Revelations Burn Deeper as Washington Reacts
Washington editorials warn that revelations will spread, with investigations into Forbes and the Daugherty case intensifying. Doheny’s dealings with Fall and other ex-officials are scrutinized as public disapproval grows and new inquiries loom in New York and nationwide.
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War Veterans Bureau
Senace Committee
Forbes
New York
Washington
Daugherty
Foxe
Doheny
Fall
Oheny
California
McLean
New Orleans
Fail
Flo
Joan
Senator Walsh
Walsh
Montana
Martin Mmvincdle
San Felice Cigars
Delivery deadline notice for Courier service
The Courier promises home delivery before 5 o clock each day and offers redelivery by phone 5100 if late. If the paper is not received by 5, call before 6:30 p.m. to arrange a replacement copy.
Perry Engineer Killed in Wreck
Omahi March 6 The Pacific limited of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad derailed at Persia Iowa at 2 am killing Engineer Thomas Pendy of Perry Iowa and injuring Fireman Warner also of Perry and two passengers. The engine baggage coach and two coaches turned over and two sleeping cars derailed but remained upright. Traffic detoured over the Northwestern line with track clearance expected late afternoon.
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Ly Us
Omahi
Neb
Pacific Limited
Chisago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Persia
Pendy
Thomas Pendy
Perry
Warner
Milwaukee Road
Hancock County 80 Year Old Assessor Seeks Continuity
Hancock County notes Charles Travelute of Madison township as assessor completing his eighteenth year in office at 86 years old. Officials praise his spotless books and strenuous farm rounds, while recalling his move to Hancock from Freeport in 1883 after hearing the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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Hayfeld
Hancock County
Charles
Travelute
Madison Township
Freeport
Til
Ismet Pasha Quits as Turkish Premier
London dispatch reports Ismet Pasha resigns as Turkish premier. The president asks him to form another cabinet after the resignation, according to the Constantinople correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph.
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Ismet Pasha
London
Ismet Pashal
Constantinopl
Xchange
Republic
House committee drafts soldier bonus bill anew
Washington March 16 The House Ways and Means Committee voted to report a soldier bonus bill after three days of public hearings. Four proposals drew support from the American Legion led by National Commander John R. Quinn, including cash payments and paid up insurance options.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harding
John R. Quinn
The
American Legion
Pocketbook X ray for White House candidates urged
McAdoo campaign chairman cites era of investigations and calls for all presidential candidates to disclose how they earn living. He urges senators to question private finances and client lists. Coolidge boosted as Minnesota county conventions largely back his nomination. Large petitions filed in Indiana seek Coolidge and Jackson primary ballot placement.
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Associated Press
Chicago
David L. Rockwell
Willian G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Senate Public Lands
Rockwell
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Benate
Samuel Fordyce
St. Louis
McAdon
Coolidge
United Press
St. Paul
Cleveland
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwest
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Calvin Coolidee
Ed Jackson
Poincare Ultimatum on Economy Plan Drives Cabinet Crisis
Premier Poincare warns he will resign if the finance committee does not approve the economy program with tax measures voted by the chamber of deputies. He delivered the ultimatum to the committee this evening and set a Tuesday discussion date.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poincare
Miller
Chamber of Deputies
Thurston
Clark County
Senate
McIntosh
Rank
Des Moines County
House Anxious to Know Bribetakers
Washington reports movement in the House to identify two representatives charged in a Chicago grand jury report with bribery. A conference on the matter included Speaker Gillett Republican leader Longworth Rules Chairman Snell and Democratic Leader Garrett who has introduced a resolution of inquiry.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Gillett
Longworth
Snell
Rules Committee
Garrett
English Free Masons Chief to Visit Iowa
Sir Alfred Robbins, head of the administration of the Grand United Lodge of Free Masons of England and president of its board of general purposes, arrived today and will visit the grand lodge of Iowa during his trip.
