Never Parole Youthful Slayers Is Still Plea
Chicago officials led by State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe and Judge John R. Caverly urged keeping Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb in prison for life. The stance followed Hinton Claabaugh's parole plan claiming life terms are not parole eligible, with Crowe asserting continuous sentences and opposing any parole despite the 1935 window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Robert E. Crowe
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
John R. Caverly
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Patry
Crowe
Loeb
Leopold
Joseph P. Savage
John A. Sbarbaro
Flood Ravage Central Illinois and Iowa Cause Homes Lost
Torrential rains swelled rivers across Illinois and Iowa, causing about 2 million dollars in damages. Galesburg and Peoria each report one million, with five hundred families homeless. Rail yards and city water works flooded. fire protection absent. trains disrupted. crops feared lost and livestock destroyed.
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Galesburg
U.R
Illinois
Iowa
Peoria
Lamars Creek
Spoon River
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Highland Lake
Army blimp flies low over Athens spotted with U.S. Army 25
A small U.S. Army blimp flown over Athens at 6 46 am was visible from North Hill and Canaanville with seven men aboard in one gondola. Wind slowed its travel as the craft headed north along the river valley and the trailing rope neared a house.
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U.S. Army 25
Athens
Canaanville
North Hill
F. W. Bush
Spain May Leave League Council
Geneva Sept 2 The league council met with Benes presiding as Spain’s delegate was absent. Observers fear yesterday’s rejection of Spain’s bid for a permanent seat will push Madrid to withdraw from league activities. Spain is expected to notify the secretariat of its intention to disengage while awaiting formal replies from the council and assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League Council
Benes
Czecho- Slovakia
Spain
League
Madrid
Legion convention plans approved for 1927 Paris trip
Columbus Sept 2 United Press Hugh K Martin commander of the Ohio Department of the Legion said approval of plans for holding the 1927 convention of the American Legion in Paris stands despite anti African sentiment there He added that canceling would raise delicate questions and be misunderstood and that it is better to carry out the plans.
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Columbus
U.P
Paris
Hugh K. Martin
Department of Ohio of the
Legion
Martin
Fire at Union Furnace K of P hall suspected arson
Circumstantial clues in Union Furnace point to incendiary fire at the local K of P hall. A barn at the Columbus Rick and Terra Cotta company was entered earlier that morning with two sets of harness stolen, automobile tracks found, and prior Kennedy store robberies recalled, suggesting a planned cover for theft.
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Kennedy
Ohio Briefs Recapture Of Runaway Juvenile Cited
A 12 year old runaway William Daily who escaped from the county jail by crawling through a meal tray opening and letting William Kuhn 21 Brandywine escape has been recaptured in Franklin Pennsylvania.
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New
Philadelphia
William Daily
William Kuhn
Brandywine
Franklin
Eva May Knee Harten Jones seeks divorce over non support
Toledo report states Eva May Knee Harten, now Eva May Knee Harten Jones after her husband changed his name, seeks a divorce on charges of non support and cruelty and asks that her name be restored to Eva May Knee.
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Toledo
John Paul Harten
Eva May Knee Harten
Eva May Knee Harten Jones
Harten Jones
Eva May Knee
Franklin county tax revenue rises with year end total
The Franklin county tax collections for the year ending June 30 totaled 16,149,859.72 dollars, an increase of 887,642.38 dollars from the previous year, according to County Treasurer Anderson. The rise reflects higher overall collections across all taxes.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Anderson
Gunmen Guard Clinton Club in Cleveland Show of Force
Armed gunmen with shotguns and automatic revolvers guarded the Clinton club in Cleveland today. The act is seen as a warning to a rival gambling gang that bombed the Washington club in Newbury Heights and attacked the Clinton club walls last Thursday.
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Cleveland
Clinton Club
Washington Club
Newbury Heights
Kansas City Boys’ Auto Borrowing Ends in Cemetery Wreck
Police track Kenneth Kearns 10 and his six year old brother Billie for stealing cars over the summer. They wrecked a flivver in a cemetery and Kenneth was sent to the reformatory.
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Kansas City
Kenneth Kearns
Billie
Kenneth
Jewelry salesman robbed of $130000 in uncut diamonds
Norman Kadison of New York reported to Chicago police that he was held up in a prominent Loop hotel and robbed of 130000 dollars in uncut diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Norman Kadison
New York
Loop
Ohio Elks Parade Captivates Sandusky Crowd
Twenty five delegations from Ohio Elks march in a Sandusky parade as part of the annual state convention ceremonies amid bands and fanfare.
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Sandusky
Ohio Elks
Teacher in Meigs County Dies After Illness
Worley Chase 23, a well known Meigs county teacher and son of James Chase of Langsville, died this morning at his home after a three weeks illness thought to be diphtheria. News reached cousin Mrs. Howard Rupe 3 South McKinley avenue. Funeral services set for 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at his late residence.
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Worley Chase
Meigs County
James Chase
Langsville
Howard Rupe
South
McKinley Avenue
Fishy plot to assassinate Cleveland Safety Director
Cleveland police investigated an alleged underworld plot to kill Safety Director Edwin D. Barry. A dog thief said a professional gambler offered 50 000 dollars to remove Barry, though officers remained skeptical of the tale.
