Bonus Bill Sparks Senate Showdown After Sharp Veto Message
Congress churns over President Coolidge’s veto of the soldiers bonus insurance bill. House allies predict quick re-adoption while Senate lines are tight and a two-thirds margin is debated. Politicians weigh impact on the 1924 candidacy as divisions on patriotism and labor votes surface.
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George R. Holmes
International News
Washington, D. C
Congress
Coolidge
Coallge
House
Buil
Senate
White House
Conlidge
Four Hundred Expected At Upper River Conference
Four hundred persons are expected to attend a two day Upper Mississippi River improvement conference opening in St Paul under the Mississippi Valley association. HH W Seaman vice president City National Bank Clinton Ia and member of the association board has registered.
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St. Paul
Minn
Mississippi Valley Association
HH. W. Seaman
City National Bank
Clinton
Former OWA Superintendent Named C N W General Manager
F I Hammill, formerly superintendent of the Iowa division for the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, is appointed general manager of the system with Chicago headquarters. Announcement made at Des Moines headquarters states the appointment is effective yesterday.
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Des Moines
F. I. Hammill
Iowa Division
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Delivery deadline and service instruction note
The Courier is to be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 80 p m.
Not Dead Yet Sun Yat Sen Report Alive
A report that Dr Sun Yat Sen, once declared dead in Canton, is alive and well is released by his private secretary citing brain fever rumor. The claim of his death proved false as officials confirm his ongoing health and status.
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Sun Yat Sen
South China
Canton
Rich Iowa Man is Held Prisoner Before Wedlock Blocked
Amos Peasley Spencer a wealthy retired Oskaloosa merchant was kept under control by Mrs. Clara Bell Lessig for three days as deputies halted a planned wedding. He alleges adventuresses forcing marriage to gain 202,000 in damages while Lessig seeks 302,000 for breach of promise and interference.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Amos Peasley Spencer
Oskaloosa
Clara Bell Lessig
Lessig
RE. B. Sheppard
Spencer
Evangelist Billy Sunday Not in Critical Condition
Rochester Mayo Clinic reports evangelist William A. Sunday is not in a critical condition as kidney trouble is treated. Dr. R L Sanders cautions that the illness extent remains uncertain and further observation is needed to determine his status.
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Rochester, Minn
William A
Billy
Mayo Clinic
R. L. Sanders
Sanders
Young Doheny Need Not Take Oil Stand
Edward L. Doheny Jr of Los Angeles will not be compelled to testify before the DC oil grand jury. Justice Bits dismisses the grand jurors petition to require answers despite claims of the constitutional privilege against self incrimination.
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Young Doheny
Washington, D. C
Edward L. Doheny, Jr
Los Angeles
Cal
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Bit So
Doheny
Pepper Plans Composite World Court Proposal for Senate
Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania announces a composite world court plan to embody the President and Secretary of State Hughes ideas with senate committee reservations. He hopes for action this session despite a June adjournment.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Senate
George Wharton Pepper
Repiblican
Pennsylvania
Pepper
Hughes
Hoover Fears Tax Return Publicity Harms Small Business
Secretary Hoover warns the tax bill's open returns risk aiding fraudulent firms and enabling large competitors to prey on smaller businesses. He recalls 1867 to 1872 publicity chaos and urges protection for legitimate firms against credit rating based on public tax data.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Postal Clerks Get Saturday Afternoon Off In Summer
Postmaster General Newman approves Saturday half-holidays for ten postal employees nationwide during the summer from June 14 to September 12. The plan avoids service curtailment and costs to the government, relaxing prior regulations that kept many clerks off on Saturday afternoons in warm weather.
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Washington, D. C
Newman
New
Immigration Bill on White House Table for President’s Pen
The immigration bill with Japanese exclusion provisions moved to the White House for final action after Congress approved the conference report 308 to 58 in the House and 69 to 9 in the Senate. The president’s delays failed and he signaled he might not veto the measure even if it did not fully meet his wishes.
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White House
Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Senate
Japan
Woman Forger of Schwab Note Freed
Mrs Myrtle B Hays who pleaded guilty to attempted forgery of Charles M Schwab's name and endorsement to a $25009 note received a suspended sentence of from one year three months to two and a half years in state prison after doctors stated her days were numbered.
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New York
Myrtle B. Hays
Charles M. Schwab
Black Watch Veteran O'Donnell Found Alive After Nine Years
Amherst Massachusetts reports John O'Donnell of Canada's Black Watch is alive after nine years believed dead. He lies recovering in an English hospital from memory loss and shell shock. He was officially listed as killed in action at Logs in 1915.
