The Stage Is Set for Congress in Turbulent Times
Century old rhetoric returns as Congress faces a disorganized House for the first time since the Fifty-second Congress. Democratic factionalism blocks Crisp’s Speakership. Gillett fails by ten votes on four ballots. Liberalizing rules threaten party loyalty while the Senate remains active amid a stagnant lawmaking apparatus.
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House of Representatives
Democrats
Crisp
Mills
Holman
Senate
Washington
Law Factory
Chéries Sumner
Foreign Ss
Daugherty Asoaild Craig as President Lifts Jail Sentence
President Coolidge on Attorney General Daugherty's recommendation remitted the 60 day sentence imposed on Charles L. Craig comptroller of New York City for criminal contempt of the court. The act followed a scathing Justice Department arraignment accusing Craig of contempt and falsehood. The remission, not a condonation, aimed to protect New York City's vast financial interests from disruption while maintaining justice.
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Washington Fest Co
Coolidge
Daugherty
Mayer
United States District Court
Charles L. Craig
Rolier
New York
City
Craig
Department of Justice
Washington and Marshall Would Face Liquor Quiz, Says Bar Chief
R E L Saner of Dallas told the Rhode Island State Bar association that if Washington and Marshall ran for a constitutional convention they would face questions about drinking. He said Franklin would be asked if he flew a kite on Sunday in Philadelphia, to be posed by Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon League and Bowlby of Blue Sunday League.
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Providence
George Washington
John Marshall
R. E. L. Saner
Dallas
Tex
American Bar Association
Rhode Island State Bar Association
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Saner
Wayne B. Wheeler
League
Harry Bowlby
Grand Jury to Indict Indecent Broadway Plays
New York authorities and reform groups plan action against alleged indecent Broadway plays. General Sessions Judge Goltins instructed the grand jury to investigate and indict if warranted, with District Attorney Banton ready to prosecute producers and managers violating penal law.
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New York
General Sessions
Goltins
Grand Jury
Collins
Banton
Roral Service Commission
The
Episcopal Church
Society For the ‘Prevention’ of
Society For the Suppression of Vics
Pick Jurors to Hear Follies Beauty's Suit
Chicago records selection of jurors for a high profile beauty contest related lawsuit. Courts navigated delays as jurors were chosen amid complex breach and signer details, with two hundred dollar stakes involved in the proceedings.
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Chicago
Mary
Dalay
Rum Boat Beached After Pistol Fight
New York, Dec 3 Eight thousand cases of Canadian beer bound for a major Broadway hotel were seized in an upper Manhattan railroad yard. Federal agents charged bribery and conspiracy to violate prohibition and federal revenue laws. The indictment named five men arrested October at the Hotel Pennsylvania and others connected to Pennsylvania brewers.
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Broadway
Ast
Upper Manhattan
Penpaylvania
New Jerey
Jersey
Thage
Pennsylvania
J. Harry Foley
Étate
Weights
Asin
New Jersey
United States
Edwards
Herbert Katz
Patterson Brewing and Malting Company
Paterson
J. Edward Butler
Peter Breidat Brewing Company
Elizabeth, Nei
Marry Kuler
Hygeia’, Brewing, Company
Pas
George Reeber
Sun Brewing Company
Eiligabeth, Bei
Onslaught Aid Denied by Ludendorff Claims
Special dispatch from Berlin reports Gen. Ludendorff stating nothing can hinder France and its allies from destroying Germany. He denies disavowing Adolf Hitler and defends his role while technical details of a governmental program are noted.
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Berlin
Gudendorff
Anserting
France
Ite
Ludendorff
Adolf
Baler
Baz Verian Sovernment
Navy Approves Air Dash to North Pole Project
President Coolidge approved a polar air expedition by the Navy planned for next summer. A special board led by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett will draft a detailed route and method. Lieutenant Commander Bartlett and others on the board will coordinate with the National Geographic Society as historical Arctic records are reviewed.
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North Pole
Navy
Denby
Coolidge
Naval
William A. Moffett
Robert A. Bartlett
Robert E. Pears
Roosevelt
Bartlett
Naval Reserve Force
Special Planning Board
William R. Furlong
Ezra G. Allen
Fitzhugh Green
Gilbert Grosvenor
National Geographic, ‘Anciety
Moffett
Plot to Have Daudet Killed by Son Hinted
Fragmented account hints a plot to murder Daudet by his son. Officials cite alleged anarchist influence on the boy, suggesting psychological factors and possible staged evidence. The text references a pretend throne and prior suspected conspirators, with experts quoted on motives.
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Daudet
Son
Canadian Liquor Pact to Be Arranged Soon
The State Department announced that a Canadian United States liquor pact will be arranged in a reasonable time. It aims to share information on vessel clearances from Canadian ports and curb liquor smuggling into the United States as well as narcotics and other goods movement. Assistant Secretary Moss and other officials discussed the agreement following the Ottawa conference with Mr. Carnuia.
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United States
Canadian
Crpleda
Esterday
State Department
Moss
Easutv
Mith
Ottave Carnuia
Leader Longworth Not to Compromise in House Balloting
The Waallington Post describes the sixty-eighth Congress opening with a speaker election blocked by La Follette insurgents. Four ineffectual ballots were taken as they backed Wisconsin's Gooner, preventing Gillett from reaching a majority and delaying President Coolidge’s message. The House adjourned into the afternoon amid persistent balloting and uncertain prospects for early business.
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Waallington Post
House of Representatives
la Follette
Gooner
Wisconsin
Gillett
Coolidge
Congress
Budeness
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Navy Department
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Philippe
Wind
M. Dauthe
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Albert W. Fox
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