Mail theft mastermind Fahy confesses complicity in Rondout raid
Chicago dispatch reports post office inspector Fahy, dubbed the brains of the Rondout robbery, has confessed to complicity. Authorities tie Fahy to a network linked to other robberies in Toledo Pullman Omaha Dearborn and Union Station cases, with similar pattern targeting currency and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William F. Jahy
C.H. Clarahan
New York
Fahy
Clarahan
Fahey
A A. E. Germer
J. Lemon
Baltimore
B. G. Miller
Washington
Thomas Muligan
Toledo
C. C
Pullman
Ill
Omaha
Dearborn
Union
Harvey
Whiting
Elkhart
Attempt to Wreck Homes in Early Morning Explosions
Two families narrowly escaped injury when dynamite under porches exploded at 1 40 am in the southwest section. Felix Cerrone and August Binchly reported damaged porches and shattered windows as two blasts rattled the area. Police investigated motive but found no suspects or clear reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Binchly
Binchly
Felix Cerrone
Henry Av
Cerrone
Henry
John Wise
Market Av
Market
Ohio road repairs pushed to catch up after Lorain tornado
Repair work on Ohio roads resumed after a three week halt caused by the Lorain tornado. L A Boulay director of the highway department and public works said crews and equipment are being redeployed to make up time lost in the Lorain rehabilitation effort.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lorain
L. A. Boulay
Highway Department and Public Works
Caddy Killed by Live Wire at West Virginia Club
William Mason a 12 year old caddy at a Moundsville golf club climbed a power tower for a dare. On descent his hand touched a live wire and he fell to the ground and died at the scene.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Willam Mason
County and railroad settle Bend Scott project dispute
In Defiance Ohio on August 27 representatives of the county and the Cincinnati Northern railroad compromised a dispute over embargoed materials for the Bend Scott improvement. The quarrel centered on paying a surety bond to shield the railroad from damage risk. Materials will begin arriving and work will resume soon.
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Defiance
Ney
Bend Scott
Cincinnati
Old Mill Destroyed by Lightning in Middleport Ohio
Lightning struck the Clark first and flour mill near Racine destroying one of the few remaining old style grain mills in the district. The fire ruined thousands of bushels of wheat stored there and the mill had been owned and operated by members of the Clark family for more than 50 years.
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Middleport
Hghtning
Clark 1St and Flour
Racine
Gether
Memos
Clark
Machine Guns Ready To Spray Cross Burners
CAMP CUSTER Mich Aug 27 Two machine guns fully manned commanded Harbor Hill on the Custer Reservation to prevent Fiery Cross demonstrations. General George Van Horn Nesley in command dispersed a gathering Monday night and warned against similar occurrences. Two gun crews were stationed to deter any demonstration on the hill.
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Camp Custer
Mich
Harbor Hill
Custer Reservation
George van Horn Nesley
Gale Delays U S Airmen Hop To Indian Harbor
Forecasts of a northeast gale near Richmond delay the U S Army Air Service long distance flight from Ivigtut to Indian Harbor Labrador. Lt Lowell Smith and Lt Erik Nelson may face fog and rough seas on the 585 mile open water leg, risking the chance to reach land in case of emergencies.
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Richmond
United States Army
Ivigtut
Indian Harbor
Labrador
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
North American
Leighton
Nelson
Hornafjord
Reykjavik
Locatelli
Former federal attorney headlines Ohio Bar session at Cedar Point
At Cedar Point Ohio Aug 27 former U S attorney general candidate Charles Warren of Washington and H H Griswold speaker of the Ohio house headlined the final session of the state bar association J A Cline of Cleveland was elected president succeeding A J Hart of Alliance and installed today Secretary J L W Henney and Treasurer John F Carlisle both of Columbus were re elected
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Cedar Point
Charles Warren
Washington
United States
H. H. Griswold
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio State Bar Association
J. A. Cline
Cleveland
A. J. Hart
Allance
J. L. W. Henney
John F. Carlisle
Columbus
Coolidge Plans Quiet Vermont Vacation Day
President Coolidge had one engagement in Vermont with Gov. Redfield Proctor. Gov and Mrs Proctor planned to entertain at Rutland about 25 miles from Plymouth. Mrs Coolidge would likely visit her mother in Burlington after lunch. The day was set to be among the quietest of his vacation.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Proctor
Rutland
ZR-3 Makes First Trial Flight At Zeppelin Site
In Friderikshafen Germany the giant dirigible ZR-3 built for the United States Navy lifted off for its initial test flight just before three this afternoon. American naval officers have been on site advising the German crew during the trial.
