Senate committee resumes Teapot Dome probe amid clashes
The Senate oil committee reopened its inquiry into naval reserve leases with Interior official Finney on the stand. Senator Spencer seeks to compare interior facilities with the navy, challenging questions as Walsh and Adams clash and a quorum request is denied. Finney reiterates views on the naval oil situation and royalties under Salt Creek and Doheny contracts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Oil Committee
Finney
Interior Department
Spencer
Missouri
House
Edwin Denby
Navy
Adams
Colorado
Ladd
Navy Department
Walsh
Senate
Waleh
H. F. Sinclair
Salt Creek
E. L. Doheny
California
Mr. Doheny
Quaker Oats Plant Damaged by Fire in Cedar Rapids
A fire at the Quaker Oats plant warehouse in Cedar Rapids started around 4:30 p.m. and was brought under control after midnight. The storage area and contents were destroyed in the blaze causing about 30000 dollars in loss. Fireman Andrew Coleman was injured but expected to recover. Winds fed the flames, threatening nearby homes until residents fought the fire with water. The cause remains undetermined.
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Cedar Rapids
Andrew Coleman
West Side
Des Moines Records Smallest Personal Property Tax Reductions
The Des Moines board of review adjourned after granting reductions of 224,194 dollars from a total assessed valuation of 22,271,243 dollars marking the smallest personal property tax cut in city history.
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Des Moines
Board of Review
Robbers Get 9000 At Abercrombie Bank
Three men broke into the State Bank of Abercrombie in Wahpeton area early today. They demolished the safe and safety deposit boxes and escaped with 5600 in cash 4250 in liberty bonds and an undetermined amount of collateral.
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Wahpeton
N. D
State Bank of
Abercrombie
Here
Discovery to curb danger in carbon monoxide claims
Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison announced a chemical compound that can reduce carbon monoxide emissions from engines. He cited tests showing gasoline alone produced 5.6 percent CO, while mixing one ounce of compound per five gallons lowered CO to 3.9 percent and higher doses further reduced emissions to 2.7 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Miller Reese Hutchison
Naval Advisory Board
Edison Laboratories
Will Sell Railway Engines to Mexico
MEXICO CITY May 13 8 M Vauclain president Bald win Locomotive Works is here to arrange sale to the Mexican government of railway equipment worth twenty million pesos after a conference with Finance Secretary Pan i Vauclain said American businessmen should come to Mexico to settle their affairs in person to improve relations and dispel a bad impression.
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Treas
Mexico City
Mex
M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pani
Burns pleads guilty in University State Bank hold up
James T. Burns pleaded guilty in district court to taking part in the University State Bank robbery here months ago. He confessed en route from Los Angeles that Eugene Shearer was the instigator. Burns said his share of the loot totaled $2,698 and described a ten year friendship with Shearer.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
James T. Burns
University State Bank
Los Angeles
Eugene Shearer
Shearer
Burns
Wilhelm Hohenzollern Leaves Doorn for Silesia Vacation
Former Kaiser Wilhelm and Princess Hermine reportedly left Doorn for Saubor in Silesia to spend time with Hermine’s children. If true, it signals a possible shift in policy toward allowing him in Germany, a move watched by the Allies. Wilhelm has not returned to Germany since fleeing to Holland on November 9, 1918.
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Associated
New York
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Hermine
Doorn
Saubor
Silesia
Nauen
New York World
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Reich
Wilhelm
Holland
Dubuque University Campaign Tops $110000 in City Drive
A jubilee meeting in Dubuque closed the University of Dubuque’s $100000 campaign with subscriptions pushing the total beyond $110000. The 73 year old institution appealed to Dubuque citizens for support, noting additional projects behind the expansion.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
University of Dubuque
Dr Sun Yat Sen Stricken With Brain Fever Illness
HONG KONG May 13 reports say Dr Sun Yat Sen president of the Southern government of China is seriously ill with brain fever. no death confirmation yet despite earlier reports.
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Sun Yat Sen
Associated Press
Hong Kong
China
Separation From Wife Won By Leeds
New York May 13 William S Leeds today consented before Supreme Court Justice Davis to a decree of separation sought by his wife Mrs May Joyce Leeds Justice Davis reserved decision on alimony Leeds is son of Mrs William Bateman Leeds who yesterday won a $250 000 suit against her by her daughter in law who claimed she caused her confinement in an insane hospital Custody of Barbara the couple s small daughter was awarded to the mother.
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New York
William S. Leeds
Supreme Court
Davis
May Joyce Leeds
Leeds
William Bateman Leeds
Unveil Busts of Ten Famous Americans at NYU Hall
New York May 13 Busts of ten famous Americans will be unveiled today in the Hall of Fame at New York University. The busts honor John Adams Philip Brooks Peter Cooper Samuel Clemens Mark Twain James Buchanan Eads Joseph Henry Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson William T G Morton and Alice Freeman Palmer.
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New York
Hall of Fame
New York University
John Adams
Phillip Brooks
Peter Cooper
Samuel E. Clemens
Mark Twain
James Buchanan Eades
Joseph Henry
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
William T. G. Morton
Alice Freeman Palmer
Diamonds Missing From Lake Trunk In Transit
Phillips Lake, a Chicago jewelry salesman, reported $15,000 in diamonds vanished from his trunk while in transit between Dallas and Chicago. He found the trunk opened in an Omaha baggage room but cannot recall if the diamonds were present.
