Husband slain by deputy in murder suicide tragedy
In Northport on July 15 stock broker Harri Hemming was shot and killed by special deputy Frank Eberhart at View Point, then Eberhart killed himself. Hemming's widow Mrs J Henderson Ham ming had arranged a reconciliation. The murder was followed by a second suicide as Hemming’s daughter Helen watched. Coroner deemed the deaths murder and death by own action.
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Northport
Har. Hemming
Newy
View Point
J Henderson horne-Hemming
Dock Island
Hemming
Prank Ebert
O* Eberhart
Hem
Fee
Aberhart
Fullet
Helen Henderson
Ayord
Henry Chauffeur
New York
Hell Kelly
John Honing
Ortmarriage
Weet Highty-sixth Rel
Manhattan
Am H. Gibson
Eberhart
Gangsters Plot to Revive Hanged Pals Exposed in Chicago
Chicago July 15 organized gang planned to seize bodies from gallows and resuscitate using pulmotors. Harry Ward hanged this day refused offer after being approached before execution. Similar attempts reportedly occurred with Sam Cardinella. authorities note revival requires undertaker and multiple assistants.
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Chicago
Witorn Alter
Boerger
Fox Harry Ward
Iyer
Kccruur
Utes Ward
Sam Cardinella
Alt
Slush Fund Revelations Ties Lusk Bill to Detectives Pay Rise
A probe outline shows a 327000 slush fund to lobby the Lusk bill in New York, boosting detective salaries by 1000 or more annually. Witnesses say about 6000 traced so far, with Jack Kleist named as lobbyist. Senator Meyer and Hirshfield clash over cooperation as charges threaten a broader graft inquiry. The story also notes Noah Webster Cooper’s anti Sunday papers crusade and clashes over Sabbath enforcement.
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Lusk
David Hirshfield
Detective Endowment Association
New York City
Burau
Clayton R. Lusk
Jack Kleist
Kleist
Albany
O. J. Gude
van Buren Sign Advertising Company
Washington
New York
Schuyler M. Meyer
Joint Legislative Graft Investigating Committee
Senator Lusk
Hirshfield
Meyer
National
Virginia
C. Ernnest
Sith
Statensland
Sena
Noah Webster Cooper
Tennessee
Bible House
Astor Place
Mr. Cooper
New York Supreme Court
Solomon
Shishak
Egypt
White House Yard Bolt Hurled Patrolman From Sentry Box
Washington July 15 lightning struck near the executive offices of the White House and hurled Patrolman John Hawkes from his sentry box. He suffered back and shoulder injuries as the city endured its strongest storm of the summer. The White House basement flooded slightly while the President remained at his desk during the torrent.
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Tribune
Washington
White House
John Hawkes
Eresererer
Bolt Causes Balding Chaos at Jersey City Rail Station
Lightning blasted into the Public Service Railway car house at Ocean and Gates avenues, striking station master George Koch. Koch was knocked to the floor and later found nearly bald from hair singeing, with scalp blistering after treatment. He returned home to 208 Seaview Avenue.
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Public Service Railway
Ocean and
Gates Avenues
Jersey City
George Koch
Koch
Seaview Avenue
Belfast Situation Arouses Concern
The Senate adopted a motion to recommit the soldiers' bonus bill to the Finance Committee by 47 to 2 after a bitter debate. McCumber and Reed clashed. Williams intervened to avoid a fight. The Kenyon instruction motion failed. uncertainty remains whether the bill will pass.
