Liquor theft case nears end as Skelken testifies
Federal prosecutors near closing in the Kentucky Covington liquor theft case. Alexander Skelken, Dayton wholesale fruit dealer, testified about a 175 gallon whisky shipment valued at 7500 dollars and organized by J J Geisen and Edmonds. He named driver William Slomer and helper Roscoe Nich and said Cincinnati authorities seized the stock.
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United States District Court
Covington
Cochran
Alexander Skelken
Skelken
Dayton
Ohio
C. & O. Bridge
L. E. Bullock
John Doschwich
Richard Edmonds
Edmonds
J. J. Geisen
Cincinnati
Geisen
Ben Boemker
Bullock
Elmer Quray
Quray
Pike Street
William Slomer
Roscoe Nich
George Gates
Gelsen
Galvin
Corington
U S Favors Leaving Sugar In Open Bowl
The Department of Justice disapproves of rationing sugar at hotels and restaurants and prefers open bowls, in a telegram to Chairman Sherburne of the State Commission on Necessities of Life. The query followed reports that wartime rationing might resume.
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Boston
de- Department of Justice
Sherburne
State Commission On Necessities of Life
Man Kills Wife Then Shoots Self in Public Home
Leonard Hightower 30, of West Sixth street, fatally wounds Susie Hightower 25 of 312 Ann street after an argument over separation then shoots himself in the left temple at 512 Ann street. They had been divorced over two months. A 38 caliber automatic is found in his hand. Witness Thomas Livingston reports hearing four shots and seeing them in the front room. Physicians at General Hospital say Hightower will die.
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Leonard Hightower
West Sixth Street
Susie Hightower
Ann Street
General Hospital
Thomas Livingston
Joseph Weis
Right of Ohio Cities To Enforce Dry Laws Upheld by High Court
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that cities may regulate intoxicating liquors within their boundaries under the state prohibition amendment. The decision upheld East Liverpool's ordinance banning liquor in restaurants, dance halls, poolrooms, and clubrooms with fines from 50 to 200 dollars, overturning the appellate court. Allen Dawson had been fined for keeping intoxicants in a soft drink establishment.
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Columbus, CO
State Supreme Court
East Liverpool
Appelate
Common Pleas Court
Columbiana County
Allen Dawson
Supreme Court
Connersville Man Reunited With Long Lost Mother
Ernest R. Witt of Connersville, after a thirty year separation, found his mother on a Sandusky farm in Ohio. He was placed in a children’s home as a toddler and later traced her through a fortune teller’s tip and a newspaper photo, leading to the reunion.
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Gene Oe Ind
Ernest R. Witt
Connersville
Sandusky
Mr. Witt
Richmond
Ohio
Fehrenbach Cabinet Collapses in Berlin After Socialist Dissent
The Fehrenbach cabinet in Berlin has fallen as the Majority Socialists refuse support. A London Times dispatch from Berlin reports the collapse occurred after the Socialist withdrawal, dated last night at 10:30.
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Fehrenbach
Berlin
London
London Times
Black Preacher Fatally Injured in Altercation at Wage Shoals
In Greenwood, June 22, Pope McCarty a white mill operative surrendered to the sheriff admitting he struck and fatally hurt James H. Walker a Black preacher after Walker stepped on his foot. The incident occurred at Wage Shoals near Greenwood.
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Greenwood
D. C
James H. Walker
Pope McCarty
Walker
Wage Shoals
Here
McCarty
Los Angeles Hit by Major Earthquake Damage and Casualties
A 12:33 p.m. quake in Los Angeles caused about 100000 dollars in damage across the county, with Inglewood bearing the heaviest losses. One death occurred, several injured, and widespread destruction of buildings, chimneys, and windows along Commercial Street. Inglewood residents cleared debris overnight as lights failed and residents slept outside.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Inglewood
Ventura
Riverside
Orange County
Los Angeles City
Pasadena
Hyde Park
Peles Sokane Seis
W. E. Magill
G. van Eaton
Fishermen’s Club
Bible Institute
South Hope Street
Second Shock in Three Years Disturbs Southern California
SAN FRANCISCO June 22 A tremor in Southern California marked the region's second major quake in three years with damage felt in Los Angeles and nearby areas The report links the event to movement along coastal faults including the San Andreas and Pilarcitos and notes the 1906 San Francisco disaster as linked to the San Andreas fault.
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San Francisco
Cal
Inglewood
Los Angeles
California
San Jacinto
Hemet
Riverside County
Gulf of Lower California
Peninsula
San Mateo
San Bruno
San Andreas
Pilarcitos
Massacre and Fire in Nikolaievsk Reported by Tokyo
Tokyo reports say 120 Japanese prisoners executed just before a rescue force reached Nikolaievsk in June. Bolsheviks then burned the town, killing about 700 civilians and 400 troops, leaving only survivors from earlier massacres.
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Washington
Siberian
Nikolaievsk
Tokyo
Harding Favors Early Suffrage Stance and Local Party Split
The Hamilton County Republican committees endorsed Rudolph K. Hynicka as Chairman amid public dissent. Albert Morrill urged resignation over Chicago convention actions. Procter and Galvin defended Hynicka as the party unity issue dominates the meeting.
