Woman linked to kidnapper Boyle in Whitla case
Developments unfold after Cleveland capture of Mr and Mrs James H Boyle for kidnapping Sharon boy Billy Whitla. Boyle arraigned in Sharon with $25,000 bond and jailed in Mercer after waiving hearing. Mrs Boyle, possibly Anna McDermott of Chicago, tried to escape en route. authorities hint at more sensational twists to come.
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Cleveland
James H. Boyle
Billy” Whitla
Sharon
Boyle
Mercer
Whitla
Anna McDermott
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Indictments in Whitla kidnap case charge Boyle duo with blackmail
Cleveland police report the Cuyahoga county grand jury indicted James H. Boyle and Helen Boyle alias Faulkner for blackmail connected to the $10,000 ransom paid for Willie Whitla, the Sharon, Pennsylvania boy abducted last week. The pair were served with the indictments at the central station and will be arraigned in common pleas court as extradition to Pennsylvania proceeds.
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Cleveland, O
Willie Whitla
Sharon
Thomas F. Bayle
James
James H. Boyle
Helen Boyle
Faulkner
J. P. Whitla
Willie
Pennsylvania
Boyle
Jones
Willie Whitle
Central
Hirstins
Common Pleas Court
Kohler
Boyje
Crain
Whitla
Little East End
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
May Be the Summer Home of the President Rumors
The piece discusses barneget and quogue as possible summer homes for the President, with speculation over White House plans and delays to tariff legislation. It notes differing views between the senate and house on schedules and principles, predicting either a short or long session, possibly lasting into August. Senator Culberton predicts an early session, else it would extend to August.
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Bar’ ‘Hartier
Barnegat
Bummer Resort
United States
Itv
Quogue
Marblehead
Fenry
White House
Washington
Senate
House
Cuilber- Bod
Farmland Post Office Burglary Steals Stamps and Cash
Indiana news item reports the Farmland post office burglarized overnight. A crowbar pried the door and the safe blown, with about 250 dollars in money and 50 dollars in stamps taken. Four hundred dollars in stamps remained untouched. No crew was found. Postmaster Bodkin discovered the break this morning.
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Winchester
Ind
Bodkin
Skeleton found in marsh near Ash island in Indiana
Renssalaer Indiana March 24 a hunter’s guide named Hall reports finding the skeleton of a man partly under water in the great south marsh near Ash island clothing mostly gone leaving bones exposed with flesh decayed continuation noted on page two
Roosevelt and party visit Fayal in Azores port stop
The Hamburg arrived at Fayal on March 29 with Theodore Roosevelt and his party aboard to mail duties. Governor A DeFreitas greeted the group and ferried them ashore for a brief drive through town. No official reception occurred.
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Horta
Fayal
Azores
Hamburg
Theodore Roosevelt
A. DeFreitas
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Arrival Aboard Hamburg Stirs Gibraltar
Theodore Roosevelt is due in Gibraltar aboard the Hamburg on April first. With only a two hour stay a formal reception is impractical. American consul Richard L. Sprague will host the former president, joined by General Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker and Gibraltar’s major civil, naval, and military authorities.
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Gibraltar
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamburg
Roosevelt
Richard L. Sprague
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Americans bound for Naples to meet Roosevelt aboard Hamburg
Rome March 29 reported that several Americans are traveling to Naples to meet Theodore Roosevelt on the steamer Hamburg from New York, arriving April 4. Names include Livya Griscom former ambassador to Italy, Mrs. Buey Forth, Mr. Roose, Miss Carew, Mrs. and other companions in transit.
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Rome
Naples
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Hamburg
New York
Livya G. ‘Griscom
Italy
Buey
Forth
Roose
Carew
Mary Farmer Executed by Electrocution in Auburn
In Auburn New York on March 29 Mrs Mary Farmer was led to the execution chair and died after the first electric shock in the second female execution in the state. Father Hickey aided by attendants prayed with her as 1840 volts were applied and a minor tremor followed before confirmation of death.
