Chicago probes link parole mill to prison break riot
Chicago investigators focus on a parole mill tied to escapes at Stateville Prison after seven convicts broke out. The probe follows letters found with Deputy Warden Peter Klein’s effects, including petitions for parole and mentions of “Messlein” and a Major Engineering Corp. stock link. Charles Schader was captured. James Price and Charles Duschowski remain at large.
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Chicago
Stateville Penitentiary
Joliet
Peter N. Klein
Stateville Prison
Atty
Gen
Carlstrom
Maj
M. A. Messlein
Messlein
Klein
Wijl
H. J. Almar Rehn
Charles Schader
James Price
Charles Duschowski
Cook County
William McSwigegin
Grand Jury
Messfen
W. Colvin
Harry Ash
Cook County Grand Jury
Ash
James
Fur’) Sammons
McSwiggin
Coolidge Eyes Adirondacks for Summer Vacation
President Coolidge conducts final inspections of three Adirondack camps and a New Hampshire residence as possible summer homes. He may depart Washington after Congress adjourns and could speak in Philadelphia on July 4. In a separate item, James W. MacLennan and his wife killed their six year old son and themselves in Osceola IA to escape diploma mill charges.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Philadelphia
Oskaloosa
James W. MacLennan
MacLennan
Oskaloosa College
Des Moines
District Court
Morris Burnham Dies At 50 President Of Verifying Firm
Morris A Burnham 50 president of the Alvey Ferguson Conveying Machine Manufacturing Company died at his home 1170 Edwards road after a brief illness. He came from Louisville Kentucky to join the firm over twenty years ago and is survived by his widow father and three daughters Nancy Mandy and Mrs Jacki Roth. Funeral plans not announced.
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Morris A. Burnham
Alvey-Ferguson Conveying Machine Manufacturing Company
Edwards Road
Mr. Burnham
Alvey Ferguson
Louisville
Nancy
Mandy Burnham
Jackie Roth
Bernheim
E. P. Burnham
Alvey-Ferguson Company
New York City
I. W. Bernheim
Public School Janitors Return to Individual Hiring by Board
The Board of Education plans to abandon the blanket contract system for janitors and hire staff individually starting about June 1. Dr. F. B. Dyer announced the move at the Schoolmasters' Club noting cost and wage goals, with C. W. Handman overseeing hiring and Joseph Bell praised for performance under the current contractor.
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Board of Education
F. B. Dyer
C. W. Handman
Dyer
Handman
Joseph Bell
Dodge Heiress Marries Hugh Dillman In Detroit Wedding
Mrs. Horace E. Dodge Sr., widow of Dodge Brothers founder, wed Hugh Dillman at 12:30 PM in a walled ceremony at the Horace E. Dodge Jr. estate. Attending were Mary McGaughey and Horace B. Dodge. estate heirs were named. Dillman, 43, art director, will tour eastward with a honeymoon planned possibly to Venice.
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Detroit, Mich
Horace E. Dodge, Sr
Dodge Bros., Inc
Hugh Dillman
Columbus (O
Marjorie Rambeau
Samuel Forrer
Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church
Alfred G. Wilson
John F. Dodge
Detroit
Horace E. Dodge, Jr
Mary McGaughey
Columbus
Horace B. Dodge
Delphine Dodge Cromwell
Philadelphia
Horace Dodge
Dodge Brothers, I
Motor Car Company
Horace E. Dodge
Dillman
Wilson
Dodge Brothers
Mrs. Dodge
Society of Arts
Palm Beach
Fla
Fiske Jubilee Singers
Venice
British strikers refuse Russian aid for funds
The General Council of the Trades Union Congress refused a 1000 dollar Russian donation and pledged to return it, citing the strike as purely industrial. They cited concerns over government perception and denied any Soviet funding claims. American labor support was not confirmed.
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London
Russia
General Council of the
Trades Union Congress
Central Council of Trades Unions
Palace of Labor
Moscow
Eccleston Square
Council
American Federation of Labor
William L. Green
A. F. of L
Cees
Loopyeget N.Y . World News Service
World Presse Pub. Co
London Times
Churchill
Canterbury
Church of England
Trade Union Council
Trades Union Council
Fai
Hyde Park
Regent
Victoria
East End
Lightning Sparks Oklahoma Oil Tank Fire Near Okla Town
A thunderstorm sparked a Magnolia Petroleum oil tank fire two miles from WeWoka Oklahoma. The blaze persisted but nearby storage risk was deemed past. Hail and high winds damaged several houses as London political turmoil unfolds with warnings of intensified labor action and potential government seizure of union funds.
