Mansfield Murder Mystery Baffles County Officers
Mansfield Ohio March 27 A close friend of Mrs. Clark Baker says he may be found dead but was not murdered amid the disappearance of Baker, a carpenter and dance hall operator. Sheriff and prosecutor search the Baker farm for clues while questioning Mrs. Baker and tracing Baker’s movements after leaving work March 10.
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Mansfield, O
Clark Baker
Mansfield
International News Service
Baker Home
Baker
Fred D. Sells
Baker Farm
Blecker
Orlock
North Main Street
Detroit Bloodshed Surges in Violent Wave. Three Die
Detroit toll of three dead three dying and three wounded from a night of violence. Incidents include police encounters near riots, a streetcar conductor shot by two Black robbers, a restaurant owner killed in an argument, and a suspected robber shot by a patrolman. Several others were wounded or injured in related shootings.
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Detroit
Mich
Leroy Coble
George Dallas
Stan
Leo White
Charles Putsig
Angelo Constan
Dallas
sTs
Boyd Badour
Cable
Pony Fanarn
William Hill
Badour
Coble
Trent
Joseph Wisniewski
Constan
Martha Alderson
Reataurant
Men Receive Terrible Burns at Procter and Gamble Strike
In Cincinnati near Ivorydale two men were near death and two others in serious condition after a glycerine spill while producing ice and soap. The injured are Andrew J. Schranck 63 Charles Stewart 38 Clifford McGuggin 4 and Edward Wright 64.
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Cincinnawi
Procter and Gamble Company
Iverydale
Cincinnati
Andrew J. Schranck
Charles Stewart
Clifford McGuggin
Edward Wright
Train Runs Five Miles With No One at the Throttle
Eastbound Norfolk and Western freight crept five miles from Nangatuck to Nolan West Virginia with no engineer at the throttle Melvin A Kissick of Portsmouth Ohio fell from the cab to fix a sandpine and was found seriously hurt in Williamson hospital The fireman did not notice his absence until Nolan and the train continued under its own momentumAuthorities expect recovery though serious injuries were reported
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Williamson
W. Va
Maren
Norfolk and Western
Nangatuck
Nolan
Melvin A Kissick
Williamson Hospital
Kissick
Portsmuth
Hunt Maniac At Large In Cochrane Case
Police and citizens launch a hunt for a maniac dubbed Jack the Hugger in Cochrane Ontario March 27. He is alleged to have desecrated bodies in the Catholic cemetery as part of a spree. Local authorities urge vigilance while detailing the fearsome crimes to the public.
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Maniac Cochrane
Ont
Jack the Hugger
Flu Epidemic Sweeps Life Mining Town
In Bradley O Mar 27 flu strikes more severely than elsewhere in Jefferson county says Dr. J C Young county health commissioner. About seventy children are ill in the town during the outbreak.
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Wits Village
Bradley
Jefferson County
J.C. Young
Burglars Enter Judge's Home Parts of City Crime
Two skeleton key burglars who have worked in the city for three months entered Municipal Judge J F Streniek's home while he was away. Mrs Strenick, hearing a voice she thought was her husband, called from an upper floor as the men fled in a hurry without taking anything. The judge hopes to confront them someday.
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Lorals
Muren
J. F. Streniek
Mra. Strenick
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Toronto Area Store and Spectator Building
A large fire in Hamilton Ontario destroyed the GG W Robinson Department Store and the Hamilton Spectator building. Loss estimated at 41 million dollars. No injuries reported. Fire departments battled the blaze through the day.
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Ontario
Hamilton
GG. W. Robinson
Hamilton Spectator
Holdup That Netted Man 87 Cents Sentences Man to Ten Years
Cleveland March 27 James Lynn 27 was sentenced to ten years in the Ohio State Penitentiary by Common Pleas Judge McMahon for a holdup that netted him seven cents.
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Cleveland
James Lynn
Ohio State Penitentiary
Common Pleas
McMahon
Lorain Man Pleads Not Guilty in Liquor Charge
Lorain resident Joseph Urban was arrested at the request of a state prohibition representative on liquor possession charges. He pleaded not guilty before Judge A. I. Webber and was released on $1,000 bond with a hearing set for Monday.
