Grand Jury Weighs Extortion Complaint in New York
Alfred E. Smith Jr. appeared before a county grand jury as it began considering his claim of an extortion plot. John Markey announced the arrest of Max D. Krone, operator of a private detective agency, on Smiths complaint. Catherine Paveick of Astoria accompanied by Patrick J. Driscoll met with Assistant District Attorney Harold Hastings during questioning. Continued on Page Five.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
John Markey
Grand Jury
Smith
Therine M. Paveick
Astoria
Ensith
Patrick J. Driscoll
Distret
Harold Hastings
Miss Paveick
Gossip murder trial opened in Elkton Maryland
In Elkton Maryland on May 15 the gossip murder trial of Mrs Rachel Gillespie began with defense witnesses testifying as the defendant claimed memory gaps about the shooting of Mrs Emily Fisher of Perryville. State attorney E D E Rolling sought the death penalty after more than 30 witnesses were called following opening remarks.
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Elkton
Rachel Gillespie
Emily Fisher
Perryville
West Virginia law on hand signals for turning and stopping
The law requires drivers intending to turn right to extend the forearm at right angles and slow down. Those turning left must extend the left arm horizontally and slow down. To stop, the driver must extend the arm and move it up and down in a vertical direction.
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West Virginia
Borah Warns He May Bolt If Monopoly Persists
Senator William E. Borah warned in Newark that unless the Republicans pick a candidate who will tackle monopoly he will pursue the issue outside the party. He urged party liberalization, an end to price fixing, aloofness from entanglements, and an independent judiciary while pledging to follow the issues wherever they lead. He said no third party ideas, and that entering Democratic ranks would not stop him.
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Newark
N. J
William E. Borah
Barel
Idaho
Republican Party
Xxx
Borah
Tim
Two Prisoners Escape Wellsburg Jail In Sheriff Car
In Wellsburg May 15 two prisoners Ralph Richards of Pittsburgh and Frank McCulley of Wheeling, both armed, knocked out turnkey Ross Mossgrove and fled the sheriff’s automobile. Sheriff Lowe witnessed the escape from his nearby quarters. The men, alleged gang members, had been in custody for a garage safe theft April 23.
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Wellsburg
Ralph Richards
Pittsburgh
Frank McCulley
Wheeling
Ross Mossgrove
Robert M. Lowe
Moss Grove
McCauley
Richards
McCalley
Hoover Urges GOP to Restore Morals in Government
Hoover told Republican women in Philadelphia that the party must pursue realistic drastic reforms to restore liberty and progress, denouncing the New Deal as waste and urging government to obey and amend the constitution as needed. He called for policies of economic and social regeneration and substantial moral restoration in government.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
Democratic New Deal
Republican Party
Republican Women of Pennsylvania
Vua
Academy of Music
New Deal
Hoover
33 Fatal Automobile Accidents During April
State police report 33 fatal auto crashes in April down from 37 a year ago. For January through April the total is 115, versus 146 in 1935. McDowell and Ohio counties each led with four fatalities, while Kanawha and Boone had three each. Thirty-nine counties had no fatal wrecks, and Grant Lincoln Morgan and Boone reported no accidents of any kind.
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Charleston
Ohio
McDowell
Kanawha
Boone
Grant
Lincoln
Morgan
Wetzel Road Chief Is Dismissed By Simpson
Charleston May 15 Road Commissioner Burr H Simp son dismissed Wetzel county road supervisor John Custer after reports he asked A H Garner Hundred city councilman to send a fire truck to New Martinsville to wash streets The two allegedly fought and Custer was arrested and fined ten dollars
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Charleston
Burr H. Simpson
John Custer
Wetzel
Custer
A. H. Garner
New Martinsville
Simpson
thatCuster
Five Prisoners Who Fled Jail Captured
Canton Ohio May 15 police and deputies trapped roads out of Canton for seven Stark county jail escapees. Two of the seven were captured within hours. Names include James Jones awaiting burglary and larceny charges and Edward Fike charged with highway robbery. Jones was nabbed on downtown streets. Fike was caught on railroad tracks outside the city without a struggle.
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Canton
Stark County
James Jones
Joseph
Nist
Edward Fike
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wellsburg Girl Burned in Gas Stove Fire
Wheeling reports Theresa Hoekstra a 13 year old Wellsburg girl is in serious condition after flames from a gas stove ignited her dress. Her brother George, who tried to put out the blaze, was treated for severe burns.
