Big Tim Murphy slain in Chicago gangland killings
Chicago mob leader “Big Tim” Murphy was killed in a night of ruthless gang warfare marking one of the city’s bloodiest periods of racketeering violence. The machine gun assassination, following years of vice-control battles, left two others dead and several shootings tied to the slaying, including rival leaders and hotel managers.
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Chicago
Big Tim” Murphy
Big Tim
Nicholas Manos
Metropolitan
Italian dirigible Italia missing after crash near Spitzbergen
Gen Nobile reports a pillar of smoke from the Italia as it drifts eastward after smashing a gondola. Engineer Vincenzo Pomella was killed May 25 when the craft struck the ice and buried near Nobile's camp. Rumors say Roald Amundsen may have been sighted nearby.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Italia
Nobile
Vincenzo Pomella
Pomella
Gen Nobile
Exchange Telegraph Service
London
Copenhagen
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
PAIS IN SCHOOL TWO LEAVE HOME IN METRO AREA
Two youths flee homes after failing schoolwork in the metropolitan area. Marjorie Gill 19 of Asbury Park ran away to avoid another year in junior class at Trenton High School while 14 year old Jean Faup of New York packed a Scout knapsack and left home after failing grammar school exams. No trace of him has been found.
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New York
Marjorie Gill
Asbury Park
Cass
Trenton High School
Edinburg-Cranbury
Jean Faup
RAF plane crash kills pilot and mechanic in Amman
London June 27 reporting that a Royal Air Force plane crashed at Amman in Palestine, killing both the pilot and the mechanic. The air ministry announced the tragedy today.
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London
Royal Air Force
Amman
Palestine
Air Ministry
Will Perspires for Democracy in Will Rogers Special
A Houston report notes a playful Will Rogers quote dated June 27 claiming perspiration for democracy. The piece references past figures such as Jefferson, Jackson, Tilden, and Smith and ends with a sign-off from Will.
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Will Rogers
Houston
Democratic Party
Jeffery
Jackson
Tilden
Smith
Will
Hotel Guests Routed by Bomb in Chicago Riot
A black powder bomb exploded in a southside poolroom causing hotel guests to evacuate three hotels. Police raced to quell panic as investigators linked the event to Chicago gang activity and the recent murder of Big Tim Murphy. A second body found near Broadview hinted at a brutal gangland killing.
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Chicago
Southside
South Side
Tim Murphy
Man Jailed In Shooting Case In Ohio
New Philadelphia June 27 Mathew Osborne 30 was shot twice by Leonard Hudson 32 at Rob inson Clay Products Co between New Philadelphia and Uhrichsville. Hudson surrendered to Sheriff Abe Laird after saying Osborne had molested his wife. Hudson fired five times when he saw Osborne toward his house Osborne was hit in the right arm and left side Hudson jailed pending Osborne s outcome.
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New Philadelphia
Mathew Osborne
Leonard Hudson
Robinson Clay Products Co
Uhrichsville
Hudson
Abe Laird
Osborne
Robbery Shootout Wounds Cleveland Poultry Watchman
Royal Rone a 19 year old watchman for the Cleveland Poultry Co was shot and wounded in a gun battle with three robbers last night in Cleveland. He is expected to recover.
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Cleveland
Rone
Cleveland Poultry Co
Polish cabinet reshuffle forms new government
Warsaw reports Marshal Pilsudski’s cabinet has resigned and Vice Premier Mieczyslaw Bartel formed a new cabinet on June 27, signaling a political leadership change in Poland.
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Warsaw
Poland
Marshal Pilsudski
Mazimierz Bartel
Tornado Hits Salt Creek Oil Field Near Casper
A tornado struck the Salt Creek oil field near Casper Wyoming causing up to 500000 in damage. Over 125 oil derricks were wrecked two gas plants and one pumping station demolished. At least one person injured and communication crippled. Four mile long path width from quarter to half mile. Heavy rain and hail followed delaying cleanup.
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Casper
Wyo
Salt Creek
Here
Salt Creek Field
Midwest
Edgerton
Altitude Record Sought for PN-12 Seaplane
Lieut Arthur Gavin’s PN-12 barograph was sent to Washington for official check after flight. Philadelphia navy yard officials contend a new record near 16 500 feet with a war load of 2 900 kg, surpassing the Swiss record of 15 327 feet. Two weeks earlier Gavin nearly reached 18 500 feet in a failed attempt with 1 000 kg useful load.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Gavin
Washington
National Aeronautical Association
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Switzerland
Lindbergh Receives Medal for Aeronautics Achievement
In Brussels on June 27 the National Federation of Aeronautics awarded its 1927 medal for outstanding achievement in aeronautics to Col. Charles A Lindbergh as presented by the American Ambassador to Belgium.
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Brussels
National Federation of Aeronautics Today
Gibson
Col
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Civic and business leaders push Canton charter change
Civic and business men from all city sectors urge a new form of Canton government modeled after modern manufacturing firms with a board of directors and an experienced manager. They argue such a charter would increase efficiency, keep politics out of administration, and improve taxpayer value.
