Wild West Gunman Robs Passengers On Train Near Middleville
A gunman named Thomas Failowski held up a New York Central train near Hekimer New York and fired into a car roof, stole 380, then jumped from the train as it slowed to 35 miles per hour. He was captured later, treated in jail for injuries, and confessed to multiple escapes. Police pursue across fields. Failowski, 30, claimed prior sentences in Auburn and Missouri prisons with prior escapes.
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Hekimer
N. Y
New York Central
Thomas Failowski
Wm. Nicoll
L. A. McCann
Middleville
Failowski
Buffalo
Auburn
Rochester
St. Louis
Missouri
Buckley Resigns Ohio State Treasurer Under Pressure
Columbus, Feb 6 The Ohio state treasurer Bert B Buckley resigned at the request of Governor Myers Y Cooper to avert impeachment. Buckley convicted of attempting to bribe a prohibition official and faced impeachment after refused to quit. His resignation takes effect immediately and Buckley’s successor will be named by tomorrow. An audit of the treasury will proceed, and the state senate moves to end his public career. Continuous coverage noted.
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Columbus, CO
Bert FB. Buckley
Myers Y. Cooper
Buckley
State of
Ohio
Tracy
Treasury
Columbus
Senate
Bert B. Buckley
Cooper
Bucxley
John Eckhart
Cincinnati
Lberty
Men Escape From Submerged Sub S 4 Tests
Nazi crew applauded the undersea escape from the submarine S-4 in the Gulf of Mexico near Key West. Lieut C H Momsen and Chief Torpedoman Edward Kolinowski used a mask-like device to surface after leaving via a hull door. Tests at 49 feet depth showed both motor and torpedo rooms could be exited using the safety hatch, supporting the navy’s claim that a man can escape from any submerged compartment with the new long can device.
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UT. S
P. HW. Dubar
Billy Sunday Hot Shots
A brief column condemns shallow churches as mere amusement venues and urges preachers to preach Christ. It argues salvation requires heart devotion, notes strong organization without gospel power, and states God works on his own schedule.
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God
Sunday Sermon Foretells Second Coming Anger Toward Critics
The sermon by Mr Sunday painted a dark picture for sinners amid a packed tabernacle. He warned that when Christ returns the devil will have full sway, and those who condemned the church will face retribution. He cited signs like religious departure, Jewish revival, and unrest, urging urgency for believers.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Christ
Sunday
James E. Thomas
Roaroke
Virginia
Homer Rodeheaver
First Baptist Church
Oberlin
Evangelical Church
South Amherst
Highland Union Mission
Penfield Junction
Columbia Station Baptist Church
Eastern Stars
Lejeune Quits As Marine Head
Major General John A. Lejeune announced his retirement as commandant of the U S Marine Corps, effective March 5. He will take command of the Marine Corps area on the Pacific coast with headquarters in San Francisco. He has served as commandant eight years and in the service 39 years, seeking a post with less responsibility to improve his health.
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Washington
Jona A. Lejeune
U. S. Marine Corps
Lejeune
Br Lax
Marine Corps Area
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Transcontinental flight hailed as aviation milestone
New York experts hailed Capt. Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb after their Lockheed Vega landed at Roosevelt Field 18 hours 21 minutes after starting in Los Angeles. The record flight beat Art Goebel and Yankee Doodle by 36 minutes and one second, with the crew detailing brutal weather and fuel challenges endured across the continent.
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New York
Roosevelt Field
Frank Hawks
Oscar Grubb
Los Angeles
Art Goebel
Hawks
Grubb
Roswell
N. M
West Virginia
New Jersey
Middle West
Thornton Given Five Years In Pen
Hugh Thornton, colored, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Common Pleas Court after being indicted for second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Lizzy Vorhees and Emmet Phillips at a Chestnut Street house after Thanksgiving. He was sentenced to five years in the Ohio State penitentiary.
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Hugh Thornton
Grand
Court of Common Pleas
W. B. Thompson
Ohio State Penitentiary
Thornton
Lizzy Vorhees
Emmet Phillips
Chestnut Street
Robin Returns Hint of Early Spring Scene
Frank Porlan of 22 Fifteenth Street reports seeing a lone robin on Fifteenth Street. He notes the bird appears well fed after winter and suggests it may have returned from the south, or be homesick away from its flock, with Ros Lan indicating it could be the first to come back.
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Frank Porlan
Fifteenth Street
Borlan
Roslan
Stimson to Leave Philippines for Hoover Cabinet
Governor General Henry L. Stimson announced he would depart the Philippines at the President-elect Hoover's request to assume another duty, with the exact post to be announced by Hoover. He said he would sail in about two weeks, and the Manila Times reported he accepted the secretaryship of state.
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Manila
P. I
Henry L. Stimson
Philippines
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Stimson
United States
Jensen Aims To Break Endurance Flight Record At Roosevelt Field
Martin Jensen launched from Roosevelt Field at 2:94 a m in the Bellona monoplane Green Flash to set a new endurance flight mark. He previously finished second in the Dole Helt to Hawai and carried 75 gallons of high test gasoline. Weather was unfavorable with downdraft and cloud cover as the solo flight began.
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Roosevelt Field
Martin Jensen
Jensen
Hawai
Queen Mother Christina Of Spain Dies
Queen Mother Christina of Spain died at the Royal Palace in Madrid at 3:94 a.m. She served as regent for 17 years until her son Alfonso XIII’s coronation in 1902. Born July 21, 1855, she was Archduchess Marie Christine and wife of Alfonso XII.
