Court hears forged telegrams link firm to losses
Prosecutor unveils carbon copies of letters and telegrams between Channer Sawyer and Clark Childs & Co that show the Cincinnati brokerage faced insolvency two years before its 1923 receiverhip. Testimony from Cecil L. Hall and tension between counsel mark heated proceedings as the state aims to rest its case.
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George A. Sawyer
Herbert I. Channer
Fred G. McLaughlin
Channer & Sawyer
Clark, Childs & Co
New York
Cecil L. Hall
Hall
Coleman Avery
Joseph Graydon
A. ©. Benedict
Mr. Avery
Ryan
Sawyer
Cincinnati
Washington
Clark Childs & Co
New York Stock Exchange
LELAND CASE AT ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT HEARING
Mrs. Charlotte Leland of Chicago attempted to tell her story of alleged relations with Oak Park pastor Dr. Carl Case before the Illinois Supreme Court. Chief Justice Dunne halted testimony and allowed only argument as Leland sought to defend her position in her husband Albert R. Leland's divorce case.
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Springfield
Ill
Charlotte Leland
Chicago
Carl D. Case
Oak Park
State Supreme Court
High Court
Albert R. Leland
Dunne
Leland
Dr. Case
Protest on Arbuckle Stirs Hollywood Club
Masquers Club members plan to wear overalls and placards saying we stand back of Arbuckle in response to a Board of Education demand that Roscoe Arbuckle be dropped from the Masquers Club revel at Hollywood High School. Robert Edeson calls the board action unfair and says the club will perform elsewhere next week.
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Arbuckle
Robert Edeson
Board of Education
Roscoe Arbuckle
Hollywood High School
Edeson
Hollywood
Thousands of Fish Choke Lock at Ken tucky River
J S Ashcraft lock keeper at Lock No 16 in Ravenna reports thousands of live fish swarming past the lock gates and drifting downstream. locals pull dozens from the water weighing five to fifteen pounds each. oil seeping from a nearby plant is blamed for the unusual die off and twenty car loads of fish passed through the open gates.
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New York World News Service
Ravenna
J. S. Ashcraft
Kentucky River
Man and Wife Die as Train Strikes Auto Near Bremen
John Smeltzer aged 60 and his wife of near Bremen were killed at 2:30 PM when their automobile was hit by a Hocking Valley wreck train from North Berne. Rain may have blinded their view.
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Lancaster
John Smeltzer
Bremen
Here
Berne
Crowds Roar Welcome Prince of Wales Home From Africa Tour
London crowds braved rain to greet the Prince of Wales on his return from a thirty seven week ambassadorial voyage to West and South Africa and three South American nations. He was welcomed at Victoria Station by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth along with Premier Baldwin and officials.
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London
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
West
South Africa
Victoria Station
Portsmouth
Baldwin
Army
Navy
King George
Four Killed Two Hurt In Two Plane Crashes
A heavy rain storm over the Allegheny Mountains grounded 48 airplanes en route home from Mitchell Field. One army plane crashed near New Salem Pennsylvania killing three occupants including Lieutenant Burgess and Dayton officials.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Allegheny Mountains
Bolling Filed
Washington
New Salem
W.va
Reninsville
Langin Field
Mitchell Field
New York
George H. Burgess
Wilbur Wright Field
Dayton
Maurice Hutton
Dayton Aero Trade Journal
Verne Timmerman
Dayton Herald
Burgess
C. G. Nutt
J. C. Platt
Nutt
Platt
Uniontown
Pa.) Country Club
Liieutenant
W. E. Bertrandias
Plane crash kills three on Bufington farm
Three men died when an army aircraft exploded and crashed on the Bufington farm in New Salem Pa. after catching fire mid flight. Eyewitnesses say the plane burned before contact with the ground and the occupants perished in the wreckage. The bodies were taken to an undertaker in New Salem.
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Associated Press
New -Salem
Buffington Farm
New Salem
Aviation editor Maurice Hutton dies in plane crash
Maurice Co. Hutton, 23, aviation editor for the Dayton Herald and Journal, was killed in an airplane crash near New Salem Pennsylvania. He was a well known aviation writer and leaves a widow and a two year old child. Parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. with the article continuing on the second page.
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Associated Press
Dayton, O
Maurice Co. Hutton
New Salem
America
Dayton Herald and Journal
Seven Hurt As Salvage Truck Crashes On Wet Central Ave
A Salvage Corps truck collided with two autos on Central Avenue near Liberty Street injuring seven. Wet streets from heavy rain blamed for the crash. Victims include Mrs Gladys Mead and her husband, and Salvage Corps members Captain Chris Wolfer and Edward Stites among the injured. Fire from a crossed electrical display followed the wreck.
