Conflicting testimony on note leak and stock crash inquiry
Representative Wood described rumors about a leak in the State Department or administration offices tied to a peace note. He cited no named sources and said he would reveal private information in a later session. He denied deliberately delaying White House peace efforts and defended his inquiry as based on rumors rather than charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Wood
Harrison
Curtis
Mr. Wood
Otto Kahn
Garrett
State Department
Friends of the Administration
New York
A. Curtis
Wall Street
Henry
Tumulty
Connolly Firm
Council of National Defense
Barnes
Biltmore Hotel
Mr. Campbell
Baruch
Representative Garrett
House
Thomas W. Lawson
Congress
Washington
Connolly & Company
Garrettt
Hutton & Company
Cantrell
Misissippi
Associated Press
Mr. Harrison
Wall Street Journal
Financial America
Mr. Henry
Chiperfield
Illinois
Democratic Campaign
Democratic National Committee
Curtis Not Identified as Broker Denies Writing
The New York Stock Exchange reports the only A Curtis on its roster is Al Jon Curtis of Curtis Sanger. A Curtis in Boston says Curtis did not write any statement, calling it mistaken identity in response to Representative Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Curtis
N. Y
New York
New York Stock Exchange
al Jon Curtis
Curtis & Sanger
Boston
Exchange
Curtig
Wood
Baruch Denies Comment on Wilson Note Leak
Bernard Baruch, named by Representative Wood as a principal beneficiary of the Wilson note leak, said by telephone he has sent a full statement to House Rules Chairman Henry and declined further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Sl. C
Bernard Paruch
Wood
Washington
Wilson
Henry
House Rules Committee
Baruch Said Near Habean Manor Lodge in SC Hunt
Georgetown South Carolina January 5 Bernard Baruch is believed to be at his Habean Manor hunting lodge several miles from town Efforts to contact him by telephone were unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baruch
South Carolina
Georgetown
S. C
Bernard Baruch
Habean Manor
Here
Court Holds Overseas Session On Fraud Suit Patents
A Southern Pacific Limited train carried the United States District Court for a special session on evidentiary admissibility in fraud suits aiming to cancel California oil land patents. Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe will preside with witnesses not examined, sessions moving across San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Fresno and Washington before New York on January nineteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
East
United States District Court
United States District
Benjamin F. Bledsoe
Los Angeles
California
Southern Pacific Company
Bledsoe
New York
San Diego
Fresno
Cal
Washington, D. C
Harriman Heir Will Wed Miss Fries Soon After Yale Graduation
Will Wed Harriman heir E Roland Harriman to marry Gladys Fries of New York. Plans not fixed yet but expected after Yale Class of 1917 graduation. Fries is daughter of Dr and Mrs Harold Fries of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Roland Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Gladys C. C. Fries
New York
Mr. M Harriman
Yale University
Miss Fries
Harold Fries
Police tie death to Colbert murder in Lewis case
Philadelphia detectives say Bernard W. Lewis, son of a Pittsburg coal operator, killed Maizie Colbert and died by his own hand. They cite a blood stained shirt and handkerchief, a new collar, and a 22 caliber rifle as evidence, with a plan for gas asphyxiation and a towel over a transom. The county physician ordered no inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard W. Lewis
Pittsburg
Maizie Colbert
Philadelphia
Lewis
Colbert
President Nominates Compensation Board Members
President Wilson named three members for the federal workers compensation panel to run the inter state commerce law. Dr. Riley McMillan Little of Swarthmore Republican for six years Mrs Frances Axtell of Bellingham Progressive for four years John J Keegan of Indianapolis Democrat for two years. Mrs Axtell a former Washington legislator and a Democratic candidate for Congress said she had been offered appointment by Secretary Wilson to the three member board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Workmen’s Compensation Commission
Riley McMillan Little
Swarthmore
Frances C. Axtell
Bellingham
Wash
John J. Keegan
Indianapolis
Axtell
Tacoma
Frances ©. Axtell
Washington
Congress
Federal Compensation Board
German Socialists Split Over Peace Plan
Cologne Gazette reports a German Socialist minority and the Spartacus group will separate from the Socialist party at a January 7 meeting. Amsterdam advices note the unity question and possible reversal of peace stance, with Saxon influence noted and Dresden as a key venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cologne
Spartacus
Socialist Party
Amsterdam
Reuter
Socialist Party Committee
Vorwaerts
Exchange Telegraph Company
Dresden
Blocker tornado death toll reaches fifteen in Oklahoma
Four more names join the Blocker tornado death list in Muskogee Oklahoma with Elsie Perry 14 and Raymond Perry 8 dying in McAlester Hospital. Florence Rose 15 and Jessie Rose 8 die at home near Wireton overnight bringing total dead to fifteen and eight are seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Elsie Perry