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Wheeling
Theresa Hoekstra
Wellsburg
George
Murderer of Railroad Officer Put to Death
Jack Sullivan, 23, who killed a railroad officer, died today in the Arizona state penitentiary gas chamber. He smiled as his head dropped, waved to spectators, and lost consciousness within a minute after the fumes filled the cubicle. The former Colorado convict smoked a cigar during his last minutes and quipped about a gas mask when asked.
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Florence, Ariz
Jack Sullivan
Arizona State Penitentiary
Sullivan
Colorado
Cabaret Moose Homie Closed For High School Reception
The cabaret of the Moose Homie will be closed tonight for a high school junior and senior reception. The entire building is turned over to that group and will reopen tomorrow night as usual. Secretary E Pepper indicates.
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The
Moose Homie
E, Pepper
Manear Triumphs as Fetterman Committeeman Winner
A voting error in the Fetterman district’s Republican executive committee race was corrected. Guy Manear won with 114 votes, over Clarence A Painter with 97, while Ralph Ringler tallied 1101 votes for second place.
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Fetterman
Republican Executive Committee
Clarence A. Painter
Guy Manear
Painter
Ralph Ringler
Preacher On Trial For Slaying Son In March
Fred Daniels a 70 year old mountain preacher faced near conclusion of his trial after defense called his wife to testify. Prosecutors say Daniels struck son Forrest 42 with a club last March causing a fractured skull and death. Court described Daniels as a pathetic figure, tall and grief stricken, during questioning.
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Williamson
Fred Daniels
Daniels
Forrest
Mingo County
J. Walter Copley
Estella Daniels
W P Stewart Dies After Illness At Grafton
William Price Stewart 69 veteran railroad official and former acting superintendent of the Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died at Grafton City hospital at 6 45 this morning after a two week illness. His ruptured inflamed appendix led to widespread infection and his condition had been critical for over a week. Born October 10 1866 in Wetzel County he lived in Grafton 23 years and was active in railroad fraternal and church circles. Survived by wife Mary Margaret Liston and children Blanche Ann Martin and Grover E Stewart. Funeral rites will be Sunday.
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William Price Stewart
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Grafton City Hospital
Wetzel County
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Thomas P
Mary McNeal Stewart
Mary Margaret Liston
Blanche Ann Stewart
Charles Martin
Centralia
Ill
Grover E. Stewart
Hughes Sets New Cross Country Air Mark
Howard Hughes, the millionaire aviator, flies a Chicago to Los Angeles record covering 1885 miles in 8 hours 10 minutes 25 seconds arriving at Glendale at 1 18. He bets a friend and spends 75 cents on dinner as the trip costs him nearly $1,000 in fuel and time. Police hunt a slayer who strangled Edgar L. Eckert, 54, Rogers Peet executive, found in a subway washroom after robbery and beating.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Midwest
Glendale
New York
Edgar L. Eckert
Rogers Peet
Mrs Mollison Smashes African Flight Record
Mrs Amy Johnson Mollison set a new round trip record to Cape Town for Africa, completing the journey in 7 days 22 hours 43 minutes. She returned yesterday from the Cape in 4 days 16 hours 18 minutes, beating the previous record of 6 days 6 hours 57 minutes by Flight Lieutenant Tommy Rose.
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Croydon Airdrome
Eng
Amy Johnson Mollison
Capetown
South Africa
Cape Ina
Tommy
Rose
Heavy Drinking Of Alcohol Exonerated Of Two Charges
At the American Medical Association meeting heavy drinking of alcohol was exonerated as the cause of two serious ills. Polyneuritis of habit and pellagra like mouth conditions were blamed on faulty diet, especially lack of vitamin B. Medical reports by Norman Jolliffe and CN Colbert said alcohol was not the direct cause.
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Howard W. Blakesle
Kansas City
American Medical Association
Norman Jolliffe
M. D
New York
Negro Rag Picker Suspect in YWCA Slaying
Chicago police sought a negro rag picker as the latest suspect in the brutal YWCA hotel murder of Mrs. Lillian Guild 59 and the assault on nurse Lois Rickert at St Luke's hospital. Lieut Barry said the attacker who wounded Miss Rickert matches the Guild killer.
