Covington Pugilist Confesses in Hijack Murder Case
James Krump, a Covington pugilist, confessed to involvement in the hijack and murder of Wilbur White, exonerating Harold Hayes and linking John Cosden Earl Meyers Marvin Knox and a fifth youth as others held or sought. Investigators reconstructed the crime scene and Krump described the planned liquor theft on Three Mile Creek road near Newport.
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Wilbur White
Chestnut Street
Helc
James Klump
Scott Street
Covington
Cincinnati
Krump
Roger L. Neff, Jr
Campbell County
White
Moock
Alexandria Pike
Klump
Harold Hayes
Joyce Avenue
Newport
John Cosden
Earl Meyers
Marvin Knox
Knox
Cusden
Neil
Fred Weber
Lieut. Livingston
John Philtner
William Holland
Dayton
Ray Lesher
Neff
Weber
Cosden
Meyers
Nath
Monmouth
Three Mile Creek Road
Butler Says Prohibition a Failure and Class Legislation
Gen Smedley D Butler told the National Commission on Law Enforcement that the Volstead act is a failure and that enforcement targets private citizens while racketeers run bootlegging. He cited Philadelphia police actions and warned enforcement breeds disrespect for law.
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Smedley Butler
New York World News Service
Washington
Smedley D. Butler
United States Marine Corps
Gorge W. Wickersham
W. S. Kenyon
President Hoover
National Commission On Law Enforcement
Quantico
Gen. Butler
Ciry
King
Philadelphia
Wickersham
Kenyon
Insane Veteran Killer Escapes Asylum Again
Alex Runions, 27, once married seven women and led an interstate auto theft ring, escaped Lakeland Hospital for the Insane in Kentucky for the fourth time amid a manhunt. He was linked to the Riley murder near Newport in 1926 and to prior shootings in Reading and Lexington. Police fear he heads toward this region with a possible female associate.
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Alex Runions
Lakeland
Stew Man
Newport, Covington
Cincinnati
Rumons
Louis C. Riley
Campbell County
Lakeland Asylum
Riley
Licking Pike
Newport
Runions
Fuller
Emmett Snyder
Snyder
Runiors
Albert Burdett
Reading
Lexington
Louisville
Fanny Runions
Indoor Aviator Claims Fame With Apples Story
Martin Mainey, an elevator operator, gains fame as a self styled indoor aviator. He tells of childhood days in Ireland and a supposed shared apple stealing with Ramsay MacDonald. He declines exclusive interview offers and dismisses sensational tales as playground fun.
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Ramsay
New York World News Service
New York
Martin Mainey
Martin
Lindbergh
Ireland
Ramsay MacDonald
Gertrude Ederle
Queen Marie
Hawaii Quake Shakes Islands Crowds Panic at Movies
The severest tremor of the current seismic series hit Hawaii late last night at 10 20 pm shaking Holualoa villagers and Hilo households. No injuries or serious damage were reported though furniture toppled and shelves spilled dishes as residents feared lava flow rumors. Professor Jagger said the quake likely the last and most serious in the sequence.
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Hilo
T. H
Island of Hawaii
Thomas Jagger
Holualoa
Kona
Kilauea
Fireman Aids 10 Gar Victims After Crash
Carl Biederharn and brother in law Michael Dilg assisted at a fiery crash on the Batavia pike near Glen Este. Vehicles overturned, driver Zahner injured, passenger Wittman and baker Dipong also hurt. All were taken to General Hospital. A sailor, James McKee, later suffered a cerebral hemorrhage after a separate collision in Covington.
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Carl Biederharn
Westwood Avenue
Rockdale Avenue
Michael Dilg
Queen City Avenue
Union Gas and Electric Company
Batavia Pike
Glen Este
Biederharn
Carl Zahner
Carpenter
Race Street
Marie. Wittman
McMicken Avenue
George Dipong
Baker
Green Street
General Hospital
James W. McKee
Lawrenceburg
Rose Kady
North Amsterdam
Greenup
Sixth Streets
Covington
Pearl Street
Broadway
Cincinnati
William Bushelman
Chapel Street
Presidents and MacDonald Plan Naval Conference Invitations
At Rapidan Camp the President and Prime Minister relaxed on a felled river trunk as they discussed the peace process and announced invitations will go out in London for a five power naval conference starting the third week in January.
