Whitfield is Convicted of Murder in Patrolman Slaying
In Cleveland, John L. Whitfield is found guilty of first degree murder with a mercy recommendation for the May 11 killing of Patrolman Dennis Griffin. He receives life imprisonment. jury deliberated 23 hours. Whitfield showed no remorse and accepted the verdict calmly.
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Dennis Griffin
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Ohio Penitentiary
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Griffin
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Detroit
Freiberg Wins 5000 Prize in Slogan Contest
Edgar S. Freiberg of Cincinnati wins the first prize of 5000 in The Commercial Tribune National Slogan and Trade Mark Contest. He plans to share proceeds with local charities including the Children's Home and will apportion funds in the coming days.
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Edgar S. Freiberg
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Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
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Mr. Freiberg
Harding Funeral Ceremony in Capitol Abbreviated
At noon under the Capitol dome, Warren G. Harding was laid in God’s keeping in a twenty minute service attended by national leaders. Mrs. Harding remained stoic beside the coffin as thousands filed past to pay their respects.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
Warren G. Harding
Rotunda
White House
Warren Harding
Mrs. Harding Faces Funeral Ordeal With Calm Dignity
The widow of Warren G. Harding maintains fortitude as she travels to Marion with the late president's body. She governs her emotions, receives officials, and prays beside the coffin during the Washington to Harrisburg journey and state funeral rituals.
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Harding
Harrisburg
Marion
San Francisco
Washington
Mr. Harding
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Malcolm Jennings
Columbus
George B. Christian, Jr
Mrs. Harding
Hanover
Capitol
White House
Christian
Crowds Fill Baltimore To Honor Harding on Funeral Train
Rain fails to deter thousands in Baltimore as Warren G. Harding’s funeral train passes en route to Marion. Widows, advisers, and escort join the last journey from Washington, with troops, guards, and floral tributes lining the route and casket.
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Marion
Associated Press
Harding
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Warren Harding
Capitol
Washington
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Fighting Sergeant Visits Marion With President Coolidge
Michael A. Donaldson of Haverstraw New York Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and former Sergeant in the 165th Infantry is invited by President Coolidge to attend the Marion burial service as a guest. Donaldson earned the Medal for rescuing wounded soldiers on October 14 1918 under heavy fire at Sommerance Landres et St Georges Road. He traveled from the White House to the Capitol for funeral ceremonies and was surprised by the invitation.
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Capitol
Calvin Coolidge
Sommerance- Landres-et-St. Georges Road
Pennsylvania Avenue
San Francisco
Navy
National
Warren Harding
Funeral train bearing Warren G Harding to Marion
Washington mourns as President Harding's funeral train leaves Union Station for Marion Ohio. Immense crowds file past the rotunda as Coolidge and cabinet members accompany the casket in solemn rites, with 35,000 reverent mourners passed by and another 35,000 disappointed at not gaining entry.
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Ohio
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Capitol
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Poison plot alleged in Centerville infant death case
Centerville officials report a twelve year old colored boy admitted deliberately poisoning a one year old in the Hall family. The coroner declared he spread poison in milk and in foods at the Thurch Hill home with intent to kill the infant and later the father after quarrels over lateness.
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Centerville
Mad
Robert Coursey
William Coppage Hall, Jr
Orr
William C. Hall
Thurch Hill
Frank Bryson
Hall
Mr. Hall
Do You or Don’t You Make the Most of Life
A reflective line about balancing work and rest. The text extols working as pleasure and returning home to sleep as a reward, urging readers to maximize life’s possibilities through steady effort and rest.
German Chancellor Cuno vows continued passive resistance
Berlin August 8. Chancellor Cuno told the Reichstag passive resistance will be continued with strength and without violence. He urged the German people to support those in the occupied region and said Germany must rely on itself, prepared for a long period of suffering, while warning against hopes based on expected British concessions. He criticized England’s draft reply and France's stance, insisting Germany will not abandon its land or comrades.
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Stinnes Company
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England
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Cafe Proprietor Stabbed To Death In Bootleg War
Frank Meynard 38, owner of the Black Cat cafe at 1043 West Sixth, was stabbed near his business as a dispute with bootleg rivals escalated. Louis Heidkamp 36, an employee of Jones & Laughlin Steel, confessed at the Fourth District station and faced murder charges. Police note Meynard warned of threats, witnesses saw a heated exchange before the stabbing near Sixth and Carr streets.
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Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
Fourth District
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Big Four Railroad
Early & Daniel Company
Prostrations Rise During Harding Funeral Procession
Intense heat caused 170 prostrations today among spectators along the Harding funeral procession from the White House to the Capitol and at the rotunda. First aid stations reported treatment but no serious condition. High humidity made the heat more oppressive.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Capitol
Injured One Fatally In Auto Mishaps
Miss Freda Telgheder, 24, of 2411 Clifton Ave, died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a side impact toppled the car she rode in near Harrison Ohio. Her brother Herman Telgheder, a police sergeant, drove. six-year-old Carl Telgheder, his wife Julia, and their two children Peggy and Jean were also passengers. The other vehicle fled.
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Clifton Avenue
Harrison
Good Samaritan Hospital
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Hamilton County
New Trenton
Ind
Hoosier-Dixie Highway
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Julia Telgheder
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Miami Station
Cleves
Laura Garrison
Dorothy
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Raymond Garrison
Auto Truck Collision Injures Mr Healthy Man
John Minning aged 52 known as Mr Healthy of O injury was serious when the truck he drove collided with an automobile driven by Alfred Hagen of 223 East Liberty Street at the intersection of Spring Grove Avenue and Draper Street last night.
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Mr. Healthy
John Minning
Alfred Hagen
East Liberty Street
Spring Grove Avenue
Draper Street
Mr. Min
Youth Kills Sweetheart After Goodnight Kiss
In Hamilton Ontario George King 25 kissed his sweetheart and Eric Johnson 17 handed a note to be mailed before firing a pistol, killing the girl. King fled in a car and was later arrested in a Toronto restaurant after telephoning police he planned suicide.
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Hamilton
Ont
George King
Eric Johnson
King
Toronto
Governor Davis Maintains Clear Mind Amid Typhoid Illness
Slightly lower temperature and a clear mind marked Governor J. M. Davis's condition today as he battles typhoid fever. The physician reported his highest temperature last night at 104 degrees and a low of 102.5 degrees in Topeka Kansas.
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J. M. Davis
Stays Deportation of Radicals Under Harding Claim
New York August 8. Writs of habeas corpus stayed the deportation of five I W W members held at Ellis Island. Richard Bratzer Peter Green Joseph Grabber Dan Sheridan and James Slovik were among 21 convicts pardoned by President Harding as he left for Alaska. The Department of Labor seeks to show cause why they should be deported at a Federal Court hearing August 24.
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Ellis Island
Leavenworth
Kaw
Richard Bratzer
Peter Green
Joseph Grabber
Dan Sheridan
James Slovik
Chicago
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