Fenced loot suspects Worthington and Evans jailed in Chicago case
Chicago officials say AGENTS arrested William Worthington and Owen Evans, leaders of Central Securities, on indictments for possessing and selling forged government notes and stamps. They allegedly altered Liberty bonds to pass as valid, moving loot through the Central Securities company to reputable brokers. Authorities tie the pair to multiple mail robberies including Toledo and Chicago incidents and a New York stock disappearance. Evans to county jail. Worthington sent to Waukegan jail.
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Chicago
Joan W. Worthington
Owen T. Evans
Central Securities Company
Federal Grand Jury
John V. Clinnin
Evans
Worthington
Waukegan
Central Securities
Toledo
Pullman
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed Against Warren G Spragin Leaders
Bankruptcy petitions were filed in the U S district court against Warren G Spragin and the Warren Oil Company. Spragin, a director of Michigan Avenue Trust Company, faced a sizable shortage disclosure after the bank’s closure. James J Kelly, a bank director, filed the petitions along with others. The reports also cover a puzzling insanity case in Lake County and other regional news items.
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Chicago
Warren G.spragin
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Warren Oil Company
United States District Court
James J. Kelly
Bank
Off for Drill Grounds New York
A fragment notes a portion of the beacon At anchor near drill grounds in New York with unclear context. The text hints at naval or military activity but lacks full details or dates.
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New York
Ati
World Peace Demonstration in Germany Draws 20000
Berlin saw a pacifist rally with thousands of police. More than twenty thousand cheered for world peace and criticized monarchists, with banners marking the seventh anniversary of the war. Speakers urged action to avert future conflict as Ebert was criticized amid political tension.
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Berlin
Junkers
Germany
No More West
Austgarten
Sident Harding
Kaiser
Europe
Wirth
Ebert
United States Demands Square Deal for Ships
Washington reports aggressive shipping board actions to secure fair access for American merchant ships to foreign ports. Policy aims to force other nations to offer equal opportunities or face retaliation, supported by the new shipping act. The Alexandria cotton contract issue in the United Kingdom and United States illustrates the policy’s profile. A separate Chicago note tells of Andrew Shimakus duped by Philip Adamovski into paying 4 250 dollars for a money making machine that delivered only blank paper.
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Washington, D. C
Shipping Boards
Hoara
Alexandria
Egypt
United Kingdom
United States
Chicago
Andrew Shimakus
Jess
Philip Adamovski
Shimakus
Adamovski
Adamayski
Cloudburst Drowns Two in Wyoming Village Travel Party
Advices reaching Omaha report a cloudburst near Beulahs Wyoming fourteen miles west of Spearfish that wiped out part of a touring party bound for Yellowstone. Mrs. Win Bower of Missouri Valley Iowa and her grandson John Bower of Chadron Nebraska are confirmed dead. The body of the grandson has not yet been recovered.
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Omaha
Beulas
Wyo
Spearfish
Ig. D
Win Bower
Missouri Valley
John Bower
Chadron
Ned
Yellowstone Park
Leroy Bower
Hasot
Nebraska Governor Enjoined Over New Bread Law
A Nebraska district court granted a temporary injunction blocking Governor Kelvie and other state officers from enforcing the new bread law that would require bakers to bake loaves of one pound or multiples. A permanent injunction hearing is delayed until the fall term.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Railroad Debt Funding Sought By War Finance Plan
Congress partially acted on President Harding's request to broaden the War Finance Corporation to fund railroad debts and extend farm credits. Senator Kellogg introduced a Hoover-Neyer bill as a substitute for the Norris plan, claiming no added cost or liability. Meanwhile, Gov Len Small faces a potential surrender over embezzlement charges, and a Japanese disarmament conference may be arranged with a preliminary meeting to set the agenda. In Modesto, California, W T Pennell killed his wife and two children before taking his own life after marital separation.
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Washington, D
Congress
Presiden Harding
Powers of
War Finance Corporation
Senate
Reaiy
Kellogg
Minnesota
Hoover
Neyer
Norris
Warnance Corporation
Ralreund
Ornatul
Interstate Commerce Committee
Stall
Springfield
Small
Chicago
Sangamon Sounty
Eral
Ilinois
Henry Mester
Sanigemon County
5Mdi
Cook County
Smith
Albert Pink
Len Small
Mester
Tards
Bond
Gov. Small
Mest
Washington
Tokio
Harding
Suidehara
Japan
Bandit Locks Ice Box Victim In Ice Box Heist
Florella H. Mallo, 34, an ice dealer, was trapped in a large ice box by three bandits after a $40 robbery in New York. He was rescued at Lincoln Hospital where doctors report his condition serious after a night of exposure during a heat wave.
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New York
Florella H. Mallo
Lincoln Hospital
Mallo
Ireland
Gallant Bandits Hold Up Household in Chicago
Four bandits robbed a home in Chicago taking two cars after abducting Bessie Merwin and her fiancé Earl H. Parkins who were tutoring. The robbers paraded a chivalric image before fleeing with the vehicles.
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Chicago
Bessie Merwin
Earl H. Parkins
Bessie
World Tuberculosis Congress Opens in London
The international tuberculosis conference opened in London with about forty speeches delivered in many languages within an hour. The event follows a first conference in Paris last year. Lord Curzon spoke for Britain, announcing an official war commitm ent on behalf of the government.
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London
Iowa News Roundup From Cedar Falls to Sioux City
A wide Iowa harvest of reports includes George Call of Cedar Falls scaling threshing. Helen Tomlinson suing Paul Musser for 16000. incidents from Sioux City police removal to a fatal accident near Vail. Fire losses and bank condition, relief aid totals, and school bond votes in Farley complete the snapshot.
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George Call
Cédar
Helen Tortlinson
Paul Musser
Tomlinson
Des. Moines
Albert Snider
Earl Morgan
Sioux City
Short
Esther
Henry Kiein
Eizst
la Porte City
Eagle Township
Theodore Kestai
William Maskestad
Radcliffe
Baa Packing Company
Wilson & Co
Chicago Packers
RR. Diilemuth
Fonda
Angelina Romers
Diliemuth
Mt. Zion
W. R. Walden
Barker
Blair
Homey Bell
Iowa
Murray
H. A. Stafford
Blairsburg
Near East Relief
State Office
Webster County
Polk
J. T. Walsh
Wail
Mrr
Walsh
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis ‘ Ohio’ Railroad
New Hampton
Fire safety tips for farm buildings and homes
Advice on preventing barn and home fires including regular rodding inspection, no smoking signs, proper ventilation and lighting, keeping fuel away from flames, bucket water readiness, non freezing pumps, accessible tools, family fire roles, oil storage, wind friendly building placement, weed control, and safe handling of matches and outdoor fires. Emphasizes water conservation and guarding irrigation pipes.
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Pike
Grow Flowers With Vegetables
The article argues for combining flowers with vegetables in gardens. It cites dahlias and scarlet runner beans as examples and suggests a border of fruit plants on two sides and flowers on the other sides to create a balanced, attractive plot.
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Ecre
England
America
Ayers Farm
Maine bill to curb billboards gains support
The Christian Science Monitor notes voters and drivers favor tighter Maine billboard rules. An amendment would forbid new signs where they obstruct curves or angles, with calls for even broader reform to remove country billboards entirely.
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Maine
Senate
Christian Science Monitor
First Twin-Grand Piano Demonstrated at Leipzig Concert
The first four handed twin grand piano was shown at a 40 orchestral concert in Leipzig Germany. Described as two grand pianos end to end in a single frame it reportedly has only one soundboard. A photograph appears in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Leipzig
Germany
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