Oklahoma boosts Coolidge over top in delegate face
Oklahoma conventions endorsed Calvin Coolidge with many choosing instructed delegates. State campaign official Vernon Whiting claimed Coolidge would secure a majority of the 1109 national convention votes with Oklahoma’s 23 delegates added to his tally.
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Coolidge
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Calvin Coolidge
Vernon Whiting
Tulsa
Whiting
Johnson
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Hiram Johnson
California
President Coolidge
Chin
International News Wire
Ohio
Hoke Donithen
Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
George Wharton Pepper
Portland
Daugherty
Washington Courthouse
Donithken
United Press
New York
Wall Street
Gov. A. Smith
United States
W. T. Darnell & Co
Smith
Chicago
Illinois
Cor. Deneen
Medill McCormick
Meneen
McCormick
Cook County
Notable figures in world news indicted in Montana
Notable figures in world news stories indicted in Montana on charges of accepting fees to gain survey rights on government lands. United States Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana says he is framed to discredit his DOJ investigations and denies the charge. Mary Garden seeks American citizenship papers and notes Aberdeen Scotland birth. Howard Mannington, linked to the Daugherty inquiry, returns from Paris with summons. Nathan Strats, New York philanthropist, returns from a trip to Holy Land, celebrating progress in Israel.
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United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Department of Justice
New York
Mary Garden
Aberdeen
Scotland
Howard Mannington
H. M. Daugherty
Paris
Senate
Nathan Strats
Holy Land
Alestine
Woman Rakes Over City Dump for Hidden Gems
Des Moines reports Mrs. M. Pachter, wife of a grocer, hunts a missing diamond cache after a breakfast food box misplaced in her store was discarded. City detectives join the search at the dump, hoping the gems survived and were not insured.
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Des Moines
M. Pachter
Pochter
Painting The Singer Stays At Boston Public Library
Boston officials announce that John Singer Sargent’s painting The Singer will remain on display at the Boston Public Library. Governor Cox repealed a 2 year old act forcing removal, amid Jewish religion objections and a failed attempt to deface the work with ink.
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Mass
John R. Singer Sargent
the Singer
Boston Public Library
Cox
State Department of Education
Germany Mourns Industrial Giant Tiago Stinnes
Berlin April 11 Simplicity marked the life of Tiago Stinnes Germanys leading industrialist who died last night He requested no pomp at his funeral and preferred cremation His dying wish was for Franco German understanding and real peace He shunned publicity in life yet his death overshadowed Germany as experts reports faded in the tragedy of a man who linked a hundred industries and kept wheels turning for wealth
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
Tiago Stinnes
Ute End
Stinnes
Hfe
Daugherty Probe Blocked by Bank
Washington Courthouse Ohio April 11 refusal to produce Midland National Bank records or allow client appearance before the senate Daugherty investigating committee ends despite contempt charge risk. Bank sues Brookhart Wheeler awaits civil action restraining order served May 1 in Payette County court.
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Washington Courthouse
Midland National Bank
Senate
Daugherty
M. S. Daugherty
Brookhart
Wheeler
Payette County
Dawes Says Germany Will Meet Obligations, Rome Visit
In Brussels on April 14 General Charles G. Dawes stated he believes Germany will be able to carry out the obligations in the report. He boarded a train for Rome via Paris after a brief stay while Bree mier Theuvis told the Belgian chamber that debt negotiations will begin as soon as circumstances permit and he praised U S for its patient attitude.
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Charles G. Dawes
Rome
Paris
Germany
Dawes
Breemier Theuvis
America
Boeye Injured After Collision In Cedar Falls
L. W. Boeye sustained head and shoulder wounds when his motorcycle collided with a car at Rainbownlire and Waterloo Street in Cedar Falls. He was hospitalized at Sartori Memorial for treatment and will be incapacitated for several days. Boeye, returning from Waterloo, rode too close to the curb, then veered and struck the automobile.
