Defiant convicts still hold prison siege in Kentucky
A siege at Eddyville state penitentiary in Kentucky continues as three convicts led by Monte Waltern Lawrence Griffith and Henry Ferling resist a second assault. Guards, townsfolk, and state forces rally with limited food supplies and barricaded mess hall defense as negotiators and Governor Morrow threaten decisive action.
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Monte Waltern
Lawrence Griffith
Henry Ferling
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Chilton
Penitentiary
Eddyville
R. I Scales
Lewis Hill
Paducah
Jury Acquits Cone in Bribery Case
Smille H. Cone former Jersey dry chief is found not guilty of bribery in a federal trial in Trenton after a earlier Newark verdict was set aside. The case tied to a $25 bribe alleged with David Wolfson and Edwin Scully with the defense arguing he was elsewhere on the day in question.
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Smille H. Con’e
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Con’e
Newark
Lynch
David Wolfson
Edwin Scully
Perth Amboy
W. E Dey
Milton Snickhammer
South Amboy
Girl Bandit Acquitted in Chicago Murder Case
A man known as Fred G Thompson admitted to conflicting spouses but was cleared of involvement in a murder after the wounded witness, the victim’s wife, testified. A separate report from Philadelphia notes a baby body found in a Market Street ferry waiting room, with authorities investigating the death.
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Fred G Thompson
Richard Tesmer
Thompson
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Polfre
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The Nowa reports a fresh dispatch of local happenings with concise coverage of events, people, and notes from the town. Readers find brief summaries of meetings, weather, and community notices shaping daily life.
New York Chamber Urges Volstead Act Revision
The New York State chamber of commerce adopted a resolution asking Congress to modify the Volstead act to align with public sentiment and be more reasonable and practicable. It argues the current enforcement of the eighteenth amendment faces broad opposition despite the law’s formal power. Police in Wiesbaden arrest a woman for stealing her sister’s gold teeth after the sister’s death in hospital. the thief claims entitlement as the sole relative.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
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