Birmingham Axe Murderers Besieged by Posse in Alabama
A posse of deputies hunts three elusive suspects in Central Alabama for a three year terror campaign that left more than twenty people dead. District Attorney Jim Davis says he has confessions from four held suspects and expects capture within hours.
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B. V. Sturdivant
International News Service
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Jim Davis
Atorney
Davis
Phillips Immigration Bill Is Heard Before House Panel
Washington correspondent George H. Manning reports the House immigration committee gave thorough attention to Congressman Thomas W. Phillips’s bill. The committee’s friendly stance and probing questions suggest a report may base its measure largely on Phillips’s plan, including annual numerical limits and screening abroad with strong commissioner discretion.
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George H. Manning
Washington
the News
Washington, D. C
House
United States
Thomas W. Phillips
Pennsylvania
Phillips
Commissioner of Immigration
Butler
Smith Election Brings Railroad Act Under Fire
Senator Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina wins the Interstate Commerce Committee chairmanship guiding renewed attacks on the Esch Cummins bill. The victory comes from a Democratic Republican insurgent coalition signaling a broad railroad policy fight in the new sixty eighth Congress. Progressives and La Follette faction oppose the act on party lines.
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William Kk. Hutchinson
International News Service
Washington
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith
la Follette
Enraged Florida crowd wipes out small village
West Palm Beach reports a pitched battle the previous day with the Ashley Mobley bandit gang in the Everglades. Deputy Sheriff Fred Baker and outlaw Joe Ashley were killed. The hamlet was wiped out by enraged citizens and bandits possibly killed or wounded. five houses store and filling station burned. several autos destroyed.
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International News Service
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ashley-Mobley
Everglades
Here
Fred Baker
Joe Ashley
Bob Baker
Everglade
Will Sound Out Local Opinion on Bok Peace Award
Lawrence county committee meeting at Gibson and White offices in the Safe Deposit and Trust Building approved polling county residents on the Bok Peace Award. Ballots to be collected by Jan 30 with coupon votes counted later. city schools will distribute ballots under Ben G. Graham. Walter W. Braham selects speakers and coordinates a public meeting. Mrs. Charles Greer to present the award and organize a discussion.
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Bok
Lawrence County Committee
Ofice of Gibson and White
Safe Deposit and Trust
Alex Crawford Hoyt
Ben G. Graham
Walter W. Braham
Braham
Charles Greer
Federated Clubs
O. P. Brown
Mellon Tax Bill Faces Revised Passage Plan
Washington officials say the Mellon tax reduction plan cannot pass in its present form. A 40 percent surtax compromise between Mellon, Democrats, and La Follette insurgents appears likely, with focus on large income rates and favored adjustments for small incomes.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Stat
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Mellon
la Follette
Plan Nation-Wide Search For Missing Cleveland Student
Pittsburgh police announced a state wide search for 15 year old Wilma Owen of Cleveland Ohio believed kidnapped while en route to Titusville Pennsylvania where she attends St Josephs Academy. Traced to East Liberty station she missed the Titusville connection and did not reach her destination.
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Pittsburgh
Wilma Owen
Cleveland
Titusville
St. Joseph’s Academy
East Liberty
Sergeant Jones Promoted Sparks Cigarette Passing
Sergeant F. M. Jones incurs a habit of passing around cigarettes after his advancement to a new position in the police department. The gesture is observed among colleagues as a sign of his recent promotion.
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F. M. Jones
Police Department
Memory's Tropic Sea Journey in a Steamship Catalogue
The narrator describes a carefree voyage through a steamship catalogue about tropical seas and fragrant ports. He recalls distant places and seasick fog, noting the trip cost nothing yet offered rich experiences and pleasant weather.
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Aromany
Rumbles of Broadway strike grow as talks stall
The Actors Equity and Producing Managers Association face a hitch in renewal talks with Equity’s June 1 contract expiry. Equity seeks to curb the Actors Fidelity league by forcing Fidelity to close its lists, a move PMA argues is illegal.
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International News Service
New York
Broadway
Actors’ Equity Association
Producing Managers’ Association
Equity
Equity Players
Frank Gilmore
Fidelity League
Gilmore
Fidelity
Nathan L. Miller
Mustapha Kemal Pasha's Wife Injured by Bomb Blast
Mme. Mustapha Kemal, wife of the Turkish president, was slightly injured by a bomb thrown at him during a tour of inspection in Smyrna. The attack occurred as Mustapha Kemal toured the city amid security concerns. the bomber's motive was not immediately known.
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Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Mme
Mustapha Kemal
Smyna
Lynch Returns to First Ward Beat
Former City Detective Thomas Lynch is back patrolling the First Ward district west of Jefferson Street. He notes it feels like going home and he praises successor Detective Logan, offering to assist him in his duties in the district.
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Thomas Lynch
First Ward
Jefferson Street
Tommy
Lynch
Logan
Mayor Lenient To Prisoners In Court
Mayor William H. Dunlap discharged all prisoners appearing before him today and maintained the leniency that has prevailed since he took office. He warned the policy would not last long and noted the city gained ten dollars from a forfeit posted by a drunk. Spectators in police court were more numerous than before.
