Snook Convicted Of First Degree Murder Sought New Trial
Ohio State professor Dr. James H. Snook awaits sentencing after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the death of his co-ed mistress Theora Hix. A new trial motion is set for Monday, with possible death sentence to follow. Snook plans an appeal if denied.
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Snook
Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Commons
Theora Hix
Henry L. Scarlett
Murderers Row
John J. Chester
Graf Zeppelin Starts World Flight Toward Tokyo
The Graf Zeppelin accelerates toward Tokyo on a roughly 6,600 mile leg across Europe and Russia. From Friedrichshafen the airship heads to Berlin and Nuremberg before crossing into Russia en route to Moscow and eventually Tokyo. The crew includes 40 officers and crew along with 20 passengers and about 50,000 pieces of mail.
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Tokyo
Europe
Friedrichshafen
Stettin
Pomerania
Baltic
Moscow
Eckener
Danzig
Prussia
Koenigsberg
Latvia
Russia
Berlin
Nuremberg
Bavaria
European
Ural Mountains
Siberia
Asia
Lakehurst
N. J
Birkman Held for Wife's Death in Fayetteville Hotel
Frank Birkman is held on murder charges after admitting he wrestled with his wife in a Palace hotel room in Fayetteville and that she died shortly after. Sally Andrews, present at the time, was arrested. autopsy arranged and viscera sent to the state lab.
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Lumberton
Frank Birkman
Palace Hotel
Fayetteville
McColl
S. C
Birkman
J. R. Jones
Sally Andrews
P. Nixon Ralph
Andrews
Father Held For Death Of His Son In South Carolina
J. R. Thomas of Anderson County is jailed on a charge of murdering his 15 year old son Maxie who had a life insurance of over 20000 dollars. A coroner's jury blamed mysterious causes and two doctors testified: traces of poisons in the stomach and no signs of violence, with the body found after a river drowning claim.
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Anderson
8. C
Maxie
J. R. Thomas
Anderson County
Thomas
South Carolina
J. M. Clarke
Saluda
B. F. Robinson
Clemson College
J. H. Latimer
Three Killed By Lightning In Pa
Four people died in storms that hit Philadelphia and nearby counties. In Hammonton New Jersey lightning struck the Salvatore Merlino peach plant killing Tony Ordielle and Annie Jarrad and injuring Catherine Merlino and Mary Merlino.
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Philadelphia
Salvatore Merlino
Hammonton
N. J
Tony Ordielle
Annie Jarrad
Aloma
Catherine Merlino
Mary Merlino
Navy to seek two new world altitude records
Seek Records Washington August 15 The navy department funds two aviation attempts within the next fortnight to study upper air effects on men and machinery and oxygen needs Lieutenant Apollo Soucek holder of the seaplane mark at 38 560 feet aims for a land plane record above 42 088 feet Parachute jumper W T Scott seeks at least 25 000 feet to surpass the 24 000 foot army record set by A W Stevens in 1922
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Washington
Navy Department
Apollo Soucek
Willie Neunhofen
Germany
W. T. Scott
Anacostia Naval Air Station
A. W. Stevens
Army
Dayton
Ohio
Doran Urges State Aid in Dry Enforcement
At the University of Virginia the prohibition commissioner urged state authorities to cooperate with federal agents in enforcing prohibition. He cited 67 200 arrests 7 367 vehicles seized and 65 867 prosecutions last year and called for stronger state court action to strengthen criminal enforcement.
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University
Doran
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Explosion of Home Brew Blamed For Child Death
In Alexandria Virginia an 11 year old, Wayne Arnold Germond of Burkes Station, died after a bottle of home brew exploded. A glass fragment lodged in his throat as he carried the bottle to his father William R Germond and he died en route to the hospital.
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Alexandria
Wayne Arnold Germond
Burkes Station
Here
William R. Germond
Wayne
Army Deserters Admit Attack on Two Women
Two U S Army deserters Gordon Frost and Wayne Aldrich confessed to beating and robbing two women motorists near Hoxie Kansas. They were held for Kansas authorities after being brought from Denver. Police recovered the stolen car and three suit cases belonging to the victims.
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Denver
Leda Beauregard
Beatrice Walsh
Concordia
Kansas
Rhinelander Divorce Suit Challenges Marriage Basis
Leonard Kip Rhinelander files a divorce suit in Las Vegas charging his wife Alice Jones Rhinelander with taking advantage of his youth and inexperience to persuade him to marry. The Rhinelanders come from a socially prominent New York family. the case highlights issues of race and marriage.
