Trial of Remus gang reveals vast liquor conspiracy
Witnesses describe distillery deals, permits, trucks, and armed caravan shipments from Indiana to unknown destinations. The prosecution links John P. Alexander to Remus, seeks to prove subterfuge and concealment. Judge Peck rules Fifth Amendment protection while allowing immunity evidence amid a widening probe into continued activity through spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Remus
Peck
United States District Court
Indiana
Combine
Death Valley
W. B. Squibb Company
Lawrenceburg
Dickerson
United States
Thomas Morrow
John P. Alexander
Remus
Alexander
Alexender
Index to Advertisements Amusements and Notices
Continued on Second Page listing advertisers and items for sale or service. Includes Baldwin Piano Co and East Hills Coal and Supply with multiple retailers such as Miller's Rug and Drapery Shop, The French Bros Bauer Co, Wagner's Opticians, and Sun Mutual Fire Insurance in a dense directory layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amusemenes
Bo Kage
Ayvad's
Water Wings
Baldwin Piano Co
Steaueas
Baltimore & Ohio R. R
Asy-Ae Baseball—Reds
Beeceune Burkhardt Bros. Co
Wheesha C. & Dr
Motee
BGR Voe
Overdee Csnees
Charles E. Smith & Sons
Dow's Drug Stores
S.seessees
East Hills Coal and Supply
Financial— American Finance
Geere Ee
Richman's Clothes
Sun Mutual Fire
Bra
French Bros
Bauer Co
Mabley & Carew Bon
Beaks Reevan Wagner’s—Opticians
Dude
Ccccceeseseee
Wife Obtains Divorce From Golf Maniac In Detroit
Mrs. Helen Joy Lee, daughter of Henry B. Joy, Detroit capitalist, was granted a decree of divorce from Howard B. Lee. She charged him with being a golf maniac and neglecting her and the children, spending much time on the golf links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mioch
Helen Joy Lee
Henry B. Joy
Howard B. Lee
Lee
Steel merger shocks Wall Street as Lackawanna sold
Bethlehem Steel announces its purchase of Lackawanna Steel, paying with Bethlehem 7 percent preferred and class B common stock. Lackawanna closed at 65 1 4 after a volatile session with 22 600 shares changing hands and a year high. George F. Downs leads Lackawanna as executives tour plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Lackawanna Steel Company
Lackawanna
N. Y
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Organization
Wall Street
Lackawanna Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Thomas St. Chadbourne
Lackawanna Company
Republic and
Midvale
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Brier Hill Steel Company
Island Steel Company
The
Steel and Tube Company of America
George F. Downs
S Special
Ex Kaiser Devotes Hours to Religion Amid Mental Strain
Amsterdam May 11 Former Emperor William has turned to intense religious study and prayer. Admiral von Tirpitz notes the ex ruler spends long days with scriptures and sermons while his health seems fine, his entourage at Doorn worried about his mental state and fading interest in Europe and German politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
William
Admiral von Tirpitz
Doorn
Three Irish Youths Taken From Beds Shot in Ballymuldery
In Ballymuldery near Ballyronan, a gang dragged three Catholic youths James Francis and Thomas Mc Keown from their beds and shot them. James died while Francis and Thomas were seriously wounded, Francis with sixteen bullet wounds. A knock at 2 am led Mrs. McKeown to summon the males. masked assailants entered and fired as they appeared. A bomb in Glenview street wounded two women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Associated Press
James
Francis
Thomas McKeown
Ballymuldery
Ballymulderg
Ballyronan
McKeown
Blankenstein Guilty in Sedition Case In Pittsburgh
Israel Blankenstein of New York City was found guilty of sedition in Pittsburgh after a ten minute jury deliberation. Prosecutors said he acted as an official of the Communist party seeking overthrow by force. The defendant offered no defense witnesses and told the jury he was not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Israel Blankenstein
New York City
Communi 1
Blankenstein
Mother Charged Teacher After Brutal Beating
A Sherman School teacher A L Eyler was named in a warrant charging assault and battery after Max Koolman suffered bruises from a strap beating during recess. Mrs. Rose Koolman said the punishment was brutal and sought action via the Humane Society and Board of Education. Eyler would comment after consulting the superintendent. the board will await court verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Eyler
Sherman School
Rose Koolman
West Court Street
Max
Koolman
The
Humane Society
Board of Education
