Tennessee Delegates Split as McAdoo Leads in South
Washington observed May 20 that Tennessee’s state convention will decide if McAdoo’s delegation is instructed or not. McAdoo carried Nashville and Chattanooga, while Underwood stays limited to Alabama’s 24 pledged delegates and scattered informal support. Smith’s delegates may shift, but McAdoo appears to edge toward the nomination clash with Smith as the convention nears.
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MARK_SULLIVAN
Washington
D. C
McAdoo
Tennessee
Underwood
Alabama
South
McAdoo I
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Cnderwoud
Smith
New York
McAcan
New York Tribune
Johnson Calls To Silence Amplifiers In House Chamber
Washington May 21 Representative Johnson Republican says amplifiers in the house chamber cause a loud babel of confusion. He claims the devices color voices with screeches like a sawmill, quack of a duck, steam from a locomotive, and airplane whir, and have led to many errors in congressional records.
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Washington
D. C
Johnson
Tulsa Editorial Delegates Visit Oklahoma Cities
Tulsa hosts about 200 members of the National Editorial association touring Oklahoma cities before attending the thirty ninth annual convention in Oklahoma City Thursday. Local note from The Courier mentions home delivery timing and a cigar advertisement as part of the page.
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Tulsa
Ola
National Editorial Association
Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma City
Nightingales' Songs Broadcast by Radio from Surrey Wood
Thousands of listeners in London heard the songs of shy nightingales broadcast from a Surrey wood last night. A musician seated in the wood used a call to lure the birds into song, then a microphone and amplifier transmitted the notes to the London broadcasting station.
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London
Surrey Wood
London Broadcasting Station
King Tut Relics Kept In Tomb, Carter States
Chicago May 20 Edward Carter the Egyptologist who disclosed King Tutankhamuns tomb said today the pharaohs mummy will stay undisturbed in the tomb 3000 years after burial. He announced he will resume work at the tomb after government settlement and will not remove the mummy or relocate the relics.
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Chicago
Tut- Ankh-Aimen
Edward Carter
Farr
Carter
Tut
Chicago Shivers but No Snow Yet
Chicago May 20 46 degree low, 20 below normal, slight today warming seen. Snow fell yesterday in Mason City Ta and parts of southern Michigan with no crop damage noted. Officials attribute the cold snap to a low south of Chicago drawing cold air from northeastern Canada.
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Chicago
Mason City
Michigan
Canada
Bad Weather Cuts Attendance at Iowa Bankers Meet
Inclement weather kept only 250 bankers from Group 4 of the Iowa Bankers Association at the meeting yesterday with attendees from Cedar Rapids Clinton Waterloo and Dubuque unable to travel. New officers elected were FL B Claxton of Fayette as chairman and J FL Becker of Elkader as secretary. Lieut Gov John Bammill, a governor candidate, addressed the gathering and praised town bankers for supporting agriculture through the Depression.
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Itkader
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Waterloo
Dubuque
FL B. Claxton
State Bank of
80 Firemen Laid Out in Two New York Fires
New York March 20 firemen were injured as they battled two blazes. A Battery water front fire destroyed one old pier while a stubborn Broadway blaze exhausted 76 firemen, with five collapsing and two overcome by smoke.
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New York
Mar
Wither
Battery Water Front
Lower Broadway
Conference Restores Five Bishops to Vacancies
Springfield Mass May 20 The Methodist Episcopal general conference voted to keep the number of bishops and elect five to all vacancies created by death and retirement A committee’s recommendation to remove Paris and Helena Mont as Episcopal areas was amended to restore four centers and passed with few dissenting votes The day prior the body voted for five new bishops then reconsidered and ordered three Today’s action is regarded as final A Boston area charge claimed theologians wanted Bishop Francis J McConnell removed from the Pittsburgh area during the debate
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Paris
Helena
Mont
Francis J. McConnell
Pittsburgh
William F. Conner
Northern Iowa's Allen Memorial Hospital Ready for Public Use
Community fund drives in Waterloo and surrounding areas seek 75000 for hospital equipment including beds bedding and linen. Deaconess society will manage and maintain the facility as a nonsectarian public hospital. Ongoing efforts and subscriptions are acknowledged by the Courier and Tribune as the campaign advances.
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New Allen Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Deaconess Society
The
Evangelical Church
Ttpis
Alfen
Waterloo
Allen
Eladir
Qtizens
Opnorinnus
Conriar
Towa
the Courier
the Tribune
Navy Paymaster to Face Courtmartial for Theft
Lieut. Ervine R. Brown U S supply corps must return to Diego to face trial for embezzlement of 120000 naval funds. A Mare Island board found him sane. Of the sums, 75820 was returned by his wife and 30060 found in an Ogden safe. Brown was found in a park April 7 apparently suffering amnesia.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ervine R. Brown
U. S Supply Corps
Diego
Navy
Mare Island
Naval
Ogden
Clai
Brown
Aminesiz
Police Seek Owner for 380 Gallons of Alcohol
Des Moines police seek the owner of 380 gallons of high test alcohol valued at 12000 dollars. The liquor was seized last May in a south side railroad warehouse after being shipped from the east as varnish and paint. It was the largest liquor seizure in the district.
