Hall murder case creaks toward grand jury review
Mrs Frances Stevens Hall awaiting bail or habeas corpus relief in Somerville New Jersey after being held on murder charges against her husband Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and chorister Eleanor Mills. Prosecutor Bergen says new evidence may be presented to a grand jury with two relatives possibly to be taken into custody. Governor Harry Moore vows to push prosecution to a finish as case moves toward page six continuation.
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McCarter
Aain
Bergen
Harry Moore
Sea Girl
N. J
Hall
Angies
Elyria High Joins New Intercity Sports League
Elyria High School accepts invitation to join a six sport league with Lakewood Shaw Cleveland area schools. The district funds the program. Lorain and Elyria weigh withdrawal from prior leagues. Six sports planned: football basketball baseball track tennis and swimming. An assistant coach may be hired as the league expands and a name and schedule are forthcoming.
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Elyria High School
League of High Schools
Pincipal C. T. Shiviey
Flyria
Elyria Board of Education
Ac- Hon
Torain Sward
Lakewond
Shaw
Meveland Weights
Elyria
Lo‘ain
LittiIn Big Seven
Lorain
TSS
Arserals
Leaders and Opponents in Big Mexican Catholic Controversy
The Most Rev. Mora del Rin, archbishop of Mexico, leads a den of Catholic figures opposing Calles anti-Catholic laws provoking nationwide non cooperation in religious services. President Calles sits at the storm center as the administration clashes with Catholics over church restrictions.
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Mora ¥ del Rin
Mexico
Calles
Archbishop del Rio
Tutares Calles
Train Held Up Veggs Get Sixty Five Dollars
A chaotic bulletins summary describes a late news flash with a $65.00 train robbery. Eight armed bandits used a motor car to halt a passenger train between Newburyport and Amesbury, grabbed the registered mail payroll from the baggage car, and escaped in a waiting auto. The loot was linked to the Biddle and smart automobile company payroll.
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Salisbury
Maxs
Nola
Newburyport
Amesbury
Maine
Jordon
Boston
Powow River
Storms Leave Hendersonville Area Devastated
One person died and many injured as a fierce electrical storm wrecked Granite Falls area near Hendersonville Ohio July 2. The Mt Mathews Lutheran church burned and several stores suffered minor damage amid the severest storm in forty years.
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Hendersonville
Mt. Mathews Dutheran
Granite Falls
Gaines trial widens with eighty four witnesses ordered
Seattle July. In the Wallace Gaines case over an order involving his daughter Sy Tyin, a graduate of an exclusive girls' school, only four die. Seventeen additional witnesses were subpoenaed today, bringing the state's total witness list to eighty four.
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Seattle
Wash
Wallace Gaines
Sy T- Yin
Wit Wessex
Monroe Preacher Resigns Post Amid Alleged Attentions
Monroe Mich. William Carlis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, resigns after Mrs. Tva Bryant accuses him of improper attentions. Bryant and her husband have moved to Ohio. Also note Mussoleine Scur to Forti Italy. daughter Itda suffers from diphtheria and illness.
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Monroe
Mich
William Carlis
First Baptist Church
Tva Bryant
Boys Arrested in Burglary Charge in Tireman
Tireman Stark 16 of 429 Kenyon Street and Arthur Buswell of 28 Kenyon Street are charged with stealing a .22 caliber rifle knives and cartridges from Heldriver's Hardware. Police say they were at a fare, back of the American Lace Company on Hoodor Street around 12:50 p.m. today, with gum and other items found on them.
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Tireman Stark
Kenyon Street
Arthur Buswell
Heldriver
American Lace Company
Hoodor Street
Updan
He Gums
Poone HS Claim Denied After Collapse in Hearing Room
In Columbus on July 4 29 Howard Viney a Black man waiting to file a work injury claim with the State Industrial Commission collapsed and died from a heart condition while the hearing was to begin. The claim alleged a permanent heart ailment from city work and had been denied earlier. A hearing was scheduled when he fainted.
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Columbus
State Industrial
Omi
City of
Howard Viney
Viney
Commission
Primary slate backed by Ohio Klan aide in Youngstown
A mass printed ticket bearing the signature of Clyde W. Osborne, former grand dragon of the Ohio Ku Klux Klan, is distributed for August 10 party nominations. The list endorses Republican governor candidate Joseph Lieber, lieutenant governor James Mills, and other state officials, plus Democratic nominees, with no Klan name shown on the printed material.
