Crowe Clerks Scrutiny in Shepherd Case in Chicago Trial
In Chicago on June 17 the Shepherd trial faced a motion to compel examination of William Farman, once labeled the state's star witness. State's Attorney Crowe argued Farman cannot be vouched for and should not be bound by his testimony amid multiple inconsistent stories. Defense denounced the move as bad faith, while Judge Lynch delayed ruling to allow further precedents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wiliam Darting Shepherd
Foster Aon
William Nelson Meffintock
Charles C. Farman
Robert E. Crowe
Fatman
Faiman
Thomas J. Lynch Wee
Witlamcot, Stewart
W. W. O'brien
Lynch
Falmax
Howerver
Crows
Mreasd Stewert
States
Crowe
Obrien
Falwoan
Olsensi
Shepherd
Harry Olson
Municipal Court of Chicago
Younge McCintock
National University of Science
Patrick J. McMahon
John P. Marchand
Farman’s
Marchand
Falrasu
Binte'h
Ramponac
oMce
Rotarians weigh leadership bids at Cleveland convention
Delegates at the Rotarian International convention in Cleveland name candidates for president and directors and examine youth service work. Donald A. Adams of New Haven and Paul King of Pittsburgh are listed for president and director roles, with ten men entered for seven directorships. Balloting begins tomorrow and results come Friday as speakers stress service above self and world‑wide activities for crippled children.
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Cleveland
England
Donald A. Adama
New Haven
Conn
Paul
Charles R." Gardner
Hart J. Seely
Waverly
Canon Elliott
Liverpool
Denver
John T. Harding
Lowell Thomas
Opponents win rehearing on Nickel Plate merger order
Washington June 7 opponents of the Van Sweringen Nickel Plate merger won a rehearing of the 1923 Interstate Commerce Commission order granting permission to serve as directors of Chesapeake and Ohio and others. Testimony from West Virginia coal mine operators supported the plan, arguing it would ease car shortages and congestion and benefit shippers and the public.
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Washington
van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce
O. Boand
M. J. van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio
George Cole Scott
Waxcot
West Virginn
Nickel Plate
Pore
Tecking Valley
van Bweringen
Freneta
Gatn Jamea A. Francis
Osinad Creek Company
Chesakoupe
Onin
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von Sweringen
Ohio
WLA
Francis
W. A. Andrews
Crisuitdetian Coat Company
Diohere Fythous
Mews River Coal Company
Jet Laing
Charionten
Wreck Death Toll at Rail Car Wreck in New Jersey
Hackettstown N J June 17 The death toll from the special immigrant train wreck of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad near Rackport was set at 23 with eight dead at Hackettstown three at Dover three at Morristown and three at Phillipsburg. several injured remain in critical condition. Warren County officials conducted three probes as Prosecutor S C Smith Jr said the wreck likely occurred when the locomotive left We ralle after striking a switch washed by sand and dirt from the floods.
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Hackettstown
N. J
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Rackport
Fasten
Easton
Phillipshure
Dover
Warren County
S.C. Smith, Jr
Phillipsburg
Weralle
Drowning Claims Third Cromwell Daughter at Sea
New York reports Elizabeth Mary Crowell, 20s debutante and member of the junior league, drowned after falling from the Veendam while en route to Europe. Her parents, distraught, said she appeared healthy and not prone to morbid tendencies, noting vertigo as a possible cause. The Welland-American liner conveyed the news by wireless today.
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Elizabeth Mary Crowell
Whreltss
Welland-Ameri
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Europe
Lincoln Cromwell
Dorothea
Gladys Cromwell
Devia
Ls. Berrains
Red Cross
Thanks Saint for Recovery in Rochester
Rochester news reports a student, Beetha Welpe, recovering after a nine day rosary runovena to St. Teresa the Little Flower. Her inflamed legs fully improved after her ninth day, allowing her to return to Cathedral grammar school without assistance.
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Beetha Welpe
St. Teresa
Rome
Jesus
Milas Welpe
Welpe
Mergers Spark Hope For Cheaper Coal
Chicago reports say mergers among coal operators may lower consumer costs as the National Coal Association leaders advocate internal fixes. Officials from Huntington West Virginia and Johnstown Pennsylvania urge cautious federal action, while industry voices warn of paralysis from overdevelopment and reduced mine work weeks.
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Chicago
Harry A. Gandy
Washington
National Cual Association
Mina
América
Gandy
Coal Association
The
BAI
W. H. Cunninghart
Huntington
West Virginia
Golleme
Russell B. Cooper
Johnstown
Cooper
Pennsylvania State Entiere Yerterday
Chenegle Tech
Roaring Guns Send MacMillan on Arctic Voyage
Boston reports Lieutenant Commander Donald B. MacMillan and his crew depart Charlestown aboard the Peary for a ninth Arctic voyage toward Crocker Land. The party plans to reach Etah, Greenland, by August 1 and may assist or search for Roald Amundsen, with amphibian planes enabling rapid progress.
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Whistlen
Donald B. MacMillan
Charlestown Navy Yard
Peary
Arctic
Wight
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Wircasset
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MacMillan
Etah
Greenland
Ila
Scott Nets 4000 To New York Yankees
Everett Scott, veteran shortstop, trades to Washington Senators for waiver price. The move follows a Yankee roster shakeup and signals possible broader changes at Yankee Stadium. Scott, 34,000 value to club, 12 years in junior leagues, may compete with Roger Felinpaugh for Washington shortstop duties.
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Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Adaltson
Beatt
Washington
Blainey Harris
Bentt
Roger Felinpaugh
Washaleron
Mother Heroically Rescues Son From River Drowning
Belle Reed dove into the Kanawha River near Trugian Street after her six year old son George Reed fell from a overturned boat. A riverman in a nearby craft helped pull mother and child to safety as witnesses shouted for aid.