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Salvage Corps
Central Avenue
Liberty Street
Bank’ Street
Freeman Avenue
Gladys Mead
East Third Street
William Mead
Edward Stites
East Front Street
Chris Wolfer
Orchard View
James Moore
Terrestial Avenue
Emma Stubing
West Fourth Street
Mike Talian
John Link
Ohio Avenue
Fred Husamberg
Sterritt Street
Ington
Huzinberg
Mead
J R. Nielander
Jefferson and
St. Clair Avenues
Stubing
Talian
Westcott
Last Chance to Register for City Council Election
Today is the final day to register before the November city council election. Voters must register now to be eligible on November 3, with registrars asking only citizenship and residence length, and whether the voter is twenty one or older. Polls run 8am to 2pm and 4pm to 9pm.
Wall Street Motor Stocks Lead Record Trading Day
WAY OF TRADING NEW YORK Oct. 16 Motor stocks soared and set volume records as 577 issues traded, totaling 2,702,600 shares. United States Steel led activity with 282,000 shares and $35,350,000 turnover. rumors of GM control and dividends fueled gains amid broader market volatility.
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New York
Wall Street
Fisher Brothers
General Motors
Edsel Ford
Hudson Motors
Hudson
U. S
Stock Exchange
Lower Manhattan
United States Steel Common
Armour B
American, Brake Shoe and Foundry
Allis Chalmers
Cerro de Pasco
du Pont
International Business Machines
Loews National Cloak and Suit
United Drug and Southern Railway
Bethesda Baptist Church Bombed in Chicago
The Bethesda Baptist Church in Chicago’s South Side Negro district was damaged by a dynamite bomb early today. Estimated loss is $100,000. A witness saw a man with two others approach the building from a car, then the car sped away. The church had been bombed previously a year ago amid racial prejudice claims.
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Chicago
Bethesda Baptist Church
South Side
Begins Cruise in Canoe
Rudolph Roehrle started a circumnavigation attempt from Bangor Maine in a twenty foot canvas canoe with a portable motor and sails. He plans to sail to New York to take on provisions before continuing the world cruise.
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Bangor
Rudolph Roehrle
Roehrle
New York
Peace Pact at Locarno Ends Conference, Victor Declared
Berlin reports a German official claims Washington directs Locarno from behind the scenes, seeking peaceful territory for investment and to press Briand to concessions. American embassy says no comment. Italy's premier boycotted by correspondents over Fascist news censorship.
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Berlin
World News Service
Washington
Locarno
America
Caillaux
Briand
N. Y
Italy
Another Gunman Shot in Chicago on Southwest Side
Four gunmen ambushed the O Donnells on Chicago’s Southwest Side wounding Thomas O Donnell who may die and firing on Edward Spike O Donnell as they fled. Spike leaped from a car and escaped amid bullets. The O Donnells long faced beer running allegations and prior gang killings.
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Chicago
Thomas O'Donnell
Edward
Spike
O’donnell
O'Donnell
Walter
Q O
Tornado Strikes Kentucky Killing and Wounding Dozens
A tornado traveling at about eighty mph devastated South Central Kentucky injuring twelve with fears of more. It hit at least twelve towns across four counties including Bowling Green which suffered the worst damage and ten injuries. Roads were blocked by rain and debris hindering escape as rescuers assessed casualties and property loss.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Woodsonville
Bank Robbers Escape With $22 000 In Two Holdups
Two unmasked bandits held up the Guyandotte State Bank in Huntington West Virginia locking fifteen inside a vault and escaped with 7000. In Excelsior Minnesota four armed men robbed the Minnetonka State Bank at noon and fled with 15009 totaling 22000 across two incidents.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W.va
Guyandotte State Bank
Excelsior, Minn
Minnetonka State Bank of Excelsior
Last Day of Registration for November Election
The message warns that registration must be completed to vote in November. Registration plates operate from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. to end of day.
Locarno Conference Ends With Ratified Rhine Pact Victory
Locarno ends with cheers as European leaders announce ratification of the Rhine pact and related treaties. Briand lauds the accord while Stresemann pledges German loyalty. Chamberlain and other officials receive the crowd's ovation amid festive displays.
Dapper Dan Freed on Rum Running Charge
Dan Collins was acquitted today by a New Jersey jury after a brief 15 minute deliberation in a U S Court conspiracy case tied to rum cargoes between the West Indies and the United States. He remains jailed on $25 000 bail for another conspiracy trial next Tuesday as bondsmen forfeit $15 000 due to his late appearance.
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Trenton
N. J
Collins
United States
West Indies
Idle gin machines at work near Vancouver
Whisky and gin are to be manufactured at Marhole near Vancouver B C with equipment from Kentucky idle since the Volstead act in 1919.
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The
Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
Marhole
Kentucky
Locarno Treaties Pledge Paths to Disarmament
Locarno agreements are cited as paving the way for general disarmament in the Rhine pact preamble. The representatives declare a firm belief that these treaties will strengthen moral entente among nations and help resolve political and economic problems in line with their peoples' interests and sentiments.
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Germany
jBegium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
M. Briand
New York World News Service
Locarno
World News Service
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