Indictment Hails From St Louis Area Vote Fraud
Seventy four people including forty seven election judges and clerks and twenty nine other officeholders and politicians face grand jury indictments in Clayton Missouri for ballot irregularities during the August 1922 primaries. Names include Frederick Essen Louis County Republican boss and former county official William Seibel and Anthony Feley with several Democrats also named. Three women are listed among the indicted.
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ST. Louis
Elect
Clayton
Frederick Essen
Lous County
William Seibel
Anthony P. Feley
al Bruce
St. Louis County
Science and chance solve Birmingham ax murder mystery
The article reports that science and the drug scopolamine helped reveal a group tied to 15 Birmingham ax murders. Five confessors are named including John Reed Peyton Johnson Fred Glover Pearl Jackson and O Dell Jackson with a diagram of the crime crew. The gang targeted shopkeepers in outlying districts, using distraction while an ax death occurred.
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Birmingham
Ala
Global dispatches report varied postwar tensions and events
News briefs from London Dublin India and Madrid cover aviation missing man Sperry case possible Franco Russian détente planning Greek Venizelos cabinet oath and royal pledge Fiume talks Spain militia consecration and railway strike rumors plus U S naval move toward Surigap of colorums agitation
Former Elyrian Meinke Dies at Weston
The sudden death of former Elyrian Meinke occurred this morning in Weston. He is survived by a wife and two children, a daughter Ray Tompkins, two sisters Mrs. Fred Eady and William Meinke, and a brother St. Meinke at the State Home in Sandusky. Announcements will follow.
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Meinke
Weston
Oan Tly
Ord
Daughers Ray Tompkins
Tesidere
Fred Eady
Wilam Meinks
St Mrinks
Sandusky
Mother of Elyria Fireman Succumbs
Mrs. Mary Clark of Lorain dies in Boston aged mother of Lieutenant Arthur Clark of Fire Station No 1. Remains will be shipped to Lorain, her former home, for burial.
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Arthur Clark
Fire Station No
Mary Clark
Lorain
Boston
Alimony Ordered After Divorce in Lorain Case
Matia AO Jones is granted $100 monthly alimony following divorce from John Mark Jones for gross neglect of duty. Judge Thompson approves the award and the respondent is to pay $100 per month as further court orders indicate.
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Matia AO Jones
Lorain
John Mark Jones
Thompson
Administration Mellon tax plan moves to House votes
Washington January 12 The House Ways and Means Committee completed consideration of the Mellon tax plan and set tax rates to take effect beginning Monday morning.
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Washington
House
Mellon
Eight De Havilland Planes Ready for Mexico Shipment
Mechanics at Wilbur Wright field install motors in eight De Havilland airplanes under orders from Washington. The planes, to be shipped within fifty hours, will be crated and depart Sunday night for Mexico as part of Obregon's government purchase announced a week ago in Washington.
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Dayton
Wilbur Wright Field
DeHaviland
Washington
Mexico
Obregon
Miner Elmer Farr Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Elmer Farr of Byesville was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Noble County Sheriff Moore on November 19. The jury, after five and a half hours, recommended mercy, likely yielding a life sentence. Farr faced Judge McGinnis for sentencing Tuesday.
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Caldwell. G
Elmer Farr
Byesville
Moore
Noble County
McGinnois
Farra
Cennis
Bootlegger Youth Swept Up in Prohibition Case
A 12 year old boy, George Nok Jr., appeared in the local court for bootlegging under the Volstead act. He was fined $149 for selling two pints of moonshine to Daniel Buschak at $1.50 each. His father Joseph and brother had prior similar hearings and fines.
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Eniontows
Fural Court
Daniel
Buschak
George Nok. Jr
Joseph
Eadh
Alban ez acquitted in self defense murder trial
Anna A Albanez, a 27 year old colored woman, was acquitted by a jury after a 45 minute deliberation in the killing of her white husband Michael DPD on June 19. She claimed self defense and was found not guilty of second degree murder.
Cleveland bootlegger fined amid liquor raid
Police chief Stankard and a task force halted a Western Heights liquor run. Ello Elio and Charles Purpura were arrested after twenty gallons of distilled liquor were seized. Elio pled guilty and received a $1000 fine plus costs. Purpura to be discharged. Nagy and wife Helen were fined $100 each for illegal liquor possession. Three liquor-conviction appeals were noted from Elyria, South Amherst, and Lorain, challenging lower-court rulings.
