Moral murder charge against Heldman shocks Canton
Wilbur O Heldman a 27 year old Lorain furnace salesman is formally charged with the murder of his wife Margaret 21 who he claims killed coal dealer Vernard E B Fearn The Stark County coroner cites alleged threats and the statement that she was headed for the electric chair as key links in a charge of moral murder before the grand jury expected January 7.
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Canton
Ohio
Wilbur O. Heldman
Lorain
Margaret
Vernard EB. Fearn
Heldman
Fearn
Stark County
T. C. McQuate
Justice
Ref
Oberholtzer
McQuate
Stark County Grand Jury
McQuatt
Holdman
Dubeis
Ora Slater
Cincinnati
Eatesman
Grand Fury
Physican Fights Mystery Ills Amid Blood Transfusion Pool
Washington December 28 Dr Goldberger of the U S health service who battled pellagra for fifteen years now fights for his life with an unexplained ailment at the naval hospital Physicians and officials order regular blood transfusions to aid him Twenty health workers volunteered as donors and fourteen were compatible Two have already given a pint each with others to follow as needed
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Washington
Goldberger
U. S. Ont Health Service
Naval Hospital
Phycolang
Ecleniiet
Hoover crosses Equator aboard Utah en route to Hampton Roads
President elect Herbert Hoover today crossed the Equator aboard the battleship Utah, sailing 37 degrees west in a rain squall. The ship will reach Hampton Roads Virginia by January 6 with Hoover spending the day reading and studying material from his world tour.
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U. S
Utah
Herbert Hoover
Hampton Roads
Hoover
Readinng
Afghan King Rumor Dismissed Amid Afghan Rebellion
London dispatch reports a rumor of King Amanullah naming a successor denied by Afghan regents. Rebel efforts in eastern regions fade, northern fighters pursued, Jalalabad holds strong as Mohmand allies aid government troops and peace talks with Shinwaris continue.
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London
Amanullah
Afghanistan
Legation
Lanistan Foreign Office
Kabul
Jalalabad
Ejection Suit Filed Over 18000 Acres in Lincoln County
Lincoln Mineral company a Delaware firm filed a United States district court suit seeking 350000 damages per tract for unlawful withholding of possession on three tracts totaling about 18000 acres in Washington district Lincoln county. The action targets mineral rights including coal oil and gas.
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Charleston
W. Va
Washington District
Lincoln County
United States District Court
Lincoln Mineral Company
Delaware
Hawthorne Battle
Fuquas Creek
Cobb's Creek
Three Additional Deaths Reported in Flu Epidemic
The Bluefield district reports three more flu pneumonia deaths, raising concern as about 500 people are believed ill. McDowell county jail quarantine restricts entry and exit while doctors debate a formal meeting of Bluefield physicians and health officials.
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Bluefield
Greater Bluefield i
McDowell County
City Health Department
David B. Lepper
Sunset
Oto
Copiernes Tluenza
Per
Lepper
Eickneas
Slaver Charley Shepherd Sought After Prison Slaying
Parchman Miss December 28 Hundreds searched by air and bloodhounds for Charley Shepherd a Negro trusty at the state prison farm wanted for the murder of J D Duvall 55 or 60 a carpenter sergeant and for kidnapping and possible murder of Duvall's 18 year old daughter Ruth Duvall was found slain with throat cut and head battered in his dining room Mrs Duvall the missing daughter and high school student discovered the scene blood stains noted and authorities fear Ruth is in danger Shepherd 44 serving a 20 year sentence is accused of planning the attack with the victim.
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Parchman
Miss
Charley Shepherd
J. D. Duvall
Ruth. Duvall
Fox
Shepherd
Mise Duvall
Lake
Doop Game Replaces Beaver Hunt On Michigan Ave
Chicago reports a new social game called doop where men on Michigan avenue are judged by their outfits. Miss Mary Gardner explains a doop is a man incongruously dressed, with the lunch hour hunt ending with the loser paying.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Mary Gardner
Boy Held in Murder of Vanderberg Family Near Gastonia
An 11 year old boy was detained as a murder suspect after the Vanderberg family of Gastonia North Carolina was found dead by a house fire four miles from town. Authorities say the bodies of J W Vanderberg 68 his wife and two daughters Louise 20 and Pauline 18 plus son Roberts 12 were recovered from the kitchen area as flames were brought under control. The youth found at the roadside with a shotgun and a suitcase full of clothes denied the killings claiming he woke to smoke and saw his mother dead. Police believe the family was murdered to cover the crime.
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Gastonia
N. C
Siastere
Jacob Vanderberg
Vanderberg
Ctiffiing
Vanderbergs
J. W. Vanderberg
Louise
Pauline
Roberts
Contested House Seats Forecast for Next Congress
Washington notices a likely surge of election contests in the new House. Thirteen seats could be fought, with eleven Democratic victories possibly challenged by defeated Republicans. Contests include Maryland 3rd district and West Virginia 6th district challenges.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Maryland
John Philip Hill
Vincent L. Palmisano
West Virginia
E. T. England
Joe L. Smith
Baby Frank Brooks Improves After Toy Motorcycle Blockage
The 18 month old boy swallowed a toy motorcycle from a popcorn prize and blocked his throat. After transfer to Cincinnati hospital he developed pneumonia and could not be operable. Doctors rejected magnet removal and photo requests to avoid moving the patient while he regains strength and can eat solids.
