Fall Convicted of Bribe Charge Involving Doheny Oil Deal
Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall was found guilty by a Washington jury of taking a 109000 dollar bribe tied to the 1922 Ellis Will oil reserve lease to Doheny’s Pan American company. The jury, after 23 hours, recommended mercy and adjourned as Doheny voiced anger at the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Secretary of Interior
Albert B. Pall
E. J. Doheny
Mercy
Fall
Ellis Wills
Naval Oil Reserve
Doheny
Pan American Company
Altho
el Paso
H. T. Safford
Thomas E. Norris
Frank J. Ho“ean
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Mark B. Thompson
Phoenix
Ariz
Thompson
New Mexico
Justice Hitz
Oreman Norris
French Rail Fares Remain Low Despite Inflation
Paris reports that French State Railways show passenger fares are one third cheaper than after the war when measured in gold francs. First class travel now costs 0.4505 paper francs per kilometre, up 302 percent in paper but down 32 percent in gold, leaving rates at 68 percent of 1914 gold levels.
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Paris
U.P
Michigan TourismBoom Hit 7 Million Park Visits in 1929
Michigan park system logged 7,154,241 visitors in 1929, up 39 percent from 1928. State parks recorded 400,181 camps by 138,803 campers, with Michigan residents making 32,015 camps and out of state 368, current figures show visitors came from every state except Nevada and included 1,091 from Canada and three from South Africa.
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Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Department of Conservation
Department
Nevada
South Africa
Canada
Three Men Injured In U S 27 Collision North Of Forest Hill
An accident on U S 27 three and a half miles north of Forest Hill injured three men, two seriously. J F Wilcox of Carson City hit a parked truck after dimming lights and reactivating them, injuring Roy Barns of Cadillac and Vern Gardner of Middleton. The truck driver escaped injury. sheriff and police investigated with a Saginaw specialist summoned for treatment.
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Alma
U. S
Forest Hill
Vern Gardner
Middleton
Roy Barns
Cadillac
J. F. Wilcox
Carson City
Mr. Wilcox
Cartage Company
Gardner
Andrew Schertel
James Campbell
Wilcox
Saginaw
Peiping Bans Minors From Pulling Rickshaws
Peiping on Oct 25 reports a new municipal regulation forbidding boys under 18 from pulling rickshaws. Foreigners rarely patronize child pullers, while Chinese patrons who use them cite lower costs, making them the heaviest users of the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
U.P
Gainese
State Nut Show Adds Nuts to Horticultural Event
East Lansing announces the twenty first annual State Horticultural Show to run November 15 16 and 17 at Demonstration Hall. Michigan grown nuts fruit flowers vegetables honey and nuts will compete for prizes for the first time. Vegetable judging and identification and apple judging by Smith Hughes students will be conducted. An educational exhibit by the State Department of Agriculture will be displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Smith- Hughes
State Department of Agriculture
STATE MALT TAX MAY BE HELD ILLEGAL IN MICHIGAN
Federal court in Illinois ruled that selling malt with knowledge it will be used for home brewing violates the national prohibition act. If Michigan follows this view the tax collection could imply the malt will be used illegally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.R
Michigan
Illinois
Caro
Fred L. Wham
Wham
Soviet farmers to merge holdings into communes by 1933
Moscow reports plans to have half of all peasant households in the Soviet Union merged into agricultural communes by 1933, a far more ambitious target than suggested a year ago. The drive toward cooperative farms proceeds, despite ongoing debate over its merits, with government moral suasion and economic pressure intensifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
Soviet Union
Pantages Trial Goes To Jury In String Of Allegations
Los Angeles October 25 A wealthy theater owner Alexander Pantages faces a jury over charges of attacking 17 year old dancer Eunice Pringle. Attorneys for both sides argued against compromise and predicted a quick verdict as courtroom staff expected the jury to be charged in the late afternoon. Chief Deputy District Attorney Robert Stewart urged punishment in his closing argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Quentin
Robert Stewart
Man survives 35 foot fall from Rescue Mission
George Dowling thirty seven plunged head first from the third story and lived. He landed on his feet after possibly striking a ledge and sustained only bruises to his left arm shoulders and legs. He recalls going to bed then waking on the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
U.P
George Dowling
Attorney General Brucker order on railroad crossings
Michigan Attorney General Brucker ruled that railroad companies must maintain crossings across the full width of state highways at intersections. The ruling followed a request by state highway commissioner Grover C. Dillman who said several companies had kept crossings narrow enough for only two wagons to pass.
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Lansing
U.P
Brucker
Grover. C. Dillman
Shorney Defense Makes Last Plea in Murder Trial
In Jackson circuit court Harry Boardman closed for the state after J J Moon argued for Shorney. Moon challenged police methods used to obtain Shorney’s confession. Judge John Simpson planned jury charge at 1 30 p m with a verdict expected that afternoon and possible adjournment to Monday to avoid a weekend lockup.
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Jackson
U.P
Harry Boardman
Shorney
John Simpson
Congress Today Senate Debate on Tariff Bill Schedule
Congress today shows the Senate continuing debate on crates and chemical schedule within a tariff bill. The House remains in recess until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
County Board Closes October Session in Isabella County
The Isabella county board of supervisors wrapped up its October meeting with routine apportionment and report reviews. A proposal to establish a county agricultural agent was rejected after noting annual costs between four and five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County Board of Supervisors
County Poor Commission
Isabella County
Chain Banking Looms As Wisconsin Political Issue
Wisconsin's 1930 campaign centers on chain banking as La Follette progressives vow to oppose the system. Gov. Kehler and Treasurer Solomon Levitan figure in the issue amid a Milwaukee chain tied to state banks. Levitan, a strong vote getter, eyes higher office while the Lallolittle faction ponders his role.