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Wewoka
Okla
Magnolia Petroleum Company
The Future King Faces Difficulties Staying on Throne
Paris May 8 reports Le Petit Bleu front pages that the future King of England must ask if it will be harder to hold his throne than to stay on his horse. The World News Service notes the bold headline reflects British strike concerns.
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New York World News Service
Paris
le Petit Bleu
England
World News Servce
World Press Puba
Cops Club Rowdies Then Put On Suits for Football Game
Plymouth police clubbed a rowdy gang causing a strike disturbance then donned football uniforms to play a match against a team of strikers. A delegation of about 4,000 striking workers marched to the grounds led by a brass band.
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Plymouth
England
Desire for a Home Predominant Then and Now
The article notes longstanding human drive to own shelter from nature and animals, framing home ownership as an enduring uplifting goal. It praises home owners as thrifty respected citizens and touts the Classified Acts offering homes at affordable prices for every seeker.
Donation Shortfall Looms Over Chest Drive Near Finish
The Community Chest campaign shows donors giving in honor or memory of mothers but falls short by 633 000 as three days remain. Analysts note 473 more pledges of 25 or more and a rise in smaller gifts, with big gifts still unreported.
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Community Chest
Mother
C. M. Bookman
Chase Davis
Bookman
B. H. Kroger
The
Gibson
Frank H. Nelson
Christ Church
David Philipson
Douglas Fairbanks to Meet Mussolini in Rome
Premier Mussolini agreed to receive American film star Douglas Fairbanks next Monday. Fairbanks and wife Mary Pickford arrived at Genoa on April 13 and were reported in Berlin earlier this week as they return to Italy for the meeting.
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Doug
Mussolini
Rome
Douglas Fairbanks
Mr. Fairbanks
Italy
Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Genoa
Berlin
Sleep is Eight Hours of Eleven Minute Catnaps
Chicago May 8 The Mellon Institute researchers report that human sleep consists of repeated eleven to eleven and a half minute rest periods. Experiments used a hanging bed with recording devices showing restless cycles and no deeper sleep from intoxication.
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Chicago
H. M. Johnson
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Mrs Rida Young Dies at Her Stamford Home
Stamford Conn May 8 Mrs Rida Johnson Young famed author and playwright died at her Southfield Point residence after a period of illness. The Baltimore native wrote Little Old New York Maytime and other Broadway hits and earlier plays Brown of Harvard Glorious Betsy Naughty Marietta The Lottery Man and Her Soldier Boy. She had married and divorced James Young Jr and later remarried and divorced Clara Kimball Young.
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Stamford
Conn
Rida Johnson Young
Southfield Point
James Young, Jr
Maryland
James Young
Clara Kimball Young
Motion Picture Fame
Byrd Starts First Flight Toward North Pole
Commander Richard E. Byrd left his Spitzbergen base on the first leg of a pole journey at 5 am Greenwich time. Newspapers reported the departure tonight, noting the flight was begun toward the North Pole under daylight saving time in New York.
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New York
Richard E. Bryd
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Greenwich
New York Times
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
World War Veterans League Holds Nation Convention
The World War Veterans Light Wines and Beer League opened a nationwide convention at Town Hall New York after three members draped two sixty foot crepe strips on the Statue of Liberty as a stunt. Reports say the league aims to modify the Volstead Act and plans to push the issue in all congressional districts.
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Bedloe's Island
New York
World War Veterans
Elizabeth Marberry
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Alvey-Ferguson Conveying Machine Co
Harry Miller
A. A. Knoch
Walnut Hills
Seasongood
W. H. Vogel
Buckner
Harry M. Daugherty
Emory R. Buckner
Mr. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
John T. King
Republican National
Max D. Steuer
Kenneth F. Simpson
United States
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Miller
West
King
American Metal Company
Palmer
Robert S. Johnstone
Mirs
A.E Dodge
Ohio
John L. Balderston
Winston Churchill
Joviet Ate
Trades Council
Arthur E. Mann
U. S
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Sir Herbert Samuel
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Sir John Simon
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Grange
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