McDermott Names Killers in Canton Editor Slaying
Patrick McDermott, jailed killer in the Don R. Mellett case, admits he was on the firing line when Mellett was shot. He identifies Floyd Streitenberger and Louis Mazer as the gunmen, with Ben Rudner and S. A. Lengel excused from involvement. McDermott traces the plot from Cleveland to Massillon and Boston connections.
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Youngstown
Patrick McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Canton
The
Streitenberger
Mazer
Ella Kerber Resch
P. E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
McDermott
Mellett
S. A. Lengel
Ben Rudner
Massillon
Vindicator
Mazér
Cleveland
Hollywood
Rudner
Boston
Missing Smith College girl vanishes to Quebec convent
A renewed search for Frances St. John Smith focuses on a Montreal clerical lead from railroad conductor J H Wilkinson. He claims a girl matching her description boarded a train January 14 with a young man, carrying a violin case and cash, and says he can guide investigators to her current location in a Quebec convent outside Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Montreal
Quebec
J. H.wilkinson
Canadian Pacific
Wilkinson
Bec
Campaign on streetcars aims at justice post
St Paul March 10 Roland W Quinn candidate for Justice of Peace in the city primary rode a crowded streetcar and spoke to passengers about his qualifications. He said he would continue this campaign method until election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Roland W. Quinn
Justice of Peace
Mellon Tells of Receiving US Scandal Bonds
Secretary Mellon told the Senate Teapot Dome Committee he received $50,000 of $260,000 in Liberty bonds advanced by Harry F. Sinclair to cover GOP deficits in 1923 but declined to keep them for matching contributions. He said the bonds were sent by Will Hays and returned after explaining the purpose, later contributing the same amount from his own funds. He stated this was his only 1920 campaign donation aside from $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Harry F. Sinclair
Republican National Committee
Treasury
Will H. Hays
Republican Committee
Hays
Senate
Senator Walsh
Montana
Continental Trading Company
Liberty Bond
Humphreys
Andy
Butler
Dupont
John T. Pratt
New York City
Liberty
Fred W. Upham
Walsh
Pratt
Hi Ys
Doran demands candidacy honesty in presidential push
Senator Borah protests at Idaho gathering that Republicans must nominate a candidate with clear public views. He says issues attract voters and avoid selling souls for funds, condemning convention manipulation and mass patronage as harm to the nation. He urges a system that lets voters decide by the real policies offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Party
Borah
Idaho
Idaho State Society
Birth of a baby girl after mother’s death at Sloan Hospital
The Sloan Hospital for Women reported a rare operation saving an unborn baby after the mother died four hours after admission. The healthy girl, weighing six pounds six ounces, is the tenth child of a mother who had previously borne nine children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sloan Hospital For
Mother of Eight Testifies Husband Fired Over Senate Talk
Eva Barr, mother of eight, testified that her husband Charles Barr was discharged by Pittsburgh Coal Co for speaking with a Senate subcommittee. She described hardship including denied shoes for children as officials clashed with Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp. officers over calling witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Senate
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Eva Barr
Wheeler
Dem
Mont
Coal
Barr
Gooding
Rep
Idaho
C. E. Lesher
Baker
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers
Massive Brazilian avalanche buries Santos city area
Mt Serrat slide dumps thousands of tons of earth onto Santos in Sao Paulo state. More than two hundred dead or dying as 2,000 rescuers rush to the stricken zone. Authorities fear a second slide may threaten nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Mt. Serrat
Santos
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Suspect Chot Walker Shot by Policeman Near Home
Ed ward Simpson, 21, was shot in the abdomen by Officers Jackson Lewis and Henry Elbe after failing to halt at Dalton avenue and Liberty street. He ran from them near the Ohio National Guard Armory on Freeman avenue and later died at General Hospital. The report notes previous similar incidents in Hamilton County and cites other local accidents and injuries from the same night.
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Dalton Avenue
Liberty Street
Jackson Lewis
Henry Elbe
First District
Edward Simpson
Wade Street
Ohio, National Guard
Freeman Avenue
Simpson
Flint Street
Lewis
Siimpson
McShane
West End
Ellie
Willie McGee
John Macke
Alms & Doepke Company
Riverside Drive
Fred Schatz
Grand Avenue
Hamilton County
Schatz
Macke
General Hospital
June Schallick
Bates Avenue
Myrtle Trost
Eastern Avenue
John Hauck
Frank Gessen
McMicken Avenue
Hatfield
Florida Avenues
Miss Trost
Pearl Street
Pennsylvania Station
Lawrence Goodwin
Retreat Street
Bellevue
Goodwin
Abraham Berliner
South Eighteenth Street
Columbus
Burnet Avenue
Benjamin Alberts
Rockdale Avenue
Miss Irrances Burgess
Drury Avenue
Lillian Berning
Clay Street
Russell Shelton
Race Street
Miss Berning
Shelton
Colerain
Spring Grove Avenues
Guard and wife implicated in Ohio prison escape plot
John Leonard Whitfield escaped Ohio Penitentiary with guard Oren Hill and his wife aiding the breakout. Whitfield died after a confrontation at Hill’s home. Two tower guards were discharged. a farm and cash were promised in the planned deliverance of the murderer of a policeman.
