LDS Churches Gained Greatly in Ten Years
Washington reports 1925 LDS Church counts show 1,275 churches with 487,900 members up from 965 churches and 403,383 members in 1916. 1926 expenditures totaled 2,519,042 across 1,259 churches, with 462,749 for benevolences. Sunday schools numbered 21,804 officers and teachers and 176,728 scholars among 1,222 churches.
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Washington
Mar
Department of Commerce
United States
Churches of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Souvenirs From Old White House Roof Auctioned
Virginia longleaf pine from the White House roof after a 112 year span will be turned into souvenirs. Gavels plaques and furniture fetch up to four dollars per foot as historical, patriotic and lumber groups bid. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association led the bids with other participants including the American Institute of Architects Good Counsel College in White Plains and several individuals.
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Washington
Virginia
White House
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Americantitute of Architects
Institute
Good Counsel College
White Plains
N. Y
William H. Larbness
Union
N. d
Clifford A. Monroe
River
Mase
Lindy Takes Congress Members and Kin for Flight
Colonel Charles Lindbergh piloted a flight over the national capital with members of Congress as passengers. Among those aboard were Representative Colton and his daughters Mera and Alice, plus Miso Toussaint Duhote, daughter of former Senator Dubois of Idaho.
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Charlee A Lindbergh
National Capital
Congress
Colton
Vth
Mera
Alice
Miso Toussaint Duhote
Dubois
Idaho
Young Boy Fatally Struck by Car in Salt Lake City
Three year old Reed Wiscomb was fatally injured after being struck by an automobile in Salt Lake City. J. C. Wilkinson, who drove the car, rushed the boy to hospital but he died within three hours from a fractured skull.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Reed Wiscomb
J. C. Wilkinson
Eviction Orders Issued Against Five Miners’ Homes
Federal Judge Benson Hough granted eviction orders to five coal firms in Eastern Ohio affecting 285 families effective May 1. The Warner Collieries Rose Valley and Wolf Run/Dilllonvale operations and Wheeling and Lake Erie mines face removal, while U S Coal Co loses Coal Hollow No 2. U S Coal Co Coal Hollow No 1 not operating. Judge will decide April 1 on extending the stay for 296 families.
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Columbus
Benson Hough
Eastern
Ohio
Warner Colliers’ Company
Wolf Run
Crabapple
Boomer Coal and Coke Company
Rose Valley
Wheeling and Lake Erie Coal Mining Company
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Dillonvale
Y. and O. Coal Company
Dorothy
U. 8. Coal Company
Coal Hollow No
Hough
U. 8 Company
Fall deposition set for El Paso on Tea Pot Dome case
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior will testify by deposition next Thursday March 29 at his El Paso Texas home on the Tea Pot Dome lease. Judge Jennings Bailey granted Sinclair’s motion to take Fall’s oral deposition citing illness and need for direct examination. Daniel Thew Wright will conduct it with government counsel present.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Teapot Dome
el Paso
Tex
Jennings Bailey
District Supreme Court
Henry F. Sinclair
Fall
Sinclair
Daniel Thew Wright
Harry F. Sinclair
Reginald W. Ragland
Albert B Fall
United States
Ragland
Pall
Pat
Oakland Times Quits The Field
The Oakland Times suspended publication today after operating since 1925 in connection with the San Francisco Examiner. Previously issued jointly with the Examiner, the Times appeared separately starting January 31, with no reason given for the halt.
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Oakland Times
Oakland
Calif
W. R. Hearst
The
Times
San Francisco Examiner
Examiners
Veteran Treasury Chief Standing by His Colors
Andrew Mellon, aging at 74, remains in charge as secretary of the treasury and faces continued political pressure from Democrats and irregulars in Congress. The Pittsburgh banker and business leader has steered postwar financial policy amid tax, prohibition, veterans benefits, debt, and farm relief debates while awaiting the next Capitol Hill scene. Senator Couzens of Michigan has pushed to record support for Mellon’s resignation.
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Washington
Mar
Andrew W Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Harding
Pittsburgh
Congress
Wiemitting Bight
White House
Capitol Hill
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Coolidge
Senate
Mellon
Old Time Friends in Gun Fight Ends in Death
William L. Unduch IV was shot and killed in his Tudor apartments home on University Parkway. Webster M. Kefauver, longtime friend, was arrested and charged with the shooting after Kefauver allegedly fired during an argument. Police say both men had been drinking and Kefauver surrendered at a police station awaiting detectives.
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Baltimore
Mar
William L. Unduch
Tudor Apartments
University Parkway
Webster M. Kefauver
Unduch
Maryland
Kefauver
Three British Plans for Naval Reductions at Geneva
Lord Cushendun outlined three British proposals to cut naval tonnage and armament. They seek smaller future battleships, guns reduced from 16 to 13.5 inches, and extending capital ship life from 29 to 26 years, aiming for early effect before Washington program.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Lord Cushendun
Great Britain
W. C. Bridgemann
Admiralty
Fifteen Ponies Set for Louisiana Derby Showdown
A field of fifteen 3 year olds was set for the Louisiana derby with $15,000 to the winner. Force and Cruelty were scratched leaving 15 starters in the race at 1 30 pm. Intermittent rain threatened a muddy track as post time approached for an event seen as a key indicator for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
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New Orleans
South
J. J Russells
Hayes Denies Spreading Propaganda On Hoover Charge
Will H Hayes head of the Motion Picture Theatre and Producers association denies accusations by F J Rembusch secretary of the Independent Motion Picture Exhibitors America that he used office time to spread propaganda for Herbert Hoover. He made denial on the Levitan and said he is willing to answer questions from any investigating committee if needed before sailing for England.
