Sherrick Denied New Trial In Embezzlement Case
Special Judge James F. E. McCullough in Indianapolis denied the motion for a new trial for David K. E. Sherrick, former Indiana state auditor convicted of embezzling state funds. An appeal to the Supreme Court is expected, and sentence will follow pending that ruling as Sherrick is sent to a penitentiary.
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Sherrick
James FE. McCullough
Indianapolis
David KE. Sherrick
Indiana
Supreme Court
McCullough
Fire wrecks Wadsworth Cameron stock and building at Fort Worth
Fire destroyed the Fort Worth wholesale drug company Wadsworth Cameron, with $125000 loss to stock and $20000 to the three story building. The blaze started in the basement amid debris as rescuers battled the flames.
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Texas
Wadsworth Cameron Wholesale Drug Company
Fort Worth
Adobe wreck verdict cites carelessness by Rio Grande operator
Rio Grande wreck near Adobe prompted coroner jury findings blaming 8 I Lively, operator at Swallows, for negligence but not malicious intent. They state Lively slept as No 8 passed, call for improved signaling and new block or double tracking to prevent repeats, and avoid criminal prosecution.
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Rio Grande
Canon City
Colo
Denver and
Adobe
Lively
Swallows
Andeusen
Walter Scott Arrested in San Francisco Over Death Valley Mine Assault
Death Valley miner Walter Scott was arrested in San Francisco on an assault with a deadly weapon charge linked to an attack on visitors to his mine. Bail was set at 500 dollars. Scott, who appeared at a magistrate, may retire from the stage. his brother Warner, hospitalized in Los Angeles, accuses A. Y. Pearl of desert plotting and vows revenge when Scott is freed.
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Death Valley
Walter Scott
San Francisco
San Bernardino County
Scott
Mariner
Warner Scott
Los Angeles
A. Y. Pearl
Boys Face Murder Charge After Triple Burglaries
Three youths named Harry Freeman Joseph Morris and John Trenderson were arrested in Cleveland on burglary charges for robbing two hardware stores and a meat market. They allegedly stabbed Benjamin Levensberg causing fatal injuries and fired on officers during arrest.
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Harry Freeman
Joseph Morris
John Trenderson
Cleveland
Benjamin Levensberg
Polive Say
Levensberg
Insane Man Fires at Funeral Wounding Nine
Walter Potee of Brooklyn Maryland opened fire at a funeral service for his brother's child, wounding nine mourners. He then set fire to the house and died after a two hour engagement with armed responders. Two parsons shot by him, likely to die, were his brother and brother-in-law.
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Walter Potee
Brooklyn
Parsons
Potee
Girl Drowns After Theft Accusations Prove False
Prudie Ford, a college girl in Hartford Kentucky, drowned herself in Rough River after theft charges against her were proved baseless. Her body was found after stolen clothing money and a watch allegedly taken by the boarding house owner were recovered. A mass meeting condemned the accuser as facts emerged and possible criminal action was discussed.
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Prudie Ford
Hartford
Family Dies in Rail Crossing Tragedy Near Sunbury
Seven members of a single family died on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway crossing one mile south of Sunbury Pennsylvania. The victims included G. W. Neidig aged 65 and his two sons their wife and three grandchildren en route to a family reunion.
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Philadelphia and
Reading
Sunbury
G. W. Neidig
Tornado injures three near Billings Oklahoma
A tornado struck the neighborhood south of Billings Oklahoma injuring three people including Mr. and Mrs. James Russell who were critically hurt as their home was destroyed. The house was blown apart while they slept.
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Billings
Okla
James Russell
Fire Causes Panic As Wellsville Theater Clears
Several hundred children were rushed out of a Wellsville New York theater when a fire broke out. Smoke filled the house as curtains and scenery burned. Ushers and a few adults helped guide the crowd to safety with no injuries reported.
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Wellsville
N. Y
Counterfeit Buffalo Ten dollar Bills Flood Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas reports a flood of counterfeit ten dollar Buffalo type currency. The notes use thicker paper than government bills and lack discernible security features, creating widespread confusion among local businesses and law enforcement.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Six Italians slain in Mafia feud at Italian lodging house
In Minneapolis a sextuple murder occurred at 21st Street and Tenth Avenue South in an Italian lodging house. Six laborers were hacked to death by dirks after midnight as an apparent Mafia feud. Police found bodies, bloodstained rooms, and eight fleeing suspects. residents reported no prior disturbance.
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Mafia
Minneapolis
Tenth Avenue
Ife
Fire devastates Johnstown as city battles large blaze
A major fire in Johnstown Pennsylvania Tuesday night raged into Wednesday morning threatening the city. One volunteer firefighter William Campbell died and several people were injured as losses reach 850000 to 1000000 dollars. The blaze originated from a defective electric wire and the twelve volunteer companies could not control it until winds shifted. Authorities considered calling for aid from Altoona before the wind change slowed the fire.
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Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Pan
Alcona
Escaped Prisoner Drives Guard Ten Miles From Fort Leavenworth
Alexander Empie, a Fort Leavenworth desertion prisoner, escaped from the hospital on January 7 and, after recapture at St. Joseph on February 3, overpowered a sentry and drove him ten miles to Oak Mills before severing the shackles and sending the guard home.
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Fort Leavenworth
Alexander Empie
Empie
St. Joseph
Oak Mills
Mob Dismembers Bodies of Murderers for Souvenirs at Jail Yard
After Rufus Johnson and George Small, hanged for the murder of Miss Florence Allison at Mount Holly New Jersey, a mob tore into the yard, stripped their bodies, cut the clothing into pieces and took souvenirs. Sheriff squads intervened with armed force.
