Rosenthal Murder Grand Jury Indicts Seven in New York
The New York grand jury completed its probe into gambler Herman Rosenthal’s assassination and drafted a blanket indictment naming seven men charged with the murder. District Attorney Whitman plans swift trials and aims to secure convictions to bolster cases against others still sought. Rumors say suspects “Lefty Louie” and “Gyp the Blood” may be indicted, while threats against confessors allegedly target those who could expose higher figures in the graft ring.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Louie
Harry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Schepps On Way Back To Gotham
Assistant District Attorney J. R. Rubin and Detective Stewart of New York escorted Samuel Schepps from Hot Springs Arkansas as he heads back to Gotham to answer questions in the Rosenthal murder case.
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Schepps
Gotham
Hot Springs
Ark
J. R. Rubin
Stewart
New York
Samuel Schepps
Rosenthal
Two Life Team Convicts Escape in Monroe Co
Forsyth Georgia August 15 Sheriff T S Holland reports two white convicts serving life sentences escaped from Monroe county convict camp while guards were distracted. One guard was at Indian Springs and another absent with convicts as Jim Harrison and Jeff Turner from Spalding county asked to rest by roadside and slipped into woods. No trace yet despite dogs and search by sheriff, commissioners, and surrounding county.
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Forsyth
T. S. Holland
Monroe County
Indian Springs
Jim Harrison
Jeff Turner
Spalding County
Child Struck by Car in Marietta Injury Mild
Marietta Ga Aug 15 The six year old son of Mr Woodruff manager of the Singer sewing machine office here was run down by N M Mayes automobile near Sams drug store on Atlanta street. He dodged into the street and was struck, cutting his forehead and one hand. Injuries not serious but painful.
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Marietta, GA
Grand Jury Imposes Sunday Sales Curbs in Griffin
In Griffin Georgia the Spalding superior court grand jury ended a two week session by warning druggists and soda stands not to sell on Sundays. The crackdown follows years of Sunday sales of cigars tobacco and cold drinks and many residents approve the action.
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Criffin
Grand
Spalding Superior Court
Griffin
Butchers Blame Government Over High Wheat Prices
Detroit Aug 15. The Master Butchers Association of America blames government for meat costs in a report to its annual convention. Chairman Haley says a decade ago they urged removal of the tariff on food animals and warned prices would rise to current levels unless the two cent per pound tariff was removed.
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Detroit
Mich
Master Butchers Association of America
Haley
Seabrooke Eats Water Snake Claims Fat Eel Was Snake
New York report says actor-chef Thomas Q. Seabrooke caught what he believed to be an eel at South Beach and fried it. Guests praised his cooking until Dr Hall identified the head as a water snake. Whisky prescribed, guests felt wiggly afterward.
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Seabrooke
New York
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
South Beach
Furore Transitoria Plea in Bernstein Murder Case
In Chicago a defense term furore transitoria is used by lawyers for Mrs Florence Bernstein charged with killing her husband George Bernstein. They expect her to testify to a troubled marriage, his desertion, and visits to urge his return.
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Chicago
Furore Transitoria
Florence Bernstein
George Bernstein
Charles EF. Erbstein
Eleven-Year-Old Triggers Train Wreck By Switch
In Aurora Illinois Lawrence Gilman aged eleven confessed to throwing a switch after watching trains from his home. He caused a passenger train to crash into freight cars injuring a fireman and shaking nearby residents. Authorities investigated but the boy supplied the key explanation.
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Aurora
Ill
Lawrence Gilman
Chicago and Northwestern
Some Real Crooks in Minneapolis Eight Room House Loot
Minneapolis August 15 police and detectives are asked to watch for an eight room house stolen from Mrs. Frank N. Edmonds. The house stood at Fourth avenue North and Fourth street. After the health department ordered cleanup her husband a real estate dealer investigated. The house was moved away and debris left on the lot. Police are puzzled by the case.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Frank N. Edmonds
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Street
Rome Railway and Light Company Faces Competition Charge
Rome Ga Aug 15 Councilman F W Copeland accuses the Rome Railway and Light Company of stifling all competition and trying to hold up the city while council weighs a proposed contract for nights. The contract was not accepted.
