Hindenburg Inaugurated German President Amid Cheer and Protest
Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg was inaugurated as president of Germany with the Reichstag present. A brief communist protest occurred as Hindenburg took the oath, naming God and pledging to uphold the constitution while avoiding monarchist remnants.
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Berlin
Marhal von Hindenburg
Germany
Reichstag
Paul
Commonwealth
Eichstag
Wilhelmstrasse
Unter-den-Linden
Brandenburg Gate
Themperor
Presiuthbert
Redierich Eberstrasse
von Hindenburg
Herr Loebe
Beebe
von Lindenburg
Hhe
Reichtag
Monsignor
Pacelli
Lord Abercon
M. Margerie
Ludendorff
von Hindeburg
Paul Loebe
Briand Notes Approved by French Cabinet in May 12 Vote
Paris May 12 The French cabinet unanimously approved Foreign Minister Briand’s notes to Germany on a security pact and on disarmament prior to Cologne evacuation. The disarmament terms aim to align with the Versailles treaty and be enforceable within months, with Cologne’s fate tied to Ruhr compliance and League of Nations supervision. The security pact reply remains unclear but aligned to avoid eastern boundary changes.
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Paris
Briand
Cologne
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Germany
Ruhr
League of Nations
M. Briand
Captain Smith Faces Speeding Charge in Visalia
Captain Lowell Smith, leader of the round the world flyers, was in Visalia to answer speeding charges after state highway checks showed 45 miles an hour. He said he would plead guilty as his car was going a little too fast.
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Fresno
Lowell Smith
Chicago
California
President Smokes Mild Cigar Brand Loyalty Revealed
AP report notes President Coolidge favors ten cent cheroots over costly cigars. Charles D. Hilles told in a hip society meeting that a friend gave the president a box of expensive cigars, but only three were taken from it.
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Ig Snen
New York
Presit Coolidge
Charles D. Hilles
Hip Society
Hilles
White House
Jim Jackson
Northamp
Death of Major General Arthur Murray Veteran Commander
Major General Arthur Murray retired former commander of the western department died at his Washington home after a long illness. He entered the army from Missouri in 1870 and retired for age in 1915.
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Washington
Arthur Murray
Western Department
Missouri
Rum runners outpace coast guard off Southern California
Five large ships under British and Belgian flags cruise off the California coast with cargoes of whiskey. Coast guard cutter Tamaroa chases across 160 miles and into Mexican waters, aided by ashore confederates, before returning to San Diego.
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Gertrude
Santa Rosa Island
San Diego
San Clemente Island
Tamaroa
Coast Guard
Aviation needs stronger government backing says Senator Bingham
Senator Hiram Bingham told the Associated Advertising Clubs that aviation lacks definite support from government and a dedicated air navigation bureau in commerce is needed. Edith McClure Patterson notes women now spend 85 cents of every dollar men earn, reflecting rising influence of the woman buyer. Martin J. Insull adds public utility advertising benefits the public good.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Associated Advertising Clubs
Bingham
Bureau of Air Navigation
Department of Commerce
Edith McClure Patterson
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Martin J. Insull
Middlewest Utilities Company of Chi
Snake Found on Erin's Isle in Dublin National Museum Exhibit
A small harmless snake, less than two feet long, was found in Dublin defying legend that St Patrick banished all snakes. The creature is on display at the National Museum, with press commentary noting occasional imported snakes but none previously known to breed in Ireland.
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Dublin
St. Patrick
Ireland
National Museum
Jury Secured in Kansas for Davis Trial
The jury to try former Kansas governor Jonathan M. Davis on bribe seeking charges was sworn in at Topeka. A ruling limited evidence about the governor’s son Russell to illuminate the defendant’s intent, and the case also involves alleged pardon sales via his son.
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Topeka
Kan
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
James A. McClure
Russell Davis
Davis
Carl J. Peterson
State Bank
McClure
Independents in a theatre fight over film ownership
Milwaukee May 12 independent producers and theatre owners began steps to force the big three film combine to stop buying new theatres and to relinquish existing venues. The plan also floated choosing a dictator to out-Hays Will Hays in governing the independents.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Famous Players-Lasky
Metro-Goldwyn
First National
Hays
Will Hays
American Cars Go to Britain Amid Duty Threat
American made automobiles are shipped to Great Britain at about a thousand a day as Churchill threatens to advance the McKenna duties. The 33 1 3 percent tax is expected to take effect June 1, prompting British importers to rush orders with American and French producers. Large shipments are seen at Southampton Liverpool London and Plymouth ahead of the duty.
