Pardon sale case heads to trial involving ex governor Davis
Topeka Kansas April 21 after delays the first of four famed pardon sale cases is set for trial late this month. Authorities allege Governor Jonathan M Davis his son Russell and ex Banking Commissioner Carl J Peterson conspired to sell pardons with bribes. Pollman claims he paid Russell Davis 1600 dollars and a further 250 later during a January 9 hotel room meeting witnessed by dictaphone.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jonathan M. Davis
Ben G. Pauline
Davis
Carl J. Peterson
Russell
Peterson
Charles B. Griffith
Fred W. Pullman
Linn County
LaCygne
Glenn A. Davis
Ben C. Johnson
Dick Smith
Kansas City Journal Post
Johnson
Pollman
Glenn Davis
Hassell Davis
Russell Davis
National Hotel
Young Davis
Moody
Carl Peterson
Walter Grundy
Bey
Fourth State Bank
Hutchinson
Peterson Davis pardon bribe case moves to trial
Attorney General Griffith seeks action against Peterson and Governor Davis on conspiracy and bribe solicitation after Oswald testified to a $2,500 bribe deal. Peterson resigned January 15 amid political pressure. county and state officials dispute which case goes first, with Peterson-Davis seen as the lead. Oswald testified to the governor's role and the failed pardon deal before Russell Davis collapsed.
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Pollman
Russell Davis
Griffith
Peterson
Paulen
Davis
Oswald
Paul Heintz
Griffith Immediate
District Court
Grundy
Peterson-Davis
Intermarried Island Community Faces Ills and Losses
The account notes widespread intermarriage among islanders, a slow intellect description, and grouped weddings seen as funeral like. It mentions asthma and wet weather linked illness, unknown infectious disease, and a plan to relocate island people to Cape Colony discussed with South Africa’s Prime Minister. Dr Rogers and family are pictured in native garb.
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South Africa
Cape Colony
Dr. Rogers
Edward
Flashes of Great White Way at Rialto Impresses Crowd
The Bialto Theatre audience last night enjoyed Flashes of the Great White War led by Carl D. Francis, whose clever humor and stage presence captivated spectators. Sax Holtsworth's Jazz orchestra supplied encores as dancers Vera Burt Mildred King and others delivered lively numbers with stylish costumes and strong scenery.
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Bialto Theatre
Carl D. Francis
Francis
Sax Holtsworth
Vera Burt
Mildred King
Noma
Mara
Kathryn McConnell
Weert
George Hard
Frank Edgar
Rotary club outlines boys work in Elyria program
The Elyria Rotary club details the Blyria boys and girls work plan with examples from Osaka, plus a boys week program, a citizenship day with John K. Dean from Cleveland Scout executive, and an outdoor camp day at YMCA camp with a meal. New officers were elected after the luncheon.
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Osaka
Blyria Rotar
Blyria
Far &I
Emer-/ Son Poste
Poste
John K. Dean
Cleveland
Wil
Rotary Club
Elyria
Rotary
James B. Thomas
Don A Baird
Artemas Beere
Deane Burns
Emerron P. Poste
Charias H. Savage
Ginder B. Thomas
A Linneola Werner
Victor O Woodward
James RB
Nerves Warn Against Nerve Exhaustion
An old newspaper advertisement touts Eona Neuritis Tablets as a scientific remedy for nerve pains and neuritis. It claims the tablets tone nerve cells and revitalize the nervous system, produced by C W Phillips with mail orders available.
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San Francisco
C.W. Phillips
News Nuggets Across World Chronology April 21
A global roundup reports Louis Bar thou resigning as reparations commission head but withdrawing the move after cabinet urging. Other items note communist protests in Seoul, a police killing in Sofia, Bulgarian students’ arrest, famine deaths in Russia, Kurdestan siege extensions, Mussolini opposing death penalty, a Paris theatre fire, Britain’s Tattersall castle bequeathed, and a French air record in Dijon.
Salons and statesmen mark a British era remembered
A famed social figure who hosted salons in London during the 70s and 80s died today, famed for attracting Gladstone Disraeli and Carlyle. Belgrade dispatch notes Bulgarian ex ministers Obon and Todorov plan an allied appeal for intervention. Vienna reports their border insurrection attempt failed. Maud Russell praises Chinese high school girls for maturity and responsibility amid drastic social changes and parental tensions.
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Koff
Gladstone
Disraeli
Thomas Carlyle
Russia
London
Obon and Todorov
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Serbia
Eaws
Vienna
Obon
Todorov
Chine
Hfe
Maud Russell
Changsha
China
Stock market quotes from Cleveland live stock market
Stock receipts: cattle 199, market steady. Steers and cows priced from 2.50 to 11.00, heifers up to 9.00, bulls 5.50 to 7.00. Calves receipts 300 at 8.00 to 12.00. Sheep and lambs receipts 1000s, lambs 12.50 to 12.75, wethers 7.00 to 8.00, ewes 6.00 to 7.00, culls 2.00 to 5.00. Hogs receipts 1500, market around 12.75 to 12.95 for various grades.
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Cleveland
Breakfast revelry on the mountainside ends in a simmering ride
A rambunctious breakfast scene unfolds as Aunt Mary cooks with Luph’s Japanese bag beside two frying pans. The group, ravenous and teasing, enjoys bacon and eggs while tensions rise in the back seat of a car toward Los Angeles. Lilah confronts jealousy as Aunt Mary watches.
