Warrants Dropped in Fatal Shooting Case at Midway Store
Prosecutor Walter Burton urged dismissal of the murder warrant against H. C. Baugh after he shot James Crawford during an alleged burglary at the Midway Department Store. Crawford died days later. James Robey is jailed on felony charges. Burton argued citizens may lawfully stop felonies, regardless of property, marking a historic move by the commonwealth’s attorney.
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H. C. Baugh
Walter Burton
W. W. McNeal
Midway
James Crawford
Crawford
Baugh
Painter
Justhce McNeal
James Robey
Mercer County
Burton
Commonwealth
Billings Pleads From Behind Bars At Folsom Prison
Warren K. Billings, serving life for the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bombing, testifies to California Supreme Court justices at Folsom Prison saying he had no part in the blast. He recounts arrests in multiple cities and claims he was hired to carry dynamite to Sacramento in 1913.
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Folsom
Calif
United States
Warren K. Billings
Supreme Court
Billings
San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
John W. Preston
Edgar H. Hurley
Sacramento
New York City
Brooklyn
Salt Lake City
Mooney
Preston
Government of
Welders Beaten Near St Louis Over Pipeline Strike
Twenty five non union welders were attacked near St Louis as union members threatened work on an old Tulsa to Wood River pipeline. Five were seriously beaten and taken to St Charles. a deputy sheriff and local officers responded to the scene. One man was struck with an ax.
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St. Louis
Tulsa
Oxla
Wood River
Grotne
St. Charles
Small Child Drowns In Barrel Of Water
In Huntington West Virginia on August 14 a one year old girl, Mabel Juanita Romaine, crawled into a water barrel used for drought supply and drowned. Her mother, returning from inside, found the child in the barrel. resuscitation failed. The Romaine family had hauled water for household use during the dry spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Mabel Juanita Romaine
Romaine
Escaped West Virginia jail inmate surrenders after 24 hours
Clifford Kirby, one of eight men who fled Greenbrier jail in Lewisburg yesterday, telephoned from Fort Spring announcing surrender if pursued. Kirby, awaiting forgery grand jury action, is returned. six fugitives, including Roosevelt Darnell under death sentence for Holbrook slaying, remain at large as authorities comb the mountains and follow rumors of a stolen Tabscott automobile.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Clifford Kirby
Greenbrier
Fort Spring
Kirby
Roosevelt Darnell
Clarence Holbrook
Crown
John H. Bowling
William Tabscott
Virginia State Line
Air Speed King Hawks Takes Leisure Vacation Trip
Frank Hawks, holder of east and west transcontinental air speed records, plans a brief rest in New Hampshire. He will fly a plane with a 110 mph cruising speed to Bridgeport then Lake Winnipesaukee to stay at Mrs. Richard A. Mestres estate with his wife for several days. Col. Lindbergh telephoned congratulations but no word on a new attempt.
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New York
Frank Hawks
New Hampshire
Hawks
Bridgeport
Detroit grand jury to probe city crime under Brucker Chenot
Twenty three residents from bankers to a minister, including Edgar A. Guest the poet and the wife of Judge Jeffries, were drawn for a Detroit grand jury. They will convene Monday to investigate crime conditions and the July 23 slaying of radio commentator Jerry Buckley alongside other recent killings.
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Detroit
Wilber M. Brucker
James E. Chenot
Jerry Buckley
Edward J. Jeffries
Edgar A. Guest
Wrecked Car Delays Coroner's Inquiry
The inquest into the gang slaying of Danny Vallo was postponed after three witnesses en route to the inquiry were injured in a highway accident police termed possibly deliberate. The wounded were Harry Berch 27 Harry Lewis 24 and Joseph Eckle 40. Vallo was ambushed while calling, with Vera Wallace witnessing. A theory links the killing to the Moran leader assassination near Delafield Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Danny Vallo
Harry Berch
Harry Lewis
Joseph Eckle
Vallo
Vera Wallace
Jack Zuta
Moran
Delafield
Wis
A-100 to make record eastward Atlantic flight
The A-100 airship prepares for a record eastward Atlantic flight and is reported to reach home port at Cardington on Saturday. Passengers enjoy voyage, ship steadiness impresses, water from clouds noted as success. The R-100, in a separate report from St. Hubert, Canada, indicates position near 52.50 N 44.16 W at 700 miles southeast of Belle Isle with overcast conditions.
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St. Hubert
Canada
Airship R-100 Headed Home Across Atlantic At High Speed
The British dirigible R-100 sails over the Atlantic bound for Cardington England. At 75 to 90 miles per hour the airship nears its eastward crossing with a planned arrival around 3 25 a m E S T Saturday. Passengers enjoy breakfast and meals aboard as it passes Belle Isle and reports strong steadiness and comfort despite no smoking rules.
