Avondale Outrage Stirs City As Home Robbery Attack
Indignation rose at a gathering for Joseph Byrnes, president of Byrnes-Conway Company, after three negroes robbed and assaulted his 25 year old daughter Flora at their Glenwood Avenue home. Byrnes and others pursued two suspects, rewards totaling 3000 dollars offered for arrests. The recovered victim was taken to General Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Byrnes
Byrnes-Conway’ Company
Glenwood Avenue
Avondale
Byrnes
Flora Byrnes
General Hospital
Howard Woodburn
Jefferson Avenue
Whisky not antidote for snake bites experts say
Chicago July 23. Karl P. Schmidt of the Field Museum rejects whisky as a snake bite cure. He warns that home remedies are unsafe and urges victims to seek recognized serums rather than medicines from bootleggers.
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Chicago
Karl P. Schmidt
Field Museum of Natural History
Black Boxes Linked to Stephenson Probe In Indiana
Washington Indiana July 23 Two black boxes tied to D C Stephenson former Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan have been found by Special Prosecuting Attorney Emsley W Johnson The boxes are said to contain material of interest to the probe into Indiana political corruption though their contents have not been examined by Marion County investigators Stephenson is serving a life sentence for a Indianapolis murder and was a powerful figure in Republican politics within the Indiana Klan.
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Washington
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Emsley W. Johnson
Johnson
Stephenson
William H. Remy
Marion County
Mildred Meade
Marion County Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Expatriate fight over US leave order 10 continues
Peggy Hull Kinley an American born reporter charges deportation threat after Ellis Island letter denies extended stay to August 15 1927. She cites marriages to Englishmen and cites the Cable Act as creating hardship for women and families while immigration policy admits other nationalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peggy Hull Kinley
Bennington
Kan
Ellis Island
Secretary of Labor
Washington, D. C
United States
Roy M. Day
Constance Talmadge
Pershing
Film Actress to Wed Philadelphia Clubman After Divorces Final
Los Angeles July 23 Dorothy Revier film actress and Charles Schoen Johnson clubman and Philadelphia family member are engaged. The marriage will wait until both divorces become final. Revier seeks divorce from Harry J. Revier, while Johnson's divorce from Katherine MacDonald is not yet final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Dorothy Revier
Charles Schoen Johnson
Philadelphia
Miss Revier
Harry J. Revier
Johnson
Katherine MacDonald
Mystery surrounds death of six month old Clifford Schroeder
Clifford Schroeder six months old, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Schroeder of Norwood, died suddenly after a nap. Coroner Swing investigates while Mrs Schroeder lies ill, and Dr M C Labermeier notes possible intestinal hemorrhage but cannot identify a cause. Neighbors alerted the life saving squad after the infant stopped breathing in his crib.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Schroeder
Harry Schroeder
Dacey Avenue
Norwood
Swing
Norwood Fire Department
M. C. Labermeier
Lenox Building
Oakley
Defense Deliberations In House of David Case Continue
In St Joseph Michigan the defense in the states dissolution against the House of David colony declines to say if leader Benjamin Purnell or his wife Mary will testify. One witness, Geneva Goodwin Hernbeck, denies immorality at the colony. About thirty witnesses remain and the trial could take four more weeks for defense to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David Colony
Benjamin Purnell
Mary
Purnell
Nigmera
Geneva Goodwin Hernbeck
Fat Bill the barefoot bandit meets Memphis ball players
In Memphis on Friday night a barefoot bandit called Fat Bill interrupted a watermelon party return and robbed the players of money. Detective Crumby claimed to have shot Fat Bill before, and the bandit pretended to be the same man. The players identified themselves as Tex Jeanes and Ray Moss before Fat Bill vanished.
