Thomas Hardy Leader in English Letters Dies at 87
Dorchester England Jan 11 Thomas Hardy dean of English novelists died at his Dorchester home after a month long illness. The revered Victorian writer of Tess of the D Urbervilles and Return of the Native spent his final years at Max Gate where he built a life among Wessex scenes and trees. Hardy's classic pessimism and reserve defined his intimate portraits of women and society, with enduring works intensely shaping modern English literature.
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Dorchester
England
Thomas Hardy
Mr. Hardy
Wessex
Hardy
Duchy of Cornwall
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Max Gate
Dorset
H. G. Wellson
Samuel Wise committed to Lima asylum after killing brother
Insane by a Lima jury, 30 year old Samuel Wise was committed to Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane after shooting his brother Joseph on November 11 at L Wise & Bros. in 38 Main Street. Wise, who hid the body in a trunk, faced guards and blood tests with fellow inmate George Remus.
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Samuel Wise
Joseph
L. Wise & Bros. Company
Main Street
Lima State Hospital
Ryan
Wise
George Remus
W. H. Vorbau
Remus
Hamilton County
Joseph Wise
Rebels Die in Marine-Nicaraguan Clash near Cuja
Five rebels were killed in an engagement near Cuja between Sandino followers and joint U S Marines and Nicaraguan National Guardsmen. The patrol, commanded by Lieut Satterfield, involved about fifty rebels. Marines occupied San Albino with no opposition.
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Nicaragua
Cuse
Augustino Sandino
United States Marines
Marine Headquarters
Satterfield
Louis Mason Gulick
San Albino
Sandino
Lieut. Satterfield
Navy
Marine Corps Register
Marine Corps
Nicaraguan National Guard
Cuja
Sherrill Seeks Newspaper Ads for Emergency City Projects
City Manager Col Sherrill plans to seek council approval to advertise in daily papers for emergency contracts. A meeting with Mayor Seasongood and Clerk Louis B Blakemore discussed potential uses, noting current law restricts ads to the City Bulletin and that ads may occur only five or six times a year. The ordinance will be drafted by City Solicitor Ellis to grant newspaper advertising authority when urgent action is needed.
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Seasongood
Louis B. Blakemore
City Bulletin
Ellis
Unloaded revolver scares diners at Pearl and Broadway
Charles Jackson 28, a Koch Hotel roomer, drank and armed himself with an unloaded revolver. He sought excitement and entered a Pearl Street Broadway restaurant where patrons fled. Police disarmed him. he was charged with disorderly conduct after officers learned the gun was unloaded. He remarked it was worth it.
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Charles Jackson
Koch
Pearl Street
Broadway
Jackson
200 Pound Hog Missing On Way To Market
Mrs. Lavinia Bergman of 3651 Marburg avenue reported a 200 pound hog named Big Red escaped from a truck traveling from her Clough Pike farm to Cincinnati. The pig wandered onto Delta avenue and jumped from the rear of the truck into nearby brush, valued at $60.
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Marburg Avenue
Big Red
Clough Pike
Cincinnati
Delta Avenue
Erie Avenue
Linwood Road
Ancient Chaldean Tomb Reveals Harem and Chariot Treasures
Philadelphia dated report describes a 5000 year old Ur grave joint expedition uncovering a royal household burial. Rich in harp and chariot, gold vessels and servants, the find sheds light on Mesopotamian funerary rites and material civilization.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
British Museum
C. Leonard Woolley
Woolley
B. C
Mesopotamia
Copeland Presses Day in Congress Amid Prohibition Debate
Washington lawmakers debated tax and tariff questions while shaping major spending bills for State Justice and Labor and Interior departments. Senator Copeland named as Democratic Presidential hopeful, asserting Governor Smith supports strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment amid a flood of issues from diamonds to Hearst documents and flood relief.
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Pennsylvania
Borah
Copeland
Dem
N. Y
Smith
Idahoan
Robbers Hold Up Arcade Jewelry Store in Broad Daylight
Three unmasked men robbed Abe Rosenbaum at the American Jewelry Store on Arcade Avenue, seizing three trays of diamond rings, a tray of platinum settings, 32 gold plated watches and 75 dollars. The $7,255 haul occurred at 8 o clock as Rosenbaum closed for the day, with a passer-by bound and gagged as the robbers fled into the crowd. Police reported the store ransacked and investigators collecting scattered jewelry and gear from the scene.
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Erkenbrecher Avenue
American Jewelry Store
Rosenbaum
Smedis
Alfred Bowe
Delmar Avenue
Bowe
Milwaukee Man Under Bigamy Charge Amid Estelle Affairs
Charles Schaffer is under police investigation in Wisconsin and New York on charges of abandonment and bigamy. He allegedly married two women named Estelle without divorce from the first and had a second Estelle as a mistress, fathering a daughter named Viola. He confessed to seeking another Estelle in Brooklyn before the arrest. He will be returned to New York for the bigamy case.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Schaffer
Estelle
Viola
Wisconsin
New York
Schaffer
June
Brooklyn
Fat Wrassman Lands in Jail for Liquor Transport
George Fat Wrassman alias Harry Kelly, 33, recently acquitted in a murder case, was arrested after officers at Sixth and Elm spotted him with a bundled liquor shipment. A package holding twenty four pints of Canadian whisky was found at the station.