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Tribune
Washington
Senate
Penrone
Harding
McCumber
North Dakota
Revi
Missouri
Fession Reed
Reed
Robinson
Arkansas
Watson
Georgia
Pacific
John Sharp Williams
Kenyon
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Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
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Mrundegse
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Cam
Curtis
Dillingham
Edge
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Erwald
Millinghussen
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Hale
Kellyge
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McNary
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Elson
New
Nicholson
Norbeck
Oddie
Baroun
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Shortridge
Smoat
Stanheld
Sterling
Wadsworth
Warren
Watson Und
Weller
Willis
Pial
Glass
King
Myers
Simmnama Sirwood
Wil Hurst
Finance Cem
Harreld
Shortrides
Tanfield
Republians
Kendrick
Yiel
Norris
Ster
Daring Marine Ex Sergeant Rescues Companion at East River
George Korach, ex sergeant of the 6th Marine Corps who survived a June 16 Williamsburg Bridge dive and four fractured skulls, saved Frank Pospick from drowning off Cary Dock Brooklyn. After towing him half a mile to shore, Korach, who had just left Williamsburg Hospital, was briefly detained by a pier policeman until proven by friends he swam across the bay. He admits dares drive him and says he plans no more swims.
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George Korach
6Th Marine Corps
Chateau Thierry
Williamsburg Bridge
East River
Williamsburg Hospital
Frank Pospick
North Fifth Street
Brooklyn
Cary Dock
Korach
Pospick
North Second Street
Blum
Waolsworth Tower
Prince of Wales May Attend Disarmament Conference Visit
The Tribune reports strong possibility the Prince of Wales may join the Washington disarmament conference in a social capacity if Irish talks succeed. King George favors the visit. Lloyd George’s attendance unsettled, with Northcliffe planning a short U S trip. The prince has canceled engagements for two months to rest while preparations pause.
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Prince of Wales
Tribune
New York
Teliune Inc
London
America
George
Lloyd George
Japan
Washington
India
Northcliffe
U.S
Lord Northcliffe
Australia
Far East
Egypt
Prance
Brland
US Will Not Defer British Debt Interest
In a fog bound coast scene the 400 ton schooner E Marie Brown was rammed and sunk thirty miles southeast of Fire Island. The Harmodius, a British steamship, rescued three survivors and confirmed seven aboard were aboard the Brown with Captain B W Belyea among those presumed lost. The incident occurred while the Harmodius was en route from Montreal to unload ballast.
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Fire Island
Eastport
Harmodius
Montreal
Latr
B. W. Belyon
Harold Belyea
Robert Ortega
Erie Basin
E. Marie Brown
Thomastown
South America
103 Reds Driven From Town in Aberdeen Chase
One hundred and three alleged I. W. W.'s were driven from Aberdeen and vicinity by citizens' posses aiding Sheriff Eliot of Brown County. They were herded in two groups sent east and north, each about ten miles. Nearby towns were warned to keep the men moving.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Sherif Eliot
Brown County
Postal Scales to Weigh Babies Is Hayss Idea
MINNEAPOLIS Minn July 15 Efforts to humanize the postal service in line with Postmaster General Hays order saw development here as Post master E A Purdy ordered parcel post wagon drivers to let mothers weigh their babies daily when babies are brought to the wagon scales.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Postal Service
Hays
E. A. Purdy
Flies 644 Miles in Air Temperature 69 Below
Paris July 15 Lieutenant Kirseh the French aviator who won last year’s James Gordon Bennett Cup race at Etampes is said to have reached an altitude of about 24 700 feet in an attempt to break the world record. He started from Le Bourget and landed at Champagnis in the Marne after engine trouble. The flight occurred as Paris thermometers showed about 69 degrees below zero.
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Paris
Kirseh
Etampes
R. W. Schroder
United States Army
Dayton
Ohio
Aero Club of France
Kirsch
le Bourget
Champagnis Partment
Marne
United States And Japan Agree On Conference Preliminaries
Washington reports that the United States informs Japan all nations will have ample opportunity to discuss the Far Eastern agenda before the Washington conference. Great Britain France Italy and China signal readiness, with invitations planned within a week to ten days for a November 11 opening.
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Tribunte Washington Bureau
Washington
Japan
Tokio Foreign Office
United States
Far East
Tokio
Greatin
France
Italy
China
Harding
Ching Pertod Paciing
Hughes
Wosl
Lendl
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