Arrest Near Elwell Case Sparks Hope of Break in Murder
Authorities narrowed the Elwell murder case to a single suspect, a friend of the slain turfman, with police intensifying questioning and new leads. A letter from Sarles Whaley surfaced, though the man’s identity and relevance remain unclear. detectives press for effort while the outer key set and other clues are reviewed.
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Joseph Yowne Elwell
West Seventieth Street
Mysay
Turfio
Swann
Dooley
Willem Gibby Whaley
Len Derby Elwell
Mr. Whaley
Sarles C. Whaley
Bibbe Whaley
Knoxville
Tenn
Arthur Carey
Addrever
Elwell
Russia Will Pay Debts If Given Recognition
Bolshevik Minister of Trade Leonid Krassin told a visiting trade delegation that if the Russian Soviet government was recognized by European governments there would be no doubt Russia would recognize debts contracted by the imperial regime.
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London
Leonid Krassin
Evening Standard
Russia
Coal Crisis Eases With Ban on Exports and Rail Priority
Relief from the coal shortage threatening public utilities and industries along the Atlantic seaboard emerged as the Interstate Commerce Commission announced a Monday order prioritizing coal shipments to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore and shutting exports to Europe The order took effect Thursday night A meeting of railway executives public utility heads and Public Service Commission officials at the Pennsylvania Railroad offices reviewed the local situation with leaders from New York Central Pennsylvania Central Railroad of New Jersey Baltimore and Ohio Edison Consolidated Gas and other utilities They outlined steps to guarantee coal supply and storage stocks for fall and winter and pledged mutual aid among utilities to prevent shutdowns in New York City and surrounding areas
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Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Commission
Europe
New England
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. H L. Smith
New York Central
Samuel Res
The
Pennsylvania
W. G. Bessler
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
J. W. Lieb
New York Edison Company
W. R. Addicks
Consolidated Gas Company
W. Leon Pepperman
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
W. 5. Menden
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
G. W. Elliott
National Committee On Gas and Electric Service
Philadelphia Electric Company
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Alfred M. Barrett
James B. Walker
R. H W. Nexeen
Lieb
Edison Company
Willard
Dr Julius Hammer Found Guilty in Manslaughter Trial
Julius Hammer was convicted of first degree manslaughter in the Bronx County Court for the death of Mrs Marie Ogonexo after an operation at 290 Riverside Drive. The jury deliberated about four and a half hours. Sentencing set for June 20, with defense to file motions later. Juror No 11 said to have been offered $1,000 to acquit.
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Julius Hammer
Bronx
Marie Ogonexo
Riverside Drive
Gibbs
Joseph L. Maher
Annjetant
Cohen
Trix
Gibba
Mario Christian
Mra
Ogonexo
Washington
Rail Board's Wage Pledge Halts Strike
Chicago June 25. The Railway Labor Board will decide wage demands by July 20 retroactive to May 1. W G Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, said the decision ends danger of a general strike, while noting secret plans to spread stoppages. Mass meetings were held by two outlaw unions demanding recognition and restoration of seniority rights.
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Chicago
R. M. Barton
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Lee
Mr. Lee
Railway Board
Fee
Otucs
Carmen's Hall
Chicago Yardmen's Association
United Enginemen's Association
Railroad Labor Board
Report of Rumored Midnight Railroad Strike
Rumors floated yesterday of a general insurgent railroad strike at midnight with many regular railway labor members said to participate. Efforts to verify the reports failed as insurgent leaders refused comment. Washington was alerted to possible service tie-ups and government agents searched for those responsible.
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Uars
Washington
Pagn
United States population estimated at 105 million
Washington June 26 The population of continental United States is estimated at 105,000,000 by Z A Hill chief statistician of the Census Bureau. The rise over 1910 is about 13,000,000 as growth slowed after the war. Immigration, influenza, and soldier deaths are cited as reasons. The cities and towns surveyed total 41,020,854 with an average 28 percent gain from the prior decade.
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Washington
United States
Z. A. Hill
Cessna Bureau
Harding and Coolidge To Confer Wednesday
Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge will confer in Washington on June 30. The Governor accepted the invitation by telegram, and Harding said he looked forward to the meeting with great satisfaction.
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Boston
Senator Harding
Coolidge
Washington
Harding
Kitty Gordon shoots actor accidently in Chicago
Vaudeville actor Joseph A Hack of Milwaukee was accidentally shot by Kitty Gordon during a Chicago theater performance. The weapon misfired while Hack waited offstage, the bullet entering his right arm and exiting the chest. He is reported serious at a hospital.
