Leo Rogers slain after dramatic manhunt ends in Nipissing
North Bay Ont May 30 Leo Rogers fugitive man killer was shot and killed by a posse eight miles from Nipissing after escaping a crowded courtroom. Inspector Storey led the group that killed Rogers who had wounded two pursuers and killed Detective Fred Lefebvre and Sergeant John Urquhart earlier.
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Ont
Leo Rogers
Nipissing
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Leo
Fred Lefebvre
John, Urquhart
John Urquhart
Memorial Day Dignitaries Honor Salmon P Chase Monument
A Memorial Day observance at Spring Grove Cemetery honors Salmon P Chase, Cincinnati’s famed son. Chief Justice Taft and dozens of jurists attended with speeches from Guy Mallon and Frank F. Dinsmore. The American Bar Association gifted the monument.
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American Bar Association
Cincinnati
United States
State Supreme Court
America
Spring Grove Cemetery
Salmon P. Chase
Salmon Chase
United States Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
Chase
Lincoln
John W. Davis
Frank F. Dinsmore
Cincinnati Bar Association
Frank H. Nelson
Taft
Grave of Pocahontas Found Empty in English Church Yard
Gravesend England May 30 The grave in St George s churchyard said to hold Pocahontas was opened by order of the Home Office but no remains were found The search will continue and any bones would require expert testing to confirm their identity Pocahontas who died in 1617 after marrying John Rolfe is linked to a plan to return her remains to Virginia
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Associated Press
Gravesend
England
St. George's Churchyard
Pocahontas
Home Office
Othee
Chief Powhatan
John Smith
John Rolfe
Jamestown
Virginia
Chicago
Evanston Pier
Leighton Mount
Northwestern University
Mount
Crescent Company
Roscoe Conkling Fitch
Ludington
Mich
Mnly
Slogan Contest Prizes Awarded By The Commercial Tribune
The Commercial Tribune announces winners of its Slogan and Trade-Mark Contest with prize amounts from $5 to $400. Edgar S. Freiberg donates his first prize to the Children's Home after a surprise division of the prize and confirmation by judges N. R. Whitney A. L. Behymer and Ben Mulford Jr.
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Greenwood Avenue
Avondale
Srma Cohn
Columbia Avenue
St. Louis
W. M. Hicks
East Mitchell Street
Atlanta
Richard M. Asbury
Lysle Lane
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Ruth Hawkins
Litchfield
Ada B. Atkins
Forest Avenue
Norwood
Leonard Schreiber, Jr
Hudson Avenue
M. P. Hilton
Greenlawn Avenue
Evanston
Elizabeth Rooney
Wilshire Avenue
East Hyde Park
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West Liberty
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Wilson Avenue
West Avondale
Earl Wire
Harvey Avenue
South Avondale
Marie Dickore
Madrid Apartments
Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati
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A. L. Behymer
Ben Mulford, Jr
Edgar S. Freiberg
Bandit Kidnap Victims Freed In Far East Case
Major Allen of the U S Army Medical Corps Manila and Mr Smith of Manchester England have been released after May 6 kidnapping on the Shanghai Peking Express near Suchow. Negotiations continue and other released captives include Mrs Allen and Mrs Pinger plus their sons.
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Manchester
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Allen
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Rob
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Manila
China
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Suchow
Pinger
Roland W. Pinger
Army Ordinance Corps
Robert Allen, Jr
Roland Pinger
W. Smith
Far East
Taft Memorial Day schedule in Cincinnati detailed
Chief Justice William Howard Taft spent Memorial Day in Cincinnati attending a University Club dinner party hosted by Judge Hickenlooper to dedicate a monument to Salmon P. Chase. He visited his two infant grandchildren, sons of Cincinnati attorneys Charles P. Taft II and Robert A. Taft, and attended a final dinner at his brother’s home on Pike Street before departing for Washington at 1 PM.
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University Club
Smith Hickenlooper
United States District Court
Salmon P. Chase
Charles P. Taft II
Robert A. J
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Pike Street
William Howard Taft
R. Taft
Taft
Justice Taft
Washington
Plane Run Amuck In Chicago Injures Four
Four persons in a Chicago crowd were injured when a plane piloted by G J McGoowall of Okomo d. t. took off from Grant Field today. The rudder tangled, propeller injuries tore off a man's left hand, and Isaac Abraham aged 50 suffered internal injuries. Kam and Herman Erickson sustained a fractured collar bone. An unnamed man and girl were cut and bruised.
