Meyer Seizes Hirshfield's Evidence in Graft Hunt
Senator Meyer and Mr. Walletein seized a large bundle of records from David Hirshfield, Commissioner of Accounts, during an informal inspection by the Meyer committee investigating city government. They obtained documents under subpoena and described the visit as routine, with no trouble reported. The team stated plans to open offices at 98 Park Row.
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Meyer Legislative Committee
Schuyter M. Meyer
Jd Feonmed
M. Walletein
David Hirchfield
Qram Rcoloner
Meyer
Walletein
Ndt
Wallatein
Mitchel
Iit
Hy Jim
Hirbfeld
Pisin
Hylan
Therm Subponia Tecumt
Hirshfield
James McGinley
Senator Meyer
Fallstein
Commissioner of Accounts
Widow Admits Shooting Husband Found Dead in Bed
TANCASTER Pa May 12 Chris Kibler 55 a Neffaville resident was shot to death in his sleep Four hours later widow Clara Kibler was summoned and told police she fired at him then awakened to find him dying She and her husband had gone to bed as protection against burglary A quarrel with Kibler’s stepson prior to the shooting was noted by investigators which Mrs Kibler denied
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Tribune
Tancaster
Christia Kibler
Neffaville
Here
Clara Kibler
E.R. Miller
Miyself
Jer
Kibler
Midler
Priest Confesses Misuse of Stolen Bonds to Feed Parish
Chicago May 12 The Rev Father Anthony Gorek head of an impoverished parish in New Chicago Ind confessed to Secret Service agents that he used 1140 of 85000 Liberty bonds stolen in an Ohio mail robbery to pay parish debts and feed jobless parishioners The bonds were later found with 45000 missing The confession led to the arrest of former parishioner Wanda Urbortis in Toledo who is believed to help clear the Ohio robbery The priest described a moral struggle after a parishioner placed the package with strict instructions not to open it He said the episode began by chance and ended in defeat as authorities continued the inquiry.
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Dianaten
The
Tribune
Chicago
Anthony Gorek
New Chicago
Ind
United States Secret Service
Secret Service
Privat
Wanda Urbortis
Toledo
Ohio City
Urbot
Arbert
Engelwood
Arbertis
Builders Held Up for 200 Percent By Contractors
Follows wide riot at Texas Penitentiary Huntsville where 33 of 40 convicts escaped with armory loot. Guards shot. seven captured. leaders identified. pursuit by posses, bloodhounds, and sheriffs within miles of Huntsville. Separate items report industry price abuses by Architectural and Wrought Iron Contractors Association and related groups uncovered during Lockwood committee hearings.
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Tribune
Houston
Tex
Huntsville
Here
Texas Penitentiary
Penitentiary
Lee Anders
T. H. Arnold
Texas
Jake Verring
Penitentiary Commission
Shorty
Armold
Andre
Sherif King of
St. Louis
King
Dee Morgan
G. R. Anderson
Lemm Gross
Mc ‘Alester
Okla
Anderson
Lockwood Committee
City Hall
Architectural and Wrought Iron Contractors’ Association
Frank J. Steckenreiter
Lockwood
Sheet Metal Workers Employers’ Association
Sheet Metal Roofers Business Men's Club
Herman Weinberger
Cumberland Street
Scansdal
Lewis
Brooklyn
Samuel Untermyer
Alfred Winternitz
Charles G. Cornell
Cornell & Underhill
National Pipe and Supply Association
Leonard Replogle
Europe
Cumberland Hospital
Untermyer
Winternitz
Dogs Kill 73 Belmont Sheep Owner Quits Industry
Special Dispatch reports Mrs. August Helmont of Belmont loses 73 prize Shropshire sheep to dogs. County pays $12 in damages for a ram valued at $650, prompting her to abandon sheep raising. Superintendent John Young says only 22 of the rock of Shropshires remain. Belmont advised against appealing the ram's value.
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The
Tribune
Pittsfield
Mass
August Helmont
Belmont
Berk
Clara Hamon Settles Claim for 10000 Relinquishes Royalty Rights
In Los Angeles on May 12 a settlement was reached with Clara Smith Hamon surrendering all claims to the estate of Jake L. Hamon in return for 10000 cash. The agreement recognizes rights to royalties oil leases and other oil interests tied to Hamon records. Attorneys noted that current revenues from these holdings were used to support Hamon.
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Los Angeles
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma
J. B. Champion
Frank L. Ketch
Clare Smith Hamon
Hamon
Clara Smith Hannon
Jake Hanon
Ship Owners Ask Harding For Navy Aid
Nation‑wide shipping strike cripples the mercantile marine along the Pacific Coast and Alaska. Pacific Steamship Association appeals to Hoover and Benson to urge Harding to declare a national emergency and take over crew manning if strikers do not return within 48 hours. Six government ships withdrawn from operation after wage conflicts. many ships sail with existing crews while engineers warn of broader disruption.
