Robinson Found Guilty In Second Degree Murder Trial
In the Wickliffe case, Charles Hobbon Robinson was found guilty of second degree murder this morning after a 90 minute jury deliberation. The defense had argued accidental death due to a faulty accelerator, while prosecutors contended negligence and intoxication on October 5, 1927, leading to Poling's death. Judge Warren B. Kittle set March 2 to hear the motion for a new trial and noted the potential sentence ranges from a month to several years, with fines possible. Court adjourned until nine tomorrow, as witnesses were unavailable to proceed.
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Charles Hobbon
Ahhour
W. Merle Watkins
Rpbinson
Poling
W. P. Samples
Robinson
Warren B. Kittle
Kittle
Luther Barbe
Wendel
Sidney H. Sommerville
Barber
Randolph County
Nolse
Merchants National Bank of
Point Pleasant
California Field Area Has Earthquake
Kern county oil field districts near Bakersfield were rattled by a series of temblors last night at about 7 p m The shocks, felt at Oakdale Oil Center Caliente and Woodford caused excitement but no damage Eight or nine quakes built to a roaring final shock described as an explosion.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Kern County
Oifdale
Oil Center
Caliente
Woodford
Weather and church meeting announce West Virginia item
Cloudy skies with rain likely tonight and Thursday in West Virginia. The Ald Society of the First Baptist Church will meet at Mrs William Fordyce home on 2 West Pittont Street Thursday March 10 with full attendance expected.
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West Virginia
Ies Ald Society of the First Baptist Church
Mra
Wm. Fordyce
W. Prittont
Hoover Given Great Praise as Presidential Candidate
Representative Cramton of Michigan told the House that Hoover is strong in his state and could win the Republican primaries. He said he would support Hoover even without a statement on prohibition, and noted that no other Republican would contend against Hoover in the primaries.
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Washington
Cramton
Michigan
Hoover
Curtis
Willis
Dawes
House
Tillman
Arkansas
Smith
Reed
Ritchie
Borah
Prohibition
Ohio
Reed Making Hit On Tour Of Far West
Los Angeles reports Senator James A. Reed of Missouri campaigns for the Democratic nomination in advance of the California primary on May 1. He aims to let California judge him first and denounces the administration as corrupt while stating prohibition is not a campaign issue. Missouri Democrats unite behind Reed, pledging their 36 votes at the national convention as long as he remains a candidate.
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Reed
Far West
Los Angeles
California
Missouria
San Francisco
William G. McAdoo
Missouri
Joseph
James A. Reed
West
Kellogg notes push for wartime pact with France
Secretary Kellogg renewed the demand that France join the United States in laying groundwork for a treaty proscribing war among major powers. He contends that such a pact would not violate League of Nations obligations and argues the difference between a mutual pledge and a broader treaty is only one of degree. The note addresses France’s view that obligations might hinder a multilaterial agreement. Continued on page two.
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Washington
France
United States
Kellogg
League of Nations
Seattle Fiancé of Hindu Taken in Calcutta
In Calcutta on February 29, Abdul Rashid private secretary to Tukojt Rao, former Maharajah of Indore, said Miss Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle Washington will seek medical advice due to fear of appendicitis. The announcement was made at the Grand Hotel, where the former ruler and his intended bride are staying.
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Calcutta
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Wash
Abdul Rashid
Tukojt Rao
Indore
Youth Holds $20 Job Though Worth Fortune
William Woods Plankinton, Milwaukee’s richest voting man, would rather work in New York for $20 a week than live off his inherited $4,000,000. He is employed on the Grand Central building by his grandfather J C Stewart, training as a construction engineer to gain independence from the family trust. Mrs David Reed of Clarksville spent the day in Grattan handling business and visiting friends.