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Youngstown
Clyde W. Osborne
Ohio
Ku Klux Klan
Haseen
Osborne
Ohio Good Government League
Joseph 13. Lieber
James Mills
Joseph TE. Cross
Bert RB
Buckles
Clint Bord
United States
C. Q. Hildebrand
Supreme Court
Garrington T. Marshall
C. G. Washburn
Frank W. Geiger
A. P T. Sanders
Fnternor
Karl D. Bloom
Hamilton G. Deweese
Charles B. Zimmerman
T. Bader
N Craig McBride
Fire Rumors Sweep Columbus Plant in Five-Story Fire
A blaze at the five story U tinltzman and Sons Company plant in Columbus Ohio caused extensive damage estimated over 50 thousand dollars. Fireman W V T O Burke was overcome and hospitalized as crews responded after three alarms. The fire began shortly after 2 am and kept burning through 7 am as most firefighting equipment was deployed. A second item notes reports that the Soviet government formed a foreign legion of about 200000 men per German papers.
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Columbus
U. Tinltzman & Sons Company
Mana
WV. T. O'Burke
Vatican Audience Sparks Kneel Refusal by British Protestant
Vatican officials reported excitement as the Pope granted an audience to visitors. One British subject, identified as Protestant, refused to kneel, prompting a brief pause before the audience continued. An inquiry by the master of the chambers suggests stricter limits on future papal audiences and a shift from broad access to select attendees.
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Vatican
Rome
Fearful Kidnapping Threats Cloud Canton Murder Probe
George Psialias known as George the Greek was jailed in Pittsburgh after bond was withdrawn on a felonious attack charge. He surrendered to authorities claiming private detectives threatened to kidnap him to Canton in relation to Dan Mellett’s murder. He said he had been in Warren the night of the slaying but was released on habeas corpus when not clearly linked to the case.
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Pittsburgh
George Psialias
George
Teialias
Werea
Dan Mellett
Canton
Yare
Iia
Palice
Warren
Estate dwindles to one million after will probate
In Chicago the estate of Mrs. A Montgomery Ward widow of the mall order house founder dwindled from 15 to about 1 million by the time of her death. Practically all remaining funds are left to charities across the Midwest and California as shown in the probate of her will.
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Chicago
A. Montgomery Ward
Hoanss
Middle West
California
Slayer of Dry Agent Tells Story on Stand
In Styrbenville Frank Hister on trial for shooting a Prohibition agent, recounting his account from the witness stand. He says a stranger entered his home, a revolver was drawn, and gunfire followed, with assertions about threats and a defense of self. The case includes witness testimony and disputed overtime records from a Toronto mill.
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Strybenville
Frank Hister
Ory
John McCoy
Toronto
Apei
Miohibilion
Rister
Tister
Leane
Stephenville
Doris Pinere
Oaanin
Hitler
McCoy
Risher
Ing
Church Turmoil Ties Labor Strife to Mexico Clergy
Reported in Canton and Pittsburgh areas of July 29 details three linked cases. Detective Connors presents evidence tying Greek figures Pilalias and Cantos to a slaying linked plot. A witness claims Cantos and an associate offered $1,500 to recruit Ritz for a Canton job at a Grand Motel directing to a contact for further instructions. The piece then shifts to a Mexican labor federation backing government stance against Catholic church actions, warning of countermeasures if church closures or agricultural disruptions occur.
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Pittsburg
Kyidenea and Tavern
Adust
George Pilalias
Mike Cantas
Charwvecters
Don Mellett
Canton
Teter Connors
MacCintock
Stark Counts
Ohio
Festimacy Connors
John Ritz
Somerset County
Hanna Employment Agency
Second Avenue
Auro
Ritz Bes
Psialias
Mikes Contos
Connory
Connors
Cantos
Youngstown
Titz
Cico
Federation of Larber Ale
Mat Festo
Cconomie Tite
Mexico
Catholi
Ministry of the Interior
Girl Supposedly Supplying Saws Used in Jail Break
July 20 report from New Lexington notes a prisoner’s escape attempt at Perry county jail was thwarted by Mrs McNabb who found four more saws after searching cells. A 14 year old girl is believed to have supplied the tools and accompanied the escapees to the woods. The escapees include a gravell rancher and two others. one man, Brooks 38, is said to be a tramp and was released.
