Wanderer Confesses Cold Blooded Murder Plot in Chicago
Carl Wanderer former army lieutenant admits planning and carrying out the murder of his wife a church singer and another man to prevent her leaving him He tells of his hatred for marriage and life on the run He is held for grand jury action and faces immediate trial while awaiting arraignment.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
al Watson
New York
Catherine Vance
Watson
Folkestone
England
Manor House Hospital
Paterson
N. J
Msi
Wanderer
Hoyne
Carl Johnson
Wanr
Ruth
Harry L. Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter B. King
Cincinnati
Trinity Baptist Church
Marion
C. E. Berkley
Pittsburg
Philip Giordano
National
McAdoo Campaign Expenses Totaled 443 Dollars
Judge S B Amidon national Democratic committeeman and McAdoo supporter says campaign expenses for William G McAdoo as Democratic presidential nominee totaled 443 dollars. He notes the funds came from himself and three friends. Amidon managed McAdoo forces at the San Francisco convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Ss. B. Amidon
Wichita
Kan
Amidon
McAdoo
San Francisco
Brother Found Dead In Chair At 737 Hopkins Street
William Junk, 58, was found dead yesterday in his home with a newspaper clutched in his hand. Miss Sallie Junk, his sister, had left the room momentarily and returned to discover him reclining in his favorite chair. She said he had been ill for nearly three years but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Junk
Hopkins Street
Sallie Junk
Miss Junk
Bauer
Harding
Marion
Senator Harding
Richland County
Harding and Coolidge Club
Mansfield
General Wood
Chcago
Marion Club
Chicago
Drug Addict Tries To End Life In Covington Jail
Harry Hamilton, 30, of 216 East Market Street Louisville, arrested for loitering, was found hanging by his belt in Covington Jail. He was cut down by night turnkey George Hoskins and taken to St Elizabeth Hospital. Hamilton had begged for morphine and carried morphine and a hypodermic needle at arrest. Case scheduled for Police Court Tuesday.
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Harry Hamilton
East Market Street
Louisville
Covington
Hamilton
Sanford
George Hoskins
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Italian Inherits Half Million From Unknown Brother
Youngstown Ohio July report says Dominick Testa, Italian restaurant owner, learned a Rome firm left him a half million dollars from a half brother he did not know existed. The bequest came after Testa faced intoxication charges. investigation confirmed the tale.
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Youngstown
Liice
Dominick Testa
Rome
Testa
Italy
Rossman Fusco
Scotland Yard Called in To Trail Elwell Case Woman
New York July 10 Scotland Yard was asked to help solve the murder of Joseph Bowne Elwell whist expert and turf man known as Don Juan. Investigators pursued a second woman linked to Elwell seen at Palm Beach and Mi ami last winter as possible motive. District Attorney's office began examining bank accounts of Elwell's women friends.
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New York
Scotland Yard
Joseph Bowne Elwell
Don Juan
Elwell
Palm Beach
Miami
England
Flood in Seoul Causes 100 Drownings and Massive Flooding
AP dispatch from Seoul reports about 100 people drowned and 4500 houses flooded after the Han River overflowed. Troops were deployed to safeguard the city as extensive damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Tokyo
Associated Press
Korea
Han
Rescuers Overcome In Abandoned Mine At Black Diamond
Five men of the Pacific Coast Coal Company mine rescue team at Black Diamond were overcome by gas during a practice drill. Two are probably dead and three others, rescued in serious condition, will likely recover, according to Seattle advices received shortly after noon.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Coast Coal Company
Black Diamond
Likley
Welch Cleared in New York Death Case
Philadelphia July 10 Jack Welch who was arrested after his wife accused him of involvement in a New York death was discharged today. She admitted the murder tale was all wrong.
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Philadelphia
Jack” Welch
New York
Governor Cox in early campaign talks and plans
Dayton July 10 Judge T T Ansberry of Washington arrives to brief Governor Cox on convention matters with Roosevelt. Cox to meet Roosevelt and discuss campaign strategy while remaining aligned with the Democratic platform. Cox golfed at Dayton Country Club and presented the Governor’s Cup to Harold Webber.
