Jail Delivery Plot Revealed in Newport Jailbreak
Three prisoners escaped Newport jail by sawing bars with saws and a drill smuggled by Schmidt of Cynthiana. Suttles, recaptured after a leg break, told detectives the group worked in shifts, filled tool marks with soap, and sang to drown noise. Carter and Vickers remain at large. Schmidt faced charges of delivering the tools.
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Newport
R. W. Suttles
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Suttles
William Schmidt
Cynthiana
Samuel Carter
Harry Vickers
Schmidt
Charles Debes
Vickers
Carter
Iiles
Trusty
Campbell County Grand Jury
Otto Wolff
Howe
Joseph Dehner
James Prout
Edward Mader
Mader
House Gives President Control Of Cables
The House passed without a record vote a Senate bill authorizing Presidential control over cable landings. The measure was slightly amended and must be reconciled with the Senate before sending to the President. It empowers the President to prohibit unauthorized landings and to issue licenses for cable operation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Amusements and Advertisers in 1920s Page 32
An index page listing diverse advertisements and business classifications. Notable entries include Dry Cleaning, Lumber, Banks, Furniture, Shoes, Sporting Goods, House furnishings, and a variety of consumer goods providers such as Roche's Herbal Embrocation and Powell & Clement Sporting Goods, reflecting a broad urban marketplace.
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Vapors Odene
Art Dry Cleaning Co
Kotor Reakveerbbceendtesceense
Callaway Coal Co
Cunard
Dexter Lumber Co
Omeabeie
Frederick Lamb
Veges
Dunlap
Epon Ge Caan
First National Bank
Fifth-Third National Bank
DVO
Odennae American Finance Co
Claude Ashbrook & Co
J. W. Sibley & Co
Eek
Giddinge
Eopsacen Pd
Euees - Ndinnheoccines Nctecece Vecaiee
Hyde Park Lumber Co
A Kolbe & Co
Lau'ery Club Cigars
Eckpeen
Nunner & Ashton—Furniture
Ohio Truss Co
Iacenne
St Pinkham
Poguec
Powell & Clement—Sporting Goods
Roche
Schaefer Rubber Co
Shillito
Stewart Kidd Co
Swift Laboratory
Government message theaters offered nationwide
A committee of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America offered free use of motion picture screens across the country to disseminate any government message for the welfare of the people. The proposal was presented to President Harding during their session in Washington on May 18.
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Washington
Harding
Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
Huckster Elmer Holyoke Dies After Pike Attack
Elmer Holyoke a 39 year old Newport huckster died at Speers Hospital Dayton from head injuries after a Saturday night assault on the Alexandria Pike near Eighteenth street. Witnesses Stanley Ferger and Frank Cross saw a man strike Holyoke then flee toward Newport. A gray hat bearing a Pittsburgh maker’s name is the only clue. Holyoke had $81 in his pocket and his wagon was found nearby.
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Elmer Holyoke
Huckster
West Sixth Street
Newport
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Alexandria Pike
Eighteenth Street
Holyoke
Stanley A. Ferger
Grandin Road
Frank B. Cross, Jr
Blair Avenue
Cincinnati
Mr. Ferger
Mr. Cross
Federal prohibition forces cut by funds shortage
Washington May 18 Federal prohibition forces will be reduced more than two thirds for forty days from Friday due to lack of funds. Commissioner Kramer said enforcement would be difficult yet expects little rise in illegal liquor traffic. Anti-Saloon League officials warned of a large boost in liquor law violations as enforcement drops from 1209 to 500 agents.
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Washington
Kramer
le Cue
Wine B. Wheeler
League
Congress
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Father’s Death Notice Restores Son to Family After 28 Years
John Erb, 30, reunited with his relatives in Cleveland after 28 years apart following the death of his father Jacob Erb, 62. Born in Ohio, he was placed in a home at age two, adopted at nine by George R Smith, and later lived near Chardon after marrying at 18.
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Cleveland, O
John Erb
Jacob Erb
Erb
George R Smith
Elyria
Chardon
Lane Dies Leading Nation into Valley of Shadow
Washington May 18. Word of Franklin K. Lane death shocks the capital as President and Mrs. Harding. former President Wilson. and many officials send condolences. Lane, long a trusted public servant, faced a painful operation in Rochester Minnesota and wrote a message from his hospital sharing thoughts on life, death, and the journey ahead.
