McPherson Case Witness Claims Two Miss X Identities
Lorraine Wiseman tells McPherson attorneys she and her sister stayed at the Carmel cottage with Kenneth G. Ormiston the man linked to the elopement charge. She says she authored laundry slips once thought to be in the evangelist’s handwriting and that Ormiston claimed his companion was not Mrs. McPherson but a Miss X, noting two Miss Xs existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service, Inc
Los Angeles
Lorraine Wiseman
Aimee Semple McPherson
Carmel Cottage
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Belmont County Deputy Shot in Robbery Pursuit
In Bellaire Ohio Aug 27 a Belmont County deputy sheriff was slightly wounded and another narrowly escaped when two officers tried to stop a high powered car used by four bandits who had robbed merchant C W Wise of $900 near here. Deputy A M Fulton was struck in the arm. The bandits attempted to flee.
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Bellaire, O
Belmont Co
C. W. Wise
Glencoe
Ohio
A. M. Fulton
Robbers Lock Customers In Store During Heist In Columbus
In Columbus on August 27 two robbers posing as customers detained a book collector storekeeper and eight patrons after forcing them to raise hands. They seized about $700 from a messenger and looted the Bernhardt cloak shop taking $760. A later customer freed the group. No suspects yet.
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Columbus
Bernhardt
Shen
Judge Grants Married Men One Night Off A Week
Camden judge Samuel Gray rules that a married man should have at least one night away from home weekly. Emma Nich charges desertion after her husband left her and refused to explain his whereabouts. The judge discharged the prisoner saying there is nothing wrong in what he does when the night off is properly spent.
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Camden
N. J
Samuel Gray
Camden Criminal Court
Emma ‘Nich
Grand jury to hear statements in Don R. Mellett murder case
Prosecutor McClintock said key figures will not testify against themselves but their lengthy statements from last week will be presented to the grand jury. He noted the witnesses, including Roach and Bernsteen, will continue testimony from independent probes into vice conditions linked to the conspiracy and murder.
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Dennis R. Smith
Don R. Mellett
C. B. McClintock
Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury
Roach
Bernsteen
Maniac attacks at Illinois Central Station injures several
In Chicago last night a Sicilian gunman, Joe Mazza, wounded multiple people at the Illinois Central station. He killed Louis Rigazas and Joseph Edwards before being shot dead by Charles Danloff, a World War II veteran. Two dead, two dying, one seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Station
Joe Mazza
Charles Danloff
Louis Rigazas
Park Row
Mazza
Mrs Hall not to occupy cell in Somerset jail
Mrs Frances Stevens Hall will not be forced to join kinsmen Henry B Carpender and Willie Stevens in a county jail cell until the grand jury meets on September 21. Stevens and Carpender remain in their cells as bail appeals were denied. the grand jury will indict or release them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Couty
County nurse badly injured in auto crash
Mrs. Caroline Ott a county nurse residing at 925 Rowland Ave NE was severely injured in a noon Friday head on collision on the Canton Akron road north of Edgefield. Her car struck a vehicle driven by Jesse Bango of 1329 Sweitzer Ave Akron. she was cut about the head and badly bruised. Pearl Worley provided first aid before Deputy Sheriff Harry Bixler investigated.