Randall J. Condon
Condon
Eyler
Union leaders named in Lyons murder grand jury
Eight union labor leaders were named in true bills by a Chicago grand jury investigating the killing of acting police Lieutenant Terrance Lyons. The list includes Jed Mader, Tim Murphy, and Cornelius Shea. Authorities say the arrests imitate Haymarket era procedures, with no proof of direct involvement by the named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grand Jury
Terrance Lyons
George E. Gorman
Mader
Shea
Murphy
Haymarket
Haymarket Square
Tornado Kills Three In Nebraska and Heavy Snow in South Dakota
Three people are killed and several hurt after a Nebraska tornado near Lexington Holbrook Hildreth and Broken Bow with farm property and livestock damage. A man and son were electrocuted by downed wires. a 16 year old was killed by a flying object. In South Dakota two feet of snow followed a severe storm, stranding areas amid blizzard conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
S. Dakota
Omaha
Neb
Lexington
Holbrook
Hildreth
Broken Bow
Hiareth
B. F. Green
Deadwood
South Dakota
They Denied Me Work So I Turned Robber Says Frank Soulderits
Detectives concluded Stephen Solderits was killed by a robber's bullet but no murder charges will be filed against the trio. Frank Solderits, detained at the County Jail, claims his brother was slain by an outside shooter and disputes police findings. He recalls wartime ideals and defends his actions amid a payroll hold up investigation, with witnesses detailing a gun misfire and a car crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Solderits
Emmett Kirgan
Kirgan
Peter Pharo
Eastern Avenue
Bell
Frank Solderits
Frank
Stephen
Michael
Erwin Leischer
Letter From Mrs. Harding Cheers Victim of Island Queen Crash
Fourteen year old Wilbur Morgan, injured when the Island Queen collapsed at Pt. Pleasant, lies in a Christ Hospital plaster cast. A letter from Florence Kling Harding cheered him, and he hopes for full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Harding
Christ Hospital
Wilbur Morgan
Island Queen
Pt. Pleasant
Wilbur
Warren G. Harding
Manchester
Florence Kling Harding
Davison Will Grants $4 5 Million to Son Who Shunned Wall Street
Nassau County Assemblyman F Trubee Davison inherits 4 1/2 million from his father Henry P Davison New York banker and philanthropist The bulk goes to Mrs Davison and family on his mother's death with remaining shares divided among siblings Proceedings filed for probate show no public bequests and Davison declined Morgan partnership offer to pursue politics rather than Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
F. Trubee Davison
Nassau County
Henry P. Davison
New York
Young Davison
Wall Street
Fisheries Chief Henry O Malley Nominated Commissioner
Washington May 11 Henry O Malley head of the Bureau of Fisheries on the Pacific Coast and in Alaska was nominated by President Harding to be Commissioner of Fisheries He would succeed Dr Hugh M Smith who resigned several weeks ago and the nomination came today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry O’malley
Bureau of Fisheries
Pacific Coast
Alaska
President Harding
Hugh M. Smith
Blind man fined for liquor charge in Milford court
Fred Atkins a blind man of Reading C was fined the limit of 1000 dollars and costs by Mayor M B Scott of Milford after pleading hardship related to his handicap. The case followed raids by state dry officers and included B T McHugh Glenway avenue Philip Dopp ler and Harry Soley with bonds set for May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Atkins
Riddle Road
Reading
M. B. Scott
Milford
Scott
Atkins
United States
Meyor Scott
B. T. McHugh
Elberon Avenue
Philip Doppler
Glenway Avenue
Harry Soley
Colerain Pike
Judge orders Omiskey to appear for quizzing on 1917 baseball charges
Victor Thomas O'Brien, 31, real estate broker of Newport and Covington, faces two warrants for insufficient funds and obtaining money by false pretenses related to a check drawn to cover race expenses. Detectives say he planned to travel to Cincinnati to convert Liberty bonds into cash for racing bets. he was jailed after failing to cover a check. He agreed to appear in Cincinnati without requisition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Thomas O’brien
Maple Avenue
Newport
First District
O’brien
Paul Ryan
Ora Slater
Cal Crim Detective Bureau
William Cleary
City
William R. Collins
First National Bank
Obrien
Northern Kentucky
Coppin Building
Covington
Central Saving Bank and Trust Company
Neport
Cincinnati
Liberty Bonds
Newport Bank
Newport Institution
Cincinnati Bank
Glenn E Plumb Near Death in Washington
