Second Arrests Linked to Providence Bombing Plot
Murphysboro Ill Aug 14 AP James Malone 24 DuQuoin Ill aviator admitted that he introduced Paul Montgomery the confessed pilot of the bombing raid on mining properties at Providence Ky last Monday to two Kentucky miners Essel Grant president of a local union in Clay County and Ewing Riley of Providence arrested last night on the strength of Montgomerys confession naming them as the five men who accompanied him in his flight over the Kentucky fields Grant and Riley tossed out the nine bombs and did no real damage Five miners from Zeigler Ill were released unable to add light on the bombing Fire destroyed the tipple of Providence Coal Mining Co the loss estimated 350000 incendiary fire\n
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Murphysboro
Ill
James Malone
DuQuoin
Til
Fletcher Lewis
Paul Montgomery
Providence
Kentucky
Malone
Lewis
Essel Grant
Clay County
Ewing Riley
Montgomery
Grant
Riley
Ziegler, II
Franklin County
Wayne Crow
Murbhysboro
Bootleg King's Wife Killed in Ontario Shooting
Mrs. Bessie Perri, wife of bootleg magnate Rocco Ferri, was fatally shot on her home's back steps in Hamilton Ontario. Ferri escaped unharmed as three assailants fled the scene, guns blazing from the Perri garage. Police suspect robbery motive, though no jewelry was taken, and officers note a possible intent to kill Ferri.
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Hamilton
Ont
Bessie Perri
Rocco Ferri
Perri
Shot Stealing Potatoes For Family Near Toledo
Vic tims Elmer Tilton 45 and son Louis 17 were shot to death on a farm near Toledo while stealing potatoes to feed a large family including a unemployed father and six other children. Tester Coy 23, defending his crops after long days of guard duty, fired the fatal shots.
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Toledo
Elmer Tilton
Louis
Here
Tilton
Tester Coy
Young Goy
Traders Pause After Bear Rally Fails to Sustain Losses
In New York the stock market steadied after a failed bear push. Early declines of 1 to 3 points were largely erased as buyers stepped in. American Tobacco, Allied Chemical, Atchison and Case led gains while Republic Steel and some paper and power issues fell to new lows amid weak dividend signals.
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Clauda
Jagger
Associated Press
New York
American Tobbacoo
Aled Chemical
Atchison
Case
Radio
Eastman
Union Carbide
American Smelting
Public Service of N. J
Electric Auto Lite
Republic Steel
Woman Believed Dead Reappears in Vermont Case
The reappearance of Mrs. Catherine Rockwell Packard in Bellows Falls revisits a year long mystery. Her husband, George J. Packard of Rutland, identified a found body in 1929 as his wife, then remarried. She now explains she was traveling west and had written the note on the corpse. She admits despondent writing but cannot explain how it was obtained. The case involves possible murder, death by own action or mistaken identity.
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Bellows Falls
Vermont
Catherine Rockwell Packard
George J. Packard
Rutland
Enoch Arden
Packard
Margaret L. MacFarland
Actual Slayer of Happy Smith Dies in St Paul
Kansas City dispatch reports Sam Stein, named as one of three gangsters slain near St Paul, had been sought over two years by KC police for killing traffic patrolman James H. Happy Smith. Three bandits were hanged for the Smith killing, while others tied to the gang face lengthy sentences.
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Kansas City
Sam Stein
St. Paul
James H
Happy” Smith
Smith
Stein
Home Trust Company
Darrell Capshaw
Tony
Mangiaracina
Carl Nasello
John Messino
Tony Bonello
Missouri
Bonello
New York
Frank Goleman
St. Paw
Lewis M. Siegfried
Coleman
Minneapolis
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Ewald in 1927 Case
New York August 14 AP A county grand jury declined to indict anyone over claims that former City Magistrate George F Ewald paid 12000 to influence his 1927 bench appointment. Witnesses included Ewald and his secretary Boezer. The probe cleared Ewald's wife Bertha, Thomas M Commaney, Sheriff clerk, and Martin J Healy Tammany leader. Healy was suspended from his post pending investigation.
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New York
George F. Ewald
Ewald
Emmerich Boezer
Bertha
Thomas
TF. ‘Commaney
Martain J. Healy
Tammany
Plank and Structures
Grand Jury
Healy
Walker
Canadian declares prohibition and success at institute talk
Ben H. Spence of the Toronto Daily Star told the Institute of Public Affairs that the Eighteenth Amendment is a success in the United States while Canada’s liquor control is a failure. He argued the acid test is per capita consumption and estimated U.S. population would spend about 2.5 billion dollars yearly for liquor if Canada’s system were adopted. He urged renaming Canada’s system to government sale rather than government control.
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United States
Canada
Spencer
46 Miners Entombed in Canadian Mine
Rescue squads struggled to reach forty six miners trapped in Blakeburn Coal Mine near Princeton after an explosion blew out a tunnel portal. Two workers died, one was freed, and a tunnel blockage with coal is hindering efforts amid fears of asphyxiation from marsh gas.
