Ward Indicted for Second Degree Murder Trial Set Sept 4
Walter S. Ward wealthy banker's son was indicted again for first degree murder in the shooting of Clarence F. Peters near Kensico Reservoir on May 16, 1922. He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail for a September 4 trial as 150 salesmen were drawn for jury service. His brother Ralph urged him not to worry.
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White Plains
N. Y
Walter S. Ward
Clarence F. Peters
Haverhill
Mass
Kensico Reservoir
Ward
Peter
Smith
Carl Sherman
Sherman
New Rochelle
Wagner
Isaac N. Mills
Mills
West Chester County
Ralph
Walter
Two Ky men sought over auto thefts across three states
Two Ashland men James Horton 20 and Denver Hatfield 19 are sought by Middletown police for auto thefts and farm plundering in Kentucky and Ohio. A girl Vada Ison says they abducted cars from Hatfield's father, Newport relatives forced surrender, and the pair moved through Cincinnati Chillicothe Dayton to Ashland and beyond abandoning vehicles and procuring firearms. Police have no clews yet and the girl will be handed to Newport or Ashland authorities.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Middletown
James Horton
Denver Hatfield
Ashland
Kentucky
Ohio
Dixie Highway
Booth
Maple Park
Here
Vada Ison
Hatfield
Newport
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Dayton
Miamisburg
Annie’s praise pushes Tribune as best want ad venue
A stenographer named Annie insists The Commercial Tribune is the top place for want ads. She argues ads are easy to find there, not buried in a mass of pages, and urges readers to call the Classified Department at Cana 6300 to place a Situation Wanted ad.
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Annie
Commercial Tribune
Poisoned by pancakes in restaurant
In Lorain Ohio July 26 seventy five people were poisoned after eating pancakes believed to have been cooked with insect powder mistaken for baking powder. One man William Kirtland of Atlanta was hospitalized. others recovered after medical attention. The restaurant manager his wife their 9 year old daughter and a waitress were among the ill. The night cook denies adding roach powder.
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Lorain
William Kirtland
Atlanta
Laws Probed on R L Collings Company Liability
Columbus July 26 A Franklin County assistant prosecuting attorney opened a study to determine if officers or agents of the R L Collings Company can be criminally liable for the firm’s receivership and its subsidiaries. Ohio officials urged state investigations with Pennsylvania and Indiana cooperation. The probe centers on possible stock sale in an insolvent firm and penalties up to ten thousand dollars and imprisonment. Crabbe and Beck clashed over securities prosecutions and department duties.
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Securities Department
Columbus
Cincinnati
Dudley C. Outcast
Dollings
Connolly
R. L. Collings Company
Godown
Franklin County
Crabbe
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Beck
Governor orders sweeping Dollings probe for Indiana investors
Indiana Governor McCray directs Attorney General Lesh to lead a wide ranging investigation into the R L Dollings Company. He cites large Indiana investor sums including 500000 in one county and more than 1000000 in another as part of the inquiry. The talks follow the company facing criticism in several states and involve a conference planned for tomorrow. Hundreds of Indianapolis residents are among the investors.
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Dollings Company
Indiana
Indianapolis
McCray
A. S. Lesh
R. L. Dollings Company
Dollings Enterprises
Dollings Organization
Eight Killed in Bulgaria Train Collision Dispatch Says
A Havas dispatch from Sofia reports eight people killed and about twenty injured in a train collision between Sofia and Varna on Tuesday. The dispatch notes no confirmation of higher death tolls from earlier reports.
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Paris
Havas
Sofia
Bulgaria
Varna
Pinto
Dundee Edges Criqui In Thrilling Featherweight Title Bout
Johnny Dundee battered Eugene Criqui through a gruelling fifteen round fight at Polo Grounds New York to win the featherweight world title. Criqui's brave stand drew an ovation despite repeated knockdowns as Dundee displayed a masterful, non knockout title performance.
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Dundee
Criqui
Associated Press
Polo Grounds
N. Y
United States
Johnny Dundee
Eugene Criqui
Criqui’s
Elsie Ferguson Wins Divorce in Paris From Thomas Clarke
Paris report states actress Elsie Ferguson obtained a divorce from New York banker Thomas Benedict Clarke on grounds of extreme indifference desertion and failure to provide. The decree followed a reconcilation demand refused by Ferguson.
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Elsie Ferguson
Paris
Thomas Clarke
New York
Thomas Benedict Clarke
Miss Ferguson
Irene Castle
Robert Treman
France
Castle
Ferguson-Clarke
Reého
Elsie Ferguson Clarke
Thomas B. Clarke
Harriman National Bank
Clarke
Hurd Wins Divorce From Woman Golf Champion
Pittsburgh July 26 Jack V Hurd a club figure today was recommended for divorce from Dorothy I Campbell Hurd former woman golf champion of the United States Great Britain and Canada in a master's report filed in Common Pleas Court Evidence showed Mrs Hurd loves golf and prefers outdoor life on a course to housekeeping and is determined to discontinue the marriage Two years ago she filed for divorce but did not press the action and he filed a counter petition
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Hurd
Pittsburgh
Jack V. Hurd
Dorothy I. Campbell Hurd
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Common Pleas Court
Iowa Girls Propose Government Training Camps For Women
Two Iowa girls petition President Harding for government training camps for girls offering shooting drills and military tasks. Major General Davis replies that current law restricts officers to men but women may join rifle clubs and could assist by recruiting local youths for citizens military training camps opening at Des Moines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Iowa
War Department
White House
Davis
Army
Iown
Charles City
United States
United States Army
Alletta Carey
Percy Paine
Des Moines
Iskum Crew Reclaims Vessel From Soviet Guards
The Iskum crew from Tacoma overpowered guards aboard their schooner in Siberia, placed them in irons, and sailed the ship to Nome Alaska arriving July 26, marking their return after a dispute over Russian commercial laws.
