Witnesses Recall Leopold and Loeb Murder Trial Details
Chicago reporters police officers and friends of the defendants testified on the Leob and Loeb case describing circumstantial evidence and the ransom plot. Witnesses recounted Leob seeking a scoop and instructing how to deposit the ransom as the body of Robert Franks was found near a culvert.
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Chicago
Holda Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
John R. Caverlyne
Howard Mayer
University of Chicago
Leeb
Jacob Fra
Loeb
Mayer
Franks
Johnson
Ranon
Alvin Goldstein
Chicago Daily News
Young Franks
Hugh Byrane
Leopold
Leogali
Hessville
Ind
Robert
Ourteen
Market Summary And Prices From Local Trade Circles
Fragmentary market notes show prices and goods including poultry pork butter and groceries. Confusing OCR yields limited details on exact items quantities and vendors but indicates varied rates across staple farm produce.
Potatoes and beams appear in postal exchange notes
A garbled OCR fragment references potatoes, beams, and signals tied to agricultural or transport contexts. It mentions sections like Sew Va and possible names or codes, but readability is severely limited. No clear events, dates, or organizations emerge from the text.
Pennsylvania Railroads Face Tax Fight and Arrest Orders
The Pennsylvania Railroad and officials plan to contest tax free bus operation in court. Mackall orders the arrest of Jump while a conference with the State Reads Commissioner is arranged. A line between Salisbury and Cambridge operates under Stone Express with taxed permits and motor vehicle trailers attached.
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Johan
Mackall
Spea
R. H. Seulsby
Pennsyveaia Railroad
Seulsby
Fred Jump
Penn
Queenstown
Centreville
Public Service Commission
Salisbury
Cambridge
Stone Express Company
Man Triples to Gator Cripple in Log Mistake
In July 2 at Markeville Thomas Briegge of Little River stepped on what he thought was a log crossing a four foot deep channel and was bitten by a 16 foot alligator. He was rescued by his brother who shot and killed the animal.
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Markeville
Thomas Briegge
Little River
Briggs
Fragmentary OCR Item About Presidential Candidates
A garbled OCR fragment mentions seven presidential candidates and a task to obtain a certain statement for Houdini. The text is incomplete, with unclear names, dates, or organizations, preventing a precise report.
36 Persons Indicted In Liquor Ring Probe Across Cities
Reported indictment of 36 individuals from Jacksonville to Washington in a liquor ring investigation. The case involves alleged illegal distribution and conspiracy with authorities pursuing charges related to illicit liquor operations.
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Jacksonville
Washington
World War Tactics Report From Brazil Front
Buenos Aires reports growing belief that Brazilian Federal forces at Sao Paulo face strong resistance and trench warfare resembles Western Front fighting. Official dispatches note small advances and defenses supervised by Italian and German officers, making a rapid capture unlikely.
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Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Sao Paul
Louis qeite follows husband around the works
Fragmentary note reports a woman named Louis qeite following her husband near a workplace with unclear details and additional references to another woman.
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Louis Qeite
Mewepaper Service For Baseball Fan Game
Fragmentary text mentions a baseball game with unclear terms and characters. No clear event date or team names are readable. Further details are unreadable in the provided fragment.
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Mewepaper Service
France blocks execution of German loan
France and Anglo American financiers remain at an impasse over a 200.6 million dollar loan guarantee. Paris insists on Versailles Treaty rights to sanctions for German defaults, while lenders fear risk if only one nation can act. Premier Herriot faces political pressure at home as concessions are debated.
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Enden
Intertes Pontecenrs
France
Hermiot
Cam
Certai
Permer
Pans
Tien
Orred Mair Causes Strike of Barkers
Wage dispute triggered by Tes Acuursgtrd Prowse and barbers threatening a strike over pay. Wages ranged from $ to 61 with many barberes threatening to quit work if an agreement was not reached. The excerpt notes unrest and labor tension among barber workers and related figures.
