Ohio General Assembly Tacks 44 Bills Into Hopper
Ohio lawmakers introduce 44 bills including an emergency appropriation of 28.5 million for six months. They push election law revisions, seek universal drivers licenses, state safety and grand jury reform, and consider recodification of many statutes as part of a rapid opening session.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Donahey
Myers Y. Cooper
Senate
George M. Kumler
Finance Committee
House
Highway Department
Joint Committee On Economy
Prohibition Department
Gilbert Morgan
Jury is bounced by state judge in Chicago case
Judge George Fred Rush discharged the jury after an acquittal in an attempted burglary case and recommended their names be struck from jury lists. The jurors had been ordered to stay eleven days as spectators to learn their duty, a wrathful reaction to the quick verdict. Henry Lane was acquitted after a policeman testified to finding him on a roof at midnight with burglary tools.
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Chicago
George Fred Rush
Rush
Henry Lane
Lane
Benjamin Duke dies in New York tobacco magnate
Benjamin N Duke, a boy peddler who built a vast business from tobacco into railroads banking and real estate, died in his Fifth Avenue mansion at seventy four. He left an estimated fortune over 60 million and funded large philanthropies including 1 million to Trinity College now Duke University. Burial will be in Durham with a special train carrying the body from New York.
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New York
Benjamin N. Duke
Fifth Avenue
Trinity College
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Guilforad College
Pennsylvania Station
Memorial Chapel
Four Hunters Rob Indiana Bank In Broad Daylight
Four men disguised as hunters entered the Irvington State Bank in Indianapolis just after opening time. They threatened staff and customers with shotguns, forced three officials and about ten patrons into a vault, and escaped with about $10,000. In Blissfield Michigan a separate robbery at the First National Bank involved a single bandit who bound the assistant teller Harold Moore and looted the vault, taking $4,500.
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Indianapolis
Irvington State Bank
Blissfield
Mich
First National Bank
Harold Moore
Moore
York Witch Killer Faces Narrow Chance in Insanity Defense
York Pa January 8 The state hauls down the gates on darkness as John Blymer the witch killer stands trial for his life. Witnesses describe a life of misfortune and hexes igniting his alleged madness and a claimed path from poverty to murder. The defense hinges on insanity amid a juror panel facing a grim fate.
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York
Dudley Nichols
New York World News Service
John Blymer
Blymer
Commonwealth
Lily Alloway
Harrisburg
Survey Planned to Gird Fear of Unemployment
Cincinnati will conduct a survey of conditions to avert hysteria over unemployment. Col. Sherrill, city manager, appointed yesterday a committee led by Col. William Cooper Procter and seven others to advise the Welfare Department on planning. The Welfare Department said December studies show no alarming unemployment figures.
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Cincinnati
Col. Sherrill
Fred Hoehler
William ’Cooper Procter
Frederick C. Hicks
C. O. Bookman
Julian Pollak
James Wilson
Phil Ziegler
J. J
Sherrill
Welfare Department
City Officials Back Driver Licensing Measure
Cincinnati officials and members of the Cincinnati Automobile Club urged enactment of a drivers license law with tests of physical mental and moral capacity. Col. Sherrill City Manager praised the proposal and warned of penalties for unlicensed or drunk drivers. Judge Alexander also supported a reasonable license law and compulsory liability insurance citing past accidents on Colerain Avenue.
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Auto Club
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Col. Sherrill
Assassin slays Chicago Italian importer Pasqualino Lolordo
Pasqualino Lolordo wealthy Italian importer and reputed North Side liquor syndicate head was shot eleven times in his Chicago home parlor while three companions sat nearby. Police questioned eighteen suspects as they pursued motives linked to Sicilian gang rivalries and Black Hand extortion theories. Lolordo, 45, had ties to Tony Lombardo's organization and was reportedly chosen Lombardo's successor, a move that may have sparked the killing.
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Chicago
Pasqualino Lolordo
North Side
Ilolordo
Pasqualino
Joseph Lolordo
Tony Lombardo
Joseph
Lombardo
Cleveland
Unione Siciliano
Lolordo
John Stege
Cleveland Bar asks Supreme Court to probe ambulance chasing
The Cleveland Bar Association petitions the Ohio Supreme Court for the appointment of a Master Commissioner to summon witnesses and take testimony in a proposed inquiry into ambulance chasing by lawyers in Cuyahoga County. Maurice Brenon and others argued the request, with John H. Clark proposed as Master Commissioner. The aim is to set rules for legal practice, not target specific attorneys.
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Columbus, O
Supreme Court
Cleveland Bar Association
Cuyahoga County
Association
Maurice Brenon
Paul Howland
R. B. Newcomb
John T. Scott
John H. Clark
United States Supreme Court
Bankers Sought on 195 Indictments in Kewanee Case
Warrants issued for W. E. Gould and S. D. Burge ex- president and cashier of the Savings Bank of Kewanee after 195 Henry County Grand Jury indictments. Charges include forgery embezzlement and running a confidence game. Bonds set at 724000 each. counts include 56 for confidence game 102 for receiving deposits while insolvent 15 for embezzlement and 22 for forgery.
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Kewanee
W. E. Gould
S. D. Burge
Savings Bank of Kewanee
Henry County Grand Jury
Beckt Assembly Seat Quorum with Pennsylvania Claim
The House voted that James M. Beck is entitled to his seat as a Pennsylvania representative, despite questions about his Philadelphia residency. Senate debate continued on the Kellogg pact with hopes for an early ratification vote. Tariff hearings focused on casein duties, with Walter D. Randall urging free-list status to aid domestic and foreign market competition. A Rules Committee vote granted right of way to the reapportionment bill.