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Stankard
Hinkson
Myers
Cleveland
Western Heights
Zarnke
Sweet
Obitts
Gibson
West River Street
Phillip Elio
Charles Purpura
Ello
Eilo
Putputa
Elyria
Court of Common Pleas
Steve Nagy
Helen Nagy
W. B. Thompson
Bara
Thompson
Lee McDaniel Elyria
Joseph Oszvik
South Amherst
Joseph Svete
Lorain
Walter Ludwig
Don Aiken
Elyria Seeks Lorain Help For Water Main Crossing
Elyria plans to ask Lorain city council for permission to lay a Main watermain across a four acre parcel at North Ridge and Plank Road. The project would cross land to connect to the lake, preventing canal obstruction and future friction if a valve were needed. A Lorain representative will attend the council meeting to request the needed permission.
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Elyria
Lo Tain
North Ridge
News Council
Lorain
Porto Rican treasurer dies in Porto Rico offer
J G War Department cable reports Jesse Bonner or W Rooner treasurer of Porto Rico collapsed and died in her office at Sanduan this morning. Details come via cable from Ashington to the War Department.
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Jesse Bonner
Ashington
Ge W. Rooner
Porto Ricn
Sanduan
War Department
Oberlin Man Sent to Jail for Nonpayment of Alimony
William H. Exyans of Oberlin was jailed for contempt after failing to pay alimony as ordered. Testimony showed about 199 dollars in arrears, with this being a second contempt finding. he was ordered to bail and pay the arrears. In Dayton, Geo Bart, 8, reportedly killed himself after a prior stroke, with authorities treating it as a possible fiction claim.
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William H. Exyans
Oberlin
Thormas
Thompson
Fians
Dayton
Geo Bart
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Hearing on appropriation suit continued in probate court
The board of education of Pi R Deedle townships sues Esther Fueld in probate court. The case remains active and was continued until Monday morning.
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Board of Education of Education
Deedle
Esther Fueld
Mutiny at Aldrich Coal Mine Ends After 24 Hours
Sixty three convicts at Aldrich Coal Mine in Montevallo Alabama mutinied for almost a day injuring no officers pledging to fire Warden J M Jernigen. Guards with rifles retook the mine causing about $30000 in damaged machinery including locomotives pumps and dynamos. An official investigation was planned.
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Montevallo
Ala
Aldrich
Thomas-Weller Mining Company
J. M. Jernigen
Collar Button Taken From Infant in Columbus Case
Urban Weigel months old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Weigel Coldwater Mercer county died after surgeons removed a collar button from her lung. Tubes were sent through the mouth and surgery was necessary. Physicians treated the infant for pneumonia since Thanksgiving day when she developed violent coughing. Am X ray disclosed the nature of the ailment.
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Columbus
Urban Weigel
John Weigel
Coldwater
Mercer County
Elyria Union Men Plan To Buy Coal
At the Central Labor Union meeting Treasurer Colson of the Musicians Union reported strong finances. Charles H. Kopp, Barbers' Union delegate, was elected to meet B. L of E. Co-operative Coal Co. representatives to secure Elyria public coal at low prices enjoyed in Cleveland.
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Central Labor Union
Colson
Musicians Union
Central Union
Charles H. Kopp
Barbers’ Union
B. L of E. Co-operative Coal Company
Elyria
Cleveland
Pastor Stricken on 25th Anniversary in Brooklyn
In New York on January 12, the Rev Dr Newel Dwight Hillis, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church in Brooklyn, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on the eve of his 25th anniversary. He has improved, following a heated session over church finances when the stroke occurred.
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New York
Plymouth Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Newe
Dwisht Hillis
Snow Forecast From Weather Bureau For Week Ahead
The Weather Bureau predicts snow and cold in the Great Lakes region with higher chance of snow in the northern areas midweek. Temperatures should rise above normal by midweek with unsettled conditions near the south.
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Washington
Fay
Valle
Great Lakes
Serpeenret
Stolen Bonds Spur Across-Country Heists Across U.S.
A string of robberies reported from Cleveland Hollywood Denver Youngstown Canton and other cities unfold as bandits strike banks and stores. Police chase leads include a noted badge bandit and a prominent jewel heist with tens of thousands in gems stolen.
Bavarian Minister Warns of Revenge War After French Actions
Berlin reports Bavarian minister to International News Service claims war fever spreads beyond pacifists. He blames France and Allied reparations for Germany’s misery, calls for Rhine land and Ruhr sovereignty restoration, and says foreign loans to Germany would be prudent. He cautions against anti Jewish scapegoating while noting economic distress fuels anger.
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International News Service
Berlin
France
Etowitz
Germany
Hans Gersev
Gushes
Ameelusne
Herreichner
Franses
Bevin
Bavaria
Rhineland
Ruher
Ruhr
Rhneland
Miniator Guerrier
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