Reed cites river development plan during Denver visit
Senator James A Reed of Missouri spoke at the Denver chamber of commerce urging coordinated Mississippi Valley water power and irrigation development. He warned against haphazard federal policy and said river projects would cut freight and power costs and open new farming lands. He also criticized schooling theft in prisons amid a tour that includes Albuquerque Phoenix and Los Angeles.
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Rv United Tress
Denver
Colo
James A.” Reed
Missouri
Albuquerque
N. M
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Valley
Reed
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Lindbergh Again Flies the Air Mail Dispatch
Charles Lindbergh resumes air mail service on Monday spanning the Chicago to St. Louis route. The veteran flyer carries thousands of letters stamped with special insignia and reflects on his training as a regular mail pilot before the transatlantic flight. An inset shows Lindy with a pack of mail, illustrating the task ahead.
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Ja “Lindbergh
Mys
Charles’ ‘Lindbergh
Ola
Chicago
St.Louis
Lane
St. Louis
Lindy Avith
Bank notes unpaid interest tied to state inquiry
M J Morton former manager of the Bank of Flagstaff testified that the St Johns branch held notes were worth their face value and that the paper on file dated October 3 1924 showed no interest collected for a year. Davis disclosed the line of state pain in examination and testified to $113 974.07 in notes lacking interest.
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Yat “Holbrook
St. Johns
Davis
M. J. Morton
Morton
Mystery Killer Identified in New Jersey Governess Murder
Morristown New Jersey Feb 24 Identity of Miss Margaret Brown Park Avenue governess killer has been established to officers satisfaction. The motive and suspect location remain unclear as a day long inquiry continues with police widening searches across New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania.
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United Press
Morristown
Miss Brown
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Hoover To Amplify Prohibition Message In Campaign
F Scott McBride of the anti saloon league says Secretary Hoover will amplify his prohibition letter to Senator Borah during the campaign. He predicts emphasis on the handling of the eighteenth amendment and states rights to determine enforcement.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Senator Borah
F. Scott McBride
Antisaloon’ League
McBride
Roosevelt Walks With Two Canes Resumes Duties
Franklin D Roosevelt, crippled by infantile paralysis since 1921, walked with two canes into Fidelity and Deposit Co of Maryland to resume his duties as vice president. He credits water therapy at Warm Springs, Georgia, for his progress and believes further improvement is possible.
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United Press
New York
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Bach
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Warm Springs
Georgia
Needham Names Big Hutch Leader Of Fraud Gang
Needham identifies Everett Hutchings known as Big Hutch as the ringleader of a fraud scheme that bilked $140,000 via a fake horse race in Hawaii. Police press on across the islands with wireless messages to Tahiti as suspects reportedly flee. Three women linked to the case were released to attorneys. In a separate incident near Winslow, Arizona, a car crash injures Andrea Robinson, George King, and Forrest Savage when a speeding vehicle hits a freight train at Tonto Basin crossing.
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United Press
Honolulu
T. H
M. Thomas ‘Needham
Everett A. Hutchings
Big Hutch
Tahiti
Malolo
San Francisco
Wwinslow
Tonto Basin Crossing
Winslow
Andrea Robinson
George King
Forrest Savage
Tonto Basin Road
Sylvan Marks
Detroit Damp Spot Tarnishes Prohibition Enforcement
Washington reports Detroit as the sorest spot in enforcement as officials discuss the influx of liquor from Detroit. James M. Doran declares the city a major source, with Michigan Administrator Thomas E. Stone and Indiana Deputy Administrator George L. Winkler in talks here.
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United Press
Washington
Detroit
Canada
James M. Doran
Thomas E. Stone
Michigan
George L. Winkler
Indiana
Doran
Public utilities to answer FTC investigation subpoenas
Washington February 24 Public utilities corporations will be forced under subpoenas to answer questions and produce information for the Federal Trade Commission investigation announced today by the commission.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Frisco Harbor Ranks Third in U S Tonnage
A United Press Transcontinental report shows San Francisco Bay as the third largest US harbor by tonnage. The analysis notes New York and Chesapeake Bay as first and second. It details Pacific port traffic for 1921, including 43.12 percent of general exports from Western states and 60 percent of imports to US territories outside eight western states. The port hosts 28 regular foreign lines, with 13 to the UK/Europe, 15 to the Orient and related regions, and 14 intercoastal lines, plus additional coastwise services.
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United Press
Washington
San Francisco Bay
United States
U. S. Shipping Board
Board of Engineers
War Department
New York Harbor
Chesapeake Bay
Pacific
San Francisco
Oregon
California
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Hhrough Pacific
Pacific Coast
United Kingdom
Europe
Orient
Australia
South America
Central America
Mexico
West Indies
Africa
Atlantic
Gulf
Hawaiian Islands
Mayor Walker Guest In Winston Salem Visit
Jimmy Walker the New York mayor visited Winston Salem to speak at the Robert Lee hotel during a luncheon of the American Legion. He refused to discuss politics and joked about only two Democrats in New York able to "make the grade" while coyly referencing Alfred E. Smith.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Winston Salem
N. C
Jimmy Walker
New York
Gotham
Jimmy
New York State
Alfred BE. Smith
Robert Lee Hotel
American Legion
Navy budget debate trims ships and asks for carriers
The record notes the request to cut battleships and submarines while the navy sought five aircraft carriers. The House committee authorized one carrier in the likely funding plan.
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Hoover backs commission for Mississippi flood control funding
President Coolidge favors an economic commission to study states' ability to pay for flood control. Hoover told the Senate Commerce Committee he supported advancing flood work while deferring financing decisions. The House earlier proposed full federal funding, and some senators pressed Hoover to state a position.
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United Press Transcontinental
Washington
White “House
Secretary of ‘Commerce
Hoover
Mississippi
Senate Commerce Committee
Economic Commission
Congress
Coolidge
Mississippi Valley
House Flood Control Committee
Willis
Ohio
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Rep
Kopp
Iowa
Hawes
Missicrat
Hoove Jones
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