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Cincinnati
Frank Brooks
Asco
West Virginia
Associated Press
Noblesville Ind
Murder Mystery Flops in Cementon Arm Found on Dump
Allentown reports a discarded arm and shoulder fragment believed to be from a burned woman. Police link the remains to a past dissection case by Dr A C Peters, noting the limb aged and not burned. Detective Bachman recalls the prior affair and the disposal attempt at an Allentown physician.
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Allentown
Cementon
Herbert Bachman
A. C. Peters
Bachman
Montgomery Official Reports No Racial Trouble Found
Montgomery Alabama December 28. A member of the state law enforcement force reported there was no evidence of trouble between races in Marengo and Sumter counties. He said he and another officer were sent to aid after a Negro killed Deputy Sheriff Hood of Sumter county. He noted talk of lynching the suspect faded and conditions remained tranquil.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. Tranun
Marengo
Sumter
Tranun
Potter Smith
Hood
Tramum
Faithful Dog Saves Crippled Trapper In Tazewell County
George McGuire, 60, trapped after a fall on ice in the mountains, tied a note to his dog and sent it home for help. The dog returned with his wife and neighbors who carried him to safety and hospital care at Richlands. McGuire, father of Baylor McGuire of Cedar Bluff, Va, is recovering.
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George McVuire
Laurel Creek
Tazewell County
McGuire
Mattie Williams
Richlands
van Dyke
Hoover selects tiny church as regular place of worship
Mr and Mrs Herbert Hoover choose a small brick church in Washington as their regular place of worship, preferring the Orthodox Friends meeting over a Hicksite house without a pastor. The clergyman will be Rev Augustus T Murray of Palo Alto, lifelong Hoover friend.
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FPUIS
Herbert Hoover
Friends’ Tion
Washington
Cranke
Augustus T. Murray
Palo Alto
Calif
Hoovers
Woodrow Wilson Tributes Paid Across the Nation
Admirers gathered nationwide to honor Wilson on his birthday. In New York, the Woodrow Wilson foundation held its eighth annual dinner at the Hotel Astor with Henry Morgenthau as president and Franklin D. Roosevelt as a speaker. Similar observances occurred in Wilmington, North Carolina, and other states with religious and civic leaders paying tribute to Wilson as a moral leader and proponent of democracy.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Hotel Astor
Henry Morgenthau
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wilmington
N. C
Wilson
Washington
Coolidge
White House
League of Nations
Newton D. Baker
Mr. Wilson
President Wags Luge on Hightail Hunt in Sapelo Island
President Coolidge and Col. BE Starling hunted on Sapelo Island Georgia. He reportedly bagged six quail with four dogs provided by Howard E. Coffin. Mrs Coolidge and Mrs Coffin opted out of shooting due to brambles. The trip included portrait sessions and upcoming deer hunt and sea island rodeo featuring Negro youths.
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Sapelo Island
Coolidge
Virginia
BE. W. Starling
Blackbeard
Mr. Coolidge
Howard E. Coffin
Sea Island
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Ada Youth Killed in Hunting Accident
An 11 year old Ada boy John Samuel Gordon died after a gun in his chest discharged by companion Sam Caldwell 15 during a rabbit hunt near the Gordon home. Gordon a Ada fifth grade student is survived by parents three sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be at the Gordon home with Rev Rose and interment in Ada cemetery.
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Bluefield
John Samuel Gordon
Ada
Sam Caldwell
Gordon
Nt Ire
W. T. Gordon
Lois
Mildred
Ae Se Gordon
William Gordon
Mr. Rose
Oakvale
Ada Cemetery
King George Has Much Better Day Amid Recovery Update
London reports a restful day for King George with slight overnight improvement easing palace anxiety. Doctors continued ultraviolet treatment as the monarch’s condition shows modest gains while medical advisors assess new measures.
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London
King George
Stanley Hewett Lord Dawson of
Penn
Hugh Rigby
Coal Prospects Glow as Industry Sees Bright Future
W B E Koepler executive secretary of the Pocahontas trade group spoke in Dayton to 109 coal industry officials about strong prospects for coal and related expansion. He cited vast investments, rising demand for heat and power, new chemical uses, and large building activity that will demand fuel. He warned that if projections fail, coal men must push to realize them.
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W. BE. E. Koepler
Pocahontas Oratore Association
Dayton
Ohio
Koepler
8. J. Patterson Company
Miami Hotel
S. J. Paterson Company
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company
Kentucky Cardinal Company
Empire Coal and Coke Company
Mr. Koepler
Freteel
Grover Cleveland
Great Britain
Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Grover
Cleveland
United States
Europe
Sam
Canada
Valetead
Mabel Wildebrand
Your Daily Paper
New York
McGraw-Hill Service
Agua
Steone
Toe
Arena
Civic Opera
Ture
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Rajagopala Tondraman
Pudukotah
M’dowell County
City
Section
Trusty
Oisters
James Vanderberg
Smoke
Lad
Wag Luge
HI Hunt
May Dees
W. E. E. Koepler
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