Arsenic Linked to Cunningham Family Deaths Probe
Arsenic detected in Walter Cunningham body as coroner tests continue. Walter died in 1923 from heart disease and tonsillitis, with Harry Cunningham’s body to be tested next. Mrs. Anna Cunningham collapses in Crown Point jail during mental state inquiry while David Jr. remains critically ill from suspected arsenic poisoning. Authorities plan blood transfusions and may bring evidence before a grand jury if she is deemed sane. Coroner Wolff assists Indiana investigators. dig up of others not planned yet.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Walter
Cunningham
W. D. McNally
Wolff
David
Bremer
Crown Point
Gary
Justice of the Peace
Indiana
David, Jr
Columbus Memorial Hospital
Oscar Wolff
Lake County
Ind
Marx Urges German Republic Defense Against Reichsre-elect
Berlin April 14 Dr Wilhelm Marx the Republican candidate warned voters that re electing General von Hindenburg would draw the world against Germany and renew misery. He urged the republic be defended by reason and economic strength while avoiding empty rhetoric and revenge against former opponents.
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Germany
Wilhelm Marx
Koenigsberg
Ve Hindenburg
von Hindenburg
Marx
Coyright
N. Y
Death by mercury poisoning tied to Mrs McClintock
Chicago April 14 Direct evidence from Coroner's chemist Dr William D McNally shows Mrs Emma Nelson McClintock died of mercurial poisoning. The finding supports accusations against William D Shepherd foster-father and heir in the typhoid death of William Nelson McClintock. The inquest continues as more organ analyses are awaited.
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Chicago
Emma Nelson McClintock
William Nelson McClintock
William D. McNally
William D. Shepherd
Young McClintock
Shepherd
McClintock
Olson
Justice Dept Probes Fleischmann Yeast and Other Firms
Attorney General Sargent disclosed three DOJ investigations into possible law violations. One targets the Fleischmann Yeast Company for alleged illegal sale of industrial alcohol. Another scrutinizes General Electric over anti trust concerns. The third surveys gasoline price fixing and the cracked gasoline process linked to Standard Oil.
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Washington
Sargent
Department of Justice
Fleischmann Yeast Company
General Electric Company
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Senate
Senator Couzens
Fleischmann Company
Man Killed by Lightning in York Area Storm
An electrical storm of unusual severity struck York Pennsylvania on April 14 killing Jacob E Heilman instantly. The storm also demolished a home and crippled trolley telephone and electrical service across the area.
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York
Jacob E. Heilman
Government to Sell Buffalo Trophies and Skins
The United States Biological Survey announces sale of buffalo heads priced from 35 to 60 dollars and hides suitable for robes rugs or coats from 40 to 80 dollars. Young animals for parks and breeding go for 115 dollars per head as surplus stock is disposed. Some buffalo not fit for park or breeding herds will be slaughtered.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Sam
Buffalo
United States Biological Survey
Stresemann Urges Hindenburg to Quit
London reports Foreign Minister Stresemann makes a final appeal to General von Hindenburg to withdraw his presidential candidacy on patriotic grounds. British officials see him as a sincere patriot unlikely to cause trouble, but fear his nomination could complicate Paris relations and Western security pact negotiations.
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New York World News Service
London
Stresemann
von Hindenburg
Leo Adore
Britain
Paris
Hindenburg
N. Y
Rumania Asked to Pay Her Debts
The Washington government moved to press the Rumanian relief debt for early settlement in Bucharest. The $42,000,000 loan covers principal and interest and is treated as a relief transaction not tied to war debts. Minister Jay delivered a formal communication outlining Romania’s prior refunding negotiations with other powers while U S obligations remain outstanding.
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Washington
Bucharest
State Department
Jay
Romania
Uniteds
Donohue Shuts Out Cardinals 4–0 in Big Opening Win
Pete Donohue pitched a masterful shutout as the Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 before a crowd of about 32 000 to open the 1925 National League season. He allowed six hits, no walks, and never let a Cardinal reach third base, anchoring a decisive Cincinnati victory in a period sports feature.
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Pete Donohue
Redlegs
St. Louis Cardinals
Collegian
Donohue
Mound City
St. Louis
Riding Master on Trial Reveals Love life and Amours
George W. Munding, Chicago riding master, testifies in Hinsdale murder trial that he killed Mrs. Julia Able Douglas in a moment of irresponsibility after a long common law relationship. He recalls meeting her in 1918, her daughter Fern, and her numerous affairs. Munding breaks down when asked about his mother and his past.
