Franks Held in Bond Theft Probe Ties to City Bank Case
Robert A. Franks Jr., Princeton graduate and son of a Carnegie Foundation official, is jailed on suspicion of receiving part of $100,000 in stolen bonds from a Cincinnati insurance office robbery. Police pursue a bank-connected suspect linked to yeggs and a go-between in past bond and stock disposals.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
Robert A. Franks, Jr
Princeton
Carnegie Foundation
Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Harold Hastings
District Attorney's
Gegan
Barth and
Murphy
East Sixty Sixth Street
Mr. Hastings
William H. McAvoy
John F. McAvoy
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
John
Hugh H. Macewan
McAvoy
Macewans
Franks
M. S. Uhlfelder
Foreign Exchange
Broadway
Miami Hotel Company
Dayton
O. Uhlfelder
Uhlfelder
Cincinnati Insurance Company
Johnson Admits Bond Loss Totaled 100000
Clyde P. Johnson of Western and Southern Life Insurance testified before a New York grand jury that the company’s loss from the November 26 1922 safe robbery was about 100000 mostly mortgage bonds. He cited Robert A Franks Jr as a person sought in the case and described how thieves entered through an annex site, handcuffed watchman Charles Gehring to a wash bowl, and cracked the safe with a hammer. The heist was noticed the following morning when workers could not enter.
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Robert A. Franks, Jr
Western and Southern Company
Charles Gehring
Walnut Street
Elmwood
Taggart Loses Nose Bleeds. Doctor Sees Rapid Recovery
Boston reports Thomas Taggart, former DNC chairman, is recovering from post nasal hemorrhages after hospitalization. Dr. Harold G. Tobey states the illness is not serious and Taggart should regain full health in a few days as the hemorrhages have been checked.
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Boston
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Harold G. Tobey
Taggart
Hyannisport
Sor
Tobey
Blood tests urged to prevent unhappy marriages
Dr William Bainbridge of New York told the American Association meeting in Philadelphia that blood tests could forestall unhappy unions. Dr O M Gruhzit of Detroit proposed four blood types and recommended matching lovers with the same blood group to ensure affinity. Cleveland chosen for next convention.
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Philadelphia
William
Bainbridge
New York
American Association of Obstetricians
O. M. Gruhzit
Detroit
Johnson Letters Stolen from Boynton Files Reported
The San Francisco Call-Post reports a confidential Johnson letter to Do K. McClatchy was stolen from Albert Boynton's files by George Co. Hardwick, who handed copies to Governor Richardson and Andrew P. Lawrence. Hardwick says the act was personal revenge and he seeks work and support for his family. Publication occurred August 12, and Johnson later invited political contest in California.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Call-Post
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
Do. K. McClatchy
Sacramento
Cal.) Bee
Albert E. Boynton
Republican State Central Committee
George Co. Hardwick
F. W. Richardson
Andrew P. Lawrence
San Francisco Journal
Call-Post
Hardwick
Berkeley
Cal
Boynton
Johnson
Aotader Richardson
George D. Squiers
Senator Johnson
McClatchy
Washington, D. C
Boston Society Leader Accuses Blackmailing Gang
Mrs Natanele Franklin Emmons a Boston society leader and bishop William Lawrence cousin says she was victim of extortion by a gang. She pressed charges in Municipal Court against Arthur Le Barron of New York for a $10,000 blackmail attempt over a letter from a veteran. A warrant was served September 13 for attempted larceny by Le Barron.
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Boston
Nathaniel Franklin Emmons
Boston Society
William Lawrence
le Barron
The Voice With a Smile Promotes Sun day Classifieds
The Commercial Tribune urges readers to place Sunday classified messages today and this evening. It promises a pleasant, refined voice that can deliver desired ads and notices through its service.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Sunday Commercial Tribune
The Voice With a Smile Makes Comic Channel Debut
A new era for Canal 6300 begins as The Commercial Tribune launches The Voice With a Smile, promising upbeat local programming and audience-friendly features. The station advertises a fresh lineup with community segments and light entertainment.
