Liberty bid in Whitla kidnap case at Pennsylvania pardon board
At Harrisburg, Helen Boyle asked the state pardon board for release from Western penitentiary for the 1899 Whitla kidnapping. The boy’s parents offered no objection. former DA Lininger urged against clemency, citing potential publicity value for a film. The prisoner’s counsel argued reform and health deterioration in prison. decision deferred for a day or two.
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Harrisburg
Whitla
Capitol
State Pardon Board
Western Penitentiary
Helen Boyle
James Boyle
Willie’ Whitla
Sharon
J. Mead Lininger
W.C. Jacob
Mulvihill
Taggart Indicted For Election Fraud In Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman Indiana Mayor Joseph Ebe Samuel V Perrott former Indianapolis police superintendent Dan Roberts former Terre Haute mayor indicted by Marion county grand jury on 48 counts of conspiracy in election irregularities. Bonds set to 2500 to 10000. Others indicted include 124 politicians and party figures with coercion ballot stuffing and ballot manipulation alleged.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph Ebe
Samuel V. Perrott
Dan Roberts
Terre Haute
Marion County Grand Jury
Roberts
Leavenworth
Taggart
Bell
Collins
Democratic County Organization
Robert Metzger
Frank Given Light Work At Milledgeville Prison
Leo M. Frank, condemned for the Mary Phagan murder, was moved from farm labor to light outdoor work at Milledgeville prison Ga. due to poor health. Warden Smith and Dr. Compton report a cursory exam will lead to further physical testing to determine how confinement affected him.
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Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Smith
Burke
Guy Compton
Frank
Compton
United People’s Church Meeting Scheduled
The congregation of the United People’s church will hold its regular weekly meeting at Trades Aeneas the Star.
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The
United People’s Church
Aeneas the Star
Italy May Send Army Into France Amid War Fears
A Berlin dispatch reports Italy may declare war on Germany and send forces into France to aid the Allies. Rome notes continued Austrian attempts to recapture Italian positions on the Isonzo front, with Italians repelling night assaults and making gains in the Monte Nero zone amid bad weather and heavy Austrian resistance.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Italy
France
Rome
Isonzo
War Office
Monte Nero
Tyrol
Trent
San Pelegroino
Punta Tasca
Cordovo
Carnic
Malborghetto
Freikopel
Motorcycle Officer Charged Speeding Cited by Pearsall
Officer Dysart reported Pearsall was driving 40 miles per hour on State Street last night. Pearsall denied the speed and asked for a hearing after visiting the mayor’s office this morning. The case was set for a hearing.
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E. Pearsall
Dysart
State ‘Street
Pearsall
Pearsal
Eae
20 Cases of Smallpox Near Kittanning
Mahoning and Friedenheim towns about 18 and 20 miles from Kittanning are under quarantine as 20 smallpox cases are confirmed. Friedenheim reports 14 cases and Mahoning 6. John McCullough triggered quarantine rules after his juryman visit to Armstrong county court house where Judge J. W. King was present.
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International News Service
Kittanning
Mahoning
Friedenheim
John McCullough
Armstrong County Court House
J. W.W. King
Aujlli Sentenced To Two Years In The Penitentiary
Angelo Aujlli pled guilty to felonious assault and battery and received a two year sentence from Judge Porter. He allegedly shot Carmina Dominick during a quarrel in Little Italy and was brought back from Chicago by Detective Sturton after failing to appear for trial.
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Angelo Aujlli
Porter
Aujlli
Carmina Dominick
Little
Italy
Chicago
Sturton
Death notice for R L Boyd and J D Martin
Death records list Mrs R L Boyd age 26 of Volant and James Dodds Martin aged 81 of Stafford Kansas. The notices provide basic identifiers without additional biographical details.
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R. L. Boyd
Volant
James Dodds Martin
Stafford
Kan
Penitentiary Sentence Given Young Man in Larceny Case
Ed M Young, arrested in the John Crowl robbery and tied to several city robberies, was sentenced to not less than four nor more than ten years in the penitentiary.
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Ed. M. Young
John Crowl
Prisoner Handed to Bes Lusk After Deputy Detour
Bes Lusk was given custody of a prisoner by a deputy sheriff on East Washington street when the deputy stopped an auto. The deputy said he would pursue another wanted man, leaving Lusk to return the prisoner to the county jail. Lusk commented he did not know what he would have done if the prisoner had tried to escape.
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Bes Lusk
Washington Street
Lusk
Mr. Lusk
Two Philadelphia Firemen Killed in Chemical Explosion
In Philadelphia on June 22 a chemical explosion at the Thomas Potter & Sons oil cloth works buried firefighters under a four story wall. Two firemen died including Battalion Chief William F. James and Hoseman Hillman while more than a dozen were injured.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Potter & Sons
William F. James
Os Hillman
Sakta
Ellwood Woman Elopes With Roumanian Gypsy Lover
Ellwood City after Monday night elopement of Maria Popa wife of Joe Popa and John Boina a Roumanian gypsy to St Paul Minn. Boina had faced a previous disorderly conduct charge and a suspended sentence while Maria Popa left with valuables from the Papa home amid domestic troubles.