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Joseph Urban
Lorain
Prohibition
Jie
A. l. Webber
John Lopensky
17Th St
Wheber
Studebaker
Two Personal Damage Suits Filed in Court
Two personal damage suits were filed in court today from automobile accidents. C W Marriott sues Leola Dauech near Vermilion for $20,000, alleging a skid caused by a rapid oncoming car in rain on July 25, 1925, leaving him concussed and bruised. Maude Sadler LeQuesna, administrator of Arthur Sadler of Cleveland, seeks $24000 from William C Wright of Oberlin as Sadler crossed South Main Street when his car approached at thirty miles an hour. Sadler died in hospital the next day.
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C.W. Marriott
Tlep
Leola Dauech Staume
Vermilion
Espetul
Maude Sadler LeQuesna
Arthurn
Cleveland
William ¢. Wright
Oberlin
Sadler
Auto Fatally Crushes Boy in Akron Incident
A boy was killed when an automobile truck struck him after he and a companion, Jack A. Portley, failed to observe the oncoming vehicle driven by Louis Cardes. Cardes was held by police on a manslaughter charge. In Newark, Clifford Morris, 61, died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound in despair over illness.
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Cincinnate
Maren
A. Portley
Louis Cardes
Cardes
Polley
Alleged State Expenditures Prompt Special Grand Jury Request
Columbus, March 27. A Citizens Committee filing to Attorney General Crabbe and State Auditor Tracy demands a special grand jury over alleged irregular spending of state highway funds and automobile license money. The letter cites millions spent on tracks, tires, and cars with improper bidding and favors to bidders.
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Columbus
W. Vs. Pealer
Fetter
Crabbe
Stat
Tracy
Mealer
Pealer
Manfield
State Senate
James M. Cox
Dayton
Mons
Granul
le Saute Veense
Brown
Transfer of Man to Elyria Investigation Begins
A municipal court judge investigates transferring Johs Lopensky from the city jail to bail at Elyria. Lopensky, arrested for transporting and liquor possession, posted a $1,600 bond but failed to pay. State authorities took him to Elyria, where he was fined $1,000 plus costs. The transfer cites city ordinance limits on vehicle confiscation versus state law.
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Marcel
Sirentek
Municipal Court
Johs Lopensky
Elyria
Lospensky
Weed Poe Hee
Ction
Lonensky
Ordinanes
Ordinanca Lopensky
Man released on one charge held on second
Steve Nagy faced a kept place where liquor was sold charge after liquor selling and furnishing charges were dismissed. Two witnesses testified they bought liquor at Nagy’s home but could not identify him as the seller. Nagy’s attorney argued he was in Lorain playing cards at the time. A separate liquor possession issue led to a $1 fine for another man, with public traffic violations fined at $1 and costs.
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Steve Nagy
West River Bt
Niquor
Nagy
Don W. Myers
Pabstor
Wagy
Wirt
L. Chandler
Inquor
M. T. Obitts
M. Gibson
Naey
Trank Derger
W. Jh. Pfeiffer
Lorain
Chandler
Gibson
Ohitta
Obitta
Man Attacks Wife With Meat Cleaver In Ohio Home
In Glener, Whri chs ville, Ohio on March 27, Andrew Sluka, 48, struck his wife Pyysie Sluka with a meat cleaver during a quarrel over money. Pyysie lay unconscious and near death at Dennison hospital while Sluka faced custody in New Philadelphia. Their sons, John 24 and Andrew Jr, were arrested but released. later sluka was said to be held after assaulting his father with a baseball bat.
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Whrichsville
Jusie Shika
Here
Dennison
Andrew Sluka
New Philadelphia
Pyysie
Imoney
Sluka
John
Andrew
Suika
T Ohen
Geo. Wi. Stuck
Woman to Stand Trial in Lima Store Shooting
Ateva Goodbar, 34, of Lima, goes on trial Monday for shooting Lawrence Laverde, 28, proprietor, in his store. She claims self defense against blackmail threats as prosecutors seek to prove intent to kill. Laverde survived after three gunshots. bond set at 2500. Trial expected to last several days.
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Vrbana
Marc
Nang
Imma Goodhar
Lima
Gorn
Lawrence Loveerde
Frust
Laverde
Cnstomere
Shortages Found in Insurance Co Books in Columbus
Columbus March 22 shortfalls aggregating near 100000 have been found by examiners suspecting the books of the American Mutual Indemnity Company Magotrekt state insurance commissioner Conn stated today. The Franklin county appellate court this week, with Conn in charge of the companys affairs, announced no definite settlement in regard to the financial condition for several days. Conn said the companys affairs are under review.
