Chicago grapples with rising police killings and jail breaches
In a period of escalating violence, three police officers have been slain in the line of duty this year. Coroner Frank J Walsh condemns the pattern as deadly and systemic. Sheriff William D. Meyerings is accused of lax control as six deputies are blamed for vulnerabilities at the jail and courthouse following John Scheck’s escape attempt.
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Ofete
John G. Levick
UCL
John Scheck
Criminal Courts
Frank
J.walsh
John Sko
Elmer Ostling
Frank J. Loesch
Chicago Crime Commission
Rom
William D. Smeyering
Grince
Jack Kava- Shagh
Scheck
Daniel Gilbert
Slater
Detective Bureau
Local Court Hearing on Firearms Act Violation
In Erie, on July 26, a courtroom heard attorney Burton Zaub present a motion as the defendant Donrelgo P. F. RB. W. Killabbraponans faced charges tied to the firearms act. The stuttering lawyer outlined the case amid the tongue twister style proceedings.
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Erie
Ordin Stily
Gaasistant
Burton Zaub
Donrelgo
Killabbraponans
Fish story and civic notices from Owanda
In Owanda Pennsylvania on July 25 Pred Olver and Walter Gladwin returned from a Susquehanna River expedition with half a fish, claiming a catch not large as a warning. In Washington a chamber of commerce request urges a 426000 loan for Chesapeake Beach Railway to establish a ferry across Chesapeake Bay. Taxpayers have until next Monday to save 40 percent on county taxes and 3 percent on city taxes in July. Frank A. Murphy bought Clarence Wolfinger’s property in Sumitsvenue. Hoss Cameron spoke at the Ston Club luncheon on health topics. July city tax discount notes and the tax collector Chas Fry mentioned.
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Owanda, Pa
Red Olver
Walter Gladwin
Susquehanna River
Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Public Works Administrator
Chesapeake Beach Railway
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Beach
Hudson, Md
Governor Denies Conditional Pardon for Keane Prisoner
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie refused a conditional pardon for Frank Keane, convicted of a 1929 Baltimore store robbery. The ruling notes Bradley’s identification was later recanted, but the governor finds evidence still favors Keane’s guilt.
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Annapolis
Albert C. Ritchie
Frank Keane
Maryland
Keane
Herman Bradley
Baltimore
Bradley
Rawlings Whittemore
Robert Minner
Jnot
Aimee Hutton Heads to Baltimore After Atlantic Crossing
Evangelist Aimee Hutton will disembark in Baltimore tomorrow after a Norfolk stop during her liner voyage. Her attorney Wille D. Andrews will meet her with divorce details and trunks of apparel. Hutton’s husband filed for divorce and left her temple to tour vaudeville. he refused to meet in Baltimore.
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Temple of the
France
Norfolk
Baltimore
Wille D. Andrews
Los Angeles
Harriet Jordan
Leutenant
Temple
Sremestat
Hutton
Deaths and Obituaries Alter Maryland and Williamsport Areas
Worthington F Hoffman died at his home on South Potomac Street of complications aged 51. He leaves three sisters and funeral services are set for Thursday at 4 PM at the Suter funeral home with burial at Rose Hill. Mrs Sarah J Taylor died at 83 in Williamsport after a long illness, survived by children and many grandchildren. funeral Thursday at 2 PM at St Paul’s Church Hagerstown. Minnie B Brumbaugh died in Baltimore at 66. funeral Wednesday at 11 AM with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Worthington F Hoffman
Hig
South
Potomac Street
First, Christian Church
A. P. Stauffer
A. Fiery
Nettie Hoffman
Suter
W. M. Norment
Rose Hill
Sarah J. Taylor
Thomas Hoover
Williamsport
Taylor
Wilson's
Brethren Church
Welsh Run
Beecher Myers
Roman Taylor
John A. Forsythe
Hagerstown
Charles C
Thomas D
Nelson Long
Mercersburg
Louis H
Minnie B. Brumbaugh
A. 8. Brumbaugh
Baltimore
Thompson
Hellywood
St. Mary's County
Wrother
Cart Brumbanch
Clevewend
Pfunera
Roosevelt Addresses Nation On Unemployment Drive
President Roosevelt outlines the national plan to fight unemployment during a televised address. He emphasizes unity and conscience over coercion, names General Thomas Hammond to head questions on the blanket code, and highlights wage increases and shorter hours as keys to reviving industry.
