Watson case reaches Cleveland over unproved murder link
Mrs. Nellie Ackerman of Cleveland alleges Walter Andrew Watson known as Newton Harvey killed Mrs. Hattie McCloud in Shelbourne Falls, Mass in 1888 and that her brother Jack O Neil was hanged for the crime. She plans to contact Los Angeles Prosecutor Woolwine to press Watson for questioning.
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Cleveland, O
Walter Andrew Watson
California
Cleveland
Nellie Ackerman
Watson
Hattie McCloud
Shelbourne Falls
Mass
Jack O'Neil
Angeles Police Skeptical On Watson Murder Claim
Los Angeles officers handling the case of James P. Watson showed little credence for a Cleveland charge that he killed Mrs. Hattie McCloud. They noted Watson’s criminal career seems limited to about ten years, and estimated his age around 40.
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Los Angeles
James P. Watson
Cleveland
Ohio
Watson
Hattie McCloud
Jack O'Neil
Watson Not That Murderer Sparks Family Connection
Shelburne Falls police report evidence that Newton Harvey, once of Shelburne Falls, and Walter Andrew Watson alias Newcomb Harvey, jailed in California for alleged murders of five women, are not the same man. A Toronto police chief telegram says Newton Harvey now lives in Thornburg near Toronto. Julia White, Newton’s sister, also received a letter from him April 9 from Thornburg.
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Shelburne Falls
Mass
Newton Harvey
Walter Andrew Watson
Newcomb Harvey
California
Toronto
Canada
Thornburg
Julia White
Uncle Joe Cannon Celebrates 84th Birthday in Washington
Former Speaker Joseph G Cannon turned 84 as Representatives paid him homage with an ovation after Mondell announced the birthday anniversary. Messages from Chauncey M Depew of New York arrived, with Depew recalling his own 86th birthday milestone and wishing Cannon a bright journey ahead.
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Washington
Cannon
Mondell
Uncle Joe
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Police Seek Deserters as Army Trio Absent from Fort Mussell
Police hunt for three soldiers who deserted from Fort Mussell after contact by telephone last night. Names and descriptions were provided to the department, which will cooperate with the military in locating the men, including Jimmie Arnold.
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Fort Mussell
Yee
Jimmie Arnold Cey
Annette Kellerman Popularized Snug One Piece Suits
The article credits Annette Kellerman as the pioneer of tight one piece bathing suits. It notes the suit was nicknamed Annettes and mentions a playful reference to overalls and a lighthearted quip about delays in buying swimwear.
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Annette Kellerman
Annettes
Annette Hubbed
Annette
Dr Grace Hebard Speaks to Connecticut Suffrage Drive
An emergency suffrage corps from 48 states arrived in Hartford to urge Governor Holcomb to call a special legislative session on the suffrage amendment. Speakers included Mrs Minnie B Cunningham Texas Mrs Seward Simons California and Dr Grace Raymond Hebard Wyoming. The governor said he would think the matter over.
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Hartford
Conn
Emergency Suffrage Corps
Connecticut
Heltcomb
Capitol
Minnie B. Cunningham
Texas
Seward Simons
California
Grace Raymond Hebard
Wyoming
Bobby Back In City Again Refuses Name
A 19 year old girl nicknamed Bobby was picked up last night on the street and jailed after refusing to give her real name. She had earlier been expelled as an undesirable character, spent time in Laramie, and returned to Cheyenne despite instructions not to come back.
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Bobby
Laramie
Cheyenne
Steamer Cody Named for Buffalo Bill to Launch Soon
A steamship named Cody to honor the late Buffalo Bill Cody will be launched at Hog Island, Pennsylvania, in May. Mary Allen, daughter of Cody and visiting for the National Republican Women’s Executive Committee, reported the plans.
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Minneapolis
Cody
Buffalo Bill’ Cody
Hog Island
Penn
Mary Allen
National Republican Women's Executive Committee
Print paper shortage blamed on market cornering
Cortland Smith of New York, president of the American Press Association, testified before the senate committee that print paper interests conspired to regulate production and prices. He warned small-town papers face likely extinction without quick relief as the federal trade commission findings are sent to the Justice Department for action.
