Upham Record Shown To Be A False One
Associated Press reports in Chicago on March 17 that testimony before the Senate Teapot sub committee indicates the Cook county Republican committee did not contribute 25 000 to the Republican National Committee in 1924. Records show a 60 800 Sinclair Liberty Bonds receipt by Upham, with questions about proceeds and accounting. Alexander Fyffe testified Cook county Harmony Committee received 10 050 from the national party but returned none and made no contribution to the national organization.
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Chicago
Cook County Republican Committee
Republican National Committee
Senate
Fred W. Upham
Upham
Will H. Hays
Cook County Committee
Alexander Fyffe
Harmony
Cook County
National Party
Lumber dealer says he spends only two dollars a day for cigarettes
Ambrose Reynolds of White Plains New York, a Younkers lumber dealer, testifies in a separation suit that he smokes 15 packs daily and spends only two dollars per day on cigarettes, countering the wife’s claim he is a heavy tobacco addict.
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White Plains
N. Y
Ambrose Reynolds
Younkers
Farm Youth Wins National Essay Contest
CHICAGO, March 17. Chas. Goodwin, 19, a farm boy from Guilford, New York, was announced today as the winner of the National Essay contest promoted by the Juvenile Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s official magazine The Bureau Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chas. Goodwin
Guilford
N. Y
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
Bureau Farmer
Know the Lass or the Laddybucks Shamrock Picture
Daily Mail advert invites readers to name all faces in the Shamrock picture on page two and win 1 prize each for the first two correct entries. Submit neatly to the Shamrock Contest Editor. correct answers will be published Monday.
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The
Daily Mail
Mail
German Princess Husband Leaves for Belgian Congo
Alexander Subkoff, husband of Princess Victoria of Schaumberg Lippe, ordered expelled from Germany, arrived in Brussels and planned to sail to the Belgian Congo. He checked into a second class hotel and told the porter he was en route to the Congo.
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Brussels
Alexander Subkoff
Victoria of Schaumberg- Lippe
Germany
Antwerp
Belgian Congo
Subkoff
Congo
Studying Oil Action In Diesel Engine At MIT
Cambridge Mass March 17 photographs of oil action in a Diesel engine are being taken at 4000 frames a second. W F Joachim a research engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
W. F Joachim
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Borah Faces Volstead Question From Prohibition Group
Idaho Senator Borah, under scrutiny by an anti prohibition information committee, is asked his views on enforcing ship searches and canal passage bans for liquor vessels and whether past acts are now moral turpitude under the Volstead law. The inquiry also asks if a serving official who drinks openly in Washington is acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Idaho
W. W. Kimball
Walter D. Wilcox
Panama Canal
Congress
United States
Nat the pointer recaptures fifty escaped pheasants
Springfield reports a pointer named Nat solved a park pen escape by stalking each bird like a cat and gently returning them to the pen unharmed. The March 17 note highlights Nat’s skill in securing the birds after a mass breakout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Nat
U S Senator Very Ill Man from Michigan
Washington March 17 Senator Ferris of Michigan, 63, is described by his family as a very sick man with a fighting chance of recovery. He has been confined to his room for a week with a severe cold that developed into pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senaor Ferris
Michigan
Kidnappers in Detroit Seek Large Ransoms
Detroit reports a spate of extortion cases. James H. Hall cafe owner and former hotel operator was kidnapped from his Grosse Pointe home and held for 10 000 dollars. Other prominent locals James L. Shumway and labor leader Harvey Watson are cited as targets with varying ransom demands.
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Detroit
James H. Hall
Friend
Grosse Pointe Village
Hall
James L. Shumway
Shumway
Joseph Reiman
Reiman
New Records on Exchange Push Market Higher
Speculation on the New York Stock Exchange kept advancing as rails outpaced industrials. New highs set for several names including New York Central near 174.50, Reading to 107, and General Motors at 171.50, with Interborough Rapid Transit and others hitting new peaks amid heavy outside buying.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
New York Central
Reading
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Southern Railway
Jersey Central
Pennsylvania
St. Louis Southwestern
General Motors
Bell-Wether
Interborough Rapid Transit
Corn Products Refining
Continental Insurance
Water system contract awarded for Williamsport project
The Williamsport Board of Water Commissioners awarded the water distribution contract to W Harry Angle of Hagerstown from six bidders. Work starts within 10 days to two weeks, with completion targeted by July first as the Potomac river system for Hagerstown is finished. Pipe supply by United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co. includes 4 6 8 9 10 inch sizes and 22 fire hydrants will be installed. Bonds purchased by Hambleton & Co. Baltimore fund the project.
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Board of Water Commissioners of
Williamsport
W. Harry Angle
Hagerstown
Angle
Artizan Street
Greencastle Pike
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
Hambleton & Co
Baltimore
House approves $274 million warship program
Washington March 17 The House approved to day a $274 000 000 warship construction program by a 287 to 57 vote and sent the measure to the Senate. The bill aims to expand naval shipbuilding and bolster military readiness with new warship orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Soldiers aid fire crews in Plattsburgh blaze
Soldiers from the army bar racks Manning post assisted city firefighters today in stopping a blaze that destroyed two theaters and several stores in Plattsburgh New York. Loss estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Army Barracks
Bandits Loot Liberty Armored Truck in Buffalo Robbery
Six men armed with sawed-off shotguns held up a Liberty armored truck in Buffalo, disarmed the driver and guard, and escaped with 24000 dollars. Detectives pursue suspects as the robbery shocks the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Salvage Effort Planned To Raise S-4 Submarine
Boston dispatch reports officials at the Charlestown Navy yard will attempt to raise the sunken S-4 submarine at Provincetown today due to clear weather. Salvage ships laid pontoons around the craft 102 feet below, preparations continued to pump water and lift the vessel, with plans to tow the submarine to the Navy yard for recovery of eight submerged bodies.
