Innocence Protested by Sen Wheeler in Montana Oil Scandal
Senator Wheeler denied wrongdoing on the witness stand amid DOJ evidence in a Montana oil land permits case. He testified his law firm handled state court business for Gordon Campbell, while DOJ letters alleged to involve Campbell and others show Wheeler seeking data to influence federal permits.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Montana
Wheeler
Senate
Interior Department
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Jar
Edwin
Booth
Steamers Collide Off Quebec In Dense Fog
The Royal Mall steam packet liner Orca and the Norwegian freighter Porsanger collided in dense fog about fifty miles east of Father Point. No one was injured. Orca was carrying European photographers to New York via Quebec after landing passengers yesterday. Porsanger was en route from Hamburg to Montreal. both ships proceeded after the collision.
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Pty
Reservated Press
Father Point
Que
Royal Mall
Orca
Europe
New York
Quebec
Here
Porsanger
Hamburg
Montreal
Six Drownings Reported In Potomac Flood Near Martinsburg
Washington May 9 A Potomac river flood in its upper reaches caused the death of six persons near Martinsburg West Virginia and wrecked a train at Harper s Ferry according to advices received here.
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Washington
Potomac River
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harper's Ferry
Gillette Announces Candidacy for U S Senator
Speaker Frederick H. Gillette of the Massachusetts delegation will seek the Republican nomination for senator from Massachusetts. He plans to leave the house to run for the seat now held by Democrat Walsh after meetings with Massachusetts leaders and White House officials.
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Washington
Frederick H. Gillette
House
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Tillette
White House
Walsh
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Masachusetts
Old Mother Earth Has a Permanent Wave
Dr. Ludovic McClellan Mann claims a slow planetary wave within Earth cycles every 8800 years. This motion affects the axis and poles, reshapes coastlines, and may date ancient land surfaces and prehistoric periods.
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Associated
Glasgow
Earth
Ludovic McClellan
Mann
Royal Anthropological Institute
Prehistoric Society of East Anglia
Wet Educator Firm for Booze Plank in the G. O. P. Platform
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia University president and Republican delegate, calls for an anti prohibition plank in the 1924 G O P platform. He warns the party risks losing several states if it does not oppose the Volstead act and liquor enforcement.
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Associated Pree
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Cleveland
Missouri Society
Butler
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Elliott Named To Polk County Jury Commission
Des Moines May 9 Alex B Elliott was chosen to succeed Lew A Sims on the Polk County Jury Commission after Sims resigned amid his name being linked to a jury probe. The probe wound down and the new list will be used at the delayed May term instead of the earlier one.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Alex B. Elliott
Polk County Jury Commission
Lew A. Sims
Sims
Massachusetts House Leader Gillette Withdraws From Race
Speaker Gillette of the Massachusetts House resigns from his seat after March 4, ending a record 16 straight terms and a long bid for party reform. The move shifts intra party power as La Follette faction hopes for renewed influence with reduced GOP strength. Cooper of Wisconsin stands as the next senior Republican in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Frank Stearns
Channing Cox
Gillette
House
la Follette
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
Burns Quits as Chief of U S Bureau
Washington May 9 Burns world famous detective resigns as chief of the department s bureau of investigation after three years in the post selected by Attorney General Daugherty. He asked retirement be effective immediately and Attorney General Stone accepted the resignation on those terms.
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Washington
J. Burns
Senate
Department
Bureau of Investigation
Daugherty
Burns
Stone
Bandits Blow Safe at Charles City
Charles City May 9 A safe in the offices of the Charities City Creamery was blown open by two bandits early today. Less than 50 dollars in cash and about 100 dollars in checks were taken before the robbers fled in an automobile. Officers say the blast suggested prior knowledge of the company's affairs and that 2,800 dollars was kept in the vault the previous night. Detectives from Waterloo were en route to trace the bandits.
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Charles City
Charities City Creamery
Waterloo
Referendum Sought on Dawes Plan by German Socialists
The executive committee of the German socialist party voted in Berlin on May 9 to urge the government to hold a nationwide referendum on accepting or rejecting the Dawes reparation report.
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Berlin
German Socialist Party
Dawes
Castro Under Bond in San Juan Incident
General Cipriano Castro, former Venezuelan dictator, living in retirement in San Juan Porto Rico, was placed under a $100 bond to keep peace after firing shots from a pistol to frighten local boys playing near his home. He told police he fired in the air to scare off the noisy youngsters.
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Castro
San Juan
Porto Rico
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Independence for Filipinos Autonomy Bill Favored in Committee
A promise of greater autonomy bill was favorably reported to the house by the Insular affairs committee. No date is set for floor action, but supporters expect a vote before Congress adjourns.
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Washington
House
Insular Affairs Committee
Congress
Triple Execution at Western State Penitentiary
Edwin Kentucky's first electric chair triple execution concluded at Western State Penitentiary Eddyville. Frank Thomas, George Weick, and Charles Miller died in order after sentences for three murders. Thomas spoke a final line while Miller and Weick faced their fate. Weick protested innocence.
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Eddyville
Kentucky
Western State Penitentiary
Frank Thomas
George Weick
Charles Miller
Thomas
Lee Arbogast
Weick
Wm. Oetke
Miller
Davenport Banks to Merge October 1
Davenport May 9 A merger of the First National Bank and the Iowa National Bank was announced with effective date October 1. Former Congressman Joe R. Lane will serve as president of the merged banks. It will have three vice presidents, capital stock of 450000, surplus 450600, undivided profits 250000 and deposits over 10000000.
