Capital makes crook center of the world
Washington reports a vast criminal records library in the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation. Over 1,000,000 fingerprints and Bertillon measurements of criminals and suspects are on file as Burns leads a push to create an international crime clearing house in cooperation with foreign governments. The collection grew from Fort Leavenworth transfers and expands with U.S. and foreign records, surpassing Scotland Yard.
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Washington
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
William J. Burns
Bureau of Identification
Burns
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Secret Service
Bureau ‘ Chiefs of Police
Scotland
Berlin
Vienna
Scotland Yard
World Clearing House
Puzzled Over Actual Killer In Chicago Murder Case
Chief Justice John R. Caverly to rule on holding Walter Bockelman and Ethel Blondie Beck for the Edward Lehman murder after Otto Malm and Katherine Williams confessed. Lehman was slain during a Deln Company plant robbery on November 4 as he interrupted the crime. Malm and Williams claims receive partial corroboration from Eric Noreen who drove them to and from the plant that night.
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Chicago
John R. Caverly
Criminal Courts
Walter Bockelman
Ethel “Blonde Kitty” Beck
Edward Lehman
Otto Malm
Katherine Williaing Malm
Kitty
Bockelman
Lehman
Deln Company
Celman
Malm
Katherine Williams
Eric Noreen
Sudden death ends career of Cincinnati leader
J Herman Dierkes a 56 year old insurance man and former Democratic leader died yesterday at his Cincinnati home from apoplexy. He was convicted of a World War espionage law violation and sentenced to five years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary but did not serve the term after President Harding granted clemency and the Supreme Court refused a review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
J. Herman Dierkes
Atlanta
Harding
Supreme Court of the United States
Ulster County Man Injures Arm Explaining Accident
Charles Albaugh of Utica Ohio slipped while climbing a fence and accidentally fired his shotgun, injuring his arm just below the elbow yesterday afternoon in Newark Ohio. A local passerby reported the mishap and responders assisted at the scene.
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Newark
Charles Albaugh
Utica
Ernoon
Memorial Service for Athens Elks Deceased Members
The Athens Lodge of Elks will hold its annual memorial service Sunday at 2 p.m. in the lodge room. Five members were lost this year and will be eulogized by Judge S. M. Johnson, J. J. Schmidt, Ruseeht Finsterwald, and Alex Moore. Exalted ruler. Music features include solos by Prof. C. C. Robinson, Mrs. L. V. Brown, and Charles Adams of New York. Judge L. G. Worstell will speak on the late President Harding. M. P. Shannon will attend the Marion memorial service Sunday and bring a wreath.
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Athens Lodge of Elks
Jess Finsterwald
James Rowan
Wilson H. Carr
A. Palmer Wood
Harry G. Files
M. Johnson
J. J. Schmidt Ruseeht Finsterwald
Alex Moore
C. C. Robinson
L. V. Brown
Charles Adams
New York
L. G. Worstell
President Harding
Marion Lodge
M. P. Shannon
Marion
Harding
Athens Lodge
Faithful Wife Collapses As Husband Faces Court
A jury in El Paso, Texas, finds Fred McClure guilty of murder in the death of his stenographer Louis Frentzel. McClure, once a Cleveland promoter, is sentenced to life in prison. The defendant’s wife, who spent thousands to aid him, collapses upon hearing the verdict.
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Jelpaso
Tex
Fred McClure
Cleveland
Ohio
el Paso
Louis Frentzel
Meigs County Voted Down Road Levy. Athens Adopts 2 Mill Levy
Meigs County joined 15 other counties voting on road levies and rejected the request. Athens approved a 2 mill levy for five years totaling about $90,000 annually. Meigs will keep the current extra tax levy for one more year, then face cuts to road improvements and maintenance. Officials fear drastic curtailment and seek local fixes next year while funds remain available.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Athens
Meigs
Railroad Cuts Fares and Limited Service Between Oberlin and Cleveland
The Cleveland Columbus and Southwestern Electric Co announces lower bus fares from Oberlin to Cleveland and trims the limited service time by ten minutes to compete with passenger trains.
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Oberlin
Cleveland
Columbus
Ic Co
Here
Warehouse Blaze Destroys Cousino Trucking Plant in Toledo
Fire report says warehouse and plant of Cousino Trucking and Storage in Toledo were leveled last night, with two small manufacturing firms damaged and total loss estimated at 250000 dollars. Authorities probe cause as flames spread through the combined facilities.
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Toledo, O
Cousino Trucking & Storage Company
Snne
British Press Accuses Reuters of Propaganda Use
London reports say the British press hints Reuters, seen as semi official, is used to spread French propaganda. The Foreign Office denies the agency's claim that Germany arms beyond Versailles. The Daily Express demands source disclosure and calls the story propaganda. The Daily Graphic likens it to trench propaganda.
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NEW Agency
London
Navy
Reuter
Reuters
Germany
Daily Express
The
Daily Graphic
Interests of Farmer Will Be Protected By Law
Washington reports a tentative congress program to aid farmers in the coming session. Senator Arthur Capper says tax reform lower rates for the farmer and relief from high freight costs are key aims. He backs export corporations cooperative marketing and flexible credit, with tax relief for incomes under 10000 dollars.
