27 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1916
Page
1
The Fredericktown Savings Institution offers savings services with care taken to ensure prudence and security in all transactions and customer dealings. The notice emphasizes protective measures and standard banking safeguards for clients.
In New York, William Butler pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal officer and was sentenced to eighteen months at the Atlanta federal penitentiary. He was labeled the brains of the million dollar blackmail ring and the first conspirator to be arraigned. Prosecutors urged a conditional sentence to coax more evidence from him. The case tied to a plot involving Mrs. Regina Kilpper and a $500 demand under the Mann White Slave Act. Edward West of Chicago admitted to involvement, stating he would endure humiliation to protect others.
Federal officials exposed a blackmail scheme in which Secretary Daniels R Wealey was pursued in a New York hotel by a gang led by John T French alias Jack and Homer. West claims the accomplice posed as Alice Williams, later identifying Buda Godman as a gang member. The set demanded 15000 dollars in exchange for silence, while a preliminary hearing looms in Chicago.
Berlin reports Romanian forces again occupy the Szurduk and Vulcan passes in Transylvania. German troops repulsed Romanian attacks and then withdrawn on orders. Russian forces mounted six major assaults near Manajow in Galicia but suffered heavy losses as they failed to break Austro German lines.
In Lynchburg Virginia Richard R Rebschlarer a 26 year old former German navy fireman died from a self inflicted gunshot wound while standing at a cemetery grave. He recently could not return to Germany to fight and had traveled to the United States aboard the Bremen before the war. He worked as a machinist and faced continued attempts to emigrate back to Germany. Bridal Pair Killed by Train in Hammond Indiana on September 27 reports Joseph Castleman, his bride of an hour, and 15 year old Russell Stephenson perished when a Nickel Plate train struck the wedding party car.
Edward A. Leet a 42 year old inventor pleaded guilty to extortion against lawyer Edward Lauterbach of New York. He faces up to 15 years with sentencing set for October 2. Lauterbach testified to years of demands and payments totaling over 560000, with Leet and his wife allegedly scheming amid threats of violence.
Philadelphia September 27 Officially announced Captain William Kelly Jr Elenth Cavalry U S A will direct military instruction for University of Pennsylvania students this year with the title professor of military science and tactics The course follows spring agitation when over 400 pledged to take an elective in military science and tactics if added to the curriculum Striker Killed No Compensation Harrisburg September 27 The first ruling by a referee of the state compensation board in a strike case found widow of John Varco shot by a deputy sheriff during a fence removal at Edgar Thomson steel works Braddock not entitled to compensation Vargo employed by Carnegie Steel Company
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