Former wife of Dayton Dean reveals Black Legion secrets
In Detroit 1936 memoir style the former wife of Dayton Dean, linked to the Black Legion murder of Charles A. Poole, recounts coercion into the group, the secretive women’s role as spies, threats against her and her children, and the internal planning of a murder, as she seeks punishment for the killers.
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Black Legion
Riders
Dayton Dean
Trigger-Man
Secret Society
Night Riders
Detroit
INS
Charles A. Poole
Dayton
North End
Coventry
Irvington
Yacama Avenues
Seven Mile Road
Black
Black Legion menace drives warning from wife to Dayton Dean
A wife describes overhearing threats by Dayton Dean and fellow Black Legion members. He vows to quit but soon shows intent to stay linked with the group, prompting fear for her safety and a plan to warn a target. The piece also notes a death squad connection in a following article.
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Black Legion
Dayton
Charles Poole
Ku Klux Klan
National Guard
Art
Dayton Dean
Legion
Former Sally Rand Troupe Member Kills Girl Then Self
Irving La Zarr a former Sally Rand dancer shoots Donna Park of Los Angeles in a Phoenix rooming house and then kills himself with the same gun. Justice of the Peace Nat McKee terms it murder by self act with no clear motive given. The two, long acquainted, were seen chatting before the tragedy in their shared room.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Irving la Zarr
Sally Rand
Donna Park
Los Angeles
Nat McKee
Justice of the Peace
la Zarr
Elizabeth L. Park
Phoenix
Burns death shocks Congress as leadership shifts loom
Speaker John W. Burns dies suddenly at 66 from cerebral hemorrhage after a long Capitol day. His loss complicates the administration tax bill and could trigger a scramble for speakership and majority leadership in the next session. Burns, longtime Democratic power from Tennessee, left a legacy on the House Appropriations Committee and Democratic campaigns.
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Illinois
Bankhead
Burns
House
Funay
Capitol
Samuel D. McReynolds
Tenn
M. J. Byrns
Washington
John Byrns
Cincinnati
Byrns
Senate
Arthur M. Whaley
Soldiers Home
George Calver
Calver
Henry T. Rainey
Rainey
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
Congress
House of Representatives
John W. Burns
House Appropriations Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Joe
Barber
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Wilson
National Democratic Congressional
Cedar Hill
Robertson County
Tennessee
Nashville
Extortion plot against Aimee McPherson investigated
Postal Inspectors probed a man identified as Valentine McAuliffe in San Diego on a $10,000 extortion scheme against evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. He allegedly threatened to publish nude photos unless paid, while McAuliffe, an ex convict, faced a theft charge and possible federal action.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Valentine McAuliffe
San Diego
McAuliffe
C. D. Lowe
Jack del Mar
General Delivery
Calif
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Canada
New York
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Mrs. Dayton Dean
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Detroit Times and International News Service
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Boyson’s
Third Avenue SE
Killian
Speaker Burns
Associated Press
Vanderbilt University
State Senate
Davidson County
John Wesley Gaines
National House
Joseph W., Jr
Glidden
Sanford
AMV NT
Crosley
FHA
Woodrow Washer
Gresley
Woodrow
U.S
U.S. Royals
Standard Tire CO
Aimee
Zemo
Cedar Rapids
Aanett Ghance
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