Denounced for Refusing to Testify in Teapot Dome Case
Washington February 25 Senate arrest of Col Robert W Stewart a Teapot Dome witness was upheld by the courts today Justice Bailey dismissed a writ of habeas corpus petitioning his temporary release from Senate custody Stewart was remanded to the serjeant at arms and ordered to testify before the Senate committee The decision labeled Stewart's reasons for refusal as frivolous and without legal basis and noted his prior testimony did not affect private affairs The matter centers on the Continental Trading Company bonds worth 5 000 900 and Stewart’s refusal to disclose details to the committee
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Washington
Senate
Robert W. Stewart
Jennings
Standard Oil Company of Indiaga
Stewart
Bailey
Senate Serjeant At Arms
Justice Bafler
Seewart
Oh Pont
Joey
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Continental Trading Company
Ap. 5
Cold wave to grip Ohio with subzero temps expected
Columbus Ohio February 23 The State faces a sharp cold wave as temperatures are forecast to fall 20 to 28 degrees with northern Ohio seeing the steepest drop Subzero readings likely by tomorrow morning and snow flurries along with a strong northwest wind in the forecast by the Weather Bureau here.
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Columbus
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
Teapot Dome inquiry details bond misappropriation and payments
Washington report cites Henry M Slackmer missing Denver official who allegedly withdrew funds from Continental Trading Company bonds. Attorney Karl C Schuyler testifies in the Teapot Dome inquiry that bonds were moved to protect assets and may have funded political interests linked to Sinclair. He identifies bond numbers and custody changes amid civil suit threats.
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Washington, D. C
Henry M. Slackmer
Denver
Man
Continental Trading Company
Karl C. Schuyler
Senate
Schuyler
Blarckmer
Montreal
Harry Sinclair
Secretary Fall
Republican National Committee
Blackmer
Sinclair
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Europe
Schuy
New York
George E. Holmes
George Gordon Battle
Equitable Trust Company
Columbus Woman Is 107 Years Old Today
Columbus Nevada Feb. 21 Mrs Hanna Evxvass Columbus oldest resident was 107 years old today Though she has been confined to bed at her daughter in law Mrs Jano Evans home for five years she remains cheerful Pastor Rev H John Bowser led a birthday testimonial at St Clair United Brethren Church Mrs Evans was born in Newton Wales in 1821 and came to the United States in the early 1840s
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Columbus
Hanna Evxvass
Jano Evans
H. John Bowser
St. Clair
United States
Slayers of Deputies Held in Jefferson City Jail
Two men believed to be John Burns and Samuel Baxter, fugitives linked to the killing of two Indiana deputy sheriffs, were detained in Jefferson City jail after a chase into a neighboring county. The suspects, who claimed to be John Wagner and Wm. Deewan from Detroit and Ironwood, Mich, denied any connection to the Indiana crime and said they were hitchhiking toward Springfield, Missouri. Authorities in Indiana were notified for identification.
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Jefferson City
L. C. Witham
John Burns
Samuel Baxter
Indiana
John Wagner
Wm. Deewan
Detroit
Ironwood
Mich
Buresand
Woman and Son Walk Toward Council Bluffs for Help
Cleveland woman Mrs Selah Goodman and her sixteen year old son started from Cleveland to reach Council Bluffs by foot. A motorist ferried them partway and the Salvation Army provided breakfast and a railroad ticket to Toledo as they left for their long journey seeking to live with a sister.
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Iowa
Cleveland
Council
Bluds
Town
Selah Goodman
Churchill
Avenue
Salvation Army
Toledo
Socom
Bay Rum Beverage Leads Drifter to City Cell
John Doran, out of a home, spent last night in the city bum cell after a spree aided by a bottle of bay rum. The bottle bore 58 percent alcohol and claimed to be pure bay rum, with Doran consuming two thirds before waking and heading westward without the bottle. Police have yet to decide if bay rum or canned heat is the more popular road beverage.
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John Doran
Doran
Hoover Stands For Vigorous Enforcement
Washington February 25 Sec retary of Commerce Hoover candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination informed Senator Borah he does not favor repeal of the 18th amendment In his reply Hoover says he favors efficient vigorous and sincere enforcement of the laws and that the president must pursue this course Our country has undertaken a great economic experiment and it must be carried out constructively
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Borah
Albany Murder Trail Points to City, Police Say
Albany police believe the trail of Miss Margaret Brown's murder, found burned on a highway between Morris Town and Bernardville, N. J., leads to Albany. Duncan Brace, taxi driver from Lynbrook, L. I., told police two men forced him at gunpoint to drive from Lynbrook to Albany and then abandon his car.