Klan Defeat Stated by Walton and Rioting Charges Loom
Oklahoma Governor Walton declared the Klan whipped and warned lawmakers would not meet. military courts in Oklahoma City Tulsa and Shawnee investigated flogging and Klan activity while Grand Dragon N C Jewett faced riot charges. Indictments rose as probes continued and courts expanded.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Shawnee
J. C. Walton
Walton
Paul Nesbitt
W. S. Cunningham
Sapulpa
N. C. Jewett
Oklahoma
E. R. Merriman
Jewett
Tulsa County
Wagoner County
Ben Wagner
Pottawatomie County
L. C. Sowers
Dollar Checks From Germany Recall Panic Era Practices
Local banks received notice of a curious arrangement mirroring panic times when dollar checks returned for settlement in Germany. Checks bore many endorsements and pasted slips for further endorsements, a practice also seen with sterling checks. Pound notes appeared mainly on one to three pound payments while dollar checks circulated broadly for current money.
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Germany
London
Auto strike fatal for city street repairman in Hamilton
Andrew Murphy 65 of 260 Stechell avenue died at General Hospital after being struck by a car said to be driven by Theodore Hackaby at East Hill avenue and Madison road yesterday afternoon. Police released Hackaby on a manslaughter technical charge while courts determine blame.
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Theodore Hackaby
Maple Avenue
East Hill Avenue
Madison Road
Andrew Murphy
Stechell Avenue
General Hospital
Hamilton County
Murphy
Hackaby
Huckaby
Warsaw
Enright
Anna O'Connor
Fairbanks Avenue
Robert Armstrong
Sunset Avenue
Price Hill
Union Woolen Mills Company
Fourteenth and
Vine Streets
Vine Street
Fred Heizman
West Liberty Street
Joseph Morfrock
Clark Street
Fred Steinmetz
Hopkins Street
Frank Morrisman
Baymiller Street
Laurel and Freeman Avenues
James Shankmiller
Laurel Avenue
Cheviot
Gordon Battelle Dies Widely Known Steel Executive
Gordon Battelle, 40, a noted iron and steel industry figure in Columbus, died suddenly. He served as director at American Rolling Mill Company Middletown and Inland Steel Company Chicago, led several firms including International Steel Products and International Derrick and Equipment, and held roles with Republic Furning and Refining and Ohio Mining Company.
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Columbus
Gordon Battelle
Battelle
American Rolling Mill Company
Middletown
Inland Steel Company of
Chicago
International Steel Products Company
International Derrick and Equipment Company of
Republic Fuming and Refining Company
Ohio Mining Company
Witnesses say they were offered pay to sign affidavits
In Chicago on September 21 three witnesses testified their offers to sign defamatory affidavits about Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes came from a private detective and a club keeper. They alleged money was offered to claim Mrs Stokes and her husband W E D Stokes used a nightclub alias. The investigation may go to the grand jury.
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Chicago
Helen Elwood Stokes
Mrs. Stokes
Helen Norwood
Flynn
Death Toll in Capital Blast Rises to Four
Four people were killed and five others injured in a laboratory explosion at the Bureau of Standards in Washington. James E. Kendling of Salunga, Pa., died early today, bringing the death toll to four. Secretary Hoover called the deceased martyrs to science and noted government aid for families remains limited.
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Washington
James E. Kendling
Salunga
Bureau of Standards
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Frank Duening
Jonathan Avenue
Urban J. Cook
Washington, D. C
Mary Cook
Cincinnati
Cornice Collapse Kills Army Engineer in New York
A six story building cornice collapsed onto Broadway during lunch hour in lower Manhattan, killing Logan Phillips an Army engineer and injuring several pedestrians as crowds filled the sidewalk and street.
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New York
Lower Broadway
Logan Phillips
Portia convention notes bobbed hair not good policy
Chicago reports at the national convention of the Kappa Beta Pi legal sorority. Dignified women lawyers say bobbed hair is not suitable. About fifty members attended from many cities including Miss Nina Neuenfeldt of Detroit, 21 years old last March, noted as possibly the youngest woman lawyer. Detroit sent eight delegates. The aim is closer cooperation among women in the legal profession.
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Chicago
Kappa Beta Pi
Nina Neuenfeldt
Detroit
T.e Conven
Blackmail Plot Emerges in Ward Murder Trial
At White Plains New York on September 21 the Walter S Ward murder trial reveals a blackmail scheme aimed at his father George S Ward wealthy baker. Deputy Attorney General O Neill introduces the charges based on a complaint by James J Cunningham. Witnesses allege Ward paid 40000 in blackmail and that the revolver involved in the Peters killing may have been a gift from New Rochelle Police Chief Cody. Ward’s defense objects to prosecutorial methods as testimony continues and adjournment is set to Monday.
