Slugh Probes McKinley Donations In Illinois Senate Probe
Chicago July 27 The senate slush fund committee questioned Senator McKinley about large recent donations to colleges schools and churches as part of a bid to build a political machine. Chester Willoughby denied knowledge of such philanthropy while Reed cited 60000 to Lincoln University Kentucky and an undisclosed sum to Begro College Chicago during the campaign.
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Federal
Chicago
Senate Slush Fund Committee
William
McKinley
Chester A. ‘Willoughby
MecKinley
James A. Reed
Missouri
Willoughby
Reed
Lincoln University
Kentucky
Begro College
Dry agents discredited at Risler murder trial
Steubenville Ohio July 27 The defense for John Risler a 64 year old tinsmith who shot and killed dry agent John McCoy scored its first victory as James Armstrong state witness was discredited after three hours of grilling he admitted he had been convicted of bootlegging since the shooting Armstrong testified he signed the raid warrant and was present in the Risler home basement when McCoy was killed The defense questioned his credibility and his arrest for liquor transport from Toronto was noted by Attorney Cohen
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Steubenville
Tris
John Risler
John McCoy
Here
James Armstrong
McCoy
Armstrong
Risler
Jess Thompson
Risler House
R. B. Cohen
Cohen
Thomas Pyle
Toronto
Tilsler
Tropical Storm Wrecks Florida East Coast Seaboard
A tropical storm battered the Florida east coast from Fort Pierce to Florida City causing widespread damage and cut communications. Palm Beach and surrounding cities faced downed lines, broken windows, and power outages as residents feared further destruction while crews cut live wires and attempted limited telegraph links via Atlanta and Key West.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Bahama Islands
Fort Pierce
Miami
Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Delray
Boca
Florda City
Fiorina Peninsula
Atlanta
Punta Rassa
Key West
Weather Bureau
West Palm Beach
Tuly
Arthur Mead
Jane L. B. Clark
Hera‘inemen
From Light
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Whitmore Loses Last Chance to Escape Gallows
Washington July 27 Richard Reesa Whittemore fails in clemency bid to avoid death for murder of Baltimore prison guard Robert H Holt. Governor Ritchie says no grounds to set aside sentence despite pleas from E K Dudding and Edgar Allan Poe counsel.
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Washington
Richard Reesa Whitemore
Baltimore
Robert H. Holtman
Ong
E. K. Dudding
Prisoners’ Relief Society
Ritchie de
Dudding
Ritchie
Edgar Allan Poe
Candy Kid
Annapolis
Whittemore
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Fritchian
Poe
Prisson
Voters May Register Here on August 20
Preprimary registration will be held Monday August 20 according to an announcement from the Board of Election. Registration booths across the city will operate from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. This provides newly eligible residents and those newly moved into the city a chance to vote in Tuesday’s primary.
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Board of Election
Lorain Girl Carries Off Highest Honors in Bar Exam
Lorain July 27 Friends of Adeline Thompson celebrate her success as she carries off the highest honors among 631 successful applicants who passed the State Bar exam this year. Columbus announced the results this morning. One hundred twenty-nine failed. Thompson is the second woman admitted to the bar in Lorain. Helen Aca is practicing with the Lorain county association.
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Lorain
Fridnda
Adeline Thompson
Columbus
Thompson J
Helen Aca
Lorain County Association
Moony 5 Not Satisfied at Unger Delay
In Austin Texas Governor Ma Ferguson announces resignation plan at a September 13 special session after an election wager with Dan Moody endangering political history. Moody would resign as attorney general if Ferguson led him by 25 000 votes in the gubernatorial race.
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Austin
Texas
United States
Ma" Ferguson
U. S
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Dan Moody
Batardar
Moody
Ferguson
Buckley Emerges as Likely State Treasurer Nominee
Bert L. Buckley, a prominent Ohio Republican, seeks the state treasurer nomination on the Republican ticket after winning 152,000 votes in the attorney general race and establishing himself as a leading figure in Republican politics in Ohio.
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Bert L. Buckley
France vows to pay its debtors amid crisis
Paris July 27 The Poincare government narrowly won a confidence vote in the chamber of deputies 897 to 180 as premier Poincare outlined a plan to advance the financial program and repay creditors to the extent possible, saying France will meet its obligations despite grave times.
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Wet Mbert Sarmaut
Raymond Poincare
France
Pregok
Poincareau
Louis Barthou
Aristide Briand
Albert Sarraut
Edouard Herriot
M. Leygues
Paul Painteve
Louis Marin
Maurice Bekanowski
Andrew Tardieu
M. Ferrier
M. Quenille
Asdre Fallieres
Paris
Poincare
Chamber of de
iThe
Chamber of Deputies
M. Poincare
Use of Dope in America Falling Off
Washington reports 4,000 arrests and nearly as many convictions for Harrison anti narcotic act violations in the year ending June 30. An estimated 94,000 addicts exist, with conditions improving and drugs harder to obtain. About one third of federal prison inmates were sentenced for narcotic violations. 96 percent of 6,000 arrested were convicted. Dope prices exceed $1 a grain at New York smuggling centers. over 90 percent of supply is smuggled. International syndicates operate, but most drugs are handled by small peddlers. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Desna
United States
Col. L
iMutt
Nutt
New York City
Witte
Ema
Death Toll in Poison Liquor Rises Across Borders
Buffalo and Toronto reports push toll to thirty seven with two Toronto women and a Hamilton man dead. Frank J. Wale and Roscoe Harper arrived to oversee the probe as authorities from state federal city and Canada coordinate to curb wood alcohol deaths.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Toronto
Hamilton
Frank J. Wale
National
Alcohol Control
Dodgs Roscoe ©. Harper
Legal Advin
Washington
Simple funeral for R. J. Lincoln
Simple funeral services will be held in Manchester Vermont for Robert T Lincoln the last member of the Lincoln family. The family will attend the service and the body will be placed in Dellwood cemetery and later moved to Springfield Illinois to rest with Abraham Lincoln.