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Nome
Alaska
Iskum
Tacoma
Wash
Siberia
Plot Aimed at Harding and Daugherty Sparks Police Search
A government dispatch states the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigations asked Western city police to locate two anarchists linked to a supposed plot to assassinate President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty. Burns denied substantial foundation, saying the earlier inquiry found nothing and the two anarchists are well known but not currently suspected.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bureau of Investigations
Department of Justice
Harding
Daugherty
West
Chicago
Pacific Coast
William J. Burns
Cincinnati Police Seek Washington Word on Anarchist Plot
Cincinnati police had not received any word from Washington by early morning about a search for anarchists said to be plotting President Harding's death. John F. Eckhart of the Department of Justice said he had heard nothing of the order.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Harding
John F. Eckhart
Department of Justice
Road Away From Revolutions Warns in Atlantic Article
Woodrow Wilson urges spiritual redemption to save civilization in The Atlantic Monthly essay The Road Away From Revolution. He links Russian upheaval to capitalism and calls democracies to unite church political groups and capitalists to end irrational revolution and protect civilization.
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Wilson
Cincinnatians Claim Share of $600 Million Springer Estate
Cincinnati residents gather after discovery of an enormous Springer fortune tied to Wilmington Delaware. About 1,400 heirs claim interests in 2654 acres and a $170 million Sweden held trust. Heirs plan more meetings and possible Delaware court action to unite scattered claimants.
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Springer Estate
Wilmington
Del
Charles Christopher Springer
Cincinnati
Hotel Linton
Springer Heirs, Incorporated
L. P. Johnson
Chicago
Sweden
America
Linton
State of
Delaware
First Canadian visit by a U.S. President Harding greets Vancouver
President Harding becomes the first U.S. commander in chief to set foot on Canadian soil and address a Vancouver crowd. He hails a century of Canada United States friendship and urges peaceful cooperation, noting unrestricted immigration from Canada and a shared path along parallel roads.
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Canada
United States
Europe
Stanley Park
Gees
Arding
Dominion
Harding
Wilson
France
Great Lakes
Triplets Born Aboard Ship After Doctor Dies
Captain John Ethelbert of Cornwall reported a distressing voyage aboard the Helena from Newcastle to Gulfport as a black sou'wester lashed the seas. In the storm his wife gave birth to triplets while the ship's physician Dr A N Fowler had died two days earlier and was buried at sea. The gale subsided after the arrivals.
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Gulfport
Miss
John Ethelbert
Cornwall
England
Helena
Newcastle
New South Wales
New Caledonia
A. N. Fowler
Two Wyoming Stockmen Die in Flood at Whitaker Ranch
Riverton Wyoming July 26 Two stockmen lost their lives when flood waters swept away the house where they were sleeping at W C Whitaker’s ranch near here Lloyd Jennings, an employee, also died in the disaster as details came in today.
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Riverton
Wyo
W. C Whitaker
Wyoming
Lloyd Jennings
Whitaker
Tom Foley reveals gifts to bankrupt brokers at bankruptcy hearing
Former Sheriff Tom Foley a veteran Tammany leader testifies at a bankruptcy hearing for E M Fuller & Co. saying he gave $15,000 of his own money and $137,000 of Stoneham’s to aid the firm. He claims friendship drove the aid and describes pleading by McGee and Fuller to keep the firm alive.
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Tom Foley
Tammany
Associated Press
New York
East Side
Tom’”’ Foley
E. M. Fuller & Company
Harold P. Coffin
Charles A. Stoneham
Giants
Edward M. Fuller
W Frank McGee
Nellie Sheehan
McGee
Foley
mThey
Mr. Foley
McGee and Fuller
Mr. Stoneham
La Tosca Draws Record Crowd At Zoo Performance
A record crowd attended the Zoo last night to hear Puccini’s La Tosca with more than 2 500 in attendance. Extra chairs were provided for 200 fans and management will present La Tosca again Sunday night due to popular demand.
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Gil Agandanee
Men Bbughi
Wollings
Dispatch
Ring
Palm
Verdun
Long Branch
N. J
Mr. Volck
Mme. da Gama
Hardings
Boston
Woodrow Wilson
Atlantic Monthly
Ship of State
Ers
Vancouver Pier
Parage
Vancouver
British Columbia
Prince of Wales
Republic
Dominion of Canada
Henderson
Burrard Inlet
Curlew
Seattle
Udot
Allah UN
John Duncan
Waverley Avenue
Walter Jenkins
Jenkins
Duncan
Walter Falkenburg
General Hospital
Mitchell and Bogendick
Ninth District
Ninth
Doctor
Tom
Wall Street
Mr. Joneham
Fuller
Stoneham
Chad
Charles Antam
Ace
Ham
Chadbourne
Old Bowery Bank
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