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Cleveland
U.P
Edwin D. Barry
Frank Story
Barry
Ohio to carry out first triple execution tonight
Meigs county trio Richard Rhodes John Hedricks and John Bryant all of Pomeroy must die in the electric chair for the murder of James McCumber. The Ohio board of clemency refused to intervene. Governor Donahey will not interfere with the death sentences and the trio will be executed between 8 and 9 oclock. Bryant to go first followed by Rhodes and Hedricks. Mrs Hedrick begged for mercy with her three children and the governor will be guided by the clemency board report.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Board of Clemency Today
Richard Rhodes
John Hedricks
John Bryant
Pomeroy
James McCumber
Donahey
Clemency Board
P. E. Thomas
Bryant
Rhodes
Hedricks
Ohio Penitentiary
Meigs County
McCumber
Ohio
State Board of Clemency
John Hedrick
Richard Rhoades
Rhoades
Hedrick
Board of Clemency
A. P. Miller
D. Curtis Reed
Land Turtle Moves Little in 40 Years
GLOUSTER Sept. 2. Bobbie Brunton found a land turtle near Blackwood schoolhouse bearing I. T. L. and the date 1887 carved on its shell. The initials belong to Game Protector B. T. Le Fever of Congress Run, carved about thirty nine years ago, and the turtle has moved little since.
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Glouster
Bobbie Brunton
Blackwood
B.T. le Fever
Congress Run
LeFever
Rains Retard Crops Weigh on Farmers’ Yields
Washington reports from the agriculture department show unfavorably wet weather delaying many crops. Late August rains rot potatoes in some regions and flood lowland cotton, while excessive moisture hinders corn and prevents winter wheat plowing. Sugar cane and sugar beets are thriving and expected to reach large production.
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Washington
United Press
Agriculture Department
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Mercy Plea for Rhoades Tied to War Service Letters
A cousin petitioned mercy for Richard Rhoades, attaching the plea to penitentiary records. The letter claimed he changed after overseas service. Crime details were discussed by Hedrick in verse, with a condemned man’s letter mentioning Shorty Bryant and a copper still.
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Mercy
Rhoades
Donahey
Hedrick
Dana Roush
Pomeroy
Shorty Bryant
Richard Rhoades
John Hedrick
Inner Voice Claimed For Fatal Hacking Of Grandmother
Paul Weese, 20, confessed in London Ohio to killing his 76 year old grandmother Flora Richards with a butcher knife. He said an inner voice and the devil inspired the crime. The body was found in her Madison county home with 22 stab wounds and facial mutilation.
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London
Ohio
United Press
Paul Weese
Flora Richards
Weese
F. E. Willard
Madison County
Governor Donahey Tours Ohio State Fair Exhibits
Governor Vic Donahey visited the Ohio state fair joining a crowd to tour exhibits. Attendance yesterday reached 60,155, down from 166,917 on the same day last year.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Mother of Condemned Man Collapses Outside Prison Walls
In Columbus on September 2, Mrs. Hattie Rhoades, mother of condemned Richard Rhoades, collapsed from a heart attack outside Ohio Penitentiary after farewell visit. Three inmates, including Rhoades, faced electric chair after clemency rulings failed. They planned a final meal of fried chicken, dumplings, cigars, and lemonade before execution.
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Hope
Columbus
U.P
Hattie Rhoades
Richard Rhoades
Ohio Penitentiary
Rhodes
Richard
Preston E. Thomas
Soul of America keynote at Athens County teachers institute
H C Dietterich superintendent of Bexley schools spoke on the soul of America and the nation’s wealth not equaling its spirit. He cited Pilgrims Lincoln and Webster, urged peace, and called for thorough citizenship training in public schools. L F Miller then spoke on scientific temperance at the event.
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H. C. Dietterich
Bexley Schools
Columbus
Athens County Teachers’ Institute
America
Mr. Dieterich
Lincoln
Webster
United States
Glouster Family Narrowly Escapes Auto Trolley Crash
Mr and Mrs Louis Gadani and three children from Glouster Athens county escaped serious harm in Bexley Columbus when their car skid and hit an interurban car. Mrs Gadani and a two year old daughter were bruised and cut. the husband and two other children were largely uninjured as the vehicle struck a trolley car and glanced off a telephone pole.
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Columbus
U.P
Louis Gadani
Glouster
Athens County
Bexley
Here
Gadani
Urge Wet Voters Withhold Support
The association against prohibition urged Missouri wet voters to oppose the November referendum to repeal all liquor laws. Capt. W. H. Slayton said the state is already effectively wet with both parties nominating wet senators, and the traffic in liquor should continue to be regulated.
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Washington
U.P
Association Against Prohibition Today
Missouri
W. H. Slayton
Stayton
McClintock Plans to Prevent All Expected Escapes
Canton authorities move to keep indicted suspects in custody before the Stark county grand jury report on editor Don R. Mellett murder. Prosecutor C. B. McClintock cites plans to prevent escapes as witnesses like S. A. Lengel and Captain Ben Clarke testify alongside Peggy Kavanaugh and Catherine Burns. The panel may name four to five murder defendants.
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Canton
U.P
Stark County
Don R. Mellett
C. B. McClintock
McClintock
Wlonte Mazer
Cuyahoga County
Patrick McDermott
A. Lengel
Ben Clarke
Canton Police
Peggy Kavanaugh
Cleveland
Catherine Burns
McDermott
Charles Conner
Mellett
Miss Kavanaugh
Massillon
Krishnamurti Sends Parting Message in Chicago
Jiddu Krishnamurti, leader of the theosophists and hailed as a vehicle for a coming world teacher, left Chicago without giving followers the promised sign. At a farewell vegetarian banquet, he said in effect that he did not care whether Chicago was disappointed or not.
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Chicago
U.P
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti
Crown Princes Arrive After U S Tour
Crown Princes Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Princess Louise land in SOKIO after their United States tour, greeting local officials and noting their official visit as part of a diplomatic goodwill tour.
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Sokio
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Louise
United States
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