Release of 52 war prisoners debated at White House
A Washington protest seeks clemency for fifty two prisoners jailed for wartime speech and actions. Support comes from Senator Pepper and jurists. debates hinge on clemency and political overtones while deported or dying prisoners raise urgency. The White House studies the cases as civil liberties advocates mobilize, with Debs precedent cited.
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Washington
Shrine
National Capital Iis
White House
Federal Penitentiary
LaFollette
Borah
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
America
Pollock
Kansas City
United States
Fred Robertson
Ceasar Tabib
Edward Quigley
Debs
Department of Justice
League of Women Voters
Daugherty
Harding
Wheeling Man Killed in Auto Crash on River Road
Samuel T. Montgomery a 47 year old stooge maker was killed in Warwood Wheeling when two autos collided on the river road The victim was catapulted from his car and struck by a street car proceeding in the opposite direction Two others escaped injury in the wreck.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Samuel T. Montgomery
Warwood
Nothern
Montgomery
French Seamen Over Dry Ruling
Paris reports officials of French steamship lines worried by a seamen threat to strike if ships are deemed dry before port entry. Traditionally wine is issued to crews with rations. the U S Supreme Court ruling bans ships with alcohol from entering within three miles of the American coast.
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Paris
Supreme Court of the
United States
President Harding Plans West and Alaska Trip
President Harding outlines a coast to Alaska journey departing June 20 from Washington with a 15 member party including Mrs. Harding and Secretaries Wallace Hoover and Weeks. The route begins in St Louis, moves through Kansas and the Rocky Mountains to Montana and Portland, then Alaska aboard the Henderson with a navy band onboard.
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Washington
Harding
West
Alaska
White House
Walter F. Brown
Ohio
Claudus I. Hinston
Tennessee
Navy
Brown
St. Louis
California
Hinston
Northern Territory
Department of Commerce, Agriculture and Interior
Congress
Wallace, Hoover
Weeks
Rocky Mountain States
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Montana
Portland
Oregon
Henderson
President to visit Panama and Porto Rico on tour
President and Mrs. Harding prepare for a voyage to Panama and Porto Rico with invitations from Governor Horace M. Towner. Ten main addresses are planned en route and upon return from Alaska, plus impromptu speeches. Secret service has moved to ensure protection. The first family anticipates the trip as the mansion undergoes full renovation.
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Indy
Auto Plunges Into Canal Near Waterville
June 6 Toledo six occupants escaped drowning when their automobile slid into a canal embankment near Waterville. Two girls were saved by three men in the car, another girl leaped to safety as the vehicle drowned. Driver James Evanoff says loss of control while turning led to the plunge.
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Toledo
Waterville
James Evanoff
States
Governor Donahey Urges Real Estate Boards Referendum
June 6 Columbus report states Governor Donahey writes to John F. McCrehen, president of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards, urging the group to consider initiating a referendum on the Taft tax bill. The note highlights a push for direct public input on the tax measure.
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Columbus
Donahey
John FE. McCrehen
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Careful Crossing Drive Initiated by Railroads
Railroads launch a yearly campaign titled Careful Crossing Campaign covering June July August and September to urge the public and railroad staff to prevent grade crossing accidents. Posters, a million stickers, lantern slides for theaters and windshield stickers will promote crossing safety along the Pennsylvania Railroad system.
Hitchs Answer to Fervid Prayers in Knoxville
Royal Yorris, 25, who confessed to killing New York clubman Joseph Elwell two years ago, leaves for Atlanta federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to impersonating a federal officer. He receives a two year sentence and a $600 fine, saying his prison term is the answer to his prayers and recounting his bid for “legal death” and Governor Whitman’s intervention.
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Royal Yorris
Publc
Joseph Elwell
New York
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Harris
Atlanta
Whitman
Elwell
Unclear fragmentary text on a murder investigation
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Governor Whitman as special attorney general and a murder case in Promeontis. It notes attempts to investigate crimes, false leads, and a sessionary finding in the Poly, with references to an investigator and public persecution.
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Whitman
Promeontis
Tye Hhaeneral
Elwes
Boy Drowns in Beaver Lake During Bathing Incident
YOUNGSTOWN June 4. A 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Elmer May of Cox Highway between Columbians and East Palestine drowned in Beaver Lake near North Lima while bathing. He grew weak from cramps and could not reach safety as helpers struggled to assist. The body was recovered later.
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Youngstown
Elmer May
Cox Highway
Columbians
East Palestine
Beaver Lake
North Lima
Leaps To Death After Note Forgive Me Found
In Philadelphia a 30 year old stenographer Miss Laura Pahl leaped from an eighth floor window of the Batley building. She left a note attached to her typewriter reading Forgive me. Police reported the fatal fall occurred in the early hours today as investigators began examining the scene and circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
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Philadelphia
Batley
Laura Pahl
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