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Princeton
Tescue
Blakeburn
Vancouver
Slender Clew Ties Porting Case To Don Crow
In Osage County Linn residents discuss the Porting fatality as Don Crow recounts his movements after visiting relatives. Crow describes finding Porting crushed on the Westphalia Linn road and staying with the body until the coroner's jury arrived. Local Threshers and Henry Vetter place Porting at the scene. Crow suspects a motive but offers no proof. The town remains unsettled as prosecutors hold back details.
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Jake Schingler
Ancre
Crow
Henry Vetter
Vetter
Westphalia-Linn
Porting
Grow
Linn
Dhirty
Casper Tillman
A. J. Bass
Schuyler
Portjing
Gove
Gus Porting
Gore
Government runs only 675 outlets in liquor market
He stated that 675 outlets are owned and operated by the government while 4,560 belong to private interests, with the government acting as selling agent for brewers and distillers and purveyor to the drinker.
R-100 Airship Headed Homeward From Canada
The British airship R-100, following a northern course, was making 75 mph toward Cardington England on August 14. After departing Montreal at 8:26 p m EST yesterday, officers predicted arrival around 3:25 a m EST Saturday, a potential new record for lighter than air craft. Passengers and crew enjoyed a calm, starry night as the voyage continued.
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Cardington
Eng
Montreal
Lincoln U Summer Session 15 Graduates Named
Lincoln University closes its largest summer session with convocation at Page Auditorium. W. W. Gibbany will deliver the principal address as 31 students receive recognition. graduates include Zenobia Laird Clark Adele Crawford Hamilton Archie G C Lane Marshall Lee Benson Charles Avant Patterson Thelma Hemessy Kath Johnson Tuggle Thomas Wright James Vivian Winona Harvey Eddie Yates Timmons Hicklin Lucille Mason Susie Lewis Verlia Goxton Norma Ewing Faustina Brown Isola Shepherd Glenn Hamilton Pearl Miller Oletha Payne Ella Hill Mary Agnes Wright plus a 16 lens camera feature
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Lincoln University
Page
W. W. Gibbany
State Department of Education
Missori
Zenobia Laird Clark
Adele Crawford Hamilton
Charles Johnson Lunderman
Beverly Reed Foster
Mary Elizabeth Thomas
Finis William Simms
Richard Earl Kelley
Joseph Frank Barnes
Archie GC. Lane
Marshall Lee Benson
Charles Avant Patterson
Thelma May Hemessy
Katit Johnson Tuggle
Thomas A. D. Wright
Robert James Vivian
Winona Gertrude Harvey
Eddie Lee Yates
Ethel Agnes Timmons
Francis E. Hicklin
Essie Verona Powell
Lucille Mason
Susie Nell Lewis
Verlalia Goxton
Norma Lea Ewing
Faustina Alberta, Brown
Isola J. Shepherd
Glenn Hamilton
Pearl Washington Miller
Oletha Elian Payne
Ella Bragg Hill
Mary Agnes Wright
Leviathan of the air passes Belle Isle in clear weather
Newspaper men assisted the R-100 crew at several duties including pumping petrol for the hungry motors. The airship crossed over 8.5 Laurentie in the Straits of Belle Isle at 3:30 p.m. French meridian time. Weather was clear with a mild west wind.
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Laurentie
Straits of
Belle Isle
Missouri Power Co Seeks Madison Plant Approval
Moberly MO August 14 AP The Missouri Power & Light Company seeks state permission to buy Madison Monroe County electric power plant and extend a power line from Moberly to Madison about 15 miles Construction would start immediately if approved Semi diesel engines powered farm tractors are being adapted in Sweden and Germany
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Moberly
Missouri Power & Tight Company
Madison
Monroe County
Sweden
Germany
Negroes Abduct White Girl Near Raleigh in Slaying Threats
Milton Rodgers reported three negroes stopped his car near Garner six miles from Raleigh and abducted his 17-year-old female companion Viola Edwards after blocking the road. Rodgers said he and the girl were overpowered as the men grabbed her and fled. Deputies organized an immediate search through Wake and Johnson counties for the assailants.
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Raleigh
N. C
Milton Rodgers
Angier
Johnson County
Wake County
Garner
Rodgers
Viola Edwards
Elizabethtown
N.C
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Grand Army of the Republic
James E. Jewel
Fort Morgan
Colo
Cincinnati
Portland
Edwin J. Foster
Worcester
Mass
Nicaragua
Happy Smith
Slender Clew
Don Crow
Osage Co
Ararat
Angora
Turkey
Ighdir
Mount Ararat
Aghridagh
Petrel
Lincoln U
D. M. Oberman
Mfc. Co
No. Jefferson
Missouri Power CO
Phil A. Dallmeyer
First National
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