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London
Great Britain
Churchill
Rts
Southampton
Iverpool
Plymouth
Bank Robbers Target Indiana Bank in Bold Heist
Two men unable to crack the safe forced the bank cashier to give up the combination and led him to the bank to operate it. The Farmers National Bank at Wadesville was robbed of $175 after the attempt failed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Farmers’ National Bank
Wadesville
Liquor Fleet Faced with Navy Blockade in Prohibition Era
New York May 12 AP A rum fleet near the Atlantic seaboard confronts a stiff dry navy blockade as cargoes head to foreign ports at cut rates. The coast guard reports five 16,000 ton vessels off San Diego while Nova Scotia offers cheap liquor. Hoover cites bootlegged foreign liquor at about 40 million dollars in 192? As coast guard widens patrols and fog hinders hauling, Michigan police seize 360 cases of Cana.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Pacific
San Diego
Calif
Coast Guard
Tamaroa
Place Bay
Nova Scotia
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Customs Service
Baltimore
Washington
Virginia Capes
New England
New Jersey
F. C. Billard
Navy
New London
Michigan
Good Balance in Treasury Surplus Forecast Grows
Director Lord of the budget bureau told President Coolidge he expects a $108,000,000 surplus for the year ending June 30, greatly higher than autumn projections. He cited stronger revenues including post office receipts and forecast a $373,000,000 surplus for the next year, guiding tax reduction expectations. He noted state curtailment of expenditures as a model, with two thirds of tax burdens borne by states and municipalities.
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Washington
Lord
Budget Bureau
Coolidge
Ile
Post Office Department
General Mangin Verdun Hero Dies in Paris
General Charles Mangin, famed Verdun commander and French war hero, died in Paris at 11:20 this morning. Born July 6, 1866, in Sarrebourg, he commanded the fifth infantry division and later the eleventh army corps, led the Verdun attack that recaptured Fort Douaumont, and assisted in the 1918 counteroffensive. He is praised for guiding the first, second, and thirty second American divisions to early Allied victories. He died with his wife, eight children, and family papers at his bedside.
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Paris
Chas. Mangin
Verdun
Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin
Sarrebourg
Senegal
Sudan
China
West Africa
Morocco
Fifth
Eleventh
Fort Douaumont
Aisne
Sixth Army
Clemenceau
Degoutte
Legion of Honor
France
Germany
Rhine
Woman charged with first degree murder in Idaho dynamite attack
Coeur d Alene May 12 AP Mrs RB J Miles faces a first degree murder charge after confessing to dynamiting a shack behind her home where her husband slept He died after the blast Miles said she bought the dynamite to prevent her husband leaving for another woman She claimed a note from a rival wife prompted the act Neighbor Herman Walters said she wrote notes to Miles to provoke jealousy in their friendship.
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Herman Walters
Miles
Giants managers file answer in Stoneham suit
John J. McGraw and Francis McQuade moved in supreme court to compel William F. Peabody to detail how he influenced Charles A. Stoneham in the Giants affair. Peabody had sued McGraw and McQuade for 66666 dollars claiming commission for steering Stoneham to buy a controlling Giants stake.
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New York
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Francis
McQuade
Supreme Court
William F. Peabody
Charles A. Stoneham
Peabody
McGraw
Stoneham
Lost propeller at great height over Paris
Paris, May 12. Sergeant Jean, a French military aviator, lost a propeller from his aircraft at a great height above Paris yesterday after a sudden power loss. A call to Bourget field supplied a replacement, and he resumed his flight.
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Paris
Jean
Vegnees
Earth
Bourget
Dresses Disappearin Steam Screen in Rail Yards
Boston May 12 Investigators predict early arrest of four or five men employed on shifting engines in the south station yards in connection with the theft of dresses and fur coats valued up to 25000. Steam screens from locomotives masked the thieves as American Railway Express trucks passed. Police hold George Peterson yard master.
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Boston
South Station
American Railway Express Company
George Peterson
Bank Bandits Capture After Heist Near Burlington
Two bandits robbed the First National Bank of Kamarado Kansas at noon injuring a cashier and escaping with 4000 dollars. They were captured near Burlington hours later after a bandit was wounded and their car was burned.
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Burlington
Colo
First National Bank of
Kamarado
Kan
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Baseball Scores and Results From Multiple Cities Today
Scores from Boston Philadelphia New York Chicago Detroit Cleveland St Louis show varied outcomes with pitchers Kaufmann Blake and others, multiple games ending with Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Brooklyn notables. totals include runs hits and errors across two sessions and venues.
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