Jury Disagreement Halts Weehawken Liquor Trial
In Jersey City the Hudson county liquor case jury reported deadlocked after 15 hours of deliberation over ten police officers and two civilians charged with conspiracy to frustrate justice. Judge Charles M. Egan discharged the panel with a 9 to 8 tentative split for conviction, while defendants and defendants’ supporters reacted with mixed emotions.
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Jersey City
N. J
Charles M. Egan
Hudson County Uquor
Henry A. Lauenstein
Bayonne
William F. Griffin
Harry J. Stearns
Police Committeen
Wee
Stearns
Griffin
Early Reader Catches Birds in Classified Ad
A Daily News reader purchased two canaries in a pet stock classified ad, a male and a female Andreasberg Roller Canaries. Suspected by Mrs. Woolford at 1217 Arnold Place NW, the buyer notes the ad required only an insertion or two to start the catch. The piece praises the efficiency of early readers and advertises Hemlock 3500 as the ad-taker.
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Newe
Canaries
Woolford
Arnold Place
Daily News
Hemlock
Mystery letters tie nurse to McClintock death probe
Four letters signed Carl and a nurse Estelle Gehling are cited as new elements in the McClintock death inquiry. Judge Olson holds the letters, which reportedly reference a broken fortune and a ceased friendship with Shepherd, while Gehling confirms the last letter noted “Darling.”
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Chicago
Carl
William DP
Shepherd
William McClintock
American Hospital
McClintock
Harry Olson
Estelle Eleanor Gehling
Miss Gehling
Darling
Judge Olson
Dizzy Finance Scheme Nipped Indicted in Forgery Case
Moe Turman, head of Equity Finance & Service Co., confessed to forgeries totaling 1.3 million dollars and was indicted for second degree forgery in New York. Bail set at 5000. Eight claimants say Turman swindled them of nearly 300,000 as he vanished across multiple cities before returning with a confession at the district attorney’s office.
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New York
Moe Turman
Equity Finance & Service Co
Turman
Buffalo
St Louis
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Two Tars Held as Murderers in Buenos Aires
Patrick O'Hara twenty four of New York and Reynold McCarrthy of Liverpool England sailors on the Pan American liner Southern Cross were arrested on a charge of murdering a Buenos Aires port watchman. They allegedly lifted the man from the dock and pitched him into the water as the ship returned to port. The Southern Cross arrived in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
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Canton Daily News
Buenos Aires
Patrick O'Hara
New York
Reynold McCarrthy
Liverpool
England
Southern Cross
Texas Governor Ma Ferguson to tax smokers for school funding
Ma Ferguson proposed a cigar and cigarette tax to fund education and cut other state costs. She would raise gasoline taxes, reduce auto fees, and avoid strict enforcement of prohibition, aiming to redirect automobile license revenue to roads and levy high tobacco taxes to fund schools.
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Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
Neff
Texas Rangers
Ku Klux Klan
Young Slayer in Juvenile Court Today
Dorothy Ellingson a 16 year old San Francisco girl known for Jazz Mania faces juvenile court for her mother’s murder. Attorneys seek curative measures while the district attorney pushes for transfer to criminal court.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Alexander Moslin
Dorothy
Teresa Mickle
Oscar Wilde
Miss Ellingson
Husband Held Responsible For Wife Crime
Dayton report states Common Pleas Judge E T Snedeker affirmed that a husband is head of the house and responsible for actions there even if the wife commits a misdemeanor. William Penn, appealing a $350 municipal court fine for unlawful possession of whiskey, was cited as the man present during the raid on their home.
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Dayton
Common Pleas
E. T. Snedeker
William Penn
City of
Municipal Court
Penn
Federal judge hearing closes in Baker case in Wheeling
The congressional committee led by Rep. Dyer closed its hearing in Wheeling West Virginia on charges against Federal Judge W E Baker. District Attorney T A Brown said evidence was exhausted and Baker denied the allegations in a general denial.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Congressional Committee
Dyer
Missouri
T. A. Brown
W. E. Baker
Washington
Ohio's King Of Ivories To Play On Air Program
John Motchman known as Ohio's king of the ivories will perform on WEAO at Ohio State University tonight. Motchman is serving time in the state penitentiary for forgery and hopes radio exposure will boost his popularity with listeners.
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Ohio
Columbus
Harry Snodgrass
John Motchman
Ohio State University
WEAO
Motchman
Ohio State Penitentiary
Hecht
Italian envoy Giacomo de Martino named to Washington
Rome reports Giacomo de Martino ambassador to Tokyo will take up a new post as ambassador to Washington. The official announcement is expected within days after his return to Rome from Tokyo conferences.
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Canton Daily News
Rome
Giacomo de Martino
Tokyo
Washington
Henee
Police Order Hair Trigger Revolvers for Chicago Officers
Chicago police chief Mor gan A Collins bans hip pocket weapons and orders belt carry to speed drawing. An off duty motorcycle officer Ralph Cheney chased two armed men. one was killed and the other wounded and captured after they fired at him. The city reported over a dozen burglaries with no other major crimes that night.
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Chicago
Morgan A. Collins
Collins
Ralph Cheney
Chapman Back in Atlanta Pen
Gerald Chapman the notorious desperado and jail breaker was returned to federal prison in Atlanta Georgia. He arrived at Union Station as a regular passenger in custody of two guards and was whisked to the penitentiary by two deputy wardens in an automobile.
