Testimony of Woman Pig Raiser Corroborated at Renewal Hearing
In Somerville New Jersey August 16 the testimony of Mrs Jane Gibson a woman pig raiser was partly corroborated at the renewal hearing of Henry Carpender and Willie Stevens charged with the murder of Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills. She said she was near De Russey Lane near Phillips farm heard shots and identified Stevens and Carpender though the defense challenged some details.
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Frances Stevens Tall
Wallis
Aberty
Robert Ehrling
Mill Right
de Rugsey
Gibson
Easton Avenue
de Russey
William Phillips
Hall
Steng
James Mills
Fof
Eweerd Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Mayes
Dr. Hall
Mills
Pearl
Schneider
Jane Ghson
Aix
Andrews Stays in Office to Push Enforcement
General Andrews, prohibition chief, announced he will remain in office to support new enforcement legislation in the upcoming session of Congress. He noted the short session may still provide the needed legislation. After duties, he will take a two week vacation at Lake Champlain, New York.
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Washington
General Andrews
Congress
London
Lake Champlain
N. Y
Quiet third priestless Sunday in Mexico City
Mexico City on August 16 observed a quiet third priestless Sunday aside from a disturbance at San Jacinto Church in San Angel where police and Catholics clashed. Police reports of an armed uprising spurred the confrontation. soldiers fired in the air and clubbed crowds, later arrests of Catholic leaders for inciting disorder.
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Mexico City
San Jacinto
San Angel
Mexico
Guadaloupe
Woren-Ieaders
Episcopal Christ Cathedral
Union
National Politics of Varied Nature Begin Warming Up
National politics warm up as Rep Tinkham of Massachusetts calls for prosecution of the Anti Saloon League under the corrupt practices act. Wheeler of the league says wets spend more, build strength, and spread propaganda. Democratic leaders criticize budget increases as the campaign season intensifies.
Indians Join Man Hunt for Robbers of Union Pacific
Fifty Sioux and Arapaho braves joined a posse with Wyoming guardsmen to search Wind River Range and Washakie National Forest for two train robbers who looted mail pouches on a Union Pacific car between Rawlins and Wamsutter. The chase targets the Jackson Hole region. the loot amount is unreported.
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Wind River Range
Washakie National Forest
Custer
Jackson Hole Country
Wyoming
Teton Mountain Ranges
Catholic clashes wound Catholics and police in Mexico City church area
In Mexico City a clash near a church wounds several Catholics and two policemen during a service disrupted by government religious regulations. Rudolph Valentino undergoes gastric ulcer and appendicitis surgery in New York. Cobham arrives in Melbourne after flying from England. Senator Gerry predicts a Democratic Senate majority after fall elections. A mob in Wytheville Virginia kills a black man accused of attacking a white girl. Wayne Wheeler notes no GOP reaction to prohibition in 25 states. Rep Tinkham of Massachusetts urges prosecution of anti saloon league for alleged corrupt practices act violations.
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Mexico City
Rudolph Valentino
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio Mayor Ousted In Steubenville Suspension
Mayor John S Patton and Chief of Police Blain D Carter of Steubenville were suspended from office by Common Pleas Judge James S Paisley after a formal petition by 700% petitioners was filed.
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Ohio
Steubenville
John S. Patton
Blain D. Carter
Jamess. Paisley
Stark Grand Jury Hears on Mellett Case in Canton
Stark county grand jury will review the Mellett murder case and its causes within two weeks. Judge Tadge A. W. Angler urges jurors to avoid rumors and to demand lawful observance by officials and private citizens alike. Federal authorities prepare a Canton liquor crackdown with a warrant targeting a key underworld figure tied to the publisher Don R. Mellett killing.
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Canton
Tadge A. W. Angler
Stark County
Mellett Murdel
John R. Rosch
Chicago
Cleveland
United States
A. BD. Bernstein
Bernsteen
Don R. Mollett
Judge Henry Wade Rogers Dies at 72 in New Haven Area
United States Circuit Court judge Henry Wade Rogers of New Haven died today at his summer home near Trenton New Jersey. He was 72 years old.
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Trenton
N. 7
United States Circuit Court
Henry Wade Rogers
New Haven
Conn
Valentino Recovers From Major Gastric Ulcer Operation
New York reports Rudolph Valentino, star of the movies, underwent a serious double operation at Poly Clinic Hospital for removal of a gastric ulcer and appendix. Last night doctors warned of danger but today stated he is out of danger and on the road to recovery.
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New York
Rudolph Valentino
Shier
Poly Clinic Hospital
Weather updates show scattered storms in Virginia and Tennessee
Virginia fairs tonight with local thunderstorms Tuesday and little temperature change. Tennessee expects showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday with minimal temperature variation and moderate southwest winds.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Empty packing case claimed to hold Lord Kitchener
London officials announced that a packing case delivered to Waterloo station believed to contain the body of Lord Kitchener was found to hold an empty coffin after investigation. The case drew broad public interest as police and experts examined the contents with coroner and pathologist present.
