Elopers' aides slain as father and brother charged
Linden Texas August 6 two men face probable murder charges for the shotgun slaying of Jack Parton and his daughter Kaydell who aided a eloping couple. The accused are R P Gillespie and son Wallace Gillespie who pursued Clyde Hammonds and Carne Gillespie and opened fire near the Parton home as Parton refused to reveal the couple’s whereabouts. The daughter was killed in a frontal blast and Parton died minutes later from multiple shotgun injuries.
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Jack Parton
Kaydell
R. P. Gillespie
Wallace
Partons
Gillespies
Carne Gillespie
Parton
Clyde Hammonds
Texarkana
Forest Whitworth
Eugene Hammonds
Pridewroom
Gillespie
Clyde
Whitworth
Young Hammonds
Parton Itl
Messenger Boys Strike In Charleston Today
Western Union Telegraph messenger boys in Charleston walked out demanding longer hours and higher wages. E P Phillips, manager, said 11 boys struck outside the office while a reserve list ran jobs. They average 7 12 hours daily and are paid by distance and messages. they want nine hours and about 50 percent more earnings.
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Charleston
Western Union Telegraph Company
E. P. Phillips
Pottery Worker George Wright Hangs Self Near Nutter Fort
In Clarksburg Aug 6 George E Wright 18 a pottery worker of Eastview hanged himself with a handkerchief from a beech tree in a small woods at Nutter Fort He told his fourteen year old brother he planned to berry pick then visited his father Charles E Wright before going to the spot His body was found by T R Rollins a former Nutter Fort councilman while returning to fetch his cows.
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Clarksburg
George E. Wricht
Eastview
Nutter Fort
Wright
Charles E. Wright
T. R. Rollins
Straight Shooting Cop Foils Jewelry Store Holdup
In Cleveland on August 6 a police sergeant with 25 marksmanship citations helped foil a $20,000 jewel heist at Cel clear Jewelry Co. three robbers, all ex convicts, were captured while an innocent bystander Carl Palange, 65, was fatally wounded during the gunfight with Serjeant Michael J. Blackwell and officers.
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Cleveland
Carl Palange
Michael J. Blackwell
Checel Jewelry Co
Vacuum Cleaning Spouting and Repairing Shop Ad
W F Robinson advertises vacuum cleaning spouting and repair services at Latrobe Street with shop and residence calls available. Established since 1913.
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W. F, Robinson
Relief at a Low Cost Constitutional Treatment Promoted
A brief ad touts a constitutional treatment claiming broad relief from malaria like symptoms, summer colds, and hay fever. The pitch emphasizes lasting systemic benefit and affordability, urging readers to seek the remedy as a general health tonic.
Glenns Pain Well Tonic Promoted for Digestive Ailments
Glenns Pain-Well Tonic is featured as a top constitutional remedy for complex digestive trouble. It is described as relieving aches bad appetite and constipation commonly accompanying such ailments.
Woman Killers Claim Witchcraft Motive In Violence
Matilda Waldman of Cleveland killed her former friend Mrs. Tda Rose Cooper believing Cooper cursed her husband with a fireball. Waldman fired three times at Cooper alone in a delicatessen after pursued witchcraft accusations and a police questioning about the case.
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Tda Rose Cooper
Hsband
Matilda Waldman
Cleveland
Cooper
Mr. Waldman
Waldman
Sid
Cooper Delicatessen
Deserting Soldiers Reach Austria in Snowbound Flight
In Tyrol and South Tyrol, German-speaking soldiers fled a hazardous ascent across a glacier toward Austria, seeking safety past Brenner Pass. About 12 miles beyond the Austro-Italian border, one soldier died instantly after a fall from icy terrain, while a companion was critically injured.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Anu
Iives
South ‘Tyrol
Eitopia
Brenautras
Sehleweis
Ferris Says Beating Prompted Confession in Shiving Case
In Detroit a crowded courtroom heard William Lee Pert claim his confession to the stabbing of Howard Carter Dickinson came after police beatings. Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea pressed him as the defendant, amid trial with three former burlesque dancers, denied yesterday that Dickinson died by his own hand.
