Fatal love triangle ends in double murder and suicide
In Clermont County Ohio three people were killed in a jealous tragedy. Ray Ross shot Sain and Mrs Metzger in a Rural automobile and then killed himself at his Felicity home after being cornered by deputies. The trio had met at a dance and a budding romance with Mrs Metzger led to a deadly pursuit.
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Mamie King Pangburn Metzger
Chile
Otto Itin
Bantam
Bethel
Raymond Ross
Felicity
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Sain
Ross
Higginsport
Stin
Canton murder inquiry widens as fund claim surfaces
Revelations expected in Canton say 100 people subscribed to a fund to kill Don Mellett, Canton publisher. Federal intervention urged as Roach and Converse eyed for case work, with Pomerene seeking federal aid and Fiench urging a broad underworld survey.
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Sandusky
Canton
Don Mellett
Clinton Boyd
Kiwanis Club
Boyd
Pomerene
Aid Roach
Vice Crusader
Department of Justice
Roche
Converse
Ohio
Teapot Dome
Fiench
Mellett
Roach
Citizens’ Committee
Blind organ grinder earns twenty dollars a day
A blind street musician a New York organ grinder told the court his average earnings were $20 daily on a disorderly conduct charge. His helper received $15 to $18 weekly.
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New York
Recalled detective's policy questioned in Mellett murder case
Canton Ohio August 3 194? criticism of Detective Ora Slater's handling of the Don R Mellett murder inquiry boomerangs on his critics.Columbus figures Joseph D Cleary and Col C F Bloum were recalled or sent to confer with Governor Donahey over arrests and Slater's methods. The governor and Mellett family attorneys weighed in as the investigation continued.
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Slater
Canton
Ora Slater
Don R. Mellett
Joseph OD. Cleary
Columbus
Ben Rudner
Massillon
Donahey
Cleary
Lowell Mellett
Washington, D. C
William Pontius
Col
C F. Bloum
Cleveland
Ohio National Guard
P. J. Burton
Canton Daily News
Mexican church split eyed amid peace offer and boycott
Reports from Nogales Mexico say the imprisoned Huejutla bishop is dead in Vera Cruz prison and Archbishop Mora y del Rio is seriously ill with visitors barred. In Washington Kellogg lifts non military aircraft export embargo to Mexico, with restrictions and no licenses required for such planes.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Huejutla
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Nogarites Herald
Mora Y del Rio
Washington
Kellogg
Treasury
Coolidge
Love Letters Seen Key to Hall Mills Murder Mystery
New Jersey prosecutors focus on torn love letters between Mrs. Eleanor Mills and the Rev. Edward Hall as evidence in the Hall and Mills murder case. State Senator Alexander Simpson and Gov. Moore pursue links, with the pig woman Mrs. Jane Gibson reporting she overheard references to the letters. Troopers guard Gibson while investigators prepare further subpoenas and coordinate with Jersey City prosecutors.
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Hall-Mills
Edward O’toole
New York World News Service
New Brunswick
N. J
Eleanor R. Mills
Edward W. Hall
Alexander Simpson
Moore
Senator Simpson
Hall
Mills
Jane Gibson
Henry
Phillips Farm
Simpson
Mrs. Gibson
Gov. Moore
Patrick Hayes
Hall and Mills
Kimberling
John J. Lamb
New Jersey
Obregon Declares for Government in Mexican Church Row
Catholic leaders hoped for reconciliation as Bishop Diaz proposed peaceful settlement. Obregon’s support for the government shocks Church factions and calms diplomats, signaling a government victory in the Mexico City dispute with the clergy.
Pastor and singer killed during revival in Monongalia County
A Rev W A Moss and singer were killed as they led a hymn at a revival at a county school house in Morgantown Kentucky. Sheriff Luther Tuck led a search for a second suspect, with authorities blaming moonshiners and rowdyism for the shooting amid a weeklong campaign against illicit whisky.
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Morgantown
W. A. Moss
Jerome Robinson
Bary School
J. D. Young
Wilson
Moss
Leitchfield
Pennsylvania
Grayson County
Edna M. Lee
Joint Debates on Religious Trouble Across Mexico
Peace feelers by intermediaries seek a solution to the impasse between the government and the Mexican Episcopate over strict religious regulations. So far no result is reported though the government has earned support from former President Obregon and Gen Arnulfo Gomez, leaders in Mexican politics and the Vera Cruz military.
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New York
Mexico City
Mexico
Pascual Diaz
Diaz
Alvaro Obregon
Obregon
Nogales
Ariz
Francisco Serrano
Federal District
Calles
Arnulfo Gomez
Vera Cruz
Sidelights on Illinois Politics in Campaign Fund Inquiry
Illinois Senate Campaign Funds Committee heard sidelights on state politics with witnesses William Halcompson Frederick Lundin Homer Galpin detailing factional moves around Cook County and Chicago leaders. The panel aims to wrap up soon while money totals for the campaign reach about 941 thousand dollars across Senate state and county races. Rufus Shepherd, tied to the East St. Louis office, testified briefly after illness.
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Illinois
Chicago
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
William Halcompson
Frederick Lundin
Lakeville
Congress
Homer K. Galpin
Crowe-Barrett Group
Cook County
Frank L. Smith
William B. McKinley
Lundin
McKinley
Smith
Robert M. la Follette
Republican State Central Committee
Rational Party
Gilpin
Senate
Rufus O. Shepherd
United States
East St. Louis
Reed
L. E
Riot Interupts Dance at Riverview Park Hall
Police describe a riot at Riverview Park dance hall on East Third street where 300 youths ages 14 to 20 clashed injuring three. A 17 year old Herschel Day was arrested after pushing a boy at a fountain. a knife and brick injuries were reported and weapons were recovered as officers dispersed the crowd.
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Riverview Park
East Third Street
Herschel Day
Lock ‘Street
Reisinger
Third Street
Fred Reisinger
Mt. Adams
Elmer Knox
Knox
Marshal Resigns Over Telephone Busywork In Yellow Springs
Dayton reports Marshal George, a Baker from Yellow Springs, resigned after a village council installed a home telephone. The device kept him busy answering calls and away from business. the post paid $100 yearly.
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Dayton, O
Marshal George
Yellow Springs
Here
Coolidge to Visit Boyhood Home and Greet Old Friends
President and Mrs. Coolidge plan a Plymouth Vermont visit to see the boyhood home and meet old friends with limited official escort. In Denver he broadcast a speech on state sovereignty praising local self government and Colorado’s progress, scenery, and climate as reflections of the nation’s federal balance.
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Coolidge
Denver
Paul Smith
N. Y
Coollidge
Plymouth
V.t
Mr. Coolidge
James F. Coupal
Secret Service
Colorado
Iam
Adirondacks
Coolidge's Three Year Record Under Policies Touted
A New York report praises President Coolidge for three years of policies that foster prosperity, noting progress in education and morals, steady rail and manufacturing activity, and tax cuts. It cautions more work remains to sustain gains, with emphasis on sound business practices and economic recovery amid postwar deflation.
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Paul Smith
N. Y
Coolidge
White House
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Albert Simms
William J. Cain
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