Former local woman found dead in Cincinnati Ohio
Louise Donohue 45 a former Bluefield resident was found dead in her room at the Anna Louise Inn Cincinnati. The door was locked and a porch window served as entrance with death estimated three and a half to four days. Relatives learned of her passing after a maid discovered the body and Dr. Pirrung of the Hamilton county coroner investigated. Letters from Evangeline Donohue were among her effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Donohue
Anna Louise Inn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Donohue
District Court Dockets Leave 72 Cases For Monday
Judge George W. McClintic adjourned the United States district court after calling seventy two cases on the criminal docket. He plans to spend the weekend in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties. Prohibition cases dominated with sentences totaling twenty one years and one month and fines of eleven hundred thirty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McClintic
United State District Court
McClintic
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Charles Pennington
Robert Dinford
Pocahontas County
Chillicothe
Floyd Jackson
John Lubish
Logan County
Wyoming County
Mary Lubish
Charles Martin
G. L. Puckett
Bluefield
Mason County
Charles Preston
Isabelle Rade
Mercer County
Bill Rogers
Jes Patton Riff
Basil Stovall
Sont Stovall
Nicholas Varney
Loyd Walker
Heen White
Nicholas County
Albert Baker
Nannie Alley
Boyd Vance
James Davis
E. D. Defibaugh
Wim Ellis
Lee Gross
McDowell County
Joseph Cocksey
Raleigh County
Horace Green
Hattie Adkins
Robert Lawson
Clarence Allen
Atlanta
Clarence D. Lilly
Aleigh County
William Joseph Davie
Edward Mann
Lee Green
William H. Roark
Lincoln County
Clyde Walters
Abe R
Noose Ends Hyer as He Falls in Executions at West Virginia Prison
In Moundsville, Frank Hyer 55 Pocahontas County man is hanged after being convicted of beating his wife to death in 1930. He declines clemency, cites liquor as motive, and dies as a prison quartet sings. Body drops seven feet in standard procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
State Prison
Moundsville
W. Va
Frank Hyer
Hyer
Durbin
Dubois
Pennsylvania
Planes Poised at Severn Airports on Atlantic Hop
Otto Hillig and Holder Hoirlie land at St John New Brunswick on the way from Hasbrouch Heights New Jersey to Newfoundland. They plan to refuel and resume the hop to the Atlantic coast weather permitting while the Liberty of Liberty New York and its pilot remain grounded for refueling.
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St. John
N. B
Otto Hillig
Holder Hoirlie
Hasbrouch Heights
N. J
Newfoundland
Denmark
E.s.t
Liberty
N. Y
Aspirants Prepare for Transatlantic Flight Hopefuls Reach for Ocean Crossing
At airports across the country the 192 crop of transatlantic flight hopefuls scan weather reports and dream of the glory won by Lindbergh and Byrd. Otto Hiliz and Holger Hoiriis began the voyage from Teterboro toward Newfoundland on a long overwater trip to Denmark. Ruth Nichols rushes repairs to fly solo to Harbor Grace, while Wiley Post and Harold Gatty plan a world circumnavigation crossing the Atlantic next week. Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon aim for a Moscow nonstop flight early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lindbergh
Byrd
Chamberlin
United States
Europe
Otto Hilliz
Liberty
N. Y
Holger Hoiriis
Teterboro
N. J
Newfoundland
Denmark
Hoiriis
Hil Iz
St. John's
Harbor Grace
Ruth Nichols
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Moscow
Amelia Earhart Reprimanded For Aerial Misconduct
Washington reports Amelia Earhart and five other pilots faced discipline by the commerce department for disrupting the Harding memorial dedication in Marion Ohio. Earhart received a reprimand for a crash in an autogiro near Abilene Texas while others faced suspensions and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Amelia Earhart
Marion
Ohio
Miss Earhart
Abilene
Texas
Frank Byerley
Detroit
John
Graf alights on Lake Constance test of airship water landings
Friedrichshafen Germany June 19 The dirigible Graf Zeppelin settled on Lake Constance showing it can alight on water without aid Captain Ernst Lehmann steered the gondola to touch first followed by the engine gondola The test praised by designer Dr Hugo Eckener who eyes a North Pole voyage this summer Sir Hubert Wilkins plans Arctic cruise despite Nautilus setback
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lake Constance
Hugo Eckener
North Pole
Arctic
Eckener
Ernst Lehmann
Berlin
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Pole
Sir Hubert
Prosecution rests in Hathway murder trial