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Thomas H. Hammond
Servette
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Tam
Hugh S. Johnson
White House
Lindberghs Begin Greenland Survey Tour
Col. Lindbergh and wife started a survey of the Godthaab area in Greenland and will continue their aerial mapping tour to Holsteinborg on the west coast. Holsteinborg was once deemed suitable for an airport by Parker Cramer, an American who died in 1931 while laying out the North Atlantic air route.
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Godthaab
Greenland
Ind Mra
Charles A. Lindbergh
Holsteinborg
Here
Parker Cramer
Job openings for bank examiners in Maryland
The Democratic Organization and Palmer Tennant announce two state employment positions a junior bank examiner paying 1600 to 1800 and a senior bank examiner 1800 to 2400 with applications to Oliver C. Short State Employment Commissioner 22 Light Street Baltimore. Roosevelt campaign sparks rush of telegraphic support for shorter hours and higher wages as White House staff handle influx.
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Democratic Organization
Elub
Palmer ‘Tennant
Department of State
Menior
Oliver C. Short
State
Light Street
Baltimore
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Well Dressed Man Chicago Fashion Tip
Bonald delegates at the International Association of Clothing Designers advise men to wear full dress with a Walter tail coat a stovepipe hat and a cane for evening social functions at the summer gathering in Chicago.
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Chicago
International Association of Cloth-ing Designers
Robin Solves Nest Shade Problem in Philadelphia
Robina built a nest in the eaves of Leonard Talley s home. The sun beat down so Mama Robin tugged a grape vine branch to form a shade over the nest providing shelter for the hatchlings.
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Philadelphia
Robina
Leonard Talley
Mama Robin
stray hen lays egg in Wellington jewelry store
A stray hen wandered into B. B. Roser’s jewelry store in Wellington Kansas and laid an egg on the work bench. The owner found the bird afterward and gave it a safe home.
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Wellington
Kas
B. B. Roser
Mrs Pennington Injures Knee Tripping on Brick
Mrs Fanny Eliason Pennington of Wayside Avenue sustained a painful left knee injury yesterday after tripping over a brick in her yard. The knee was cut and bruised and she will remain in bed about two weeks.
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Fanny Eliason Pennington
Wayside Avenue
Pennington
Reconvening Favored for World Economic Conference
London July 24 Sentiment grew for reconvening the World Economic Conference after a recess beginning next Thursday as the Monetary Commission adopted a report for submission at the final plenary session. Georges Bonnet, French Finance Minister, was said to favor not adjourning indefinitely. James M. Cox urged a permanent executive body to reassemble the congress but require a plenary session to authorize disbanding.
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London
Monetary Commission
Fig
Georges Bonnet
James M. Cox
Ohio
Government arrests 400 alleged conspirators in Madrid plot
Madrid officials said they crushed a revolutionary plot with over 400 alleged conspirators detained across the republic. Police said syndicalist and anarchist elements were among those rounded up in a sweeping action.
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Madrid
Republic
Six Officers Named to Police Force in Hagerstown
Six special officers were appointed by the Board of Street Commissioners to serve with the Hagerstown Police Department. They face physical exams and may work on Saturday nights or during other emergencies. Appointees include William K. Bloom Leonard J. Saylor Fred H. Holden Frank W. Burger Luther W. Brown and Leroy C. Karn. The board also ordered 3000 courtesy traffic violation cards for visiting motorists and discussed weed cutting and parking regulation enforcement.
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Hagerstown
Hagareatown Palr
Emmert
William KE. Bloom
WA.9
Marine Corps
State Roads Commission
Leonard J. Saylor
Fred. H., Holden
N- And-W. Ballroad
Fair Grounds
Frank. W. Burger
Luther W. Brown
Fifth Field Artillery
Leroy C. Karn
B. and O. Railroad
Huttons Divorce Filed Amid Turbulent McPherson Feud
In Los Angeles David L. Hutton files divorce suit from Aimee Semple McPherson whom he accuses of causing embarrassment via cablegrams. The couple’s household tensions and public dispute are described as cyclonic.
