McNamara Guilty in Blackmail Case Tied to Labor Dispute
John J. McNamara, 49, Ironworkers union agent in Indianapolis, is found guilty on a blackmail charge stemming from a labor dispute over the Elks Building project. The verdict after two ballots comes with potential one to five years in prison, as defense mulls a new trial.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
John J. McNamara
Elks
Charles E. Cox
Fred C. Gause
McNamara
the Ironworkers
Los Angeles Times Uilding
Lewellyan Iron Works
Times
San Quentin Penitentiary
Igprome
William H. Remy
Eph Inman
James A. Collins
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Union Labor Movement
Structural Steel
Cleveland
International Association
Woman employee injured in fall down shaft at Heck Furniture
Miss Grace Wallace, 22, of 1544 Cutter street, an employee of Heck Furniture Company, 319 West Fifth street, was taken to General Hospital after falling from the first floor to the basement in the elevator shaft. She broke her arm. She was found by coworkers who heard her cries. Officials said an investigation would determine if the shaft was properly protected.
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Grace Wallace
Cutter Street
Heck Furniture Company
West Fifth Street
General Hospital
Two Men Suffer Broken Legs in Separate Falls
Two men were admitted to the General Hospital with leg injuries from separate falls. Albert Littner, 22, of 1882 Fairmount avenue, fell from a ladder while climbing to a roof at 548 Channing street Mt. Auburn. James Pennington, 23, of 736 East Ninth street, was hurt after falling from a street car at Whetzel avenue car barn.
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General Hospital
Albert Littner
Fairmount Avenue
Channing Street
Mt. Auburn
James Pennington
East Ninth Street
Whetzel Avenue
Classified Ads Boost Local Business and Services
A four line ad by Carliste Beauty Shop drew more customers, illustrating how Tribune Classified Ads connect readers with opportunities. Classified ads promote business services, real estate, used cars, and furniture, benefiting both advertisers and buyers.
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Commercial Tribune
Tribune
Carliste Beauty Shop
Boy with broken leg attends school despite crash
Eleven year old William Thompson in Cambridge kept perfect attendance after a motor truck strike broke his leg. He walked to Harvard Public School with the injury, then was treated in hospital as Mayor Quinn ordered a bedside teacher to continue his schooling.
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Cambridge
Mass
William Thompson
Quinn
William
Harvard
Giant fireman charged with murder in East Side furnace killing
George Symak a fireman was held without bail on murder charges after allegedly stuffing Mrs Sophie Poleski into a burning furnace in a lower East Side lumber yard. Police say he admitted hearing voices and claiming the woman tried to poison him. the body was found in the furnace and a man named John Poleski injured in the incident. Policemen pursued a fleeing Symak after a scream alerted them to the scene.
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Associated Press
New York
Sophie Poleski
Lower East Side
George Symak
Poleski
John
Symak
Ryan
George
Symuk
Hold Up Stories Win Pastor a $100 Reward
Dr John Roach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist Church New York City detailed two hold ups he had witnessed in Chicago The Chicago Evening Post paid 100 to charity as offered for the account The paper noted no police record of the incidents and identified a man named Louis Hill as the claimed witness and alleged gunman.
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Chicago
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
New York City
Chicago Evening Post
Post
Straton
Royal wedding fete beg in Italian court
In Racconigi Italy a royal wedding celebration blends feudal pageantry with modern ceremony as Princess Mafalda marries Prince Philip of Hesse. King Emmanuel and Queen Helena host nobles and villagers, with Mussolini to oversee the civil rite and Monsignor Becciari to celebrate the religious ceremony.
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Racconigi
Italy
Mafalda
Emmanuel
Philip of Hesse
Savoy
Hesse
Europe
House of Savoy
Verne Villa
Yesteryear
Kingee
Helena
Army
Navy
Mussolini
Monsignor
Becciara
Mafalda Promises Catholic Faith For Children in Marriage
The Pope grants special dispensation for the marriage of Princess Mafalda and Prince Philip of Hesse. Mafalda remains Catholic and promises to raise their children in the Catholic faith without interference from her Lutheran husband.
