Pitched Fight Expected With Six Freed Convicts
Philadelphia July 16 reports say six convicts escaped from Eastern Penitentiary on Saturday and are speeding through Virginia after stealing another car. They abandoned the first host near Elkton Maryland due to a betrayal. Driver Thomas J McAllister was gagged and bound in the car. Virginia state police pursue the fugitives and a pitched battle in the hill country is expected.
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Philadelphia
Eastern
Virginia
Elkton
Pennsylvania
Thomas J McAllister
Cabinet in Philippines quit after crisis in Manila
In Manila on July 16 the Philippine cabinet, excluding Vice Governor Eugene A Gilmore, tendered resignations to Governor General Leonard Wood after a 48 hour series of talks at Manuel Quezons home. The move follows a quarrel with Interior Secretary Laurel over reinstating officer Conley, head of the gambling squad. Quezon and Roxas reportedly plan resignations from the board of control, leaving Wood with limited support.
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Manila
Manuel Quezon
Senate
Ieuder
Philippine
Eugene A. Gilmore
Public Instruction
Leonard Wood
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Laurel
Lanel
Wood
Conley
Quezon
Roxas
Board of Control
Generl
Fernandez
Jose Laurel
Coniey
West Side Business Men Picnic at Riverview Park
The West Side Business Men's Club will visit Cleveland for a large picnic on Wednesday, August 1, at Riverview Park. They invite city officials to attend, promising the biggest event in years for the West Side from West 65th to Kamm's Corners.
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West Side
Mep's Club
West 65Th Street
Kamm’s Corners
Riverview Park
Minnesota special senatorial election voters greet cool day
Clear and cool weather greeted early voters in Minnesota's special senatorial election. The brief report notes expectations of hot temperatures later and mentions Governor O. Preas as a Republican candidate, with references to farm voters and local political dynamics in St Paul.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minne
Sota
Ae O. Preas
Manges Jonase
Heiress in Movies: Pittsburgh Heiress Mary Hartje
Hollywood July 16. A humble heiress Mary Louise Hartje of Pittsburgh, granddaughter of John L. Scott and daughter of August Hartje, was found working as a studio extra. She declares joy is in humble places and denounces modern society as barbarism, living with her mother in Whitney Avenue with servants and four cars.
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Hollywood
Calif
Mary Louise Hartje
Pittsburgh
Dice
Miss Hartje
John L. Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
August Hartje
Whitney Avenue
Auto Accidents Reported Across City Saturday and Sunday
Police logged multiple minor auto accidents over the weekend, mostly from carelessness. Pine Street’s Thompson backed into Cliff Hamey’s car, damaging a running board and fender. Alfred Otto hit Theodore Reynolda’s vehicle at Broad and Court, fenders damaged. Mrs Harper’s car and Kelner’s car suffered rear fender and left rear damage respectively. Coon on a bicycle was struck by Lang’s car but was not seriously harmed. the boy returned home bruised.
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Thompson
Pine Street
Tremont Street
Cliff Hamey
F. E. Jeffray
Forest Street
Oberlin
Stacy Visnesky
11Th Street
East Ave
Seventh St
Vishesky
Alfred Otto
Wellington
Cincinnati Grashes Fatal Auto Crash Claims Four
Cincinnati July 16. Robert T. Doon 10 and Charles Feltman 26 both died in an auto crash yesterday. William McDermott 33 and John Sellers 36 suffered probable fatal injuries. Doon a well known local athlete. Hamilton County automobile fatalities for the year reach 78.
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Cincinnati
Robert T. Doon
Charles Feltman
Covington
William McDermott
Bellevue
John Sellers
Ludlow
Doon
Hamilton County
City service to Kamm's Corners delays Green Line cars
Cleveland city service to Kamm's Corners began this morning, delaying the Green Line interurban cars of the Cleveland & Southwestern system. City cars ran with altered schedules, causing disruption to the usual flow of commuting traffic and creating a backlog along the line.
