Tragic fall at Hotel Virginia claims S. S. Stewart
S. S. Stewart of Chicago traveling salesman for a St. Louis firm died after falling from a second floor window at Hotel Virginia between 5 and 5 30 AM. Authorities ruled the death accidental, citing illness and delirium as likely factors. He died at St. Francis sanitarium at 7 30 AM after an inquest verdict.
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S. S. Stewart
St. Louis
Hotel Virginia
Stewart
St. Francis Sanitarium
C. P. Gray
Dr. Gray
H. D. Apgar
F. C. Thomas
Fred Peters
Charles E. Johnston
J. M. Keller
J. Baer & Company
Threat of War Escalates in Balkans Over Bulgarian Groups
Belgrade warns Sofia to disband Bulgarian groups in Macedonia or face diplomatic break. After Brigadier General Kovachevitch’s assassination blamed on the Comi, Serbian frontier with Bulgaria remains closed under martial law. A pitched battle with attackers occurred from night until dawn. casualties are unreported.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Jugo-Slav
Sofia
Macedonia
Michael Kovachevitch
Istip
Comi
Turner is sentenced to death in rapid Caddo slaying case
Shreveport writer reports Tony Pie Turner, 31, a Black man, was sentenced to death for murdering J. B. Morris, 68, at a Sheepan filling station on September 11. A jury of one ballot and a three minute verdict issued the death penalty after Judge Roberts charged the jury. Morris’s store near Blanchard road was attacked about 9 p.m. Turner fled but was captured eight days later and promptly tried after indictment by a special grand jury.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Tony “Pie” Turner
J. B. Morris
Poprietor
Sheepan
Robert Roberts
District Court
Roberts
Caddo Parish
Morris
Blanchard Road
Turner
Four Die After Train Hits Car At Dallas Crossing
Four persons were killed and three injured when a Santa Fe passenger train struck an automobile at a Dallas crossing. The dead include Mrs Leonard Carroll, Mildred Carroll 18, Mrs D Wilson 35 and her son Ben James Wilson 16.
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Dallas
Santa Fe
Leonard Carroll
Mildred Carroll
Watches Recovered Link Looped Robberies to Suspect
Stolen watches from Luther Reed and L Howard Peevy surface as police connect two Loop road burglaries on September 16 to Tom Young. Peevy’s watch, Reed’s gold timepiece and a wrist watch belonging to Reed’s daughter were taken, cash loots noted. Entry matched by window screen prying, suspect arrested after Peevy’s loaned watch found on him. Reed’s watch recovered at the suspect’s sale.
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Luther Reed
L. Howard Peevy
Tom Young
Loop Road
Mr. Reed
Mr. Peevy
Young
Foster Jewelry Company
Reed
Not Guilty Plea By Remus In Slaying Case
George Remus once a millionaire bootlegger pleaded not guilty to a first degree murder charge for the slaying of his wife Imogene. He asked speedy justice and was held to the grand jury without bond. His daughter Romola Remus rushed from Chicago to stand by him.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
GCT
George Remus
Imogene
Remus
Eden Park
Atlanta
Chicago
Charles P. Taft
Hamilton County
W. W. O’brien
Hugh J. Daly
United States
Romola Remus
De la Huerta Slain in Battle With Mexican Forces
In Sonora on October 7 Alfonso De la Huerta brother of a former provisional president of Mexico was killed in a clash with federal troops. General Aguirre with 100 men pursued De la Huerta and nine companions near Immurs, resulting in De la Huerta and five other men killed while eight Yaqui fled. The body was brought to the city on a flat car and displayed in the Plaza.
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Associated Press
LA Sonora
Mexico
Alfonso de la Huerta
Aguirre
Mexican Federal Army
de la Huerta
Immurs
Baron Medina
Limelight Baffled Bucs as Pennock Hurls Seven Hitless Innings
In a classic World Series pitching duel Herb Pennock blanked the Pirates for seven innings before Travis Traynor finally broke the spell with a hit in the eighth. No Pirate reached base in the first seven frames.
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Herb Pennock
Traynor
Lou Gehrig Drives In Two In Early Yankee Run
Lou Gehrig, the Yankees slugging first baseman, started the scoring in the first inning with a long drive that brought in two runners. He advanced to third but was ruled out attempting to convert his three base hit into a home run.
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Lou Gehrig
Yanks
Lou
Rebel General Goes to Death After Betrayal
In Mexico City on October 7 General Alfredo Rueda Ouijano was executed for rebellion. He faced a courtyarded firing and refused vanishing dignity, marching to his fate with calm resolve as 1,900 troops watched. He was betrayed by his own men after joining a leadership revolt that saw others executed or hunted.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Alfredo Rueda Ouijano
Oll San Lazaro
Quijano
Fracisco Serano
Arnoldo Gomez
Hector Almada
Vera Cruz
San Deigo
Boss Wantin' Winter Dogs for Dawg Win, Ham Bone Style
The speaker predicts a wintry season of dogs, jokingly claiming big plans and confidence. A humorous regional voice teases readers with bold bets and playful ambition for the coming cold months.
