Fire destroys Voss Planing Mill in Newport with $100000 loss
A major blaze at the Voss Planing Mill on West Seventh Street Newport destroyed an entire block and forced dozens from their homes. The fire cut telephone lines hindering dispatch while a mill gas tank explosion occurred. Fire units from Covington Cincinnati and Newport battled flames until under control at 2:30 AM.
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Newport
Voss Planing Mill
West Seventh Street
Planing Mill
Fred Voss
Mary Harding
Morris Hodesh
Edward Gerding
Covington
Cincinnati
Ray Young
Isabella Street
Harry Ploeger
Wall Street Bomb Suspect Lerner Arrested on Murder Charge
Noah Lerner, 23, an electrician, was arrested in Brooklyn on a murder charge linked to the 1920 Wall Street explosion that killed 37. Police say he hired the wagon used to haul the explosives and boasted of his role to a Baton Rouge couple who surfaced with testimony.
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Wall Street
Lerner
New York
Noah Lerner
Thomas Doyle
Baton Rouge
Kuzbas
Russia
Doyles
U. 8
United States
Kurbas
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
Albany
Two Cincinnati men held after Louisville hold up and slaying
Edward Crosser 22 and William Merchant 19, both of Cincinnati, were arrested in Louisville on vagrancy charges after Crosser confessed he drove the bandit car during the May 9 hold up of Lewis Knall. McClain was killed during the robbery. Merchant denied involvement but was wanted by Cincinnati police.
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Cincinnati
Lewis Knall
Edward McClain
Louisville
Edward Crosser
Lias
Charles Davis
William Merchant
Queen City Avenue
Black Rock
Ark
Morris
James Powers
Covington
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Morris Lee
Lee
E. A. Larkin
Crosser
Ac Crosser
Scot
Bogen Street
Hee
Merchant
Larkin
Hhe
Emmet Kirgan
Camp Washington
Kwau
Knau
Knauu
General Hospital
McClain
Michael McShane
Leonard Hays
Hugh Ambrose
Bristol Hotel
Sherman Albers
Sliker Street
Ambrose
Ne ‘Innati
Prohibition Agents Raid Kenyon Prom Arrest Eight Students
State Prohibition officers raided Kenyon College in Gambier during the Spring Prom arresting eight students for liquor possession. Seven pleaded guilty and were fined 190 dollars plus costs. one was too intoxicated to plead. President Pierce said the faculty will curb liquor at college events.
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Columbus
McDonald
Kenyon College
Gambier
Pierce
State Prohibition Department
Tulsa Dope King Hood Kidnapped by Unmasked Bandits
Fred E Hood a wealthy local drug ring leader was seized from his Tulsa home by a group of about twenty five kidnappers riding in five cars. His wife reported the disappearance and authorities say no word has come from Hood his father or his brother. Federal charges under the narcotics act are pending against Hood and his two sons.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fred E. Hood
Hood
Police hunt for missing Cleveland officer Dennis Griffin
A Cleveland police squad led by Chief Grant dug for the body of Patrolman Dennis Griffin in a riverbank dump after his kidnapping by John L. Whitfeld. The search followed Whitfelds arrest on auto theft and a bank sighting with a withheld hint of Griffin in the car. The Cleveland Automobile Club offered 500 dollars for Whitfelds capture, with a possible 1000 dollar city reward if he is found by Monday.
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Cleveland, CO
Grant
Dennis Griffin
Griffin
John L. Whitfeld
Whitfeld
Chagrin Falls
Cleveland
Cleveland Automobile Club
Chase
Finkle
Colonel C B Wing Dies at 70 in Wyoming
Colonel C B Wing aged 70, founder of Diem & Wing Paper Co and noted paper dealer, died at his Wyoming residence after two weeks illness. He held posts in Bryant Paper Co Kalamazoo and Wing Superior Paper Co Cincinnati and served in Republican politics. He was survived by widow Mary B Wing and two daughters Mrs Roy Willis and Mrs Dr Lee Milner. Burial set at Spring Grove Cemetery after services at his home.
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C.B. Wing
Diem & Wing Paper Company
Springfield Pike
Oliver Avenue
Wyoming
Wing
Bryant Paper Company
Kalamazoo
Mich
C. B. Wing Superior Paper Company
Ingalls
Fourth and Vine Streets
Diem & Wing
Nash
Colonel Wing
Cincinnati
Ball Park
Lodge of Elks
Business Men's Club
Cuvier Press Club
The
Elks
Mary B. Wing
Roy Willis
Lee Milner
Spring Grove Cemetery
Rio Grande Do Sul Not in Serious Revolutionary State
The American naval attache in Rio de Janeiro informed the Navy Department that recent disturbances in Rio Grande Do Sul are not directed against the government and are described as local banditry rather than a serious revolutionary condition.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Navy Department
Rio Grande Do Sul
Moscow Holds Demonstration as British Ultimatum Reply Arrives
The Soviet Union hands its reply to Britain and calls for a conference to avert a break. Moscow closes factories for a demonstration honoring Vorovsky as crowds march with anti-Fascist banners. Krassin hints at transferring Soviet business from London if relations deteriorate.
