Hartford Murder Case Goes to Jury for Death or Dungeon
Gerald Chapman faces possible execution as Connecticut jurors begin deliberations after closing arguments by defense lawyer Frederick G. Groehl and State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. The case centers on the killing of Policeman James J. Skelly in New Britain. Chapman defends himself as a mistaken criminal, claiming innocence of murder.
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Lunttiod Pruigss
Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Jesse James
Wethersfield
Atlanta
Frederick G. Groehl
Hugh M. ‘“Alcorn
Chapman
Btooklyn
N. Y
James J. Skelly
New Britain
Groehl
Steamer Pioneer Capsizes Off Batura
Twelve crew members drowned when the Russian steamer Pioneer capsized at Batura, according to advices from Biervicie Moscow dated April 3.
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International News Biervicie
Moscow
Pioneer
Batura
Will Rebuild Inman Tile Plant After Fire
Plans were made to rebuild the Inman tile factory near Hartford City Indiana after a fire yesterday that partially destroyed the plant. Loss was fifty thousand dollars and the firm carried no insurance.
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Unit Press
Hareford City
Ind
Inman
Here
Barbaric Destruction and Library Loss in Egypt Strike
A historical note claims Saracens fueled conquest by stealing 700000 volumes from the great Library of Alexandria under Caliph Omar’s orders, enabling six months of dominion and water-raising measures in BO A D.
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Alexandria
Segypt
Omarts
BO A
Inequality in Color in East Indian Possessions Law
In the East Indian possessions the Dutch enforce a rule that one white man’s testimony counts as seven natives, reflecting stark racial bias in governmental law. The provision highlights official discrimination within colonial administration and its impact on justice and governance.
Youths urged to box at government run centers in London
Authorities urge boys out of work to train in boxing and other sports at Juvenile Unemployment centers in London. The programs are run by the government to provide constructive activities and reduce idle time.
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London
Shipping board blocked sale of five liners to Dollar Lines
Justice Hitz in the district supreme court issued a restraining order preventing the United States Shipping Board from selling five great President type liners now in the Pacific to Dollar Shipping Lines. The order follows a bitter battle between Pacific Mail Steamship and other bidders over the ships.
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International News Service
Washington
Justice Hitz
District Supreme Court
United States Shipping Board
Pacific
Dollar Shipping Lines
Pacific Mail Steamship Corporation
Delinquency Charges Targeted by Vigo County Grand Jury
Vigo County grand jury opened hearings on charges of contributing to the delinquency of minor children. Prosecution said statements from children to probation officer William Bailey were reviewed by Prosecuting Attorney William A. Church and found warranting grand jury action.
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United Press Dispatcil
Terre Haute
Vigo County Grand Jury
William Bailey
William A. Church
Prand
Teapot Dome charges quashed by DC Supreme Court
Indictments against former Interior Secretary Fall Harry S. Sinclair and Edward Dohney linked to the congressional oil probe were quashed by Chief Justice McCoy in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. It is unclear if the government will appeal the ruling.
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Intirnational News Service
Washington
Dororthy Ellingson Abnormal to Jury in Matricide Case
The San Francisco report notes alienists presenting 21 X ray photographs to show Dorothy Ellingson’s abnormal development as defense seeks to argue her physical age is two years ahead. Dorothy sneered at her father’s testimony and whispered that he is a liar.
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Linited Press Dispatch
San Francisco
Cal
Dorothy Ellingson
Dorothy
Joseph Ellingson
Exhumation Granted in Indiana Mining Death Case
In Terre Haute Indiana Circuit Judge John P B Jeffries allows widow Mrs Love to exhume her husband Arthur A Love who died January 28 at Union hospital. The move enables doctors Hewitt and others to examine the body for evidence in an Indiana industrial board hearing related to a claim against Fort Harrison Mining Company for December 29 injuries at the Talliedale mine. Burial was at Woodlawn cemetery.
