Fall–Doheny Charges Squashed in Hartford Murder Case
Gerald Chapman facing multiple verdict options in a Hartford trial for the fatal mailroom store robbery. Judge Jennings cautioned jurors to weigh evidence carefully and warned against reliance on accomplice testimony without corroboration.
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Associated
Pross
Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Mail Leetes
Mit
Fceman
New Britain
Chapman
Alcorn
Defent
United States
Connecticut
Anderson
Jenning
Jennings
Shean
Dempsey to Receive 750000 for Wills Bout
The Evening World reports a heavyweight title clash between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills near September. Arrangements are set to stage the largest boxing crowd to date with Dempsey netting about 758000 in the purse and key figures in sports and finance tied to the event.
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Asewrated
New York
Evening World Rays
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Financial Fyssinenera
Aevent
Jack Curley
Bernard Shaw Ties Theatre to Economic Threats
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Bernard Shaw and theater threats. Mentions theatre managers and performances. References to plays and possible pressures on production. No clear events or dates.
Screen actress clears contract charges in double victory
The screen actress won a double victory yesterday as charges she broke a movie contract were dismissed and her accuser Charles Duell was placed under 10000 pounds bail for perjury. Duell claimed they were engaged but the contract was broken by mutual agreement.
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Charles Duell
Duell
Ther
Sinking Of Earth Attracts Thousands In Brookhaven
Thousands visit Union Church area west of Brookhaven to watch a quarter mile wide sinking strip where earth falls one to fifteen feet. Cracks are described as bottomless and theories suggest ancient underground chambers and fired entrances buried the hills. Arrowshead and broken pottery shards are abundant.
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Brookhaven
Union Church
Here
Wealthy Widow to Wed Cornell Teacher in New York
Mrs Pteruthy Payne Whitney Straight widow of Willard D Straight and sister of Harry Payne Whitney will marry Leonard K Elmhirst a Cornell English teacher and Oxford graduate The bride is among the nation’s wealthiest women while the groom has no fortune They met at Cornell where he taught English and she funded a 32 8 million memorial building for Mr Straight after his death
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New Yeek
Mra Pteruthy Payne Whitney Straight
Willard D. Straight
Harry Payne Whitney
Leonard K Elmhirst
Oxford University
Agricultural Schoof Corneil
Straight
Elmhirst
Cornell
Virginia Congressman Rejects Salary Beest
A scrambled 1920s style item reports a Virginia congressman declining full salary benefits and a late pay check totaling $8300.21 amid references to legislative pay policies and personal accounts. The garbled text names Representative George Touche Remerrat and mentions election context and fees.
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Washington
George
Virginia
Plot to murder deputy marshal exposed in coast bootleg gang case
Five men and a girl arrested in Philadelphia in a suspected conspiracy to kill Deputy U S Marshal John Donnelly. DoJ agent Joseph McDevitt filed warrants naming Milo Eggers and Anel Eggers of San Francisco as band members. Photographs dispatched to California for rapid identification.
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Philadelphia
United States Marshal Department of Justice
Pacific
Joseph McDevitt
Department of Justice
John Donnelly
San Francisco
Milo Eggers
Anel Eggers
Arielsa
Deandlhl
Nile
Thon
Hl Miller
Hee
Milo E. Eggers
Joeph Curry
Joseph O Brien
Jacob Diamond
Jose Bartow
Harry Green
Tommy Eggers
John Smith
John Bricker
Erna Brown
May Vyougin
Snows Ac Matte Kelly
Agnes Allen
Tierney
California
New Directors Named for Local Rotary Club
The Rotary Club elected new directors for the coming year at a regular meeting. They include Steary S. Todd Sr, Wm H Morton, George Cobb, Willard Springer and Homer White. The group will choose a president from among themselves soon. Henry Hanna led the program with Ford Motor Company representatives and moving pictures on Ford machinery and corn cultivation in the Midwest. Dr McKadden Inck announced a club fire from the delegate. Todd attended the District Convention in Lancaster, and prospects were said to be bright for the 1726 convention to Salisbury.
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Steary S. Todd
Sphenent
Wm. H. Morton
George Cobb
Willard Springer
Homer White
Hete
Henry Hanna
Ford Motor Company
Polish government calls murder of Polish revolutionaries a provocation
Foreign Minister Tchitcherta reinforced with vigorous terms Russia’s protest that Poland is responsible for the murder of Polish revolutionary sympathizers. The note states the Polish government condemns the act as a provocation and rejects blame.
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Moscow
Tchitcherta
Car raid follows opera car arrival in New York
Four prohibition officers boarded the private railroad car of a famous opera figure soon after it arrived in New York state from Montreal Canada. They claimed to have found champagne and wine hidden in various recesses aboard the car.
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Famouus Opera «Anger
New York State
Montreal
Canada
Secretary Weeks Ill After Stroke
Washington reports Secretary John W. Weeks of the War Department is ill with a thrombosis in a small brain artery. His doctor says weakness in the left arm with no other symptoms and that he should be out in a short time.
