Indict Stewart for Contempt of Senate
Washington grand jury indicts Colonel Stewart on a contempt charge for refusing two questions from the public lands committee about Continental Trading Company bonds tied to the Teapuot Dome affair. Pending arraignment, the case centers on whether he knew who profited and whether he discussed bond transactions with Harry F. Sinclair. Rockefeller Jr issued a statement saying resignation could be requested and that stockholders must be considered before action.
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Washington
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Stewart
Senate Public Lands Committee
Continental Trading Company of Canada
Gras
Jesse. C. Adkins
Harry F. Sinclair
District Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Colonel Stewart
Public Lands Committee
Senate
Ws Hnyone
Sinclair
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Rockefeller
Senator Walsh
Indiana Company
Doctor Sentenced to Death for Criminal Operation in Chicago
Dr Amante Bonggett, owner of a Chicago hospital, was found guilty of murder by abortion and sentenced to death in the electric chair. This is reported as the first case in the nation where a physician received a death sentence for a criminal operation.
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Chicago
Amante Bonggett
Ashland Boulevard Hospital
Women Protest Skirt Length Order in Berlin
Women workers in the postal, telephone, and telegraph services oppose a Berlin interior ministry order by Dr. Walther Schaetzel requiring uniforms with skirts at least eight inches below the knees. They argue the rule is outdated and impractical.
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Berlin
Walther Schaetzel
Interior
American envoy to Peru eyed by Coolidge
Alexander P. Moore of Pennsylvania, former ambassador to Spain, is to be appointed by President Coolidge as the American ambassador to Peru, succeeding Miles Poindexter, according to reports received here.
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Washington
Alexander
P. Moore
Pennsylvania
Spain
Coolidge
Peru
Miles Poindexter
Wilbur urges navy to develop naval petroleum reserves bill
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur asks Congress to pass a law creating and maintaining naval petroleum reserves and oil shale deposits. The draft bill provides for a large reserve supply for national defense and emergencies and limits release to war or declared national emergencies. It also authorizes land exchanges to forestall drainage by private wells and outlines compensation terms if wells are offset.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
United States
Navy
United States Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 2
Naval Reserve
Stockmen Urge Yards Be Kept Free of Politics
Western live stock producers led by F. G. Ketner of the National Live Stock Producing Association of Ohio urged the Senate Agricultural Committee to keep stockyards out of politics during Capper bill hearings. They asked Congress to limit government power over stock yards through agriculture secretary authority.
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Washington
Congress
Agricultural Committee of
The
Senate
F. G. Ketner
National Live Stock Producing Association of Ohio
Uagriculture
Trial marriage ban proposed for Washington DC
North Carolina representative William Hammer introduces a bill to prohibit companionate or trial marriages in the District of Columbia. The measure targets modernist practices in matrimony and seeks district wide prohibition.
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Washington
North Carolina
District of Columbia
William (. Hammer
Luxury plane for Du Pont to rival Atlantic liner
A deluxe aircraft is under construction for Henry B. Du Pont with gold and silver decorations. Estimated cost exceeds $100,000 and the craft will mirror an Atlantic liner in design.
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New York
Henry B. du Pont
Italian War Leader Diaz Dies in Rome
General Armando Diaz commander in chief of the Italian army in World War I has died in Rome. His leadership guided Italy during the conflict and his death marks the end of an era for the Italian military.
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Rome
Armando Diaz
Crow Named Jack Repays Man Who Saved His Life
A crow named Jack, befriended by John West after being rescued from severe pecking, becomes a loyal family member. Jack enjoys rides on the car roof and helps defend the cornfield, proving a devoted companion and clever trickster in winter mountain environs.
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Rip van Winkte
Nature Magazine
John West
Jack
Ring Traced Across Ocean in Mail Letter Loss
A Wilmington executive’s employee misplaced a diamond ring while mailing letters. The ring vanished, likely slipped into a sealed envelope. She notified day’s correspondents and learned from an Italian recipient that the ring fell out upon opening and will be returned.
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Wilmington
Del
Italy
Trapper Discovers Muskrat Family After Killing Mother
In Orange Texas a trapper set a trap thought to catch a mink but found a large muskrat in it. He later observed a nest prepared by the mother with three free feet and a newborn litter inside. He lamented missing the young muskrats before taking the mother’s hide.
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Orange
Texas
How to Stop Chimney Fire Says Nature Magazine
When a chimney catches fire close doors and windows to starve the blaze. If the fire is from an open fireplace place a wet blanket before the opening to halt the draft and slow the flames.
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Nature. Magazine
Recruits Delayed by Wages and Emigration Pull
Rural British districts face recruitment delays as farm labor wages rise and emigration lures men abroad. The Army struggles to attract volunteers amid sturdy local labor markets and the lure of overseas work.
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Great Britain
Deaf Diner Complains Over Misread Liver Order
A diner accuses a waiter of being hard of hearing after mistaking liver for feather. The proprietor questions the claim as the diner insists the misread order caused the error at the table.
Procrastinator Tom and Mabel’s School Anecdotes
A satirical note highlights Tom as a chronic procrastinator and mocks Mabel as once the least capable student. The quip plays on sharp wit and schoolyard humor about intelligence and behavior.
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Revmeide Fobetee
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Mabel
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
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W.L. Douglas Shoe Ca
Spark Street
Brockton
Oldham
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Mig. Chemists
Buffalo
N.Y
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