Five Confessions in Rondout Mail Train Robbery Case
In Chicago on November 11, prosecutors hold five alleged confessions linked to the $2 million Rondout, Tennessee mail train robbery. William Fahy former postal inspector and eight others face trial as Brent Glasscock and his wife plead guilty. Investigators continue a broad search for the loot while the case targets Fahy James Murray and the Newton brothers among others.
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Chicago
William Fahy
Brent Glasscock
Battle Creek
Joe
Fesse
Willie
Willis Newton
Texas
Tull" Newton
Fahy
James
Murray
West Side
Wise County Judge Canfield Dies After Illness
Judge John fiward Canfield of Wise County dies at his Floresville home around 9 am Tuesday from acute indigestion. He recently won a third term as county judge and spoke at a Sunday Scottish Rite event in San Antonio. Survived by his widow, one son, and one daughter. Funeral set for Wednesday.
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John Fiward Canfield
Wise
Floresville
Canfield
San Antonio
Thieves Sought In Seguin Burglary Of G H A Bee Warehouse
Police hunt burglars who struck the G H and A Bee warehouse in Seguin. Six cases of police seized cigarettes were taken, per Tom Stacy, special agent, who urged San Antonio police to monitor any attempt to move the loot.
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Seguin
San Antonio
Tom Stacy
Rent Dodger Uses Tomb for Sleeping Room
Persistent reports of a ghostly visitation at a historic Spanish cemetery prompted a police probe that led to Manuel Blanco, 56, arrested on vagrancy charges after allegedly sleeping in an empty tomb for a month to dodge high rents.
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Los Angeles
Manuel Blanco
Threats Threaten Life of John Glogovsek at Home
Police investigate a telephone threat to John Glogovsek of 411 West Park Avenue promising to blow his head off. Officers guarded the downstairs apartment overnight as residents hid in fear while investigators pursued a possible prank or the real caller.
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John Glogovsek
West Park Avenue
Glogovsek
Brown
Ramehi
Jozavsck
Glogovsck
Telegram Held For Teacher in San Antonio
A telegram addressed to Miss Alice Stone care of Miss Lola Stone teachers in the San Antonio public schools is held at the police station after a telegraph failed to find the sisters. The message from Chicago S. M. A. police judge Abraham Bowers states Salvador Elertmin dex is fatally hurt. Police have traced Hernandez relatives in San Antonio but found none. efforts to locate the Stone sisters continue.
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Alice Stone
Lola Stone
San Antonio
Texas
Stone
Chieige
Jolier
Salvador Elertmindex
Abraham Bowers
Chicago
S. M
Hernandez
Misses Stone
Supplemental Target Practice for Second Division at Camp Bullis
The Second Division will begin supplemental target practice at Camp Bullis on November 12 and continue for about a month. All personnel who did not qualify in the regular season, those who joined after, and all recruits will attend the supplemental season.
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Camp Bullis
Mob Menaces O ry Raiders at Ohio Liquor Trial
In Cincinnati area a mob gathered from miles around outside North College Hill and Cheviot as Mayor Pugh and four liquor court deputies faced assault and battery charges. After lights failed, a deputy was injured and deputies were moved to jail. Police and reserves protected the group, cars were overturned and set afire before evacuation to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Pugh
North College Hill
Samuel Williams
Henry Smith
Dent
Ohio
Greenlee Hahn
Major Pugh
Death of Notorious Gang Gunman O Bannon Violent Ends
Chicago police probe the killing of Dion O Bannon, a feared gangster, in his florist shop amid gang rivalries and beer running feuds. Investigators questioned rivals and associates, speculating that up to 28 men may have aided the escape with nine cars blocking traffic. Police chief Morgan Collins called O Bannon Chicago’s arch criminal and linked him to numerous murders while noting his charitable facade and avoidance of alcohol.
