Indicted Baseball Figures Face Conspiracy to Defraud Charges
State’s Attorney Crowe announces indictments charging Eddie Cicotte Claude Williams Joe Jackson and others with conspiracy to defraud obtaining money under false pretenses and illegal acts. Bonds set at 3 each, trials unlikely to start soon as authorities pursue arrests.
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Eddie Cicotte
Linacon
Claude Williams
Econto
Joe Jackson
Pred McMallin
Chickee
Charles Risberg
Carl Fenn
George Weaver
Jal Chase
In Burns
Alleger
Cicotte
Robert K. Crowe
Mr. Crowe
Local Sportsman Tied to Long-Running Investigation
An early investigation is described as bungled and will require months to gather new evidence. Charles K. Nims, a local sportsman, is named as a victim tied to a $300 fraud scheme involving several defendants. Additional names are cited as alleged conspirators, with officials noting no further indictments at present.
Cost Helen Paid $200 Monthly for Living With Her Hubbie
A brief crime blotter item notes Helen paid her husband $200 a month plus $1000 for living arrangements. The report records the financial terms connected to the marital arrangement.
Death of Cardinal Gibbons Draws Broad Condolences
Messages of sympathy from all creeds poured in for Cardinal Gibbons. The Baltimore Hebrew congregation sent an official testimonial to the archbishop’s household praising Catholic dignity and American humanity. The Baltimore Federation of Churches adopted a tribute praising his sanctity and patriotism, uniting Protestant denominations in mourning. French ambassador Jusserand also sent a condolent telegram to Bishop Co.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Bretheren
America
American Captain Kilpatrick Reported Sentenced in Moscow
Washington reports Captain Emmett Kilpatrick of Uniontown Alabama Red Cross worker in South Russia captured by Bolshevik forces last fall has been sentenced to twenty years at hard labor by a Moscow Soviet tribunal Red Cross headquarters orders investigation into the case Kilpatrick was with General Wrangell’s forces on leave and was captured as Soviet armies advanced though no formal trial had been reported earlier the charge appears tied to alleged condemnation of Russian communists in the United States
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Washington
Emmett Kilpatrick
Uniontown
Alabama
Red Cross
South
Russia
Moscow
Kilpatrick
Wrangell
United States
Baseball Indictments Involving Zork and Franklin
St Louis officials said indictments reveal Carl Zork and Ren Franklin plotted game throwing and Abe Attel acted as a saving agent. Levi brothers allegedly profited about eighty thousand dollars from the series while others faced defraud charges. Names tied to the scandal would be denied committee access, per state officials.
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Carl Zork
Ben Franklin
Joseph Buifiven
Abe Attel
Levi Brothers
Witthrough
Ail
Aeto - Efficia Nares
Tad Benesaries
Defendapne
White Sox
Sharce
State Attorneys’ Office
St. Louis
Stay of Confirmation Denied for Denver Rio Grande Sale
Denver court denies a stay of confirmation for the Denver and Rio Grande rail road sale to the Western Pacific railroad. The sale, finalized at auction last November, aimed to satisfy bond holders and open terms for deposit completion by March 25. A further hearing was planned for the afternoon to consider reopening of the deal.
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Denver
Denver and
Rio G Je
Western Pasitie Railroad
Robert E. Lewis
Eeeas
At Olders
Uprising report from Russia and surrounding regions
The dispatch notes insurgents controlling a city and district, with general mobilization ordered. Western Russia reports anti soviet activity and fighting in White Russia. Pskov reportedly in revolutionaries' hands as deserters join peasants. Minsk and surrounding areas see clashes as revolutionary actions claim twenty soviets driven out.
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Russia
White Russia
Pskov
Red Guard
Minsk
Children accused in doctor's game poison case
In Brooklyn, two seven year olds Roy Strom and Laffie Jurgenaton were held in 500 bail each for feeding tablets to four year old Josephine Olsen while playing doctor. The children allegedly prescribed a slow poison from two bottles in a vacant lot. case adjourned pending the girl's illness outcome.
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New York
Josephine Olsen
Mrooklyn Children’s Court
Roy Strom
Laffie Jurgenaton
Greece to seek legalization of late king’s marriage
Athens March 26 The government will ask the national assembly to legalize the marriage of the late King nnn Marios who yesterday fathered a daughter to secure the child’s right to inherit the late king’s estate.
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Athens
National Assembly
Nnn Marios
Bergdoll Habeas Case Results in Release Hearing
Kansas City March 26 AP After a writ of habeas corpus the draft evader Bergdoll was released from the pending case in Kansas by Major Charles C. Cresson. John Pollock argued Bergdoll’s release citing the court martial record and notification by mail into service. The trial witness testified Bergdoll had received no notification prior to induction.
