Night school student forged on employers
Emil Erdreich, 20, a New York college student, is jailed on charges of stealing about $35,000 from his employer New York Merchandise Co. since November 30. He opened nine bank accounts totaling around $7,000 with the funds, gave $25,000 to detectives, and hid $25,000 in a kitchen cupboard. He attended New York University classes at night while studying psychology.
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New York
Emil Erdwelch
Erdreich
New York Merchandise Company
New York University
Bronx
Loughran Heavier by Three Pounds for Title Bout
Tommy Loughran, light heavyweight champion, weighed 174 1/4 pounds for his Madison Square Garden title fight, three pounds more than challenger Leo Lomski of Aberdeen Washington who tipped the scales at 171 pounds. The match marks Loughran’s 15th title defense in New York.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Madison Square “S
Loughran
Lomski
Lindbergh greeted by jubilant Nicaraguans in Managua
In Managua on January 6, Nicaraguans from peon to president celebrated Lindbergh, marveling at his youth after meeting Colonel Lindbergh. President Diaz praised him as young and the crowd, including elders, offered handshakes and admiring words. Lindbergh described favorable flight conditions despite a headwind on his 165 mile hop from Tegucigalpa.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Peon
Charles A. Lindbergh
Adolfo Diaz
Lindy
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Lindbergh
Stay of execution hoped as court date shifts
Mrs Ruth Snyder seeks a stay of execution set for January 12 as a jury trial motion in the Prudential suit against her is adjourned to January 13. Counsel Edgar Hazelton filed the motion and Justice Levy said the adjournment does not halt the execution. Lawyers may seek a stay arguing she is a material witness whose testimony is essential to the case.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Edgar Hazelton
Snyder
Consic
Admiral Magruder Lost Temper During Hearing
Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder testified before the House Naval Committee that it was none of their business how rumors were received from articles charging waste and over-organization. After sparring with members he apologized, saying he had lost his temper.
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Washington
Thomas P. Magruder
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy
House Naval Committee
Miller
Magruder
Ice Barriers Block River in North Idaho Floods
January 6 report from Spokane notes the Clear Water River blocked by three ice barriers in Lewiston valley threatening bridges and homes. Workers keep waters moving as snowmelt spills over farms while floods affect northern Idaho and eastern Washington. Kellogg reports snowslides, pine creek road blocked, a 60 foot long slide, and structural damage from heavy snow.
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Spokane
Clearwater
Lewiston
Idaho
Idaho State Highway Department
Lewiston Valley
Washington
Kellogg
Pine Creek
Hewitt Faces Ohio Electric Chair at Confessed Slaying
Floyd Hewitt, 17, faces execution in the electric chair at Ohio State Penitentiary after confessing to killing Mrs. Fred Brown and her five year old son in Conneaut. He said he acted after she repulsed his advances and showed no emotion upon hearing his sentence as Governor Donahey refused clemency. Brown’s husband Mr. Brown sought to witness the proceedings but was denied.
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Columbus
Ohio
Floyd Hewitt
Ohio Penitentiary
Fred Brown
Conneaut
Hewitt
Cleveland
Donahey
Mr. Brown
Remus Appeals Sanity Case in Cincinnati
George Remus former Chicago lawyer known as the king of bootleggers was denied a writ of habeas corpus. He appeals a probate court order that found him insane and directed commitment to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Lima. Judge Charles G Bell of the court of common pleas ruled on the appeal delaying removal to Lima.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
Chicago
State Hospital
Lima
Charles G. Bell
Court of Common Pleas
Charles H. A
Ane Ag Hk Nm
Remus
Butler Takes Look at Hall
Kansas City January 6 The Republican national committee on arrangements met to discuss plans for the national convention in June. William M Butler chairing refused to discuss platforms or candidates and said a statement would follow. Leaders predicted the Kansas City convention would draw the largest crowd in years.
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Dorothy Cunningham
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
R. KR. Bittman
Kansas
Grace Semple Burlingham
Missouri
Burlingham
St. Louis
Republican National
William M. Butler
Butler
New York Navy Yard Urged Closed as Nonessential
Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder told the House Naval Committee that the New York yard has no military value and poses a hazard to shipping. He said Boston and Philadelphia yards could assume its duties, saving government funds, with limited daily ship access, and proposed abolishing Portsmouth and Charleston yards though exact savings could not be quantified.
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Washington
Thomas P. Magruder
Philadelphia
House Naval Committee
New York Navy Yard
Boston
New York
New York Yard
Magruder
Portsmouth
N. H
Charleston
D. C
Miller
Remus Leaves Cincinnati for Lima to Continue Freedom Fight
George Remus and attorney Charles Elston depart Cincinnati by car, flanked by county deputies, to press on with the remainder of his battle for freedom from the state hospital for the insane.
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Cincinnati
State Hospital For the
George Remus
Charles Elston
Lima
Magnate defies the Ghost Men in Memphis terror notice
Clarence Saunders, a Memphis grocery magnate, received a typewritten threat from The Three Ghost Men demanding 5500 in old hundred dollar bills at a railroad trestle. He refused to pay, offering a $1000 reward for the assailants. Saunders has three children, and fears for his daughter Amy Clare as the group threatens operations for three months.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Saunders
Amy Clare
Lee
Clay
Sruders
New Hills
Amy Clere
Five Bandits Are American Held in Mexican Jail
Five alleged bandits, all Americans, were held in a Tijuana jail and to be sent to Ensenada to answer highway robbery charges. Names given include Fred Thompson 28 Lawrence N Thompson 23 Mrs Lillian Thompson 19 and Elmer E Morehouse 25. The wife of Fred Thompson is reported among them.
