Leavenworth Prison Mutiny Brings Dishes and Death
Mutiny at Leavenworth Prison over prison conditions and meal choices escalates from a breakfast upset to a noon disruption and a later evening disturbance. Guards fired shotguns as inmates fought, with Mike Martines killed and Harold T. Mel Laughlin John J. Jones and Fred Conners wounded, all non fatal. The incident stems from overcrowding and lack of work for prisoners.
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United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Washington, D. G
Department of Justice
Thomas BR. White
Fnally
Nioth
Mike Martines
Harold T. MelLaughlin
John J. Jones
Fred Conners
Tobacco magnate Baron dies in Brighton area
Bernard Baron, prominent English tobacco magnate and philanthropist, dies suddenly at his home in Hove near Brighton. The death occurred today, ending a career marked by industrial leadership and charitable works.
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Brighton
England
Aus
Bernard ‘Baron
Bloome
Hove
Here
New Queen of the River dash finish at St Louis
Dr Louis Leroy center with Bob Hunter and Harvey Brown aboard speedboat The Bogie as they complete a river dash finisher scene at St Louis. The article captures their positions and boat name amid the waterway stunt.
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Dr. Louis Leroy
Bob Hunter
Harvey Brown
St. Louis
Smothering death of four month old Irma Hahe in Chicago home
A four month old girl named Irma Hahe died in Chicago when bed clothes smothered her while sleeping beside her mother Mia Habe awoke to find the infant dead with the covering face. The incident occurred in a private home located via Rooms for Rent in local Light classified listings.
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Chicago
Irma Hahe
Mia
Habe
New Hampshire Voters Apathetic Band Appeal Fails
In Wolfboro New Hampshire a band led a voter turnout effort to legalize accepting a town gift. Despite alarms and a march to the town hall the required 554 voters were absent and the vote failed to reach the necessary quorum.
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New Hampshire
Wolfboro
N.bl
Hair styles and speed claims spark health theory
In Los Angeles on August 2, Dr. Paul E. Stretch argues that longer hair slows women and looser hair boosts speed by reducing air resistance. He urges shorter hair than current fashion to improve physical performance and mental efficiency.
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Los Angeles
Paul E. Stretch
Stretch
Plot to extort from famed bandmaster uncovered
Chicago reports a plot to extort 1000 from Golumir Kryh, renowned band master and composer. George A. Owens, a railway ticket agent from Neenab, Wis., was arrested. items include an ice pick, mask, and a note demanding payment within five minutes. Police say the threat matches four prior notes. Kryh has been guarded by detectives.
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Chicago
Golumir Kryh
George A. Owens
Neenab
Wich
Owens
Toryt
West Side Gang
Keep Busy Eat Fruit Urged In Heat program
Washington Aug 2 Surgeon General Cumming of the public health service urges a heat safety program centered on keeping busy and maintaining a cheerful frame of mind. He notes some heat records are set in hot weather and recommends mental diversion, plus a summer diet featuring fruits and vegetables and drinking six to eight glasses of water daily.
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Washington, D. C
Cumming
The
Public Health Service
Two Captains Killed in Auto Accident Near Dtton
In Datton Ohio on August 2 two reserve army officers Capt W Oiveng of Stamford Connecticut and Capt Henry Moore Sr of New York were killed when the car they rode in failed to clear a traction car east of the city. The officers, attached to the War Pins Division at Wright Field, were traveling at the time of the crash.
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Datton
Ohio
W. Oiveng
Stamford
Conn
Henry Moore
New York
Washington
Here
Wright Held
War Pins
Bomb Members to Face Grand Jury
Three detailed confessions from alleged bombing syndicate members were used to target other members and shape most of the evidence to be presented before a grand jury early next week in Chicago.
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Grand Jury
Chicago
UPJ
Morrow Withdraws From New Jersey Senate Campaign
Dwight W. Morrow ambassador to France will not seek the United States Senate seat from New Jersey to fill the unexpired term of Senator Edge. With Morrow out, the race narrows to David Baird of Camden and former Senator Samuel Frelinghuysen, who lost in the last election. the Supreme Court decision in 1916 and Governor Tunrsen are noted as shaping the appointment.
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Wark
N. 2
Dwight
W. Morrow
United States
New Jersey
Edge
France
Morrow
David Baird
Camden
Samuel Frelinghuysen
Wan
Supreme Court
Tunrsen
Baird
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