Doheny portrait of self in oil testimony shocks Washington
Doheny’s second witness stand appearance reveals him praising donors and listing hired public men with phrases like I paid them for their influence. The stark honesty backfires, deepening distrust toward Doheny while recasting Fall’s role and angering observers in Washington. The piece notes ongoing coverage on page seven.
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Doheny
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Washington
Mr. Doheny
Varirzance
Dohenys
Dohesy
Creel
Fall Jr
Martin Invincible
Henry George
Courier Delivery Deadline Notice
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 50 oclock. If due to error of the carrier or other cause you fail to receive your paper by that time, please phone 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Prohibition chief warns of bloodshed in Williamson county
Illinois prohibition czar S Glenn Young predicted more violence in Williamson county after troop withdrawals. He vowed to return next week to pursue Caesar Cagle’s killers, linking them to the Herrin massacre. Young denied Klan ties and blamed booze runners and gamblers for ongoing lawlessness. He discussed closing liquor establishments with officers in Herrin and Marion.
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Illinois Badlands
Caesar Cagle
Young
Cagle
Ass Herrin
Williamson
Not Kinnsman
Klan
Law and Order
Williamson County
Herrin
Chicago
Prohibition
Marion
Two Narrowly Miss Death In Starch Co Turbine Blows
In Cedar Rapids Iowa two workers narrowly escaped death as a Penick and Mord Starch company turbine exploded causing about 35000 dollars in damage. The machine shattered and two men received minor injuries from flying turbine fragments. Origin of the blast remains unknown. The plant will restart Monday after the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Penick & Mord Starch Company
Douglas Starch Company
Millionaires Easy Picking Swindler Nets Ten Police
By United Press. Chicago February 16. Ralph W. Howard, a confessed swindler, boasted of swindling big figures including John D. Rockefeller Jr, Tex Rickard, Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and George W. Pepper, and numerous ministers. He said he averaged 600 to 1000 dollars weekly and claimed to have targeted the rich, naming Rockefeller and Rickard as chief catches. Howard was arrested in Chicago after Rev. A. F. Ewart alerted police following warnings from ministerial unions.
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United Press
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Tex Rickard
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
George W. Pepper
Pennsylvania
Ralph W. Howard
Howard
Thompson testifies on pressure in Players-Lasky case
Washington, Feb 16 Houston Thompson chairman of the federal trade commission testified before the senate interstate commerce committee that George Christian Jr secretary to the late President Harding sought to pressure the commission regarding the Famous Players Lasky antitrust matter. Thompson recalled being summoned to the White House in May 1921 and Christian questioning him about issued complaints without hearings.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Houston Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
George Christian, Jr
Harding
Commission
Thompson
Senate Interstate Commerce, Commission
Christian
The
Trade Commission
White House
Thompson Christian
Folk
LaFollette
Carl Christian
Wheeler
Fess
J Jred
Thompseon
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Youth Jailed for Threatening Girl in La Claire
Earl White twenty is jailed after allegedly sending a threatening note to Miss Susie Little vowing violence unless she left town A hooded messenger delivered the note White denies the charge Police say jealousy of a rejected neighbor may motive. Four Negro convicts died in a fire at the Plat Top tyme main building in Irmingham Alabama.
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Irmingham
Ala
Weather Outlook for Week in Washington DC
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday covers the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with fair conditions early. Expect possible occasional snows over northern areas and rain or snow over southern portions during the middle and later parts, with temperatures mostly below normal.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Trade Commission Ordered to Probe Bakers Monopoly
Washington D C Feb 16 The federal trade commission was ordered by the Senate to conduct an immediate investigation into bread prices nationwide. Senator La Follette Republican Wisconsin charged a huge merger of baking companies creating a national bread monopoly.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade — Commission
Senate
la Follette
Republican
Wisconsin
Sioux Falls Note: 14-year-old Asa Forrest Dies of Heart Attack
Sioux Falls reports the death of 14-year-old Asa Forrest from a heart attack. The Canton D. area notes his sudden passing. Further items include a rear end collision injuring three near Erie railroad's Chicago passenger train, and other assorted briefs from Washington to Tokyo.
