Torch Slayers Caught In Michigan Torch Murders
Ann Arbor Aug 14 Miss Catherine Keller heiress niece of the late Judge Darwin Z Black was arrested on suspicion in the Ypsilanti torch murders. Police say she washed bloodstained clothing and watched for Smith who confessed the four youths killings. Keller held for further examination as Smith, Oliver and Blackstone face life terms.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
U.P
Catherine Keller
Darwin Z. Black
Ypsilanti
Keller
Fred Smith
Neil R. Black
Michigan
Miss Keller
Smith
Frank Oliver
David Blackstone
Ohio University 240 Graduates Celebrate 127th Commencement
240 diplomas were awarded at Ohio University during the 127th commencement. Dr. E B Bryan spoke on democratization of education and growth since 1815, noting 683 diplomas awarded in recent semesters and women’s expanding role. Invocations and musical numbers accompanied the ceremony with multiple degree recipients listed.
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Ohio University
Bryan
E. B. Bryan
Bresses
Doctor Bryan
John Hunter
Thomas Ewing
United States
William C. Munds
Cleveland
Bratenahl Episcopal Church
Helen Hook
Chloe
Edward German
Arms Fisher
Missook
Mildred Maston
Miss Hook
Body Seen In Aviator Costume Floating At Sea Near Foula Island
Reports from Copenhagen say a body wearing an aviator suit was seen afloat near Foula Island in the Atlantic. Oslo confirms a body seen along the route believed taken by Parker D. Cramer, the American trans Atlantic flyer missing since last Sunday.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
U.pr
Foula Island
Atlantic
Oslo
Norway
Parker D. Cramer
Boy Injured by Tiny Watchcharra Pistol Accident
In WASHINGTON C H Aug 14 Coyt Stookey seven years old suffered painful but not serious wounds in the hands when he discharged a watchcharra pistol of Austrian make measuring one and a half inches in length.
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Washington, C. H
U.P
Coyt Stookey
Charra
Directory of Ohio State 17 000 graduates prepared
Columbus Aug 14 Ohio State University plans an alumni directory listing about 17 000 graduates. The directory will appear in the Ohio State University Monthly national alumni magazine and is slated for early next month.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio State University Monthly
National Alumni Magazine
Pickling Cucumbers, Egg Prices Rise in Classified Ads
The Messenger Classifieds list cucumbers for pickling at 40 cents per hundred and egg prices advancing. A four room furnished apartment with bath and garage is available for $835 monthly. An electric range is offered in Nelsonville at a very reasonable price.
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the Messenger
Nelsonville
Mob Scenes in Ann Arbor Described by Athens Traveler
Carl R. Cooper recounted in Athens today a 2000 strong mob in Ann Arbor Mich last night storming county buildings in a bid to lynch murderers of two young couples. He witnessed three police cars race from jail to courthouse as Michigan State Police manned the vehicles and prisoners were reported inside. Streets were blocked and Cooper, with wife Ila Mae and relatives Bernard and Marjorie Mayville from Flint, found passage to town outskirts. They arrived in Athens at dawn and are guests of Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Huffman on Lancaster Street.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Athens
Carl R. Cooper
Michigan
Cooper
Father confesses in sensational Colorado slaying tale
Roy C. King, 41, is held after allegedly confessing to killing Lewis Palmer, 19, when he found his daughter Glenda in a car with Palmer in Prospect Park. Glenda claimed Palmer bled to death as she drove, but the story unravels as police report the release of the confession and shifting accusations.
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Colorado
Girl
Stranger
Father
Colorado Springs
Colo
U.P
Roy C. King
Lewis Palmer
Glenda
Palmer
Prospect Park
King
Judge Hopkins Sends Legs Diamond to Prison
Chief Justice Hughes defers to New York federal Judge Richard J. Hopkins who sent Legs Diamond to four years in prison and fined him 11000. Hopkins warned he would provide evidence to convict Diamond and others, pleasing reformers and Kansas prohibitionists alike.