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Madrid
Christina
Spain
Royal
Alfonso XII
Marie Christina Henrietta Desiree Felicite Reniere
Charles Ferdinand
Elizabeth
Austria
Mercedes
Alfonso III of
Paroled Roberson in early morning by judge for good conduct
William Roberts won parole from Judge W. R. Tixmpson on good behavior, avoiding Mansfield reform school. Roberts faced charges of burglary linked to a Whalen drug store theft in Torain on November 29. Both were sentenced to reformatory confinement tomorrow.
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William Roberts
W. R. Tixmpson
Mansfiela Reformatory
Roberts
Culiis
Stanley Virant
Whalen
Torain
Navy Cruiser Bill Sent To House For Ratification
WASHINGTON February 6 Congress moves the 274000000 naval cruiser bill to the house for ratification of two amendments. Senate passed it late yesterday and republicans expect quick approval and a sign by President Coolidge. The plan calls for 15 new 10000 ton cruisers and one modern carrier at 19000000. Keels will be laid at five ships per year for three years. Coolidge sought a three year limit to aid disarmament talks by Hoover, but the senate refused. The vote was 68 to 12. One amendment, Reed-Borah, was accepted to push treaties with major powers to protect neutrals at sea in wartime. Page 2 continues.
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Washington
Congress
President Coolidge
House
Coolidge
Senate
Hoover
Executive Department
Full I Tenement Case Seeks 75000 From Owners
A Lorain common pleas suit filed by Alice Eddy alleges 75000 in damages from Michael and Mary Kartman, owners of 1339 Broadway, over injuries after she fell in a dark stairway. Eddy says a promised electric hall light was never installed, leaving her to stumble down pitch black stairs and suffer a broken elbow, scalp laceration, and lifelong impairment.
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Lorain
Common Pleas Court
Alice Eddy
Michael
Mary Kartman
Broadway
F Street
Kartman’s
Eddy
Man Writes Message in Blood Then Commits Suicide
Cedar Rapids Feb 4- Lyric H Baker a 28 year old railroad station agent, killed himself after writing a blood message urging American youths to leave liquor alone. He cut his finger to write the note then phoned his father. As his mother answered, he fatally shot himself. He was married with three children.
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Cedar Rapids
H. Ak
Baker
Ake
Waucona
Report Ship In Distress Off Cape Cod
Coast guard headquarters were advised by the Boston Insurance company that the schooner Fieldwold owned by H. Gillespie and Company of Parrsboro Nova Scotia is in distress three hundred fifty miles off Cape Cod.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Boston Insurance Company
Fieldwold
H. Gillespie and Company
Parrsboro
Nova Scotia
Cape Cod
Habitual Criminal Bill Favored By Legislature In Ohio
The Habitual Criminal bill, pending in both the House and Senate, was reported out by the House codes committee with a recommendation for passage by 11 to 2 after a joint committee hearing. Compulsory school attendance laws were cited as a factor in the measure. Professor H A Miller of Ohio State University, a former Oberlin College sociology head, opposed the bill in the house committee.
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House
Oberlin
Columbus
Senate
House Codes Committee
Oberlin, O
H. A. Miller
Ohio State University
Oberlin College
The
State University
Debate Over Crime Wave Ties to School Attendance Laws
Fred W Warner former Republican chairman urged the committee to connect youth crime to enforced school attendance arguing 16 and 17 year olds idle after class risk crime. Warden P E Thomas favored stripping judges of minimum sentences. Professor H A Miller clashed with Keifer urging scientific study rather than prescriptions.
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Fred W. Warner
Republican State Central Committee
P. E. Thomas
State Penitentiary
H. A. Miller
Ohio State University
S. Keifer
Springflele
Keifer
Willebrandt May Be Given Job Again
Washington February 4 Friends of Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt expect her to be re appointed by President Hoover to her post in the justice department She has made no plans for retirement after March 4 and is not seeking a cabinet post or federal judgeship Her opportunities lie in public or private law work Transfers of the prohibition chief bureau to the justice department would reduce her duties and bring her position toward a cabinet level.
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Washington, D. C
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Ced Hoover
Justice Department
Willebrandt
Judes
Jaustize Department
Hoover
Wellebrandt
Cabine Bank
Indianapolis woman to receive £50,000 bequest
G A R encampment notes the will of the late Clarence H. Ferris, Civil War veteran, allowing Miss Cora Willis of Indianapolis a £50,000 bequest for her courtesy. The publicized will states the gift was made because she was courteous during the gathering.
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Ramilton
Cora C. Willis
Indianapolis
Clarence H. Ferris
Indiana
Eltr
Ferris
Miss Willis
New State Office Building Bill Gets OK in Ohio House
Columbus, Feb 6. The house committee on parks and public buildings with one dissenting vote recommended passage of a 5 million dollar bill for a new state office building opposite the state house. Governor Cooper voiced opposition to an official commission and to using only the teachers retirement fund for financing, proposing a five member independent commission instead. The committee’s bill also excludes workmen’s compensation funds and signals a move by Fred Schneler of Hamilton county to kill the measure.
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Columbus
House Committee On Parks and
Cooper
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
State House
Fred Schneller
Hamilton County
Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Men Near Norfolk & Western Tunnel
In Devon West Virginia a tunnel near here collapsed during drilling trapping workers. Rescue teams recovered two bodies, while a Civil Engineer W G Mearell and laborer Robert Bussie were named among the dead. a third laborer is missing.
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Devon
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
W. G. Mearell
Norfolk
Robert Bussie
Religious Riots Reported In Bombay
Reports reaching London indicate the Bombay riots taking on a religious tone with Hindus Muslims and Panthans clashing in Bhendubazar a notorious lawful area. Exchange dispatches say heavy casualties on both sides occurred.
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Bombay
London
Bhendubazar
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Rit
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James A. Hewitt
McCoy
E. J. Stankard
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