Mystery of Three Bodies Found in Clinch River Near Swords Creek
A telegraph lineman discovers three unidentified murder victims in the Clinch river three miles east of Swords Creek Russell county Virginia. Authorities believe the non residents include two women and a man aged about 28 to 30. The bodies show gunshot wounds with evidence of a recent time in the water and possible homicide motives.
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Clinch River
Russell County
Swords Creek
J. E. Christenbury
Western Union
Virginia
Ruseel County
John Goes
Ehota
Mr. Gose
R. H. Wilson
Lebanon
Commonwealth Attorney
John Gose
John Gos
Christenburg
W. T. Vance
P. Greer
Guy Finney
Russell
Christenbury
Norfolk and Western Railroad
City to Select 15 Premier Cook in Upcoming Lectures
Three April weekdays in Bluefield host a cooking course by Miss Kathrynly of Chicago under Daily Telegraph and Sunset News sponsorship. Lectures run 2 to 4 p m at Municipal Auditorium with free admission and prizes for bake and culinary skill. Emphasis on salads desserts and exact temperature cooking continues, led by a Columbia trained home economist with nationwide experience.
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Bluefield
Miss Kathrynly
Chicago
Ender
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Miss Haly
Miss Holy
Columbia University
New York
Tennessee
United States
Snyder Gray murder trial postponed to April 18
New York April 5 The illness of a judge and Holy Week scheduling push the Snyder Gray murder trial to April 18. Henry Judd Gray corset salesman and Ruth Snyder are jointly accused of murdering her husband Albert Snyder art editor. Justice Townsend Scudder will preside with no photographers or blue ribbon jury.
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New York
Snyder- Gray
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Albert Snyder
Supreme Court
Townsend Scudder
Poland Executes Two Army Officers for Spying
In Warsaw on April 5 two Polish officers were court marshaled convicted and executed on the spot for delivering defense plans of Pommern province to German agents.
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Poland
Warsaw
Pommern
Thompson Wins Chicago Mayoral Race Amid Gang Activity
William Hale Thompson defeats incumbent William E. Dever in a tight contest to resume the mayoral helm. The race features the usual gang activity and rowdiness, with Thompson identified as a Republican.
Thompson Wing Triumphs In Chicago Mayoral Race
Chicago April 5 William Hale Thompson Republican mayor from 1915 to 1928 won a third term in a bitter contest against Democratic incumbent William E. Dever and independent John Dill Robertson. With 2,000 of 2,584 precincts reporting Thompson led by about 70,000 votes. Thompson opposed prohibition and the world court and criticized foreign interference while campaign rhetoric touched on race and religion amid a high turnout.
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Chicago
William Hale
Big Bill
Thompson
William E. Dever
John Dill Robertson
Dever
Robertson
England
South Side
Black Belt
De Pinedo Delayed On Westward Flight From Hot Springs
Italian aviator Francesco De Pinedo rests in Hot Springs New Mexico after a day of failures to resume his southwest to San Diego flight. He tried from Elephant Butte reservoir toward Phoenix but returned due to engine trouble after shedding 400 pounds. He plans to depart tomorrow via Deming to avoid the Continental Divide at high altitude.
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Hot Springs
N. M
Francesco de Pinedo
San Diego
Calif
de Pinedo
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Phoenix
Ariz
Deming
Continental Divide
West Virginia House Fights Road Fund Split Policy
Charleston April 5 delegates split over road bond funding with a conference to adjust. House insists on 80 20 distribution to favored routes, senate names a conference but not yet assigned. Education and medical aid measures advance or face opposition in both chambers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House of Delegates
House
White
Committee On Education
Delegate Street
West Virginia University
Kanbenehue
Hardman
Senator Engle
Alderson
Mexico Executes Seven for American Murder
Mexico City reports seven men were executed at Guadalajara for the kidnapping and murder of Edgar M. Elkins an American electrical engineer. The Mexican foreign office conveyed official confirmation to the U S embassy expressing regret and pledging pursuit of all those involved.
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Mexico City
Guadalajara
Edgar M. Elkins
United States
Untermyer’s Son Re-elected Bethlehem Steel Director
Alvin Untermyer, son of Samuel Untermyer, the New York lawyer, was re-elected a director of Bethlehem Steel despite opposition from stockholder Richard A. Jones of New York who said he would not vote for the son of a man with bolshevist learnings.
Distance and Silence Rule Golf Etiquette
Justice Moore denied Sol Kohn $500 damages for a head blow from a golf club after Russell McClurken, angered by a second swing, struck him following a drive into the rough. The case hinges on golf etiquette requiring silence and distance from players other than the one driving.
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St. Louis
Justice of Peace
Moore
Sol Kohn
Russell McClurken
Kohn
McClurken
Sacco and Vanzetti Facing Death Row After Court Ruling
Sacco and Vanzetti remain condemned as the Massachusetts Supreme Court denies a new trial. The case now hinges on a potential appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court as their lawyers seek relief amid protests and international demonstrations. Sacco is in Norfolk County Jail. Vanzetti is at Charles Town State Prison for an attempted shoe factory robbery.
