Detectives Nab Bandits Through Woman's Lead in Postal Heist
New York reports detectives from American Express Pinkerton and the Post Office Department traced a $1.45 million loot from a Leonard Street mail truck theft to a crime ring. A woman connection and confessions tied Gerald Chapman and associates to the March 1920 cash and bond theft, with three men held on $125,000 bail each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Express Company
Pinkerton Agency
Post Office Department
Leonard Street
Gordon T.mccarthy
Buffalo
Post Office
McCarthy
Express Company
Niagara Falls
Martha Fuller
No. 524
West 145Th Street
Altman’s
Express
MccCarthy
Brown
Federal
Gerald Chapman
George Chatres
Pinkertons
Chapman
Randolph Savings Bank
Randolph
Mass
Bruce
Gramercy Park
Charlies Lambert
Loeser
Lambert
Frank Havernack
Broadway
Jeremiah Seville
Postoffice
Seville
Hevernack
Himself
Roe Brown
Auburn Prison
United States
Hitchcock
Brows
Havernack
Free State surround threatened in Donegal clashes
In North Donegal Free State troops began an enveloping movement against Republican holdouts at Glenveigh Castle and Inch Fort. National army detachments seized prisoners as fighting spread, while Dublin reported seven hundred Republicans captured and the city began to recover after extensive hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Associated Press
Free State
Donegal
Glenveigh Castle
Inch Fort
Bridge End
Inch
Rathoullan
Lough Swilley
Swilley
Churchill
Grenveagh
National Army
Newtown Cunningham
Clonyn Castle
Redmead House
An Delvin
County
Dublin
Sackville Street
Woman Killed Crossing Street by Auto in Stormy Night
Mrs. Mary Gehring, 67, of 1217 Broadway, died after being struck on Thirteenth Street by a car driven by Charles Tunis, 285 McCormick Place, as street lights were out from storm damage. Police said Tunis was not at fault due to poor illumination. Gehring died from skull fracture and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gehring
Broadway
Charles Tunis
McCormick Place
Thirteenth Street
Sycamore Street
Tunis
Handley
Edward Lotz
Conroy Street
John Lutz
Girl Cashier Ready To Give Herself Up On Embezzling Charge
Miss Etta E Huglow of 2527 Hackberry Street faced embezzlement charges for $5000 from the J M Gidding Company. Promised surrender came from Sarah Runyan of 2345 St James Avenue, who posted $5000 bond and arrived at police HQ at 7 PM. Gidding officials reported discrepancies after Huglow resigned on May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta E. Huglow
Hackberry Street
J. M. Gidding Company
Sarah Runyan
St. James Avenue
Miss Runyan
Miss Huglow
Gidding Company
Three Million Dollar Compensation Premiums to be Returned
In Columbus on July 1, employers in four percent classifications under the workmen's compensation law will share a dividend of 3 million dollars. Director Tetlow reported that the return will lower future premium rates, with the 3 million exceeding the previous record dividend by 1 million. The payout targets classes whose costs to the compensation fund exceeded their dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davis
Industrial Relations
Tetholow
Tetlow
Industrial Commission
Metge
Ritzman Convicted For Graft in Army Files on Appeal
Charles A. Ritzman former Army Captain and general manager of Cisco Lighting Company Detroit was sentenced in Criminal Court to eighteen months in the penitentiary for accepting an $800 bribe to influence skid chain purchases for the army while overseeing Motor Transport Corps maintenance during the war He noted an appeal and was released on $3000 bonds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Ritzman
Cisco Lighting Company
Detroit
Army
Motor Transport Corps
Daugherty Sets Public Hearing on Rum Dispute
Attorney General Daugherty will hold a hearing next Thursday to decide if sale of intoxicating beverages on Shipping Board vessels is legal. Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt will join. advocates from Anti Saloon League and steamship lines may present views. A second hearing July 13 will address whether the Eighteenth Amendment applies to ships on the high seas and within the three mile limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Mabel W. Willebrandt
Prohibition
Department For Justice
Shipping Board
Treasury Department
Antisaloon League
Public To Be Heard On Liberty Bell Loan To Chicago
Philadelphia plans a public hearing next Tuesday to decide if the Liberty Bell should be loaned to Chicago for a pageant of progress. Mayor Moore will assess safety before the journey. council approved the loan 18 to 2 amid Chicago petition drive by 3.5 million schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Bell
Chicago
Philadelphia
Moore
Allentown
Independence Hall
Will Appeal if Denied New Trial in Kenton Case
Thomas Sebree Jr. a 22 year old school teacher at Bracht Station was sentenced to sixteen years in the penitentiary by Judge I M Tracy in Covington for an offense against Zelma Clemons a 14 year old who died May 24 The defense seeks a new trial arguing the state prosecutes the wrong man and challenges venue The jury deliberated 45 minutes and the defense filed a motion for a new trial The case may be appealed if denied
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sebree, Jr
Bracht Station
I. M. Tracy
Covington
Sebree
Zelma Clemons
John B. O'Neal
Commonwealth
O'Neal
Kenton County
Tracy
Thomas Sebree
O'Neil
Crittenden
Grant County
Walton
Boone County
Orie S. Ware
Edward J. Tracy
John le Vest
Clemons
Ware
Bracht
Boone
Wash Out on Line Sparks Gunfire Between Neighbors
A yard dispute over hanging laundry led Mrs. Lilian Howland and Mrs. Susie Justice to clash with a revolver. Howland fired a shot that went wild, lodging in a neighboring building. Both women were arrested for disorderly conduct at the Second District Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second District
Lilian Howland
Susie Justice
East Third Street
Justice
Interurban Rail Line May Resume Operations Involvement
A new company is forming to take over the Interurban Railway and Terminal Company and resume service on the line. William H. Horton of Union Light Heat and Power Company says definite announcements will come next week. operations have been suspended since March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interurban Railway and Terminal Company
Cara
William H. Horton
Union Light, Heat and Power Company
Whiting Ady Writing Legacy Highlighted
A feature notes WHITING Ady as a lasting influence in writing, praising craft and regional impact. The piece profiles Ady's approach, teaching methods, and enduring contributions to literary circles and classrooms.