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Free Masons
Iowa
New York
Sir Alfred Robbins
Grand United Lodge of Free Masons of
England
Lodge
Board of General Purposes
Grand Lodge of
Wheeler Rise From Butte to U S Senate Revealed
United Press report traces Burton Wheeler’s early life from a penniless young man in Butte to a political rise. The piece notes his work as a waiter and peddler, his shift to law studies in Ann Arbor, and how Fort Madison prison sentence drama ties to his later federal defense role in the Daugherty inquiry.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Denver
Butte
Mont
Bute
Burton i Wheeler
United States
Bote, Mont
Senate
Daugherty
Hose
High Place
Clinton
Mareh GI
Rothman
People’s Savings Bank
Grandhim
Montana
Mound
Senney
Fort Madison
New England
Wheeler
Hudson
Mass
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hinson Dic
Courge
Ilinois
Farr House
Ting
Fall of the Caliphate Shakes Islam in Angora
The Turkish national assembly deposed and exiled Abdul Medjid Effendi and abolished the caliphate. Sultan Mohammad V E assumed the caliphate under the crown prince Abdul Medjid Jodendi as head of the Mohammedan church without temporal power. The change is likened to a papal abolition in Catholicism.
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National Assembly
Angora
Turkey
Ling
Abdul Medjid Effendi
Mohammad VE Ta
Abdul Medjid Jodendi
Annulment suits to be filed next week in oil case
Washington March action plans to file bills of equity against Sinclair and Doheny to return naval oil reserves to the government. Requests include receiverships and further drilling withdrawal while litigation proceeds. A special grand jury is to be impaneled around April 1 to review oil inquiry evidence. Preliminary hearing on Sinclair contracts set for March 13 in Cheyenne.
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Washington, D. C
Mareh
Government ii
Doheny and Sinclair
Naval
Sinclair and Doheny
Cheyenne
Sinclair
Test of New Border Closing Due Tonight
San Diego expects the new government border order to close the line to all traffic from 3 p.m. to 8 a.m. tonight. American workers in Tijuana plan to attempt crossing and surrender to arrest as copies of the order arrive at border points.
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San Diego
Cal
Tijuana
Mex
Washington
Los Angeles Station Plans Transatlantic Radio Broadcast
Radio station KFT in Los Angeles will rebroadcast a special program to England via 464 meters this Saturday. Station KGG in Los Angeles will air the event with participation from Oakland and WGY Schenectady and other midwestern stations, with a Fram to be rendered between 6 and 9 p.m. Pacific time.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Maren G
KFT
KGG
Oakland
WGY
Prohibited Liquor Action Postponed to Next Week
State captiol notes show Senate considering the liquor ban and a broader eugenics measure. Absent Gilchrist delayed concurrence on the state printing and teachers association reports, with House amendments to the state fair board bill defeated.
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Drugstore
Apecul & Bn
Ana’rphy
Ube
Senate
House
State Fair Board
McIntosh
Decatur County
Buser
Muscating County
Dutcher
Johnson County
Nes
Stockhart
Urockhart
Washington
Ing
Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Mlor Grchris
MacClune
Mahas Ka County
Senate State Fair Board
Authsatoon league accused of favoring big business in open letter
An open letter from the joint legislative committees accuses the Authsatoon league of representing big business rather than Christian churches. It claims the league broadcasts influence over Congress and questions the source of its funding. The letter cites Kresge and Wheeler, alleging motives to shield prohibition forces and block exposure of corrupting influences.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Authsatoon League
Tle
Congress
Kresge
League
Warner
Wheeler
Proclamation for Wheat Tariff Boost Ready for Signature
President Coolidge has a proclamation on his desk ready for signature to boost wheat and flour duties. The tariff commission inquiry results support an 80 percent increase under the tariff act, with a proportional rise in flour duties. White House officials declined comment on the specifics.
