Doctor and wife feud linked to physician's murder
Atlantic and Morris County investigators report Mrs Lilliendahl met Willis Beach in Mountain Lakes with the slain doctor A William Lilliendahl’s wife visiting here recently. The period of the stay sparked quarrels between Mrs Lilliendahl and her husband, with Beach now sought for questioning in the Hammonton case.
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Mountain Lakes
N. J
A. William Lilliendahl
Hammonton
Atlantic
Morris County
Beach Still in Hiding on Advice of Attorney
Willis Beach a South Vineland poultry raiser sought for aiding in the murder of Dr A William Lilliendahl remains at large after a warrant was issued. His attorney says Beach will appear when required while the prosecutor vows arrest on sight. bail for Beach and Mrs Lilliendahl as material witnesses is set at 5000 and 25000 respectively.
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Beach
Hammonton
N. J
Willis Beach
South Vineland
William Lilliendahl
Atsion
Five election officers charged in Pittsburgh primary discrepancies
Criminal informations accuse five Seventh District Third Ward election officers of conspiracy false counts and misdemeanor based on large gaps between district tally sheets and recount figures. Names include Bevillacqua Balastia Spad Levanson Marino with alleged 173 vote differences in some cases.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel H. Gardner
Carmen Bevillacqua
Michael Balastia
William Spad
George Levanson
Angelo Marino
Lives of 100 Persons at Mercy of Waters
Vienna reports nearly 100 residents of Ruggell in Liechtenstein are trapped by floodwaters after a dam break at Bendern. Rescue boats are wrecked by the current and homes risk collapse as Swiss troops race to aid, with pontoons dashed on the Kihine river.
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Vienna
Ruggell
Leichtenstein
Duchy
Switzerland
Kihine
Bendern
Divorces Challenge Ohio Credit Managers
In Columbus on September 28 the heads of thirty Ohio credit bureaus warned divorces create debt collection problems. They urged requiring signatures from both spouses at credit application to protect merchants from losses after divorces.
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Columbus
Ohio
Death in Mt. Auburn from heavy rain slip and fall
A 69 year old machinist Henry Reinmuth of 2201 Rice street Mt. Auburn died after slipping on a stone step while hurrying home during a downpour between 4:30 and 5:30 last evening. Dr W F Vilter proclaimed skull fracture. Desultory showers began at 3 am and continued with the hour storm driving crowds to streetcars and cars. Weather observer W C Devereaux forecast more showers and cooler weather today.
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Henry Reinmuth
Rice Street
Mt. Auburn
Reinmuth
Loth
W. F. Vilter
McMicken Avenue
W. C. Devereaux
United States Weather Observer
Woman’s brain equal to man’s in study at Cornell
Helen H. Gardener, noted feminist and Civil Service Commission member, had her brain studied by Dr. James W. Paper of Cornell. He compared it with twenty others, finding its cortical substance rivaled only by the best in the collection. Gardener willed her brain to Cornell in 1897. she died in 1925.
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New York Worn News Service
Ithaca
Helen H. Gardener
United States Civil Service Commission
James W. Paper
Burt G. Wilder
Cornell University
Cincinnati
Ohio State Normal School
Columbia University
Miller wins first prize in 300 mile air race
Leslie C. Miller of Des Moines Iowa wins 1000 dollars in the Spokane to Portland Class B air race as a gale rages over the Columbia Gorge. His time for the 300 mile flight is 4 hours 31 minutes 55 seconds with an Eagle Rock biplane. Cr W Meyers of Detroit, flying a Waco 110, finishes second in 4 hours 43 minutes 24 seconds earning 500 dollars.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia Gorge
Leslie C. Miller
Des Moines
Miller
Cr. W. Meyers
Detroit
Meyers
Constance Talmadge Seeks Divorce from Captain McIntosh
In Edinburgh Lord Fleming heard part of the case as Constance Talmadge testified. She accuses Captain Alastair MacIntosh of misconduct at the Metropole Hotel in Brighton on June 1 1927. His counsel said he would not oppose the suit.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Constance Talmadge
Alastair McIntosh
Lord Fleming
Miss Talmadge
California
Capt
MacIntosh
Metropole
Brighton
England
Dementia Praecox Featured in Texas Co ed Bank Hold Up Case
Rebecca Bradley Rogers 22 faced arson charges after a bank hold up and planned robbery of another while pursuing a masters at the University of Texas. Alienists testified she showed delusions of grandeur and an enlarged egoism indicating dementia praecox. Her husband Otis Rogers testified and will argue for the defense.