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Auburn
N. Y
Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
Brownville
Farmer
Father Hickey
John Gerin
Davis
Benham
Double murder shocks Antrim county in Michigan
In Antrim county eight miles southwest of Mancelona a farmer named George Hopter allegedly hacked his wife and infant child to death with an ax. Their decapitated bodies were found in bed by neighbors. A posse captured Hopter hiding in the woods and he was placed under arrest.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Antrim County
Mancelona
George
Hopter
Serin
Crazy Snake Captured Near Checotah Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma reports Crazy Snake captured and held under heavy guard at Thompson's farm west of Checotah. A Muskogee telephone message confirms he is being moved to jail in Muskogee at daybreak.
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Guthrie
Okla
Crazy Snake
Thompson
Checotah
Muskogee
Surrender Offer by Crazy Snake Chief Harjo
Guthrie Okla March 30 Crazy Snake or Chitto Harjo chief of the Snake Indians offered today to surrender pursued by five companies of state militia since Sun. Continued on Page Two.
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Guthrie
Okla
Crazy Snake
Chitto Harjo
Cline proposes canal survey from Lake Erie to Lake Michigan
Washington reports Representative Cline of Indiana introduced a resolution for a survey of a proposed ship canal connecting Lake Erie and Lake Michigan via Fort Wayne. The Senate judiciary committee delays on Miller’s district attorney nomination. Tiler to join Huntington city carrier force April 1. Former Representative Watson plans return to Indiana, while Hemennsy prepares Tariff club speech for Pittsburgh banquet. Post office inspectors assess need for more clerks in South Bend and Gary offices.
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Washington
Cline
Indiana
House
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Fort Wayne
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Charles W. Miller
Herman E. Tiler
Huntington
Watson
Hemennsy
Tariff Club
Pittsburg
Post Office Department
South Bend
Gary
Eight Die and Twenty Injured in Railroad Explosion
In Chillicothe Ohio an explosion on the Norfolk and Western Railroad killed eight workers and wounded about twenty others. The blast occurred while dynamite around a camp fire thawed, scattering bodies and injuring many including foreman George Davis. A relief train rushed to the scene. the injured were taken to the hospital.
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Chillicothe
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Jonathan Floyd
Pride
Ohio
Joseph Hayes
Antonio
Charles Buchanan
Columbus
Newton Mayo
Chata
Charles Williams
Martinsville
Joseph Miller
Salem
J. D. McNamara
Portsmouth
George Davis
Kingston
Albert Carson
N. C
Amy Bennett
Davis
Reduced Tariff Debate Opens in Sparse House Session
Washington observers noted a sparse House with about a dozen members present for the tariff debate led by Speaker pro tem Perkins. Mr Cox of Ohio urged lower duties on sewing machines bicycles and computing scales to counter Germany favored nation advantages upsetting American manufacturers.
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Washington
Perkins
Cox
Ohio
Germany
Russia
France
Allory Pini malay Fe hie AL ak in Texas
A fragmented note mentions Allory Pini malay Fe hie AL ak being present in Texas. The text shows unclear phrasing and lacks verifiable actions or events to establish a formal news item.
Burnham to stand trial in Rose Trimm murder in Indiana
Sylvester Burnham, accused of killing Rose Trimm in a Sandford area home after a stormy romance, allegedly started a fire at two churches and the couple’s home. The body was found wrapped in a carpet. Burnham has fled to Texas where he is described as a ranch owner. Authorities issued warrants and requisition papers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Sylvester Burnham
Rose Trimm
Sandford
Burnham
Texas
Pennsylvania railroad shifts prompt leadership changes
An article from Philadelphia in March 1986 reports a wholesale change in Pennsylvania railroad leadership. James Me was declined for re election as vice president while Atterbury, formerly of Fort Wayne and former general manager, was elected senior vice president leading the transportation department. The piece notes the summer timing of the promotions and the upheaval in the executive lineup.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania ‘Railroad
James
Atterbury
Fort ‘Wayne
Sarth” Ice
Hie - Transportation
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Pie
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George Hopfer
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