Swiss butler halted from deportation over heiress romance
August Probst a Swiss ex butler at Rolling Rock club in Ligonier Pennsylvania had his deportation stayed by a federal habeas corpus ruling. He claims forced confinement at the club and later threats while a wealthy New York heiress supposedly rejected appeals to end their romance. His attorneys argue he is sane and of high intelligence despite police and medical claims of insanity.
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New York
August Probst
Ligonier
Way
Europe
Trenton
N. J
Washington
Probst
Heirew
Pittsburg
Senate Signals Victory in Pacific Pact Ratification
Lawrence Martin reports that Senate leaders say two thirds of the body are ready to ratify the four power Pacific treaty today. They expect other arms conference pacts to follow and note Adams calls treaties a campaign issue as foreign capitals hear the expected Friday ratification.
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Senate
Harding
Lodge
McCormick
Curtis
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
Adams
Geddes Denies Saying Pacific Treaty Averted War
British ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes denied in Berkeley that he told a Los Angeles audience the four power Pacific treaty prevented war. He sent a telegram to the British embassy insisting no such statement was made, after quotations from Senator Robinson's speech circulated. Geddes then met President Barrows at the University of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Auckland Geddes
Ambaassador
Los Angeles
Pacific
Geddes
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
David Barrows
University of California
Reparations Commission Revises German Debt Payment
Paris March 20 The reparations commission meets to set Germany’s 1922 payments. The 2 000 000 000 old marks due this year is reduced with over half paid in kind. About 720 000 000 gold marks in cash will be requested. The concession hinges on Germany halting money printing and curbing inflating currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Anti Rent Hog Law Upheld by Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court today upheld the anti rent profiteering and housing law of New York in a case brought by Jerome Siegel against the Edgar A. Levy Leasing company. The ruling affirms a New York court decision in Siegel v Levy.
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Washington
Nli
New York
Supreme Court
New York Court
Edgar A. Levy Leasing Company
Jerome Siegel
Woman Tries to Leap into Bay in Disguised Night Stroll
Misa Lucy Edgett, 37, wandered city streets in masculine attire and attempted to jump into Elliott Bay from the American Can dock early Monday. Dock master J Hodges stopped her efforts. police took her to the city hospital for mental investigation after she hid in a rubbish container. Edgett, arriving from Denver to visit her uncle R W Slee, fled after hearing him call police. she was found dressed in ragged army garb on the dock.
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Misa Lucy Edgett
Elliott Bay
American Can Company
J. Hodges
T. Belland
Miss Exigett
Denver
R. W. Slee
Second Ave. N
Obenchain Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Kennedy Slaying
Madalynne Obenchain will return to Superior Court at 10 tomorrow as Judge Reeve sets a date for a second trial on alleged complicity in the slaying of John Belton Kennedy. The first jury discharged after 546 hours, nine for conviction and three for acquittal, with two women and one man firmly opposing guilt.
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Los Angeles
Madalynne Obenchain
Reeve
John Belton Kennedy
H. W. Brockett
Crockett
Spooky disturbances plague MacDonald and McKay families
Accounts from Pictou describe Maggie Carmichael linked to the uncanny spirit rap pings and a ghostly storm at the McKay home. Neighbors witnessed flying furniture, dancing broom, flying water, and apples hurled through the roof before Maggie was taken to an asylum.
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MacDonald
McKay
Pictou
Seattle
Maggie Carmichael
Maggie
Ponieland
Mr. McKay
Millionaire Dodge Finishes Jail Term
DETROIT March 20 John Duval Dodge, millionaire speedster, was released from the workhouse after five days for speeding. He left immediately for Kalama where tomorrow he will answer liquor and traffic law violation charges. YAKIMA Death claims Mia Pansy M Douglas wife of Charles H Douglas.
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Detroit
John Duval Dodge
Kalama
Another Clue in Taylor Case Emerges from NY Police
New York police hold a new clue in the William D. P. Taylor murder case. Anthony Geasel, seized as a narcotics smuggler, claims Taylor was killed by agents of a dope ring after he interfered with its operations. He alleges a movie actress was supplied morphine at $150 an ounce in the East. He says she later stopped drugs in California, and Taylor persuaded her to quit. Geasel hints the ring killed Taylor for meddling, a theory he has previously suggested but may know more than he discloses.
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New York
William DP. Taylor
Anthony Geasel
Taylor
East
California
Ring
Geasel
Altho
Fairhaven Lost At Sea After Drifting Off Mexican Coast
The American steamer Fairhaven en route from Punta Arenas to San Francisco was abandoned at sea. The Katrina Luckenbach reported the crew saved and taken to Manzanillo Mexico. Capt A L Louis of San Francisco commanded the ship and carpenter Robert Loughlin of Alameda survived a prior Mexican wreck.
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San Francisco
Fairhaven
Punta Arenas
Costa Rica
United States Hydrographic Office
Katrina Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Manzanillo
Mexico
A. L. Louis
Robert Loughlin
Alameda
Mexican
Fair Haven
Gems Looted in New York Pawnshop Heist
Three bandits robbed Marcus Mierman’s New York pawnshop taking $100,000 in gems. A chauffeur drove the getaway car while Mierman and clerks Jontrus Pishman and H. Cohen were forced to surrender. valuables disappeared from the safe and showcases into a white bag.