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George Reed
Trugian Street
Fay
Belle Reed
Heed
Hed
Ano
Solaing Ibn the Tuarker
George Nut
Tleing
Hanny
Tilles Verdict Remains With Jury
Pittsburgh jurors reached a verdict in the first degree murder case of Albert J Tiles Sr charged with killing his 11 year old son Albert J Tiles Sr. The district attorney had asked for the death penalty. The jury, tied up until 3 pm, contends the death sentence if guilt is proven.
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Pittsburgh
Asseliated Press
Albert J. Tiles
Havines
Emily Wants A Husband Emily Alleswance Seeks Marriage
Emily Alleswance, 38, seeks a sober, honest husband with no children, willing to confine drinking to one three year period and support a wife without children. She desires a partner aged around 45 with steady means, Charleston general delivery. Respond to Carytta Ble with sincere offers only.
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Rookine
Snow
Gérilla
Charleston
Shitashi
Giuzette
Hee
Rome
Bry
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Aga
Ting
Ted
Carytta
Aires
Poison gas and peace drive at Geneva conference
Geneva dispatch reports the arms traffic convention signing by eighteen nations and a protocol outlawing poison gas, with the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Japan leading signatories. Theodore Burton praised peace initiatives as France pledged later, while Germany and others joined the ban. In New York, Dorothy Perkins, 17, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter in a teen romance case, with a potential 10 to 20 year sentence.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Americana
Theodore W. Burton
Ohio
United States
America
Washington
New World
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Germany
Nicarusun
Uruguay
New York
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy
Thomas Templeton
McIntyré
Ley
Road authorized to lay off trains in Ohio region
The Public Utilities Commission authorized Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway to discontinue 14 daily trains on a portion of its lines following a 30 day notice. The move targets underused services between Chagrin Falls, Cleveland, Canton, Zanesville, Steubenville, and Warrenton, among others, to preserve operations.
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Lake Erie
Ohio Utilities Body
Columbus
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
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Palle Junction
Harmon
Zanesville
Cleveand
Canton
Cleveland
Sher Jtodyville
Sherredaville
Confession Denied by Young in Murder Case
Los Angeles report states dentist Thomas W. Young denies involvement in his wife Grate Grogan Young’s February death. The defense plans an insanity plea as relatives and associates describe trips to a ranch and the discovery of her body cemented in a Beverly Glen vault. Investigators in Washington, Pa examine a 20 year old case linked to the same suspect.
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Grate Grogan Young
Thomas WW. Young
John Gray
Grogan Ranch
Beverly Glen
Here
Washington
Orda
Thomas W. Young
Angeles
Imsprtchey
Los Angeles
Young
Salesman Denies Report Of Death By Action
By The Associated Fraser Huntington June L Hryte a meat salesman of Huntington denied rumors he killed himself by drowning in the Uhle river. A hat bearing Bryte's initials was found in the Ghio river but investigation showed he had not been in the area recently. He had been camping along the river and discarded the hat after becoming dissatisfied.
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L. Hryte
Huntington
Uhle
Bryte
Ghio River
Robison Chosen to Lead U S Fleet in Navy Shakeup
WARBILLINGTON June 17 Admiral Robison commander in chief of the battle fleet has been selected to succeed Admiral Coonts as commander in chief of the United States Fleet. The move, pending formal announcement by Secretary Wilbur after the fleet’s Australia cruise, reflects a broad reorganization with several rear admirals elevated and new assignments set for October. Two reports note Coontz will move to the general board or a shore post, with other officers named to command the Asiatic fleet and naval operations bases. The Navy planning includes twenty-seven commanders elevated to captains and forty-nine lieutenant commanders promoted. In Lisbon, Portugal, two killed and several injured when lightning strikes fireworks at Heol festival.
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Robison
Battle Fleet
Robert B. Coonts
United States Fleet
Wilbur
Puzle
Australia
AF. Hughes
Navy Department
Admiral Robinson
Williama
Naval War Colleges
Thomas Waliington
Roger Wealles
Hampton Roads
Philip Andrews
Richira H. Dasksen
Washington
Coontz
General’ Board
Pacific Coast
Coolidge
Navy
Cantaina
Thomas J. Senn
Richard H. Leigh
George William Taws
George C. Day
Luke, McNayer
Lisbon
Portugal
Heol
Officials Held on Liquor Law Charge in Wyoming County
Bluefield June 1. W B Belcher sheriff Wyoming County EB Rose deputy county clerk Welch McDayrell mayor Welch McDayrell were indicted before the federal grand jury on conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act. The government says confiscated liquor in Mayor Blakelys custody was given to Belcher and Rose on the eve of the bond election April 11. Sentences totaled years for others including Clark former bank cashier five years and Hamner police chief guilty on liquor offenses with $200 fine. One trial saw Houston Bouteray found guilty of conspiracy and sentenced to two years in Atlanta prison. The chief witness described bringing liquor from Roanoke Va to sell.
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Wyoming County
Welch
Bluefield
W. B. Belcher
Wyoming
EB. T. Rose
John W. Flaxely
McDayrell
Beefore
Blakely
Sheet Belcher
Rose
Canter
Waahinge Te
George Wy. McClintie
Herygrt
Clark
Cashiat
National Bank of
Harey Hamner
Kimball
Nquor
Teo
Houston
Yn Jyyne
Atlant
Ford
Roanoke
Trains Crash Injures Thirty at Jerome Avenue Station
June 17 New York dispatch reports two northbound elevated trains crashed at Jerome Avenue station during rush hour. The rear car struck the halted train causing derailments and broken glass. About 30 injured required hospital care. crowd of roughly 1,000, many treated at scene then released.
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