Scott Declared Insane After County Jail Period
Russell Scott, a Canadian financier, is sent to Chester insane asylum after a jury finds him insane from fifteen months in jail and two near hangings. The verdict ends a dramatic Cook County case that saw multiple reprieves and last minute delays before execution.
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Scott
Chicago
Russell Scott
Chester Insane Asylum
Cook County
Joseph Maurer
City Hall
Joseph David
Pavia
Therine
Thomas
Jacob Maurer
Beott
Windsor
Ont
Maurer
Robert
Detroit
Small
Coole
Robert Scott
Tax reduction plan outlined in Washington August
Treasury officials consider recommending tax cuts ranging from 80 million up to 400 million dollars as potential congressional savings. The plan follows higher than expected tax receipts this year and aims at an 8.1 billion dollar federal budget for the 1927 fiscal year, seeking the lowest postwar expenditures.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Tal i
Adopting Scandals Plague Wealthy Real Estate Operator
New York August 7 AP Sylvia Mullen 21 told authorities that Edward W Browning a wealthy real estate operator promised to adopt her. Browning denied the party and adoption tale saying he retired early and last saw Sylvia yesterday in his office. The girl’s mother widow partly confirmed negotiations for adoption triggering possible prosecutions for Browning and the child’s parents. Dorothy Browning 9 also involved in ongoing adoption questions as bureau of public welfare investigates.
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New York
Sylvia Mullen
Edward W. Browning
Browning
Mary Louise
Mullen
Bronx
Sylvia
Mr. Browning
Kew Gardens
Anna St. John
Rye
N. Y
Ioorce
Dorothy
Louise Spas
Bureau of Public Welfare
Shg Shea
Jory
Dorothy Sunshine Browning
May House
Crystal Lake
Barton
Mary Louise Spas
Spectacular gun fight ends in deaths and arrests in New York
A mother of four was killed after being used as a human shield during a gun battle near the Pennsylvania terminal. Detective Richard Henneberry and a patrolman were wounded. Edward Hart, 18, and others captured as a crowd threatened lynching. two suspects fled. Police found rope and a stolen car, with Alma Johnson and Michael Guidice linked to the case.
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New York
Richard Henneberry
Henneberry
Edward Hart
Mary Connelly
Michael Guidice
Pimes
Adventurer General Ricardos Roca Found Dead in Honduras
In Honduras the body of General Juan Ricardos roca, once leader of the Huerta era revolt and linked to Puerto Lempira, was found with a smoking pistol by his side. He had been missing for days and used the alias Rodrique during concealment. Authorities say the death appears self-inflicted.
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San Antonio
Tex
Juan Ricardos
Roca
Yuca
Tan
Carrillo Puerto
Puerto
Garrillo
Honduras
Rodrique
Evolution case carried to federal court in Tennessee
Knoxville August 7 1939 a Tennessee evolution case was filed in federal court to test the constitutionality of the state act governing teaching of evolution in public schools James Robert Wilson taxpayer is petitioner defendant officials Governor Austen Peay Attorney General Frank M Thompson and District Attorney General Thomas L Stewart Dayton district named as defendants in the bill
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Knoxville
Tenn
John R. Neal
James Robert Wilson
Austen Peay
Frank M. Thompson
Thomas L. Stewart
Dayton
Five Die After Car Crashes Through Bridge Fence
Five people died when an automobile ripped through a bridge fence in Lowell Massachusetts and plunged forty feet onto Boston and Maine railroad tracks. Four victims were from the same family.
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Lowell
Mass
Boston and Maine Railroad
Baseball doubleheader results and rain postponement notes
Baseball games across major league parks include Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Chicago New York Washington St Louis and Cincinnati. Scores show early innings and late rallies with pitchers like Uhle Pennock Hartnett and Coveleskie noted. One game postponed in Boston St Louis due to rain.
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Ational Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland Americans
Commander of the Legion Convention Closes in Hailey
Governor C C Moore praised the Legion and service members at the Hailey convention. National auxiliary leader Mrs Karte R Stewart brought greetings. Commander Drain highlighted rehabilitation work for disabled veterans and a large endowment drive. News notes candidates O W Worthwine Therkildsen Kirkham and Hadelson for state commander. Convention banquet to follow with Joel Priest as toastmaster.
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C. C. Moore
Boise
Blackfoot
Hailey
Crabtree
Idaho Department
Governor Moore
Legion
National Auxiliary Organization
Hailey E
Karte R Stewart
Roseburg
Ore
As. Sa
As Paertanetion
Drain
O. W. Worthwine
Therkildsen
Pocatello
Kirkham
Moscow
Hadelson
Dopesters
Therkil
Iowa recount narrows Iowa senate contest results
With forty counties counted in the Iowa senatorial recount, Steck shows 151 149 outstanding figures and Brookhart 153 066 untested votes. Steck challenges 2 737 votes while Brookhart contests 725 votes.
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Iowa
Washington
Senate
Steck
Brookhart
Bachelors and Old Maids Rated Even in Civil Service
Dublin reports an order establishing equal pay for married and unmarried civil service workers. Married men will receive a lump sum and automatic pay increase, while married women must retire but receive a substantial dowry.
