Rondout Robber Tells of Part in $2 Million Hold Up
Jerase Newton, one of six confessed Rondout mail robbers, testified he and accomplices planned intercepting a currency shipment near Indianapolis and Chicago. He said James Murray and William Fahy supplied information, with others driving to Rondout and Ottawa before fleeing to Dallas. He burned $4 000 of his loot in jars near San Antonio. The trial, with Murray Fahy and Walter McComb, continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fredericksburg Road
Chicago
Jerase Newton
Brent Glasscock
Newton
James Murray
William J. Fahy
Murray
Fahy
Walter McComb
Indianapolis
Danville
Ills
Chicaco
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Joe
Willie
Willis
Herbert Holliday
Holliday
Ottawa
Joliet
Dallas
Texas
Fredericksburg
L. Hye Phillips
Sparta
Wis
Ernest J. Dibble
Joseph Murray
Identified as Man Named in Conn. Patrolman Slaying
George Stuyvesant of Troy N Y described as a strong arm man was identified as one of the two who shot Patrolman James Shelley of New Britain Conn during an October robbery attempt. He is held without bail awaiting extradition. A witness named Edward Johnson or Edward Jackson identified him, fearing retaliation by Stuyvesant’s friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Stuyvesant
Troy
N. Y
James Shelley
New Britain
Conn
Prince
Edward Jackson
Edward Johnson
Walter Shean
Sprigsfield
Mass
Stuyvesant
Mrs Anna Lee Bowers Strangled In Detroit Apartment
Detroit police investigate the death of 27 year old Mrs Anna Lee Bowers found strangled in her Selden avenue apartment. A clothing strip tied her, with other fabric used to bind limbs. Suspect Lee Hawking, 30, injured and in a cast, is detained though not believed to be capable of the crime. A threatening Chicago postmark letter references a missing gold watch. Hawking says they moved from Alabama a month ago and he left her at 7 pm, returning at midnight to discover the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Anna Lee Bowers
Selden Avenue
Chicago
Man Claims Moonshine Plea In Court At Clarksburg
Clarence McCartney faced criminal court in Clarksburg West Virginia on a charge of moonshine. He admitted possession of liquor but argued it was bonded red whiskey and not subject to the moonshine statute. Judge John C Southern took the case under advisement until Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Clarence McCartney
Shinnstone
Axl Arlyer
John C. Southern
Biagno Russo Held on Fifty Thousand Dollar Bond
Biagno Russo a 29 year old Cleveland banker and steamship agent alleged to head a nationwide counterfeiting ring for war saving stamps was held on 50000 bond by U S Commissioner Martin J Monahen and jailed in default. Stamps totaling 4195 cashed at the post office were traced by agent William G Harper as government experts weigh broader involvement. officials estimate up to 25,000 of the forged stamps circulated locally within a five million dollar national counterfeit scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Biagno Russo
Cleveland Foreign Exchange
United States
Martin J. Monahen
Russo
William G. Harper
Miles FP
Evans
Hasty formation of labor banks cautioned at AFL convention
El Paso reports the forty fourth annual American Federation of Labor session warns against rushing into labor banks. The executive council notes 23 labor banks exist and urges careful survey of conditions before expansion. President Gompers reiterates commitment to voluntary action across economic and political fields. The AFL meets jointly with Mexico's Confederation of Labor in Juarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
American Federation of ‘Labor
Federation
Organized Labor
Gompers
Mexican Confederation of Labor
Juarez
Mexico
Muriel Buell Faces Disorderly Conduct Charge in Tombs
New York November 17 Miss Muriel Buell Westchester N Y appeared in Tombs court as defendant to a disorderly conduct charge with Jefferson Livingston a noted ketchup king and horse fancier Witnesses included an office boy a stenographer and a chauffeur Their testimony with Livingston said Buell made life miserable for the millionaire accusing her of entering his Waldorf dinner car trouble and visiting his office with a gun to demand money Magistrate Simpson refused to dismiss the case and declined sending her to Bellevue for observation Trial set to resume Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Muriel Buell
Westchester
N. Y
Tombs Court
Jefferson Livingston
Livingston
Simpson
Miss Buell
Bellevue Psychopathic Ward
Steel Company Sued For Million Dollars
Elmer W. Cross of Pittsburgh filed a $1,000,000 suit in Youngstown against the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. president James A. Campbell secretary Walter E. Meab and general counsel Leroy Manchester. Cross, a self styled special detective, says he was hired to uncover alleged frauds at the plant and to receive half of any recovered amount. He began work August 11, 1922 and was paid $10,000, seeking $1,000,000. Company officials declined comment pending petition contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Elmer W. Cross
Pittsburg
James A. Campbell
Walter E. Meab
Leroy Manchester
Gross
Manchester
Sixty Issues Lifted To New Peak Prices