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L. W. Boeye
Rainbown Lrive
Waterloo Street
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Boege
Waterloo
Dawes Report Approval Delayed by Reparations Panel
The reparations commission approved the experts report conditionally, pending German acceptance, and will hear German representatives Thursday. A London briefing forecast an international conference, with the United States, to discuss a final Dawes-based settlement, while concerns rose over French objections and postwar debt issues. Berlin indicated Germany might accept the Dawes plan, but internal political risk loomed if the Reichstag coalition shifts.
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Paris
Germany
Reparation Commission
Commission
Louis Barthou
Havas
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London
United States
Dawes
Berlin
MacDonald
France
Great Britain
Lavorite
England
Frederick Maurice
United Press
Troopers patrol Beaverdale after antiklan riot
In Beaverdale Troopers patrolled the streets overnight after a burning circle and antiklan signal. Twelve state police under Capt T J McLaughlin dispersed crowds and kept order. Fred Ritcher of Portage was arrested with rioting charges and weapons counts tied to Klansmen cases.
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T. J. Mclaughlin
Fred Ritcher
Portage
Johnstown
Candymaker Kills Wife and Himself
Chicago April 11 Charles Tat ten thirty five a candymaker waited for his estranged wife at the foot of the stairs at her apartment when she appeared he shot through the glass door and killed her then shot himself Catherine the wife had been separated from him for three months and worked as a waitress since the separation CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS Chicago April 11 H T Hicks reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in southern Minnesota is dead after an accident Wednesday when he was crushed between two surface nine cars
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Chicago
Charles Tatten
Catherine
H. T. Hicks
Minnesota
Fashions in Paris Feature Skirts of Returning Brevity
Fashion's standout feature is the comeback of the short skirt as Paris confirms rumors of a new look. Models wear ivory white aldermlg tones, with novel combinations and large picture hats, pairing delicate hues with contrasting shades in a striking show.
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Paris
Aldermlg
U S May Mediate Honduran Trouble Briefing
Washington reports President Coolidge will offer U S help to establish peace in Honduras. Honduran revolutionary air raids on Tegucigalpa killed women and children with no American casualties. Navy dispatches note four bombs fell near American landing force grounds at Amapala. protest to the de facto government and rebels is ordered.
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Washington, D. C
jSumner Welles
Amapala
Navy Department
Dayton
Baylon
Causey
Tegucigalpa
Globe Girdlers Rest at Sitka as Storm Approaches Coast
Sitka Alaska April 11 four United States army aviators who left San Mateo California March 17 on a global flight are resting after a 900 mile hop yesterday from Prince Arthur to Sitka. They planned a 475 mile leg to Cordova but Major Frederick Martin commander of the aerial armada said no further flight would be attempted until weather improves. The day was set aside to inspect motors and perform minor repairs on the four air cruisers.
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United States Army
San Mantjoa
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Princes Aunert
B. St
Cordova
Frederick 4. Martin
Bishop Stuntz Welcomed in Chicago En Route to Omaha
Bishop Homer Stuntz of the Methodist Episcopal Church, recently stricken with paralysis in Miami, Fla., arrived in Chicago and was greeted by a large Methodist delegation led by Mrs. Thomas Nicholson and George W. Dixon as he continued to his Omaha home. The occasion coincided with Mrs Stanta’s birthday, and she received flowers and gifts from friends and well wishers.
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Chicago
Homer Stuntz
Methodist Episcopal Church
Miami
Fla
Thomas Nicholson
George W. Dixon
Omaha
Stanta
Bandit Shot by NewsDealer Dies in Des Moines Strike
Des Moines April 11 W Con jon the bandit who tried to rob a gasoline filling station here three months ago and was shot by Julius Fidler newsstand proprietor died from his wounds yesterday. Charges against Fidler have been dismissed.
