Downing Admits He Alone Killed Mrs Williams
John Downing age 37 of 9 Armory avenue confessed to police that he alone killed Mrs Aleen Williams age 33 of 339 Pike street Bromley Kentucky for her rings and cash totaling 68 dollars. He says he strangled her with a necktie and has not explained the skull fracture found by the coroner. The confession clears James Mc Campbell of any part in the murder and prosecutors aim to indict Downing for first degree murder soon with an arraignment and possible trial next week.
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John Downing
Armory Avenue
Aleen Williams
Pike Street
Bromley
First District
Downing
James McCampbell
West Court Street
McCampbell
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Charles S. Bell
Bell
Onns
Cleary
Sweeney
Beckman
Klein
Mrs. Williams
Baby Farm Nurse Indicted in Slayings Case
New York May 21 AP. Helen Geisen Volk indicted for first degree manslaughter in the death of six month old William Winters from skull fracture. She is charged with substituting babies and exceeding permit limits. A baby found in a leather bag will be exhumed to identify Stephen Angerer. Twenty eight other deaths tied to the "baby farm" network, including 14 at a former Park Avenue racket. An infant bought for 75 dollars by Grace Wilson Bass was given to Bellevue Hospital. A separate confession relates to the murder of Mrs Aleen Williams blamed on moonshine.
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New York
Helen Augusta Geisen-Volk
East Eighty-sixth Street
William Winters
Geigen-Volk
Stephen Angerer
Geisen- Volk
Upper Park Avenue
Geisen-Volk
Grace Wilson Bass
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
Bass
Fathers Blamed for Grime Wave by Judge Darby
Judge Thomas H. Darby rails at crime in the United States blaming fathers for moral decline. He urges a campaign to fight commercial crime and support a $75,000 Cincinnati quota in a $1,000,000 national drive while condemning youth instruction in cheating and road houses.
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Judge Darby
United States
Thomas H. Darby
George Puchta
Creditors’ Protection Committee
Cincinnati Association of Credit Men
Darby
Puchta
Cincinnati
Paul
Secret Chicago meeting forms National Air Transport Inc
A secret conference at the Drake Hotel organized a $10,000,000 nationwide air venture named National Air Transport, Inc. The plan includes a New York Chicago overnight service, later expanding to mail and freight. Key figures include Howard E. Coffin as board chairman, Harold H. Emmons as president, Clement M. Keys as executive chair, and Paul Henderson moving to General Operations Manager after July 1.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Drake Hotel
National Air Transport, Inc
Henry
Edsel Ford
New York-Chicago
Howard E. Coffin
Paul Henderson
New York
Henderson
Washington
Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
New Corporation
Harold H. Emmons
Liberty Motor
Army
Navy
Clement M. Keys
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation of New York
John J. Mitchell, Jr
Merchants’ Trust Company
Storm Kills Two in Colorado
May 21. A Colorado windstorm killed two people and injured several as high winds swept the eastern plains. Loren H. Bennet, 55, of Boulder, died when a roof he worked on was blown loose. Victor Fells, 5, of Berthoud, drowned when a boat overturned during the gale. Numerous trees uprooted, roofs torn off, and crop damage reported. minor injuries noted in Denver and other cities.
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Denver
Colorado
Loren H. Bennet
Boulder
Victor Felis
Berthoud
Bennet
Hot letter calls firemen and cops in Cincinnati uproar
West Virginia visitor Miss Emma Abercrombie from Jumping Branch mailed hundreds of letters in Hyde Park. In Cincinnati she tries to post one and triggers a firefighting and police response before a publicist committee guides her to the right mailbox.
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Emma Abercrombie
West Virginia
Hyde Park
Jumping Branch
Cincinnati
Big City
Clarence
Madison Avenue
Burch Avenue
Uncle Sam
Clarence Ward
Beer Citadels of Windsor Fall to Army Amid Volstead Thirst
Windsor Ontario May 21 crowds surge through inns and ferries as Prohibition era beer “four point four” pours in. Patrons queue for hours and managers empty dining rooms to serve the influx, with 800000 glasses reportedly consumed by day’s end and profits from the British American Hotel tallying high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ontario
Detroit-Windsor Ferry Company
Detroit
Shepherd Case Witness Missing Amid Grand Jury Conflicts
Chicago May 21 detectives search city and suburbs for missing state witness Robert White in the Shepherd trial. Grand jury probes his disappearance amid defense claims of a frame up and threats to witnesses. Juror pool narrows as bias against circumstantial evidence and capital punishment reduces venire.
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Shepherd
New York World News Service
Chicago
Robert White
Crowe
Mr. White
White
Olson
Farman University
William Adams
Blind Newsdealer
Florida
Adams
Arthur Byrne
O’brien
M Brien
Edna Swanberg
F. R. Millhouse
James Frinker
Dr. Farman
Photographers Busy All Night After Royal Court Sittings
After Buckingham Palace ceremonies, a throng moved to Royal Court photographers studios in London. Prominent debutantes posed for free portraits while photographers and assistants worked through the night to produce proofs for the early steamers bound for America, amid high media demand.
