Kane Murder Trial Nears Verdict As Defense Probes Case
UPI report covers the Kane murder trial as attorneys rest and prepare jury instructions. Dr Elisha Kent Kane Jr, Tennessee professor, faces questions over whether his wife drowned or died of heart disease. Prosecution pressed alleged motive and conduct, while defense offered doubt about deliberate drowning. Meanwhile, a separate Leavenworth prison break dominates front pages with hostage takings, shootings, and a massive manhunt, detailing the escape plot and ongoing investigations.
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Hampton
Elisha Kent Kane TI
University of Tennessee
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Kane
Paul J. Parker
Yimaring
Professor Kane
Harry M. Smith, Jr
Smith
Boy in 54th day of sleep in Memphis Ohio? No, Tennessee
An eight year old boy in Memphis Tennessee entered a long sleep after October 14. Doctors report a mysterious sleeping sickness baffling medical science. He weakened despite hospital care and is unlikely to recover. Neurology experts from University of Tennessee consult, with specialists from other cities arriving to study the case.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Huggins of Ad Hospital
Joe
H. B. Turner
University of ‘Tennessee ‘Medical School
Uney
Eleven Drowned as German Vessel Sinks
Oslo reports the German steam Seafgler Venus sank in a vicious storm with eleven crew drowned and two saved. The engineer and mate were rescued. A traveler had 18 aboard. Seven men remained in a lifeboat and six on a raft. lifeboat capsized drowning all, and four on the raft also perished.
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United Press
Oslo
Second Storm Hits Durango Rails Blocked
A second blizzard swept the San Juan basin disrupting rail travel near Durango. Denver and Rio Grande trains were stalled between Durango and Alamosa and later brought in after heavy snow. Roads, cattle, and motorists faced closures as new snowfall soared, isolating Omaha New Mexico and straining relief efforts.
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Cola
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San Juan ‘Basin
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Alamosa
Siypels
Omaha
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Prince Nicholas Renounces Royal Rights to Marry Commoner
Prince Nicholas of Roumania relinquished his royal rights and military titles to wed Lucia Deleti, a commoner. The ceremony was annulled by the superior court, and Nicholas is to become an ordinary citizen under a new name while remaining in Roumania. King Carol and the government reportedly accept the renunciation.
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Roumania
United Press
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Lucia Deleti
Carol
Army Leads Navy 10 to 0 at Half in Charity Game
The Army eleven leads Navy 10 to 0 at halftime in Yankee Stadium New York. The Cadets opened scoring in the second period after a scoreless first quarter, breaking through to take a ten point advantage.
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Navy
Ffst
Yankee Stadium
New York
Convict Three in Brewery Raid at Brackenridge
Pittsburgh December federal authorities announce the third action against Labor Products and Tee Company of Brackenridge. The firm and three employees Frank Schoen Sr Frank Schoen Jr and Frank H Miller were found guilty on four counts of violating prohibition laws. Sentencing set for Monday before Judge F P Schoonmaker. An appeal may follow. The company had its beverage permit revoked and the pasteurized plant padlocked for a year, though the ice plant remained in operation.
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United Press Pittsburgh
Labor Products and Tee Company
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Brackenridge
Frank Schoen
Frank, Jr
Frank H Miller
F. P. Schoonmaker
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Convicted Minister of Murdering Own Son in Augusta
Augusta, Ga. December 12 Rev 1 4 Williams was found guilty of murdering his son Raford Grady Williams a pharmacist's mate 15 N and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Richmond County Superior Court The jury deliberated over 16 hours and earlier trials ended in mistrial due to a hung verdict The case follows a prior unresolved jury deadlock years ago with a retrial now secure.
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Augusta
Williams
Raford Grady Willams
Richmond County Superior
Wife unaware of husband’s death in famine accident
Mrs Frances Elkin 21 of Harwick Pa died in Allegheny Valley hospital after learning her husband Frank 24 was fatally injured in a Harwick Coal and Coke Company mine accident. She was seriously ill and not told of his death. Frank died in Citizens General Hospital New Kensington an hour after injury.
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Tarentum
Frances Elkin
Harwicky Pa
Allegheny Valley Hospital
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Frank
Harwick
Today’s Five Best Radio Entertainments Weap
Network lineups list NBC WABC WIZ and CBS broadcasts with Empire Room Orchestra Reis Dunty and Fort Show but the entry is fragmented and unclear on exact times and programs. The schedule mentions orchestras and opera across networks, reflecting a mixed radio entertainment slate for the day.
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NBG
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Powers Sentenced 10 Hang for Slayings
Dee Powers, convicted in the Bluebeard murder of Mrs Dorothy Lemke in Clarksburg West Virginia, was sentenced to hang on Friday March 18 1992 by Judge John Southern after the court denied a motion for a new trial. Prosecutors labeled the murder brutal and manipulative as Powers allegedly lured Lemke a middle aged nurse to a grim crime scene, where both she and her killers were beaten and murdered.
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Dee
Jimivy F. Powera
Bluebeard
Dorothy Lemke
Northboyy
Mass
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Beasily
Power
Southern
Dairymen to Receive $1.55 for Now in Milk Prices
Dairy industry notes show November net pool prices around $1.71 per 100 pounds, down 3 cents from October, with Class 1 and metropolitan area prices reflecting declines. Production volume rose modestly yet marketed a smaller surplus, yielding favorable returns for November. Separately in Tokyo, Toyoshi Taukai of the Seiyukai is tapped to form a cabinet, with coalition chances and past ministerial roles noted.
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Commis- League
Mili
Dairymen of Carry and Vichity
Dairymen's League Cooperative Association, Inc
Gorey
Duriig
Isla
Half Million Join In Guadalupe Pilgrimage
About 500 000 pilgrims from Latin American nations marked the 400th anniversary of the Virgin of Guadalupe. A 24 hour program began at midnight and the road to the Basilica of Guadalupe was crowded with the faithful as Liaison police were reinforced by detachments from Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Lenz and Partner Jump Into 5 650-Point Lead
In New York the Culbertson-Lenz two demand system faceoff nears a fifth session as Lenz and Jacoby build a 5650 point edge with seven wins in twelve rubbers. Culbertson, warned by supporters and facing heavy betting odds, remains wary of the looming deficit.
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Joulbertson
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Sny Miedas
Ward Lenz
Lioz
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Congressional Hostility Stirs Administration
Washington dispatch reports growing congressional hostility to President Hoover’s war debt relief plan. The administration seeks a one year moratorium on debt payments by European nations, while senators press for cautious action and investigate foreign loan activity. Many lawmakers fear delaying ratification could threaten domestic recovery and bank interests.
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Switzerland
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