Oil scandal hearings reveal new bomb explosions and intrigues
Washington reports juveniled bomb explosions as oil committee hearings resume. E L Doheny sought to recruit Senator Walsh for an oil venture in Montana, which Walsh refused. Edward B. McLean of the Washington Post is described as a secret Justice Department agent with a ciphered message trail. Burns confirms McLean’s government role and questions about his appointment and prior service. The session opens with decoded cipher messages from the War Department, continued on page nine.
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Washington
Oil Committee
E. L. Doheny
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Department of Justice
McLean
Department
Florida
Atment
Arte
Mat PO. Duckstein
Gaston B. Means
Harding
War Department
Shipping Board Investigation Authorized by House
The House authorized a sweeping inquiry into the Shipping Board. A special committee of four Republicans and three Democrats will investigate under Speaker Gillett. Davis of Tennessee proposed the measure, aimed mainly at A. D. Lasker and Edward P. Farley, with Walsh-era probes referenced.
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Washington
Marth
Associated Press
Shipping Board
House
Gillett
Taesentative Davis
Tennessee
Aocrat
Merchant Marine Committee
Voce Eee Ena Ae -Emery Pple
BK Ent
Iteo A
M Ts
A. D. Lasker
Edward P. Farley
Walsh Committee
Snell
Rules Committee
Oe Shipping Board
Davis
Nelson
Wisconsin
Etree
Aire P
Byfield Suit Delayed As Defense Counsel Illness Hinders Case
In Decatur Georgia on March 4 the $100,000 suit of Mrs. Sarah G Byfield against Walter T Candler was postponed due to illness of a defense counsel. Former Gov John M Sijnton led the defense while Lowry Arnold and Reuben Arnold requested more time to allow Wm Schley Howard to recover. Mrs Byfield attended with her husband Clyde K Byfield and her parents.
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Decatur
Sarah
G. Byfield
Walter Tandler
Tomor
O Dler
Atlanta
Drinkfacturer
Candler
Gandier
John M. Sijnton
H Arnold Jeannes
de Kalb County Court House
Henry Ford and J Shoals on five amendments terms
A fragmented item discusses Henry Ford and J Shoals in relation to five amendments. The passage hints at terms and acceptance related to an agreement or bill involving Ford, with unclear context and missing details.
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Henry Ford
Mry Ford
Murder and shooting deaths shake Columbia Tennessee
In Columbia Tennessee two men died after a highway shooting spree tied to a quarrel. One suspect, the son of a local postmaster, was jailed after his revolver fired at White and Jackson, who died later. Police say White had fired only once. Jackson suffered three shots.
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Fray
Columbia
Tenn
Oxshoo
J. Eee
Jalomobile
White
Jackson
Adcock
Cartier Firther
Carnival Parade and Myths Ball Dominate Island Fest
Carnival crowds fill streets with bunting and music as Knights of Revelry lead the daytime parade through St. Joseph street to Government Street. The coronation at the municipal wharf crowns King Felix and Queen Izard, with a royal procession and later pageants at the Battle House and a public mask ball on the municipal wharf.
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Persorts
Knights of Revelry
Felix
Order of Myths
B. House
Knights of
Cawthon Hotel
Tauris
Euripides
Bane
Hell
Thoas
St. Joseph Street
Royal Street
Wilkinson
Knig
Ats
George Creary
Eran Izard
Griffin Dantzler
Helen Jacobs
Edda Tunstall Inge
Helen Haas
Ie Haas
Mildred Starke
Raith Marechal
Battle House
Smuggled Aliens Captured In Florida Entry Wave
Twenty aliens smuggled into the United States along Florida's southern coast arrived in Tampa in immigration custody. The Lee county arrest total for the week reaches 59 with Italians predominating among captives and Russians Poles and Slovenes also involved.
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Tampa
Fla
United States
Florida
Lee County
Fort ‘Myers
Daugherty Message Not Yet Sent Out
In Fla on March 4 Attorney Daugherty appeared not to have sent a message to the White House and gave no indication a message might come. He spoke at a press conference without referencing any receipt from President Coolidge and did not say if he planned to communicate with Washington.
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Mimi. Fla
Daugherty
White House
Coolidge
West Florida Development Seen Amid Prosperity
Chestview Florida March 4 West Florida grows rapidly into a land of prosperity with strong cultural and horticultural conditions. Sam Westbrook agricultural agent of the Louisville Nash railroad has just toured the region and reports encouraging signs for the area’s development.