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Caroline Ott
Rowland Av
Canton-Akron Rd
Edgefield
Jesse Bango
Sweitzer
Avd
Akron
Ott
Pearl Worley
Valentino’s casket sealed at New York funeral
Rudolph Valentino’s casket, placed in Campbell’s funeral church on Broadway, was sealed today and will not be reopened except for Alberto Guglielmi. The body is expected to be buried in Hollywood with movement under way to build memorials in Hollywood and Chicago. A crowd of several hundred watched as fifty police guarded the scene without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rudolph Valentino
Campbell
Funer Church
Broadway
Alberto Guglielmi
Hollywood
Valentino
Italy
Chicago
Pharmacists Plan Draft of Model Law at Special Meeting
Ohio Association leaders and national druggists prepare to draft a model law on ownership of drugstores. The National Association of Retail Druggists will meet September 20 in Philadelphia with Otto E. Kistner of Cincinnati and Theodore Wetterstrom among those invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Pharmaceutical Association
National Association of Retail Druggists
Philadelphia
Otto E. Kistner
Cincinnati
Ohio Association
Theodore Wetterstrom
Sveral
Fire damages in Cincinnati hit $25,000 at four story ware
Fire swelled to $25,000 in the Ira D. Washburn Paint Co. building in Cincinnati. The blaze threatened nearby buildings and forced six families to flee in night clothes as warehouses of Lip pincott Preserving Co. and William A. Murray Spring Co. burned to losses near $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ira D. Washburn Paint Co
Lippincott Preserving Co
William A. Murray Spring Co
Burwell seeks bus line approval between BRowdill and Orrville
A. A. Burwell of Massillon applied to the state utilities commission for permission to operate a motor bus line between Browdill and Orrville. The action was filed in Columbus on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A. A. Burwell
Massillon
State Utilities Commission
Browdil
Orrville
Bids Open for Eight Inch Well at Tuberculosis Hospital Site
Stark County tuberculosis hospital commission met in the county offices to receive bids for drilling a permanent eight inch well at the Harrisburg road site of the proposed sanitarium. Construction timing remains undecided, with plans awaiting completion by architect Thayer. Roadways will be built this fall to ready for next summer work. The hospital project is valued at about 735000 dollars.
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Harrisburg Rd
Tuberculosis Hospital Commission
County Commissioners’ Office
Walter Agler
Thayer
Starkco
Ned L. Perkins
Charles Fromm
Martin Brenner
Massillon
Clancey Pontius
North Canton Rd
George MacClaskey
Canton
James Rickard
Alliance
Jensen Road
Sandy
Stark Co
Youth Ready for Death in Electric Chair
Emanuel Ross a 17 year old Cleveland Negro awaits execution in the state prison electric chair for the murder of Isadore Steeck. Governors appeal from 40000 colored voters asks for life imprisonment instead of death while Ross faces his fate with resignation on death row. The time of execution was not announced.
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Columbus
Emanuel Ross
Cleveland
Poss
Beach City Man To Receive Degree At OSU Convocation
Columbus Ohio August 27 Among candidates for degrees and diplomas to be awarded at the summer convocation at Ohio State University today is Ralph E Crow Beach City master of art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Ralph E. Crow
Beach City
Pitcher Eddie Williams Kidnapped and Struck in Ohio
Middletown Ohio police hunt three unidentified men who offered Eddie Williams a ride in a car. They forced him to go to Franklin and back, two men held him while a third jabbed his right arm with a knife about 50 times. Wounds not serious. Williams, pitcher for the Hamilton champions Central league, won a game the prior Sunday.
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Middletown
Eddie Williams
Franklin
Willams
Hamilton
Spanish note claims Tangier under exclusive Spanish mandate
London reports the British foreign office was alarmed by Spain dispatching a note to Rome and others claiming Tangier should be under exclusive Spanish control. The note accompanies Spain and Italy's 1923 treaty, which Madrid and Rome call harmless but may hide clauses risking European trouble.
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London
Tangier
Rome
Spain
Italy
Foreign Office
Europe
Primo DeRivera
Missing University of Chicago Co Ed Returns Home
Margaret Lawrenz a 17 year old University of Chicago co ed vanished four months ago after saying she left school due to study fatigue Her parents rich Herman Lawrenz arranged a nationwide search She walked 360 miles from Birmingham to Foley Alabama and later accepted lifts home while working as a telephone operator in several cities
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Foley
Ala
Birmingham
Margaret Lawrenz
University of Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Herman Lawrenz
Alabama
England imposes strict penalties for drunken driving
London reports England's new criminal code stiffens penalties for driving while intoxicated. Conviction carries a 250 pound fine and four months in prison, with loss of the motor license for four years.
