Jury to Deliber on Sinclair Conspiracy Case by Saturday
Washington April 19 The Sinclair conspiracy trial heads to a verdict as evidence ends and defense rests. The jury will hear closing arguments Friday with three hours per side, while depositions in the Fall case loom. Neighbors and oil men testify to Sinclair’s good reputation, including Finley Peter Dunne and James F. Allen, as the judge sets Friday for rulings on evidence.
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Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Martin W. Littleton
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
Fall
Jennings Bailey
Bailey
Finley Peter Dunne
Mr. Dooley
James F. Allen
New York
Allen
Independence
Kas
M. L. Trubee
David Elkins
West Virginia
Stutz Wins and Loses Long Races at Indiana Speedway
In the endurance event the Hispano-Suiza led early but broke a connecting rod and faded in the 24 hour race. A second exhibition over 3.5 hours saw another Stutz Black Hawk defeat the Hispano at Indiana Motor Speedway, averaging 75.71 mph for 265 miles versus 73.57 mph over 257.5 miles for the Hispano.
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Indiana Motor Speedway
F. E. Moskovics
Stutz Motor Car Company
Charles T. Weyman
Paris
France
Stutz
Bill Cuts Mail Rates
United Press reports Congress may cut mail costs to 1920 levels if the Senate Post Office Committee backs a Wednesday report. The House version would restore 1921 rates. the panel seeks further reductions. It also recommends ending the service charge on parcel post and cutting third class mail rates from 1.5 to 1 cent per ounce.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate Post Office Committee
House
Senate Committee
Kellogg Signs Abritration Pact With Italy
Secretary of State Kellogg and Italian Ambassador De Martino affixed their signatures to an abritration treaty between the United States and Italy. The pact is the second in a series of eighteen and mirrors the French abritration treaty signed on February 6.
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Kellogg
United Press
Washington
de Martino
United States
Italy
Ford Plant Ready Reopening Hinted at Indianapolis
Ford Motor Company indicates the Indianapolis assembly plant will reopen within three weeks. Manager George Steinmetz cannot give an exact date. Former employees will be rehired before new labor is taken on, while workmen have revamped equipment for new models for several weeks.
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Indianapolis
Ford Motor Company
George Steinmetz
Market Repairs Sought After Bond for City Market
City Market Master Springsteen asks the new council to issue a bond of about 35000 to repair the city market and Tomlinson Hall. He has urged repairs since taking the post, noting years of neglect and shelved programs. Reroofing painting and door and window repairs are proposed.
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City Market
Tomlinson Hall
Springsteen
Elopers' Mother Receives Wire About Daughters
Margaret Parr of 524 West New York Street reported by wire from St Louis that Lucille and Henrietta Williamson, 14 year old twins, who eloped with a neighbor boy last Friday, have been found after their parents searched traveling by auto. Parents learned they reached Plainfield and were returned Saturday.
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Margaret Parr
New York St
Lucille
Henrietta Williamson
St. Louis
Plainfield
Slayer in Hall Mills murder case held in Oklahoma
Elwin F. Allen, 29, claimed to be the Hall Mills killer in a 2000 word confession. He said he was hired by a dentist relative of Mrs. Eleanor Mills to murder the minister and his wife near New Brunswick in 1922 for $5,000 and a car. Authorities question the confession while Allen remains incommunicado in El Reno awaiting New Jersey review.
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Don A. Higgins
United Press
EL Reno
Okla
Hall-Mills
Elwin F. Allen
New Jersey
Allen
Eleanor Mills
Edward Wheeler Hall
New Brunswick
N. J
Elizabeth
T. C. Shacklett
Connecticut
Oklahoma
Essex County
Hall
McAlester
Shacklett
W. P. Morrison
William Hutchins
Flaws in Allen Confession Questioned by New Jersey Officials
United Press reports Somerville authorities scrutinize Elwin F. Allen's claim of killing Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. They note discrepancies with established facts including murder year, sighting details in De Russy's Lane, and absence of a related Elizabeth dentist.
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United Pross
Somerville
N. J
New Jersey
Elwin F. Allen
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Hail
Hail and Mrs. Mills Were Seen Walking In de Russy’s
Elizabeth
Filling Stations Count in Terre Haute Declines
In Terre Haute Indiana before prohibition there were 253 stomach filling stations now 153 auto tank stations police compiled after an anonymous caller asked if there are as many gasoline stations now as there were saloons in wetter days.
Heflin R ages Against North Carolina Speaking Ban
Senator Heflin denounced a North Carolina report as villainous and lying, saying he was not invited to speak in Asheville but would go to Winston-Salem and Durham. Senator Simmons backed Heflin, noting North Carolinians would welcome him again. In Asheville, Governor Smith’s vacation drew political attention amid booster telegrams and notices of support for his presidential bid.
