Two Slain in Bank Robbery Teems with Names and Places
In id Texas two titled men were killed and a third wounded during an attempted break into Home Naval Bank of Station 20 miles offshore. The Blanton Christian Church building burned nearby as police suspect it was set to cover the robbery. In Cisco Texas masked robbers fled after hitting First National Bank while G E Bedford, chief of police, was wounded.
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Tex
Home Naval Bank of Station
Theld Christian Church
Blanton
Cisco
Texas
First National Bank
G. E. Bedford
Cashier and Children Take Cover, Fire on Pursuers
A cashier and several small children fled to a waiting automobile using captives as a screen from gunfire. They fired multiple shots at pursuing assailants before escaping.
Feathers in Gunshot Wound Ties to Chicken Theft Case
Newport Ohio December 23 A man Edward Fitzer 56 was shot in the abdomen after claiming a hold up by a negro as chicken feathers were found embedded in his wound Police traced a sack of chickens at a vacant lot and grocer Carl J Radley Jr fired six shots at a man leaving his yard Radley partly identified Fitzer and police suspect him in a chicken theft The story also notes Senators Curtis and Willis as Republican candidates for the nomination.
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Newport
Edward Fitzer
Fitzer
Carl J. Radley
Grocer
Remus Seeks Earlier Sanity Hearing Or Bond
Cincinnati December 22 George Remus asks Probate Judge William Lueders to advance his insanity hearing or grant bond after 68 days in jail and after jurors and alienists opinions argued he is now sane. Judge Lueders had appointed three alienists Dr H D McIntyre Dr Thomas A Ratcliffe and Dr Herman H Hoppe to examine him following a not guilty by insanity verdict for the murder of his wife Imogene.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
William Lueders
Remus
Imogene
Lueders
H. D. McIntyre
Thomas A. Ratcliffe
Herman H. Hoppe
Countess Slain Suspect Sentenced in Paris Court
Countess Frederic De Janze formerly Miss Alice Silverthorne of Chicago was sentenced to six months in prison for shooting Vincent De Trafford, a British titled member, with suspension of the term. The court cited peculiar circumstantial factors and the countess’s suicide attempt during the incident on March 28 amid fears of abandonment.
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Paris
Frederic de Janze
Alice Silverthorne
Chicago
Vincent de Traffordford
de Trafford
FIEND SLAYER CAPTURED AFTER PENDLETON MANHUNT
William Edward Hickman the Los Angeles kidnapper was arrested near Echo Oregon after a long pursuit across the Pacific Northwest. Police recovered $1,400 ransom money from his car and he confessed in guarded terms while being brought back to Pendleton. News details recount his escapes, the stakeout by officers, and the dramatic arrest that drew a large crowd in Pendleton.
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Loc
Los Gelts
Angeles
Thebeys
Hickman Gotun
Columbia River
W.H. Robins
First Baptist Church
Rickman
Hickman
Seattle
Kaseline
Portland
Columbia
F. B. Peck
Los Angeles
Buck Lieuallen
Tom Gurdane
Pendleton
Washington
Gurdane
Lienallen
Lieuallen
Parker
Timms
Ore
Buckaroo
William E. Hickman
Bill Taylor
Taylor
Penleton
Iwaehine
William Edward Hickman
Fox
Marian Parker
Leopold
Loeb
Jack
Bill Merrill
Garfield
Wash
Echo
Mary
Wiliam Edward Hickman
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Oregon Line
G.y. Willoughby
Warner Brothers
Radio Guart
KFWB
KMIC
KTMR
City of
Los Angeles County
Examiner
State of
Rotary
Club of
Miltordy
Delasware
KMTR
Crash Report Details From Submarine S-4 Scene
The report describes damage to the starboard hull and an officer sliding along the hull, falling into mud, and being rescued after two hours in the compression room. It recounts Joseph J. McGinley’s grief upon learning of his son Lieut. Joseph A. McGinley’s death aboard the S-4, and Admiral Brumby’s update on trenching under the keel to free the vessel. Reports also note rising winds and ongoing salvage efforts as responders work to attach pontoons.
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Ellsberg
Boston
Joseph J. McGinley
Norristown
Joseph A. McGinley
John Baylis
Thhe Coast, Guard
Paulding
Bayliss
Navy
Commander Bayliss
Washington
Frank H.’ Brumby
Navy Department
Brumby
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Curtis
Wills
Svory
Empire
Harry L. Rogers
Coats
Franz & Burka
West Main Street
Grafton
West Va
Marian
Throsh
Tom
Lenore
New York
Lenore Ulric
Sidney Blacker
Misa Ulric
Lulu Belle
Blackmer
the Dollar Store
W. Main Street
Toyland
S. K. White
Latrobe Street
S. K. White's
Hotpoint
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Co
W. Val
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