Willis Beach Sought in Slaying Case in New Jersey
Willis Beach, a Vineland poultry raiser, is sought on a charge of aiding and abetting in the slaying of Dr. A William Lilliendahl near Hammonton New Jersey on September 15. Authorities say Beach is out of state, with Edison Hedges his lawyer denying murder charges and urging Beach to stay away until summoned.
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Hammonton
N. J
Willis Beach
South Vineland
A. William Lilliendal
Beach
May's Landing
Peggy Anderson
Mra
Margaret Lilliendahl
Lilliendahl
Atlantic City
Edison Hedges
Willis Reach
Vineland Poultry Relief
A. William Lilliendahl
Tonicht
Reach
Reward Up in Mine Blast Probe In West Virginia
Marion county adds 1000 to rewards for capture and conviction of those who attempted to blow up Consolidated Coal Monongah mine No 63 on September 16. The total rewards reach seven thousand with coal company offering five thousand and the state one thousand, officials said.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Marion County
Monongah
Consolidated Coal Company
West Virginia
M. W. Ogden
John C. Riggins
Schwenck
Coal Company Today
Monongah Mine
Union
Dupont
Government study on penalties for France tariff policy
Washington reports indicate the tariff committee is preparing a special report on French tariff relationships. The panel weighs possible wage and penalty provisions under the tariff act should the Paris government reject the latest treaty plan again. State Department has only partial details from the commission’s draft.
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Washington
Paria
Tariff Committee
State Department
France
Mussolini's Child Born in Italy Named Romano
Rome reports the birth of Benito Mussolini and Donna Rachele's son near Forli. The premier called the baby “the first of a new series” and he will be named Romano and baptized tomorrow.
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Mussolini’s
Rome
Mussolini
Donna Rachele Mussolini
Forli
Romano
League Succeeds Delegates See Important Assembly
Delegates at the eighth League of Nations assembly in Geneva report strong progress toward peace. They cite moral momentum and a new machinery for adaptable peace, note limits of the Geneva protocol, and expect arms reductions through multiple conferences. They foresee U S collaboration in security talks even without treaty participation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Assembly
League of Nations
Guani
Prohibition Chief Found Guilty in Manslaughter
Huntington W V Sept 27 A M B Lilly federal prohibition chief of this city was found guilty of manslaughter for the death last October of F M Ferguson 68 struck by Lillys car during a chase after liquor runners The sentence of one year in jail and or a $500 fine was deferred pending motion for a new trial after a hung jury at the March term.
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Huntington
W. Va
M. B. Lilly
Prohibition
United States
F. M. Ferguson
Lilly
Increase in Coal Output Noted in August and September
Washington reports a sharp rise in anthracite and bituminous coal production in August and early September, with a one per cent boost in wholesale price levels driven mainly by higher farm product costs. Industrial output and mine production rose, while wholesale and retail distribution exceeded seasonal norms and the index of manufactures remained nearly unchanged.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Unsolved Deaths Attributed To Slain Gunman Barrett
James Barrett, recently slain gunman, blamed for ten unsolved murders in St Paul over 18 months. Art Hanson, who killed Barrett in self defense after Barrett shot his wife and sister, said Barrett also killed others to cover crimes, and kept profits from an auto finance scheme.
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St. Paul
Minn
James Barrett
Chicago
Art
Vicky” Hanson
Barrett
Hanson
Copper
Josephine Brunelle
Lester Wyman
William McManus F
Jack Sullivan
Sullivan
Engineered tragedy on B and O train near Cassell Ohio
Engineer Joseph Robe aged 65 from Newark was killed when Baltimore and Ohio train 34 derailed on a straight stretch near Cassell Ohio. Fireman T A Alban 45 was fatally scalded. A day coach and chair car left the rails but passengers were unharmed. Railroad officials suspect a brake beam caused the derailment.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Joseph Robe
Newark
T. A. Alban
Alsa
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnatti
Pittsburgh
Cassell
Robe
Alban
Icone
Ruth Elder conducts load test flight over New York
Ruth Rider the Dixie aviator and co pilot Captain George Haldeman flew the Binison Detroiter for a load test in New York under 5300 pound gross weight. The test used 180 gallons of fuel dumped from the main tank to lighten the craft for landing while storms over the Atlantic delay the planned Paris flight to at least 48 hours.
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New York
Ruth Rider
Paris
George Haldeman
Haldeman
Tlantic Filent
Atlantic Ocean
Woman Dies After Auto Crash In Bellaire
Mrs Elizabeth Bell Sheppard aged 62 dies in Bellaire city hospital from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by John Krebs. Funeral and further details await.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Elizabeth Bell Sheppard
John Krebs
Ghosts Write on Typewriter Across Distances
Psychic researchers at the international congress for psychic research report that ghosts can operate in daylight and type from long distances. James Malcolm Bird of New York, German spiritualists, and Dr. G W Reitz of Leningrad endorse the work of mediums who require special training to produce phenomena.
