Two Washington cops held in $3000 on alleged blackmail
A case of broad blackmail involving Guy Rone and Lindsay F Beach, both of the Washington police Sixth precinct, was uncovered after two Virginians reported they were robbed of 40 dollars in hotel rooms during the inaugural period. The proprietress and detective bureau corroborate a two month pattern linking the two officers to similar thefts, while the District Attorney prepares to present the matter to a grand jury.
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Lindsay F. Beach
Washington
William ©. Canby
William M. Wisdom
Hopewell
Burlingame
O. K
Foneann Beach
Laskey
American Suspect Freed In Paris Release Of Oscar Pflug
Paris March 6 The French government ordered the release of Oscar Pflug a former employee of the American embassy in Berlin The release came on representations by the American Ambassador Pflug had been detained along with others when Ambassador Cherara's party entered France His replies were unsatisfactory and he was held pending further investigation Max Pflug his father from Rideout Florida appealed to the State Department for aid to secure his son's release
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America
Paris
Oscar Flug
Berlin
Oscar Pflug
Cherara
France
Pflug
Max Pflug
Rideout
Fla
Sp Department
Pius
Bernstorff Charge Dropped After Witness Death
Karl Armgaart Graves, who claimed to be an international spy, was arrested months ago for attempting to extort 3900 from Countess Bernstorff. The United States Attorney Laskey dropped the case yesterday due to unavailable witnesses and the recent death of U S Commissioner Anson Taylor, before whom Graves was arraigned, ending the preliminary hearing plans.
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Karl Armgaart Graves
Bernestorff
United States
Laskey
Graves
Anson Taylor
Yeaterday
Burned Cleaning Glove Incident Leaves Woman Burned
Miss Evelyn Hunter a 27 year old woman suffered severe burns to both hands while cleaning white gloves with benzine at her home 1427 N Street Northwest. She was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment.
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Evelyn Hunter
N Street Northwest
Widen Inquiry In The Kolb Case
Hoboken, N J March 6 Fritz Kolb a German with two bombs was held for examination in an alleged plot to blow up munitions for the entente allies Hans Schwartz a chemist 37 held as suspicious he admitted plans for another explosion at Black Tom N J The failure of the plot to blow up Black Tom yesterday was due to faulty bomb construction Schwartz denied links to the Kingsland blast Kolb identified as ex Canadian Car and Foundry worker at Kingsland and described by Thomas Steele a former coworker in the room of prior explosions Authorities asked to compare description of Jean Crones with Schwartz who is held in Hoboken in connection with a bomb plot Crones poisoned soup at a banquet in New York University Club
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N. J
Fritz Ekolb
Hans Schwartz
Schwartz
Kolb
Canadian Car & Foundry Co
Kingsland
Thomas Steele
Steele
Chicago
Schnettler
Jean Crones
Crones
Archbishop Mundelin
Plot To Invade India Sparks Latin American Tension
A report claims a six month German covert network in Colombia and Venezuela aims to inflame anti US sentiment. It notes Colombia drift toward upheaval and possible withdrawal of its US envoy. A Bolivar state decree bans German envoy objections from news coverage.
Ohio Democrats Wilson Guests Visit White House
The Thuckworth Club of Cincinnati and Joseph Tumulty met with President Wilson at the White House. Ohio gave Wilson a 90,000 plurality last November, prompting plans for a Washington visit and a possible return march in 1921. Club leaders praised Ohio’s Democratic showing while hoping for broader cross state support.
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Theuckworth Club
Cincinnati
Joseph Patrick Tumulty
Tumulty
J. Tumulty
Ohio
Wilson
White House
Puckworth Club
Cleveland
Joe Rice
John Weld Peck
Washington
Peck
Woodrow Wilson
Wold
Tom Noctor
Herofam
Noctor
Martin to Lead on Senate Floor
Democratic senators elected Senator Martin of Virginia floor leader without opposition. King of Utah became caucus secretary as Martin, a veteran of 1893 and four-term senator, is praised for his long service, including chairing the appropriations committee. He will be 70 next summer.
