Crabbe presses for public hearing on welfare probe
Ohio Attorney General C. C. Crabbe renews demand for a public hearing by Governor Vic Donahey or another Wayne County grand jury investigation into charges that State Welfare Department officials conspired to defraud the state by splitting commissions on buying a site for the northern Ohio state institution for the feeble minded. Crabbe previously called the Wooster grand jury a whitewash and said witnesses were omitted as no indictments were returned. The Governor, returning from Indian Lake, had not replied to the initial appeal.
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Columbus
C. C. Crabbe
Vic. Donahey
Wayne County Grand Jury
Crabbe
State Welfare Department
Ohio State Institution
Bonahey
Unusual court action halts Harvey Owens alimony case
Judge W B Thompson appointed L D Wamlin as receiver for Harvey Owens after Owens wages were repeatedly attached for debts. Owens owes alimony of 17 50 weekly to wife Helen Owens and four children. Receiver will collect Owens wages to pay alimony and court costs, ensuring Owens can live and avoid further debt.
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W. B. Thompson
L. D. Wamlin
Harvey Owens
Owens
Helen
Owen
Thompson
Driver Pleads Guilty After Alcoholic Crash
Robert Conway of Cleveland was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for cuts after an automobile crash caused by Theo dore Engels of Cleveland. Engels, charged with driving while intoxicated, pleaded guilty and was fined $30 and costs. Conway faced arraignment for intoxication.
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Robert Conway
Lexington Avenue
Cleveland
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Conway
Theodore Engels
East 55Th Street
Engles
Charles Brown
Western Heights
Brown
West Avenue
White Conway
Woman injured in two car collision in Ohio area
Virgie Marshall of 42 East 54th Place Chicago was brought to Elyria Memorial Hospital after a collision on the Cleveland road. She suffered facial lacerations but was not seriously injured. she was traveling from Chicago toward New York when another car struck theirs from the opposite direction.
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Virgie Marshall
East 54Th Place
Chicago
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Miss Marshall
New York
Cleveland Road
Former Secretary Weeks Dies at 66 in New Hampshire
John W. Weeks, former Secretary of War under Harding and Coolidge, died at his Mt. Prospect summer home in Lancaster N H after a long illness. He 66. Weeks held many roles from farm boy to congressman and senator before serving as war secretary. He leaves wife and children, with Sinclair Weeks among the family at bedside.
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Lancaster
N. H
John W. Weeks
Harding
Coolidge
Mt. Prospect
Aga
New Hampshire
Florida
Massachusetts
United States
Weeks
New England
Heo
Here
Wm. D. Weeks
Leonard Weeks
Granite State
Vermont
Calvin’ Coolidge
Mayor seethes as Schindlers arraigned for DWI
Mayor Harry Winkson condemned the men after William C. Schindler and Adolph Schindler faced arraignment in peace court on DWI charges. William pled not guilty. fined $10 and costs after earlier intoxication plea. Adolph pled guilty, fined $50 and costs, and 30 days in county jail after waiving grand jury examination. They allegedly struck three cars between Elyria and Ridgeville, including F E Fisher’s on Bro Street. William gave the alias William Reitz. Adolph reportedly used Adolph Reitz. Also, Miss Anna Morgan, 26, may die from internal injuries after a fall down stairs at her Columbus home.
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Harry Winkson
William C. Schindler
Adolph Schindler
Poace
William Schindler
Adolph
Grand
Elyria
Ridgeville
FE. W. Fisher
Lake Avenue
Broa Street
William iReitz
Atias
Adolph Reitz
Columbus
Anna Morgan
St. Francis Hospital
Robert Scott Pleads Guilty in Maurer Murder Case
Chicago July 12 Robert Scott brother of Russell Scott condemned slayer of Joseph Maurer drug clerk pleaded guilty to the same murder. State attorney F Byrne indicated the death penalty would be pursued despite the guilty plea.
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Chicago
Robert Scott
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Scott
Eentels F. Byrne
Man Fined and Warned by Mayor over Intoxication
Louie Mahoko was fined eight dollars and costs in police court after pleading guilty to intoxication. His wife testified that he beat her during sprees, and Mayor Hinkson warned that another incident would send him to the work house.