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Orred Mair
Edster Freed After Two Days of Sersing and Pardons
Edster's release followed two days after sentencing in Las Vegas court for con ef, with Gov. JF Hinkle denying pardons to Sheni Delgado. Magee’s habeas corpus hearing in New Mexico delayed the case as judges debated presidential pardon powers. Magee claimed he did not obey the tribunal while defense argued the punishment was excessive.
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Tae
Santa Fee
Las Vegas
Sheni Delgado
JF. Hinkle
Carl Maare Wu
Hrering
Askren
Vegas
Sherif
Magee
Peblich
Fn Hs
The
New Mexico
Magre
Weald Search Ram Row Shipe For Aliens
An agent of the revenue department seeks permission to hoard weasels of ram row to search for narcotics and aliens aboard vessels after a prisoner letter indicated activity offshore. The note mentions Chinese and other foreigners awaiting smuggling into the United States and daily trips to collect illicit cargoes.
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Assoriated
New York
Ram Row
Reavary Department
Robert Wylie
Clayborn Street
Glasgow
Scotland
Lrquor
Matthew Hansen
Sat
Detective Fights Bandit Near Baltimore Station
A Baltimore detective, part of a unit targeting dry raids in Salisbury, shot the bandit after he tried to flee a weed covered rat on North Calvert Street. Four bullets from three detectives ended the chase six hours later in a hospital. The shootout also aimed to save two colleagues, Porter and O'Brien.
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Levey Ee Baltimere
Salisbury
Cohen
Porter
O'Brien
Calvert Street
Unclear wartime bulletins report mixed dispatches
Fragmented late news items from Aslamtec City and Cape May describe a driving incident and a Senate seating protest. The garbled text references brigantine vessels, a diversion plan, and a state prize event with figures like $700,000, while other lines mention military and government actions without clear context.
Woman Leads Mob in Maryland Tar and Feather Assault
A woman identified as Dorothy Grandon of Martinsburg West Virginia was tarred and feathered by an unmasked mob in Myersville Frederick County near midnight. The mob of about 50 local business people dragged her to the village edge stripped her and covered her with tar before she was helped home by James Whip and J D mentee The assault followed alleged attention paid by her husband to Miss Grandon State police have orders to identify mob members and arrests are planned Sheriff Allea announced warrants would be sworn out later today A companion of Miss Grandon was ordered to leave Myersville but not molested while details remain uncertain
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Frederik, Md
Dorothy Grandon
Martinsburg
W. Va
Myersville
Rederick County
Myeraville
Mise Granden
Miss Granden
Allea
Frederick County
Gan
James Whip
J. D. Mentee
Whip
Girl
Fire department parade wins gold prize at Del Mar carnival
Salisbury Fire Department led by Chief F A Greer Jr won a gold award for best heat appearance in the street carnival. Harrington department earned a similar prize for marching farthest. Salisbury carried a banner and wore regalia as part of the parade.
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Salisbury
Delmar
F A Greer, Jr
Harrington, Dei
Selisbury
Fishermen Near Lewes Delaware Report
Fragmentary notes describe fishermen near Lewes Delaware and local activities around a brief period. Names and details are garbled but reference to fishing near Lewes and community figures appear in the unreadable text.
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Houdini
See Paulie
War Connie
Pace
Raster
Leagie Blings
Tee Sven
Merriet Innintx
Ea &S
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Supreme Court
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U.S
Levey Meyers
Baltimere Sleuth
Idol
Aslamtec City
A. P
Coav
Cape May
S Enatee Waten
Repebliren
Bestia Oep
Lnternel Worhugan
Senate
Berese
S.a
A. F
Balatom
Usth Grpeunst
L Bouhereh
Carr Ernsamen Warren
Champeen
Gael Chest
Gergen
Taderve
Martinsberg
Delmar Firemens
Lewes
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Hadas
Peparvere
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