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Atlanta
Gerald Chapman
Chapman
Union Station
Whitmer Faces Murder Charge in Franklin County
Columbus January 22 Glenn Whitmer is held for the Franklin county grand jury without bond after a preliminary hearing in municipal court for allegedly murdering Mrs Ruth Kendig on January 6. Harry Kendig of Cincinnati, husband of the victim, is also held for a grand jury on forgery charges.
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Columbus
Ruth Kendig
Glenn Whitmer
Franklin County
Grand Jury
Harry Kendig
Cincinnati
United States Ready to View Sun's Eclipse
United States prepares for the solar eclipse with forecasts and special eclipse warnings issued by the weather bureau. Observers including the dirigible Los Angeles and DeHaviland aircraft will photograph and study the event from high altitude.
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United States
West Virginia Penitentiary Probe Sought in Senate
A legislative investigation of the West Virginia state penitentiary at Moundville was proposed in the Senate. Senator Cecil Highland of New Martinsville introduced the resolution at the request of Governor E. Morgan.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Moundaville
Senate
Cecil 2. Highland
New Martinsville
FE. F. Morgan
Bright Spots In News of Day
A New City woman celebrates her 91st birthday with 94 descendants including eight children 61 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren attending. Brookwood Labor College plans to donate saved commissary funds to aid West Virginia miners. Private Anthony Zotta escaped prison on Governor's Island and returned voluntarily due to cold and hunger. An army plane crash near Eliot Maine prompts a compensation claim to the federal government for town hall damages.
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Suffern
N. Y
Henry Eberling
New City
Katonah
Brookwood Labor College
West Virginia
New York
Governor's Island
Anthony Zotta
Eliot
Maine
Despondent Conductor James Johnson Ends Life in Cleveland
James Johnson a 44 year old retired street car conductor committed death by own action in Cleveland. Mrs Johnson said he despaired over unemployment and lack of work despite having about $20000 in the bank.
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Cleveland
James Johnson
Family of eight found slain in Sardinia
Rome reports a family of eight in Jeriza Sardinia was murdered while sleeping. No motive is given for the crime.
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Rome
Jeriza
Sardinia
Bride Dies From Gas Fumes
Mrs. Orville C. Means, a newly married bride, died after naping while her husband worked. Coroner ruled death from gas stove fumes as she woke and staggered toward the door in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
Orville C. Means
Recommendation to Stark Co. Commissioners on 1925 reappraisal
Miss Ruth Kauffman urged Stark County to forgo a general real estate reappraisal in 1925 citing insufficient time eight months and estimated $100,000 cost. She noted discrepancies in some localities but the overall values are largely correct and a change in law could delay effectiveness to the following year. A public hearing was set for February 9 by the county commissioners on the recommendation.
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Ruth Kauffman
County
Mina
Stark Co
Twelve Hurt In Rail Wreck Near Grand Junction
Twelve people were injured, three seriously, when Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train No. 1, westbound, derailed near Ruby, 25 miles west of Grand Junction, on January 12. The wreck tore loose the baggage car, two express cars, a diner and two Pullman coaches, with two day coaches overturning. the engine passed the broken rail beforehand and the injured were taken to a local hospital.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Ruby
Here
Vassar Students Divided On Use Of Cigarettes
Poughkeepsie N Y January 22 193? Vassar students split over smoking with 423 saying they would walk a mile for cigarettes 524 saying they had no use for lady nicotine Only 21 admitted smoking against parents wishes and 183 favored a smoking room at the college
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Vassar
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Tighten Bootleg Laws Advance in West Virginia Legislature
Charleston January 22. Mrs Harriet B Jones of Marshall county introduces a bill to tighten state prohibition enforcement. The proposal adds sections to current law including making it illegal to suspend defer or remit sentences for liquor law violations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Filla
House of Delegates
Harriet B. Jones
Marshall County
Dr. Jones
Ilegal
Solons Lose Autos in Raleigh Fire
Ninety nine automobiles owned by North Carolina lawmakers and Masonic convention delegates were destroyed in a $200,000 blaze that leveled a motor service company carriage house near the Sir Walter hotel. The fire, whose cause is unknown, raged for over an hour and a half threatening Raleigh’s business district.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Motor Service Company
Carage
Sir Walter Hotel
Foreign policy regains place at Washington
Washington dispatch notes foreign policy returns to prominence in Paris arms talks and world court debates. President Coolidge invites Senate Foreign Relations Committee members to dine at the White House as ties with Congress strengthen. Senator Borah, wary of the world court, may face a vote on ratification with reservations.
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Washington
Hmit
United States
Dee
Congress
Coolidge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Department of State
Borah
Hughes
Idaho
World Court
Senate
Sucheas
Germany
America
Hiram Johnson
Harding
Cooldge
Department of «Te
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Tell
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Gover
Ederal
de Martino
Japan
U. S
Whitmer
Princess Elizabeth DE Ridder
Elizabeth “Princess de Ridder
Elsie Walter
Milly Hutton
New Rochelle
Howard J. Hutton
Europe
D. BE. M. de Ridder
New, York
Butman
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
DeHaviland Army ‘Observation
William N. Hensley
Mitchell Field
DeHaviland
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David Lawrence
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