Bank official commits theft and death plunge at Chelan
C B Vanslyke, 30, cashier of the Miners and Merchants Bank of Chelan Washington, drove off the Chelan gorge bridge and died after a state examiner closed the bank amid a $45,000 defalcation. A note to his wife explained the plan.
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Olympia
Wash
C. B. Vanslyke
Miners and Merchants Bank of
Chelan Washington
Chelan Gorge Bridge
J. C. Minshun
Vantylke
Vanslyke
Stein Affairs In Bad Shape As Receiver Appointed
Boise January 10 AP John St Clair appointed receiver of the Edward T Stein company by Judge Dana E Brinck amid claims of insolvency and mismanagement. Mrs Stein seeks wind up of the firm to protect stockholders and creditors as deputies watch for forgery charges against manager Stein. The firm’s assets and exact extent of losses are unclear with many inquiries from investors and tenants. the loss is expected to fall on Stein family members.
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Boise
John St. Clair Turday
Edward T. Stein
Realthy
Dana E. Brinck
Rachael Stein
E Company
Stein
Thempany
Mr. St. Clair
Oti
Umber
Laurel Elam
Ada County
J. Stein
Mr. Stein
Idaho Senate committee choices outlined in early session
Idaho's eighteenth legislature opened with Lt. Gov Baldridge urging fiscal restraint and passage of only necessary laws. Richmond despite Progressive backing was named education chair, sitting with Republicans. Coffin gained insurance chair. Full slate lists chairs for Agriculture, Corporations, Counties, Education, Vocational, Bills, Finance, Fish and Game, Highways, Immigration and Labor, with several cross‑party selections.
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Boise
Idaho
Penny
H. C. Baldridge
Senate
Gover Moore
Pee-wppointm
R. R. Richmond
Richmond
M. B. Yeaman
Bonneville County
Coffin
Fremont
Agriculture
Wood
Line
Christenson
Isaacson
Reid
Boundpares Lee
Henderson
Hinton, Barrett
Ban —MecMurray
Newcomb, Hagan
Crooks
Hafferty
Adamson, Gardner, Lavalle
Hargrove
Whitten
Gardner
Crooks, Bennett, Duvall
Lavalle
Hailey
Reineke
Crockett
Hurlburt
Transtrum
Kirkpatrick
Adamson
Ha Apeeeet
Newcomb
I Hanson
Vanhoesen
Y. Cor Vocational Institutio
Nony
Ee Reed
Clearwater
Barrett
May
Bills
Devaill
Yeaman
van Finanece
Callahan
Sutcliffe
Sinclair
Corey
Nelson
Rigney
Issaacson
Ratcliffe
Bennett
Hagan
Reed
Trum
Immigration and Labor
Stokes Dismissal Request Amid Family Illness Case
Mrs. Hiclen Elwood Stokes of Denver asks dismissal of defamation suits against her husband W. E. J. Stokes in Chicago. Illness of her mother and death of her father, plus her own health, prompted the request in a letter to State's Attorney Crowe. Trial scheduled for Monday. continuance likely due to attorney obligations. prosecution to proceed.
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Chicago
Hiclen Elwood Stokes
Denver
W. E. J. Stokes
New York
Robert B. Crowe
Distinguished Statesman Will Retire to His Private Practice
Washington reports Charles Evans Hughes resigns as secretary of state effective March 4 after four years in office. Frank B. Kellogg, the Minnesota native and current ambassador to Great Britain, will succeed him and take office immediately after Hughes retires to private life.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Great Britain
Hughes
State Department
Kellogg
White House
Governor Davis Denies Pardons Amid Bribe Claim
Kansas City dispatch reports Glenn A. Davis, a parolee and former tailor instructor, claims Gov. Jonathan M. Davis of Kansas sought a pardon in exchange for money. Davis alleges he was sent to collect a $1,250 bribe from Fred W. Pollman, who sought clemency after a forgery conviction connected to a Kansas bank failure.
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Kansas City
Glenn A. Davis
Potehinots, Ki
Kansas City Journal-Fost
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Kansas State Penitent
Fred W. Pollman
Pollman
Liberty
Lacygne
President accepts resignation of secretary of state
The President accepts the decision and praises the retiring secretary's four years of foreign affairs service. Ambassador Kellogg may join Washington briefly before his new post in March, while the successor to London is not yet chosen. The resignation letter was made public five days before the White House reply.
