Convict Caught After Weeklong Manhunt In Vermont Barn
In East Brookfield Vermont on May 1 Ferl Woodward the kidnapper of 11 year old Lucille Chatterton was trapped in an abandoned barn after a police dog tracked him from the Howe farm. A 900 strong force including Norwich University cadets and local deputies surrounded the site and Woodward was captured without a struggle. He was jailed in Randolph as authorities mention threats and a reward for the dog owner Jord.
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East Brookfield
Ferl Woodward
Lucille Chatterton
Woodward
Norwich University
Randolph
Howe Farm
George Lord
Poste
Jord
Lucille
Ernest Hall
North Randolph
Hall
Sugar House
East Roxbury
Norwich
University
Howe Place
Billings
Florida farm notes and Mr Greenlees six thousand acres
The piece describes Mr Greenlees a former Kansas farmer and cattleman now farming near Lake Okeechobee Florida, owning about six thousand acres. It highlights his leghorn hens with a peculiar nasal feather issue and an Italian caretaker following a plan to keep a hen from sitting.
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Florida
Lake Okeechobe
Mr. Greenlees
Lawrence
Kansas
Glouster Next Stop for Mine Car Training Tour
About 1,200 Southern Ohio miners and workers heard first aid lectures in April. The government mine rescue car will train at Glouster for a week then move to St. Clairsville and Canton before visiting Port Clinton and Lake Erie towns. The program aims to organize teams for Ohio s second annual first aid meet in Zanesville on July 18.
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Columbus
Ohio
Herman R. Witter
Chauntcey
Athens County
Glouster
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Salineville
Columbiana County
Canton
Port Clinton
Lake Erie
Zanesville
Isaac Vaughn
Nelsonville
Val E. Brown
Pomeroy
Brown
Word from distresed ship awaited off Cape Race
Boston May 1 An SOS distress signal from a ship near Cape Race prompted anxieties along the Atlantic coast. The Red Star Line Zeeland reported contact at the given coordinates but found nothing and remained on standby as authorities sought confirmation of the vessel’s status.
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Boston
Cape Race
Atlantic Seaboard
Red Star Line
Zeeland
May Day Parade in Tokyo Passes Calmly
May Day in Tokyo proceeded without serious disorders as around 20,000 laborers paraded under guard. Authorities blocked banners and med flags while police reported about 100 arrests for minor disturbances.
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Tokio
Japan
Notorious Slayers Executed at Sing Sing in Electrocution
The state of New York executed Morris and Joe Diamond and John Farina at Sing Sing by electric chair for murders of William H Kin and William S Barlow. The account describes the trio's final moments including the Litany of the Saints and Farina's struggle before death. The report notes the chair’s shocks and Farina's dramatic death.
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State of
New York
Morris
Joe Diamond
John Farina
William H. Kin
William S. Barlow
International
John A. Moroso
Diamond Brothers
Farina
Sing Sing
Death Chamber at Sing Sing Holds Three Executed Men
Special correspondent describes the 1923 executions of Morris Diamond 26 Joseph Diamona 22 and John Farina 23 at Sing Sing. Warden Lawes and Dr. Amos Squire oversee the procedure as each man faces the electric chair in turn. Farina exits with a cynical farewell and the Catholic chaplain offers last rites.
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John A. Moroso
I. N
Sing Sin Prison
Morris Diamond
Diamond
William H. McLaughlin
William 8. Barlow
West End Bank
Diamond Brothers
Diamonds
Farina
Lawes
Amos O. Squire
Doctor Squire
Joe
Joseph Diamona
Warden Lawes
Joseph Diamond
John Farina
John P. McGaffey
Father Cashin
Sing Sing
Train wreck near Stargard claims twenty five lives in May Day plot
Twenty five Russians were killed when a train wreck occurred near Stargard Prussia on May Day. Authorities suspect a political motive linked to a Soviet economic commission aboard the passenger train. Stargard sits in the Polish corridor giving Baltic states sea access.
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Stargard
Prussia
Soviet Economic Commission
Baltic States
May Day in London and Paris Quietly Braced
May Day reports from Europe describe London’s cold damp march with police lines guarding Hyde Park amid classrooms and workers’ delegations. Paris stands under siege-like tension with 12,000 police, aviators, and restricted meetings as authorities warn of unrest.
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London
Hyde Park
Sulgeria
Paris
Sofia
Turkey
Hindenburg Follows Eberts Peaceful Regime In Germany
President-elect Paul von Hindenburg signals continuity with Ebert era by retaining Meissner as secretary of state and chief of the president’s bureau. He requests an honor escort from the Third Regiment guards reflecting his 1866 and 1870 war service.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Ebert
Hindenburg
Meissner
Guards
Jason Adkins Executed in Ohio Penitentiary
The body of Jason Adkins twenty year old Portsmouth slayer was electrocuted early this morning at the Ohio state penitentiary. Adkins was convicted of the murder of Edward Funk a filling station attendant at Portsmouth last October. The body will be taken to Portsmouth for burial under the direction of Mrs. Adkins who failed in a final appeal to save him.
