Bowmans Facing Prospect of Death in Ohio Electric Chair
Louis Schenck, 60, died in a Cincinnati hospital after being wounded in a gun battle following a Higginsport bank robbery. Officials notified George authorities about murder charges against Neal and Howard man and Lyle Cornell, who recaptured after the robbery. The trio, already charged with bank robbery, face first degree murder indictments and potential death penalties.
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Cincinnati
Ure
Louis Schenck
Citizens’ Bank
Higginsport
George
Rges
Neal
Howardman
Rman
Lyle Cornell
Georgetown
Schenck
Bowmans Named as Pleukharp Bank Robbery Suspects
Howard Bowman 22 and Neil Bowman 26 of Portland Meigs County are charged with bank robberies and implicated in three holds ups including Russellville Morristown and Higginsport. Cylide Cornell 28 captured with them near Higginsport after the Pleukharp fatal shooting. all three held on possible penitentiary terms.
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Howard Bowman
Neil
Portland
Meigs County
Ohio
Cylide Cornell
Higginsport
Brown County
John
Nell
Morristown
Bank
Helmont County
Protest by Miners Spurs Possible Troop Deployment in West Virginia
In St Clairsville area unrest widens as 16 mines in 34 square miles are affected by a strike led by the National Miners Union. clashes led to five men and three women jailed, lines to Powhattan Mine cut, and deputies deem troops likely.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont
Jefferson
National Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Hnes
Powhattan
Howard Duff
Flushing
National Minera Union
Martins Ferry
Rosemary
Paul V. Waddell
Della Citorelli
Ghovita Boncifini
Sophia Vereilichi
National Miners
T’nion
George White
Younger Robbers Linked to Regional Bank Holdups
In Georgetown on June 17, authorities report no formal charges yet against the youths who confessed to the Higginsport bank holdup and a Russellville bank robbery. They also target the Bowmans as ringleaders of the Bowman Gang blamed for Kroger store raids in Winchester and Sardinia. Police seek matchups with other holdups while the brothers deny further involvement.
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Georgetown
U.P
Mhigginsport
Russellville
This County
Morristown
Belmont County
Bowmans
Bowman
Ohio Valley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ironton
Kroger
Winchester
Sardinia
Malta
Belgian Girl Wins Honors at International Beauty Pageant
Netta Duchateau of Belgium was crowned Miss Universe at Weston Texas for the twelfth International Beauty Pageant. She won a $2,500 prize, the silver plate, and a contract, beating Lee Patterson of Ludlow Kentucky and six other entrants from foreign lands.
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Weston
Tex
Netta Duchateau
Belgium
Nette
Sigs Duchateau
Lee Patterson
Ludlow
United States
Pension Granted to Albert B. Fall for War Service
Washington June 17 Albert B Fall former secretary of the interior and convicted bribe figure receives a 72 a month federal pension for Spanish American War service as a captain of Infantry. The grant approved months ago by the Pensions Bureau.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
the Interior
Naval Oil Reserve
Fall
Pensions Bureau
Leaderless: Land Georgia experiment Spain turmoil headline
A compact syndicated feature outlines shifts in land policy in Georgia and political turbulence in Spain. It notes involvement of around 3,000 advertisers in the broader media landscape.
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Georgia
Spain
King Features, Inc
Leaderless World Warns Park Avenue Preacher
The Rev. Albert Parker Fitch of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church warned the Lawrenceville School graduates that they are entering a leaderless world. He contrasted American leadership with dictatorships in Russia and Italy, noting the need for constructive U S guidance.
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Albert Parker Fitch
New York
Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lawrenceville School
Dr. Fitch
Russia
Stalin
Mussolini
Kemal Pasha
Mighty Nations Borrow Big Sums to Fix Deficits
A striking note compares the wealth and power of a self professed intelligent country borrowing eight hundred million dollars to cover a deficit with Stalin’s similar eight hundred million loan for factory building agricultural machinery and jobs during the same week.
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Stalin
Proposal to import ideas from Russia and allies
The speaker questions past beliefs that Russians knew nothing and proposes sending to Russia Turkey Italy to test if their ideas could fit here without disturbing the nation’s patient people and well meaning financial government, by organized capital.
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Russia
Turkey
Italy
Georgia Forms Hundred Member Committee For Growth
A state effort in Georgia proposes a committee of one hundred to promote welfare, industry, commerce, and potential growth across the state. The notice hints at plans and outlines a broader strategy, with continuation referenced on Page 4.
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Georgia
Will Pays Tribute To Harding as an Every Day Man
Beverly Hills readers see coverage of the Harding Memorial dedication by Hoover and Coolidge. The letter argues Harding was the most human of late presidents and laments trust in friends, calling betrayal a fitting memorial.
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Will
Harding
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Coolidge
Ohio
Wilale
Women among 42 killed in Hungarian mass poisoning case
Two women, Esther Szabo and Christine Chordas, were hanged in Szolnok for poisoning relatives in the Theiss Valley murders. The case, tying to Nagyrev and Tiszakuert, involved 34 defendants and arsenic supplied in part by midwife Susie Olah.
