Costa Rica Train Crash Kills 178 in Embankment Plunge
A Costa Rican train derailed at the Larilla River crossing near Port Limon. Three cars detached and plunged down a 50 foot embankment, killing 178 and injuring 75. A United Fruit special rushes to the scene with medical teams. government to order a full investigation.
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New Orleans
Costa Rica
Larilla River
Mufted Fruit Company
Port Limon
United Fruit Company
New Orleans Offic
San Jose
Tragedy near West Lafayette ends in double fatality
In Coshocton County last night Cecil Cry and Mrs. John Hughes were killed and Hughes his deputy marshal was shot and wounded before dying later at a hospital. The tragedy stemmed from jealousy as Hughes suspected Carr, an admirer, of his wife. Hughes then killed himself.
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Coshocton
Lasair
John Hughes
Cecil Cry
West Lafaytte
Hughes
East Lafayette
West Lafayette
Nelle
Carr
County Offits
William FE. Calvin
Tittlergh
Pennsylvana
Edith Warules
Fisher Inty
Mng
Ghes
Ass. Hughes
Welfare work subject of address at Open Forum
Owen TL Lovejoy, executive committee member of the National Conference of Social Work, spoke at the M. B. A. church Open Forum on child welfare. He traced the movement from England to the present, praising manufacturers and labor unions for contributing to protective legislation while noting the harm in child labor.
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Owen TL Lovejoyr
National Conference of Social Work
Fnery
M. BA
Lovejoy
England
Ting
Paye
Canton Nurse Dies After House Fire Burns
Canton March 15 Corner T C MerQuate probed the death of Mrs Elizabeth Shank who died from burns received when flames ignited in a cellar. She suffered inhalation injuries after the fire broke out while she burned old papers in Mercyhov I. Her brother tried to help and smothered the flames but she died several hours later. She was a professional.
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Canton, U
T. C. MerQuate
Eibeth Shank
Canton
Nesbitt Held On First Degree Murder Charge
Jacob Nesbitt confessed wife murderer was held without bond on a murder charge. A conference indicated the indictment might be for manslaughter if corroborated by other witnesses. Nesbitt to be tried at the May term, with no grand jury convened before then.
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Nesbitt I
Troy
Jacob Nesbitt
Campbell
Laches Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Lehpman
Kipman
Troy. O
Miami County
J. H. Shipman
Harvey
Supreme test looming as Prohibition issue fuels campaign
Washington dispatch reports a national debate over amending the Prohibition law with a proposed referendum. Senator William Brouse of Maryland urges a plain refer endum alongside 1928 elections, while dry traders fear elections themselves serve as a de facto referendum. The fight is framed as a two year struggle affecting Congress and the nation.
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Washington
Mar
Montana
Senate
Brouce
Justice Department urged by Walsh in political reprisal claim
The Washington bulletin reports Thomas Walsh accusing the Justice Department led by Burton Wheeler of political reprisal and a black chapter in American jurisprudence. He calls on officials including Coolidge and Attorney General Sargent to respond to the alleged pressure on prosecutions.
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Walsh Bulletin
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Ater Thomas
Walsh
Pen Press
Coolidge
Sargent
Department Ofstice
Steck to Replace Brookhart in Iowa Senate Controversy
A draft plan by Senator Caraway proposes seating Daniel F. Steck and unseating Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa. The report, circulating to the elections subcommittee, is expected to be approved and then sent to the full committee before Senate consideration.
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Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Daniel FL Steck
Carawar
Arkansa
Senate
FE Y Real Kentucky
Watson
Ind. George
Georgia
Cara. Way
Belgium France Slump Points Hit Franc Exchange
Brussels March 35 The Belgian franc fell four points as Belgium failed to secure a 150 million loan in New York and London. In New York markets the franc dropped to about 24 00 1 2 cents, with bankers attributing it to government withdrawal from backing the market. The franc neared the Italian lira level with the lira opening around 4 90 1 4. Last year the franc traded near 3 06 32 cents.
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Brussels
Mareh
Belgium
New York
London
Beligan
France
Court refuses sentence review in Chapman case
Washington reports Gerald Chapman failed to obtain a writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court to avoid Connecticut custody for murder of a New Britain policeman. He argued President Coolidge pardoned him to allow execution for a mail robbery sentence in Atlanta, but the court denied review and left the federal pardon question unsettled.