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Atlantic
Cardington
England
Montreal
S. T
Picadilly
Fifth Avenue
mid-Atlantic
Straits of
Belle Isle
Police foil Tong death plot in New York sting
Three Chinese members of the Tong Ong and a Filipino were arrested in a scheme to kill four Tong Ong targets for $500 per person. Detectives say two youths, used as killers, were recruited with a plan to meet at a laundry on East 26th Street after a conference. Police seized revolvers, knives, a ten gallon still and mash. the ringleader was identified as Lamberto Bullaran, 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tong Ong
On Leon Tong
Benjamin Rosenberg
East 26Th Street
Lamberto Bullaran
Bullaran
Bryant Park
Hullaran
26Th Street
West Virginia Drought Report From Governor Conley
Governor Conley reports West Virginia remains sound economically and financially despite drought. He cites credit for farmers as vital to retain stock, urges federal land bank liberalization, and notes crop projections of 8,000,000 bushels corn and 2,452,000 winter wheat with rain aiding conditions.
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Washington
West Virginia
Conley
Hoover
Clay
Jackson
Roane
Mason
Calhoun
Putnam
Greenbrier
Wirt
Cabell
Wayne
Wood
Dean Frame
West Virginia School of Agriculture
Second aviator held in bombing case in Illinois
Federal and state warrants charge conspiracy to destroy non union mine property in Kentucky bombing case. Paul Montgomery and James Malone, aviators, held in Murphysboro jail with Esse Grant and Ewing Riley also under bond. Montgomery allegedly said he was paid $100 in advance with more to come.
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Murphysboro
Illc
Paul Montgomery
James Malone
Providence
Montgomery
Malone
Ralph Lesemann
United States
Fletcher Lewie
Kentucky
Illinois
Webster County
Monthere
Querby
Esse Grant
Clay
Ewing Riley
Warrant Issued in Kentucky Mining Field Bomb Plot
W. C. Ingram announced a federal warrant issued in Murphysboro charging aviators Paul Montgomery and James Malone with conspiracy in the Providence Kentucky mining field bombing. The case cites a commerce department air traffic regulation act. Montgomery confessed piloting the bomber and Malone admitted introducing the plotters. both are jailed in Murphysboro.
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East St. Louis
Ill
W. C. Ingram
United States
Murphysboro
Paul Montgomery
James Malone
Providence, Ky
Ingram
Congress
Department of Commerce
Montgomery
Malone
Sabotage Damages Large Tipple At Providence Mine
Providence Kentucky August 14 fire destroyed a sixty foot tipple at the No 3 mine of the Providence Coal company causing about 50000 in losses. It marks the largest property damage from sabotage since disorders began in Webster county July 1 as mines reopened after a three month shutdown.
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Providence
Providence Coal Company
Webster County
Gangsters Guard Figure Fatally Shot in Rockford Ambush
In Rockford Illinois August 14 a gunmen ambush killed Joe Giovingo a Chicago bootlegger ally of Tommy Abbott. Abbott was nearby as the assailants in a passing car fired a machine gun. Police fired back as the sedan fled. Abbott a Bugs Moran associate linked to the Zuta slaying remains under scrutiny.
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Rockford
Tommy Abbott
Chicago
Joe Giovingo
Giovingo
Abbott
Jack Zuta
Endurance Plane Stalls Aloft Near 600-Hour Mark
The endurance plane flown by Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine circled Lambert field near St Louis aiming for 600 hours in their record flight. They have logged 589 hours over 24 days and hold the prior record, with plans to reach 1,000 hours. They receive fan mail and congratulatory messages while awaiting a Montreal air show invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Greater St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forrest O’brine
Hunter Brothers
Matorr
Ackson
O’brine
Frank Hawks
O'Brine
Rain Powder Fails to Arrive as Showers Fall Outside
Officials of the Alexandria chamber of commerce awaited 200 pounds of rain powder from Santa Fe to induce rain. The powder did not arrive, and instead a refreshing rain fell in the city on August 14.
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Alexandria
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Victims of Gang Shootings Identified Near Willmar Robbery
In St Paul on August 14 two of three gunshot victims near an isolated road were named as members of a five man gang tied to the July 15 Willmar bank robbery that netted $142000. Sheriff Paul Anderson and Willmar bank staff identified Harry Silverman and another unconfirmed man. Frank Coleman of Kansas City, the third slain gangster, had returned home. An automobile tied to the robbers was found near the scene. Five armed bandits engaged in the Willmar holdup and subsequent shooting.
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St. Paul
Minn
Bank of
Frank Coleman
Kansas City
Coleman
Kansas
Ciyaayugprities
Willmar
Rain Ends Drought in Ohio Valley Weather Report
A broad rain event soaked the Ohio Valley from Wheeling to the state’s far north, with seven tenths of an inch recorded in the city. The steady gentle showers dampened soil, halting field fires, and farmers welcomed the relief as crops continue to grow across the region.
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Ing Point
Ohio Valley
Wheeling
U. S. Weather Bureau
Moderate Charleston Rain Freshens Drought Stricken West Virginia
In Charleston on August 14, a widespread thundershower brought the first sustained rain in weeks, aiding pastures, crops, streams, and forest fire control in the Tygart and Potomac districts. Officials say the rain offers a turning point though longer rainfall is needed for large rivers.