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Washington
House
Congress
James M. Beck
United States
Pennsylvania
Beck
Philadelphia
Elections Committee
Senate
Ways and Means
Walter D. Randall
Champion Coated Paper Company
Ohio
Germany
Randall
Birger gang members jailed for life in Price slaying
Four members of the Charlie Birger gang Art Newman Leslie Simpson Freddie Wooten and Riley Simmons received life sentences plus 57 year terms for conspiracy to murder Mrs Ethel Price and her husband State Trooper Lory L Price in a 2 year old case Judge D Hartwell presided and the prosecutors agreement avoided the death penalty with parole eligibility set at 58 years.
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Marion
Ill
Charlie Birger
Southern Illinois
D. Hartwell
Ethel Price
Lory L. Price
Art Newman
Leutenant
Birger
Leslie Simpson
Freddie Wooten
Riley Simmons
Fate of Booth Undecided at Salvation Army Council
Sunbury on Thames England Jan 8 The High Council of the Salvation Army meeting here failed to reach a quick decision on Gen Bramwell Booth’s fitness as Commander in Chief after three sessions. Committees were formed and officers elected as the council plans to begin formal deliberations tomorrow with all 63 commissioners allowed to express views behind guarded doors.
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Sunbury-On-Thames
England
High Council of the
Salvation Army
Bramwell Booth
Hoover to be inaugurated with parade after brief Washington talks
President elect Hoover discussed key issues with Melon and congressional leaders in Washington and approved a simple inauguration followed by a two hour military and civic parade. He declined to offer views on pending measures and emphasized solving problems after Coolidge.
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Washington
Hoover
Mellon
Senate
House
Iowa
Coolidge
Mellors
Treasury
Mayflower Hotel
Mr. Hoover
Senator Borah
Idaho
Seventy-first Congress
Smoot
Utah
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Congress
Moses
New Hampshire
Foreign regime must face suit
Judge Bondy ruled that ownership of stock by a foreign government does not grant immunity to a company under U S anti trust law. The Department of Justice seeks to dissolve the German and French potash monopoly in the United States and enjoin violations. The 1927 suit names sixteen defendants and involves Ambassador Paul Claudel challenging service on French defendants.
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New York
Bondy
Department of Justice
United States
Paul Claudel
Republic of France
Honor Member Procter of the Ghest Soap Manufacturer Honored
Honor member Procter of the Ghest Soap Manufacturer is honored for his work by Community Chest. A second honorary member was added at its annual midwinter dinner. The nomination praised his long Cincinnati citizenship and efforts to improve social welfare and mutual employer employee cooperation. Fire destroys Cincinnati Sheet Metal and Roofing Co plant at 226 Front St with estimated losses of 160000. nearby Wallace Transfer Co suffers 15000 damage as flames threaten both buildings. Firefighters rescue horses as crews fight the blaze amid a crowded scene along the Ohio River.
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Community Chest
C. M. Lee
Spwe
William ‘Cooper Procter
Fred. Geier
Mary Emery
Frank Nelson
Cincinnati Sheet Metal and Roofing Company
Front Street
Wallace Transfer Company
Transfer Company
Cincinnati
William Copelaw
Rudolph Wehking
Ohio River
Kentucky
Corcoran
Vogel
Eberhardt
Salvage Corps
J. J. Conway
Barney Huston
Harry Olden
Woman Struck by Auto Injured at Clinton Street Home
Mrs. Henrietta Roth aged 29 of 944 Clinton street was bruised when struck by a motor vehicle driven by Daniel Flack of 2532 Beekman street in front of her home. She was taken to General Hospital for treatment.
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Henrietta Roth
Clinton Street
Daniel Flack
Beekman Street
General Hospital
Convict Bonar Escapes While Attending Slain Brother Funeral
Roy Beans Bonar a 23 year old former Newport resident and Frankfort Penitentiary inmate was allowed to attend the funeral of his brother Carl Bonar who was killed near Fourth and Isabella streets. He escaped from his guard while dining at his sister’s Newport home and was recaptured three hours later by Detective John Phistner in an attic at 326 West Fifth street.
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Roy
Beans” Bonar
Newport
Frankfort
John Phistner
West Fifth Street
Bonar
Carl Bonar
Fourth
Isabella Streets
William Becker
Carl
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Charles Hoepker
West Seventh Street
Roy Bonar
Falmouth
E. G. Braunson
Braunson
Hoepker
West End
Mother Burns Rescue Baby in Covington Fire
Mrs Blanchesters a 40 year old Newport resident rushed to save her infant when a gas heater ignited her clothes. She suffered severe burns to her legs body and arms but the baby was unharmed and she whispered this before losing consciousness.
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St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Covington
Blanchesters
West Seventh Street
Newport
John Butts
Bench Warrant For Alma Rubens Over Wild Parties
Alma Rubens, film actress, faced charges of disturbing the peace after arriving late to Los Angeles municipal court. A bench warrant was issued for her arrest. she posted a $500 bond to guarantee appearance at trial on January 17. Witnesses named Rita Carews and Leroy Mason were among those involved.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alma Rubens
Miss Rubens
Rita Carews
Leroy Mason
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