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Washington
Country Press
Senate
Cortland Smith
New York
American Press Association
Smith
Federal Trade Commission
Department “of Justice
Murdock
Woud
Department of Justice
Yale Aviators Win First Inter- College Aerial Field Day
Yale leads with 8 points as William e finishes second with 6. Princeton and Columbia tie for third with 4 points each in Mineola at the first inter college field day under the Inter-College Flying Association and American Flying club with United States air service backing.
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Mineola
Yale
Inter- College Flying Association
American Flying Club
United States Air Service
Williame
Princeton
Columbia
League Nations Disputed Issue for Methodists
Des Moines May 1 Differences in opinion over the league of nations surfaced at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today. The committee on state of the church filed both a majority and minority report on sending a paragraph endorsing a league to President Wilson and Congress. The majority urged sending the paragraph as in the bishops’ address. the minority favored re submitting to Congress with modifications to ensure Senate adoption. Action was deferred until tomorrow.
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Des Moines
League of Nations
General Conference of
Methodist-Episcopal Church
Committee On State of Church
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Shipping Board urged to base prices on reproduction costs
Washington May 7 A committee of businessmen appointed by Chairman Benson recommends setting sale terms for war built ships by present reproduction costs rather than original costs. The panel formed after last month’s conference has made its report public tonight through the Shipping Board.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Benson
Shipping’ Board
Bankers Fail to Back Loan for Carriers
Bankers before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee refused to back a $600 million government loan to buy railroad rolling stock. Road executives argued private funding fell short, while Kuhn, Loeb & Co. urged better terminals and market borrowings to expand equipment. Bankers blamed the income tax for dampening investment, opposed new government aid.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Jerome G. Hanauer
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New
Japanese Labor Party Calls Troop Withdrawal and Wage Plan
The Yualkal or J labor party of Japan adopted resolutions calling for withdrawal of Japanese troops from Siberia and establishment of a minimum wage scale, per a cablegram received today by the New World, a local Japanese newspaper.
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San Francisco
The
Yualkal
J Labor Party of Japan
Siberia
New World
Thief Takes Watches From Miss LaBelle's Denver Apartment
A thief entered Miss Lillian LaBelle's Denver apartment and took all watches and clocks in the room. He locked an alarm device and left with a larger clock, a wristwatch, and another timepiece, valued at about $4.
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Denver
Lillian LaBelle
DuPonts Deny Threats Amid Wood Presidential Bid
Senator Kenyon accused DuPont interests of threatening to attack General Wood’s campaign unless Moses dropped opposition to a dye-stuff protection bill. The measure aims to bolster U S dye-stuff production and curb Germany’s world dominance affecting war munitions.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wood
Senate
Kenyon
Iowa
Dupont
Moses
New Hampshire
DuPonts
Reading
Charles K. Weston
DuPont Publicity Bureau
Germany
DuPont Denies Interest in Political Candidates
Wilmington May 7 The E I DuPont de Nemours company says it is not interested in any political candidate and dismissed charges that it would influence legislation by threatening to oppose Major General candidacy.
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Wilmington
Del
E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company
Mrs Mary Bracken Dies in Cheyenne Area
Mrs. Mary Bracken aged 89 died yesterday at the Applegate ranch south of the city. She is survived by her nephew Jules Bracken of Cheyenne. The body will be sent to Burlington Junction Missouri for interment from the W W Dumm mortuary this afternoon. Mrs Bracken had lived in or near Cheyenne for the last decade.
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Mary Bracken
Applegate Ranch
J.ul. Bracken
Cheyenne
Burlington Junction
W. W. Dumm
Mail Jacker Evades Entry In Idelman Block Liquor Haul
A high jacker forced entry to Max J. Meyer’s second floor room in the Idelman block but fled after being frightened away. He left a valise with five quart demijohns of liquor. officers remain on the case with two or three persons under surveillance. Meyer has been in Denver a month.
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Max J. Meyer
Idelman Block
Meyer
Denver
Karner
W. H. White
Inter-Qceen
White
Flies High With Four Passengers In Orenxo Plane
Clarence Coombs piloted an Orenxo aircraft with three passengers to 16,200 feet at Mitchell Field setting a new world record. The achievement was certified by officials of the American Flying Club.