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Washington
Franklin K. Lane
California
Interior Department
Lane
Harding
Wilson
Phillip C. Kauffman
Boys in knickerbockers hold up West Side men
Three men report being robbed by five schoolboys on the Cleveland West Side around midnight. A gold watch and seven dollars and thirty cents were taken. Three of the assailants wore knickerbockers. Communications with police are expected.
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Cleveland
West Side
Governor Davis Denies Senate Candidacy Amid Pomerene Election Talk
Ohio Governor Davis states his sole ambition is to govern well and serve the people, denying reports of a U S Senate bid to succeed Senator Pomerene. He calls the rumors political gossip linked to state business battles and the reorganizaton bill, and vows no distraction from his current duties.
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Columbus
Davis
United States
Pomerene
Ohio
John E. Todd
Harry M. Daugherty
James N. Litton
Daugherty
John F. Burke
Elyria
When You Think of Writing Think of Whiting Adv
An advice note from the Adv department urges readers to associate writing with the Whiting brand. It frames Whiting as a reliable source for creative and practical writing needs, aiming to reinforce brand recognition.
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Adv
Bombing Ships Test Starts June Twenty First
Final plans for allied air bombing tests of naval vessels were announced in Washington. Experiments off the Virginia capes begin June 21 with the former U‑117 and end July 20 with the Ostfriesland. The Iowa battleship participates in a later phase, with air and sea forces coordinating from Cape Hatteras to Cape Henlopen.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic Fleet
Navy Department
Army Air Service
Virginia Capes
Ostfriesland
Iowa
Army
Frankfurt
Denby
Alabama
Cape Charles
Cape Hatteras
Cape Henlopen
Vice President Coolidge Basely Sidelined by Cold
Vice President Coolidge was confined to his home with a slight cold in Washington. Officials said he expected to return to the Senate tomorrow.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Explosion wrecks powder plant near Wilmington
An overnight explosion rocked the United States Flashless Powder Company plant at Carrcroft near Wilmington Delaware. A fire broke out and all four buildings were endangered as flames spread after the blast.
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Wilmington
Del
United States Flashless Powder Company
Carrcroft
Here
Curious Courier Smuggling German Gems Foiled
An American peace conference courier narrowly prevented smuggling German crown jewels from Germany to the Kaiser, weighing over two pounds and valued at four to five million dollars. The box was opened on a train, revealing ropes of pearls and diamonds, and the jewels were later guarded by the Intelligence Department in Paris before return to Berlin.
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Akron
Germany
E. M. McIntosh
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Paris
McIntosh
Exchange Club
Wilson
Lansing
E. M. House
American Intelligence Department
Intelligence Department
Ebert
Berlin
Serot ii
Gorotah
Aish Hie
Hague
Fring Resumed in Mine Zone Attack Near Matewan
Firing from Kentucky hills into Rawl in Williamson county resumed for 30 minutes as authorities in Matewan moved toward annniversary of the Matewan battle. Chief Deputy Sheriff John Hall said tension was low and lights were on, with poolrooms reopenings signaling a return to normalcy. Citizens discussed a “law and order” program and some offered to deputize for emergencies.
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Williamson
W. Va
Kentucky Hills
Rawl
Matewan
John Hall
Hall
Manhattan Opera House To Be Placed On Block
Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein widow of the late impresario announced the Manhattan Opera House will be sold for commercial purposes. Valued about 1 000 000 dollars, the property will go to receiver's auction on June 22 unless sold earlier. She plans to live in Europe and move her husband’s body from Woodlawn Cemetery abroad. She says she is done with attempts to carry on grand opera at popular prices.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
Collision near Cape Sable Island in fog halts ships
Halifax May 18 A British steamship Hobtby collided with an unidentified vessel in dense fog off Cape Sable Island early today. A later wireless message said both vessels were able to proceed.
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Halifax
Hobtby
Cape Sable Island
America Stands Aloof In Upper Silesian Row
George Gleason former International Y M C A secretary told Congress that a full war between the United States and Japan would end with Japan wiped off the map. He argued friction from Yap Korea China and California would not trigger war and warned Japan could be starved if the U S mobilized its vast resources.
