Death of Northwestern student linked to brutal hazing at campus
Chicago police pursue Evans ton theory that Leighton Mount was killed during a class rush in 1921 hazing at Northwestern. Mount’s body, found buried under rocks near the campus pier, was identified by his mother. Investigators note other freshmen suffered severe mistreatment that night.
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Chicago
Hazers
Evanston
Leighton Mount
Northwestern University
Mount
University
Louis Aubere
Northwestern
Aubere
Lake Michigan
Young Mount
Walter Dill Scott
Kidnaper Sought After Verner Alexanderson Abduction
In Schenectady a six year old boy Verner Alexanderson was abducted from his home. The kidnapper, believed to be in Albany, was traced when Harold Buechs, an Albany driver, saw a man and a boy matching the descriptions near Union Station. The man then took the boy to downtown Albany seeking a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Verner Alexanderson
Albany
S. W. Alexanderson
Radio Corporation of America
General Electric Co
Harold Buechs
Buechs
Union Station
England Passes May Day Quietly Amid Police Supervision
May Day passed quietly in England with demonstrations in Hyde Park and in front of the Japanese embassy. Police supervised a Communist parade and protests against Japan’s Russia policy, but events remained orderly.
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London
England
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Russia
Columbus ready for old soldiers encampment 57th
Columbus Ohio May 1 Mayor James Thomas as general chair man in charge of arrangements for the fifty seventh annual encamp ment of the Ohio G A R to be by the week of June 24 has med the chairman of the various committees and preparations well under way for the event General Chauncey B Baker is vice Chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements R J Williams county recorder is secretary and D M Hall post department commander in treasurers s
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Columbus
James Thomas
Ohio G. A. R
Chauncey B. Baker
R. J. Williams
D. M. Hall
De Valera's Armistice Offer Unheeded Amid Decline in Violence
Dublin reports say the Free State did not answer Eamonn De Valera's armistice plea while violence dropped since yesterday noon. Authorities continue raids on republican irregulars, especially in western counties. Jim Larkin arrives from the United States and pledges support for peace. Hunger-strike prisoners are released except Mary MacSwiney, sister of Terence MacSwiney.
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Dublin
Free State
Eamonn de Valera
Jim“ Larkin
United States
Ireland
Larkin
Mary McSwiney
Miss MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
Lord Maylor
Cork
Brixton Prison
London
Lorain Mayor Faces Probe Over Prohibition Violations
Complaints allege lax enforcement of prohibition and other laws in Lorain under Mayor W F Grall. State Prohibition Director McDonald, with an agent in Lorain for six weeks, will report to Governor Donahey after investigation. Affidavits cite liquor and gambling law violations and delays in public improvements.
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Columbus
W. F. Grall
Lorain
McDonald
Donahey
State Prohibition Department
Spaniards Stage Massive Barcelona Parade Amid Clashes
In Barcelona on May 1, a huge march organized by syndicalists drew thousands as police faced demonstrators. Minor clashes left several people injured, with reports noting injuries and a tense confrontation in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Syndicalists
Barcelona
Back Pay Suit Filed Against Republic Board of Education
Miss Flea nor Shaw a Niles teacher sues Seneca county courts to recover 506 dollars in back pay from the Republic board of education alleging dismissal for alleged insubordination.
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Tiffin
Fleanor Shaw
Niles, O
Seneca County
Board of Education of Republic
McCune Wins Bid to Strike City Gas Pump Urgency
Len B. McCune of McCune Tire and Accessory Co won a ruling striking out the city’s basic paragraph in its answer and cross petition. The court allowed five days for the city to file a new answer after sustaining the motion led by City Solicitor Emmett Keenan. The prior temporary injunction against the ordinance remains in effect on grounds of discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len B. McCune
McCune Tire and Accessory Company
West Union Street
Emmett Keenan
McCune
Athens man fined for dog license violation
Ralph Darlington of Athens was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Henry Williams of Giouster on a dog license charge. He pleaded guilty at arraignment before Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig and was fined $1 plus costs, with payment arranged.
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Ralph Darlington
Athens
Henry Williams
Giouster
Pearl W. Helwig
Young Louisiana Teacher Charged in Infant Cadavers Case
Miss Jessie Y Foltz an 18 year old high school teacher from Scott Louisiana is confined in an Opotra s hotel room under guard charged with infantcide. Post office inspectors say she mailed two parcel post packages to Miss Ethel Martyn Duncan Oklahoma containing the irony of an infant and authorities report a confession.