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Friederikshafen
Germany
Zepplin
United States Navy
Miss Anna Ford Injured in Car Accident
Cincinnati August 27 Miss Anna Ford aged 28 is seriously injured when her escort's auto ran off the road as he shifted gears in traffic. She was standing in the rear of the car and fell over the back seat into the street.
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Cincinnati
Anna Ford
Labor Fails to Swallow La Follette in AFL Rift
The AFL editorial voice in the Federationist signals sharp dissent with La Follette on trusts monopolies and government ownership. It argues for repeal of the Sherman act and opposes his program of curing monopoly by political regulation, questioning AFL endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Robert M. la Follette
Federationist
la Follette
Tax duplicate shows big gain in 1924 budget
The 1924 tax duplicate is expected to rise by about 7,000,000 over 1923 with public utilities kept the same as last year. Ruth Kauffman county auditor paid Wednesday as figures remain incomplete and tentative rates set by the budget commission awaiting city conference and state approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Kauffman
Budget Commission
Canton City
Columbus
State Tax Commission
Klan Becomes Kansas Issue in Election Debate
The Ku Klux Klan is named as an issue in the Kansas race after Democrats denounce the order in their platform. Republicans meanwhile endorse the Cleveland convention platform, addressing the matter without further action.
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Topeka
Kan
Ku Klux Klan
Kansas
Cleveland
U S Plans to Accept League on Disarmament Seat
State Department reports the United States will accept the League of Nations invitation to send a representative to the disarmament commission. Secretary Hughes is preparing the reply, which will be sent within days.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
League Assembly
State Department
League
Hughes
Bus Passengers Burn to Death in Amsterdam Fire
Six passengers were burned to death when a motor bus exploded in Amsterdam on August 27. The tragedy occurred during travel, with authorities investigating the cause as rescue services fought the blaze and mourners gathered.
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Amsterdam
Motorist Cleared in Fatal Lorain Collision
Acting Coroner S. J. George absolved Steve Smith of blame for the death of Ernest Griber, 56, who died at St. Joseph's hospital from injuries after stopping in front of Smith's truck at Lorain.
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Elyria
J. George
Steve Smith
Ernest Griber
St. Joseph's Hospital
Smith
Lorain
Irish Demand Freedom for 300 Prisoners
A Dublin Republican meeting on College Green demanded the release of prisoners from the 15 000 interned by the Free State government. De Valera accepted responsibility for actions of soldiers under orders and attracted large crowds. James Larkin spoke after returning from Moscow claiming to help form a world workers government with the Russian red army’s aid.
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William H. Brayden
Canton Daily News
Dublin
College Green
Old Parliament House
Free State
Eamonn de Valera
de Valera
James Larkin
Larkin
Moscow
Ireland
Irish Workers Republic
Red Army
Sixty Four Auto Deaths Reported in Hamilton County
Cincinnati, Aug. 27. The 64th motor car fatality in Hamilton county in 1924 was recorded last night when Michael McGuff, 64, succumbed to injuries received 10 days ago at Newton.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Michae McGuff
Newton
La Follette Backed by Cincinnati Labor Council
The Cincinnati Labor Council endorses Robert La Follette for president and pledges its support at the polls for the independent ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Labor Council
Robert la Follette
Ill visitor from Portsmouth sick after drinking wood alcohol
Frank Sullivan of Portsmouth, an early out of town guest at the Ohio state fair in Columbus, fell ill after consuming wood alcohol bought from a stranger. His condition is serious.
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Columbus
Frank Sullivan
Portsmouth
Sullivan
Crowe Charges Alienists Liar In Leopold Loeb Case
Chicago prosecutors accuse alienists of lying to secure a death verdict for Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb over the Bobby Franks killing. Crowe rails against White and eastern defense experts as heat and crowd surge fill Judge Caverly’s room. A separate confession solves the Gaenssien murder as William Lydon and Anthony Valinas admit robbery slaying.
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Chicago
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
John R. Caverly
Robert F. Crowe
Bobby Franks
Clarence Darrow
Crowe
East
Defense
William A. White
Washington
Old Doe White
Old Doe Yak
White
William Lydon
Anthony Valinas
Bessie Gaenssien
Faenssien
Lydon
Valinas
Gang kidnaps drug store man in New York town
Ernest E. Louis, a Freeport druggist, was seized by five men in Hicksville after a terrifying kidnapping. He was released unharmed with a warning to leave town and spent the night in Mineola as police guarded his store. Louis had received a prior warning from alleged Ku Klux Klan members.
