TWO U S Senators Plead Innocence In Probe
Washington reports name of Holm C. Bursum of New Mexico added to the list of United States Senators under investigation by the justice department on charges of improper use of influential government agencies. Senator Wheeler of Montana already faces indictment for accepting a fee for practice before a government department, with a similar probe into Senator Selden P. Spencer of Missouri. Justice officials denied reports of further inquiries. Wheeler may appear before a jury by invitation of the justice department as a new jury proceeding begins. Both Bursum and Spencer deny federal violations and welcome thorough inquiries.
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Holm C. Bursum
Yepechuean
New Mexico
Capitol
Wheeler
Howver
Justice Department
Bursuim
Spencer
Stone Mate
Bar- 4
Gail Magee
Donovan
Burial rites for coal disaster victims begin at Dugger
An explosion at City Coal Company mine entombed workers. Burial of the dead was set for Dugger Indiana with services planned for families in several cases. The community funeral was canceled and two victims would share a service, while other details remained unsettled.
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City Coal Company
Bhatt
Enewtace
Dugger
Ind
King George Leaves English Climate for Health
London reports King George intends to move from the English climate to aid recovery from illness amid a prevalent influenza outbreak. His physicians Lord Dawson Sir Milsonry Rees and Sir Frederick Stanley Hewatt advise precautionary relocation to prevent a second attack.
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George
London
King George of
England
Lord Dawson
Milsonry Rees
Frederick Stanley Hewatt
Two Killed in Explosion and Crash in Freeport
In Freeport Illinois two killed when two Rockford and interurban Fredrie road cars collided near the city. Motorman George T. Chapman, 43, Rockford, was instant dead and an unidentified woman perished in the ensuing fire. Also noted is the sudden death of Rev. William H. Miller, 67, in a Presbyterian pulpit in Gerardstown West Virginia during a sermon.
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Rockford
Fredrie
George T. Chapman
Rockfore, Til
Fars
Gerardstown
W. Va
William H.miller
Two Killed in Gun Fight in Kentucky
Two men died in a gun battle in Kentucky, including a deputy sheriff, with six others wounded. Authorities say White and John Hall exchanged words and drew pistols. firing reportedly escalated to a general shootout with over 200 shots exchanged among an undetermined number of participants.
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Marlin Junttson
White
John Hall
Heoreavon
Guggenheim Foundation Fellows Fund Three Million Gift
New York announces a three million gift from Simon Guggenheim to endow John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowships for advanced study abroad. The program aims to improve U S education and the arts by offering open fellowships to men and women of all races and creeds in any subject worldwide. Most appointees will be aged 25 to 35, with selections based on exceptional aptitude or significant work, and the first awards will cover the 1928 27 academic year at about 2500 dollars yearly with annual output planned for about 49 to 50 scholars.
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New York
Simon Guggenheim
United States
Colorado
John Simon Guggenheim
Cecil Rhodes
Guggenheim
Absence of Weed Reported. Maj Wood in Biarritz
Major Wood, last heard from in Paris, is said to be visiting Biarritz as a guest of Charles Wacher. Paris papers publish photos and long dispatches about the absentee while personal friends expect his return to the United States soon.
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Maj. Osborn
Weed
Biarritz
Charles Wacher
Maj. Wood
United States
Missouri Senator Accused Under DOJ Probe
DOJ investigation alleges Missouri Senator Spenter formerly lobbied for a St. Louis fur company before a government department. The wording suggests ongoing charges and potential conflicts tied to earlier activities in Washington. Further details were not disclosed.
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Missouri
Semnetin
Department of Justice
Senator Spenter
St. Louis
Lincoln timber gavel given to Coolidge in Springfield
Senator McKinley of Illinois presents a gavel carved from Lincoln home timber to President Coolidge. The gift, presented on behalf of Celinda R. McCullough of Urbana, honors the late president and ties to national history.
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Coolidge
Washington
McKinley
Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Celinda R. McCullough
Urbana
Nina Putnam Recovering From Illness in Florida
West Palm Beach reports Nina Wilcox Putnam, noted fiction writer, improving after a brief illness at her Delray winter home. She was confined with a slight tonsillitis attack but shows encouraging signs of recovery.
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Nina Putnam
West Palm Beach
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Delray
Fis
Wayman 99 Dies in Pana Parishioner’s Longevity
Mrs Julia C Maynard 99 longtime Presbyterian attendee in Pana is dead. She attended church every Sunday for years. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the family.
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Wayman
Pana
Juia C. Maynard
Presbyterian
Forty One Bodies Recovered From Sullivan Disaster
Indiana's worst disaster yields 41 recovered victims as rescue crews expect the remaining 10 to surface between midnight and noon. Teams worked three hours at a time among wreckage with many unidentified. Local undertakers report sorrow as relatives mourn.
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Sullivan
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Mine Disaster Toll Near Fifty
A blast at the City Coal Company's mine near Sullivan Indiana trapped workers two chambers deep in the coal vein. About 79 miners were in the mine with 50 believed dead or unaccounted for as rescue teams from Vincennes and the US Bureau of Mines battled gas fumes and a wrecked ventilation system.
