Collector of Vict Ring Takes Stand in Murder Trial
Rock Island Illinois September testimony placed Louis Ortell on the stand as witness for the state in the murder case of John Looney. Ortell described a Rock Island protection ring led by John P. Looney and Anthony W. Bilburg, naming mollerooms and disorderly houses as money sources. He said average collections were 159 to 300 dollars monthly at each site. The motive was to remove the Looney family from power in the underworld. The state expects to finish its case. other indicted include Georges Buckley Dan Drost and George Holsapple. John P. Looney remains a fugitive sought by authorities nationwide for multiple indictments.
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Louis Ortell
John Looney
Rock Island Lines
John P. Looney
Anthony W. Bilsburg
Ortell
Billbury
Looney
Billburgh
Billburg
Vies
Looneys
Georges Buckley
Monmouth, Ill
George Holsapple
Dan Drost
Disaster reportage from Tokyo and Yokohama shocks Japan
International News Service manager Duke N Parry reports from Tokio on a disaster that halved Japan's population and devastated Yokohama, Yokosuka, and Tokyo. He notes widespread starvation, cholera fears, and the capital's move to Kyoto as fires and earthquakes ravage the nation.
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International News Service
Tokio
Duke N. Parry
Far East
Tokyo
Refugees Shipped Amid Yokohama Disaster Chaos
International dispatch reports over 1 000 refugees aboard ships including Trans Pacific and Empress of Australia while Japan proclaims martial law. Refugees in Yokohama await aid as W T Parnham of National City Bank recounts the catastrophe and survivors recount miraculous escapes.
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International News Service
Kobe
Trans-Pacific Lars
Jefferson
United States Shipping Board
Australia
W. T. Parnham
National City Bank
New York
Steel Navigator
Yokohama
Tokio
Imperial
Prince Regent
Chester Purington Dryer
Los Angeles
Cal
Dryer
Yokohama United Club
Bohn and Duncan sue Collyer's Eye for 60000 each
Sammy Bohn and Pat Duncan of the Cincinnati Reds filed suit seeking 60000 damages apiece against Collyer's Eye Chicago sports publication. The action follows a report that gamblers attempted to persuade them to throw a series with the New York Giants. National League president John A Heydler announced the suit after Cincinnati president August Hermann informed him of the legal action.
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Associated Press
New York
Sammy Bohn
Pat Duncan
Cincinnati Reds
Collyer
Chicago
New York Giants
John A. Heydler
National League
August Hermann
Cincinnati Club
Kilattea Volcano Erupts Again in Hawaii
Honolulu reports Kilattea volcano remains highly active with a first eruption ten days earlier, a subsequent lull, and lava pouring back into the pik.
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Kmauea
Honolulu
Kilattea
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