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Columbus
Jason Adkins
Portsmouth
Ohio State Penitentiary
Adkins
Edward Funk
Japan retires 488 officers in army retrenchment plan
May 1 report notes Japan's army reconstruction retires 488 officers including 36 generals. Promotions go to over 347 officers. more than 5,000 enlisted men are weeded out of the service.
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Rio
Japan
Murder victim of Indiana Dunes identified as Gary woman
Chicago May 1 She was Josephine Desiderio of Gary the newest murder victim at the Indiana dunes. Police trace her amours and seek the hand that killed her as Louis a bootlegger and jealous husband remains missing.
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Indiana Dunes
Gary
Chicago
Josephine Desiderio
Louis
Popu quotes fade in a fleeting beautiful line
A fragment speaks of beauty in popu culture that feels vivid yet short lived, capturing a transient moment and the sense that such charm is ephemeral rather than lasting.
Evening radio picks feature drama and music across stations
Broad selection includes WCAP 8 30 E T concert by leading women composers, KFI 10 P T Spanish program, KOA 8 30 M T Merchant of Venice scene, WGY 6 40 E T The Boomerang, WIC 8 EK Ti Spring concerts and more. Other standout minors include KFDM 9 30 C T concert, WBCN 8 12 C T popular variety, KGO 8 P T selections from Victor Herbert’s Serenade, and WGBS 8 30 FE T Mischa Goodman violin recital.
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WCAP
E. T
America
KFI
KOA
KFDM
WBCN
KGO
Victor Herbert
WGBS
Mischa Goodman
Alleged liquor permit vendors go on trial June 1
Federal Judge D C Westenhaver denied motions to quash the conspiracy indictment against J E Russell Ohio prohibition director and seven co defendants. The order sets trials for June 1. Louis Gluck pleaded guilty to complicity in rum running, the third to do so.
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Cleveland
J. E. Russell
Ohio
D. C. Westenhaver
Russell
Merle B.copeland
Athens
Warren E. Barnett
Columbus
Peter J. Higgins
Pat
Edward Scanion
Frank J. Eckles
Carl Fleps
Youngstown
Westenhaver
Louis Gluck
Sons in Gang that Dug Up Body Discovered in Toledo
In Toledo on May 1, police and Coroner Henzler investigate the death of Albert Leveecki a 45 year old missing for four years whose skeleton was found buried in Nickel Plate Railroad yards. His two sons Dominick and Louis Leveecki helped unearth the grave, and leather neck restraints are cited as evidence of a violent death.
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Toledo
Henzler
Albert Leveccki
Leveecki
Dominick
Louis E. Leveecki
Miss Daranh
State probe advances in OSU poisoning death case
Columbus May 1 The first tangible clue in the OSU poison slaying case emerged as M Niles Ford head of the state board of pharmacy secret investigation reports gelatine containers differ from those used at the dispensary He says killings were deliberate and plans to reveal further facts await Governor Donaheys approval of his report.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
M. Niles Ford
State Board of Pharmacy
Ford
Donahey
Pharmacy College
May Day crackdown in New York financial district
Police dispersed over thirty people at ten Communist meetings during a May Day operation in Manhattan. Officers seized literature, recorded names and addresses, and found pictures of Trotzky and Lenin. William Z. Foster, steel strike leader of 1919 and Workers Party presidential candidate, was among those dispersed.
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New York
Financial District
Trotzky
Lenin
Workers League
Trade Union Educational League
William Z. Foster
United States
Workers Party
County to Spell Elyria
The Lorain county schools hold a spelling match to determine the county champion.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Judge Johnson Report Shows Juvenile Court Actions
A Journal entry for the year ending April 30 records 225 Athens county juvenile cases, with about half delinquency. Twenty seven children were placed in the Athens children's home or under parental custody. the rest were returned to parents. Girls accounted for about half of delinquency. few were sent to industrial homes and most were paroled to guardians. The court recently adopted fines up to five dollars for young boys with weekly savings payments, parents contributing where possible.
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S. M. Johnson
Athens County
Ah Measenger
Johnson
Athens
Giris
Quincy
Florence
Columbus
Author Walter faces legal action over alleged desertion
New York author Walter is to be pursued legally by Mary Kissell who accuses him of desertion. Kissell said she attempted self harm after a hospital stay and now has private counsel, while Walter claims age and facts justify his stance.
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New York
May Walter
Mary Kissell
Walter
How to Raise Chickens in Your Own Back Yard
A government illustrated booklet explains simple methods to keep hens at home with no need for incubators or costly gear. It promises practical guidance, diagrams, and charts, available via a ration bureau with stamps for return.
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Varation Bureau
Coor
Message from Haskin on return copy of booklet
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau encloses the site of return copy of a booklet. The note contains unclear typographical errors and a request for recording or forwarding the item to Washington.
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Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D
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