Bloody street battle kills two officers and gangster
Chicago June 13 a furious gun battle on Western avenue between police and gangsters ends with the deaths of two police sergeants and John Genna. Sgt Charles Walsh and Sgt H Olson die, Michael Genna is killed. Sgt William Sweeney cripples the faction and captures two gang members.
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Chicago
John Genna
Tte
Genna
Angelo Genna
Morgan Collins
Charles Walsh
H. Olson
Michael Genna
Michael Conway
Joan Seale
Albert Anmile
Western Avenue
Detective Bureau
Sixtieth Street
Olson
Walsh
William Sweeney
Genoa
Sweeney
Clarksburg Road Nearing Completion
Keeley Construction advances on the Grafton Clarksburg pike two and seven eighths miles of concrete road at about 150 feet daily. Only about one and one eighth miles remain to finish the link as trucks shorten dirt-haul distances and a big mixer handles the concrete.
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Keeley Construction Company
Grafton
Clarksburg Pike
Near
Roadwork Delayed to August 15 Amid Mud and Rain
Several days of work on mud and rain have postponed completion to August 15. Connecting the two stretches depends on future weather. The finished section is open, allowing traffic to advance about one mile before a detour to Clarksburg. Most motorists detour three miles via Bud Reynolds farm instead of the old five mile route. the detour is rough but passable.
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Clarksburg
Bud Reynolds
Sunshine Girl Letter Fails to Clear Shepherd Defense
Chicago June 13 The defense of William D Shepherd in the murder case of his millionaire foster son William N McClintock faced a setback as a judge allowed parts of a love letter from Shepherd to Estell Gehling to be read, proving bankruptcy and hopeless outlook but excluding explicit references to romance. The letter’s prejudicial lines were limited in scope while keeping essential facts about Shepherd’s financial ruin and motives.
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Stewart
Cere Couisel
Yeaterday
Estell Gehling
Shepherd
T. J. Lynch
Robert E. Crowe
McCinnock
Jerome Matill
Indianapolis
Texas
Nira
Emma McClintock
Youth and Girl Preferred Death To Separation
Wellsley Farms Mass June 13 18 year old Sterling Mills and 15 year old Priscilla Amidon chose death over separation in a joint suicide pact. Mills shot himself after Priscilla killed herself and both actions occurred after obtaining a revolver together. Authorities question Mills in Newton hospital and expect no prosecution if facts hold.
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Wellsley Farms
Mass
Sterling Mills
Priscilla Amidon
Dudley D. Rainey
Newton
Mills
Glen Road
Priscilla
Rainey
Milla
May Health Dept Report: 45 births 19 deaths
The county health department’s May vital statistics show 45 births and 19 deaths reported from district registrars. Leading causes include heart disease, pneumonia, senility, uremia, and encephalitis, with additional mentions of toxemia diabetes mellitus premature birth and other conditions.
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County Health Department
Health Department
Warren Stone Labor Leader Dies in Ohio
Warren Sanford Stone 65 longtime head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and its financial arm died in Cleveland from Bright's disease after a hospital stay. Funeral services set for Monday. Stone advised pooling brotherhood resources and helped establish its network of banks and real estate holdings including the Equitable Building in New York. He had served as president of the brotherhood's broader activities since last year after a triennial convention.
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Cleveland
Warren Sanford Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cooperative Bank
Fooo
Oberlin College
Mr. Stone
Bright
Stone
Brotherhood Organ
Brotherhood
Engineers
First Brotherhood Bank
Equitable
New York
Cleveland, C
Warren Stanford Stone
Chambers of Ecommerce
The
Provident
J. G. Gifting
Ole 2 i Achhare
Stone to be honored as chief engineer in charge labor dept
William B Iter elected first vice president and H P Dougherty named second vice president to head the brotherhoods labor and insurance and pension departments. John Stone oversaw three offices and helped inspire the 22 story Brotherhood Bank building in Cleveland. William B Prenter to succeed Stone as president after burial. Stone a Republican and Progressive backer, led ties to La Follette and Plumb plan rail ownership. Brotherhood owns majority stock in enterprises valued around 150000, loo.
