Judge denies Insull bond relief in habeas corpus
Judge Will M. Sparks of the U S circuit court denied a writ of habeas corpus to lower the $246,600 bond for Samuel Insull. He ordered Insull held at the county jail until friends post $200,000 bail, noting the petition should come after lower courts exhaust remedies. Insull, 74, was not present in court.
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Chicago
Will M. Sparks
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Insull
Sparks
Monarch
Court of Appeals
Floyd Thompson
Ilinois Supreme Court
Insull
Insull Friends Seek Bond Reduction in Chicago Case
May 19 Chicago friends of Samuel Insull pressed for a bond reduction from 2000000 to a lower figure. Attorney Floyd E. Thompson filed with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals while supporters lined up funds. Insull, 74, suffers heart disease and faces federal mail fraud and bankruptcy charges plus state fraud charges. his son Samuel Jr. indicated arrangements for 100000 bond in federal charges and 50000 on state charges.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
White Insull
Floyd E. Thompson
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
Tosuil
Sneall
Samuel, Jr
The Weather Forecast for Ohio Tonight and Friday
Generally fall and cool tonight and Friday with showers near Lake Erie. Cooler on Friday across the state with higher chance of rain near the lake and cooler temperatures overall.
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Lake Erie
Police Relays Save Two Tiny Babies From Pneumonia
In Brooklyn, emergency squad officers relayed over 12 hours to treat six month old twins Ross and Roy Barry with pneumonia. Oxygen was administered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barry as officers swung the infants’ arms to aid respiration while a gas crew supplied oxygen. Dr. Joseph Glassman credited the long vigil and in-home care for one child’s crisis passing and hoped for the second.
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New York
Peter Barry
Brooklyn
Ross
Roy Barry
Joseph Glassman
Gas Company
Wits
Glassman
Disarmament Deadlock Sours Europe Amid Tense Talks
European capitals show despair over disarmament as statesmen blame each other and seek new pacts. Britain shifts to an aircraft limitation treaty while France objects to German aviation rights. Paris reports gloom as Geneva talks loom May 29. Germany hosts two Japanese military missions as Britain plans to grow its air force.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Paris
Henderson
Geneva
Britain
Six Yeggs Get $16,000 From Cashier
A Webb City bank held up by six robbers who forced cashier Lee A. Daugherty to open the vault. The men entered through the ceiling and escaped with $16,000 after waiting for the bank to open. Daugherty identified six in the gang.
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Webb Ciiy
Lee A. Daugherty
Webb City Bank
Daugherty
Dausherty
Elyrians Attend Rotary Conference in Cleveland
The Elyria Rotary Club is represented by at least seven members at the district conference in Cleveland. Present were Frank W. Hoover president elect W O McClellan president J B Thomas secretary Charles Sotherden E F Allen and Walter Underwood Hoover Thomas and Sotherden also attended yesterday's sessions.
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Elyria
Plaintiff Wheeled Into Court On Cot In Oberlin Suit
Jacob Ruffing of East Lorain Street Oberlin sues Oberlin for 15000 dollars alleging an injury to his left leg from a tree limb felled during trimming on August 1 1932. He mentions a later accident January 13 1933 when a lot rolled on his right leg causing amputation. He previously worked in Oregon and Idaho forests.
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Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Jacob Rutting
East Lorain Street
Oberlin
Rillace
Oregon
Idaho
Anor Rears
Governor Talmadge challenges federal court jurisdiction
Governor Eugene Talmadge escalates his dispute over federal court reach in Atlanta on May 10, arguing state prerogatives limit federal authority. The bold stance sharpens tensions between Georgia leadership and federal judges amid ongoing political clashes.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Wealthy stock broker kidnapped from Arcadia home
William F Gettle a 47 year old Beverly Hills stock broker and former J C Penny executive was abducted from his Arcadia estate after guests left a swimming party. Two masked gunmen bound Gettle with rope and tape and carried him over a 10 foot fence toward a awaiting car. Police believe a ransom is likely and no enemies or business disputes were found. Gettle managed E F Hutton and Company and the Gettle residence adjoins the Baldwin estate.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hille
Arcadia
Gaettle
Getle
James P. Wolff
Wolff
Gettle
J. C. Penny Company
Strugsling
Beverly Hills
E. F. Hutton and Company
Lucky” Baldwin
Elyria Economy On In Full Shine
Elyria's Economy Days event sees about 35 merchants offering seasonal merchandise at low present prices while future delivery quotations indicate higher trends. Merchants urge residents to shop now as crowds grow and anticipate larger turnout tomorrow.
