Co ed Accused of Supplying Narcotics in Baked Goods
Columbus, July 25 A defense line in the Dr James H Snook murder trial centers on the claim that his co ed mistress Theora K Hix secretly provided narcotics in baked goods to influence his mind and provoke insanity. Attorneys questioned jurors about bakery connections as part of previewing defense testimony.
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Columbus, CO
James H. Snook
Essor
Theora K. Hix
John F. Seidel
Dr. Snook
Ohio State University
Veniremen
Seidel
Pontiff appears as 200000 Catholics chant Viva il Papa
In Rome Pope Pius XI emerges from the Vatican to bless a crowd of about 200000, amid a reverent procession and high ceremony. American bishops and lay visitors join the event, symbolizing the Italo Vatican accord. The long vigil ends with the Pontiff returning to St Peter's.
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Associated Press
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Vatican
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Rome
St. Peter's
Red Cross
Basilica
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St. Peter's Square
Robin Passes 307 Hours in Monoplane Flight Record
Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine near 500 hour goal in the St Louis Robin endurance flight at Lambert-St. Louis Field. By 1.170 am they had logged 307 hours surpassing the Ange lono record by 60 hours. Weather disruptions caused brief altitude changes as they refuel and press on against rival Billion Dollar City at Houston.
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Sr. Louis
Dale
Lambert-St. Louis Field
O’brine
Jackson
Houston
Tex
Texas
Cincinnati City Hall Receives Striking Cleaning Makeover
Cincinnati residents will find City Hall transformed after a general cleaning by sand-blasting. Pink granite foundations and brown and white limestone emerge with a bright, charming appearance. The corner stone reads 1888, reflecting a era of durable yet decorative public buildings.
Dayton boy linked to Florida fruit fly disease
An eleven year old Dayton boy is diagnosed with filiariasis tied to the Mediterranean fruit fly after eating Florida oranges. Dr Lawrence M Spitzelberger reports the illness mimics malaria or typhoid with high fevers, vomiting and delirium, and notes the Florida fruit fly outbreak has affected crops and prompted quarantines.
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Clay Street
Dayton
Florida
Bernard Koop, Jr
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Fifth Avenue
Spitzelberger
Gasoline Prices Cut Across Ohio By One Cent
Standard Oil of Ohio announced a one cent cut in gasoline prices effective today. Ethyl sells at 23 cents at stations or 19 cents from tanks, Red Crown at 20 and 19 cents, kerosene 15 and 13 cents, with the reduction expected to spread to other firms statewide.
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Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Ohio
Fire Injures Two in Ventura Brush Blaze
A brush fire roared through the Santa Paula mountain area above Ventura today, destroying three ranch houses and seven oil well derricks. Two men were hospitalized with injuries.
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Ventura
Cal
Santa Paula
Bachelor 77 and spinster 73 wed setting age record
In Covington yesterday morning, Ida B. Walton a 73 year old from Portland Oregon and John J. Bevins 77 from Cincinnati secured a marriage license then wed at Magistrate Bert J. King. The ceremony marked the first nuptials for both. Bevins was born in Waverly Ohio and Walton in Ross County Ohio.
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Covington
Ida B. Walton
Portland
Ore
John J. Bevins
Cincinnati
Bert J. King
Squire King
Waverly
Pike County
Ross County
Pike
He Won't Walk 2 000 Miles To Be Hanged
SPOKANE Wash July 25 Sam Watson 69 confessed to killing a man at Folsom New Mexico in 1893 but New Mexican authorities will not finance his return for trial. Sheriff A W Tanner of Folsom offered to consider his case if he wished to come back to stand trial. Watson said he had no money and would not walk back just to be hung.
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Spokane
Wash
Sam Watson
Watson
Folsom
N. M
A. W. Tanner
Not Drunk This Time Says Old Drunkard and Wins Dismissal
In Cleveland on July 25, Jack Pegleg Smith, a 74 year old known for many stays in workhouse cells, pleaded not guilty to intoxication. He claimed he was sober, offered $9.50 of a $10 loan as proof, and asserted he could not obtain alcohol for fifty cents. Judge Oscar Bell dismissed the charge on motion by Prosecutor Ben Levin.
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Cleveland
Jack
Smith
Oscar Bell
Bell
Ben Levin
Aged Mother Pleads For Son Who Slapped Her
In Chicago on July 25 Judge Francis Allegretti jailed John Marsh for 112 days in the House of Correction after the son slapped his sixty five year old mother who pleaded for mercy noting drinking caused the act. The judge rejected the plea and condemned the assault on a parent.
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Chicago
John Marsh
Francis Allegretti
Bootlegging Spuds Now in Old Virginia
Bootlegging trade in potatoes on Virginia's eastern shore costs farmers about ten carloads. Farmers report night thefts from fields and parked loads near New Church and Onley. In Onley three cars were opened and 240 barrels taken. They suspect trucks transport stolen potatoes to Philadelphia and New York markets due to high prices.
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Salisbury
Virginia
New Church
Onley
Philadelphia
New York
England Urges Prayers for Rain Amid Drought
In arid England the driest regions prompt church leaders to call for special prayers for rain. The bishops of Bradford Ripon and Wakefield urge clergy in their Yorkshire dioceses to offer prayers in all churches until the drought ends.
