Parents of Edith Riley Sentenced to Prison Terms
In Washington Mr and Mrs Harry N Riley received two years in prison and a fine for cruelty to their 12 year old daughter Edith. Judge F D Letts called the evidence revolting to the common sense of justice. Edith was said to have been kept in a dark closet for four years and mistreated. Mrs Riley described as the dominating factor in the home and Edith's step mother.
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Washington
Harry N. Riley
Edith
F. D. Letts
Rileys
Edith Riley
Washington Court
Harry Riley
Funeral for gangster Legs Diamond in Queens grave
In a drizzly Queens cemetery Jacqueline Hands, widow of Jack “Lego” Diamond, attended a simple funeral for the gangster. The service was nonsectarian with a rosary, a floral armchair tribute, and few attendees beyond relatives and a handful of police, as Diamond lay in a muddy plot amid a poor, unkept section of Mount Olivet.
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New York
Mount Olivet
Queens
Jd “Goodby
Diamond
Dismond
Lawrence J. O'Brien
Joseph E. Lynch
Albany
Owney Madden
Manhattan
Vincent Coll
Coll
Michael Wengall
Much Cotton Rotting in Lafayette Fields
Buckner Arkansas farmers in La Fayette county lament 3000 bales left unpicked as recent rains for 40 days hasten rot. The unharvested cotton risks total loss and ongoing damage to crops and fields.
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Lafayette
Buckner, Ark
LaFayette County
Camden Ships 3000 Bales Cotton on Two Barges
Over 3000 bales of cotton will be loaded on two steel river barges owned by River and Land Transportation. The shipment, seen as the largest on Ouachita to New Orleans since navigation revival, will require about two days to load. Tug E. H. Braewne, captained by B J Carlos, will tow the barges from Camden to New Orleans.
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Camden
River and Land Transportation Company
Ouachita River
New Orleans
E. H. Breawe
B. J. Carlos
Monroe
Carlos
Mississippi
Four Prisoners Escape From Mississippi Jail
In Cleveland Mississippi four inmates escaped from the Boyal county jail by sawing through their cell door and the jail window. They fled in an automobile stolen from a local garage. The escapees are Richard Cummings 30 George Bryan 31 George Walker 18 and Dallas Henley 21.
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Cleveland
Miss
Boyal County
Richard Cummings
George Bryan
George Walker
Cubbery
Dallas Henley
Mena Woman Dies Wrapping Christmas Gifts
Ada line Gallagher of Mena Arkansas died Sunday night while wrapping Christmas packages at home. Her body and unfinished tasks were found Monday morning by her husband W J Gallagher, a retired salesman. Survived by two sons and a daughter, all residents of Mena.
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Mena
Ark
Adaline Gallagher
W. J. Gallagher
Sam Day Denied New Trial by Court
Texarkana report: Sam Day, age 20, serving a sentence for the shooting of Sheriff Walter Harris during a whisky sale, was denied a new trial in circuit court on Wednesday. The court upheld the verdict and the imprisonment term remains in place.
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Sam Day
Texarkana
Cio
Walter Harris
Circuit Court
Banker Dead After Attempted Slaying in Chicago
John Jacob Visser a 35 year old vice president of the Kimbell Trust and Saving Bank was found dead in his office after an apparently failed plan to kill 67 year old Antonius Van Worden. Van Worden fled after being beaten and shot in the cheek, then Visser shot himself as help arrived.
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Chicago
John Jacob Visser
Kimbell Trust and Saving Bank
Antonius van Worden
Visser
van Worden
Jnin
Missing College Girl Is Reported Improved
PROVIDENCE R I Virginia Penfield, heiress from Columbus Ohio, was found after a week’s absence. She improved rapidly under a doctor’s care. Her father Clara J Penfield planned a vacation to aid her health, with overwork at Swarthmore School cited as a contributor to her condition.
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Providence
Virginia Penfield
Columbus
Ohio
Clara J. Penfield
Swarthmore. Ps
Three Men Admit Stealing Dynamite Sticks in Arkansas
Three men admitted stealing about 200 sticks of dynamite from a Waldron railroad storehouse to celebrate Christmas. They were brought to Fort Smith jail because Waldron’s facility was too small. The arrests followed a spate of explosions that have terrorized Waldron residents. Suspects named as Orvall Babbitt Lester Speakes and Bill Morgan.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Waldron
Theodore Money
Orvall Babbitt
Lester Speakes
Bill Morgan
Two Men Held For Kidnaping Woman
Kansas City report details the arrest of two farmers in Wyandotte County tied to the kidnapping of Mrs. J Neil Donnelly, a wealthy garment manufacturer. They confessed after investigators traced a laundry mark to the cottage used in holding Donnelly and her chauffeur George Blair.
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Kansas City
J. Néil “Donnelly
George Blair
Wyandotte County
Donnelly
Paul Scheidt
Scheidt
Bonner Springs
de Pew
Browning
Paul Donnelly
James R. Reed
Reed
Mouney
Nuk” Nob
Denial Issued By Mrs Caraway
The Arkansas Democrat published denials by Senator Hattie W. Caraway and Governor Parnell denying a Conway weekly story that Caraway would resign and be replaced by Tilman B. Parks who would then be replaced by Parnell. Both deny resignation as utterly false and accuse others of spreading the rumor.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Democrat
Hattie W. Caraway
Parnell
Wekely
Conway
Caraway
Tilman B. Parks
Farnell
State Committee
Sho
The
Democrat
J. B. Parker
Conway News
Mississippi Flood Waters Receding
New Orleans reports floods in the Takabutchie river valley of northwest Mississippi easing after a period of critical stage, with continued bright weather and lessened tension on the Mississippi near Hekmaen Kentucky, as late forecasts improve outlook.
