Chicago Man Cody Admits Triple Crime
James Granit, held in a county jail cell, confessed to killing three people in Cicero last Sunday night and planned a fourth murder to raise money for a lawyer. He described a taxi robbery with Thomas McWanen, during which he shot a man and, after the cab driver struggled, killed him as well, and McWanen may have killed the girl.
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International News Service
Chicago
James Granit
Cicero
Granit
Sol Schwartz
Young Schwartz
Schwartz
Thomas McWanen
McWane
Capital Wonders About Statement on Coolidge Nomination
Senator Albert B. Cummins predicted in Washington on July 14 that President Calvin Coolidge will not seek re election in 1928. The statement sparked intense speculation on whether Cummins spoke with authoritative knowledge or merely voiced personal opinion.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Albert B. Cummins
G Coolidge
Coolidge Lands Three-Pound Pike
President Coolidge caught a three pound pike at White Pine Camp New York after an early breakfast. He fished from a guide boat with Everett Sanders confirming the size of the catch.
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International News Service
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N. Y
Coolidge
Everett Sanders
Senator Cummins Ties With White House Quiet in Coolidge Era
The senator Cummins has enjoyed particularly friendly relations with the White House throughout the Coolidge administration. The article continues on page two, indicating ongoing political alignment and influence within the era’s executive circle.
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Cummins
White House
Coolidge
Eight Die In Catskills Hotel Fire Near Haines Falls
A fire at Twilight Inn near Haines Falls Catskills kills eight and leaves twenty missing. Five bodies recovered plus three sighted others unlocated, with 48 guests and about 30 staff present. Farmers saved dollars by finding used farming machinery in classifieds.
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International News Service
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Twilight Inn
Haines Falls
Catskill Mountains
Beloved Snake Inside Local Suit Stirs Curious Mystery
Frank Blanning found a snake hidden in the collar of his coat after it was pressed at a city tailor. Caiazza pulled the reptile from a rip in the collar, revealing a foot long snake that had presumably slithered in during hot weather weeks earlier and could not escape.
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Frank Blanning
Mr. Blanning
Louis Caiazza
Mr. Caiazza
Caiazza
Blanning
European Situation Threatens Coolidge Vacation
White Pines Camp New York July 14 A European crisis threatens to disrupt President Coolidge's summer plans. Three issues loom for him: the Geneva Conference on a later World Conference of the League of Nations, the French debt settlement, and how world powers treat American reservations to the World Court. He has not received official Geneva reports but fears an impasse could endanger the disarmament effort.
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George E. Duano
World Court of International Justice
Geneva
Suspected husband, suitor clash ends in fatal shooting
Mrs. Margaret Brown 32, beauty parlor owner, was shot on a New York street while separating her husband Louis Brown 34 from John Mazzucki 30, her suitor. A fist fight preceded the shooting. Brown was charged with homicide after a revolver linked to him was found. Police say he met her to discuss reconciliation when encountered with Mazzuoki.
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New York
Margaret Brown
Louis Brown
John Mazzucki
Brown
Henry Schleichkorn
Mazzuoki
Subway Strikers Defy Court Move At Their Meeting
Subway workers refuse a court order at a union meeting, continuing strike actions. Officials warned of possible legal consequences while labor leaders urged member solidarity and ongoing demonstrations.
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Subway
MEN ON STRIKE ARE DISCHARGED IN NEW YORK
The Consolidated Railroad Workers of greater New York 1905 members including 688 motormen and switchmen on the Interborough Rapid Transit defied a supreme court move. The IRT seeks to restrain the strike, enjoin leaders, recover 239000 dollars, and warned leaders of possible criminal proceedings if followers are recruited. Strikers told to answer injunction within twenty days.
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International News Service
New York
Consolidated Railroad Workers
Greater New York
Interborough Rapid Transit
Frank Hedley
Supreme Court
Manhattan Casino
Organized Labor
The
Interborough
Cement Man Speaks To Kiwanis Club
Charles H. Schlicker chief clerk of Lehigh Portland Cement Co spoke to the Kiwanis club at noon on Making Cement and its manufacture and uses. The Cathedral choir under William E. Harris sang several selections.
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Charles H. Schlicker
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Kiwanis Club
Boston Police Pursue Leads In Mattapan Dismembered Woman Case
Boston police redouble effort after finding a blood stained bundle in Lincoln Rhode Island containing female clothing and towels. The dismembered body was found in cardboard boxes and a burlap sack near a Mattapan cemetery. Authorities seek the victim's identity and motive.
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International News Service
Boston
Lincoln
R. I
Mattapan
Councilman Davies Embarks For Wales Trip
Councilman D. O. Davies departs Thursday evening for New York City and sails Saturday on the Scythia to visit Wales and England. He plans to be away about a month visiting points of interest.
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Davies
Wales
D. O. Davies
New York City
Scythia
Mr. Davies
England
Cancel Joyce Hawley's Chicago Tavern Contract
Joyce Hawley known as the wine bath girl had her contract as a dancer at Lincoln Tavern canceled. Morton Grove residents complained to Mayor Herbert A. Dilg about notoriety and the mayor ordered the police chief to stop her act.
