Patrolman Held in Slaying of Paymaster in Bronx
A New York patrolman, Daniel Graham, 25, is arrested on charges of murder and theft of 4700 in the slaying of Judson H. Pratt, a paymaster, found dead in his automobile under a Bronx viaduct. Graham, linked by detectives to Pratt’s payroll run, denied involvement after investigators tracked his movements and witnesses connected him to the crime.
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New York
Judson H. Pratt
Pratt
Bronx
T & Rhoades Company
Ing
Daniel Graham
Lze
John FB
Me ‘Han
Aham
Graham
August Record Low Temperatures Defy Expectations
A weather report notes August’s unusually cold stretch with record low highs of 66 on Saturday and 69 yesterday, surpassing 23 year old marks held by Keedysville’s J A Miller. Clouds and rain amplified the chill as the period looks to stay cool with showers early week and a warmer finish.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Auto Driver Held For Dizzy Driving
Lynn A. Mellett of Clearspring Pa was charged with operating an automobile while intoxicated. State Policeman Kreiss arrested him yesterday afternoon after spotting the car in front of a Blue Ridge Transportation Co bus en route to Cumberland from Baltimore. He will have a Police Court hearing Tuesday afternoon.
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Lynn A. Mellett
Clearspring
Kreiss
Cumberland
Baltimore
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Mellett
Firehouses Beset by Fires in Cambridge and Boston
Cambridge reports two engine houses set ablaze while crews fought an incendiary barn fire. In Boston two west end depots burned after minor explosions as police blame Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers, prompting guards at all fire houses.
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Cambridge
Mass
Sacco-Vanzetti
Edward McBride
Boston
West
Albany
Rites Held For Sacco Vanzetti Bodies Cremated
In Boston a silent eight mile procession preceded the cremation at Forest Hills Crematorium where the ashes will be given to Mrs. Sacco and Miss Luigia Vanzetti. The ceremony was brief and somber with a reading by Mary Donovan and no religious services.
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Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Forest Hills
Sacco
Vanzetti
Rome
Siceo
Miss Vanzetti
Dante
Aldino Felicani
Gardner Jackson
Miss Donovan
Defense Committee
Four Prisoners Await Maryland Penitentiary Death
William H. Ross is one of four Black men awaiting execution at the Maryland Penitentiary on September 9 for murder in Frederick County. The four inmates, all convicted of murder, mark the largest group to die at once in Maryland in twenty years as executions shift from county sheriffs to the penitentiary.
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William H. Ross
Frederick County
Lillian McElfresh
Maryland
Baggagemaster Charles Keedy In Critical Condition
Charles Keedy a baggagemaster at the C. W. and N. W railroad station is listed in critical condition at Washington County Hospital after suffering a stroke at his West Side Avenue home yesterday morning. His status remained unchanged last night.
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Charles Keedy
C. W
Washington County Hospital
West Side Avenue
Automobile Crash at Franklin and Jonathan Streets
Robert Stine's vehicle overturned after a collision at the Franklin and Jonathan streets intersection yesterday afternoon. Stine was uninjured despite extensive damage to the car as investigators review the incident.
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Robert Stine
Franklin and
Jonathan Streets
Stine
Young Bride Held For Check Forgery In Washington County
Hazel Moore eighteen year old wife of Cecil Moore United States Army serviceman at Fort Eustis arrested after forging checks totaling fifteen dollars using named payees Alec Moore Grace Elmore Ray F Rohrer and Catherine Eavey The suspect admitted the offenses to authorities and was jailed for a hearing today in Washington County divided by local banks alerting sheriffs deputies to pursue the case.
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Cecil Moore
United States Army
Fort Eustis
Harper Ballentine
Davis
Emmett
Alec Moore
Funkstown
Grace Elmore
Youth Held in Auto Theft Case Near Emmittsburg
A sixteen year old, Joseph Guise, was arrested by Patrolman Desmond after failing to navigate a car through the Public Square. He reportedly confessed to stealing the vehicle on Antietam Street while a second thief remained at large.
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Joseph Guise
Emmittsburg
Desmond
Police
Lester Baker
Antietam Street
Fire destroys several structures in Burger's Alley
A two story frame building owned by J R Burger in Bur ger's alley was destroyed along with a neighboring concrete structure. The fire damaged Charles Beckley's automobile and another frame building. Origin unknown, flames discovered after 7:30 to 8, and firemen fought for over an hour. A burned telephone cable added danger as crews repaired it later. The alley lies between Locust Potomac Baltimore and Lee streets.
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J. R. Burger
Burger's Alley
Mr. Burger
Charles Beckley
Burger
Beckley
Stoner
South Potomac Street
Locust and Potomac
Baltimore and Lee Streets
Movie Board Member Accused Of License School
Charges allege Harry Cluster of Baltimore a motion picture theatre owner and member of the State Board of Examiners of Moving Picture Operators runs a school to prepare license applicants and that board questions are supplied at the school filed with Governor Ritchie by John C. Bedford and William H. Miller fellow board members.