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Georgetown
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
University of Texas
Otis Rogers
Texas University
Cooper Samson
Farmers National Bank
Buda
Round Rock
Livingston Anderson
Austin
Rogers
Praecox
Handman
Rebecca
Campbell Beard
Grace Bradley
Kansas
Anderson
Negro assailant of woman slain in Tennessee
The body of Thomas Williams a Black man was found in Pleasant Union Church yard two miles from Barrettville where he was accused of assaulting a fifty year old white woman. A coroner s jury ruled he died from gunshot wounds inflicted by unknown parties as bands of men hunted for him. A bundle of Williams s clothing lay beside the body and he had borrowed $5 from Magistrate J H Barrett before the attack.
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Memphis
Tenn
Thomas Williams
Barrettville
This County
Pleasant Union Church Yard
Williams
J. H. Barrett
Catholic fanatics slain in two fights in Jalisco
Mexico City report says 34 rebels were killed and Father Sedano captured and executed after two combats with federal troops in Jalisco. One corporal and two soldiers died. nine soldiers and one officer wounded. rebels fled after losses at Los Mezquites and Portozuelo.
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Mexico City
Janitor’s Invitation Accepted By Moscow For Tercentenary
William A. Ryan Dorchester janitor and self styled organizer said Moscow accepted his invitation to Boston’s tercentenary as officials denied sending any invitations The plan envisions a world conference of cities with hundreds of city representatives from several nations for the 1930 celebration Ryan 50 years old and father of five works in a local printing plant.
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Boston
William A. Ryan
Dorchester
World League of Cities
Moscow
United States
England
France
Russia
Italy
China
Japan
India
Ryan
Bank Robbery Strikes Hordville First State Bank
Two rough dressed youths robbed the Hordville First State Bank around 4 pm taking 1500 dollars at gunpoint. They fled in an automobile after the holdup, local press reports say.
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Western Bank
Hordville
Neb
Hordville First State Bank
Noted financier Festus Wade dies in St Louis
Festus J. Wade 67, president of the Mercantile Trust Company and influential figure in U S finance, died in St Louis after throat cancer surgery and pneumonia. Born in Ireland October 14 1859 he rose from immigrant roots to chairkey banking committees and advise federal finance bodies. His two daughters were summoned as illness worsened.
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ST. Louis
Festus J. Wade
Mercantile Trust Company
Wade
Ireland
America
American Bankers’ Association
International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Harding
Washington
Currency Commission
Federal Advisory Council of Banks
L.P. Warren
D. C
Sewell Temas
Denver
Col
Ave
Parole Recommended for Oil Promoter Gordon Campbell
Parole of Gordon Campbell, convicted of using the mails to defraud, was recommended by the Parole Board on condition the pending indictment is dismissed. Campbell, sentenced May 6 1925 to two years and a $1000 fine, became eligible July 23. He was linked to the Gordon Campbell Kevin Oil Syndicate No. 2 and to attempts involving Senator Wheeler.
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Washington
Gordon Campbell
Great Falls
Mont
Parole Board
Sargent
United States
Campbell
Department of Justice
Wheeler
Montana
Interior Department
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Oil Syndicate
Manufacturers Seek Tax Cut for Corporations in Columbus
The Ohio Manufacturers Association asks Congress to cut the corporate income tax from 13 percent to no more than 10 percent. In a letter to Chairman Green and Ohio lawmakers, the board says corporate tax relief is fair to thrifty citizens who invest in business and notes individuals’ rate has fallen to 5 percent while corporate rates rose to 13 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Green
Ways and Means Committee
Ohio
Board of
Sage Estate Overtaxed in New York
The U S Government must return 1 618 939 93 in income taxes on the Mrs Russell Sage estate after a United States District Court ruling by Judge Thomas D Thacher. Sage estate valued about 80 million at her 1918 death.
Indianapolis Mayor Duvall Faces Possible Impeachment
Mayor John L. Duvall of Indianapolis, recently convicted of corrupt practices, vows no resignation as reports circulate that Marion County Grand Jury may pursue impeachment. Final decision rests with prosecutor aides and the grand jury, potentially leading to Criminal Court action and suspension from office during appeal.
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Idianapolis
Ind
John L. Duvall
Indianapolis
Grand Jury
Indiana
Marion County Grand Jury
William H. Remy
John W. Holtzman
Emsley Johnson
Duvall
William H. Armitage
Ford's Brother Dies Suddenly in Fordson Cottage
Detroit news reports John Ford, wealthy real estate operator and brother of Henry Ford, died of heart disease in an unoccupied Fordson cottage. He was President of Fordson City Council, a real estate partner, and officer in two banks. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Detroit
Mich
John Ford
Henry Ford
Fordson
Robert W. Ford
Ford
Henry
William Ford
Margaret Ruddiman
Honeymoon Car Death Tragedy In Wisconsin Park
In Portage Wisconsin after a wedding Mr and Mrs John J Pirks of Marshall Minnesota died when their car veered off a fifteen foot embankment into a pond in a city park. Their bodies were recovered nearly a day after the plunge amid fog and rain.
