Toledo Sleuths Press On In Slugger Murder Case
Two men were arrested in Toledo on suspicion as police hunt the killer dubbed the slugger. Investigators say Miss Mary Handley, 42, was last seen with two men Sunday night, with no witnesses placing her alive after that hour. Police Chief Jennings dedicates all officers to the case.
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International News
Toledo
Mary Handley
Miss Handley
Whitford Corners
Cherry and
Sherman Streets
Jennings
Tulley
Marine Corps
C. G. Logan
Treasury Officials Predict Further Tax Cuts in 1927
Washington reports that the 1926 revenue act trimmed the federal tax bill by over 350 million dollars and officials foresee additional material cuts in 1927 with smaller reductions later. Treasury aims to boost the surplus beyond 262 million and relies on lower interest costs and disciplined economies to keep expenses in check.
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Robert 8S
Thornburgh International News Service Staff Co
Washington
Treasury
Coolidge
H. M. Lord
Woman Prisoner May Face Trial In West Virginia
Mrs Laura E Christy age 48 may be tried in West Virginia for murder over arsenic poisoning of her seventh husband John Ebert Newell West Virginia claims prior right if evidence supports her confession. Doctors seek sanity tests and exhumation of Ebert to verify poisoning claims.
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West Virginia
Liverpool
Ohio
Laura E. Christy
Robert M. Brooks
John Ebert
Newell
W. Va
William Christy
Lisbon
A. J. Michaels
C. H
Campbell
Ebert
Christy
City Hospital
Beaver
Anniversary Observed at Greenwood Church in Energy
A 23rd spiritual anniversary for Rev. S& R. Maitland was observed at Greenwood Methodist Episcopal Church in Energy with a noon chicken dinner prepared by local women. Ministers and friends attended a program featuring Rev. Basher, Rev. Crooks, and a quartet from Edgar Thompson Steel Works, followed by an evening address by Dr. R. A. Morrison. Transportation via bus from the Y.M.C.A. aided attendees.
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S& R. Maitland
Greenwood Methodist Episcopal Church
E. A. Crooks
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Morrison
Henderson
D.C. Schnebly
Homer B. Davis
Childs
Harmony Baptist Church
Krupp
Center of Church
Jennie Forquer
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
D. R. Dunn
J. Crowe
R. A. Morrison
Taylor University
Holiness Band of Energy
Seetland
World Tribunal Battle in Senate Faces Delay and Cloture Hope
The Irreconcilables resist World Court adherence as administration coalition pushes for an early vote. Senate met at 11, longer sessions ordered, debate to be limited to reach a final vote date in February.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
America
Bradford Citizens Escape Tight Bradford Raid Fears
Federal prohibition headquar ters clarified remarks by assistant adminis trator Tom Cavanaugh about Bradford raids. Officials said there will be no further Bradford-style invasions, but field forces may be less lenient on other raids.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Federal Prohibition
Tom” Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Baird
Pinchot Delays Address On Anthracite Legislation
Governor Pinchot will not attend a joint legislative meeting on anthracite coal bills and will not deliver the anticipated speech by today. Hearings on coal legislation set for one week hence, with committee approval guiding the measure to the legislature.
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International News Service
State Capitol
Harrisburg
Iifford Pinchot
Mine and Mining Committee
Six State Appointments Fail To Win Confirmation
Harrisburg January 20. The Pennsylvania Senate refused to act on six key re cess appointments amid a broader batch of confirmations. The casualties include Dr. Francis B. Hass for superintendent of public instruction, Samuel B. Scott, and former Judge Benjamin H. Renshaw for the Philadelphia Registration Commission, and Idal L. Allen, W. K. Hodginson, and Charles McGovern for the Pittsburgh Registration Commission.
Florida Trains Crash Near Bayard Clears After Derailed Cars
Three express cars of local train No. 37 derailed when the Florida East Coast Line Limited hit the rear of the local near Bayard Florida. Several passengers were shaken but not seriously injured and hospital treatment was not needed. Traffic was delayed about two hours.
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International News Service
New Symana
Fla
Florida East Coast Line Limited
Bayard
Franklin Reels From Ice Jam Flood Damage
Franklin Pa reports flood damage from an ice jam on the river near Brandon. The jam rose 25 to 30 feet, isolating or submerging about twenty houses in low areas as the river dropped from 20 to 13 feet by eight in the morning.