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Chestview
Fla
West der
Sam Westbrook
Agricult Rim
Louisville & Nashite Railroad
Measurable earthquake recorded at Georgetown University
A Meevere earthquake about 2100 miles south of Washington was detected today on the Georgetown University seismograph. The seismologist said the event had a maximum intensity around 5:22 PM and activities continued as reports came in.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Tondorf
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
March 4 weather bulletin notes showers in Alabama tonight and Wednesday with a warming inland and a dip in temperatures. Mississippi sees showers this afternoon and tonight, cooler in the north on Wednesday, with fair skies thereafter.
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Alabama
Towet
Mississippi
De Kalb Grand Jury Probes Ambush Killing
The De Kalb grand jury begins a probe into the ambush killing of J. P. De Jarnette. He aided federal and state officers in locating illicit distilleries. The U S Department of Justice joins the investigation with agents in Birmingham. Six arrests have been made and are held at Gadsden jail.
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J. P. de “Darnettes
Aee
de Jarnette
Eers
United States
Department of Justice
Birmingham
Gadsden
Chain of Hotels Magnate's Plan
Frank Fortune Pulver former mayor of St Petersburg and retired chewing gum king announced a syndicate with 12006000 capital to build and operate a Florida chain of tourist and resort hotels. A site for the chain's third hostelery near a million dollars was purchased and hotels will be built or bought on both coasts and in the interior with a fleet of buses connecting them.
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Tampa
Fla
Frank Fortune Pulver
St. Petersburg
Florida
Pulver
Tribesmen Launch Fierce Offensive in Morocco
Rebellious tribesmen in Morocco begin a violent offensive against Spanish forces along a broad front. Melilla dispatches report rapid reinforcement rush to Mococco. A Moorish battery shell kills the Catalone captain and two sailors and wounds ten. Spain orders a steamer between Ceuta and Algeciras to move troops.
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Gibraltar
International News Service
Morocco
Melila
Mococco
Ceuta
Algeracs
Evangeline Booth Confined to Room in Miami
Commander Evangeline Booth confined to her room at the Ponce de Leon hotel in Miami due to a cancer infection. Doctors said her condition is not serious and she may deliver an address tonight before possibly leaving tomorrow for New York.
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Miami
Fla
Evangeline
Salvation Army
Ponce Des Héte
New York
Mourning for Wilson Ended in Washington March
Notices from Washington mark the end of mourning period for Woodrow Wilson. Flags fly at half mast on government buildings as the nation resumes normal routine after the former president's passing.
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Washington
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Faia
Magia
Road Work Plans In Millville Florida
Two thousand cubic yards of shells are purchased for road work in Millville. The city council announced construction will proceed in many parts of the area using shell material for aged road surfaces.
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Millville
Fla
International News Service
Counceil
Shell Geadbeee
Re hearing Asked on Train Signals
Railroads petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a rehearing of the June 22, 1922 order requiring installation of approved automatic train control devices. They request extending the deadline to January 1, 1926, arguing the project costs are massive with no guaranteed return.
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Washington
International News
Bereece
Railroads Today
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Caliph Intimates Departure for Egypt with Attendants
Constantinople dispatch says the caliph will leave for Egypt with two wives and his son Prince Damad Eumer Faruk Effendt. The move marks a royal retreat amid mounting tensions in the empire.
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London
Constantinople
Egypt
Damad Eumer Faruk Effendt
Mauretania Sailings Postponed By Yard Strike
Southampton March 4. A strike of ship yard workers has halted repairs and overhauls on the Mauretania, forcing cancellation of the March 29 sailing. The vessel cannot depart until repairs are completed.
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Southampton
England
Mauretania
McAdoo Runs Unopposed in Illinois Democratic Race
William G. McAdoo was the sole Democrat remaining in the Illinois presidential preferentital race after Governor Smith of New York withdrew. The March 4 report notes McAdoo as the lone candidate in the field.
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McAdoo
Illinois
Sringfield
Iis
William G. McAdoo
Smith
New York
Drastic Boundary Order Enforces 9 p.m. Customs Curfew
Washington report says the boundary order closes customs lines at 9 p.m. along the Southern California border at Exhali and Tia Juana. Treasury interprets the order to apply to all traffic including pedestrians and vehicles.
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Washington
California
Exhali
Tia Juana
The
Treasury
Lighthouse tender Mangrove ordered to sail from Panama City
The light house tender Mangrove, stationed in Panama City, has been ordered to sail to another port. This follows continued harbor buoy and mark duties in the vicinity.
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Panama City
Fla
Mangrove
Tor Harbor
Mobile Old Time Floats Parade With Tut Relics And Bananas
A detailed parade of floats themed around Mobile history and culture features Century era relics. Floats depict King Tut and his relics, mahjong and gambling scenes, Egyptian motifs, and old songs like Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. The procession includes humorous signage such as Here Comes the Bride and No We Have Plenty Bananas.
