Confessed fake Aimee McPherson plot tied to sisters
Lorraine Seilaff admitted crafting a phony seaside cottage romance with her sister Mrs X and Kenneth Ormiston to extort 5000 dollars from evangelist Aimee McPherson. The sworn statement outlines a staged scheme, connections to San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the jail arrest for passing bad checks.
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Los Angeles
Calif
The
Examiner
Lorraine Wiseman
Donald Seilatf
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple Raie
Aimee Emple McPherson
Scilff
Virla Simball
Oakland
Newsaper
Seilaff
Aken
McPherson
Asa Keyes
East
Keyes
Angelus Temple
Carmel Oe
Fonck plans New York to Paris flight from Roosevelt Field
Cap Rene Fonck, the French ace, aims to depart from Roosevelt Field in Mineola on a transatlantic three motor Sikorsky biplane once weather permits. He has named Allan Saody as standby, with Alexander Kratsch and Clairier as mechanic and radio operator. The aircraft receives extra fuel, tanks, windows, wheels for takeoff and will weigh about 27 000 pounds at launch.
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Aires Cladier
Fish
Motora
Cladier
Prenehman
Washington
Navy test pilot killed in Potomac river crash
Silent aboard a Norton marine aircraft from New York died when the navy plane plunged into the Potomac River during a solitary test flight near Washington. The crash occurred today during experimental operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T Norton
Marine Corpaavine
New York
Navy
Potomac River
Governor of Iowa Denies Kansas Chief Executive on Farm Conditions
Des Moines reports Governor John Hammill rejects Henry J. Allen’s claim that Iowa farmers suffer mainly from real estate speculation. The letter argues much of the farm decline stems from deflation in agricultural land values and equipment, not solely speculative land deals. It notes seven percent of farmers changed land hands during war and postwar years, while 93 percent faced other disadvantages.
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Des Moines
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Iowa
John Hammil
Towa
United States
Rich American Held by Bandits Near Mexico City
Jacob Rosenthal, a 60 plus year old former New York City businessman touring Mexico, was kidnapped by bandits after an automobile party was halted forty miles from Mexico City. Also taken were Jack Zaller, his wife, and Joseph Ruff, Rosenthal’s son in law. The group had been returning from Cuernavaca when attacked. Zaller believed the bandits aimed to kidnap Arthur Lane, the American embassy under secretary, but stopped the wrong car.
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Mexico City
Jacob Rosenthal
New York City
Mexico
Jack J. Zaller
Joseph Ruff
Rosenthal
Zahler
Arthur Lane
Cuernavaca
Famous Matador of Mexico Injured in Bull Fight
Juan Silveti Mexico's top matador was gravely wounded during a Nuevo Laredo bullfight as he prepared to kill the final bull. He was carried from the arena with a deep gash in his right leg to a hospital where an operation followed and his condition remained serious yet improved.
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Silveti
Juan
Nuevo Laredo
Silver
Eight Convicts Escape Tennessee Prison
Eight convicts at the Tennessee penitentiary escaped from the tuber cosin hospital using two guns to overpower guards Sid Carr and A B Podge. They cut prison wires and climbed walls before midnight Sunday. Charlie Archer was captured early this morning.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Penitentiary
Sid Carr
A.B. Podge
Charlie Archer
Affidavits Support New Trial for Sacco and Vanzetti
Three affidavits were filed in Superior Court supporting a motion for a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartholomew Vanzetti. The documents rely on Celestino Madeiros’s confession stating he was involved in the 1920 double murder, which would exonerate Sacco and Vanzetti.
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Dedham
Mans
Nikolai Sacco
Bartholomew Vanzotti
Webster Thayer
Madeiros
Sacco
Vangetti
Fire Claims Two at Shoshone Home Evening Blaze
An early morning fire in Shoshone destroyed a small dwelling and imperiled two children. Mrs. William Osgood, attempting to light the fire with gasoline, suffered severe burns and was rushed for care. Her husband, also burned, helped rescue the two children as neighbors watched and Red Cross offered aid. The couple’s ages and the house details are noted, with the residence and contents total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Shoshone
William Osgood
Osgood
W. 8. Baugh
Red Cross
Detroit Rally Upset. Shocker Wins as Braxton Sizzles
In Detroit, RH E New York struggles 3 1 0 ? despite 7 run blast while Detroit explodes for 4 7 0 and tops the visitors. Braxton Bengough Collins Whitehill Davis Bassler star as Detroit completes the late rally in the opener. Second game details list Hoyt Severeid Thomas Gibson Manion for a Detroit win.
