Denby Defies Calls to Resign Over Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of the Navy Denby, amid Teapot Dome revelations, declares no crime or offense warrants his resignation. He urges a record Senate vote on oil leases and says he would do it again, asserting legality and U S interests. He offered to retire briefly but remains in cabinet as presidency reviews the matter.
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Lidge
Jenby
Coolidge
Capitol
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Wyoming
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Sinclair
Denby
Senate
White House
Congress
United States
Roosevelt
Pres
Water Works Plant Force Urged by Engineer
J Miller, chief engineer, submits his tenth annual report on the Water Works Station for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1923. He notes completed undertakings, ongoing repairs, and recommended improvements including intake modifications, filter equipment updates, and potential vacuum sterilizer options to improve water quality and reliability.
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J. Miller
Counst
Nes
Lear
Ariy
Whitey
Lincoln in Cement Murder Case Faces Insanity Defense
Warren Lincoln, accused of a shocking ritual cement murder near Aurora, may avoid trial and the death penalty by claiming insanity. He led police to the cement block with the severed heads of Lina Lincoln and Byron Shoup, found near the Fox River. Lincoln’s fluctuating confessions, his ties to President Lincoln, and the so called corpus delicti shape one of American crime history’s most remarkable cases.
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Til
Warren J. Lincoln
Lincoln
Lina Lincoln
Byron Shoup
Fox River
Lincoln Greenhouse
Frank Michels
Warren Lincoln
Evanston
Brran Piboun
Shoup
Chicago
Mount Pulaski
Drexel Boulevard
Brian Shoup
Four Ohioans Die in Tragic Incidents Across State
A string of fatal events reports A DeTullo found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Columbus. In Dayton Edward Miller, 17, died from a gunshot after a hunting trip. A gas fire victime in Newark and Arnold, 32, killed by a freight train near Baltimore and Ohio yards in Cleveland. Notley rites set for Wednesday. divorce suit filed in Columbus by Alex Causanyi against Rosalia for three years wilful absence.
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Edward Miller
Piqua
Newark
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Alex Causanyi
Rosalia
Hungary
Coolidge Cabinet Shake-Up Looms In Senate
Washington Jan 29 A cabinet shake up loomed as the senate moved to pass resolutions demanding the cancellation of naval reserve leases. Resolutions by Lafollette and Robinson demanded immediate resignations of Edwin Denby and Harry Daugherty or impeachment would follow. Coolidge met with senate leaders to plan blocking moves and a secrecy shield surrounded the White House talks.
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White House
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Wisconsin
Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
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Daugherty
Lenroot
Republican
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Ting
Hale
Maine
Kansas
Lodge
Massachusetts
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Denbr
Tume
Arrest bandit who demands check near Mansfield
In Mansfield on Janu 29 Frank Jones, a colored man, threatened cashier George C Calhoun with a revolver and forced a $259 check. He fled the Mansfield Electric Hardware Co but was tracked to Longview avenue by Deputy Snider and Sheriff Sells within an hour and arrested.
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George C. Calhoun
Mansfield Electric Hardware Company
Frank Jones
Calhoun
James
Sher- Sells
Depun Snider
Longview Avenue
Mayor Hinkson Unites Colorful Couple in City Hall Ceremony
Mayor Hinkson performed a marriage for George Hadley and Eva Franklin from Lorain. Doris Les and Dave Hamlin stood as witnesses while the city hall staff and officers observed. The mayor’s action, though uncertain at first, resulted in a joyful union praised by all present.
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Oil Leaser Denies Paying Money for Favors
Paris Jan 29 Harry F Sin kerin millionaire oil producer linked to the Teapot Dome lease scandal sent a cablegram to Senator Irvine Lenroot declaring he would return to the United States to answer questions. He insisted he and related companies gave no money or consideration to ex Senator Fall or government representatives and urged examination of Hyva Corporation books. He added only he may testify about records if pertinent to the inquiry and criticized any other procedure as unfair. Sinclair would not comment on the cablegram or future plans.
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Harry F. Sinerir
United States
Irvine L. Learoot
Wisconsin
Tam
Europe
Fall
Teapot Dome
Hyva Corporation
Council Refuses to Cut City Salaries in Budget Vote
The city budget for January through June passed without changes amid council clashes over salaries for civil service clerks and the board of control. Rawson opposed cuts, while others upheld raises and adjustments, including lighting upgrades by Jones and costs borne by the city.
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Civil Service Commission
Rawson
G. A. Friday
Board of Control
G. A
Mins
Doris Leser
Myers
H. Whitford Jones
Liquor Charges Drive Lorain County Jail Admissions
More than 45 per cent of Lorain county arrests resulting in confinement this year were for liquor law violations. In 1923 a total of 506 persons were committed to the county jail with 229 on liquor charges. The Lorain municipal court sent 138 to jail. many others were brought over by prohibition officers. Of the 506 inmates, 413 were white males, 99 white females, 8 colored males, 5 colored females, and 1 yellow male. There are 32 inmates currently, all men. no women have been sent to the county jail this year or last few years.
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Sarah Burgess Notley
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