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Columbus
American Mutual Indemnity Ecompany
Magotrekt
State 9
Conn
Franklin County
Plane Conn
Clemenceau Predicts His Death This Year
Part of a March 7 report quotes M Georges Clemenceau saying he will die this year after completing his life’s labor. He notes happiness comes from ongoing work, not finishing one’s task. He arranged that his death would not be announced until after his burial.
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Clemenceau
M. Georges Clemaniean
Ioside Counte
M. Clemenceau
Jefferson County Board Moves to Abolish Two Assistant Superintendents
In a March 27 decision the Jefferson county board of education voted to abolish the offices of two assistant county school superintendents. The action reflects ongoing reorganizations within the county education department.
Prohibition Referendum Debate Divides Congress
New York and Baltimore police pursue the Whittemore gang tale with Cleveland as a possible key site. Mrs Edna Take bach and Mrs Unkebach linked to the case as detectives chase leads across cities. In Washington, 1928 referendum plans face stiff dry opposition from Senator Sheppard and Senator Willis, while Senator Edge pushes for a nationwide vote via states or Census Bureau channels.
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New York
Whittemore Bandit
Cleveland
Baltimore
New York City
Ohio City
Edna Conan Takebach
Lillevelani
Washington
Mar
House
Senate
Hidge
New Jersey
Wiltn
Sheppard
Congress
de Wels
Seventy-First Congress
Edge
Secretary of Commerce
Census Bureau
Actress Surfers Acid Burns In Death by Own Action Attempt
Hollywood reports Barbara Dennett a 21 year old actress and Marguerite Rousseau her maid were hospitalized after acid burns from an attempted suicide following a quarrel with her sweetheart. The maid knocked the bottle from the actress lips causing burns to both women. Miss Bennett was badly burned about the face and hands.
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Hollywood
Cal
Mar. Gr
Barbara Dennett
Daucer
Marguerite Rosseau
Prohibition Debate to Be Broadcast in Chicago
Mary Elyria residents will hear a debate this evening between Wayne Wheeler of the anti prohibition and Clarence Darrow, famed lawyer, on the question of prohibition. The event will take place in Chicago and be broadcast from WGN between 7 30 and 10 20 p.m.
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Mary Elyria
Wayne Th. Wheeler
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
WGN
Chicago Tri Line
Lorain Women Claimants to Estate
Three Lorain women Mrs Anna Hamel Mrs Christy McGinnen and Mrs Catherine Brian file claims to a portion of an 84000 estate of Alex McLeod who died in Australia without heirs They seek to prove their relationship to Metheod to establish their claim in probate proceedings.
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Lorain
Anna Hamel
Christy McGinnen
Catherine Brian
Alex McLeod
Australia
Metheod
Men in Nolooup Bet Long Term Case Headlined
James Madden and Harry Dyncan, both from Columbus, were sentenced to twenty-one years at hard labor in the Ohio State Penitentiary. They and Mob partner were convicted in Delaware and Marion Electric Company holdup on January 11. Judge Charles L. Justice sentenced Madden as ringleader and Dineen as the thrower.
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Toye
Delay Action on Lafollette Resolution in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Senate postponed the Lafollette resolution amid debate over New Jersey textile strike questions. Senator Edwards requested the delay to visit the strike area and return with a personal report to the committee, a motion adopted by a 7 to 4 vote despite opposition from Senator La Follette.
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Washington
Marenza
Acton
New Jersey
Senate
Bdwards
Nery Dete
Weno
Lael Trollette
Wisconsin
Mansfield man held in 1925 mail theft indictment
Daniel S. Hoover of Mansfield Ohio was ordered held on a 19000 bond by U S commissioner M J Monahan to answer an indictment in federal court of Western Pennsylvania charging theft of 11850 from the United States mails near Colyer Pennsylvania in March 1925. Hoover, son of a Mansfield retired minister, was taken into custody in Pittsburgh yesterday and will appear for arraignment next week.
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Ansfield
Cleveland
Daniel S. Hoover
Mansfield
Ohio
United States
M. J. Monahan
Federal Court of Westernenneylvania
Colyer
Penna
Hoover
Tate Free v
Pittsburgh
T Neek
Robbery at Dayton Filling Station Attendant Kidnapped
Three masked gunmen abducted and robbed Edward Stone an attendant at a Dayton filling station after forcing him to surrender 35 dollars and 90 cents. He was dropped in the downtown area shortly after the hold up. Weather report notes a shift from balmy to snow flurries with freezing temperatures expected.
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Dayton
Edward Stonerock
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