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Louie Mahoko
Louie
Hinkson
Mahoko
No nation can claim North Pole says Amundsen
Oslo July 12 No nation can claim the North Pole because it lies in the sea and international waters not on land Captain Roald Amundsen said in a radio interview conducted while he is still at sea with the Aftenposten reporter The explorer emphasized the pole is not a national territory and remains in international waters
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North Pole
Roald
Aledsen
Oslo
Roald Amundsen
Aftenposten
Explorer
Sunday School Superintendent, Fiancée, Taxi Driver Slain
In Cicero, a Chicago suburb, two bandits killed Fred Heine a 45 year old Sunday school superintendent, his fiancée Marie Blang 23 and taxi driver Ludwig Rose 24 as they sat in a car near Miss Blang's home. One bandit was captured and allegedly confessed. Rose died later at the county hospital. The motive and details center on a confrontation involving an armed robbery.
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Chicago
Cicero
Postone
Ingo
William McSwiggin
Fred Heine
Salem Evangelical Church
Marie Blang
Heine
Ludwig Rose
Miss Blang
Rose
Teine
Continued Hearing On Horvitz Motion
A hearing on Sam Horvitz injunctive suit against city officials to stop contracts for paving city streets was continued for one week by Judge A R Webber due to missing Cleveland counsel. The motion seeks an immediate hearing and injunction to prevent municipal contracts until the matter is resolved.
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Sam Horvitz
Townspeople Flee After Lake Denmark Arsenal Blast
The village near Lake Denmark New Jersey lies destroyed by a major arsenal explosion. Most residents have left, leaving only newcomers on duty. Army and newspaper observers study the cratered valley as shells and smoke drift across the landscape. Meanwhile the City Council plans a seven thirty meeting with no petitions filed, per the clerk this morning.
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Mount Top
N. T
Denmark
N. J
Hilia
France
Witnesses Describe Lake Denmark Arsenal Explosion Scene
Witnesses near Lake Denmark reported a massive blast at the arsenal, likening it to a battlefield. Private Ephram Evgin of the Marine Corps, 100 yards from the explosion, said the chamber belted with fire and smoke, knocking him unconscious as shells burst and the reserve caught fire. He swam to the lake and was rescued by Marines.
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Tnover
Lake Denmark
Six Milena
Here
Ephram Evgin
Marine Corps
Shell House
Dara Dowling
Olio G
Sheriff Bill Approved for Feeding County Prisoners
Sheriff Fred Underhfil reported feeding 244 prisoners over three months, including six insane and three juveniles, with a daily rate of $0.65 for ordinary prisoners and $0.65 for juveniles and $0.65 for insane inmates. The total bill reached $2,031.96, with $9.50 allowed for washing jail woolen blankets.
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Fred Underhfil
Senator Edge Attacks Explosive Storage in Populated Areas
United States Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey condemned the storage of high explosives in thickly settled districts after visiting Lake Denmark. He criticized the practice as outrageous, said he would introduce a congressional resolution to end it, and cited Washington’s ongoing remonstrations. Governor Harry Moore deferred judgment to authorities, noting the plant’s remote location reducing risk, while Secretary of War Davis stated there were no explosions on army property.
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Dover
United States
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Lake Denmark
N. A
Edge
Washington
Congress
Harry Moore
Davia
Explosion at Lake Denmark Arsenal Triggers Federal Probes
Wasington July 12 Federal machinery began to revolve at Lake Denmark Arsenal after the explosion, described as one of the great peace time disasters. The army and navy launched investigations to determine blame and start repairs. Rear Admiral Campbell, judge advocate general, was ordered to survey the site. Rear Admiral Bloch was recalled to lead ordnance inquiry. Secretary of the Navy Daniels cut short his holiday to oversee the response.
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Waseington
Lake Denmark Arsenal
Army-Navy
Army
Navy
K. J H. Campbell
Chonary
Lake Denmark
Bloch
Naval Ordance
Navy Wilbur
Newtie
Shell Torn Land Searched for Bodies of Victims
Dover New Jersey July 12 Sixteen bodies recovered from the devastated area between Picatinny army base and Lake Denmark with the known dead at eighteen more than twenty missing and damage estimated at 100 million dollars. Marines and soldiers combed the shell torn ground seeking survivors and locating casualties amid continuing explosions.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Anay
Dover
N. J
Lake Denmark
Here
United States Warines
Quantico
Denmark
Anto
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Peter Bubo
Mt. Hope
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Olas
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Lake
Picatinny Arsenalgtta
Naval Reservation
Applogie Steel Company
Mount Hope
Bergen
Morris
Pasaaie
Hugh A. Drua
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