Isle of Pines Treaty Ratified by Senate Today
The twenty year old Isle of Pines treaty recognizing Cuban sovereignty was ratified by the United States Senate. A Borah reservation applying future treaty provisions to Isle of Pines inhabitants passed without a record vote. The vote followed a lengthy session sparked by Senator Copeland’s late night filibuster extension.
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Isle of Pines
Washington, D. C
United States Senate
Borah
United States
Senate
Copeland
Birmingham Man Beaten by Band of Floggers
Police search for five men who kidnapped D. J. Houston an 82 year old truck driver from a downtown street last night and carried him several miles outside the city where he was severely flogged. Houston received 75 lashes and is confined to his home with injuries.
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Associated Pressi
Birmingham
Ala
D. J. Houston
Foreign Governments Invited to New Orleans Trade Exhibition
President Coolidge signed a proclamation inviting foreign governments to take part in the international trade exhibition opening in New Orleans on September 15. The event aims to showcase global commerce and foster international business ties.
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Big N. C
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
New Orleans
Progress in Probe of Osage Deaths Continues
Officials said state and federal investigators are continuing the Osage death probe from 1922 with good results. The Pawhuska report notes the inquiry has not ended and remains active.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Riff Tribesmen Fire On British Ship Near Gibraltar
Riff tribesmen fired on the British ship Amber off the African coast while she laid cables for the Eastern Telegraph Company. The crew hoisted the British ensign but the Amber was not damaged. The Spanish gunboat Yonifa intervened and opened fire on shore.
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Amber
Prasat GiLsltar
Eastern Telegraph Company
Yonifa
Evidence Tightens About Shepherd in the McClintock Case
Chicago March 13 AP reports Dr C C Fallman owner of the National University of Sciences admits after overnight questioning that a tube of typhoid germs was stolen last November. John P Marshand, once Fallman’s agent, disputed a letter Shepherd allegedly wrote to the school about courses.
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Associate Press
Chicago
C. C. Fallman
National University of Sciences
Willam Nelson McClintock
Millonaire
Farman
John P. Marshand
Shepherd
John Scarbarbo
Wiliam D. Shepherd
McCintock
Borglum Arrives in Raleigh for Memorial Conference
Gutzon Borglum the sculptor of the Stone Mountain Confederate memorial arrived in Raleigh on March 13 for a conference with Atlanta representatives to resume work on the memorial.
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Rassociated
Raleigh, N. C
Cotton Standards Formally Accepted
Cotton exports representing the European and American association and the Department of Agriculture completed examination and acceptance of the Department's copies of the universal cotton standards to be used during the coming crop year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coatton
European and American Association
Department of Agriculture
German Foreign Minister Seeks Peace Pact Clarification
Berlin March 13 Foreign Minister Stresemann tells the Cologne Gazette that Germany hopes to allay Frances fears with a security pact proposal. He says the gesture is intended to dispel the belief that Germany threatens France and to show Germany's true aim of peace to the world.
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Stresemann
Associated Press
Berlin
Cologne
Germany
France
Death probe in Bronx marriage license official
The death of Thomas J. McCabe deputy clerk in charge of the Bronx marriage license bureau is under investigation by police and a witness says he stepped in front of an elevated train. He was to testify before the grand jury probing licenses issued to minors and was not accused in the child bride inquiry.
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New York
Grand
Thomas J. McCabe
Bronx
Anderson Explains Dismissal Of Holder In Georgia
Macon, March 14. W T Anderson a highway department member cites reasons for Governor's firing of ex Chairman Holder. He accuses Holder of using department funds to cover a personal note with a $500 shortfall and other improper acts. Anderson says the governor ordered an audit and promises action against others found guilty. He argues Holder should have halted misconduct and explains related board actions. The public would want these details aired.
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Macon
W. T. Anderson
Highway Department
Holder
Broad River Power Company Investigation Seeks Details
Senator Blease introduced a resolution directing the War Department chief of engineers to investigate the Broad River Power Company of South Carolina. The inquiry would identify incorporators and stockholders and assess authority to build domes across the Broad and Congaree rivers near Columbia and Peak. Reports to follow during progress.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Blease
South Carolina
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Broad River Power Company
Broad River
Congaree River
Columbia
Peak
Geneva security protocol sparks near fatal blow to league
Geneva debate over the security protocol ends with Benes proposing to defer action until the sixth assembly in September. Chamberlain says Britain supports arbitration and disarmament but rejects the protocol. Canada signals readiness to discuss compulsory jurisdiction of the permanent court of international justice.
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Associated Presa
Paris
Geneva
League of Nations
Chamberlain
Jeague
Mr. Chamberlain
League of Nations Council
Benes
Leagues
Great Britain
Dr. Benes
League
Canada
Permanent Court of International Justice
NEW ARMS CONFERENCE A REMOTE POSSIBILITY
Washington officials say a new arms conference remains nebulous and not near formal invitation stage. President Coolidge reportedly desires the conference but no concrete plan or timetable has emerged.
