Hopkins and wife flee in high power car from Burns Agency
J H Hopkins longtime Hyde Park resident evades Burns Detective Agency operatives after a shadowing at The Sycamores. Hopkins and his wife escape in a fast car, leaving behind signs of hurried departure as investigators scramble to track them through Western cities.
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J. H. Hopkins
Linwood Road
Hyde Park
Burns Detective Agency
Burns
George S. Burt
Burns Agency
Gwynne Building
Denver
Hopkins
Burt
Sycamores
R. D. Newhall
Tle
Newhall
Walsh Estate
Mopkins
Elephone
Kins
Carl Merkel
Charles Schiear Motor Car Company
Disloyalty Charge Written Against Archbishop Mannix
Protest filed with the State Department against the admission of Archbishop Daniel J. Mannix of Melbourne. The suit, lodged by Marcellus Parsons and others, cites Mannix not standing for national anthems aboard the Ventura in Honolulu harbor. Immigration officials referred the case for investigation after Mannix arrived in San Francisco to lecture.
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Washington
United States
Daniel J. Mannix
Melbourne
State Department
Marcellus Parsons
New York
Ventura
San Francisco
Bureau of Immigration
Mannix
Honolulu
National Catholic Welfare Council
Ryan
U S Government Open to Buying Silver Under Pittman Act
Washington June 15 The government is willing to purchase silver if Pittman act terms are met Assistant Secretary Leffingwell states representatives of silver smelters present The Mint Director must buy silver at $1 an ounce produced and refined in American mines and smelters
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Washington
Bankers Favor Square in Dollar Gyra tions
Gardiner B. Perry of Albany told the American Institute of Banking in Boston that bankers faced depreciation of the dollar and rising living costs with a square approach. He said bankers study the facts, stressing caution and a clear view of the future amid spending mania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gardiner B. Perry
Albany
N. Y
American Institute of Banking
Perry
Negro Escapee Fears Lynch Threats After Jail Break
Isiah Fourtain, a Black man awaiting execution for the attack on Bertha Simpson, a white 13 year old, escaped from jail in Easton Maryland. A sheriff and a 200 man posse pursued him as threats of lynching spread.
Girl Shoots Herself Over Ill Health Despondency
Hilda Koustmer aged 19 of 3000 Colerain Avenue attempted suicide at home last night. She shot herself in the abdomen with a revolver and was rushed to General Hospital in critical condition with slight hopes of recovery.
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Polite
Hilda Koustmer
Colerain Avenue
General Hospital
Two Killed and Forty Hurt In Santa Fe Wreck Near Reno
LA JUNTA Col June 15 Two people were killed when the California Limited eastbound derailed at Reno twelve miles south of Santa Fe. Forty were treated at Santa Fe Hospital. most expected to recover. The wreck was caused when a second engine side rod broke, digging into the track and overturning the engine dining car and three Pullman coaches.
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LA Junta
Col
California Limited
Santa Fe
Reno
Here
Democrats To Give Cox Ovation in Start For San Francisco
Ohio Democrats plan a state wide rally in Dayton on Saturday to bid goodbye to Governor Cox and others heading to San Francisco for the national convention. A 5000 strong parade through Dayton’s business district will precede a reception at Cox’s home featuring Cox and Senator Pomerene. The Cox Special train leaves that evening for the west coast.
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Columbus
Dayton
Cox
San Francisco
Democratic
Pomerene
Insane Husband Murders Wife in Bed With Hammer
Findlay Ohio June 15 Mrs Catherine Kennedy aged 67 was killed in sleep by her husband C M Kennedy 70 who authorities say was insane He crushed her skull with a heavy hammer Kennedy was sent to a private sanitarium by Sheriff Edwin Huff at relatives request No prosecution will follow authorities said
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Findlay, CO
Catherine Kennedy
C. M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Edwin Huff
Suffrage Defeated By Louisiana House Vote 67 to 44
BATON ROUGE La June 15 The proposal to ratify the woman suffrage federal amendment was defeated by the lower house of the State Assembly today 67 to 44 The Senate last week defeated the ratification resolution.
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Louisiana
House
Baton Rouge
State Assembly
Senate
Second Plague Case Found in Pensacola Speeds Up Action
Officials confirm a second bubonic plague case in Pensacola. Oscar Green, an ice wagon driver, worked through the affected district, leading authorities to accelerate rat eradication efforts citywide.
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Pensacola
Fla
Oscar Green
Murder Mystery Deepens In Elwell Case At Lexington Probe
New York district attorney Swann sent detectives toward Lexington Kentucky to pursue a suspect described as the father or brother of Annie Elwell, a Lexington family linked to wealthy sportsman Joseph B Elwell who was shot at his New York home last Friday. A new witness placed Elwell at a late night dance hall before the killing and diversions over a note found on his roadster emerged as authorities questioned associates including Lloyd Gentry and the Lewishons. Elwell is buried in Ridgewood after a New York will left his wife estranged.
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New York
Swann
Lexington
Joseph B. Elwell
Elwell
Annie
Mr. Elwell
Joyce
Gentry
Mr. Joyce
Fiftieth Street
Broadway
White Light District
Bay Front
Victor von Schlegel
Viola Krause
von Schlegel
Walter Lewisohn
Atlantic City
Ridgewood
N. J
Joseph Bowne Elwell
New Brunswick Seizes 12 Tons of Liquor
Fredericton June 15 The largest liquor seizure in New Brunswick history totals 12 tons of whisky and other wet goods. The haul was seized at Baker Brook Madawaska County. Officials say the liquor was shipped from Montreal as fertilizer and likely headed to New England along a common contraband route.
