Prosecution Lays Sox Scandal Scene in Chicago
Chicago July 22 AP report details testimony in the 1919 World Series fixing case. Marty Redmon of East St Louis testifies that Tork and another man started the deal, claiming it cost him nothing. Burns, a former White Sox pitcher, is slated to place grand jury confessions before the jury as the state lays out its Chicago connection to the Cincinnati scheme.
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Associated Press
Cerf Park
St. Louis
Marty Redmon
Lt Louis
Tork
Reamon
Redmon
Chicago
Bil Burns
White Sox
Cincinnati
New York
John O. Sere
Seys
Louis Levi
Kokomo
Ind
Des Moines
Clark Griffith
Washingion
Abe Attel
Levi
Do Leyi
Attel
Linton
Levi's
Beys
Ben Levi
Lewig
Eddie Cicotts
Joe Jackson
Claude Williams
Joe Gedeon
Billy Maharg
Harding Asks Probe of Federal Reserve Board by Senators
Washington July 22 United Press reports Gov. Harding urged a Senate investigation of the Federal Reserve Board and the Comptroller of the Currency. Senator McLean of Connecticut introduced a resolution to probe the board and the comptroller’s office after sharp criticism of policy from both houses and from Williams, former comptroller.
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Harding
Federal Reserve Board
United Press
Washington, D. C
McLean
Connecticut
Senate
Comptroller
Currency
Congress
John Skelton Williams
Barnes Surges in Open Golf Championship at Columbia Club
James M. Barnes of Pelham leads after the third round of the U S Open at Columbia Country Club Washington D C with a total of 217 four strokes ahead of Frea McLeod and Waite champion 291% tied for second. Emil Loefler sits third at 323 while Emmet French Robert T Jones Jr and Charles Evans Jr chase. George Duncan and Clarence Hackney tie for sixth at 228.
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Associated Press
Washington D. C
Inir
James M. Barnes
Pelham
United States
Columbia Country Club
Barnes
Frea McLeod
Professocal Club
Waite
Emil Loefler
Oak Mont
Pittsburgh
Emmet French
Youngstown
Robert T. Jones, Jr
Atlanta
Charles Evans, Jr
Chicago
French
Jones
George Duncan
England
Clarence Hackney
Atlantic City
Farmers Relief Biggest Problem Before Congress
The article stresses farmers relief as the major issue before Congress. It calls for decisive action to ensure the Washington conference stabilizes the world more effectively than Paris did, aiming to shape favorable terms for the upcoming crop cycle.
Elopement blamed on small town road wickedness
United Press reports Mrs. Jucy Ostrom accuses village mores and country roads of corrupting youth as Earl elopes with Mary Van Noy, wife of preacher Clark Dures. She cites dancing at Morrison's butcher shop and late-night trips on moonlit roads as drivers of moral decline.
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United Press
Monticello
Broadway
Jucy Ostrom
United Press Today
Earl
Mary van Noy
Clark Dures
Gov Len Small Faces Federal Tax Inquiry
Chicago July 22 Investigation by the federal government into the income tax aspects of the embezzlement case linked to Gov Len Small Lieut Gov Sterling and Vernon Curtis was under way today. Tax records are being reviewed to determine if taxes were paid on the $2 000 000 involved in the alleged conspiracy against the state, following Sangamon county grand jury indictments two days earlier.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Len Small
Sterling
Vernon Curtis
Grant Park
Federal
Income Tax Office
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Business Women's Convention Votes to Reelect Officers
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs closes its third annual convention in Cleveland with plans for the coming year. Minnie Forrest of Detroit appears likely to be reelected president as meetings address protective legislation for women in industry and a disarmament resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
Resolutions Committee
National Federation ‘of Business and Professional Wormen
Chrics, Inc
Minnie Forrest
Detroit
Mississippi Barges Handle Big Tonnage
The Mississippi section of the government barge line has carried or booked 50,000 tons for downstream delivery this month, over three times July 1920 levels. General manager Theodore Brent said grain, mainly wheat, makes up more than half, and when at capacity the service can move 26,600,060 bushels in a season.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Government
Theodore Brent
Brent
Petition Seeks Recall Of International Printing Pressmen Leader
A petition from the Washington printing pressmen's union seeks to recall George Jerry and four other board members of the International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' union. The action follows a federal ruling by Judge Cochran in Lexington Indiana ordering the union to recover $165,000 plus costs from Berry and associates.