New York stocks advanced as a bull market revival took hold after election week. Sixty issues reached new yearly highs as trading neared 2,700,000 shares, with industrials at their strongest since 1920 and rail stocks at a seven year peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fire destroys Staten Island barge and steamship in deadly blast
A barge of Labert Transportation at Staten Island sound exploded and caught fire, killing at least two and injuring about a dozen. The barge captain Fred Myers of New York was reportedly blown apart. a carpenter on the steamship William Boyce Thompson is missing. The Lambert barge carried 87,000 gallons of gasoline. total losses may reach 700,000. The Sinclair Navigation Company crew of 36 escaped by jumping into the cold water as flames spread to the steamship and docks, with the vessels breaking loose and burning through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Myers
Barge
Warners, N. J
Labert Transportation Company
Staten Island Sound
New York
Lambert Transportation Company
William Boyce Thompson
Sinclair Navigation Company
Sinclair
Navy aide expresses wish to bump off Josephine Daniels
In a Brooklyn supreme court cross examination Lieutenant Commander Rowland M. Comfort admitted writing a letter to his wife’s parents expressing a wish to kill Josephine Daniels. Comfort seeks annulment from Mrs. Helen Comfort, claiming disloyalty and misrepresented health at marriage in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Josephine Daniels
Comfort
Helen EB. Comfort
United States
Comforts
C Comfort
Secretary of the Navy
J. D
Helen
Snow Begins Falling in Huntington Tonight
Snow fell tonight in Huntington West Virginia for the first time this season. A wintry gale accompanied the heavy snowfall described as the heaviest float accumulation in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Huntington
W. Va
Slight Temperature Dip Promised for Mid Atlantic
Washington reports a slight moderation in temperatures expected tomorrow and Wednesday across the Middle Atlantic and north Atlantic states after a cold wave. Unsettled weather with rain or snow is also forecast for the region, Ohio Valley, lower lakes, and parts of the South. High pressure extends from eastern Ontario to the Virginian coast, bringing cool conditions along the mid and north Atlantic coasts. Several eastern states have already seen snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Ontario
Virginian
One Man Dead and One Hospitalized in Maine Barges Disaster
Rockland Maine November 17 A maritime tragedy leaves one man dead and another hospitalized after a three barge line foundered in a seventy mile gale off Monhegan Island. Crews of the remaining barges are unaccounted for as the coast guard rescues the Canisto crew. Captain Albert Peterson died jump ing overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Maine
Monhegan Island
Albert Peterson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Canisto
Coast Guard
Ossipee
Raymond Dulude
Pawtucket
R.L. Ig
Advent of Pure Water Celebrated in Tulsa
Tulsa marked the completion of the Spavinaw water system nine miles away and delivering Tulsa’s seven and a half million dollar project. Festive parades and street dancing gathered thousands as President Coolidge pressed a ceremonial faucet in Washington and Tulsa officials drank the first water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Reservoir Hill
Coolidge
Washington
M. #. Trapp
Oklahoma
H. F. Newblock
Acme Poultry Show Dates Set for Clarksburg Event
In Clarksburg West Virginia November 17 the annual acme poultry show was scheduled for December 29 to January 3. W E Starcher former legislator was elected show manager and a standard show will be held in connection with the poultry exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Acme
W. E. Starcher
Injury proves fatal in fall at Salem reservoir site
In Clarksburg West Virginia on November 17 John Clark eighteen of Moundlyville died at St Marys Hospital after suffering a skull fracture from a fall from a tower at the Salem reservoir construction site. He never regained consciousness and his mother Mrs Andrew Clark was at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
John Clark
Moundlyville
Salem Reservoir
St. Mary’s Hospital
Andrew Clark
Cold Stroudsburg Braces Monroe County Snow Blizzard Outlook
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania on November 17 the temperature dropped to ten degrees and two inches of snow blanketed the Pocono region. The storm intensified at times to resemble a blizzard across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Pocono
President Puts Farm Problem Up to Commission
President Coolidge delegates a nine member agricultural commission to study pending farm legislation, examine administration of laws, and promote cooperative value. Eight members met at the White House, with a second meeting set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Department of Agriculture
Itia
Agriculture Department
Robert D. Carey
Careyhurat
Wyoming
Attenmines Bisabe al ‘S
Barratt
National Board of Farm Organizations
Oklahoma
Farmer's Union
Los Angeles Intake Canal Seized in Owens Valley Dispute
Bishop California November 17 Fifty more citizens left for Alabama Waste Gates to reinforce Owens Valley residents who seized the Los Angeles water intake and diverted water to Owens Lake. Over 200 participated. Bishop Chamber endorses seizure and asks Governor Richardson to send National Guard to Owens Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Calif
Alabama
Here
