Weinley Gifted Big Song But Was Defeated
Federal Building Chicago July 28 The Lincoln University of Kentucky received a $5,000 donation in 1923 from Senator William B McKinley channeled through chancellor John Wezley Hill as he campaigned for renomination Henry I Green the McKinley paymaster testified to the senate slush fund investigation detailing a $350,000 campaign fund and unrecorded payouts up to $1 600 to unseen recipients with sums of $5 000 a day in Chicago
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Chicago
Illl
William B. McKinley
Lincoln University of Kentucky
John Wezley Hill
Illinois
Henry I. Green
McKinley
Senate Slush Fund
University
Green
Hitt
World Court
Slush Fund Committee
Federal Building
Senate
Henry T. Green
Willam B. McKinley
Chi
Ohio governor urged to resign over tax promises
A. P. Sandies of Ottawa urges Governor A. Vic Donahey to resign for failing to cut taxes and expenses, comparing him to Texas governor Ma Ferguson and criticizing the 1930s campaign promises in a July 28 letter from Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Texas
Ohio
A. P. Sandies
Ottawa
A. Vic Donahey
Two Women Hurt in Mansfield Car Crash
Mrs. Irving Peters, 51, of Mansfield, and her sister Mrs. Ruth Frye, 70, of near Wooster, were injured when their car skidded and overturned near Doylestown. Peters, with a skull fracture and bruises, is in serious condition. Frye has a cut above the eye and bruises but improved after a painful night. Their son John escaped with minor injuries.
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Mansfield
Irving Peters
Ruth Frye
Near
Wooster
General Hospital
Doylestown
Peters
John
Risler on Trial for Life in Death of McCoy
Steubenville report that Frank Risler, 64, tinsmith and saloon owner, testifies he shot John C. McCoy in self defense during a raid last April. Prosecutors say Risler faced McCoy who repeatedly asked about intrusion, while defense contends the shooting was justified.
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R. B. Coheny
Risser
Risler
Bridgeport
Witnesses questioned as Norris case moves to grand jury
Fort Worth July 28 A grand jury probes the July 17 shooting of D E Chiples at First Baptist Fort Worth. One key witness, last in Norris study vicinity, has been questioned twice as prosecutors seek a murder indictment without exposing the witness. Dr Norris seeks indictment and trial before a jury. he has not hired new counsel.
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Fort Worth
Texas
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church
D. E. Chiples
Tarrant County
R. B. Brown
Norris
Ben F. Boulden
Church Board of Deacons
Lorain City Debt Drops by $257 862 in Past Year
Lorain records show city indebtedness decreased by 257 862 dollars over the last year per city auditor figures. Water works department led cuts totaling 125 000 dollars from 19124, reducing overall debt to 3 812 624.78.
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Lorain
Water Works Department
Five Prisoners Escape. Five Refuse Liberty Batter
Five inmates refused to join three escapees from Perry county jail in New Lexington Ohio. Earl Brooks Basil Frank Bennett and Levell Francher escaped after sawing a window bar. Sheriff Harley McNabb formed a posse and tracked them amid a ground search noting a soap bar and a young girl’s footprints.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Earl Brooks
Basil
Ohio
Frank Bennett
Hamilton
Levell Francher
San Toy
Harley McNabb
McNabb
Brooks
No. 1
Mayor Signs Park Bond Measure For City Improvements
Mayor Harry Hinkson signed a resolution to issue 46 000 in park bonds. The council approved 4 to 3 last Monday night, with 20 000 bonds planned for 1927 and 20 000 for 1928, to fund park improvements. If vetoed, the measure could still become law by a two thirds council vote or a public ballot.
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Harry Hinkson
Ciy
Aimee McPherson Inconsolable Refuses Confrontation
Monterey Calif July 25 Excitement eased as Minnie Kennedy announced Aimee Semple McPherson would not confront witnesses. McPherson was reported seen last May at Ocean Park with a man identified as Kenneth L Ormiston. Los Angeles officers left for home after considering new evidence for the grand jury.