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Stone
W B Iter
Brotherhood
H.P. Dougherty
Brotherhood Insurance
Mr Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Bank
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Cooperative National Bank
Brotherhood Bank
Brotherhood of Engineers
Euclid Avenue
William 8. Prenter
Mr. Stone
Cleveland
Conference For Progressive
Robert M. LaFollette
LaFollette
The
Brotherhood of Locom Engineers
Woman in Case Helped in Fight
Shreveport police focus on conflicting statements in the death of Centenary College athlete Robert Read. Mrs. George W. Gill, arrested in connection with Read’s death, allegedly aided in the scuffle at Bleasureville on Old River while her husband, Loyola student George W. Gill, is jailed on murder charges. Read’s head injuries sparked debate whether caused by a blunt instrument or a fall in water. Mrs. Gill reportedly admitted involvement and being bitten during the struggle.
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Shreveport
George W. Gill
Robert Read
Centenary College
Loyola
Centenary
George Gill
University Law
Read
Sheriff's Office
Gill
H. W Paul
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday
Washington forecast outlines a weak, partly cloudy week with possible showers across the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Temperatures are expected near or slightly above normal, with intervals of unsettled conditions amid periods of dry spells.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennesse
Bele ST
Cairo Youth Sentenced to 18 Years for Slaying Foster Mom
John Haynes, 15, of Cairo, pleaded guilty to the killing of his foster mother Mrs Benjamin Summers last April in Harrisville circuit court. He received 18 years in the Moundsville Penitentiary after the shooting occurred when he fired a shotgun through a window as the Summers family returned from a movie. A friend accompanied him. other would-be assailants fired at the Summerses on the porch but caused no serious injuries. Haynes later lived as a tramp before being taken in by the Summers family.
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Clarksburg
John Haynes
Cairo
Benjamin Summers
Hom
Moundsville
Harrisville
Mr. Summers
Young Haynes
Grafton Busy Day Sees Many Local Visitors
Mrs. George Cooper and daughter of Pruntytown spent a day in Grafton shopping and visiting. Numerous residents from nearby towns, including Fairmont, Clarksburg, Thornton, and Oakland, were seen in Grafton for shopping and business. Local officials and professionals, such as bankers and teachers, attended meetings and continued daily duties while several families traveled for visits and summer plans.
Mrs Samples Witnesses Play Return Home From Fairmont
Mrs W P Samples of West Washington street returned home last night from Fairmont where she witnessed the Normal School senior play Peg of My Heart. Her son Wil lam Jr was a cast member. In Claude iN Lock was a business visitor today. Irene Custer of Pittsburgh visits Mrs W G Robey in Maple avenue. Mrs Paul Weekly and son Rich ard go to Thomas WV to visit her uncle Thomas Long for two weeks. L H Ayres of Knottsville shopped in the city. George Duckworth of Moatsville was in town on business. Charles Currey of Parkersburg returned after visiting the Weeklies. Charles Combs of Mount Pleasant was in town on business. Zelma Tucker of Pruntytown visited friends. Dollett Newton, county schools superintendent and resident of Simpson, a business visitor yesterday. John Thayer of Morgantown, former Grafton resident, visited friends. J St Clair of Simpson on a business trip. D M Cyril of Mount Morris came to Grafton Thursday. James T Knotts Route 1 shopped in the city Thursday. Little Miss Vera Mirle Wilson, typhoid fever, slowly improving at home. For sale one work horse one fresh cow some beetle pups. Residence two miles above Grafton Park. Ha RE Reo