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G. J. McGoowall
Okomo
Chicago
Grant Rk
Isaac Abraham
Kam and
Herman
Erickson
Foreign forces urged to curb banditry in China
Major Roland W. Pinger of the U S Army, among fourteen foreigners held by outlaws on the Paotzuku Mountains, writes to The Associated Press favoring armed intervention by foreign powers to suppress banditry in China.
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Tientsin
China
Roland W. Pinger
Paotzuku
Associated Press
Sun Yat Sen forces suffer heavy loss in eastern front
Sun Yat Sen's forces on the Eastern Kwang Tung front suffer a serious defeat. His strongest general Hsu Sung Chi is dangerously wounded. An active supporter defections are reported and Sun has left for the east front amid expected Canton attack.
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Associated Press
Sun _ Yat- Sen
Kwangtung
Hsu Sung- Chi
East Front
Canton
Firing Squad Fire Averts Further Calamity At Cemetery
Memorial Day ceremony in Martinez California ended in chaos when a firing squad used live ball ammunition striking two 11 000 volt power lines which toppled onto cars and a horse. The grass fire was put out and about 10 000 spectators were briefly panicked with minor injuries reported.
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Martinez
Cal
Impressive Memorial Day rites at Arlington
President Harding honors war dead at Arlington Memorial Amphitheater in a solemn Memorial Day ceremony. He prays for peace, urges global influence for peace, and places a wreath on the Unknown Soldier grave with Mrs. Harding present.
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West Virginia Sophomore Struck by Ball Faces Brain Injury
Morgantown May 30 Casle Mowrey University of West Virginia sophomore was struck in the head by a pitched ball in the fourth inning of a game against the University of Pittsburgh. He was in serious condition and physicians said brain concussion threatened his life, requiring immediate treatment.
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W. Va
Casle Mowrey
University of West Virginia
University of Pittsburgh
Mountaineers
Newport Woman Murdered on Street in Baffling Case
Mrs. Minerva Kelley 42 of 202 Central Avenue Newport Kentucky was shot to death while walking with an unidentified man near her home at 9 20 last night in circumstances police call the most baffling in department history. Witnesses say she walked with a young dark complexioned white man about five feet tall. Officers detained three youths for questioning and autopsy reported a steel jacketed 32 caliber bullet pierced her left side.
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Central Avenue
Newport
Kelley
Second Street
Dale Reed Waterfield
Ed McClain
Cincinnati
Waterfields
Taylor Coton
Southgate Street
Cofton
Mrs. Kelley
Southgate
Central Avenues
Joe Kelley
Hughes
Joseph
Ashland
Boy Learns Car Ignition Dashes Through Cemetery Chase Ends
Ten year old George Prager Jr learned to start his father's touring car and sped through Bridgetown Cemetery on the Cleves pike while parents decorated graves. Father chased, leaped aboard, and stopped the car after it damaged a cemetery gate. No serious injuries reported.
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George Prager, Jr
Bridgetown
Cleves Pike
George
Edward
Mr. Prager
Howard
Prager
George Junior
Adams Denies Antagonism Toward World Court
Washington May 30 A statement by John T Adams chairman of the Republican National Committee was not meant as an attack on President Harding's World Court policies. Adams, a Harding ally, said the remark sought no affront and politics within the party should adjust the issue.
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Washington
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
Harding
Adams
Republic National Committee
Department of State
State Department
League Court
Friends of the League of Nations
League
New York
World Court
Suicide of Jesse W. Smith Ties to Daugherty Circle
Jesse W. Smith a known political aide to Attorney General Daugherty shot himself in his hotel room in Washington after golfing with the Attorney General. A coroner ruled death by self action. Smith left a will leaving his estate to relatives. He was a prominent figure in Washington society and closely linked to the President and Mrs Harding.
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Daugherty
Milton
Harding
Taft
Washington
Jesse W. Smith
Official
Death of Jesse W. Smith Shocks Ohio Republicans
News from Cincinnati and Washington Courthouse reports Jesse W. Smith longtime friend of Attorney General Daugherty and associate of President Harding died by his own hand. Prominent Ohio Republicans express disbelief noting his recent cheerful visit with Daugherty and no visible signs of distress. Smith, born in Washington Courthouse, had lived there for many years and was widely known in the state.
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Harry M. Daugherty
Harding
Mr. Smith
Ohio
Cincinnati
Washington Courthouse
Jesse Smith
Washington
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Internal Révenueé
Dean
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Wook Arthouse Herald
Smith
Commercial Tribune
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