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Ellwood
St. Paul
Ellwood City
John Boina
Maria Popa
Joe Popa
Minn
Papa
Squire Butler
Thaw's Last Trial Staged In New York
A dramatic courtroom session in New York rescreens the case as the defendant Thaw faces another trial. Jurors weigh insanity related questions amid media attention and public interest in the controversial proceedings.
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Thaw
New York
Thaw Sanity Trial Begins as Jury Seated in New York
Seven jurors are secured for the sanity trial of Harry K. Thaw in New York. The selection comes after nine years since the murder of Stanford White. Prospective jurors include David Robinson Jesse L Straus Adolph Frisch Maynard Miller Paul J Marks Chester Bentley and Louis Cohn. The panel was drawn from two regular pools of 120 men as the court prepares to determine Thaw's mental state. Continued on Page Two.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
David Robinson
Jesse L. Straus
Adolph W. Frisch
Maynard M. Miller
Paul J. Marks
Chester A. Bentley
Louis Cohn
White
Thaw
Henrick
John B. Stanchfield
Morgan J
Dunkirk Shelled by Distant German Guns
Paris reports German artillery shelling Dunkirk from over twenty miles away. Fourteen shells struck the city at night, causing several deaths. The report notes use of poisonous gases along the northern battle front near Arras and Guennevieres farm, with ongoing fighting for two weeks. In Alsace French forces advance in the Fecht valley near Metzeral.
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International News Service
Paris
Dunkirk
France
Arras
Guennevieres Farm
Alsace
Fecht Mth
Deoteenel
Elks' Club Building Flies Flag From Peak
On Monday afternoon the contractor Hart finished the coping atop the new Elks' club building. A silk United States flag was fixed at the highest point and will fly there until weather rains it down.
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NEW Elks’ Club
Elks’ Club
Hart
United States
Donegan Located Safe in Youngstown Ohio
Dennis Donegan missing from Spring Street in this city was found safe in Youngstown Ohio after a New Castle railroad worker spotted him on the tracks. He was tired but unharmed and taken to a hotel to rest before returning home this afternoon. News of his location ended family anxiety and earlier fears of an accident or foul play.
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Dennis Donegan
Spring Street
Youngstown
New Castle
Donegan
Pulaski
New Bedford
Mallery Named to State Industrial Board
Gov. Brumbaugh named Otto T. Mallery of Philadelphia to the state industrial board of the department of labor and industry. He succeeds George S. Comstock of Mechanicsburg. The appointment was announced in Harrisburg on June 22.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Otto T. Mallery
Philadelphia
State Industrial Board
the Department of Labor and Industry
Georges. Comstock
Mechanicansburg
Italians Begin Building Warships Amid Wartime Needs
Italians accelerate ship production as wartime demands rise with new vessels under construction. Government sources report ongoing assembly of warships to bolster the navy and project regional strength during the conflict.
Italians Seize Monfalcone as Dreadnaughts Fall
Italian forces capture two super-dreadnaughts and one cruiser under construction at Monfalcone. Troops renew assaults on Austrian positions as a harsh regent decree threatens penalties for circulating unoffical military reports. General Frugones warns Austrians of ongoing operations and defenses.
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Rome
Monfalcone
War Office
Frugones
Austria
Dick Long Honored By Travellers
J. D. Long of New Castle was elected Past Senior Counselor and P. P. MacNab became Grand Page at the Pennsylvania State convention of the United Commercial Travellers at Exposition Park Conneaut Lake last week. New Castle sent many participants to banquets card parties and lake excursions framing a well represented city presence.
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J. D. Long
New Castle
P. P. MacNab
Pennsylvania
United Commercial Travellers
Exposition Park
Conneaut Lake
Percy MacNab
J. R. Johnson
Wallace Pitzer
S. E. Nessie
Clark E. Gleason
Roberta Gleason
Stella Eberle
Ruby MacNab
H. R. Ringer
Paul Boyle
Joseph
Sanfelice files trespass action over May 2 assault
Jim Sanfelice through attorney R A Wallace files a trespass suit and issues capias against Victor Hill Frank Masky and Henry Valkimo. He alleges an assault on May 2 causing loss of work time and seeks eight hundred dollars in damages.
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Jim Sanfelice
R. A. Wallace
Victor Hill
Frank Masky
Henry Valkimo
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Lininger
Dillions
Democratic
Itician
Dal
United People's Church Meeting
Charles
M. Young
Young
Butler
Nist
Boina
Harry
L. V. B. Rucker
Ohio City
Mon
Falcone
Brixton
D. Allaire
Sanfelice
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