Chinese merchant Lock Ah Tam hanged for Welsh wife killings
In Liverpool England on March 25 Lock Ah Tam a wealthy Chinese merchant known across Chinatowns worldwide was hanged for the murder of his Welsh wife and their two daughters Doris 20 Cecilia 18 during a home celebration. He confessed to police then awaited execution.
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Ah-Tam
England
New York
San Francisco
Europe
United States
Edward Marshall
Lock Ah-Tam
Percy Youns
Federal officers raid road houses in Indiana district
Federal officers backed by church prayer raids conducted nine search warrants and Johnee warrants to arrest 18 for Volstead violations in Ridge Road communities. Eleven men were seized across ten road houses around Lansing and Thornton as liquor stored at one site filled a two ton truck.
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Pressey
Chicago
Ridge Road
Indiana
Lansing
Thornton
Tie Children to Bed While They Go on a Trip to Chicago
Waukegan Illinois March 238 Court action is being considered to take a son and daughter aged 2 and 11 from Mr and Mrs James Miether who left the children tied to their bed while they motored to Chicago on a pleasure trip. Police found the children and took them to hospital. Fletcher was arrested and fined 100 dollars on a charge of endangering the life and health of his children.
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Waukegan
Ill
James Mieteher
Chicago
Fletcher
Man Arrested for Altering Dollar Bills in Shenandoah
Robert Lyons was arrested in Shenandoah on a charge of changing one dollar bills to fives. He was transported to Creston and jailed, arraigned in federal court, with a preliminary hearing planned. The bill in evidence allegedly passed Saturday in Shenandoah. Federal officers from Kansas City made the arrest. Lyons had moved from Lincoln Nebraska and claimed to be seeking work.
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Associated Preas
Creson, Jr
Robert Lyons
Shenandoah
Creston
Lyons
Kansas City
Lincoln Neb
Martin hearing set for Friday over Palmyra case
W Clyde Martin proprietor of Ranger Hall faces a religious heresy charge in Palmyra Indiana. A special jury heard Feb 27 and a trial is scheduled for Friday March 26. Martin defends his gymnasium, athletics and church activities amid publicity and a later church tournament at Ranger Hall.
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Palmyra
Ind
Church of Christ
W. Clyde Martin
Ranger Hall
Martin
Muertin
Raneer Hall
Indiana
Palmyra Rangers
MacReady Fails To Top World Altitude Record
Lieutenant John A. MacReady of McCookfield attempted to set a new world altitude mark on March 18. Official readings by the Bureau of Standards show a peak of 67 579 feet, 2 007 feet below Lieutenant Callizo of France who set the record in October 1924.
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Washington, D. C
John A. MacReady
McCookfield
MacReady
Bureau of Standards
Callizo
Gibson to Lead American Delegation at Geneva Conference
The White House announced Gibson will head the American delegation to the Geneva preliminary disarmament conference. He will be assisted by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, Andrew Long, Brigadier General Harry Smith, and one other general.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hus
Gibson
Geneva
White House
Hilary P. Jones
Andrew Long
Harry Smith
Plans for $60000 East Edge School Approved
Spencer plans a $60,000 school in the east edge of town approved by the school board. Construction contracts will be let on April 15.
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Spencer
Nebraska Y M C A Older Boys Conference Speaker
Ted Oak L Oberlies of Lincoln chairman of the Nebraska state board of control will be the principal speaker at the Older Boys Y M C A conference here March 26 to 28.
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Ted Oak
L. C. Oberlies
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Board of Control
Y. M
Iowa to collect 101.7 million in state taxes this year
Iowa tax collection for the current year is set at 101,709,575 dollars with an average rate of 9.03 mills, including money and credits. Auditor J. C. McClune announced the figures based on county reports and valuation tables, noting a roughly 5 million drop from last year.
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Associated Morese
Des Moines
Ila
Iowa
J. C. McClune
Associated Press Today
Fred Porter
Fight Follows Auto Crash Man Killed in Chicago
Chicago police say a March 18 auto crash led to the death of Walter Kelly of Chicago. Lea Hunt, the motorist accused of administering the beating, will face a coroner's jury today after Kelly died yesterday.
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Chicago
Walter Kelly
Lea Hunt
Kelly
Reichstag approves Geneva course amid no confidence vote
The Reichstag in Berlin backed the government stance at Geneva by a rising vote 269 to 141 while rejecting a no confidence motion and a bid to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations. In London Sir Austen Chamberlain defended the Geneva policy and warned he would resign if Lloyds motion to cut foreign office estimates passed.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Reichstag
Geneva
League of Nations
Chamberlin
London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lloyd
Foreign Office
Randa Brothers face preliminary hearing on illegal primary vote claim
Louis and James Randa are scheduled for a preliminary hearing today over accusations of illegal voting in the recent primary election. The case centers on alleged unauthorized participation in the voting process and potential violations of election law.
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Des Moines
Louis
James Randa
Ilegally
Keaton and Arbuckle Stay Trapped in Yosemite Valley
San Francisco report says Buster Keaton and Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle with wives are stranded in Yosemite Valley as guards seal the road to Prison Road Camp. Sergeant Ratcliffe loses job for permitting their pass. road closure implies a two week stay or alternative rail trip.
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San Francisco
Calif
Buster Keaton
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Yosemite Valley
Examiner
Thoms Ratcliffe
San Quentin Prison
South Fork
Merced
Yoremite
Law Students Mourn Death of Jubilee at University of Iowa
Law students at the University of Iowa observe a day of mourning for the jubilee canceled by the faculty. A dinner and a downtown parade mark the climax of the mourning period as faculty members accept invitations to the dinner.