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Chicago
Academy
Fern
Hinsdale
Munding
Toledo
John T. Taylor
Howard Eggleston
William Soncrat
Pupils Fingerprinted to Find School Thief
In Belle Plain Iowa 125 high school pupils were fingerprinted by Sheriff Ruhl after $85 vanished from the principal’s office. If no match is found the next day teachers and the janitor will be printed as a step in the investigation. Parents express anger at the actions.
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New York World News Service
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plain
Ruhl
Paris Stirs Ritz Revue Crowd At Shubert Theater
A Norfolk man Junius B. Peake 28 in charge of Chicago district sales for Mathieson Alkali Works stormed the Shubert stage during Hassard Short's Ritz Revue. He clashed with stage doorkeeper George Kollman after a curtain fall, was beaten by attendants and arrested for assault, battery, and drunkenness. The fracas ended with Peake jailed for the night after hospital treatment.
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Hassard Short
Paris
Shubert
Junius B. Peake
Norfolk
Chicago
Mathieson Alkali Works
George Kollman
Monmouth Street
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Troy
Weatherly
Carney
Kaiser
General Hospital
Wells Finds Refuge in French Rivieral Solitude
In France near Cannes, H. G. Wells spoke in an interview about Franco British relations, defending critique of one’s own country and praising France as a mediator in Europe. He emphasized shared kinship between English and French, and suggested Herriot's fall foreshadows closer Franco British trust.
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France
H. G. Wells
Cannes
Herriot
Wells
Riviera
England
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Normandy
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Lightning Strikes Attorney General Crabbe During Storm
In Bellefontaine Ohio on April 14 Attorney General Crabbe visiting for a grand jury probe into Ray Wren’s shooting was briefly stunned when lightning hit a wire. Flames sprayed from the telephone instrument as the storm raged.
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Bellefontaine
Grand Jury
Ray Wren
Sleep-walker Drowns in Baltimore Lake
Mrs Ida Cherry 30 of Forest Park was found dead today in Lake Ash burton while sleep walking. She had recently been injured in an automobile crash.
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Baltimore
Mad
Ida Cherry
Forest Park
Lake Ashburton
Slain Northfield official Morrison had threatened before death
John Morrison a 43 year old former County Road Commissioner of Northfield was found shot in bed Friday night. Summit County authorities learned a threatening telephone message had been received the night prior. His children Leonard 21 Wilda 16 reported he feared harm and wanted company to a theater. Morrison’s body was found by his daughter with a rifle in his arms.
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Associated Press
Akron
John Morrison
Northfield
Summit County
Morrison
Booth
Weaver
Leonard Morrison
Wilda
King Boris Narrowly Escapes Bulgarian Ambush
King Boris of Bulgaria survives an assassination attempt as Communists fire on his car near Sofia. Two aides are killed, the chauffeur wounded, and General Gheorghieff is reported slain amid the street attack on the royal procession.
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Gheorghieff
Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Stamboulisky
Hgirt
Iltcheft
Orchanie
Iltcheff
Sitcheff
France in crisis as Parliament dissolution looms
Paris reports a deep political and economic crisis in France with Chamber Senate conflict. Premier candidates shift as Briand and Painleve emerge, while the Bank of France faces scrutiny for a credible state statement.
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Senate
Paris
France
M. Herriot
Paul Painleve
Albert Sarraut
Aristide Briand
M. de Monzie
M. Renault
Doumergue
Fign
Bank of France
Herriot
M. Briand
M. Painleve
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M. Sarraut
M. Doumergue
Bank Tellers Slain In Hold-Up In Detroit
A Westside American State Bank branch was held up by four armed men who killed 25-year-old cashier Charles Taggart Jr. and escaped with 1800 dollars. Police Commissioner Frank Croul ordered a citywide round-up of suspects as Detroit confronts a second fatal bank shooting in a month. The gunmen fled after the assault near the alarm station.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank Croul
Westside
American State Bank
Charles Taggart
Taggart
toms _ Percy
Vandervelde Begins Belgian Socialist Cabinet Formation
Emile Vandervelde, Socialist leader and former Justice Minister, starts forming a new cabinet to replace Theunis’s government, at King Albert’s request and with Socialist party backing. Socialists demand Congress control over cabinet composition and policy.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Emile Vandervelde
Theunis
Albert
Socialist Party
Socialist Congress
Coolidge Praises Fishing as Youth Sport
President Coolidge told reporters in Washington that fishing is a sport for the young. He recalled angling in Vermont in his boyhood but said he has had little interest in Izaak Walton since then.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Callerg
Vermont
Izaak Walton
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