Bankers Propose Global Debt Refunding Scheme
Washington officials assess a New York Times cable outlining a plan by international bankers to refinance German reparations and Allied debts. The scheme would issue bonds based on capacity to pay, stripping them to banking terms and applying a uniform measure across countries.
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the Messenger
Washington
New York Times
London
B. M. Baruch
New York
War Industries Board
Germany
United States Senate
Great Britain
Italy
Mother's Day feature shines in Messenger plans
The Messenger's Mother's Day editor praises the submissions for a May 9 feature. She notes letters and photos reveal strong human interest, seeks varied mother types from young to very elderly, with entries expected up to ages 90 or 100.
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The
Messenger
Death penalty sought in Rhodes murder trial in Meigs County
The Meigs County Common Pleas court opened the trial of Richard Rhodes for first degree murder in the slaying of James McCumber. The state intends to seek the electric chair with jurors screened for capital punishment support. The case involves co defendants and alleged motives tied to liquor activity and interracial tensions in the Willis Hill settlement.
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Rhodes
John Hendricks
James McCumber
Hendricks
John “Shorty
Bryant
McCumber
Death Hill
Chicago War on Beer Mob Follows West Side Bloodshed
The April 29 report depicts a turf war between Italian and Irish beer factions in Chicago. 92 deaths in four months, police and an army of 500 officers target killers after the McSwiggin, Doherty and Duffy mass shooting. Ralph Capone is detained amid a crackdown tracking Scarface’s leadership.
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United Press
Chicago
Underworld
William McSwiggin
Jimmy Doherty
Tom Duffy
ARMY
Cicery
West Side
Beer Warriors
Cook County
Law Army
McSwiggin
Road House
Cicero
Crowe
Ralph , Capone
Scarface al Capone
Mother Seeks Child Held in Hillside Cabin
Charleston April 29 United Press report says armed deputies prepare to reach Summers county mountain cabin to reclaim Edna Smithrell a 12 year old girl held by Mia Prisecula Medley and her four sons for a $600 debt. Mrs Burrell says Edna was living in squalor and forced to drink alcohol. The state supreme court issued a writ of habeas corpus and ordered deputies to recover the child from the Medley cabin in the Tophet district mountains.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Press
Summers County
Norvella Burrell
Edna Smithrell
Mia Prisecula Medley
State Supreme Court
Edena
Burrell
Medley
Air explorers safe in North Alaska arrival at Barrow
Captain George H. Wilkins and Pilot Ben Eielson of the Detroit Arctic expedition arrived safely at Point Barrow Alaska according to the North American Newspaper Alliance. They departed Fairbanks April 15 carrying supplies to the northern base and were not heard from after the first two hours, raising anxiety among expedition members.
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New York
United Press
George H. Wilkins
Ben Eielson
Point Barrow
Alaska
Alliance
Wilkins
Eielson
Fairbanks
Four Die In Crash In Feet on New Jersey
Four members of a family died when their small car was splintered by a Pennsylvania trap near Feeton New Jersey. The incident occurred on April 29 as authorities investigated the wreck and the cause of the fatal collision.
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Feeton
N. J
Negro Snatched From Chair Eve Of Execution In Ohio
David Atkins, Canton Negro condemned for murder of Canton railroad detective Harry A. Malone, had his execution stayed to May 28 by the Ohio Supreme Court on his attorney’s appeal for review. A delegation of 16 thousand Ohio Negroes urged Governor Donahey for clemency, who would act only if convicting officials recommended it. The state clemency board indicated no intervention.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
United Press
David Atkins
Canton
Dying Man Sings Swan Song Before Death
In Newark New Jersey on April 29 J Leroy Cullen a 25 year old brakeman whose legs were amputated after a railroad accident sang Mother McCree to tearful relatives at his bedside. Fifteen minutes after the last note he died in the hospital
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Newark
N. J
United Press
J. Leroy Cullen
Stump Blaster Killed on Edison Area Farm
Est a Watson, 37, an insurance agent, died while blasting stumps on a neighbor’s farm one mile north of Edison, Cardington. The incident occurred April 29 and was reported by United Press.
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Cardington
United Press
Trades Union Congress backs miners in coal dispute
London apr 29 Four hundred members of the Trades Union Congress representing five million British workers met secretly to consider a coal mine dispute. The council informed the miners federation executives that the entire trades union movement stands solidly behind the miners and pledged general support if the crisis remains unsettled. The congress adjourned after adopting the resolution, but it did not commit to a general sympathetic strike.
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London
Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Organization
General Council
The
Miners’ Federation
Trades Union Movement
Congress
Presidents of the United States Listed With Parties and VPs
The Washington Information Bureau compiles a compact booklet detailing all presidents in order with their vice presidents. It notes resignations, double-counting of a president, party counts, and a president who belonged to three parties, inviting readers to purchase for six cents postpaid using the attached coupon.