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Kansas City
Piasoy
Seas John
Pollock
Federal ‘Court
Kansas
Charles C. Cresson
Bergdoll
Faw
Rial
Hearing Postponed in Camp Lewis Case
In New York on March 26 an AP report states a hearing on removal scents related to a violent incident at Camp Lewis, involving Alexander Croakhite of Socelee Washington, originally dated October 25, 1918, has been postponed until next Tuesday. Roland B. Pothier of Centr. B Q was noted in the AP dispatch.
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New York
Perforner
Geich
Alexander P. Croakhite
Soceleeis
Wash
Balloon search for missing crew continues near coast
The naval balloon crew remains unlocated after a coastward drift. Chief Ilkenson and his companions may have reached an island or been lost at sea, with reports scarce for four days as the search persists.
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Ilkenson
Fragmented Atlanta AP copy on race and violence
Unclear text shows references to a witness, a river scene, and alleged bodies. Mentions a plan, a state, and a person described as a Negro. No coherent events or dates are readable from the fragment.
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Atlanta
Has One Chance in Ten of Recovering Lieut. Coney Fliers
Natchez Miss March 25 AP Lieut D Coney transcontinental flyer back broken and body paralyzed from chest down after crash near Crowville Louisiana while attempting Jacksonville Florida to San Diego flight He remains very serious and hopeful doctors give about one chance in ten of recovery He was en route from Crowville via Monroe to Natchez for treatment and X rays showed multiple fractures in the lumbar spine with his condition described as grave and cheerfulness noted despite prognosis
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Natchez, Miss
D. Coney
Crowville
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Natchez
Coney
Monroe
Canis
Fragmentary Local Note Highlights Names and Event
In fragmentary text a local event is referenced with partial names and a possible action. Readable clues point to a dispute or proclamation but specifics are unclear.Further details remain obscured in the damaged passage.
Receiver Refuses Grant Discharge In Atlanta Strike
In Atlanta on March 26 AP reports the court ruled the receiver should not discharge. Nine hundred workers employed to replace striking union men withdrew from the U S court hearing directed by Val Fitzpatrick chairman of the Joint Brotherhood committee.
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Atlanta, Ga
Iver
Atlanta, Birming & Atlantic Railroad
U. S
Val Fitspatrick
Fee Joint Brotherhood
Four Negroes Whipped Under Delaware Post Law
AP report from New Castle states four Black men were whipped as part of Delaware post law enforcement. Earnest Lewis received one year for larceny and receipt. Leonard Barrett got ten years and forty lashes. Jake Richardson and Horace Archie faced ten years and forty lashes for highway robbery as victims testified to suffering.
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New Cs
Delaware
Earner Lewis
Ant Reish
Leonard Barrett
Jake John Richardson
Horace Archie
Wife Disappears and Husband Kills Himself
A disappearance case ends in tragedy as the woman's absence prompts inquiry and the husband dies by suicide. Authorities investigate the relationship, timeline, and potential factors leading to the deaths.
Untitled fragment recounts family dispute and death
Police quote a youth describing a fatal incident during a quarrel with his mother and brother. The boy says his mother struck the man with a stick and he and his brother moved the body in a cart after the death occurred during a tense domestic scene.
Court delays ruling in Putnam county case
Report indicates Justice Morsehaueer will not issue a decision next Monday, with paperwork filed in Putnam county and public release anticipated next week in White Plains. Yonkers and local officials note the shift as proceedings continue under guidance of counsel for Mr stilima.
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Jschauser
Aerome
Stilimasaid
Putnam County
Yonkers
Carmel
White Plains
Justice Morsehaueer
Falls On Suttor In Two Falls At Mason City
Tay Sole defeated Otte Ve Crea weight class veteran in two straight falls at Mason City. First fall came in nine minutes with a toe hold arm scissors and bar arm technique, second fall in four minutes thirty seconds.
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Mason City
Tay Sole
Otte Ve Crea
Tate
Advance Money for Silk Industry Debate in Tokyo
In Tokyo on March 25 the Chinese Japanese silk industry debate progresses with votes by the Basel committee awaiting concurrent resources and assurances. The advance funding proposal seeks means to bolster silk production and sustain industry growth amid market pressures.
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Tokio
Ropeeseatioorn
Asiatic Ark En Route West Passengers Picked Up
Houston March 26 AP reports an Asiatic ark named Lea cw sons halted briefly to take on passengers including Alejandro Martinez a Mexican with Chinese blood. The vessel carried sleeping cars and carried East Indians Chinese and other Asiatics on its westward route before resuming travel.
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Houston
Tex
Lea Cw, Sons
Atlantic Seaboard
Alejandro Martinez
Francisco
Orient
Fragmented OCR News Snippet Lacks Clear Event
An unclear March 26 passage from AP describesWisconsin events with mentions of police, protesters, and potential arrests. The garbled text obscures specifics and names, leaving a fragmented report of clashes and political tension without verifiable details.
Payne Aldsich tariff duty on cent unit questioned
Washington March 26 AP reports the 14 Payne Aldsich tariff duty faces questions over its structure and impact. Officials weighed its scope and potential effects on trade.
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Washington
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