Explosive blast kills four in Oklahoma home incident
Four killed and one critically hurt in a mine of danger when a can containing nitroglycerin exploded as two men, Emory Thurman and Lloyd Parker, inspected it after digging up a burlap sack. Parker, who survived, warned others before the blast. The home sustained extensive damage and debris scattered across the yard and nearby areas.
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Doctor Poisons Entire Family in Typhoid Attempt
Highbridge reports a physician Dr Frederick Low killed his wife and two children with injections of typhoid vaccine then died by suicide Saturday night. The 11 year old daughter Mary and 5 year old son Pred Jr died. Pred Jr survived after hospital care. The son was summoned from Franklin Marshall Academy two weeks earlier. Authorities say the father attempted a second injection but the needle broke and he died on a couch with his wife and daughter nearby.
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Fragmentary OCR Note Maes Confused Speech
A garbled OCR text fragment records a confused quote about an event and a regretful admission. The readable phrases mention a person and an incident but lack clear names dates places or actions. The sparse wording suggests an informal comment or witness statement rather than a full report.
Editor Seeks Divorce Involving Multiple Co-Respondents
Captain Fawcett of Whit Bang files for divorce from An Nettle alleging infidelity. He names Walter Kemmel and others as co-respondents and vows to add more in May trials. He accuses Kemmel of priestlike influence and moral misconduct, including lavish gifts and joint expenditures.
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Billy
Nearshan
Chest Drive Nets $33,000 in Charleston Campaign
The Community Chest fund in Charleston stood at just over 33000 on the campaign's second day aimed at raising 145000 for social work. Team captains and workers from ten divisions reported pledges, with Mrs. B B Peck leading the women’s division for 969.50. Campaign chairman T G McKinley reported 4278 from special gifts, while the general division under T K Burdett reported 300 and a miscellaneous group about 900. Mayor R P DeVan pledged full contributions from oil city employees. The Rev Clarence W Kemper presided and urged widespread giving, especially from public payroll recipients, to support community charities.
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T. G. McKinley
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Oil City
Inter
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Huntington Salvation Army Leader Dies at 69
Major Charles May, 69, longtime Huntington Salvation Army officer, died of heart disease after a two week illness. He served in West Virginia, Michigan, South Dakota and Ohio before coming to Huntington from Parkersburg last September. Survived by widow Major Lilian May and daughter Evelyn.
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Evelyn
Wife Slayer Sent To Lima State Hospital
Arch F Kaisely, accused of killing his wife in Warren, was ordered sent to the Lima State hospital for observation. Judge Lynn B Griffith set a 20 day period to determine sanity. if found sane, Kaisely will be returned for trial on a first degree murder charge. Kaisely, a Warren businessman and clubman, shot his wife in a downtown building last month. Two court assistants reported he was insane.
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Body of man found near Egeria mountains
The body of Hubert Hurst, 47, of Muang three aye, was found in the mountains near Egeria yesterday. A coroner's jury ruled death by exposure. Hurst left Egeria Friday to join his wife at Windsong Gulf. She returned Sunday and reported he was missing. A search followed.
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Hubert Hurst
Muang Three Aye
Egeria
Hurst
Windsong Gulf
Three Planes Found One Killed In Coast To Coast Losses
Three missing planes have been found with one casualty. Army flier George T. Douglas survived at an Idaho field after 24 hours isolated from his rear. Francs H. Rust was seriously injured near Marcellus Michigan while Jack Sharpnack was found dead near Rio Vista California his plane burned. Lieutenant W A Cocke Jr saved Nisse but Lieut Edward D Hofflinen, still missing, is presumed lost over the Sequoia region. Nearly 200 aircraft searched from the west to Florida as crews pursue the unknown fate of the others.
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Sequoia National Park
Edward D. Hofflinen
Soda Springs
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Fall Denied Parole in Teapot Dome Bribery Case
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior was denied parole from the New Mexico state prison where he is serving a year and more for accepting a 103000 bribe in the Teapot Dome scandal. The U S parole board said the act would not apply to such a case and noted his crime involved corruption of public trust.
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Sears
Groundhog Bill Appears In Kanawha City Observation
The Kanawha City groundhog known as Bill woke from a hidden nest during a February workday routine. Witnesses say the animal wandered the service station premises, ate leaves, and behaved like a traditional groundhog but the display did not prove any weather forecasts.
