Bribery Allegations Arise in Shepherd McClintock Inquest
In Chicago a coroner's inquest into William McClintock's death hears claims that attorney William Scott Stewart and detective John Jones offered $5 000 to Earl P Clark to sign an affidavit alleging the indictment against William Darling Shepherd was framed. Clark testified he refused.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Shepherd
Young McClintock
Clark
William Scott Stewart
John Jones
Charlies Cutting
McClintock
Cutting
Isabelle Pope
J. A. Walker
Ontario
Iowa
Murder scent links to missing man found buried in yards
Toledo police and Coroner Hense ler ruled Albert Levecki forty five died violently after a four year search for him ended with a skeleton buried in Nickel Plate Railroad yards. Leather straps tied around the neck suggested murder. Sons Dominik and Louis Levecki said an uncle wore one strap, but police had no other leads. The uncle was visiting the family when Levecki disappeared on May 15.
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Toledo
Henseler
Albert Leveckti
Levecki
Dominik
Louis Levecki
No March Through Fairmont Sparks WV Coal Report
Officials of the United Mine Workers said they do not plan a march of their men through Fairmont. Northern West Virginia coal loadings show non union mines at 883 cars with 136 mines active, while five union mines loaded 114 cars. George Brackett noted the situation after a Wash DC trip. Van A. Bittner remained in Wheeling.
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Fairmont
W. Va
United Mine Works of America
West Virginia
Washi
D. C
Notthe
van A. Bittner
United Mine Orders of America
Virginia
Wheeling
Surprise Raids Target Horse Race Bookmaking Ring
In a sudden crackdown, fifty downtown establishments were raided simultaneously in St. Louis as authorities disrupted a horse race bookmaking operation. Scores of men and youths were arrested during the sweeping action.
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St. Louis
Child Born Dead Is Revived by Resuscitator
Cleveland April 30. Mr and Mrs Henry Snyder welcomed their eighth child born today but initially considered dead. Police used a resuscitator for thirty minutes. the baby cried, named Richard, with hope after stories of others saved by the device.
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Cleveland
Henry Snyder
Snyder
Gladys
Richard
Father Coolidge Enters Boston Hospital for Heart Exam
Colonel John G. Coolidge father of President Coolidge arrives at Massachusetts General Hospital with Dr A M Cram to undergo a heart examination. He leaves Plymouth and plans to return to Plymouth Town after the test, saying the papers knew of his illness before him.
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Boston
John G. Coolidge
Aston
Massachusetts General Hospital
A. M. Cra
Bridgewater
Coolicce
Benjava F. Feit
I Nn
Dr. Cram
Colonel Coolidge
Cram
President Coolidge
Arthur L. Chute
Officers Named by Ladies' Oriental Shrine
Alcona Pennsylvania April 30 The grand council of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North Africa adjourned after deciding to hold next year’s convention in Cleveland Ohio. Officers elected include Grand High Priestess Mrs F M Howard Columbus Ohio and Grand Recorder Mrs 8 J Summer Wheeling West Virginia among others.
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Alcona
Deleete
Oriental Shrine of North
J. Summer
Wheeling
W. Va
F. G. Stroehman
Charles Hartung
Toledo
Ohio
Leonard Eozel
Alhambra
Calif
J. B. Bennett
Talo
Walter ‘Man
Roanoke
Vivian Gardner
Detroit
A. D. Blanchard
Altoona
J. 3. Youngblood
Cleveland
Irs
W. C. Eliott
Tulsa
Okla
Reag
Women’s Clubs Close Twelfth Annual Convention
The Northern West Virginia District of Women’s Clubs closed its twelfth annual convention in Wheeling with election of officers and Wellsburg chosen for the 1926 assembly. Officers named: President Mrs Gam vill Buchanan Wheeling, Vice President Mrs J H Cooper Cameron, Secretary Mrs J H Hunt McMechen, Treasurer Mrs Grant Keener Sistersville. Addresses were given by Mrs D H Rue Charleston state president and Mrs Faith McClure Patterson Dayton Ohio national budget specialist.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wellsburg
West Virginia
District of Women's Clubs
Cer
Gam
Vill Buchanan
J. H. Cooper
Cameron
J. H. Hunt
McMechen
Grant Keener
Sistersville
D. H. Ru
Charleston
Faith McClure Patterson
Dayton
Ohio
Darst Letter Attacks Governor Gore Over Board Nomination
J. S. Darst from Baltimore sickbed issues a public letter denouncing Governor Gore for refusing to submit Darst for Senate confirmation. He asserts his appointment to the state board of control stood and vows court and public action to challenge the governor. He argues the senate and public trust are at stake and appeals to West Virginia standards of conduct.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Church Home Hospital
Baltimore
John 8. Darat
Charleston
Howard M. Gore
State Senate
State Board of Control
Gore
Darsi
Senate
Daret
Darst
Morgan
Secretary of State
Board of Control
Morgens
West Virginia
German waiter held after Brooklyn broker's messenger theft
Otto Schmidt, a 38 year old German waiter, robbed a broker's messenger of securities worth 65 055 dollars on lower Broadway. Joseph Keough and Joseph Kress tackled Schmidt, football style, until a police officer arrived. Schmidt is held in bail of 10 000 dollars for Monday's hearing at Tombs court.
