Hoover Seeks Cabinet Post Tradeoff With Mellon
Dispatch from St Augustine outlines Harding’s bid to place Herbert Hoover in his cabinet. It details Senate opposition by Penrose and Knox and the potential for a Mellon trade to secure Hoover a treasury seat or commerce posting. It also notes Hoover’s possible拒 choice and Harding’s aim to expand the commerce department.
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Tennessee
Treasury
United. Press
New York
Gin Rum Whisky Piled on Pier as Prohibition Menace
Foreign gin rum whisky and vermouth sit in a pier house in Boston under a white flag guarded from capture by prohibition agents. The cases, last leg of a journey from Europe, will soon be received by foreign diplomats in Washington.
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Associated Press
Boston
Europe
Washington
Trade debt of Allies in Liberty Bonds proposal considered
United Press reports Republicans in Congress weighing a plan to swap Allied debt for U S Liberty bonds. The scheme would issue 30 to 50 year bonds by Britain France Italy and swap for Liberty bonds to retire about 10 billion in U S debt while paying 5 percent interest. critics warn the plan risks cost and default.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Lord Chalmers
Great Britain
Chalmers
Harding
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Finance Committee
England
France
Italy
Rail overcharge claims flood LC
The Interstate Commerce Commission will likely receive about 300 000 rail overcharge claims after a railroad administration ruling requires the commission to decide all such claims rather than the courts. March 1 is set as the filing deadline.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Commission
Railroads Drifting Toward Government Ownership
Former wartime railroads director William G. McAdoo says the transportation act failed in theory and effect and that carriers are drifting toward government ownership. He argues private control has not restored the desired condition.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
William G. McAdoo
Girl Identifies Car Used by Assailants
Miss Jennie Shaffer an Omaha student nurse identified the auto used by three men who enticed her into their car and attempted to attack her at a graveyard. Police expect arrests today as she has fully recovered.
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United Press
Norfolk
Noted 1821 Court Reflections on Hoover Decision
The text comments on Mr. Hoover facing a crucial decision demanding determination and astuteness. It notes the decision will affect him personally and his followers with diverse and intricate elements shaping the outcome.
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Girl 15 Stabs Father to Save Mother in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Mabel Lance a 15 year old girl is accused of murdering her father Edgar M Lance 37 in Philadelphia after a quarrel with her parents. Police say she stated she stabbed him to defend her mother who was being choked. Mother held as witness.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Mabel Lance
Edgar M. Lance
Ballplayer Rescues Five Children From Blazing Apartments
Cleveland Ohio February 23 fire at Union Clothing on Lorain avenue forced three families on the second floor to flee. George Dode Paskett Cincinnati outfielder made three trips into the burning building carrying five children to safety. He suffered burns but guided others to safety.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
George “Dode’' Paskett
Cincinnati
Union Clothing Company
Lorain Avenue
Paskett
French Destroyers Shell Soviet Forces On Black Sea Coast
Constantinople reports French destroyers cruised along the eastern Black sea coast near Gagry 4 town 15 miles northwest of Sukhun Kale engaging Soviet forces with heavy Bolshevik losses. Tibiba7 appears in Georgian hands with heavy casualties. Dispatches say the Eleventh Soviet army’s advance on Tiflis was disavowed by Moscow.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Black Sea
Gagry
Sukhun Kale
Tiflis
Moscow
Cops Capture New York Hotel Sneak
Guests of several large hotels in New York were summoned to police headquarters to view William Baker who was captured at the Waldorf Astoria after a battle with detectives. The arrest closes a vigil since last Saturday night when jewelry valued at $1,000 was taken from a sixth floor room occupied by Mrs. Mary Gallagher of San Francisco.
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Associated Press
New York
William Baker
Waldorf Astoria
Baker
Mary Gallagher
San Francisco
Row on Storage Bill Delays Its Passage
Washington D C Feb 23 A row in the house over cold storage legislation delayed passage of the bill. The house refused to approve the conference report previously adopted by the senate which would have sent the measure to the president. Objection targeted the provision requiring all goods in storage over 10 days to be stamped with the time of storage.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Bolshevik Forces Mobilize in Siberia Amid Japanese Threat
Report from Harbin dated February 22 notes large Bolshevik concentrations in eastern Siberia. About 50 000 troops in Chita with arrivals elsewhere, including 18 000 at Verkhne Udinsk and 10 000 at Khabarovsk, moving toward the Manchurian frontier and along the Amur Ussuri axes. Soldiers reportedly well armed but poorly clothed and fed under strict discipline.
