Mother Day dies in Bluefield at age 86
Lucy Gookins Day known as Mother Day in Bluefield dies at 7 25 pm in her Bland street apartment after a winter of decline. A Terre Haute native born October 14 1838 she aided founding projects in the south and supported clubs and churches. Survived by sons C G Day and Albert W Day and daughter Miss Lucy Day Duy funeral plans pending.
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Lucy Gookins Day
George C. Day
Bluefield
Mother Day
Mrs. Day
Indiana
Terre Haute
Samuel Barnes Gookins
Mary Caroline Gookins
Middle West
Crandtavor
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Sirs Davy
Gookins
Day
Columbus
Duy
Biluefield
C. G. Day
Order of Eastern Star
Christ Episcopal Church
Detective Traces Suspect After Body Found Near Lagoon
Detective Sergeant James Connolly hunts in Chicago for a shoe and stocking found near a victim identified as a girl not believed pregnant. A paper fragment bearing the name H Schmidt and a lagoon search yield no conclusive clues as inquest drags on. A rider fired, missing the man believed Woodward, as a girl fled with him through nearby woods.
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James Connolly
Chicago
H. Schmidt
Chicago Woman Faces Dead Girl Match in Ongoing Case
A Chicago woman asserts a deceased girl may be her daughter, as detectives led by Gary reconstruct clues from the disturbed scene. Authorities say recognition efforts continue despite ambiguous evidence and ongoing inquiries.
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Chicago
Gary
Man Thought to Woodward Fired Upon in Vermont Search
Granville Vermont April 30 a man believed to be Earl Woodward a farm hand and ex convict suspected in the kidnapping of eleven year old Lascille Chatterton was fired upon twice during a search operation by Ernest Hall the second searcher engaged in the manhunt
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Granville
Earl Woodward
Lascille Chatterton
Ernest Hall
SOS Call Picked Up Vessel Off Cape Cod
New York April 30 Radio broadcasting halted at 10 30 tonight when an SOS call was picked up from a ship at sea. Broadcasts resumed after half an hour as efforts to locate the distressed vessel continued. East Hampton station of the Independent Wireless Company reported it had identified the ship's name but could not confirm the owner's details.
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New York
East Hampton
The
Independent Wireless Company
SOS Call Detected Off Cape Race Reported By Radio Station
An SOS message was picked up at a Boston radio station late tonight from a vessel about halfway between the United States and Europe. The call likely originated near Cape Race but interference prevented details. The Cape Cable wireless station was noted to be handling the call.
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Boston
Cape Race
Cape Cable
Property injunction to enforce dry law in Fairmont
In Wheeling on April 30 Judge William E. Baker granted a temporary injunction to seize property at 114 Pennsylvania Avenue in Fairmont to enforce prohibition laws. Defendants named are Dowdy Bostic Lonnie Gilmore and Marianna Beredelli with Beredelli the property owner.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Fairmont
William E. Baker
United States District Court
Pennsylvania
Dowdy Bostic
Lonnie Gilmore
Marianna Beredelli
Bostic
Gilmore
Beredelli
Barber shop in Follansbee tied to persistent law violations
In Brooke County the building housing a barber shop owned by Bostic, a Negro, has a history of continuous law violations. Assistant District Attorney Russell Furbee is named in the petition for an injunction to curb the offenses.
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Follansbee
Brooke County
Bostic
Sdaller
Russell. Furbee
Kamperdown Aground No Lives Lost After SOS Call
Government wireless station at Jupiter Florida received an SOS from the steamship Kamperdown reporting she went aground off Nova Scotia with no lives lost. No call was received from Cape Sable area.
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Kamperdown
Kane selects training camp for St. Paul heavyweight
Chicago April 30 Pddie Kane manager of Tom G TM 68s left for New York to choose a training camp for the St. Paul heavyweight.
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Chicago
Pddie Kane
Tom G
New York
St. Paul
Challenger for Tunney Set in New York Bout
Kane announced a fifteen round decision bout for Gene Tunney in New York on June 15. He would choose a Long Island camp and Gibbons plans to begin training on May 5 to ensure a month of hard work.
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Gene Tunney
New York
Kane
Long Island
Gibbons
Meeting Breakup and Confiscation of Literature in New York
Detectives from the bomb squad dispersed ten communist meetings in Manhattan and the Bronx tonight. Fifty officers forced attendees into the street and confiscated May Day literature as part of the action.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Alleged Rum Runner Caught by Detectives in St Louis
Maud Washburn alias Haverstick, identified as an alleged rum runner in the St Louis Indiana trade, was captured by detectives after being spirited away from a location in St Louis Missouri on April 30. The case centers on her involvement in illegal liquor shipments between states.
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St. Louis. Mo
Paris Ills. Hospital Patient Captured by St. Louis Detective
A hospital patient from Paris Ills. was seized by a St. Louis detective at the patient’s mother's home in Paris tonight.
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Paris
Ills
St. Louis
Boxers Sally Montgomery to Fight in Derby Eve Bout
Louisville boxing scene sees Sally Montgomery and Jim Maloney matched for a twelve round no decision bout on Derby eve. May 1 marks the Kentucky Athletic Club announcement. A planned Rosenberg Lynch clash is canceled after Rosenberg's Michigan suspension.
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Louisville
Sally Montgomery
Centre
Jim Maloney
Boston
Kentucky Athletic Club
Phil Rosenberg
Joe Lynch
Rosenberg
Michigan Boxing Commission
Chapman defeats Mascart in featherweight bout
Red Chapman of Chelsea wins a ten round decision over Edouard Mascart of France, the European featherweight champion. Chapman weighed 127 pounds to Mascart's 125 in Boston action on April 30.
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Chapman
Mascart
Boston
Red Chapman
Chelsea
Edouard Mascart
France
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