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Washington
Gerald Chapman
Sue Preme c
Connecticut
Chapman
Atlanta
Ben
Coolidge
Jay iFang
New Britain
Circuit Court of Appeals For
Second Circuit
Seek Thieves Who Prey on Women Across Broadway Crimes
A group of thieves preying on young women in Broadway nightlife is sought by police after a daring robbery. Betty Edwards was wounded by two bullets and hospitalized. Police warn the suspect may be linked to a gang responsible for other boxwork robberies and two killings of Louise Lawson and Dot King.
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New York
Mar
Broadway
Poe
Betty Edwards
Widward
Rapelle
Louise Lawwson
Dot” King
Forbes and Thompson Lose Court Appeals
Col R Forbes former director of the Veterans Bureau and John W Thompson a St Louis contractor lost their appeals in the Supreme Court. They were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government in hospital site deals and sentenced to prison with fines. The case closes the veterans bureau scandal after years in court.
New Arrival In Davis Family
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis announced the birth of a baby girl in the Davis family. The infant weighed about 12 pounds and was born Sunday afternoon, joining three sisters and a brother already in the household.
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Washington
Maren Ly
Secretary of Labor
James J. Davis
Davis
Pir
Italy pays ten million to Great Britain today
Italy settled part of its debt to Great Britain by paying 10 million dollars, the first installment under the debt settlement agreement.
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Italy
G. T
London
Great Britain
Accuse Man Of Robbing Two Churches In Cleveland Ohio
Canton man William Clarke, 28, is in custody after being charged with burglaries at two churches in Cleveland. Police say Clarke planned funds for his partner and was found in the Church of the Master office with a knocked fountain pen and stamps. He reportedly admitted entering The First Church of Christ Scientist and taking miscellaneous items.
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Cleveland
Willian Clarke
Canton
Clarke
Pative
Church of Christ Selent
Bank Robbery Baffles Hartselle As Bandits Loot Town
A coordinated raid in Hartselle Alabama by masked robbers shut down streets and the telephone exchange. They blasted the bank, looted about 15 000 dollars, and fled. Dr William Johnson was shot in the leg during the attempted intervention. Police search ongoing.
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Hartselle
Ala
Marek
Citg
Hartsele
William Johnson
Inet
Vale
S15
Oun
Woman shoots her brother in law over alleged infidelity
Mrs. Coleman of Tikeville is jailed on murder charges after a family dispute escalated to gunfire. Ernest Coleman, her brother in law, was wounded five times when she fired at him as he followed her to or from the house. Police report earlier exchanges and an arrest in a justice court.
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Tikeville
Me. Coler
Norrow
Coleman
Ernest Coleman
Nationwide Prohibition Racket Indicted 112 In 11 Cities
The United States government indicted 112 persons across 11 cities in a massive conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act. The blanket true bill spans 108 pages and 165 overt acts, alleging a ram ring that shipped 75 carloads of 5000 gallons of alcohol tax free. The case alleges bribes and widespread involvement among officials and agents in a nationwide operation centered in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Massachusetts
California
United State District
A. E. Bernsteen
Bernsteen
Houghton and Gibson Arrival in Washington Today
Ambassador B. Houghton to Great Britain and Hugh S. Gibson, minister to Switzerland, arrive with the aim to confer with President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg. They travel from New York aboard the liner President Roosevelt and were urged to meet in Washington.
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New York
Ainnson B. Houghton
Great Britain
Hugh S. Gibeon
Switzerland
Cie
Roosevelt
Valle
Washington
Coolidg
Kellogg
Compromise Near in Nations League Council Seats
In Geneva on March 15 Sweden and Czecho Slovakia will resign their non permanent seats on the League of Nations council to allow the assembly to elect successors. Poland expected to be chosen. The question remains whether both resignations will be accepted or only one. France favors Sweden while Germany favors Czecho Slovakia. The outlook is brighter and an compromise seems probable.
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Geneva
Sweden
League of Nations Council
de Uniden
Bones
Poland
France
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Action Sought On Rumber Monopoly In Congress
Washington report notes a movement in the house pressing for a U S response to the British rubber monopoly. Democrats and insurgent Republicans oppose limited measures, urging stronger action or US ownership of rubber as prices remain high and essential to world industry.
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Washington
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
United States
Congress
Great Britain
Arraignment Of Lyon Brothers Delayed In Michigan Case
James and Leonard Lyons slated for murder fire arraignment in NGRWALWK Ohio but delays persist as Prosecutor Edgar G. Martin cites his being out of town. Lyons brothers were brought from Alpena Michigan after their arrest for the shooting of Chief Dougal McKenzie. A large crowd gathered at the county jail though no demonstrations occurred.
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Thompson
Superior Industrial Alcohol Cou
Buthning and Chemical Company
Central Refining Company
Houghton
Gibson
Lyon Brothers
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