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New York
Otto Schmidt
Schmidt
Joseph Keough
Keough
Joseph Kress
Tombs
Child Tumbles Into Tub of Hot Water
Huntington West Virginia April 30 4 Charles Robert Hunt four son of Mr and Mrs Charles R Haunt of Westmoreland was near death tonight as the result of burns received yesterday afternoon when he fell into a tub of hot water at his home He was severely scalded on the upper half of his body and physicians held little hope for his recovery The tub had just been placed on the floor when the child walking backwards tumbled over it and fell into the water which had been heated to boiling.
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Huntington
W. Va
Charles Robert Hunt
Charles R. Haunt
Westmoreland
Public Health Urges Vaccination as Smallpox Deaths Rise
In Washington the Public Health Service reports nineteen smallpox deaths since January amid daily contact with visitors. Officials vaccinate government staff and President Coolidge is said to be vaccinated. Fifty four cases since January 1 show only three previously vaccinated with mild illness. Nationwide reports list Birmingham Omaha Los Angeles and other cities with new cases and several deaths.
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Washington
Public Health Service Today
Coolidge
White House
Public Health Service
Crowning
William C. Fowler
District of Columbia Health
Birmingham
Ala
Omaha
Los Angeles
Memphis
Seattle
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Texas
Camden
Armed Citizens Trail Woodward in Vermont Manhunt
Grantville Vermont April 30 a hundred armed citizens from this and adjacent areas followed a bloodhound on the trail of Earl Woodward naval deserter and former convict accused of abducting eleven year old Lucille Chatterton from her Brookfield home last Friday.
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Grantville
Norwic University
Brookfield
Earl Woodward
Navy
Lucille Chatterton
Former Senator Bourne To Wed Young Woman
Former Oregon senator J L Bourne and Miss Francis Baker were issued a marriage license in Mobile Alabama on April 30. Bourne, 70, and Baker, 20, were to be married. Bourne owns a tare plantation nearby.
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Bourne
Mobile
Ala
J. L. Bourne
United Fes
Oregon
Francis Baker
Forner
Mr. Bourne
Here
Peace must grow from within people says French envoy
In Pittsburgh on Founders Day at Carnegie Institute Attorney General John G. Sargent and Ambassador Emile Daeschner led talks. Sargent urged education for lasting peace citing war costs and deaths, while Daeschner praised American industry and Carnegie wealth used for humanity, not self.
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Pittsburg
John G. Sar Gent
United States
Dmile Daeschner
Carnegie Institute
Board of Trustees
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Sargent
Blilionsa
Daeschner
America
Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
Von Hindenburg to take oath in civilian dress
Berlin reports President elect Von Hindenburg plans a civilian oath in the Reichstag, eschewing pomp or military display for his inauguration as Germany’s next leader. Observers expect decorous behavior from bourgeois and Socialist parties, while Communists may stage a show of force.
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von Hindenburg
Berlin
Fourteen Lawmakers to Study Problems During Recess
Charleston April 30 Fourteen members of the legislature were designated to study the session's problems and draft a policy while others go home for a recess until May 25. Governors Gore ideas are to be discussed with the executive branch and copies mailed to members before reconvening. Ex-officio.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sathenee Susa
Gore
Keatley
House of Delegates
Dilla
Thun
White
Senate
Kegtley
House
Willis
Highland
Helmick
Johnson
Henshaw
Robinson
Andrews
Dean
Weiss
Smith
Berkeley
Hall
Mingo
Arnold
Bearcats slugger’s blast triggers fire alarm scare
Rusty Boating of Vancouver hits a powerful ball that shatters a fire alarm box near St. Luke's Hospital during a Vancouver Bearcats game. The alarm lured fire crews and caused a minor panic as residents fled and the player paused at second base before rejoining his teammates.
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Vancouver
Babe
Vancouver Bearcats
St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago Woman Thinks Deaq Gun Sher Daughter
A Chicago woman believes a slain girl found near Chesterton may be her daughter. Tex McLean, a Chicago sign painter, is held for questioning after his rambling talk suggested he had knowledge of the slaying. Police traced a vanity case to Gary and Chesterton, linking to a local missing woman and a second slain man found nearby.
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Gary
Ind
Chesterton
Bernard Janero
Tex McLean
Chicago
Tolleston
Mra. Janero
Gua Pyrgodis
McLean
Perman
Cameron
Diamond Boys and Farina Deny Guilt in 1923 Bank Heist
In New York and Ossining reports detail the 1923 bank messengers murder and daylight robbery. Three convicted robbers Morria and Joseph Diamond and John Farina are executed at Sing Sing after denial of guilt. Anthony Pantano remains to be executed later.
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Ossining
William Barlow
William McLaughlin
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Joseph
Morris Diamond
John Farina
Anthony Pantano
Farina
Jacob Katz
Champlain
John J. McCaffrey
Morria Diamond
Dora Diamond
Lewis K. Lawes
Lawes
New York
Metro Olis
Diamond Brothers
Morria
East Side
West End
Barlow
New York Police
McLaughlin
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