Kansas Convicts Fled Through Old Tunnel in Escape
Kansas City dispatch reports eight rifles were used as 13 convicts fled Lansing State Penitentiary after breaking through a 30 year old tunnel. Frank Castro led the group, selecting men with clean records. Bloodhounds tracked two escape routes toward Kansas City and Leavenworth before trails were lost.
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Kansas State
Frank Castro
Sageway
Castro
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Murder Case Grip Town As Abduction Follows
Police arrest John Thomas, 24, in connection with the murder and abduction of Mrs. Hager Whelchel. The crime occurred Wednesday after a fifty foot chase. Detectives linked a recovered automobile and a worn shawl to the suspect, while two other men were arrested on vagrancy charges.
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Olis
Poeld John ‘Thomas
Egg age testing perfected by state chemists
Columbus officials announced a new process by the State Department of Agriculture that detects cold storage eggs and measures storage duration. Chief Arthur MacWilliams said chemists can determine ammonia content, revolutionizing egg testing across the division.
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State Department of Agriculture
Arthur MacWilliams
State Division of Foods and Dairies
Fireman Hurt In Penn Rail Wreck Near Pittsburgh
TIFFIN, O. Dec. 3. Charles Maxwell, a fireman, was injured as a Pennsylvania passenger train from Pittsburg to Detroit derailed near here today. Confusion in signals was cited as the cause for the wreck, leaving 100 passengers shaken up.
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Tiffin
Charles Maxwell
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Detroit
Revolt Within Ku Klux Klan Leads to Mass Withdrawal
In Atlanta on December 3 a statement by Henry J. Norton claimed about 2,800,000 members voted to withdraw from the national Ku Klux Klan headquarters. The Fraternal order’s Exalted Cyclops Nathan Bedford Forest Klan saw a split with Imperial Wizard cited. The move stems from objections to certain leaders, notably Dr. H. W. Evans, within the organization.
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Atlanta
Knights of the Ku Knlux Klan
Henry J. Norton
Nathan Bedford Forest Klan
H. W. Evans
Eight years end for boy believed lost in Pike County
After an eight year search, the body of Jimmy Glass is identified as the missing boy from Greely New Jersey. Authorities say the child likely died after being hurled into a swamp near his home. His mother Mrs Glass expressed a mix of relief and sorrow as federal agents continue to investigate the case.
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Jimcared
Greely
Union
Mexico
South
Rooney
Brooklyn
Otta Winkler
Greeles
Washington announces Christmas recess from December 149 to January 2
The Det. Supreme Cawri o of the Sates announced a Christmas recess running from December 149 through January 2. The notice names the department and dates but contains OCR garble.
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Washington
Cawri O
Reds NIP Plot To Overthrow Government At Kiev
Kiev officials report an alleged plot to overthrow the Red Government was foiled. Leaders, mostly professors and professionals, were jailed. Red leaders say foreign support financed the scheme.
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REDS
Kiev
Russia
Red
Public Debt Reduction Reported for November
Washington December 3. The Treasury Department announced a reduction of 26 million 747 thousand 741 dollars in the country's public debt for November. The gross debt on December 1 stood at about 22 billion dollars, with refunding operations shaving about 808 million 235 thousand 519 dollars since December 1, 1922.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Boy Who Broke Elyria Surrenders
Lloyd Bus 16 of 4099 West 18th street Lorain surrendered to police after a January escape from the Elyria lockup following a suspected burglary at a filling station. He had escaped again from a jail in Tiffin after robbery charges. He may be returned to Lancaster to face parole violations.
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Lloyd
West 18Th Street
Lorain
Joe Leshewsky
Tiffin
Memorial notice for Lillen Taylor of Sugar Ridge passes
Lillen Taylor aged 52, wife of Albert Taylor of Sugar Ridge, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after seven years ill. She leaves husband and one son, Raymond Taylor. Funeral services conducted from Taylor Funeral Home Wednesday at 2:06 p m. Rev. G A Reeder will officiate and burial in Ridgelawn cemetery. Funeral private.
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Albert Taylor
Sucar Ridge
Memorial Hospital
Raymond Tayior
Taylor Funeral Home
G. A. Reeder
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Mary Attend Elas Factorial Service
Loder of Sorrow Tevilay afternoon was well aired and the services were impressive. Handed Ruler Florida was in charge and the hy age nt. He broke four copies of the order claiming history shaped the background. The Harmony Quartet of Cleveland furnished the music and upheld the organization’s usual high standard.
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Charac
A Harmony Quartet
Cleveland
West Virginia Gas Law Held Invalid by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court today reaffirmed a prior ruling that West Virginia s Steptoe Law restricting natural gas flow into Ohio and Pennsylvania is invalid on rehearing The decision follows three prior arguments before the high court and upholds the earlier invalidation of the law.
