Billy Gruber Ends Life at Clifton Home
Rudolph William Gruber known as Billy, 69, shot himself at his Clifton residence after financial worries. A prominent Cincinnati saloon operator, theater head, and political figure connected with Mecca Cafe, Palace Car Cafe and Alhambra theater, he left a widow and funeral plans to be announced.
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Whitfield Avenue
Clifton
Rudolph William Gruber
Billy
Cincinnati
Irenie Sullivan
Aryondale
Gruber
City
Frederick B. Salmar
Observatory Road
Hyde Park
Walnut Street
Louis Ivrixione
Lexington Avenue
Vine Street
Fourth
Main Streets
Elks
Police hold robbery theory in Maloney case
Policeman James Maloney lies seriously injured at General Hospital after a stabbing near Second and Elm streets. Witness William Burrows says two black men and a black woman fled behind boxcars after the attack. Police suspect robbery but Maloney’s $17 remained in his pocket.
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James Maloney
Mr. Maloney
General Hospital
Second and
Elm Streets
Maloney
Williank Burrows
Queen City
West Second Street
Second Street
Burrows
Sixth Street Market
Pepper Bag Accident Blinds Boy. Juvenile Detention
A 14 year old boy struck his playmate with a bag of red pepper causing the pepper to blind Emmett Woolfolk 12. He was taken to General Hospital where doctors fear he may lose sight. A 17 year old companion was with them and all three were sent to Juvenile Place Detention by a district policeman.
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Jack Ballman
West Twelfth Treet
Emmett Woolfolk
Milton Street
Eighth and Vine Streets
Woolfolk
General Hospital
Phyns
William Reiley
Reading Ro
Uths
Oime
Reiley
Ballman
Harry Wuest
First District
Mexico Popular Since U S Went Day
Nearly half a million border permits and identity cards allowing cross into Mexico were issued in the first year of prohibition. Of 455,963 permits and cards issued for the year ending July 1, 418,735 went to tourists and 37,928 to border residents, per F W Berkshire Border Supervisor of Immigration.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
United States
F. W. Berkshire
Manhatt an Beach Bathing Suit Causing a Stir
A crowd at Manhattan Beach reacts to a nude effect created by a flesh colored silk bathing suit. Onlookers mistake the wearer for sea creatures and mermaids as the figure emerges undisturbed from the water.
Drowns While Bathing At Lake Cincinnatian Erlanger Ky
Richard Wiler 19 of Cincinnati drowned at Silver Lake near Erlanger while swimming with Robert Kerr. Wiler weighed about 200 pounds and could not be pulled ashore. The body was recovered by locals with grappling irons. The lake, owned by Southern Railroad, had been restricted by railroad employees earlier that day. Coroner Dr. David W Stephens ordered the body sent to Philip Taliaferro’s undertaking establishment.
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Silver Lake
Erlanger
Richard Wiler
John Street
Cincinnati
Robert Kerr
German
Southern Railroad
David W. Stephens
Kenton
Philip Taliaferro
Lexington Pike
Wiler
Frank Wiler
Burglar Bathes and Changes Clothes at Schmidt House
A burglar broke a basement window screen at Gerhardt Schmidt on 650 Riddle road then bathed in the tub and used towels. He changed clothes in Schmidt's room leaving socks on the bathroom floor and evading capture according to police.
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Gerhardt Schmidt
Riddle Road
Mr. Schmidt
Monsieur
Diamond Pin Lost By Mrs Fehr At Eden Park Concert
Mrs Margaret Fehr of 2714 Madison road reported the loss of a $2,500 diamond brooch at an Eden Park open air concert yesterday afternoon. The piece features a central large diamond surrounded by four large stones and a cluster of thirty four smaller diamonds. Police were notified last night.
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Fehr
Eden Park
Margaret Fehr
Madison Road
Two Autoists Shot And Robbed By Columbus Bandits
In Columbus Ohio on July 25 Mrs Betty I McCarrick and J A McDowell were shot early this morning by auto bandits on Courtright road south of town. Mrs McCarrick was wounded three times while McDowell was hit five times. The bandits robbed McDowell of 215 dollars and fled to escape.
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Columbus
Columbus, CO
Betty I. McCarrick
J. A. McDowell
McDowell
Courtright Road
Giants Win Series as Reds Lose 5 1 0 2 Victory
Crowd of 20 000 watches as the Giants capture the series. Toney starts poorly but narrows gaps in late innings, repelling Reds threats and guiding the champions to the win.