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Hungary
Esther Szabo
Christine Chordas
Joseph Madarasz
Laszlo Szabo
Nagyrev
Tiszakuert
Susie Olah
Susie
Deficit Jump Exceeds Eight Million as Tax Payments Arrive
Washington reports the Treasury deficit leapt by more than 8 million dollars on June 15 despite second quarter income tax payments. The deficit stood at 1,099,903,063 dollars with deposits totaling 11,948,411 dollars by 10:00 a.m. that day. Taxpayers had until midnight to mail their second installments.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Hay Fork Accident Injures Local Boy
In Rutland on June 17 five year old Galen Will son of W O Will local grade school principal was struck in the barn by a loosened hay fork and suffered a fractured skull. He was taken by the Finsterwald ambulance to a hospital in Parkersburg with Dr Deem. The child remained in serious condition.
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Rutland
Here
Galen Will
W. O. Will
Parkersburg
Finsterwald
Deem
Dry Agent Sentenced in Ohio Prohibition Case
Caleb Harris of Yorkville a former state prohibition agent was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Fred H. Wolf to one to three years in Ohio Penitentiary for obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly accepted 125 dollars as a fine payment and did not remit the money to a court.
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Steubenville, O
A.R
Caleb Harris
Yorkville
Ohio
Common Pleas
Fred H. Wolf
Wauseon
Capital Paper Sold to David Lawrence for 3 Million
Washington news reports that The Washington Post, a capital morning newspaper, was sold to David Lawrence for 3,000,000 and appeared nearly consummated. The Post is published by Edward B. McLean, son of John R. McLean, and Lawrence runs The United States Daily, a gov ernment activity record.
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Washington
U.R
Washington Post
David Lawrence
Post
Edward B. McLean
Sportsman
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
John R. McLean
Lawrence
United States Daily
Wage Scale Agreements for West Virginia Mines
Wage scale agreements in Northern West Virginia set a base rate of 90 cents per ton for loading coal and 1.60 a day for labor with revisions every 60 days. Memorandum binds District 31 of the United Mine Workers and local operators to a policy covering mining rates eight hour day safety and grievances while McQuade, president of Ben Franklin Coal, calls 300 Panama Mine workers to form a local United Mine Workers division to secure wage uniformity and curb dishonest operators. The company has a 200 ton daily coal contract from a Cleveland firm for the summer.
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United Mine Workers of America
Scotts Run
Fairmont
Ww Va
Dune
Scotia Ban
West Virginia
District 31
International Union of the United Mine Workers of America
iRreMield
McQuade
Pittsburgh
Ben Franklin Coal Company
Panama
Mr. Metjuadeta
Cleveland Corporation
Coal labor rates and loading machine charges from Moundsville
Reading lists coal labor and equipment rates in Moundsville West Virginia dated June 17. The document specifies per net ton charges for coal loading and cutting, hourly rates for motormen and brakemen carpenters and inspectors and other inside and outside labor, with some rates marked as zero or blank. It includes entries for a loading machine, a coal hoist, a lampman, a blacksmith, and other shop and outside labor as applicable.
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Ob Mechanics
Blackeamith
Weather Outlook: Warm, Fair Tonight. Showers Likely Friday
Yesterday saw extreme highs in the west with 108 at Williston and 106 at Phoenix. Sheridan reported 9 and 8. Today’s lows include White River 34, Winnemucca 88, Yellowstone 49. Over the next 36 hours an eastward atmospheric drift favors fair, slightly warmer conditions tonight and Thursday, followed by unsettled showers on Friday.
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Williston
Phoenix
Sheridan
White River
Winnemucca
Yellowstone
Actors Holding Key to Murder Starr Faithfull case
New York June 17. Investigation into Starr Faithfulls death hinges on tracing her movements from the day she left Greenwich Village to the time her body was found off Long Beach L I Authorities identify two actors Jack Greenaway and Bruce Winston as possible keys to the case They were said to have joined Starr at a party the night before her disappearance and may illuminate her whereabouts before the tragedy Miriam Hopkins is mentioned as part of a party discussed with her stepfather and Mrs Faithfull.
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New York
U.R
Beautiful Starr Faithfull
Greenwich Vilage
Long Beach
L. I
Elvin N. Edwards
Nassau County
Starr
Jack Greenaway
Bruce Winston
Greenaway
Winston
Vivarous
Stanley E. Faithfull
Mrs. Faithfull
Miriam Hopkins
Robbery at Home of Prominent Lawyer in New York
Three gunmen raided the residence of Stan wool Menken, noted lawyer and civic leader, forcing Mrs Menken to open a safe and take jewelry. The attackers fled with valuables amid the June 17 event in New York.
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New York
U.P
Stanwool Menken
Mra. Menken
Railroads Seek 15 Percent Freight Rate Increase
U S railroads petition the Commerce Commission urging a 15 percent rise in all freight rates and charges to secure a fair return on capital. Passenger fares would stay at about 3 to 4 cents per mile amid truck and bus competition and changing traffic.
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Pattranda
Mitiag Wee
Oon
Noo
P Shi
Earlings
Commission
Tsmers
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Ernest Lee Jahncke
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Woodland
Wash
Paradise
Moundsville, W. Va
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