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New York
William Woods Plankinton
Milwaukee
Grand Central
J.C. Stewart
David Reed
Clarkiure
Grattan
Reed Admits Confession Was Coerced
Hiram Reed testified in Ottawa on February 29 that his December confession to dynamiting the Pleasant Vale schoolhouse was obtained through misrepresentation by the state's attorney and that immunity allowed him to marry Iola Bradford. He said he understood signing the statement would grant freedom from charges and no publicity. The testimony aimed to show the confession’s admissibility to Judge Frank Hayes.
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Ottawa
Hiram Reed
Pleasant
Iola Bradford
Nealy
George Springer
Tola Bradford
Reed
Frank Hayes
Kindness Solves Case In Evergreen Park Mail Robbery
Chicago reports a police officer aided Mrs. Katherine Cleaver by caring for her canaries and dog while she was detained. Seventeen minutes later she provided details leading to a federal grand jury indictment of her husband Charles Cleaver William Donovan and Frank Mec cia. Lieutenant Michael Naughton aided the investigation after post office inspectors failed to progress.
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Chicago
Katherine Cleaver
Evergreen Park
Charles Cleaver
William Donovan
Frank Meccia
Post Office
Michael Naughton
Police Department
Ace
Naughton
Searchers Hope to Find Body of Pilot After Monoplane Plunge
Melbourne Fla Feb 29 — Undismayed by a long unsuccessful quest, searchers along the coast hope waves will cast ashore the body of Harry Brooks, chief pilot of the Ford Moto Company, who plunged with his small monoplane into the ocean last Saturday. Belief holds the body could reappear if reef formations or breakers push it ashore, though it might still be hidden underwater.
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Melbourne
Fla
Harry Brooks
Ford Moto Company
Movie Actress Sue Carol Seeks Divorce in Chicago
Chicago date line reports film star Sue Carol real name Bye Lederer Keefer filed for divorce from husband Alan H Reeter of Chicago. Daughter of Samuel Lederer, she inherits from his estate of about 500000 left to widow and daughter after his death just over a year ago.
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Chicago
Heman and Examiner Today
Los Angeles
Sue Carol
Wampas Stara
Fis
Alan H. [Reeter
Carol
Bye
Lyn Lederer Keefer
Samuel Lederer
Two confess to murder in bold robbery
Rockford M Feb 29 Henry Olson convicted of slaying Floyd Stotler a station attendant and life imprisonment jumped his appeal bond with wife and $10000 bond forfeited Police say George Bilas Mortis Mahan both 17 confessed to holding up the filling station last September and shooting Stotler Mahan and Bliss provided corroboration with other evidence from Olson's trials Attorney H B North credited with uncovering new leads urged Olson to return home and thank him The woman who spoke with police said Mahan claimed involvement in the holdup
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Rockford, M
Henry Olson
Floyd Stotler
George Bilas
Mortis Mahan
Stotler
Mahan
Bliss
Eerst
Henry ‘Olson
H. B. North
North
Jobless Man Still Honest in Brooklyn Bag of Cash Found
Alexander Lubowsky a 40 year old painter in Brooklyn found a sack with $52000 while tying in a gutter and returned it to the United States Trucking Corporation and the Bowery and East River National Bank. The man remains jobless with no definite prospect of work and the trucking company has not officially discussed a reward.
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New York
Jess
Alexander Lubowsky
Brooklyn
United States Trucking Corporation
Bowery and East River National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Lubowsky
Hame
Henry
War on Smuggling Ordered by Bureau
Washington reports the federal narcotic bureau intensifies enforcement of the Harrison narcotic act with added equipment and staff to curb a nationwide drug import ring. Public Health Service survey cites 100,000 addicts consuming about 420,000 ounces annually, with 85 percent of drugs smuggled through New York and minor amounts slipping from other routes and across the Mexican border.