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New York
Marcus Mierman
Mierman
Jontrus Pishman
H. Cohen
Soldier benefit cost cited in bid controversy
Moran urges Hart to investigate a department award alleging inflated costs and favoritism. He cites the ex cena depreciation and argues the total price to returning soldiers exceeds that of alternative equipment. Moran claims state costs reach about $8,000 and accuses the bid process of improper specifications and awards.
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Excena
Allegra Favoritium
Moran
Hart
Mexico Seeks Recognition From United States
Hermosillo Sonora March 20 Minister of Finance Adolfo De La Huerta arrived on official business and said he might travel to Washington soon bearing a personal message from President Obregon to President Harding. The aim is U S recognition of the Obregon government, with final instructions awaited before departure.
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Hermosilio
Sonora
Mexico
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico City
Washington
Obregon
Harding
United States
Huerta
Irish Troops Fortify Ulster Border Amid Clashes
Free state troops and Ulster constabulary concentrate along the Ulster border between Monaghan and Tyrone as exchanges of rifle fire occur. Ulster constabulary blow up several bridges over the Blackwater river. Medword Oregon reports Hale prepared to resist kidnapping. A band of masked men seized him and threatened death if he dropped a civil suit.
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Dublin
Free State
Ulster Constabulary
Ulster
Monaghan
Tyrone
Blackwater River
Medword
Ore
J. F. Hale
Red Cross cites red tape in veterans care failures
Tucson residents backed by the Chamber of Commerce mobilized to aid veterans delayed by Bureau of Veterans Affairs red tape. Temporary shelters served 192 men with scarce showers as officials push for a permanent hospital to prevent further deaths from neglect and overcrowding.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Smith
C. F. Forbes
Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
Two confess to $175000 theft from treasury branch
Liberty bonds valued at about $175,000 stolen from a U S treasury branch in Washington have been found in an old trunk in the attic of Charles A Clevenger's home. Charles A Clevenger, 25, a clerk, and former clerk A O Wamsley confessed to the robbery, following arrests at Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Charles A. Clevenger
United States Secret Service
W. H. Moran
Clevenger
A. O. Wamsley
Charlottesville
Federal Treasury
Jury Chosen for Arbuckle Trial
In San Francisco on March 20 the third Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle trial neared testimony with twelve regular jurors and one alternate seated and an extra alternate juror added to the panel.
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San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Witness Norgaard Paroled in Arbuckle Case
J J Norgaard a Roscoe Arbuckle case witness who says he was railroaded to jail was paroled and will travel to San Francisco that night to testify for the prosecution. The parole board acted after District Attorney Matthew Hrady of San Francisco urged his parole. Auburn Post 73 American Legion plans weekly radio dances every Friday night.
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San Dingo
J. J. Norgaard
Roscoe Arbuckle
San Francisco
Parole Board
Matthew Hrady
Norgaard
Auburn Post
American Legion
Hoquiam to Finish Docks and Ferry Sites in June
Work on three slips docks wharves and ferry sites will be completed in June at a cost of 100000 dollars. The project proceeds in Hoquiam with funding allocated for maritime facilities upgrades.
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Hoquiam
Mystery Veils Murder of Japanese Man
City detectives believe K Suzuki, a Japanese national, was murdered in an alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues on Sunday. They consider possible motives including a private feud or a feud within a Japanese fraternity, while a fleeing Japanese man was seen entering a nearby restaurant shouting that a man had been killed. An automatic pistol issued from Bremerton Navy Yard was found beside the body with two spent cartridges nearby.
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K. Suzuki
Washington S.t
Fourth
Suzuki
Althe
Susuki
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Dean Miller enters mayoral race after dramatic procession
Dean Miller filed as a mayoral candidate after being escorted to the comptroller's office by an unidentified group. He reserves right to withdraw within five days. Eight candidates seek mayoral nomination and twenty-one seek three council seats in the May 2 primary.
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Ku Klux Klan
Dean Miller
Comptroller's Office
Seattle
Thore
Edwin J. Brown
BE. Thomas St
Thomas J. Cunningham
General Insurance
Woodlawn
Dan Landon
Fremont Ave
Ira D. Landy
Canneryman
Jefferson St
Walter M. Meier
17Th Ave
Charlies H. Miller
Gatewood Road
Stephen I. Miller
Kenton Ave
A. G. Barbour
18Th Ave
BE. L. Blaine
W. Highland Drive
T. Harry Bolton
Smith St
Clifford H. Clark
Commiarion
Second Ave
W. Clare
Colegrove
Gistave
S. W
BE. B. Cox
Newport Way
William ©. Zimmer
67Th Ave
Harry W. Carroll
29Th Ave
Gd L. Terry
Union At
One Killed and One Fatally Hurt in Dallas Plane Crash
Dallas March 20 two men from Fort Worth were aboard an airplane that crashed into a pumping station standpipe near the city. Mahaffey was killed and C. W Childress was fatally injured.
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Dallas
Texas
Byron IF
Mahaffey
C. W Childress
Here
Fort Worth
Cigar Dealers Gather for Price Meeting at Fikes Club
Cigar dealers from surrounding towns plan a Monday night meeting at the Fikes club to discuss retail cigar prices and market conditions.
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Fikes’ Club
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Millionaire Dodge
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Mia
Pansy M. Douglas
Charles H. Douglas
Ralph A. Horr
Neen
Prescott
Arizona
Thys
James
Mary Blair
The
Red Crom
Veterans Bureau
Pastime Park
Red Crom Fund
Liberty Bonds
Arbuckle
Tongman
Frederick & Nelson
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
China
Windsor
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