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New Orleans
Jessie Y. Foltz
Scott
Opoitras
United States
Ethel Martyn
Duncan
Okla
European protests sweep across Italy and Germany
Demonstrations were held across Europe as workers sympathetic to extremist socialism and communism protested in northern Italy defying Mussolini. Parades meetings and speeches in the Ruhr and Bavaria were reported despite prohibitions by French military authorities and the Bavarian government.
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Europe
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Ruhr
Bavaria
Three Mile Limit Contested By Prohibition Laws
Washington May 1 The Harding cabinet and lawmakers confront conflicts from the Supreme Court’s interpretation of liquor laws. The three mile limit now bars enforcement near shore but exposes smuggling boats and foreign vessels to seizures. Senator Sterling plans a new bill to extend the limit to twelve miles and apply Volstead to all ships within.
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I. N
Washington
Supreme Court
France
Italy
Spain
America
Congress
Harding
Shipping Board
Sterling
South Dakota
Meeting Change for American Legion Session
The American Legion announces a change of its meeting from this evening to Tuesday May 19.
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American Legion
New York Women Target Sugar Prices in City Campaign
Mrs Louis Reid Weizmiller deputy commissioner of markets leads five thousand women in New York to probe sugar costs. Retail stores are visited as she cites sugar refiners cutting quotations by 16 points to 10 15 cents per pound while seeking who bears responsibility for high prices.
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New York
Louis Reid Weizmiller
Weizmiller
Supreme Court Ruling Keeps Government Ships Dry for Now
The ruling that liquor may not be barred on American ships on the high seas will not trigger an immediate move to make government vessels wet. A. P. D. Lasker of the Shipping Board said the board will wait to observe effects on private line liquor policies while government ships remain dry for the moment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
A. PD. Lasker
Shipping Board
Harding
Huip
Acid Crash Floods Philadelphia Trolley Injuring Thirty
A truck carrying acid containers crashed into a trolley in Philadelphia on May 1 injuring thirty passengers. Seven were overcome by fumes and harmed while others escaped through broken windows. Injured were taken to Pennsylvania Hospital. The driver was arrested.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Truck Crash Kills One in Dayton Injures Two
John G. Schaider died and two other men were injured when a yard engine struck a truck in Dayton Ohio on May 1. The incident occurred at the scene with authorities investigating the cause and securing the area.
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Dayton
John G. Schaider
Germany’s 80 Billion Gold Mark Reparations Offer
Berlin May 1 Germany plans to offer the Allies 80 billion gold marks in reparations with 20 billion paid immediately via an international loan. An international commission would oversee the loan and assess future payments, with general nature guarantees similar to January proposals. Albert Thomas and iain Berlin questioned the immediacy of the 20 billion payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Albert Thomas
Iain Berlin
London reacts to US ruling on liquor aboard ships
British shipping circles fear loss of passenger traffic as the US Supreme Court allows liquor sales on American ships beyond three miles. They question if the Volstead Act will be enforced on ships under the American flag and consider challenging the decision under international law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Supreme Court
America
Shipping Board
Accord Talks With Mexicans Begin Next Week
Washington reports negotiations in Mexico City aim for a mutual understanding between President Harding and President Obregon. Charles Beecher Warren and John Barton Payne, the American commissioner, will depart Washington for Mexico on the coming weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico City
Harding
Obergen
State Department
Charles Beecher Warren
John Barton Payne
Mexico
Docks Burn at Ontario and Western Terminal in Cornwall
Flames swept the Ontario and Western coal terminal docks at Cornwall as fire crews from Cornwall battled the blaze. Wires from Cornwall were down and all available fire apparatus were deployed to contain the inferno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Beacon
N. Y
Ontario and Western Coal Terminal
Cornwall
Rotary Showers the Way to Loyalty Parade
A Dayton Ohio loyalty demonstration by the local Rotary chapter marked May Day observances. Music came from bands and drum corps and floats led the parade as more than ten thousand boys joined the event.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Glass Clock By Bohemian Polisher Completes Work
A Bohemian glass polisher has finished a clock that is nearly all glass except for the springs. The piece showcases intricate glass craftsmanship and will be a notable addition to glassmaking displays.
Kept Their Secret in London Marriage Ceremony
Frank Belcham registrar of Lewisham London performed the marriage for Mathile Oner Rockefeller granddaughter and Max Oser Swiss livery stable proprietor Belcham knew of the three months residence of the pair in London and was the sole witness to the secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Belcham
Lewisham
London
Mathil‘e 'Oner
John D. Rockefeller
Max Oser
Belcham
Spair
Mayor Fires Scheible in Youngstown Public Service Shakeup
In Youngstown Ohio Mayor Reese announced the firing of Public Service Director Charles F Scheible and appointment of former councilman Patrick J Carney to replace him triggering a bitter feud that could weaken the local Republican Party factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Reese
Public Service
Charles F. Scheible
Patrick J. Carney
Funeral Arrangements Set for Emerson Hough
Chicago May 1 arrangements for a military funeral this afternoon for Emerson Hough noted author of outdoor stories. He served as a captain in the officers reserve corps.
