Recluse Murdered Over Hair Lock Voodoo Belief Near Shrewabury
Nelson D. Rehlmeyer, a reclusive farmer near Shrewabury, was slain after a plot to obtain a lock of his hair to break a family curse. Three youths from York County jail confessed a plan that included pouring kerosene on the body and mattrass. The motive centered on witchcraft beliefs linked to the Mitton J. Homa family and local neighbor tensions.
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Sohoolm
Nelson D. Rehlmeyer
Mitton J. Homa
Jalt
Alain Ren- Mayer I
York County
Joan Curry
William Gi. Hom
John Biyenive
York
Ranmeyer
Blymire
Guilty Verdict Returns in Federal Trial
Jury convicts J A Worx of Hinton on a federal charge. Judge McCivitts considers a defense motion to set aside the verdict while Dr Fox testifies in his own defense. Prohibition agents find a water jug and a trail of alleged whiskey relates to a separate case tied to Earl Hicks thefts and charitable gifts.
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J. A. Worx
Hinton
Ween
Sichner
McCivitts
J. Raymond Gor Son
Dr. Fox
Harry Ren
Kings Daughters
Allen
EL Co
Eagte
Hindon
Earl Hicks
White Oak Fayette Dynanty
Orie Silth
Emory
Focenontas County
Protest over Lang election as Archbishop in London ceremony
In London at St Mary le Bow a question of objection was raised against Cosmo Gordon Lang’s election as Archbishop of Canterbury. Three spectators from the Protestant alliance objected to Lang’s alleged affiance to rule, citing his stance in the Prayer Book controversy and his support for 1928 proposals guiding bishops’ discretion.
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London
Aglemn
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Canterbury
St. Maryle Bow
Cheapside
A. Kensit
John William Barron
Edgar George Bowring
Protestant Alliance
Lang
House of Uishoon
Ilrusek
House of Consecation
Church Assembly
Mother Admits Shooting Son in Creek County Case
Tom Skeens allegedly opened fire at his family home in Alum Creek after his wife’s claim of an attack. The mother said she fired in self defense, killing Skeens’s stepson and wounding the mother in law, while Skeens himself was hospitalized. Authorities later indicated exoneration for Skeens.
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le Phot
Aliza
Nelson
Creek
Justice
Lincoln County
Ania
Tom Skeens
Alum Creek
Mary White
Grisens
Coolidge Delayed From Quail Hunt By Drizzling Rain
BWANNANOA CLUB near Wayxner Virginia November 30 President Coolidge could not hunt quail due to persistent drizzle. He stayed indoors most of the day testing reading and listening to the radio while Mrs Coolidge walked at the club. Target practice showed improving skill as he shot ten live pigeons from a possible twenty five with a better score than before arriving for Thanksgiving.
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Bwannanoa Club
Wayxner
Boro
Coolidge
Fox Sentenced Under Mann Act in Atlanta Prison
Harry Fox a 44 year old from Clarksburg was sentenced to two and a half years in the federal Penitentiary at Atlanta after his conviction on Mann Act violations.
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Elkins
Atlanta
Harry Fox
Clarksburg
King George III Health Bulletin Shows Slow Progress
London reports say the royal physicians warn progress is slow and the illness could worsen. A morning update notes some improvement in lung pleura inflammation and a lower temperature, but no sign of clear recovery yet.
Hoover Transits Equator On Ecuador Voyage
President elect and Mrs Hoover near Guiyaquil Ecuador on a sea voyage. The couple watch a playful initiation of crew with rites and a royal themed ceremony. After Guayaquil they sail to Cleveland for a river trip to Quito to meet President Ayora.
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Maryland
Suayaquil
Ecuador
Guiyaquil
Mra
Hoover
Neptune
Guayagull
Cleveland
Ayora
Cop Killer May Be Charged With Murder
Denver, Nov. 30 Farice Klag 36 a nurse who shot and killed Policeman Robert K Evans at Denver General Hospital Wednesday will be charged with murder after recovering from a self inflicted bullet wound Deputy Attorney A Betke said. First degree murder charges were being prepared and would reflect as soon as she was able to appear in court.
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Denver
Colo
Farice
Klag
Robert K. Evans
Denver General Hospital
Will of Thomas F. Ryan Bequeaths Shirt Studs to Son
New York November 30 The will of Thomas F. Ryan, investor famed for Stutz Motor ventures, devises a large estate and includes a peculiar bequest of white pearl shirt studs to his estranged son Allan A. Ryan. The document outlines multiple legacies and a large residuary bequest to the widow and various heirs.
