Beachdenees Case: Willis Beach Denies Slaying Link
Willis Beach, elderly chicken raiser, takes the stand in the Mays Landing murder trial of Dr. William Lilliendahl. He denies any connection to the crime and rejects impropriety with Mrs. Lilliendahl. He recounts a long friendship, a quarrel over chicken cures, and alibis about travels and gunownership while denying any confession or marked maps found at the scene.
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Beach
Parker
Marcus Hook
Grand Jury
Samuel Bark
Dr. Lilliendahl
Baltimore
Weather and gifts feature in Virginia notice
Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight with increasing clouds. Snow forecast for the afternoon or night. Photographs Live Forever offers twelve more gift options, with a small amount of twelve pictures available from LOAR & SON Nb-tp- 6.
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Virginia
Christman
Wet Loar & Son
Grafton Sentinel Offers Evening Subscriptions Payment
The Grafton Sentinel prints notice that the office will stay open at night for those wishing to pay subscriptions and other accounts who cannot visit during the day. The Grafton Printing Co.
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Grafton Sentinel
Grafton Printing Co
Marine Corps Flyers Start Long Journey
Major B H Brainard commander of US marine corps aviation forces Sergeant M T Shepherd pilot and Corporal N M Winchester mechanic departed Miami on a nonstop line of duty flight to Managua Nicaragua Their tri motor Fokker monoplane aimed to deliver for service with American troops The route included Havana Tela Tegucigalpa and Nicaragua with Hialeah Tela and Tegucigalpa radio stations tracking the 1035 mile journey The plan anticipated ten hours with several ships likely along the route and emergency fields at Havana Tela Tegucigalpapa and a north Nicaragua marine field
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Miami
Fla
B. H. Brainard
United States Marine Corps Aviation Forces
M. T. Shepherd
N. M. Winchester
Managua
Nicaragua
Marine Corps
Tela
Honduras
Havana
Brainard
Yucatan
Hialeah
Keres
Tegucigatalpa
Ha Vana
Tegucigatapa
Centenarians Defy Age in Cincinnati Celebrations
In Cincinnati two centenarians mark 100 and 101 birthdays, arguing age is a state of mind. Professor Samuel Williams, Ohio Wesleyan University graduate and Phi Beta Kappa holder, calls himself in the midst of life and intends to live as long as he has. Mrs Sophie Maul, one year younger, agrees with the sentiment. Both express buoyant spirits and contentment with their years.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Williams
Ohio
Wesleyan University
United States
Sophie Maul
Williams
Alfelt
Mrs. Maul
Mr. Williams
Former Remus Aide on Stand Reveals Wife’s Conduct
Cincinnati dispatch reports George Connors, Remus’ former lieutenant, testified about alleged misconduct by Mrs. Remus and Franklin L. Dodge Jr. in Remus murder case. He described Remus’s violent outbursts and efforts to deport Mrs. Remus. He recounted paying gangs to kill Remus and Remus’s rage when told, including a plan to travel to St. Louis.
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John B. Marshall
Alaska
U. S
Washington
George Remus
Cincinnati
Imogene
Marshall
Remus
St. Louis
George Connors
Leutenant
Hey Dey
Temus
Connors
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr
Lansing
Mic
Tomer
Federal Department of Justi
Congressional Record
National House of Representatives
Ayantis
Nors
Arligle
Hremus
Iis
John Rogers
Newspaper Columnist Slain by Burglary Suspect
Buffalo, December 3. Herbert C. Peter, a longtime newspaper columnist known for the Oatmeal and Mackeral column, was shot by a burglar he surprised in his home. He died at a hospital after being struck on the stairs, with a bullet lodged near the base of the brain. Peter wrote for the Buffalo Morning Express and the Courier-Express for many years.
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Buffalo
N. Yi
Herbert C. Peter
Lnta Hospital
Peter
Morning’ Express
Courier-Express
L N Lets Contract For Ten Mile Railway Line
Louisville December news reports the L N Railroad let a ten mile line from Cawood Kentucky to Hagan Virginia. The $5,000,000 project traverses the Cumberland Mountains and connects with the Caroling Clinchfield and Ohio lines. work to finish in about two years. The contract for the ten miles was awarded to W W Bu x le y & Company of Ro mn oke Virginia.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Cawood
Hagan
Cumbrig Mountains
L. and
Caroling
Clinchfield
Ohio
W. W. Buxley& Company
Romnoke
West Virginia University names Dean Turner as president
The board of governors elected Dr John Turner of New York University Washington Square College as president of West Virginia University. Turner, a native of the state and former dean at NYU, is to assume duties next fall with a salary reported near twenty five thousand dollars.
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John Beurner
Washington Squire College
New York University
West Virginia University
Board of Governors
Shoice of Dyner
Turner
Turmier
John W. Withers
College of Education
West Virginia
Turtler
Charleston
Cornett
Washington Square College
Morgantown
Cooking school ends with large turnout under Mrs Thurn
The Sentinel reports the four day cooking school directed by Mrs George Thurn closed with the largest crowd yet. Patrons praise the instructor and expect a possible return next season. High school staff and domestic science students assisted, with prize winners named: Mrs C D Losh Mildred Williams Mrs D J Hovatter Mrs W M Brown and Mrs John Tucker.
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Sentinel
George ©. Thurn
Thurn
The
B. N. Tomlinson
C. D. Losh
Warder Avenue
Mildred Williams
Love Avenue
D. J. Hovatter
Walnut Street
W.M. Brown
City
John Tucker
Washington Street
Two Charles Town Men Under Arrest
Franklin Hardy and Charles Wiltzshire were arrested in Charles Town on charges of complicity in the murder of Ernest R. Shirley of Shepherdstown. Shirley's body was found in the Potomac River at Shepherdstown several months ago.