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Associated Press
Moscow
London
Tchitcherin Itn
Vorovsky
Lausanne
Leonid Krassin
Berlin
Russia
Vanderlip urges new council to handle foreign relations
Frank A. Vanderlip of New York calls foreign policy handling archaic and proposes a 25 member council elected by the people to craft treaties. Terms would be ten years with half abroad, aiming for continuity and alignment with popular will. He criticizes national sovereignty barriers to international justice and praises the World Court.
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Washington
United States
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
National City Bank
Secretary of State
Senate
Council of Foreign Relations
Vanderlip
World Court
Harding
Willard Triumphs Over Johnson in Big Fight
The 40-year-old Jess Willard expressed elation after defeating Floyd Johnson in New York. Willard said he proved he is not as old as critics thought and aimed for a return match with Dempsey. The event drew 10,000 spectators despite rain, with Kermit Roosevelt and Jim Corbett among onlookers.
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Associated Press
New York
Jess Willard
Floyd Johnson
Kansan
Johnson
Jess
Firpo
Dempsey
McAuliffe
Kermit Roosevelt
Jim Corbett
Mike McTigue
Tex Rickard
Woman and Boy Die in Hamilton County Auto Crashes
Two fatalities in separate Hamilton County auto accidents raise the year’s toll to fifty. Nine year old Jimmie Gardner died after attempting to ride a farmer’s truck on Reading road in Sharonville. The other victim, 80 year old Mrs. Sarah Craig, was struck on Kemper Lane and McMillan streets while crossing, dying at General Hospital after skull fracture and shock. Authorities questioned the truck driver’s age and released Prof John Henderson, Montgomery, after witnesses defended him.
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Jimmie Gardner
Sarah Craig
Hamilton County
Richard Gardner
Sharonville
Reading Road
York
Kings Mills
H. A. Beines
Rose
Walnut Streets
Jimmie
Emma Brown
D. C. Handley
Rero
Harry McGrew
Marshal Rahe
McGrew
York Brothers
D. Ramsey
Kemper Lane
McMillan Streets
John L. Henderson
Montgomery
McMillan Street
General Hospital
Publishing Klan Names Temporarily Enjoined By Judge Carpenter
Federal Judge Carpenter issued a temporary injunction restraining Tolerance Publishing Co from publishing names of persons alleged to be Ku Klux Klan members in Indianapolis and Indiana. The matter was referred to a Master in Chancery to determine how lists, alleged stolen, came into the publisher.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Tolerance Publishing Company
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tolerance
Bethel Mayor Pursues Motorist After Collision
Barrett Waters president of the Kentucky Power Company chased a motorist for more than ten miles after a collision with a truck near Bethel Ohio. Waters halted at Mt. Washington and faced an immediate trial by Mayor Harry Dillman pleading guilty to reckless driving and paying 25 dollars plus costs.
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Bethel
Barrett Waters
Kentucky Power Company
Edgehill Point
Francis Lane
Mt. Washington
Harry Dillman
Waters
Dillman
Lett & Co
Cincinnati
Grant Highway
Ite
Willard Firpo Triumph at Milk Fund Heavyweight Show
In Yankee Stadium before about 65 000, Jess Willard wrested a late- round win over Floyd Johnson, while Luis Angel Firpo knocked out Jack McAuliffe in the third round. Jack Renault won on a foul over Fred Fulton, and Tiny Jim Herman stopped Al Reich in six. Harry DraKE beat Joe McCann in the opener.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Milk Fund
Jess Willard
Floyd Johnson
Luis Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Jack McAuliffe Jr
Tex Rickard
Jersey City
Manhattan
Great Stadium
Num‘bering
Willard
Johnson
Firpo
McAuliffe
Rickard
Scarr
Richard
Willard-Johnson
Patsy Haley
Charles Mathison
Draake-McCann
Tom Sheridan
Fulton-Renault
Jack O’sullivan
Jack Appel
Harry Wills
New Orleans
Joe Humphries
Luis Angel Firpo
Kansas
Iowa
Jack McAuliffe
Detroit
Jack Renault
Fred Fulton
Tiny Jim’ Herman
Omaha
al Reich
Harry Draake
England
Joe McCann
Newark
N. J
Wife of Penfield Files Divorce Suit in Ohio
Mrs Mary King Penfield wife of Augustus H Penfield cashier of Springfield National Bank files for divorce in Common Pleas Court asking restoration to her maiden name Mary King Gotwald Only ground listed is that the defendant serves a twenty one year sentence in Atlanta Penitentiary for embezzlement Penfield was convicted of embezzling over 600000 and sentenced to Atlanta Bank inspectors reported defalcations near 1 million on April 12
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Springfield
Mary King Penfield
Augustus H. Penfield
Springfield National Bank
Common Pleas Court
Mary King Gotwald
Atlanta
Penfield
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Pal
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Police Commissioners’ Board
Elks Lodge
Boxing Carnival
Weatherman
Joviet
Ring
Drake
McMann
Fulton
Renault
Herman
Reich
Wizard
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