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Charleston
W. Va
John W. Smith
Cc. L. Toping
State Game, Fist and Forestry Commission
Tygart
Potomac
Huntington
Forty Seven Men Trapped In Mine Near Princeton
Forty seven of forty nine miners were trapped after an explosion at the Blackburn coal mine in Coalmont near Princeton British Columbia. Two bodies were recovered as relatives waited in silence and officials feared air could be cut off by piled dirt. Investigators offered no cause and rescue teams worked through debris as miners speculated marsh gas sparked the blast.
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Princeton
B. C
Blackburn
Coalmont
Clifford A. Smith
Albert Cole
Vancouver
Cuban Editor Wounded by Assailants in Havana
Abelardo Pacheco editor of Voz Del Pueblo, a leading Cuban nationalist publication, was seriously wounded after eight shots from a curtained car as he walked near his Suburbam Cerbo home. Police implied possible recovery despite multiple gunshot wounds.
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Havana
Abelardo Pacheo
Abelardo
Jury Convicts Slayer Of Oil Post Operator
Huntington W Va Aug 14 A jury returns a first degree murder verdict with mercy recommendation against Forrest Reynolds 24 for the slaying of Olet Sexton Guyandotte filling station operator last December Sexton was killed when a bandit entered the station on Christmas Eve and wounded him before any robbery Reynolds offered an alibi and witnesses testified he was elsewhere at the time of the holdup.
Naples swept by terrific wind storm after earthquake
Nables Italy Aug 14 The city still recovering from a recent earthquake was hit by a powerful storm that killed four people and left many injured. At Pirgioreale market 3000 traders faced collapsed stands and debris. Firemen and Carabinieri aided the injured and freed those trapped. No American tourists were among the victims.
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Nables
Italy
Pirgioreale
Rome
Naples
Carabinieri
Arno floods Florence as August rains cause damage
The Arno river in Florence burst its banks for the first time this month, worsened by a severe rainstorm that hit Naples. The Vittoria bridge near Cascine park sustained partial collapse and the upper valley reported damage from the storm.
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Florence
Italy
Arno
Dante
Naples
Vittoria Bridge
Cascine Park
Insurgent Illinois UMW Aides Face AFL Expulsion
In Springfield the insurgent Fishwick Howat faction of the United Mine Workers drawn against John L. Lewis was effectively ousted from the American Federation of Labor. AFL President William Green asked that the revolt delegates be denied seats at the Illinois federation convention. Green’s action follows the Illinois union’s March 15 formation. Green voiced concern over the dispute but offered no punishment.
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Springfield
Ill
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
American Federation of Labor
Victor A. Olander
Illinois Federation
William Green
Fishwick-Howat
Green
Illinois Union
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
State board approves drug study in West Virginia schools
Wheeling August 14 The West Virginia state board of education decided to include a study of the effects of alcohol and narcotics on the human body and society in the fall curriculum for both grade and high schools. A revised home economics course for high schools was adopted. The board also reviewed vocational education development and discussed expanding the program, especially among adults, spanning agriculture, home economics, industrial fields, and vocational rehabilitation. Petitions from several secondary schools for minor curriculum changes were considered but not acted on.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
State Board of Education
R. Moore Dorril
Charleston
J. W. Ankeny
T. P. Hill
Hauser Hits 54th Home Run in Orioles Win
Baltimore slugger Joe Hauser raised his season total to 54 with two homers, powering the Orioles to a 10 to 5 victory over Buffalo. He leads organized baseball with four base smashes and trails Babe Ruth's mark by six.
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Baltimore
Joe Hauser
Oriole
Buffalo
Hauser
Babe Ruth
Roover and State Chiefs Agree on Drought Aid Plan
At the White House governors conference President Hoover announced a coordinated drought relief plan. It envisions a national body coordinating work with county and state groups to prevent livestock losses aid needy farmers and protect public health. Four relief methods were agreed including loans Red Cross aid employment and reduced railway rates.
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Roover
Washington
White House
Hoover
Red Cross
Police Ruse Fails to Trap Plotters in Extortion Case
In Pittsburgh the trap set for extortion plotters failed as the writers did not appear. Wealthy Monessen dealer G F Wright held $10 000 in a hotel lobby after a July gun battle in a Monessen cemetery left state trooper Charles L Stewart dead and John Sabo Jr 19 of Monessen an alleged gang member wounded or dead. Police say the gang may have headquarters in Pittsburgh with members across western Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
G. F. Wright
Monessen
Wright
William Penn
Yesong
Greensurg
Charles L. Stewart
Reynoldsonville
John Sabo Jr
Pennsylvania
Yacht Doris C Burns Off Gibson's Island Sinking
Two men were rescued from Chesapeake Bay when the 54 foot yacht Doris C burned to the water's edge and sank off Gibson's Island. Owner W Edwin Grouch and J A Cox were picked up by fishermen after escaping the blaze following an explosion near the vessel. The yacht valued at 25000 dollars was in the waters late today near Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Doris C
Gibson's Island
W. Edwin Grouch
J. A. Cox
Local Resident Takes Own Life After Long Illness
A man identified as a long time resident of the community ended his life at his home today by hanging. Emergency services were called after concern for his welfare, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. He leaves behind family and friends grappling with the sudden loss.
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