Woman Suspected of Eight Murders
Chicago reports Mrs Louise Vermilya nicknamed the woman of death rose from obscurity to infamy in a day. Police say she poisoned multiple husbands, a BOD, a stepson, two stepdaughters and two intimate friends with arsenic, using pepper as the vehicle. Detected through viscera analysis, her alleged killings span 18 years, with earlier husbands dying after inheriting sums, and a string of boarders and family deaths adding to the case.
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Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Bod
Miss French's High Hopes for John Smithers Visit
Miss French, staying at a health resort, is drawn into Mrs. Smithers story of her son John. She imagines a future with John, hoping for his affection under his mother's sanction. John's arrival, however, is delayed as Miss French hides from the scene amid awkward chaos and a brisk meeting with John.
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Mra. Salberg
John
Miss French
Smithers
Mr. Smithers
Tle
Mrs. Smithers
Trees & Man
Mise French
Mre. Smitthers
Mrs
Mia
Society Quips On Grand Opera Love And Fashion
Dialogue notes a society friend rushing to grand opera while deaf to music. One says she keeps up with latest fashions and advises friends on affordable outfits. another points out she cannot hear the music, prompting a wry exchange among acquaintances.
He Needs a Raat Doctor Advices Wife Trip
A terse dialogue shows a patient asking a doctor if travel to Europe would help his ailment. The doctor replies yes, advising that his wife accompany him on the trip. The exchange reflects a clinic scene with practical humor in a medical setting.
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Europe
Ceiling Collapse During Piano Lesson in Brooklyn Tenement
New York girl Miss Margaret Dean sang a ragtime piece when the ceiling fell in from the floor above. She suspected neighbor Mrs Monnikendan, who admitted making noise at 10:30 p.m. Magistrate Hylan summoned Mrs Monnikendan who was warned to stop hammering the Dean's ceiling and both were discharged after promising reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margaret Dean
Margaret
Culek
Kate Monnikendun
Miss Margaret
Brooklyn
Hylan
Attacked by Mad Horse Injures Young Son
In Perth Amboy New Jersey Edward Morris Braun seven suffered 60 serious injuries when a pet horse seized him in its mouth then trampled him. Doctors say he cannot live. The horse was shot and its head sent to the state for inspection. the animal had been a family pet for ten years.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Edward
Morris Braun
Hur
Loot Recovered in Bank Robbery Probe In Washington
Workmen uncover twenty five thousand dollars in gold and bank notes under a sidewalk near Westminster District, Washington, D. C. The cash is part of a three hundred thirty five thousand dollar loot from the Book of Montreal bank branch. No suspects are in custody yet.
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Westminster
D. C
The
Book of Montreal
Husband and wife duel ends in killing in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee Perry Clevenger and his wife quarreled over a family dispute connected to a wine room run beside his soft drink business. A pistol duel at their home left Mrs Clevenger fatally wounded and her husband mortally wounded.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Perry Clevenger
People on New Year travels and visits in Spencer area
Miss Effie Williams spent New Year in Weefkind, Mrs. Ben Hoey of Rib Lake visited her mother, and H Schwantes with daughter Margaret visited Tifield relatives. Stella Clark returned home to Tomahawk for vacation, Mrs. F W Heath traveled to Abbotsford to see her parents, and May Varney visited Seymour to see grandmother Mrs. G Wendell. Genevieve Ackerman visited Chippewa Falls, A L Boock and Ian Norbert returned from New Ulm, Minn. Mrs. Harry Carr visited from Chippewa Falls, Emrich Hoeft stayed with his aunt Mrs. Aug Raabe, and Mrs. E Heath returned from Bis mar k and Kenman N D. Dr D C Miller has his Milwaukee nephew treated for lung trouble. Mrs. F A Soles and Bernice visited Milladore. Royal Neighbors surprised Mrs. Foster McIlhattan at her mother’s home, J D Graves. Rae Ingham moved to Tioga to run the store in his father’s absence. Ernest Riske of Clintonville bought French farm and plans possession soon. Unity Tigers beat Spencer basket team but game called off over referee dispute.