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Mafalda
Rome
Prince Philip of Hesse
Remus Fighting Suit for Divorce
George Remus deny ing extrem e cruelty allegations in his answer to wife Imogene Remus divorce petition filed in Domestic Relations Court. He asserts wife holds property and funds acquired with his money and seeks injunction to prevent disposal of assets.
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George Remus
Cincinnati
Imogene Remus
John Druffel
Harmon
Colston, Goldsmith & Hodadly
Remus
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Appointment of Walker Rhinow as Prohibition Administrator
The Associated Press reports Walker F. Rhinow named Prohibition Administrator for the Fourteenth District with headquarters in Minneapolis. Rhinow, Adjutant General of Minnesota, was announced by Assistant Secretary Andrewe.
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Associated Press
Washington
Walker F. Rhinow
Fourteenth District
Minneapolis
Andrewe
Rhinow
Minnesota
Ex Mayor Freed by Floridians in Anderson Case
B L Bullman former Mayor of Williamstown West Virginia released by Winter Haven police after authorities received corroborating messages from a bank cashier and a glass company president in Williamstown. Dispatches from Williamstown and Parkersburg supported his claim that he had recently come to Florida to pursue real estate.
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Winterhaven
Fla
B. L. Bullman
Williamstown
W. Va
George “Dutch” Anderson
Police
Blue
Mr. Bullman
J. J. Lorentz
F. L. Fenton
Bullman
Letters From Wife's Suitor Tie Cincinnati Divorce
Eugene Herbert, 43, testified in Domestic Relations Court that letters from his wife’s former sweetheart were produced. The notes signed Mrs Franks described affections and urged financial actions during the 1924 25 period. He claimed his wife caused business trouble and admitted a 1913 Newport Ky marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetie
Herbert
Newport, Ky
Mother slashes dairyman after son killed in crash
In Cleveland a mother deranged by her son’s death attacked Angelo Mondello vice president of Novelty Dairy Company on a street and slashed his throat with a knife. Mondello was hospitalized near death as police pursued the suspect.
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Cleveland
Angelo Mondello
Novelty Dairy Company
Mondello
Irish General Killed in Plane Crash
Dublin report that Thomas Maloney commandant of the Irish Free State air force was killed in a flying accident at Currough during an aviation tournament. His machine crashed as he flew low.
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Dublin
Thomas Maloney
Irish Free State Air Force
Currough
Beer-Wine AGI to Be Debated by Wets Today
The Prohibition debate centers on legalizing beer with 4 percent alcohol and light wines in a compromise with dry forces. Officials hesitate, Anti-Saloon League opposes and Moderation League watches closely. William H. Anderson plans a Sunday speech in Huntington to critique dry leadership and party betrayal.
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New York World News Service
New York
United States Brewers’ Association
World News Service
Anti-Saloon League
Moderation League, Inc
William H. Anderson
Sing Sing
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Huntington
Anderson
Miss Sayles Weds American in Pawtucket Estate
Miss Nancy Sayles heiress to a Rhode Island textile fortune married Lee Garnett Day of New York at Saleholme. The ceremony drew a small circle as reporters were barred and police guarded the mansion. Day, a former lieutenant colonel, had led a 1915 South American expedition for the Museum of Natural History. The wedding follows a postponed Italian match and hints at Sayles family change of heart.
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New York World News Service
Pawtucket
Nancy Sayles
Frank A. Sayles
Rhode Island
Lee Garnett Day
New York
Fred S. Penfold
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of
Providence
Saleholme
Day
Henry Mason Day
General Pershing
Day-Collins
South America
Museum of Natural History
Miss Sayles
Ernesto Sardinelli-Becci
Becci
America
Sayles
Boston
Rome
Speeding records lead to jail time and fines
Howard Schoenberger of 1020 Findlay street received one day in jail and a $15 fine plus costs for driving 435 miles per hour on Spring Grove avenue. He also lost driving rights for two months. Carl Achberger, a Hamilton bus driver from Middletown, Ohio, faced a $1,000 bond after requesting a continuance. Other speeders include Joseph Koebbe of St. Bernard who paid $20 and costs with a one month suspension, Guy Peters of Anthony Wayne avenue paying $15 and costs with one month suspension, and James McIntosh of Covington who was fined $25 and costs with a one month driving ban.
