Toledo Bank Robbery Suspects Foiled in Toledo Raid
Cowboy Hill and Archie Dennison, linked to bank robberies in Cincinnati and West Carrollton, were cornered during a Toledo raid. Hill was killed. Dennison wounded, with Detective Stephen Quinn also shot. Police traced later robberies to Lockland and Kalida, Ohio, amid a string of pursuits and alarms.
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Cowboy Hill
Archie Dennison
Toledo
Stephen Quinn
Quinn
Mercy Hospital
Dennison
Cincinnati
West Carrollton
Miss Brockmeier
Robb
C F. Mohr
Ohio State Penitentiary
Archie Kerr
Ohio State Reformatory
Calvin Crim
Lockland National Bank
Chicago
Slaying of hold up men approved by Hennis
Assistant District Attorney Hennis of the Homicide Bureau approved exonerating Policeman Walter Hunt for shooting to death William Kane 21 during a scuffle in an East Side restaurant robbery. Kane fought the officer with an oyster knife. Hennis backed the police and said elimination of hold up men is a service to the community.
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New York
Hennis
Homicide Bureau
Walter Hunt
William Kane
East Side
Kane
Landlady Ordered to Cut Rents in Columbus
Bes sie L. Cisco of Columbus was ordered to reduce rents on four Pennsylvania Avenue houses at once or face a hearing before the Franklin County Fair Price Commission. Commission inquiry found a gross rental income of 28 percent above the tax value based on tenant complaints.
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Columbus, O
Bessie L. Cisco
Columbus
Pennsylvania Avenue
Franklin County Fair Price Commission
Interurban Car Hits Auto Near Lexington Kills Four
Four men and a boy ride an automobile on the Nicholasville pike one mile from Lexington when an interurban crashes into the vehicle. Joseph Spiegel, 42, farmer of Jessamine, is killed instantly. another man dies later, with two others seriously wounded.
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Lexington
Nicholasville Pike
Joseph Spiegel
Jessamine
Two Pedestrian Crashes Leave Men Hurt in Ludlow
James Hanks 49 of Ludlow was struck on the Suspension Bridge by John Schinnick and suffered facial cuts a fractured jaw and probable skull fracture. Albert Vink 62 of Cincinnati was hit on Grandin and Madison road by Willi Reed and sustained a broken left leg.
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James Hanks
Park Avenue
Ludlow
John Schinnick
State Avenue
Front Street
General Hospital
Grandin
Madison Road
Albert Vink
Wheeler Street
Willi L. Reed
Ravine Street
Jr. Vink
Reed
Body Found in River Near Carrel Street
Police identify a man found floating in the Ohio River near Carrel street by a tattoo on his forearm reading D. E. M and initials W. I. 2 K on a silver belt. The corpse, about 25 to 30, was partly clothed and in the water several days.
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Ohio River
Carrel Street
William Hauck
Ft. Thomas
Island Creek Coal Company
Hauck
Bauer
Kentucky
Man Makes Living Doing Housework Just Like Woman
Cleveland writer profiles Frank McBride who cleans houses for women, handles laundry and cooking, and offers attic to basement cleaning with gardening on the side. He works on a predictable route, boasts of superior painting and dusting skills, and says he will not be bossed by women. McBride is a Nova Scotia native.
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Cleveland, O
Frank McBride
Cleveland
McBride
Nova Scotia
Harding
America
Senate
House
Two men held in Cincinnati auto thug attack
Police arrested John Butler and Clifford Sampson after a brutal incident in which they enticed two women into a car, drove them through downtown toward the East End, and beat them. One of the victims, Frances Jenkins, later collapsed but survived. the other, Catherine Webb, suffered injuries. Authorities say the men admitted being with the women but denied beating them.
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John Butler
Clifford Sampson
Webb
Cincinnati
Ross Avenue
St. Bernard
Sanders Street
Frances Jenkins
Elm Street
General Hospital
Mrs. Jenkins
Mrs. Webb
Catherine
White Man Lynched By Mob for Remarks Made to a Woman
Alto Windham a white man was lynched near Hartford Alabama after remarks he allegedly made to a white woman provoked a mob. The woman's husband alerted a neighbor who intervened but Windham was seized and killed in a nearby swamp.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alto
Windham
Hartford
American steamer Simasta in distress east of Queenstown
Lloyd's dispatch from London reports the Simasta, an American steamer of 4,573 tons net, sending a wireless call for help forty miles east of Queenstown after its engines failed. With no tug available, two trawlers proceeded to assist. the ship departed Portland July 23 bound for Liverpool via the Panama Canal, with recent calls at Colon and St Thomas.
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London
Simasta
Queenstown
Lloyd’s
Sinasta
Portland
Ore
Liverpool
Panama Canal
Colon
St. Thomas
Plymouth Rock to be reset and waterfront upgrades planned
The Federal Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission approved plans to reset Plymouth Rock in the water and place a stone canopy over it. A $300,000 federal appropriation will fund the work, with the Society of Colonial Dames erecting the canopy. Shore improvements are delayed by property owners’ demands.
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Boston
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Federal
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Society of Colonial Dames
Cox Campaign Funds From 25 to 30 Million Dollars
Governor Cox declares a fund of 25 to 30 million dollars is being raised to defeat him during tours of Idaho and eastern Oregon. He cites opposition groups and big business contributions while urging voters to unite against the two percent holding eighty percent of wealth.