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Orenxo
Mineola
N. Y
Clarence Coombs
Mitchell Field
American Flying Club
Motions to Quash Indictments Filed in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 7 motions to quash indictments against 125 bituminous coal miners and operators from Indiana Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania were filed in federal court. Charles Evans Hughes and Samuel D Miller and James Bingham led the filings.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Charles Evans Hughes
Samuel D. Miller
James Bingham
Boilermakers Strike At Border Yard
Five boilermakers and helpers at the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad yards in El Paso strike over a non union hire. The workers, members of Boilermakers Union No 216, left work this afternoon amid labor dispute.
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EL Paso
Tex
Galveston
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Norman Mack Re-elected National Committeeman from New York
Norman E Mack of Buffalo was re elected national committeeman from New York by the delegates to the Democratic national convention. He has held the post for twenty years.
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Albany
N. Y
Norman BE. Mack
Buffalo
New York
Burleson the Most Cussed of Americans Says the Nation
A 1920s portrait of Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson shows him in his long standing habits using an umbrella daily, a cane in youth, and the same hat model once common. The caption calls him perhaps the most cussed official in America, noting his old shoes and a San Antonio store as sole supplier for his hat.
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Albert Sidney Burleson
San Antonio
Tex
America
Grain futures task forces plan wheat handling and futures
A 47 member committee representing all grain sectors will organize handling of the wheat crop and decide on resuming wheat futures trading after May 31 when the guaranty act ends. A 16 member subcommittee from eight exchanges will study recommendations and report to the main committee for action. Julius Barnes notes potential Lever Act embargo risks to curb foreign market manipulation.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Julius H. Barnes
Duluth
Minneapolis
Omaha
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Louis
Barnes
Stone in mouth kills Lyftogt in Orange City
Orange City May 7 J Lyftogt died twenty four hours after placing a golf ball sized stone in his mouth. Attempts to remove the stone failed and the object was pushed into his stomach. The esophagus was torn during the removal attempts, causing his death.
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Orange City
J. Lyftogt
Lyftagt
Flight of Car Ranza Not Confirmed Yet
Juarez Mexico May 7. Reported revolts claim Tehuantepec and neighboring regions in Oaxaca fell to rebels. General Jose Gonzales Escobar says he received official advices from Chihuahua City. Toluca cut off from Mexico City as state legislature joins revolt. General Mujica leads uprising in Michoacan and Flores advances on Mazatlan.
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Mexico City
Francisco Mujica
Michoacan
Angel Flores
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Escobar
Rebels occupy several northern Mexican border towns
Reports from official and unofficial sources credit rebel forces with advancing gains as Piedras Negras Laredo and Matamoros near border ports come under Garranza influence. Vera Cruz rebel activity prompted town evacuation while Carranza's departure from Mexico City remained unconfirmed. lingering dispatches mention Cabrera relatives and actions against American consular agent Jenkins.
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Washington
Piedras Negras
Laredo
Matamoros
Garranza
Vera Cruz
Carranza
State Department
Mexico City
Garranzi
Louis Cabrera
Piedras Ne
Diaz About To Join Uprising In Mexico
General Manuel Diaz, Garza nza ally and northern military commander, is accused of friendliness to the revolt in a Mexico City manifesto by General Francisco Murguia. Murguia denounces Diaz as revolu tion friendly and notes Diaz’s recent links near the border amid rumors of overtures to rebels.
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EL Paso
Manuel Diaz
Garranza
Mexico City
Francisco Murguia
Murguia
Puebla
Carranza
Diaz
Sonora
Sinaloa
Guadaljara
Jalisco
Tucdulo R. Beltrain
Rebels Ammunition Seizure Report From Arizona
Douglas merchant Tigna cio Sueto was arrested by Justice Department agents in Douglas, Arizona, on charges of conspiracy to ship ammunition into Mexico. The complaint claims a cannabis consignments from Los Angeles to Tucannon, billed to a fictitious address.
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Douglas, Ariz
Tignacio Sueto
Department of Justice
Mexico
Los Angeles
Tuacon
Aviz
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Philander C. Knox
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