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Freeport
N. Y
Ernest
Louis
Hicksville
Mineola
Ku Klux Klan
Canton man seeks permit to run Canton Carrollton truck route
Matt Ross of Canton filed with the State utilities commission for permission to operate a commercial truck between Canton and Carrollton.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Matt Ross
Canton
Carrollton
Woman leaps to death in abandoned shaft near Bluefield
Ruth Worrel fled her husband and carried out her threat by leaping 100 feet into an abandoned coal shaft in Bluefield West Virginia. Authorities reported the 27 August tragedy as a suicide and investigated the shaft in the vicinity.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Ruth Worrel
Boy Shoots Self in Gallipolis Tragedy
Temporarily deranged 15 year old Elmer Halley fatally shot himself with a shotgun in Gallipolis Ohio. He placed the muzzle against his forehead and pulled the trigger with his own hand, ending his life.
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Gallipolis
Elmer Halley
Henry Ford Praises Ku Klux Klan in Montreal Star Interview
The Montreal Star quotes Henry Ford on his yacht near Montreal praising the Ku Klux Klan as patriotic and defending its aims. Ford calls the Klan the victim of propaganda and notes it is disfavored in many quarters.
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Montreal
Que
Montreal Star Today
Henry Ford
The
Star
Ford
Lachine Canal
Dearborn
Mich
Babe Drowns In Open Cistern
Mrs. Everett Morris left her three young children at a neighbor's home and went to buy medicine for her 18 month old son. She returned to find her baby drowned in an open cistern in the back lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Everett Morris
John
Former Senator Dupont Nominated at Delaware GOP Convention
Dover Delaware August 27 General Coleman Dupont former United States senator and national committeeman was unanimously nominated for the U S Senate to succeed Senator L Heisler Ball. Ball sought re nomination but was overwhelmed by statewide sentiment for Dupont.
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Dover
Del
Coleman Dupont
Delaware
Senate
L. Heisler Ball
Ball
Dupont
Woman 82 Ends Life by Drowning in Barrel of Rain Water
Augusta Ky August 27 Mrs D C Johnson 82 died by plunging head first into a barrel of rain water late yesterday. She had two recent paralysis attacks and authorities believe she became despondent.
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Augusta
D. C. Johnson
Father of Nine Killed by Falling Stone at Mine
Michael Cinemie, a father of nine, died from injuries after being trapped under a falling stone in the Lorain Coal and Dock Co mine at Wheeling Creek. Six men labored to lift the heavy rock from his body.
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Brigeport
Michael Cinemie
Lorain Coal & Dock Co
Wheeling Creek
Cinemie
Canton Man Hurt At Bucyrus Pole Work
Canton lineman Forest Smith is recovering after a contact with a high tension wire threw him to the street. His pelvis was fractured in five places and he is receiving treatment in Bucyrus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus, CO
Forest Smith
Canton
Smith
Court at Bedside in Cincinnati Court Case
Court was held at the bedside of Archie Morgan a 38 year old man wounded while escaping from jail. Morgan was bound over to the grand jury in connection with the killing of two Black men in Cincinnati recently.
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Cincinnati
Archie Morgan
Morgan
Grand
Seven Women Drawn for Jurors in Bucyrus September Term
Bucyrus Ohio August 27 seven women were drawn for both grand and petit juries for the September term. The grand jury date is not set while the petit jury will report Monday September 22.
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Bucyrus
Davis to Make Next Appeal to Farmers
John W. Davis plans a Labor Day speech in Wheeling and a first foray into the corn belt as he targets labor groups and farmers. He will speak in Omaha on September 6 and tour Nebraska Kansas and Missouri before a Chicago stop with Lincoln Dixon and then return east for New York state addresses. He aims to solidify labor votes and deter cross over to La Follette.
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New York
John W. Davis
Columbus
Davis
Wheeling
W. Va
la Follette
Chicago
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Democratic
Great Agricultural Region
Omaha
Nebraska
Chas. W. Bryan
Gov. Bryan
Lincoln
Denver
Kansas
Missouri
New York State
Civil War Threatens China Amid Rising Faction Rivalry
Foreign observers warn of growing civil war risk as troop movements from Nanking to See Chow intensify. Martial law stands in Kiang Su and Chekiang. refugees flood Shanghai while foreign fleets gather at Canton for protection.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
See Chow
Kiang-Su
Chekian
United States
Canton
Chang Tsee Lin
Peking
Sun Yat Sen
South China Republic
Luyan Chsiang
Chihli
Campaign meeting to pick GOP campaign manager
On August 27 a Republican state central committee sub committee met with state ticket members to select a campaign manager. The contest over Daniel C. Browser of Dayton for Republican central committeeman from the third district was disputed by Arthur A. Nix, who lost in the last election. A petition to the supreme court raised irregularities in the count.
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Columbus
Republican State Central Committee
Republican State
Ager
Daniel C. Browser
Dayton
Republican Central
Arthur A. Nixon
Supreme Court
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