Senator Edwards Targets League Over Poisoned Industrial Alcohol
Senator Edwards plans a Senate resolution demanding data on alleged ties between the Anti-Saloon League and Wayne B. Wheeler and the poisoning of industrial alcohol. The measure seeks Treasury authority and correspondence about denaturing alcohol while Assistant Secretary Andrews argues the poison tactic is a “bugbear” and a substitute is sought. Industry cooperates with chemists to find a safe alternative.
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Washington
Anti- Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Mellon
Edwards
New Jersey
Treasury
Senate
Department
Anti-Saloon League of America
Thile
Andrews
Shippers Meet With Carriers in Western Grain Rate Conference
The Interstate Commerce Commission called a conference of grain shippers railroad traffic officers and western state railroad commission representatives to Kansas City January 20. The goal is to plan an investigation into grain and grain products rate levels in the western district and set dates and venues for hearings after consulting involved interests.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Purose
Bank Robbery in Grand Rapids Branch
Two men robbed the Kent State Bank branch in Grand Rapids taking about $13,000 after overpowering three employees and binding them with a rope. Police pursued suspects as details emerged from the early report.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Kent State Pank
Utah licenses show increase in motor, cigarette taxes
Utah state treasurer John Walker reports 1926 cigarette tax gains near 1000 dollars monthly and total state revenues from the auto industry rising to 1,937,206.56. Gasoline receipts reach 1,303,831.46 with 37,252,324 gallons sold, while 91,276 vehicles are licensed to date, a new high.
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Salt Lake City
John Walker
Secretary of ’S Office
Utah Weather: Fair Tonight and Tuesday
Utah forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with a notable shift in temperatures. Warmth or cooling is expected as the day progresses, shaping outdoor plans and travel conditions.
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Utah
McPherson case new probe focuses on El Paso hotel
The Los Angeles district attorney opens an inquiry into Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance dating last summer. Investigators seek the El Paso hotel registration two days before her reappearance in Mexico and track Kenneth Ormiston’s movements amid conspiracy charges. The probe also aims to verify if Ormiston’s female companion was Miss X and whether she traveled with him.
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Los Angeles
the Times
Aimee Semple McPherson
District Attorney’s Office
el Paso
Mexico
FE Paso
Douglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Carmel
Calif
Emerson becomes Wyoming governor succeeding Nellie Ross
Frank C. Emerson, a 1904 UM civil engineering graduate, ascends to the Wyoming governorship, succeeding Nellie T. Ross, the nation’s first woman chief executive, in Cheyenne on January 3.
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Cheyenne
Frank C. Emerson
University of Michigan
West
Wyoming
Nellie T. Ross
Legislature in Special Session Recesses After Legal Controversy
Phoenix Arizona January 3 AP report says both houses meet in special session at Governor Hunts call and recess 30 minutes after a motion to seek Attorney General Murphys ruling on the legality of the call. The move rests on the seventh legislatures life expiring today to noos.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Hunt
Murphy
Noos
Senator Wheeler seeks immediate U S withdrawal from Nicaragua
Senator Wheeler of Montana introduced a resolution calling for the instant withdrawal of American marines and warships from Nicaragua. He charged U S actions violate both American and Nicaraguan constitutions and condemned the State Department for recognizing the Diaz government and for deploying armed forces to Nicaragua.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Wheeler
Democrat
Montana
Central American Republic
State Department
Diaz
American exports rise in November amid renewed European demand
Washington reports Commerce Department comparing November exports show gains due largely to Europe resuming purchases. Europe bought nearly ten million dollars more from the United States than in November last year, signaling stronger trade activity.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Europe
United States
States may require permits for interstate bus lines
The Supreme Court ruled that states may require interstate bus lines operating within their borders as common carriers to obtain permits and licenses, provided interstate commerce is not restrained. The decision came in the appeal by the Interstate Bus and Corporation of Connecticut against the Hoeyoke J Street Railway Company of Massachusetts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Bug and Corporation of
Connecticut
Hoeyoke J Street Railway Company of
Massachusetay
Judge Dietrich Appointed to Circuit Bench
United States Senate confirmed the appointment of Judge F. S. Dietrich to the circuit bench. Dietrich has served on Idaho federal bench for years and will be stationed in San Francisco. The matter was tied to President Coolidge and presented at the start of the current session.
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Boise
Tribune
United States Senate
F. 8. Dietrich
Dietrich
Idaho
Coolidge
Senate
Sana Francisco
Radio Gossip Helped Safe Transports Across Atlantic
Rear Admiral John Halligan Jr. testifies that enemy radio chatter from German U boats and French stations aided Allied navigation. Radio compass stations traced subs, allowing U boat positions to be plotted and escorts to route convoys safely past the rectangle off Iberia, with destroyers coordinating from Brest on three routes.
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John Halligan Jr
Navy Department
House
Ireland
England
France
Brest
Spain
Gibraltar
Azores
Mediterranean
Bank Loans Refused as Vets Rally for Explanations
In Salt Lake City on January 3, bankers did not approve loan requests on adjusted compensation certificates. Over 100 veterans and others stormed the U S employment office seeking an explanation for the delays and refusals.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Clubs' Hold Up Worst Shown In Metropolis
New York reports a drop in saloon and club quality with high prices and swindles blamed on a sophisticated class of money seekers. The New Year\'s Eve scene featured costly cover charges, synthetic liquor, and empty koined celebrations, amid many clubs closing before peak hours and a spike in intoxicated hospital admissions and deaths.