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Albany
XN. D
Margaret Brown
Morristown
Bernardsville
N. d
Duncan Brace
Tavi
Lyndbrook
L. L
Lynbrook
Airmen On Third Endurance Attempt At Imperial
Imperial Calif. airmen aboard the Zenith Albatross start a third endurance flight at 7:10 a m aiming to beat the German record set by Edzard and Risticz. Alvin K. Peterson Charles Rocheville and Jack Reed pilot a 23500 gallon fuel load in ideal weather. The crew must stay aloft until 12:35 31 p m Saturday to surpass the record. Previous flights failed after 44 minutes due to a split gas tank and after 27 hours 16 minutes due to an air pocket near Salton Sea.
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Imperial
Calif
Alvin K. Peterson
Chas. J. Rocheville
Jack Reed
Edzard and
Risticz
United States
Salton Sea
Symons to Speak at Agenda Club Meeting
Dan Symons, president of the local Y, will speak at the Agenda Club of the Elyria YMCA gathering at 6 30 tonight. The subject is not announced. Event includes music, motion pictures and other entertainment as plans are laid for a large new member initiation.
Harding Tomb Guard To Be Recalled
The 26 man military detachment guarding President Warren G Harding’s tomb in Marion Ohio will be recalled on May 1 returning to Fort Hayes Columbus and Fort Thomas Kentucky. The guard will stay until mid summer when a new $800000 memorial tomb is dedicated after the Hardings’ bodies were moved there two months ago. More than 1 900 000 visitors have viewed the graves since the guard’s establishment.
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Marion, G
Warren G. Harding
Ince
War Department
Walter Lee Sherry
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Harding
FATAL TROLLEY ACCIDENT BEING PROBED
Public Utilities Commission officials T H Burke and J L Briggs from Ohio arrived to inspect the interurban crash scene. Walter Wagar and J McCauler of the Interstate Commerce Commission joined the effort with Cleveland, Cincinnati and Pacific lines officials. Conductor Charles Barnes was interviewed as investigators planned formal reports to the agencies and the coroner’s inquest attributed blame a day after the event.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
T. H. Burke
J. L. Briggs
Walter Wagar
J. McCauler
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
J. A. Nester
Cleveland
Boanthwesterr
Charles Barnes
Myles Perry
Committees Report At Elyria Kiwanis Luncheon
Reports from ten Kiwanis committees were given at the regular Elyria club luncheon held at Newell Late. Dr J E Betteridge announced an investigation into widening Second Street from Middle Avenue to Fast Avenue. Other chapters named officers and activities across program, housing, publicity, membership, finance, music, rural relations, welfare, swimming pool, and education committees. More than twenty members plan to attend a West Cleveland Kiwanis charter party tonight.
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Elyria Kiwanis Club
J. E. Betteridge
Second Street
Middle Avenue
Fast Avenue
H. KK. King
L. P. Kaiser
Arthur Richwine
Aattendance and Publicity
Fred Lohnes
Longest dance champions break world record in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on February 23 Marianas Jaque and Albert Donak danced sixty one hours fifty four minutes to win four distance dancing world titles. They left the floor after their final competitors and were examined by physicians who said they could have danced longer. They won 150 dollars in cash a week’s theater contract and the title of long distance dancing champions.
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Pittsburgh
Marianas Jaque
Albert Donak
George Senator George of Georgia Seeks Second Choice Nomination
Friends of Senator George of Georgia plan to push him as a compromise second choice at the Democratic convention. They aim to carry Georgia’s delegation as a favorite son and build support from northern states to counter the Al Smith movement. Georgia Congressmen split between Reed and George, with Ritchie and other southern states weighing in. George is known as a dry and has made a strong impression through his senatorial activity.
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Boy United Press
Washington
George
Georgia
Sane
Democratic National Committee
al Smith
Shim
Reed
Gov
Ritchie
Maryland
Activi
Three Die In Chely N C Blaze At Central Hotel
Fire in Shelby North Carolina destroyed the Central hotel and nearby stores on February 25. Three lives were lost and several injured or missing. The blaze gutted the First National Bank, Bonds store, and a drug store on the ground floor. Mayor Wim Darser attributed the fire to a cigarette while fire units from nearby towns assisted. Hotel clerk Henry Kerr is reported to have lost his wife while trying to wake guests. Sixty five people were in the building at the time.
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Shelby
N. C
First National Bank
Wim Darser
Henry Kerr
Suesiz
Coolidge 71 Ship Building Program Doomed in House Vote
Washington Feb 23 President Coolidges 71 ship building program faced defeat as the House Naval Affairs Committee prepared to vote on compromise measures. The leading proposal would provide only three fifths of the 47 ships in the president plan with Rep Hh Britten expressing optimism that the plan will fail.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
House Naval Affairs Committee
Britten
Congress Today Senate Passes Unopposed Bi and Takes Up Nortis
Congress today moves forward on a Nortis Muscle Shoals resolution while Senate business includes unopposed action on a bi act. Judiciary subcommittee holds hearings on the Shipstead anti injunction bill as panels continue shaping naval, agricultural and defense policy.
