Motive For Milling I Letters In Love Tragedy Trial
Robert A. Edwards faced murder charges in Wilkes-Barre for killing his childhood sweetheart Freda McKechnie to marry Margret Crain. Prosecution offered 172 love letters to Crain as motive. defense raised objections to their admissibility. Crowds gathered as Edwards, nicknamed Poker Face, awaited trial developments and potential witness appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Robert A. Edwards
Buddy
Edwards
Freda McKechnie
Freda
Margaret Crain
Freda MecKechnic
Margaret
Bobbie
MecKeechnie
Frank A. MacGuigan
Miss Crain
Lewis
Miss Mckhechnie
MacGuigan
Court House
Theft and Fire Probe in Lorain Truck Incident
Sheriff Clarence W. Dick and Deputy Gerald Nau investigate the theft and burning of a truck loaded with 75 bushels of potatoes from Louis Grobe's Lorain warehouse on East 21st Street. The truck vanished from the garage, was driven west and south before catching fire near East Avenue. Firefighters extinguished the blaze around 1 am Tuesday. no suspects present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Grobe
East 21St Street
Lorain
Sheriff's Department
21St Street
East Avenue
Clarence W. Dick
Gerald Nau
The Weather Forecast Ohio Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
Ohio forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with little change in temperatures. No precipitation expected and conditions remain mild across the state.
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Ohio
Death Summons Frank P. Crosse Civil Engineer of Elyria
Frank P. Crosse 54 longtime Elyria resident and prominent civil engineer died at 5 A M at his home 332 Eighth Street after a brief illness He was born February 20 1880 in Amherst and survived by his wife Gertrude M Crosse and their son Franklin P Crosse He was a member of St Andrews Episcopal Church and a 32nd degree Mason Funeral 2 30 P M Saturday at his home with Rev Edwin B Redhead officiating and interment at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
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Frank P. Crosse
Eighth Street
Elyria
Mr. Crosse
A. A. Crosse
Amherst
Franklin P. Cross
Five deputies guarded from mob in Norristown shooting
Five deputy sheriffs charged with homicide were kept under heavy guard in Norristown after rioting at Bridgeport near the James Lees and Sons woolen mill. One man died and scores were injured as 3,000 strikers and sympathizers faced police. Deputy guards were escorted to Norristown for safe keeping amid demands for hearings.
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Norristown
Bridgeport
James Lees and Sons
Ellwood Quirk
Lees Mill
Quirk
Howard White
Jeffersonville
Robert Pickerton
Cheltenham
Joseph Smith
Harry Hiltebeidel
Schwenkville
Wilbur Parker
Abington
Lindbergh Kidnap Case Maps Found in Hauptmann Trunk
District Attorney Samuel Foley disclosed that road maps of the Hopewell Princeton area, the territory from which Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. was abducted, were found in Bruno Hauptmann's trunk in New York. The discovery ties the maps to the kidnap investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell Princeton
Hauptmann
New York
Samuel Foley
Bronx
Hopewell-Princeton
Charles A. Lindbergh ,Jr
Extra venire of ten jurors summoned for murder trial
An additional venire of ten jurors was summoned for October 9 for the Frank Santos murder case in Lorain. Santos is accused of shooting Vincent Moreno on September 11 after a dispute over alleged petty theft of clothing. Another ten jurors were summoned for October 8 to serve mostly on civil cases. Also, Charles and Kenneth Sawyer were tried on assault and battery charges and waived a jury, while William Huzzard received probation for receiving stolen property.