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Portage
Wis
John J. Pirks
Marshall
Minn
Portage City Park
Pirks
Wisconsin River
State Highway Commission
Victim of Rum Feud Slain in Auto in New York
Tony Slavadore Barbera, 36, was found dead slumped over the steering wheel of an automobile in New York. A traffic patrolman nearby had been guiding school children when the bullet-riddled body was discovered. Notations on slips mentioning cases linked the death to bootleggers feuds, with no definite crew identified.
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New York
Tony Slavadore Barbera
Tony
Practice of Thwarting States in Prosecution of Dry Killers
Four prohibition agents shot and killed Charles Gundlach, a 77 year old Maryland farmer who refused a home search. The federal case against the agents moved to the Baltimore federal courts where the U S district attorney acts as their defender. Maryland Governor Ritchie was asked if he would seek Maryland court prosecution of the agents.
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New York World News Service
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Charles P. Gundlach
Maryland
Baltimore
United States District Attorney
Ritchie
Navy chief Magruder inquiry continues after interview fallout
Secretary Wilbur and Rear Admiral Magruder met in a conference to resolve controversy over a magazine article and a New York Times interview. Wilbur said the episode is closed for him but an inquiry proceeds to see if Magruder violated regulations by speaking to the press.
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Washington
T. P. Magruder
Navy
Wilbur
New York Times
Saturday Evening Post
Magruder
Masruder
Love Letters Tie Nurse to Minister in Poison Case
Enid Oklahoma September hearing reveals affectionate ties between Rev Charles Bailey and nurse Miss Mary Atkinson amid accusations she poisoned his daughter Mary Jane. Evidence includes letters declaring love and alleged overdose symptoms noted by doctors. Bailey denies romance in court as witnesses describe family illness and vanished wife.
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Enid
Okla
Charles Bailey
Mary Atkinson
Mary Jane
Stewart Bailey
Miss Bailey
W. H. Bailey
Oklahoma City
Dan Mitchell
Garfield County
Mary Jane Bailey
Miss Atkinson
Dad
Mother
Maryland vows fair trial for prohibition agents in Gundlach case
Baltimore reports the state will ensure an impartial Maryland court trial for prohibition agents charged in the killing of Gundlach. The State’s Attorney protests removal to Federal Court, while the Federal law supporters say defendants may demand Federal trial with District Attorney as counsel and the state Attorney General weighing grounds to keep cases in Maryland courts.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Prohibition
Supreme Court
U. S. Attorneys Defend Rather Than Prosecute
Washington report details how the prohibition unit moves dry agent murder cases to federal court avoiding state prosecutions. United States Attorneys defend the agents in federal court while state officials seek murder indictments. The Gundlach case is cited as a recent example with agents released on bail amid the clash between state and federal prosecutions.
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Elliott Thurston
New York World News Service
Washington
Prohibition Unit
Congress
United States
Charles P. Gundlach
Maryland
St. Mary's County
Randolph Brewer
Federal District Court
Baltimore
Prohibition
Brewer
Dawes Praises War Mothers at National Convention
Vice President Charles G. Dawes addressed the sixth national convention of the American War Mothers in Milwaukee. He lauded their resilience after loss, saying suffering draws the highest, most unselfish resolves of humanity. He spoke of a mother’s deep grief and altered future after a son's death.
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Milwaukee
Charles G. Dawes
Gen. Dawes
Rufus F. Dawes
Fire raid in Duquoin nets massive liquor seizure
Fire engines aided a two day raid by prohibition agents in Duquoin Illinois. About 75 000 gallons of alcohol and mash were seized from basements and vats across the Italian district. One home yielded 2000 gallons of mash in a cistern. An arrest was made as raids continued.
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New York World News Service
Duquoin
Striking Pupils Push 900 Headcount in Gary School
In Gary Indiana Emerson High School saw 24 Negro students attend while white pupils increased to about 900 absent after a three day walkout. City officials and the mayor held two talks to calm the stand off but no transfer was agreed. Principal Spaulding warned missing more time would require extra makeup work as the strike drew in nearly 100 more students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Emerson High School
Floyd E. Williams
A. E. Spaulding
Emerson
Thea Rasche Flies Flamingo Plane Crash
German aviatrix Thea Rasche survives a Flamingo biplane crash near Quincy Dennison airport after engine failure at 2 000 feet. She escaped unhurt though the plane nosed into swampy ground near the hangars and suffered propeller damage.
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Boston
Thea Rasche
Dennison
Quincy
Miss Rasche
Rasche
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Commercial Tribune
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Constance
Mate
Texas
F. J. Wade
St. Louis Trust Co
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Nurs
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Ter
Young Bailey
GOV
Albert C. Rithie
New York World New Service
U. S
United States Attorney’s Office
Dawes
Illinois
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