Owens Valley
Los Angeles
Owens Lake
Intake Canal
Chamber of Commerce
Owen Valley
Bishop Chamber of Commerce
Richardson
National Guard
Owen Valley Ranchers Restraining Order Issued
In Independence California November 17 Judge Dehy granted Los Angeles a temporary restraining order against Owens Valley ranchers blocking the Los Angeles aqueduct. Sheriff Collins rushed to Long Pine to serve the order as ranchers who seized the Alabama Waste Gates yesterday face a $15,000 daily water loss and 290 cubic feet per second waste. The order returns Monday November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Calif
Dehy
Superior Court
Inyo County
Los Angeles
Owens Valley
Collins
Long Pine
Alabama
Congress Holds Right to Issue Railcar Preference Orders
The Supreme Court upholds Congress power to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue emergency preference orders for railroad car use. Edward P. Avent Jr. of Michigan challenged the 1920 Transportation Act provisions as due process and interstate injus tice after a coal shipment diversion case arising from a gas company use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Edward P. Avent, Jr
Michigan
Federal District Court
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mississippi River
Avent
Kentucky
Uniton City
Peerless
Portland Cement Company
Valentino Condemned for Growing a Beard
Chicago reports the Associated Master Barbers convention adopted a resolution condemning actor Rudolph Valentino for growing a beard. Members pledged not to attend his films as long as he remains bewhiskered, fearing whiskers would influence American men and harm barber trade and national appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rudolph Valentino
Associated
Master Barbera
America
Valentino
New York Sees Cold Wave Fatalities Amid Freezing Storm
New York records the coldest November 17 in memory as a sixty mile blast from the Atlantic drops to eighteen degrees. Two unidentified victims, a man and a woman, die from exposure. Janes Letora, a scow captain, rescues the woman before succumbing to injuries himself. Five sailors are saved from an open motorboat by the coast guard cutter Seminotay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Janes Letora
Julia
Letoraa
Letora
Coast Guard
Governors debate inheritance tax at sixteenth conference
In Jacksonville Florida Governor William D Denny urges state levee on estate taxes and seeks accord with the federal government. He and Governor Clifford Walker lead a long taxation discussion as seventeen governors and governors elect attend the opening session. Tomorrow covers grade crossing accidents and highway safety. Ralph O Brewster and John W Martin are among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
William D. Denny
Delaware
Denny
Gvernor Clifford M. Walker
Georgia
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
John W-Martin
Florida
Mayor Warns Against Arrest of Innocent in Chicago Drive
Chicago authorities continue a gunman roundup begun after gang leader Dion O’Banion’s death. Mayor William Dever cautioned police against arresting innocent persons as about 450 people were detained over the weekend, while Police Chief Morgan Collins denied plans to resign. O’Dannon’s probate petition lists 15 000 dollars and names his widow as administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William ©. Dever
Dion O'Banion
Morgan A. Collins
Dever
O'Dannon
Reluctant Fosdick to Leave First Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Dr. Emerson Fosdick, Baptist minister, will sever all ties with the First Presbyterian Church on March 1, 1925, after a New York Presbytery meeting. He will remain as special preacher until then while the church responds to the General Assembly demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emerson Fordick
First Presbyterian Church
First Church
Fosdick
The
Presbyterian Church
Widow of J Pierpont Morgan to be buried in Cedar Hill
Mrs Frances Louise Jacy Morgan widow of J Pierpont Morgan died at Cragston Highland Falls N Y and will be buried November 20 in Cedar Hill cemetery Hartford Conn She was ill for a week slowly failing but hoped to live until her husband arrived home from Europe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Falls
Frances Louise ‘Jacy Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cragston
Cedar Hill
Hartford
Conn
Iit
Morgan
Persona
Tuurope
Moonshine raid ends in mine explosion near Kimball
A three day prohibition raid in McDowell and Mercer counties netted five stills seized twelve arrests and a Studebaker sedan. Ed Woolford was killed when a 200 gallon mine still exploded at the Tidewater mine near Kimball as officers approached to arrest moonshiners. The operation yielded 1400 gallons of mash fifty gallons of wine and various gear. Federal and state agents named include N M Day Ed Watkins and R D Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Woolford
Mdewater
Houston Coal and Coke Company
Kimball
Prohibition
Still
Prohibition Departments
Dave Houston
Tidewater
McDowell County
Col. Houston
Woolford
W. J. Hatfield
Welch
N. M. Day
Ed Watkins
Bluefield
R DD. Gibson
Maybeury
McDowell
Mercer
Studebaker
Quinn Robbinson
Keystone
Robinson
J. G. McNulty
Spicer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bandit Gang
Steel Company
Staten Island, N.Y
MR. Daniels
J. P. Morgan
OW. Woolford
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