Raymond Perry
McAlester
Florence Rose
Jessie Rose
Wireton
Quinton
Ikley Satterfield
Val Stewart
Charley Guinn
Vera Carter
Desiring a Coliseum Sparks Citywide Push in San Antonio
community leaders and business figures urge building a new coliseum to attract national conventions and large events. Mrs Daniels says women will lead support. Colonel Pryor and Geyer argue for economic and showcase benefits, noting tourism, stock shows, and product exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Good Roads Association
San Antonio
United States
W. A. Daniels
Women’s Club
Ike T. Pryor
G. G. Geyer
Manufacturers’ Club
Bail Reform Adopted by Mexico Assembly
In Queretaro the Constitutional Assembly approved an article guaranteeing arrested individuals access to bail for offenses under five years. It bars communicado detention and requires a preliminary hearing within 48 hours. A press freedom section offering jury trials was rejected after debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queretaro
Mexico
Constitutional Assembly
Pennsylvania Oil Near 3 Dollar Mark
Pennsylvania crude oil opened at 2.95 a barrel after a 10 cent rise by major buyers. Mercer black, Corning, Cabell, Somerset, and Ragland prices also advanced, while refiners note limited oil on hand and producers holding back until about 3 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Mercer Black
Corning
Cabell
Somerset
Ragland
Smuggling Joke Among Gentlemen At Private Supper
An Englishwoman hosts a private supper where a boastful Scot jokes about Scots abroad. He claims exit controls ensure only men who uphold dignity may leave. She replies with a sly probe asking if he was smuggled, eliciting a wry finish.
Williams seeks life or death penalty for bank robbers
Oklahoma Governor Robert L. Williams urged the Legislature to adopt a law imposing life imprisonment or death by electric chair for bank robbery. He proposed funding for secret service agents to pursue robbers, citing rapid gang activity and use of high powered cars and explosives as a statewide menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Robert L. Williams
Honor prisoner Schapper sheltered in mayor’s office
Harry B. Schapper, an honor prisoner from Lansing Kansas, slept on a cot in Fort Worth mayor’s office after overstaying his Christmas parole. A Lansing officer will pick him up this afternoon and return him to Lansing that night. Schapper says he hopes to regain all privileges but will sacrifice them if others are endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Harry
Schapper
Kansas State
Lansing
Working of Farm Loan Act Explained at Rotary Meet
Gordon Jones of the United States National Bank of Denver spoke at the St. Anthony Rotary Club noon meeting on the federal farm loan act. He urged San Antonians to support a local association to join the central land bank system in Houston. The act closely follows the commission minority report Jones helped draft after studying European rural credits. Before the address, the club discussed military training in schools and authorized a committee to study the subject with the school board. P D Mathis was elected as fraternal secretary of Scottish Rite bodies in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony
Rotary Club
Gordon Jones
United States National Bank of Denver
San Antonians
Central Land Bank
Houston
San Antonio
Jones
Europe
Kansas City Adopts City Manager Plan in Charter Vote
Kansas City charter board votes seven to five to replace ward government with the city manager plan. The new system will be written into the city charter and submitted to the voters for adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Anglers Ignore Incomplete Notice Board
The tale follows two anglers by a stream who fish despite a partially painted notice claiming the grounds are rivet and worms won’t tempt the fish. The owner then reveals the board continues on the other side, stating there are no fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton
Natives of Mexican coast burn lime from clam shells
Natives along parts of the Mexican coast produce lime by burning clam shells, a traditional method yielding quality lime for local use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cca
Mexico
Publication of German peace terms deemed useless
London report cites Berlin Lokal Anzeiger saying British and French press stance makes peace terms publication pointless. It notes French Senate resolution that no peace with an occupying enemy is possible, and that evacuation of French territory is a prerequisite for any settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Anzeiger
Amsterdam
Reuter
France
Woman narrowly escapes police and taxi collision
A distressed rider in a taxi swerves to avoid a policeman and another taxi, narrowly avoids a lamp post, and laments the encounter as the first time she ever showed compassion behind the wheel.
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Harriman
Gladys
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President Names Compensation Board
London Notes
Manhattan
Germany
4& Guaranty Fund Bank
Gunter Hotel
Uaferro
Jos
Rosenfield Bidinee
Jot Gueter
Z. D. Pes
Cok Seterets
Weyfailey
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