Wall Street Bomber Confesses in British Prison Case
New York court updates reveal Joab H. Banton, district attorney, stating a man in a British prison confessed to a portion of the Wall Street explosion on September 16, 1920, which killed thirty and injured many. The state department in Washington lists more names implicated, with an American consul general at London proposing extradition for Ralph Thurber and aliases, who allegedly signed an affidavit March 1 implicating himself and others in the plot.
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New York
Joab H. Banton
Wall ‘Street
Banton
State Department
Smith
Hughes
Coolidge Reaffirms Mellon Plan Tax Policy
President Coolidge reiterates support for the Mellon tax plan and ties Treasury rate principles to his congressional message. He declines to state veto or approval on a hypothetical compromise bill, urging Senate Finance to report a Mellon bill with minor changes for effectiveness.
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Treasury
Washington
March S
Coolidge
Congress
White House
House
Senate Finance Committee
Gasoline Supply Shortage Cited By Oil Magnate
Paul Koup vice president of Southern Pacific and president of Pacific and Associated Oil Companies told the Los Angeles Advertising Club luncheon that the United States has less than sixty days of gasoline on hand. He cited California fields Santa Fe Springs Huntington Beach and Long Beach as failing to return investments despite an estimated 250 million in output to date.
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Los Angeles
United States
Paul Koup
Southern SiPacific Railway
Pacific and Associated Oil Companies
Advertising Club
California
Santa Fe Springs
Iuntington Beach
Long Beach
Bhoup
Accused of $25,000 Theft in Harrisburg
S Ss Bailey former president of Key tone Carbonic company is charged with embezzling $25 000. He was arrested at the instigation of company officials and held on $20,000 bail. Bailey came from West Virginia to run the company but was dropped last December.
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Harrisburg
S. Ss. Bailey
Keytone Carbonic Company
West Virginia
Swedish Telegraph Invention Promises 400 Words A Minute
Stockholm March 5 reports Lt Thor Thoerhind, a Swedish expert, has perfected a telegraph device claimed to send 400 words per minute and is now pursuing patent rights.
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Stockholm
Thor Thoerhind
Railroader crosses river for long commute
Lewistown news notes George Goshorn a Pennsylvanian railroad section laborer at Anderson station who travels about thirty miles daily to reach work during winter. He stays on the river bank within a half mile of his tool house but slush ice and thin ice force him to detour around by the Lewistown river bridge to gain that small advantage.
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Lewistown
George Goshorn
Anderson Station
Goshorn
Lewistown River
Ten Years For Firebug in New York Case
Edward Schlott known as the international firebug and also as Otto Schultz and Daniel Lee, was sentenced to ten to twenty years for attempted arson after pleading guilty. He admitted setting at least fifteen fires since 1919. In Washington, Joseph Sc. Grew of New Hampshire, now minister to Switzerland, was nominated by President Coolidge to be under secretary of state, replacing William Phillips who becomes ambassador to Belgium.
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New York
Edward Schlott
International Firebug
Schlott
Otto Schultz
Daniel Lee
Grew
Washington
Joseph Sc. Grew
New Hampshire
Switzerland
Coolidge
William Phillips
Belgium
Fur shop robbery nets 25,000 fur valued theft in New York
Three young men robbed a fur shop near police headquarters in New York, escaping in a motor car with furs valued at 25,000 pounds. The incident showcases a bold daytime heist and prompts police appeals for information.
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Wurmen
New York
Armourtne
Candler Suit Refiled Over Alleged Paris Vessel Attack
Mrs Clyde Kayfield of Atlanta sues Walter Candler for 100000 alleging he assaulted her in her stateroom aboard a vessel bound for Paris. The case resumes as the Candler family faces renewed litigation.
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Candler
Atlanta
Lirelight
Clyde Kayfield
Walter Candler
Paris
Madness and murder at Bavarian wedding ends in chaos
Franz Marn, a 21 year old Bavarian peasant, is forced by his mother to marry Pauline Berndt, a 63 year old widow. On seeing the ugly bride, he goes mad and slashes his mother’s nose with a dagger before the bride flees.
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Brida
Franz Marn
Pauline Berndt
Wingley
Bavaria
Cincinnati Enquirer
Alaskan Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Sighted
A distant Alaskan marvel, the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes spans about sixty square miles and is riddled with vents emitting hot gases. It formed after Mount Katmai's 1912 eruption, whose volcanic dust circled the globe according to scientists.
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Alaska
Vaalley
Katmal
Paisley Hat Featured in Black Satin With Gold Net
The article highlights a distinctive Paisley hat made of black satin covered with gold net. A narrow band from a former Paisley shawl decorates the crown, tied in a small bow.
Youths Death Row Sentence Commuted by Governor
Lester Gerstenberg, 17, once America youngest death row inmate at Sing Sing, had his murder sentence commuted to life by Governor Smith. Gerstenberg was convicted in Greene County for shooting his stepfather Marco Guerierri near New Baltimore during a hunting trip. Evidence suggested his mother helped plan the slaying. the case against his mother was dismissed.
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Smith
Gerstenberg
Albany
March
Lester Gerstenberg
Sing Sing
Marco Guerierri
New Baltimore
Greene County
Lfe
Bride 14, Lehigh County Couple Wed Despite Age
Mary Smith nee Mace aged 14 was found by attendance officer Ed Ziensenfuss in Bethlehem. Miss Mace had been missing from school and had just married Floyd Smith aged 23 at the Lehigh county courthouse. She swore she would be 20 on March 3. Her continued schooling was ordered.
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Bethlehem
Mary Smith
Mace
Ed Ziensenfuss
Marthy Strohlman
Three Days Cough Signals Dangers and Creomulsion Claims
A three days cough is presented as a danger signal to serious lung trouble. The ad touts Creomulsion an emulsified creosote product said to soothe inflamed membranes kill germs and relieve chronic coughs and colds. It claims creosote as a top healing agent and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved with directions followed.
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Creomulsion Go
Atlanta
Public Sale Notice of Valuable Personal Property
Public sale of valuable personal property announced with details on time place and items to be sold. Bidders may examine assets prior to sale and terms of sale are set by the administrator. Further particulars will be provided in the public notice.
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Bellevue
Haltimore Pike
Frederick
Solstein
Guernsey
Surhams
Jersey
Poland
Will Farrow
Schuttler
Large farm equipment auction listing many implements
A two binder and various farming tools go up for sale. Items include Deering and Adriance binders, Johnson mower, Superior drill, corn planters, harvest gear, harrows, plows, harness, dairy outfit with boiler and sterilizer, milking equipment, tables, beds, fodder, corn, and 62 acres in wheat. Terms allow six month credit above $10 with notes. cash for sums $10 and under. Auctioneers Vernon T. Smith and Wm. E. Darner. w2-29,&d3-5
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Frederick City
Reservoir Pike
Porses
Schuttler
George WN. Young
John L. Dutrow
Auciioneer
Joseph H. Bussard
Elmer A, Horman
T Norwood
G O Tendrickson
Deering
Adriance
Johnson
John Deere
Saxton
Osborne
Oliver
Vernon T. Smith
Wm. E. Darner
Frederick
Mt. Oliver Cemetery
Rocky Mountains
Muilord
Avery
Dayton
WM M. Sponseller
William TE Darner
Joseph WW
Bussard
James Lowe
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