Three Slayers Seek Pardons in Harrisburg Board
Harrisburg June first degree murder case among 42 listed for the State Board of Pardons. Attorneys for Joseph Kamenisky Jr 20 Jessup ask to spare the electric chair though no date fixed. Kamenisky shot Dr. Gerald Kelly who had amputated his leg after a mine accident. Raimondo Valentino Clinton County seeks complete pardon after life sentence for starving Howard Wagner. James Salerno Lycoming County 76 oldest lifer seeks pardon after 1905 hanging sentence commuted to life. in a drunken quarrel he wounded his wife but hit his stepdaughter.
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vaal@tralliona
Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
Joseph Kamenisky, Jr
Jessup
Kamenisky
Gerald Kelly
Raimondo Valentino
Clinton County
Howard Wagner
James Salerno
Lycoming County
Dam Holding At Hagerstown Reservoir
Water department officials announced the dam at the Fal egmont reservoir was holding and danger of collapse had passed. They dismissed reports of major breaches and said only the bank was washed away in spots while small streams remained swollen and some bridges were flooded but no towns were in danger.
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International News Service
Hagerstown
Water Department
Fedegmont Reservoir
Antietam
Abolition Advice Eyed for Grand Juries in Chicago
Chicago crime group urges abolition of grand juries in all felonies and asks judges to frame their own instructions as the movement pushes toward reform. The call comes amid scrutiny of the grand jury process and calls for changes in criminal procedure nationwide.
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Chicago Crime Group
Judicial Administration Report Urges Changes in Illinois Courts
The Association for Criminal Justice and the Chicago Crime Commission released a 1926 survey of over 16 000 cases in 20 Illinois counties and Milwaukee urging to curb grand juries and juries in felonies. It calls for jury waiver in felony trials, limits on dismissals by motion, judges to craft jury instructions, and tighter juror examinations among other reforms.
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Association For Criminal Justice
Chicago Crime Commission
Iinois
Edward W. Hinton
University of Chicago Law School
Ilinois
Milwauee
Illinois
Cook County
Trees Will Screen Pittsburgh Hills
Harrisburg June 20 The Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters cooperates with Pittsburgh city planning commission to green hillside slopes once known as the Smoky City A spring transplant nursery was set up to grow sturdy planting stock for this project The trees aim to protect bare eroded hills and beautify the barren slopes surrounding Pittsburgh
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
City Planning Commission of
Pittsburgh
False Pretense Alleged In Trial In Fry Case
The commonwealth against Phoebe M. Fry is on trial before Judge Chambers for false pretense. It is alleged Mrs. Fry secured a relative’s burial through the Kelly Undertaking Company by claiming the deceased held an insurance policy to cover expenses, which policy had lapsed.
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The
Commonwealth
Phoebe M. Fry
Chambers
Shenango Valley Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Admitted list includes Anna Virtue Edgewood Avenue Esther Water Mew Castle R D 5 Anthony Mancine Morton Street Ruth Goodstein East Washington Street George Seiler Hillcrest Avenue. Discharged includes Steve Wittner Moravia Street Mrs. Alice Cooper and baby Portersville David Long Shaw Street Carl Churchfield Margaret Henry Home Joseph Maccarello Pearson Street Mary Lombardo Pearson Street.
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Anna Virtue
Edgewood Avenue
Esther Water
Mew Castle
Anthony Mancine
Morton Street
Ruth Goodstein
East Washington Street
George Seiler
Hillcrest Avenue
Steve Wittner
Moravia Street
Alice Cooper
Baby
Portersville
David Long
Shaw Street
Carl Churchfield
Margaret Henry Home
Joseph Maccarello
Pearson Street
Mary Lombardo
Four New Measles Cases Reported In City
City health department confirms four new measles cases. Patients listed include Georgiana Sanglyer seven at 70 Cumberland Avenue, Patty May Blaine six at 1014 Dewey Avenue, Steve Kitzer eight at 1113 Cascade Street, and Clara Eddy at 1011 Dewey Avenue.
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Georgiana Sanglyer
Cumberland Avenue
Patty May Blaine
Dewey Avenue
Steve Kitzer
Cascade Street
Clara Eddy
Curtis Seeks Vice Presidency In Hoover Era Analysis
The piece portrays Curtis as a skilled but not flashy politician who favored relief measures yet supported Hoover. It argues Curtis could aid Hoover in the Midwest and appeal to Wall Street, while Hoover remains a weak politician. Curtis’s ambition for vice president is tempered by age and the role’s limited power, though it could lead to the White House.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
New Castle News
Idge
Charley
Tour Deere
Curtis
Herbert
Hoover
Mid-West
Herb
Wall Street
Commerce Secretary
Hoovers
Neck of the Woods
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Senate
White House
Woman Denies Knowledge Of Husband's Murder
Los Angeles reports a Chicago druggist murder case where widow Mrs. Glab denies any knowledge of John J. Crab's shooting in Van Nuys. Crab died after being shot as he left his car. niece Miss Ethel Kaser corroborates or contradicts initial alibis while police cite conflicting stories.
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Bershe
Los
Angeles
Cal
John J. Crab
Chicago
Two Defendants Fail To Appear And Bail Forfeited
Two defendants to be tried this term did not answer when called in court this morning and their recognizances were forfeited. The cases include Norman Wes charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and PB Matuszewski charged with larceny.
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Commonwealth
Norman Wes
Matuszewski
Bales
Connelly Named Reserve Officer in EA R Eng
Washington June 20 The War Department announced the appointment of Richard Francis of 214 Park Avenue New Castle as lieutenant in the East Indian command and Garrett Jackson Jr as lieutenant in the same unit Also a youth Andrew Klingensmith 16 of 1214 Howard Way was picked up by officers for questioning in a police investigation
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Washington, D.C
War Department
Richard Francis
Park Avenue
New Castro Arc
Garrett Jackson, Jr
Andrew Klingensmith
Howard Way
Thomas and McMullen Arrested After Night Absences
A man has been staying out nights and was arrested when found at large. He is being held for investigation.
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Thomas and
McMullen
Workhouse Inmate Drops Dead in Springdale
Butler Pa June 20 Mayor Hess 58 collapsed and died of heart failure in the Allegheny county workhouse at Springdale where he served a sentence for bigamy. Sheriff Leslie of Butler county was notified Hess allegedly married a woman locally after deserting a wife and three children in Midland nine years ago. If he sits and stares into space he may not be killing time.
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Insternational Nets Service
Butler
B. Hess
Allegheny Couty
Springdale
SM. Leslie
Butler County
Hess
Midland
Mayor Orders All Slot Machines Taken From City
Steubenville report says June 20 1930s Pittsburgh interests placed over 100 slot machines in local stores. Mayor Oliver Conley demanded removal or face prosecution. Owners argued legality. city warned seizure if not removed and a legal fight would follow.
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Steubenville
Pittsburgh
Oliver Conley
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