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Associated Press
White Plains
N. Y
Walter S. Ward
Clarence Peters
George S. Ward
Baker
O'Neill
James J. Cunningham
Werner
Ward
Peters
Cody
New Rochelle
Campbell
Raymond Vail
Thompsonville
Mrs Estella Mountfortt Dies in Kansas City After Long Illness
Mrs Estella Laws Mountfortt wife of Captain Wade Mountfortt managing editor of The Commercial Tribune died at Trinity Lutheran Hospital after years of disability She was the daughter of the late Judge Wallace Laws of Kansas City and linked to the Campbell and Laws families She married in 1885 and had two children Wade Mountfortt Jr and Helen Nye The couple lived in New York from 1902 to four years ago when Captain Mountfortt joined The Commercial Tribune in Kansas City
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
Estella Laws Mountfortt
Wade Mountfortt
The
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Helen Nye
Frank Wilson Nye
New York City
Covington Man Attacks Daughter Says Accident Shot Housekeeper
Alfred G. Allen Cincinnati attorney and ex congressman denounces a proposed speed governor for cars as idiotic. He urges state driver licensing and car padlocking for violators while Cincinnati Automobile Club plans an educational campaign against the measure.
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Alfred G. Allen
Cincinnati
Mr. Allen
Allen
Maryland
Connecticut
The
Commercial Tribune
A. W Lloyd
Union Trust Building
Botany Worsted Mills
Passaic
N. J
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Victor Heintz
Lloyd
Heintz
Ohio
Goebel
Justus Goebel
Lowrey & Goebel Company
Mr. Goebel
Eighth Street
Walnut Street
Underwood Loses Fervor for League of Nations
Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, once a strong advocate for the League, is quoted in Chicago as saying he is no longer a fervent supporter. He cites changes after abroad and the Italy Greece dispute as factors in shifting his views during a Washington trip from a fishing vacation.
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Chicago
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
League of Nations
Chicago Tribune Today
League
Washington
Eagle River
Wis
Italy
Greece
State Finance Director Baker Ill With Pneumonia
Columbus reports that Wilbur E Baker finance director is ill at Presque Isle Michigan with pneumonia per a letter from Mrs Baker. The Bakers were on vacation when the illness occurred.
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Columbus
4State
Wilbur E- Baker
Presque Isle
Mici
Conference on prohibition enforcement eyed by Governors
Washington reports President Coolidge intends to host a mid October governors conference on enforcing prohibition with possible expansion to immigration and related issues. A church rally backed by the Federal Council of Churches pressed for action against perceived lax enforcement and a return to moral strength. Meanwhile in Covington a father, William McFerrin, shot and killed his daughter Minnie and wounded his landlady during a domestic dispute. he claims the killing was accidental and is jailed after a coroner ruled wilful murder.
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Washington
Coolidge
Orth
Federal Council of Churches
William McFerrin
L. & N.railroad
East Twelfth Street
Covington
Sallie Patton
McFerrin
George Niles
East Fifth Street
Newport
Eek Sre
Niles
Craid
Mason Hawk
cFerrin
Chillicothe
Minnie
Mattie
Charles Patton
Patton
Saunders testifies Ford aid was sought to save Piggly Wiggly
Clarence Saunders former head of Piggly Wiggly now suing for a federal receivership testified that plans to address financial trouble after the company's Wall Street venture included appealing to Henry Ford and proposing a deal with the American Farm Bureau Federation to create a $100 million entity to buy out the stores and merge with federation operations.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly Corporation
Wall Street
Henry Ford
Saunders
American Farm Bureau Federation
W. H. Fitzhugh
Three Miners Die In West Virginia Mine Blast
Wheeling West Virginia September 21 three miners were killed in an explosion at the Benwood Mine of the Wheeling Steel and Iron Company. The bodies of Joseph Birillo Michael Corda and J J Carskaden were found buried beneath coal and rock.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Benwood
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Joseph Birillo
Michael Corda
J. J. Carskaden
Car Falls Through Garage Shaft Kills Occupant
Mrs. S. J. George, 58, of Alliance Ohio, died from injuries after an employee drove an automobile into an open elevator shaft in a Denver garage. The car dropped to the basement as her husband and son waited. the attendant escaped with minor injuries.
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Denver
Col
S. J. George
Alliance
Cincinnatians Back Coolidge Says Heintz
Former Cincinnati congressman Victor Heintz at the Willard Hotel says Cincinnatians support President Coolidge. He says nobody in Cincinnati is against Coolidge and they agree with Senator Borak that he should be given a chance.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Victor Heintz
Cincinnati
Willard Hotel
President Coolidge
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