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Howard Schoenberger
Findlay Street
Spring Grove Avenue
Eyrich
Carl Achberger
Middletown
Hamilton
Joseph Koebbe
Church Street
St. Bernard
Guy Peters
Anthony Wé&fie
Colerain
Spring Grove
James McIntosh
Russell Street
Covington
Navy officers oppose national defense department plan
Washington Sept 22 Navy leaders testified before the President's Air Board and aligned against creating a separate air department or national defense department. Secretary Wilbur and three admirals argued aviation remains integral to naval power and that the present system works smoothly. They differed with Admiral Moffett over air personnel control but urged Bureau of Navigation to oversee staffing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Air Board
Naval Air Service
Wilbur
Department of National Defense
William Mitchell
Army Air Chief
Air Department
Air Service
Marine Corps
Army
Edward W. Eberle
William A.offett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Joseph Strauss
Navy General Board
Wood Campaign Financing At Issue In Procter Suit
In Chicago federal court, William Cooper Procter seeks 50000 from Colonel A A Sprague over a note for 100000 to fund the 1920 Wood campaign. Procter testifies that Sprague signed as co guarantor and that he paid the note. Letters show both men strained for funds and contemplate arbitration by General Wood. More depositions to follow.
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Wood
Procter
Associated Press
Chicago
Leonard Wood
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
A. A. Sprague
Commissioner of Public Works
Illinois Merchants Trust Company
Sprague
Thomas W. Slick
Indianapolis
Wood Campaign
Colonel Sprague
Mr. Procter
Seasongood Attacks New Light Ordinance as Exorbitant
Seasongood, a City Charter Committee endorsed candidate for Council, denounces the recently passed electric light ordinance as high and noncompetitive. He cites high minimum charges, the use of maximum demand pricing, and removal of lamp renewals, urging a referendum in the November 1926 election.
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Seasongood
Murray Seasongood
Union Gas and Electric Company
Mazda
Ohio
Lima
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Zanesville
Hamilton
Columbus
Dayton
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Duluth
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dope Cenier Raid Nets Two Arrests in New York
Federal agents led by Colonel L G Nutt raided a Greenwich Street site described as a major narcotic agency. A pistol battle followed as two men were captured after barricaded doors were fired upon. two others fled through windows. Drugs valued at over $15 000 seized.
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New York
L. G Nutt
Washington
Greenwich Street
Fail to Offer Theory of Weakness of Metal
A brief report notes that researchers did not provide a theory for the metal's weakness. The article cites experiments and observations but lacks a formal explanation or model.
Testimony on Shenandoah Wreck Cites Girders Failure
Commander Kraus testifies before naval court of inquiry that a girders failure near midship caused the Shenandoah wreck during a line squall near Ava Ohio on September 3. Sailors report brittle aluminum alloy girders and no obvious material defects while gas cells remained intact.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Sidney M. Kraus
Special Investigation Board
Naval Court of Inquiry
Ava
Zachary Lansdowne
Kraus
Los Angeles
Germany
Jacob H. Klein
Ohio
Thomas Hendley
C. E. Bauch
Lieuteant
R. G. Mayer
Lansdowne
Klein
OL Nis
C. E. Rosendahl
Cincinnati Teachers' Salary Committee Starts School Pay Study
A 28 member Salary Committee at Woodward High School begins an intensive review of Cincinnati school salaries. Charles Otterman chairs with Miss Anna B. Lewis as secretary. The group will study 1920 schedules and compare with other cities to propose a reorganized pay scale, pending superintendent approval.
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Cincinnati
Woodward High School
Charles Otterman
Anna B. Lewis
Commercial Service School
Kk. D. Roberts
Rig
Otterman
Mr. Otterman
Elmer E. Christy
John F. Arundel
Arthur ©. Jones
Walter Peoples
Withrow Hep School
E. Z. Muir
Be Bloom
William 4. Evans
Walnut Mills High
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the Commercial Tribune
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Chicago Post
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Victor Emanuel
Prince Philip
Mountain Village
Becciari
Parkersburg
Oweetie
Eugene Herbert
U. S
Move
Speeder
Mitchell
Brands
Moffett
Eberle
Dope Cenier
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