Youth Confesses Killing Of Girl In Portland Maine
James M Mitchell 21 admitted killing Lillian R MacDonald 22 whose body was found burned in a store furnace in Portland Maine He pleaded not guilty at arraignment amid a crowd of curious onlookers and a police security detail The case then continued with further proceedings and coverage.
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Cumberland County Court
James M. Mitchell
Lillian I. MacDonald
Mitchell
the Shiek
Cumberland County
Portland
Lillian R. MacDonald
Young Mitchell
Bobby Jones Celebrations Stir Atlanta Banquet Trails
Special to The News from Santa Monica notes Bobby Jones dominates social life in Atlanta with testimonials and dinners. The write up playfully imagines historical rivalries and celebrates Jones as a local legend amid a city known for Coca Cola a decade ago.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Stone Mountain
Bobby
Jett Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Grant
Sheridan
Hagen
Diegel
Sarazen
City Line Location Mystery Delays Mahoning Bridge
Mahoning River bridge at Willow Grove faces delay over city line dispute. County commissioners McCullough Elder and Boyd say bridge is safe though planking is loose and cost would exceed 100000 if built by the county. They propose half price if state funds the rest and abutment realignment.
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Mahoning Bridge
Mahoning River
Willow Grove
T. J. McCullough
P. O. Elder
C. C. Boyd
New Castle
State Highway Department
Pa Newc Observes Children at Carnegie Playground
Roaming past Carnegie playground, Pa Newc observes a crowd of a couple hundred children, diverse in race, smiling as the slide and see-saws draw attention. Queens Esthers from western churches hold a conference at Camp East Brook this week in Pa Newc’s view. Rain brings relief to parched lawns and crops, as farmers hope to avert drought after dry spells and brief thunderstorm knockouts.
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Carnegie Playground
Camp East Brook
Pa Newce
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 o clock this morning show a maximum of 91 degrees, a minimum of 59, precipitation of 0.43 inches, and a river stage of 4.1 feet. A prior 24 hour period ending Sunday morning recorded a maximum of 86, a minimum of 64, precipitation of 0.47 inches, with river stage noted.
Probe urged for 1916 San Francisco parade outrage
Senator Thomas Schall proposes a complete investigation as part of a nationwide campaign for Mooney and Billings. He criticizes California Governor Young for refusing pardons and urges federal action, citing Wilson era precedents and ties to German agent probes in California.
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International News Service
Washington
San Francisco
Thomas Schall
Minnesota
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
C. C. Young
California
Mooney
Billings
Schall
Wilson
Mussolini Undergoes Reported Stomach Operation
Budapest reports Premier Mussolini of Italy underwent a serious stomach operation in Bologna last week. The surgery, said to be by Professor Nigroselli with two university professors, was said to be secret to avoid alarm. Rome denied the operation though travelers say Mussolini has kept a veiled absence from official duties and public appearances.
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International News Service
Budapest
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Bolgna
Assay
Nigroselli
Geneva
Rome
Mussolini
Hope To Maintain Senate Quorum In Fight For Treaty
The fight over the London naval limitation treaty enters its second week as supporters seek to preserve the Senate quorum needed for ratification. Opponents hope to outlast the quorum and force adjournment, with many observers predicting action could be postponed to December. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania to defend the pact as observers note 49 to 57 senators present during sessions.
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William K. Hutchinson
Congressional Record
London Skeptical Over Message Of Late Conan Doyle
London crowds gathered at Royal Albert Hall for the Conan Doyle memorial service amid claims of materialized sightings and voices from the late Sir Arthur. Lady Conan Doyle and Dennis faced medium Estelle Roberts as an empty chair was allegedly filled by the spirit. The purported first message to be revealed was not disclosed.
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International News Service
London
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Royal Albert Hall
Conan Doyle
Dennis
Estelle Roberts
Death notices for several residents
Death records list John P. Rice 77 of 1114 West Washington Street Matilda Owens 60 of 238 West Moody Avenue Hattie Artman Richards 78 of Almira Home Peter Benson 62 of 504 River View Avenue Sara Rose Ann Bruce 62 of Harlandsburg Peter Majocka 39 of 912 12 North Liberty Street Otha Merilyn Furlong 6 of 307 East Sycamore Street
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John P. Rice
West
Washington Street
Matilda Owens
West Moody Avenue
Hattie Artman Richards
Almira Home
Peter Majocka
North Liberty Street
Otha Merilyn Furlong
Sycamore Street
Seven On Yacht Being Hunted
Coast guard boats and an airplane searched Massachusetts Bay for Charles Hall 23 of Scituate skipper of a 15 foot yawl named Nomad after he and five other youths and a girl failed to return from a yachting trip. The party included John Blower 26 Walter Klaiber 28 Baden Garceau 23 Willis Earle 27 and David Carach 20. The yawl last left the harbor yesterday as overcast skies and southeast winds prevailed.
