Arrested man tied to Parker murder and death mystery
In Los Angeles investigators pursue Edward Hickman as the Seattle clothing clue surfaces. Ralph McCoy, a Hickman lookalike, dies in jail amid speculation of mob violence and a disputed suicide, while other suspects are cleared.
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Los Angeles
Calif
UPIK
Seattle
Edward Hickman
Herman Cline
Hickman
Washington
Cline
Marian Parker
Perry Parker
Parker
Marian
ARE
California
Ralph McCoy
McCoy
Liberty
Lillian Padley
Bart Smith
Gaylord Branaman
Club Advanced
When a Submarine Tragedy Calls
Veterans of the Army of Hazard assemble in Provincetown to reflect on dangers of submarine service. The piece recalls divers racing to aid, facing storms, current, and the ever-present risk of death. The author quotes Chuck Ingraham on the life and death reality of deep sea rescue.
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Army OF Hazard II
Army of Hazard
Edward Elisberg
Elisberg
Naval Reserve
Chuck” Ingraham
Graham N. Fitch
Competition Among Ohio Coal Operators Ruins Resources
Columbus Tec. 22. Severe competition among Ohio coal operators is destroying natural resources and leaving about 40 percent of coal in the ground. Lee Hall president of Ohio Union miners urges a centralized czar with last say to end chaotic competition.
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Ohio
Lee Hall
Ohio Union
Columbus
Tec
U.R
Hall
Landis
Warrants Served On 70 Toledoans In Fraud Indictments
Warrants were served today on 70 Toledo residents named in 72 indictments by the county grand jury. The cases allege registration fraud tied to the recent election with board members accused of pushing votes for favored candidates over fair elections. Indictments followed an inquiry by C L Davis and Joseph A Godown.
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Toledo
U.P
Joseph A. Godown
Ohio Chamber Forms Panel on Boulder Dam Plan
The Ohio State Chamber of Commerce announces a new committee to spread fuller information on the Boulder Dam proposal. It says the project is a national issue that could cost taxpayers millions if approved.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Boulder Dam
Community groups prepare Christmas food boxes for needy families
Elks, the Athens barber union, and other groups organize food baskets with apples, potatoes, cabbage, coffee, and meat to aid families in The Plains, Canaanville, Sugar Creek, Hocking, Circlehill, Peach Ridge, Millfield, and nearby areas. Volunteers stress lasting aid rather than a single dinner.
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Union
Isaac Slaughter
Barber's Union of
Athens
Plains
Canaanville
Sugar Creek
Hocking
Circlehill
L. Searles
Fred Hooper
Bill Hawk
Methodist Episcopal Church
Peach Ridge
Millfield
Richard Fought
M. Morrison
R. G. Palmer
John Dowler
Money for Seals or Unused Stamps Urged in Athens County
A local appeal urges all who received Christmas seals and did not return them or pay to send in funds. The Athens County Christmas Seals committee seeks a full accounting to aid next year’s sale. Stamps remain available through the committee or Mrs. W. L. Gard, secretary. A final appeal notes it may soon be too late to buy seals this year and emphasizes the benefits to local authorities. The group also thanks recent buyers and helpers.
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Athens County
W. L. Gard
Athens
Senate panel probes Hearst papers authenticity
Washington December 22 handwriting experts were summoned to the Senate investigating committee to verify whether documents published by Hearst newspapers were genuine Mexican state papers. The experts' names were not disclosed and committee members refused to discuss the evidence obtained.
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Washington
Senate
Hearst
Governor seeks return of murder suspect from Michigan
Governor Donahey issued a requisition to Governor Fred Green of Michigan for the return to Hancock County Ohio of Eugene Watson alias Vincent Edwards. He is wanted on a first degree murder charge for the January 30 killing of Peter Grant.
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Columbus
U.P
Donahey
Fred) Green
Michigan
Hancock County
Eugene Watson
Vincent Edwards
Peter Grant
Truck Tied to Ohio Prison Escape Abandoned Near Dayton
A truck believed to have been used by two Ohio penitentiary escapees was found abandoned on a road near Dayton. The sheriff seized the vehicle, but there was no trace of the two prisoners.
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Dayton
Ohio
Capetown Man recovers after 40 years blinded by a bullet
David Scheet in Capetown continues to recover after a wound that blinded him four decades ago. Medical progress and steady rehabilitation aid his gradual improvement.
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Capetown
David Scheet
Bootlegging Figure May Not Act as Counsel in Sanity Test
Cincinnati December 22 George Remus once rich bootlegger and acquitted murderer may be barred from defending himself at a sanity hearing. Probate Judge William H. Lenders says Remus will likely rely on co counsel H. Elston during the commission inquiry at the state insane hospital.
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Cincinnati
U.P
George Remus
Imogene
William H. Lenders
Remus
State Insane Hospital
H. Elston
Fishermen Drowned After Net Dragged They Overboard
In Dover England two fishermen were dragged overboard from a trawler by its net and drowned. The accident occurred during activity at sea with authorities investigating the perilous event.
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Dover
Eng
Agriculture Better Off Today Than Any Time During Last Six Years
Secretary Jardine says agriculture is better off today than in six years. Estimated value of all farm crops for 1927 reached 9.115 billion dollars, up over 675 million from 1926, promising larger incomes for farmers this year. Beef prices high, hog prospects strong, and tariffs aiding American markets with federal and state aid shaping a stronger agricultural economy.