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Chicago
Emerson Hough
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Lincoln kin search in Aurora for body amid bloodstains
Aurora police continued a search for Warren Lincoln, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, after discovering only a few bloodstains as a basis for their suspicions of murder and possible homicide in the case.
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Aurora
Ill
Warren Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
French workers observe the day
Paris on May 1 reports all soldiers confined to barracks and police supervision of meetings. Factories idle as workers gather for speeches. Taxicab drivers strike for the day, transport mostly normal aside from a ten minute tram and bus strike. Bakers and metal workers announce a temporary walkout.
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Paris
Middle town crowd watches derailed circus train
In Middletown on May 1 a crowd of about five hundred gathered at the B. and O. freight yard to witness a circus train derailment and unroad.
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Middletown
Mayor orders second court session for four carnival cases
Police court met to hear four men tied to Smith's Greater Shows after a late Sunday incident. Lloyd Sims testified of a firing threat and wage dispute leading to K F Smith's arrest. Charles Elman and Newan charged with interfering with an officer. Finances set: Smith $15 and costs, Elman $10 and costs, with warnings to improve conduct or lose license. Frank Rose fined $20 and costs for drunkenness. Lee Masters, initially pleading not guilty, changed to guilty and paid $15 costs.
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Gill
Lloyd Sims
Ironton
Smith
K. F. Smith
Parker
Sim
Charles Elman
Newan
Gil
Elman
Frank Rose
High Street
Lee Masters
Stewart
Maples
Costa
Money of Lobejun Shows Man With Empty Pockets
A Saxony town notes its paper currency with a drawing of a man displaying his empty pockets, reflecting a satirical or symbolic design on local money.
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Lobejun
Saxony
Freight Rates Battle Starts
Southern Ohio coal producers plan to press for a readjustment of freight charges at an interstate commerce committee meeting in Minneapolis. W. D. Kinney, secretary of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange, will represent Ohio, seeking to erase a 46 cent per ton rate advantage enjoyed by Illinois producers. Ohio freight totals $3.98 a ton versus $3.47 from southern Illinois.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio Coal Producers
Interstate Commerce Committee
Minneapolis
Southern Illinois
Northwest
W. D. Kinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Ohio
Illinois
Bliss Named Examiner Chief for Milan District
Governor Donahey announced John A. Bliss as chief examiner in the Milan district for the state bureau of accounting. The appointment comes as workers in Milan join May Day celebrations and amid reports of Fascisti activity and guardsmen on riot duty in the region.
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Bliss
Donahey
Columbus
Rome
John A. Bliss
Milan
Higher Wages and More Work Reported Across the Land
May Day across the United States showed full employment and higher wages, with officials noting little violence or unrest. Walter Dill Scott at Northwestern ordered protests banned after Leighton Mount’s death, as labor surveys show wage gains and labor shortages nationwide.
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United States
American Labor Movement
Samuel Gompers
Dent
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Department of Justice
Davis
Nurses to Graduate Soon at Athens State Hospital
The Athens State Hospital School for Nurses plans a dance for juniors and seniors this Tuesday evening, with commencement exercises May 8 at 7 o'clock. Graduates include Millie Boring Tillie Botting Dessie Anderson and others as the Ohio university quartet and church leaders participate in the program. The hospital staff features Superintendent John Berry and several doctors and nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital ‘School
Millie Boring
Tillie Bot
Ing
Dessie Anderson
Eiid Tein Caster
Carrie Ruth Herdman
Mozelle Beatrice Stepheme
John J. Woolley
Cora C. Cooley
Columbus
Division of Charities
Ohio University
A. H. Marshall
Athens State Hospital
Johnn. Berry
B. Je Lie Hooper
F. A. Osborne
L. E. Park
N. A. Sehn
Demers
Lelat F. Baggerly
R. N
Velma J. Welch
Georgia J. Dye
Teamsters Open Cleveland Strip in Angiet France
In Angiet France within the Pyrenees region a group of women who have never spoken again emerge in a terse report noting their quiet lives and a surprising new public appearance at an open event.
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Angiet
France
Pyrenees
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Jim’’ Larken
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Onme
Teuton
Rotary
Hough
Lincoln
H. K. Reynolds
JT. N. 8S
Teamsters
Cleveland
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