Murder confession ties slain lawyer Dickinson to robbery
Detroit reports that William Ferris and three companions including burlesque dancers Loretta Jackson Florence Jackson and Jean Miller confessed to killing New York attorney Dickinson. They described dining with him hours before the murder and planning the criminal act saying dead men tell no tales.
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Detroit
Howard Carter "Dickinson
New York
William Lee Ferris
Duncan C. McCrea
Dickinson
Ferris
Loretta
Florence Jackson
Jean Miller
Miller
McCrea
Bill
Bobbie
Thrill Slayer Arraigned in Greene County Murder
Alfred E. Volckmann, who confessed to the killing of nine year old Henr Glenn, was arraigned on a first degree murder charge in Greenville New York and held for Greene County grand jury action in September. His arraignment surprised a village waking to news of the case.
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Greenville
N. Y
Alfred E. Volckmann
Henr Glenn
Greene County Grand
Hudson River
Catskill
Hudson
Senate Debates ICC Control Over Railroad Rates
The Senate debates a bill granting the Interstate Commerce Commission control over railroad rates affecting seaports. The Banking Committee prepares to approve an omnibus banking bill, and the House considers amendments to a utilities bill. Senator Long attacks ICC railroad rate proposal while administration plans to abolish utility holding companies are rejected as unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Banking Committee
House
Sen
ICC
Dewey to Lead New York Drive Against Vice and Racketeering
Attorney Thomas A. Dewey, former U.S. attorney for New York, accepts Gov. Herbert H. Lehman's assignment to spearhead a comprehensive campaign against vice and racketeering in New York City, promising full freedom of action.
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Thomas A. Dewey
U. S
New York
New York City
Herbert H. Lehman
Services for Crash Victim Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. C. P. Rawson, formerly of Logan, who died after a traffic crash near Mt. Pleasant Michigan, will be held at 10 30 a m in Leon ard Funeral Chapel. Burial is at Fairview cemetery near Rockbridge. Mrs Rawson leaves husband four children mother four sisters and two brothers. Westbrook remains in critical condition after severe injuries. Rawson expected to recover.
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C. P. Rawson
Logan
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Leonard
Fairview Cemetery
Rockbridge
Rawson
Rider
Scott Westbrook
Westbrook
Woman Lost at Sea During Conte Grande Crossing
Abgie Eames, a 40 year old school teacher from Wellesley Massachusetts, disappeared at sea while the Conte Grande crossed the Atlantic toward New York. Ship officers reported the loss when the liner docked.
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New York
Abgie Eames
Wellesley
Mass
Jockey Bernard Myres Injured After Being Thrown From Horse
Jockey Bernard Myres of Grove City sustained severe head injuries in Lancaster Colorado after being struck by a horse following a fall from his mount. He received treatment today.
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Lancaster, CO
Bernard Myres
Myres
Grove City
Eden's Italian move stirs British press criticism
Captain Anthony Eden disclosed a plan for Britain to grant Ethiopia territory to aid East Africa peace aims. The Daily Express blasted the proposal as betrayal alarm Bell, accusing Britain of selling empire to foreigners. Eden said Mussolini refused a seaport grant and concessions to end Il Duce’s preparations.
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London
Great Britain
Ethiopia
East Africa
Anthony Eden
Daily
Express
Eden
League of Nations
The
Geneva
House of Commons
Benito Mussolini
Britain
British Somaliland
East African
Italy
Il Duce
Ohio relief load shows month drop in county budgets
Ohio’s relief allocations total $9,552,766 led by direct aid of $6,478,345 and work projects of $2,727,914. C. C. Stillman notes a month decline of $598,099 from June with 197,622 families and 61,359 singles estimated on aid. Hopkins says $7,500,000 from federal funds will cover July relief. state funds cover the rest. Hocking County lists direct relief $10,679 and 483 families and 80 singles on aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
C. C. Stillman
FERA
Stillman
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
Hocking County
Roosevelt tax wealth plan to be delayed no vote
Democratic leaders reject Senate Republicans proposal to postpone the Roosevelt wealth tax plan until a November special session. Senator McNary of Oregon urged delaying action while Chairman Harrison of Mississippi asserted the tax bill will proceed this session.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Curtis Urges New Republican Chairman Over Inaction
Charles Curtis in a Topeka interview calls for a change in the Republican national chairmanship accusing current leaders of delaying action. He cites the need to cut taxes and curb bureaucracy while criticizing multiple boards and commissions and referencing a 1932 speech. He did not name Henry Fletcher, long associated with Hoover.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Hoover
Henry P. Fletcher
Fletcher
Herbert Hoover
Curtis
Topeka
Kas
Andrew Mellon
Subsidy Bill Is Headed for Grave in Senate Files
The Copeland-Bland ship subsidy bill, after passing the House, lies buried in the Senate commerce committee files and is described as likely never to emerge. Senator Clark of Missouri cautioned it will not advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Senator Clark
Death of 5 year old in Perry county auto crash
Shawnee report says Marjorie White 5 of McCuneville Perry county died yesterday from injuries after being struck by an automobile.
