Tornado Toll Rises Across Five States With 809 Identified Dead
Chicago dispatch reports burial underway as rescue crews race to locate more victims from a five state tornado. The AP tally lists 809 identified dead and 3,725 injured with 15,000 homeless in tents and shelters. Relief efforts rush food equipment and medical aid to stricken towns.
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Associated Press
Red Cross
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Illinois
de Soto
Gorham
Bush
McLeansboro
Enfield
Parrish
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Grifin
Brinceton
Indiana
Wabash
Griffin
New Bomb Seen as Planes Doom in Anti Aircraft Breakthrough
London reports in the Westminster Gazette that secret experiments are developing a ground launched anti aircraft bomb. The device supposedly homes in on metal in airplanes, accelerates toward the target, and cannot be evaded by pilot maneuvering. The invention could redefine aerial warfare according to experts.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Westminister Gazette
Ugonsright
Dennistoun Suit Attacked as Blackmail Amid Divorce Battle
In London March 20 counsel for Lieutenant Colonel Ilan Onslow Dennistoun attacked Dorothy M. Dennistoun’s suit to recover alleged loaned funds as blackmail against him and his wife the dowager Countess Carnarvon. The defense claimed the $8,000 was a gift and denounced Mrs. Dennistoun as deceitful while praising General Cowans posthumously. The jury heard a scathing summing up and comments on Mrs. Dennistoun’s conduct as a factor in the case.
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John J. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Ilan Onslow Dennistoun
Dorothy M. Dennistoun
Countess Carnarvon
Dennistoun
Cowans
Carnarvon
Earl of
Colonel Dennistoun
Dennistouns
Paris
Fists Fly as Deputies Battle in Chamber in Paris
Paris dispatch reports a wild scene in the French Chamber as Premier Herriot’s remarks on Christianity inflamed Catholic deputies. A fistfight broke out, desks pounded, and a ballot box flew during nearly ten minutes of melee. The session ended with a government confidence vote of 325 to 251.
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Chamber
Herriot
Paris
Exerime
M. Tallinger
la Liberte
Marquis de la Fetnays
Premier Herriot
Rome
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub
Two Highwaymen Killed In Steelville Bank Raid
In Steelville Missouri a sheriff s posse waited as five highwaymen tried to rob the Farmers Bank. Two robbers were killed two captured one escaped. One citizen and S A Schneider were wounded. Doman drove the car and Walter fired first. The money was recovered from the sack carried by Walter.
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Missouri
Steelville
Farmers’ Bank of
S. A. Schneider
Farmers’ Bank
Enke
Doman
Walter
Jewelry firm trio liable in notorious Oskamp case verdict
A Hamilton County jury awarded Louise Grimm Oskamp 100000 damages against jeweler W S P Oskamp his wife Adele Werk Oskamp his son E Gordon Oskamp and daughter Adele Oskamp Ryan for conspiring to maliciously alienate her husband Herbert from his wife The six men six women jury found malice and false statements by the defendants with the verdict highlighting a historic large award in the county judicial history.
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W. S. P. Oskamp
Cincinnati
Herbert Oskamp
Louise Grimm Oskamp
Harrison Avenue
Robert S. Marx
Adele Werk Oskamp
E. Gordon Oskamp
Adele Oskamp Ryan
Hamilton County
Thomas H. Darby
Froome Morris
T. L. Michie
Charles Cornette
Oskamps
Louise Oskamp
Michie
William S. P. Oskamp
Net Set for Liquor Retailers and Inquiry Here
Roy A. Haynes, U S Director of Prohibition, says Cincinnati’s federal probe into police conspiracies to violate liquor laws marks a national lesson. He calls the operation a broadside at liquor retailing under protection and urges strong local cooperation to stamp out bootlegging and illicit alcohol sources nationwide.
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Haynes
Roy A. Haynes
United States
Prohibition Enforcement
Cincinnati
George Remus
United States District Attorney’s Office
Graft Conspiracy Shocks Cincinnati Police Network
Opening of sealed indictments reveals a vast graft plot involving forty eight police officers and twenty three liquor court agents amid violations of prohibition and narcotic laws. Additional indictments reportedly name more officers in graft charges to be unveiled later.
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Oskamp
Cincinnati
United States Grand Jury
Cincinnati Police Department
Hareth E. May
United States
Comercial Tribune
Mr. May
Carrel
Stanley Bothwick
William Copelaw
Federal Building
Liberty
One-Time Star Begs for Mercy in Prohibition Scandal
In New York on March 20, former stage stars William J. Montgomery and Florence Moore face court as the grand jury contemplates expanded probes into police corruption and narcotics trafficking. Montgomery, now a pianist earning $30 weekly, seeks a Broadway comeback after drug addiction and a divorce fallout linked to Moore.
