Digging Digs Fail To Save 14 Month Old Boy In Well Rescue
Benton Harbor Michigan May 11 vol firefighting effort stretched twelve hours as 500 workers from the University labored to reach the 14 month old son of Mr and Mrs Kineh Carter buried in a narrow farm well. Despite attempts with a palmier and improvised electric lighting the infant suffocated. Rescue shafts caved in and sand shifted hindering progress. The father remained with the crew until exhaustion.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Kineh Carter
Wiversity
Dus
Robert Lachsen
Miner Admits Charges In Girl Case At Court
A young lawyer pleaded for Harry Miner of Shelton in Criminal Superior Court on a case involving a young girl. Miner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to not less than two years in state prison as the girl anticipates motherhood.
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Criminal Superior Court
Harry Miner
Shelton
John R. Booth
Minerdy
Canada Wheat Crop To Be Greatly Lessened In 1928
Ottawa May 12 AP Canada’s area sown to fall wheat declined 13 percent with 108000 acres winter killed leaving total Canadian harvest area at 753073 acres. Winter kill up 9 percent from last year and highest since 1918. The figure matches the ten year average of 13 percent. First crop report of the season from Dominion Bureau of Statistics outlines April end data.
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Ottawa
Dorpinian Burger Statistics
Judge funds man guilty then pays $1 fine in court
In Boston on May 11, Federal Judge Lowell fined Samuel Richmond of Quincy $1 for selling alcohol. Richmond said he had no money. several in court offered to pay, but the judge paid the $1 himself after Assistant U. S. Attorney Elihu Stone urged the fine. Richmond had been indicted four years earlier and finally appeared.
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Boston
Lowell Yiald
U. S. District Court
Samuel Richmond
Quincy
Richman
Elihu Stone
Stone
Lowell
Slayer Hunt Underway for Mt. Morris Woman Slaying
Authorities in Livingston and Jefferson counties probe the death of Mrs. Vivian Jennings of Mt. Morris. Her boat surfaced in Lake Ontario near Henderson last April as investigators seek the killer. Former employer Charles Flaherty offers to view the body in Henderson but is not yet accepted. Flaherty faces legal turmoil after a prior murder conviction.
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Rochester
N. Y
Livingston and
Jefferson
Vivian Jennings
Mt. Morris
Lake Ontario
Henderson
Charles Flaherty
Fisherty
First Deere
Ara Haceen
Pefard
Peggy's Next Marriage Delayed for Time
Buffalo New Jersey May 11 Peggy Hooking Joyce a widely married woman today disclosed she will not wed Stanley Comtock soon indicating a six to eight month delay due to a new marriage philosophy A long engagement replaces her former plan of marrying in haste and repenting at leisure She has been married four times
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Buffalo
N. J
Peggy
Joyce
Stanley Comtock
Chicago
Rift Between Quaker Branches May Be Closed
Philadelphia May 11 AP The century old breach between Hicksites and Orthodox Friends may be eased with a step toward closer understanding. An exchange of certificates of membership and marriage was agreed upon by both sides, first proposed by the Orthodox in March and accepted by Hicksites yesterday. Delegates from nine quarterly and two half yearly meetings in the U S and letters from Canada Great Britain Holland and China attended or were read. Hicksite leader Waldo Hayes said a full union is unlikely for many years due to group size and practical hurdles. The move marks the largest reconciliation step since the 1827 split over Elias Hicks liberal doctrine that gave the Hicksites their name.
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Philadelphia
Society of Friends
Canada
Great Britain
Holland
China
Waldo Hayes
Hicksitea
Mr. Hayes
Elias Hicks
Philadelhia Society of Friends
Readable fragment of 20th century grocery ad text
Fragmentary OCR lists groceries with prices such as steak 23 cents sirloin rib veal chops veal cutlets pork chops pot roast butter crackers evaporated milk shredded wheat and other items. Contains garbled repeats and stray numbers, but shows a retail catalog style of pricing and product names.
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Uneeda
Giabara
Act of God defense in damage suit over Fairfield child
In Superior Court Judge L P Waldo Marvin hears a $15 000 case for three year old Edward Jackiewicz of Fairfield. United illuminating company contends a high wind caused an uninsulated live wire to fall on Cardinal Street injuring the boy. It argues no human responsibility and says wind caused the accident and repairs were made. A second suit by the father Poli karp Jackiewicz seeks $2,590 for medical expenses.
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Edward Jackiewlcs
Fairfield
L. P. Waldo Marvin
Dalited Whiminating
Cardinal Street
Iluminating
Polikarp Jackiewicz
Five Army Teams On Job This Week At West Point
West Point, New York May details five Army teams set for a busy week facing Catholic University Fordham Syracuse Pittsburgh and Fordham again across five sports. Lacrosse and tennis matchups specified with dates. Milan Italy May 12 AP reports Giacinto Serrati, noted socialist editor of Avanti, died of apoplectic stroke near Lake Como.
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West Point
New York
Milan
Italy
Giacinto Serrat
Mussolini
Avanti Jg
Gano
Lake Come
Lux Soap Promises Safe Laundering for Delicate Stockings
An ad explains frequent soap rubbing harms silk and rayon blends, causing damage to fabrics. Lux is marketed as gentle and safe for delicate items with water alone and the package directions. It claims leading stores and makers endorse Lux to protect materials and reduce complaints.
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Lux
Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge
Mass
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Dr. Trues
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