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Chicago
Lillian Guild
Lois Rickert
St. Luke's Hospital
Miss Rickert
Waugh Warn Swimmers About Channel at Park
Graf ton officials warn park visitors about a six foot deep channel along the south shore of Graf ton City Park. Mayor E Otto Waugh explains flood control work has shifted water to that side, making the river dangerous especially for children and non swimmers.
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Waugh
E. Otto Waugh
Grafton
Two Men Entombed In Abandoned Mine Shaft
Pittsburgh May 15 two men are entombed in an abandoned mine on the outskirts as rescue crews work to reach them. A worker reported the pair entered the shaft and have been missing, with water depths varying by year. The U S Bureau of Mines cautioned about water danger and required swimmers only for certain crews.
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M’alester
Okla
Roy W. Kenny
State Penitentiary
Dunbar
Pushmataha
Kiamichi
Kenny
Dunter
Antters
Bill Anderson
Arch Herring
Bossemen
Pris
Pittsburgh
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Safdy
Grilling Tells Harry Campbell Face of a Gangster
In a police photo gangster Harry Campbell shows weariness and a downcast face after a life sentence for his role in the Ed ward G. Bremer kidnapping. Campbell, tied to the Karpis Barker gang, was moved from St. Paul to the federal prison at Leavenworth Kansas.
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Harry Campbell
G-men
Karpis-Barker
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Campbell
Leavenworth
Kas
Central Pri
Seven jailed after murder of day agent
Chicago May 15 Seven men and two sisters were held after a federal Revenue Agent John R Foster was shot near St John Indiana While raiding illicit alcohol operations police found an Indianapolis registered car with 20 gallons of alcohol a sawed off shotgun and rifle cartridges Names include James Jacobs alias Jones Joseph Krupa Mary Sola Bruno Marronte Vincent Pegorin and Vincent Marronte The investigation links the auto to Foster s assailants as a rifle bullet killed him while pursuing suspects
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Chicago
Dillinger
Federal Revenue
John R. Foster
James Jacobs
Jones
Indianapolis
Joseph Krupa
Mary Sola
Bruno
Vincent
Joseph Pegorin
Vincent Marronte
Jacobs
Indiana
Foster
St. John
Ind
Thomas Kelly
State's Attorney's Staf
Prominent Artist Explains He Was Not Kidnapped
New York report says Seymour De Koven, a socially prominent Chicago artist, explained he had not vanished and was with friends the whole time. Police had begun a search after his private guard George Foster reported him missing Wednesday night.
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New York
Seymour de Koven
Chicago
George Foster
Shott Extends Lead in West Virginia Senate Race
Hugh Ike Shott held a slim lead over Frank Nesbitt in the Republican U. S. Senate nomination race with 66,506 to Nesbitt's 64,996 based on 2,284 of 2,349 precincts. Kanawha Cabell Putnam Braxton Lincoln Mingo Wayne counties produced pluralities for Shott, while Braxton bucked the trend in several areas. The contest has seen the lead swing, with 17 of 65 missing precincts in Kanawha and 16 in Putnam this batch, as unofficial returns continue.
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Charleston
Hugh Ike Shott
Frank W. Nesbitt
U. S. Senate
Putnam County
Shott
Nesbitt
Kanawha County
Cabell
Putnam
Braxton
Lincoln
Mingo
Wayne
Sharp
Summers H. Sharp
Seager
One Congress Battle Close
Outcome of Republican races for congress in two districts remained doubtful with the official count needed to declare winners. In the Fifth district C M Casey Jones of Hinton led Ed Blake of Ronceverte by 353 votes with one Mingo precinct left. Matheny Is Winner. To Voters I thank you for support in the primary and seek influence in the general. Allas Wolfe. To Grafton District Voters I thank you for the nomination for Justice of the Peace. ONA C JEFFEYRS. Tion for the support for the Republican primary for house of delegates Ralph Bartlett.
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Charleston
C. M
Cas
Grafton
Office
Justice’ of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
House of Delegates
Ralph Bartlett
Batson thanks supporters for assessor nomination on Democratic ticket
Harry B. Batson expresses gratitude for the Democratic nomination for assessor and pledges an honest, thorough campaign in November, seeking broad voter support from friends and constituents.
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Harry B. Batson
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William Roy
New York City
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Siehler Furniture Store
Taylor County Safety Council
Gang of Safe Robbers
G.O.P
Washington
Oklahoma
Wetzel Road
Manear
W.P. Stewart
Hughes
Ally Makers
Miller
Revercomb
Senator Grimes
Congress
Allas Wolfe
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