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Fat Bill
Memphis
Tenn
Arefoot
Bandit
E. M. Crumby
Bill
Tex Jeanes
Ray Moss
Moss
Angelus Temple Turmoil Eases After McPherson Returns
Aimee Semple McPherson returns to Angelus Temple and ousts her mother Minnie Kennedy as business manager amid a factional revolt led by Rev. C. E. Jaynes over church finances and routine affairs. McPherson declares she is pastor and president and plans to resume preaching tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
C. E. Jaynes
Jaynes
Kennedy
Illinois
McPherson
United States
Evangelist
Lindbergh Delayed By Fog On 100 Mile Flight to Portland
Lindbergh winged from Boston toward Portland but fog forced a turn to Concord New Hampshire where he landed for the night. Only a few officers and residents were on hand as the Spirit of St Louis was stored in a hangar and plans to reach Portland were resumed the next morning.
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Concord
N. H
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Charles A. Lindbergh
Boston
Portland
N.H
Maine City
Lindbergh
New Hampshire Reserve
Spirit of St. Louis
Charles H. Mason
Organized Reserve
New Hampshire
Col. Mason
Four Die in California Train Crashes Today
In Oakland and surrounding districts three people were killed by Southern Pacific electric trains. Mrs. Matilda Ward 63 died in Berkeley and Mrs. Margaret Brown 48 in Oakland. Mrs. Susan Carroll 61 died later at home from a heart attack after witnessing the accident. Dr. Harry Brown 60, her husband, was gravely ill. William Lawler 55 of Fresno was found dead beside tracks at the Oleum Tunnel Contra Costa County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Southern Pacific Electric
East Bay
Matilda Ward
Berkeley
Susan Carroll
Margaret E. Brown
Harry Brown
Providence
R. I
William Lawler
Fresno
Oleum
Contra Costa County
Beeton farmer Kicks Robber To Death in Night Fight
In Beeton Ontario a homeowner Alex Hodges killed a robber during a dark kitchen struggle after the intruder entered the house. The robber died from a fractured skull and identity could not be established from his body. Police investigate potential leads including a prior Tennessee murder convict, Harry Duncan, but discrepancies cast doubt on that theory.
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Toronto
Ont
Harry Duncan
Tennessee
Canada
Duncan
Alex Hodges
Beeton
Hodges
Coolidge Brings Gold Cradle Drama to Black Hills Trip
President Coolidge forges two roles on vacation visiting Sam McKelvie’s camp in Slate Creek Canyon. He rides log roads by wagon to fish with Jim Bullis, then tours Rapid City with Mrs Coolidge before photographing reels document the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Crawford
New York World News Service
Slate Creek Canyon
Courier
Mystic
S. D
President Coolidge
McKelvie
Black Hills
Jim Bullis
Sam McKelvie
Nebraska
Veteran 54 ends life after barrage of abuse at Clarksville home
William P. Hadley a Spanish American and World War veteran 64 previously living in Dayton and Cincinnati. He left a letter blaming relatives for years of suffering and abuse and directing his property to his niece Louise Brown. He died from a self inflicted gunshot in his Clarksville Ohio room after a visit to his old home.
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Clarksville
William P. Hadley
Calhoun Street
John Ehlman
Hadley
Cincinnati
National Military
Dayton
General Hospital
National Military Home Hospital
Louise
Downpours Sweep Atlantic Coast. Utilities Hit
July 23 report: heavy storms across Quebec to the cotton states cause damage from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and New York. Bridges washed away, trains delayed, flooded streets, and sewer backup reported. Buffalo records 2.72 inches, Pittsburgh 1.64, Scranton 1.16. Staten Island rain fell fast, trolley service disrupted, a barn fire injures horses but none die.
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New York
Quebec
Atlantic
Gulf
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
West Chester County
Harrisburg
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Staten Island
Wheatley Hills
Long Island
New York Harbor
Children Play With Dynamite As Plot Looms
Paragould Arkansas July 23 two sticks of dynamite were found under the Nettles porch used by Nettles children for play. Earlier an automobile was dynamited after Taylor son of evangelist Rev Joseph Taylor and Rosemond Wallace left a house. Two youths were arrested and freed on bond awaiting grand jury action. The Taylor family had lived in the Nettles home before moving to St Louis. A note warned the Nettles to leave the house but the text was not released. Mrs Nettles found the dynamite and the boy brought it to his father.