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George Jerry
Board of Directors of
International Printing Pressmen’s and Assistants’ Union
Washington Printing Pressmen’s Union
Cochran
Lexington
Berry
Idaho Woman Denied Bail in Fourth Husband Murder
Judge W A Babcock refused bail for Mrs Lydia Southard charged with killing her fourth husband Edward F Meyer in September 1920. She was not present in court for the ruling and will remain jailed until the trial set to begin September 7.
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United Press
Twin Falls
Idp
W. A. Babcock
Lydia Southard
Edward F. Meyer
Galveston Man Killed in Southern Railway Wreck
George Albino of Galveston Texas is dead after a freight derailment on the Southern Railway between Atlanta and Birmingham. One man is believed buried in the wreckage and a third person is seriously injured. The incident occurred early today.
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United Press
Atlanta
George Albino
Galveston
Tex
Raihway
Birmingham
Cop Uses Sponge to Save Evidence in Prohibition Raids
New York July 22 A city detective Samuel Toshun testified at a magistrate that a sponge helps salvage liquor during dry law raids. He described using it to soak up spilled alcohol, leading to Joseph Preda being held for a hearing after he spilled a bottle. Two dabs and two squeezes filled an empty ink well with evidence.
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Associated Press
New York
Samuel Toshun
Joseph Preda
Banking Institute to Elect Officers at Closing Session
The American Institute of Banking closes its annual convention in Minneapolis with election of officers and selection of the 1922 meeting place. Robert B. Locke of Detroit becomes the new head as vice president candidates include J. S. Curran and Carter B. Tasman. Speakers include D. Wills on Knowledge versus Wisdom and Waj. dace D. Simmons on Merchandise Jobbing.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
American Institute of Banking
Robert B. Locke
Detroit
Mich
J. S. Curran
San Francisco
Carter BL. Tasman
Richmond
D. Wills
Cleveland
Waj.dace D. Simmons
St. Louis
J. H. Puelicher
Milwaukee
Joseph Chapman
Names Commission to Liquidate Ship Board Claims
Washington July 22 Walter D Meal former Ohio appellate judge was named by President Harding to head the ship boards commissions to settle claims aggregating 211 million dollars. Other members include Homer Ferguson F W Wood Richard Watt Arthur Watt and Arthur Teele all with notable positions in industry or navy indicating a broad panel to resolve extensive indemnities.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Walter D. Meal
Ohio Appellate Court
Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Harding
Claims Commission
Homer Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
F. W. Wood
Maryland Steel, Company
Capt
Richard
Watt Navy
Arthur Watt
Navy
Arthur W. Teele
Patterson, Teele & Dennig
City for Hebrews in Michigan Scheme Unmasked
A plan to establish a 20 000 strong Hebrew city near Niles Michigan was unveiled as part of a Soviet Russia espionage scheme. Max Schaliman, detained in Chicago for alleged espionage act violations, promoted contracts with Lauer Construction which allegedly spent $500 on scaling charts. Other firms put thousands into the project as witnesses described the financing and preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Niles
Mich
Max Schaliman
Soviet Russia
Lauer Construction Company
AL. G. Gates
Seed Concern Fire Destroys Clarinda Plant and Warehouses
Nearly 250000 dollars in damage occurred when fire swept through the seven story steel elevator of the A A Berry Seed company in Clarinda Iowa early today gutting the elevator and two adjoining three story brick warehouses. Believed started by a short circuit at the elevator shaft top. Loss covered by insurance. The plant is the world’s largest mail order seed house doing over 1 million dollars in annual business.