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Detroit
William Lee Pert
Howard Carter Dickinson
Duncan C. McCrea
Dickinson
Heavy license fixed for beer dance halls in Huntington
Huntington council set a 1600 annual license fee for beer garden dance halls and banned licenses in residential districts. Last night the finance committee reported expenses of 1106.28 with estimated revenues of 298 728. The beer dance hall ordinance prompted audience interruptions before Mayor Marhn Chapman called for police.
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Huntington
Abune Parat
Mar Hn Chapman
Keep Odie
Soring Up Dal to Keep Out V Tors at Belle Vernon Jail
Charleroi August 8 dispatch says a jail at Belle Vernon faces heat as an inmate John Altman of Fairhope claims he broke in to sleep at home. He told officers that his upstairs feels like a furnace and he is softly quoted during eviction searches.
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Charleroi
Ntrey
Belle Vernon
John Altman
Fairhope
Altman
Sita
Baker to Camp Shifts After Months in Weston Hospital
John Baker White of the State Board of Control has moved to his summer camp following several months of illness at Weston State Hospital. He previously underwent treatment and is returning to duty at the camp.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
John Baker White
State Board of Control
Weston State Hospital
Osage Miner Fatally Electrocuted In WV Mine
Floyd Everett Williard aged 30 of Peatress was killed when a trolley pole on a mine motor detached from a feed wire at Osage Coal Company mine in Morgantown West Virginia. The electric current entered his body.
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OSAGE
Wim Morgantown
W. Va
Floyd Everett Williard
Peatress
Williard
Frozen simian recovers after below zero ice test
Hollywood, Aug. 6. Jekal, a pet monkey, revived after being frozen stiff in an ice chest in a triple testing experiment by Dr. Ralpy Willard. The monkey, once excited and vicious, is now calmer though his emotional apparatus altered. sister Matilda died and failed to rally, while a third monkey awaited revival.
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Hollywood
Cal
Jekal
Ralpy Willard
Sam
Argument Over Nickel Turns Fatal in Beaver Falls Fight
Beaver Falls report states a nickel dispute led to a fatal fight injuring William Freeman 62 of Rochester and resulting in George Love 42 Rochester Township being jailed. Freeman accused Love of stealing five cents from the pot and suffered a club blow during the altercation.
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Beaver Falls
William Freeman
Rochester
George Love
Freeman
Love
Six Men Arrested in Monte Carlo Gambling Ship Robbery
Six men were booked on robbery charges tied to the Monte Carlo gambling ship loot last July 8 off Long Beach. Aut. 6 men seized after a pirate raid on the vessel, which they boarded four miles offshore and escaped with cash and jewels in a speed boat.
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Los Angeles
Charee
Monte Carlo
Long Beach
Detectives Bungle Raid Seizes Firearms and Jewelry
Detection Lieutenant Harry Tolind and Richard Simon reported arrests after a raid on a house uncovered more than a ton of shotguns rifles and revolvers and a hoard of jewelry hidden in a hollow post. The seizure valued at 32000 dollars led to charges against multiple suspects.
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Alry
Harry Tolind
Richard Simon
Rogers Post To Make Hop To Alaska Flight Planned For Siberia
Seattle Aug 6 Wiley Post and Will Rogers two famous air cronies near departure in Post Red monoplane for Alaska on a journey toward Siberia and Moscow. Weather delays and pontoon tests may push start to tomorrow. Rogers, arriving from San Francisco, plans to accompany to Alaska as far as Juneau. He says no intention to continue to Nome. Rogers plans a hunting and fishing expedition, though denies interest in sport while Post hunts.
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Seattle
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Post
Alaska
Siberia
Moscow
Rogers
San Francisco
Asaska
Juneau
Nome
Bering Strait
Wiley
Aged Lady Dies in Charleston West Virginia
Miss Julia M. Winty, 66, of Lick Branch, longtime officer of the state division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was buried today in Huntington. R. Hensley, a farmer, died in an apparent accident, Aug. 6.
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Cherleston
W. Va
Julia M. Winty
Lick Branch
United Daughters of the Confedera
Police clash in Bengal leaves five dead and seven wounded
In Ranchi district a Hindu Muslim dispute over a religious procession sparked police fire killing five and injuring seven as crowds of Hindus and Muslims clashed in Phonhersa village Champhran division Bihar Province. The confrontation followed earlier tensions over the procession route.
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Phonhersa
Champhran Dis
Bihar
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