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London
Royal Court
Buckingham Palace
United States
America
Royal Court At Buckingham Palace Presents Host of Matrons Debutantes
Nearly a thousand matrons and debutantes including Americans were presented to the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace in the first royal court of the season. The Mall overflowed with attendees as blue hydrangeas and pink roses lit the palace, and the royal procession entered at 9:30 to the national anthem. Gameslaughter and chatter faded into supper in state rooms before guests departed late.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Admiralty Arch
Charing Cross
Buckingham
Life Guards
Jewelers' Security Alliance Reports 1924 Jewelry Losses
New York May 21 The Jewelers' Security Alliance bulletin shows jewelers suffered 3 383 406 in 1924 from hold ups burglars and related crimes. Losses rose by more than 1 300 000 from 1923 with hold ups 1 054 800 sneaks 138 000 window smashers 179 000 store robbers 460 000 and safe burglars 480 000. Over 100 000 of hold up losses were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Jewelers’ Security Alliance
Jewelers’ Alliance
Lopez-Frazier Faints In Federal Court ID Trial
In Minneapolis on May 21 Arthur Lopez-Frazier collapsed during identification proceedings as his mother Hannah Frazier testified he is her son. He was rushed to General Hospital in critical condition, while jurors consider whether he is Arthur Frazier a World War veteran or an imposter.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hannah Frazier
Arthur Lopez-Frazier
Sgbias
Arthur Frazier
Arthur Lopez
Frazier
Lopez-Frazier
Amundsen Ellsworth Polar Flight Heads Toward Pole
Kings Bay Spitzbergen dispatch reports two Amundsen Ellsworth flying boats left for the North Pole at 5 15 PM local time with three men aboard each. Planes under Amundsen and Ellsworth are to fly more than ninety miles per hour and may land multiple times in the Pole region. If no land at the Pole is possible a Norwegian flag will be dropped in the vicinity.
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Associated Press
New York
Allliance
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Amundsen
Pole
Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Rieser Larsen
Oscar Omdal
Texas Militias Mobilize Over Dallas Jail Protest
Dallas braces after 24 hours of demonstrations over two black suspects jailed for the murder of Ryan Adams and W L Stead and assault on two women. Sheriff Marshall says guards are tight as troops and rangers mobilize to back authorities. A machine gun is readied at the courthouse amid risk of renewed disorder.
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Dallas
Tex
Marshall
112Th Cavalry
144Th Infantry
Texas National Guard
Texas Rangers
Criminal Courts
Frank Noel
Lorenzo
Ryan Adams
W. L. Stead
Mary Steer
Mabel Berry
Coolidge Hosts Disabled Veterans at White House Party
President and Mrs. Coolidge welcomed injured veterans receiving hospital treatment to a White House reception. More than twenty veterans, many in wheelchairs, were ushered in by nurses as Tom Mix performed horseback stunts for entertainment. Cabinet members and officers attended the event with the Marine Band playing.
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Washington
Coolidge
Tom Mix
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans
Bureau
Marine Band
Stowaway Paul Cruppe Repeats 24th Attempt To Reach America
Paul Cruppe of Brunswick Germany ends another stowaway run aboard the President Roosevelt in New York Harbor. The frail youth, not yet 21, has now tried 24 times to reach America by stealth. He will be sent back to Germany aboard the first liner to port, after a brief stay on Ellis Island. A bread loaf spoiled his latest bid as baker Emil Muhl spotted him in a pantry hiding among galley goods.
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New York World News Service
New York
Paul Cruppe
Brunswick
Germany
Roosevelt
Atlantic
America
Paul
Ellis Island
Emil Muhl
Weygand Death Prediction Echoes From Paris
Paris reports a prominent writer warns General Weygand may die similarly to Mangin. Charles Maurras argues Mangin was poisoned by Bolsheviks and cites Humbert Buat and Mais tre among others as victims. He cautions Weygand to beware as a potential next target.
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Alfred M. Murray
New York World News Service
Paris
Moscow
Weygand
Marshal Foch
Mangin
Charles Maurras
Action Francaise
Maurras
Buat
Humbert
Maistre
World News Ser
N. Y
Ohio Girls Held as Bandits in Brazil Robbery Near Terre Haute
Jean Pence of Springfield Ohio and Mary Titus of Dayton Ohio, described as flapper bandits, were arrested near Terre Haute Indiana after allegedly holding up a man at his hotel. Both women faced charges as firearms and blackjacks were found, with the pair taken into custody in Brazil.
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Ohio
Terre Haute
Ind
Jean Pence
Springfield
Mary Titus
Dayton
Brazil
Here
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Philip K. Wrigley
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