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Towa City
College of Law
University of Iowa
State
Facoulty
Muscatine to Stay in Little Six League
Muscatine High School will remain in the Little Six basketball league for at least another year, despite rumors of leaving the circuit. Principal F. J. Howe confirmed plans to stay in the current conference as talks of a new nearby league faded.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Hich
Little Six
F. J. Howe
Iowa
Davenport Woman Convicted of Manslaughter
Davenport March 23 The jury convicted Mrs Bertha Buck of manslaughter in the 1925 dinner table fire that killed her husband John W Buck wealthy retired automobile dealer The defense pleaded temporary insanity at the time of the act
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The
Associated Pres
Davenport
Bertha Buck
John W. Buck
Illness Update on J Elliot Grayson Hospitalized
J Elliot Grayson was taken to the hospital this afternoon for treatment after several days of illness due to the flu. He is reported to be improving in health.
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J. Elliot Grayson
Duke in Plea to Supreme Court on New Trial Question
Lloyd L. Duke, a local attorney, filed a motion for a writ of supersedeas and bond with Chief Justice Taft and the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of A. J. Boyd, a Fairfield merchant imprisoned for receiving stolen property. The issue: whether a defendant convicted on the testimony of an insane witness is entitled to a new trial. Duke cites old English common law. the move is the first of its kind before the high court.
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Ottumwa, Tra
Lloyd L. Duke
Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D. C
A. J. Boyd
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Duke
United States Supreme Court
American Killed in Mexico Brutally Stoned to Death
Mexico City March 23. Joe Hall, an American worker for the Mexican national railways, was brutally stoned to death. The American embassy was notified to liaise with Vice Consul Ives at Mazatlan.
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Mexico City
Mex
Joe Hall
Mexican National Railways
Ives
Mazatlan
Woman President Heads $5,600,000 Brooklyn Gas Firm
Little Miss Dillon, formerly a clerk at the Coney Island branch, is elected president of Brooklyn Aoro Gas Company with 500 workers and 40,000 customers. Helen Steers becomes treasurer and assistant secretary, Mary Armstrong secretary and assistant treasurer.
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Associated Presgy
New York
Miss Dillon
Coney Island
Brooklyn Aoro Gas Company
Mary E. Dillon
United States
Brooklyn
Helen S. Steers
Mary B. Armstrong
Treaurer
Henry Farber
Prosecutor Keyes in Chicago Seeking Clues in Murder Case
District Attorney Asa Keyes of California arrives in Chicago tracing new clues in the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor, a film director. He has pursued leads from New York, Boston and Detroit, hoping to locate the actress involved, whose identity remains unavailable.
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Chicago
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles County
California
Wiliam Desmond Taylor
New York
Boston
Detroit
Wet-Dry Debate Opens April Fifth in Congress
Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearings on five modification bills will test wets and drys from April 5 to 17 in Washington. Senator Means of Colorado chairs the panel. Edwards bill to repeal the Volstead act is shelved. Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League opposes any weakening of prohibition. A New York district attorney proposal to let states set local alcohol content draws Wheeler's rebuke. Senate notes show a large anti prohibition vote in a recent poll.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Senate Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Means
Colorado
Edwards
New Jersey
Walsh
Montana
Wert
Congress
Wheeler
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Buckner
New York
Senate
Prohibition
Bruce
Maryland
Cathcart Play Opens in New York with Ashes of Love
The Countess of Cathcart stars in Ashes of Love, produced by the countess, opening for a week in New York. The drama, likened to late WWI melodrama, drew a packed house and multiple curtain calls despite prior London closure and sharp Washington criticism.
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Associated Press
New York
Countess of Cathcart
London
Washington
House OKs Senate plan to let states tax national banks
Washington March 23 The House passed a bill allowing states to tax national banks under specified conditions marking a step in tax policy.
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Washington
House Today
Senate
Hearst Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee
I W Murphy of the American Council of Agriculture testified five days of cross questioning before the House agriculture committee. Charles Hearst of Iowa explained a measure to market surplus crops via a revolving fund funded by an equalization fee on agricultural commodities and said the bill could aid corn growers despite corn’s use as livestock feed. He noted past corn shortages and a current hog-corn balance, arguing the bill would stabilize hog to corn ratios.
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Associated Preea
Washington, D. C
I. W. Murphy
American Counscil of Agriculture
Bia
House Agriculture Committee
Charles Hearst
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hearst
Tincher
Kansas
House
Des Moines
Iown
Trial ordered for Colonel Williams by secretary
Secretary Wilbur ordered a court martial to try Colonel Alexander Williams of the marine corps on drunkenness charges brought by Brigadier General Smedley Butler. The judge advocate general found the specifications sufficient for trial. The court will likely be formed from Pacific Coast officers and sit in San Diego.
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Associatedress
Washington, D. C
Wilbur
Alexander Williams
Marine Corps
Smedley Butler
Marine
San Diego
Judge Advocate General
Navy
General Butler
Pacific Coast
Butler
Col. Williams
Williams
Navy Department
How to be happy though divorced in court lesson
In Milwaukee on March 23 Louis Stan a grocer and his former wife testified in federal court about maintaining business ties after divorce. Mrs Stan, a defense witness, said they had been divorced a long time and asked why it should affect their business relations as the liquor case was continued.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Louis Stan
Mr and Mrs Frank Taylor Visit Crawfordsville This Morning
Mr and Mrs Frank Taylor drove from Crawfordsville this morning and shopped today, enjoying a day out in town.
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Frank Taylor
Crawfordsville
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