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West Virginia
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Steptoe
Supreme Court of the United States
Flood Devastates Gleno Lake Region in Italy
Milan reports seven hundred dead as Gleno Lake flood from a breached dike swamps twenty miles to Lake Iseo. Rescue teams battle darkness and debris with Fascist aid and searchlights. Five electric plants destroyed, four villages leveled, damage estimated at 140 million lire. Authorities fear further rises in nearby lakes as rains resume.
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Italy
Gleno Lake
Lake Iseo
Gieno
Victor Emanuel
Finzi
Facisti
Stile Picking Flowers in Quiet Garden Scene
Mrs. Peter Neufer reports on December 1 she picked a bouquet of rose buds and California poppies from her garden. Despite the recent cold snap the blooms survived in good condition. In Pras informal notes, Russia’s U I is mentioned with a history of tuberculosis reports.
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Peter Neufer
California
Indiana Governor Released on Bond
Indianapolis December 3. For the first time since statehood in 1815 Indiana saw its governor arrested. Warren T. McCray, Indiana’s chief executive, was taken into custody on embezzlement and bad check charges. He posted a bond of 25000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Warren T. McCray
Reed
Forget
Dandits: Petrity Gah Detro it Rome Day Announcement
A fragmented garbled notice mentions Dandits and Petrity Gah with a Detroit and Rome reference, suggesting a broadcast or event announcement though details are unclear.
Bandits Hold Up Store in Cleveland Loots Lorain Avenue Shop
Three bandits entered the J Sharwell Clothing Store on Lorain avenue in daylight, held up the proprietor clerks and customers with guns and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. It marked the second daylight robbery in the area within a week.
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Cleveland
J. Sharwell Clothing
Lorain Avenue
Capital Labor Cooperation Urged by Nash at Open Forum
Cincinnati manufacturer Arthur Nash urged applying the Golden Rule to work and daily life at the M. E. church Open Forum. He cited his company’s growth from 132000 in 1919 to over 5260000 this year and noted workers owned 300000 of the capital, paid in cash from earnings. He argued competition of brotherhood over selfishness, urged living like brethren, and said Jesus Christ is the only solution to world problems.
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Cincinnati
M. E
Ir. Nash
George H. Chamberlain
A. Nash Co
Jesus Christ
Christ
Foch
Mail Carriers 10 Meet on Tuesday
A notice announces a meeting of mail carriers on Tuesday. Attendance expected. details are unclear due to partial OCR text.
Opening of the Sixty-Eighth Congress Faces Deadlock
Washington December 8 The Sixty-eighth Congress convened amid a fractured party balance with neither Republicans nor Democrats holding a working majority. The Senate opened with 51 Republicans 43 Democrats and 2 Farm Laborites. Insurgent Republicans indicated discontent by boycotting caucus. Major issues include taxation transportation tariff immigration the bonus and agriculture relief. The session begins amid a looming presidential campaign and heavy public interest. The chamber adjourned early in respect for deceased colleagues.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lorain Liquor Offenses Lead to Fines and Jail
Judge Thompson disposed of three liquor cases this morning. Nick Serbo, 28, was sent to the penitentiary for a year and fined 500 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to a third liquor offense in Lorain. William Azinger was fined 500 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to illegal possession of liquor and could not pay, resulting in jail. Tabera Caruson faced grand jury binding under a $1,000 bond after officers uncovered extensive liquor and mash in Lorain.
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Nick Serbo
Qakwona Street
Lorain
William Azinger
W. 17Th Street
Klady
Dern
Croyle
Tabera Caruson
20Th Street
Grand Jury
Elyriang Open Chest Drive at Sandusky
Senator J. F. Burke and T. L. Moise addressed the opening meeting of Community Chest Drive at Sunday afternoon. In the opening Mr. Burke spoke at the Union in that city.
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Elyriang
Sandusky
J. F. Burke
T. L. Moise
Mr. Burke
Spo
Detected Fragments From Washington Notice
Fragmented OCR text shows disjointed phrases about government matters, individuals named Henry Ford and Thos Vopar Tavons, with scattered locations including Alabama and Washington. No coherent event or outcome present to summarize into a full news item.
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Washington
County Extends Tax Paying Time to January 20
The county commissioners extended the tax payment deadline from December 20 to January 20 to accommodate taxpayers. They reiterated this is their normal practice but stated June taxes will not be extended.
Boy Finds Bullets Linking Local Murder Suspect
Walter Skodney a small boy found revolver cartridges and turned them to police. Investigators believe the cartridges may belong to Chas Wright held in the county jail on a murder charge. Federal action drafts to prevent contempt sentence effects against Charles L Craig of New York City. Baltimore and Ohio requests 7 009 000 in bonds to fund locomotives freight cars. Harrisburg coal officials plan a public meeting with Governor Pin to discuss a proposed plan for the industry.
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Lorain
Walter Skodney
Chas. Wright
Washington
Charles L. Craig
New York City
Charles IL Stengel
New York
Harrisburg
Forty Die In England Mine Disaster Near Here
A coal mine disaster in England claims forty lives with workers trapped underground. Rescue teams rushed to the scene as authorities investigate the cause, while families awaited news on missing miners and the fate of survivors.
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Angland
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