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Associated Press
Harbin
Manchuria
Siberia
Chita
Primorsk
Manchurian
Verkhaine Udinsk
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Amur
Iman Ang Ussuri
Cabinet selections shift to inaugural plans
President elect Harding moves to cabinet staffing as Herbert Hoover's tentative acceptance of commerce secretary is reported. Edwin Denby travels to St Augustine for navy duties and George Christian is expected to stay as secretary to the president. Representative Greig of Pennsylvania urged for assistant secretary of war.
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Associated Press
St. Augustine
Fla
Herring
Altho
Harding
Edwin Denby
Michigan
Herbert Hoover
California
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Navy
Commerce
Labor
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Hoover
George B. Christian, Jr
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Detroit
Mich
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Harding Sends for Cuban Affairs Data
Havana reports President elect Harding will meet with Gen. Enoch Crowder to discuss Cuban affairs. Sumner Welles arrives to obtain a Cuban report to guide Harding’s next steps, with Wood as a possible consultant. John Burroughs rests in Pasadena after hospital stay and shows improvement.
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United Press
Havana
Cuba
Harding
Summer Welles
Washington
Enoch Crowder
Welles
Wilson
Gen. Wood
Two Boys Killed in Crossing Near Oxford Junction
Davenport Iowa February 23 Two boys John Hansen 18 and Henry Carson 16 were killed instantly when struck by eastbound Chicago Milwaukee St Paul passenger train No. 24 as they attempted to cross two miles from Oxford Junction. The bodies were brought to Oxford Junction. The horses were unharmed. Both youths were well known and living on nearby farms. They were en route to a friend's home.
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Associated Prene
Davenport
John Hansen
Henry Carson
Oxford Junction
Chicago
Bullet Hits Helmet at Guard in Home of President Ebert
A shot at President Friederich Ebert’s Berlin home narrowly missed a guardsman. Authorities kept details secret and speculated the bullet may have come from a neighboring roof or the roof of former State Secretary Kuhlmann’s house. The helmet was pierced but the guard unhurt.
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Ebert
United Press
Berlin
Friederich Ebert
Kuhlmann
Wilhelmstrasse
Seek Girl Sister of Two Suspects in Toledo Robbery
Toledo Ohio February 23 The federal grand jury was called into session today to consider the cases of Frank Urbatis his brother Joe and Joe Culbert a printer arrested in connection with a post office robbery there a week ago when five armed bandits held up three clerks and escaped with a valuable registered mail Wanda Urbatis sister of Joe and Frank eluded officers at Elkhart by rail car concealment or leaving the train before it arrived
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Associated Press
Toledo
Sest
Frank Urbatis
Joe
Joe Culbert
Wanda Urbatis
Frank
Elkhart
Leslie Judge Company Faces Involuntary Bankruptcy
An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court against Leslie Judge Company and Fifth Avenue Publishing on behalf of three creditors with claims over 600000. Liabilities are estimated at 2210000 with assets of 420000. Thomas B. Felder named receiver. The firm publishes Leslie’s Weekly Judge and Film Fun.
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Associated Press
New York
Fed
Leslie Judge Company
Fifth Avenue Publishing Corporation
Thomas B. Felder
Leslie’s
Judge
Chauffeur Admits $7000 Jewel Theft
Chicago police say AWik Mam G. Nelson, former chauffeur for a taxicab company, confessed after driving Mrs. Braun home from the railroad station he failed to return the jewel case and later pawned the jewels. A $550 diamond studded platinum watch was recovered.
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Associated Press
Chicago
G. P. Braun, Jr
Awik Mam G. Nelson
Woman Becomes First Female Chaplain of Illinois Senate
Bloomington Feb 23 Rev Norma Brown, pastor at Carnock Christian Church, has been named by Lieut Gov Sterling as chaplain of the Illinois Senate for the week. She is the first woman to hold the post.