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Ryan
New York
Thomas Portuns Ryan
Alan A. Ryan
O'ttfeonin J
John B
Traction and Tobacco
Ald
Allan
Fathers of the
Released Sacrament
Ctty
Thomas F. Ryan
University of Virginia
Clendennin J
Jozi Es
William K
New Arrests In Rothstein Case
In New York the Rothstein investigation led to three more people detained as material witnesses. The grand jury adjourned without indictments as District Attorney Joab Banton sought a blanket indictment naming John Doe and Richard Roe alongside McManus. Witnesses questioned included Mrs. Caroline Rothstein and Assemblyman Maurice Cantor.
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New York
George Mchtanus
Smnpla
Rothstein
Vine
Joab Banton
McManus
Criminal Courts
Willie” McCabe
Cubpoena
Sam
Meyer Boe
Vad
Banton
Grand Jury
John Doe
Richard Roe
Jane Doe
Thes
Relper
Todsyt
Caroline Rothstein
Maurice Cantor
Bim
Emilio Gil Takes Reins of Mexico
Emilio Portes Gil becomes provisional president of Mexico for one year to lead the country until a presidential election. He vows to continue policies of his predecessor and seek friendly relations with the United States. The oath ceremony drew over 20,000 spectators at National Stadium and involved diplomats and military leaders.
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Mexico Gety
Emilio Portes Gil
Mexico
Tarco Elias Culles
United States
Na Honal
Toledo Club Slayer Dies in Ohio Executions
Columbus reports Joan Rucker of Cincinnati and Stanley Hoppe of Toledo executed for the Toledo clubber killings. Rucker died at 7:10 PM after confessing to past crimes and blaming intoxication. Hoppe died at 1:13 PM after his teeth match the marks on a murdered girl. Rucker also claimed responsibility for the shooting of Policeman John Franken during a riot in Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Joan Rucker
Cinctinati
Stanley
Hoppe
Toledo
Xilter
Rucker
Dorothy
Szelagowski
Lilly Croy
Surry
John Franken
Regio
Cincinnati
Ba |Gould
Confession Upheld in Fatal Campbells Creek Shooting
Mrs. Maggie Nelson of Campbells Creek confessed to shooting neighbor Dora Bartley. Coroner says no inquest needed. preliminary hearing set for justice of the peace W Tubes. Nelson remains jailed. Bartley died in the yard after alleged quarrel and curses.
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Maggie Nelson
Campbells Creek
Dora P.bartley
Nelson
W. P. Black
Kanawhe
Dustice of the Peace
Appoints Receiver For Coal Exchange Bank
State Banking Commissioner BH Abbott announced the appointment of Ir Roe of Huntington as receiver for the Coal Exchange bank in Huntington. He will take charge once bank officials turn over control. Despondent writer Harry Bennett, 40, leaped from a hospital window in Cincinnati. Ernest Angelo, state game warden, leaves for New York to attend an aviation convention.
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BH. A. Abbott
Ir C. Roe
Huntington
Coal Exchange Bank
Sincinnatt
Harry Bennett
Fircus Ifc
Hospital
Ernest Angelo
New York
Youth Denies Confession In Ranch Murder
Gordon Stewart Northcott, 22, Riverside chicken raiser, arraigned on one murder charge in Los Angeles and facing three more indictments across Riverside and L A County. Police say he denied confessing as extradition delays linger from Vancouver. Northcott’s mother Sara Northcott also faces extradition issues as more witnesses reveal abuses on the chicken ranch.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gordon Stewart Martheott
Riverside
Northestt
Riverside County
Vancouver
B. C
Earle Redwine
Northcott
Los Angeles County
Ranther
Muay
Mia
Sara Louisa Northcott
Shere
Calgary
Alta
Canada
Sanford Clark
Splice
J. E. Herndon Dies After Heart Attack At Bank
J E Herndon of 420 Beauregard street died suddenly at Charleston National Bank yesterday before 3 p m from a heart attack. He was manager of the bank counts department and had returned to work recently after illness. Survived by widow two daughters Miss Delores Herndon and Mrs Wiliam Dew and son Kermit Herndon. funeral arrangements awaiting son’s arrival. He was a member of First Methodist church Oda Fellows and Masons.
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E. Herndon
Beauregard Street
Charleston National Banic
New Accounts Department
Herndon
Soly
J. B. Lohaxs
Kanawha City
Delores Herndon
Charleston
Puneral
Poat
Onlo State University
Six Miners Missing After McDowell County Mine Explosion
Bluefield reports six men missing after a Princess Pocahontas Coal Co mine blast near Spice Creek in McDowell County. Rescue crews fought gas and bad air, aided by U S Mines rescue cars, as officials fear the men are dead.