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Hughes
New York
Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas
Ewing
New Orleans
Guarnieri
Columbia
Hopkins
Legs
Diamond
Judge Hopkins Confronts Undercover Agent’s Depression Plan
A powerful black figure sought to confront the depression by using a masquerade as a government agent. He targeted drug dealers and stated he did not... Continued on Page 4.
Oil war moves as Murray and Sterling weigh first results
Oklahoma Governor Murray and Texas Governor Sterling, two rivals in the oil fight, watch the early reaction to a $1 per barrel price push. A Texas firm offers to pay $1 a barrel as Murray moves to end his Oklahoma field pressure, while a company raises its price by 5 cents on East Texas crude.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Oklahoma
Ross Sterling
Texas
German Flyer Reaches Scoresbysund From Iceland
Capt. Wolfgang Von Gronau, who left Iceland yesterday for Greenland, landed at Scoresbysund in Eastern Greenland last evening after departing Germany yesterday.
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Greenland
Copenhagen
Wolfgang von Gronau
Iceland
Scoresbysund
Scoresby Sound
von Gronau
Germany
Licking sharpers by not leaving the wife anything
Beverly Hills letter-writer laments large swindles in Los Angeles where widows lose money to fake stocks and schemes. He urges wives receive nothing to curb con artists, blaming California’s climate and widows’ naivety as factors.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Los Angeles
California
Hidden Fortune Found in Stroeder Home
Columbus Aug 14. Since the death of 76 year old recluse Charles L Stroeder, searchers have unearthed nearly 78 thousand dollars from beneath rugs, in boxes and behind pictures. Of the money found, 12000 in silver, 11000 in paper, 225 in two 50 gold pieces, 17 in one dollar gold, rest in bonds and loan certificates.
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Columbus
U.P
Charles L. Stroeder
Explosion levels Cleveland monument works site
A loud blast at the Cleveland monumental works leveled the facility in the early hours. Fire Chief Dan Lavelle said investigators consider either a dynamite bomb or gas ignition as possible causes.
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Cleveland
U.P
Cleveland Monumental Works
Dan Lavelle
Names Board To Pass Upon Highway Work
State Highway Director O. W. Merrell creates a board to award highway maintenance bids. Members include Grover Snyder Milo Stadium W. D. Van Ness H. P. Chapman with meetings on Wednesdays and Fridays and a three vote requirement for awards. The chief engineer may award certain material contracts without board input.
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Columbus
U.P
O. W. Merrell
Merrell
Grover Snyder
Marion
Milo Stadium
Coshocton
W. D. van Ness
H. P. Chapman
Hoover Lives Hermit’s Life In White House
President Hoover has withdrawn from public engagements, keeping to the White House as officials travel and a month passes without public appearances. He spends long hours in his office focusing on plans to ease unemployment distress and restore normal business conditions.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
White House
Swift Justice Triumphant In Michigan Mob Trial
Three killers tied to the Ann Arbor torch murders receive four life terms each after confessing. David Blackstone Frank Oliver and Fred Smith were moved to Marquette Prison six hours after their confession, amid mobs and a nationwide outrage over the killings of four youths near Ann Arbor. The confession details the brutal crime and the fleeing aftermath, with witnesses and family ties noted as the case drew to a close.
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Jackson
Mich
State Prison
Marquette
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Kkillera
David Blackstone
Ypsilanti
Frank Oliver
Fred Smith
Blackstone
Yyasilanti
Thomas Wheatley
Harry Love
Vivian Gold
Anna May Harrison
Milan
Lovers Lane
Prohibition Chief Reports Boost in Jail Sentences
Federal Prohibition Director Amos W. W. Woodcock reviewed July results from his enforcement drive. Jail sentences rose to 1,130 with 452 years served, up from 875 sentences and 371 years in 1930. Arrests also edged up and unfinished cases declined to 19,654.
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Washington
U.R
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Woodcock
Machado presses for permanent peace to halt Cuban revolution
President Gerardo Machado intensified efforts to secure a lasting peace and prevent further bloodshed amid the revolution threatening his regime in Havana on August 14.
