Relatives claim remains of Gray and Ruth Snyder
The article recounts the execution of Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray for the murder of Albert Snyder on March 20 1927. It describes the death scene in the electric chair and the subsequent public fascination as reporters rushed to relay the news. It notes Ruth Snyder’s motive insurance and the brutal beating of Albert Snyder in Queens Village.
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Gray
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Broadway
Albert, Snyder
Queens Village
Snyder
Lorraine
Syracuse Hotel Alibi Falls as Accused Turn on Each Other
In Syracuse a hotel scene revealed a shaky alibi when Gray broke down after arrest and at the joint trial the defendants contradicted one another signaling a tangled case.
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Syracuse
Gray
Democratic Leaders Pleased With Outlook At Jackson Day Dinner
The gathering included about 1000 party leaders, Governors and Senators as the national committee discussed a system where the national chairman is elected by the committee, not the presidential nominee. Keynote speaker Claude Bowers urged returning to founding principles and attacked Republicans. Gov Ritchie praised Gov Smith and urged self rule on prohibition.
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West Virginia
John W. Davis
Houston
South
Far South
Senate
National Committee
Shaver
Davis
Claude G. Bowers
Jefferson
Bowers
Evans Wollen
Tidiana
Gov. Ritchie
Mary- Lind
Ritchie
Gov Smith
Democratic Party
Machine Guns Trained On I W W Strikers in Colorado
In Walsenburg Colorado on January 12 state police moved to force surrender of 600 I W W strikers barricaded in a building after a battle that left six dead. Shots from the besieged building and police fire wounded several. 26 officers and mine guards prepared to assault the I W W hall as women and schoolgirls sang Solidarity near the zone.
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Associated Press
Walsenburg
Col
Louis N. Scerff
State Police
Gov. Adams
T. W. W. Song
Hierfano
T. W. W. Hall
Navy Plans a Twenty Year Warship Program
Secretary Wilbur told the House Navy committee the department contemplated a 20 year warship build program with an estimated cost of 168 million dollars annually under current prices. He later issued a statement correcting the figure to about 129 million per year, totaling around 2.5 billion over five decades.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilburn
House Navy Committee
Navy Department
Department
Wilbur
Congress
Chamberlin and Williams Still Aloft In Plane
Clarence Chamberlin and Roger Williams remain airborne over Roosevelt Field Long Island in a bid to surpass the world endurance record of 52 hours 22 minutes 31 seconds. Their Bellanca monoplane carries 471 gallons of fuel as weather challenges persist and a potential move toward Washington is discussed.
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Roosevelt -Field
N. Y
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Roger Q. Williams
Bellanca
Roosevelt Field
Clarence Chamberlin
New York
Germany
Roger O. Williams
Long Island
James H. Kimble
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Chamberlain
Periscopes Could Spot Vessel Five Thousand Yards Away
Boston date line reports Lieut William Wakefield S 6 commander testified at the naval court of inquiry into the S 4 disaster. He said periscopes could detect a vessel 5000 yards distant on an overcast choppy day and that the destroyer Monaghan was visible 5000 yards away after passing Wood End Provincetown harbor. The Monaghan trailed the Paulding which rammed and sank the S 4 during submerged standardization trials December 17.
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Associated Press
Boston
William Wakefield
Naval Court of Inquiry
Wakefield
Provincetown
Rails Rally Leads Market Rise In Early Trading
Rails superseded the industrials as leaders of the upward price movement in today’s stock market. Operators for the rise marked up several industrial specialties 3 to 6 points early, but standards gained little. Speculative attention shifted to rails, which advanced impressively. Call money held at 4 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Tariff Argument Returns To House Debate
In Washington on January 13, Representative Dickenson of Iowa signaled a firm bid to force House action on tariff issues. He aims to push upward adjustments of import schedules for agricultural goods as part of a broader farm leader strategy. A lighter anecdote notes a fortune teller predicting a change in Bill Barker’s heart.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Dickenson
Iowa
Bill Barker
Bill
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