Forbes Claims a Clear Slate on the Bureau
Washington March 1 AP Chas R Forbes former director of the veterans bureau welcomes indictments in Chicago saying they will let him present his case before a fair court and a jury of peers. He vows voluntary travel to Chicago and denies conspiracy and ill health claims, asserting the accusations are false and that a political prosecution targeted him.
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Washington
Veterans Bureau
Chicago
Florida
Pacific
Senate
Senate Committee
Mortimer
O’ryan
Hell
Investigation Into Grand Jury Indictments Continues
Chicago March 1 AP reports a further probe into transactions linked to indictments handed up by the federal grand jury. Details continue on page eleven.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Charles R. Forbes
Pooled on fake murder mystery bewilders police
New York AP reports 18 year old Mies Eugene Dennis from Atchison Kansas solved a Staten Island 1920 murder case naming Carl Hostetter and Natalie Willis. Police had no record of the crime and Dennis claimed the case existed only in imagination. Her clairvoyant description impressed officials but added no official inquiry.
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New York
Mies
Eugene Dennis
Atchison, Kans
Staten Island
Carl Hostetter
Natalie Willis
Dennis
Auto Thefts Run High in Top Cities
The National Automobile Dealers Association reports 203,499 cars stolen in the past six years across 28 principal U.S. cities with 153,827 recovered. In the last year 39,612 stolen and 32,384 recovered. New York City led with 7,579 thefts and 4,885 recoveries. Los Angeles 5,218 thefts. Chicago 2,631. Portland 556. Denver 772. San Francisco 2,154. Seattle 1,342. Omaha 558.
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St. Louis
United States
Tota
National Automobile Dealers Association
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Portland
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
Omaha
Persia seeks change as shah absences provoke republic talk
London dispatch says Persians censure the shah for long European absences and consider founding a republic. The shah, in Europe since early November, is now at Nice as the Persian press calls for change.
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London
Persia
Europe
Republic
The
Daily Mail
Nice
Crandall Family Flees Town Over Flag Beliefs
Ralph Crandall, a Quakertown arrival, refused to let his five children salute the flag in public school and fled Santa Anna with his wife and children, aiming to avoid a board ruling by taking them to juvenile authorities as incorrigibles.
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Santa Anna
Board of Education
Ralph E. Crandall
Quakertown
Crandalis
Per Capita Wealth in Idaho and California in 1922
The Census Bureau reports Idaho total wealth at 1 533 893 000 with per capita 63 301 and a 168.5 percent rise. California total wealth 15 031 734 000 with per capita 4007 and an 78 percent gain since 1912.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Idaho
California
Shipping Board to Sell U S Fleet Stirs British Interest
London reports a U S Shipping Board plan to sell its fleet drawing keen, cautious comment from British ship operators. Sir Thomas Royden of Cunard calls the move puzzling, suggesting it may force the board to keep and run the ships.
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London
United States Shipping Board
Thomas Royden
Cunard Steamship Company
Daily Mail
British steamer Heung Shan runs aground near Canton after rock strike
The Heung Shan bound from Hong Kong to Canton carrying over 700 passengers struck a rock in dense fog and grounded 12 miles from Canton. Nine American travelers were rescued by the Kwangsa and landed at Canton. Tin Sing ferried the rest. A gunboat remains nearby while a tug heads to refloat the vessel.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Mall
Tin Sing
Tunney and Stone to be re matched in days
New York March 1 Gene Tunney heavyweight champion and Ad Stone will be rematched within the next few days. They were to meet March 19 but the bout was called off yesterday when Stone’s hand injury from the McGill fight was found to prevent fighting at that time.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Ight
Ad Stone
Philadelphi
Stone
McGill
Flathead State Bank in Polson Closes Doors
Helena Montana March 1 AP The Flathead State Bank at Polson Montana has closed its doors according to word received today by state bank examiner Skeltoes.
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Helena
Mont. Mar
Flathead State Bank
Polson
Montana
Skeltoes
Teapot Wire Scandal Quietly Topped Up By McLean Aides
Washington dispatch reports John F. Major and other Edward B. McLean Post aides questioned by the Senate oil committee about private wire communications between Washington and Palm Beach during December and January. Major testified he ordered the private wire and that copies were destroyed. Spurgeon and others described roles and limited use of the line.
