State Executives Trip To Exact Life For Life
Illinois authorities carried out three executions at the state penitentiary to avenge the killings during an attempted bank robbery. Fred Gerner, Arthur Thielen, and John Hanff died in 19 minutes after 1 a.m. for the Bundy murder and the robbers’ killings of Sheriff Glen Axline and Charles Seipp. One robber, Melvin Yelst, died by suicide after a posse surrounded the farmhouse.
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Fred Gerner
Arthur Thielen
Rockford
John Hanff
Chi- Cairo
Gerner
Hauff
Thielen
Bundy
Glen Axline
Marshell County
Charles Seipp
Melvin Yelst
3Mere
Varna
Ducal Coroner Fails To Spare Manchester From Fraud Sentence
London May 10 The Duke of Manchester was convicted at Old Bailey of obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced to nine months in prison. He testified his finances were strained and denied intent to defraud, saying he pawned jewelry from his late American-born mother's estate to redeem it. The case centered on loans totaling 650 pounds on jewelry claimed as his own.
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London
Duke of
Manchester
Old Bailey
Dean
Duke
Alison
West Tennessee City Hook Up to Pickwick Dam Power Surveyed
Memphis May 10 AP AgIte to link Jackson Milan and six other west Tennessee cities with the TVA pool of power at Pickwick dam is being surveyed by TVA officials. Other cities suggested include Trenton Union City Dyaraburg Covington Somerville and Bolivar. O Swanson TVA engineer has investigated the plan recommended by the west Tennessee TVA association and the Tennessee Valley commission appointed by Gov Hur McAlister. All of the cities have municipally owned power plants.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aglte
Jackson
Milan
West Tennessee
TVA
Pickwick Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Trenton
Union City
Dyaraburg
Covington
Somerville
Bolivara
Byrd Ships Anchor Off Quantico Base Enroute Washington
The Bear of Oakland and the Jacob Ruppert anchored off Quantico Marine Base Va en route to Washington after arrival during the night. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, expedition leader, was in seclusion as materials and men from the Jacob Ruppert were to be transferred to the Bear. The Bear will carry the explorers to Washington where President Roosevelt and officials will welcome them tomorrow.
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Quantico
Byrd Antarctic
Bear
Oakland
Jacob Ruppert
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Jacob Rappert
Washinngton
Roosevelt
Short wills reveal plain meaning in Westchester note
Westchester Pennsylvania May 10 AP reports two concise wills. M A Flanagan leaves all to sister Kate on file. Cyrus Williams writes on wrapping paper everything goes to Effie.
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Westchester
M. A. Flanagan
Kate
Cyrus & Willams
Effie
Homecoming Planned for Pleasant Hill Church Event
Pleasant Hill Homecoming set for Sunday May 19 at Pleasant Hin church near Headland. Members invited to bring lunch served on the ground. Rev J N Barnes to preach at 11 AM and a visiting minister to be announced in the afternoon. Singing and entertainment arranged.
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Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hincchurch
Headland
J. N. Barnes
Getling in reverse mangas city mystery unfolds
AP report from Mangas City on May 10 describes a perplexing police inquiry involving a 23 year old Harry Moers Jr and a claimed third degree interrogation. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a downtown confrontation and an ongoing probe into the incident.
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Getling
Mangas City
Harry Moers, Jr
Harry
Enigmatic Escort Amid Sussex Danger
Alison Rede travels to a remote Sussex case after a telegram from her father, but her father fails to appear. A monstrous assailant nearly murders her until a young, handsome rescuer named Guy Westurn arrives. They head toward London as questions loom about a near coincidental proximity to her pursuer.
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Alison Rede
Sussex
Mr. Rede
Aliven
London
Fa Guy Westurn
Allgon
Ala Ravlay
The Movers Pig and Alison in a Riverside Mystery
Alison and Guy stage a discreet romance as they evade a father and plan a secret meet, while an arriving movers crew discovers an empty down house and a looming theft risk. A late twist suggests Alison will face her family’s concerns as the scene shifts to the house’s interior.
Russian Domestic Life Complicated
In Moscow separation can require a court ordered division of a single room apartment due to housing shortages. The case of Mrs Eugene Lanier shows that while divorce is simple to obtain a civil registry, separation may entail splitting their shared one room apartment, forcing each party to use half.
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Moscow
Eugene Lanier
Whistle Clue Unmasks Silent Lad as Boy’s Father Calls
Detectives grilled the youngster for his name and address but only noises from a whistle and a rattling object emerged. Frustrated officers nearly quit until the boy’s father arrived and clarified the matter.
Court rules crossword puzzle not a lottery in London case
A court dismissed a charge against a newspaper that offered 19000 dollars in prizes for brain-teaser solutions. Prosecutors argued multiple word choices made winning depend on luck, but the judge ruled the puzzle did not constitute a lottery despite six figure potential prize calculations.
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London
Wandering Buoy Returns to Cuban Waters After Voyage
A $6,500 electric bell buoy drifted for nearly two years across the Caribbean. It broke loose from Camaguey province near Santa Cluz del Sur during a midsummer hurricane, drifted to near British Honduras, and was recovered off Cuba. After minor repairs in Havana it will be retuned to duty.
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Havana
Caribbean
Cuba
Santa Cluz del Sur
Camaguey Province
Tati
British Honduras
Gifts To Reichswehr Swamp War Ministry
Berlin May 10. Private citizens have poured cash and goods into the defense ministry for the new army. War minister Werner von Blomberg urged contributions to a special banking account. A Leipzig firm declared a five percent dividend instead of six to support building up the defense forces.
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Berlin
Defense Ministry
Werner von Blomberg
Leipzig
Wildest air field guarded from blacks on Bathurst Island
On Bathurst Island off Australia's north coast the emergency landing field for the Port Darwin Singapore air route was completed. Locks on gas and water tanks were installed to prevent tampering by native inhabitants. the field is described as the wildest emergency field in the world. Mariana, king of the island, is mentioned in connection with the locale.
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Darwin
Australia
Bathurst Island
Port Darwin-Singapore
Mariana
Royal Jubilee Glorifies George V as Empire Pays Homage
A picture shows King George V and Queen Mary on Buckingham Palace terrace during a royal ceremony marking 25 years of George V’s reign. The event underscores the empire’s loyalty amid historic changes as reports note land payments tied to empire projects and archival discoveries about Timisoara’s pawn to Vienna in 1758.
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George V
British Empire
George
Mary
Buckingham Palace
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