Son of Chicago Millionaire Kidnapping Trial Verdict
George Howell of 510 Milton street was found guilty of manslaughter in the 1923 shooting at the Grandview Inn roadhouse near Mt Healthy. The jury, after three hours, chose manslaughter over second degree murder, sentencing to be announced by Judge Hoffman. Howell denied the shooting and claimed the gun belonged to another man. The case centered on a whisky theft and a fatal argument at the roadhouse.
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George Howell
Milton Street
Howell
van Powers
Mun¢ie
Ind
Grandview Inn
Mt. Healthy Roadhouse
Frederick I. Hoffman
William Thorndyke
Hoffman
Fred. Sperber
Dudley M. Outcast
Powers
Robert Brauer
Dallas
Texas
Brauer
Newport
Mark Beall
Clifford Jones
Muncie
Cincinnati
Billy ‘Jingles
Covington
Charles Muscroft
Cyril Mullarkey
John Mullarkey
Gahan
Fourth Street Repair Causes City Street Battle
City officials and residents clash over whether Fourth street should be repaired or rebuilt with granite block paving. opposed by W T Calerdine and others, while proponents cite cost and longevity and engineers label the street beyond repair.
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Calerdine
KRUG
Fourth Street
Navy Strength: Britain Leads. U.S. Stronger Than Japan
Secretary Wilbur reports to the House Naval Committee that the United States is stronger than Japan but lags behind Great Britain in sea power. He cites a 5-4-3 balance among the three navies and calls for modernization of battleships and cruiser construction.
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Japan
England
Wilbur
the House
Washington
Great Britain
House Naval Committee
Britten
United States
Roosevelt
Butler
W. B. Shearer
America
Congress
New York
Texas
Florida
Utah
Wyoming
New Mexico
Mississippi
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Nevada
Oklahoma
France
Court Upholds Insurance Tax Fight in Ohio
The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that life insurance company reserves cannot be deducted as liabilities for tax purposes, aligning with a prior Supreme Court decision. The ruling could boost county tax revenue by millions and prompt similar actions in other Ohio counties. Cases against Butler County Auditor and the Ohio Tax Commission proceed toward June trial.
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Cincinnati Life Insurance
Court of Appeals
Ohio Casualty Company
Harry Long
Butler County
Ohio Tax Commission
Charles S. Bell
William Hess
Long
County Board of Revision
Common Pleas Court
Tax Commission
Appeals Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Hamilton County
Chester Durr
Liquor Treaty With Great Britain In Effect Now
President Coolidge issued a proclamation putting the new liquor treaty with Great Britain into effect. The pact runs for one year and auto renews unless either side seeks modification. It allows searches of British ships near U S shores for illicit liquor, with limits and protections, and provides for compensation disputes to be referred to joint panels or the 1910 Claims Commission. It also notes automatic lapse if either party cannot fully implement the treaty. Parents warned against notifying police after a note on a millionaire manufacturer is stripped of identification and spectacles used as a ruse.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Coolidge
Hughes
Howard
United States
Claims Commission
Kidnappers Murder 14 Year Old In Chicago Swamp
A 14 year old boy, Robert Franks, son of Chicago manufacturer Jacob Franks, was found murdered in a swamp on Chicago's south side. A $10,000 ransom was offered by the boy's father and a Chicago newspaper. Over 5,000 police and detectives pursued the case as details emerged of the kidnapping and ransom demands.
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Robert Franks
Associated Press
Chicago
Jacob Franks
Harvard School
South Side
Robert
Franks
Nesbit Rejects Ten-Dollar-Daily Settlement
Evelyn Nesbit, ex-wife of Harry K. Thaw, said a ten dollar per day settlement would be ridiculous and that she has received no official notice or communications from Thaw or his lawyers. She noted any settlement would not affect her son Russell, the legitimate heir, who must be provided for.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Miss Nesbit
Thaw
Russell
Man Dies After Shooting Self From Theater Window
A man identified as William A. Cochran, manager of the Lawrence Hotel in Pirie Pennsylvania, shot himself from a twentieth floor window sill in a downtown theater building in Cleveland. He fell 250 feet to a roof and died. a watchman had pursued him from the building the prior night.
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Cleveland
William A. Cochran
Lawrence Hotel
Pirie
Rockefeller misses Shenandoah sighting as cameras swarm
John D. Rockefeller arrived at Lakehurst New Jersey to view the Shenandoah but left the scene within minutes as newspaper photographers and reporters chased him. He evaded the crowd by slipping away in his automobile.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lakewood
Tammany Hall Delays Choice of New Leader
The Executive Committee of Tammany Hall postponed selecting a successor to the late Charles F. Murphy until after the Democratic National Convention. A July 15 date was set for action while a seven member sub committee led by Frank J. Goodwin stores affairs. Surrogate James A. Foley declined the post due to ill health.
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Associated Press
New York
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Frank J. Goodwin
Murphy
Smith
James A. Foley
Cox Sees Two Issues Dominate Coming Campaign
Ohio Governor James M. Cox predicted the presidential race would hinge on two issues foreign policy and domestic policy. He argued Republicans favor isolation while Democrats push international participation and a divorce of government from business, plus a tariff that avoids entanglement.
