Denby case carries risk like Newberry in Senate fight
A Washington column notes Republicans fear Denby may face political consequences similar to Newberry, though facts differ. It traces Newberry’s path through conviction, expulsion attempts, 1922 elections, and resignations, warning Denby’s case could trigger cabinet removal debates in an election year. Coolidge’s stance and the law’s enforcement receive praise amid tense partisan dynamics.
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Denby
Newberry
Blage
Senate
Supreme Court
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Denny
Staate
England
Ireland
New York
Washington graft scandal rattles Harding era shadows
United Press reports Frank A. Vanderlip urged an inquiry into the sale of a Marian newspaper for 556000, noting it was overvalued. He attacked Harding era ties, urged Coolidge to probe, and criticized Daugherty Reed Walsh Fall and others amid calls for transparency. Continued on page two.
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Vanderlip
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Coolidge
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Vanderlin
Meredith Enters Presidential Race In Iowa Conference
A selective Iowa Democratic group backed former agriculture secretary Meredith for the Democratic nomination after a three day meeting in Des Moines. Attorney John D. Denison announced the result, noting the Iowa delegation will vote for McAdoo in New York but remain favorable to Meredith. The conference also shifted L. S. Hinl aside for Clyde L. Herring as national committeeman.
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International News Wire
Nes Moines
McAdoo
United States
Doheny Ol
Iowa
Miami
Washington
John D. Denison
Des Moines
Denison
Meredith
New York
Herring
Smith W. Brookhart
Henry Ford
Griffis Returns as Hero in Chicago After Prison Time
Griffis, hailed as a hero in Chicago, returned from Germany where he helped kidnap draft dodger Bergdoll. He will be guest of honor at a dinner at the Auditorium hotel, ending his triumphal return. Crowds cheered as bands played Over There and he marched with American Legion members down the streets.
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Chicago
Tal Tieut
Corligs Hooven Griffis
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
Auditorium Hotel
New York
American Legion
Shotgun Squads Seek Assailants of White Woman in Her Home
Des Moines, Feb 13 Armed with shotguns the husband and relatives of Mrs Chris Jensen searched the city streets all night with police emergency squads seeking the three negro assailants who attacked the white woman in her home, cut and injured her, and then set fire to the house to hide their tracks. Mrs Jensen lay in City hospital weak from blood loss and shock and mourned for her baby believed burned to death in the fire that partially destroyed the home.
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Des Moines
Chris Jensen
Coolidge Returns to Capital from New York Trip
President Coolidge arrives in Washington at 7 a m after a brief visit to New York where he spoke at the Lincoln birthday dinner of the National Republican Club. He had been away from the capital for under 20 hours on his first sizeable trip since taking office.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
New York
Lincoln
National Republican Club
Washington
Pope Indisposed Delays Coronation Anniversary Ceremonies
Rome reports the pope has been indisposed for several days. He insisted on taking part in yesterday's coronation anniversary ceremonies but returned to his room immediately after. The Epoca notes the pope's continued illness without specifying details.
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Rome
Epoca
Paper Delivery by 5 30 Requires Customer Service Contact
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30. If the carrier is late or any error prevents receipt by that time, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Williamson County Quiet Under Patrol of Illinois Guards
Williamson County lies calm under Major General Foreman and Illinois guards. Foreman and aides toured the county with civil authorities while a coroner's jury investigated the death of Constable Cagle. Soldiers patrolled main roads at night as citizens moved about unarmed.
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Williamson County
Illinois
Herrin
Milton J. Foreman
Foreman
Adj
Carlos Black
Col. L. Culbdértson
Caesar Cagle
Cagie
Council Bluffs Taxi Driver Shot Death Mystery
Council Bluffs Iowa February 13 Art Bender 25 a taxi driver was shot and killed and left in his car Details remain unclear. A caller named Markowitz requested a ride to Treynor about 15 miles away. After midnight O J McManus encountered the car with Bender’s body inside He had been shot four times through the back.
