Justice Sought as Grand Jury to Hear Boswell Murder Case
Edna Boswell's death spurs village tension in Addyston as Jim Henry, the alleged killer, reads and signs a 29 page confession. Prosecutor aims to present to the county grand jury Monday for possible indictment and immediate trial. Edna will be buried in Lebanon amid Kentucky hills.
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Edna Boswell
Cleves
Debold Boswell
Mr. Boswell
Ohio River
Edna
Kentucky
Lebanon
Addyston
Jim Henry
Boswell
J. B. Wise
Marshal Knapp
Henry
Charles Stagnaro
Jim
Louis Britton
Mr. Britton
Edward Strasser
Strasser
Classified Ad Rates and Rental Help Promised
Thousands receive dividends from Classified Ads offering quick results money and time saved. If you need a rental, job, or commercial help, place an ad in The Commercial Tribune. Ads accepted until 8 P M Saturday at listed per line rates.
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Tribune
Sunday Commercial Tribune
Johnny says father is bootlegger in Lorain
Johnny, a Garfield Grammar School pupil, told the truth about his father’s occupation when filling enrollment forms. Police Chief Walker orders the city liquor squad to investigate the family matter after Johnny stated his father “doesn’t have to work” because he is a bootlegger.
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Lorain
Johnny
Walker
Garfield Grammar School
City Liquor Squad
Hart Faces Charges From Predecessor In War Deptrow
Formal charges filed by retired Major General Harry L. Rogers allege misconduct by Major General William H. Hart before and after his appointment as Quartermaster General. War Department officials confirmed receipt but offered no investigation details. Hart, chosen by Secretary Weeks, previously led the New York depot and Army transport operations and held multiple Quartermaster roles during and after World War I.
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Washington
War Department
William H. Hart
Harry L. Rogers
Hart
Rogers
Quartermaster General
France
General Hart
Weeks
Quartermaster Intermediate
New York
Army Transport Service
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Chage
St. Nazaire
United States
Boston
San Francisco
Norfolk
PELT KLANSMEN WITH BAD EGGS
North Brookfield Mass September 18 two men arrested for rioting after a clash between Ku Klux Klan sympathizers and townsfolk in the town square rocks and rotten eggs flew as 1500 people attended a farm meeting two shots from a truck signaled the egg bombardment Chief Quill was overpowered and Downey was struck while Harrington and Foote were named arrestees state police and escorts intervened after the melee.
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Associated Press
North Brookfield
Mass
Quill
Edmund V. Downey
Daniel Harrington
Wallace Foote
Ivalice
Brookfield
State Patrol
Provision for seizure of Chapman loot sought
In New Haven, United States District Attorney's office files a substitute complaint in Federal Court seeking seizure of any property Chapman possesses or that may be revealed, related to the New York mail robbery in which he participated. Chapman, a bandit, is held in state prison under reprieve from the death sentence for killing a New Britain policeman.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
United States District Attorney's Office
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Chapman
New York
Jail corruption probe expands as Torrio claims liberties
Federal inquiry into Cook County Jail abuses widens with reports that Terry Druggan paid $20,500 to ex Warden Wesley Westbrook for jail privileges while serving a contempt sentence. Sheriff Hoffman and guards face contempt questions as Torrio offers a $10,000 reward for proof of outside liberties.
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Chicago
Terry Druggan
Wesley Westbrook
Cook County
Druggan
Fred Strassheim
Peter M. Hoffman
Strassheim
Westbrook
Henry Foerst
Hoffman
Frankie Lake
Lake
Thomas Kramer
G. H. Weideling
Adam C. Cliffe
Torrio
Ahlstrom
Lake County
Johnnie Torrio
Dion O’banion
Crusaders
Italy
O'Banion
Druggan and
Peter Hoffmann
Wilkerson
Elmer L. Williams
Robert E. Crowe
Federal District Attorney's Office
Edwin Ahlstrom
Waukegan
J. E. Byrne
Federal
Weideling
Jal
Coolidge says immigration law requires Saklatvala exclusion
President Coolidge held the law compelled the United States to bar Shapurji Saklatvala the British Communist MP. Kellogg was said to be reviewing prospective Interparliamentary Union delegates while noting other communists and socialists planning attendance. Borah urged repeal of the exclusion clause, warning India’s masses may blame the U.S. for limited voice in the union. Continuous coverage noted the British Embassy denial of private British request to bar the Parsee Communist.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Coolidge
United States
Shapurji Saklatvala
Kellogg
Lear‘the Parsee
White House
Saklatvala
Interparliamentary Union
Congress
Paliamentary Union
Borah
Hughes
Karolyi
India
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Great Britain
Hunter Shot to Death Near Miamisburg in Forest
Special Dispatch reports Joseph Franzer 35 a Cincinnati & Dayton Traction conductor found shot in a forest five miles east of Miamisburg Ohio. Coroner believes accidental shooting likely but investigates whether the hunter knew of the accident and did not report it fearing consequences. Franzer had left home with Charles Leber for a squirrel hunt. they separated and planned to meet later.
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Miamisburg
Joseph Franzer
Cincinnati
Miami Avenue
Charles Leber
Leber
Franzer
Robber of Bank Says He's Dutch in Daylight Heist
Dayton, Sept. 18 A man calling himself George Dutch Anderson robbed the Tippecanoe City bank during daylight today, forcing cashier Mahlon T. Staley to open a vault that failed to yield due to a time lock. He seized $100.01 in coins and some bills, fled as alarms failed, and posses led by Tippecanoe City Chief Scott scour nearby woods and roads, matching the suspect to a government photo except for glasses.