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Monterey
Gebif
Minnie Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ocean Park
Kenneth L. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Los Angeles
Joseph Ryan
Poison booze man guarded from gunmen in Buffalo
Janes C. Voelker, jailed on murder charges in Erie county, faces threats from gunmen linked to the wood alcohol poison case that has killed thirty seven people nearby. Six more arrests include Carl Voelker, 50, father of the alleged distributor. the younger Voelker to be arraigned today amid a redistilling plant found in his home.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Janes C. Voelker
Erie County
Detroit
Carl Voelker
Voelker
Modification of Dry Law Sought by Ohio Labor
Akron July 28 modification of the Volstead law to permit sale of 2 75 per cent beer is recommended in a resolution to come before the Ohio State federation of labor. It may be adopted at today s session. The resolution signed by 33 members decries the dry law as failing to win public approval and respect. There were 26 resolutions on varied subjects introduced at the Tuesday session and others were added Wednesday.
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Akron
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Braves Coach suspended thirty days over Cincinnati fisticuffs
New York July 28 Coach Arthur Devlin of the Boston Braves was suspended for thirty days from bench and field privileges and Ralph Pinelli of the Cincinnati Reds was fined $100 by the National League. The penalties followed a scuffle during the Sunday game in Cincinnati.
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New York
Arthur’ Devlin
Boston Braves
Ralph Pinelli
Cincinnati Reds
National League
Cincinnati
Daylight raid nets still and liquor from Joe Paul home
Deputies under Sheriff Underhill arrest Joe Paul of Stop Seven Yellow Line after a 3:30 p.m. search reveals a twenty gallon copper still hidden in a four by four foot earth hole and about six gallons of grape whiskey. A jar with five gallons sits in the hole with the setup. another jar with a gallon is found by the door. Paul is jailed on illegal possession charges and awaiting arraignment before Justice S. J. Georgetonter.
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Joe Paul
Ives, Knight
Flood
F. A. Underhill
Paul
S. J. George Tonter
Expedition Nears Arctic Circle From Labrador
The Rawson MacMillan expedition of the Field Museum of Chicago aboard the Bow is approaching the Arctic Circle. Commander Donald MacMillan said the run from Labrador is the fastest yet, with fair winds. they collected several bird specimens and are headed for Holstenborg.
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Chicago
Thre Bowdoin
Rawson-MacMillan
Field Museum of Chicago
Arctic Circle
Donald MacMillan
Labrador
Holstenborg
Leeing Sukketoppen
Greenland
Capone Placed Before Special Grand Jury in Chicago
Alphonso Scarface Capone surrendered to federal authorities and was rushed before a special grand jury in Chicago to be questioned about vote frauds in primaries. He is alleged to know details of the Cicero murder of state attorney McSwiggin but was not to be questioned about that case at this time.
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Chicago
Alphonso “Scarface
Capone
McSwiggin
Cicero
Iil
MccSwiggin
Expert Decision in Betting Case at Coney Island
Cincinnati July 28 Judge John Caldwell will rule Friday on motions to quash indictments in the pari mutuel betting case. A ruling for defense would end the war between the state and operators. a ruling against them would trigger immediate trial.
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Cincinnati
Common Pleas
John Caldwell
Coney Island
First Trouble in Church Fight Reaches Aguascalientes
Reports from Aguascalientes say Mayor Humberto Verrantee was lynched after ordering the arrest of a priest who refused to register as required by law. Other dispatches allege the mayor shot the priest and was then killed by the mob, or stoned, though confirmation is lacking.
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Mexico City
Aguascalientes
Humberto Verrantee
Cleveland Man Killed by Poison Liquor From Buffalo
Police say a Buffalo sourced poison liquor caused death and serious injury in Cleveland D July 28. Fred Reynolds 41 a musician died after drinking the tainted alcohol. Reynolds wife hospitalized in critical condition. coroner to autopsy to verify police charges.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Cleveland, D
Fred Reynolds
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Hammond
Reynolds
Sismaticos plan to take over catholic churches in Mexico
Schismatic Catholics in Mexico say they will occupy churches and conduct services if regular clergy abandon them on August 1. They require government permission and would move in as Romanist priests desert, supplying spiritual needs. Government experts study the suspension order to judge if it is seditious. President Calles’ stance hinges on the report and actions.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Sismaticos
Urison Barn
Calles
Earthquake Recorded Near Fordham University Today
A severe earthquake was registered on the seismograph at Fordham University in New York. The tremor began at 9 13 a m daylight saving, reached main intensity at 5 58 and lasted until 7 10 a m. The center was estimated about 6 7000 miles from New York, direction undetermined.