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Allegheny River
Franklin Falls
International News Service
Franklin
Brandon
Hero Award For 1925 Given To Two Youths
Two Ellwood City youths, Robert Johns and Robert Allen, both about 11, saved peers from drowning in 1925 and shared the Hero Award prize of 100 dollars, each receiving 50. Jack Hulmes, Cascade Park lifeguard, received honorable mention for a similar act.
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Fred L. Rentz
Robert Johns
Ellwood City
Robert Allen
Jack Hulmes
Cascade Park
Slippery Rock Creek
Francis Boyd
Boyd Lad
Death Record for Amelia Bedinotto and W J Childers
A combined death notice lists Amelia Bedinotto age 12 of Youngstown Line and W J Childers age 55 of Chester West Virginia. The note records their passing with no further details provided. The item appears as a brief obituaries notice in the local paper.
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Amelia Bedinotto
Youngstown Line
W. J. Childers
Chester
W. Va
Girl Is Killed Brother Injured in Auto Crash
Mary Cutright four died instantly and her brother Eura twelve was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a car driven by Dr. E M Hamilton of Belington West Virginia. The physician was en route to a hospital with a patient when the crash occurred on the Harding highway.
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International News Service
Elkins
W. Va
Mary Cutright
Eura
E. M. Hamilton
Belington
Trains Crash Near Bayard Injures Ten Passengers
Ten people were injured when Limited Train No. 71 crashed into the rear of Train No. 37 on the Florida East Coast line near Bayard Florida. Two express cars on Train No. 87 prevented a worse wreck. All injured passengers continued their journeys.
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International News Service
ST. Augustine
Fla
Bayard
Inglis Denies Charge Against Mine Operators
Scranton Pa January 20 W W Inglis spokesman for the anthracite operators and president of the Glen Alden Coal company denied John L Lewis charge that operators aimed to break up the strikers organization. He said operators never sought to disrupt the union and favored continued work pending a negotiated agreement.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Man Declared Sane Admitted to Dixmont Hospital
Harry Winters of Pulaski township deemed insane and taken to Dixmont Hospital this morning by Sheriff H M Reynolds, George Harper and Mont Orr for confinement.
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Harry Winters
Pulaski Township
Dixmont Hospital
H. M. Reynolds
George Harper
Mont Orr
Marriage Licenses Reflected for Ferrell Jinks Schway
Marriage licenses issued list names including Joseph D. Ferrell Martha B E Jinks George A Schway and Gertrude F e Milton all associated with Pittsburgh and New Castle.
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Joseph D. Ferrell
Martha BE. Jinks
George A. Schway
Pittsburgh
Gertrude FE
Milton
Kentucky Negro Sought By Posse
A manhunt by police and armed posses was underway for John Henry Jones 45 negro after he allegedly killed Clarence Bryant 27 and his two children Ethel B and Wilburn 6 and attacked Mrs Bryant 26 near Lexington Kentucky. Jones worked at the Goldstream stock farm where Bryant was foreman.
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Tional News Service
Lexington
John Henry Jones
Clarence Bryant
Ethel B
Wiburn
Pennsy Station At Swissvale Robbed Of 1200
County detectives reported the Swissvale Pennsylvania Railroad station was robbed of about 1200 in cash and checks. Station agent Wallace Gates said two bandits demanded the money, fled in a waiting car, and Gates fired his pistol. the driver appeared shot but survived. No further clues or gunshot victims were found.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Swissvale
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wallace I. Gates
Gates
Pardon Board Reviews Case of Youthful Slayer
The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons will decide today if 16 year old William Cavalier, convicted of first degree murder, will face the electric chair in February. He is the youngest convicted in the state and expects clemency, packing belongings for a possible transfer to the eastern penitentiary.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
William Cavalier
Schulkill
Pennsylvania Eastern Penitentiary
Winter King Lays Off As Miss Spring Steals The Scene
A playful weather note warns readers that mild days tempt to shed coats but winter remains set to return soon. The speaker urges keeping warm, noting spring-like warmth that could turn to cold backlashes with coughing and sneezing if precautions are ignored.
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Henry Dysart
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