Girl narrates grave robbing tale amid insurance fraud charge
Dorothy Ison, once a performer in music halls, tells a tale of robbing a grave at Lake Nebagamon with lover Edward Sailatad to flee together. Sailatad faces Wisconsin arson charges. the corpse was identified as Allan McPhee. Mrs Richardson seeks insurance payout linked to the decedent.
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Dorothy Ison
Ste Stashine
Thomas C. Anim
Lake Nebagamon
Edward J. Sailatad
Sailatad
Wisconsin
Allan McPhee
Skiletad
Falistad
Misa Anderson
Gailletad
Bailetad
Sanehor
Wis
Dee
Jane Selletald-Richardson
Iward J. Salleted
John A. Cadienn
Mre Richardson
Ag and Cassetty Company
Taek An
Naliew
Unclear Arrest Case Raises Doubt Over Edward Sailstad
Leona Sailstad Richardson doubts the Napa arrest is her former husband Edward J. Sailstad. She says her first husband had grey eyes, while the suspect is described with brown eyes, and she will not believe he is alive until she sees him. The notice notes settlements of 3125 by United Commercial Travelers on a 6200 policy.
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United Commercial
Eau Claire
Vis
Leona Sailstad-Richardson
Napa
Calif
Edward J. Sailstad
Farm Bureau Officials Return From Europe
Five members of the American Farm Bureau Federation led by Gray Silver of Virginia returned to Washington from Europe. Silver urged quick action by American farmers to regain the European grain market lost during the war, noting that grain production abroad has risen recently.
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New York
American Farm Bureau Federation
Gray Silver
Ge Va
Ree
Washington
Europe
Silver
Pays Board Bill After Thirty Three Years
Mrs. Elizabeth Grim of Follansbee recalls a stranger who paid a debt from 1890 in full. The man identified as John Davis cleared $4 owed by the Grims when he handed $1 at her back door after thirty three years. She plans to frame the receipt as a reminder of the most honest man she has known.
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Follansbee
W. Va
Elizabeth Grim
Elixir Axotronal claims instant relief for colds and coughs
An advertisement promotes Aspironal or Axotronal as a two minute remedy for colds and coughs with guaranteed results. It invites purchase at drug stores for half a dollar, promises swift relief for adults and children, and cites endorsements by authorities and high satisfaction among users.
Bandit Robs Express Car On Norfolk Richmond Train
A lone bandit boarded the Norfolk to Richmond train at Waverly and robbed the express car of a safe containing about 8,000. Messenger J. H. Stevens was bound gagged and blindfolded as the safe was shoved from the moving car. Conductor Thornton found Stevens as the train entered Petersburg yards.
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Norfolk
Nort and Western
Richmond
Waverly
J. H. Stevens
Stevens
Thornton
Petersburg
Zero Stroke Name New German Malady
Berlin reports a new nervous malady dubbed Zero Stroke or cipher stroke caused by obsession with currency figures. Patients, from all classes, show constant computing and endless cipher writing, forcing many cashiers and bankers to quit jobs.
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Berlin
Elphers
Week of Chicago Is Enough for Dempsey
Jack Dempsey said Chicago is too much after a day of being recognized by Christmas shoppers. He endured crowded streets, a gym crowd and a riot alarm as fans surged around him before retreating to his hotel. He planned to seek seclusion for a time.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Message criticized by Democratic chairman
Washington December 6 President Coolidges message to congress is a bid for the 1924 presidential nomination and strong support for predatory interests, says Hull chairman of the Democratic national committee. He calls the address a mere treatment of symptoms and says it will please special interests and aid Coolidge’s nomination efforts.
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Washington
La Salle Steel Abolishes Pittsburg Plus Pricing
Chicago December 6 The La Salle Steel Company the Chicago area producer of cold drawn and alloy steel announced it would sell its products on a Chicago base rate abolishing the Pittsburg plus pricing practice. It is said to be the first steel firm in the city to make such a move.
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la Salle Steel Company
Chicago Territory
Pittsburg
Warnings Precede Canton Customs Seizure In China
In Peking, warnings from the diplomatic corps followed a threat by Sun Yat Sen to withhold thirteen percent of surplus Canton revenues. Marines from foreign warships seized customs at Canton, actions urged by powers to prevent interference with Kwantung revenues and the isolated southern government.
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China
Canton
Sun Yat Sen
Kwantung
Sun
Griffis Claims Lead Role in Bergdoll Kidnapping Plot
Lieutenant Corliss Hooven Griffis of Hamilton Ohio testifies he was the prime mover in the alleged plot to kidnap American draft evader Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. He says the plan aimed to seize Bergdoll and return him to the United States, with the American Legion unaware of the effort. Griffis notes the draft system used by number and says the man who took Bergdoll’s number was killed.
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Baden
Corliss Hooven Griffis
Hamilton
Ohio
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bergdoll
United States
American Legion
Ameri 7
Paris
Griffis
Johnson to Seek Support in New York for 1936 Bid
Senator Hiram W. Johnson announced his name would appear on ballots in any presidential preference primary and urged supporters to push a primary law in Albany this winter. He said he would seek backing in New York City and across New York state.
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New York
Hiram W. Johnson
Albany
New York City
New York State
Ten Men of Steamer's Crew Believed Lost
Anacortes Washington reports say ten crewmen of the steamer T. W. Lake are believed drowned after the vessel sank today in Rosario strait between Lopez and Fidalgo Islands. Sheriff Girard of San Juan county at Friday Harbor sent the warning.
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Wash
T. W. Lake
Rosario Strait
Lopez and
Fidalgo Islands
Girard
San Juan County
Friday Harbor
Transformation of crater into athletic stadium in Honolulu
Honolulu authorities announce plans to convert the crater of an extinct volcano in central Honolulu into a large modern athletic stadium at an early date. The project is disclosed by officials managing the Hawaiian national guard.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian National Guard
Editors Beaten and Print Shop Wrecked in Stuttgart Arkansas
Sixteen masked men stormed the Free Press offices in Stuttgart Arkansas beating editors R A Rex and F T Lawson. They scattered type and metal, damaged machinery, and toppled forms for the weekly issue. Lawson received a severe beating though neither editor was seriously injured. The attack is linked to recent articles in the rice growers publication.
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R. A.rx
F.T. Lawson
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Rice Growers’ Rat Association
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