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Paragould
Ark
James S. Nettles
Nevis Ylor
Joseph Taylor
Rosemond Wallace
Taylor
Wallace
Nettles
St. Louis
Orlin
Body identified after river burial in Newport case
Three hours after the body of a white man was buried in Potters field a Newport coroner identified the victim as Wilbur Zeek, 33, of East Pearl street. His widow and sister confirmed Zeek’s pocketknife and razor. Zeek had been missing since July 1 and the cause of death remains undetermined.
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Ohio River
Central Avenue
Potters Field
Wilbur Zeek
East Pearl Street
Rosetta Zeek
Pearl Street
Anna Strauss
West Sixth Street
Newport
Zeek
Swing
Fate of Ginger and 2 Henchmen in Jury's Hands
Twelve jurors deliberated the fate of Charles Birger and his two former henchmen Art Newman and Ray Hyland for the December case against Mayor Joe Adams. The judge outlined four possible verdicts death life imprisonment or not less than fourteen years and a fine. Archetypal mob fears led to heavy courthouse security with deputies and machine gun guards as Birger’s gang faced a farmers and miners jury in Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Miller
Birger
Franklin County
Joe Adams
Martin
Harry
Adams
Thomasson
Ray Thomasson
Shelton
Newman
Hyland
Elmo Thomasson
James Pritchard
Bowling Green Rain Sets 30 Year Record
Cleveland dispatch reports a rare rainfall event across northern Ohio with Bowling Green receiving 4.44 inches in 24 hours the heaviest single day and month record. Weather observer Y G Hostetter notes it as the heaviest rain since records began thirty years ago and a dry period begins with forecast fair weather for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Cleveland
Ohio
Toledo
Liverpool
Y. G. Hostetter
City physician proposes large volunteer force to report crimes
Dr E W Mitchell and Dr Philip Zenner of Cincinnati urged Col Sherrill to form a volunteer body of 10 000 to 50 000 citizens to report all law violations. The aim is to detect irregularities quickly, including traffic offenses, by a citywide watch. Col Sherrill showed little interest. Armour remains about the same. wife says net busts had another good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W Mitchell
Philip Zenner
Cincinnati
Col Sherrill
Col. SherMl
Zenner
Citizens’ Committee
Washington
Bootleggers Boycott Gas Station Owner in Fairport Suit
Santa Cervella, owner of a Fairport gas station, sues Mrs. Mary Drosicko for 15000 damages claiming bootleggers and their allies forced bankruptcy after she branded him a stool pigeon during a prohibition raid. Edmond Iddings, son of ex state prohibition inspector, filed the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville, CO
Santa Cervella
Fairport
Mary Drosicko
Cervella
Edmond Iddings
John C. Iddings
Building walls collapse injures two in Portland
A remodeling project at the northwest corner of Broadway and Washington streets in Portland caused the building to collapse. The roof fell in followed by a collapse outward over the sidewalk, injuring two pedestrians who were struck by debris in the city’s busy business district.
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Portland
Ore
Broadway
Washington Streets
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Diers and Schwabh
West End
Byrrnes
Association of General Contractors of America
Cincinnati Post
J. H. Higgins
the Commercial Tribune
Adtaker
Otevengok
Commissioner of Immigration
Baby
Uepdat Ghurgh
Helm
Foe
Concyd
Flyer
Maine
California
Farmer
Coolidge
Bat
Rapid City
Wallis
McKelvies
Frank B. Linderman
Col
Edward W. Starling
Secret Service
Ginger
Talesmen
Sheriff Arms
Trio
Army of Citizen
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