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Des Moines
South Side
Head Thief Caught With Heads Worth Large Sum
Los Angeles in May reports Timothy Pp O'Brien is jailed at UMN Jatt bere today area for stealing human heads. He admits purge for collection valued at 25 000 from an Amazon expedition. A show at Long Beach exposed the loot and Brien, show proprietor, was arrested. Detectives found more artifacts in Brien's rooms.
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Los Angeles
Cat
Timothy Pp
O'Brien
Tip - Hee
George Sullivan
Azalen
Amazon
Bessie
Eurios
Long Beach
Brien
Smith Revealed as U S Bureau Boss
Washington May 20. Plans for a temporary restraint in the Daugherty investigation advanced as the committee prepared a partial report for month end. L J Bailey, former chief of the bureau, said Jesse Smith was the most powerful man in the Justice Department outside the attorney general. Smith hired and fired agents with Daugherty knowledge, Bailey testified, and the attorney general would approve dismissals. Bailey added Smith had access to confidential files and could obtain any desired action in the department. Smith was viewed as second in command, with others fearing disobedience reduced job prospects.
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Associated Presay
Washington, D.C
Senate
United Press
Washington, D. C
Jesse Smith
Wally
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Daugherty Investigation
L. J. Bailey
Chutreau
Smith
Bailey
Daugherty
Department
Wheeler
Nebraska County Attorney Jailed for $10000 Bribe
Ira J. Evans a 29 year old county attorney from Thedford Nebraska was jailed in Omaha on charges of accepting a $10000 bribe from Svoboda, cashier of Securities State Bank. Authorities said Evans sought incriminating papers and planned to use them against Svoboda and his bank.
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Omaha
Ira J. Evans
Adocas Yo
Svoboda
Thedford State Bank
Syo
Boda
President Accepts Woods Resignation as Ambassador to Japan
President Coolidge accepts Cyrus E. Woods resignation from the post of ambassador to Japan. The note indicates a vacancy and that several persons are under consideration for the position. The event affects Washington and national diplomacy in May.
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Washington, DE
Cyrus E. Woods
Japan
Coolidge
World flying record bolded by cross globe flights
American aviators completing a round the world conquest faced fog and adverse conditions as they traveled from Yori to northern Japan. Dispatches say crowds gather in Kasumigaura to welcome the visitors with mechanics ready to overhaul their planes. French airman Pelletier D'Oisy reports he will not continue his Paris to Takia flight after an accident near Shanghai.
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Minato
Japan
Jim
Yotorofu Ishino
Kuriles
Atlantic
England
Singapore
Asia
China
Tokina
Kasumigawara
United States Army
Minata
Kasumigaura
Army
Navy
Tmnsy
London
Pelletier D'Oisy
Shanghai
Paris
Takia
Reuters
Shanghai i
Canton
Brookhart Blocks Cummins Postmaster Pick in Des Moines
Des Moines May 20 Senator Cummins appointment of W. Cui Harbach as postmaster of Des Moines was rejected in a senate session. Brookhart reportedly objected on personal grounds. It was unclear if Cummins will reappoint one of the other two candidates J. M. Lieser or ZC. Pharn hure or call a new exam.
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Des Moines
Cummsins
W. Cui Harbach
Senate
Brookhart
Cummins
Fither
J. M. Lieser
ZC. Pharnhure
Iowa World War Veterans to Get Big Portion of Bonus Money
Des Moines reports over 100 million in bonus funds to be awarded to 142,900 living veterans under the soldier bonus bill. American Legion officials say demand for details is high and local posts will handle inquiries and payments. Washington begins massive processing across War Navy and Veterans bureaus with tens of thousands of claimants. millions of records to review and 3.1 million potential beneficiaries. War Dept issues directives to speed filings, including mailed applications in preprinted envelopes and memory-based instructions.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Des Moines
American Legion
Navy Department
War Department
Inside Story of Klan Grafting Told on Stand by Witness in Mayfield Probe
Witness recounts grafting and corruption tied to the Klan during a Mayfield probe. The testimony outlines organized extortion and political influence while investigators scrutinize local ties and possible officials involved.
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Mayfield
Telegraph Briefs From Across Cities
Telegraph briefs summarize political filings and notable events from multiple cities. Items include Moscow and Berlin labor dispute discussions, Soviet delegates attending a communist party convention, arbitration proposals, and Mussolini and Hymans pressing for immediate Dawes report implementation plus an avoided conference.