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Treynor
O. J. McManus
Henfer
Chicago Mayor Declares Law Enforcement Reality
Chicago Mayor William Dver vows ongoing crackdown on bootleggers and liquor runners. He cites 23 breweries and over 6,000 soft drink parlors closed in four months and signs orders increasing shutdowns to 2,300 through license revocations since September. The drive began after his April term start, intensifying across city departments.
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Associated Dress
Chicago
William E. Dever
Senate Tightens Day Enforcement For Liquor Violations
Des Moines feb 13 Senate action tightens Iowa dry law enforcement by passing bill 51 with 45 to 0. Amendments focus on forfeitures and prosecutions, increasing penalties for bootleggers and operators of nuisances, while protecting hospital transport and industrial alcohol use. House later adopts highway marking substitute and votes on board appointments. bill returns to state for concurrence.
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Amas
Bishop Stuntz Shows Great Improvement After Stroke
Miami dispatch reports Bishop Homer C. Stuntz of the Methodist Episcopal diocese of Iowa and Nebraska greatly improved after a paralysis stroke yesterday. He is under constant medical care at his Omaha home.
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Miami
Homer C. Stuntz
Methodist Episcopal Diocese
Iown
Nebraska
Omaha
McCarl Closed From Compensation Fund Advances
Washington February report states Comptroller General McCarl bars disbursing officer A. I. Gardes from further advances of money from the compensation fund, tying into a dispute between the US Employees Compensation Commission and the comptroller’s office.
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Washington
United States
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Comptroller General’s
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A. I. Gardes
Wiedfeldt Simply Stupid Says Fair Reichstag Member
Chicago February 13. Ambassador Olle Wiedfelgt the German ambassador in Washington refused to lower the embassy flag to half mast in honor of Woodrow Wilson. Evan Adele Seriebher, member of the Reichstag, declined today. Frau Schrigber is here for a lecture. Wiedfeldt said he was a victim of the old bureaucratic system Germany is trying to rid.
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Olle Wiedfelgt
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Evan Adele Senrieher
Tha Ralehstag
Frau Schrigber
Whedfeldt
Germany
Supreme Court and Judiciary Pays Last Honor to Judge Ladd
Des Moines reports the Supreme Court and lawyers from across the state gathered in memory of Justice Sins Matteson Weaver. Former justice Scott M. Ladd praised his humor and defense of individual rights while M. Haaly of Fort Dodge shared personal recollections. Attendees from the Eleventh judicial district read resolutions honoring Weaver, who previously served as district judge in Hardin County and as a representative before joining the supreme bench.
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Foch Supreme Court
Tawa
Sins Matteson Weaver
Scott M. Ladd
Supreme Court
M. ¥. Haaly
Fort Dodge
Tate
Eleventh Judicial District
Hardin County
Jie Tlee Weaver
Supreme Bench
Body of Suspect in Mail Robbery Found Shot Dead
The body of Edward Linehan, 19, a mail robbery suspect, was found early today in a Glendale area of St. Louis. He, along with Ray Renard and Red Smith, was to face federal charges in Springfield, Illinois, for a $40,000 postal messenger robbery at Pocahontas, Indiana. Police actions and probation orders followed as authorities push to curb crime in the city.
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St. Louis
Edward Linehan
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Ray Renard
Smith
Springfield
Ill
Wallace and Work Seek Probe of Big Land Grant
Washington Feb 13 LoneTess was asked today by Secretaries Work and Wallace to investigate the right of the Northern Pacific Railway Company to acquire about three million acres of government land in Idaho Montana and Washington under old land grants. They urged a joint resolution to halt any further land patents to the Northern Pacific until a full inquiry is conducted.