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Elyria
College students smash windows in protest at Wilberforce
Xenia Ohio May 10 Clasce were suspended as nearly the entire Wilberforce University student body joined a strike over the demotion of popular official Howard D. Gress. Reports say students smashed windows in college buildings and overturned furniture as officials sought sheriff's aid.
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Xenia
Wilberforce University
Howard D. Gress
Nationwide fight over utility rates sparks militia call
A prominent figure urged nationwide action to lower utility costs and called up the militia to pressure authorities. He challenged federal court jurisdiction in state tax assessment cases against railroads, arguing for state control and legal autonomy.
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State Aéghwas Board
Courie Ir
Students Still On Strike At S. Amherst
South Amherst high school students entered a fourth day of walking out over the refusal to renew instructor William Hendershot’s contract. The school board postponed a special meeting due to R P Vaughn’s absence, with a possible session before the regular meeting if he can attend.
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South Amherst High School
William Hendershot
South Amherst
Hendershot
R. P. Vaughn
Lorain County
Vaughn
Board of Education
Shipping Strike Paralyzes Pacific Coast
Paralysis grips the Pacific coast shipping industry as 10,000 longshoremen walk out for higher wages and sympathy strikes ripple to waterfront workers. Firms seek strikebreakers aboard 128 ships from San Diego to Seattle while idle freighters and passenger ships are pressed into service as living quarters. An armored car with motorcycle police transports replacements, as strikers in Sunday best jeer the trucks. Police threaten clubs to restrain potential violence at the San Francisco waterfront.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Seattle
Masons to Pay Tribute to Squire in Cleveland
About 3000 Masons from Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties will travel to Cleveland to honor S. H. Squire of Elsra grand master of the Ohio F and A M. Delegations include several hundred Masons from area lodges. A 630 p m banquet in the Masonic Auditorium will be followed by a reception at 8 p m.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga Counties
Cleveland
S. H. Squire
Lorain County
Cuyahoga
Elsra
Grand Ludge
Ohio
A. M
Bic
Masonic Auditorium
Expect More Than Thousand Visitors At Home For The Aged
Mothers at the Elyria Home for the Aged will be honored Sunday by more than 1,000 visitors for the third annual Mother's May Migration and Open House. Ket. Karl PL Meister, superintendent, says last year drew 1,206 visitors and expects a larger turnout this year. The home opens for the afternoon with a program headlined by Biron Charles J. Mead of Kansas City at 3 PM. Dr Vernor W Wagar introduces him. the invocation is by Dr William Multior, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Elyria. a speaker from the Methodist Ministers’ Quarter of Cleveland will also participate. Coordinating groups include Mrs Grace Seamack of Wooster, president of the organizing committee. Continued on page 2.
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Elyria
Karl PL Meister
Biron Charles J. Mead
Kanas City
Vernor W Wagar
Sapsrimtenden
Methodist Episcopal Church
William Multiord
First Congregational Church
Hiytia
Cleveland
Machinists And Polishers Strike Across Cincinnati Area
In Cincinnati area Norwood Remington Rand plant shut by 1200 machinists and metal polishers demanding union recognition. Earlier 400 Formica Insulation strikers picketed amid police arrests. Wider labor tensions loom at several other local plants with open disputes reported between workers and management.
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Cincinnati
Remington Rand Corp
Norwood
Formica Insulation Co
Greater Cincinnati
Norwalk Truck Tests Reveal No Rear Lights in Fatal Crash
The State rested at noon in the manslaughter trial of A. M. Schaffer, Norwalk truck driver, after six witnesses testified the parked truck lacked rear lights, creating a highway hazard. Mayor Fred Link testified to Schaffer’s character as evidence. Harvey Stroud of Ridgeville recalled passing the truck about 3 AM two and a half miles east of the crash. he motioned that the tail light was out, then went to bed and later heard the bus collision. The sequence led to the Western Line bus striking the tailgate and a Three C truck, killing six passengers and injuring many others. The license number of the illuminated light remains unclear.
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A. M. Schaffer
Norwalk
Fred Link
Schaffer
Aa. W. Schaffer
Cleveland Road
Nevin Western Line
Harvey Stroud
Ridgeville
Norwalk Wack
Stroud
Che
Roosevelt signs 1934 revenue bill easing small income tax burden
President Roosevelt signed the 1934 revenue bill to raise about 417 million dollars yearly while easing taxes for small income earners. The measure tightens tax provisions to curb evasion, raises estate and surtax rates, and adds earned income deductions. It increases transparency with public access to many returns for three years and adds other tax reforms across estates gifts capital stock and imports.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
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