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Virginia
Walsh
Senator King
Utah
Senate
Old Dominion
Senaate
Fitzhugh Lee
Senator Martin
Gov
Stuart
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Virginia Military Institute
Minnesota Guardsman convicted for aiding Germany
Paul L. Scharfenberg of St. Paul, a private in the First Minnesota Infantry, was sentenced to five years at Fort Leavenworth by a San Antonio court martial for furnishing military information to Germany. British intercepts also reported a letter claiming 10,000,000 Germans in the U.S. would rise if war came. Scharfenberg, a native of Germany, allegedly predicted Wilson’s ouster and that border troops would falter against an efficient force.
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Minn
First Minnesota Infantry
Fort Snelling
Paul L. Scharfenberg
St. Paul
First
Minnesota Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
San Antonio
Tex
Germany
Washington
Scharfenberg
Erle D. Luce
P. L. McClay
Wilson
German Seamen Indicted Over Charleston Sinking
Capt Johann Klattenhoff and eight Lebenfels officers were indicted by a federal grand jury for sinking the Hansa Line freighter in Charleston harbor February 1. Most defendants are German. one engineer is Danish. Bond set at 3000 each. Klattenhoff hospitalized. Vessel under naval guard. wreck described.
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Johann R. Klattenhoff
Federal District Court
Charleston Harbor
Johan Edward Jansen
Charleston
Klattenhoff
Lebenfels
Horn Must Stand Trial For Bridge Dynamite Plot
Werner Horn, a German reserve officer, is to stand trial after the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal regarding the Vanceboro Maine international bridge raid. He was arrested by Department of Justice agents in a case tied to neutrality violations and interstate transport of high explosives.
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Vanceboro
Supreme Court
Horn
Department of Justice
United States
Grayson Renamed Medical Director in Navy Nomination
President Wilson sent to the Senate renominations including Cary T. Grayson as medical director with rear admiral rank after Senate rejection. He also named Hunter Liggett as major general to fill Funston’s vacancy, and Francis J. Kernan advanced to brigadier general. New nominations include Kearful, Hamilton, McGinnis, and Otero. Supreme Court upheld New York, Iowa, and Washington workers compensation laws. Justice Pitney wrote all opinions with a dissent in the Washington case.
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Navy
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Wilson
Hunter Liggett
Army
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Francis J. Kernan
Twenty-eighth Infantry
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Oklahoma City
William Wallace, Jr
Peter J. Hamilton
Mobile
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United States
Porto Rico
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Muskogee
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Oklahoma
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Santa Fe
N. M
Panama Canal Zone
New York
Iowa
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Pitney
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Alternative
Better than calomel olive tablets are a mild laxative that act quickly on the liver without harming teeth. They banish liver and bowel complaints, relieve headaches and dullness from constipation, and come in 10c and 25c boxes sold by all druggists.
Senate cloture fight urged to curb filibuster power
President Wilson and Congress grapples with a new cloture rule to end long debates. A conference committee of ten senators drafts a two-thirds vote procedure restricting dilatory tactics and limiting speakers to one hour per bill. Vice President Marshall and party leaders weigh the political risks as Democrats renew support for a rules change and Republicans argue over its implications.
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Lodge
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Vardaman
Picture Gift to Wilson from Ned Harrigan Club
The Ned Harrigan Club of New York presented President Wilson with an engraved portrait featuring Wilson at the center and images of Washington Jefferson Patrick Henry Franklin Lincoln Grant and Lee. Joseph P. Tumulty accepted on behalf of the President from Assemblyman Hammill, who spoke for the club after it marched in the inaugural parade. Hammill postponed the personal presentation due to parade timing and delivered the gift yesterday.
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Ned
Hammil
Man Arrested for Flag Desecration in Washington
George Finas, owner of an engraving shop at 914 Pennsylvania Ave NW, was arrested yesterday for desecration of the United States flag after allegedly using it as a cushion cover. He was released on a $500 bond, the first arrest in the District under the new act approved by the President on February 6.
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George Finas
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
United States
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