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Kamms
Cleveland
Kamm's Corners
Cleveland & Southwestern
City
Minnesota voters choose between Preus and Johnson in first statewide special election
Rainy weather could dampen turnout as Governor Preus faces Farmer Labor candidate Magnus Johnson in Minnesota’s first statewide special election. Farmers blame the wheat and flour slump on the ruling party impacting votes while La Follette supporters back Johnson. Weather was fair, with early turnout steady though rural dynamics unclear.
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ST. Paul
Minn
United States
Knute Nelson
J A. ©. Prenus
Mangus Johnson
Farmer-Labor Party
Preus
Johnson
Yace
Carley
Republican Party
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin Progressive
LaFollette
Twin City
Minnesota
Chicago political feud swells with charges against allies
Chicago's bitter factional political fight leads to a new accusation against former Mayor William H. Thompson supporters. Herman H. Bunderson, the city health commissioner, is charged with receiving stolen city property in an alleged confession by William G. Murray.
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Chicago
William H. Thompson
Herman H. Bunderson
William G. Murray
Postal Card Delayed Seventeen Years Reaches Lakewood Resident
Cleveland dispatch notes Mrs. Clyde E. Lacey of Lakewood received a postal card that spent 17 years on a route between Oberlin and Lakewood. Sent by Miss Olive Straus in 1906 from Berlin to Miss Marian Brandan, the card wandered before arriving at Mrs. Lacey. The sender is now Mrs. Arthur Hasenpfug of Amherst.
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Cleveland
Clyde E. Lacey
Lakewood
Hold Up Sales of Dollings Securities Suspended
In Columbus Ohio on July 16 the sale of R L Dollings Company securities was suspended pending action for a receiver in common pleas court Normal E Beck state securities commissioner announced. In Indianapolis the Indiana division said the receiver suit filed in Columbus would have no effect on securities sold in Indiana The company operates in Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania and local reps denied knowledge of the receivership petition.
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Columbus
R. L. Dollings Company
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Normal E. Beck
State Commissioner of Securities
Indianapolis
Ciass
Indiana
R. L. Collings and Company Today
Pennsyvania
Ku Klux Klan Hold Meeting Near Cemetery
The Ku Klux Klan held another meeting on Murray ridge near the south cemetery Saturday night. Bystanders saw many passing, and residents were barred from entering the lot where the gathering occurred amid numerous machines reportedly used to bring members to the site.
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Ku Klux Klan
Murray Ridge
South Cemetery
Arrest of Steve Nagy After Auto Injury Incident
Steve Nagy appeared in court on a traffic violation charge. He is alleged to have run down G. M. Worcester at the Broad and Cedar street corner and failed to stop to check on the victim’s condition after the accident.
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Steve Nagy
I& Charge
Nagy
G. M. Worcester
Broad and
Cedar Street
Lorain Woman Ends Her Life
Elizabeth Metz, 24, wife of Walter Metz, of River Road Lorain near the 31st Street bridge, hanged herself yesterday evening. She had a three month old child and had been despondent. her husband once prevented another attempt. Survived by her parents and husband. Corner Perry returned a verdict of death by own action.
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Elizabeth Metz
Walter Metz
31St Street Bridge
Lorain
Onte
Corner Perry
War veterans plan new program in congress
Washington July 16 Ex service men of the world war will present a bold legislative program to Congress when it reconvenes in December. Disabled American Veterans outlines five key actions including a veteran bonus, creation of veterans affairs committees, reform of veteran laws, retirement parity for disabled emergency officers, and civil service improvements for disabled veterans. The plan, formed at Minneapolis, calls for hospitalization, insurance, rehabilitation, and universal hospital care for service members regardless of disability origin, plus extended disability presumptions for tubercular and neuropsychiatric cases developing within three years of discharge. The DAV also urges speedy Senate Select Committee inquiry into the Veterans Bureau and tough prosecutions for profiteering or irregular practices.