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Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Massachusetts Supreme Court
William G. Thompson
United States Supreme Court
Europe
South America
Sacco
Norfolk County
Dedham
Vanzetti
Charles Town
Frederick A. Parmenter
Slater and Morrill Company
South Braintree
Alexander Berardelli
Ferdinand Improves After Grip Attack in Romania
King Ferdinand of Romania showed modest improvement per Bucharest bulletin though Vienna dispatches said he remained very weak and unable to take nourishment. Prince Carol stayed at Neu Illy with Mme Lupescu as police guards were stepped up at the legation and villa.
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Paris
Ferdinand of
Romania
Bucharest
Grippe
Vienna
Prince Carol
Neuilly
Mme
Magada Lupescu
Rumania
Carol
China boycott hits U S goods in Changsha strike
A noon Monday anti American strike and boycott of American goods began in Changsha Hunan province according to a wireless dispatch received today. The action followed protests over policy and involved local merchants and workers.
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China
Shanghai
Changsha
Human Province
Hard Boiled Actors Harshly Punished for Sex Play
A New York jury convictes twenty two people for presenting the play Sex, finding them guilty of morals violations after five hours of deliberation. Mae West, Barrie O Neal and other cast members are among those convicted. managers Timoney and Morganstern also found guilty. acquittal for Sixty third Street Theater Corporation. Sentencing set for April 19 with penalties up to a year in jail or a thousand dollar fine per count.
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New York
General Sessions
Sixty-third Street Theater Corporation
Mae West
Barrie O'Neal
James A. Timoney
Clarence W. Morganstern
O'Neal
David Hughes
Capital prepares to rescue scores in north China
Washington reports plan to evacuate Americans from north China if needed with Tientsin as base for rescue. 1,500 marines en route and 1,500 more may be deployed, while Cantonese leaders urge unity amid a split with the Kuomintang amid foreign pressure.
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China
Washington
Nanking
MacMurray Atekin
North China
State Department
White House
South China
Uel-Ho
International Guard
Yangtee River
Pekin
Tientsin
Canton
Coolidge
San Diego
Shanghai
Wang Ching-Wei
Chen Tu- Haiu
Kuomintang
Republican Revolutionary Party
Sun Yat-Sen
Sesto
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
Wang Ching- Wei
Miners Gain Point in Picket Dispute Amid Loading Rise
In Morgantown and Fairmont West Virginia dated April 6, 213 mines operated in the district with 1,992 cars loaded, as Monongahela Railway reports a 25 car gain from yesterday. Union leaders claim production figures are padded while operators say output is rising. sheriff reports few pickets on duty and no forced interference with workers returning to mines.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Car Distributing Department
Monongahela Railway Company
D. H. Pape
Monongahela Coal Operators’ Association
West Virginia
Northern Coal Bureau
van A. Bittner
International Union
The
Coal Bureau
Pittsburgh
Pittburgh Coal Company
Robert Braun
Allegheny County
United Mine Workers
Harrieburg
Elierif
Warden
Gallatin
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Montour No. 14
Braun
Philip Murray
Internationl
P. T. Fagan
Murray
Pittsburgh Hal Company
League aims for disarmament pact amid ship limits
Geneva April 5 The League of Nations preparatory commission reached a compromise on naval arms limits and adjourned in optimism. France favored total tonnage limits while Britain America and Japan pressed for per category caps. Paul Boncour announced France would publish its naval build plan and notify signatories if changes were made.
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Geneva
League of Nations Preparatory Commission
France
Paul Boncour
M. Boncour
Bank in Oklahoma Wrecked by Blast
A mysterious explosion wrecked the defunct Collinsville bank and damaged several city buildings. Federal bank receiver John Dyres of Kansas City was bruised with severe head and shoulder cuts. one of two bank workers, a girl, was slightly bruised. Police investigate possible arson by an enemy of former officials.
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Collinsville
Okla
Collinsville Bank
John Dyres
Federal Bank
Kansas City
Jefferson jurors oppose death penalty for Hewitt slaying
In Jefferson Ohio on April 5 prospective jurors opposed to the death penalty for Floyd Hewitt a 16 year old on trial for first degree murder in the brutal killing of Mrs Cella Brown and her five year old son Frederick. Court adjourned after selecting eleven jurors and calling fifty more veniremen as doubts about guilt and punishment surfaced. Frederick Brown Sr. attended court as the victims were identified. Hewitt’s confession and later repudiation frame the case amid questions of arousal of sympathy for the defendant.
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Jefferson
Ohio
Floyd Hewitt
Cella Brown
Frederick
Charles B. Cook
Frederick Brown
Floyd
William D. Hewitt
Brown
Lsten
Bethlehem Steel President Sees Dividend Resumption Near
Eugene R. Grace, Bethlehem Steel president, told shareholders at the Newark annual meeting that the company nears resuming dividend payments after a last quarterly payout of 1.25 dollars in July 1924.
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New York
Eugene R. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Newark
N. J
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Board of Foreign Missions
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Lauress J. Birney
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
International Union Officers
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Oklahoma
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