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Shawnee, D
Marjorie White
McCuneville
Perry County
Cooks Suspended at Ohio Orphans' Home in Theft Probe
An AP report from Xenia Ohio says seven cooks at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors' orphans' home were suspended after an investigation into grocery and merchandise thefts. The case involves seven Black cooks and ongoing inquiries into internal theft.
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Xenia
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans
Murray City Weighs Two New Parks and Street Repairs
Murray City officials met with the Board of Education to discuss building two municipal parks between the railroad station and State Route 216 and south of the corporation line on Route 216. FERA survey results will guide site decisions with local officials seeking playground and athletic facilities. A separate proposal plans 94509 feet of Ward township village streets to be rebuilt and resurfaced with improved drainage if approved.
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Murray City Council
Board of Education
Long St
Samuel Ryan
FERA
Ward Township
Probe Drowning Near Cleveland Under Coroner Review
County Coroner A. J. Pearce continued the investigation into the drowning of Miss Mildred Brockman in Lake Erie after a boat ride Friday night. Safety director Martin Lavelle testified that Brockman fell overboard as she moved to change seats aboard the boat.
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Cleveland, CO
A. J. Pearce
Mildred Brockman
Lake Erie
Martin I. Lavelle
Youth killed another hurt in jail break
Four prisoners attempted an escape at the Indiana State Reformatory in Pendleton. Slabs from a sawed off shotgun killed Simon Dyer and gravely wounded Robert McCallister. Robert Sanders was recaptured. One inmate fled, another hid behind a wall as guards searched the area.
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Pendleton
Ind
Indiana State Reformatory
A. F Miles
Simon Dyer
Robert McCallister
Robert Sanders
Darrell Paul Jones
Ralph Wright
Ingalls
Yacht Tragedy En Route to Bergen From Newport
Surviving crew of the 54 foot Hamrah reach Sydney harbor after a June Atlantic gale that sank yacht owner Robert Ames and cost his two sons their lives. Charles Tillinghast navigator and Boston companions Roger Weed and Sheldon Ware report seven yachts started from Newport June 8 toward Bergen Norway.
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Sydney
N. S
Boston
Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club
Charles Tillinghast
Providence
R. I
Tillinghast
Roger Weed
Sheldon Ware
Sydney Harbor
Robert Ames
Boston Realty
Richard
Harry
Hamrah
Newport
Bergen
Norway
Newfoundland
Sugar Grove Youth Killed Near Akron
Two CCC workers, William Davis aged 20 of Sugar Grove and John Hoskins 19 of Deerfield, were killed on the Akron Cleveland road eight miles north of Sugar Grove by a hit and run driver while returning to the Virginia Kendall camp after an evening in Akron. The sheriff's office investigated as two Motor Express truck drivers who found the bodies and steered their trucks into a ditch to avoid striking them were questioned.
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Akron
CCC
Akron-Cleveland Road
Here
Virginia Kendall
William Davis
Sugar Grove
John Hoskins
Deerfield
Sheriff’s Office
Motor Express
E. Miller Ave
Aids Accused Mate Faithful Wife Testifies at Trial
Violet Schweitzer, wife of William Schweitzer alias Ferris, testified in his 1931 case, praising him as incapable of harm as he faces charges for the killing of New York attorney Howard Carter Dickinson. The hotel habitual, self defense claims were raised in court.
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William Schweitzer
Ferris
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Violet Schweitzer
Mounties Break Protest as Camp Strikers Face Riot
In Regina on July 2, about 3000 relief camp strikers clashed with mounted police and city officers. Tear gas and gunfire subdued the crowd after two hours of fighting. One municipal officer died, with two others and a striker critically injured. 5 policemen and numerous strikers were hurt. Police arrested 27 rioters as the crowd dispersed along the streets.
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Regina
Sask
Ottawa
Dominion
R. J. Westgate
Village Board Names 2 Teachers for Union Furnace Faculty
At the regular district board meeting last night two new teachers were selected for the Union Furnace faculty. Miss Joan Wright was hired to fill the vacancy created by Lillian Lane who is teaching at Gore. Miss Esteline Creal of Logan was chosen to fill the vacancy created by Bartelle Hamilton who was hired for Logan public schools.
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Union Furnace
Joan Wright
Lillian Lane
Gore
Esteline Creal
Logan
Bartelle Hamilton
Logan Public Schools
Municipal pool opens after city lease
Martin's pool, recently leased by the city, was filled and opened to the public as a municipal bathing spot. A large crowd enjoyed the cool water this afternoon while privilege rate approval remains unsettled.
House Rejects Senate Antitrust Plan For Holding Companies
The House passed its own bill to regulate public utilities and curb holding companies after twice rejecting President Roosevelt's request for a mandatory elimination plan. The House substituted its bill over the Senate measure by a 110 vote margin today, sending the proposal to the Senate with a conference committee likely to reconcile differences.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Securities Commission
Senate
Wheeler
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Chairan Rayburn
House Interstate Committee
Roosevelt presses plan to push death sentence on utilities
President Roosevelt seeks to rally support for a new roll call vote on abolishing public utility holding companies. The fight centers on replacing the House bill with the Senate version containing the "death sentence" and strengthened powers for the securities commission. If rejected, leaders anticipate a conference and possible national scrimmage in 1936.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Senate
Securities Commission
New Deal
House
Wheeler
Mont
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