Illinois Judges Toughen Tone After Loeb Leopold Case
Illinois judges show little leniency for killers as more defendants receive death sentences or stays. Cases include Lester Kahl who killed his bride and Hess Conners who shot Daisy Wilson, with sentences to die. John Stacey and Bernard Grant await executions, while petitions yield only temporary stays amid ongoing clemency questions.
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Dickie” Loeb
Babe” Leopold
Illinois
Debonair College
Bobbie Franks
Loeb-Leopold
Caverly
Loeb
Leopold
Lester Kahl
Macoupin County
Frank W. Burton
Burton
Kahl
Hess Conners
Cairo
Daisy Wilson
John Stacey
Haman Rubinstein
Decatur
Ill
Rubinstein
Mercy
Stacey
Franks
Robert Kammerer
Bernard Grant
Chicago
United States
Illinois Supreme Court
Walter Krauser
Orders for Motor Accessories Used by Ram Runners
Plattsburgh New York January 6. A report notes orders for motor accessories used by ram runners with mention of five inner tubes and six boxes of patches.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Bootlegging Code Words Reveal North Country Operations
A Champlain and Rouse's Point border supply route is described with coded terms inner tubes for whiskey and patches for beer. Runners reportedly relay orders via calls to Albany and Champlain, with large seizures and shipments reaching up to $100,000 in value.
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Champlain
Rouse’s Point
St. John’s
Albany
Bill
Steve
Johnny Walker
Canada
Plattsburgh
Express
Hidden code message hints at caravan departure
A late afternoon note from Albany or Syracuse signals a caravan's night departure with the coded term turkeys. The ship by express clause appears designed to mislead investigators and soothe operators handling the message.
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Albany
Syracuse
Forty one ships launched in Japan in 1924
Tokio reports forty one vessels launched in Japan during 1924 with a gross tonnage of 62,488. The figures, far below the wartime output of 100,000 tons, reflect a subdued shipbuilding industry amid the postwar mood.
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Tokio
Japan
Department of Communications
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Relinois
Dinsmore
Chuck Roast
Hamburg
Mii
Oo. V. Coffee, Tb
Old Reliable Coffee
McClurg Bros
G Fancy
West Union St
C.C. Bean
Washington
Silver Cloud
Wileners
Joan Outen
Mundew
Mundew’s Bakery
Glouster, Ohio
R. R. Creamery
West
Washington St
the Roach Grocery Co
Messenger Bldg
Dunham's
White House Coffee
Eees
Imperial
Pillsbury
Red Star
Country Club
Union Grocery
Florida
Kellogg’s
Nature
Battle Creek
Mich
Athens, Nelsonville and
Glouster
Pineapple Country Club
Clifton
Avondale
Club Ountry Club
Prunes Country Club
Milk Country Club
Oleomar Purity Nut
Garine
Columbus
Brooms
Kroger Fancy Parlor
Parlor
Chocolate Pecans Country Club
Sayre
Union Carbide
Post
Olso
Cone’s
Chauncey, Ohio
Sanitary Electric
MILLS
Mills Meat Market
West Union St. Athens
Postoffice
Stack
Cash and Carry
Millfield
Sea Ones
P. C
Bermuda
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