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Des Moines
W. Conjon
Julius Fidler
Fidler
Gasoline cheaper than water in Grapeland Texas
Grapeland Texans pay 35 cents per gallon for distilled water while gasoline costs 20 cents. No one drinks gasoline. The note highlights unusually priced water and gas in Grapeland on April 11.
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Grapeland
Tex
Only One Saxophone in Saxony Sparks U S Consul Report
Washington reports that Saxony hosts a single saxophone drawing crowds and police guards. Consul D S Hagen in Leipzig notes rising demand and suggests sending more instruments to aid Saxon musicians learning jazz in cabarets.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
D. S Hagen
Leipzig
Storm
Thompson Loans and Campaign Finances in 1920
William Hoyce Thompson lent the Republican National Committee large sums to back Warren G. Harding’s 1920 bid. Senate testimony details multiple loans totaling millions, stock collateral linked to Sinclair’s Teapot Dome, and Thompson’s later distancing from Sinclair entities. Witnesses recount Thompson’s earlier roles and expectations of cabinet posts in 1920.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
William Hoyce Thompson
New York
Republican National Committee
Wiliam Wallace, Jr
Thompson
Senate Public Lands
Campaten Fund
Wallace
New Yorke
Sinclair
April Snow Returns in Spring Mix
A torn and truncated report describes unexpected April snow covering the ground with several inches of snow, slush, and water. Snow began late last night, with flakes still in the air at noon. Rapid melting follows a rise in temperature from 17 F to 29 F, as forecasts call for more snow and rain tonight and Saturday.
Candler Note Case Goes to Jury Today
Walter T. Candler, Atlanta capitalist, seeks cancellation of a 220 500 note given to Clyde Byfield after Byfield accused him of attacking Mrs Byfield on a steamer bound for Europe. Candler says the note was signed under duress to protect himself from threats.
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Walter T. Candler
Clyde B. Tyfield
Byfield
Europe
Candler
Would-Be Killer of Wife Answers Charge in Court
A man accused of murdering his wife pleads not guilty in district court. The case, tied to a fraternal order, notes a reduction in bond from a larger amount to 1000. The defendant pledges to live apart from his wife while awaiting trial.
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Brekmasons
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Lapale
Bonis
Wourki
Easa
Lapole Charged With Attempted Murder After Wife Shot
Raubert RH Lapole faces a county attorney’s information charging attempted murder after firing two bullets at his wife, who left hospital to return home. He was arraigned, bail set at 2000, and a hearing scheduled for 2 p.m. He claims the shooting was accidental during a dispute over divorce. The wife's wound was not serious and she left the hospital today. Dorothy Saunders, a colored woman, also faces a bootlegging hearing later today.
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Lapole
Itis
J. H. Meyers
Pond
Lapele
Escape Plot Foiled At Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia April 12 A plotted escape at the Eastern Penitentiary was blocked early today. Two prisoners are in punishment cells for digging a tunnel from beneath their cell floor to the wall and out to a man outside in the street.
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Philadelphia
Eastern
Woman kills man over marriage demand on Connecticut farm
New York April 11 Detectives believe Mrs Johanna Tell told the truth about murdering Charles Blair on a Killingworth area farm. She says she shot him hacked his body with an axe hid it in a cellar and buried it after he insisted she marry him. She is held for inquiry.
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Associated Press
New York
Johanna Tell
Charles Blair
Killingworth
Conn
Blair
Brooklyn
Mrs. Tell
McGechan
Bronx
Coolidge Warns Senate to Slow Government Probes
President Coolidge asks the Senate to preserve constitutional and legal rights during investigations and condemns the use of Heney as special prosecutor. A Mellon letter caves the dangers of political interference, urging adherence to the law while warning against improper covert actions and intrusion into departmental duties.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Senate
Mellon
Treasury
Tan Jong
International Revenue Bureau
Francis I. Heney
California
Couzens
Michigan
Heney
Ward
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Andrew W. Mellon
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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United States
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Executive Branch
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