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Amherst, N
John O'Donnell
Canada
Black Watch Regiment
O'Donnell
Logs
Reward Split for Thorsdale Slayer Named in Des Moines
Des Moines on May 15 states E. El i Creighton of Valley Junction and W. B. Knatts of Chariton will share equally in a $590 reward posted by the state for capturing Toe Williams, accused of killing Sara Barabara Thorsdale, a Des Moines school teacher, on June 4, 1921, Gov. Kendall announced.
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Des Moines
E. EL i Creighton
Valley Junction
W. IB. Knatts
Chariton
Toe Williams
Sara Barbara Thorsdale
N. E. Kendall
Metropolitan Life reports drop in alcoholism deaths in 1924 first quarter
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company says deaths from alcoholism among its 15 million policyholders fell 17.5 percent in the first quarter of 1924 versus 1923, the first decline since 1920, with a rate of 2.8 per 100 000 so far this year.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Sun Yat Sen Alive Officially Denies Death Rumors
Sun Yat Sen still alive and well according to his confidential secretary, denying reports of his death. The secretary said only family members may see him, with rumors of a severe mental breakdown in circulation in Hongkong and Canton.
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Associated Press
Hongkong
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Sun
Canton
Nenlea
Lae Corre ‘Spondent
World to Ballot on Most Popular Radio Announcer
The Radio Digest plans an international ballot to crown the world’s most popular radio announcer with a gold cup. Balloting runs May 24 through September and aims to define traits of a successful broadcaster while inspiring radio personality development.
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Chicago
Radio Digest
Jer
Symure
Coil
Stone to Carry Test of Pardon Powers to Supreme Court
Attorney General Stone will ask the U S Supreme Court to review a Chicago ruling by federal judges Carpenter and Wilkerson that refused to recognize a pardon for Philip Grossman granted by President Coolidge. The Justice Department argues the contempt charge was an offense against the United States, not contempt of the court order, and thus the president had authority to extend clemency.
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Washington, D.C
Stone
United States Supreme Court
Carpenter and Wilkerson
Chicago
Philip Grossman
Coolidge
Justice Department
Department
Grossman
United States
Methodist Plan Cuts Bishops and Council in Church Fight
Springfield Mass May 16 A motion to reduce Methodist bishops was defeated as a report favoring federal episcopacy area reductions was adopted by a large majority. The antiwar resolution drew sharp attack from New York delegate William von Henscholen who warned it would drive the flag from churches. The judiciary chairman supported area system continuity as salary costs push Episcopal fund estimates higher and a readjustment is urged with annual surpluses capped at 150000.
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Associated Press
Sprinefield
Mass
David G. Downey
New York
Downey
International News Wire
Springfield
Methodiat General Conference
Committee On State of the Church
Wililam WM. von Henscholen
Iie
Henry M. Hogers
Consitten
California
Episcopal Fund
Committee On Book
Michigan
Flint
Mich
William G. McAdoo
al Smith
Wood Lrittze
Ferris
Hiram Johnson
McAdoo
Grocer and war veteran killed in Nebraska holdup
Qmabu Neb May 16 J 5S. Shellman a grocer and veteran of eight holdups fought robbers in his store last night and was found dead behind the counter shot three times. His gun lay exploded with two chambers, and the cash drawer had been emptied.
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Qmabu
Shellman
Eracer
Hisstore
Assassins Target Chinese Foreign Minister in Gift Box
A box delivered to Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese foreign minister, exploded injuring three servants who opened it while Kao remained unharmed in another room. The incident occurred at his Peking residence on May 16 as the box was examined by an unidentified messenger.
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Peking
Wellington Koo
Kao
Liss
Lone Girl Student Stands Against War at Garrett Institute
In a chapel meeting at Garrett Biblical Institute 124 of 125 students and faculty approved refusing war. Miss Inez Traxler, lone dissenter, urged that world peace is ideal but defended defending the country if attacked, saying she favors peace but not peace at any price.
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Bible Institute
United Press
Chicago
Garrett Biblical Institute
Northwestern University
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Inez Traxler
Miss Traxler
Yale
Miss Traxtar
Garrett Institate
Polk County G O P Caucuses Focus on Klansmen and Beer
The Polk County Republican caucuses hinge on Klan influence and beer issue sentiment. Antiklan factions vow to counter possible delegate shifts as county leaders seek to shape the slate for state convention delegates. Michigan and Oregon contest results are also noted with party alignments and anticipated nominees.
Washington Senate and House Meet in scrambled briefing
Senate and house mer President and cabinet meet. Senate Daugherty investigating committee is called. Benue agriculture committee continues Muscle Shows hearing. House committee investigating the shipping board continues inquiry. Senate elections committee resumes consideration of the Mayfield contest. House irrigation committee proceeds with the report of Secretary Work's fact finding committee.