Order arrest of rail union leaders after violence at strike
Washington July 7. Government mediated talks between anthracite mine operators and United Mine Workers adjourned without resolution. Secretary Davis noted a little progress as both sides await President Harding's view at the next meeting. Warrriner led operators. Murray led the union delegation amid wage and maintenance disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miners’ Union
Harding
Davis
General Conference
S. D. Warriner
Philip Murray
United Mineworkers
Action in Two Coal Fields Moves Toward Resuming Work
Miners in Illinois and Kansas take steps toward resuming operations. Illinois United Mineworkers officials report President Farrington received conditional authority to negotiate a wage agreement, while Howat followers in Kansas seek mining work. Farrington denies Illinois wage talks. plan reportedly includes a possible state convention and a referendum on terms with owners if government intervenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Illinois Executive Committee
United Mineworkers
Frank Farrington
Springfield
Kansas
Alexander Howat
Farrington
Illinois
Washington
Hawat
Howat
International Union
John L. Lewis
Injunction Granted After Coal Plant Attack in Ohio
Federal Judge Sater issued a temporary injunction to Consoli dated Coal and Coke Company owners after a Tuesday attack on coal leaders at a New Straitsville plant. Deputies may be placed on grounds to protect workers and property. One guard shot, two others wounded, and Thomas Marshall of Altoona killed. Hearing set Monday on extending injunction to bar strikers from mine properties in Belmont County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Marshall
Altoona
Katherine
Belmont County
M. J. Fordyce
Guards Fired Upon at Hudson Coal Mine in West Virginia
In Reynoldsville near Clarksburg guards at the Hudson Coal Company Lewis mine were fired on from nearby hills. They returned fire with no injuries reported. Authorities note a recent strike riot near the mine left two striking miners dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lewis
Hudson Coal Company
Reynoldsville
McMaken Named Pardons and Parole Superintendent
General W. V. McMaken of Toledo appointed by Governor Davis to lead the Pardons and Parole department, succeeding the late G. W. C. Perry of Chillicothe. McMaken assumes duties immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
W. V. McMaken
Toledo
Davis
G. W. C. Perry
Chillicothe
Mr. McMaken
Sheriff Defies Strikers to Reopen Gallia Mines
Gallia County Sheriff Swanson announced Cheshire hillside mines would reopen tomorrow with adequate protection after fifteen auto loads of union miners from Pomeroy threatened nonunion workers with revolvers. He pledged to swear in enough deputies to ensure safety as nonunion miners staged a work stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cheshire
Here
Pomeroy
Swanson
Gallia County
Germany Faces Political Crisis as Mark Falls and Rathenau Assassination Shocks
Washington reports from Berlin that the German government teeters amid currency collapse and a political crisis following Foreign Minister Rathenau's assassination. Measures to protect the republic include death or life imprisonment for conspiracy, with Bavaria resisting enforcement and anti-Republican agitation suppressed. Berlin printers strike halting most newspapers as Reichstag debates grain subsidies amid broad opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Herring
Berlin
Rathenau
Germany
Reichstag
Bavaria
National Party
Warrants issued as first legal action in railroad shop strike
Kansas Industrial Court issues warrants for arrest of the Topeka local union leaders in the Sante Fe shop crafts strike. State troops hold in readiness. trains canceled or altered. unions insist on justice and refuse to submit. Jewell blames the Railroads and Labor Board for delays. Strike Bulletin No. 1 proclaims 100 percent perfect start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Tlindis
B. M. Jewell
Federated Crafts
Kansas
Southern Railway
New Orleans
Mississippi
Boston
Springfield
Allen
Parsons
Alfred Coad
Jewell
Federated Shop Crafts
RB. M. Jewell
Railroad Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Ben W. Hooper
Wny
Tabor Board
E. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way
Reichbank Fails To Stem Decline of Mark
Berlin reports the mark continues to fall after the Rathenauw assassination and loss of confidence in the state. Government and Reichsbank efforts to prop up the currency with foreign money fail. Prices may rise sharply, bread costs climb, and bank loan demand increases. The Frankfurter Zeitung warns disaster if not addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichbank
Berlin
Rathenauw
Reichsbank
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Alaska Miner Kendall Disappears With 100000 In New York
Alva C Kendall, an Alaska miner, vanished after leaving Greenwich Village with about 100000 in cash. His trail of gold led from a Sixth Avenue jade to the Pennsylvania Hotel and a Fifth Avenue diamond shop. Police issued a general alert with no results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
N. Y
New York
Associated Press
Greenwich Village
Alva C. Kendall
Kendall
Fifth Avenue
Mary P. Smith
Pennsylvania
Thomas A. Howland
Ken
Woman Sentenced After Car Hit Boy in Front of School
In Cleveland on July 7 Mrs. Christine Miller was convicted of careless driving and sentenced by Justice Dempsey to thirty days in the workhouse plus a $25 fine and costs. Witnesses said she drove the car that struck 8 year old William Gaylor and left him before returning for a physician. She denied driving but was identified in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, CO
Christine Miller
Justice Dempsey
Municipal Court
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Woman
First Crew
FREE
Mary Dehring
Ritzman
McMaken
Mark
Nangag Court
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