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Lord Kitchener
London
British Home Office Today
Waterloo Station
Wenster
Brown
Hank Power
Norway
Power
Baldwin
Hampshire
Ingleby Oddie
Bernard Spilsbury
Scotland Yard
Lynching of Raymond Bird Shocks Wytheville Authorities Seek Arrests
In Wytheville, a masked mob stormed the county jail and lynched 31 year old Raymond Bird who was accused of assaulting a farmer’s daughter. Authorities, including Governor Byrd, say the inquiry may lead to arrests as the victim’s body was dragged behind a car and then shot before being hung. Bird had been held on a warrant for assault. The sheriff took the body to Rural Retreat after removing it from the scene.
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Richmond
Wytheville
Wythe County
Raymond Bird
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Commonwealth’s
Houser
Roanoke
Ea Lee
Bird
Mexican Ambassador to Meet Kellogg
James R. Sheffield of Paul Smiths New York reports the Mexican ambassador to the United States plans a meeting with Kellogg officials in August. The accord aims to discuss trade and cultural exchange opportunities.
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MEX
Kellogg
James R. Sheffield
Jealousy blamed for Canadian Britisher slaying in Kent
In Whitsable County Kent on Au 16 Alphonse Frances Austin Smith, grandson of Hugh Ryan of railroad fame, is injured in Maidstone jail after a Friday night fight with John Thomas Derham, who died from a bullet wound. Smith allegedly opposed Derham toward his wife Catherine White, who had married Smith after Ruth Wynne divorced him in 1922. Derham, grandson of Brigadier General Tyler, suffered a fatal abdomen wound. Smith was badly beaten. Police were summoned to Stella Maris Villa where the confrontation occurred as a fierce struggle left Derham dying and Smith bloodied.
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Whitsable
Kent
England
Alphonse Frances Austin Smith
Hugh Ryan
Maidstone
John Thomas Derham
Smith
Detham
Catherine White
Handwriting of Late Millionaire May Make a Change in His Will
San Francisco August 16 The Examiner reports specimens of the late Mark Hopkins handwriting found in Stanford letters from 1867 may affect ongoing litigation over his estate. The dispute seeks to route about 800 million to 187 North Carolina claimants. Timothy Hopkins, chief in trust, and P B McCandless contest for administration claiming kinship to Martin Hopkins.
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San Francisco
Mark Hopkins
North Carolina
Hopkins
Léland Stanford
Western Pacific Railroad
G. Clark
Stanford University
Timothy Hopkins
Superior Court
P.B. McCandless
Greaucson
Martin Hopkins
Mark
Farinacci slaps Marquis in Cortina lobby duel challenged
In Cortina Italy Aug 16 Robert O Farinacci former fascist official publicly slapped Marquis of Bonacorsi in a crowded hotel lobby. Bonacorsi immediately challenged him to a duel after Farinacci interpreted remarks as political attack.
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Cortina
Arampezzo
Italy
Robert O. Farinacci
Tascist
Marquis of Bonacorsi
Farinacci
Men Mobilized for Revolution Jailed in California City
About 180 men mobilized for a Mexican revolution under General Enrique Estrada were imprisoned in San Diego after authorities seized a large shipment of arms and ammunition. Police captured Estrada and key staff near Dulzura, along with armored trucks and two truckloads of rifles and machine guns, as well as 155000 rounds of ammo. The arrested group included 150 Mexicans and the equipment was left in the jail yard while others were sent to Fort Rosecrans.
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San Diego
Calif
Enrique Estrada
United States Department of Justice
Culzura
Imperial Valley
Dulzura
Fort Rosecrans
General Estrada
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Estreda
Aurelio Zpalveda
Los Angeles
Secretary Kellogg Visited White Pine Camp
Secretary of State Kellogg, the fourth Coolidge cabinet member at the summer White House on Osgood Lake, visited White Pine today with Mrs. Kellogg. He arrived by automobile to report on departmental matters including the Mexican situation and the Geneva conference and will attend the Mac Donough monument dedication at Plattsburgh Wednesday before returning.
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Paul Smith
Kellogs
Présient Coolidge
White House
Osgood Lake
White Pine
MacDonough
Plattsburgh
Trains Collide at Jersey City Erie Terminal
Rush hour collision at Erie Terminal in Jersey City injures nineteen commuters, three seriously. Details describe a inbound train colliding with an outgoing train during morning peak. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage to both trains.
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Jersey City
N. J
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Lane
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AntiSaloon League
Senate
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Sargent
Wayne B. Wheeler
Democratic National Committee
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Union Pacific
Pyoot
Mellett
Valentino
American Am
Willi
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