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Las Vegas
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
New York
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Defender of Bishop Cannon Jeered- Hisses Force Change of Subject
At the University of Virginia on August 15 Stanley High defended Bishop James Cannon Jr. against wets attacks, prompting jeers from the audience. High shifted topics as disapproval rose. Governor Albert C. Ritchie defended the 18th Amendment amid applause.
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Cannon
University, Va
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Wets
Stanley High
The
Christian Herald
Institute of Public Affairs
High
Nations Will Fight British Reparations Claims
France Italy Belgium and Japan joined to oppose Phillip Snowden’s bid for a larger British share of German reparations under the Young plan. They argued the division percentages are fixed and cannot be rearranged while noting Britain may gain other advantages to offset losses. The crisis center on Saturday’s finance committee meeting as Snowden presses for a subcommittee review.
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the Hague
France
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Phillip Snowden
Great Britain
Snowden
Piane
Conference Financial Committee
Judge Finds Chorus Girl Posters Legally Dressy
Tallahassee Florida August 15 The attorney general Fred H Davis concluded that chorus girls in posters are sufficiently dressed as long as they cover one half of one percent of their lower anatomy The opinion notes the modern trend of dress on stage and in films and says prosecutions under existing laws could not be maintained The dater unknown asked for advice and the requester remains unnamed
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Tallahassee
Fla
Fred H. Davis
Suspect Tied to Slaying of 12 Year Old Dorothy Aune
Police arrested a man recently released from a Minnesota asylum as a suspect in the death of 12 year old Dorothy Aune. He was found wearing shoes stained with blood and could not explain his movements on the day her body was discovered in a vacant lot near the Milwaukee railroad yards in South Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
St. Peter’s
Minnesota
Dorothy Aune
Crime prevention stressed over detection in UNC talk
CHAPEL HILL Aug 15 Inspector C F Chalne of New York urged police to prioritize crime prevention over detection before 55 North Carolina officers at UNC training school. He outlined police functions including preserving peace enforcing laws protecting life and property and arresting violators while urging officers to act within authority to avoid overreach.
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New York
Chapel Hill
C. F. Chalne
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Chalane
Ten Day Institute
Youth Drowns In Gaston Fish Pond
Eight year old James Stowe son of Mr and Mrs W H Stowe drowned in a fish pond two miles east of Gastonia North Carolina late yesterday afternoon The water was five feet deep but he could not swim All details indicate a tragic water accident with the victim identified and immediate location provided
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Gastonia
N. C
James Stowe
W. H. Stowe
Here
Deportation Talks After East Chicago Raids
In Hammond Indiana federal authorities weigh deportation actions for 101 aliens among about 200 arrested in East Chicago raids. Dozens were released after questioning. U S Attorney Loomis denounces organized vice and liquor interests influencing local politics.
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Hammond
Ind
East Chicago
United States
Loomis
Indiana
Straton Visited Charlotte En Route to New York
Rev. Hillyer H. Straton son of Dr John Roach Straton visited Charlotte as a guest of Frank Snelligrove. He was traveling by automobile from Georgia to New York and spent the night there.
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Straton
Charlotte Charlotte
Hillyer H. Straton
John Roach Straton
New York
Frank Snelligrove
Georgia
Little Girl Disappears After Threat Of Death
Eight year old Mary Louise Smith vanished after threatening to drown herself following the shooting of her pet dog Billy in Fort Worth Texas. Police search the city as her mother Mrs Frank Smith recalls the precocious despondent child and the red dress she wished to wear.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy
Mary Louise Smith
Mary Louise
Frank Smith
Decrease in North Carolina July fire losses noted
North Carolina fire losses for July totaled 292696 from 159 fires marking a drop from 557801 in July 1928. Insurance Commissioner Dan Boney cited the Carolina Beach pavilion blaze as a major factor and listed four large losses including Atlantic Beach pavilion and a Goldsboro store.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dan Boney
Carolina Beach
Andrew Joyner
Atlantic Beach Pavilion
Goldsboro
Charlotte
Polks County
Rocky Mount
New Bern
Elizabeth City
Salisbury
Henderson
Waynesville
Lenoir
Oxford
Marion
Southern Pines
Elm City
Smithfield
Ahoskie
Washington
Weldon
Lamberton
Raeford
Graham
la Grange
Maxton
Kannapolis
North Wilkesboro
Mount Olive
Gibsonville
Williamston
Edenton
Roanoke Rapids
Spencer
Louisburg
Farmville
Reports of Marchurian fighting unfounded
The Tokyo Reuters correspondent reports from Manchuria that gunfire had ceased and no significant Russian Chinese hostilities were underway. A Japanese agency in Manchuria says no worthwhile encounter occurred and the situation appears quiet.
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London
Tokyo
Reuters
Manchuria
Manchuri
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