Four questioned in death of aged recluse in Natchez
In Natchez Mississippi on August 6 three men and a woman were detained for questioning in the slaying of Miss Jane Merrill aged recluse. Richard Dana eccentric woodsman and his housekeeper Miss Dockery plus two men named Burke and Ferguson are in custody. The coroner's jury found death at unknown hands. Miss Merrill daughter of Ayres Merrill once US ambassador to Belgium and lived last years in isolation.
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Jane Merrill
Natchez, Miss
Richard Dana
Dana
Octavia
Dockery
Burke and Ferguson
Miss Dockery
Miss Merrill
Ayres Merrill
United States
Belgium
Newbrough Rites Held for Mrs Mary B Riley Newbrough
Funeral services were held at Harmony Grove church for Mrs Mary B Riley Newbrough 78 who died Tuesday in Fairmont Rev T B Lawler of Lumberport officiated She was daughter of the late John H Riley pioneer resident widow of Isaac M Newbrough who died in 1882 Survived by brother Lawson J Riley of Lost Run and several nieces and nephews A deceased brother Oscar M Riley formerly with the Grafton police for many years
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Harmony Grove
Mary B. Riley Nwbrough
Fairmont
T. B. Lawler
Lumberport
Oscar M. Riley
Grafton
Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary to hold memo oral meeting
The B. and O. Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary announce a memo oral gathering Tuesday at 7 30 in the lodge hall. Officers should wear white. All members and friends of deceased members are invited.
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B. & O. Veterans
Ladies' Auxiliary
Libby Holman Faces Murder Indictment and Flight
Libby Holman Reynolds a Broadway singer remains in seclusion as her father Alfred Holman fights to arrange bail and speed trial for the slaying of her husband Smith Reynolds in Winston Salem. Indictments against Libby and Abe Walker prompt habeas corpus petitions in Forsyth county as officials seek to bring her to North Carolina for justice.
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Alfred Holman
Libby Holman Reynolds
North Carolina
Smith Reynolds
Albert Holman
Winston Salem
Libby
Cincinnati
Libby Holman
Smith
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Special County
Ginger
Albert’ Holman
N. C
Sith Reynolds
Abe Walker
Young Reynolds
Holman
Benet Polikoff
New York
James E
Pinegan
Walker
Albert Walker
Libby Holmen Reynolds
Bailey Lupfert
A. M. Stark
Forsyth County
Trial urged as Libby Holman case unfolds in NC
Holman presses bond plea for Libby in superior court with two local attorneys aiding. He says he wants a quick trial to spare his daughter further trouble, while his son in law and associates claim Libby will face a jury when needed. Libby’s whereabouts remain undisclosed as capias looms after a murder charge true bill. Richard Reynolds sails from Rio de Janeiro in connection with the case.
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Libby
Benet
Polikoff
Holman
North Carolina
Mother Polikoff
Woman Abandons Endurance Flight Near Isle of Wight
Ventnor Isle of Wight Aug. 6 Mrs Victor Bruce British woman flier who attempted an endurance record yesterday failed again today. Her plane came down on the waters near shore after being in the air little more than 15 hours. Fuel in the main gasoline tank was given as the reason for abandonment of the flight.
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Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Victor Bruce
Alea
Hinton Youth Killed On Freight Train Spotted
Lawrence Maddy, 22, of Hinton West Virginia, died last night atop a Pittsburgh bound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train after his head hit a high tension wire. His companion Donald Burdette, 19, leaped from the train and called for help. Maddy was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence Maddy
Hinton
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Donald Burdette
Maddy
Three Killed Five Hurt In Automobile Collision
St Louis Missouri August 6 Three men were killed and five injured seriously at 7 am today in a collision between a passenger automobile and a meat truck.
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St. Louis
Two Injured In Wreck On Pike Traffic Clears After Jam
Police Chief Wallace Henderson and Mayor C O King cleared a traffic jam after a wreck sent a trailer and truck off the pike. The scene near the trestle showed trunks, a piano, and household goods scattered. The truck was demolished and the trailer toppled beside the embankment. Waybright, driving from Washington to St Louis, described Maddog as an Army officer. City hospital reported an injured hand as Luther Waybright, father of a hospital patient, assisted. The state road commission will replace a sign warning of the curve after cleanup.
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Wallace Henderson
C. O. King
Verde and
Grafton Transfer Company
Rosier
St. Louis
Waybright
Washington
Bowlesburg
Maddog
A. S. Army
City Hospital
St Waybright
Luther
State Road Commission
Ex Bankers Believed Shot And Kidnapped In Bank Case
Springfield Aug 6 police questioned two suspects as two counties joined a search for John M. B. Colegrove 68 Taylorsville president of a defunct bank who was kidnapped from his home. Prisoners were seen washing blood from an automobile and denied ties to the crime claiming rabbits caused the blood.