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William H. Dunlap
Marriage Licenses List with Names and Places
Marriage licenses issued for Rudolph Byler Pulaski Elmar prior? ben hd Pulaski Wilhelm Schwang Braddock Catherine Grepp Homewood James A Davidson Bessemer Emma Hirst Bessemer.
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Pulaski
Elmar” Prior Ben Hd Bes Pulaski
Wilhelm Schwang
Braddock
Catherine Grepp
Homewood
James A, Davidson
Bessemer
Emma Hirst
Auto Backed Down Hill In Croton Fatality
A 65 year old man from Slippery Rock Pa was killed on Croton avenue when a driverless unoccupied auto rolled backward over him. The car bore Pennsylvania 1922 license 793 453 and an envelope in the victim’s pocket read R D P Hines. Identification awaited.
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R. C. Hikes
Slippery Rock
Pennsylvania
Croton Avenue
Comet Machine
Harlansburg Road
Hines
R. D P. Hines
British Cabinet Meets To Approve Address Of King
London officials report the British cabinet met to approve King George's speech opening the new parliament. The speech is expected to be non contentious with possible reference to the tariff commission report. Swearing in of new members of the House of Commons continued and the king's speech is anticipated for tomorrow or Saturday.
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International News Service
London
King George
Tariff Commission
House of Commons
Seperatists Declare State of Siege in Rhine Proclamation
In Speyer Germany the Rhineland secessionists proclaimed a state of siege after a restaurant attack left Heinz Orbis a dead leader and four others killed. Three more wounded as masked attackers fled in a car, prompting authorities to impose emergency measures.
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International
Speyer
Germany
Rhineland Palatinate
Heinz Orbis
Orbis
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Butler Directs Final Drive Against Vice in Philadelphia
General Smedley D. Butler, Philadelphia’s new director of public safety, orders a citywide final push to clean up vice and crime by 3:30 PM. He warns district lieutenants that resignations await if the target isn’t met, estimating 80 percent of vice already weeded out.
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Jack Carberry
International News Service
Philadelphia
Smedley D. Butler
Butler
Cold Wave Brings Snow to Great Lakes
A northwest cold wave moves toward the Great Lakes today with snow to follow. Temperatures will not drop to subzero levels yet strong winds and zero temperatures are forecast for tomorrow night in Chicago and surrounding areas. The high pressure area began along the Mackenzie River in Western Canada and shifts eastward.
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International News Service
Chicago
Great Lakes
MacKenzie River
Canada
Nine drown as ship sinks off San Sebastian port
In San Sebastian nine people perished when the ship Vicentita sank amid a storm near the port. The tragedy adds to a day of global news including arrests in Rome and censorship decisions in Cairo.
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International News Service
San Sebastian
Spain
Vicentita
Fisher Is Faken to Asylum by Sheriff
Sheriff William G. Andrews and Deputy James I. Whiteman returned with Willie Fisher from the Western Penitentiary to Farview Hospital. Fisher, a bank robber, was described as liable to become queer but showed no mental disorder during the trip. He discussed the Union Bank robbery and his involvement. He claimed older gang members induced him to participate.
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William G. Andrews
James I. Whiteman
Willie Fisher
Western Penitentiary
Farview Hospital
Wayne County
Andrews
Fisher
Farview
Terrific hand to hand fight in Brooke County mine ends in death
In Brooke county near Steubenville West Virginia a long back level fight between Christ Haller and William Winters ended with Haller fatally fractured skull. Winters a Negro is held by police after the clash which lasted hours and left both men bloodied.
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International News Service
Steubenville
Brooke County
West Virginia
Christ Haller
William Winters
Winters
Miller
Haller
Republican Chairman Crashes With Milk Wagon
W Harry Baker chairman of the Republican state committee was jailed after his car collided with a milk wagon in Philadelphia. He faced a reckless driving hearing as drivers from both vehicles disputed fault in the early incident. The accident from Harrisburg left a bruised Ashland cattle driver and a shattered milk supply.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
W. Harry Baker
Republican State Committee
Baker
Harrisburg
More Rum Smuggled Into United States Than Is Made Here
Secretary Mellon announced a Treasury survey showing more rum entering the United States from abroad than is produced by home brewers and distillers. He urged a $20,000,000 coast guard fleet, and said navy transfers would not fill the enforcement gap. Mellon warned that smuggling remains the major enforcement challenge despite domestic controls.
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United States
International News Service
Washington
Treasury Department
Mellon
Treasury
Coast Guard
Navy Department
Death Record Matilda Kane Johnson 66
Mrs Matilda Kane Johnson aged 66 of PbS East Washington street has died. Funeral arrangements are pending with local services.
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Matilda Kane Johnson
Pbs
East Washington Street
Tragic Accidents and Local Crime Report From Pittsburgh Area
Snapshot of multiple incidents including Katie Pinizito's death and Natalino's severe burns from a soap kettle tilt in Youngstown. A series of crashes in Pittsburgh left two dead and three injured. Union barbers in Oil City set a 75 cent hatchet fee starting February 4. Fatal wagon accident near Shickville claimed John Kuhr. A 70 year old, Jacob Schieck, died after a 50 foot fall from a freight elevator window on Penn Ave. Cleveland police raid gambling dens. about fifty taken in. A hair rescue after Mrs. Nigel King’s scalp injury during a gas water pump incident in Springfield. She is expected to recover.
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Katie Pinizito
Natalino
Youngstown
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