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Bronx
Brooklyn
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Broadway
New York American Today
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Wyoming Governors Expense Bill Seen for Reimbursement
About ninety citizens funded the governors conference entertainment totaling 5500 dollars to be reimbursed by Wyoming's next legislature. J H Walton's report notes notes totaling 7000 signed by residents of several towns. The governors and 81 members traveled to Yellowstone. local communities covered travel expenses while funds from the general committee paid meals pulled by the special train and Yellowstone costs. Three hundred copies of The Book of Governors were printed, with around 200 sold to help cover publication costs.
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Cheyenne
J. H. Walton
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Latin American Students Protest U S Actions in Nicaragua
Paris dispatch reports the General Association of Latin American Students of Paris sending messages to President Coolidge and Dawes as well as the senate urging opposition to the landing of American marines in Nicaragua. The group also cabled Panama's Congress demanding rejection of a new treaty with the United States described as double treason against Latin American independence.
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Paris
Coolidge
Chases G. Dawes
Senate
Nicaraguan
General Association of Latin American Students of
Paria
Association
Congress of Panama
United States
Latin-America
Bloodiest Nicaragua battle hammers Diaz forces
Managua Nicaragua Jan 3 Final reports of a three day battle at Las Perros Pearl Lagoon show the bloodiest clash in the war between Diaz Conservative forces and Sacasa Liberal troops. Of 1800 Liberals and 1300 Conservatives 32 were killed and 150 wounded. Many wounded died in swamps as thousands of vultures circled.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Las Perros
Pearl Lagoon
United States
Mexico
el Bluff
Frank R. Mitchell
Adolfo Diaz
General Diaz
Juan Sacasa
Puerto Cabezas
Central America
Calles
Mensico
Pacific
Diazsaya
Sacasa
Diaz
New York
Idaho Legislature Forms New Leadership in 19th Session
Boise report details the opening of the 19th Idaho Legislature with W. G. Gillis named speaker and John McMurray chosen president pro tem. Republican and Progressive leaders are listed for both houses, with E. H. Van Hoosen as Democrat floor leader in the senate. Two senators were absent due to illness. committees to notify the governor and organize were appointed.
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Boise
House
W. G. Gillis
Twin Falls County
John Mc MurrAy
Cassia County
Senate
Gillis
Senator McMurray
Robert Coulter
Valley County
T. H. Darrow
Canyon County
George Barrett
Gooding County
Barrett
E. H. van Hoosen
Adams County
John Sanburn
Representative Courter
Representative Darrow
William E. Lee
M. B. Yeaman
Bonneville County
Idaho Falls
F. Paige
Bonner County
Baldridge
Chinese Coolies Attack British Concession in Hankow
Chinese workers angered by anti British rhetoric attacked the British concession in Hankow. They pelted police and a UK force. British naval and marine defenders landed to protect the area. The mob held off for four hours before being dispersed by authorities.
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Hankow
Seld
Moh
Baldridge Becomes Idaho Governor In Neighbors Celebrate
H O Baldridge of Parma was sworn in as Idaho governor succeeding Charles C Moore. Baldridge served four years as lieutenant governor and will lead with the legislature in Boise. He was born in 1868 in Illinois and has a family of nine.
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Boise
H. O. Baldridge
Parma
First National Bank of Today
Idaho
Charles C. Moore
Baldridge
William E. Lee
McLean County
Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Trs
Cora A. McCreight
Canyon County
Senate
Moore
St. Anthony
Dano
C. F B. Hurley
St. Maries
Frank L. Stephan
Twin Palke
Fred E. Lukens
Grangeville
Byron
Defenbach
Lewiston
Mabelle M. Boise
T. Bailey Lee
Burley
H. H. Taylor
Sandpoint
Supreme Court
E. G. Gallet
Pocatello
Stewart Campbell
Hailey
Supreme Court to review Teapot Dome lease legality
The Supreme Court granted a review of the legality of the Teapot Dome lease. The court overruled arguments to suspend Teapot Dome proceeds while the appeal proceeds in the Elk Hills Doheny oil unit case. Doheny and Sinclair lost in lower courts which found the leases invalid.
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Washington
Jan
Harry F. Sinclair
Supreme Court
Uet
Doheny Elk Hills
Doheny
Sinclair
Teapot Home
Elk Hills
Borah seeks enlarging Boite and Idaho national parks
Senator Borah of Idaho introduced bills in the senate proposing expansions of Boite and Idaho national parks. The measures aim to enlarge the protected areas and extend conservation of natural resources in the region.
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Washington
Idaho
Senate
Borah
Oil firms in deadlock over Mexico oil law
New York January 3 AP British American oil interests in New York sit tight as Mexico enforces a new oil law effective January 1. Officials say further action depends on Calles government and no more conferences are planned. About 20 percent of oil lands are reported under claims with some figures disputed. Operators monitor Mexican dispatches for changes. abrupt expulsions could jeopardize government revenue.
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New York
Mexico
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Miss X
Nellie
Atlantic
New York World Today
M'Murray
State Senate
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