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Boise
Cox
Ohio
Idaho
Oregon
Nampa
Hinshaw urges Cox to state stance on liquor issue
Virgin G Hinshaw releases a telegram to Governor Cox asking whether he would use legislative power to block increasing alcohol content in beverages above one half of one percent. He notes demands from Woman Voters League WCTU and Prohibition National Committee for a clear answer and calls for candor.
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Chicago
Virgin G. Hinshaw
Cox
Connecticut Legislature Ratifies Nineteenth Amendment
In Hartford the General Assembly in special session ratified the Nineteenth Amendment despite Governor Holcomb’s warnings. The House vote was 216 to 11 with unopposed Senate action. A separate proclamation sets a Tuesday special session to consider the same matter again as the governor plans to send the official notification.
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Hartford
Conn
Marcus H. Holcomb
Connecticut General Assembly
Tennessee
House
King
Walsh
Senate
Brooks
Republican House
Secretary of’ State
Colby
Organization Candidates Triumph On Both Tickets in New York Primary
Early returns from the New York State primary show organization candidates leading in statewide races. Nathan L. Miller leads for Governor in party lines. United States Senator James Wadsworth, Jr. leads. Lieutenant Governor Harry C. Walker leads for the U.S. Senate nomination, with George Lunn as rival on the Democratic side. Vermont remains solidly Republican as other state races unfold. Illinois Republicans and Democrats close bitter campaigns as factions of Lowden and Thompson contend for statewide nominations.
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William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Cox
Wood
Pocatello
Cache Junction
Logan
Brigham
Utah
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Marion
Harding
California
W. D. Stephens
Belmont County
Ohio
Stephens
J. B. Hume
A. H. Mitchell
Hiram Johnson
David Jayne Hill
Germany
League of Nations
Organization
Wadsworth
Walker
Nathan L. Miller
Syracuse
State Court of Appeals
George F. Thompson
Miller
Thompson
United States
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Ella A. Boole
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
George Henry Payne
Boole
Payne
Harry C. Walker
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
Lunn
Vermont
Frank W. Agan
Ludlow
Fred H. Babbitt
Rockingham
Curtis S. Emery
Newport
St. Albans
Agan
Babbitt
Emery
Harkness
Ilinois
Chicago
Illinois
Congress
Frank O. Lowden
William Hale Thompson
Lowden
John G. Oglesby
Elkhart
Len Small
Kankakee
James Hamilton Lewis
Barratt O'Hara
Smith Leads In South Carolina U S Senate Runoff
First returns from a run off show Senator E D Smith leading George Warren for the U S Senate nomination. The Columbia State tally from ten of forty six counties lists Smith with 4689 and Warren with 3822.
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Columbia
S. C
E. D. Smith
Smith
United States
George Warren
Harkness Leads Vermont GOP Governor Primary Race
In early returns from the Vermont state primary James Harkness of Springfield led the Republican governor race over three opponents. Harkness stood ahead as H. Dale trailed Gordon of Barre in the Second District with Ernest W. Gibson of Brattleboro behind, while Senator William H. Dilingham and Congressman Frank L. Greene headed the First District race.
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Montpelier
Vermont
James Harkness
Springfield
Pter H.dale
John W. Gordon
Barre
Ernest W. Gibson
Brattleboro
William H. Dilingham
Frank L. Greene
Schuyler Leads Denver GOP Senator Nomination Race
In Denver on September 14 Karl C. Schuyler led the Republican senator nomination contest as early returns from 25 of 211 city precincts favored him with 1,411 votes against Samuel D. Nicholson's 1,047. Governor Oliver H. Shoup stood unopposed on the Republican ticket. Unopposed renomination winners include William N. Vail in the 1st District Republican, Charles B. Timberlake in the 2nd District Republican, Guy W. Hardy in the 3rd District Republican, and Edward T. Taylor in the 7th District Democrat.
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Denver
Col
Karl C. Schuyler
United States
Samuel D. Nicholson
Leadville
Nicholson
Schuyler
Oliver H. Shoup
Congress
William N. Vail
Charles B. Timberlake
Guy WU. Hardy
Edward T. Taylor
Eastern Washington Looks Safe For Harding in State Split
Spokane dispatch notes Eastern Washington leans Republican by a narrow margin while Western Washington, with radicals and labor momentum, will decide the seven electoral votes. Cox gains from labor and dry voters. Harding leads in Spokane by uncertain margins as Seattle and Tacoma districts tilt the state.
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Washington
Harding
West
Lawrence
Spokane
Wash
League of Nations
Cox
Wilson
Roosevelt
Roy Slater
Mary Armor
Crawfordsville
Palmer
Franklin Roosevelt
Vicinity
Seattle
Tacoma
Women Vote in Strong Turnout at Massachusetts Primaries
Boston reports show women cast 15,636 votes, 49.5 percent of female registrants, while men counted 58,659 votes, 48.7 percent of male registrants, reflecting the new suffrage rights.
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Boston
Democratic Reaction to Maine Election Result
George White says Republicans overreached in Maine and claims the party would have mobilized with equal vigor elsewhere. He cites poverty of resources and contrasts Democratic weakness with Republican strength, noting Maine was a luxury the party could not afford.
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Maine
White
New York
George White
Cairman
Democratic National Committee
League
Parkhurst
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