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Rome
Rome Railway and Light Company
F. W. Copeland
Panama Canal Bill Sets Free Passage and Trade Rules
Conference committee reports no free passage for American coastwise ships in foreign trade while foreign shipbuilding materials enter tariff free. A one man Panama canal government is created with interstate commission power to break up railroad water line combinations deemed not for the public good. The plan bans railroad ownership of competing lines and outlines ship material duty relief and registry rules for American ships.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Conference Committee
House
Senate
Panama Canal and Zone
Great Britain
Panama ‘Canal
Veterans Meet On Spot Where They Went To War
In Rome Georgia on August 15 survivors of Company G Twenty second infantry gather on the original 1861 site for a reunion. Twenty five members remain led by Policeman Joseph Sharp who organizes annual talks and barbecues at Silver Creek where they first met. Colonel W S McHenry and Judge W H Henry gave speeches.
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Rome
Twenty-second Infantry
Company G
Joseph Sharp
Silver Creek
W.S. McHenry
W. H. Henry
Floridian poet pastor Popham finds lovers paradise near Tampa
Rev William Popham a Floridian pastor and poet describes a dream site ten miles from Tampa on the Alfire river for his marriage with his Kentucky wife. He recounts a crystal spring woodland bower with magnolias and dogwood, plans a secluded life away from city smoke, and hints his romance will continue on. Continued on Page Two.
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William Lee Popham
Atlanta
Popham
Kentucky
Alfire River
Tampa
Fla
Alfire
Georgia
Florida
Astor Baby Heir Born Prompt Guardian Named
New York Aug 15 Mrs Astor and John Jacob Astor are reported healthy after the Titanic heir’s birth. Surrogate Cahalon must appoint a special guardian for the infant, a legal step following the newborns inheritance. The will's fate may be contested after guardian appointment.
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New York
Cahalon
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Vincent Astor
Muriel
Guardian
Invalid McGhee Ferguson dies after self-inflicted wound
McGhee Ferguson, former Southern railway conductor, dies from a self inflicted gunshot at home in Mon day morning. Despondent over two years of back injury and confinement, he shot himself in an invalid chair. He leaves a widow and four children aged from two to thirteen, with funeral arrangements to be handled by Bloomfield's chapel and the Atlanta lodge of Masons No 59 assisting.
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McGhee Ferguson
Southern Railway
West Pine Street
Bloomfield’s
Ferguson
Atlanta
Atlanta Lodge of Masons No. 59
Judge Pottle Indorsed by Troup County Bar
LaGrange Georgia August 15 Judge J R Pottle of the court of appeals has been indorsed by members of the Troup County Bar association. The endorsement is signed by E A Jones R M Young M F McLendon R L Lee E R Bradfield Jr M VU Mooty Henry Reeves Benjamin H Hill F M Longley W R Campbell Hatton Lovejoy and Arthur Greer.
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LA Grange
J. R. Pottle
Court of Appeals
Troup County Bar Association
E. A Jones
R. M. Young
M. F. McLendon
R. L. Lee
E. R. Bradfield, Jr
M. VU. Mooty
Henry Reeves
Benjamin H Hill
F. M. Longley
W. R. Campbell Hatton Lovejoy
Arthur Greer
Two Boys Rescued After Night In Leaking Delaware Boat
Charles Brown eleven and Alfred Baton thirteen drifted all night in a leaking boat on the Delaware River. Exposed and exhausted, they were picked up by the police launch Margaret off Greenwich pier after floating from Port Richmond.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Charles Brown
Alfred Baton
Margaret
Greenwich Pier
Port Richmond
La Grange Business Man Dies After Illness
James T. Gay died at his home on Harwell avenue after several months illness. He came to La Grange from Fredonia Alabama about nine years ago and was active in local politics and business. Survived by widow two sons J D Gay and T T Gay and daughter Mrs Minnie Tomlinson of Texas.
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LA Grange
James T. Gay
Harwell Avenue
Fredonia
Ala
J. D
T. T. Gay
Minnie Tomlinson
Texas
Georgia Lawmakers End Busy Final Night At Session
The Georgia legislature adjourned sine die at 1 13 this morning after a night of levity and last minute business. Key events included disputes over the banking and insurance bills, a split on senate page appointments, and the denial of the lieutenant governor and woman lawyer bills. The senate confirmed Hoke Smith appointments to the state board of education in a 30 minute executive session, a move described as unprecedented in Georgia legislative history.
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Georgia
Senate
House
Hoke Smith
State Board of Education
Smith
Jere M. Pound
T. J. Wooster
J. C. Langston
E. G. Lawson
Brown
Pound
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Panama
Commerce Commission
Brandegee
Frederick C. Stevens
Minnesota
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Meden
Prao
Judge Pottle Indorsed
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