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Washington
Federal Narcotic Bureau
The
Public Health Service
United State
New York
Coal Company Answers Each Union Charge
The Pittsburgh Coal Company, now non union, claims 5789 miners across 19 mines, vs 1179 non union workers in 67 mines elsewhere, produced 1.6 million tons in January, and asserts pays and conditions for cutters and loaders ranged from about 250 to 150 dollars monthly in 1927, with many earning higher. It accuses union officials of political/financial motives and says it has invested in living conditions and company stores, garages, and auto expenses, while defending store pricing and worker spending.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company Today
Senate Committee
Pair charged with murder of two officers in Indiana
Lafayette Ind Feb 29 Court officials denied grand jury indictments returned yesterday charging Samuel Baxter and John Burns with first degree murder in the deaths of Deputy Sheriffs John P Grove and Wallace McClure whose bodies were found near Foster nine days after Baxter and Burns were to be taken to the state reformatory for robbery. Baxter and Burns have never been located.
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Lafayette
Ind
Samuel Baxter
John Burns
John P. Grove
Wallace McClure
Grand Jury
Foster Ind
Baxter
Burns
State Reformatory
Congressman Aldrich Celebrates Twelfth Birthday
Washington February 29 1924 Representative 8 Aldrich of Warwick Rhode Island marks his twelfth birthday though he has six more years before he is on the sunny side of fifty. Born February 28 1884 he is a native of the nation’s capital and his birthday is the rare date occurring only once in four years among over 500 in the congressional rectory.
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Washington
Aldrich
Warwick
Rhode Island
Nationa
Convicted Negro Seeks Higher Court Review
Columbus reports that Hdldie Peppers of Gallipolis Ohio, jailed for the August 14 slaying of Mrs. Whorence Buck a West Virginia postmistress, asked the state supreme court for a review of his verdict. A motion to file a petition in error will be heard March 8. Peppers, a hotel porter, faced execution on March 15.
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Columbus
Hdldie Peppers
Gallipolis
Whorence Buck
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Peppers
Farm relief bill aims to satisfy Coolidge and Congress
Washington February 29 Senator McNary Republican Oregon met with President Coolidge at the White House to discuss farm relief legislation. He said he preserved the equalization fee feature while amending his measure. Representative Purnell Indiana indicated the House agriculture committee will draft a bill next week to address objections to the McNary Haugen plan by altering the fee to eliminate problematic features.
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Washington
Coolidge
McNary
Oregon
White House
Congress
Purnell
Indiana
House Agriculture Committee
Leap Day Impacts Billions in U.S. Finance
New York World estimates leap day creates sweeping gains and losses across the economy. It cites a $8.29 tenant edge on a 1200 annual rent, a leap-day salary effect of $10 for a 3600 yearly wage, and a $2,156,000 gain in US interest for public debt use, while payroll losses and foreign debt interest total millions.
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New York
New York World Today
New York City
United States
Pittston Mine Union Feud Claims Two More Deaths
Pittston Pa February 29 four miners have died in two months amid a fierce union feud. Alex Campbell and Peter Reilly leaders of Local 1708 United Mine Workers were shot near Campbell's home as a carload of suspected assailants fled. An abandoned car with firearms and shells was found nearby. witnesses described three young men seen fleeing toward Scranton. The pair were en route from a conference with prisoners in Luzerne jail when slain. A sixth, Samuel Grecio, was wounded earlier in a related attack.
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Pittston
Alex Campbell
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Peter Reilly
United Mine. Workers of America
Campbell
Anautomobile
Jants
Moosic
Scranton
International Board of the ‘United Mine Workers
Reilly
Aetvont
Frank Agata
Wilkes Barre
Sanuel Bonita
Steve Mendola
Adam Moleski
Agata
Luzerne County
Samuel Grecio
No. 6
Grecio
Freighter Afire Off Brazilian Coast Reported
A Brazilian national graph item says the freighter Atalaya is on fire off the coast of Brazil. Two other freighters are rushing to assist. Atalaya left New York on February 18 for Santos with a crew of about 86 and a general cargo.
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Rio Janeiro
Brasil
Atalala
Ebc
Freigtérs
Santos
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