Joliet Prison Break Thwarted by Guards in 1930s Raid
Three Chicago convicts escaped a Joliet penitentiary yard by ladder and kitchen crawl but were killed by hidden guards as they scaled a wall. The incident spurred secret inquiries to see if others were involved while guards and inmates faced a tense aftermath.
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Willis Given Stiff Sentence for Forgery
Paul Willis, arrested January on request of Titusville authorities, was sentenced in Meadville to two and a half to five years in the Western Penitentiary. Convicted by Crawford county courts on three counts of forgery and uttering, he allegedly stole checks from a Titusville business and passed them to merchants. He was captured in Meadville after operations at Titusville and theater involvement here two days later. His reformatory release last December and prior offenses influenced the severity of the sentence.
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Crossing watchmen urged at Maple Ave crossing
City officials weigh installing crossing watchmen and flashing lights at Maple Avenue crossing after last night’s fatality. council and police discuss safety, railroad opposition, and pedestrian risk near junior high and Concord schools and a church. A decision is expected at next Monday’s meeting.
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Fire destroys two-story Rensha Building in Sharon
Fire swept the two story Rensha Building in Sharon Pennsylvania Sunday causing an estimated forty thousand dollars in damage. The blaze damaged a barber shop market and pool room on the first floor and apartments on the second floor.
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LaGuardia Opens Fire in New House Caucus Row
Rep Pierreh LaGuardia of New York fuels a rift on the eve of a House caucus to pick candidates for speaker and floor leader. He campaigns against caucus authority as binding party rule amid efforts to centralized procedures. Others in the rules drive may also abstain.
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Bandit killed in battle with officers in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids on February 23 a trio tried to raid a shed when police engaged them. Jon Pulman, 25, was killed. Ack Leonard, 19, was shot in the stomach and gravely hurt. Robert Lambrek, 21, was shot through the shoulder and not seriously hurt. Police guarded the men at the hospital.
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Probe Woman's Death in Ohio River Grave
The body of a woman found in a shallow grave on the Ohio River banks was being examined today for identification as authorities sought to determine the manner of death.
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Ohio River
Open Parley at Paris on Naval Limitations
London reports that Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson and First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander along with naval expert R. L. Cragie departed for Paris to resume talks on naval limits. The move surprised as it suggested negotiations were at a crucial stage amid Franco Italian pact concerns and Italy's stance may shape any accord.
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Myron Cooper Nominated for Union City Postmaster
Union City residents learn of the recommended appointment of I. Myron Cooper as postmaster. Representative Milton W. Shreve of Brie sends the name to the post office department. Cooper, formerly connected with the undertaking business in Mine Crows, has lived in Union City for about a year.
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Aged man killed at Loa crossing by PRR engine
Thomas Jensen aged 80 a retired carpenter and city resident died after being struck and mangled beneath a locomotive at the Maple avenue crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Oil City-Corry train backed westward as Jensen attempted to cross diagonally. Deputy Coroner Mark Tulum began an inquiry into the fatality, the second at the crossing in a year, with repairs and extra protection anticipated.
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First Pennsylvania Electric Chair Executions Mark Anniversary
The Rockview penitentiary hosts a double execution amid the 16th anniversary of the electric chair in Pennsylvania. The first electric chair in the state was used in February 1915 with John Dole as the first man executed. the date was shifted to February 23 to avoid Washington's birthday.
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Death claims Dr J A H Keith PA educator
Harrisburg Pa February 23 State officials joined today in paying tribute to Dr John A H Keith former state superintendent of public instruction in Pennsylvania who died here at age 61 after an illness He led the Pennsylvania Schools from 1927 to 1939 and after retirement last month was in an advisory role He was born in Homer Illinois and educated there He taught in the midwest for 28 years then headed the State Normal School at Indiana Pa and earlier at Oskosi Normal School in Wisconsin Funeral services will be held here Tuesday with interment Wednesday at Indiana Pa
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Greenville Druggist Stricken in Jail
Harry West a Greenville druggist serving a three month sentence in Mercer county jail for prohibition law violations died of influenza in the jail. He had been remanded after authorities found a suspected illegal alcohol amount in his store and declined hospital transfer.
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Five Best Radio Entertainments List
Radio listings show WABC GBS WI NBS WEAF NBC programs tonight. Schedules include The Co-eds piano recital at 5 30, Start and Stop at 6, The World Today at 7 15, Sherlock Holmes at 10, and Rochester Civic Orchestra with tenor at 10 30.
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Hoover Joins In Homage To Washington Observances
Washington Feb 2 Hoover led nation in homage to George Washington for the 199th birth anniversary. He attended services at the historic Chest Church pew and laid a wreath at Mt Vernon. Memorial services were held at Pohick church with Rev Morton quoting the Washington Bible.
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Government moves on Arequipa rebel garrison
Military action against a rebel garrison in Arequipa continued, the interior ministry announced. News items also report strikers clashing with police in Philadelphia, a Baltimore mother and son drowned in the South River, Schwab optimistic on Bethlehem Steel, six dead in Palermo storms, rum boats bombarded off Newport, and Cardinal Piba's last rites in Italy.
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Irene First 70 Give Life Dies Unflinching
A report details the brief criminal careers of a blonde woman and her companion ending in the electric chair. The woman is led to death at a specified time, with execution occurring eight minutes after the initial event.
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Dague
Caled Courage Fails at Rockview Electrocutions
Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague were executed in the early dawn at the Western Penitentiary Rockview Pa for the murder of Corporal Brady Paul. Schroeder faced the chair at 7 05 am and Dague eight minutes later amid chaplain prayers and witnesses.
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