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Lunete Prisss
Terre Haute
John PB. Jeffries
Mmma Love
Arthur AT. Love
Union Hospital
Hewitt
Indiana Industrial Board
Fort Harrison Mining Company
Talleydale
Woodlawn
Dempsey and Wills Fight Terms Disputed by Managers
The match terms had been tentatively accepted by Dempsey and Wills but Jack Kearns and Paddy Mullins stated they knew nothing about it.
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Dempsey
Wills
Jack Kearns
Paddy Mullins
Dempsey Wills Match Official Denial Sparks Chicago Reports
In Chicago on April 3 1925 officials Rickard and Kearns state the Dempsey Wills match is not official. The city reported a new quarterly record of killings with 43 murders 32 manslaughters and 28 justifiable homicides. Violent deaths plus 155 motor accident fatalities marked a record quarter.
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Rickard and Kearns
Chicago
Police Record Department
Chicago killings in three months report sparks debate
Disclosed today a Taisted Press Dispatch item notes Chicago has 98 killings over three months. The report mentions boxing promoter Tex Rickard commenting on a rumored September world heavyweight title bout between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills, while denying knowledge of any such deal.
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Chicago
New York
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Tex Rickard
Another Meanest Thief Hunted In Winslow Store
In Winslow Indiana on April 3 a thief entered Charles Hume’s grocery and stole 350 dollars saved to pay his wife’s funeral expenses. Hume had kept the money for that purpose after his wife died several weeks ago.
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Winslow
Ind
Charles Hume
Hume
Convict Donates to Tornado Relief Fund in Indiana
A prisoner identified only as No. 8328 at Michigan City prison contributed five dollars to Evansville tornado relief. A pencil note with the gift offered no name of the inmate.
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Evansville
Ind
Michigan City
Film Faces and Fervor Stirred by Three Simian Stars
A quirky report notes three chimpanzees featured in a new film which spurs audiences to believe the project signals a landmark in cinema. The piece reflects on growing public interest and the novelty of animal actors in leading roles.
Verve Decree Sparks Laughing Circle Of Friends
A woman seeking a divorce finds her cautious circle of friends opening up with surprising confidences. The piece notes how humor and social chatter influence personal decisions as wiser voices emerge after the attempt.
Cord of Wood Social Commentary Echoes in Nonsense
A fragmented OCR line references cord of wood and pages of ordinary paper, with garbled numbers and notes that resemble a satirical or nonsensical note. The readable fragment hints at a quirky record about wood and pages without clear event or context.
New French Finance Minister Named as Crisis Abates
Paris April 8 Anatole Demon today accepted the portfolio of finance in the Herriot cabinet replacing the forced resignation of Huenne Clementel. The cabinet met to discuss internal and financial strategy with inflation to be excluded from reform. The government stresses need for thorough financial reform and sees a favorable moment for action.
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Lintisa National News Servicis
Paris
Anatole Demontie
Huenne Clementel
Herriot
Noted soprano Bernice De Pasquali dies in Omaha
Madame Bernice de Pasquali a former Metropolitan Opera soprano died in a Omaha hospital today from pneumonia. The American born singer, aged 43, was to star in the title role of the new opera St Celia at Rome's Holy Year celebration under Roman Catholic church auspices.
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Omaha
Neb
Madame Bernice de Pasquali
Colatura
Metropolitan Grand Opera Co
New York
Madame DePasquali
St. Celia
Rome
One Dead Two Injured in Gotham Hotel Fire
International News Service reports a blaze on the top floor of a Gotham boarding house left John Datman dead and landlord Charles Marko with Anna McCrea critically burned.
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Gotham
International News Service
New York
John Datman
Charles Marko
Anna McCrea
Poison Cottage Mystery Claims Two Victims in London
London dispatch reports two men found dead in a gated King’s Cross residence amid poison bottles and gas on inquest eve. Granville Cooke, son of a famed anatomist, and Selwyn Foster were identified among the deceased, with Scotland Yard scouring the site for clues and Cooke’s missing wife sought.