Newport Rhode Island June 19 the prosecution rested its case against Elliott R Hathway charged with the murder of Verna Russell a student nurse killed during an automobile ride March 23 Defense motions to dismiss the indictment were denied Carl B Russell Verna's father testified briefly recounting her birth in Seattle her nurse training and the discovery of her bodyعی
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Elliott R. Hathway
Verna Russell
Hathway
George Hurley
Carl B. Russell
Verna
Seattle Wash
Hoover Leaders Study War Debts Avert Crisis
President Hoover prepared to avert an European crisis by potential moratorium discussions on war debts and German reparations. White House says no final plans and Congress is briefed. Mills and Klein joined talks while leaders from both parties met to discuss steps to aid economic recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Europe
Germany
White House
America
Mellon
London
Central West
Mills
the Treasury
Julius Klein
Commerce
Effort to Settle Strikecontinues in Pittsburgh District
Pittsburgh and Harrisburg talks between United Mine Workers and Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp proceed after UMW declines offer. Union leaders say no headway yet though hopeful for a mutual agreement. Strike spreads with arrests in Creighton and Coverdale areas as mines in Elm Grove and Warwood idle. Fire threatens Aurora mine near Avella amid strike closures. Eighteen picketers, including women, arrested in Jefferson county disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Pinchot
Harrisburg
Samuel Pursglove
Pittsburgh Terminal
P. T. Fagan
John O'Leary
International
Pursgrove
A. J. Appel
Fagan
Creighton
Creighton Fuel Company
National Miners’ Union
Coverdale
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Panhandle
West Virginia
Paisley
Elm Grove
Costanzo Company
Warwood
Washington, Pa
Aurora
Duquesne Coal and Coke Company
Avella
U.S. Bureau of Mines
St. Clairsville
Jefferson County
Compet
Phillips Loses State Bar Rights
Judge H M Tanner revoked T C Phillips authority to practice law in the state after a Mer cer Bar association inquiry. The decision, based on evidence from the committee, dismisses some charges and upholds others as in the public interest. A stay motion was taken under advisement for an adjourned term set for July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
H. M. Tanner
T. C. Phillips
Phillips
Tanner
Mercer Bar Association
The
Bar Association
J. M. Sanders
Russell S. Ritz
John Dillard
Hartley Sanders
Bluefield
Truesdale and Woods Found Dead in Quarry Pool
In Lima Ohio on Memorial Day night Karl Truesdale age 20 and Thelma Woods age 17 vanished after a dance. Both bodies were recovered from a quarry water pool with head injuries and rocks tied to their waists. A pool pump out and caretaker arrest followed.
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Lima
Ohio
Karl Truesdale
Thelma Woods
Truesdale
Miss Woods
New York Braces for Clash of Public Enemies
Grand jury indicts Dutch Schultz on pistol and assault charges as police report a looming civil war among New York’s gangsters. Vincent Coll returns with ambitions to lead Schultz’s outfit, while federal probes intensify, tax returns flow in from racketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dutch” Schultz
Bronx
al Capone
Chicago
Vincent Coll
Schultz
Coll
Dutch Schultz
Fifth Avenue
Dan Iamaccia
Dutch
Iamaccia
Shultz
Suspect in McMullen Grocery Hold Up Arrested in Middletown NY
Roanoke police aided by local officers tracked and arrested C. C. Wimer, one of two men suspected in the McMullen Grocery robbery. Wimer was seized in Middletown, New York on an attempted robbery charge after a broad state-wide manhunt. McMullen and others in the store identified him partially. Authorities plan to bring McMullen to Middletown to confirm identification if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Wimer
McMullen Store
McMullen
Bluefield Avenue
Middletown
N. Y
John W. Haldren
Haldren
Wimer
Roanoke
J. H. McMullen
Wimner
Sheriff's Office
Mr. McMull
Decline in food prices reported by bureau
A Labor Department bulletin notes a 12.12 percent drop in retail food prices from April 16 to May 15. Index values show May 15 at 150.1, April 15, 1931 at 193.0, and May 15, 1930 at 121. Thirty-five items fell in price including butter 11 percent and eggs, cheese, and onions each down by several percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Mercury climbs across eastern area with near hundred degree heat
In a sweeping heat wave the eastern United States neared 100 degrees as New York reached 86 and Nashville tied 99 with rain. Buffalo 72 at 2 p m and Albany 93 highlighted a day of sizzling conditions from New Haven to Boston and Philadelphia.
