Phantom robber held up Dayton bank with $28000
Police announced the arrest of Nichol a local manufacturing plant owner who confessed to planning and carrying out the August 1 robbery at the South Dayton Branch of the Dayton Savings Bank and Trust Company escaping with $28000. The clue came via his adopted daughter Helen Sammet who was an employee at the bank.
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Dayton Savings Bank and Trust Company
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Nichel
Ondale
Evolution Fight Step Backward Says Derres Deaver Cobo
A distorted report quotes Derres Deaver and Clarence Darrow accusing the Tennessee evolution trial of retreating to medieval times. It asserts a campaign to push legislation criminalizing teaching origins of man, tying to powerful interests and a western south plan.
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Cobo
Clarence Darrow
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Grace Community Church
Chas Conte
Whit Wall
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Negro Convict Escapes from Warviand Pen
A prisoner identified as a Negro convict escaped from Warviand penitentiary after scaling the walls using a pipe and bolt to aid his climb. Reports indicate a confederate helped him during the attempt and that he was serving a sentence for tavern offenses with release due next January.
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Yaga
Rufus
Warviand
Merely unreadable OCR fragment details
Fragmentary text with numerous misspellings and garbled names. No coherent events, dates, or entities able to identify a clear person, place, or action.
Wealthy collar maker shielded by guards amid plots
New York reports that Max Phillips, wealthy Van Heusen collar manufacturer, faces plots by women said to intend to arrest him on Mann Act charges. Detectives guard his 00 acre Eatontown estate as tensions rise and a detective agency head is arrested amid tangled schemes and alleged yacht intrigue.
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Tranger
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Os Tate
Philip
Philips Jones Company
New England
Frank Ho Berg
Hi Oun
Dying Girl Found On Allegheny Bridge Mystery
Pittsburgh August reports a young woman found dying on the Allegheny River bridge area. Examination shows wounds to the back and neck with marks suggesting foul play. Witness accounts describe a struggle near the riverbank and a path of blood leads to the water. Police investigate possible murder or accident as clues emerge.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Aloe
Fragmentary OCR Notes Highlight Odd Phrases and Units
A garbled OCR excerpt contains repeated phrases and scattered terms such as wee NOW LOOK AT THEM and Sew Does Vue with fragments like 1¢ by and earth bor ar. The text also shows numbers, place-like tokens and incomplete words, suggesting a fragmented historical page with no clear continuous narrative.
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Bovey
Unknown fragmentary text from Coolidge area page
The readable content is incomplete and provides no clear events or identities to summarize. The fragmentary lines include stray letters and unclear phrases, with no discernible people, places, or actions.
Marine Guards Found Asleep At Their Posts
A historic report notes marine guards were found asleep at posts and the incident prompted a formal inquiry. The record mentions command staff and possible disciplinary actions as investigations proceed.
Fragmented Memoir Fragment in Bedbed Across Montet Tout
Fragmented OCR narrative references Haiti and Manister with garbled names and scattered phrases. It mentions natural causes, a bed scene, and various place names like New Orleans and Bharat, with unclear dates and people. The passage reads as a garbled historical note without a clear event or outcome.
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Po Nesters
Bosch
Abe
Fede Gslere
Enews
Mat
Trieber Ff
Peter
Baltimore Stadium Draws Attention With Big Card Event
A fragmented sports note from Baltimore hints at a major stadium event titled as a sport card showcase. Names and details are obscured, but references to local venues and figures suggest a prominent regional sporting gathering.
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Baltimore
Student Kalles Russel Scott Faces Alleged Insults and Gangster Confessions
A chaotic crime report details an alleged insult to three sisters by Kal lento students and a fatal gang attack in Chicago involving Archie Carlini and companions. The piece notes Russell Scott’s insanity case and possible pending return to judge and gallows, with background on other suspects and a public defender.