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Cox
Associated Press
New York
James M. Cox
Ohio
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Cleveland
New York City
Bootleg Clash Wounds Prince George’s Deputy in Md Wooded Scene
In Hyattsville Maryland May 22 a pistol battle between Prince George’s County deputies and bootleggers in Cheverly subdivision wounded Deputy Allen M Chase who lay in the Casualty Hospital Washington with a shot through the right lung. One bootlegger Harry Burkley reportedly wounded. Officers captured George Myers at his nearby home and turned him over to county authorities after the fight ended.
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Hyattsville
Prince George's County
Cheverly
Allen M. Chase
Washington
Harry Burkley
Americans Reach Kasumigaura After Pacific Flight
Three American army airplanes completed a Pacific crossing and landed at Kasumigaura Japan for a week long rest before resuming their around the world attempt. They flew 6 575 miles in 90 hours from Clover Field Santa Monica and will move on to Kushimoto Tokyo Kagoshima and Shanghai.
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Associated Press
Kasumigaura
Japan
Pacific
Hitokappu Bay
Yotorofu Island
Kuriles
Minato
Tokyo
Kushiomoto
Kushimoto
Kagoshima
Kyushu
Shanghai
Clover Field
Santa Monica
Cal
Coolidge Opens National Conference on Outdoor Recreation
In Washington the National Conference on Outdoor Recreation opens with President Coolidge urging coordinated use of national resources. He appeals to move children from alleys to open spaces and stresses outdoor life for all, with Secretary Wallace and Assistant Secretary Rose assisting at the opening.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Capital
Coolidge
National Conference On Outdoor Recreation
White House
Congress
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Rose
Dirigible Shenandoah Completes First Post-Repair Test Flight
The Shenandoah of the U S Navy completed a successful one hour test flight at Lakehurst New Jersey. It circled the field then flew to Lakewood and Toms River at 500 feet before returning to the station reaching 1200 feet and 54 mph. Pilot Zachary Downe praised its performance and planned a mooring for further testing.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N.J
Pride of
United States Navy
Lakewood
Toms River
Beer geysers erupt from sewers near Manhattan Brewery
Beer geysers spurted five feet from manholes near the Manhattan Brewery as police probe an advance warning of a planned raid. Over 100000 gallons of beer were drained from brewing vats and chemical analysis showed high alcohol content, officials said.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Manhattan
Pepper Offers Plan for Court
Washington May 22 Pepper proposes a comprehensive plan for aligning the permanent court of international justice with reservations. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will study the Pepper draft after two days of talks. The proposal shifts judge elections to signatory bodies and calls a third Hague conference to codify international law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Permanent Court of International Justice
Senate
Pepprer
Rep
Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
Council
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Senate Committee
King
Dem
Utah
United States
Socialist Speaker Dies After Fall From Platform
Frank Campbell eighty a Socialist speaker fell from a portable platform while addressing a Bronx street crowd. He died minutes later in a hospital with his death reported in New York on May 22.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Campbell
Bronx
Senate confirms four to Federal Farm Loan Board
In executive session on May 22, the Senate confirmed L. J. Pettijohn of Kansas Elmer S Landes of Ohio M. L. Corey of Nebraska and E. E. Jones of Pennsylvania as members of the Federal Farm Loan Board.
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Washington
Senate
L. J. Pettijohn
Kansas
Elmer
President Coolidge’s illness disrupts White House schedule
Washington May 22 President Coolidge’s bronchial cold worsened canceling engagements and preventing him from hosting the second White House garden party with Mrs Coolidge. He endured throat clearing fits during a speech and rested after chlorine gas treatment at the Army Medical Center. Officials hope he can resume work soon but expect further cancellations, including tomorrow’s Congressional Country Club event.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Army Medical Center
Slemp
Congressional Country Club
Mies
Painleve Prepares to Run for Chamber Presidency
Paris reports M Painleve of the new majority consented to be a candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber. Premier Paincare held a long conference with him at the Foreign Office in the evening.
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Associated Press
Paris
M. Painleve
Chamber
Premier Paincare
Foreign Office
Seek Day Agent's Relatives in Ohio After Soldier Probed
Warren Ohio May 22 Authorities seek relatives of a man identifying as John Shippie 23 of Cambridge Massachusetts a federal prohibition officer found unconscious on a road after claiming shell shock from World War I He may have amnesia or confusion about his identity and is being questioned by officials.
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Warren
John Shippie
Cambridge
Mass
Swedish liquor treaty signed with Sweden in Washington
Washington May 22. A liquor treaty with Sweden, similar to those with Great Britain and Germany, was signed at the State Department by Secretary Hughes and P V G Assarsson, counsellor of the Swedish legation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sweden
Great Britain
Germany
State Department
Hughes
P. V. G. Assarsson
Legation
Kilauea Spouts Rock After Earthquake At Volcano House
A morning eruption at Kilauea follows a sharp quake that shook Volcano House. Dust and rocks flew two miles with thunder and lightning. a small explosion at 2:30 am occurred after a series of quakes. Two soldiers, Privates Edward Hinman and Howard Simmons, remain missing since last Sunday's blast.
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Associated Press
Hilo
T. H
Kilauea
Volcano House
Edward Hinman
Howard Simmons
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