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Billa
Townsend Enters Governor Race With Four Tax Interventions
West Virginia politics pivots around tax reform as State Tax Commissioner Thomas C. Townsend announces candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He pledges a constitutional amendment to cap annual taxes, limits on intangible wealth, farm and owner-occupied home relief, and municipal property exemptions, plus support for public utility reforms and a water power development law to aid citizens with fair compensation.
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Public Service Commission
Roosevelt Opposes League of Nations at Albany Speech
Albany February 3 1927 Roosevelt opposed American participation in the League of Nations. He argued the League today differs from Wilsons vision and serves European alliance politics rather than world peace. He backed an international trade conference to lower tariff barriers and blamed Smoot Hawley for trade walls.
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Roosevelt
Train Kills Seven Year Old Near Home
Seven year old Marrierie Lae Ellis was fatally struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train while playing near her Logan residence. The accident occurred today as the child was on the track close to her home.
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Man Killed by Train Near Capitol Street Crossing
A Cleveland man identified as George S Anderson about 30 was killed instantly when he threw himself under the wheels of a New York Central freight train near Capitol street at midnight. Eyewitness brakeman EO Ferguson said the man shed his outer garments before diving into the tracks. Fellow brakeman A J Beery had earlier found Anderson sitting on a rail rest, noting the man appeared intoxicated.
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World Powers In Peace Move Gains Steam In Blan Session
United States and Great Britain lead world powers in a bid to end Japan China hostilities in the Far East. The League of Nations council backs the peace proposals with France Italy and Germany signaling support. W W Yen expresses China’s appreciation while Anotake Sato welcomes neutral Shanghai zone. A page turn note hints at lingering questions.
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Illness Halts Tour Of Elks Dignitary
John R. Coen of Sterling Colorado Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks fell seriously ill in Clarksburg and canceled all speaking engagements for ten days. Two hundred Elks and delegations from Parkersburg Huntington Bluefield Logan Princeton Hinton Beckley gathered in Charleston to greet him as bronchial pneumonia threat loomed. Mrs Coen, newly widowed in Buffalo, was reported to be hospitalized in Cincinnati.
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Democratic Jobless Aid Plan Emerges From Conferences
Washington February 2 Democratic leaders outline a jobless aid strategy after second day of demands for federal assistance. They move away from returning the La Follette Costigan bill to committee to fund 375 million dollars and consider a 750 million plan split between road construction and state loans. The plan advances at a Democratic steering committee meeting and will be reviewed again tomorrow.
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Shanghai Battle Updates and Allied Troop Arrivals
Reports from Shanghai note eastward Chinese advances toward the Whangpoo river flank and artillery duels with Japanese forces. British troops and Argyll and Sutherland highlanders arrive at the international settlement while U.S. observers mention evacuation plans for Americans in Nanking aboard the Simpson.
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Gotham tabloid war coverage stirs U.S. risk fears
New York papers led by Daily News Daily Mirror and The Graphic frame the Japanese- Chinese conflict as a grave threat to America. The Daily News front page warns U. S. drifting into war with an editorial on page 22. Cartoon shows Hoover Stimson with war looming over Winnie War and companions.
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Shanghai Battles Open As US Houston Joins Clash
AP bulletin reports Japanese land and sea assault on Shanghai with six destroyers bombarding Chinese forces to cover landings. USS Houston cruised up the Yangtze with 360 Marines aboard as Chinese and Japanese guns clash. Martial law declared at Nanking as allied powers propose a peace plan.
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Judge Rebukes Girl's Actions in Murder Trial
In Norristown Pennsylvania February 1942 Rose Allen admitted romantic feelings for her slain fiancé Franc tix A Donaldson before the murder trial of her brother Edward Allen. Judge Herola G Kuignt admonished observers and witnesses not to publish interviews while the case is pending and expressed disapproval of such remarks. The jury of ten men and two women is nearly complete after extensive voir dire with many potential jurors rejected over opposition to capital punishment.
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Hash of Nations Opens Its Disarmament Conference
Geneva reports a conference opening with 65 nations, noting that smaller states wield larger delegations. Turkey attends to seek gear for the season while protests reflect reduced American funds. Delegates pledge to disarm battleships and discuss world peace under limited budgets.
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