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Bloomington
Norma Brown
R. R. Brown
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Carnock
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Sterling
Senate
Champ Clark Stricken by Complications of Illness
Champ Clark, Missouri Democratic leader of the House, is reported sick with a severe cold, stomach trouble, and poor blood circulation. The note comes from United Press with no further details on prognosis.
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Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Missouri
Weather summary for Iowa and Minnesota cities in 1921
Freezing temperatures made unpaved roads rough. motoring conditions were flat. Warmer weather forecast for the next 36 hours in the listed towns including Albert Lea Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Mason City and Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
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Dubuque
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Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Allied Parleys and London Talks Split Over Harding Mandate
The Allied council paused US mandate decisions awaiting President elect Harding. Turkish delegates met separately with Premier Lloyd George, Briand, and Count Sforza as Turkish Nationalists stayed apart from the sultan’s government. The council also halted major reparations talks until Washington changes hands.
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Paris
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United States
Great Britain
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London
Harding
Colby
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Briand
France
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Bekir Samy Bey
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Washington
Cops Trail Cold Snow Burglar Then Find Double Cross
In New York on February 22 two police squads chased a burglar after a fire alarm. Footprints in fresh snow led them onto a rooftop chase across ledges and a gutter pipe. After 48 minutes the pursuit ended with a neat double cross in the street amid heavy foot traffic.
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Associated Press
New York
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Yeggs in Sweaters Rob Nebraska Bank
Yeggs wearing red sweaters robbed the Howe Bank in Howe Nebraska taking contents of 40 safety deposit boxes including Liberty bonds. Loss possibly up to 10000 dollars. Three men fled in a touring car after entering Howe Tuesday and loitering about town.
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Courier Delivery Timing and Reprint Hotline
The Courier delivers before 3 30. If you do not receive the paper by then call 8380 for a reprint. Please call before 6 30 p m to ensure a copy is sent.
Hatfield Threat Cited In West Virginia Trial
Williamson W Va February 23 Brower testified in the Matewan murder case that Sid Hatfield warned Mayor Testerman he would cut him in two with a bullet if he meddled in Hatfield's affairs. Brewer, a co defendant, described finding Hatfield shortly before the battle and said he carried two pistols. He saw Felts and Testerman shot in the evictions at Stone Mountain coal houses.
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Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Tanate
Brower
Albert C. Felts
Matewan
Sid Hatfield
C.C. Testerman
Baldwin-Felts
Stone Mountain
Brewer
Tattle
Chambers
Testerman
Albert
Felts
Goldwin- Felts
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Hatfield
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Landis Sees Challenge in Enforcing Prohibition
Federal Judge Landis told the First Methodist church women in La Crosse Wisconsin that enforcing the Volstead Act faces a tough hurdle from the so called better class who disobey the law. He said progress is being made despite lack of cooperation and praised women's early support for the movement.
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Associated Press
la Crosse
Wis
Landis
M. E. Church
Fudge Landis
Armed Planes Deployed From Fort Crook For Messenger Service
Two De Haviland planes with machine guns and mountings have arrived in Omaha to operate from the Seventh army corps headquarters at Fort Crook for messenger service. The planes arrived after a government main plane traveled from Iowa City to Omaha.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
de Haviland
Seventh Army Corps
Fort Crook
Iowa City
Fairfield defeats city manager plan in heavy local vote
In Fairfield Indiana a special election resulted in a 745 to 702 defeat for adopting the city manager form of government. The vote followed a hard fought campaign in the city.
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Fairfield
United Press
Bold safe robbery at John Magnus & Co is Chicago
Three safes in the John Magnus & Co jewelry firm building were blown open in a bold burglary. Two ex-employees guided the night watchman to trigger nine alarms while two other men worked for hours on the safes. Officials estimate losses at 30000 dollars in currency and money orders. The robbers fled after 5 am as the waterman freed himself from bonds and alerted police. no suspects found.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Magnus & Co
Aerial Mail Pilot Seeks Westbound Return Flight
Transcontinental air mail record attempt continues as Jack Knight flies from Omaha to Chicago in a 24 hour rest stop after completing more than 1400 miles eastbound. J O Webster to Cleveland then. Night flight faced fog near Des Moines but proceeded with plans for eastward return.
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Maywood
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