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Kellogg
Washington
State Department
London
White House
Hughes
Coutinurd
Changes in Court and Cabinet Rattle Washington
A week of sudden government changes concluded with resignations and swift appointments. Joseph McKenna resigned from the Supreme Court after 27 years. Harlan F. Stone was named to the court, with retirement anticipated for the attorney general. Charles G Warren became attorney general as Charles E Hughes left the post. Frank B Kellogg was chosen as secretary of state, opening a potential ambassadorship vacancy to the Court of St James. Oliver Wendell Holmes was reported inclined to retire from the Supreme Court before March 4.
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Washington
Joseph McKenna
Supreme Court
Harlan F. Stone
Charles G Warren
Charles E. Hughes
Frank B. Kellogg
Court of St. James
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Doctor Norman Bridge Dies In Los Angeles
Dr. Norman Bridge, medical authority and vice president of the Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company, died in Los Angeles after a brief illness. He was 56.
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Los Angeles
Norman Bridge
Pan-American Petroleum and Transporation Company
Russian Reds revive old assassin case
Moscow January 10. Ivan Okladski a 65 year old veteran of the 1881 assassination of Alexander II faces a life trial for treachery and betraying accomplices. Prosecutor Nikolai Krylenko leads a panel of revolutionaries and documents to prove his loyalty or betrayal while thousands attend for propaganda.
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Moscow
Russia
Ivan Okladski
Alexander II
Okladski
Nikalai Krylenko
Soviet Russia
Alexander
Czar
Secret Service
Bribery testimony in Dolan O'Connell case yields little new
Detailed testimony released by Commissioner Landis and President Heydler reveals no new light on the Dolan O'Connell bribery scandal. Baseball men say the matter appears dropped for now, with few officials commenting on the testimony and players noting prior talk of bribe offers without concrete payments.
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New York
Dolan O’connell
Landis
Chicago
Heydler
National League
Stenagr
Fellowgaz
Owever
Giants
Charles A. Stoneham
John J. McGraw
Heinie Sand
Philadelphia
Jimm O'Connell
Cozy Dolan
Frank George Kelly
Ross Young
O’connell
Young
Frisco
O'Connell
Frisch
Mabel Moore Held Over Bracelets Case in Los Angeles
In Baltimore on January 10 AP reports Mrs. Mabel Moore 20 stepdaughter of Edgar Lyon president of Lyon Conklin Co is held in Los Angeles. She allegedly obtained two bracelets valued at 3900 under false pretenses from a local jewelry firm on December 2 after claiming the gifts were for her mother at Christmas. Her father denied knowledge of the transaction.
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Baltimore
Mabel Moore
Edgar Lyon
Lyon Conklin & Co
Los Angeles
New Yorker Nominated to Navy Assistant Post
Theodore Robinson of New York was nominated as assistant secretary of the navy and sent to the Senate for approval. He received a recess from the President and is now serving in that role.
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NEW Yorker
NAVY
Washington
Theodore Robinson
Agandant
Bavy
Senate
Mrs Willebrandt Considered for California Federal Judge Post
Washington reports President Coolidge weighs appointing Mrs Mabel Willebrandt assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition enforcement as a compromise for northern California federal district control. Senator Shortridge and Gov. Warren renew support for Judge A F St Sure of San Francisco. other names mentioned include William H Will and A E Graupner.
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Washington
Gelection
Mre
Mabel Walker Willlebrandt
California
Coolidge
Willebrandt
White House
Aerre
Jerildas Macand Ure
A. F. St. Sure
Francisco
District Court of Appeals of
Cme
Ven
Viper
New Jer
Subona
Wiilam Hon
Calicourt
Johnson
A. E. Graupner
Board of Tax Apper
Americat Imn
St. Sure
Shortridg
de Sens Pe Gener Court
Yankee Spuds Go to Egypt
Washington reports new probable markets for American potatoes as exemptions extend. Argentina shows interest in purchasing seed potatoes once dominated by France.
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Egypt
Washington
Argentina
France
Annuities Plan Worked Out with Germany
Washington reports indicate U S representatives in Paris reached a preliminary accord on Germany indemnities and annuities payments. Officials refused to discuss specific questions or indicate if the agreement will be approved, noting only that negotiations followed the Paris meeting.
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Washington
U States
Germany
Paris
Ae Cam
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J. Black
G McLaughlin
Itake
Inkansas
Banks Committee
State Senate
Bridge
Mrs. Stokes
E.R
Davis
Topeka
Glenn Davis
Ee Warmly
Letee Beach
Mabel
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Fair
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