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Sullivan
Ind
City Coal Company
Here
Mine Mary
Indiat
United States
Bureau ~of Mines
Vincennes
Three in One Grave in Oaklawn Cemetery
A grave large enough for three bodies was dug at Oaklawn cemetery in Cresco following instructions left by Captain Will Dunn a West Point graduate who killed his aged parents Mr and Mrs W D Dunn and then shot himself in a murder suicide.
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Cresco
Oaklawn
Will Dunn
West Point
W. D. Dunn
Lipton Gifts Yacht Mast to New York University
Sir Thomas Lipton the international yachtsman has donated the mast of his yacht Shamureck TV to New York University to serve as a flag pole on campus. The university lay council announced the gift and formal presentation will be made by Lipton next June.
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Lipton
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
New ‘York
Forger King to Prison in Chicago Case
Aaron Moshick a 22 year old known as a genius penman pleaded guilty to forging more than one million dollars in bad checks since age eight. In Judge William J Lindsay's court he was found guilty of forgery and faces a prison term of one to fourteen years.
Terrific Storms Sweep Northern Italy With Avalanches
Terrible weather pummels northern Italy with fierce storms and heavy snowfalls causing avalanches. The disaster has left ten people dead so far.
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Italy
Rome
Bank Robbers Escape With Cash From Trust and Savings Bank
Two men robbed the Morton Grove Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago area, securing $72,000 before fleeing. Investigators described the suspects as armed and wearing masks. Police searched nearby streets for the suspects and the getaway car.
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Chicago
Morton Grove Trust and Savings Bank
FTC recommends breaking up major meat packers control of cars
The Federal Trade Commission reports to the Senate urging rules against meat packers and Washington involvement in divesting big packers from control of meat refrigerator cars. It calls for court or congressional action to separate the large packers from their owners following the 1920 consent decree with the Department of Justice.
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Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Department of Justice
Congress
LACKS AIR DEFENSES Washington Report on US Air Readiness
Secret-session testimony before the House Aircraft Committee revealed dire air defense gaps. Admirals Jones and Hines cited only 461 army planes, 79 attack fighters, 21 pursuit aircraft, and zero Hawaii observation planes, with Philippines and other bases similarly under equipped, highlighting critical national vulnerability.
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America
House
Army General Staff
Navy General Board
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John L. Hines
Army
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Philippines
Boubers
Ewert Goes to Jail After Supreme Court Ruling
Pierre banker Ewert begins four consecutive three month terms in Beadle County Jail under State Sheriff custody after the South Dakota Supreme Court declared him in contempt for failure to close. The court directed the end of the sentence but stayed execution to allow arguments on penalty nature.
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Pierre
S. D
W. Ewert
Pierra
Huron
B. E. Gregory
Beadle County
Supreme Court
Lad Killed Playing Collins in Cave Near Barnesboro
Thirteen year old Frank Grankowsky died in an abandoned mine near Barnesboro after a heavy fall of rock and dirt collapsed on him during an exploration with companions. The other boys escaped and alerted adults who searched for several hours before the body was recovered.
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Barnesboro
Frank Grankowsky
Collins
Haywood Rumors Addressed As He Returns From Russia
Reports claiming Bill Haywood had returned to the United States are denied. He now travels as a speaker for the International Society for the Relief of Workmen in Prisons Abroad and has recently finished a tour in southern Russia.
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Haywood
Russia
Moscow
America
Bill Maywood
W. W. Teaders
United States
International Society For the Relief of Workmen
Increased Salary Bill Reported By Senate Finance Committee
Washington report states a bill to raise representatives' salaries from 7509 to 10000 dollars annually and to lift the vice president speaker and cabinet members from 12000 to 15000 dollars was reported by the senate finance committee.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate Finance
Lincoln Delegate II. Proctor Dies in Michigan Home
Addison B. Proctor of St Joseph Michigan the last surviving delegate to the Republican national convention that nominated Lincoln for president died at his grandson Richard H Proctor’s home in Chicago.
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Lincoln
Chicago
Addison B. Proctor
St. Joseph
Mich
Abraham Lincoln
Richard H. Proctor
Five East Colleges Receive Greveland Dodge Gift
Greveland H. Dodge donated $500000 for five near eastern colleges. Albert W. Staub announced the gift as part of a campaign seeking a total of $2500000 from the fund drive.
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New York
Greveland H. Dodge
Albert W. Staub
Fund Campaign Committee
World Fliers Reward Bill Advances After Debate
Washington reports the house approved a bill to reward world fliers substantially following guidance from the war department after about an hour of wrangling.
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Washington
House
War Department
Postal Bill Sent to Conference Amid Rate Dispute
Washington. The senate substituted its postal bill and rate increase for the house version. The move places the two measures with wide differences into conference to adjust the disparities. The senate bill had previously been approved by the chamber as revenue raising legislation and could originate in the house.
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Washington
Senate
House
Poly
Gasoline Tax Debate Faces Slow Legislative Action
The Iowa forty first zone legislature enters its fifth week with debates over highway and banking programs, high interest in a gasoline tax, and bills ranging from bank reforms to road funding. Governors message cites road needs, while hearings discuss bond requirements, child welfare bills, beauty licensing, and proposed factory reopenings with local economic notes and bonuses in Guthrie Center and Des Moines hospitals.
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Hammill
Ina
Lowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa
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