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Joseph
Wasney Washington
Jardine
Still Sleuths Called Off Cellar Work in the East
Pa wtu cet R I. Dec 22. President David Dunly of the Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric company revoked his order turning 100 meter readers into still sleuths after protests over directing readers to report stills in customers cellars. U S Attorney John S Murdock earlier disclaimed responsibility for this meter reader prohibition action.
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Pawtucket
R. B
U.P
David Dunly
Blackstone Valley Gas & Electric Company
U. S
John S. Murdock
Lucas County Officers Seek Supreme Court Review of Robbery Convictions
Henry C. Tuggle former marshal of Sylvania village mayor's court and Deputy Marshals Lyonel Smith and Peter Bower filed an appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn their robbery convictions. The trio arrested Sam Starnes, alleged to carry ten whisky cases from Detroit to Toledo, who later affidavited against them claiming his car was seized for officer use. The Lucas County appeals court had affirmed their convictions.
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Columbus
Henry C. Tuggle
Sylvania
Duucas County
Lyonel Smith
Peter Bower
Supreme Court Today
Sam Starnes
Detroit
Toledo
Starnes
Lucas County Appeals Court
Morgan announces Italian lire stabilization credits
J P Morgan and company announce stabilization credits for the Italian lira totaling 25 million dollars in New York. They also report six million pounds extended through Morgan Grenfell Baring Brothers Hambro Rothschild in London.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
London
Morgan-Grenfell, Baring Brothers & Company, Ltd
Hambrose Bank, Ltd
N. M. Rothschild and Sons
Livingstone Sues Blackhawks Chief for 709000 Damages
Edward J. Livingstone former Chicago Cardinals owner sues Maj. Frederick McLaughlin in federal court claiming deceitful practices and fraudulent conspiracy to force him from hockey. He seeks 709000 in damages.
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Chicago Cardinals
Chicago
U.R
Edward J. Livingstone
Maj
Frederick McLaughlin
Chicago Blackhawks
Livingstone
France and Spain to Use Gold Basis Says Mellon
Secretary Mellon believes France and Spain will follow Italy in establishing a gold basis for their currency to stabilize the lire. He noted Italy had achieved practical stability after adopting a gold basis, with the U.S. stance to be announced later by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
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Washington
U.R
Mellon
France
Spain
Italy
Treasury
America
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
White Christmas Foreseen for the Middle West
Chicago forecaster C. A. Donnell of the Weather Bureau warned of unsettled conditions with a chance of snow flurries in the next 12 to 36 hours and a possible White Christmas for the midwest, though exact conditions remain uncertain.
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Chicago
C. A. Donnell
U.S. Weather Bureau
Middlewest
Donnell
Crew Rescued After Tug Grounds Off Goose Bay Neck
Eighteen men aboard the 176 ton Tug Setter were rescued by U S Coast Guard cutters after the tug ran aground inside Chicken's reef on Goose Bay Neck Massachusetts. The MacWilliam Blue Line of New York assisted. The vessel was expected to be a total loss and the cause was not determined.
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Westport
Mass
U.P
Coast Guards
Setter
Chicken's Reef
Goose Bay Neck
MacWilliam Blue Line
New York
Morphine Market Controller Arrested in Cleveland
James Mancusco, a once feared head of Northern Ohio’s morphine trade, faces new drug charges. He was brought back to Cleveland from Atlanta penitentiary where he served a 16 year sentence for drug peddling. the case was revived by the Cincinnati appeals court and he will be arraigned today before Federal Judge Paul Jones.
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Cleveland
O.R
James Mancusco
Ohio
Paul Jones
Mancuso
Atlanta
District Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Aviators Postpone World Endurance Flight to December 27
Bert Acosta and Emile Burgin postponed their world endurance flight attempt to December 27 after a test flight showed the plane required load redistribution and minor motor adjustments before the long test run.
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New York
Bert Acosta
Emile Burgin
Acosta
Navy Probes Air In Sunken Submarine S-4 Trapped Crew
In Provincetown Mass on December 22 the Navy pressed to rescue the crew of the sunken Submarine S-4. Twelve divers aboard the Mine Sweeper Falcon worked to reach the torpedo room 100 feet down as air pumps sent fresh air into the opening. Tests showed the air was foul and poisonous and could not sustain life for long.
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Provincetown
Masa
Falcon
Navy Secretary defends submarine safety measures
Secretary Wilbur answered critics in a Washington interview saying naval officers have developed all safety appliances for submarines. He stated he does not mind department criticism and believes everything that could be done has been implemented following the sinking of the 8-4.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department
Secretary of Navy
Wilbur
Naval
Department
Recovery efforts continue on sunken S-4 with pontoons planned
Divers led by William Wickwire surveyed the S-4 to attach chains for pontoon lifting as conditions improve. James descended for measurements to aid lifting operations. Air contamination remained in the torpedo room after pumping eight hours, and air pumping resumed. The destroyer Paulding towed to Charleston Navy Yard today as seas grew calmer and visibility improved.
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William Wickwire
James
Paulding
Charleston
Jane Boston
Oklahoma Provides Comedy Will Says So He Becomes Sad
YUMA Ariz Dec 22 Well ain t Oklahoma making a fine mess of itself The writer chides Oklahoma for comedy act claiming the state contributes foolishness to the Union He regrets the laughter and insists there are serious people there including a governor and a warden named Will Rogers.
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Oklahoma
Will
Yuma
Ariz
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