Local Youth Destroys Hotel Rampage Ends In Fugitive Chase
James Flaherty twenty four eludes Chicago police after a berserk rampage at the Commercial Hotel run by Joe Carnegie on East Minn. He toppled stools and shattered a plate glass window amid a nightlong pursuit, leaving bloodstains as officers closed in several times but failed to capture him by early afternoon. His earlier release from a city jail is noted as authorities pursue the elusive suspect.
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James Flaherty
Mery
Toy
Joe Carnegie
East Minn
Shout
O'Claily
Wyhoune
Flaherty
Liberty
Ment
Ory
Spine Street
Ann Carnegie
Plaverty
Fisherty
Mill Street
Concar Street
Miller
Detained suspect in Agnes Tolverson disappearance
Vienna dispatch reports Ivan Poderjay detained on murder suspicion tied to New York and Detroit lawyer Agnes Tolverson. Mile Perrand and Poderjay charged with bigamy and related offenses as police seek formal indictment. case under Austrian court review with potential property charges beyond the immediate murder inquiry.
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United Press
Vienna
Saneder
Ivan Pacerjay
Agnes Tyiverson
New York
Detroit
Uney
Mile
Margaret Perrand
Poderjay
Mlle
Bet Gun
Amy
Merrand
Court of Investigation
Hich
Austria
Tierjay
Mle Perrand
Ferrand
Miss Tolverson
Water Users of Scranton Score Victory in Refund Order
Six year fight against Scranton Spring Brook Water Company ends with a Pennsylvania PUC order forcing new rates and about 3 million dollars in refunds to consumers across 47 municipalities in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. The ruling, if not appealed, becomes effective immediately and may be reviewed by higher courts. The impact reduces the company’s allowed revenue by roughly 700 thousand dollars annually, affecting domestic, commercial, industrial and municipal service.
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Scranton- Spring Brook Water Company
United Press
Harrisburg
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Nda
Scranton-Spring
Amestic
Four seeking state VFW commander post in Hanover meeting
Four candidates entered the field for state VFW commander as Hanover hosts the annual convention. Dr Merle Amy district commander for Hire and Crawford counties promotes Lieut Archie W Thompson. Campaign committees test strength of Burker Duffy ONeil Stack. Over 1,000 delegates attended the opening session of the three day meet.
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Merle Amy
Hire
Crawford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hanover
Amy
Archie WV. Thompson
P. H. Burker
Abtoona
Joseph Duffy
Pottsville
Altobna
McKeesport
Williamsport
Sharon
West Stroudsburg
Tanana
New Castle
Dillinger Is Still Alive Still Alive Says Sister Reports
Dillinger reportedly alive per sister Mrs Audrey Hancock of Maywood Ind who told friend Mrs Tulalia Callenger they have heard from John and he is alive. Wording notes ongoing rumors of death after a Wisconsin escape from federal officers. Birthday remarked as June 22.
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Unitec Press
Galion
John Dulinger
Audrey Hancock
Maygood
Ind
Tulalia Callenger
John
Wisconsin
Death ends pact between mother and daughter in Des Moines
Des Moines mourns as Margaret Bott, 23, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a day after a fatal joint attempt with her mother, Alice King Bott. The pair had planned a risky “death by own action” scenario to avoid a feared mastoid operation, with last-ditch efforts by relatives and Chicago friends failing to restore hope.
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Des Moines
United Press
DES
Mothe
Chicago
Renda
Three Boy Scouts Killed by Car Near Collegeville
In Norristown Pennsylvania on June 22 a car hit three Boy Scouts on a highway near Collegeville. Joseph Palmer 15 Nelson Harry Marshall 16 and Horace Marshall 15 all of Drexel Hill were killed two instantly and Horace died later in a hospital Emmett Layden of Union City aided at the Davison Farmhouse during the absence of R Davison a local mortician on his wedding trip.
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United Press
Emmett Layden
Union City
Davison Fimersoome
R. ¥. Davison
Mortiolin
FASCISTS AND COMMUNISTS IN BITTER RIOTING IN PARIS
Paris riots pits Fascists against a united front of Socialists and Communists as cabinet ministers seek emergency steps to restore order. Victims include Victor Roussel, a Communist, and fears mount of a bloody boulevard clash. War veterans threaten further action if demands are not met by June 30.
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Ralph Heinzen
United Press
Paris
United Front
Robert Donner
National Association of Veteran
United Press Today
Ang
Cross
Convent Sre
Guy
Wnfess
Tuberculosis Clinic Planned for Tuesday at Municipal Building
Kenneth Winter of the Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association announced a free public tuberculosis clinic Tuesday at the Municipal Building. Dr. B. O. Pruitt of Philadelphia and Dr. H. S. Falk of Brie will supervise examinations for ring disease from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is funded by Christiana Seala.