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New York
Mar
Will I Hayes
Motion Picture Theatre and Producers Association
Waiay
F. J Rembusch
Independent Motion Picture Exhibiitors America
Merbert Hoover
England
Miami Police Chief, Six Aides Charged With Murder
Grand jury indicts Miami Chief H Leslie Quigg and six subordinates for murder. Detected deaths include a Negro bell boy and a white carpenter, with further disclosures promised when reconvened April 10. Quigg vows to fight, while supporters rally outside the court as officers remain confined in the stockade.
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Miami
Fla
H. Leslie Quigg
R. L. Wood
County Stockade
M. A. Tibbits
John Claudel
Tom Nasworth
Nelson Ward
R. L. Glisson
Quigg
Lieut Tibbits
Caudell
Nasworth
H Kler
Grand Jury
Kier
Serer
Wood
Victor W. Parnell
Ward
Glisson
John Mabry
Mabry
Filia
Valentino's Estate Being Contested
Alberto Guglielmi filed objections to Rudolph Valentino estate accounts in Los Angeles on March 24. He seeks a further accounting and removal of executor S George Ullman over alleged large disbursements and undisclosed real estate transfers. He also references 648 604 claimed as estate charges and 99 048 bank proceeds not declared.
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Los Angeles
Rudolph Valentino
Alberto Guglielmi
Guglielmi
S. George Ull
Ullman
Valentino
Four men rounded up by police in Esposito slaying
Four men were arrested in Chicago in connection with the slaying of political leader Diamond Joe Esposito. All have alibis not yet shaken. Authorities linked three Borellino cousins Tony Carlo and Louisa to the case and kept James D. Prisco in custody as a longtime foe.
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Chicago
Mar
Foor
Diamond Joe
Esposito
Borellino
Tony
Carlo
Louisa
James D. Prisco
Logan Youth Arrested in Beating of 4-Year-Old
Orval Traveller 19 of Richmond Utah is jailed as investigators probe alleged willful whipping of Keith Gheen aged four by the elder youth with willows. Police say witnesses and a written statement describe repeated strikes. no formal complaint filed yet as inquiry continues.
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Logan
Utah
Orval
Richmond
Keith Gheen
Pearl Gheen
Gheen
Richmond Hospital
Keith
Orval Traveller
Traveller
George C. Heinrich
W. H. Shaw
Senator Kinks Tiger's Tail in Senate Clash Over Sinclair
In Washington on March 24 Governor Smith of New York faced Senate fire from Senator Robinson Indiana over appointing Harry F. Sinclair as New York Racing Commissioner in 1920 amid Teapot Dome lease scrutiny. Robinson alleged Sinclair contributed to the 1916 and 1926 New York Democratic fund and questioned Doheny’s role in supporting Senator Walsh.
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Washington
Smith
New York
Senate
Robinson
Indiana
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Sinclair
Harry Sinclair
New York Democratic Fund
Tammany Fund
Sheriff Rules Out Dynamite as Cause of St Francis Dam
Los Angeles March 24 AP Deputy Sheriff Harry Wright heads the sheriffs criminal investigation unit and says no evidence supports dynamiting the St Francis dam break. The coroner's jury examined the site with engineers and contractors, noting the canyon rock showed no dam traces and the concrete mix remained strong under rock fragmentation.
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Los Angeles
Mar
St. Francis
Harry Wright
Criminal Investigation Department
Sheriff's Office
Wright
Tut wins boxing bout after tough eighth round clash
San Francisco March 24 P King Tut of Minneapolis light weight broke several bones in each hand in his eight round match with Doc Snell of Tacoma. Tut won the bout by a decision and sought hospital treatment at Central Emergency.
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San Francisco
Galif
Tut
Minneapolis
Doc Snell
Tacoma
Central Emergency Hospital
Movie Houses Charged in German Anti-Trust Suit
Eleven motion picture companies including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Paramount Famous Players Lasky First National Universal United Artists Film Booking Offices Vitagraph Columbia Renown Fox and Pathé face a federal complaint for conspiracy in restraint of trade over a Chicago wage dispute that led theaters to stay closed. The Chicago Exhibitors Association with 175 theatres is named.
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Chicago
United States District Attorney
Motion Picture Exhibitors Association of
Theatrea
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Parmount-Famous Players-Lasky
First National
Universal
United Artists
Vitagraph
Columbia
Renown
Fox and Pathe
Economics Body Meets in Boise
The annual meeting of the southwestern district of the Idaho Home Economics association opened in Boise on March 24. Opening talks were given by Mrs. Madelie Allen, state superintendent, and Miss Minnie Starns of Jerome. Afternoon speakers include Mrs. O. V. Allen, Boise, Mrs. William Giffele of Weiser, and Miss Marion Hepworth, Moscow, state home demonstration agent leader.
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Boise
Idao Home Economics Association
Madelie Allen
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Minn& Stmns
Jerome
O. V. Allen
William Giffele
Weiser
Marion Hepworth
Moscow
Mexican Insurgents Executed After Cave Battle
Dispatches report 36 insurgents executed by federal troops after refusing to surrender in a cave near Zamora Michoacan. The band resisted for days without food or water, then were lined up and shot as ammunition ran low, leaving only two insurgent bands nearby. The report also notes a separate clash near Jalisco with Miguel Gomez Loza involved.
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Mexico City
Zamora
Michoacan
Aguayo
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Miguel Gomez Loza
Eilindery
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Jury of Engineers
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