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Pontine
Tut
Sea Wall
Mobile
Izzy Einstein
Radical suspects arrested in Sofia frontier districts
Sofia frontiers and the capital report 200 persons arrested amid fears of unrest. Authorities in Kustendil Petri c h and other districts say the group planned disturb ences tied to diss ident relations with the new regime.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Kustendil
Petri¢h
Juvenile Judge Holloway Dies in Montgomery
International News reports the death of Judge Lee Holloway of the Montgomery Juvenile Court at his home early today. A Geneva County native, Holloway practiced law in the city for years before his elevation to the bench roughly 96 years ago.
Marines Shot in Honduras Reported in Cables
United States Marines were reported shot in Honduras amid ongoing fighting between government troops and General Ferrera’s army near Ceiba and Tegucigalpa. The State Department had not received any updated reports fromSecretary of State Hughes.
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Navy” ‘Department
Hughes
Ceiba
Ferrera
Tegucigalpa
State Department
Fashionable New Orleans Cafes Raided by Prohibition Agents
Federal agents raided the Cave in the Roosevelt hotel dining room the St Charles hotel dining room La Louisiane La Vida and the Cadillac cabarets in New Orleans. Liquor was seized and owners were ordered to appear before United States Commissioner Browne.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt (Grunewald
St. Charles
la Vida
United States
Browne
Coolidge Seeks Navy Secretary Post Pick
Washington March 4 President Coolidge weighs a seasoned executive to replace Edwin Denby as secretary of the navy but has not chosen. He keeps an open mind on the McNary-Haugen farm export bill favored by Northwestern interests as a potential relief measure for the economy in that region.
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Washington
Coolidge
Edwin Denby
Secre
Navy
Geink
McNary-Hauge Farm Export Corporation
Northwestern
Public Excluded At Munich Trial Over Arms Questions
In Munich today the public was barred from part of the session of the Gudendorff Hitler trial after officers faced questions about concealed arms at the infantry school. Earlier attorney Roder for Hitler disclosed that General von Lossow and General von Seisser had published six hundred.
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Munich
Gudendorffa Hitler
Roder
Hitiler
von Lossow
Reichswehr
von Seisser
School for Foreign Born to Be Opened
The first class of the school of Americanization will be held in Barton Academy tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Murphy, superintendent of Mobile county schools, announced the program. Bessie Mayers of the United District Court will teach a course on American history to instill American ideals. Although aimed at foreign-born students, native Americans may attend to learn more about the country and its principles.
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School of Americanization
Barton Academy
S&s
Murphy
Mobile County
Bessie Mayers
United & District Court
Mardi Gras Weather Outlook Slight Rain Likely
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions with scattered showers but no general rainfall expected to disrupt Mardi Gras activities today and tonight. A colder Wednesday is anticipated with morning temps and continued showers, though major events should proceed.
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Ait Reste
Missing Barkentine Drifting Toward Florida Straits Sparks Search
Cap tain L A Scott of Mobile launched a new search after a wireless dispatch said the barkentine Rebecca was in distress and needed locating. Wrecking and towing crews from Mobile and Gulf operations scoured the gulf plus seaplanes from the Pensacola air station to aid in the hunt near Tortugas and Key West for the dismasted vessel and its crew.
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Con
Abou
Willie’ Ie
Mobile Towing and
James. Doughe
Wiliam Conaway
Gulf Rowing and Wrecking
Gulf
Mobile Bar
Liberty Bell
Felix
Knights of
Carnival Court
Government Street
Rebecca
Cattle Dipping Resumes March 15 in Mobile County
Cattle dipping will restart March 15 in tick infested zones of Mobile county. Notices were sent to stock owners from Dr. W. E. Ward's office, federal tick eradication agent. A state law imposes penalties for failing to dip. The delay from March 1 was to allow cattle to recover from a harsh winter and poor condition. Co operation of cattle owners is urged to speed elimination of dipping.
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Mobile
W. E. Ward
Negro Held On Burglary Charge
Ernest Ford an 18 year old negro was arrested by police detectives on a burglary charge tied to the Marine Pressing Club on Government street. Detectives seized a suitcase believed used in the theft and noted another suitcase mailed from Mobile before an early night train. Ford claimed the address 313 North Royal street as his quarters.
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Ernest Ford
Marine Pressing Club
Government Street
Mobile
Tives A. Wilcox
Robby
Jernigan
North Royal Street
Police Records Show Few Arrests in Carnival Night
Police reports indicate limited arrests during the carnival period ending at 7 o clock. Officers note few incidents despite traffic jams and crowded streets. A stabbing occurred at 6:30 pm near 150 Street, with a suspect described as a Black man. Chief Jesse reports conditions improving.
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Jesse
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Elwyn Bridgens
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