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New Orleans
Takabutchie River
Mississippi
Hekmaen
Kidnapping Case Cites Error In Release Plan
Early Friday, Mrs. Donnelly and her chauffeur were released by several men on a Kaunas City street after being taken from the kidnapper’s rendezvous. The captors claimed a miscue and said some “Duti Wa” men were involved, while the motive appeared to be securing the victim’s release.
Bond Denied For Ex County Judge In Slaying Case
Pine Bluff, Ark. Bond denied for C. M. Philpot former county judge held for slaying of his son in law Chester W. Taylor former congressman during a family quarrel last summer.
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C. M. Philpot
Pine Bluff
Ark
Chester W. Taylor
Two Slain in New Gangster Outbreak
In Chicago a gang gun battle left two men dead and their bodies dumped near the city outskirts. A third man was found shot in the head and is believed dying. Investigators name Dago Dan Tagnetti and link the killings to rival gang conflicts amid rumors of a Scarface war.
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Chicago
Dago Dan
Tagnetti
George
Red Barker
Barker
Timothy J. Lynch
Gangland
Former Hope Boy Preaches Sermon at Texarkana Church
Homer Goff son of Mr and Mrs T H Goff of this city preached his first sermon at Rose Hill Christian church of Texarkana last Sunday evening. He hails from a preaching family with his grandfather and an older brother both ministers. A large crowd attended the service.
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Homer Goff
T. H. Goff
Rose Hill Christian Church
Texarkana
Young Goff
Japanese armored train attack near Yinkow reported
Bulletin from Tiens Tin China says a Japanese armored train attacked a Chinese armored train between Yinkow and a nearby station. fighting continued with a Japanese cavalry regiment attacking from the rear as of Wednesday morning. In Washington, Thomas J. Allen Jr. was named superintendent of Hot Springs National Park after serving at Zion National Park in Utah.
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Washington
Thomas J. Allen, Jr
Zion National Park
Utah
Wednesday
Hot Springs National Park
Arkansas
Fort Smith Doctor Dies by Own Hand at Office
Fort Smith Dr. A S Chapman aged 40 killed himself at his First National Bank building office shortly before noon Tuesday. His assistant Billie Smith and visitor Virginia Arbuckle found him. no reason given. Chapman, UT graduate, served in World War I and studied medicine at New Orleans.
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Fort Smith
A.S. Chapman
First National Bank
Mias
Billie Smith
Virginia
Arbucle
Chapman
Medical School
University of Tennessee
New Orleans
G R Kirks Team Wins Prize Dinner
Hope Star carrier staff held a chicken dinner at Checkered Cafe to close a chicken and beans subscription contest. George Reed Kirk led a 48 subscription team while Vasco Bright captained losers with 12. both sides were treated after final tally amid thanks from Miss Emma Green.
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Carrier-Boy
Hope Star
George Reed Kirk
Emma Green
Paper Boys
Bernard O'Steen
Robert Porter
Lane Taylor
Vasco Bright
John Hartsfield
Jimmie Porter
LeRoy Henry
Texan Sentenced for Theft Transport to Hot Springs
George Gaylor of Honey Grove Texas was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary by Federal Judge Martineau after pleading guilty to transporting a stolen automobile from Greenville Texas to Hot Springs last month.
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Little Rock
George Gaylor
Honey Grove
Texas
Martineau
Greenville
Hot Springs
Missing Cincinnati boy reported after search
A six year old Marian McLe William Horngby is missing since noon from 310 street. His father reported the lad’s disappearance while police and a search party comb the area. A girl’s body was found Tuesday near the same street, prompting increased vigilance as authorities investigate possible connections.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Marian McLe
William Horngby
Charles Bi. Shoemaker
Gas Consumers Refunding Checks Delayed by Court Action
In Camden local refunds were issued by Citizens Bank and Trust for about 200 consumers who did not sign court petitions. Checks mailed Monday, but 200 holdouts await attorney lien resolution in circuit court next month before refunds can be released. Some customers express disappointment over smaller refunds than expected.
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Camden
Basconsi Bellave
Santa Claus
Citizenns Bank
Trust’ Company
Miss Lora Marlar Presents Northern Nevada Musical Program
Miss Lora Marlar of Roselon directs a Holly Springs Nevada county musical program on Saturday night January 2. Dallas talent L W Huffstutter will attend along with South singing convention figure Thomas Benton of Nacogdoches Texas. The program features class singing quartets duets solos and congregational singing. Public invited.
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Lora Marlar
Rosselon
Holly Springs
Nevada County
L. W. Huffstutter
Dallas
Texas
South
Thomas Benton
Nacogdoches
Bad Weather Curbs Ouachita Deer Hunting News
In Ouachita woods hunters report poor conditions reducing deer hunting activity this week of the open season. Bad weather hampers tracking and visibility, keeping overall harvest low as the season progresses.
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Mena
Ouachita Woods
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Jedith
Alto
Tim
Hope
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G. R. Kirk
Star’s Carrier Boys
Southwest
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