Prison Warden Faces Inmate Schemes and a Rising Threat
In Sing Sing, Warden Handler battles a stubborn escape risk as inventor Gustave Blickendorfenbach unveils an unpickable lock while detective Doyle schemes with ex-con Bill Avery to trap Jimmy Valentine. Avery, about to be released, rejects being used as a stool pigeon and laments life behind bars, signaling a tense power struggle between prison control and the underworld network.
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Jimmy Valentine
Gustave Blickendorfenbach
Germany
France
England
Naples
America
George Doyle
Bill Avery
Doyle
Valentine
Avery
Smith
Handler
Bill
Cotton
Elks and Commercial Club Prepare Yuletide Parties This Week
Committees from the Elks and Commercial Club are making extensive preparations for their respective Yuletide celebrations this week. The Elks plan their party tomorrow night with members and ladies invited, while the Commercial Club hosts its event on Saturday night. Gas stove and water heater offered for sale or trade for a coal range.
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Elks and Commercial Club
The
Elks
Commercial Club
Safety on railroads in Illinois to be addressed
Chicago December 28. Legislation to safeguard interurban railways in Illinois will be drafted after a conference of railway commissioners and traction managers to form a representative committee. One system orders 100 miles of block signal lines. others plan trains using block signals. Automatic safety stops face delays over cost and reliability in winter conditions.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Kilpatrick
Railway Commission
R. A. Dyer, Jr
Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Railroad Company
League For Public Safety
Doyle confronts Avery as officers restrain chair threat
In a tense exchange Doyle and Avery clash after Doyle raises a chair in threat. Officers intervene and Doyle remarks on not wanting friends who are coppers, revealing hostility amid the confrontation.
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Avery
Doyle
Ask Fourth Assistant Postmaster General to restore auto route plan
The note urges immediate action to a top postal official in Washington to reestablish the auto route, presenting it as an easy and effective method to boost Roswell’s status and services. It emphasizes prompt drafting of the request to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
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Washington, D. C
Roswell
Afternoon Train May Come In At Two O Clock
Street talk claims the afternoon train will arrive in Roswell at two o clock on January 6 instead of 450. An officer would ride to prevent delays and ensure on time arrival. Officials could not confirm the report amid ongoing auto mail route investigations.
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Chicago
Whitey
Warden Handler
Roswell
Vaughn
Miss Roma Broiles Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery
Miss Roma Broiles was operated on at St. Mary's hospital this morning for appendicitis.
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Roma Broiles
St. Mary's Hospital
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Citizens National Bank
Frederick R. Toombs
Paul
American Press Association
Rose Lane
Chicago Whitey
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Illinois and Indiana Railway Commission
Taft
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Rector
Forty-fourth St
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John Drew
William EB. Corey
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