Real estate deal ends in multiple deaths in New York
In a September incident on the ninth floor of a Forty Fourth Street building, Charles Bernstein opened fire during a real estate dispute. Victor Steinberg was killed instantly, Henry Cohen died later, and Herskowitz and McGroarty were injured or killed as Bernstein surrendered. Police pursued Bernstein as the chaos drew crowds and investigators questioned witnesses.
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New York
Charles Bernstein
Baltimore
Bijur, Hertz & Steinberg
Forty-fourth Street
Victor J. Steinberg
Robert McGroarty
Henry C. Cohen
Herskowitz
Bellevue Hospital
Bernstein
Cohen
Steinberg
Florida Convict Found Dead in Sweatbox Near Tallahassee
Henry Ridley a four year manslaughter inmate from Volusia County was found dead in a road camp sweat box near Tallahassee. A coroner's jury ruled death by natural causes with unknown specifics. Camp Captain F Foster said Ridley had been ill and held in the box after allegedly refusing to work. The sweat box is a wooden standing confinement device used in road camps to discipline prisoners after flogging was forbidden.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Henry Ridley
Volusia County
Ridley
F. Foster
Cop Looses Caustic Tongue at Benito
Milan dispatch reports a speeding car halt by a policeman who began dictatorial remarks. Benito Mussolini, amused by the scene, laughed at the officer and promptly paid the fine, ending the incident with a light touch.
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Cop
Benito
Beatrice Baskerville
New York World News Service
Milan
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Two Bomb Suspects Identified Near Blast Scene
Police and federal agents linked six Latin-Americans to the Brooklyn Supreme Court building bombing and to making internal machines for future attacks. A witness identified Julian Dehoyos and Jesus Silva from photos as men seen near the courthouse about 90 minutes before the explosion, with details of a car and companions. The witness declined further comment.
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New York World News Service
New York
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Julian Dehoyos
Jesus Silva
Charles J. Dodd
Kings County
Supreme Court
Hall of Records
Dehoyos
Silva
de Hoyas
William Allen 74 Glendale financier dies at home
William M. Allen 74 retired financier and philanthropist of Glendale Oak and Ivy avenues died at home after a long illness. He led Guaranty Title and Trust Company and was a director of Union Savings Bank. Survivors include his wife Virginia Thompson Allen two daughters two sons and two brothers. Funeral at his home tomorrow at 10 30 AM with Spring Grove Cemetery burial.
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Wiliam M. Allen
Oak and
Ivy Avenues
Glendale
Allen
Old Guaranty Title and Trust Company
Title
Guaranty and Trust Company
Old Union Savings Bank
Union Trust Company
Fifth Third Union Trust Company
Old Children’s Hospital
General Hospital
Bethany Home
Emma Daum Werner Re-elected President of Ohio Sightless Welfare
Mrs Emma Daum Werner of Canton was re-elected president of the Welfare Association of the Sightless of Ohio at the thirteenth annual convention in Canton. Officers named include Wilmur Nessleft of Cincinnati as vice president Miss Mary Millsop of Youngstown as secretary and Dr H C Giles of Cuyahoga Falls as treasurer. Eighty delegates attended from eight state chapters with speeches by Judge Samuel Bell Dr Giles and Mrs Frances Lamb. The two day meeting closed with services at the McKinley monument.
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Canton
Emma Daum Werner
Welfare Association of the Sightless of Ohio
Wilmur Nessleft
Cincinnati
Mary Millsop
Youngstown
H. C. Giles
Cuyahoga Falls
Samuel Bell
Giles
Frances Lamb
Columbus
McKinley Monument
Jackson breaks silence in Megray case
Gov Ed Jackson denies as untrue he offered $10 000 in 1923 while secretary of state to aid Warren T McCray with a legal appointment. In a letter to The Indianapolis Times editor he says the offer was not his and he asked McCray to name McDonald at a church leaders request. He says he had no personal stake and dropped the matter when Remy was chosen. Continued on third page.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ed Jackson
Warren T. McCray
Boyd Guerley
Indianapolis Times
McCray
James E. McDonald
Marion County
William H. Remy
William P. Evans
Atlanta
Jackson
McDonald
H. H. Fout
United Brethren Church
Remy
Banker's Widow Accused of Undue Influence in Will Suit
In Covington Kenton Circuit Court, John W. Grant sues to invalidate the will of Abner V. C. Grant, a Ludlow banker, alleging widow Mary McCormick Grant used undue influence to secure a $500,000 to $1,000,000 estate. The petition claims improper execution and witnesses not signing in Grant's presence.
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Mary McCormick Grant
Abner V. C
John W. Grant
Cynthiana
Grant
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Kenton County
Arthur L. Inskeep
Covington
Price Hill
West Sixth Street
First National Bank of
People’s Savings Bank and Trust Company’ of
Ludlow
Princess Anne Betrothed to Duke of Apulia
The Tribuna reports Princess Anne of France is officially betrothed to the Duke of Apulia son of the Duke of Aosta. The couple will wed at San Rossore the Italian royal family’s summer residence.
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Anne
Rome
Tribuna
Anne of
France
Duke of
Apulia
Aosta
San Rossore
Old Glory Flight Heads for Rome Transatlantic Start
The Old Glory monoplane led by James Hill lifts from Old Orchard Beach aiming for Rome. Lloyd Bertaud and Philip Payne handle navigation and radio while backers, including William Hearst, watch. A blessing from a priest accompanies the launch as crowds cheer and families bid farewell.