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San Diego
Tijuana
California
Cuartel
Ensenada
Mexico
Fred Thompson
Thompson
Lawrence N. Thompson
Lillian Thompson
Elmer E. Morehouse
Marine deserters in native ranks reported with Sandino
Washington reports that two U S Marines in Nicaragua are said to be in General Sandino s rebel camp and training Sandino s troops under threat of execution. Other notes describe Sandino s growing forces, attacks, and use of improvised bombs as American casualties rise.
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Sandino
Nicaragua
American Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Managua
Honduran
Wat
San Sabino
Clark admits buying poison in Bidwell case
Clark admits purchasing poison at the request of Mrs. Bidwell who allegedly paid him to kill Bidwell. Police report Bidwell died last Friday from poison after a dish of food was prepared with the same poison. Clark broke down and confessed at the morgue display of the body.
Supreme Court Rules Forbid Forcible Intoxication Tests
Supreme Court Justice Leon G. Rhodes ruled that forcibly testing a person to see if he is intoxicated violates the constitution and is illegal. The decision comes on appeal from a prisoner sentenced to the penitentiary for driving while intoxicated.
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Binghamton, N. Y
Supreme Court
Leon G. Rhodes
Oil Magnate Plans Marriage to His Ward in Double Adoption
New York city January 6 1927 AP report says E W Marland president of the Marland Oil Co will wed his ward Lydie Miller Roberts within a month. Marland who adopted Lydie at age 16 also adopted her brother George three years younger after his wife died in June 1926. He cites her devoted influence as the motive.
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New York
Ward
E. W. Marland
Marland Ol Company
Southwest
Lydie Miller Roberts
George
Mr. Marland
Hickman Plea Signals First Sanity Hearing Under New Law
In Los Angeles the 19 year old William Edward Hickman pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder charges. He and 16 year old Welby Hunt also faced a separate murder indictment in a drug store holdup, using the novel plea not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. The case marks the first test of California's new insanity defense amid courtroom confusion over the unfamiliar phrasing.
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Los Angeles
California
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Welby Hunt
C. Ivy Thoms
Hickman
Arizona Opposes Swing Johnson Colorado River Bill
Mulford Winsor announces Arizona will oppose the Swing Johnson bill for Colorado river development. He represents Governor Hunt and the Arizona Colorado River commission, urging early development with equal status for Arizona. Arizona House Senate resolution backs the stance as hearings run to January 16 with governors’ views to be heard.
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Washington
Arizona
Colorado
House Irrigation Committee
Mulford Winsor
Arizona State Senate
Hunt
Arizona Colorado River Commission
Winsor
House
Senate
Smith
Idaho
Representative Swing
California
Leatherwood
Utah
Marvin Hughitt, Rail Leader, Dies at Ninety
Marvin Hughitt, a long time Chicago and North Western Railway figure, died at his Lake Forest home after a stroke. He was 60 years old, had served 40 years as president and chairman, and more than 50 years with the system, staying at his desk until yesterday morning.
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Chicago
Marvin Hughitt
Lake Forest
Mr. Hughitt
Ben
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Idaho county assessors raise cattle values in annual convention
The Boise meeting set new per head values for range cattle at five dollars and yearlings at four dollars. Other changes included hogs at four cents a pound, turkeys to 150 and chickens unchanged, foxes cut to eighty five dollars, and new values for muskrat mink and skunk. lumber and machinery valuations left to assessors.
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Boise
Carolist Plot Frustrated in Constantinople Underway
Turkish police uncovered a planned return of former Crown Prince Carol of Romania. Plotters aimed to fly him from Constantinople to Dobrudja, with Sabbi Bey named as a leader and previously condemned for Carolist activities. Romanian minister minimized the threat, saying mercenaries operated without Carol.
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Constantinople
Carol
Rumania
Dobrudja
Romania
Sabbi Bey
Diamond Rush at Gransfontein Sparks Fatality and Crowds
A single runner died amid a diamond rush at Gransfontein where about four thousand seekers gathered for 100 claimed claims. Runners arrived by ox cart and car as veldt roads turned to quagmires after heavy rain. Thirteen clerks issued certificates at four hundred per hour amid fears over a government ban on prospecting for crown and private lands for a year or more.
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Grasfontein
Union of South Africa
Gransfontein Feén
South Africa
Utah Governor Seeks Return of Murder Suspect Garcia
Governor Dern issued a requisition to Oregon Governor Patterson for the return of Racquel Qarris Garcia charged with murder in Ogden. L L Nelson was tasked to bring Garcia from Roseburg Oregon where he is being held for the December 16 Francisco Chainer murder.
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Salt Lake City
Dern
Patterson
Oregon
Utah
Racquel Qarris
Lee
Ogden
L. L. Nelson
Garcia
Roseburg
Ore
Francisco Chainer
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