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Washington, D .C
Cooldge
England’s Hard Line on Disarmament At Geneva
Geneva reports a setback impression from the disarmament talks as March 13 comments from Chamberlain suggest pressure behind England’s stance. The scene centers on international diplomacy with leaders weighing concessions and safeguards amid tense negotiations.
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Chamberlain
England
Geneva
Trial of Cady for Killing Broward in Orlando
Six witnesses testified in the murder in the second degree trial of Hai D. Cady in Orlando Florida. The case centers on the November death of N B Broward found in the Cady home and a judge ruled out a wife husband conversation as inadmissible. The trial uses a six juror panel under a criminal code provision.
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Orlando
Fla
Hai’d. Cady
N. B. Broward
Cady
W.L. Tilden
Supreme Court
C. D. Cassidy
Broward
Influenza Deaths Rise in Chicago Amid Reports
Chicago reports 28 influenza related deaths in 13 hours and 78 new cases as Dr. Herman N. Bundesen refutes an epidemic claim. City health commissioner states no real outbreak of influenza or respiratory disease exists despite rising figures.
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Associated Evens
Chicago
Judge favors clemency for Ida Hughes in Fulton case
Atlanta March 13 Judge G H Howard presiding over Fulton Superior Court recommends commutation of Mrs Ida Hughes death sentence to life imprisonment He wrote to the prison commission saying that her hanging would be a mistake and serve no useful purpose He filed the letter after learning of an executive clemency application and asked for his position in the matter
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G. H. Howard
Prison Commission
Tre
Vresay
Atlanta, Ga
Ida Hughes
Lfe
Fulton Superior Court
Hughes
Howard
Child marriages deemed unhappy by investigators
The Russell Sage Foundation report released today finds child marriages are largely unhappy. It states that marrying too young to an older man deprives girls of mature companionship and the full meaning of marriage.
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Fess
New York
Russell Sage Foundation
End of Special Session Hangs on World Court and Warren Nomination
Washington reports that plans to close the special Senate session by Sunday night were disrupted by debate over the world court issue and the Warren nomination. Democrats and Republicans agreed to press early votes on the Pines treaty, while a single senator’s filibuster blocked progress. Party leaders warned that reopening the Warren nomination would prevent final adjournment within the next two days. The conference also debated reducing insurgent patronage and allowances, with no binding votes on attendees beyond individual judgment.
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
Senate
Congress
Iate of Pines
Copeland
New York
Charles B. Warren
la Follette
Wisconsin
Ladd and Frazier
North Dakota
Brookhart
Iowa
Jones
Washington
Wilts
Ohio
Coolidge
Ferguson Amnesty Bill Sets Precedent With Pardon Prospect
In Austin Texas on March 13 a dramatic bill granting full amnesty to former Governor James F Ferguson nears completion after passage by the legislature and awaits signature by his wife the former governor who would pardon him.
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Texas
Associated Fron
Austins Tex
James F. Ferguson
Ferguson
Mysterious Deaths Stir Valley City Family Probe
County prosecutor Joseph Seymour waits for the Elyria City chemist report on poison intelligence after a coffee package found on Fred Gienke’s farm. Gienke and his wife died, three children are seriously ill, blood tests and water samples to state health department show no cause yet.
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Fred Q Geinke, Jr
Marie
Rudolph
State Health Department
Sinclair's Lawyers Fight to Block Testimony in Teapot Dome Case
In Cheyenne Wyoming on March 13, Harry F Sinclair faced a pivotal trial moment as his defense launched a vigorous legal barrage to stop testimony about bank accounts linked to Albert B Fail former secretary of the interior who signed the lease to Sinclair's mammoth company.
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Associated
Prefei Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fail
Secretary of the Interior
Sinclair
Mammoth Old Company
Day of Grace for Federal Income Taxpayers
Atlanta March 13 Federal income taxpayers receive a day of grace from Josiah T. Rose collector of internal revenue The 16th falls on Sunday so returns dated Monday the 16th will be accepted but after the 16th it is too late Delinquents face prosecution Rose notes the 25 percent exemption provision saves thousands of dollars by informing taxpayers of their rights
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Atlanta
Josiah T. Rose
Internal Revenue
Rose
Senate Judiciary Panel Votes Against Warren Nomination
The Senate judiciary committee returned an adverse report on Charles B. Warren for attorney general by 9 to 7. Democrats and Senators Borah Norris opposed a favorable report while Reed and Walsh questioned the President's right to resubmit the nomination.
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Washington, D. C
Charles B. Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
Borah
Norris
Reed
Walsh
German presidential race to be crowded and close
Berlin March 13. With five candidates nominated and a possible sixth from the National Socialists, the German presidential election on March 29 faces a likely failure to secure a majority for any single candidate as required.
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Preead Berlin
Presiden Eber
Bank Robbery at Tuckahoe National Bank
Three men robbed the Tuckahoe National Bank in New Jersey, blackjacked the cashier and his wife, and shot a director through the head before fleeing with vault loot undisclosed.
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N. J
Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe National Bank
Weather forecast for Georgia tonight and tomorrow
Unsettled conditions in Georgia with rain likely in the north tonight. Saturday also unsettled with a high chance of rain across regions.
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Georgia
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