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Chicago
United States
Japan
George Gleason
International Y. M. C. A
Far East
Congress
Gleason
Yap
Korea
China
California
Philippines
Hawaii
Europe
Chief Justice White Dies After Long Illness
Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, died at 2 AM after complications from surgery for bladder trouble. Earlier bulletins said his end could come at any time as he remained unconscious. family and officials crowded the hospital as the nation mourned. White, born in Louisiana in 1845, served as a Confederate veteran, state senator, and Supreme Court justice before his 1894 appointment and 1910 elevation to chief justice.
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Washington
Edward Douglass White
United States Supreme Court
White
Francis R. Hagner
Thomas A. Claytor
Thomas MS. Lee
Supreme Court
South
Supreme Court of the United States
Lafourche
Mt. St. Mary’s
Emmitsburg
Jesuit College
New Orleans
Georgetown
College
Washington, D
Louisiana
Supreme Court of
Nichols
Eustis
Senate
Preston Cleveland
Cleveland
New York
Senator White
Taft
Fuller
Justice White
Hoover Pleads for Open Door to Prevent World War
Herbert Hoover urged maintenance of open door in world commerce before the National Association of Manufacturers. He warned against export and import combinations seeking to dominate trades, noted nations restrict resources for citizens, and urged equal opportunity and selective labor immigration to prevent economic conflict and preserve liberal progress.
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Hoover
New York
Herbert Hoover
National Association of Manufacturers
Europe
United States
Ex Governor Catts Charged With Peonage
Sidney J. Catts former Florida governor was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pensacola for peonage after pardoning two Black convicts and allegedly forcing them to work. The indictment cites coercive labor by Catts and implicates related acts in Florida.
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Pensacola
Fla
Sidney J. Catts
Florida
Catts
Former Florida Governor Indicted Over Pardons Bribe Case
The ex governor faces a Bradford County Grand Jury indictment for taking 700 dollars to issue a pardon for a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder on a West Florida farm property.
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West
Florida
Bradford County Grand Jury
Cuban President-Elect Zayas Declines Re-Election
Dr Alfredo Zayas Cuban President elect announced at a Havana banquet that he will not seek re election. The statement was made during a reception hosted by the Havana Bar Association.
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Havana
Alfredo Zayas
Havana Bar Association
United States Rep Abroad to Take No Part in Silesia Issue
Secretary Hughes states American representatives on the Supreme Council and related bodies will not participate or express opinions on the Upper Silesia settlement, citing longstanding U S policy of avoiding European disputes. The note answers Poland's request for U S support and urges adherence to Versailles and the plebiscite outcome.
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Washington
Associated Press
Poland
Upper Silesia
Secertary Hughes
Silesian
Prince Lubomirski
Supreme Council
Council of Ambassadors
Reparations Commission
United States
Europe
Premier Says Poles Must Observe Treaty
London May 18 The Prime Minister Lloyd George reiterated Britain’s stance on the Upper Silesian question. He said fate must be decided by the Supreme Council, not by Korfanty, warning that treaty children cannot break Europe’s crockery with impunity. Britain cannot stand by while a treaty signed two years ago is trampled.
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Upper Silesia
Supreme Council
Korfanty
Lloyd George
London
Associated Press
House of Commons
Europe
Great Britain
Child Bitten Seriously After Tries To Kiss Dog
Lloyd Bellew, age 4, attempted to kiss a backyard dog in Covington yesterday. The dog bit him on the mouth and cheek four to five times, and the boy was treated by Dr. H. C. White in Latonia. Police were alerted and will investigate, with the dog kept chained overnight.
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Lloyd Bellew
West Twenty-eighth Street
Covington
Leonard F. Bellew
C. S. Darnell
H. C. White
Latonia
Darnell
Bill to sanction seizure of liquor in Canada homes
The Toronto Globe reports a forthcoming bill to authorize government seizure of all private liquor stocks with compensation. The measure aims to give full effect to the new prohibition law and will be introduced in the next Legislature.
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Canada
Toronto
Toronto Globe
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Union Gas and Electric Co
Death’s Door
Valley OF Shadow
Rochester
Minn
Cotter
San Francisco
Socrates
Hawl
America
Upper Silesian
Hughes
U. S
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