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Philadelphia
Pars
Thaw
Stanford White
Moscow
Communist Party
Daenseldorf
Huh
Berlin
Ham
Bune
Cleveland
New York City
American Telephone & Telegraph Cos
Congress session in Washington examines tax bills and inquiries
The Senate and House convene on tax bill conferences while committees in both chambers pursue investigations. A Senate agriculture panel advances related matters as panels examine shipping board inquiries and upcoming election considerations.
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Senate
House
Senate Agriculture
Shipping Board
Senate Elections Committee
Six Die in Collision of Interurban Flier with Empty Train
Wreck of the Wabash interurban flier in Roanoke Indiana occurred last night when it struck an empty two car train. Six persons were killed and many injured with several feared dead. Victims include Jacob Dieffenbaugh Welker Earhart J M Horse WL oR Wire Jacob Yoslovitz Mrs William Overly. The westbound flier carried about 36 passengers.
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Roanoke
Ind
Rescua Trews
Indiana Service Corporation Inter- Urban
Fier
Jacob Dieffenbaugh
Huntington
Welker JF Earhart
Buntington
J. M. iHorse
Jacob Yoslovitz
Chicago
William Overly
Fort Wayne
Little Black Book of Beerrunner May Send Police to Jail
Chicago May 20 A sensational disclosure involving many policemen and federal agents in large scale beer running during prohibition was promised by federal officials after yesterday's raid. Three policemen are already jailed. The promise hinged on a Little Black Book seized from a beer runner that could implicate numerous officers and politicians.
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Chicago
United States Dietriet
Stock Prices Slump After Bonus Bill Passes
New York, May 20. Stock prices fell sharply at the opening as the soldier bonus bill passed despite the President's veto. Industrial favorites dropped with Baldwin, Danant, Gulf States Steel, and Stewart-Warner Speedometer posting their lowest prices of the year.
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New York
Iit
Baldwin, Danant
Gulf States Steel
Stewart-Warner
British Reds Denounce Labor Government in Congress
The annual congress of the British Communist Party ended in Manchester with a resolution denouncing the labor government for faithlessness and treachery to the working class and declaring the administration a willing tool and accomplice of capitalistic exploiters.
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Manchester
Eng
British Communist Party
Labor
Ex Investigator for Klan on 40 Dollar Weekly Salary
Ex investigator for the Ku Klux Klan testified before the Mayfield Senate committee describing graft and fund raising. He said he was paid 40 dollars weekly plus expenses but earned 590 to 1000 dollars in other ways as Klansmen divided money across states including Texas. He named figures and emphasized schemes to influence elections and donations to promote a United States senator.
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International Newa Wite
Washtington
Kn Khix Klan
Jett
Senate
George . B. Peddy
Texas
Earley
Mayfield
Vnlike Upshaw
Propaganda Department
Elizabeth Tyler
Clarke
United States
Tent
Unshaw
Georgia
Nhan
Barkley Bill Shelved After Senate Battle Yet to Vote
Washington May 20 A 10 hour fight over a measure to abolish the railroad labor board left the Barkley bill shelved until June 2. Democratic Republican insurgents faced doubt on securing a decision this session as coalition opponents, aided by Rep Blanton Texas, forced roll calls to deny a quorum. Adjournment left the bill blocked under rules.
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Washington, D
Barkley
Railroad Labor Board
House
Congress
Commerce
Republicans
Blanton
Texas
Gooding Long and Short Haul Bill Passed by Senate
Washington May 20 The senate acted for the first time this session on railroad legislation and passed the Gooding bill limiting application of the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce act The measure would curb ICC authority to authorize lower charges for large hauls within its districts except for circuitous router export import traffic and block express rates Shipping interests in Intermountain rate territories have long sought such action.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Veto Forecast on Tax Bill Tied to Bonus Passage
Washington report says a veto of the revenue measure is forecast if the bonus bill passes before full details of talks. Administration spokesmen note enactment of the bonus would force disapproval of the tax reduction by President Coolidge. Secretary Mellon earlier tied tax cuts to the bonus, and conferees may reach early agreement after a week of work.
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Washington
Capitol
Coolidge
Mellon
Congress
Credit Corp Puts Banks and Farms on Sounder Basis
The $10,000,000 Agricultural Credit Corporation formed in Chicago expands relief to more than 140 banks in North and South Dakota Minnesota Montana and Wisconsin. It also establishes a $1,000,000 fund to aid farmers buy dairy cattle sheep and brood sows to promote diversified farming in the Northwest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
COF Agricultural Credit Corporation
Chi- Capo
Coolidge
North
South Dakota
Moniita
Tawa
Minnesota
James R. Howard
National Transportation Institute
Credit, Corporation
Northwest
Howard
Sprad
MilHon
Bellet
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Coreration
Altho
Styme
Banker John H Rick Dies in Minneapolis Home
John H Rick chairman of the board and agent of the Ninth Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis died at his home after an illness of nearly four months. He led the bank and served as a key figure in regional finance. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John H. Rick
Ninth Federal Reserve Bank
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