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Washington Information Bureau
Oity
Copy of Presidents of the United States book let enclosed
A reader sends six cents in stamps for a copy of the book let Presidents of the United States. The note mentions street, city, and state but provides no further address details.
Safety Parade 10 to Start Friday Afternoon
The safety parade will start from the Armory on Carpenter Street at 3 45 Friday afternoon. Automobiles entered will line up east on Carpenter to East State Street as announced by an official of the automobile club. The event includes a poster contest with a $5 prize for best safety poster in each school class from first through twelfth grades. Posters by county pupils are on display at the automobile club office.
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Armory
Carpenter Street
State Street
Automobile Club
Four Die in Farmhouse Fire In Northville
Four men perished when a single room farmhouse near Northville Michigan burned. An inquest was held after authorities learned the structure had recently hosted drinking parties. The farm house was owned by elderly recluse B C Thompson.
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Northville
Mich
United Press
Here
B. C. Thompson
New Scenic Highway Into Yosemite A Lasting Monument To Faith
A seventeen mile paved stretch from El Portel into Yosemite National Park will soon open year round motor travel along the Merced river canyon. The project stands as a lasting monument to a San Francisco man of Jewish descent who, despite social stigma, sought to aid penitentiary convicts by visiting San Quentin and working with inmates.
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Yosemite National Park
Ben G. Revie
Consolidated Press Association
San Francisco
el Portel
Merced River Canyon
San Quentin
Devani
Steubenville man pleads guilty in Toronto raid killing
Frank Risler 37 acknowledged first degree murder after shooting John C. McCoy 52 during a Toronto raid near Steubenville. Risler said he acted in defense of his home and was remanded to jail pending grand jury action. McCoy had led raids and faced gunfire from locals.
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Steubenville
United Press
Frank Risler
John C. McCoy
Toronto
Risler
McCoy
John ¢. McCoy
Jefferson County
Here
Justice of the Peace
Bert Rutlege
Coolidge Likely to Sign Spanish War Pension Bill
President Coolidge likely to sign the Spanish war pension measure after a conference with Col Carmi A. Thompson of the Spanish War Veterans. Thompson said the president wants to sign the bill and is reviewing treasury funds to cover the increased pension costs.
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Washington
Coolidge
House
Senate
Carmi A. Thompson
Cleveland
Spanish War Veterans Association
Congress
Thompson
Cicero Saloons Hit by Irish Gangs Amid gunfire
Secret Service reports Capone era beer racketeers lose customers to the Doherty clan and the O’Donnell brothers Mike and Steve in Cicero. Three recent drive bys target saloons, and a machine gun barrage flooded the streets. MacSwiggins and two companions were killed in the latest attack.
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Capone
Cicero
Doherty
O'Donnell
Mike
Steve
MacSwiggin
Captain J. B. Allen Reappointed to Soldiers Relief Commission
Captain J. B. Allen is reappointed by Judge L. G. Wors tell to serve on the Soldiers Relief Commission for the coming year. He has served on the commission for the past year overseeing county pensions to widows of soldiers in Athens county.
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J. B. Allen
Soldiers Relief Commission
L. G. Worstell
Allen
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Athens County
Balloon race tied to Litchfield trophy in Little Rock
More than 100 planes were expected in Little Rock on April 29 for a two day balloon race in connection with the annual Litchfield trophy event. Nine balloons entered the competition as of press time.
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Little Rock
Ark
United Press
Turner convicted of double murder and large insurance swindle
In Pikeville Kentucky on April 29 United Press reports William H Turner former mine superintendent found guilty of two murders and an $89 000 life insurance fraud. The jury also noted Turner's co conspirators Joe Jack Sr and Joe Jack Jr alleged ring leaders. The plot allegedly killed miners Henry Wilson and an unidentified youth. bodies were decapitated and legs blown off. The Jacks allegedly used the youth's body as Turner's to collect the insurance.
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Pikeville
United Press
William H. Turner
Turner
Joe Jack
Jacks
Henry Wilson
Logan Gas Company Seeks Court Ruling On Rate Increase
Columbus April 29 United Press Logan Gas company issued a statement interpreting the supreme court ruling that a writ of error, not a mandamus, is proper to challenge the utilities commission action striking its second rate increase. Argument on the writ is set for next week and will decide whether the second rate schedule is permanently removed or may stand.
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Columbus
United Press
Logan Gas Company
Supreme Court
Utilities Commission
Miners Face Coal Industry Crisis in Pittsburgh Speech
William Green, AFL president, warned in Pittsburgh that the bituminous coal industry is sick and overbuilt. He said wage reform would not relieve the stagnation and that some mines must idle to meet moral demands amid overproduction and overorganization.
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Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
William Green
American Federation
May reduce charge Troy
An unclear item notes a court action involving cob Nesbitt and a potential indictment for murder. The text references a reduction or change in charges, with mention of second degree murder and related terms, but specifics and context are fragmentary.
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Cob Nesbitt
Mit
Olezas
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