Explosion Death Toll Reaches 35 In Wall Street Blast
Officials say a time bomb packed with high explosives and steel slugs caused the disaster. FBI Chief William Flynn and Fire Commissioner Thomas Drennan state evidence shows the device was placed in a wagon near Wall and Broad streets and timed to detonate at noon.
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William J. Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Thomas Drennan
Flynn
Washington
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Wall and
Broad Streets
Mystery Wall Street Explosion Kills 6 More, Total 35
Night report cites six additional deaths with about 300 injured and nearly 100 still in hospitals. Investigations by Justice Department, New York police, and other agencies focus on a rickety wagon and horse tied to the blast near Morgan Bank as detectives seek the owner, wagon type, and bomb details.
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Morgan
Wall Street
New York
Department of Justice
Palmer
William J. Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
New York Police Department
Enright
Lahey
Fire Department
Building Department
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States Assay Office
Morgan Bank
Serbia
Rebecca Eppstein
Broadway
Assay
Equitable Trust
Man Knows Owner of Horse Linked to Financial District Explosion
Hackensack New Jersey September 17 identity of the blacksmith who shod the horse found dead near yesterday's explosion scene in New York's financial district is known to the Department of Justice. The blacksmith claims to know the man who owns the animal.
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William Mead
J. P. Morgan & Co
Department of Justice
Mr. Mead
Wall Street
Morgan Building
Hackensack
N. J
New York
Financial District
Threat to Blow Up Foreign Credit Banks
Mark O. Prentiss, chairman of the United States Clearing House of Foreign Credits, turned over a postcard to police saying banks involved in foreign credit would be blown to pieces unless sterling francs marks were given. The note, signed American, appeared in disguised handwriting.
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New York
Mark O. Prentiss
United States Clearing House of Foreign Credits
Prehtiss
Massed troops ready for urban riots in Boston district
More than 5000 regular army troops could be sent to Boston's financial district in a disaster. Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards says plans were set months ago. Local forces are trained with machine guns riot guns radio searchlights and wireless. From Forts in Boston Camp Devens and Watertown arsenal over 8000 soldiers could be drawn to quell unrest.
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Boston
Northeastern Department
Clarence R. Edwards
Camp Devens
Watertown Arsenal
Bomb Explodes at Genoa Stock Exchange
A time bomb exploded at the Genoa Stock Exchange today causing damage but no casualties. The blast occurred as a remote despatch reported. investigators have not arrested any suspects.
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Genoa
London
Stock Exchange
Anarchist Bomb Suspected in New York Explosion
Washington reports the Department of Justice holds evidence pointing to an anarchist bomb as the cause of yesterday's explosion in the New York financial district. William J. Flynn leads the inquiry as agents search for those responsible.
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Washington
New York Financial District
Department of Justice
William J. Flynn
Department’s Bureau of Investigation
New York
Officials push nationwide probe after New York blast
Chief Flynn's report remains private while officials say the department seeks all advance information on suspects. The search extends to radical sections of New York as Palmer Garvan Munroe head to aid the case. Experts compare blast marks to a small war bomb and warn against further damage.
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Flynn
New York
Palmer
Francis P. Garvan
Stroudsburg
Penn
Charles B. Munroe
Bureau of Mines
Munroe
Treasury
M Graw expelled from the Lambs Club
John J. Mc Graw manager and part owner of the Giants was expelled from the Lambs Club in New York. Actor William H. Boyd was suspended for a year after a fight that left comedian John C. Slavin seriously injured. Club officials refused to confirm the expulsion publicly.
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New York
John J. Mc Graw
Giants
Lambs Club
William H. Boyd
John C. Slavin
McGraw
A. C. Brown
House
Fischer Held in Canada Pending Deportation Over Wall Street Explosion
Edwin H. Fischer is detained in Barton street jail Hamilton pending deportation to the United States. Immigration Inspector Sweeney said authorities will invoke Canadian law barring aliens deemed insane to force his return, despite friends’ efforts to commit him to a Canadian asylum.