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Senate
Judiciary
Shipstead
Letter Tells Of Fire Murder and Bonds Recovered
A Bernardsville police received a Newark postmarked letter claiming to reveal the Fire murder of Miss Margaret Brown in Morristown area. It describes stealing bonds worth 2500 and a gold certificate, with the writer claiming remorse and intent to end it all. The note suggests the killer drunk, intelligent, and in flight, while police pursue the suspect.
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Somerville
N. J
Margaret Brown
Bernardsville
Crown
Morristown
Newark
Charles Kavanaugh
Cities Service Corporation
Miss Brown
Buffalo
New York
Lover's Lane
Au Revair
Naval plan for fifteen cruisers and carrier approved
The House Naval Affairs Committee adopted a naval building program totaling about 274.5 million dollars for fifteen cruisers of 19 050 tons each and an aircraft carrier of 13 509 tons. The plan calls for cruiser keel laying within three years and carrier work within two. A provision by Representative Butter would allow suspension of the program if a disarmament conference yields a reason to limit further construction.
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Washington
House
Naval Affairs Committee
WNH
Woman Freed In Murder Of Father Wentworth NC
Alma Perty Gatlin, tried for murdering her father Smith T. Perry, was found not guilty by a jury after a two hour deliberation. The case hinged on a preacher Rev Thomas F Pardue testimony that Gatlin confessed, which the defense challenged as perjury and inadmissible religiously induced confession. The defense argued the mother bore responsibility and highlighted family statements shifting blame.
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Wentworth
N. C
Alma Perty Gatim
Smith T. Perry
Gatlin
Bodr
Ed Ous
Thomas F. Pardue
Former Secretary Of State Colby Sues For Divorce
Bainbridge Colby of New York, former secretary of state, files for divorce claiming his wife Nathalie Sedgwick Colby has a capricious temper and ridicules him and President Harding in her novels. The Versailles court, with former President Millerand representing Colby, postponed decision until next week.
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Colby
Versailles
France
Nathalie Sedgwick Colby
President Harding
Bainbridge Colby
New York
Millerand
Virgin Forest
Harding
Jail Matron Attacked in County Jail Office
Toledo report says 59 year old jail matron Mrs Anna Becker was hospitalized with injuries after Dorothy Dill 25 Covington Ky allegedly attacked her with a wooden stool in the matron's office. Dill, arrested by federal narcotics agents, was restrained by jail staff as officers arrived. authorities suspect drug caused crazed behavior.
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Toledo
Anna Becker
Dorothy Dill
Covington
Lorain Girl Wins $300 In Suit
Betty Jean Jeampert of Lorain, represented by her mother, sued Mrs. Tex DeWeese for damages after a March 5 1926 accident on West Erie avenue at Hatton street that caused a skull fracture. The jury under Judge W 5B Thompson agreed to a verdict of $500, later reduced to $300.
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Thompson
Betty Jean Jeampert
Lorain
Anna Jeambert
Tex DeWeese
Betty Jean
West Erie Ave
Hatton St
de Weese
Governor appoints municipal judge for Toungstown
Governor Donahey announces the appointment of Carl Armtrong of Youstg town as Judge of Toungstown municipal court to succeed Judge Thomas H. Jonkina.
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Toungstown
Columbus
Donahey
Law Direct
Tor Carl Armatrong
Yousgutown
Dats
Thomas H. Jonkina
Henry Irving Arrested After Cherry Tree Cutting Incident
Henry Irving was arrested on suspicion of attempted cherry tree damage on Washington’s birthday in a St Louis area incident. He carried an axe and was found with a leg wound dressed from Akron shooting two weeks earlier. He was taken to police headquarters for booking and kept for questioning while information from Akron is sought.
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Henry
Mam
Akron
Some¢One
Irving
Kent
Lindbergh Reveals Co-Designed New Plane In Detroit
Lindbergh, backed by financiers, traveled from Selfridge to Detroit to discuss with Ford engineers the details of a new airplane. The conference confirmed Lindbergh as co-designer of two aircraft, with the group holding a lengthy session to review the plane’s new principles and development.
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Detroit
Mich
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
Ford
F. Mzlhones
Spirit of
Iwell
Lamphier
Oepneckers
Forg
Agreed Verdict Ends TrakHeeg
A jury delivered an agreed verdict in the case of TrakHeeg, verdict signed by the jury and presented to Judge W. B. Thempeen. The court recorded the conclusion of the criel phase and closed the matter.
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W. B. Thempeen
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Dayton
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Congress Today
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Agriculture Committee
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