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Chiesge
John Henrys
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Companen
James Ro Witcham
Inez Paree
Pol Wren
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Inez
Archie
Mitcham
Carlins
Judents
Timak
Mattham
Frank Spina
Gipeppe Vechre
Joseph Preitt
Antonin Preit
Attorne
Rewe
Samiumer Imlay
Ell
T Scott
Millarderee
Hester
Chester
Scott
Itc Hewr
Joseph David
Scntt
Pepera
Hermon Adjer
Criminel Agit
Alenst
Len Small
Joseph Maurer
Chicago
Boldun
Michigan
Supreme Court
France Britain Debt Talks Opened Amid Uncertain Terms
London reports note a France British finance talks opened with Finance Minister Caillaux and Winston Churchill to discuss the settlement of France's debt, with Britain proposing a possible annual payment around ten million pounds though no agreement yet. The outcome remains unclear as discussions continue.
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Caliaux
Winson Spencer Churchill
France
Ant
Great Britain
M. Caillaux
Daily Mail
Noblaeux
Loreaty Dent
Bank Starts Forests Plan for Mortgages
A local bank requires trees to be planted on land deemed unsuitable for farming before approving two mortgages. The Aug. 24 policy links forestry to loan eligibility and signals new environmental criteria for collateral.
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Regalusa
Man Arrested With Eccentric Name In Lonion
In Lonion on August 24 a man jailed after drinking gave the improbable names Ptolemy Napoleon, George Washington, and Omar Khayam Bass as his identity. The report notes he was drunk at the time.
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Lonion
Ptolemy Napoleon
George Washington
Omar Khayam Bass
Seven Egyptians Hanged for Death of Sir Lee Stack in Cairo
In Cairo the seven men linked to the assassination of Sir Lee Stack, Serdar of the Egyptian Army and Governor General of the Sudan, were executed by hanging. They faced the gallows yesterday in four successive intervals as crowds watched. one former deputy resisted the trap, others remained composed.
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Egypt
Lee Stack
Sir Srahh Mansour
Witchcraft murder case yields prison terms in BC
Prince Rupert BC August reports five year imprisonment for Nag Alex and suspended sentence for Kalie Leet in the manslaughter of Wastell Moccasin. The Indian youth was murdered two years ago in the Laird River district to break supposed evil influence. Moccasin was led to a tree and left to die in 40 degrees below zero after three days.
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Rehane
Kalie Leet
Wastell Moccasin
Laird River
British Columbia
Mayor clears man mistaken for judge in Canada shooting case
In Montreal a man accused of being Justice Andersen was cleared after U.S. authorities confirmed he is not the justice. The report notes police misidentification and the swift correction from cross-border officials.
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Montreal
Tocorge T. Whetaker
Hrommondville
Serh-Ead
Senpirinn
Juich” Andersen
Anterione Guamean
Pal
Meeting Of Miners May Halt Strike At Hazleton Conference
Philadelphia August 24 A P John J Lewis international President of the United Mine Workers accepted an invitation to a Hazleton Pennsylvania conference between anthracite mine workers and a citizens committee to be open to the public The committee hopes to press its views and seeks a neutral forum to avoid a wage dispute escalation and reach a fair settlement with operators in Scranton and the coal fields
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John J. Lewi
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
John Ff Uhl
Wilksbarre
Lewis
Preas Anl
Uhl
Aftamont
Hazelton
Low
Mc Lewis
Scranton
Whisat
Accusations Fly in New York Mayoralty Nominating Battle
The piece reports accusations between Willan S. Bennett and John J. Lyons supporting Waterman on the Republican line while Mayor Hylan opposes a wide open town. Walker denounces women backing a 1% candidate. Tammany plans to pressure rivals amid borough and county politics and upcoming primaries.
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Willan SM. Bennett
John J. Lyons
Frank I. Waterman
Republian
Mayer Hylan Wes
Tammany
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Lyons
Mayer Hylan
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Tammany Camp
James Walker
Eat Oom
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Warner
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Verner Smyth
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J. Harry Terman
Maya Byland Tie
WB Heart
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