Dual Slayings Suspect Held in St Paul Murder Case
Lloyd Geisel, 49, Massillon, Ohio, held in St Paul on murder charges for the August 4 farm killings of Albert and Johanna Biegert near Girard. Police seek to identify him as the suspect in the dual slayings as authorities intensify a hunt with state police assistance. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania debates relief policy as Gov. Pinchot pushes county board changes toward professional welfare staff.
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ST. Paul
Lloyd Geisel
Massillon
Girard
Gelsel
Gelsel Ja
Alberta Biegert
Johanna Biegert
Erie County
Seairch
Minneapolis
Geisel
St Paul
Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Pinchot
Auditor General
Baldwin
Noerd
Leaves Against Husband Wish Ends In Slain Pair
In Penn township near Pittsburgh on Aug 28 bodies of Edwin V. Kerr a New Kensington druggist and Mrs Della Gradier 24 mother of two were found after they failed to return from a house party last night Kerr's car held a box with a capsule of white powder believed to be poison Police Chief Sam Bickerstaff reported the scene showed the car on the Sandy Creek river road prior to discovery with Gradier saying Kerr did not want anyone to accompany him.
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Pitisburgh
Kerr
Sandy Creek
River Road
Sam Bickerstaff
Sandy Creel
Wenti
Gradler
Kill Extortionist Arrest Companion in Wisconsin Shootout
A gunfight in Ironwood left extortionist Robert Rogers dead and companion John Stokle under arrest after an attempt to collect five thousand dollars from George Goodroe, a Tron county hotel proprietor, failed. Officers fired on Rogers as he and Stokle went to retrieve a package Goodroe left at a designated spot.
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Unitea Pease Rhindlander
Wis
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Flere
George Goodroe
Tron County
Robert Rogers
Ironwood
Oneida
John Stokle
Tronwood
Goodroe
Fear Spreads of Malady at Erie
News from Erie describes fears of a contagious illness after a local incident. Authorities traced exposure to a youth club gathering, prompting health officials to seek containment and advise precautionary measures for attendees and staff.
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Erie
Hoover Policies Are Scored by Coughlin
Detroit Aug 23 Rev Charles B Coughlin attacked former President Hoover before a grand jury investigating Detroit bank failures. He charged Hoover’s policy sickened the poor while hoarding gold and lamented bread for Michigan’s hungry. He endorsed Roosevelt and the New Deal.
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Hoover
Coughlin
United Press
Detroit
Charles B. Coughlin
Arkansas
Michigen
Roosevelt
Gandhi Released From Jail Amid Fasting Illness
Indian leader M K Gandhi, weakened by a weeklong fast, was released unconditionally from prison today. He left Verayda jail by ambulance and, still fasting, pledged to continue civil disobedience until the government concedes home rule. His wife and Madeline Slade were freed to attend him.
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United Press
Poona
India
Manatma M. K. Gandhi
Alvil Hospital
Pamakutti
Gandhi
Verayda
Madeline Slade
Ahmedabad
Plan Big Flood Control Outlay on Allegheny
Aug 23 Pittsburgh officials and regional representatives discussed a proposed largest waterways improvement for the area. Mayor John B Herron led talks on a massive flood control project for the Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela basin to win federal approval and funding. The plan would cost about 7 million dollars and aim to protect 46,000 residents with direct expenditures for materials like cement and lumber.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongahela
John 8. Herron
Pittshurgh
Cimmisssion OF
Wenervous
Croat
Imimfefpa
oMicfaln
Hietriastate
Indigency Not a Basis for School Tax Exemption
Attorney General Schnader told the Department of Public Instruction that school boards lack authority to exonerate property owners from school taxes due to indigency. He said tax collectors may be relieved of liability to collect these taxes, but exemptions based on mistake or unsealed lands are not valid exemptions.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Schnader
Department of Public Innstruction
Road Opening Celebration Postponed Due to Absence of State Leaders
The planned road opening ceremony for the new Hdintoro shortcut is postponed after Governor Pinchot Mrs Pinchot State Secretary Samuel Lewis and other state leaders cannot attend next week. A motor cavalcade was planned for here and West Springfield with a joint Edinboro program. No new date is set though officials hope for within ten days.
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Pinchot
Samuel Lewis
Thomas Frame
Hdintoro
West Springfield
Edinboro
Lewis
Lee Shoemaker
Ein
Escaped Erie Killer Returned to Rockview
Walter Scott, 48, and Walter Scott, 18, figures tied to an escape and robbery are reported in a scrambled account. Police said the inmate was returned in shackles after allegedly fleeing from Rockview Penitentiary with a cash seizure.
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Erie
Rockview
Walter Scott
United Prou Wri
Rockview Penitentiary
von Doredrrantas
Lyeke
Umder Arment
Shakes Indy
Wardton
Walter
Meadville to Host 1933 Methodist Conference
Rev Perry F Haines and several delegates expected for the Erie Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to convene in Meadville from September 14 to 17. The gathering marks Allegheny College’s 100th anniversary with the Methodist connection and opens with a Communion service led by notable bishops H Lester Smith and Adna Wright Leonard.