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American Mercantile Marine
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Winthrop UL. Marvin
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Pacific American Steamship Association
Herbert Hoover
William 8. Benson
United States Shipping Board
Harding
Washington
Admiral Benson
United States Transportation Company
Vo 5
Hoover
Ernest F. Pegg
Joint Council of Marine Engineers
Shipping Board
Hoston
San Francisco
Jsguin
Utter
Mount Clay
Hamburg
Floridian
Boston
Minnesotan
New
Chester Valley
King Alexandria
Greece
Andalusia
Benson
Motor Caravan to Idaho Homeseekers Planned by Scott
William D. Scott of 286 Decatur Street Brooklyn plans to lead a motorized caravan of 128 families totaling about 660 people from the city to Twin Falls County Idaho. The party uses 18% automobiles with 230 trailers carrying portable houses and supplies traveling 6 am to 5 pm. Houses will be set along the route at stops, with low irrigation land offered for sale to the emigrants.
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Ius
William D. Scott
Decatur Street
Brooklyn
Idaho
Twin Falls County
Scott
New York Banks Begin War on Stock Swindlers
Briarcliff Manor N Y May 12 a relentless publicity campaign against fraudulent stock promoters aimed at protecting small savers will be run by the Savings Banks Association of the State of New York. The decision was made at its annual convention attended by 250 delegates from 142 savings banks.
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Briarclif Manor
N. Y
Savings Banks Association of
State of New York
New York Banker Mislisted as Chicago Slacker by Error
William Sutherland Bacon, a New York banker later described as a National City Bank official, was wrongly listed as a draft evader in Chicago. He had served from the war's start, helped organize the Chemical Warfare Section, and earned promotion to lieutenant colonel. His wife Katharine Blossom urged an apology for the error as Bacon remained with his family in New York while his Chicago listing drew headlines.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Sam
William Sutherland Bacon
6Th Army Corps
Chemical Warfare Service
North Shore
Katharine Blossom
George W. Blossom
Hubbard Woods
Bacon
New York
Blossom
Mr. Bacon
Washington
Lakehurst
N. J
National City Bank
No More Slackers Give Themselves Up Here
Fort Jay officers report that none of the men named in yesterday’s slacker list appeared to clear records or surrender. Franklin J. Burnham, a former Army major now with the Civilian Training Camps Organization at Governor's Island, says posting errors should not end publication of the lists. He defends the army's work as efficient, just, and necessary to identify those liable for service.
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Fort Jay
Franklin J. Burnham
Army
Governor's Island
Bullets Open Terror Reign In Coal Field
Guerrilla warfare raged across Mingo County in the Tug River region as dawn to dusk gunfire hit Merrimac Rewl Sprigg Matewan and McCarthy. West Virginia authorities requested federal troops while Governor Morgan sought War Department help. Casualties included Harry C. Staton and two others wounded with rumors of more deaths amid heavy mountain fire and blocked police lines.
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Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
Merrimac
Tug River
Rewl
Sprigg
Matewan
McCarthy
Jackson Arnold
Mingo
Morgan
West Virginia
War Department
Washington
Indianapolis
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Wingo County
George B. Read
Ath Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Harry C. Staton
Spriggs
Nash Phillips
Calvert
White Star Coal Company
Kentucky
McCarr
Staton
Isat
Pike County
Morrow l
Pet dog Browny goes mad in Newark home
Mrs John Yanna at 148 Jefferson Street Newark faced a maddened terrier Browny charging through her house. Police forced entry after the dog leaped through windows and attacked, firing five bullets to stop the animal. Mrs Yanna survived shock with medical aid as Browny was killed.
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Jefferson Street
Newark
Browny
John Vanna
Mrs. Yanna
Mia
Yanna
Sven
Yunna
Ruhr Move Postponed Official Order Says
General Degoutte of the Allied Rhine forces arrived at Dusseldorf and ordered preparations for Ruhr occupation to cease. Officers noted the order states the operation has been postponed and not entirely abandoned.
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Dusseldorf
Associated Press
Degoutte
Rhine
Mayence
Ruhr
France Hopes To Sell German Bonds In U S
Paris officials plan to mobilize German bond issues to ease France's 83 billion franca debt amid Allied demands. Louis Loucheur and Paul Doumer will present plans to stabilize internal credit and attract American and neutral investors. Britain could help by accepting German bonds to aid exchange rates.
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France
U. S
Britain
Tribune
New York Tribune Inc
Paris
Germany
Champs Elyste Palace
Louis Loucheur
Liberated Regions
Briand
Paul Doumer
Louceur
Wall Street
Loucheur Ha
America
United States
Reparations Commission
Great Britain
Seen as Big Buyer Of Reparations Bonds
American investors could absorb about 200 million dollars of French endorsed German reparation bonds if good faith is assured. Bankers split on specifics but expect strong demand up to a limit, with yields at least eight percent. Before any sale, Germany must prove its payout reliability and bond terms must be clarified.
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France
Ranre
Thas
Germany
U S to Hold Aloof From Allied Land Settlements
The article reports that the United States plans to avoid involvement in European boundary issues such as the Silesian controversy. It notes Senate concerns about French pressure, mentions Captain Harvey’s anticipated noninvolvement in European disputes, and describes possible alternative treaties with Germany and the Allies to preserve U S rights without rejoining the Versailles framework.
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United States
Europe
Senate
Amereica
U S Trade With Germany Practically Unhampered
Mellon predicts exchange improvement continues as Germany accepts Allied reparations demands. Increase in inquiries to the State Department about trade restrictions. Secretary Hughes says Americans may trade with German houses freely except for a few items and limits. Reports from Allied capitals echo improved relations and less restrictive conditions for commerce.
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Mellon
Washington
Germany
State Department
Hughes
Iriernved
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