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Frank Santos
Lorain
Santos
Vincent Moreno
Henry Sassmanhausen
Bert Bridge
Elyria
W. T. Soger
Joseph Graham
Elizabeth Ksenich
Katherine Brandis
Dorothy Delefield
Auto Plunges Into Scioto River
A dark-colored coupe plunged down a 30-foot embankment and sank into 30 feet of water in the Scioto river in Columbus. Boats rushed to the scene after wreckers could not pull the car out. An eyewitness thought he saw a human head beneath the surface as the water covered the windows. The witness attributed the crash to loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Scioto
James Lowe
Wheat Producing Nations Gamble For High Stakes
Four of the world’s leading wheat producers Canada Argentina France and the United States engaged in a dramatic trading session today around the rim of the global wheat market. The bulletin notes high stakes and significant market moves as nations play a pivotal role in price shaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Chicago
Canada
Argentina
France
United States
Harvard Rejects Nazi Gift for German Study Scholarship
Harvard turned down a $1,000 scholarship offer from Ernst F. Sedgewick Hanfstaengl, Nazi press chief, due to his regime ties. The offer aimed to fund one Harvard student for a year in Germany. The decision, announced via a public letter after the fall meeting, followed Hanfstaengl’s visit for his class anniversary and anti Nazi demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Ernst F. Sedgewick Hanfstaengl
Harvard Corporation
Hanfstaensgl
Hanfstaengl
Kidnap Plot Unfolds Against Mail Pouch Heiress
Federal agents report confessions from Thurman Bowen and Harry Thornton as they arraigned on conspiracy to kidnap, held on 1000000 bond. The targets were Betty Bloch 24 daughter of Mail Pouch president Jesse A Bloch, and wedding plans with W L Harris of Washington DC. Agents traced movements and noted prior surveillance, with family cooperation.
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Wheeling
Beatty Bloch
Mail Pouch Tobacco Company
John W. Kindelberger
Thurman Bowen
Wheeling Haberdashery
Harry Thornton
Bridgeport
Monongahela River
Miss Bloch
W. L. Harris
Washington, D. C
National Bank
James Waters
Pittsburgh
Department of Justice
Jesse A. Bloch
S. S. Bloch
New York
Bloch
Elyria Plans Fire Prevention Week After Big Drop in Losses
Elyria officials announce extensive Fire Prevention Week plans after Fire Chief Bates reports nine months losses totaled 21 137 68 less than last year and under half of 1932. Alarms rose to 172 this year from 150 last year, with school inspections and factory checks planned. Aiming for a no fire week, the effort emphasizes home inspections and public displays, with school approval from Superintendent Maston. September losses dropped to 28, with nine alarms, contrasting with 3 243 and 497 60 in prior Septembers.
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Elyria
Commere Fire Prevention Committee
R. C. Maston
Chamber of Commerce
Elyrians
Bates
Rowe and Hallahan set for second 1934 World Series game
Rowe, hailed for a sensational arm last season, faces Hallahan as Detroit Tigers seek another win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Frank Frisch sticks with lefty Hallahan for the start, hoping to equalize after game one.
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Lynwood
Three Men Hold Up Wholesale Grocery In Lorain
Elyria police aided in a daylight robbery at Samuel Yanovitz Wholesale Grocery, locking two employees, Edward Holt and Lillian Hass, in a closet while three masked gunmen rifled offices and escaped with fifty dollars. Holt and Hass were confined about ten minutes until Charles Reinhart heard them. The suspects were under 30 and fled in a nearby car.
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Elyria
Samuel Yanovitz Wholesale
Broadway, Lorain
Edward Holt
Town Avenue
Lorain
Holt
Lillian Hass
Allison Avenue
Miss Hass
Charles Reinhart
Ninth Street
Claims Alibi of Hauptmann Shattered
Bronx county authorities plan an extortion case against Bruno Richard Hauptmann to be tried next Thursday with air tight claims, while New Jersey pushes to extradite him for murder and kidnapping before a Bronx trial. Two witnesses identify him passing Lindbergh ransom money, countering his alibi that Isidor Fisch left the money with him. Hauptmann contests knowledge of Fisch’s package contents, and New Jersey vows to proceed if extradition is denied.
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New York
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Hunterdon County
John F. Condon
Samuel Foley
Foley
Hauptman
Hauptmann
Isidor Fisch
Germany
Fisch
J Arthur House Convicted On 26 Counts Of Misapplied Bank Funds
J Arthur House president of the Guardian Trust Co Bank was found guilty on 26 counts of misapplying $58165.20 from the bank employees pension fund and causing false entries. A motion for new trial will be argued Saturday with sentencing to follow if denied. House is free on a $7500 bond. maximum penalties are fine up to $5000 and five years per count. The government plans to press further inquiries into closed banks and next trial could involve former Union Trust Co presidents on alleged banking violations related to a $10 million dummy deal tied to United States bonds and connections to J P Morgan Co and O P Van Sweringen.