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Columbus
John Leonard Whitfield
Cleveland
Ohio
Whitfield
Oren Hill
Henry Hollender
John Whipps
Penitentiary Service
Bomb blast damages cleaners building in Brooklyn
A dynamite bomb exploded beside the four story Manhattan Cleaners and Dyers Company building in Brooklyn. No injuries reported. Police attributed the attack to labor disputes with the union, noting the firm had resisted settlement in a recent strike. No arrests made.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan, Cleaners and Dyers Company
Brother Judge Fines Kin in Traffic Case
Justice of the Peace Louis D. Vasconi of St Helena sentenced his brother Joseph Vasconi to a $15 fine and a 30 day driving ban for traffic violations. The judge quipped that sentence would repay him for childhood misdeeds.
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New York World News Service
San Francisco
Justice of the
Louis D. Vasconi
St. Helena
Joseph Vasconi
Spanking Dispute Tests City Courts in Kansas
In Kansas City a mother, Christine Woodside, 34, was convicted of assault for whipping her 16 year old daughter with a light coat hanger. Judges Meade and White said ordinary spankings are not jailworthy, but warned against excessive punishment. The mother posted bond and plans to appeal while the daughter remains with a teacher.
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Kansas City
Kan
Christine Woodside
Lorene Jones
Henry Meade
Fred R. White
Woodside
Meade
Hutchings
White
Inez Mackinnon
Lorene
Indicted Indiana Bank Official Arrested In Williamsport Case
Luther F. Symons State Bank Commissioner was arrested in Indianapolis on an indictment charging official negligence tied to the January 18 failure of Warren County Bank at Williamsport. He posted a $500 bond and joins other indicted former bank officials including Warren Mankey and Chester G. Rossiter.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Luther F. Symons
Warren County
Williamsport
Warren County Grand Jury
Warren Mankey
Chester G. Rossiter
Symons
Sam Cole
Thomas Barr
American Trust Company
Kokomo
Mankey
Rossiter
Hickman and Hunt Convicted in Tom’s Murder Case
William Edward Hickman and Welby Hunt were found guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court of the Christmas Eve 1926 murder of C. Ivy Toms, a Rose Hill druggist. Life imprisonment was recommended for both. Hickman also faces death for the Marian Parker killing.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Welby Hunt
C. Ivy Toms
Rose Hill
Hickman Sane
Marian Parker
Elliott Craig
California
Hunt
Hickman
Craig
Parker
Parkers
Toms
Ohio Republicans Fight Over Hoover Willis Feud On House Floor
In Washington the House adjourned after a skirmish as Ohio Republicans Brand and Burton duel over Herbert Hoover and Senator Willis for Kansas City delegates. Brand seeks a 30 minute attack on Hoover while Burton plans a half hour reply, with floor time set for Monday or Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Senator Willis
Kansas City
Brand
Willis
Hoover
Theodore Burton
Commerce
Burton
Radio Commission
Mapes
Michigan
Dickinson
Iowa
Lowdon
Grounded Liner Worth 2 Million Lost Amid Rescue Delays
A grounded liner valued at about 2 million dollars is a total loss after blowing seas and heavy snow hindered early rescue efforts. Reports note crews faced brutal conditions with scarce panic among observers.
Shipwreck at Manomet Point: Robert E Lee Lost
All hands were saved from the wreck off Manomet Point but two Coast Guard crewmen from Plymouth were lost as the Robert E. Lee struck a hidden reef. Captain Robinson and crew abandoned ship as surf and blizzard hampered rescue efforts.
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Plymouth
Mass
Manomet Point
Robert E. Lee
Robinson
Boston
Coast Guard
Bonham
Plymouth Rock House
Eastern Steamship Lines
New York
Active
Redwing
R. R. McNonough
A. P. Moffett
Ship Canal
Cape Cod
Buzards Bay
Massachusetts Bay
Mary Ann Rocks
Albert J. Brown
Maine
Hatteras
Julius Anderson
Rock
Watch Tower
Coston Light
Jones
William H. Cashman
Cashman
Ashman
Peeak
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Tolay Medermott
Lengel
Conductor
G. O.P
Doran
Qutopoken
Ques
Candi
Chot Walker
Garin
Gorman
Woode
Michael McShane
Black
Hill
Norwood Folk
Akron
Indiana Bank
Marion Parker
William E. Hickman
Dudley Nichols
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