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Chicago
Phillip Lake
Dallas
Texas
Omaha
Neb
New Zeppelin to Be Controlled by System of Brakes
The ZR-3 airship features braking and reversing motors with no reverse gears enabling rapid mooring and windward control. Captain Erneat Lehmann says the ship, touted as the finest of 126, could transform US aviation. it carries over 44 tons payload at 80 miles per hour, with room for 30 passengers and baggage.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N.Y
United States
Frederichshafen
Erneat A. Lehmann
Langley Convicted to Appeal in Federal Whiskey Case
Congressman John W. Langley of Kentucky was found guilty by a federal jury in Covington on conspiracy to issue illegal liquor permits and transport whiskey in 1921. Co-defendant Milton Lipschutz and two Ohio men also received two-year sentences and planned appeals. Langley’s lawyers filed to appeal within three days as Judge Cochran set May 15 for post verdict actions.
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Associated Prem
Covington
A. M. Cochrane
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Atlanta
Milton Lipschutz
Langley
L. E. Huth
Alliance
Ohio
Walter Jm. Carey
Columbus
Lipsehultz
Washington
House Committee
Belle of Anderson
Lawrenceburg
Philadelphia
Cochran
Milton K. Lipschutz
Poincare and cabinet quit office in June four
Paris May 13 Premier Poincare and his reorganized ministry will resign on June 4 after a leftist electoral gain. The cabinet met to ratify the decision, with the new chamber due to assemble June 2. Dawes plan support and possible successors Briand or Herriot are noted amid party tallies and seats. London papers link the vote to domestic strains rather than Ruhr policy.
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Paris
Poincare
Council of Ministers
the Egleysee
Millerand
MacDonald
Dawes
Briand
Herriot
National
Left
London
Today
Europe
Actors and managers reach ten year peace pact
In New York on May 13 the Actors Equity Association and a Protective Association of managers and producers reached a ten year agreement. The accord settles a dispute linked to 1921 liquor transactions and affects about ten percent of the country’s theatrical managers and producers.
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The
Associated Press
New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Equity
Managers and Protective Association
Habits of Dinosaurs Shown in Moving Pictures
Delegates at the American Association of Museums heard a lecture by Arthur S. Coggeshall of Pittsburgh illustrated by moving pictures. The show featured brontosaurus allosaurus and other prehistoric beasts to demonstrate ancient wildlife in the West ten million years ago.
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Associated Press
Washington
West
American Association of Museums
Arthur S. Coggeshall
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt and Griffin testify at naval oil leases grand jury
The federal grand jury resumed probing fraud in naval oil leases. Theo Roosevelt and Rear Admiral R. S. Griffin testified as Navy officials linked to the May 31 1921 executive order and the Teapot Dome controversy. Roosevelt recalled a telephone talk with G D Wanlberg about a $68000 payment to Fall’s ranch foreman.
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Associated Press
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosan
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Admiral Griffin
Bureau of Engineers
Denby
Interior Department
Archie
Senate
Roosevelt
G. D. Wanlberg
Fall
New Mexico
Lieutenant Doisy Reaches Indo-China
Lieutenant Pelletier Doisy, flying from Paris to Tokyo, arrived at Hanoi, French Indo-China, after departing Saigon in Cochin China, according to word received here.
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Lieutenant Doisy
Indo-China
Shanghai
Pelletier Doisy
Paris
Tokio
Hanoi
Saigon
Cochin- China
Senate vote falls short of two thirds veto sustains pension bill
The Senate sustained President Coolidge's veto of the Bursum pension bill. An override failed 53 to 28, one vote shy of the required two thirds. Senator Burum of New Mexico argued the cost was overstated, claiming $40 million for year one and about half that in year two, with no extra appropriations after year two.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Harding
Farmer-Labor
Cummins and
Brookhart
Iowa
Bursum
New Mexico
Labor Secretary Davis Defends Coolidge Record At AFL Meet
Allentown May 13 Secretary of Labor James J Davis defended President Coolidge labor record at the state convention of the American Federation of Labor. He declared I will place the record of Calvin Coolidge against the record of any man who has ever held the presidency or the governorship in debate anywhere anytime.
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Allentown
James J. Davis
President Coolidge
American Federation of Labor
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Jin
Heavy Frost Over Iowa Tonight Could Spare Fruit
Des Moines reports indicate a heavy frost may hit Iowa tonight. Weather officials say fruit crops may escape serious injury while garden crops in lowlands could suffer notable damage.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Drunk Man Rescued After Cedar Lake Fall in River
In Cedar Rapids May 13 James Glennon escaped drowning after falling into Cedar Lake while intoxicated. Mary Vitka reported a body seen in shallow water and helped summon authorities. Glennon admitted drinking canned heat and was fined $10 plus costs in police court.
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Cedar Rapids
James Glennon
Cedar Lake
Mary Vitka
Glennon
Maytag Budget Director Salary Set at 5000
Des Moines May 13 The state executive council fixed the salary of Fred L Maytag the first director of the budget at 5000. The salaries of Maytags assistants were left unsettled awaiting senate approval and the director's designation of aides.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Fred L. Maytag
Kendall
Mr. Maytac
Senate
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