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George
Guiovannini
Wrassman
Lord Glanusk Dies After Attending War Memorial Dedication
Lord Glanusk, chief patron of the Brecon Hospital, fell ill at the dedication ceremony and died after being brought to the hospital. He had left his bed against doctors orders to attend the event and addressed the crowd before collapsing. The Bishop of Swansea led prayers as the hospital received blessing.
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New York World News Service
London
Brecon Hospital
Lord Glanusk
Brecknock
Walery
Swansea
Ice Pick Hold-Up Ravages Jersey City Store
John O'Donnell, 22, at the Eagle grocery, was held at gunpoint and stabbed with an ice pick between the fingers after the thief demanded the cash. The robber, about 50, tall and robust, fled with $70 from the register and a hidden sum. Police hunted the man after witnesses heard cries.
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New York World News Service
Jersey City
N. J
John O’donnell
Eagle Grocery
O’connell
O’donnell
Mrs Coolidge Visits Mother Before Cuba Trip
Mrs Coolidge will depart Washington for Northampton to visit her ill mother Mrs Lemira Goodhue. She plans to return early Friday and accompany the President to Cuba, delaying the Havana voyage until after the visit.
Mrs Coolidge to Visit Northampton Amid Illness
News of Mrs Coolidge's planned visit to Northampton to see her mother surprised locals. Dr Elmer H Copeland, her physician, denied prior notice of the trip and noted the patient has not recovered satisfactorily from influenza.
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Northampton
Mass
Chamber of Commerce elects four new directors
Four new directors were chosen at the annual Chamber of Commerce election. Charles J. Nelson was the sole incumbent re-elected. New directors are Walter F. Eberle George W. Huston William Licht and Louis G. Pochat. Colville and Zumstein defeated in the contest.
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Charles J. Nelson
S. P. Nelson & Sons
Chamber
Nelson
Walter F. Eberle
George W. Huston
William Licht
Louis G. Pochat
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Eberle
C. Eberle & Sons
Licht
Divers Recover Fifteen More Bodies From S 4 Hull
Provincetown Mass January 11 Divers have recovered fifteen more bodies from the sunken submarine S 4, bringing total found to thirty two. Most were in the engine room and motor compartments. one was found on a cot. Diver Tom Campbell described a touching scene with two bodies embraced on the floor. The cot, battery log and tide table were sent to the surface and locked aboard the Bushnell for holding.
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Mass
Naval
Tom Campbell
Hull
Campbell
Boston
Bushnell
Fiend Slashes Two Ohio Girls Near Feeble-Minded Home
Thelma Weaver 13 and Lulu Thompson 16 were attacked within 45 minutes on the same Cleveland street by a man described as about 30. Weaver was slashed between the shoulders, Thompson cut across the throat, both hospitalized with serious injuries. the assailant fled each time.
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Lulu Thompson
Miss Weaver
Mabel
Ruth Snyder stay order halts Sing Sing execution
New York January 1 Supreme Court Justice Aaron J. Levy grants a stay on Ruth Snyder and Gray's deaths at Sing Sing. Warden Lawes must show cause Friday why the stay should not persist until the Prudential Life Insurance case is decided. The contrived timing and Lorraine Snyder’s insurance stake drive the appeal as counsel seek federal habeas relief.
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New York
Supreme Court
Aaron J. Levy
Ruth Snyder
Sing Sing
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing Prison
Lawes
Justice Levy
Lorraine Snyder
Hazelton
Dana Wallace
Gray
Prudential Insurance Company
Wallace
Snyder
Joseph Lonardo
United States Court
Grand Street Boys’ Association
West Fifty-fifth Street
Grand Central Terminal
Lonardo
Samuel L. Miller
Jamaica
L. I
Manhattan
Josephine Brown
Lorraine
Fire at Germantown center kills girl. six more children hurt
A late night blaze tore through the Germantown community center in Philadelphia trapping students on the third floor. Frances Pisano, eight, died. six others, all seriously injured, were rescued as firemen and volunteers aided panicked children. Belmont, a youth, is praised for saving many lives.
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Philadelphia
Germantown
Frances Pisano
Belmont
Blast Kills Film Actor in Nevada Studio
Don Silverwood, a movie extra, died in Reno after an on set explosion. The director said he ignored a warning and was struck by a rock hurled by the blast during filming, leaving the cast and crew shocked by the fatal accident.
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Reno
Nevada
Don Silverwood
Silverwood
Raid at Y M C A Seizes Four Quarts Liquor
Federal prohibition agents raided the YMCA at Central Park Way and Elm Street finding four quarts of Canadian liquor in the room of Harry M. Clark a 24 year old transient guest. Clark said he was a photo engraver and was jailed on a charge of possessing liquor.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Central Parkway
Elm Street
Federal
Inspector Innis
Harry M. Clark
Clark
Fifteen Hurt as Elevator Plunges Seven Stories in NYC Warehouse
In New York on January 11 an elevator in the United States Appraiser warehouse at Christopher and Washington streets plunged seven stories. Fifteen employees, mostly women, were injured as the car cables fell after a roof clamp slipped or broke.
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New. York
United States Appraiser
Christopher
Washington Streets
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