Four Murder Trials Postponed to January Sessions
Four defendants Misko White Yovanovic and Christley faced January quarter sessions as their murder trials were deferred. Jurors began selection for Nick Kotur’s trial for killing Jose Backic while other cases in the December red week were disposed. Convictions and pleas in related cases featured Wilson and Shepherd with sentences looming after further delays.
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John Misko
James White
Vlada Yovanovic
John O. Christley
Dauphin County Criminal Court
Nick Kotur
Jose Backic
Kotur
Wilson
Shepherd
Elwood Wilson
Lewis C. Hipple
Cornelius Shepherd
Henry Walker
William Jackson
Charles Brown
Lewis
Hipple
Eastern Penitentiary
Benjamin T. Gougler
Josephine Crawford
Talesmen
McCarrell
Kunkel
No. 1
Frank B. Wickersham
W. J. Carter
H. E. Knupp
Horace A. Segelbaum
Carter
Notorious double murder case linked to wartime labor
A man and James White, both described as negro, were accused of the murder of Patrolman Lewis C. Hipple in the Market Street subway early June 23, amid wartime labor tensions. The pair had been working in munition plants and steel mills in the past year.
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James White
Lewis C. Hipple
Market Street
Mexican Private Schools Will Be Nonsectarian
The Constitutional Assembly in Queretaro decided to amend the educational article to permit teachers from any religious denomination to teach in private schools. The move follows Felix Palavacini urging that Carranza’s nonsectarian principle for public institutions also apply to private education.
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Queretaro
Mexico
Mexico City
Felix Palavacini
Constitutional Assembly
Senor Palavacini
General Carranza
Driver Hined for Blocking Sidewalk at Post Office
Benjamin Ober, driver for Wallace Brothers, was arrested after backing mail wagons across the pavement at the Post Office. He was fined $5 at a hearing before Alderman DeShong and warned that such blocking would be punished by police in every instance. Leasley Whitted, an Indian, was held on $300 bail for January court on larceny charges including a ring and a $2.50 gold piece.
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Benjamin Ober
Wallace Brothers
Svong
Alderman DeShong
Police Department
John Nortz
Strawberry Street
Leasley Whitted
Man Outdistances Bear When He Finds Gun Empty
John Fly of West Milford chased a black bear for over a half mile after a noisy dawn hunt. He forgot to load his rifle and returned home, completing the return trip faster than the outbound run. The bear pursued toward a henhouse before finally giving up.
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West Milford
N. J
John Fly
Fly
Dutch Premier Warns Holland Faces War Drag Risk
Premier Cort van der Linden warned the Dutch lower house that Holland remains at risk of being dragged into war. He noted the munitions supply has risen significantly and is increasing daily as he addressed the budget.
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Cort van der Linden
Holland
Reuters
Hague
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