Elizabethton Doctors Face Murder Charge Trial
Rebels gather to check federals as Elizabethton physicians Murrell Pinson and W H Longmire face preliminary proceeding on murder charges in the death of 12 year old Robert Grindstaff after an appendectomy. Fathers say doctors drank and left patient under anesthesia.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Mar
APJ
Murrell Pinson
W. H. Longmire
Robert Grindstaff
Henry Grandstaff
Weather Rain and Warmer Across Regions
Tennessee shows showers and possible thundershowers tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions tonight and cooler by Wednesday afternoon in the west portion. Virginia clouds tonight and Wednesday with rain likely Wednesday and in the southern portion tonight, slightly warmer tonight. Temperatures: yesterday high 65, low 23. one year ago high 66, low 44. Readings taken at 6 p.m. by Cc. L. Bunn, L. & W.9
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Tennessee
Virginia
South
Cc. L. Bunn
Runaway Auto Fatal to Trio at Norton Virginia
A car driven by A A Graves of Appalachia careened from a concrete road in West Norton Virginia and struck two girls on the sidewalk, killing Carrie Reed eight and Juanita Reed Jr. Graves and Fr P Hartsoek of Appalachia were in the car. Hartsoek died at the scene while the other child died at the hospital. The crash occurred late yesterday afternoon on a steep hill about 800 yards from the initial impact.
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Norton
A. A. Graves
Appalachia
West Norton
Fr. P. Hartsoek
Appalathia
Graves
Carrie Reed
Juanita Reed, Jr
Juanita
Mary Meeker Weds Her Older Sister’s Divorced Husband
Chicago reports a quiet March 12 ceremony tying Mary Meeker daughter of Arthur Meeker to Ambrose Cramer divorced husband of Grace Meeker. The wedding followed a lengthy prior union with Grace, now a Philadelphia socialite, and occurred before only a few witnesses. Cramer, an architect, and Meeker had a brief ceremony arranged by Rev. James T. Marshall after a license was obtained.
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Mary Meeker
Chicago
Arthur Meeker
Armour and Compery
Ambrose C. Cramer
Washington
Cramer
Grace Meeker
Mary
James T. Marshall
Marshall Sidend
Grace Meaker
Francis Vernon
Hollywood
Man starved to death with seven thousand dollars in Chicago banks
Harry Kline aged 61 died at county hospital after months of poverty. A public administrator found his trunk containing savings accounts in 84 Chicago banks totaling 7,000 dollars. Interest provided about 67 cents daily. His wife in Philadelphia seeks the money. Kline had left her 18 years earlier.
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Chicago
Harry Kline
Kline
Philadelphia
Wilkins Returns From Antarctica to New York Welcome
Sir Hubert Wilkins returns from an Antarctic aerial expedition to a formal welcome in New York. He will be driven from Hoboken to City Hall by the mayor’s committee for distinguished guests. The party includes Lieut Cay Ben Eielson pilot Joe Crosson and Orville Porter. The voyage confirmed Graham Land is a chain of islands, not part of Antarctica.
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New York
Antarctic
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hoboken
Muzanne Benett
Actrss
Ever
Miss Bennett
Wilkins
Lieut
Cay Ben Eielson
Joe FE. Crosson
Jones Act Triggers Sharp Rise in Liquor Prices
The New York Herald Tribune reports the Jones Act raising penalties for prohibition violators has pushed liquor costs higher. Whiskey wholesale prices have risen up to 40 dollars per case and alcohol per gallon has doubled to about 14 dollars. The notice adds that daily receptions in Washington were reduced to two weekly to ease business. A separate item notes a mail plane crash near Park City Utah, with the pilot and passenger escaping.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Washington
Hoeaver
Park City
Utah
Bill
Rt. T. Fpreng
KA. Kennedy
War maps of Mexico show movements on blue and red tacks
War maps of Mexico have reappeared on desks across the United States with blue tacks marking federal forces and red tacks for revolutionists. The maps show Calles moving toward the northwest, facing rail and terrain obstacles as strategists foresee a clash over Mazatlan and potential rebel activity in Baja California and the California border region.
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Pluta
Elias Calles
Vances
Torrvor
Mexico
Chihuahua City
el Vasa
Texas
J. G. Escobar
Manuel Simon
Juarez
Toerrean
Torrean
C. W
New York
United States
Associated Press
Calles
Torreon
Mexico City
Sureles
Mazatin
Northwestern Republic
Lower
California
Mazatlan
Lower California
Arizona
New Mexico
Boy With 100 Sweethearts Is Hanged in England
Joseph Reginald Victor Clarke known as the boy with a hundred sweethearts was hanged in Liverpool for the murder of Mrs. Alice Fontaine. Clarke, 21, educated in England, boasted of facing death gravely and assisted at the scaffold after entangling many women including Mrs Fontaine, whom he killed after draining her savings.