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Washington, D. C
Driver Killed In Truck of Nitro Explosion Near Altoona
Altoona Kan Feb 13 Marty Percival Independence Kan was killed when a truck load of nitroglycerine exploded near here. The blast shattered towns within a 40 mile radius, broke windows and demolished a frame house a half mile from the road. Percival had unloaded part of the glycerin to move his truck through mud when the explosion occurred.
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Altoona
Kan
Marty Percival
Independence
Hnlf
Percival
Regulation of motion pictures at national conference
Washington February report on a conference of religious and other groups debating government oversight of the film industry. John J. Tigert spoke on education in film while delegates examined religion missions and international relations. A key proposal urged creation of a federal picture commission with broad powers including price controls.
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Washington, D. C
John J. Tigert
Unshaw
Federal Picture Commission
Blood and Fire in Pirmasens Revolt Fights
Severe clashes rage in the Bavarian Palatinate as separatists and loyal Germans battle in Pirmasens. A mob lynches leader Herr Schwab, 26 separatists burn to death inside city hall, 21 citizens killed, 28 separatists dead, 49 total known dead by noon. French troops patrol the area to protect delegates.
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Pirninsens
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Nehling
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Dirmasens
Alrest
U S Breaks Relations With Honduran Government
Washington February 13 The state department severed diplomatic relations with Honduras due to the failure of three political factions to reach a peaceful agreement to restore a constitutional government.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Honduras
State Department
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Arkansas City Fatal Grade Crossing Crash Report
A fatal accident near Arkansas City Kansas occurred when a switch engine backed into a car at a grade crossing. Victims include Mrs Homer Abernathy formerly Herdina Shaw of Hinton Iowa and Nina Dixon. The Waite Phillips company announced a price advance on Mid-Continent crude.
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Herdina Shaw
Hinton
Mii
Nina Dixon
Here
Courtship to Probe Oil Scandals Faces Senate Bar
Washington reports detailing a turbulent session as Leb Stack testifies before the senate oil committee about pressures from Harry F Sinclair and Teapot Dome affairs. Talks of removing officials connected with oil leases surface amid calls for prosecutions, while Strawn and Pomerene face Senate opposition over prosecutorial counsel roles.
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Washington, D. C
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Denver
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Pioveer Oil Company
Teapotdine
Harry ©. Sinclair
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Robinson
Arkansas
Denby
Washington
D. C
Dill
State Department
Fal
Carter Mad Shuts Up King Tut's Tomb
Howard Carter declares the tomb of Tutankhamun closed at Luxor after a protest by archaeologists over Egyptian government restrictions and the ban on wives visiting. A notice posted at the Witter Palace hotel announces the tomb will be shut and no further excavation will occur between 10 and noon.
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Assoglur Ad
Luxor
Cwinesso Whitt
Public Works Department
Howard Cater
Tut-Ankh-Amien
Toinl
Witter Palace
Cut-Ankh-Amen
Morgan Bankers to Float 150 Million in Japanese Bonds
New York February 13 A 160 660 000 loan one of the greatest peacetime international financial transactions has just been completed between the Japanese government and J P Morgan headed financiers. The bonds will be floated in the United States and parts of Europe. The funds will largely return to the United States through trade channels, boosting business this year.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
United States
Japan
Three Die In Santa Fe Engine Explosion Near Lubbock
Amarillo Tex Feb 12 Two railroad trainmen were killed when a Santa Fe passenger engine exploded near Lubbock early today. B R Foster roadmaster of the Slaton division died about an hour later after being run over by a special train en route to the wreck. The dead engineers are Qobh Phimlee and Tiny Cronin both of Slaton Texas.
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Amarillo
Tex
Lubbork
B. R. Foster
Slaton Division
Qobh, Phimlee
Tiny Cronin
Siaton
Broadway sends body of dead girl to grave in Texas
Louise Lawson, known as the Broadway Butterfly, who danced in Broadway and later studied music in New York, will be buried in Alvarado, Texas. Funeral plans include a simple burial at the family plot and a service at the local Baptist church led by Dr. F. S. Groner.
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New York
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