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Paris
International Congress For Psychic Research
James Malcolm Bird
New York
G. W. Reitz
Leningrad
Dempsey Denies Warning From Referee in Tunney Fight
Jack Dempsey flatly denies receiving any warning about retreating to a neutral corner from referee Dave Barry during the tunney bout in Chicago. He blames the referee for the decision and says he knocked Tunney out and can do it again. His manager Leo Flynn plans a formal protest and will handle his next bout.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Dave Barry
Chicago
Dempsey
Tunney
Leo P. Flynn
Flynn
Referee Barry Reiterates Knockdown Rule to Dempsey Tunney
Chicago September 27 Dave Barry the referee of the Tunney Dempsey title bout said he told Dempsey and Tunney in the center of the ring before the fight that knockdowns would be ruled as count outs despite Dempsey's denial.
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Chicago
Lil
Dave Barry
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Tunney
Move to Oust Duvall From Office Starts
Indianapolis Sept 27 A mayor facing possible court action to contest holding office after conviction under the corrupt practices act Democrats bar him from office and consider quo warranto proceedings to remove him A Duvall being a Republican ten family members draw about 25000 yearly with latest being his wife appointed city controller
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Indianapolis
John L. Duvall
Duvall
Duvalle
Woman Charged with Arson to Rob Bank in Texas
Rebecca Bradley Rogers, former UT student and alleged bank robber, was indicted in Georgetown on arson charges linked to a December Round Rock house fire. Prosecutors argue she set the blaze to distract bank staff and enable a bank robbery. no robbery occurred at the Round Rock fire. She also faces a separate hold up charge at Buda, Texas, the next day with about $1,000 taken.
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Georgetown
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
University of Texas
Round Rock
Texas
Bank of Round Rock
Ex-Treasurer Indicted in Kentucky Primary Forgery Case
James A. Wallace formerly state treasurer was indicted on five counts of forgery over alleged alterations of returns in his bid in the Republican primary for state auditor in Frankfort Kentucky.
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Frankfort
James A. Wallace
Reynolds Located After Missing With Woman In St. Louis
Reynolds Airways president Richard J. Reynolds was found in the Grand Inn St. Louis with a young woman after a private detective agency traced him following his disappearance on September 16. Officials said the search began after a man offered $3,000 to produce Reynolds, and investigations tied to a kidnapping and blackmail plot spread to New York and St. Louis with hints of a hotel arrest and possible sightings in Cairo Illinois.
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St. Louis
Richard J. Reynolds
Reynolds Airwave, Inc
Reynolds
Hargrave Detective Agency
Grand Inn
Sean New York
Reynolds Airways, Inc
Mysery
Ard M. Kolken
White
Richard J. Reynolda
Reynolde
Val O'Farrell
O'Farrell
Cairo
Stepfather
Reynolde Tobacco
Mayfair
Carlo
Ill
Gainesv Ile
Pia
Louis
Investigation Aids Bethlehem Mines Disaster Probe
Evidence potentially solving the Barrackville plant explosion that killed 33 men on March 17, 1925 was turned over to prosecuting attorney M. W. Ogden in Fairmont. An affidavit names at least one man suspected of planting the bomb. the coroner’s inquest had ruled the cause unknown.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Barrackville
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
M. W. Ogden
Fairmont Times
Times
Ogden
United Mine Workers Fight Eviction Near Roseville
The United Mine Workers will file court action to halt evictions of 250 miners families at Roseville near Pittsburgh. P T Fagan district leader said the union acts in line with prior coal company eviction cases. The Republic Iron and Steel plan to reopen two Russellville mines drives possession claims, with unclear plans on nonunion workers.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Rosevellton
Here
P. T. Fagan
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Fagen
Republic Company
J. W. Deetrick
Youngstown
Ohio
Bishop Urges South to Meet and Oppose Smith
Nashville reports Bishop H M Dubose urged southern states to form unofficial meetings to oppose Governor Smith's presidential candidacy. He warned that nominating Smith or any anti liquor candidate could wreck the party and cause fierce sectional strife among 1910s era Democrats.
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Bishop
South
Smith
Ber
Fmith
Cousin of Slain Girl Confesses in New York Case
Investigation into Angela Constanzo’s death takes a new turn as her 19 year old cousin William Saltarelli allegedly confesses to shooting the girl while she slept. Police say he described knocking over a shotgun and fleeing to hide. Diaggio Arcenio, 62, was arrested earlier and denies murder amid family feud claims. Arcenio’s later denial and the death arraignment are noted.