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Chicago
Dion O'Bannion
Mike Carrozo
Labor Teader
Margaret Collins
Louis Altiere
John Bates
O'Bannion
O’bannion
Earl . Weiss
John Torrio
Vincent Drucca
Altiere
Schwartz
David Loftis
Morgan A. Collins
O'Pannion
Ahhis
Collins
Quannion
Uma Florist
Mrs Harding in Critical Condition in Marion Hospital
Mrs. Warren G. Harding hovered between life and death in Marion as of November 11, with physicians saying little hope remains for her recovery. The report notes her fragile state and mentions Armistice Day observances by officials and Mrs Harding’s social activities prior to the illness.
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Mrs. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Carl W. Sawyer
White House
Warfig
Mystery surrounds death of Harry Kare in Los Angeles
Police pursue leads after the shooting of Harry J. Watz a musician and diamond dealer in a fashionable Los Angeles apartment after a night of investigation found no definite clue to the motive. Witnesses heard a run or leave the building as investigators note his diamonds and yacht tied to his finances and social circle.
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Eos Angeles
Harry J. Watz
Katz
Equitable Acquires Western Property in Idaho and Washington
The sale of electrical properties in Asotin and Whitman counties Washington and Nez Perce Idaho and the irrigation and water systems in the region was completed at a receiver's sale. IL B Hatch of New York for Equitable Trust Company purchased the holdings for 1 125 000 with 300 000 planned in improvements after sale confirmation.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Asotin
Whitman Counties
Washington
Nez Perce Comunty
Clarkston
Washington-Idaho Water Light and Power Company
IL. B. Hatch
New York
Equitable Trust Company
Indian princess testifies on proposed marriages in larceny case
Ata fie Unkatunt Ryder Cherokee princess, claiming to be Thomas Ryder’s daughter, testified before Magistrate Thomas F. Mc Andrews in New York on charges of grand larceny. She said art dealer George H. Ainslie and another man proposed marriage to her on three occasions and she rejected them each time.
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New York
Ata~ Fie Unkatunt Ryder
Thomas Ryder
Oklahoma
Thomas F. McAndrews
George H. Ainslie
Aardsley-on-the-Hudson, WY
Unconscious Man Found Near Track in Fort Worth
A well dressed man about 35 was found near the Katy right of way at 3220 o clock last night in Fort Worth. He carried several copies of an Oklahoma newspaper and had been struck by a northbound passenger train. He is not expected to live.
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Fort Worth
Wacan
Katy
T W Furnish Owner of Theaters is Dead
Thomas W. Furnish, 60, a pioneer theatrical man formerly of Duluth and recently of St. Paul, died of heart disease in a physician’s office in Minn on Monday. He owned a string of theaters in Michigan and directed them personally.
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Minn
Thomas W. Furnish
Duluth
St. Paul
Furnish
Michigan
Gas fumes kill three in New York apartment
Police found two children and their grandmother dead when they opened the door to a west side apartment. The mother remained alive but weakened by gas from open jets in a chandelier and a range. Authorities suspect a child turned on the jets while others slept.
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New York
Far West Side
Asleen
Girl shot in Ely robbery ends in near fatality
Ruth Bergman was shot in the head during a store robbery at Ely Nebraska as three bandits fled with the day's receipts. Fifteen people were present at the time of the holdup.
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Reno
Ruth Bergman
Ely
Nevo
Mexico and Britain take steps to resume relations
Mexican foreign secretary General Aaron Saenz reports unofficial steps toward restoring diplomatic ties with Great Britain via US officials. He says Mexico favors earnest talks but has no official confirmation. In Rockland, Emerson Shoe Co stockholders approve a $300,000 cash bid from Edward Vreeman Inc to reopen the local factory with a 6000 pair daily capacity.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Aaron Saenz
Great Britain
Mexico
United States
Rockeland
Mass
Emerson Shoe Company
Fhe
Emerson Shoe Stores Company
Edward Vreeman, Inc
New York
Deputies Ready to Resist LWW Return at Concrete
Sheriff Tipp Conn and armed deputies prepared to resist an alleged return of 105 LWW members ousted from Skagit county. Militia units under Major Thom remained at Concrete to back civil authorities as workers faced intimidation at the hydroelectric project site.
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Seattle
Tipp Conn
Skagit County
Ek.thom
Iverett
Wash
TB. Headlee
Concrete
Thom
Conn
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