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Detroit
RH. E
New York
Shocker
Braxton
Bengough
Collins
Whitehill
Davis
Bassler
BR. H. E
Hoyt
Severeid
Thomas
Gibson
Manion
Ancient American skeleton found in Illinois mound
Chicago dispatch reports a University of Chicago expedition uncovering a flexed skeleton of a 30 year old man in a Galena mound, three feet deep on a 1100 foot ridge. Nearby were remains of a woman, child, dog, plus many relics. Guides plan extensive survey, with artifacts sent to Field Museum and labs. Ohio also cites a ceremonial offering from nearby mounds in Banbridge.
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Chicago
Midwestern
Galena
University of Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Pay Cooper-Cole
Illinois
Cole
America
Ohio
Mississippi
Grlena
University Laboratories
Field Museum
Banbridge
Ohio State Museum
Canadians Decide At Poll On Tariff Law
Ottawa reports voters head to the polls to decide on a protective tariff policy and the government’s handling of the customs department. The election pits Conservative and Liberal lines as 528 candidates contest 245 seats with Meighen and King articulating rival tariff visions and claims of maladminISTRATION.
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Customs Department
King
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Byng
Mackenzie King
Gvernment
Arthur Meighen
House of Commons
Liberals
Progressives
Labor
Meighen
W. L. MacKensie King
Death Bed Scene Pictured in Cramroy Case
In Rupert Idaho Mary Cramroy, widow of Carl Cramroy, faces a first degree murder charge as testimony opens. A brother testifies to the dying hours and questions on life insurance, while jurors and witnesses outline the poisoning inquiry and the exhumation results.
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Rupert
Hopt
Beenes
Carl Cramroy
Oet
August Cromroy
T. Bailey Loo
District Court
Mrs. Cromroy
Emil Crumroy
Mra
Mary Cramroy
Minidoka Farmer
Talesmen
Merts
W, J, McKnight
Chu Albert
Browerley
Levi McDevitt
Bride
Washington Voters Face Two Issues
Washington voters confront prohibition and the world court as major issues in the upcoming primary. The slate features Senator Wesley L. Jones seeking re election amid world court opposition, with Democratic challengers Cotterill Bullit and Longstreet among others.
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Seattle
Prohibition
World Court
Wesley L. Jones
Jones
Plank EB. Hammond
Austin B. Gulfith
Leroy Henry
Jones’ Toga
George F. Cotterill
A. Scott Bullit
Attle
Cleveland Longstreet
Port Townsend
Bullit
Roland H. Hartley
Hartley
Washington
Congress
John H. Summers
Walla Walla
John F. Miller
James McCabe
H. Alvin Moore
Stephen FP
Chadwick
Miller
Lindley H. Hadley
Bellignham
Frances C. Axtell
Albert Johnson
Hoquiam
Hinton D. Jones
Tacoma
0. M. Nelson
Montesano
Sam H. Bill
Waterville
Arthur L. Brne
Spokane
Jack T. Funcher
Espanola
Texas Legislature Convenes in Special Session
Governor Miriam A Ferguson called a special session to validate 100 million dollars in Texas bonds jeopardized by a federal court decision and to consider investigations of state departments. The session was convened in Avatin, Texas, in late July to frame measures and address agitation for inquiries.
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Avatin
Tex
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Seetesut
Primaries Signal Voter Will to Shape Nation and States
Voters in nine states head to primaries as parties press for renomination and policy shifts. Massachusetts backs Senator Butler to lead in reform agendas while Louisiana weighs Broussard versus Saunders. Colorado sees intraparty clashes over faction lines and anti Klansmen. Washington and New York face contests for senators and representatives amid prohibition debates.
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Massachusetts
Coolidge
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Washington Cook
Cook
David Walsh
Louisiana
Edwin 8. Broussard
Jared Y. Saunders
Senate
Broussard
Saunders
Colorado
L. C. Phippa
Rice W. Means
Clarence C. Hammils
Means
Ku Klux Klan
Hammlin
Washington
Wesley L. Jones
Senatergommeres Commission
Frank EB. Hammond
Jones
New York
Porter H. Dale
Vermont
Maryland
Weller
John Phillip Hill
Hill
Michigan
South Carolina
Ellison D. Smith
Edgar A. Brown
House of Representatives
Plot Smuggling Italians Fails Near Mill Cove Halifax
About 100 to 200 Sicilians were rounded up near Mill Cove by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and immigration authorities. They reportedly paid 2000 to 10000 lire to land on the Italian steamer Dori, which lay under customs surveillance. The Dori was to be escorted to Halifax while officers questioned the Italian crew about alleged mutiny and why the landings occurred.
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Halifax
Bee Twen
Royal Canadian Mounted and Immigration
Mill Cove
Here
United States
Mill Gove
Algiora
Factional Riots in Hankow After Canton Occupation
Rioting in Hankow’s native districts forced 150000 Chinese to seek refuge in the foreign concession area after Canton government troops compelled Marshal Wu Pei Fu to retreat. Cantonese forces imposed heavy contributions on commerce and other local interests.
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Peking
Hankow
Canton
Wu Pei Fu
Haankow
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Boston
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