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Sioux Falls
Asa Forrest
Canton
Lows
Sabuninea
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Jamestown
Washington, D. C
New American Dairy Federation
Tokio
Iisesian
Vladivostok
Japan
Russia
Buenos Aires
Farmer Lodge
Varis
Leopold
Loesch
France
Millerand
Chicago Nationals
Bill Killefer
Catalina
Iceland
CaMarr Extortion Case Testimony Heads Toward Ruling
In Los Angeles on February 6 defense witnesses Harry Lyehtig and Walter Hast testified that Arthur H Sawyer did not approach their table nor witness any hush money exchange with Hollywood attorney Herman I Roth. The defense plans to rest Monday, with a jury likely Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Herman I. Roth
Hollywood
Arthur H. Sawyer
Barbara LaMarr
Harry L. Lyehtig
Walter Hast
Roth
Indictment of 291 Japanese Communists in Tokyo Plot
A Tokyo district court announcement reports 291 Japanese communists have been indicted on charges of plotting to form a secret party with Russian Communist support. The proclamation follows a formal investigation and is printed in local vernacular papers.
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Associated Frees
Wokio
Japan
Tokio
Famous X Ray Expert Walter Mills Dies at Mayo
St Louis Feb 16 Dr Walter Mills a foremost x ray specialist in the United States died last night at the Mayo sanitarium Rochester Minn The death closes a long and influential medical career with major contributions to radiology including advances in imaging and diagnostic techniques.
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Mayo Hospital
St. Louis
Walter Mills
St. Lois
United States
Mayo Sanitarium
Rochester
Minn
Senator Greene Shot Near Capitol as Prohibition Tensions Rise
United States Senator Frank A. Greene of Vermont was shot near the Capitol while walking with his wife amid Washingtons bootleg crackdown. A prohibition agent fired at a pursuing automobile, the senator grazed in the head area but expected to recover after X rays confirmed the bullet did not lodge in his skull. Congress debates renewed investigations as safety concerns surrounding national prohibition intensify.
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Yim
Whableyton
D.C
Washington
United States
Congress
Frank AL. Greene
Verfont
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Capitol Building
Letty
Greene
Teenute
Greene J
United Press
Washington, D. C
Frank Greene
Vermont
Hig
Denby Resigns Or Remains In Pole Flight Halt
Washington dispatches report Secretary Denby may resign as President Coolidge halts the Shenandoah Arctic voyage. Denby cites congressional funding doubts and orders stopping all flight prep. Congress debates costs from 150000 to 250000 while Nome expedition work stalls at Bremerton yard.
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House Naval Affairs
Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
O. Wi
Assie Press
Washington, D
Navy
Naval
Nome
Alaska
Bremerton Navy Yard
Washington State
Rogers
Renebtican
Massachusetts
Hig
House
La Follette Pushes Inquiry on Lease Plan for Coalfields
Wisconsin senator La Follette demands new inquiry into Henry Cabot Lodge era plans to lease government coalfields and investigates transfers of Matanuska reserve. references to Teapot Dome era, Patullo Mollette policies, and interdepartmental records.
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LaFollette
Fall
Gov't Coalfields
Wansington
Senaor la Fallette
Wisconsin
Oif
Faguley
Algo Deling
Patl Hia Molletto
Tohai
Sadlaing
Susule
Coollder
Oto
Matanuska Court
Navy
Interior Department
Aubiatt
de Partnent
Senate
Ilo
Matanuska
England Tightens Best as Strikers Halt Food Supply
Lendon February 16 The dock workers strike now halts in effect across the United Kingdom affecting about 320,000 dockers and possibly 120,000 people in roles connected to docks. If unresolved, ports and rail traffic to and from docks may shut, raising food prices and prompting government action. Negotiations failed after employers offered no raise beyond one shilling daily, while dockers demand two shillings and end casual labor to secure weekly wages.
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Lendon
United Kingdom
Tay
National Union of Halfway Men
Isleness
Transport and General Workers Union
Carmen
Deckers
Federal forces target Mexican sites in new objective
Reports from Mexico City and Merida indicate the next objective for federal forces in the region. The revolution ary public party director cites Crony communication with Ocotiila Tampico and the western plain as part of ongoing strategic moves. A separate seizure by Secret Service agents in Washington involves counterfeit treasury notes. Capetechy assembly rejects woman suffrage on second reading. Premier MacDonald cited as overworked in dual roles. Lillian Gish denies engagement rumors with Charles H. Duell.
