Convicts in Gary liquor conspiracy case named
In Indianapolis on April 2, fifty five defendants including Gary officials were found guilty in a federal fraud case tied to a Gary liquor conspiracy. Sentencing by Judge Geiger is delayed to late April or May with a maximum two years and a $10,000 fine per count.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gary
Roswell O. Johnson
Dwight M. Kindler
Lake County
William H. Olds
Wiliam M. Dunn
Clyde Hunter
Lewis H. Barnes
Jude Verdinand A. Geiger
Stanley Kosowski
Strikes Threaten Britain as Labor Unrest Spreads
London reports a worsening industrial scene with a planned 800,000 building workers lockout after Faster, possible railway and miners strikes, and Norfolk farm workers joining after endorsement by the National Union of Agricultural Workers executive committee.
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London
Great Britain
Norfolk Farm
National Union of Agricultural Workers
Mail HoldUp In Illinois Causes Running Gunfight
In Springfield on April 2 six masked men armed with shotguns and revolvers robbed a mail auto and two depot employees, taking five mail sacks. More than sixty shots were fired in the ensuing chase and exchange of fire with police. robbers netted little mail of value.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago and Alton
Revolution in Bucharest Forces Royal Flight to Alba Iulia
Paris reports from Budapest that a Bucharest revolution drove the king and queen to flee to Alba Iulia after soldiers refused royal orders and the palace was stormed. The Romanian embassy has no confirmation of the story from the radio agency.
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Paris
Budapest
Bucharest
Alba Iulia
Japanese prince killed in car crash with royal casualties
Prince Narihisa Kitashirakawa brother in law to Emperor Showi hito of Japan was killed in an automobile accident near Berndy France on Sunday. Princess Fusako and Prince Yasuhiko Asaka both injured, a lady in waiting wounded, and the chauffeur killed.
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Berndy
France
Narihisa Kitashirakawa
Emperoroshihito
Japan
Fusako
Yasuhiko Asaka
Ohio Wreck Death Toll Now Eight
Columbus Ohio April 2 The death of W L Siebert of Cincinnati student locomotive foreman increased the death toll of the wrecking of the Southern limited of the Big Four railroad to eight.
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Ohio
Columbus
W. L. Siebert
Cincinnati
Freman
Southwestern Limited
Fifth Death Sentence in Waco Murder Case
Roy Mitchell, a Black man, has his fifth death sentence for the May 1922 murder of Harrell Bolton. He remains jailed along with eight other complaints filed against him.
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Waco
Lex
Roy Mitchell
Harrell Bolton
Comptroller Nominee Dawes Brother of General Dawes
Washington report says President Harding will appoint Henry M. Dawes as comptroller of the currency in April to succeed D. R. G. Cris Singer. Dawes, a Chicago banker and Evanston director, will receive a recess appointment and later Senate confirmation. His brother, Gen. Charles G. Dawes, formerly directed the budget under McKinley.
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Washington
Harding
Henry M. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
D. R. Crissinger
Federal Reserve Board
Dawes
Central Trust Company of
Chicago
Drovers National Bank
That City
City National Bank
Evanston, Il
McKinley
General Dawes
Bonus for Dupont Workers Shares to Employees in 1918 21
New York reports E I Du Pont de Nemours announced a distribution to its employees of 14 484 shares of its own stock with a par value of 1 448 400 and 130 000 in other securities as the matured portion of bonus awards made during 1918 to 1921 inclusive.
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New York
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Wilmington
Del
U S Oil Royalties Reach Over Ten Million
Washington reports oil and gas production on leased public lands has generated net royalties of 10,045,673 dollars through March 1. Secretary Work announced the figure, highlighting the government’s revenue from energy resources.
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Washington
United States
Work
Ruhr Workers Ordered Back or Face Expulsion
General Degoutte, head of occupation forces, issues a proclamation demanding striking railroad officials and train men resume work in the Ruhr and Rhineland or be expelled. The order targets about 500,000 Germans and 125,000 directly under it, with families affected if they refuse to return or accompany.
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Essen
Degoutte
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Mobilization Ordered as Bolsheviks Move toward Manchuria
Tokyo reports Gen. Chang Tso Lin orders a full troop mobilization to stop Bolshevik forces advancing south into Manchuria. A clash is reported as tensions rise in the region.
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Chang Tso Lin
Manchuria
Honolulu
Tokyo
Nippu Jipi
Supreme Court Grants Life Terms to Six Radoslavoff Cabinet Members
The Sofia Supreme Court sentenced six members of the Radoslavoff cabinet to life imprisonment. They held office when Bulgaria aligned with Germany in the European war.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Supreme Court
Radoslavoff
Klansmen Routed from Bellevue Church Easter Morning
Sixteen hooded Ku Klux Klan members attempted to reach the pulpit at the Bellevue Methodist church on Easter morning but were driven out by church ushers. No injuries reported and authorities investigated the incident.
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Pittsburgh
Bellevue Methodist Church
Archbishop Zepliak’s death sentence commuted to ten years
Moscow reports the archbishop head of the Russian Catholic church had his death sentence reduced to ten years with strict isolation. Vicar-General Butchkavitch’s clemency appeal was denied, while central authorities defended the sentence for the other prelate citing treasonous ties.