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Cleveland, O
J. Arthur House
Guardian Trust Co. Bank
Pension Fund
House
Emerick B. Freed
U. S
Joseph R. Nutt
Wilbur M. Baldwin
Closed Union Trust Co
Union Trust Co
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York Bankers
O. P. van Sweringen
Health Board Seeks Funds To Fight Tuberculosis
Lorain County Health Board asks for additional funding next year to manage incipient TB cases among schoolchildren found in a county survey. The board seeks 22500 dollars, up from the current 16000, as the Budget Commission weighs the request and considers urgent need and ongoing follow up work.
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Lorain
Health Board
C. S. Welser
Walter J. Wright
Frank E. Stevens
Budget Commission
Kelser
Bus Automobile Collision Leaves One Dead in Springfield
A bus and an automobile collided here yesterday in Springfield. Harry Schmacker, 45, of Springfield, was fatally hurt. His father and son were seriously injured in the crash that occurred on October 4.
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Springfield
Harry Schmacker
Tigers Seek Rowe to Silence Cardinals in Detroit
Detroit hosts St. Louis as Lynwood Rowe, known as the schoolboy, starts for the Tigers against veteran southpaw Bill Hallahan. Managers kept batting orders unchanged as fans, hopeful Detroit supporters, expect a World Series shift with the next games in St. Louis.
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Navin
Detroit
U. P
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Cochrane
Lynwood Rowe
Tiger
Wild Bill Hallahan
Orsatti
Arrest of Five Youths After Wild Ride in Two Cars
Five LaGrange township youths faced intoxication charges after a wild ride in two cars last night. One youth, Pete Johnson, 18, was pitched from a car and hurt. another car wrecked in a ditch. Deputy sheriffs found two more riders, Otis Sigsbey 21 and Orville Sprague 21, while Johnson alleged others Earl Hinkley 24 and John Kavala 23 rode in the other vehicle. Johnson received a head injury, treated at Memorial hospital. All five were to be arraigned before Justice Joseph Petro this afternoon.
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LaGrange Township
William Holst
Samuel Provenza
F. QO. Pyncheon
Indian Hollow Road
Sheriff's Department
Elyria
Memorial Hospital
Pete Johnson
Otis Sigsbey
Orville Sprague
Johnson
Earl Hinkley
John Kavala
Joseph Petro
Toledo Gambler Shot To Death
DETROIT October 4 James Hayes a Toledo gambler known to police as a Toledo gambler was found shot to death in an alley early today His body was found at 8 AM slumped against a garage after a possible fight and shooting Police found 150 in his pockets indicating robbery was not the motive Hayes had no police record here and was believed to live on Collingwood avenue in Toledo
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Detroit
James Hayes
Toledo
Hayes
Abe Ackerman
Harry Pullman
Collingwood Avenue
Diamond found in shoe heel. Bluffton girl returns loss
In Bluffton Ohio on October 4 Josephine Klay a 16 year old high school student found a large diamond valued at 350 dollars embedded in the rubber heel of her shoe while having it repaired. The stone had been lost days earlier by Mrs. Charles Montgomery of Bluffton and was unharmed.
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Bluffton
Josephine Klay
Charles Montgomery
Government accuses Insull group of massive stock fraud
Chicago Oct 4 A U S Attorney charged in open court that losses of 100 million dollars to Insull investors arose from a simple conspiracy to swindle The plan allegedly used false and fraudulent representations to lure thousands to invest in Insull's stock empire The government would rely on documentary evidence from corporate and banking records rather than inner ring witnesses to prove the scheme
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Chicago
Insull
U. S
Dwight E. Green
Samuel Insull
Green
Union Trust Bank May Be Reorganized in Cleveland
Plans for the largest bank reorganization and liquidation program in U S history were debated as Union Trust Co awaits approval. State officials and depositors favor forming a liquidating company to take over frozen assets after pending F R C borrowing and to establish a new going bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United States
Closed Union Trust Co
Theodore H. Tangeman
Second Ward Men's Democratic Club Holds Evening Meeting
The Second Ward Men's Democratic Club will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in Perkins Garage on Lodi Street. The open gathering welcomes the public with a special entertainment program.
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Second Ward
Second Ward Men’s Democratic Club
Perkins Garage
Lodi Street
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Unf Esatong
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Hallahan
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Umubilag
St. Louis
Union Trust Bank
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