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York World News Service
Orange
Rapidan River
Blue Ridge Mountains
United States
Great Britain
Rapidan
London
Herbert Hoover
Loggins
MacDonald
Hughes
Coke News
Virginia
Blue Ridge
J. Charles Evans Hughes
Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
John W. Davis
White House
Waif Who Slew Society Matron Pleads Insanity
In Cleveland on October 6 43 year old housemaid Anna Szeman pleads insanity to first degree murder for killing society matron Dorothy Marsh Snyder on May 29 with a melon rind knife. Defense questions the maid’s account while two alienists assess her mental state ahead of an insanity test.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Anna Szeman
Dorothy Marsh Snyder
H.E. Varga
Louis Petrais
Common Pleas
Harrison B. Ewing
Lima Grate “Hospital
Tribune Readers To Get Big Series From All Angles
The Commercial Tribune and AP will provide Cincinnati readers with complete series coverage, feature stories, and photos. Baseball editor Bobby Newhall coordinates reporting with AP writers Alan Gould Brian Bell William J. Chipman Jay Wessels and Edward J. Neil. World News Service contributors include Neil O Hara Dick Williams George W Daley and William Hennigan.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Bobby Newhall
Associated Press
New York World News Service
Cincinnati
Alan Gould
Brian Bell
William J. Chipman
Jay Wessels
Edward J. Neil
Neil O’hara
Dick Williams
George W. Daley
William Hennigan
Burials of Colorado Prison Riot Victims Declared
In a cactus shaded cemetery four of five executed inmates from the Colorado State Penitentiary were buried. Danny Daniels Red Riley A H Davies and Albert Morgan ridge were laid to rest in paired caskets with labels noting each convict's surname. Three convicts face hanging and others may have sentences extended after the riot deaths of seven guards and five inmates.
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Cano
City
Col
Penitentiary
Regis Barrett
Danny Daniels
Red Riley
A. H. Davies
Albert Morgaridge
Daniels
Kish
James Pardue
St. Louis
Colorado State Penitentiary
Illinois Clubwomen Divorce Their Paper Over Cigarette Ads
The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs cuts ties with its official organ Club Women's World over cigarette advertising and a plastic surgery feature. Publisher Will H. Howell says he will continue to represent the club women despite the executive committee's action.
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Illinois
New York World News Service
Chicago
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Club Women's World
Will H. Howell
Drunks Ride Statue Of Templar's Horse Incident
Three inebriated men topple plaster from a Knights Templar horse statue on East Fifth Street. One claims Teddy Roosevelt, another Calvin Coolidge, as they pretend to mount the life like sculpture causing damage and a plaster pile at the base.
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Masonic Temple
East Fifth Street
Knights Templar
Lemme
Willya
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Baby Swallows Pin Firemen Save Life
The Life Saving Squad under Lieut. Robert Williams rushed 17 month old Maxine Lewis from 20 Central Avenue to General Hospital after she swallowed an open safety pin. Dr. G H Castle removed the pin with instruments and the child returned home. Time was critical to prevent throat injury requiring surgery.
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General Hospital
Robert Williams
Maxine Lewis
Wesley Lewis
Central Avenue
Court Street
G. H. Castle
Democrats Threaten President Tariff Power Elimination
Senate Democrats plus Republican insurgents demand removal of presidential tariff making power from the Hawley Smoot bill. They warn there will be no tariff measure if the flexible executive powers are retained, urging Republicans to accept a conference herd to the coalition's stance.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Simmons
Dem
N. C
Iasi
Hoover
Taft Urges Federal Courts to Lead Law Enforcement Reform
Chief Justice Taft, speaking for the annual conference of Circuit Judges, urged Federal Courts nationwide to spearhead reforms sought by President Hoover's Law Enforcement Commission led by George W. Wickersham. He warned that rapid improvement is unlikely but emphasized greater efficiency, speed, and certainty in prosecuting federal crimes.