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Harry Cluster
Baltimore
State Board of Examiners of Moving Picture Operators
Ritchie
John C. Bedford
William H. Miller
Court Opens As Drunks, One Driver Face Justice
Twelve intoxicated individuals appeared before Justice Bitner at yesterday morning’s court session. Each drunk was fined five dollars while the drunken driver was held for a later hearing.
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Bitner
Walsh Quits as Irish Minister in Dublin Crisis
James J. Walsh resigns as minister of posts and telegraphs amid government difficulties in the Free State. He cites disapproval of policy and says he was not consulted on the dissolution of Dail Eireann. Walsh, a popular figure and tariff advocate, may lose leadership of the government party organization.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Free State
James J. Walsh
Posts and Telegraphs
Walsh
Dail Eireann
Tragic double killing rocks Madisonville couple
In Madisonville Kentucky Fred Russell 20 was found dead near Providence old fairgrounds with a gunshot wound to the head. His fiancée Pauline De Armond 14 was found nearby badly beaten and bound with injuries to the jaw and head after they left her uncle Charles Cansler’s home Wednesday night. Police suspect robbery and murder, while the fiancé́e victim remains unconscious. The couple had planned to marry and had borrowed wedding clothes. The uncle searched after they failed to return Friday and found the stalled automobile near the fairgrounds. Russell’s body was located three hundred yards from the car in high weeds. De Armond was discovered seventy-five yards away.
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Madisonville
Fred Russell
Pauline DeArmond
Providence
Russell
No Word Heard From Flier on Brazil Flight
Brunswick Ga August 28 Good wishes across two continents for Paul Redfern’s Brunswick to Brazil flight shifted to concern as the Stinson Detroit monoplane vanished after leaving the beach at 1246 Thursday. The fuel supply held for 62 hours at most and no trace has been found in more than a day of searching.
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Brazil
Brunswick
Continents
Paul Redfern
Stinson
Ex-convict sought in Ha gerstown robbery spree
Police hunt a released inmate suspected of a string of petty robberies in Hagerstown, with the Yingling Auto Works entry on Friday night and earlier burglaries at homes of Joseph Martz and Stanley Adams yielding small sums.
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Hagerstown
Yingling Auto Works
Joseph Martz
South Mulberry Street
Stanley Adams
Hager Street
HOPES ENTERTAINED OVER AMPARO MINES TRAP
Hope that 18 Americans and 11 Kritigh trapped in Amparo Mines Mexico are not in immediate danger was voiced by the State Department. Overnight messages failed to clarify the situation at the mines.
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Washington
Amparo
Mexico
State Department
Thag Mines
Wives Overjoyed At Hearing News
Detroit residents react to news that pilot William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee have safely arrived at Croydon England completing part of their world flight. Mrs Brock calls it the greatest birthday present while Mrs Schlee expresses joy and confidence they will finish the journey.
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William S. Brock
Pride of Detroit
Croydon
England
Edward F. Schlee
Schlee
Brock
Two Local Men Questioned In Stabbing Case
Fletcher Jenkins is held as a witness in the Baltimore murder of John Kelly age 24. His brother Carson Jenkins is also held as a witness. The stabbing followed a party at Thomas Hoban's home and escalated after a motor ride. Kelly died of two stab wounds after being taken to a hospital. Hoban was arrested for murder.
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Fletcher Jenkins
John Kelly
Baltimore
Carson Jenkins
Thomas Hoban
Hoban
Kelly
Jenkins Brothers
Body of man found in bushes near Frederick Missouri?
The body of William E. Murphy aged 50, a berry picker from Pearl near Frederick, was found today in bushes along Long Branch Singanore. He had disappeared during a heavy rainstorm on August 13 and it is believed he drowned in the creek.
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Frederick
William E. Murphy
Long Branch
Singanore
Murphy
Pride of Detroit lands at Croydon completes first leg
The Pride of Detroit piloted by Edward F. Schlee and William S. Brock landed at Croydon London airport at 10 35 am signaling the first non stop trans Atlantic flight from America to London. The journey from Harbor Grace Newfoundland covered 2350 miles in 23 hours 21 minutes amid lightning fog wind and sun. After landing the pilots rested en route to Germany, greeted by a small crowd before continuing the world hop.
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Croydon
England
Pride of
Detroit
Edward F. Schlee
William S. Brock
London
America
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Atlantic
English
Germany
World Airmen Relate Grim Atlantic Crossing Storms
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee describe the first Atlantic leg to London, facing a night hurricane and dense fog that at times blinded them. They report four to five hours of severe weather, some speed gains from mist, and rough cold altitude before reaching land and relief.
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Marion Ravey
Ravey
Raveys
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Pope Avenue
Guise
Fred Zeigler
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Edward Schlee
William 8. Brock
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