Luhing Miner Rescues 3 Daughters as Flames Trap Teacher
A mine worker, Brewer of Lubrig, saved three daughters and their teacher from a burning house in Amesville. Brewer, injured with burns to his face and an eye, jumped from a window after rushing up a smoke-filled stairway to fling the students to safety. The home and furnishings were destroyed. the house belonged to the Lubrig Mine company.
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Verry
Brewer
Lubrig
Kia
Mias
Dorothy Dixon
Amesville
Lubrig School
Powers Fate in Grand Jury Hands After Confession Claims
Clarksburg West Virginia November grand jury to hear five counts of first degree murder against Harry F Powers, accused of luring women via mail and killing Mrs Asta Buick Bicher and three children at Park Ridge Illinois, and Mrs Dorothy Lemke in Worcester Massachusetts. Prosecutor Will E Morris seeks the death penalty. Powers allegedly confessed after police allegedly mistreated him.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F. Powers
Harrison County
Matrimonies
Asta Buick Bicher
Park Ridge
Dorothy Pressier Lemke
Worcester
Mass
Will E. Morris
Powers
West Virginia
Cornelius Orvin Pierson
Arly
Miss Gloria Swanson and Michael Farmer wed again in Yuma
Hollywood reports Gloria Swanson and Michael Farmer were married a second time in Yuma Arizona after lawyers said the prior Elmsford New York ceremony was not legally binding in California. The star has had three prior marriages and this makes her fourth husband.
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Hollywood
U.P
California
Gloria Swanson
Michael Farmer
Yuma
Ariz
Elmsford
N. Y
Miss Swanson
James Henri la Baily de la Falaise
Marquis de la Coudraye
Yarmer
Justice of the Peace
E. A. Freeman
Farmer
China seeks international troops to guard South Manchuria line
The Daily Express reports that China asked the League of Nations for an international force to guard the South Manchuria Railroad during its Japan conflict. It proposed using American, British, French and Italian troops and launching a small international loan to fund the effort.
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South Manchuria
China
London
U.R
The
Daily Express
League of Nations
Japan
Nance
United States Not Likely to Join International Army for Manchuria
Washington reports indicate U.S. troops are unlikely to join any international force to guard the South Manchurian Band. No official comment on London rumors that China sought League of Nations regaining of such an army.
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Ashington
U.P
Ed States
Ile
London
Ina
League of Nations
United States
League
Declaration of War Misconstrued by U S Public
American and Japanese actions in Manchuria and China amid rising anti Japanese sentiment are debated. The piece notes General Ma Chan Shans limited forces and the potential shift if League of Nations pressure succeeds. It also reports U S concern over disorders in Tientsin and the protection of American civilians there.
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Herbert E. Moy
Kuo-Min
New York
U.P
Tokio
Japan
Ma Chan Shan
Manchuria
Mukden
Nanni River
Chang Hsueh-Liang
China
League of Nations
League
Washington
Stimson
Far East
State Department
Tientsin
McAdoo Memoir Proposes Colonal Debt Pay with Colonies
W G McAdoo memoirs Crowded Years recount his Treasury and railroad years. He argues against canceling foreign debts and suggests colonies could be used as payment if France and Germany cannot pay. He adds such a plan would meet strong opposition from France and England.
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W. G. McAdoo
Silver rally in Shanghai boosts world markets
A dispatch printed by Cyrus H. K. Curtis notes a 15 percent rise in silver since October 29, lifting purchasing power in China and India and potentially aiding British and world industries if sustained, a matter of interest to President Hoover and financial readers.
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Hoover
Mellon
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
London
Shanghai
China
India
Silver Short Sellers Face Pressure as Global Demand Surges
Readers recall a note from October describing American speculators who shorted silver on the New York Metals Exchange and planned to cover if they understood Eastern conditions. Now those who sold short are in danger as India and China buy, Germany and Japan purchase, and world silver production hits a low due to copper issues.
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New York Metals Exchange
East
India
China
Germany
Japan
A Real War Might Come Between
A clipped line hints at a discussion about a possible future conflict as the article continues on Page 4, suggesting escalating tensions or implications for readers.
Reenact Meal Linked to Death in Seneca Family Case
In Seneca Illinois a mother and three daughters reenacted the dinner blamed for Marian Walker 14 dying and two sisters Marjorie 21 and Caroline 24 becoming seriously ill Arsenic suspected with peas and possibly salt serving as the contamination The coroner hopes recalling details from the reenactment will help solve the mystery and distinguish the arsenic source from the lunch meal
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Seneca, Ill
U.P
Walker
Marian
Indiana
Lebanon
Chicago
Marjorie
Caroline
L. D. Howe
Howe
Miles Heights School Board Considers Jan. 1 Opening
Three new members of the Miles Heights village school board met today with 87 cents in the treasury to discuss launching classes for 711 students on January 1. The district could not open this fall due to funds.
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Cleveland
U.R
Miles Heights Village
School Board
Miles Heights
Japanese Face Chinese Bandits Near Chenchiatun
In Manchuria Japanese troops fought Chinese irregulars near Chenchiatun north of Mukden. A band of about 1000 Chinese bandits attacked a Japanese military train carrying wounded from the Nanni River district. The attackers were driven off after hours of fighting and later threatened Chenchiatun, causing panic among residents.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Chenehiatun
Nanni River
Chenchiatun
Debutante Flies London to Capetown in Record Flight
Miss Peggy Salaman explained her planned route to cameramen before takeoff from London. The society debutante fliers the 7900 mile distance to Capetown in 5 days and 3 hours, setting a new record.