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Canton
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio
Stanley E. Hedges
Nine Couples Left In Dance Marathon Home Stretch
New York report says promoter Milter Crandall stopped counting profits and counted noses. Eighteen dancers remained on the floor with nine female dancers unadjacent to cosmetics, signaling the home stretch. Dancers demanded 100 dollars a day to continue as the event neared its 391st hour and revolts mounted.
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New York
Milter Crandall
Crandall
Principal Free as Charge Fails
In Schenectady New York on June 27 Thomas K Hymers principal of Scotia Junior High School was acquitted of third degree assault after pupil Donald Morris testified he was struck 40 times with a rubber hose. Hymers admitted striking Morris but said it was not more than a few blows and not with full force. The jury deliberated about thirty minutes.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Thomas K. Hymers
Scotia Junior High School
Donald Morris
Morris
Hymers
Leviathan Mail Bag Seals Fakes Unmasked
Scotland Yard said post office seals on Leviathan mailbags were fakes after microscopic tests. They believed the $500000 robbery likely occurred in New York, with shipboard or Southampton tampering deemed nearly impossible.
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Southampton
England
Scotland Yard
New York
Bobby Jones to Attend 1928 American Bankers Convention
Bobby Jones, former Open champion, will attend the October 1928 convention of the American Bankers Association in Philadelphia. He will enter the bankers tournament and serves on the convention's golf committee.
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American Bankers Association
Philadelphia
Bobby Jones
American Bankers’ Association
Seven hurt in Midtown head on car crash
Seven people were seriously injured in a head on collision between a high powered touring car and a Mahoning street car at the 6th Street Northeast Cherry intersection shortly after midnight Tuesday. The injured, all from Aultman, were taken to Mercy Hospital with Maude Mitchell in critical condition.
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6Th St NE
Cherry Ov
Nelle Wheat
Maude Mitchell
Lottie Wheat
Rosetta Smith
Loretta Goins
John Smith
Robert Wheat
Aultman
6Th Ston Cherry al
Mahoning Rd
Mercy Hospital
Hiller’s and
Paquelets
O. K Gould
Akron
Hubert Rotherman
Clarendon
31St NE
Walnut A
Harry Chaplin
Reno Et NW
Ex husband sues second spouse in alienation suit
Mrs A Edgar Freeman faces a $1 100 000 alienation suit filed by her former husband Frank W Henry against her present husband in a New Jersey court. Mrs Freeman said she is willing to testify if the case goes to trial while her husband a Philadelphia club member vows to contest the suit though he has not yet received the papers.
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Philadelphia
A. Edgar Freeman
Frank W. Henry
New Jersey
Nullification Held Impossible in Solons Speech
At the Democratic National Convention in Houston Sen. Joseph FE Robinson assured delegates there is little fear of repeal or nullification of the 7th amendment. He used the moment to launch an anti corruption attack and urge economic equality for agriculture as Gov. Alfred E. Smith nears nomination. The hall sweltered as the credentials contest over Mrs Genevieve Clark Thomson stirred interest while the platform committee prepared hearings on prohibition and farm relief with dry law enforcement likely to be emphasized.
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Carl D. Groat
Houston
Tex
Joseph FE. Robinson
Arkansas
Alfred Be. Smith
New York
Robinson
Claude Bowers
Cornvention Hall
Credentials Committee
Louisiana
Genevieve Clark Thomson
Stenographer Trapped In Vault Freed By Chisel
Miss Hattie Dingle, a stenographer at the Good Housekeeping Institute in New York, was trapped for almost an hour inside a large steel vault after the door shut while she filed correspondence. Police cut a hole through the vault wall and passed her notebook to read the combination, which she used to escape.
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New York
Hattie Dingle
Good Housekeeping Institute
Miss Dingle
Miss Dingles
Explosion accident stops dynamite blast in Sunbury
An inmate named An drew Jones drove along the highway with 200 pounds of dynamite in his truck. The machine skidded swerved toward a ditch and overturned spilling dynamite onto the roadside. Jones escaped with only minor injuries as the dynamite did not explode.
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Sunbury
Andrew Jones
Jones
Ohio Delegation Backs Canton Man for VP Nomination
Atlee Pomerene leads Ohio in Houston as the delegation edges toward a Smith ticket with Robinson of Arkansas. labor leaders press for Pomerene while Green and Brunner argue over state gains and possible Donahey support on the Alabama bloc.
Teacher Ends Life in Chicago Slashing Throat
Miss Margaret Madden district superintendent of Chicago schools committed suicide by slashing her throat with a razor after suffering a recent nervous breakdown.
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Chicago
Margaret Madden
Burns Fatal to Cleveland Girl
Funeral services were held for Dorothy Canfield 24 at St. Anne's Church after she was killed in a heater explosion at the Canfield summer cottage near Willoughby. Her father Charles was seriously burned while trying to rescue her. Dr. C. Bert Greulen, a dentist, was to be married soon.
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Cleveland
St. Anne's Catholic Church
Dorothy Canfield
Miss Canfield
Canfield
Willoughby
Charles
C. Bert Greulen
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