Victim’s tale of torture amid Chicago gangster ride
Earl Times, a 38 year old wood carver, survived being tortured during a gangster ride after attempting to marry his moll Anna Larson. Police arrested Johnny Hennessy, Sam Baldino, and Frank Favarullo for kidnapping and attempted murder. The story links Larson and Margaret Russell to the scheme, with Times claiming exposure would force the marriage.
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U.P
Chicago
Earl Times
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Rank Favarullo
Anna Lar
Maret Russell
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May Buy Canal Proposed by Brown to Congress
Major General de Brown urged the Senate Commerce Committee to acquire and operate the Erie Canal. He argued the project would not hinder the Great Lakes St. Lawrence waterway plan and rejected claims the canal is a "white elephant."
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Washington
U.R
Senate
de Brown
Army Eneers
Brown
Great Lakes
Stocks Fall as Turtle Investors Enter Market
Today Arthur Brisbane notes stocks decline amid unusual market moves. The story mentions prominent financier John P. D. Jr. and strange references to African women, signaling quirky investment patterns and speculative behavior.
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John PD. Jr
Hoover's optimistic claim follows stock market drop
The New York Federal Reserve cut the discount rate to 3 percent as President Hoover declare The worst is over Then Wall Street slid with Friday losses intensifying Saturday and volume reaching 4 857 630 shares Prices fell by five to sixteen dollars a share Gamblers remain wary and French and English exchanges stay steady amid concerns about bear manipulation and hidden news
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New York
Hoover
Wall Street
Vincent Astor Returns With Strange Creatures From Galápagos
Vincent Astor arrives aboard his yacht bringing land turtle specimens that live up to nearly a thousand years and reach sizes comparable to a dining room table. The turtles are to be planted in Arizona Florida Texas and are expected to prosper.
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Galapagos Islands
Arizona
Florida
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City powerless to curb wandering dogs in absence of ordinance
Complaints of dogs wandering reach Mayor Robert S. Wood and police daily. With no city ordinance to regulate dogs, officials say they are powerless to act. Dogs at large damage gardens and cause neighborly tensions. mayor urges keeping dogs on leash or in owners yards.
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Robert S. Wood
Allan Hoover at Harvard resembles his mother more than his father
An offered photograph shows Allan Hoover, son of the President, attending Harvard and looking distinctly like his mother, drawing comment on his resemblance to both parents.
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Allan Hoover
Harvard
Four Held In Forgery Plot In Pease Township
St Clairsville May 5 Four trustees and officials tied to a $50 000 forgery scheme face charges. Prosecutor W H Kelvey said a state probe found embezzlement over ten years using fictitious employees and forged signatures on checks. Ten persons implicated. five arrested over the weekend. one held in Missouri. Names include Harry Thomas Harry Callison Mrs Manda McCleary R B Blake and Carl Thompson.
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U.P
Pease Township
W. H. cKelvey
Missouri
Harry Thomas
Harry Callison
Manda McCleary
R. B. Blake
Township Highway Department
Carl Thompson
Two Women Die Sudden Deaths at Morning Services
In Pomeroy on May 5 two sudden deaths occurred. Mrs. Mary Clifford aged 52 collapsed at Sacred Heart Church during her friend’s funeral and died, suspected heart trouble. She leaves husband James and five children. Also Mrs. Roy Heines, formerly Katie Dennis, died suddenly at her Middleport home leaving several children. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Greaser
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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Clifford
Eugene Dunn
James
Hobson
Margaret
Helena
Clarence
James Jr
Paul
Roy Heines
Middleport
Katie Dennis
Fire Destroys House At Dundas
McARTHUR May 5 The residence of Mr and Mrs Pearl Knox at Dundas three miles south of here was destroyed by fire at 5 o clock this morning All family members were away visiting relatives at Byer The McArthur fire truck and chemical equipment responded but the house and contents were a total loss
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Pearl Knox
Dundas
Here
Byer
Picnic rifle tragedy near Utica claims man life
In Licking County Ohio a rifle fired by 22 year old Ruth Shattie during a farm outing killed 42 year old John Seubert at a picnic six miles west of Utica. The incident occurred yesterday and details indicate the weapon was in inexperienced hands.
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Columbus
O.R
Ruth Shattie
John Seubert
Utica
Licking County
Critics Balk at London Treaty Provisions in Senate Start
The London Naval Treaty faces Senate scrutiny with hearings shifted to the Foreign Relations Committee. Article 15 limits U S cruiser construction to 18 ships with eight inch guns, Article 18 caps pre-1936 completions, and Article 21Calator Clause allows excess tonnage with notice if threatened by a fourth power.
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Indian woman Lila Jimerson granted week postponement
Lila Jimerson, who pleaded guilty to mental murder and later repudiated the plea, won a one week recess in her trial set to open in Buffalo. Judge George H. Rowe granted the stay after counsel said they had only just taken the case and needed time to prepare a defense against the accusation that she incited Nancy Bowen to kill Mrs. Clothilde Marchand.
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Democrats urge Cox to run for Ohio governor again
In Cincinnati on May 5 a Hamilton County Democratic group urged former Governor James M. Cox to seek another term. Messages have been sent to Cox, who is in Miami Florida. Cox, three time Ohio governor and 1920 presidential nominee, is tied to debates over prison reform sparked by the Ohio Penitentiary fire and his 1913 plan for modernization.