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Angela Constanzo
William Saltarelli
Salteralli
Angelina
Chou
Diaggio Arcenio
Ingemina
Striking Emmerson Students Demand White-Only School Fix
More than 160 Emmerson high students strike over Black enrollment. Mayor Floyd B Williams and the board of education convene with teachers to seek a remedy as unrest grows after whites protest with signs declaring Emmerson must be white. Dr W A Wirt notes districting bars Negroes from Froebal High, where only half the pupils are white.
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Gary
Lad
Emmerson High School
Floyd B Williams
Board of Education
W. A. Wirt
Froebal High School
Emmerson
Tragic murder suicide in Ellenburg ends family lives
William Gorman a 50 year old Roslyn coal miner shot his wife and two children then drowned the family dog and poisoned himself. A letter offering $500 for funeral expenses and outlining the plan was received by Dan McKean the mine engineer, revealing no motive to police.
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Ellenburg
Wash
William Gorman
Dan McKean
Regional board sees West Virginia as future industrial hub
Clarksburg hosts the third meeting of the Allegheny regional advisory board with 150 members at a chamber banquet. Attendees from Morgantown Pittsburgh and New York discuss boosting freight transport and rail connections to turn northern West Virginia into a major machine shop region. Tomorrow open meetings will gather shippers and carriers to plan enhanced transportation facilities.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Allegheny Regional Advisory Board
West Virginia
Kiwanis Club
Lester Bernstein
Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce
Clarksburg Country Club
Kers
Universal Seeeee Cement Company
Donald Moore
Louis Bihler
Carnegie Steel Corporation
Ecity
Charleston Shoe Man Dies After Fist Fight
Morria Walder a 42 year old Charleston shoe merchant died an hour after a downtown street fight with Davis Grimes a 32 year old music store proprietor The quarrel began over Walder allegedly failing to pay for a tombstone for his wife Grimes sister The men were jailed released on ten dollar bonds Walder died at his brother's home Grimes was rearrested for investigation pending an inquest tomorrow Walder was knocked down but doctors found no further injuries from the fight
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Charleston
W. Va
Morria Walder
Etreet
Davis Grimes
Grimes
Walder
Grime
Slater
Walter
Judge delays confession in slaying case at Gallipolis
Eddie Peppers, 21, a Black porter, confessed to the murder of Mrs. Florence Buck, former postmistress of Grimm's Landing West Virginia. He will be tried November 2 instead of September 29 as previously announced after Judge W Rt White issued a corrective statement. The court had refused a guilty plea and life sentence two weeks ago.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Eddie Peppers
Negro Porter
Mra
Florence Buck
Grimm's Landing
W. Va
W. Rt. White
Peppers
Pair awarded damages over police arrest for car public affection
A Cleveland jury ruled in favor of Mrs. Joseph Mack and awarded 3675 dollars against Police Sergeant Frank Rolfs for false arrest after he charged the couple with disorderly conduct while they kissed in their car. Rolfs said he would appeal, arguing he was performing his duty as public order officials.
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Cleveland
Joseph Mack
Frank Rolfs
Mack
Macks
Rolfa
Frame elected Kiwanis chief in West Virginia district
Martinsburg West Virginia September 27 1949 Net T Frame of Morgantown head of the West Virginia University extension division was elected governor of the West Virginia Kiwanis district at the closing business session of the annual two day convention. Paul Lehmann of Parkersburg was recommended for reappointment as secretary and Frame said he would consider the recommendation binding. John Fish of Huntington was reelected treasurer Huntington was selected for the 1928 convention. Lieutenant governors were named Earl Docksley St James Ward L D Lowther Rem James E K Greaver and G F Howard. Resolutions adopted provided for a dues increase to 150 per year to cover district deficits and to fund the convention city and good roads committee. The delegates approved a constitutional amendment to issue 35 million dollars in road bonds and created a state forestry entry commission with one member from each club and a plan to expand the state beautification commission.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
T. Frame
Morgantown
West Virgiia University Extension Division
West Virginia
Firet
Earl Docksley
St. Darge
L. D. Lowther
Rem
James EK Greaver
G. F. Howard
Good Roads Committee
Coolidge Seeks Truth in Naval Indictments
President Coolidge says a naval article by Rear Admiral Wagruder contains useful points on Navy economy. Secretary Wilbur disputes some figures on repairs and maintenance of navy yards. He suggests possible disciplinary action against Magruder.
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Waellokion
Coolidge
Wagruder
Wilbur
Wilbur Aleo Fayer
Magruder
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