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Rufus Johnson
George Small
Florence Allison
Mount Holly
N. J
Sheriff's
QUDR
Des Moines Man Seeks Cancellation of Citizenship
Otto C. Ieggen asks the President to annul his naturalization as an American citizen from Des Moines. He argues the Constitution he swore to support when naturalization papers were filed is not interpreted as he understood it.
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Otto C. Ieggen
Des Moines
Libby Prison Escapee John C. G. McGowan Dies in DC
John C. G. McGowan, once noted as the only daylight escapee from Libby Prison, died in Washington DC at age seventy after nine years bedridden due to his prison experiences.
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Libby
John CG. McGowan
Washington, D. C
High License Wins Again In Ohio Senate Action
The Ohio Senate on Tuesday afternoon passed the Aiken House bill raising the saloon tax from 350 to 1000 dollars. The chamber also voted down a motion to reconsider.
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Ohio
Senate
Aiken House
Convict Slays Fellow In Macon Prison Breakfast Incident
A penitentiary guard reports a fatal inmate on inmate attack at the Macon Missouri facility during breakfast. The assailant, a Black convict, killed the victim named Woods who died instantly.
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Pat
Macon
Woods
Smoots Utah Introduced In Forenoon Proceedings
Smoot of Utah was introduced in the forenoon Tuesday as part of the introduction proceedings.
Death Penalty Sought in Chicago Slaying Case
Richard Ivons, accused killer of Mrs. Bessie Baa, believed to face the death penalty after Chicago authorities linked him to the brutal slaying. Prosecutors pursue capital punishment as the case advances.
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Richard Ivons
Bessie
Marty
Chicago
Giant Chestnut Stands After Being Sawn Through
A giant chestnut tree near White Rock Pennsylvania remained standing after a saw cut through the trunk. Despite wedges and a block and tackle the eight foot across tree refused to fall and stood for nearly a week before a windstorm toppled it. Crowds visited Paxson Farm to view the remarkable monarch salvaged in pieces as souvenirs.
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James Paxson
White Rock
Paxson
Mrs Huntington to Receive 40000 Income From Million Dollar Trust
Mrs Henry P Huntington, who won a San Francisco divorce, will gain 40000 a year from a 1 million dollar trust set aside by her former husband. The arrangement keeps the funds from blood relatives and limits other payments to two married daughters and a son plus an unmarried daughter.
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Henry P. Huntington
San Francisco
Huntington
Jackson Street
Mountington
Princess Tlatzfeldt
London
Duel on a Kentucky raft ends with fatal shooting
In the Kentucky River near Valleyview Wingfield Crowe of Highbridge and Nelson Horne of Richmond fought fifty minutes on a raft over split raft profits. Horne abandoned a knife, then used a pistol to fatally wound Crowe as bystanders watched. Both men were left with torn clothing.
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Kentucky River
Valleyview
Wingfield Crowe
Highbridge
Nelson Horne
Richmond
Horne
Crowe
Wireless Test To Panama Shows Night Messages Best
Under Rear Admiral Cowles the Navy tested ten days of wireless dispatches between Guantanamo Cuba Key West Pensacola Florida and Coton Panama. About 75 percent of messages were completely successful with night transmissions outperforming day signals. The record surpasses prior navy tests.
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Cowles
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
Key West
Pensacola
Fla
Coton
Panama
Navy
Jurors Seek Light Fines For Rioting Defendants
In Springfield Ohio seven jurors who found six young men guilty of rioting petitioned Police Judge J J Miller to impose fines no higher than one dollar and costs. The jurors, noting the defendants are very young, contributed their own fees toward the fines.
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J. J. Miller
Springfield
Ohio
Fire Destroys Alaska Town Wrangel Aids Sought
A Juneau cablegram from U S District Attorney James J Boyce reports Wrangel Alaska nearly wiped out by fire. Every store burned and losses reach 100000. The customs house was saved and aid appeals are issued for sufferers.
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Alaska
Juneau
United States
James J. Boyce
Wrangel
Trunk Mystery in California Identifies Dead Man
In Stockton California a baggageman found the body of a well dressed man about 88 jammed in a large trunk at the station. Later reports name Albert W N McVicar as the deceased, once a timberman at the Rawhide mine in Jamestown California.
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California
Southern Pacific
Stockton
Cal
Albert WN. McVicar
Rawhide
Jamestown
Reform for College Girls at Minnesota University
Faculty at the University of Minnesota call reform for women students and declare that basketball, in which Minnesota girls excel, is not suitable for girls and should not be played.
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University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Famine Strikes Japan as Winter Ends
Reporters describe thousands in famine stricken districts facing starvation despite foreign aid and the passing of winter. The article notes continued hardship across rural areas and calls for sustained relief.
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Atricken
Japan
CongresS Senate Debates Railroad Rates and Statehood
Senate debate centers on railroad rate bill with Lodge and Spooner speeches. Wyoming Shoshone ceded land entry extension passes. House pursues legislative appropriation and public document printing reforms. criticism of Library of Congress and White House social secretary budget. St. Joseph dam bill and Five Civilized Tribes dispositional report face opposition.
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Lodge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prouty
Spooner
Wyoming
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Overman
Teller
Senator Foraker
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Culberson
Tillman
Millard F. Snyder
Clarksburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Platt
Committee On
House
District of Columbia
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McCumber
Cannon
Shackleford
Messrs. Prince and Hardwick
St. Joseph River
Berrien County
Michigan
Knox
Messrs. la Follette
Clark
Wyo
Secretary of the Interior
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