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Wash Riggerman
Route 3
Kenneth Chenoweth
Philippi
Grafton
Floyd Patton
Fairmont
J. A. McCartney
Grady Creek
Jerter Boyer
Oakland
Lawrence Planagan
Clarksburg
F. J. Welch
Jackson Avenue
Lucy Monroe
Flemington
Ella Flanagan
Frances Warder
West Virginia University
B. Lodge Ross
Simpson
Lola Swisher
Webster
James Grub
Rowlesburg
S. Devers
Bellaire
Ohio
Seth Devers
West Washington Street
G. W. Hall
Thornton
Oletta DeMoss
East Main Street
William Stafford
Wendel
Martha Flesher
Pruntytown
UPI
L Jessa Earlwine
West Virginia
Joseph O. Hanway
Irathan
Olle
Virginia Hanway
Flesher
Boys Industrial School
D. H. Warder
Cleveland
Auto
Rotary
Sue Marie
Mia
Carl Theis
Babe
Charles Bunner
Daugter Delores
Parkersburg
John Bickford
Keyser
W. Va
E. R. Glenn
Elizabeth
Inex Hickel
West Main Street
D. Grant Smith
Fira | Ward
Morgantown
H. A. Bennett
Harmon IV
B. W. Auvil
McGrawaye
Ruth Woodyard
Pruntytown Pike
W. M. DeMoss
Mt. Clare
M. H. Archer
Ravenswood
F. D. Robinson
DuBois Crickenberger
Crickenberger
Warder
Irvin
Beech Street
Elkins
C.D. Harris
Barrett Street
Daniel
Paul Bennett
Altoona
Joe Harrison
Akron
Frank Collins
Philadelphia
Supreme Circle
Dora Gaskins
Monongah
Will Gaskins
J. B. Hibbs
Meadland
Fred Carter
Harmony Grove
Hiram Lynch
Andy Carothers
Callie Colebank
Elizabeth Cornwell
Sinclair
Noah Wiling
Snottsville
W. H. Harmilton
Evansville
Ray Keeling
Long Run
Howard Current
Jefferson Medical College
Mary Madeline Gerki
Washington Siivat
John
James Flanagan
Russell Turner
Pinddence
J. Silver
John Gerking
Washington Street
Wheeling
Mt. de Chantel
Homer Wilson
Haym Tlement
Fridh
Ross
Clinton Miller
Charles Miller
Gras Street
Orpah Cather
Falmont Normal
Cephas R. Rogers
Jane le
A. C. Stewart
Thomas Cole
George Pugh
Par View
Edna Bartlett
Alden Beagle
Weston
W. P. Samples
Willam, Jr
In. Lock
Claude
Irene Custer
Pittsburgh
W. G. Robey
Maple
Avenue
Paul Weekly
Richard
Thomas
Thomas Long
L. H. Ayres
Knottsville
George Duckworth
Moatsville
Charles Currey
T. J
Charles Combs
Mount Pleasant
Zelma Tucker
Dollett Newton
John Thayer
St Clair
D. M. Cyrl
Mount
Taylor Free Of Contagious Disease In County
Week ending June 12 reports no contagious disease cases in the county health department aside from war-related illnesses. One measles case in Grafton. no further developments. A toxin antitoxin clinic operated in Flemington on Friday. Many residents continue to seek typhoid fever tests each Saturday morning. Numerous sanitary inspections occurred to locate violations of state and city laws. Violators notified. prosecutions may follow if unsanitary conditions persist in Grafton city.
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Grafton
Flemington
Seeks to Attach Property of T Benwood Cas
Wheeling June 13 state official action in Ohio court seeks attachment of property tied to William Leach in a civil suit over miscondi and debt. The $100000 claim targets assets held by the cashier, with bank creditors watching Marshall county bond concerns and related concessions for creditors.
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T. Benwood
Wheeling
Sune
Wreht. A. Hu
Benwood
Ohio
William Leach
Marshall County
Joseph Ee Ooh
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Courtaylor TY
Warren Stone
Broth@hood Locomotive Engines
Warren
George Cooper
Harry Bloom
F. B. Cather
William Morgan, Jr
Fairmont Normal
Orpha Cather
A. J. Brannon
Fittsburgh
Dorsey Brannon
Brannon
George O'Donnell
Huntington
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
Monongahelia Valley Associations
J.D. Kuhn
George Wiseman
Rout
T. C. Bailey
Thornite
N. D. Waugh
Montevl
Grafton Park
Taylor
Warna
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