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David L. Hutton
Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton
Dave Hutton
Los Angeles
Aimee
France
Aim Mach
Stock Prices Rally In Broad Market
NEW YORK July 26 Stocks resumed their rally with gains of 1 to 2 points as large blocks of 1000 to 10000 shares appeared in early trading. Radio led with the heaviest volume and a near halt in price. Roosevelt’s industrial recovery address drew attention in financial circles for its credit implications and prospects of cooperation with the administration.
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New. York
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Chicago Grain Market Quotation by Tre Stiskell Sales
Tre Stiskell Sales Corporation at 24 W Washington St Hageratown Ma provides grain market quotations. The item outlines prices for Chicago grains and related commodities with brief quotes and market tidbits.
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Tre Stiskell Sales Corporation
W. Washington St
Hageratown, Ma
Baby Hit By Gunfire As Car Speeds Past Crowd
A two year-old boy on South Linwood Avenue was struck in the face by bullets after a speeding roadster fired into a parked car and sidewalk crowd. Samuel Denny, 23, admitted he was drunk and could not recall the incident. The vehicle wrecked three blocks away.
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Ballimone
South Linwood Avenue
Samuel Denny
Roosevelt Interruption Delays Address for Water Break
President Roosevelt paused a national address to request a glass of water, noting the heat in Washington. He refreshed himself, then resumed the speech. In Greenland, Lindbergh plans a six week stay for aerial mapping with Mrs. Lindbergh after arriving from Labrador.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Godthaab
Greenland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Potatoes and Real Estate Ads Offer Local Deals
Irish Cobbler potatoes at 1.23 per pound with a .25 cent per pak price. Shipp's Fish Market lists phone 2470. Also Randolph II features a nice apartment with a large rear porch and affordable rental terms.
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Shipp
Local racket probe details trust stock swindle case
Philadelphia magistrate hears how high pressure salesmen exploited victims by turning stockholders into realty holders under long contracts. Seven men, including William H. Cummings, alleged brains of the operation, were held in bail as investigators trace three folded companies involved.
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Bertha Gorman
Philadelphia
Cummingé” Brothers
Edward Roberts
Tovsigh
Hugh B. Scott
Hame
William
H. Cummings
Cumminge Brothers Funding Company
Guarantee Company of America
Atlantic Beabhoards Corporation
Detroit Father Seeks Injunction Over Daughter Joining Acrobat Troupe
Harry Stahl asked Circuit Court judges for an injunction to stop his daughter from joining an acrobat troupe. He argued the troupe planned to use the girl as an "cannon ball" in a dangerous stunt involving a large net, asserting serious risk to her safety.
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Detroit
Harry Stahl
Stahl
Fisherman Lands Two Large Bass Near Shawano
Shawano Wisconsin July 8 George R Schuster from Iowa fished with his wife and hooked two black bass one four pounds the other three and three quarter pounds on opposite ends of the bait. Trust in Roosevelt. New York July 38 May or Frank Hague Jersey City returned aboard the Tele Trance after a vacation abroad and said European leaders believe the depression will irk President Roosevelt.
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Shawano
Wis
George R. Schuster
Iowa
Bhawana Jake
Roosevelt
New York
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Slot Machines Seized in City Action by Police
Luther Daugherty and Police Chief William Laird led a raid that seized and destroyed about 100 slot machines in an ongoing crackdown. The operation occurred after a July 26 report noting the police action.
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Degtaoy
Luther Daugherty
William Laird
Conococheague DAR Plans Festival at Cannon Corner
Arrangements are under way for a Friday evening festival by the Conococheague Chapter DAR at the cannon corner of North Street and North Potomac Street. Proceeds will aid erecting a monument at St Marys Maryland in memory of Maryland’s first settlement in 1634.
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Conococheague
Cannon Corner
North Street
North Potomac Street
Froteeda
Bt. Marya
Maryland
Fried Chicken Lunch to Dinner at Beck's Reat Arcade
Beck's Reat Arcades Dining Room offers a fried chicken lunch to dinner service from 11 AM to 8 PM on Wednesday with dining in.
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Beck's Reat
Arcade
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