Death by own action theory puzzles Yale Huntingdon case
A Waterbury Windsor Conn report outlines the death of Walter Treadway Huntington Harvard student with a bullet wound. Police consider a possible link to the chauffeur Claire Kenelly and a darker figure seen near the farm. Medical examiner Costello cites homicide, while detective Wasonnterring tests the weapon theory. The case remains unsettled as investigators pursue multiple leads.
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Huntington
Harvard
Claire Kenelly
Huntington Family
Ealer
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Mel Huntington
Henry N. Costello
Kenelly
Windsor Siel
Weather Update From Virginia Fair Warm Night Saturday
The weather report notes fair skies with a slight rise in temperatures tonight and warmer conditions Saturday with increasing cloudiness. A Saturday night or Sunday outlook follows. An Andrews M E Woman's Missionary exchange is set for Saturday morning at 10 in the former Hess Bakery room.
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Virginia
Exchange Woman's Foreign Missioniery
Andrews M. E
Hess Bakery
ANCE
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Grafton
Rumanians Pay Tribute to Tiny Ruler on King Michael Day
In Bucharest on May 10 a 21 gun salute marked ten years since the amalgamation that created greater Romania. Queen Marie and King Michael led a grand parade with Princess Helen, while former King George and Queen Elizabeth of Greece looked on. A thanksgiving mass preceded the royal salute as 101 guns boomed for the young king.
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Bucharest
Greater Rumania
Europe
Wilson
Balkan
Romania
Woodrow Wilson
Marie
Michael
Carol
Helen
George
Elizabeth
Greece
Mari
Steel orders improved by 17 thousand tons in April
United States Steel Corp reports total unfilled tonnage at end of April 30 was 4,427,763 tons, up 17,045 from March 31 despite near full capacity operations. April figure sits 555,620 tons higher than last year. Continued on Page Seven.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation Today
Automobiles Prove Curse To Grief Stricken Widow
Weston West Virginia May 10. A widow and her six children from Wheeling are to be buried in Potter's field unless claimed by friends. They were killed when an automobile was hit by a train here on Wednesday. Jesse Poling formerly of Grafton was in the car and his mother Lulu Poling of Blueville claimed his body. Funeral services for Poling were held at Grafton this afternoon. The widow Lili Poling faces a third untimely grave from an automobile mishap as services proceed at the Valley.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
George W. Truett
Dallas
Texas
J. W. Porter
Weston
W. Va
Opal Hopwood
Wheeling
Potter's Field
Jesse Poling
Grafton
Poling
Lulu Poling
Blueville
Lili Poling
The
Valley Fur
Helen Wills Thrilled After Meeting Queen Mary
London May 10 Helen Wills the Californian tennis star who briefly gave up sport for royalty spoke of her visit to Queen Mary as perfectly beautiful and said she was not nervous. The debutante's excitement marked a rare public moment for the champion who will depart for the Hague today.
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London
Helen Wills
The
Hague
Queen Mary
Senator Goff Praises Mothers In Senate Speech
Washington May 10 Senator Goff Republican West Virginia lauded mothers as the salvation of the race and the guiding light of virtue. He recalled Mother’s Day origin Miss Anna Jarvis and quoted classical authorities praising motherhood as the noblest ideal. He urged eternal gratitude for sainted mothers and their influence on childhood and character.
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Washington
Senate
Goff
West Virginia
Anna Jarvis
Grafton
W. Va
Philadelphia
Homer
Eve
Adam
Shakespeare
Brooks
Hagen Crowned Open Champion of All England
Walter Hagen won the Great Britain golf championship at Muirfield with a 292 total, claiming his fourth British title. Johnny Farrell finished second at 298, Leo Diegel third at 299, with Abe Mitchell and Percy Arliss tied at 300 and Bobby Cruicksham sixth at 301.
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Scot
Walter Hagen
Great Britain
Sandwich
Johnny Farrell
Leo Diegel
Hagen
Farrell
Diegel
Archie Compston
George Duncan
Bobby Jones
United States
Abe Mitchell
Percy Arliss
Bobby Cruicksham
New York
al Watrous
Detroit
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Arthur Havers
Jimmy Thompson
Knoxville
Tenn
Jim Barnes
Watrous
Office Building Sold at Public Auction in Bluefield
A six story Bailey building in Bluefield sold for 129,700 at public auction, about one fourth of its 1925 cost of 425,000. W F Alexander of First National Bank bought it, with bids $100 over attached liens.
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W. Va
Bailey
BE. L. Bailey
W. F. Alexander
First National Bank of
Simmons Warns Loans Fuel Prosperity At Chicago Dinner
H H Simmons president of the New York Stock Exchange told the Chicago Stock Exchange during its annual dinner that stock market loans are the base of American industrial welfare. He warned that reducing them would kill the gas that lays the golden eggs of prosperity.
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Chicago
H. H. Simmons
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
Governor Saves Beale From Hangman's Rope
Clyde Beale 28 faced death for a fatal drinking party and alleged murder of Mrs. Rissie Perdue. Governor Conley granted commutation to life imprisonment after three years of appeals across three circuit courts and two state supreme courts with Beale maintaining innocence throughout.
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Rissie Perdue
Beale
Nother
State Supreme Court
Clyde Beale
West Virginia
R. D. Bailey
Mingo- Wyoming
Conley
Norris Fails to Raise Bond for Father's Funeral
Herman Norris, 27, held in Taylor county jail for weeks on a statutory charge, failed to raise a $1,900 bond to attend his father's funeral. The "Thornton Terror" persona faded as officials denied his bid, and the story notes the father's life continued elsewhere.
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Herman Norris
Taylor County
Thornton
Norris
Ward
Anna Jarvis Recognized as Mother's Day Founder
Rumors that Anna Jarvis of Webster Taylor county was not the originator of Mother’s Day were dispelled by testimonials presented to the Sentinel. The Rev John Ward Brown and local ministers plan a general observance honoring Jarvis this Sunday with statements from government, politics, commerce, industry, arts, science, clergy and fraternities praising the Taylor County woman who conceived setting aside a day each year.
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Anna Jarvis
Webster
Taylor County
Grafton
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Sentinel
John Ward Brown
First Baptist Church
Jariey
Senators Flay Party Bolters In Debenture Fight
Washington May 10 The farm relief debate centers on the export debenture provision as Borah Nye and Brookhart clash with Fess over party loyalties. Fess accuses pseudo Republicans of breaking ranks while Borah Nye and Brookhart defend the president’s stance, arguing against the debenture plan and the farm aid machinery. Continued Page Eight.
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Capitol
Fess
Ohio
Makhiel Sheppey
Toledo
Ipsssorah
Borah
Fesswitte
Congress
Nye
Brookhart
Cut Flowers and Potted Plants at Local Plumbing Shop
An advertisement advertises cut flowers and potted plants of all kinds on sale at a plumbing shop. It lists Mrs. Frank R. Morgan with a Latrobe address and provides office and home phone numbers.
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Latrobe Ss
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W. G. Cohley
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