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United Press
Clarinda
A. A. Berry Seed Company
Bankers Form Cinema Finance to Back Film Industry Slump
Los Angeles bankers organize a new corporation named Cinema Finance with a capital of 2,000,000 to support the motion picture industry during a current slump. The board includes John E. Barber as financial head and directors from the local banking community. The articles of incorporation are being filed as the venture seeks to fill the gap left by Wall Street’s withdrawal of funding.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Cinema Finance Corporation
Wall Street
John E. Barber
Dynamite Drive Ended In Wife Feud at Kemmerer Home
In Kemmerer Wyoming on July 22 authorities reported Tom Lux blew up his own home after accusing his wife of infidelity. The blast caused no injuries and followed Lux’s claim that he would “get even” with his wife.
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Twahed Prees
Kemmerer
Wyo
Tom Lux
Frontier
Tlux
Lux
Woolen Mills at Nashua Busy With Wool Trade
Nashua Louisiana July 22 An order for 15 000 yards of plaid cloth for shipment to Switzerland is being filled at the woolen mills this summer with cloth from raw wool to finished product. The plant sources wool from many states as ranches send wool by train auto and wagon daily. W J Bowen and son Thomas run the mill as 15th and 16th generations in the business. The plant uses electricity from a nearby dam and aims to double output after a new motor is installed.
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Nashua
Switzerland
Hin
Middlewest
Westi
Texas
Nevada
Minnesota
Agricultural Department
Electric Company
W. J. Bowen
Thomas
Wales
Manchester
Bowen
Altho
Germany
South America
United States
France
Divorce Judge Calls Matrimony Course For Schools
Chicago judge Tudie Harry A. Lewis urged the Board of Education to add a matrimony course to high school curricula. He noted many cases involve children marrying without understanding obligations and suggested replacing current social affairs with a science of matrimony program.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Tudie Harry A. Lewis
Superior Court
Edwin &. Davis
Board of Education
Levis
Lewis
Loud Suit Proves Undoing of Thief
New York on July 22 Gerald Clair, 21, of Denver, was arrested for robbing a cigar store after a judge identified him by a green suit that contrasted with a yellow striped Jona Breen suit he wore. Police said he confessed.
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United Press
New York
Jona” Breen
Gerald Clair
Denver
Iowa Governor Larrabee Acquitted in 32 Year Libel Case
The 32 year old Polk county libel trial of Iowa Governor William Larrabee ends with acquittal. The case involving Chester Turney, a Jackson county youth, grew from Turney’s alleged burglaries and a governor issued circular. Turney later pardoned four weeks after the trial.
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Len
B. Small
Ilinois
Sangamon
Iowa
Larrabee
Polk County
Rand’ Jury
Des Moines
Wm. Larrabee
Chester Turney
Jackson County
Turney
Maquoketa
Mississippi
Preston
Walter J. Huys
Turner
Hays
Bishop
Gov
Polk County District Court
Supreme Court
Interested Nations Welcome at Far East Conference
Washington dispatch says Japan will consider the U S proposal for a discussion of Pacific and Far East problems at the forthcoming Washington disarmament conference. Tokyo advices indicate the advisory council may meet today to decide. Japan may accept with a caveat that the scope be outlined by the powers at the conference opening.
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United Press
Washington, D.C
Japan
United States
Far East
Tokio
Belgium
Washington
Vinegar claim leads to court ruling in Des Moines
Mrs Harriet Rose testified in Des Moines court that the Smash found on her premises was a vinegar preparation and not fit to drink. The judge accepted her statement and agreed she should be apologized to by the sheriff who warned, You’ll get her with these next time. The judge cautioned against vicious remarks.
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United Press
Des Moines
Harriet Rose
Leaf Gold Discovery Sparks Ontario Farm Find
A Bourke's sidings farm near Ottawa reports gold leaf discoveries as large as 25 cent pieces. Local experts say the find could become one of northern Ontario's most spectacular discoveries, drawing attention from researchers and investors alike.