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Havana
Cuba
Gerardo Machado
Gasoline murderers' victims in Michigan case disclosed
Two boys, Thomas Wheatley aged 17 and Harry Lore aged 16, are identified as victims in the Michigan case. Lore, who confessed as one of the murderers, was killed while attempting to shield two girl victims from the killer.
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Wheatley
Smith
Oliver
Ypsilanti
Lores
Wheatleys
Michigan
Thomas Wheatley
Harry Lore
Lore
Hawks Sets Chicago to New York Speed Record
Captain Frank Hawks marked another aviation milestone by flying nonstop from Chicago to New York in 3 hours 46 minutes, defeating former holder James Goodwin Hall who logged 4 hours 4 minutes. Hawks later attended a Sioux Nations campfire at Hot Springs South Carolina where he was named courtesy chief and christened Chetan Kinyin meaning Flying Hawk.
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Chicago
New York
Roosevelt Field
L. 1
Uri
Frank Hawks
Hawks
James Goodwin Hall
Hot Springs
8. C
Chetan Kinyin
Flying Hawk
Military inspection announced by Lamperry official
A military inspection was announced for the afternoon by Brig. Ven. from Henderson County as part of a broader national security effort. Local troops and teams were to participate under orders from the National Utility, with details released today.
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Atdvsusve
Eet Oven
Vnio Wational Uluty
Kauwiaky BN
Lamperry
Aig
Brig
Gaenderson
coTamasue
Mead to study gender roles in New Guinea natives
Dr Margaret Mead of the American Museum of Natural History plans a South Seas expedition starting August 27 to observe how Papuan children develop gender behaviors unaltered by outside influences. She will monitor 2 to 15 Papuan children over two years with husband Reo Fortune conducting parallel Columbia University research.
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New York
Broadway
Timbuctoo
South Seas
Margaret Mead
American Museum of Natural History
Wil
New Guinea
Reo Fortune
Columbia University
Truce in Cuba Ends and New Turmoil Begins
Rebel transport crew linked to recent uprisings as truce collapses. President Machado at Santa Clara faced rumors of a renewedFederal force action while government offices reported heightened telephonic updates and uncertainty over the rebel movement.
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Havana
Cuba
Gerardo
Santa Clara
Batre
Machado
Pro
Iqlar
Richardo Herrera
Herrera
Knights Templar and Loyal Aid Association Case
The Knighta Templar and Loyal Aid Association of Cincinnati sought a writ of prohibition in Ohio Supreme Court to block Judge Pepples of Meiga County from enforcing receivership orders. They argued the judge lacked jurisdiction and that his injunctions against State Insurance Superintendent Warner were invalid. The association claimed improper fund investment and reserves, and sought an accounting and to restrain further proceedings.
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Columbus
Knighta Templar and Tual Aid Association
Cincinnati
Ohio Supreme Court
Common Pleas
H. Pepples
Meiga County
Konas Ervin
Racine
Ohio
Ervin
Warner
Judge Peoples
Warsner
Will Decide Need Federal Hospital Board To Consider New Addition
Washington August hearing set to decide if an additional veteran's hospital is needed in Ohio and where it should be located. General Frank T. Hines, administrator, said a full Federal Board review is likely rather than separate subcommittee trips to Columbus.
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Federal Hospital Board
New Addition
Washington
Ohio
Frank T. Hines
Veteran's Affairs
Hines
Ing
Federal Board of
Another Is Claimed Chicago Woman Dies in Grand Rapids
A Chicago woman Lilian Caldwell wife of a School Board member died in Grand Rapids Michigan from a rare blood disease Agranulocytosis reported as the seventh recorded case by medical science. The illness destroys white blood cells and was traced back to Chicago.
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Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mix
Lilian Caldwell
Caldwell
Mich
Lantee
Sane
Weather outlook for Phoenix Huron region remains warm
The report notes yesterday's high near 96 and a low around 36 in the Winter River area with a forecast of continued warm conditions for the next 36 hours. Pressure patterns suggest stable weather across the vicinity.
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Phoenix
Huron
Lance
Winter River
Cale
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