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Preag
Davenport
First National Bank
Iowa National Brenk
Joe R. Lane
Chinese Pleased With Boxer Indemnity Cancellation
Peking reports US House resolution canceling six million dollar Boxer indemnity with satisfaction. Officials praise trust in China to use funds for education and culture. They note US action lacks conditions, contrasting Russia’s prior offer with joint commission oversight.
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Associated Press
Peking
United States
House of Representatives
Foreign Office
China
Conventions Dominate Iowa Cities Mason City Waterloo
Des Moines May 7 The Associated Press reports Mason City and Waterloo lead Iowa in state conventions for the year. Five dates announced all fall in these two cities with events including the traveling men's convention in Mason City and meetings of the state P K E O, the Iowa Bankers association, the federation of Business and Professional Women clubs in Waterloo, and the Iowa Federation of Labor in June.
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the Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
Waterlo
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Waterloo
Iowa Federation of Labor
Richards to join the Olympic tennis team
The American Olympic men's tennis squad for Paris in July will include captain R. Norris Williams of Philadelphia, Vincent Richards of Yonkers, Francis T. Hunter of Beckley, and Watson M. Washburn of New York.
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New York
Paris
R. Norris William
Philadelphia
Vincent Richards
Yonkers N. Y
Francis T. Hunter
Beckley
W. Va
Watson M. Washburn
York
Senate votes down G C P tax proposal in tight tax debate
Washington May 9 The Senate rejected the 32 percent and 37 percent maximum surtax rates by votes of 47 to 36 and 46 to 39. Democratic normal income rates were reaffirmed on a viva voce vote. Senator Norbeck urged passing the McNary Haugen farm relief amendment to the tax bill for immediate relief amid low prices.
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Washington
Senate
House
Northwest
Norbeck
Republican
South Dakota
Father and Son Elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Iowa State
Nineteen seniors at the State University of Iowa were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the honorary scholastic fraternity. Among those chosen were Horace and Charles Baker of Iowa City, a father and son pair attending the university.
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The
Associated Press
Iowa’ City
State University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
Horace and
Charles Baker
Iowa City
University
Iowa Athletes Depart for Chicago for Twin Contests
Fifty University of Iowa athletes coaches and managers leave for Chicago tonight. Two Hawkeye teams face the Maroons in baseball and track tomorrow, with optimism for a double victory.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Chicago
Hawkeye
Maroons
Doposters
Elieve
Iowa
French Aviator Flies From Calcutta Toward Burma
Lieutenant Pelletien Doisy, the French aviator on the Paris to Far East flight, left Calcutta at 5 40 this morning for Akyab Burma 352 miles southeast on the Bay of Bengal. He plans to continue toward Bangkok today.
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Associated Press
Paris
The
Aeronautic Service
Pelletien Doisy
Far East
Calcutta
Akyab
Burma
Bay of Bengal
Bangkok
Iowans Like Books Reports Indicate Growing Interest
Des Moines Iowa May 7 In reports to the Iowa library commission many libraries show growing interest in books with space and volume shortages. Several towns contemplate drives to acquire land to enlarge library buildings and expand collections.
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the Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Library Commission
Iowa Club Women Meet in Waterloo
Delegates gathered in Waterloo for the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs opening session at 10 A M. Rain prevented many from attending. Miss Adelia Pritchard of Portland Oregon, president of the National Federation, was introduced to the convention.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Iowa
Podition of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Adelia Pritchard
Portland
Oregon
National Federation
Rumanian King and Queen Receive Military Honors in Geneva
King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania arrived in Geneva for an official visit to the League of Nations and were greeted with military honors at the railway station. Simultaneously Geneva papers carried dispatches reporting Soviet troop movements and tensions along the Dniester between Russian and Romanian sentinels.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Ferdinand
Marie
Rumania
Genvea
Germany
Bessarabia
Katmninitz-Podolsk
Admitting Women as Local Preachers Approved by Conference
The Methodist Episcopal general conference approved ordination of women as local pastors in a majority decision. Admission to the itinerancy and to membership in national conferences was almost unanimously defeated.
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Springfield
Mass
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Oil Firms Seek Dismissal of California Lease Suits
Pan-American Petroleum and Pan-American Petroleum and Transport ask federal court to dismiss government suits aiming to cancel naval reserve leases in Kern County California. They deny illegality and conspiracy and say about 210 million dollars has been invested to fulfill government contracts, warning of substantial depreciation if leases are annulled.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Naval Reserve
Doheny
Kern County
California
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Sying
Fire on Steamer Ontario Brought Under Control
Coast guard cutter Acushnet reported the fire on the steamer Ontario was under control and the ship was headed to Boston. The Acushnet was not needed as the steamer Nantucket went to assist Ontario.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Ontario
Boston
Nantucket
Italians Pay Penalty on the Gallows at Tangipapo Parish
Six men were hanged at Amite Louisiana for the murder during a bank robbery attempt. Victims included Dallas Calmes of Independence. Executions occurred at thirty minute intervals with dramatic moments including self harm attempts.
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Tangipapoa Parish
Amite la
Natale Deamore
New Orleans
Roy Leona
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dallas
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Kornan Townsend
Forbidden Mountain Paths
Harland County
Joseph Bocchio
Andrea Lamantia
Joseph Giglio
Joseph Rini
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Lamantia
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