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Associated Press
Dayton
George
Dutch) Anderson
Tippecanoe City
Here
Tippi National Bank
Mahlon T. Staley
Staley
Petree
Anderson
Scott
Investigation into Marsh Foundation by Ohio Officials
Ohio Attorney General C C Crabbe was ordered to probe alleged mismanagement of the Marsh Foundation in Van Wert County. The three county commissioners seek a ruling on whether the $4 million charity is being run per donor George H Marsh will. They claim wealth displays and admissions favor noble lineages, while residents are educated in public schools nearby.
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Columbus
C. C. Crabbe
Marsh Foundation
van Wert
van Wert County
George H. Marsh
Warrant charges bowman in false claims against government
A warrant issued by United States Commissioner Thomas Gregory charges J. Julian Bowman, president of the Independent Manufacturers Association, with filing false claims against the government over broken glassware shipments. Inspectors say the firm’s claims total about $2,000 and the glassware was broken before packing.
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J. Julian Bowman
Independent Manufacturers’ Association, Inc
Vine Street
Thomas Gregory
United States
Postoffice
Bowman
Jeannette
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Griswold
Parcel Post
McKee Glass Company
Auto Rampage Wrecks Car. Injures Newport Family
A unidentified Black man drove an automobile erratically on the Newport side of the Central Bridge last night injuring four people including a four year old child. The car struck George Kraft as he stepped from a curb and then crashed into a taxicab at the pay window. Herbert Taylor suffered possible skull fracture and a broken arm while his mother Mrs. Taylor sustained minor injuries. The suspect fled toward Cincinnati, leaving the wrecked auto registered to E. Phillips of Park Street.
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Newport
Central Bridge
George Kraft
Campbell County Infirmary
Fourth
York Streets
Richard Scaffer
Gest Street
Scott Taylor
Herbert
Taylor
300 Mile An Hour Navy Racer Sets Unofficial Record
Lieutenant Alford Williams pilots the Curtiss racer at Mitchell Field reaching 302.3 mph in a straight run, claiming an unofficial world speed record. The 2200-pound craft balances at high speed, with sensitive controls and crash-avoidance features. Officials plan seaplane tests and entry for the Pulitzer and Schneider trophies.
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Mitchel Field
Alford Williams
Williams
Navy
W. D. Gilmore
Adjutant Florentine Bennett
Curtiss Company
Manhassett Bay
Baltimore
Schneider
Armored boat stops champagne smuggling on North River
A forty five foot speed boat with armor plate was captured in the North River after Coast Guard cutters thwarted an attempt to land 225 cases of champagne. The craft was riddled by machine gun fire, its four occupants escaping injury by huddling in the pilot house behind bullet proof glass near the Statue of Liberty.
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Associated Press
New York
North River
Coast Guard
Ige Statue of Liberty
Bedloe
Sadea
D A R Objects to White Cross Markers in Urbana
The Urbana Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution protests the State Highway Department plan to place white crosses at fatal accident sites within Urbana city limits. The group argues the cross is sacred symbolism and objects to its use to mark reckless driving deaths.
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Urbana
Daughters of American Revolution
State Highway Department
Cincinnati Zoo Celebrates Golden Anniversary Dinner
George E. Dieckman urged Cincinnati to boost support for the city zoo marking fifty years since its founding by Andrew Erkenbrecker. The dinner drew hundreds at the Zoo with talks on the garden’s commercial value, school visits, and a plaque for the organization with the highest attendance.
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George E. Dieckman
St. Louis Zoological Society
Mr. Dieckman
St. Louis Zoo
J. W. Wilden
W. G. Betty
A. D. Otting
Julius Geisler
Katherine Townsley
George E. Hughes
Cincinnati Business Women’s Club
Zoo Treasury
Edward D. Roberts
Stephan
Sol Stephan
Johnson
Zoo
Warner Sayers
A. E. Burkhardt
Andrew Erkenbrecher
Walter A. Draper
Froome Morris
James A.reilly
Sidney Newman
Moro Pirates Raid Dumaran Town Kill Eight Persons
Moro pirates attacked Dumaran in the southern Philippines, slaying a Chinese storekeeper, his wife and three sons, and three Filipinos. The forty-strong raiders looted the store then fled by eight vin tas, eluding pursuit due to local waters. Dumaran lies on the island’s west coast with a population over two thousand.
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Manila
Dumaran
Philippines
Bride waits in vain as groom vanishes in Ohio
Youngstown on September 18 AP reports Ada Ginrich waited at home with a minister and attendants for Alexander H. Hanes 21 groom to arrive for their wedding. He vanished yesterday and no trace has been found.
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Youngstown
Ada Ginrich
Alexander H. Hanes
Rumor of Volstead Act Modification to Sway Public Opinion
Washington Sept 18 Rumors persist that if Andrews plans fail the Volstead act may be modified to sustain prohibition. The Federal Council of Churches report criticizes enforcement and boosts talks of changes, while Anti-Saloon League leaders warn against capitulation. Congress may hear bills to modify the act and even repeal the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Charles Michelson
New York World News Service
Washington
Research and Educational Department
Federal Council of Churches
Anti- Saloon League
Andrews
Congress
Treasury Department
Clarence True Wilson
Federal Council
Anti-Saloon League
Wilson
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Church of ‘America
Deets Pickett
Church Council
Wheeler
Wayne B. Wheeler
William H. Anderson
New York
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Hill
Baltimore
N. T. Jones
Prohibition Debate Cited In Federal Churches Report
Washington report says many remain unconvinced about liquor, federal enforcement lacks effort, and churches delinquent in temperance education, shaping the current prohibition situation according to the Federal Council of Churches Research and Education Department.
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Washington
Research and Education Department
Federal Council of Churches
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