Tragic Death of Sarah Cowen Sparks Lurid Remembrances
Aged thirty five or so, Sarah Cowen daughter of the late John J. Cohen heir to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad fortune, dies in New York from an overdose of drugs with alcohol cited as a contributing factor. The report recalls Bettina Gerard Florence Schenk and Clara Ward as other rich young women whose lives of fast living ended in ruin, warning that drink and narcotics destroy the socialite life and leave wreckage behind.
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New York
Sara Cowen
John J. Cohen
Baltimore & Ohio Trailroad
Zzomd
Hle
Sara Cowens
Vettina Gerard
Florence Schenck
Bettina Gerard
Broadway
Betty Ordway
Washington
Albert Ordway
Bettina
Powhatan Schenck
Norfolk
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Nige
Clary Ward
Priest body found in shallow grave at Saluda Beach
The body of Father Patrick Hesline, a Catholic priest kidnapped from his parish house, was found buried in a shallow grave at Saluda Beach. Police traced the grave with leads from William Hightower after a woman named Dolly Mason disappeared. The priest bore two bullet holes, and officials pursue the killer as the investigation unfolds.
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San Francisco
Patrick Hesline
Saluda
Willam Hightower
Dolly Mason
Beer May Be Sold for Medicinal Purposes
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon announced that unless the Ann-Beer bill becomes law before Congress recess, regulations will be promulged at his office to regulate and permit the sale of beer for medicinal purposes. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris is noted as the Juraest arch in the world.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Congress
Paris
Five Shot in Promiscuous Shooting at Crowded Gathering
Last Saturday night a crowd at Buckleve saw a fight erupt ending with a five shooter firing into the fray. Wounded were Billy Wilson twice, Purl Baird powder burned, Jas Myers ankle, Henry Byars Jr thigh, Henry Baer leg, Tom Worth slight wound. All participants were arrested and await justice court before J M Argo. Perkins and others were moved to Caruthersville for trial. J H Fields of Wardell noted as a prosperous farmer visiting friends.
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de Wallet
Purl Baird
Dale Perkins
Billy Wilson
Arie Trout
Perkins
Wilson
Jas. Myers
Henry Byars, Jr
Henry Baer
Tom Worth
Justice Court
J. M. Argo
Joint Meeting Charts Hayti Kennett Highway Opening
Officials from Hayti Caruthersville and Kennett chambers met to plan the dedication of the new Caruthersville Hayti Kennett Highway. An automobile parade from Caruthersville to Kennett is set for Tuesday August 23 with a basket dinner and speeches by Louis Houck Otto Kochitsky and local dignitaries. Supporters urge large crowds and regional cooperation for Southeast Missouri development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Hayti Chamber of Commerce
Caruthersville and
Kennett Chambers of Commerce
Caruthersville Chamber of Commerce
Kennett
L .Kohn
J. W. Johnson
J. T. Buckley
Drew Wardell
T. R. R. Ely
Caruthersville
Drama Ditch No
Pemiscot-Donklin County
Petsiseer
Dunklin
Louis Houck
Missouri
Otto Kochitsky
C. R. Blaker
B. L. Guffy
T. R. Cole
Pascela
State Highway Board
E. Juden
I. Kohn
T. V. Schoonover
H. J. Reinhard
Chris Merkle
Huayti
Hayes
Caruthersville-Hayti & Kennett Highway
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Sarah Cowen
Margees Bien
Clara Ward
Prince de Chimuv
Rigo
Bler B. Ward
Detroit
Michigan
Europe
Prince de Chimay
Eyp Aies
The
Nile
Elara Ward
Inteeenational News Service
Hoost Ua
Vy International News Service
Ayoti
Promiscous
Toot Haye
Buckleve
J. H. Fields
Wardell
Friands
Wells Drug CO
Rexall
Hayti, Missouri
Joint Meeting OF Chambers OF Commerce
May Wright
Cape Girardeau
J. W. Randolph
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