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Dublin
Free State
Deranged son confesses to Parkersburg double murder
Warren Vandervoort seventeen confessed to shooting his father Reverend R J Vandervoort and wounding his mother at their Parkersburg Iowa home. The youth described using a .22 rifle to kill the pastor in the hallway and fire again into his mother as she stood in the doorway. An inquest was planned as officers pursued details of the case.
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Parkersburg
Iowa
Warren Vandervoort
R. J. Vandervoort
James Mitchell
Parkisburg
Warren
Vandervoort
Reinbeek
Reinbeck
James Mitchall
Sonar Poe
Mr. Vandervoort
Cornell College
Minnesota
Dempsey Signs to Fight Wills
New York August 7 AP announcement that Jack Dempsey has signed to fight Tod Wills, a colored challenger, aroused only mild interest as Dempsey plans inactivity this fall. Interest centers on Tunney versus Wills next month with promoters Rickard Mullins seeking Yankee Stadium or Polo Grounds for the bout.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Michigan City
Tod
Tarry Wills
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Jack Kearns
Gene Tunney
Wills
Rickard
Paddy Mullins
Es Springs N. Y
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Tunney
Ullins
Europe
Utah Weather Forecast Provides North Fair, South Showers
Northern Utah expected fair weather tonight while the extreme south faces unsettled conditions with showers. Temperatures rise modestly with a low around freezing and highs near seasonal norms.
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Utah
Tammany selects Walker to challenge Hylan in New York mayoral race
State Senator James G. Walker chosen by Tammany as its mayoral nominee against Mayor John Hylan. Brooklyn leader Charles W. Berry for controller and Justice Joseph W. McKee for president of the board of aldermen also named. Walker vows support for five cent subway fare as campaign issue, with Governor Smith expected to back him.
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New York
Democratic
James d. Walker
Boxing Commission Law
Tammany Ball
John S’. Hylan
Tammany
Charles W. Berry
Brooklyn
Joseph W. McKee
City Court
Bronx
Board of Aldermen
Walker
Greenwich Village
John H. McCooey
Hylan
Theyemceer
Gover Smith
Smith
Washington
James G. Walker
Smith Ere
Enator Walker
Robbers steal $100,000 in fur company heist
Five robbers posing as union workers kidnapped six employees at the Harry B. Bleiweis furriers shop in New York. They herded staff into the basement, guarded them, and ransacked sixteen pelt safes, escaping with furs valued at $100,000. Loot was loaded into a waiting car as onlookers watched.
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New York
Harry B. Bleiweis Company
Elevator Blaze Destroys Vollmer-Clearwater Facility
A rain elevator at Vollmer-Clearwater in Kendrick Idaho burned last night along with two houses. Fire origin unknown but property losses are estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Idaho
Kendrick
Vollmer-Clearwarter
Bicycle as a weapon in divorce filing
In Nashville on August 7 an AP report notes Eleanor B Barton accuses Jed Ast Henry Barton of trying to strike her with a bicycle during their divorce proceedings. The strange claim highlights the bicycle as a potential improvised weapon.
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Nashville
Tenn
Eleanor B. Barton
Jed
Henry Barton
Body of James Heath Recovered From Snake River
The 22 year old son of Mr and Mrs James Heath of Ririe was found on a sand bar in the Snake River by Mrs Thompson near Table Rock ten miles below the fall point. Ed Maguire remains missing as search teams patrol the river. Heath attended Idaho Falls High School and the University of Idaho last year and was a Beta Theta Pi member. Maguire was manager of Isdeny Drug Store in Ririe.
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Tribune
Idaho Falls
James Heath
Ririe
Ed Maguire
Martin Maguire
Snake River
South Fork
Thompson Ranch
Table Rock
Thompson
Forest Ranger
Sheriff’s Office
Dinwoody
Dan Owen
Young Heath
Inneces
Ally
James Pi
University of Idaho
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Isdeny Drug Store
Thirty Thousand Guarantee Set for Tunney Walker Bout
Minneapolis promoters offer a flat $30 000 guarantee with option of 65 percent of receipts for a late August bout in which Gene Tunney defends the light heavyweight title against Jack Walker. Agreement hinges on Billy Gibson's assent as Jack Kearns has agreed to terms.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Boxing Club
Gene Tunney
Sicky Walker
Holden
Billy Gibson
Tunney
Jack, Kearns
Walker
Syrian Rebels Defeat French in Southern Syria Action
Reports from Amman say Syrian rebels led by Sultan Pasha Elatrash captured Suewan and the Saedlah area, with French forces evacuating southern Hauran. Tanks and machines seized, and several aircraft reportedly shot down.
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Jerusalem
Amman
Jordania
Saedlah
Haueran
Syria
Damascus
Jordan River
Suewan
Sultan Pasha Elatrash
Engine Races Through Flames to Save Bridge Amid Timber Fire
In Bellingham Washington on August 7 a work crew drove a locomotive through a solid wall of fire to escape collapse as the Lyman Timber company plant burned nearby. After most men were discharged the engine returned to save the burning bridge but the structure collapsed. Three men stayed to defend the cookhouse and then fled to the woods as firefighting efforts ended without saving the camp.
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Bellingham
Wash
Lyman Timber Company
Here
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