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Kenneth Winter
Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Pruitt
Philadelphia
Pennsylvana Tuberculosis
Defense Riots In Elk County Fraud Trial
RIDGWAY, PI, June 22. The defense in the trial of the 1st county commissioners rested after calling character witnesses. The commonwealth planned rebuttal testimony this afternoon with a jury likely late today or Saturday morning. County officials Brown Ledden and Wiesner faced charges of conspiracy misconduct and fraudulent conversion over land sales. One parcel sold for 250 dollars though Elmer Roeder of Oil City offered 6,000. Another parcel sold for a similar sum despite bidders willing to offer 12,000.
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United Press
Chicago Crime Declines Sharply in Five Months
A city crime report by Mayor J J Kelly shows a 23.1 percent drop in Chicago crime in the first five months of the year from the same period last year. Murders declined. prosecutions rose as federal and state authorities dismantled breweries and distilleries and the Capone syndicate, led by Al Capone, faced long prison terms. Judge Michael Feinberg credited the judges with breaking up gang activity.
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United Press
Chicago
Sete TeaLey
J. J. Kelly
Crusaders
Capone
Alphonse (Scarface) Capone
Atlanna Penitentiary
Michael Feinberg
Roger Tuohy
John
Jake the Barber
Chicago Banker Frederick J Reynolds Suicide at Home
Frederick James Reynolds, 53, vice president of Armour and Company, shot himself in a Highland Park bathroom. Rushed to Highland Park Hospital by his wife, he died within an hour. Reynolds had long battled illness, recently a throat condition requiring dental removal and affecting his nervous system. He joined Armour in 1896 as a clerk and rose to purchasing head.
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United Press
Chicago
Frederick James Reynolds
Armour && Company
St Urban Highland Park
Highland Park Hospital
Reynolls
Reynolds
Aisimour Sd Company
Defense change set for war department defense hearing
June 22. Assistant Secretary of War Harry A Woodring and Quartermaster General H Bush will be given an opportunity to defend peculiar War Department practices. The announcement came as the House military affairs committee dug further into department contract awards.
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Washington
Harry A Woodring
H. Bush
War Department
House Military Affair Committee
Clue to Tufverson Mystery in Boston
In Boston a cleaner identifies a customer named Tadgerson who had a dress cleaned twice in six weeks as the missing Agnes Tufverson of New York. Mrs Furth J Wall, a clerk at Shoppers Dry Cleaners on Winter Street, says a photograph in a Boston newspaper sparked the lead.
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United Frees
Boston
Tadgerson
Agnes Tufverson
New York
North East 10 Observes 100th Anniversary Centennial
North East observes its 100th anniversary with a weekend schedule of events. The Junior Musicale is set for Sunday at the high school auditorium followed by a community service in the park with an address by Attorney Elmer Reed. Monday features athletic sports and a pet parade at 2:30 PM, a Zem Zem band drill at 7 PM, and a parade of floats at 5 PM. Tuesday includes a Centennial band concert by the Grape City Band, and Wednesday offers a garden and scenic plant tour in North East and vicinity.
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Corty
Elmer Reed
Zemi Zem Band
Khe
Grape City
North Wast
Return of Kaiser Under Military Regime
London dispatch reports a Daily Herald source near Doorn Hol land that a former Kaiser Wilhelm informant says plans for a German military dictatorship, ousting Hitler, are prepared for execution. He claims Wilhelm will return to Germany before winter in some official capacity or as a private citizen, with Doorn castle remaining distant from Nazi leadership. Further, Werner von Blomberg reportedly contemplates proclaiming martial law and halting anti Jewish measures while new leaders seek US financial aid.
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United Press London
Germany
Doorn Castle
Wilhelm
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Werner von Blomberg
United States
Relief Plan Outlined for Winter Months by School Supt Dewey
Superintendent of Schools Ralph S. Dewey returned from Erie after discussions with county administrators about a new winter relief setup. The current program ends by August with a September start for an eight to nine month plan, replacing the old TWD and RWID programs. No new projects will be added. work will end as projects finish and the six month window aims to allow completion of ongoing tasks. The plan anticipates distributing work across relief and Civil Works Administration frameworks, with local governments submitting candidate projects. Details remain unsettled as officials seek a smoother handling of relief employment and potential broader distribution.
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Erie
Ralph S. Dewey
Dewey
Erle
Ani
Civil Works Administration
Eric Birdlle
Sellou
Bewey
Farrell Woman Slaying Probed in Pennsylvania
Police question Peter Stemmer after the slaying of Ida Farrell 21 at her parents’ home in Farrell Pennsylvania. Neighbors heard shots. Jemma was found with five bullet wounds from an automatic revolver. Four hours later Jemm was located nearby. he denies involvement and says he was away all night. The pistol remains missing.
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Una Jeuere
Ani
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