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Uri
Hamilton County
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Cox
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Fla
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Ohio Penitentiary
Nelson Jewell Killed in Defiance County Crash
Nelson Jewell, 22, died near Defiance Sunday when his car skidded struck a guard rail and overturned. Police noted there were no passengers. Investigation into the crash was underway.
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U.P
Nelson Jewell
Here
World's Largest Artist Arrives in Athens for Portrait Sketches
Richard F. Erdmann of Chillicothe known as the world’s largest artist, weighing 4825 pounds and six feet four inches tall, arrives in Athens to sketch profile portraits. He is drawing at Ohio University fraternity houses and has shown Indian life scenes in New Mexico. He studied in Greenwich Village and is called the cow boy artist while visiting Alfred Dakin in Athens before travels to Marietta, Chillcothe, and a Cape Cod summer.
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Athens
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New Mexico
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New York
Alfred Dakin
South Ohio Avenue
Marietta
Chillcothe
Cape Cod
Mass
Two Wayman Brothers Hurt in Coolville Auto Crash
Fred Wayman 32 and Harry Wayman 24 were injured when a car, reportedly owned by a Belpre man, plunged from the Syd Baker Curve near Torch Methodist Church on VA 8 60 South. The vehicle rolled twice at 11 Sunday morning and was wrecked. Harry suffered a punctured lung and internal injuries. Fred has a broken neck and paralysis. They were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
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Carpenter
Belpre
White & Son
Breinig Guilty on Embezzlement Charge in Portsmouth
David A. Breinig, 43, Waverly former Scioto County highway superintendent, found guilty of embezzling 8890 from state funds. He allegedly padded payrolls of state highway employees. Mabel Lewis of Chillicothe, Breinig’s assistant, was recently convicted on a similar charge and sentenced to two years in the Marysville Reformatory.
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David A. Breinig
Waverly
Scioto County
Breinig
Mabel Lewis
Chillicothe
Marysville Reformatory
Roosevelt era RCA merger plan set for stockholders vote
The Justice Department will not interfere with a stockholders meeting tomorrow where RCA plans a gigantic merger with General Electric and Westinghouse Electric. Assistant Attorney General John J. O'Brian announced no action will be taken.
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R. C. A.general Electric
Washington
U.P
Radio Corporation of America
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Westinghouse Electric
John J. O'Brian
Woman's body found in old Majestic Theater building
The nude strangled body of a 55 year old woman was found wedged in a stairway of the old Majestic Theater Building in Cleveland. H J Mader, the city inspector, made the discovery after neighbors called him to inspect a sign above the theater. A room in the upper theater indicated club rendezvous activity with blood splashes.
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Majestic Theater
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Gold Star Mothers Set for France Trip to Visit Sons
A 136 member Ohio delegation of Gold Star Mothers sails from Cleveland to New York to board the liner America for Europe. They will visit graves of sons who died in World War I, with ceremonies at City Hall and medals presented by Paul W. Chapman. The voyage includes a week crossing the Atlantic and tours of England France and Belgium.
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England Arms for Expected Fight in India
Great Britain mobilizes regular and auxiliary forces in India in response to Gandhi's arrest. European bank and firm workers are armed for emergencies. News spreads after a Surat arrest report prompts volunteers in passive resistance to march and press for a general strike. The Bombay European Association had urged a firmer government stance to the governor of Bombay.
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Former Student Flies To Athens For Dance
Hubert Hahn from Lorain a former Ohio University and Parks Air College student flew to Athens in a Waco Swallow airplane to attend a Gamma Gamma Gamma Fraternity dance. He left Ohio University two years ago to pursue aviation and urged improving the temporary landing field east of Athens to attract air traffic.
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Lorain
Ohio University and Parks Air College
St. Louis
Athens
Gamma Gamma Gamma
Hahn
Ohio University
Cincinnati to Have U. S. First Night School for Aeronautics
Cincinnati officials announce the city will establish the first United States night school for ground training in aeronautics. Dr. Edwards and Dr. Roberts, supervising officials, disclosed the plan today in Cincinnati.
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Athens County Urges Fishing Licenses for Reels and Rods
Athens County residents must obtain fishing licenses from the clerk of courts office before using reels and rods. Two men, William Fields and L V Maynard of Athens, were fined $25 and costs by Magistrate Carl H Porter for fishing without licenses in the Hocking River. Owners tenants may fish on their own land without a license and under 18 may fish unlicensed. It is illegal to possess more than two days catch and unseasonal fish must be released.
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Roda
B. T. LeFever
Athens
Fish and Game
William Fields
L. V. Maynard
LeFever
Hocking River
Carl H. Porter
Mr. Lelever
Fish and Game Commissioner
Rumor Gangs Plot Delivery at State Penitentiary
Reports state guards strengthened at the Ohio State Penitentiary amid rumors of outside gang plans. About 62 inmates were confined to bread and water in the stockade as authorities searched for tunnels and weapons.
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Columbus
State Penitentiary
Three Die on Lake Toledo in Erie Search
A Coast Guard fleet of 18 ships and U S vessels combed Lake Erie near Toledo for three missing men after a speedboat accident. Two bodies recovered, authorities continued a search for the third victim as weather and water conditions hindered operations.
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Monroe
Automobile Road Book offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger provides readers with an Automobile Road Book sold through its Washington Bureau. It promises practical trip planning help including equipment lists distance charts motor trails highways parks and camping information. Send for a copy before spring or summer travels using the coupon.
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Athens Messenger
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