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Ansberry
Tet Cox
Dayton
Cox
San Francisco
T. T. Ansberry
Washington
D. C
Judge Ansberry
E. E. Moore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Columbus
League of Nations
United Tes
Dayton Country Club
Frank Hill Smith
Lee Warren James
Ellsworth H. Augustus
Cleveland
Augustus
Ohio State Golf Association
Harold Webber
Inverness Country Club
Toledo
Trails End
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
the Treasury
Houston
Katherine Wright
Wright Brothers
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
David B. Francis
Russia
Harvey C. Garber
Ohio
Garber
Denver
Joe Hall
Cincinnati
Thirty
Ohio National Guard
Raids Hit Boardwalk Bars as Bathers Ignore Prohibition
Forty prohibition agents from Philadelphia raided six cabarets and cafes near Atlantic City Boardwalk as thousands of bathers gathered. Large quantities of liquor were seized and carted away while police enforcement faced public defiance.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
Child Dies After Eating Popcorn Confection
Mrs Niela Mc Masters and her daughter Florence ten were rushed to General Hospital after Florence fell ill within minutes of eating ice cream and a candy coated popcorn confection purchased at a local store. Doctors suspected poisoning or broken glass in ice cream. Coroner Dr A C Bauer ordered stomach contents analyzed as police investigate the shop of purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niela McMasters
East Center Street
Florence
General Hospital
A. C. Bauer
Plane crash on Salisbury Beach kills two and injures one
Mrs. Richard H. Long of Farmingham and Gordon L. Groah of Lynn died after a sightseeing flight over Hampton and Salisbury beaches veered into a nose dive. Mechanician Gaston Cornet of Pittsfield was severely hurt as the plane crashed in view of thousands along the shore.
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Salisbury Beach
Mass
Richard H. Long
Farmingham
Gordon L. Groach
Lynn
Gaston Cornet
Pittsfield
Groah
Farmer Beats Child to Death Sparks Mob in Ohio
Defiance authorities fear mob violence after farmer Joshua Botkins is arrested for allegedly beating to death the three year old son of his housekeeper Ida May Bullock. Botkins denies intent to kill. He faces first degree murder charges as guards prepare for crowds at Defiance jail.
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Toledo
Defiance
Joshua Botkins
Ida May Bullock
Botkins
Wyson Held to Grand Jury in Dayton Shooting Case
W G Wyson 65 was held to the grand jury under 10000 bond on a charge of shooting Georgia Ooten 20. Her condition grew worse and the charge may be changed to murder.
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Wysong
Dayton
W. G. Wysong
Georgia Ooten
Third Party Opens Its Convention With Radicals and Liberals
The Chicago convention launches a united third party effort with the Forty eight and Single Tax groups drafting a platform. Delegates clash over rules as radicals seek fair representation and labor pressures loom for a party name.
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Third Party
Chicago
Single Tax
J. A. H. Hopkins
Swinburne Hale
New York
Charles H. Ingersoll
Amos Pinchot
Committee of Forty-eight
Robert M. LaFollette
LaFollette
Labor Party of the
United States
League
Triple Alliance of the Northwest
Farmers’ National Council
People’s Money League
The
Producers’ League
Consumers’ League
St. Louis
Labor Party
Labor Convention
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
United States Industrial Relations Commission
Friends of Irish Freedom
C. J. France
Seattle
America
George L. Recor
New Jersey
H. F. Wilkie
Maryland
Committee of Fortyeight
2000 Miles Through Snow To Deal White Man's Justice
The Department of Justice plans to send a white judge 2000 miles into Hudson Bay territory to try Ouangwak an Eskimo accused of slaughtering a man to win his wife. Ouangwak travels from Ottawa to Montreal then to the murder scene near Chesterfield Inlet for a native trial. Sergeant Douglas of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police accompanies him as evidence that the NorthWest Mounted Policeman never loses his man.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Department of Justice
Ouangwak
Chesterfield Inlet
Keewatin
Montreal
Douglas
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northwestern Mounted
Ohio 1920 Wheat Crop Estimated At Half Last Year
The Ohio wheat crop for 1920 is estimated at 27 125 000 bushels about half last year and below the ten year average 8 000 000 bushels short of normal for the state. Conditions for corn oats tobacco peaches and hogs are reported with variances in acreage yield and regional patterns.
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Ohio
Columbus, CO
State Department of Agriculture
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Bense
Miami Valley
Ottawa
Erie
Lorain
Rome
Lawrence County
California Could Decide Nation in League Clash
In Los Angeles Southern California voters loom large as Harding Johnson and Cox clash over the League of Nations. If Harding aligns with Johnson or Cox tilts with Wilson era policy, California’s Republican or Democratic fate could tip a nationwide outcome.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harding
Cox
California
Los Angeles County
Johnson
League of Nations
Hoover
League
United States
Turkey
Russia
San Francisco
Hiram Johnson
Wilson
Tammany
Ohio
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Adoo
Brother
Jack
Welch
Uoa-Roosevelt
Florence McMasters
Massachusetts
Farmer
Child
Wood
Coolidge
Leonard Wood
William H. Hays
Cummins
Iowa
Hays
Davis
Warren G. Harding
American Journalists’ Association
James M. Cox
Snow
Lawrence
Southern California
David Lawrence
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