on permissibility was transmitted to the House Naval Committee.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
White House
United States
Senate
Hughes
House Naval Committee
Great Britain
Japan
City Democratic primary set for February 17 1925
The City Democratic Executive Committee announced the primary to nominate a new Commissioner of Finance and Utilities will be held Tuesday February 17 1925 after H R Speed resigned. Candidates J R Wooten and D A Breard have entered the race. committee meets January 20 to set election staff. Polling places include Ward 3 City Hall and six ward stations.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Department of Finance and Utilities
H. R. Speed
Finance and Utilities
J. R. Wooten
D. A. Breard
Louisville Avenue
North Sixth Street
Milner Motor Co
Washington and Walnut Streets
City Hall
Peters Furniture Co
Grand and
Calypso Streets
Stone
South Fourth Streets
Motor Wheel Corporation
Jackson Street
Unprecedented Caucasus Cold Kills Hundreds and Cattle
Tiflis reports extreme cold across the Caucasus leaving about 100 people dead and thousands of cattle frozen to death amid a severe winter spell.
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Tiflis
Georgia
Caucasus
Reparations Confab Near Crisis as U S Interest Fades
Paris reports indicate a provisional U S British accord on damage claims with an Anglo American agreement in sight. Officials say Americans show indifference to allied arguments, absent from a key finance ministers meeting, fueling unease about Dawes plan receipts and war damage payments.
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Paris
A. P
United States
Winston Churchill
America
Ministry of Finance
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Klan Outlawed in Kansas by Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court today sustained the state's bid and outlawed the Ku Klux Klan in the state. The court ruled the hooded order operated for profit and required state authority, rejecting Klan arguments that its aims were benevolent and exempt from a corporate charter.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Topeka
A. P
Supreme Court of Kansas
State
Charles B. Griffith
State Charter Board
Alexandria Protest Over Train Discontinuation Ultimatum
J W Bolton chairman of the Alexandria committee demanded restoration of passenger trains Nos 103 and 104 at a conference with Missouri Pacific officials led by J M Egan. The Louisiana Public Service Commission had fined the railroad 36000 for cutting the service without authority and warned of more penalties if the trains were not resumed.
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Alexandria
Missouri Pacific Railroad
J. W. Bolton
Bottom
J. M. Egan
St. Louis
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Baton Rouge
Srgigs
Scandal at Kansas Capital Uncovered Through Telephone
Paris Jan 10 The inter allied financial conference shows slow progress with Anglo American negotiations and Belgium's reparations sharing ongoing debate. Talks pause over Belgium's priority, with Italy and others pressing for larger shares as experts assess balances and inter allied debts. Jonathan M. Davis kin implicated in banker release case.
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Kansas Capital
Paris
A. P
Inter-Allied Financial Conference
Washington
Governor’s Son Involved In Pardons Scandal Exposed
Russell G. Davis son of Governor Jonathan M. Davis accepted 1250 dollars and delivered a pardon to Fred W. Pollman a former bank president convicted forger in a staged hotel room payment dispute with reporters from the Kansas City Journal present. The governor claimed his son was framed and had returned the money while still granting the pardon.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. P
Russell G. Davis
Jonathan M. Davis
Fred W. Pollman
la Cygne
National Hotel
Kansas City Journal
Pellman
Davis
Journal
Pollman
Pullman
Henry Allen
Young Davis
Kansas City
Bronson
Glenn A. Davis
Independence
Glenn Davis
Davis Farm
Russel G. Davis
E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Ben Paulen
Kjpensen
DON W. Nixon
Bill Reported Carrying Large Veterans and Agencies Appropriation
A bill reported by the house appropriations committee totals 452 349 617 dollars for various federal bureaus and agencies. It includes 405 700 000 for the Veterans Bureau and 24 330 000 for the shipping board with numerous allocations across executive offices and independent agencies.
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Veterans Bureau
Shipping Board
House Appropriations Committee
Coolidge
Executive Mansion
White House
Board of Tax Appeals
Bureau of Efficiency
Civil Service Commission
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Federal Trade Commission
General Accounting Office
The
Housing Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Railroads Labor Board
Smithsonian Institution
Tariff Commission
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Ruth Chatterton
England
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Speed
U. S
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Rumania
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Spa
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