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Senate
House
Mer
Senite
Howie Lax
Shipping Board
House Irrigation
Work
Telegraph Briefs Across Capitals and Nations
Telegraph briefs report Woods ambassador to Japan criticizing a bill, senator praising the Rogers bill to reorganize the diplomatic service, Poincare hoping for allied agreement on the Dawes plan, a Porto Rico governor bill passage, Dr. Murray Butler criticizing moral governance by law, and the New York Stock Exchange forbidding members from placing customer election bets.
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Tokio
Woods
Japan
Washington, DC
Paris
Poincare
Ramsay MacDonald
Washington, D. C
Senate
Porto Rive
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Board of Inveriors
Black Hurchange
Cable Briefs Roundup Across Capitals
United States Federal Reserve Board advocates dollar basis for a new German financial plan sparking general discussion in London. In Manila, Gov. Gen. Wood faces a mandamus suit by Jose Arcasa seeking annulment of an order suspending him. Earthquake shocks reported in Constantinople and Bracrain area kill or injure about 140. Paris sports upset over Franco German athletic relations as German riders and a boxer are warmly received.
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Associated Press
London
United States Federal Reserve Board
Manila
Wood
Supreme Court
Jose Arcasa
Moilo
Omer
Braerum
Hassan
Kale
Kars
Berlin
Emanuel Richer
Ig Dear
Faris
Ogden Mills Rein
New York
ieratd-Tribune
Legion of Honor
MiHerand
Constantinopia
Bracrain
Paris
Poincare
Tremendous Melinite Blast Heard Far Across Europe
A 1 ton melinite explosion on a Limoges plateau tested sound and silence. The blast was inaudible 40 miles away but clearly heard at Bordeaux, Walsall, and Birmingham, England 500 miles distant. A crater 20 feet deep formed with minimal atmospheric effects. one guinea pig nearby died from a pebble.
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Paris
Limoges
Hieute
Altho
Taré
Shun Pao Begins Radio Broadcasting
Shanghai May 16 Regular radio broadcasting has started by the Shun Pao the first Chinese newspaper to adopt wireless. Programs run four times daily and include lectures in Chinese and music.
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Shanghai
Shun Pao
Standard Oil Men Inspect New Mason City Plant Offices
Standard Oil of Indiana officials led by chairman Cal Stewart toured Mason City Iowa offices and a new plant last night at a Chamber of Commerce banquet. Stewart denied plans for a monopoly and said no linkage with other state Standard Oil firms. The firm recently opened a local office housing about 100 employees.
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Standard Oil
Mason City
Cal
R. A. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Chamber of Commerce
Cal. Stewart
Coc College
Gedar Rapids
The
Standard
Suspect Held After Plot to Shoot Coal Reported
Forbes Philadelphia May 16. Tata, a suspect in a veteran affairs inquiry, was arrested after Mrs. Elias H. Mortimer testified that Tate described an alleged plot to kill Col. Charles R. Forbes. He is detained on a suspicious character charge pending investigation.
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Philadelphia
Sor Tata
Elias H. Mortimer
Veterans’ Bureau
Policr
Tate
Charles R. Forbes
Bureau
Tata
Northwest forests hit by 10000 acre blaze surge
In northwestern Montana and nearby regions, about twenty fires total more than 10 000 acres threaten timber in the Kootenai Kaniksu Pond O Reille Cabinet and Flathead national forests. Fire crews including forest service personnel emergency workers and private crews battle to contain the northern pine fires as a large blaze also burns in Klamath national forest California.
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Associated Press
Washington
Propertio
Montana
Forest Service
Kootenai
Kaniksu
Pond O'Reille
Cabinet
Flathead National
Klamath National Forest
California
Rich bootlegger testifies he paid Anita Huge Sam
George Remus, famed bootlegger now in Atlanta prison, testified before the Wheeler-Broadhurst committee that he spent nearly 2 million dollars on protection and liquor withdrawal permits. He said he paid Jesse W. Smith of New York about 206 000 to 250 606, with initial payments of large sums, to secure permits signed by Prohibition Directors Hart and McConnell. Remus claimed the withdrawals were legal and described his payments as part of a “crossed business proposition.” He detailed ownership of multiple distilleries and plants and noted meetings with Smith and with counsel Linton in New York. He said the aim was to avoid prison via promised reversals by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Washington, D. C
Wherler-Broakhart
George Remus
Unicinnas
Atlanta, Ve
Remag
Jesse W. Smith
Harry M. Daugharty
Smith
Hart, Nework
McConnell
Pennsylvania
Remus
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Town
Indiana
Unitied States Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Ohio
Kentucky
Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Squibb Company
Edgewater
Lexington
Greendale
Jessa Smith
Senator Wheeler
Montana
New York
Bald Remus
Eli 4. Holme
Linton
James Linton
Columbus
Harry M. Daugherty
Soline
Thomas B. Felder
Seline
Felder
Daugherty
Desser
Mr. Daugherty
Rens
Jesse Smith
Wheeler
Colvaan Twey
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