Philadelphia police extortion case nets guilty verdicts
In Philadelphia the Social grand jury indicted officers for extortion in a racket. Captain J C Knoell and John Sells pleaded guilty to extortion, facing up to 172 years. DA John A Han noted $5000 collected from bootleggers. Herbert Layre was found guilty by a jury, with saloon operators testifying Layre took about $500 weekly. Mayor Harry M Monaghan and officials near the case remain sidelined amid the allegations.
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J . C. Knoell
Jobo Sells
John A.han
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Herbert Layre
Layre
Harry Mac
Monaghan
Slich Bince
Reading Reading Free Admission Ad Sparks Personal Readings
An advertisement offers personalized psychic readings by mail with a name and birth date to begin next Monday. It promises to answer three questions and provide a full past present and future reading if one sends the name birth date and questions by mail or phone. The offer, run by Mes. Chas Wynn, notes a private appointment option and a one dollar loss guarantee.
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Mayor defends graft claim amid police reform push
Mayor MacKey dismisses graft evidence against his administration while councilman Monaghan says he holds $5000 seized from Captain Knoell. Knoell has pleaded guilty, with funds traced to graft from saloonkeepers between March and August as the police department shifted to ward lines.
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Monaghan
Knoell
Ten Nights In A Barroom at Rialto Theatre
At The Theatres At The Theatres Ten Nights In A Barroom comes to Rialto on Friday and Saturday with a Saturday matinee. The play, written by Timothy Shay Arthur who died in 1860s Philadelphia, exalts morality and redemption in a tale praised for pathos humor and emotional insight.
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Timothy Shaw Arthur
Philadelphia
America
Held Jawarski's Pal at Buffalo
Detectives in Cleveland hold Harry Watson, pal of Paul Jawarski, an escaped Pittsburgh convict in the county jail, awaiting trial for the murder of Patrolman Anthony Wieczorek. Police say the arrest links to Buffalo holdup cases and to a gang involved in multiple robberies with Frank Kraft.
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Buffalo
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Harry Watson
Paul Jawarski
Pittsburgh
Anthony Wieczorek
Watson
Jawarski
Malone
John G. Reville
William (. Downey
Gun fight killer Jaworski linked to officer’s death
Shortly after Jaworski was shot down in a gun fight with police that killed Patrolman Wiercorex, Watson's wife was found in an apartment near the hideout occupied by Jawa his wife and baby. Police report theft of clothes at Newark Shoe Store. Robbers entered the store and took a light gray suit two pairs of trousers and another coat from offices.
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Jaworski
Po Nce
Wiercorex
Watson
Jawa
Sunbeam Furnace Company
Newark
Lorain County Savings & Trust Co. Elyria Public Ledger Figures
The Lorain County Savings and Trust Co of Elyria presents a balance sheet as of October 8 1928. It shows assets including Loans on Real Estate 5000000 and Time Certificates of Deposit 615,000.00, with total assets around 13 230 119 but note the figures reflect a 1928 bank statement including deposits by trust department and real estate holdings. Directors certify the statement is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief.
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U.S. Postal Savings
Trust Department
Yaitness
Alvin J. Plocher
Lorain County Savings & Trust Code
Edgar Fallen
L. B. Fauver
J.C Parsch
State OF Ohio
Lorain
Florence Hamil
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