Giants Triumph Over Reds 5 2 In Pitching Dismay
The world champions fell 5 2 to the Giants in a sluggish road game with Slim Sallee charged with the loss as Adolfo and Luque faltered later. Fred Toney rebounded for the Reds but failed to halt New York’s late rally while the Dodgers' struggles continued on their home turf.
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Sallee
Mound
Luque
Giants
Bugs
Gothamites
Pirates
Dodgers
Slim Sallee
Slim
Adolfo
Toney
Fred Toney
Fred
Reds
Groh
Pep Young
Heinie
Rath
Frisch
Daubert
Neale
Shelly
Kopf
Irisch
King
Doyle
Snyder
Roush
Burns
Bancroft
Young
Kelly
Sallee Sun
Sal
Barnes
Pat
Bailey Leading Neff in Texas Primary
Joseph Weldon Bailey, former U.S. Senator from Texas, led Pat M. Neff for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in yesterday’s Texas primary by about 5,000 votes. County totals show Bailey 98,149 Neff 93,365 E. E. 62,115 and B. F. Looney 0.
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Dallas
Tex
Joseph Weldon Bailey
United States
Texas
Pat M. Neff
Bailey
Neff
E. E
B. F. Looney
Riot Over Girl Hair Incident Rocks Tipperary
In Newport, Tipperary a mob sheared a girl’s hair for courting a policeman. Outrage followed as soldiers and police burned Sinn Fein houses, forcing leaders to flee. Two coast guard stations raided. Scallygarvene saw Chief Officer Newin and Petty Officer Broad killed.
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Dublin
Newport
Tipperary
Coast Guard
Scallygarvene
Newin
Broad
Lynch Mob Hangs William Bennet Jr in Fayetteville
In Fayetteville West Virginia on July 25 a mob of about 100 forcibly removed William Bennet Jr from the county jail and hanged him at the old County Poor Farm. Bennet, son of former Judge William R Bennet, had recently pleaded guilty to murder and begun a life sentence. The mob used twenty automobiles to transport him to the site where he was executed.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
William Bennet, Jr
William R. Bennet
Criminal Court
Fayette County
J. Alfred Taylor
Bennet
Old County
Chicago Man Arrested In Slain Woman Trunk Case
Roy Millen, 29, described as Eugene Leroy by Detroit police, was arrested in a Chicago hotel on an anonymous tip. A trunk matching the description of the one with the mutilated body found in Detroit was seized in Millen’s room and awaits opening. Millen, a haberdashery salesman, said he frequented Detroit to visit relatives in Romeo, Michigan. Police notified by Detroit urged that Millen be held for questioning.
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Chicago
Roy Millen
Eugene Leroy
Detroit
New York
Millen
Detective Bureau
Romeo
Mich
Romeo, Mich
R. H. Miller
R. H. Millen
Policeman Links Detroit Trunk Identity to Mrs Leroy
Detroit detectives identify clothing in a trunk shipped from Detroit to New York as property of Mrs E Leroy. Officer Leo Trumbull says Mrs Leroy was formerly Catherine Jackson of 105 Harper Ave Detroit. Birmingham linotype operator Allen A Tatum provides statements tying the case to Katherine Jackson and Eugene Leroy.
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Leroys
Detroit
New York
E. Leroy
Leo Trumbull
Trumbull
Leroy
Catherine Jackson
Harper Avenue
Birmingham
Ala
Allen A. Tatum
A. A. Tatum
Tatum
Katherine Jackson
Eugene Leroy
Harper Street
Capper Wallace Back Harding as West Sees Farm Aid
Western farmers discussed with Senator Capper and Henry Wallace at Marion Ohio, confirming support for the Republican ticket. Capper blamed Democratic administration for market imbalances aiding cotton and sugar, praising Harding's farm reform stance and noting Southern influence over Cox. A Greek-American voter expressed 100 percent support for Harding and Coolidge.
Cox in Seclusion Working on Speech
Dayton Ohio July 25 Arrangements for notifying Governor Cox of his Democratic nomination for President on August 7 were nearly complete and he planned to seclude himself to draft his acceptance address. Notification will occur at the Montgomery County Fair Grounds with a parade of delegation visits and a special amphitheater set up at the fair grounds.