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Washington
John F. Major
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Oil Committee Today
McLean
Palm Beach
Major
John J. Spurgeon
Post
Nator. Walsh
Montana
McLeam
Walsh
Man
Cnator Adams
Demétrat
Colorado
Spurgeon
A. K. Fall
Dig
Ohn
Leas
Meier
Smithers
White House
W. C. Duckstein
Mclagan
Melean
Europe
Fall
Lepcot
Rman
Tien
Burns Key Source Of Teapot Dome Inquiry Link
The New York World reports code messages allegedly show William J. Burns, head of the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation, as an informant to Edward B. McLean on Teapot Dome developments. The paraphrase cites a direct link from the department to McLean and his associates, prompting Senate scrutiny of how a Justice code reached McLean and his confederates.
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New York
New York World
Edward B. McLean
Washington
Palm Beach
McLean
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Teapot Dome
Rochester
Department
W. O. Duckstein
Haxon
Mary
Burns
Special Agents of Justice Department
Quigley
Washington Post
Senate Public Lands Committee
Department of Justice Code
Burns Enters General Denial Before Oil Committee
Washington reports William J. Burns, head of the Justice Department investigation bureau, will be summoned by the oil committee to explain if code messages to E B McLean's Florida staff used a cipher once employed by secret agents. Burns denies contacting McLean and says any Mary Duckstein code messages were not official.
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Washington
William J. Burns
Department of Justice Investigation Bureau
Oil Committee
E. B. McLean
Florida
Department
McKean
Mary Duckstein
Burns
Mary
W. O. Duckstein
McLean
Washington-Palm Beach
W. W. Duckstein
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Teapot Dome
Millia
Caraway
Cal
White House
Wheeler
Montana
Wiliam J. Burns
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
EB. S. Rochester
Ohio
Garaway
Fire devastates Nixon Nitration Works killing and injuring many
A TNT explosion at Nixon Nitration Works in Raritan New Jersey destroyed the plant and nearby homes. About 30 dead and over 100 injured as fire raged with one million gallons of ammonia nitrate and 15 tank cars involved. Families, workers, and nearby residents faced devastation as fire departments from six towns aided the scene.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Nixon Nitration Works
Raritan
Ammonite Company
Nixon Interests
Louis Nixon
New York
Arthur Dumas
John Meserell
Joseph Adams
Middlesex General Hospital
Nixon Works
Nixon
Raritan River
Laritan Arsenal Hospital
Arsenal
Pole and Back in Five Days
New York reports Captain Anton Heinen a German dirigible expert says he could pilot the Shenandoah from Lakehurst to the North Pole and back in five days using hydrogen if the navy supports the plan. Heinen would start within 24 hours after Shenandoah’s April clearance and would not pressure policy.
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New York
Anton Heinen
Lakehurst
N. J
North Pole
Great Britain
United States
Pole
Heinen
Shenandoah
Navy Department
Rebel Daniel Martinez Harrera Executed by Military Court
A rebel leader Daniel Martinez Harrera captured at Cerro Azul was tried by a military court in Mexico City and executed, with Tampico dispatches confirming the action.
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Mexico City
Daniel Martinez Harrera
Cerrero Azul
Tampico
Daugherty Unfazed by Flying Reports in Florida
Jacksonville reports quote Attorney General Daugherty calling the dispatches bunk as he planned a statement on his Florida arrival. In Washington, Senator Caraway accuses Daugherty of using a Justice code to aid McLean. he questions the president's knowledge and calls for explanations.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Harry M. Daugherty
Columbus
Mr. Daugherty
Daugherty
Teapot Dome
Washington
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Department of Justice
Florida
Edward B. McLean
Clearing houses reserve rise reported in New York
New York March 1 AP reports a special condition in clearing houses trust companies shows an excess reserve increase of 827,660,860 as banks push reserves higher. The note signals strong liquidity as financial institutions adjust responses to market pressures.
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New York
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