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Chicago
Joseph A. Hack
Milwaukee
Kitty Gordon
Hack
Vera Beresford
Frank Griffith
Miss Gordon
Garrity
New York
Harry de la Poer Heresford
Vera
Beresford
Jack Wilson
Takes Day Off to Repair Roof and Finds $1,000
Charles Smith of East Rockaway found a canvas bag containing $1000 in gold coins hidden in his attic after a heavy rain. He planned to take another day off to repair another damaged roof area.
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Charles Smith
East Rockaway
Smith
United States
Brakeman Burns Dies in Jersey Train Wreck
Edward Lawrence freight brakeman died in Burlington New Jersey when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight car jumped the track as it passed a passenger train. Debris and gas tanks exploded, injuring several aboard the passenger coaches and tossing Lawrence into flames.
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Burlington
N. J
Edward Lawrence
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lawrence
Reed's Credentials As Delegate Filed
In San Francisco on June 25 the Democratic National Committee unanimously urged Governor Roberts of Tennessee to call a special legislative session to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. The meeting opened plans for a convention roll and considered Georgia contest seats while presenting Reed as Missouri’s delegate.
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San Francisco
Democratic National Committee
Tennessee
Homer S. Cummings
James A. Reed
Bth
Missouri
Georgia
Cummings
Roberts
Albert H. Roberts
State Capitol
Nashville
Tenn
Yy Maan' Imoaif
Reebies
Sheyance
America
Roger Sulliva
Illinois
John T. McGraw
West Virginia
William J. Stone
Homer 8. Cummings
John S. Martin
National Committee
U S Puts Feminine Modesty Before Conservation of Gowns
Washington June 25 government officials in charge of price reduction campaigns voiced a stance against conserving cloth at the cost of female modesty. Howard Figg inspected three extreme knee length designs, blushing at their display, and declined to pose with the models. He urged skirts to extend below the waist while retailers argued length changes waste cloth, leading to a decision to avoid altering upcoming styles.
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Washington
Associa
Howard Figgsistant
Attoreny General
Figg
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Figg
New Yorkers Plan Drive Against Volstead Act Caucus
SAN FRANCISCO June 25 The New York delegation will caucus tomorrow to name its convention committee members and discuss plans to drive for amending the Volstead act so states can set beverage content with a higher limit than the federal 0.5 percent. W Bourke Cockran is slated for the Resolutions Committee. The caucus will settle the declaration form and decide where New York’s ninety votes go in the presidential ballot, with Governor Cox favored after a couple ballots and no delegation instructions.
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San Francisco
New York
Saucus
Mack
W. Bourke Cockran
Cochran
Smith
Cox
Ohio
Harding Aims for Small Donations in Campaign
Washington report says Senator Warren G Harding plans a restrained fund-raising approach for his national bid. Colonel William Boyce Thompson of New York, head of the Republican Ways and Means Committee, confirms no contributions exceed 1000 dollars and pledges continued adherence to small gifts. The campaign will focus on an intensive nationwide effort without heavy financial influence, with details to follow on page three.
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Reed
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Missouri
St. Missouri
I. B. Dockweiler
California
Tibunea
Washington
Fashington
Warren G. Harding
William Boyce Thompson
New York
Thompson
Ways and Means Committee
Republican National Committee
Harding
Republican Party
Senator Harding
National Ways and Means Committee
Germany Must End Conscription Plan
Berlin reports three notes from the German peace delegation on disarmament. They reiterate adherence to the peace terms and the 100,000-man army limit, demand abolition of conscription, and seek changes to the constitution. The notes also address replacing the security police with disciplinary police and the stalled aeronautical material program.
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Berlin
Germany
Adda
Smith Urged To Lead Forces Of the Wets
Friends urge Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York to lead the wets in the looming primary battle against the drys as Bryan heads the anti dry faction. Smith plans to consult New York delegates tomorrow before deciding if he steps forward to unify the wets. Murphy and Hearst figures weigh in as talks swirl around Smith’s presidential prospects.
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Smith
Senator Predictions And Key Deliberations From San Francisco
In San Francisco Senator Carter Glass forecasts McAdoo's potential nomination after Mrs Antoinette Funk publicly asserts McAdoo would accept if offered. The article traces Democratic maneuvering with Palmer Harrington Sullivan Hearst talks, and Walsh opposition to a league treaty plank while advocating a strict profiteering stance.
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San Francisco
McAdoo
Carter Glass
Antoinette Funk
Punk
Stuart Gibboney
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