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Harding
Moore
Cummings
Wilson
Hynicka
Hamilton
Morrill
Herrick predicts Harding victory on voyage to Paris
Myron T. Herrick former Ambassador to France predicts a Republican win in November and Harding's election. He sails from New York on the Leopoldina to attend the International Chamber of Commerce convention in Paris. Also aboard are Maria De la Breton, Manuella Lioveras, and Clementina Dundad Bartolucci, heading to spend part of the summer in France.
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New York
Harding
McKinley
Hayes
Myron T. Herrick
France
Paris
International Chamber of Commerce
Leopoldina
Maria de la Breton
Washington
Manuella Lioveras
Clementina Dundad Bartolucci
Wit of Onnemaker Thwarts Shoe Swindle in Elmwood Place
Jacob Silverstein, a shoe repairman at 316 Main Street Elmwood Place, foiled two confidence men who tried to take $500 yesterday afternoon. He alerted police after watching the suspects switch envelopes, and identification by Berllton Bureau of Identification links the men to past thefts and a Yiddish-speaking shoemaker scam. The pair are believed to reside in a downtown hotel and are sought by police.
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Jacob Silverstein
Main Street
Elmwood Place
Silverstein
Gibson Hotel
Sevand Vine Streets
Hopkins Street
Central Avenue
Kirgan
Bell
Schaefer
Trike Tremors Felt in Gotham as Rail Workers Strike
The New York Central reports about forty railroad workers out, spreading a strike that began in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Officials deny 400 Syracuse strikers, noting four crews or eighty men, with unions urging workers to stay at work until a wage settlement is reached.
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York Central
Railroad General Managers’ Association
Syracuse
Lackawanna
New Haven, Conn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of
Railroad Administration
Moore Responds To McCombs On Wilson and The League
National Chairman E H Moore defends President Wilson against McCombs criticism arguing no man gains by attacking the President. The piece notes party leaders focus on the platform and organization for the Democratic National Convention with Prohibition and League of Nations debates highlighted.
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San Francisco
BE. H. Moore
Governor Cox
Ohio
William F. McCombs
New York
Moore
League of Nations
McCombs
Wilson
Democratic Party
United States
Cummings
Homer Cummings
National Committee
Mr. Cummings
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Bainbridge Colby
Senator Glass
Virginia
Panama Canal Zone
Prohibition
Burleson
San Antonio
Glass
Viginia
W. J. Bryan
McAdoo Urges Jenkins to Bar Nomination Presentation
William Gibbs McAdoo wired Burris A. Jenkins of Kansas City to keep his name from being placed in nomination for the Democratic presidential race. Jenkins had planned to present McAdoo at San Francisco, but McAdoo urged him to stop.
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New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
Burris A. Jenkins
Kansas City
Jenkins
McAdoo
San Francisco
Mr. McAdoo
Dr. Jenkins
Volotead Loger To Nonpartisan In Minnesota
In Minnesota a race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination narrows as Henrik Shipstead trails J A O Preus by 15 000 votes with 2 215 of 3 195 precincts reported. O J Kvale leads Nonpartisan League in Benson by about 2 000, while A J Volstead faces potential defeat.
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ST. Paul, Minn
J. A. O. Preus
Henrik Shipstead
League
Preus
Shipstead
A. J. Volstead
O. J. Kvale
Benson
L. ©. Hodgson
St. Paul
F. L. Ellsworth
Minneapolis Girl To Be Questioned In Elwell Case
District Attorney Swann said Miss Elly Hope Anderson of Minneapolis will be questioned in the murder probe of Joseph Bowne Elwell. A packet of letters from Miss Anderson’s apartment has been turned over for review, though Swann stressed she is not suspected.
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New York
Swann
Elly Hope Anderson
Minneapolis
Joseph Bowne Elwell
Harding open to ratification if state seeks guidance on women’s suffrage
Senator Harding told 26 suffragists that he cannot force state action but would support ratification if a state authority asks his opinion. Delegation urged the 36th state to ratify, warning of third party support without prompt action. You need not tell you of my interest, I voted for it, he said, adding he hopes suffrage becomes effective soon without overstepping state rights.
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Hynicka
Morrill
John Galvin
Procter
General Wood
Chicago
Ueeting
Hamilteen County
Harding
Ohio
Hamilton County
Wood
Senator Harding
National Republican Executive Committee
Washington
Cincinnati
Columbus
District of Columbia
Senate
Genevieve Allen
San Francisco
Donald Hooker
Baltimore
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Connecticut
Vermont
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National
Cox
E. H. Moore
Volotead Loger
Minnesota
Hodgson
Portland
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Bangor
John P
Deering
Parkhurst
Carl E. Milliken
Louis A. Jack
Carroll L. Beedy
Congress
Charles B. Clarke
Clarke
Beedy
Parthurst
Elwell
Upton
Mrs. South
Kentucky
Hays
Harriet Taylor Upton
Harry M. Daugherty
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Will H. Hays
John T. Adams
Iowa
Clarence B. Miller
Fred W. Upham
Illinis
Iatherine K. Phillips
Ldson
Manley L. Fosseen
Jake L. Hamon
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