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Hamilton
Ont
United News
Edwin H. Fischer
Wall Street
Barton Street
United States
Sweeney
Fischer
Fisher Held for Sanity Exam At Hamilton Lunacy Commission
Fischer is under observation by the Hamilton Lunacy Commission at the request of his brother in law Robert A Pope of New York. Relatives favor commitment to a Toronto asylum as psychiatrists report his present mental state renders him not responsible for his actions. A cache of radical literature including Soviet Russia was found on arrest and police hold a handwriting match on a postal card. Pope traveled from New York after warnings of instability and claimed Fischer predicted an explosion years ago.
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John Street
Fischer
Robert A. Pope
New York
Hamilton
Pope
Dr. McGillivray
J. P. Morgan
Wilson
McGillivray
Toronto
Niagara Falls
New York Tennis Champion Fischer Held in Ontario Probe
Edward P. Fischer, once city tennis champion in 1896 1898 1899 and 1900 and doubles winner in 1902 with H H Hackett, is reported held in Hamilton Ontario amid an explosion investigation. Friends say Fischer suffered a nervous breakdown last August and left the city for Philadelphia and Toronto. A French High Commission statement notes his past association with Maurice Casenave in Paris.
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New York
Edward P. Fischer
Hamilton
Ontario
E. P. Fischer
Fischer
H. H. Hackett
Hackett
Philadelphia
Toronto
French High Commission
Fisher
Maurice Casenave
Big Trust Secures Knight Cotton Mills
The sale transfers ownership of B. B. & R. Knight, Incorporated with all mill properties in Rhode Island and Massachusetts including Arctic Mill Centreville Mill Clinton Mill and others. Royal Mill at Riverpoint will open before year’s end while half a million spindles operate across sites. New owner Mr. Rupprecht heads Converse Co and related firms. he takes control by Oct. 1 with no planned radical changes.
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Tle Companies
Rupprecht
B. B. & R. Knight, Incorporated
Arctic Mill
Arctic
R. I
Centreville Mill
Centreville
Clinton Mill
Woonsocket
Dodgeville Mill
Dodgeville
Mass
Grant Mill
Providence
R. L
Hebron
Hebronville
Jackson
Lippitt
Manchaug
Natick
Nottingham
Pontiac
Royal
Valley Queen
Riverpoint
White Rock Mill
Westerly
Consolidated Textile Corporation
Converse & Co
Kelsey Textile Corporation
Defender Manufacturing Company
Knight Properties
Knight
8&8
Worth Street
New York
Robert Knight
B. B
RB. Knight
Arnold’s Bridge
Webster Knight
C. Prescott Knight
Two Danvers residents linked in scandal as indictments loom
New England soft coal supply reaches adequate level prompting suspension of ICC priority order. In Danvers, Mrs. McIntyre faces perjury charges related to grand jury testimony about an automobile episode with Clapp. Arrests expected next week for Clapp and McIntyre. Marshall sought by detectives.
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New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post
Berry Tavern
Danvers
Wilma
Warren
Marshall
Holton Street
War Department
Washington
Carney
McIntyre
Grand Jury
Clapp
Parker House
Boston
Earle Marshall
Metropolitan Police
Donnell
Clapps
Littleton
Charge Lawyer's Wife Framed in Divorce Suit
Indictments accuse Clapp of framing his wife Elizabeth M. McIntyre alias Betty Pickett McIntyre in a divorce case. The papers allege the lawyer forsook his wife and two children for another, with a second indictment charging perjury.
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Elizabeth M. McIntyre
Betty Pickett McIntyre
Valley Street
Malden
Essex County scandal tale fuels new indictments
District Attorney Donnell and Mrs. Clapp reveal a sensational love triangle involving Mrs. McIntyre, her ex-husband Dr. Fred McIntyre, and Marshall. Clapp seeks divorce, while Mrs. Clapp sues Elizabeth Wakeman for alienation of affections. A 1919 incident tied to the case surfaced, prompting a full investigation and fresh indictments.
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Donnell
Essex County
Clapp
Edward J. Carney
Salem
McIntyre
Danvers
Carney
Essex County Superior Court
Marshall
Fellsway
William E. Clapp
Elizabeth M. McIntyre
Action Postponed in Labor Union Congressional Race
The nonpartisan committee of the Houston Central Labor Union postponed decisive action on congressional candidates at a meeting in the Wells Memorial building. The delay aims to gauge candidates’ positions on labor issues before choosing support or opposition.
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Hoston Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Building
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