Witchcraft Trial of Doctor Slayer Reveals His Ways
In York Pennsylvania the second session of the John Blymyer witchcraft trial opens as prosecutors push to explore alleged witchery in the killing and burning of farmer Nelson Rehmeyer. The defense and state debate the role of voodoo or “pow wow” practices as evidence, with testimony about charms, hair locks, and dispelling spells.
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Doctor Slayer
York
John Blymyer
Nelson Rehmeyer
Rehmeyer
Wales
Barllerytate
Clayton Hese
Sess
Nelson Rehmey
Question Mark Stands As Ace For All Flights
Five army fliers and their one Question Mark plane stood as the leader of endurance flights. The ground crew helped with refueling as Moon, the pilot, led the team toward a new record in a tense test of reach and push.
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Ace
Los Angeles
Sigs
Refusal to Testify In Sinclair Contempt Case
Washington oil figure Blackmer faces contempt for failing to return from Tart to testify in the Sinclair Fall case. Judge Snyder seized $200,000 from Bisck miner's attorneys under the Valet law to compel testimony. Willackmer appeals, delaying transfer of seized funds to the treasury.
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Washington
Denver
Sinclair Fall
Sinclair Tegpot
Marshal Snyder
Sanond
Bisckmner
Embezzler Surrenders After Five Months On Run
Milwaukee police report Charles Schipper surrendered to a U S district attorney after five months of evading capture over a 213000 embezzlement case. He said conscience led him in, while bank teller Voelz implicated him as the man who pushed the theft and theft proceeds into an estate he managed.
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Milwaukee
Charles Schipper
United States District Attorney
Schipper
Attrney
Voelz
Joot
Voels
Dan Hogan
Chicago
Minneapolla
Auburndale|Wie
Nela Nelson
Nelson
Hogan
Minneapolis
Stollen
Frigid Weather Continues Across Wisconsin
Frigid weather persisted in Wisconsin with fresh snow in the southeast and temperatures as low as 25 below zero in the north. Highways remained blocked from last week’s storm as crews battled the cold. In Milwaukee Joseph Mauhs, 40, was found unconscious with frostbitten hands and feet, with recovery unlikely. The cold wave was easing in most areas, though the eastern coast faced continued low readings. Weather reports indicated a gradual warmup expected to bring relief from the record low temperatures. A break in the wintry blast was seen in the Dakotas, while western states observed the trend spreading eastward.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Joseph Mauhs
Neather
Middle West
Washington
New York
Dakotas
Hoover Informed of Senate Passing Kellogg Pact Support
President-elect Hoover was told by Senators Watson and Hale that the Senate will pass its regular program with Kellogg pact approval and a tax exaction measure, without difficulty. The group discussed the general legislative situation and Hoover’s breakfast conference with Borah. no cabinet offers or explicit positions were confirmed.
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Thomas L. Stores Dusled
Washington
Ricd
Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Hale
Maine
Senate
Congress
Haugen
Coolidge
White House
Coolidgel Cand
Royalists pay homage to duke in Antibes ceremony
Hundreds of Russian royalists gathered in Antibes to honor the memory of Grand Duke Nicholas. The body lay in state amid regal splendor as hopes for czarist restoration rallied around the late grand duke.
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Antibes
Pratce
Nicholas
Lake Tzar
Jury Tampering Probe Opens in Keyes Bribery Case
Los Angeles County grand jury began an inquiry into alleged jury tampering in the bribery trial of former District Attorney Asa Keyes and five others. Two prospective jurors, Mrs. Liem Canby and Mrs. Adele Beresford, were questioned after reports of a woman in a black coupe approaching them. Both had been in the jury box but were excused. one man among the six defendants will not be prosecuted.
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Los Angeles
LLP
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Keyes
Liem Canby
Airs
Adele Beresford
Edwin Butler
Thay
Canby
Heavy Debate Over Kellogg Treaty Stirs Senate
In Washington the senate faced a heavy clash over the Kellogg antiwar treaty as Senator Moses and other reservationists urged limits on its application to American policy. Kellogg resisted, negotiations continued, and a vote timeline was pressed amid oil, Indian lands, and tariff inquiries unfolding before committees.
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Paul RB
Mallon United Press
Washington
Senate
Bruce
Dem
George Moses
Iial Suelemege
Poli ‘Cies
Imade
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Kellogg
Borah
Alrasty
Serce
United States
Kelloge
Unirea Presa
Jamee
Watson
Indiana
Ways and Tmedal Committee
Teriff
Chemical
Miles
Kohler Thanks Friends After Inaugural Near Miss
Madison Wisconsin Gov. Walter J. Kohler, in his first interview since taking office, recounted nearly missing his inaugural ceremony. He arrived by a special train from Sheboygan via Milwaukee as friends urged him to attend, but he initially balked at leaving the car home.
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Madison
Wis
Walter J. Kohler
Sheboygan
Milwaukee
Death at cathedral as bullet ends life of Henry Schepers
In Kansas City, Henry J. Schepers, 36, a lumber company collector, died after a gunfire incident at a Catholic cathedral. Police seek an unidentified runner who fled the church as investigators described Schepers found kneeling between pews with a bullet having pierced his head and passed through a stained glass window.
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Kansas City
Henry J. Schepers
Lumber Company
Schepers
Angietohares
Thac
Echoes of Gangland Raid Haunts Chicago Heights Politics
Chicago reports disruptive echoes as federal and state investigators clean up the Chicago Heights gambling ring. authorities seized hundreds of slot machines and records, charging Olver Ellis and twenty-four others in a sweep that implicated four politicians and tied profits to higher ups. Johnson and Swanson aided the operation.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
U. S
George EB
Johnson
John A. Swanson
Gengeters
Olver J. Ellis
Cook County
Ellis
Slaying of Policeman Case Revived and Blamed
Chicago reports an old Two Rivers murder case resurfaces as District Attorney Fischer may act on newly surfaced evidence about Leo Rocque’s killing. Connections to a Chicago gunman and hush money emerge while the Two Rivers inquiry lingers, with authorities cautious on likely charges.
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Manjtowac
Two Rivers
eRene
Follecman Roogie
Chicago
Lee
Richard Biehl
Fischer
Pratt
Banda
Hopve
Oly
Leo Rocque
Leo Rocque Ig
Pitcher
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