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Old Orchard
Old Glory
Old Orchard Beach
Rome
James DeWitt Hill
Hill
Lloyd Wilson Bertaud
Philip A. Payne
New York Mirror
William R. Hearst
Payne
Bertaud
Speed Hill
Three Die In Day Three Traffic Accidents Here
Three fatalities were reported in Cincinnati area traffic incidents. A 7 year old, Gerhart Piper, was fatally struck by a truck at Straight street and McMicken avenue. Another victim James Hughes, 35, died in a crash involving a Valley bus at Burns and Wyoming avenues. A third death involved a seven year old child and a negro in separate auto accidents, raising Hamilton County toll to eighty.
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Cincinnati
Gerhart Piper
West
McMicken Avenue
Straight Street
Deaconess Hospital
Thomas Scalia
Hopkins Street
Sergi. Creelman
James Hughes
Wehrman Avenue
General Hospital
Hughes
Burns and
Wyoming Avenues
Pride of Detroit Leaves Calcutta for Rangoon Flight
The Pride of Detroit sails from Calcutta for Rangoon 665 miles away. Brock and Schlee report delays negotiating with Japan over flight routes but say routes are now set. They plan onward to Bangkok Hanoi Shanghai Tokyo Midway Island Honolulu and back to the United States with a hoped twenty eight day world record.
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Detroit
Rangoon
India
Calcutta
Brock
Schlee
Japan
Bangkok
Hanoi
State of Tongkin
Shanghai
Tokyo
Midway Island
Honolulu
United States
Backers Believe Redfern Is Alive in South America
Brunswick backers of the Brisbane to Brazil flight believe Paul Redfern, the young aviator, is alive and safe in South America despite scant reports. They maintain hope amid uncertain signals and seek any confirmation.
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Redfern
South America
Brunswick, Ga
Brunswick-to
Brazil
Paul Redfern
Missing Schoolteacher Kidnapped in Corning Case
Miss Geanie E. McClure a 21 year old Corning teacher has been kidnapped from Johnson City. A ransom letter postmarked Buffalo September 3 claimed she would be held until payment, promising she would not be hurt. The letter addressed to her uncle Duncan McClure was turned over to police.
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Corning
N. Y
Geanie E. McClure
Duncan McClure
Johnson City
Buffalo
Mr. McClure
Miss McClure
Cowboys turf hotel raid ends with damages in Chicago
Cowboys at a hotel staged a shooting spree during a show, damaging two chandeliers and a door in the Hotel Stevens. A hotel manager estimated hundreds of dollars in damage while the Association of Commerce, sponsor of the event, sent a representative to assess losses.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Stevens
Association of Commerce
Plane sinks on lake as forest patrol aviators die in Maine
Two forestry service aviators, Pilot George Maxim of Winslow and companion Amos Thibodeau Jr, are believed dead after a state plane with pontoons sank at Lake Caucomgumoc in northern Piscataquis County. The crash followed a pontoon failure during takeoff. survivor Jamed Wheaton swam to shore and notified authorities. Fire warden Errol F. Hilton directed the search. Maxim had joined from the Curtiss plant in New York earlier that season.
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Greenville
Bocaucomeumo Lake
Pigtataquis County
Jamed Wheaton
George Maxim
Amos Thebodeau, Jr
Maxim
Thibodeau
Lake Caucomgumoc
Forest Fire Protective Service
Errol F. Hilton
Winslow
Curtiss Airplane
New York
Forest plane missing in northern Piscataquis County
Augusta Maine September 6 Forest Commissioner Neal L Violett awaited word on a forestry plane reported missing since early yesterday morning in the wilderness of Piscataquis County Search teams scoured rough terrain for the missing aircraft and its crew amid cautious expectations.
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Augusta
Neal L. Violett
Piscataquis County
State Forestry
Los Angeles Sails Eastward on Eight Hour Test
State police at Manheim report sighting the Los Angeles at 11:20 p.m. EST heading directly east. Manheim lies eight miles northwest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where the sighting was logged during the eight hour speed test.
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Lancaster
Manheim
Los Angeles
Dirigible Los Angeles Sets Eight Hour Flight From Lakehurst
Leading authorities on lighter-than-air craft aboard the dirigible Los Angeles took off from the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst for an eight hour speed flight. The course aimed to pass over Pennsylvania with Harrisburg as a turning point.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Naval Air Station
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
First Lady Cuts Social Red Tape in Black Hills Tea
Rapid City Fortnightly Club defies official admonition and hosts a Tea for Mrs. Coolidge at the country club lounge. Surs. Coolidge arrives in tan printed gown and jade jewelry while guests react with excitement and one attendee faintly over meeting the President’s wife.
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Rapid. City
S. D
M. W. Pangburn
Sherrill Plans Return to Duties by October 15
City Manager Col. Sherrill, detained by illness in Asheville North Carolina, asked for leave extension and expects to return by October 15. Council weighing acting city manager appointment while considering a five year bond program for city improvements and airport sewer and park projects.
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Council
Col. Sherrill
Tvas
Mission Hospital
Asheville
N. C
Seasongood
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