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Washington
Taft
Hoover
George W. Wickersham
Lindbergh Lands in Yucatan After Maya Flight
Pan American Airways received Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s radio report that he landed at Merida Yucatan at 3 45 p m after taking off from Belize British Honduras on an exploring flight over the Maya country of Central America
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Miami
Fla
Pan- American Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Merida
Yucatan
Belize
British Honduras
Cou
Central America
Mamie Weil Rescues Man From Three Thugs
A woman, Mamie Weil, held a knife-wielding thief until police arrived after an attempted robbery of Harry Neamer on West Sixth Street. Neamer fled into a drug store. the thief registered as Grice Gibson when arrested. Separate incidents include a raid at a bake shop, stealing $250 and $59 in checks, and a grocery burglary stealing $75 from a register.
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Mamie
Weil
Negress
West Sixth Street
Harry Neamer
Blair Avenue
Crampton
Sorrell
Grice Gibson
Garfield Avenue
North Colege Hill
Neamer
Federal Bake
Emery
Charles Bell
Third Street
Broadway
Bombproof dugout request of athletics as World Series nears
New York reports note sports authority J Herman Seidlitz will interpret the World Series for Commercial Triune readers. He travels to Chicago with a typewriter and emergency kit, famed for past exploits and bold predictions, including a 1919 forecast about the White Sox and Reds.
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Chicago
Neil O'Hara
New York
J. Herman Seidlitz
Seidlitz
Cleveland
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Yankees
Harpers Bazaar
Pirates
Capt. Kidd
White Sox
Cincinnati
World Series Opening Set In Chicago With McNamee Host
The Oct 7 dispatch reports the World Series opener in Chicago with Graham McNamee at the microphone and Judge Landis guiding cameras. McNamee boasts a record season and playful claims of a $1,000,000 infield role, while Chicago readies for the series and insiders note Pineapple crops in Cicero and a bomb-proof dugout demand at Wrigley Field.
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Chicago
Parcel Post
Onen
Graham McNamee
Judge Landis
McNamee
Carlin
Cross
Eskimos
Connie Mack
Joe McCarthy
Cicero
Ill
A's
Wrigey Field
One-Eye Connelly
One-Eye
Governor Cooper Lauds Polish People In Pulaski Anniversary Talk
Cleveland Ohio October 6 Gov Myers Y Cooper praised the Polish people in a speech commemorating the 150th anniversary of Gen Casimir Pulaski death He called Pulaski a soldier of liberty and highlighted Polish valor as a bulwark of Western civilization He cited Pola Negri and Josef Hofman among notable Poles.
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Cleveland, CO
Myers Y.cooper
Casimir Pulaski
Poland
Cooper
Europe
Pulaski
Savannah
America
Pola Negri
Josef Hofman
Girl Body Preserved in Ice by Los Angeles Cult
New York World News Service reports in Los Angeles a bizarre cult case led by Mrs W P Rhoads. The sixteen year old adopted daughter died January 1 1925 from diphtheria amid cult rites and was preserved in ice for over a year with seven accompanying puppies buried with her. The bodies were interred after being spiced. Police say a copper lined airtight casket explained preservation. Arrests include cult head Mrs Atis Blackburn and her daughter Ruth Angling Wieland on fraud charges.
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Los Angeles
New York World News. Service
W. P. Rhoads
Venice
Atis Blackburn
Ruth Angling Wieland
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Scotland
Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
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Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
House of Representatives
Curtis
Foreign Policy Association
Cotton
R. Leslie Graigie
Foreign Office
Sir
Robert van Sittart
Esme Howard
House
Waid
Hotel Sinton Ballroom
Cincinnati League OF Women Voters
Sinton
Tribune
Dan Daniels
Colorado
Templar
Sandy
Mamie’s. Hug
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M. Y. Cooper
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