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New Lexington
Perry County
MessNabb
Francher
Vay Brooks
Anoller
McNabb
Frank Bennett
Soviet Russia and Bulgaria in Tromele Dispute Deepens
July 28 reports say Soviet Russia and Bulgaria near break after a protest note from the Bulgarian foreign minister to M. Chicherin. Bulgaria denies forcing Russian refugees from Naussia and accuses Russia of aiding contraband shipments of arms and ammunition to Bulgaria, while Russia accuses Bulgaria of expelling Bulgarians and supporting Thussians.
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SOFTA
Russia
Tulwaria
Faretan
Banaroff
M. Chicherin
Kusekin
Rasga
Thussiana
Naussia
Rusvia
Menta of
Arma
Bulgaria
Fort Worth Pastor Norris Indicted for Murder
J. Frank Norris, firebrand preacher at Fort Worth Firet Baptist Church, was indicted for murder by the Tarrant County grand jury. The case stems from his shooting of Dr. OB Chipps, a wealthy lumberman. Indictment returned in open court before Judge George Vasey. Norris faces trial likely in early September before Judge Vasey.
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Port Worth
Tesdaly A Trey
J. Frank Norris
Firet Baptist Church of
Fort Worth
Warrant County
OB. Chipps
George ¥. Vasey
Norris
Hasey
Death of son case seeks damages from driver
A father from South Street, Goram, files a wrongful death suit for fifteen thousand dollars against Damenik Redmin of Lorala. The claim states William Frank died after a truck driven by Aika Salayi struck him while playing in a street. Salayi was tried in Juvenile Court and cleared of blame by Judge Inder Hh. Wilcox. Fifteen witnesses testified in the case.
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Thousani Dolara
Wiliam Frank
William Frank
Aika Salayi
Brovern
Salayi
Inder
Wilcox Alter Alent
Willnesses
Village officials in Cleveland area blamed for dry law violations
Officials of nearby villages face accusations of conspiring to violate the dry law. Jimmy Matson, a known local figure, is charged with involvement in the alleged scheme. A stash of seized liquor and Canadian alcohol was carried away. Mayor Harry E. Rosey of Lindale was also arrested on related charges.
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Cleveland
Harry BE. Rosey
Linndale
Clevehind
Ternsteen
Mob clash at coal mine ends with stones thrown at officers
Potter and police were called to quell a mob at a coal colliery on a May 29 incident. Men women and children, some armed with weapons, attempted to stop a safety man from taking coal. The crowd blocked rail lines and diverted coal cars. Officers were pelted as they dispersed the mob.
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Arbatillery
Wiles
Aly
Potter
Canton Faces Demands After Mellett Killing in Probe
A Canton group prepared to demand official heads in the Don R. Mellett murder probe. They called for the resignation of Police Chief Lenkel and acting Safety Director Hexamer, while resignations from others were expected. The investigation revealed government weaknesses as agents pushed to pull in the slayers with detective Ora Slater coordinating the evidence and federal and state officials aligning their efforts.
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Canton
Filme
Hors of Liberty
Don R. Mellett
Elemens
Termuin
S. A. Lenkel
Mellett
Marl Hexamer
Dow
Hexamer
Oley
Itate Edtizens
Ora Slater
A.D. Owens
Cleveland
Joe. Chars
Columbus
Danahey
Slayars
Senate slush fund inquiry targets Pennsylvanian race
In Chicago and Washington, Senator Reed leads the fourth day of a Senate slush fund inquiry into Pennsylvania Republican finances. Cunningham admitted giving cash to a state committee treasurer but refused to reveal payment origins. The probe also bites into Frank Lo Smith’s campaign, with requests to reveal contributors and a threat to bar Smith from the Senate if funds are unreported.
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Federal
Chicago
Senate
Til
Thes
Frank Lo Smith
James A. Reed
Reed
Smith
FL Moore
Moore
Murker
All We
Hut
Pam
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