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Springfield
John M. B. Colegrove
Taylorsville
Colegrove
James Gammontol
Tayloravilleank
Amelia
Purzuoil
Hunt For American and Two Others Missing On Trip to Fianfu
In Peiping Aug 6 a U S lieutenant goes to Fianfu to investigate the disappearance of Henry Kersbaugh an American employed by a Hankow motors company He vanished on a motor trip to Fainfu last seen July 23 twenty miles from the destination He was accompanied by the Rev G D Tornwall of the Swedish Scandinavian Alliance Mission and a Japanese national Officials fear the three were murdered
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Peiping
Robert H. Soule
United States
Fianfu
Henry Keysbaugh
Motors Company
Hankow
Kersbaugh
Fainfu
G. D. Tornwall
Dynamite and Grenades Mark Political Clashes in Germany
Dynamite and hand grenades from faction arsenals intensified postwar clashes in Germany. In a six week wave of violence, bombers damaged buildings in about six sites, with several people narrowly escaping injury.
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Berlin
Germany
Swedish Prime Minister Ekman resigns in Stockholm
Swedish prime minister C. G. Ekman, who took office in June 1930, resigned today in Stockholm. Bets Hamrin, interim minister, was appointed premier following the resignation.
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Stockholm
C. G. Ekman
Sweden
Ekman
Bets Hamrin
Itinane Miniter
Ie Ical Et al
Steamer Strikes Rock Off Jersey Coast
Dense fog shrouded Corbiere as the steamer St Patrick hit a rock with 314 aboard. All passengers were transferred to rescue vessels and the ship towed to St Helier for repairs amid no casualties. Nearby vessels faced mishaps including the Scillinian near Penzance, and the City of Rochester grounding on a sand bar near Clacton before continuing.
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St. Helier
Island of Jersey
St. Partick
Weymouth
Jersey
St. Patrick
Corbiere
Penzant
Scilley Isles
City of Rochester
Clacton
Wealthy Heiress Weds Merchant in Philadelphia Match
Mount Pocono, Aug 6. Marjorie Montgomery Ward, a wealthy heiress, married R. B. Baker, retired Chicago coal merchant, in Philadelphia last Thursday. They said they wed very suddenly but did not elope and are honeymooning at Sky Top lodge.
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Mount Pocono
Sky Top Lodge
R. B. Baker
Chicago
Marjorie Montgomery Ward
Philadelphia
Predict Showers Early In Week Weather Outlook
The Associated Press notes a wet start to the week for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Showers are forecast for Tuesday or Wednesday and again toward the end of the week with seasonal temperatures, cooler midweek.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
57 Miners Die in Japanese Coal Mine Blast
Tokyo reports a gas explosion at Sorachi coal mine in Hokkaido killing 57 miners. Fifty bodies were recovered with rescue teams still at the scene.
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Tokyo
Sorachi
Hokkaido
Permanent Camp P One continues march on Washington
A second train brought 300 men and five women from Johnstown Pennsylvania to the camp as veterans from the Pacific coast and southwest gather. Ex corporal Richard Shaw, in charge of California troops, demands westward transport promised by Mayor Edwin McCloskey, threatening a 15 000 man coastal march if the pledge fails.
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Johnstown
Washington
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Richard Shaw
Edwin McCloskey
Negro Freed in City Court Case
Robert E. Davis, colored, was freed in municipal court this morning on a drunkenness charge after telling Mayor Kins he is widowed and needed to be at home due to his wife’s illness and his unemployment. He denied being drunk but admitted he had consumed part of two bottles of home brew.
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United States
Richard
Africa
Reynolds
Robert E. Davis
Kins
Mayor vows no more jams after court clash with Holt
The mayor proclaims innocence while calling on prosecuting attorney Mr Holt to verify. Charles Miller pleads guilty to loitering and is fined. A man listed as plain drunk admits it and pays five dollars. Police seize $55.45 in the roll. Mayor King meets with youths involved in a window breaking incident following a wreck.
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Holt
Charles Miller
King
Grafton Pythians to Parkersburg meeting in August
Grafton Knights of Pythias plan a state gathering in Parkersburg on August 24 25 as part of the Grant Lodge session. Attorney J Guy Allender has been designated delegate from the group.
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Grafton Pythians
Parkersbl
Grafton Knights of Pythigs
Parkersburg
Grant Lodge
J. Guy Allender
Grafton Lodge Leaders Headed to Wood County Capital
Indications show members of the lodge and other organization affiliates will travel to the Wood County capital for an upcoming event. The trip suggests broader participation beyond a single group within the community.
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Grafton
Wood County
West Side Bakery Resumes Operation
West Side Bakery at Pearl and Beech resumes under Carter of Pittsburgh Pa who previously worked at Rhea Bakery in Pittsburgh. His wife Miss Florence Hosigns of this city and they are assisted by Mr and Mrs Getz.
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West Side Bakery
West Side
Pearl and
Beech Streets
Carter
Pittsburgh
Rhea
Market. Street
Fifth Avenue
Florence Hosigns
Getz
Gets
Olivia Hoskin
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