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London
Drouth
England
Bradford
Ripon
Wakefield
Yorkshire
Sharonville Auto Club Speed Cop Resigns After Curfew Controversy
Sharonville’s speed cop Arthur Hull handed his resignation to the Town Council ending weeks of conflict between the village and the Cincinnati Automobile Club. A new state law based speed ordinance was adopted and will take effect in 30 days, leaving the village without a speed officer until then. The Automobile Club urged motorists to observe the state law through Sharonville.
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Sharonville
Stormy Petrel
Auto Club
Arthur Hull
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Joseph R. Gardner
Automobile Club
Husband Kills Wife and Injures Son in Tragic Family Tragedy
In Augusta Georgia on July 25 R L Burnett 54 killed his wife assaulted their fourteen year old son Edward then attempted suicide by cutting his own throat after an initial drowning attempt Neighbors say the wife died before reaching a hospital while Burnett remained critically ill and the boy was severely hurt
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Youngstown
John Seever
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Seever
New Kensington
New Castle
Katherine Rogers
Feldman
Seev
Andy
Seevers
Augusta
R. L. Burnett
Edward
Burnett
Tobacco Prince Mistrial in Death Case
Joshua Reynolds twenty three year old American heir to Reynolds Tobacco faced manslaughter charges after a fatal May 14 crash. A mistrial was declared when a juror foreman spoke with defense witnesses, prompting a new trial with a fresh jury and Reynolds released on five thousand bail. Justice Humphreys found no fault with Reynolds personally.
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London
Joshua Reynolds
Humphreys
Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Arthur Graham
No Gun a Din Here Heat Wave Claims Valley Victims
Torrid Imperial Valley endures one of its hottest periods with seventeen deaths in five days. A Mexican mother and six children perished of thirst after their car broke down on a desert road. Nine other heat victims, mostly Mexicans and Negroes, died in various cities. Humidity ran around 78 percent for ten days as temperatures averaged 106. The group members Enrique Armenta Julia Perez and six others are named among the dead.
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Blythe
Cal
Imperial Valley
Enrique Armenta
Julia Perez
Former Lawyer Davis Convicted of Murder in Ky. Case
John D. Davis a 62 year old former Sheriff of Edmondson County and Newport attorney was found guilty by a jury of second degree murder in the October 9 shooting death of Minnie Ormes 42 at her Bank Street home. The jury deliberated 40 minutes and Davis awaits sentencing.
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Edmondson County
Newport
Minnie Ormes
Bank Street
Davis
Dennis J. Ryan
Ralph Tooker
George
Canada Willing to Curb Citizens in Rum Traffic
Ottawa reports that Minister of National Revenue W D Euler said Canada is willing to keep Canadians out of liquor running to the United States. He suggested cooperation with U S authorities to prevent bootlegging across the border and proposed legislation to curb Canadian citizens or boats involved in illegal traffic. Euler noted virtually all rum runners are American and Canada spends $1,000,000 yearly to curb smuggling from friendly states.
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Ottawa
D. Euler
National Revenue
Canada
United States
Euer
Seever kills wife and woman at Newcastle home
Neighbors report a quarrel between John Seever and his wife prior to a shooting near Newcastle, Paday. Mrs. Katherine Rogers, living with the couple on Cedar Avenue for four years, died in the incident. Police say Seever admitted bootlegging activities but have no prior records.
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Cleveland
John Seever
Katherine Rogers
Newcastle
Paday
Seevers
Cedar Avenue
Rogers
Seever
Fountains of Fire Burst From Kilauea in Fresh Eruption
HONOLULU July 25 The volcano Kilauea began erupting with Halemaumau crater resuming activity at 6 30 a m four fountains of fire on the southeastern side leaping 100 to 150 feet high Kilauea the world’s largest active volcano last erupted in February this year
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Honolulu
Kilauea
Hawaii
Hilo
Fire destroys forty houses in Bessarabia town
Bucharest July 25. Forty houses were destroyed by fire at Tichina, Bessarabia. More than one hundred people were left homeless as flames, driven by a high wind and heat drought, raged with an insufficient water supply to fight the blaze.
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Bucharest
Tichina
Bessarabia
Eleven Million Bond Issue Vote Planned for Cincinnati
Voters in Cincinnati will decide next November on a bond program totaling 11 million dollars for city improvements. The city sub committee of the Joint Bond and Improvement Committee, meeting at City Manager Col. Sherrill's offices, outlined the highway bond referendums including Columbia Avenue, Union Terminal approach, and Ida Street bridges among others.
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Cincinnati
Joint Bond and Improvement Committee
Col. Sherrill
Columbia Avenue
Union Terminal
Ida Street
Hargreaves Divorced Suit Filed by Grace Bryan Hargreaves
Grace Bryan Hargreaves, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, files for divorce from Richard L. Hargreaves in Beverly Hills Cal tuning custody of four children. She cites cruelty and general incompatibility. A property settlement was agreed before filing.
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Los Angeles
Grace Bryan Hargreaves
William Jennings Bryan
Richard L. Hargreaves
Beaverly Hills
Cal
Boy 15 Gets 15 Year Term For Patricide In Arkansas
In Piggott Arkansas on July 25 a 15 year old boy named George Parker pleaded guilty to second degree murder in a circuit court trial nearing conclusion. He received five years at the state industrial school followed by ten years in the penitentiary for killing his father claiming severe mistreatment.
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Piggott, Ark
George Parker
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