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William Kk. Hutchinson
U. N.S
Washington
Congress
Arthur Capper
Republican
Kansas
Senate
Farm Bloc
Capper
Industrial Accidents Alarm Prompt Labor Conference Plan
Secretary of Labor Davis urged governors from twelve states Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia and Wisconsin to attend a December 3 conference at the Labor Department. The meeting with the Interstate Commerce Commission United States Bureau of Mines and the National Safety Council aims to formulate a national plan to prevent accidents. A Labor Department survey estimates about 21 000 deaths and 1 560 injuries weekly from normal industrial conditions.
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Washington
Davis
Department of Labor
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wisconsin
United States Bureau of Mines
The
National Safety Council
United States
Labor Devartment
Seized Liquor Case Opens in Logan Court
Logan Ohio November 30 Attorney Eugene Wright appeared for John Mohler in a possession of intoxicating liquor case. Wright moved for return of confiscated cider vinegar and fruit juices. Judge Pettit heard parts of the evidence as Officer Lines testified amid a courtroom clash. Some confiscated liquids were sent to Columbus for analysis.
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Logan
Ohio
Eugene Wright
John Mohler
Wright
Pettit
Atty. Wright
H. A. Lines
Columbus
Elks Minstrels Prepare as Adams Outlines Plans
The Elks club hosts a Friday meeting at 7 pm to organize the annual minstrel show set for December 12 13 and 14 in Ewing auditorium. New York’s Mr and Mrs Charles Adams will present the plans and recap last year’s notable home talent performance.
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Elks
Elks’ Club
Charles Adams
New York
Ewing Auditorium
World-walking couple reach Elyria after 21 thousand miles
Richard N. Baxter and wife began a 50,000 mile world walk less than four years ago. They have completed 21,341 miles and still have more than eight years allotted, with over four years left to finish the trek.
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Elyria
Richard N. Baxter
Salem dry agent dies after raid injuries
Dr. E. F. Conrad of Salem, a dry agent, died from stab wounds and head injuries suffered during a raid in Youngstown on November 19. A blood transfusion, including a quart from a fellow officer, failed to save him.
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Youngstown, O
E. Conrad
Salem Dry Agent
Conrad
Akron Woman Leaps to Death From High Level Bridge
Ida B. Diets age 44 wife of G Carl Diets president of Depositors Saving and Trust company Akron jumped from the High Level bridge Wednesday night and died on rocks below. The death became known this morning.
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Akron
Ida B. Diets
G. Carl Diets
Depositors’ Saving & Trust Company
Here
Striking Spare Tire Legend Draws Athens Attention
A neat flivver with a nickel radiator and trim caught eyes in Athens on Thursday as a spare tire cover bore the slogan Chase Me Chickens Full o Corn. The wording sparked chatter over its possible poultry feminine or spirits significance.
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Athens
Teapot Dome inquiry widens to Fall finances
Senate investigation into the Teapot Dome oil lease to Sinclair exposed Albert B. Fall's financial troubles. Albuquerque editor Carl C. Magee testified Fall owed county taxes on his Three Rivers ranch from 1911 to 1922, then paid taxes and improved the ranch two months after the lease. A telegram summons Fall back to Washington followed Magee's testimony.
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Washington
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Sinclair
Carl C. Magee
Albuquerque
N. M
Fall
Three Rivers
Magee
Farmer predicts mild open winter for Akron area
J W Hendershot of Sand Hill near Akron forecasts a mild winter based on light corn shucks and open kernels. He says the forecast comes from his observation of local farming conditions.
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Akron
J. W. Hendershot
Sand Hill
Shopper Rest Room Proposed in Defiance by Mrs Chapline
Mrs Neal Wyatt Chapline, newly arrived from Lansing Michigan, promotes opening a shoppers rest room in Defiance supported by local business men as a new convenience for visitors.
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Defiance
Neal Wyatt Chapline
Lansing
Michigan
Ia Shoppers
Avon and Sheffield Lake unite for $500000 water system
Villages Avon and Sheffield Lake joined in a mass meeting at Avon to advocate a $500,000 water and sewerage system. The meeting aimed to secure funding and support for the regional project.
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Elyria, O
Avon
Sheffield Lake
Sacred Heart Church Dedication in Columbus
Bishop James J. Hartey led dedicatory exercises for the new Sacred Heart church in Columbus Ohio yesterday. Rev Father J M Ryan celebrated a solemn high mass marking the ceremony.