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New York
Mercury
Nashville
Tenn
Wheeling
W. Va
Buffalo
N. Y
Utica
Albany
New England
New Haven
Conn
Springfield
Mass
Boston
Portland
Maine
Philadelphia
Heat waves trigger death in Pittsburgh area
In Pittsburgh on June 19 a 21 year old man, John Hayes, collapsed in a park and died en route to a doctor as heat rose to 88 degrees with no relief expected next day. Across West Virginia Charleston hit 100, Parkersburg 93, Wheeling 99, and Fairmont near 98.
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Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
John Hayes
West Virginia
Charleston
Parkersburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Fairmont
Polar submarine Nautilus stalls amid heavy seas south of Ireland
Washington reports the polar submarine Nautilus and the battleship Wyoming stalled in mid ocean about 240 miles from Queenstown Ireland. The Nautilus towed to port after engine failure with damaged fuel air systems and propulsion. The Wyoming had to suspend towing after heavy seas and damage to the subs ballast and periscope.
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Washington
Wyoming
Queenstown
Ireland
Vanderbilt files suit for divorce amid Arno scandal
Mrs. Vanderbilt declares she will fight the case to a finish and maintains her innocence while Vanderbilt seeks divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty. Caricaturist Peter Arno is named in the dispute as a potential target of a later slander suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
Peter Arno
Vanderbilt
Mary Davidson Weir Logan
Samuel Platt
Arno
Justice Siddons Dies in Capital at 67
Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District of Columbia supreme court died of heart disease at 67. He sentenced Harry F. Sinclair to six months for contempt after Teapot Dome trial disruptions, later saw Sinclair acquitted upon retrial, and nolle prossed a similar charge against Albert B. Fall. Siddons served 15 years on the bench, a London native and descendant of actress Sarah Siddons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick L. Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Sid
Chief of Police John W. Haldren resigns Bluefield post
John W. Haldren resigns as chief of police of Bluefield West Virginia effective July 31 1931 with request to remain in an acting capacity until then to finish unresolved cases and allow a smooth transition. City Manager Elmer C. Barton will consider Lieutenant J P Gilpin as acting chief until permanent appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Haldren
Police Bureau
Gilpin
Haldren
Elmer C. Barton
Chief Haldren
Barton
Tuesaday
J. P. Gilpin
Bluefield
W. Va
City of
Police Department
Robber suspect trailed jailed in Bluefield jewelry theft
Clarence Staples 28 of Greenville Tenn formerly of Bluefield was arrested after smashing a Home Jewelry window on Federal street and taking watches and rings. He was chased two blocks, found under a Russell street porch with loot recovered except four rings. Mark Corvin aided pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Staples
Greenville
Wiliam M. Taylor
Bluefield Orchestrope Music Company
Federal Street
Taylor
Staples
McCulloch Avenue
Corvin
Flat Top
Federal
Bland
Chief Justice Sails for Europe on Roma
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes sails from New York on the liner Roma for a vacation in Italy and Europe. He plans to return to the United States in September.
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New York
Charles Evans Syahee Oe
Hughes
Roma
Italy
Europe
United States
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Noose
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Spain
Campo Amor
Melquiades Alvarez
Alvarez
Alfonso
Hillig
Hobrris
Graf
Hathaway Trial
U. 8
Reed
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
House
Glass
Virginia
Walsh
Montana
Treasury
Woodrow Wilson
Wash
North Panhandle
Grand Jury
Crown of
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Justice Siddong
Capital
District of Columbia
Home Jewelry Company
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