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Charles Town
Franklin Hardy
Charles Wiltzshire
Ernest R. Shirley
Shepherdstown
Potomac River
Self with Shotgun Claims Weirton Steel Worker
Harold Hutchinson, 33, a steel worker who had moved from Carnegie, Pennsylvania, killed himself with a shotgun in his boarding house room in Weirton, West Virginia, while in a despondent mood yesterday, dying instantly after borrowing the gun from a friend.
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Weirton
W. Va
Harold Hutchinson
Carnegie
Detroit Favored To Host GQP Convention In 1928
Washington December 8 United Press report says Republicans discuss possible 1928 convention sites and candidates. Hoover Dawes Lowden Hughes are repeatedly mentioned with Dawes seen as strong contender. Detroit and San Francisco lead, Cleveland Kansas City and Philadelphia still in play. A final choice expected next week.
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Washington
Hausing
Coolidge
Republican National
Hoover
Dayon
Lowden
Hughes
Dawes
Chas. A. Rawson
Town
Rawson
Tawa
Frank O. Lowden
Tawan
Pat Sullivan
Wyoming
Charles Evang Hughes
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Detroit
San Francisco
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Burbank Gardens to Be Sold By His Widow
Santa Rosa Calif Dec 3 The experimental gardens of the late Luther Burbank at Santa Rosa will be cut into building lots. Mrs Burbank widow of the plant wizard announced plans to divide the property. Died April 1926 and efforts to preserve the gardens failed. About one quarter of the land around the Burbank home and the cedar of Lebanon will be retained by Mrs Burbank.
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Santa Rosa
Cali
Luther Burbank
Tnd
Burbank
Cedar of Lebanon
Murder ends prosecution of brothers in Bellburn case
Lewisburg reports the murder of Snowden Crane near Bellburn on November 23 and the linked Fulcher case. With Crane’s death and missing witnesses, Green County officials moved to drop the nolle prosequi against Clark and Chase Brown, who had faced long penalties and were jailed after Fulcher’s body was discovered in 1925. Investigations yielded no new clues.
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Lewisburg
Bellburn
Snowden Crane
J. A. Fulcher
Crane
Supreme Court
Temperance groups vow to oppose wet presidential candidates
Washington reports the national legislative conference endorsed opposition to any presidential candidate not committed to the eighteenth amendment and enforcement. It urged positive party platform declarations on prohibition from both parties and called a January 16 convention to plan strategy and campaign actions against wet nominees. Governor Smith of New York was not named but seen as a potential focal point.
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Washington
National Legislative Conference
Nation
al Legislative “Conference
Althouh
Smith
New York
McCall Withdraws in Collapse of Alabama Flogging Trial
Charles C. McCall the Alabama attorney general withdrew from the prosecution stating state law enforcement officers showed frenzied desire to assist the defense. The summary notes a dramatic shift in the case and McCall’s withdrawal appears amid pressure from defense and public scrutiny.
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Alabama
Charles C. McCall
Death sentence for partner slaying amid insurance scheme
New York report says 42 year old clothier Joseph Lefkowitz was convicted of first degree murder in the drowning of his 22 year old business partner Benjamin Goldstein. Lefkowitz had a 370000 life policy naming himself the beneficiary. accomplices Harry Greenberg and Irving Rubinzahl faced trial or plea. Rubinzahl confessed to being paid 250 for the crime. Greenberg was acquitted.
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New York
Lower East Side
Joseph Lefkowitz
Harry Greenberg
Irving Rubinzahl
Benjamin Goldstein
Greenberg
Rubinzahl
Goldstein
Gravesend Bay
Lefkowitz
Lefkwitz
Jbay
South Bend
Ind
Allender elected chief at Knights of Pythias meeting
At the annual election meeting the Knights of Pythias chose A N Allender as chancellor commander for the coming year, succeeding retiring leader Fred C Shingleton. Other officers named include J B Kimmel vice commander Ira Lewis prelate L A Huffman master at arms and more. The new officers will be installed in January with ceremonies.
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J. Guy Allender
Frank Bennett
S. M. Zinn
John
W. "Sayre
Knights of Pyllas
Avery
Fred Shingleton
Mr. Allender
Governor Smith Opposes Prohibition But Backs Enforcement
Governor Smith told the Albany audience that opposition to federal prohibition is a citizen's right while supporting enforcement of the Volstead Act as part of New York law. He defended his oath to sustain the state constitution, hinted at a Democratic presidential bid, and praised the League of Women Voters during a Nassau chapter dinner at the state convention.
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Albany
Smith
New York State
Right
New York Si League of Women Voters
Nassau County
League
Deaths of Couple to Be Probed by Slater
Canton Ohio December 3 The investigation of the deaths of Mr and Mrs Joyle Donaldson Cadiz residents November 11 was reopened by Ora Slater city detective and Stark County authorities. The bodies were exhumed and a post mortem will be conducted by Dr T C McQuate coroner. A verdict of murder and death by own action had been returned previously.
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Canton
Joyle Donaldson
Cadiz
Ohio
Ora Slater
Cyti
Mellett Me
Stark County
T. C. McQuate
Donaldson
Slater
Ecoroner
Notice to Ladies on Christmas Photo Sittings
An advert urges women to hurry to 85 Board's Barber Shop under First National Bank for Christmas portraits. It stresses limited sittings and emphasizes photographs capture moments that last forever.
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BOARD
First National Bank
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