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Columbus, O
Sacred Heart Church
James J. Hartey
J. M. Ryan
Rough Affair Ends With Man Pushed From Window
In Cincinnati on November 30 Thomas Stasnil, 52, visited Daisy Hunter, 26, a woman of color. Police say a dispute led to Stasnil being pushed from a second floor window, with authorities noting a brutal confrontation and a fall that may have ended badly for him.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Stasnil
Daisy Hunter
Negress
Donovan
Stasnil
Elks Dedicate $700,000 Temple on Thanksgiving Day
Cincinnati Elks Lodge No. dedicated a $700,000 temple on Thanksgiving Day with impressive ceremonies. John G. Price of Columbus former attorney general of Ohio and candidate for grand exalted ruler of American Elks was the chief speaker.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Elks’ Lodge No
John G. Price
Columbus
Ohio
American Elks
Flivver and Boiler Incident Ends with Fire Truck Collision
Columbus man J Snyder loses his new coupe after a boiler dries clothes causing a fire. A fire truck arrives and collides with the car, ending the truck’s service and becoming part of a Bent Fender.
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J. Snyder
Columbus
Snyder
Bear Cats End Brilliant Year
Wooster captures Ohio Conference title with 45-7 win over Mt. Union while Western Reserve defeats Case 23-0. Wittenberg crushes Ohio Northern 31-6. Case loses cellar ranking after sturdy showing. Miami falls 23-0 to MacLaren’s Bearcats on Thanksgiving. Swigart and Mackey star for their teams.
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Stanley Dpd. Koch
Cleveland
Ohio
Woosters& Tle
Case
Wittenberg
Cincinnati
Western Reserve
Miami
Wooster
Mt. Union
Swigart
Mackey
MacLaren
Bearcats
Fratz
McAndrews
Hap” Davis
Scottish towns vote wet in local option elections
Six Scottish boroughs including two formerly dry districts voted wet in local option elections announced today.
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Edinburgh
Bethesda man abducted from car in Morristown incident
A Bethesda man paying attention to a Morristown woman was abducted from a car by a group of men who ordered him home and warned of public humiliation if his advances continued.
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Morristown, CO
Bethesda
Patrolman Fromm Shot During Arrest Fight
Cleveland police report Patrolman Fromm was shot twice during a clash as he tried to arrest a man. He was wounded in the stomach and an operation was planned to remove the bullet to save his life. The assailants fled after attacking him near a call box.
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Cleveland
Fromm
Stranger poses as cousin to loot farmer’s goods
A stranger in Wellington Ohio gave a false name claiming kinship to a local rich farmer and said he bought a small farm. He overhauled a car and bought clothes, prompting merchants to report losses as the incident unfolds.
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Wellington
Cardinal likely for Archbishop Hayes in New York
Vatican circles regard Archbishop Hayes of New York as certain to be created a cardinal at the upcoming consistory next month. His nomination would mark a major elevation within the church and solidify his prominent role in Catholic leadership.
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Hayes Nome
Vatican
Hayes
New York
Auto Owners Favor Project In Athens County
First reports from Mayor Earl McCune of Nelsonville show a countywide membership campaign for the Athens County Automobile Club gaining approval among auto owners. Glouster led signups with rapid progress, Nelsonville followed, and Athens will begin Monday when 1924 license tags go to club members. The first tag 87 601 was issued to Dr. C E Welsh Nelsonville club executive chair. Tags for next year will be dark blue with raised white numerals.
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Earl McCune
Nelsonville
Athens County Automobile Club
Glouster
Athens
Auto Club
C. E. Welsh
Bloodhounds Patrol Northwest Crimes in King County
In the Pacific northwest Sheriff Matt Starwhich of King County Washington uses bloodhounds Queen and Rambler to track murderers and robbers. Hound trainer F A Davis conducts their regular morning jaunt as they help locate suspects and lost travelers in the mountains.
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Pacific Northwest
Matt Starwhich
King County
Wash
Queen
F. A. Davis
Man Held Over Death After Thanksgiving Fire
Chicago case links Henry ers, 45, estranged husband of Mary Peters, to a house fire that killed an elderly couple. Peters says he drove her husband away a week earlier and warned he would “get even.” John Coyne, Joseph Rolly and others were sought by police over threats and disorderly conduct connected to the incident.
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Chicago
Henryers
Mary Peters
John
Josie Coyne
Peters
Joseph Rolly
Joseph Darnek
William Banikan
Gilman Corey to Wed Italian Nobleman After Divorce
Reports say Gilman Corey plans to marry an Italian nobleman after divorcing her husband William Kittney American steel magnate. Corey denies personal aversion to the United States and has spent a second winter in Rome seeking an apartment while keeping homes in France New York and California.
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Gilman Corey
William Kittney
Corey
France
New York
California
Mea. Ie
Esther Gilson Flees After Reckless Driving Incident
Mrs Esther Gilson sped away after striking a man with her car in Elyria Ohio on November 30. Neal Hale pursued her for three blocks and she was held on a 500 dollar bond pending the victim’s injuries outcome.
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Elyria
Esther Gilson
Neal Hale
Gambling Alexanders Pistol Fight in Akron Gunfight
A shooting affray occurred in a gambling house on North H street Akron last night. Mike Frank was shot by James Speros the supposed proprietor. Pete Luc cas and Harry Kates were wounded with four and three bullets respectively.
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Akron
North H Street
Mike Frank
James Speros
Prietor
Pete Luccas
Harry Kates
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Mat
Sai Home
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