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Tunpeed Press Dispatch
London
Edgar Allan Poe
King’s Cross
Granville Cooke
Cooke
Selwyn Foster
Lime House
West End
Scotland Yard
Bernard Pillsbury
Coal
Foster
Dry Squad Seizes Whisky in Eagle Lodge Raid
Two men arrested after a raid on the Eagles lodge rooms and Turnverein Vorwaerts headquarters in Fort Wayne Indiana. Dry agents confiscated 100 quarts of whisky and three cases of beer at the two locations.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Eagles
Turnverein Vorwierts
Bond Says Way Is Frame Up In Kokomo Bank Heist
James F. Trayes, 27, claimed as third member of the gang that robbed Kokomo state bank of 9000 last week is detained in Detroit. Accomplices Henry Pierpont and Thaddeus Skeer are to be moved to Kokomo. Five thousand dollars of the loot has been recovered.
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Fi. Trayes
Bandit
Kokomo
Ind
Henry Pierpont
Thaddeus Skeer
Checks Sent to Sullivan Miners’ Dependents Totaling $182825
The Indiana state industrial board mailed checks totaling $182,825 to dependents of 48 miners killed in the City Coal Mining explosion at Sullivan. Awards were under the workmen's compensation law. Fifty one miners died in the disaster, but 48 left dependents, more than 40 of whom were total dependents receiving $4060 each.
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Indianapolis
State Industrial Board
City Coal Mining Company
Sullivan
McClintock Murder Case Bail Bid Denied Again
Defense in the William N. McClintock murder case faced another setback as Chief Justice Hopkins again refused the bail petition after a conference with William Shepherd. The judge and sheriffs had yet to act, with bail motions paused awaiting Shepherd’s consultation.
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Ubtiereational News Service
Chicago
William N. McClintock
Suday Super Dudge
Ovilfiars. Brothers
William Shepherd
Hopkins
Chicago Atty Presses Third Bail Appeal for Shepherd
William Scott Stewart pushes a third bail appeal for William D. Shepherd charged with murdering Billy McClintock. Judge William V. Brothers may rule. if denied, Stewart will seek the Illinois Supreme Court. Shepherd remains in a county jail cell on death row awaiting arraignment set for April 9.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
William Scott
Stewart
William D. Shepherd
Cahrge
Billy McClintock
William V. Brothers
Criminal Court
Robert Crowe
Judge Brothers
Illinois Supreme Court
Shepherd
McClintock
Columbus Police Chief Replaced Over Misconduct
Police chief Lee Walker was demoted to patrolman at 65 dollars monthly after city council findings of neglect and unbecoming conduct. James Yaney was appointed temporary chief as of April 3 in Columbus Indiana.
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Limited
Columbus
Ind
Lee Walker
James Yaney
Cherish Your Friends Sayings on friendship and restraint
A fragmentary proverb urges valuing lifelong friends and avoiding rash actions that could hurt relationships. It compares grudges to stones and warns that a single moment can ruin something built over years. The tone echoes moral reflections from a past publication.
Divorce Plea Quoted Amid Odd Fisheries Reference
A Georgia man applying for divorce told the judge that marriage cost him only one string of fish to marry, adding he would give a whale to win back his wife. The remark appears in a historical police or court excerpt.
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Jedge
Unchallenged Monopoly in New Jersey Lathe Shop
Practically every government on earth is a customer of a small New Jersey shop that manufactures geometric lathes used to engrave patterns on banknotes and related items.
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New Jersey
Former Hoosier Ku Klux Klan leader in court for kidnapping
Di C Stephenson, former Indiana Ku Klux Klan chief, faced arrest and bond set at 25000. Indicted with deputies Earl Gentry and Earl Klenck on conspiracy charges tied to Miss Madge Oberholtzer’s alleged assault and attempted death by poison. Oberholtzer, a 28 year old businesswoman, was reported near death from poison after the alleged attack.
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United Press-Pispatch
Indianapolis
di C. Stephenson
Indiana
Kar Ux ‘Klanges
Madge Oberholtzer
Indicted D C Stephenson faces charges in Oberholtzer case
Marion county grand jury returns five indictments against D C Stephenson former Klan leader for assault with intent to rape malicious mayhem kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap. Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry named in conspiracy. Stephenson arrested in Indianapolis and released on bond.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Madge Oberholtzer
Marion County Grand Jury
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Stephenson
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