Glenn E Plumb, counsel for sixteen large railroad labor groups and author of the Plumb Plan, was declared dying at his Washington home from heart disease. Born 1866 in Iowa, he spent much of his career with street railway work in Chicago and later proposed government ownership and joint management of railroads. His plan drew broad union support and a League claiming up to 1,000,000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glenn E. Plumb
Iowa
Chicago
Charles T. Yerkes
City of
Plumb Plan League
Congress
Death Stalks Song Birds In Avondale
In Avondale a resident spreads poison, killing many song birds and weakening others. Robins and cardinals fall from perches as birds and residents search for the unknown killer behind the spread of poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avondale
Kentucky
Danish Explorer Reaches Northern Greenland Point
Lange Koch, leader of the Jubilee Expedition, has traversed the nearmost point of Greenland. The 200 day journey was done with dog sledges and American motor tractors. The achievement signals completion of the expedition objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Associated Press
Lange Koch
Greenland
National Tidende
73 Year Old Man and Child Of Six Hit By Car
A 73 year old man, Noah Frank of 3325 Drexel Place, was struck while crossing Blair Avenue and left in serious condition after being knocked down by a large brown touring car. He gave a partial description to police before losing consciousness. doctors report a fractured leg, possible skull fracture and a broken rib. No witnesses were located as officers searched districts late last night. Also hit yesterday, 6 year old Louis Gibbs darted into the street in front of John Weichter at 2273 Oxford Avenue. the boy, now at St Marys Hospital with internal injuries and bruising, faced uncertain prognosis with X rays planned if he survives the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Frank
Drexel Place
Drexel Pla Avenue
General Hospital
Blair Avenue
Alutorobile
Frank
Central Avenue
Louis Gibbs
John Weichter
Oxford
Plac Mobile
David Pin
Liberty Street
St. Mary’s Hospital Inn
Bette Streets
The
West
Death of three day old baby linked to desertion and murder
Police investigate a three day old baby found dead in a vacant lot at 2846 Lehman road. Eyewitnesses Esther Davis Henry Hussar and Harry Stelze reported the baby crying nearby after midnight May 8 while others later failed to help. Investigators consider murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman Road
Harry Stelze
Liberty ‘Street
Fred Oehler
Ari Walter Dewald
Hill
Husband plans travel by cutting wife hair in Ohio
In Warren Ohio on May 1 a husband, On a Cox, a rubber worker, clipped his wife Mrs Clay Cox’s hair to stop her from traveling as a hair tonic demonstrator. Four feet of her hair was shorn, leaving her in hospital with a nervous diagnosis. The couple has two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Clay
Cox
Reform Blundering Election Laws Urged In Ohio
Dr. J Raymond Moley of the Cleveland Foundation urged Ohio women to push for better election laws before the Ohio League of Women Voters in Columbus urging fundamental change. He advocated primary registration as part of the reform effort during the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Uy 11
Ohio
J. Raymond Moley
Cleveland Foundation
Ohio League of Women
Court orders Comiskey to testify in 1917 throw game fund case
Detroit Americans alleged to have conspired with Chicago White Sox in 1917 to lose games for pay. The Milwaukee inquiry seeks responses from Charles Comiskey on funds payouts and game fixing plans connected to the 1917 and 1919 World Series contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comiskey
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
White Sox
Chicago
Joe Jackson
Lefty Williams
Krles Comiskey
Landish Expresses Little Interest in Felsch Action
The affidavit filed in Milwaukee today reveals Oscar Landish’s claim that Charles A. Comiskey personally took part in an alleged conspiracy by Detroit players to throw games in 1917. The document centers on Felsch and the Chicago White Sox case as the suit seeks recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
J. J. Gregory
Raymond J. Cannon
Felsch
Buck” Weaver
Eddie Cicotte
Risberg
Comiskey
Landish
Charles A. Comiskey
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Oscar
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Harry Pattison
Oakland Street
Uauoto
Kaiser
Sun
Max Koolman
Red Cross
Wurlitzer
Rich” Armstrong
Rich
Davison Will
Ogutt Mnory
Omiskey
Glenn Plumb
Koch
Carl
Craft
Babe
Detroit Americans
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