Luther Hays to be Tried Again in Morehouse Parish
District Attorney David I. Garrett announced that the October term opens Monday October 17 in Morehouse with Luther Hays arraigned for the murder of Adolph Epstein Swartzgrocer. Hays has two prior convictions and a third life trial is set, while Howard Roberson also faces a separate trial after a joint case.
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David I. Garrett
Morehouse
Fourth District Court
Luther Hays
Adolph Epstein
Bastrop
Roberson
Hays
Ouachita Parish Court House
Bank director shoots self at Youngstown estate
John Stambaugh, 65, director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a local magnate, killed himself at his Trumbull county estate as his family packed for a Europe trip. He had suffered a winter breakdown after the Henry M. Stambaugh memorial auditorium funded by a $1.5 million gift from his brother.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Europe
John Stambaugh
Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland
Trumbull County
Stambaugh
Henry M. Stambaugh
John
Mr. Stambaugh
New York
Eskimo Wives Chewing Boots For Flexibility
New York dispatch reports George Haven Putnam describing the Eskimos of Baffinland as happily married. He notes wives are kept busy chewing their husbands boots to ensure flexibility for the next hunting trip.
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New York
Baffinland
George Haven Putnam
Three Convicts Recaptured after Louisiana Penitentiary Escape
Baton Rouge reports three of five escapees from the Louisiana State Penal Farm at Angola have been recaptured. A. McCormick J. C. Jenks and Carl Bolton alias Louis Wall were taken near Bayou Sara Morganza and below the prison camp. Remaining fugitives are Cleveland F Owens and F C Lewis alias Henry Walker as a manhunt continues.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Angola
Alex Bryan
A. McCormick
J. C. Jenks
Trusty Guard
Carl Bolton
Louis Wall
Cleveland F. Owens
F. C. Lewis
Henry Walker
Bryan
Bolton
Jenks
Morganza
McCormick
Bayou Sara
Lewis
Caddo Parish
Owens
Orleans Parish
Texas Penitentiary
U D C to Seek Congressional Flood Action in Mississippi Valley
Shreveport Louisiana division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy votes to urge Congress to fund a flood control system for the Mississippi valley with levees and spillways. The group names Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport leaders and fixes the 1928 convention in Alexandria.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Congress
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
L. A. Babin
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
May
P. J. Fredericks
New Orleans
T. B. Hugh
Napoleonville
Anna Davis Smith
Jefferson Davis
J. J. Retayike
F. P. Jones
Leesville
A. P
Pirates vs Yankees Box Score: Gehrig, Ruth Shine
Baseball box score from a Pittsburgh Yankees game notes Gehrig with two and three base hits Koenig Barnhart also Cleveland notes Ruth hits a homer Dugan Sacrifice by Dugan Waner steals Meadows allows seven runs struck out six times Meadows takes loss umpires Moran Ormsby Quigley Nallin Time two hours five minutes
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Gehrig
Koenig
Barnhart
Ruth
Dugan
L. Waner
Meadows
Cvengros
Pennock
Moran, Ormsby
Quigley
Nallin
Pittsburgh
ABA
Poal Waner
Rhine
P. Waner
Rf Wright
Traynor
Eens
Meusel
Lazzeri
Grabowski
Weteesnsy
Bengough
Local Man Seriously Injured in Beaumont Texas Crash
Word reached this city that 8 S Woods a traveling salesman formerly with Cobb Jackson Insurance now with a Memphis firm was severely injured in an auto accident at Beaumont Texas His skull was fractured in the collision Efforts to contact Mrs Woods failed but she was located and planned to travel to Beaumont She belongs to a large circle of friends and a local Masonic lodge member
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8. S. Woods
Cobb-Jackson Insurance Agency
Memphis
Beaumont
Texas
Mrs. Woods
Biedenharn
Mr. Woods
Texas City
Yankees Triumph 8 1 Over Pirates as Ruth Homer Sparks Win
At Yankee Stadium on October 7, the Yankees defeated the Pirates 8 to 1. Pitcher Herb Pennock earned his fifth World Series win without a loss, while Babe Ruth hit a decisive seventh inning home run driving in two teammates.
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Associated Press
Yankee Stadium
Herb Pennock
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Babe Ruth
First Pirates First Pirates in Exhibition Bout at Field
The account describes warmups by Pennock and Meadows with Judge Landis in attendance. Plays include Waner at bat, Koenig throwing out Waner, Meusel handling a fly, and Combs with a single as Ruth faces strikes, ending with a page continuation note.
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Pennock
Meadows
Moving Picture
Judge Landis
Baseball
L. Waner
Koenig
Waner
Rhyne
Meusel
P. Waner
Combs
Meadow
Ruth
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Testimony on Amnesia Key in Bigamy Trial
Charlotte Oct 7 novel testimony portrays Reverend Willis Jordan as alternately amnesiac and responsible for actions, affecting the bigamy trial of the Columbus Ga clergyman. Doctor says arteriosclerotic dementia and senile psychosis impair judgment. defense alleges past head injuries. Jordan denies memory of the marriage and the letter he allegedly wrote.
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Charlotte
N. C
Willis Jordan
Columbus, Ga
Tom P. Jimison
John ¥. Davidson
Jordan
Jordan Jordan
Missouri
Nota
Langridge
Chester
S. C
al Othe
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Caddo
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