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Liverpool
Joseph Reginald Victor Clarke
Alice Fontaine
Clarke
England
Virginia
Princeton University
Wife of Eugene O Neill Carries Out Wedding Vow
The New York American reports Mrs Eugene O Neill will seek a Reno divorce from playwright Eugene O Neill, claiming a marriage vow allowing either partner to seek freedom when love changes. The couple reportedly included a clause ending when love did part. Coretta Monterey has been mentioned as O Neill's interest.
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Eugene
O’neill
New York
New York American
Eugene O Neill
Reno
O'Neill
London
Coretta
Burke Resigns as Commissioner Indian Affairs
Commissioner Charles H. Burke of the bureau of Indian affairs tendered his resignation amid congressional fire over administration. Senator Pine of Oklahoma was cited in the dispute. The president indicated acceptance and a successor will be appointed. Winfield Scott’s pension bureau resignation was also accepted and he had left.
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Washington
Charles H. Burke
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Congress
Indian Affairs
Burke
Pine
Oklahoma
Winfield Scott
Pension Bureau
Corn Belt Plans Draft of Farm Relief Bill in Des Moines
A special meeting of the Corn Belt Federation of Farm Organizations is set for Des Moines next Monday to draft a farm relief program for submission to Congress. The federation has been a leading advocate of the McNary Hangen farm relief plan.
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Des Moines
Corn Belt Federation of Farm Organizations
Congress
Corn Belt Federation
Condition Elsie Janis Improves
Paris dispatch reports American stage star Elsie Janis improving after a reasonably good night at the American hospital following removal from a hotel yesterday. A separate item notes Jiuarez militias forming as rebels claim enlistment soon after a call for volunteers.
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Paris
Elsie Janis
American Hospital
Jiuarez
Federal advance faces stiff rebel opposition at Torreon
Rebels concentrate near Torreon to block General Calles northern drive as federal troops press the advance. The opposition appears strong, with rebel forces massing to halt the federal advance led by Generalissimo Calles.
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Torreon
Associated Press
Calles
Hoover to Recognize Dixie Shifters in South
AP reports Hoover Democrats in the southern states likely to control federal appointments. Reorganization hints that eastern and western states will consult leaders who ran Hoover campaigns. Mentioned are General Almazan and moves around Saltijo and Torreon, with rebel and federal forces clashing over crossings and desert routes. Authorities confiscate property of rebel leaders Cruz Munzo Aguirre and Sonora governor Topete amid escalating tensions.
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Calles
Almazan
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover Democrats
South
Hoover
Mason-Dixon Line
Morterer
Saltijo
Torreon
Cireles
Camacho
Estcobar
Sneloz
Pacific Road
Ablazatlan
Iterbe
Mazatlan Tuan
Isaders
Cruz
Munzo
Aguirre
Fausto Topete
Sonora
Honeymoon of the Angel of France Ends in Mourning
Kathleen Burke McLean, widow of Col John Reginald McLean, dies husband injuries from a recent auto crash. The couple married March 2 after Kathleen, famed as The Angel of France for WWI relief work, had planned a Montecito honeymoon then a Hoover White House visit before sailing to Italy. Col McLean, 11th? year old, commanded the 367th infantry in the war and resumed mining work in Phoenix after.
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Milwaukee
Christian Sethwate
Park McComb
Santa Marta
Cal
John Ean
Mra
Nathleen Peabody
Angel
France
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Santa Maria
Kathleen
Burke McLean
John Reginald McLean
War Vetern
Arizona
Gol. McLean
Kathleen Burke Peabody
McLean
Frederick F. Peabody
Col
Mrs. McLean
Monceito
del Monte
Montecito
Hoover
Washington
Italy
Col. McLean
367Th
Milton Mclean
Phoenix
Ariz
Colonel McLean
Peabody
Santa Barbara
Bankruptcy action against the Kaiser’s sister in Bonn
Princess Victoria sister of the former Kaiser faces bankruptcy proceedings in Bonn. She lives in seclusion at the palace and has declined to comment. Her husband Alexander Subkoff, Russian younger by 34 years, has been involved in drinking and brawling scandals, with reports of wealthy origin or cobbler background and Paris gigolo rumors. They left Luxembourg recently.
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Bonn
Prussia
Victoria
Alexander Subkoff
Paris
Gigola
Germany
Belgium
Luzemburg
Subkof
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