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Wisconsin
Willard R. Smith
United Press
Madison
Wis
U.R
LaFollette
Walter J. Kehler
Solomon Levitan
Govenor Kehler
Levitan
Levitan Tran
Aptal City Bank
Wisconsin Banks
Lal‘ol- Ielle
Digiy Yue Thease
East Michigan Tourist Association Meet Draws County Leaders
Eight members of the county board of supervisors traveled to Bay City for an East Michigan Tourist association meeting. An evening Wenonah hotel banquet followed an afternoon session at Log Cabin offices where new officers were elected and tourism plans discussed. Speakers included Grover Dillman and Victor Burton. E H Winslow was re elected. Isabella county joins the group as supervisors vote a $300 appropriation to aid the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Bay City
East Michigan Tourist Association
Wenonah
Association
Michigan
Grover Dillman
Victor Burton
Highway Department
E. H. Winslow
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella County
Board of Supervisors
Mother of Mrs Coolidge Passes at Dickinson Hospital
Mrs Lemira Goodhue mother of Mrs Calvin Coolidge died at Dickinson hospital Northampton after over a year of illness. The Coolidge family physician Dr Justice E Hayes said death was due to hardening of the arteries. Mrs Coolidge had visited her mother daily and the former president made several visits to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
U.P
Lemira Goodhue
Calvin Coolidge
Dickinson Hospital
Coolidge
Justice E. Hayes
Chicago Student Increase
Chicago schools report 2444 more students this year than last year. The rise is linked to a floating population estimated at 100000, with September registration at 485829 and a likely total near 500000 by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Market Wipes Out Billions In Sudden Crash
New York October 25 Wall Street faced a severe stock market panic as a last hour plunge erased over 3 000 000 000 in paper values in about an hour with many stocks slipping from ten to ninety six dollars and average daily indices collapsing. Bankers noted the prior rapid rise may temper the perceived disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Soviet Librarians Jailed for Placement of Books
Dniepropstrovsk dispatch reports two central library librarians Os troverov and Bertinov jailed on counter revolution charges for circulating anti Soviet books. They allegedly hid Lenin's works in the cellar and on inaccessible shelves while placing unfriendly volumes where they could be used easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dniepropstrovsk
U. S.S
Ss. R
U.P
Ostroverov
Bertinov
Lenin
Michigan faces over a billion in unpaid 1928 taxes
Tax descriptions on property valued at 1,280,840,729 were returned to auditor general O B Fuller as unpaid for 1928. Delinquent property amounted to 15.5 percent of an 8.201 billion valuation, with urban property bearing 85 percent of the total. Local unpaid taxes reached 25.782 million.
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Lansing
O.R
O. B. Fuller
Fuller
Car production faces drastic curtailment for rest of 1929
Detroit reports indicate a drastic curtailment of production will continue for the remainder of 1929. Ford plans a 50 percent cut in October output. Dealers worry about inventories and profits, while used car sales decline and optimism for a rebound remains mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford
Automobile Magazine
Mineral rich sulfuric water found at Fisher Robbins oil well
Sulfuric water rich in minerals was struck at the Fisher Robins oil well in Arcadia township and drilling is finished. Officials plan to negotiate with a chemical firm that may establish a plant nearby. Tackett and Drake authorized to drill an exploration well on Manistee's oil airport site, with drilling to begin in Filer township within six weeks.
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Manistee
O.R
Fisher-Robbins
Arcadia Township
Tackett and Drake
Filer Township
Eight-Year-Old Wreck Found After Historic Lake Tragedy
In Racine Wisconsin the hulls of the Rosabelle and Jong Jost were located after a storm. The Rosabelle lay near Dodge Street with no crew or passenger identities recovered. The Milwaukee ferry and Grand Trunk boat were also lost with no bodies found.
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Racine
Wis
U.P
Grand Trunk
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Dodge Street
Jong Jost
E. W. Knutson
Steader
Bodies of Milwaukee ferry disaster recovered
Coast guards and air patrols recovered more than 50 sailors from the lake after the Milwaukee ferry sank in a storm off Wind Island. Capt Robert Makavy and crew of 52 to 67 faced the wreck as waves ripped the vessel apart. A fragmentary SOS was received and two bodies later found offshore between Racine and Kenosha. The steel ship, 338 feet long, valued at $1,000,000, remains foundering with no hulk seen.
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Chicago
U.P
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Coast Guard
Robert McKay
Wind Island
Robert MaKavy
Great Lakes
Ludington
Mich
A. W. Pfeiffer
Racine
Opera Season Opens Monday with Manon Lescaut
The Metropolitan Opera opens its season Monday with Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. Lucrezia Bori stars with Gigli and De Luca in support as the company begins a 24 week run through April 13, 1930 featuring 70 works and new American singers like Santa Biondi Elizabeth Ohms Augusta Oltrabella Eleanor La Mance Gladys Swarthout Edward Ransom Antonin Trantoul Alfredo Gandolfi and Tancredi Pasero among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut
Puccini
Lucrezia Bori
Beniamino Gigli
Giuseppe de Luca
Santa Biondi
Elizabeth Ohms
Augusta Oltrabella
Soprandy
Eleanor la Mance
Gladys Swarthout
Edward Ransom
Antonin Trantoul
Alfredo Gandolfi
Tancredi Pasero
Passero
South America
Buenos Aires
Gandolfi
United States
Trantoul
Ecfinasys
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Shepherd
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Congress Today
Wheeling
W. Va
Federal Justice Land Treasury Departments
East Michigan
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