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Manchester
Robert T. Lincoln
Theo
Dellwood Cemetery
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Rage Over Wife Triggers Fatal Shot in New York
Patrick Dohenny, 25, enraged he believed brothers caused his wife to leave him, shot and killed Harry J. Polack and wounded Frank Pollack in New York. Dohenny fled as police search for him.
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New York
Patrick Dohenny
Harry J. Polack
Frank Pollack
Dohenny
Fire Damages Berndt Electric Shop and Nearby Buildings
A blaze on Main Street in Bowling Green caused $12,600 in damage to the Berndt Electric Shop with smoke and flames extending to the Russell and Bostic meat market and the Standard Garage. In Buffalo, James C. Voelker, alleged alcohol king, was held on a murder charge tied to forty seven deaths from wood alcohol poisoning.
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Bowling Green
Berndt Electric
Biase
Russell & Bostic
Alcohol King
Buffalo
James C. Voelker
King
Way Today
Priests Pray for Repeal of Mexican Laws
July 27 Vatican note says the pope did not order church suspensions. Mexican bishops act with freedom and plan August 1 prayers. Mexico City reports state churches to stay open after July 21, civilian committees may take over, clergy preserve services amid restrictions. Concerns grow over government enforcement and potential arrests of church dignitaries.
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Mexico
Vatican
Mexico City
Welcome Rain Aids Crops Across Central Ohio
Central Ohio received sweeping rains last night and again at noon today saving yarmera, fruit growers, and crops from losses caused by a hot dry spell. Dr Christy of Ohio State University notes rainfall averaged .76 inch in central and southern areas and showers were expected to continue with warmer weather in the south.
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Columbus
Yarmera
Ohio
Christy
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economiecs
Ohio State University
Alexander
G H Boyd Iron Magnate Dead
An eastern dispatch reports the death of George H Boyd in Spring Lake New Jersey after a brief illness. He was an iron magnate and philanthropist with a Sharon Pennsylvania home, born in Elyria in 1853, and later connected to Iron Ingot manufacturing in Sharon. Akron officials report a $200 safe robbery at Tredmore Henry Motor Co.
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George H. Boyd
Spring Lake
N. J
Mr. Boyd
Sharon
Elyria
Gates Homestead
East Avenue
Fie
Cleveland
Akron
Voran
Tredmore-Henry Motor Co
Slayers of Klansman Andrew Frankie Found Dead
County authorities seek the slayers of Andrew Frankie, Ku Klux Klan organizer who disappeared two years ago. Frankie's body was found in an abandoned mine near Youngston identified by steel-rimmed glasses and false teeth after threats against his life.
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Youngston
Andrew Frankie
Ku Klux Klas
Frankie
The
Klau
Woman Fends Off Highwaymen In Lorain Robbery Attempt
Mrs Floreen Richardsons of Stop Seven Yellow Line held six highwaymen at bay near Pearl avenue Lorain as they tried to rob her car. Four suspects Musk 28 Dlugase 19 Mitchell 22 and Busek 23 were arrested and charged with robbery. two others remain at large. All four pleaded not guilty with bonds set at 5000 each. Police continue to pursue the two missing men based on Mrs Richardsons description.
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Lorain
Florence Richardsons
Yellow Line
Pearl Avenue
Anglo American Prohibition Agreement Announced
London reports General Andrews American prohibition director and British officials completed a veto agreement for administering the Anglo American treaty to check rum running into the United States.
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London
General Andrews
United States
Will Indorse Judge Florence Allen for Senate
Listing her decisions favoring organized labor the State Supreme Court and labor groups plan to announce the endorsement of Florence Allen as a senatorial candidate within 48 hours. Opponents include former Senator Atwood Pomerene and other figures in the labor movement vow to continue the fight.
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Cleveland
Organized Labor
Florence Allen
Olig
Atied
Pomerene
Washington
Trade Board Boosts Local Industries in Elyria Plan
Elyria Board of Trade program council led by I Moise proposes boosting existing industries over recruiting new ones. Plan includes advertising Elyria with highway signs, examining sewerage disposal and preparing to seek a bond issue, plus consideration of city zoning efforts.
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Elyria Board of Trade
I. Moise
H. W. Ingersfool
Charles J. Crehore
T. N. Cook
John G. Whitney
Elyria
Fremont Delegation Welcomes Harry S Day For Governor Bid
A Fremont group led by Harry S Day, candidate for governor on the Republican ticket, visited with about 150 citizens paying their own expenses and furnishing a band. Day, former Fremont mayor and current state treasurer, is praised as eminently qualified. The delegation was escorted by Meyer, Hickson and Chief Stankard at Pen Meld Junction. They plan to visit Oberlin and Norwalk on return.
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Harry
Day
Fremont
Publc
Meyer
Hickson
Chief Stankard
Pen- Meld Junction
Vietiere
Robbers strike in Chicago store. loot scarce evidence found
Armed bandits invaded a Chicago Ros store and robbed clerks after forcing women to the door. Five escaped with items including a cart and tires. a diamond ring was stolen from a customer, as investigators recover few clues.
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Chicago
Otis
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Will Indorse
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Senate
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