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New York
Fordham University
J.S. O'Connor
Husband alleges wife forced long walk after car keys theft
Carl W. O'Hara files a divorce petition claiming cruelty in Columbus. He says his wife drove away after throwing the auto keys away, forcing him to walk nine miles home with no money.
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Columbus
Carl W. O'Hara
O'Hara
Two Atlantic Coast Line Trains Crash Near Orlando
Two passenger trains on the Atlantic Coast Line collided head on at 11 25 this morning in Orlando. Ambulances doctors and first aid crews from Orlando and nearby towns rushed to the wreck. The number of fatalities was not yet confirmed.
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Orlando
Fila Dilly
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Paroled man linked to counterfeit checks in Ohio
Arthur Pardee, 22, of Kent Ohio, was held on charges tied to passing several worthless checks. Police said he admitted a Fort Wayne Indiana warrant and that he had been paroled from the Manefield reformatory in November 1915.
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Toledo, O
Arthur Pardee
Kent
Ohio
Pardee
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Manefield Reformatory
Franc Declines After Poincare Government Court Vote
Paris reports the franc weakening after the Chamber of Deputies vote in favor of the Poincare government. By 2:30 PM the franc stood at 42.06 to the dollar, signaling renewed exchange-rate pressure.
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Paris
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Train Hits Auto Five Are Killed At City Crossing
Five people from Teen ton, New Jersey, perished when their car was struck by a derailed Central train at the 2 crossing. The victims included two men two women and a child. Continued on Page 77.
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Lakewood
Dersey Central
Teenton
Durkin Appeals to Illinois Supreme Court in Slaying Case
Chicago July 28 attorneys for Martin Durkin began work on an appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court after Judge Muller's denial of a new trial. Durkin received a 34 year sentence for the murder of federal agent Edina Shanahan and was facing a pending murder charge against Sergeant Harry Grayn, which would be dropped with a chance for reinstatement if the high court affirms the conviction.
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Chicago
Martin Durkin Sheik
Illinois Supreme Court
Harry B. Muller
Denist
Durkin
Miller
Edina Shanahan
Louis Blumentham
Harry Grayn
Supreme Court
Public Detective Plans Murder Warrants After Confessions
Ora Slater private detective in charge says arrests will await confessions before a murder warrant is issued. He and Bart Hexamer acting chief of police will grill underworld figures to complete the chain of evidence as the murder investigation continues.
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Ora Slater
Slater
Bart Hexamer
Underworld
Poage Dept. Discarded By Warren Ohio Emergency Fire Cut
Warren Ohio faces a financial crisis as the city council abolishes the police department and halves the fire department. A public subscription begins to fund back pay and operations after deputies assume law enforcement next Saturday. The fire force drops to two trucks needing tires and support.
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Warren
John Smith
Patricksburg Fire Destroys Local Business District
Fire swept the business section of Patricksburg Indiana destroying eleven business houses including the Patricksburg bank and three residences. The blaze began in a barn around midnight causing a total loss estimated at $100,000 with not a single store left standing.
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Brazil
Ind
Patricksburg
Here
Patricksburg Bank
East Bridge widening to start under state contract
George W. Luke & Son of Canton contracted to widen the East Bridge street bridge. The State Highway Department awarded the $28,757.27 project, with $20,000 paid by the state as part of Route Two. The bridge will gain a forty foot roadway and six foot sidewalks, improving a noted county danger. Detours route traffic via Broad, East Bi y, Clark, and Cleveland streets during construction.
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East Bridge Street
George W. Luke & Son
Canton
Luke
C. T. Biggs
State Highway Department
French Postpone Debt Settlement Accord Action
Paris July 28 The Pontcare government will not ask the chamber of deputies to act on the Metton Berenger accord for settling the French debt to the United States before the parliamentary vacation Premier Poiicare told the finance commission today Parliament is expected to adjourn for the break.
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Paris
Ponncare
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Poiicare
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