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London
England
Trudy Ederle Returns to New York in Wild Welcome
Gertrude Ederle, famed channel swimmer, lands at the Battery aboard the Berengaria to a citywide roar. 100,000 residents, bands, planes, and crowds fill Battery Park as the hometown heroine is greeted with ecstatic cheers and national attention.
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Trudy
New York
Gertrude Ederle
Macom
Trude-e-e
Battery Park
Dog Performs Safe Crossing at Akron Intersections
Police Captain A A McConnell recounted how a well groomed collie watched traffic signals at Martin and Market streets and waited for the green light before crossing. Motorcycle patrolman William Foutz confirmed witnessing the same careful crossing behavior.
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Akron
A. A. McConnell
Matin
Market
William Foutz
WINE DISASTER IN PENNSYLVANIA TAKES 50 VICTIMS
In Clymer Pennsylvania the mine blast has left forty one confirmed dead with ten unidentified bodies and hopes high for reaching more victims. Rescue crews face dangerous conditions as officials predict a final toll around forty four. Relatives crowd the morgue area while police secure the site and workers continue recovery operations.
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Clymer
Greensburg
Belef
Dixonville Hospital
Steve Debelik
Mike Minesko
Andy Gall
George Ciako
Costa Stakovish
Adolph Lipchek
George Kingston
Peter Hankerson
Mike Sam
Steve Dospy
William McTavish
James Rumegay
John Perkovish
Paul Kapek
Andy Marko
Jay Hetrick
Steve Rostas
Howard Thorburn
Alec Trockson
Oscar Nelson
Foreman
Mike Kollar
Steve Puro
Joe Kazman
John Puro
Mike Kuzick
Joe
U S Concerned Over Mexican Religious War
Washington has indicated anxiety over Mexico's religious dispute involving Catholic worship. Ambassador Sheffield has used informal representations to express U S concern while avoiding a formal protest as policy evolves under Taft era precedent and noninterference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
United States
Mexico
James R. Sheffield
Sheffield
Five Guns Stolen From Canton Hardware Store
Five automatic pistols were stolen from Canton Hardware Co. at 814 Market Ave S before daybreak. Four were .32 caliber and one .22. Entry was forced by cutting wires and a padlock, with the burglars reaching the guns on a front shelf while lights to the south were on and north dark. Manager D H Hoobler reported the burglary.
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Canton Hardware Co
Market Av S
D. H. Hoobler
Counter boycott in Mexico announced by Federation of Syndicates
In Mexico City on August 27 the Federation of Syndicates announced an immediate counter-offensive against the Catholic boycott targeting stores and theaters over government religious regulations. Worker groups patrol streets to stop handbill distributors, warning of rough treatment by vigilance committees. Further counter boycotts are planned by labor leaders.
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Mexico City
Mex
Federation of Syndicates
German Methodists Meet Next Week in New Knoxville
The Central German conference of Methodist Episcopal churches meets Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 in New Knoxville Ohio with more than 304 delegates from Michigan Ohio southern Indiana northern Kentucky and along the Ohio river valley to Pittsburgh. Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Detroit will preside and lecture each morning. Rev A Klotz and committee will host with daily business and committee conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Knoxville
Central German Conference of Methodist Episcopal Churches
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio River Valley
Pittsburgh
Thomas Nicholson
Detroit
A. Klotz
Prison Break Thwarted at Ohio State Penitentiary
Two inmates Thomas Cejak aged 24 from Cleveland and Frank Proctor from Cincinnati were found attempting to escape the Ohio State Penitentiary and placed in solitary confinement. Sixteen other prisoners in the Protestant chapel were under surveillance after guards found them sawing bars on a window.
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Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
Thomas Cejak
Cleveland
Frank Proctor
Cincinnati
Cejak
Proctor
Three Die After Car Hit By Train At Crossing
Three men were killed when their car was struck by a North Western passenger train at a grade crossing in Madison Wisconsin. The victims are identified as John Fossen Andrew Yttr and an unnamed man, all believed to be from Stoughton Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Northwestern
John Fossen
Andrew Yttr
Ff Stoughten
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