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Perry F. Haines
Severelal
Erie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Meadville
Allegheny College
H. Lester Smith
Adna Wright Leonard
Pittsburgonreit
Ohio publisher Wallace found dead in river
Unite Press reports Wallace, editor and publisher of a Ohio newspaper, was found dead in the river near his home after leaving last night. Initial signs point to death by self harm. investigators await autopsy and neighborhood reactions.
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mTone
Wallace
Te Cosh
Actin Trinnine
Suthari
Hea
Tvl
Hiebome
Wale Janse Hag Boer
Ed Orlnsy
Courte
Floyd
Cray
Nell Lyonn
Boynes
Shanes
Alarm Frightens Off North Corry Burglar
Thieves attempted to force entry at C. Barnes grocery in Worth Corry early morning. A rear shed was entered but the main door resisted. They pried boards, opened a side window, then fled when the burglar alarm rang. Police traced exit to a car on the old fair grounds.
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2. C. Barnes
Worth Corry
Brown
George Mulderick
Fair Grounds
Corry Fatality Probe Targets Earl Shaw Motorcycle Crash
Erie resident Zordnex W G Struble plans an inquest into the death of Earl Shaw 18 after his motorcycle side swiped N Dell Darling s car on West 8th Street. Shaw died later from a fractured skull at Hamet hospital. An inquest will be scheduled after his funeral at St Andrews church. Interment at Calgary cemetery.
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Zordnex
W. G. Struble
Erie
Earl Shaw
Nigell Dating
W. G. Stroble
Parl Shaw
W. 10Th Street
St. Andrews
Calgary
W. Sth
Schenley
Maryland
Shaw
N. Dell Darling
West
Darling
Maryland Ave
Hamet
Breweries Licensed in Penn a Drop Since Prohibition Era
United Press from Harrisburg reports 84 breweries are licensed to manufacture beer in Pennsylvania, down from 108 before Prohibition. Distilleries with whiskey permits are 6 now versus 44 in 1929. Philipsburg Brewing Company permit was rejected this week.
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Pennay
Alcohal
Boura
Philipsburg Brewing Company
Opium Den Raided In Erie Two Die Arrested
In Erie Pennsylvania on August 23 two Chinese laundry operators Yee On and Yee Haw Sick were arrested and charged with running the citys first opium den seized in more than a decade. Paraphernalia for opium smoking was confiscated from their building.
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Erie
United Press
Yee
Yee Haw
Danner Death Mystery Sparks Foul-Play Suspicion
Harold Danner, 28, killed beside the Miné railroad freight tracks early Sunday morning near Linton City. Deputy Coroner Crowe says witnesses are unavailable and believes a freight train struck him as he crossed the tracks, though authorities doubt definitive cause and suspect no solid evidence of foul play. Funeral services are planned in Union City this afternoon.
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Union City
Harold Danner
Hrie
Arthur Crowe
Crowe
Danner
Railroad
Irina War
Tir Danner
Johnsons Stand On Plan Protested By NRA Board
A national recovery act protest arose as the NRA labor advisory board pressed for Johnson to weaken the law. The board reported success in securing assurances that concrete steps would be taken to dilute the program.
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Johnson
Anne
Washington
Aue
NRA Labor Advisory Board
Postpone Meeting of Pal Recovery Board Reported
A postponed meeting of the Pal Recovery Board is noted amid reports of a slight decline in crude oil output. Governor Pinchot invites the group to the Adirondack commission, with delays awaiting guidance from General Hugh S. Robenson and other officials. The erratic information exchange delays further action.
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PAL Recovery Board
United Prete Harrigbury
Toe Pennshpn
Dutien
Pinchot
Pytroseussonatione
Losier Wire Harian
la Hellermeyer
Hugh 5
North Carolina Coast HIT by Hurricane Gale Slams Virginia Coast
A hurricane force storm swept the coast from North Carolina to Virginia and north toward Washington and New York. The liner Madison with 90 aboard struggled toward Chesapeake Bay. Coast Guard and Navy boats aided. Norfolk suffered wreckage, flooded streets, and widespread damage as Willoughby Beach homes were destroyed or damaged. large waves continued offshore amid isolated summer colonies and debris-filled streets.
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United Press
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Washington
New York
Madison
Cape Charles
Coast Guard
Navy
Eastern Steamship Lines
Norfolk
Willoughby Beach
Simmer
Clearig
Ocean View
Drawings for Ballot Places at Erse Today
The county commissioners report that ballot place drawings were still in progress at 2 PM with no firm announcement expected. Local candidates were scheduled to draw at 11 AM, but no results or details were available when inquiries were made.
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Erse
Vinwitis
Pisces
Balfe
Jovenal
Charges Dropped Against Polo Player Seventy
Chicago reports say charges against a polo player aged seventy were dropped after an alleged attack case. The article references unclear names and events, with disrupted text making specifics uncertain yet noting the legal action and dismissal.
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