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Timyer
Colo
Treibert George
Mexico City
Merida
Yucatan
Ocotiila
Guaedalujara
Tampico
Washington, D.C
Secret Service
James
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Curt Jacobson
Treasury
Capetechy
Assembly
wWire
London
MacDonald
New York
Lullian Gish
Charles H. Duell
Bomb Shatters Gingham Inn Injuring Two
A bomb exploded through a window at the Gingham inn on Chicago's south side. Norris Vrane, a porter, and William Wing, another employee, were injured as windows shattered across the building and nearby structures. The blast sent debris across the block.
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Chicago
Lear
Norris Vrane
Amateur Operator Picks Up Polar Ship in Port Angeles
In Port Angeles Washington on February 16 Everett Sutton a 17 year old amateur wireless operator established radio contact with the exploration ship Bowdain frozen about 760 miles from the north pole. The Bowden operator decl crafts aboard were in good health and morale reports stated.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Donald B. MacMillin
North Pole
Everett Sutton
Bowden
Bewt
Town Bootlegger in Philadelphia Jail Davenport February 16
Joel Clark alias Joe Ziegler arrested in Philadelphia on a charge of leading a gang of alcohol shippers and dealers. Believed to be the same man who operated here last fall. Three members of the alleged gang were arrested in Davenport.
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Davenport
Joel Clark
Joe Ziegler
Philadelphia
Cable Briefs from Moscow Belfast Latin Bloc Talks
Moscow approves an internal gold loan of 400000000 fold rubles to back currency. Belfast shipping leader Lord Pirie of Harland and Wolff plans a direct line to South American ports using a 228000 ton ship. Argentine ambassador meets Gen Primo Rivera amid Latin bloc speculation tied to Italian Premier Mussolini.
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Moscow
Soviet Council
Belfast
Lord Pirie
Harland & Wolff
South America
American
Primo Rivera
Mussetini
Italy
Gun Battle Ends in Death of Two Officers and Bandit
In Salt Lake City on February 16 an armed bandit robbed a cafe then shot Patrolman Noland Huntsman and Patrolman B H Honey. The suspect William Lee of San Francisco was killed after wounding his accomplice Beatrice Hunter and fatally shooting himself.
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International News Wray
Salt Lake City
Utah
William Lee
San Francisco
Noland W. Huntsman
B. H. Honey
Beatrice Hunter
Government to Open Proceedings to Recover Leases
The Associated Press reports the House adopted the Walsh resolution directing government counsel to pursue recovery of sections 16 and 26 within naval oil reserve No 1 in California. President Coolidge will be asked to instruct counsel to commence proceedings. The move follows earlier actions during the Wilson era and involves Standard Oil of California. The Senate oil committee adjourned for a 10 day recess after hearings and amid stock market jitters. The committee will study facts and pursue injunctions to halt oil extraction from reserves as part of anticipated litigation over Pall leases.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Naval ‘Oil Reserve No. 1
California
Standard Oil Company of
Coolidge
Wilson
Albert B. Fall
Standard Oil Company
Reserve No. 1
Senate Air Committee
Harding
Marion Star
Frank A. Vanderlip
Otto H. Kahn
B. F. Yoakum
Senate
Dill
Washington
Pomereana
Naval
New York
Walsh
Jas
Montenoi
Federal Trade Commission
Publc
Edward B. McLean
The
Washington Post
Palm Beach
Slush Fund
Albert B. Fair
Harry F. Sinclair
Europe
John YT. King
Republican National
Mammoth Oil Company
Teapot Dome
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Falk
Czar
Williamson' County
S. Glenn Young
Oes
Starch Co
John D. Jr
Ghrigtian
U. S. Trade Commission
Famous Players-Lasky Company
Bakers
CaMarr
Gov't
Senator Greene
Denby
Ry Velted Press
Ofl
Denb
Obs
Protestant Episcopal Church
William Montgomery Brown
Galton
Arkansas
Il Health
Jesus
Interior
England
Rail Union
Cable Briefs
Standard Oil Holdings
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