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New York World News Service
New York
Keith
William J. Montgomery
Florence Moore
Broadway
Montgomery
William J. Clarkson
Miss Moore
Albany
Claxton Wilstach
Detroit
Mother of 3 Becomes Lawyer in Fight to Free Husband
Mrs. Austin G. Montgomery, mother of three, appeared in Federal Court as defense attorney for her husband Austin H. Montgomery. She claims the government has the wrong man and has worked day and night to gather evidence. Montgomery and nine others faced charges over a $1.8 million blind pool scheme tied to the Community Finance Corporation, which collapsed in 1922.
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New York
Austin G. Montgomery
Austin H. Montgomery
Montgomery
Community Finance Corporation
Policy for Church and State Separation Endorsed in Deputies
In Paris the French Government’s policy to keep church and state separate and to apply secularization laws passed by earlier parliaments was endorsed by a substantial majority in the Chamber of Deputies amid a disorderly session tonight.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Fighting Bob LaFollette Still In The Ring
Washington reports Senator Robert M. LaFollette remains defiant against Republicans who seek to read him out of the party. He recalls long speeches and fought back, noting his endurance in hours of debate and his readiness for relentless campaigns. He plans to update his autobiography to 1912.
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Ta Follette
New York World News Service
Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
Kat
Republican Organization of the
Senate
LaFollette
Congress
Potomac River Flats
Capitol
Hook
Bob
America
Copeland
Isle of Pines
Wisconsin
Moscow Reds Send 5000 for Striking Miners
The Maritime Labor Herald reports a $5,000 donation from the Red International Labor Unions and the All-Russian Miners Union to relief work in the Cape Breton mine strike area. The cable from Moscow urged continuing the struggle against exploitation and oppression and proclaimed long live the solidarity of the working classes.
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Sydney
N. S
Maritime Labor Herald Tonight
Red International
Cape Breton
The
Herald
Moscow
Bombing Plane Wrecked Off San Juan Point
A battle fleet bombing plane 2-8-3 is a total wreck off San Juan Point south of San Pedro California. All four officers and one enlisted man aboard are reported safe by the craft’s commander in a late night telegram to fleet headquarters.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Cal
Battle Fleet
San Juan
Point
Here
Fleet Headquarters
Boy's Plea Saves Father From Prison
John J. Kuklis Jr. won a five year probation for his father after a written plea to General Sessions Judge Mancuso. The sentence suspends prison time on restitution of ten thousand dollars with remaining funds already recovered. The elder Kuklis worked thirteen years at Hasbrouck Flooring earning thirty eight dollars weekly. He pilfered by doctoring company books to cover shortages then attempted suicide after six years.
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New York
John J. Kuklis, Jr
General Sessions
Mancuso
John
Kuklis
Hasbrouck Flooring Company
Underslung Pipes Shift Dawes Senate Support
Washington March 20 President Vice President Dawes gains friendlier Senate mood as underslung pipes win over senators including Robinson and Overman. Overman reversed his Warren confirmation vote, Dawes gifts eight pipes since inauguration.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Dawes
Robinson
Overman
Charles B. Warren
Mr. Dawes
Mr. Overman
Mystery veils double slaying on Court Street
Two unnamed individuals, a man and a woman, were found shot dead on Court Street near Central Avenue after 9 pm. A white man, Harry L. Miller, 22, claimed he tried to intervene as the woman shot the man then herself. Both bodies were pronounced dead on arrival at the General Hospital and later taken to the morgue.
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Court Street
Plum Street
Central Avenue
Arata
Harry L. Miller
Wesley Avenue
Norwood
General Hospital
Hamilton County
German Defense Chief Notes Private Soldier Suicides
Berlin March 20 Defense Minister Gessler told a Reichstag budget committee that personal crisis reports among German army privates are a serious issue. He said each self inflicted death is investigated and promised a memorial on the topic.
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Gessler
Six Die in Illinois Traction Car Head On Collision
Six people died and at least three were seriously injured when two Illinois traction system cars collided head on south of Carlinville. Names include Babe Shannon a 13 year old, Henry Robinson 16, and George Goldberg of St Louis. A third incident from Higbee Missouri reports Henry Maans killed on Chicago and Alton train No 24 at Laddonia with injuries to Engineer Blackman and Elmo Gass. A broken rail cited as cause.
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Illinois
Carlinville, Ill
Illinois Traction System
Here
Babe Shannon
Virden
George Goldberg
St. Louis
Henry Robinson
Carlinville
William Peele
Staunton
Maree Marienecke
Gillespie
Springfield
Higbee
Henry H. Maans
Slater
Chicago & Alton
Laddonia
Blackman
Elmo Gass
Vandalia
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Chicago
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Cardinal
Left
Right
Arno Dosch-Fleurot
Cincinnati Police
Safety Service
W. J. Montgomery
Benson’ Hough
Smith Hickenlooper
Aubrey Houston
National Prohibition Commissioner
Mr. Haynes
Wiens
Moscow Reds
Berlin
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