Henderson and Witt to gather for city transit survey
Peter Witt arrived in Cleveland to survey the municipal railway system with D. W. Henderson, head of the transit department. Witt seeks topographical maps, charts, and streetcar data while city officials weigh salary funding and bus purchases for Cowen Park district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Witt
Cleveland Traction Ex
D. W. Henderson
Witt
Thurssday
Menderson
Railway Department
Vn Riis
Caldwell
Utilities Committee
Cowen Park
Cowen Park District
Cleveland
Seattle
Hen
Y Council
San
Richmond
Staten Island
Henderson
Cowen Park and Beacon
Fatty Escapes Liquor Charge In Prohibition Case
San Francisco October 20 Rob ert H McCormick special assistant United States attorney general said he would not pursue the liquor charge against Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle until the manslaughter case against Arbuckle is disposed of in state courts. He feared a prohibition charge might hinder the prosecution over actress Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle spent the morning conferring with Gavin McNab chief counsel for his defense for Eastern and Los Angeles Motion picture interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Robert H. McCormick
United States Attorney General
Roscoe
Fatty) Reeuckie
Arbuckle
Pate
Virginia Rappe
Los Angeles
Gavin McNab
Eastern
Motion Picture
Britain to Order Four New Warships in Disarmament Talks
London reports Premier Lloyd George told the house of commons that orders for four superdreadnoughts will be placed shortly. The vessels had been delayed amid disarmament discussions and pending government decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Poe to Take Office as Revenue Collector
Tacoma report states Burns Poe will formally succeed David J. Williams as U S internal revenue collector for Washington and Alaska next Monday.
Roseburg Dentist Brumfield's Dramatic Trial Unfolds
In Roseburg Oregon, Dr Richard M Brumfield died in a car wreck on July 18 but resurfaced in Calgary under Norman M Whitney. Prosecutors allege he staged the crash to fake his death for insurers and to vanish with his wife and three sons. The defense cites insanity. experts clash over Brumfield's sanity on July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Boalt
Roseburg
Ore
Richard Melvin Brumfield
Here
Dennis Russell
Russell
Alf Roseburg
The
Elks
Chamber of Commerce
Royal Mounted Police of
Alberta
Dr. Brumfield
Calgary
Norman M. Whitney
Brumfield
Ruina
Seattle
Canada
Union Depot
Portland
Vancouver
Blaine
Dr. Scacfe
Dr. House
Brumfield Verdict Sealed in Courtroom Night Tragedy
Witnesses describe a tense scene as Brumfield is found guilty and faces execution. Mrs Brumfield sits beside him with grim poise until the verdict, then womanly grief erupts as the crowd, officials, and a longtime bootlegger friend observe the condemned man.
Prepare for New Revenue Collector
The cashier's department and the stamp window at the local internal revenue office will be closed from 3 p.m. Friday until possibly Monday to allow a check in preparation for the new revenue collector who is expected to assume office soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
William T. Beeks
Internal Revenue
Beeks
State College Acquires 2600 Plant Specimens
The botany department of the State College of Washington has secured 2600 mounted sheets of plant specimens from James R. Anderson a veteran Canadian botanist of Victoria British Columbia. Most specimens originate from Vancouver Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Anderson
Victoria
B. C
Botany Department
State College of Washington
Vancouver Island
Messenger robbed of 6000 dollars near Chicago train
A Calumet Trust & Savings Bank messenger from Pullman suburb Chicago was robbed of 6000 dollars today as he prepared to board a train to send funds to a Chicago bank. Three men in an automobile seized the money and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Calumet Trust & Savings Nk
Pullman
Mob Attacks U S Consulate and Paris Bomb Try
Reports from Brest and Paris detail a 1000 strong mob smashing windows at the American consulate in Brest while Parliament reacts to an attempted assassination of Ambassador Herrick in Paris. Police arrest warrants and strong guards accompany Pershing's train as officials condemn the attack and vow investigations into communist threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolo Racco
Wthrtolome Vansett
South Mraintres
Maas
Hirusacls
London
Ameren Ambannador Herrick
Paris
Brest
France
Herrick
Chamber of Deputies
Mandel
Clemenceau
Department of Justice
Leoffier
bin Valet
Ambassador Herrick
Nicola Sado
Bartolomeo van Zatti
F. A. Parmenter
Braintree
Mass
Gen. Pershing
South Braintree
Communista
Journal du Peuple
United States
Blanchard
John J. Pershing
S T. Lazare
Cherbourg
Pershing
Infants' Washable White Coats Offered in 3 Sizes
White chinchilla or corduroy coats for infants priced at 1.95 dollars. Sizes include 1, 2 and 3 years with quilted linings as described in the sale notice.
Woman Found Unconscious On Des Moines Road
Mrs. Mattie V. Parker a 20 year old South Park resident was found unconscious on the Des Moines highway by a deputy sheriff Thursday. Doctors at the city hospital believe she may have suffered a lapse of memory wandering from home at 1411 Concordat. No injuries were found and she recalled only going to the rear of her home for wood before waking up on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie V. Parker
South Park
Des Moines
City Hospital
He Says He Feels Young Through Family Life
Evanston on October 20 C. H. Heck age 68 eloped with Mies Emma Manke 64. He declares this is his third marriage and he has 14 children, noting that being around them keeps him feeling young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanbton
C. H. Heck
Mies
Emma Manke
Fear drives wife to husband and finds him dead
Fear which she could not explain gripped Mrs. Adeline Thumma of 5511 Sixth Ave. N. W. and caused her to flee to her husband Wednesday night. She found him dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline Thumma
Sixth Ave. N. W
Communists disrupt Paris theatre over Red Russia film
In Paris downtown a group of Communists halted a matinee of Red Russia, making several arrests before retreating for a planned return at the evening show. The film had already been pulled from other theatres amid threats. In New York a woman sought annulment after discovering her husband was older than stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Communista
Red Russia
Priest Slayer Rested as Stephenson Defense Ends
In Birmingham on October 26 the defense for Rev Edwyn Stephenson, accused of killing Father James R. Coyle, rested after his final testimony. Stephenson claimed self defense after being knocked down and kicked. his wife and daughter, Ruth Stephenson Gussman, did not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Edwin BR. Stephenson
James R. Coyle
Stephenson
Coyle
Ruth Steph Fon Gussman
Pedro Gussman
Porto Riesa Catello
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Fatty
Judge Bingham
Rome
Willam Dennia Russell
Richard Melvin Brushfield
Mrs. Brumfield
Supreme Court
Venita Ellensburg
Bromsie
State College
U. S
Webe Miller
All Communiste
Bacco
Vanzetti
Sacco
Paria
BON Marche Bargain Basement
Nion Street
BON Marche
Bon Marché
New York
Dorothy Wille
McCrate
Fr. Coyle
Jack R. Hornaday
Copenhagen
Boys Clothes Shop
RON Marche
Conqueror
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