Dawes Takes Senate Gavel as Dawes Impasse Opens Session
The new Senate under Vice President Dawes opens in a short inconclusive session marked by criticism over the new presiding officer’s handling of Senate customs. Senator Hale takes blame for Dawes missing yesterday’s inauguration and a broader reorganization debate unfolds as Republicans set committee and pro tem plans.
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Dawer
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Hale
Mate
Ovor
Republican Committee On Committees
Committee On Committees
LaFollette
Brookhart
Iowa
Ladd
Frazer
North Fiaketa
Car Stolen From Main Street Leaves Authorities Stumped
A motor vehicle theft on Main Street remains under investigation with no trace of the car or suspect found. Police report unclear leads as investigators review local records and surveillance from the area to locate the vehicle and motive.
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Main St
AT&T Seeks to Increase Capital at March Meeting
Directors of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company plan to ask for authorization to raise capitalization by 500 million dollars at the March 21 annual meeting. HB Thayer, chairman, announced the report noting growth needs. Net earnings for 1924 were 107.41 million, up 12.22 million from prior year.
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Newark
American Telephon and Telegraph Company
HB. Thayer
Auther Peace Plan Gets Half Of Award
The article notes a peace plan attributed to Auther receiving half of a notable award. Reporters discuss the plan's reception in Congress and its implications for United States diplomacy. The piece references the Senate and world peace efforts within the legislative session.
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Auther
New York
United States Senate
Senator Meses G O P Leader Curtis Floor Leader
Senator Meses is identified as a leading Republican with Curtis taking the role of floor leader. The note places Meses within GOP leadership discussions and assigns leadership duties to Curtis in the Senate or party structure. The fragment signals party leadership positions without further context or dates.
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New Hampshire
Chamber
Pacific Fleets in Greatest War Tests
The Associated Press reports Washington action as Senate Republicans elect Charles Charlagurtis to lead the Republican Senate and James Watson as vice chairman. The sixth day of war finds one hundred and nine U S Navy ships rehearsing maneuvers in the Pacific among Black and Blue fleets in global conflict drills.
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Kellogg Takes Office as Secretary of State in Washington
Frank B Kellogg was sworn in today as secretary of state succeeding Charles Evans Hughes. The ceremony at the State Department featured Justice Butler administering the oath and Kellogg greeting Mrs Kellogg and Hughes. Hughes soon left for Bermuda, while Kellogg met with President Coolidge to map foreign policy. The cabinet awaits one more appointment for attorney general as vacancies shift during the transition.
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Kansas
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West Virginia
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Michigan
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Indiana
Bascom Skemp
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Inaugural Address Echoes Across Nation
The keynote figure from Washington to New Cambridge delivers his inaugural address. Microphones in front of him carried his voice to every part of America.
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America
Senate Caucus Sets Committee Assignments for New Session
Senate Republicans met in conference to assign committee roles and select candidates for Senate offices in preparation for organizing the new Senate with Roan Prank B Kellogg of Minnesota and William W Jardine of Kana as secretaries.
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Court Hears Charge Forged Vet's Check
Former secretary Margaret B Buchanan faces trial in the State Supreme Court on charges she forged a veteran bureau check for 961.73 payable to a colored woman for her son’s compensation and war risk insurance. The case follows a prior acquittal on a separate endorsement alteration charge involving Representative Rendall and Uniontown mayor W Smart.
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Hureau
William Henry Warfield
Buchanan
Rendall
W. E. Smart
Uniontown
Kendall
Political notes and overseas updates from March headlines
Late news bulletins report President Coolidge weighing reauthorization of Thomas Weedloch to the Interstate Commerce Commission. General Pershing’s condition after arrival in Havana. a Methodist leader’s death in Memphis. plus weather and financial notices including dividends, estate valuations, and agricultural secretary remarks.
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Coolidge
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New York
Interstate Commerce Communion
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Cuba
John J. Pershing
Wan Neeping
Shen the Maier
Mitchell youths held for robbery in local case
11 year old twins Mek and Potter Mitchell face trial in the juvenile court on two charges after admitting they opened a money order from their grandmother, cashed it, and spent the funds. They were arrested after a bank and post office checks led investigators to their alleged crime spree around the city.
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