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Joyce Hawley
Chicago
International News Service
Lincoln Tavern
Morton Grove
Herbert A. Dilg
Miss Hawley
Dinsmore And Flynn Claim Walk Of Most City Streets
Dinsmore known as Bert and Frank Flynn, partner in the Opera House Transfer Co, say they have covered nearly every street in the city in their transfer work. Since 1909 Flynn has traveled with him across town, visiting streets hundreds of times.
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A. M. Dinsmore
Bert
T. F. Nugent
Opera House
Croton Avenue
Frank Flynn
Guns Blaze In Cicero Gang War Slayings
Chicago dispatch reports two killed with three feared dead amid Cicero gang warfare. Wealthy contractor Joseph Ciccone was shot in front of his home. Jules Portugese, a gem thief, was found dead with bullet wounds near Glenview Road and Milwaukee Avenue. A car with drawn curtains fired five shots along Milwaukee Avenue later.
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International News Service
Chicago
Cicero
Joseph Ciccone
Genna
Jules Portugese
Glenview Road
Milwaukee Avenue
Ballard Road
Milwaukee U Avenue
Zoning Board Grants Lightner Blair Appeals
The Board of Zoning Appeals adjourned meeting granted the appeals of Lightner and Blair. Attorney Clyde Gilfillan’s appeal to build a one story 40 by 120 foot cement block storage building behind his lots at West Moody and Wilmington Moody avenues was denied. Gilfillan said he would appeal to court. The board based its decision on the written record of the city engineer’s denial.
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J. Clyde Gilfillan
Moody Avenue
Wilmington and
Moody Avenues
Board of Zoning Appeals
Gilfillan
New Castle School Board selects four new staff
Two teachers were elected for the Senior High with Ruth Totman named supervisor of physical education and Florence Braunstein as commercial teacher. Mabel Biersmith becomes Attendance Officer. Dr. Mildred Rodgers and Dr. R G Campbell named Medical Examiners while Dr. Mary J Baker declines candidacy.
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New Castle
Ruth Totman
East Stroudsburg Normal School
Julia Gilbert
Florence Braunstein
Mabel Biersmith
Carrie Jefferies Roberts
Mildred Rodgers
R. G. Campbell
Mary J. Baker
Death notices list local passings and ages
Death record mentions Mrs. Mary L. Henry 86 of Slippery Rock Township LeRoy John Ray 15 months of 822 Court Street R D 4 and Mrs Grizzy Douglass McCance 73 of North Beaver Township. More details follow in local column.
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Mary L. Henry
Slippery Rock Township
LeRoy John Ray
Court Street
R. D
Grizzy Douglass McCance
North Beaver Township
Andrews Confers With British to Curb Rum Running
Gen Lincoln C. Andrews head of U S prohibition enforcement began talks with British officials in London to curb rum running on the American coast. He met Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton and planned visits to the Foreign Office Admiralty and Board of Trade. He said cooperation rather than new legislation would be his goal.
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International News Service
London
Lincoln C. Andrews
United States
Andrews
Alanson B. Houghton
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Board of Trade
England
Marriage Licenses Issued in Ohio Valley Area
Peter Torisk and Rose Bell of Youngstown listed among marriage license records. Domenica DeCaria of Ellwood City and Liboria Pisano of Ellwood City also appear in the licenses notice.
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Peter Torisk
Youngstown
Rose Bell
Domenica DeCaria
Ellwood City
Liboria Pisano
Start Combing Arsenal Ruins Five Missing
Dover New Jersey July 14 Rain ended danger of new explosions at Lake Denmark Arsenal ruins as soldiers and marines searched for more bodies. Known dead placed at 21 with 19 recovered. five missing. Red Cross aiding survey to rehouse 1,000 displaced residents in Mount Hope Hibernia Rockaway and nearby villages.
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Dover
N. J
Shelltorn
Denmark Naval Depot
A. Edward Feeney
Brooklyn
Lake Denmark
Mount Hope
Hibernia Rockaway
Red Cross
Tin Mills Work Sixteen Turns in Steady Run
Industrial conditions in the steel plate sector are favorable as tin mills run at a sixteen-turn capacity. Indications point to continued high throughput through the rest of the summer.
City Seeks Lower Age Limit For Dance Halls In Irecreational News
Des Moines Iowa July 4 1930s report notes country dance halls and roadhouses draw girls aged twelve to sixteen from rural areas. Proposals aim to lower city age limit so officers can supervise them. deputies currently restrict only by law. Dr Carrie M Dicky cites need for supervised entertainment and mutual benefit to girls and parents.
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Des Moines
Carrie M. Dickey
Waiting for vacation and the two weeks off
A narrator counts the days until leave from duties, inspecting maps and lodging options while dreaming of play. One week remains before vacation begins, with anticipation that the fastest two weeks of the year will be enjoyable and relaxing.
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