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McDowell County
Bluefield
Dec. L
Princess Pocahontas Cent Company
Bpice Creak
Princess Pocahontas Coal Company
Spice Creek
Roderfield Jin Mor Dowell County
Allroad
Abot
Coalwood
United States
Rederfish
West Virginia
Tian
United States Department of Miner
Macue
Reseus
Pive
Caluain
Cal Went South After It Went Republican
A New York dispatch comments on holiday travel and political shifts, noting Caollage's Thanksgiving in Old Virginia after it had become Republican. The piece contrasts regional loyalties, wealth, and patriot sentiment, urging action as Congress departs.
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Cal
New York
Caollage
Old Virginia
Massachchusetts
Air mail robbery in St Louis delays mail
Two robbers stopped an air mail truck near Lambert Field and fled with five sacks of outgoing mail including several registered packages. Driver Harry C. Graham and his wife were ordered to flee. only part of the license plate was seen. Officials checked registered items while banks reported checks totaling 1.9 million dollars in transit to New York.
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ST. Louis
Lambert St. Louis Field
Todal
Harry C. Graham
Postoffica
Teld
Graham
Olin M. Atterbury
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Reserve Bank
New York
Atterbury
From Hospital To Court Woman Faces Trial for Her Life
Mrs Merlyse Maye 9 , a French war nurse and war bride, is tried in court for the killing of Andrew Devola. She was carried from a hospital where she had been confined for more than a year after being wounded when Devola shot her. Devola then killed himself after wounding her. She declares she is fighting for her life and seeks justice.
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New York
Merlyse Maye
Andrew Devola
Ships Stand by Side Of Sinking Steamer Near Dutch Harbor
Three rescue vessels waited as the Disabled Canadian American freighter Caser Maquilla rode in heavy seas off Dutch Harbor Alaska with 13 feet in the engine room and a crew of 70 aboard. The Japanese steamer Montreal Maru led the first assist, soon joined by the British freighter City of London and the Japanese remnant Mongolian carrier. A Japanese vessel Somedana Mary was due, while Salvage King Victoria and other tugs prepared to tow the cripple to port.
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Seattle
Wash
Treighter Caser Maquilla
Pacific Day Company
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Montreal Mart
Maguilla
Montreal
U S Canada act to dam flow of contraband rum across Detroit
Detroit notices a joint crackdown by the United States and Canada on rum running along the Detroit border. U S inspectors arrest 21 officials amid graft probes while Canada closes 30 border liquor export docks to centralize control, aiming for a quiet holiday season inland.
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U.S
Canada
Detroit
Unite States
United States Customs
T . Canada
Provincia
Detraott
Pears
United States
Anit
National Revenue
Man Slugged In Robbery Attempt Near Charleston and Pennsylvan ia
Ernest Carr, 20, of 10g Glennwood Avenue an employee of the American 6i1 fling station was struck on the head and neck with a strap iron during an attempted robbery as he entered his car after closing the station at night. A man identifying as Samuel Underwood of Crescent Street was arrested nearby by Officer Henry Nugent and is held for investigation. Carr was taken to Staats Hospital with possible skull fracture while a taxi driver assisting at the scene aided before police arrived.
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Ernest Carr
Glennwood Avenue
Charleston Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Samuel
Underwood
Crescent Street
Carr
Henry Nugent
Connecion
Staats Hospital
Agid
Hing
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Bigmire
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Sven
Mra. Skeens
Bond
Bkrens
Nerelf
Skerns
Charleston General Hospital
George
Humphrey Rolleston
Stanley Hewett
Lord Dawson of
Fenn
Isaurd
Pronto
King Neptune
Equator
Allan A. Ryan
Nate Raymond
Gambler
Ring Esses
Arnold Rothstein
Nate Jond
Hasmond
Evagtein
Meyer Brothers
Emilio Gil
U. S
Dirs
Robert Baissen
Straight
Mahon
Bill Ransop
Ohio
Coroter Black
Coal Exchange
J. E. Herndon
Charleston National
Gack Simpson
Randolph
Abbbey Owens Sheet Gisea Company
Simpson
Hanaford
Thes Daughters
Edith Armstrong
Randolph Street
M. M. Peres
Cox's Landing
Ruby McVey
Michigan
Harry Simpson
Bulletin
Gowey Pagland
Fis
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Congress
Border Patrol
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John R. Watkins
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