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United Press
Washington
North Carolina
Heflin
Alabama
al Smith
New York
Senate
New York World
Frank L. Hopkins
Asheville
N. C
Winston-Salem
Durham
Simmons
South
Fraulein Junkers abandons plan for Bremen to reach tip of nowhere
Fraulein Herta Junkers told United Press she has largely given up on making the perilous flight from Greenly Island to the Straits of Belle Isle. She remains at Murray Bay directing relief efforts while Maj. James Fitzmaurice returns with the plane’s propeller to Bremen. Conditions near the polar route are harsh with a Montreal snow storm, but Greenly Island prepares for an early takeoff to New York.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Montreal
Quebec
Fraulein Herta Junkers
Rhineland
Baron von Huenefeld
Koehl
Maj
James Fitzmaurice
Greenly Island
Straits
Belle Isle
Murray Bay
Miss Junkers
Bremen
Fitzmaurice
Supreme Court Reverses Vigo County Election Ruling
The Supreme Court reversed the Vigo County Superior Court decision in Forest Kensinger versus George A. Schaal on the 1920 treasurer race. Kensinger had 16 979 votes to Schaal 17 044, and after protests the Vigo court allowed Schaal to serve. The verdict is reversed and Kensinger’s protest must be retried despite the office term ending in 1924.
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Supreme Court Today
Vigo County
Flood relief plan revised in conference of lawmakers
A revised Mississippi flood relief compromise was drafted at a conference of Republican House leaders and southern Mississippi Valley congressmen. The group will present the plan to President Coolidge for approval, but participants declined to reveal details to avoid disrupting their plans. They expect to submit the proposal late today or Friday.
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United Press
Washington
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Coolidge
Irish Flier Plans Return With Bremen Repairs
Murray Bay Quebec April 19 Maj James Fitzmaurice Irish Free State flier said he hopes to return to Greenly Island Friday for Bremen repairs and may start for New York Sunday. He reached the fringe of civilization at 3:29 p m Wednesday after three days out from Greenly Island in a Canadian government plane piloted by Duke Schiller who braved a storm to land. Sunday's flight followed a brief from Clarke City Quebec. He conferred with Fraulein Herta Junkers on fuel and repair parts for the two Germans guarding the craft.
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United Press
Murray Bay
Quebec
Bremen
New York
James Fitzmaurice
Duke Schiller
Greenly Island
Fitzmaurice
Clarke City
Fraulein Herta Junkers
Farm Bill Plans Move Ahead In House Rule Action
Washington April 19 the House Rules Committee prepared plans for House consideration of the Haugen farm relief bill next week. The panel gave the measure right of way after the Mississippi flood control bill passes. Twelve hours of general debates were allotted with a possible night session. The bill probably will be taken up Tuesday.
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United Press
Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Record New York Stock Exchange Seat Sells for 395000
A New York Stock Exchange seat sold for 395000 dollars, a new high and 20000 dollars above the previous sale, announced today, marking a record price for a trading position and reflecting strong market demand.
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United Press
New York
Stock Exchange
City and nation ready to greet Bremen aviators
New York prepares ticker tape parade and ceremonies at city hall for the Bremen crew. Washington plans a rare reception at the White House with Coolidge to meet the fliers. Chicago also lines up a large welcome with a 300 member committee for April 28.
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United Press
New York
Bremen
Greenly Island
United States
City Hall
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Kellogg
Davis
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Queen of Skyland Fraulein Junkers Child of Science
Herta Junkers, thirty year old aviatrix and engineering vice president of Junkers, directs rescue plans for stranded trans Atlantic fliers from Canada. Daughter of Hugo Junkers, she trained in wind tunnels and aerodynamics, helped pioneer metal planes, and is also skilled with automobiles.
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Hortense Saunders
EW York
Herta Junkers
Aviatrix
Great
Junkers Company
Germany
Hugo Junkers
Bremen
Canada
Atlantic
Thea Rasche
Ruth Elder
Open Drive on Mad Dog Peril
Marion County and Indianapolis health authorities were urged to plan methods to prevent rabies spread after seven people were bitten by a rabid dog. Dr. W F King noted ongoing mad dog bites in the county and urged local authorities to observe any dogs showing a tendency to bite.
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Marion County
Indianapolis
W. F. King
State Health Board
Health Board
Dr. King
Awake to crooks revolt signals national anger
Senator James A. Reed said Americans are awake to political issues and ready for a revolt against crooks nationally as in Illinois. He dismissed a morning paper story alleging dissatisfaction with Governor Al Smith campaign tactics and announced plans to speak in New York Friday night after returning to Washington from a three week tour.
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United Press
Washington
Illinois
James A. Reed
Reed
al Smith
New York
Balkans rocked by quake. Bulgaria hit hard again
An April 19 earth tremor centered in Philippopolis Bulgaria caused widespread damage across the Balkans. Reports from Belgrade Sofia Bucharest and Athens say hundreds of homes were destroyed and thousands of people left homeless. Bulgaria suffered prior quakes with high casualties and new tremors aggravated relief efforts with thousands of buildings ruined.
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United Press Berlin
Balkans
Belgrade
Sofia
Bucharest
Athens
Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Jugo-Slavia
Romania
Macedonia
United Press
Haskovo
Givreso
Birger Gang Leader Dies At Gallows In Illinois
Benton Ill April 19 Charley Birger gang leader dies on gallows at 9 51 am after being convicted of conspiring the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City. More than a thousand spectators, 100 deputy sheriffs guard the scene as Birger, dubbed the machine gun gangster, faces final fate with rabbi testimony and a last look at the crowd.
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United Press
Benton
Ill
Charlie Birger
Southern Illinois
Joe Adams
West City
Birger
Phil Harina
White County
Hanna
Charley Birger
Illinois
Adams
Franklin County
Harry
Elmo Thomasson
Shelton
Robert E. Smith
Supreme Court
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