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Washington
Coolidge
Tariffy Commission
WHS
White House
Profanity Not Ground for Divorce, Judge Rules
Los Angeles ruling states ordinary swearing by a husband is not grounds for divorce. Judge Erwin M. Owen says even if profanity is widespread it does not justify ending a marriage. He notes fines apply only for justified misconduct.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Judes Erwin M. Owen
Y. W. C. A. Men Feed Women of Harem in Constantinople
March 6 dispatch reports the caliph’s household left penniless after departure for Switzerland. Eunuchs and harem attendants lack provisions. MOG A. Tetaries visited and provided food to distressed women as the palace restaurant tried to help restore supplies.
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Constantinople
Switzerland
Forbes Pleads Not Guilty and Posts Bond
Thurles R. Marbes, former director of the veterans bureau, pleads not guilty before a federal commissioner to charges of fraud and conspiracy. The bond is set at $1,000 and Forbes must appear in federal court in Chicago for trial on March 17.
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Wreshingtoan
Thurles R. Marbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Chicago
Forbes
Rederat Eourk
Two Americans Nominated as Cardinals in Papal Consistory
Rome reports Archbishop Hayes of New York and Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago have been named cardinals by the pope. A consistory is scheduled for March 24.
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Cardinals
Associated Press
Rome
Hayes
New York
Mundelein
Chicago
President Coolidge telegrams linked to McLean inquiry
The Washington dispatch reports two telegrams from President Coolidge to McLean in Florida. One concerns district matters, the other a Lincoln birthday congrats. The White House later clarified the Feb 12 message related to the Denby matter, not Lincoln day remarks.
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Coolidge
Mclean
Florida
Associated Press
Washington
Mureh
Coalige
Oil
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, D. C
Kikward B. McLean
Morida
District of Columbia
Lincoln Day
Prescott
Slomp
White House
Samuel J.prescott
Min
New York
Denby
MeMo
Edwin Denby
Navy
H. EB. McKenna
Slemp
Albert B. Fair
Palm Beach
Len‘Yoot
Walsh
Montana
Filj
Kreps McLean
Mecbhean
Lenroot
Edward B. McLean
Southern Pines
N. C
Iran Bennett
Washington Post
Atx
Immediate 25 Percent Cut in Personal Income Tax Sought
The Senate finance committee moved to enact immediate a 25 percent reduction in personal income tax for this year. The measure, aimed to apply on the instrument due March 15, passed the committee 267 to 144 with Republicans split as insurgents supported the plan while Republicans opposed.
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Washington
Senate Ynanes
Cleveland crowds rush to springs for clean drinking water
Cleveland residents line up at seven approved springs to fetch water amid high phenol and chlorine levels in Lake Erie pumped supply. Police direct crowds as thousands seek gallons, jugs, and tubs. one woman traveled four miles for water at Wade Park spring.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Wade Pacle
Strikers clash with police at Ludwigshafen dye works
Berlin dispatches report strikers at the Baden Aniline plant in Ludwigshafen clashing with police. A partial eight hour day strike was declared after workers refused nine hour shifts. Strikers forcibly entered the works, drove out those on duty and opened fire on police, wounding several.
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Berlin
Nolice
Ludwigshafen
American Prelates Not to Get Red Hats
Rome March 6. A Vatican sourced claim says Archbishops Mays of New York and Mundelin of Chicago are not expected to be elevated to the cardinalate during their Rome visit. American clergy say there is no basis for predicting imminent purple hat appointments.
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Rome
Vatican
Mays
New York
Mundelin
Chicago
Rts
Chiazo
Funeral in Chinatown for Fannie Fong Honored Despite Tragic Death
In San Francisco Chinatown a funeral for Fannie Fong is held after she died by her own hand. Friends say a fake love letter from an enemy prompted her act and aim to prove she was an honest wife. The ceremony features a hearse, band and plume-draped casket amid traditional rites.
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Innternational News Wire
San Francisco
Arass
Forcine
Chinatown
Fannie
Oes
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