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Washington
Congress
Minneapolis
Veterans Bureau
Select Committee of
Senate
Arrest Father for Abusing Daughter in City Court
Charles Emory faced Mayor Jones on a criminal abuse charge involving his 13 year old daughter Annie Emory. The warrant was sworn by Captain Heddle of the Salvation Army after an investigation. Emory pled not guilty, was bound over to the grand jury under a $2000 bond, which he could not meet, and was jailed.
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Chas. Emory
Jones
Annie Emory
Heddle
Salvation Army
Emory
Bride Watches Husband Drown In Ohio River Tragedy
Cincinnati July 16 Gordon Spiel 22 railway clerk drowned yesterday in the Ohio River at Bromley Kentucky. His bride of two months stood on the bank unable to help. Spiel was a native of Dayton Ohio. Findlay July 16 John Robert McDowell nine, famed for numerous freckles, reportedly offered $100 weekly to join a Los Angeles movie concern and share freckles with fans per aunt Mrs. John Wilson of Lima.
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Cincinnati
Gordon Spiel
Ohio River
Bromley
Spidel
Dayston
Ohio
Harding 3 Far North to New Office
President Harding continues his interior inspection tour in Alaska, reaching Fairbanks after a three day journey from Seward. He notes vast timber areas and mining regions while stressing Alaska's development will be slow and require self-reliance amid political divisions.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Harding
Great Interior
Yukon River Territory
Seward
Wyoming
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Northland
Pair lands 32 pound catfish at Huron event
George Luhrman and George Danforth of Spruce Street returned from Huron with a 32 pound catfish, the prize catch of the season. The monster required four men to lead and stands as the largest fish caught by any fisherman this era.
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George Luhrman
George Danforth
Spruce Street
Huron
Ned
Carlisle Board Protests Seale Double Salary
Carlisle Board of Education protests County Superintendent E C Seale drawing $4 000 yearly as county sup t and also as Kent Normal School instructor. Elmer Alexander notes Seale also draws $700 or $400 for time worked. Board criticizes dual salaries while Kent increases his pay to 5 500 yearly. County auditors face bills for tolls, expenses, a phonograph and a volleyball device.
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Carlisle
Sic Cation
E. C. Seale
Kent Normal School
Elmer Alexander
Carlisle Board of Education
Seale
Kent
County Board of Education
Huy Alexander
Henry Penfound
C. B. Mincks
Walter Dyke
D. A. Burr
Elmer Allander
Bartlett
Auditor's Office
Seales
Narmal
Husband leaves after wife's murder in Maryland
Frederick July 16 State's Attorney Aaron R. Anders asked for a special grand jury session to probe the June 18 killing of Mrs Grace Simmons Kepner shot in her father's home. Judges would decide in a day or two. Edward Kepner, the husband, remained away, possibly en route to Harrisburg, Pa.
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Frederick
Harrisbars
Lace Makers Hold Picnic Tomorrow at Cedar Point
The American Lace Company holds its annual picnic tomorrow at Cedar Point. A special train departs Elyria at 8:30 AM to transport employees and their families, with an estimated crowd of at least five hundred people expected to attend.
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American Lace Company
Cedar Point
Elyria
Indictment in Death Reports Woman Yegg Case Chicago
Fred G. Thompson was indicted on a murder charge in the slaying of wealthy insurance dealer Richard C. Tesmer. The investigation showed Thompson living with a man as his wife and with three women in a house noted for its unconventional private life.
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Chicago
Fred G. Thompson
Richard C. Tesmer
Thompson
Maseo
Whenia
Referendum on the Taft-Albaugh tax laws planned
Petitions demanding a referendum on the Taft Albaugh tax laws passed by the last legislature over the governor's veto were filed with the secretary of state. Initial petitions from Barnesville Belmont County carried fifty signatures. Ohio real estate boards sponsor John E. McCrehan predicts thousands will sign to reach about 98 000 voters.
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Columbus
Barnesville
Belmont County
John E. McCrehen
Ohio Association of Real State Boards
Ohio
Donahey
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