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Effie Williams
Weefkind
Ben Hoey
Rib Lake
H. Schwantes
Margaret
Tifield
Stella Clark
Tomahawk
Genevieve Ackerman
Chippewa Falls
A. L. Boock
Ian Norbert
New Ulm
Minn
Harry Carr
Emrich Hoeft
Burnett Junction
Aug. Raabe
E. Heath
Bismark
Kenman
N. D
D.C. Miller
Milwaukee
F. A. Soles
Bernice
Milladore
Foster Mcilhattan
J. D. Graves
Rae Ingham
Tioga
Ernest Riske
Clintonville
We wish you all a Happy New Year
Rudolph Warner visited Paul Weigel over Sunday and Mrs Joseph Weigel Jr. visited Mr and Mrs Joseph Weigel Sr. Tuesday. Art Merkel returned home Friday after a six months absence in the West. Mr and Mrs Herman Weigel Jr. visit with Charles Schuster in Chili over Christmas. Peter Weigel and John Bushmann left for Greenwood for Christmas with the Bushmanns and Weigels. Mrs Herman Weigel Peter Bohman and Joseph Hamus visited Nick Hamus Sunday.
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Rudolph Warner
Paul Weigel
Joseph Weigel Jr
Joseph Weigel Sr
Art Merkel
West
Herman Weigel Jr
Mrs
Charles Schuster
Chili
Peter Weigel
John Bushmann
Greenwood
Henry Weigel
Herman Weigel
Peter Bohman
Joseph Hamus
Nick Hamus
Local notes from Cameron and Norweigan church
Albert Johnson works at Marshfield as the Ladies Aid of the Norweigan Lutheran church met last Thursday. Vernie Davis and sister Daisy visited J. Johnson's home on Monday. Peter Zenner and James Johnson left for Polock settlement to bale hay. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kusa and Miss Swenson visited J. C. Johnson's home on Christmas day. George Bauer lost a horse on Christmas Eve and found it the next morning. Miss Selma Johnson returned from Milwaukee with cousin Elmer Larson from Amperst Junction. A group of young folks met at Gilbert Everson's last Monday night for a pleasant evening.
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Albert Johnson
Marshfield
Ladies Aid
Norweigan Lutheran Church
Vernie Davis
Daisy
J. Johnson
Peter Zenner
James Johnson
Polock Settlement
Richard Kusa
Miss Swenson
J. C. Johnson
Selma Johnson
Milwaukee
Elmer Larson
Amperst Junction
Gilbert Everson
Gilbert
Margarette Curtin visits Grand Rapids and local social notes
Margarette Curtin spends a few days in Grand Rapids this week while Kittie Collins of Chicago and Peter Wolfe visit area friends. Margaret Doll returns to Grand Rapids to resume school duties after a home vacation. Neighbors surprise John Marshielder, and the Raplinger Citizens discuss a new depot. Eleven school trustees ride a tram to Grand Rapids for a school board convention.
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Margarette Curtin
Grand Rapids
Kittie Collins
Chicago
Peter Wolfe
Nekoosa
Park Falls
Margaret Doll
John
Marshielder
Raplinger
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Florence
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Mira
Vermilya
Richard T. Smith
Charles Vermilya
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Frank Brinkamp
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Womean
la Porie
Boy Rider
F.W. Heath
Abbotsford
Mrs. Lundahl
May Varney
Seymour
Unity Tigers
Spencer
Unity
Weigelsdorf
Cameron
George Bauer
Ruplinger
B. C
Max Degner
Wis
DR. King
Sexton Brothers
Gare
Marshfield Times Co
Armory Building
the Times
Universal
Aarmory
ISS
Opera House
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