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Boston
Provinceton
Charlestown Navy Yard
Provincetown
Navy Yard
Contract Mining System Sustained in Hud Coal Ruling
In Hazleton on March 17 umpire Charles P. Neill of the Anthracite Arbitration Board sustains the contract mining system. The ruling favors Hudson Coal Company District No. 1 and upholds its right to contract machine mining work, despite opposition in the Pittston district.
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Hazleton
Charles P. Neill
Washington
Anthracite Conciliation Board
Pittston
Hudson Coal Company
Woman Back From Death In Remarkable Surgery
Mrs. I. S. Weil of Chicago nearly died from a brain base tumor and stopped heart and lungs for five minutes. Surgeons led by brain specialist Dr Howard Hattziger performed an operation to remove the tumor in San Francisco. The patient reports a near death experience and is expected to fully recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
The
Examiner Today
I. S. Weil
Chicago
Engagement dispute over Colonel Lindsley and Victoria Boshko
Colonel Henry Dickinson Lindsley says he is married and dismisses an engagement ad. Victoria Boshko disputes that claim, saying the notice was placed by her family after the Colonel announced the engagement. The conflicting statements unfold amid a public dating dispute in New York.
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New York
Maren
Henry Dickinson Lindsley
Victoria Boshko
Weekly Weather Forecast For Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday in the north and middle Atlantic states shows fair conditions early, possible snow Monday morning in northern areas, general rains Thursday, and fair conditions again at week’s end. Temperatures start below normal Monday, rise through Thursday, then turn colder by Saturday with below normal readings.
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North and
Middle Atlantic States
North Atlantic
Women pledge to wear only cotton garments in cotton loyalty campaign
In Charlotte on March 17, about 75 women vow to abandon silk and wear exclusively cotton socks and underwear, pledging loyalty to the Johnston Maury turning Company cotton yarn makers. They hope the act will boost demand and inspire others to follow, though they acknowledge limited impact on the market.
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Charlotte
N. C
Johnston Maruts Tur“Ng Company
Los Angeles Accepts Moral Responsibility for Flood Disaster
Los Angeles officials led by Mayor George Cryer accepted moral responsibility for the St Francis Dam flood losses and pledged reconstruction for the valley. The chamber of commerce proposed a $1,000,000 property-damage rehabilitation program, far below earlier estimates. 243 dead recovered, 209 identified, 34 unidentified, 68 homeless aided by relief groups. Ventura county lists 273 homes destroyed in the Santa Clara valley and extensive damage to groves and farmland. The city rejected a national Red Cross appeal for funds.
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Los Angeles
George Cryer
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Ventura County
Santa Clara River
Red Cross
Wife Proves His Undoing in Chicago
Oscar Manhardt a Palmer House baker stirred a police raid by driving officers to his home with his claim of war hero medals. Officers found medals and food loot including two chickens a vaal loaf a two pound cake and a pound of butter. Mrs Manhardt revealed he served hotel meals to customers while allegedly in the German army. Sy Manhardt was arrested.
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Chicago
Maren
Oscar Manhardt
Manhardt
Palmer House
Mrs. Manhardt
Sy Manhardt
Meredith Not Opposed If He Is Nominated
Edwin T. Meredith secretary of agriculture in the Wilson cabinet says he will not oppose a presidential endorsement from Iowa as a favorite son candidate. He adds the action would reflect the party issues rather than a binding pledge. The letter implies a contest between the Dry-Progessive and Smith-for-president factions in Iowa Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Edwin T. Meredith
Wilson
Iowa
Thomas W. Keenan
Shenandoan
Meredith
Iowa Democratic Party
New York Weekly Business Failures Rise to 476
New York report shows commercial failures in the United States for the week amounting to 476, up from 510 in the prior week but above 470 a year ago, per R G Dun & Co.
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New York
United States
R. G. Dun & Co
Nations plan to dispatch Marines to Nicaragua
Plans were under way to send 1000 more marines to Nicaragua to back the Stimson peace agreement and supervise next elections. Coolidge indicated US help could still aid Nicaragua in choosing its president despite the failure of enabling legislation. Marines would augment 2700 already in the country to maintain order during the ballot for Adolfo Diaz's successor and to pursue General Sandino.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Ican
Stimson
Central American Republic
Navy Department
Coolidge
United States
Nichragua
Sandino
Wilbur
Adolfo Diaz
McCoy
Republic
Bank Cashier Shot By Robbers Dies In Madison
Elmer G. Baltz aged 36 cashier of the First National Bank of Madison died from gunshot wounds suffered yesterday when robbers escaped with 25500. Four Pereuns donated blood in a bid to save him.
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Madison, Ill
Elmer G. Baltz
First National Bank of
Madison
Girl To Hop Off Liner In Plane
Weather permitting Miss Mildred Johnson of Philadelphia planned to take off today from the liner Columbia to Brenmen Germany from a point 300 miles from that city.
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London
Mildred Johnson
Philadelphia
Columbia Toy
Brenmen
Germany
Hunt For Basehour Moves To Baltimore
The hunt for Amos Basehour, wounded oil station bandit who escaped from Washington County Hospital, moved to Baltimore as his wife Jessie, who visited him, is believed to be living there. Deputies report she left the hospital with her husband’s clothing after a near hourlong whispered talk. A blue sedan with an unidentified driver picked them up, heading south, no Maryland tag information. Uniontown authorities have been notified to pursue Basehour.
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Amos
Gourt
Poffenberger
Basehear
Basehoar
Gouff
Maryland
Basehor
Uniontown
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Triple Slayer
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Texas
Newt Byrnes
J. E. Juergens
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