Seven indicted men sentenced in Houston County
Seven men indicted by the Houston County grand jury were sentenced to a total of 17 years and 30 days. Raymond Price and Nile Price received prison terms for assault with intent to commit murder. Chcuit Cort Judge H. A. Peares imposed the sentence after guilty pleas. Lonn's Askew, a negro, drew two to three years for attempting to murder his mother Pearl Askew. Horace Moate admitted marrying a girl under 14 but claimed ignorance of the age.
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Houston
Raymond Price
Nile Price
Fromree
Kilby
Carey Hawkins
Chcuit. Cort
H. A. Peares
Price
Lonn
Askew
Pearl Askew
Horace Moate
Peare
Mearry
Moates
C. W. Faison
Pearce
James Session
Willie Govant
Bill Govant
Bessie Whitmire
Norris Flournoy
Wonderful news for fit sufferers
A fragmented ad claims a cure called Phenuteqtol in St Johns Place Stuts brook New York. It asserts most stubborn cases of illness have been stopped and many sufferers helped. The text is unclear and promotional in tone with dubious medical claims.
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St Johns PI Stutsbrook
BR. Y. Doerts
Al Capone to Be Freed on St Patrick's Day
Philadelphia February 2 1929 Capone the Chicago gang leader will walk free on St Patrick's Day after a reduced sentence for good behavior He has served ten quiet months at eastern Pennsylvania State Penitentiary and well before release he will have aided prisoners families and hospitals including a 1000 donation to a children's hospital 590 for charity tickets and 285 baskets of food last Christmas While his associate Frank Cline remains with him the pardon and conduct record are cited as reasons for early release with other inmates receiving 1 to 2 year terms for grand larceny forging checks and pistol theftes scattered among negro defendants and a few days for property sales
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
St. Patrick’s Day
Chicago
Frank Cline
Capone
Children’s Hospital
Pilot to attempt altitude record at Decatur flight
Glenn Romkey chief engineer of the National Airways System says weather permitting he will attempt a new altitude record for planes under 100 horsepower at Decatur airport. He will fly a National Airways single seat cabin type Air One plane starting at 1 p.m. if conditions allow.
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Decatur Decatur
Ala
Glenn Romkey
National Airways System, Inc
Decatur
Romkey
National Rways
Man and woman slain in hotel murder suicide
In Los Angeles a 36 year old actress Verna M Gingell and musician Sigurd Diorne were shot dead in a downtown apartment by her estranged husband Augustus Gingell a 38 year old Glendale merchant who surrendered to police. The couple had become estranged after Verna formed ties with Diorne. Police noted Gingell used a pass key and five shots to kill both victims before leaving the scene.
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Los Angeles
Verna M. Gingell
Sigurd Diorne
Augustus Gingell
Glendale
Cal
Gingell
Vera Dunn
Vera Ryan
Bjorne
Frank Burkaby
Hollywood
Mesa
Br Alin Uv
Hi- Wre
Negro Drowns Fleeing Officers in Alabama
Montgomery February report by Coroner John J. Diffty states an unidentified Negro liquor runner died in an accidental drowning after leaping into Catoma Creek to escape pursuing officers. A 12 gallon total of liquor was found in the car. The body was discovered after a second search.
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Montgomery
John J. Diffty
Catoma Creek
Death toll rises in Tutankhamun tomb exploration scare
London report notes Lord Westbury, ailing British peer, reportedly died by suicide amid sensational Tutankhamun tomb intrigue. The 60s lord left a stark note before leaping from a glass veranda during a theater-like investigation scene connected to Howard Carter’s excavations. Witnesses describe a chaotic aftermath including a hospital transfer for a woman struck by glass. The tale links to the Bethel murder inquiry and Carter’s Egypt treasure saga, with lingering questions about motive and fate for those involved.
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London
Egypt
Sen
Howard Carter
Deng
Lord Westbury
Hichard Bethel
Carter
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