Dr James Snook found guilty of murder of co ed mistress
Columbus Ohio August 15 AP Dr James TH Snook former Ohio State University professor sits in county jail awaiting either a death sentence in common pleas court Monday for murder of his co ed mistress Theora Hix or a ruling on a motion for a new trial Judge Henry L Scarlett tentatively set Monday for a new trial hearing If denied Snook would be sentenced immediately Snook shows defiant calm in jail readings a magazine and solitaire while awaiting appeals plans continue as lawyers prepare to challenge the verdict
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Columbus
James TH. Snook
Ohio State University
Common Pleas
Theora Hix
Henry L. Scarlett
Snook
Bien
Senate Body Meets Monday in Quiet Recess Start
Washington, Aug. 15. An opening senate session without a quorum is possible after the summer recess Monday. Members are in retreat, and leaders have agreed to take up no business until September, with many senators already signaling they will not return before then. The tariff bill and business ahead are not ready for Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Wealthy Scion Seeks Divorce From Mulatto Wife Rhinelander
Las Vegas August 15 A divorce suit filed by Leon ard X Rhinelander scion of a prominent New York family accuses his wife Alice Jones Rhinelander a mulatto of using artifices to compel the marriage The suit says the union caused estrangement from family and great humiliation It marks his second attempt after a prior New York case and the couple have lived apart with Mrs Rhinelander receiving separate maintenance
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Leonard Xip Mhinelander
New York
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Rhinelander
New Rochelle
N. Y
Lightning Kills Four In Philadelphia and Drowns Three
Four people were killed by lightning and three drowned during severe electrical storms in Philadelphia and nearby areas. A peach-packing plant in Hammonton New Jersey was struck, killing two and injuring others including a mother and daughter. A separate crash near Cairo left an elderly driver with a brain concussion and no broken bones.
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Philadelphia
Salvatore Merlino
Hammonton
N. J
Clarksburg
Shirley Collins
Doddridge
Cairo
Riteh Je County
British Stand in Hague Demands on Young Plan
The British delegation in The Hague reaffirmed its ultimatum on the Young plan, insisting on a larger German reparations share and seeking immediate action. Philip Snowden signaled intent to push for revision, and while open to reasonable proposals, warned against delays as talks continued amid a deadlock.
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Hague
Philip Snowden
Snowden
England
Rhineland
German Pirate Denunciation Shakes Falke in Port
The German steamer Falke, denounced as a pirate ship by Venezuela, docked in Port of Spain with officers and crew split over aiding insurgents in Cumana. Falke had carried 126 exiled Venezuelans and 200 more insurgents, with ammunition landed at a critical point. German officers protest Captain Tipplitt’s actions while the German consul and American envoy weigh official reactions.
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Port of
Spain
Trinidad
Falke
Cumana
Venezuela
Hamburg
Germany
Poland
Delgado Chalbaud
Genneral
Tipplitt
Cornelius van H. Engert
Caracas
State Department
Two Other Suspects In Lambert Attack, Condition Critical
Alexandria Virginia August 15 Police list Wayne Arnold Germond fourteen Burke’s Station near here dead from a home brew bottle explosion. A glass shard in his throat while carrying the bottle to a father figure led to his death en route to hospital. Lambert remains in critical condition with others, Isom Wrencher and Jack Kearns detained as alleged participants. Prosecutors and sheriffs review the case and statement revisions follow from Carl Mason who accompanied Lambert to hospital. Lorenzo and Muniz, former Crow’s Nest operators, stay jailed as the outcome unfolds.
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Alexandria
Wayne Arnold Germond
Burke's Station
Here
William
Wayne
Isom Wrencher
Jack Kearns
Crow's Nest
Burl “Buzzy
Lambert
City Hospital
James C. Holt
W. J. Mays
Grafton
Harrison County
Carl Mason
Clarksburg
Holt
Lorenzo and
Muniz
Crow’s Nest
Harrison J County
Defense Calls Frame-up in Pantages Case Hearing
In Los Angeles on August 15, defense attorney W I Gilbert labeled the statutory attack charge against Alexander Pantages a cold blooded frame-up at a preliminary hearing. Miss Eunice Pringle, 17, testified, with Gilbert asserting that evidence may show Nick Dunave present during the alleged incident.
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Pantages
Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Miss Pringle
W. I
Gilbert
Town Repairs Flood Damage in New Mexico
San Marcial, New Mexico, August 15. The town, founded 300 years ago by Spanish priests, begins reconstruction after flood waters swept through the area. Continued on page five.
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New Mexico
San Marcial, N. M
San Marcial
Log of dirigible flies over European cities
Associated Press report logs a nocturnal airship voyage across Europe. Time stamps show location passes including Nuremberg Berlin Dresden and Danzig as the craft moves eastward through Bavaria Saxony and Pomerania during late night and morning hours.
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Nuremburg
Bavaria
Leipzig
Saxony
Berlin
Stelle Pomerans
Danzig
Man Offers To Pay Taxes On His Dead Dog
Wesley Sinsell of Webster informed Assessor Lock that his dog Major, his family companion for 15 years, had died and he would gladly pay the taxes on the animal if requested, while awaiting contact from tax officials to settle the matter.
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Wesley Sinsell
Webster
Ed. N. Lock
Major
Lock
Sherri W. J. Mays
Singell
Sinsell
Graf Zeppelin Flight Across Europe Near Tokyo Route
The Graf Zeppelin crosses central Europe on the world flight toward Tokyo carrying 20 passengers. Reports detail 60 mph progress with stops near East Prussia and Danzig as plans show a northeast path toward Latvia, Lithuania, and Moscow, avoiding Polish soil while aiming for final leg over Russia.
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Toyko
Taylor County
Associated Press
Bownt
Tokyo
Europe
Friedrichshafen
Oening
East Prussia
Germany
Tisit
Lithuania
Poland
Zepelin
Tilsk
Koenigsberg
Graf
Zeppelin
Moscow
Eckener
Baltic
Latvia
Danzig
Dansig
Duenaburg
Russia
Schivelbein
Pomerania
Graf Zeppelin
Arms Parley Hopeful in London and Washington Talks
London reports naval disarmament negotiations with Washington progressing satisfactorily. Premier MacDonald may visit the United States in October after Geneva, to discuss tentative arrangements for a five power conference. further steps are expected after a Dawes meeting in late August.
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London
Washington
MacDonald
United States
Geneva
Assembly of
League of Nations
Dawes T Bigin
We Prema
Mat Muntetpaey
Arrest Made in Slaying of Dorothy Aune in Minneapolis
Police in Minneapolis arrest a suspect connected to the killing of 12 year old Dorothy Aune. The man recently released from St. Peter asylum wore allegedly bloodstained shoes and could not explain his movements after the girl’s body was found in a vacant South Minneapolis lot. Harald Carlson reported seeing the suspect near the scene and the man admitted bloodstains from shoe blisters, claiming the shoes were bought in a pawn shop.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Dorothy Aune
St. Peter
Harald Carlson
Carlson
Deserters Confess Attack on Kansas Women
Two U S army deserters Gordon Frost and Wayne Aldrich confessed to beating and robbing two women motorists near Kansas. They were arrested in Denver and sent to Kansas authorities after detectives traced the assault to a Sunday night incident.
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Denver
Col
Kansas
United States Army
Gordon Frost
East Pepperell
Mass
Wayne C. Aldrich
Chicago
H Kan
Fitesimmons Hospital
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