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United Press
Ottawa
Ont
Bourke’s
Ontario
Freckle Bleaching Recipe Ad Claims Quick Results
An advertisement touts a lemon juice based facial lotion mixing two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to produce a quarter pint of a freckle and tan lotion. It instructs daily use on face neck arms and hands to bleach freckles and blemishes and promise clearer softer rosy skin.
Bank Lost 600000 by Bad Investments
State bank examiners report the Michigan Avenue Trust Co loss from recent bad investments may total 600000 to 700000. Bank officers say President Warren Spurgeon is missing since last week. cashier Beutel had summoned examiners after returning from a trip.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Warren
Spurgeone
Beutel
Roads to Save Five Millions by Cutting Executives Salaries
Financial circles estimate railroad expenses across the United States could fall by five million dollars yearly if executive and supervisory salaries are reduced by 100 percent. Six executives in New York earn more than fifty thousand dollars annually, and overall officer pay in 1920 totaled about seventy-five million dollars for general and other officers.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Waterloo writer Carl Glick gains notice with satire works
Carl Glick, organizer and former Waterloo Drama League director, earns a name as a short story writer. In August the 10 Story Book prints his satire Stars in Her Crown, and The Follies publishes The Naughty Epigram. He served in the war, then joined military service and later moved east to write.
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Carl Glick
Waterloo Drama League
the Follies
Mr. Glick
Glick
Glick’s Somewhat Cynical Style. ‘Mr. Glick
The
Drama League
Peterson's Ointment Claims Cure for Varicose Ulcers
Battle Creek resident Chas J Heyser testifies that after five weeks and two boxes of Peterson's mint ointment his varicose ulcers healed, praising the product as a cure when other treatments failed. Petenson's Ointment Co. of Buffalo Minnesota advertises eczema old sores salt rheum piles and skin diseases with boxes sold for 60 cents and mail orders accepted.
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Peterson's Ointment Co., Inc
Buffalo
Stakeman
Petersen
Chas. J. Heyser
Battle Creek
Mich
Glenwood Avenue
Peterson
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Campbell Denies Bergdoll Kidnapping Charges False
Major Bruce Campbell testified before the Bergdoll committee that Mrs Bergdoll’s accusations of a $100000 demand and a $5000 payment for her son’s release are entirely untrue. He acknowledged depositing 4500 in bills with Wasserman Bros in 1920 and claimed he had deposited over 3000 at Legboard National Bank in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Bergdoill
Bruce Campbell
House
Bergdoll Committee
Campbell
Wasserman Bros
New York
Bergdoll
Legboard National Bank
Revenue May Lead Tariff Bill Now in Senate Committee
Washington July 22 The Fordney tariff bill passed the House 489 to 127 and is headed to the Senate Finance Committee for open hearings and possible delay. Chairman Penrose indicated brief hearings as Republicans foresee revenue revision legislation moving concurrently and possibly reaching the president before the tariff bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate Finance Committee
Penrose
Careless Shampooing Spoils the Hair
Advertisement touts Massified cocoanut oil shampoo as the best plain option to cleanse hair and scalp. It warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos causing dryness and brittle hair, urging use of one to two teaspoonsful of Massified for thorough cleansing and soft, silky results.
Crippled Admiral Farragut Reaches Harbor Under Tow
The Pacific Steamship steamer Admiral Farragut, crippled by a feed pipe explosion off the coast, was taken into San Francisco harbor at 9 by the tug Sea Eagle. Twelve crew members were injured and removed at the dock.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Farragut
Here
Sea Eagle
William Philpot Pioneer Resident Dies in Cedar Falls
William Philpot a pioneer resident of Cedar Falls died at 1 p m today at his daughter Mrs Walter K Voorhees home on T street West He had been ill for several weeks Philpot a plasterer worked in Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
William Philpot
Walter K Voorhees
T Street West
Philpot
Waterloo
Hearings on Mingo Mine Conditions Concluded
Washington July 22 Senate committee hearings on conditions in the Mingo West Virginia coal fields ended today. Chairman Kenyon said they may resume either in Washington or in West Virginia.opotential gains or next steps remained undetermined.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Mingo West Virginia
West Virginia
Kenyon
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