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Moscow
Zepliak
Russia
Butchkavitch
Central Executive Committee
Mgr
Kaliai
Sapronoff
Poland
Rseult
Sikorski
Pravda
Balfour
Europe
Supreme Soviet
Frughes
Girl shoots rich builder in Grand Central office
Miss Helene Zeigler twenty six living with her parents at 588 Riverside drive shot contractor Frederick W Burnham at his Grand Central terminal office and then killed herself. Burnham, forty six, died of wounds at Bellevue hospital after being found mortally wounded. motive linked to suspected already married status.
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New York
Helene Zeigler
Riverside Drive
Frederick W. Burnham
Grand Central Terminal
Burnham
Bellevue Hospital
John D. Jr Rockefeller Owns Large Standard Oil Stakes
John D. Rockefeller Jr. holds 7,638,890 shares across nine prominent Standard Oil companies with a market value of 410,067,399 dollars. He receives annual dividends of 11,946,622 dollars at the current payment rate, per a Dew Jones & Co. compilation.
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New York
John OD. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Group
Dew, Jones & Co
Curb Supreme Court Gains Momentum in Senate Speech
Washington March 6 The movement to curb Supreme Court powers gains momentum as Senator Fess conservative Republican endorses legislation requiring at least six justices to rule a law unconstitutional.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Fess
Rep
Ohio
Income Tax Receipts Surpass Four Hundred Fifty Million
Washington April 2 final returns show income tax collections through March 15 exceed 450 million dollars, against an earlier estimate of 400 million.
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Washington
Shakeup Moves Prohibition Staff to National Force
Prohibition agents on the New York and Pennsylvania director staffs are transferred to general prohibition agents under a shakeup ordered by Commissioner Joynes in Washington. The reshuffle consolidates personnel across districts to strengthen federal enforcement.
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Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Prohibition
Joynes
U.S. Market Report March 31 Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago cash grain prices No. 2 red winter wheat 1.39, No. 2 hard winter 1.20, No. 2 mixed corn 7c, No. 2 yellow corn 7 6c. farm averages show central Iowa corn 62c, central Kansas wheat 1.01, North Dakota dark northern wheat 1.01. Hay and dairy prices listed. live cattle, hogs, lambs and other markets detailed.
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Washington
Chicago
Iowa
Kansas
North Dakota
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Prairie
Wisconsin
Young Americas
Florida
Texas
New York
Louisiana
Harding to Visit Alaska on Western Tour
Fred Starck managing director of the War Finance Corporation says President Harding will visit Alaska this summer as part of his western tour. Starck said the President is considering essential features of the proposed itinerary during the trip.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Fred Starck
War Finance Corporation
Alaska
Blast in Farm Home Kills Woman and Boy in Illinois
An explosion of a carbide gas tank at William Wernecke’s farm home near Lena Illinois killed Mrs Wernecke and their son Robert four, and seriously injured her husband and daughter Lois six and farm hand John Stabenow. Wernecke, inspecting the tank, held a lighted lantern at the opening.
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Freeport
Ill
William Wernecke
Lena
French and Germans Clash In Gerolstein Killings Reported
The Times dispatch from Dusseldorf says eleven people died in a clash at Gerolstein Rhenish Prussia between French and Germans. Six Victims were German. U S to Admit Mme Kalinin Officials announced that Madame Kalinin wife of the Russian president will be admitted to the United States for Red Cross work only.
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Dusseldorf
Gerolstein
Rhenish
Prussia
London
the Times
U. S
Mme. Kalinin
Washington
Madame Kalinin
United States
Army flyer breaks speed record in Dayton
Flying at a maximum speed of 281.4 miles an hour, the highest ever attained, Lieut. Lester J. Maitland piloted a racing plane in Dayton. He broke all speed records for aviation here on March 31.
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Army
Flyer
Dayton
Lester J. Maitland
Tree varieties in Kentucky span broad and conifer species
In Kentucky the broad leaved belt hosts several hundred tree varieties per the American Tree Association. Farther south conifer species dominate. Toward the Gulf of Mexico tropical trees prevail in southern Florida.
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Kentucky
School Book of Forestry
American Tree Association
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Catarrh Medicine Promises Quick Local and Blood Action
An ad explains 48 CATARRH MEDICINE as an ointment for quick local relief and an internal tonic acting through the blood on mucous surfaces to clear catarrh. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Marriage Proposal Sparks Conversation In Country House
In a Los Angeles Times excerpt, two guests thrown together in a country house find no common ground. After futile attempts to converse, he asks her to marry him. She contemplates deeply and replies she will say yes for more topics to discuss during their stay.
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Los Angeles Times
Pe tunia church riot tale shocks community
A Kansas City Star quote recalls a brutal act in Pe tunia where a group tormented a dog and released it near a church during a prayer meeting. The report describes chaos as the animal distressed attendees while the crowd jeered, prompting questions about moral decay and social order.
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Hollywood
Riley Rezzidew
Petunia
Sodom
Gomorrez
Dag
Kansas City Star
Wise Critic Corrects Epicurus Timeline Error
The Wise Critic notes a reader points out a chronological flaw in the author’s ancient history book. Lowbrow cites Epicurus as born in 848 B C and dying in 270 B C, highlighting an impossible timeline.
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Lowbrow
Epicurus
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Fred I. Kent
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