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Fredericton
N. B
New Brunswick
Baker Brook
Madawaska County
Montreal
New England
Three Negroes Hanged by Duluth Mob
A mob of about five thousand overpowered police in Duluth and lynched three of six imprisoned African American roustabouts tied to an attack on a white girl. An improvised court sentenced two to death while one was acquitted as rioters destroyed police stations and fought firefighters. National Guard troops were mobilized to Duluth.
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Duluth
ST. Paul
Minn
Sixth Infantry
Minnesota National Guard
Ft. Snelling
Rhinon
Virginia
Officer Henry Receives Stay of Sentence in New York Perjury Case
New York June 15 Police Inspector Dominick Henry of the Tenderloin district received a stay of execution until Monday pending appeal after a two to five year hard labor sentence for perjury. He was found guilty last Friday amid claims he lied about ADM James E. Smith pursuing a gambling partnership.
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New York
Dominick Henry
Tenderloin
Henry
James E. Smith
Supreme Court
Weeks
Alice
Proctor counters Butler attack on Wood campaign
Colonel Procter denounces President Butler's claim that a mixed group of stock gamblers and others backs General Wood. He plans a formal statement and defends Hamilton County delegates while noting Harding’s lingering strength. Mayor Galvin cites Harding’s 100-vote threshold and recounts switch dynamics on ballots. Crum files to oppose Price for Ohio Attorney General, with Cincinnati officials signing petitions.
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William Cooper Procter
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
General Wood
Procter
Butler
Columbia
Wood
Hamilton
Hynicka
Hamilton County
Senator Harding
Galvin
Harding
Harry Brown
Columbus
Cooper, Bartles
Bode
Cincinnati
Republican Party
Chicago
Board of Elections
George P. Carrel
Anthony Kears
Cleveland
Ohio
Crum
Mr. Woellner
Harding Narrowly Ties Campaign to Front Porch Plan
Washington June 15 Senator Harding Republican presidential nominee outlined a front porch style campaign from Marion Ohio preferring limited speeches and no whirlwind tours He will not resign from the Senate before March 4 and plans to enter August primaries if reelected His stance aims to preserve Republican control and avoid delaying the nomination process.
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Washington
Harding
Marion
Senate
Columbus
Cox
Ohio
Enator
Hays
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Smoot
Utah
Thomas
Colorado
Chamberlain
Oregon
Walsh
Montana
Missouri
Morgan
Oklahoma
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Bryan
Elihu Root
Europe
McKinley
Telsai Miether
Senator Underwood
Alabama
5000 Oregonians Petition Johnson as Independent Candidate
In Portland on June 15 more than 5000 signatures were gathered on a petition urging U S Senator Hiram W Johnson to reject the Chicago Republican platform and announce an independent bid for the Presidency. Portland attorney W P Adams sent the telegram on behalf of Oregon primary supporters.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
W. P. Adams
Adams
New York
Cabinet plan for Harding outlines ten future appointees
Chicago dispatch notes Democrats may cite Harding’s calm advisement style and Cabinet strategy. A pre election forecast lists ten potential Republican appointees including Root or Knox as Secretary of State, Hughes as Attorney General, Hoover as Commerce, and Lowden as Interior.
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Elihu Root
Philander C. Knox
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Treasury
Frank Vanderlip
Leonard Wood
Lindley M. Garrison
Agriculture
Senator Capper
Kansas
Kenyon
Iowa
Wil Hays
Indiana
Weeks
Massachusetts
Governor Lowden
Illinois
Herbert Hoover
California
Harding
Washington
Kenyon and Lenroot Split Over Republican Ticket
Senator Kenyon returned home to Iowa and voiced disappointment that the Republicans did not nominate a progressive for president while pledging to stump for a Republican victory. Senator Lenroot in Superior urged wholehearted support for the ticket despite regrets with Harding's nomination.
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FT. Dodge
Iowa
W. S. Kenyon
Kenyon
Johnson
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Mississippi
McAdoo
Marshall
Cox
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington
Hiram Johnson
Roosevelt
Superior
Wis
I. L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Lenroot
Peekaboo Waists Barred by Judge In Divorce Court
Springfield records report Judge Frank W. Geiger of the Common Pleas Court warned that women filing for divorces must dress more modestly. He declared that even in heat these women must wear more clothes and stop peekaboo waists and sheer skirts in court.
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Springfield
Frank W. Geiger
The
Common Pleas Court Today
Land sale enjoined in Ohio Supreme Court case
Suit filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by A L Hawthorne for Dayton and Troy to enjoin the Miami Valley cable district from selling 2 500 acres of land and to appoint a receiver to dispose of the property.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
A.L. Hawthorne
Dayton
Troy
Miami Pg Cable Na 2
Court ordered wine pour drains into abandoned mine
In Cadiz Ohio on June 15 a crowd watched ten large casks of Italian wines emptied into an abandoned coal mine by order of the court, as the red gin flowed away from public view.
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Cadiz
Marion seeks unity for Harding with county club
In Marion Ohio on June 15 an Executive Committee led by D. R. Crissinger formed a county Harding for President Club. The group, including three Democrats and four Republicans, plans a general program and sub-committees to secure near unanimity for Senator Harding at the election, with the Caledonia reorganization also announced.
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Marion
Harding
D. R. Crissinger
City National Bank
Marion County
Caledonia
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