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Washington
John W. Weeks
War Department
Hardin
Week
Weeks
Senator Ben Gettiman Invites Juices to Wet and Dry Party
State Senator Ben Gettiman of Milwaukee invites guests to a fruit juice and cider party at his residence on April 18 to discuss modifying the home beverage act. He says the event aims to explore home production of light beverages for private use while noting prior statements about his wine efforts.
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Associated Press
Madron
Wis
Ben Gettiman
Milwaukee
Senate
Hie Femme
Seder
Gettelman
Wheeler
Brad
Orater
Herman Bon
General Dave and Member 18 Anp Fragmentary Note
Fragmentary OCR reads as a jumble mentioning General Dave and Member 18 Anp with garbled phrases and stray symbols. No coherent event or action is discernible from the legible text.
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Dave B
Bevaneses Seek Change Venue Bevaneses Seek Change Venue
Defense counsel asks removal of the Andrew and Luther Bevan cases from Worcester County to Dorchester County. Also named are Everett Bevan and Warner Brittingham indicted as accessories to felony. Court adourned until Monday for judges to rule on venue petitions as sessions open April 27 in Dorchester.
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Evening Times
Saow Fill
Andrew
Luther Bevan
Worcester County
Everett Bevan
Warner Brittingham
Hi Negro
Cevons Court
Dorchester County
Veterans chief calls to clean out ring at Washington
Frank J Irwin national commander of the Disabled Veterans of the World War told Seattle listeners that a campaign is under way to clean out a ring in the central office at Washington. He faulted not only Colonel Forbes but others who served under him as well. He noted some improving conditions in veterans hospitals and within the bureau but urged further progress.
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Seattle
Wash
Frank J Irwin
New York
Washington
Forbes
Conditeoma
Irwin
Ham
Naeies Eral Hines
East
Veterans’ Hospital
Bureau
Eight Boys Die As School Roof Collapses
Eight boys were killed and four injured when a school roof collapsed in Lajar de Andrax, Almeria province. The incident occurred yesterday and is reported by The Associated Press. Local authorities investigated the disaster. emergency teams transported survivors to nearby hospitals.
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Vadin
Lajar de Andrax
Almeria
Rome talk recalls monarch era as hero given 2500 lore gift
A speech recalling bygone kings and subjects arrives from Rome after a wounded war veteran’s tale moves Italian ruler who rewards the hero with 2500 lore to build a home.
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Rom
Rome
Beerta
Doheny Sells Mexican Oil Interests in Major Acquisition
E L Doheny sells Pan American Petroleum and Trans Caspary to a group led by Briay and Company and Lord Inverforth. The deal values around 46 million dollars and forms the Pan American Masters Petroleum Corporation with 250 000 shares at 180 dollars and 1 000 900 shares no par value. Edward L Doheny remains chairman of the California subsidiary. The plan includes issuing new stock for the Pan American Western Petroleum Corporation to acquire California properties and potentially the Large Petroleum Corporation in Latin America.
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New York
Pan-American Petroleum Ae. Transport Company
Doheny Goverey
Edward L. Doheny
Zico
Pan- Amenian Petroleum Company
California
Pan-American Petroleum
Trans Casapeny
Pan-American Western
Corporation
al California
Uin-American Baxter
Petroleum
British American Petroleum Co
Great Britain
One Ping
Regime conference seeks union of northern and southern church branches
Report from Annapolis on the M. bf. church regimere conference where the education of the northern and southern branches was discussed. Laymen were unanimously urged for unification with a 180 to 0 vote. Also from Indianapolis a separate note covers a major indictment in Marion County.
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Annapolis
M. Bf
Cnr
Court voids Fall Doheny indictments over grand jury presence
Washington April indictments against Albert Fall Edward Doheny and Edward Sinclair were quashed by Chief Justice Mercy in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The ruling cites special assistant Oliver Hagen’s presence during grand jury proceedings as the basis for voiding charges including oil lease dealings and conspiracies with Pan-American entities. A similar challenge to the Sinclair case may follow.
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Albert B. Fall
Doheny
Supreme Court
Washington
Albert Fall
The
Interier
Edward J. Knheny
Edeward J. Doheny, Jr
Mercy
Supreme Court of the
Columbia
Olwer £. Hagen
Grand Jury
Senate Oil Committee
Bnd
Falr
Twoen
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Pan-American Company
Naval Air Reserve Number 1
California
Fall
Warryn Sinclar
Dome Ch
Wyoming
Sinclair
Fall-Dohery
Sinclair Dictments
Extron Mowts
U S Armada Sets Sail From Pacific Quarters
A large United States fleet departs its Pacific bases for a six month voyage to the far seas as the warship Cuyama reports minor engine trouble from emery dust found in its bearings. Officials say repairs may be done in San Francisco.
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Frese van Pedre
Fal
Uncle Sam
Cuyama
el Carrer
San Francisco
United Atstes
Sen Onege
Crumer
Japan Oder 2 Sew Warships Built
Fragmentary text reports on shipbuilding in Japan with confusion over wording and possible references to type of warships or orders. No clear names, dates, or places readable. Summary captures uncertainty and garbled OCR context.
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Japan
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