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Dayton
Cox
Democratic Party
Montgomery County Fair Grounds
Trailsend
Democratic National Committee
Fair Grounds
Mrs Catt Claims Pledges for Tennessee Suffrage Adoption
Carrie Chapman Catt announcing in Nashville that suffrage groups have secured pledges to push ratification of the federal amendment during Tennessee’s special legislative session called for August 9 by Governor Roberts. Foster V Brown counters that ratification by last election lawmakers would clash with the state constitution. DOJ opinion reportedly supports the opposite view.
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Nashville
Tenn
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Tennessee
Roberts
Department of Justice
Washington
Yachts Prepare for Deciding America Cup Race
Resolute and Shamrock IV took practice sails at Sandy Hook New Jersey as the final race for the America's Cup looms tomorrow. Skippers expect light wind, plan sail reductions, and Captain Andrew J. Applegate will join the Shamrock for the challenge.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Resolute
Shamrock IV
Thomas Lipton
Jersey
Andrew J. Applegate
Burton
Applegate
Ten States May Lose Representatives In House Under New Census Figures
Washington July 25 Ten states Indiana Iowa Missouri Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Nebraska Vermont and Virginia could lose one or more House seats if the 435 member body is not enlarged to at least 500 following the 1920 census The Census Committee led by Rep Siegel plans to frame a new apportionment bill and argues 65 or 66 seats would be created to preserve current representation if population bases remain unchanged The article notes debate over enlargement and predicts work on the bill to start after Congress reconvenes in December 1920.
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Washington
House
Siegel
New York
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Nebraska
Vermont
Virginia
Greeks seize Adrianople as Turkey’s hold weakens
Greeks have occupied Adrianople according to Athens papers and telegraphic dispatches. King Alexander planned to enter the city as Turkish commander Jafar Kayar reportedly retires toward Kirk Kilisseh. The report notes broader Allied interests and shifting bargaining over Thrace Smyrna and Dodecanese amid war aims and diplomacy.
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London
Adrianople
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Alexander
Jafar Kayar
Kirk- Kilisseh
Russians Open Door to Peace Talks in London
The Russian soviet government informs Great Britain it is willing to meet the leading allies for a peace conference in London. As a preliminary condition it demands the surrender of General Wrangell under a guarantee of personal safety. The note also mentions willingness to armistice in Poland and questions Britain's interruption of trade talks with Russia.
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London
Great Britain
Wrangell
Daily Mail
Poland
Russia
Germany imposes arm export ban to Poland and Russia
Berlin July 25 the German government announced an ordinance prohibiting export and transit of arms munitions explosives or other war materials to Poland or Russia.
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Germany
Poland
Russia
Berlin
French Troops Resume March On Beirut After Feisal Clash
French troops resumed the march toward Damascus following an attack on a French detachment between Homs and Tripoli by forces loyal to Prince Feisal. Gouraud’s ultimatum prompted cleanup operations to stop further incursions between El Beka and Damascus.
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Beirut
Damascus
Homs
Tripoli
Feisal
Gouraud
el Beka
Dominion rule favored by Irish moderates in crisis
Sir Horace Plunkett told a New Castle audience that Ireland faces a gravely alarming period unseen in sixty years. The Dublin Times editor and others urge dominion home rule for twenty six counties with Ulster adjusted, while violence and retalia tion threaten any quick settlement as Belfast sees renewed disorder and troops mobilize.
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London
Horace Plunkett
Irish Dominion League
New Castle
Ireland
England
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Sir Hamar Grekwood
Belfast
Lloyd George
Gil Hamar
Sinn Fein
Sir Hamar
Orange
Orangemen
North
Sinn
Dublin
London Times
Irish Times
Aldershot
Associated Press
Sir Horace
Ulster
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Britain
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Capper
Soilin West
Kansas
Solid South
Marion
Senator Capper
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Farmer Publications
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Methodist Church
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Frank Funsey
Progressive Party
Mr. Munsey
Terre Haute
Ind
Knights of Pythias
Cleveland
Pythias Order
Ohio
Constantine C. Moustakis
Salem
Mass
Thrace
Coolidge
Greece
Asia Minor
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Venizelos
Smyrna
St. Jean de Maurienne
Wilson
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Saloniki
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Carson
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