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Peggy Salaman
London
Capetown
South Africa
Society Debutante
Will Warns World To Quit Sending Him Depression Schemes
A letter from Hollywood reveals a sharp plea to stop sending him schemes to end depression by mail telegram booklet or word of mouth. The writer requests the world to end it unaided and to wire confirmation that it has been done.
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Will
World
Hollywood
Calif
O. K
Leesburg cashier pleads guilty in embezzlement case
Charles C. Redkey a 60 year old Leesburg State Bank cashier interrupted a trial to plead guilty to indictments charging falsifying a report to the state banking department and embezzling about 45000 dollars. He was sentenced to up to 30 years in Ohio Penitentiary. The bank closed last May and Redkey reportedly lost the funds in stock speculation.
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Leesburg
Hillsboro
U.R
Charles C. Redkey
Redkey
Edison son contests late inventor will in Delaware
William L. Edison moves to contest the will of his father, Thomas A. Edison, continuing the dispute already publicized. The action was filed in Wilmington Delaware with UPI reporting.
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Edison
Wilmington
Del
U.P
William L. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis Dies At 73 Inventor Of War Gun
Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis, 73, inventor of the Lewis machine gun, has died in Hoboken. He once lamented his country rejecting the gun as a gift though it aided Allied forces. His weapons reportedly helped down Zeppelins early in World War I, amid a feud with Brigadier General William A. Crozier over ordnance.
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Hoboken
U.P
Isaac Newton Lewis
18 Year Old Guilty Of First Degree Murder
Donald McDonald, 18, was found guilty of first degree murder for the slaying of his aunt, Mrs. Nellie Jump, in Painesville. He faces life imprisonment in the sentencing today.
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Boy
Painesville
Donald McDonald
Nellie Jump
Parental Perspiration in a Light Family Scene
A brief vignette describes wide eyed tow headed children listening in, with younger sisters impatiently drumming their fingers as an adult narrates a family moment. The tone hints at a playful domestic scene and early 20th century newspaper style.
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Jane Warner
Night school recital delights Athens family
A family night at Athens Junior and Senior High School showcased students Frankie Johnny and Mary Ann performing without a stumble before about 100 attendees. Principal O L Wood noted attendance from 7 to 8 30 pm as the event closed, with parents beaming at their children’s poise and success.
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Johnny
Frankie
Mary
Athens
O. L. Wood
Mary Ann
Dad
Mom
Neighborly Welfare Effort Funds Urgent Hospital Care
The Community Chest Hospital Fund, run by a three member committee, aids Athens County patients who cannot pay for needed hospital care. In the past year, 19 patients received aid for emergency operations, with physicians donating services. A four year old’s tonsil trouble was cured after funds covered care, restoring health and weight.
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Community Chest
Roger Jones
W. A. Matheny
Viola Fell
Athens
Athens County
War to the End Declared by Lima Boys
In Lima a youth-led Bureau of Peace Enforcement with fifty members aged 18 to 20 vows war on crime. The Lima Junior Crime Detection League, inspired by Chicago and London crews, plans ballies and aims to solve the quarry murder of Earl Truesdale and Thelma Woods, bodies found in a desert quarry.
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Lima
Spy Bureau of Peace Enforcement
Lima Junior Crime Detection League
Chicago
Crime Commission
London
Scotland Yard
Earl Truesdale
Thelma Woods
Call Issued for Aid for Victims in Athens Fire
Adjutant Bernard Stone of the Salvation Army in Athens issued a call for clothing and furniture to aid the family left ruined by a fire. He said some items could be supplied but more are needed, listing three beds kitchen furniture a cook stove dishes and cooking utensils. People willing to help should notify the Salvation Army and Adjutant Stone for donations.
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Bernard Stone
Salvation Army
Athens
Stone
Adjutant Stee
Fire destroys six room home. Brewer family aided by locals
An explosion using coal oil in a kitchen stove sparked a fire that engulfed the Brewers’ downstairs. Brewer evacuated his wife Lois and infant child, helped others escape, tossed occupants from flames, and a bucket brigade fought the blaze as their house burned completely. Neighbors and Salvation Army aid the destitute family in locating clothing and shelter.
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Brewer
Urges Improvement In Ohio Municipal Sewage Plans
Columbus Ohio November 10 40 Ri Fred Waring chief engineer of the State Health Department says the game of hide and seek with municipal improvements ends now He plans to submit to State Health Director Southard recommendations that may require Ohio city and village officials to answer to the state Supreme Court for failing to comply with executive orders and to take legal action to ensure adequate sewage disposal plants.
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Columbus
State Health Department
Fred Waring
Department
Wari
Southard
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Waring
The
United Press
Gang Boss Slain in Chicago Slaying
Chicago police believe the murder of Timothy J. Lynch, powerful labor leader and boss of the western suburb teamsters union, signals renewed gangster violence after a shooting spree last night from a curtained automobile.
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Chicago
U.P
Timothy J. Lynch
Lynch
Teamster’s
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