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Luph
Michael
Mary
Lupph
Tony
Klasse
Chae
Los Angeles
Hart
Lilah
City Council Debates Street Plans and New Depot Street
Council discusses widening Lake avenue and East avenue from Broad street to the New York Central depot after depot street naming. It authorizes two new motor trucks, bonds for a heavy duty street truck, and legal steps for the bond issue. Other actions include curb and grade adjustments on Hast avenue and East avenue near Wooster court, sign and pump appeals, and cemetery land bids.
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New York Central
East Avenue
Broad Street
Depot Street
Meat Avenue
Cedar Street
Finance Committee
Cornell
Hast Avenue
Wooster Court
500 East Avenue
Tuscara
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Muller
Fourth Street
Rawson
B. J. Stankard
Lake Avenue
Spruce Street
Sudro
Committee On
Beebe
Oberlin
LaGrange
Howalls
Cleveland
D. W. Myers
Second Street
Henry W. Ingersoll
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Oberlin Road
He Country Club
Central Park
Amherst Study Club wraps season with varied program
The Amherst Study Club held its last meeting of the season at Mrs. L. Stough's Park avenue home. Roll call featured poems to Birds, followed by talks on Religion In South America by Mrs. A. K. Jenne and Relations of South America to North America by Mrs. Joy Wesbecker. Joy Gillette presented The Owl, and American Goldfinch was discussed by Mrs. A. Y. Mény. Delegates for the Lakeside Federation in July are Mrs. Francis Hart and Mrs. H. W. Powers, with Mrs. A. K. Jenne and Mrs. Harry Linzler as alternates.
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Amherst
Amherst Study Club
Funeral for Effie Wolcott Nugent in Elyria
Word reached Amherst of the death of Mrs. Effie Wolcott Nugent formerly of Amherst. Funeral services will be held in Elyria at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Effie Wolcott Nugent
Amherst
Effie Wolcott-Nugent
Shelby
Elyria
George Christian Weds In Orange California
Amherst April 21. George Christian son of a former bas agent in Amherst, wed Thelma L Hoag in San Anna California April 11. They will reside in Orange California. His mother accompanies him. Doria Koepps 7th birthday celebrated at East St home with guests from Oberlin and Middle Ridge. Theatre party for the children. Amherst Personals April 21. M D Fleckner attended his uncle's funeral in Fremont Ohio yesterday. Mrs Harlan Martin and baby daughter returned from Kilbuck. Lucy Smith of Cleveland visited O H Baker and family. Michael Schaeffer Cleveland visitor yesterday. David and Thomas Brennan of Cleveland spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Jack Brennan Pearl St. Arthur J Bauer Cleveland visitors Saturday. F I Hubbard attended funeral of his uncle Ebert Hubbard at La Grange Monday.
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George Christian
Orange
California
Amherst
Marion Steele
Bas
Thelma L. Hoag
San Anna
Calif
Doria Koepp
Jno. Koepp
East St
Louis Beesing
Rollin Beesing
Oberlin
Gladya Neuman
Middle Ridge
M. D. Fleckner
Fremont
Ohio
Harlan Martin
Kilbuck
Lucy Smith
Cleveland
O. H. Baker
Michael Schaeffer
David Brennan
Thomas Brennan
Jack Brennan
Pearl Street
Arthur J. Bauer
F. I. Hubbard
Ebert Hubbard
la Grange
French Premier lays out aims for new ministry
Paris April 21 preservation of French security and safeguarding financial stability are declared as the foremost aims of the new cabinet by the premier in a declaration to the Chamber of Deputies. The ministerial statement accompanied the cabinet’s submission to the chamber this afternoon.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Pew
Women Look Twenty Years Younger Beauty Cream Ad
An old advertisement touts a cream promising a youthful look and fair complexion. It urges nightly use and claims skin will become smooth and clear, with purifying effects and fading imperfections. Crandall's Drug Stores and Lewis Mercantile Co. are cited as sellers.
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Crandall's Drug Stores
Lewis Mercantile Co
Padlock Law Used by Kansas Juvenile Court
The article describes Judge Thompson and Judge Meade applying the padlock law to remove children from homes deemed delinquent. Dozens of families faced padlocking or wardship for extended periods, with appeals blocked and children placed with various guardians. It mentions a specific case of six children and later incidents including Christiana Sycoff and the Rusks losing their children under the same policy.
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Thompson
Kansas
Henry Meade
Christiana Sycoff
Court Denies Custody, Orders Rehabilitation Plan
Judge Meade rejects Mrs. Sycoff's bid to keep her children and orders a period of assessment. She must demonstrate fitness to rear them, with parish priest sponsorship and thirty endorsers approved by the Court. Judge Thompson recalls the Ziel case, noting the couple’s six children and the need for strong assurances before any return.
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Sycoff
Thompson
Joseph Ziel
Ziels
Poisoned Food Strikes 500 Sherman Institute Students
Riverside Cal April 214 Five hundred Sherman Institute Indian school students were recovering after eating poisoned food Sunday. Authorities say the incident began at meal service and affected a large portion of the campus community with many treated at local clinics.
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Riverside
Cal
Sherman Institute
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