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International News Service
Scituate
Mass
Coastguard
Massachusetts Bay
Charles Hall
John Blower
Walter Klaiber
Pittsburgh
Boston
Baden Garceau
Willis Earle
Cambridge
David Carach
Concord
Klaiber
Youngstown, C
Earle
Kansas City
Missing yawl Nomad tragedy linked to St Rita
The fishing schooner St Rita from Gloucester docked at Boston with a body of a girl believed to be the lone girl from the missing yawl Nomad. A rescued young man was aboard the schooner while the fate of the other five young men remains unknown.
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International News Service
Boston
St. Rita
Gloucester
Relief Promised By Weather Man Eleven Drowned
Cooler weather was forecast for New York and nearby areas to ease a heat spell that led to drownings among beachgoers. Crowds swelled to over a million with Coney Island hosting about 900000 refugees from the sweltering city as fatalities included Richard Ager and others from Philadelphia in Atlantic City Woodbury Westville and Clementon Park.
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International News Service
New York
Coney Island
Richard Ager
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
William Brown
Woodbury
N. J
William Donnelly
Westville
Raymond Fernbaugh
Clementon Park
D Frederick Schick
Ocean City
Lightning Strikes Ray Street Home in Storm
During a heavy storm about eight o'clock Sunday morning Mrs. Edward Kramer and her baby at 210 North Bay street escaped serious injury when lightning struck through their bedroom window. The bolt burned holes in the bedspread and silver on a mirror and splintered a bed post. Both were stunned but recovered, officials say.
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Edward Kramer
Baby
North Bay Street
Double Funeral for Mother and Son in Sharon
In Sharon Pennsylvania a double funeral is planned for David Meyer a 28 year old local athlete and his mother Mrs Paul Meyer 65 after David drowned near Flowers Station Ontario last Wednesday while trying to save a fellow fisherman. Mrs Meyer died the night before without knowing her son had perished.
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International News Service
Sharon
David Meyer
Paul Meyer
Meyer
Flowers Station
Ontario
Earl Carroll Denied England Visit Otherwise
London reports the Home Office has ordered port authorities to refuse Earl Carroll, New York producer of Vanities, entry to England. The move follows arrests linked to the show and is described as precautionary since Carroll has shown no intention to travel.
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International News Service
London
Earl Carroll
New York
Vanities
England
The
Daily Herald
Home Office
Carroll
Two Die as Plane Crashes in Elmira Fire
Fire blamed for the deaths of Walter Arnold 35 vice president of the Elmira Flying Club and Theodore Holbert after a plane crash and gas tank explosion near Elmira New York. Both men died from burns sustained in the blaze.
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Elmira
New York
International News Service
N. Y
Walter Arnold
Elmira Flying Club
Theodore Holbert
Ten Are Killed Over Week End
A weekend toll in Pennsylvania traffic crashes topped ten dead with at least 24 injured. A triple collision on Butler Road near Witmer and Undercliffe killed two women and injured five men.
Girl Scout Camp Registrations Open in City
Miss Nance Pugh city director of Girl Scouts at the Y W C A office accepts registrations for a camp to run August 5 to 19 at the Fred Rentz YMCA grounds. Registration ends July 26 with only 12 or 14 places left for the first week. Open to all Girl Scouts.
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Nance Pugh
Girl Scouts
Fred Rentz Y. M. C. A
Miss Pugh
Tragic Car Plunge Kills Mrs Weisgerber at Narrows Tower
Mrs William Weisgerber, 50, dies after a car plunges 300 feet over a cliff near the Narrows observation tower in East Brady Pennsylvania. Her husband, two children, and Olive Rosamyer are seriously injured but alive. all passengers are West Bridgewater residents. The car toppled from the Brady's Bend overlook as witnesses say it lurched and sped off the edge.
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International News Service
East Brady
William Weisgerber
East Brady Hospital
Narrows
Weisgerber
Olive Rosamyer
William G. Weisgerber
Allegheny River
West Bridgewater
City to Purchase New Fire Hose
The city council accepted the fire chief's recommendation and authorized bids for 1,250 feet of new fire hose. The chief noted some departments lack a complete changeover.
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Charles Lynn
One Injured On Butler Highway
Mrs. H. D. Buch of Avalon Pennsylvania sustained head lacerations and was treated at Butler County Memorial Hospital after her car skidded on the New Castle Butler road near the Dixie Inn. Police report the vehicle then struck Badali’s Swissvale car as two other cars approached Butler. Medical staff say she was not seriously injured.
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State Highway Patrol
H. D. Buch
Avalon
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Badali Auto
Philadelphia Man Murders His Wife In Jealous Rage
Nickolas Cannella, 32, is jailed without bail in Philadelphia for the slaying of his 19 year old wife Anne. He confessed to shooting her in their bed while their two children slept, after learning of her affair with his 20 year old brother Phillip.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Nickolas Cannella
Todey
Anne
Cannella
Phillip
Canella
Return of the Memeter brothers from farm vacation
Arthur Memeter reports five long weeks away as the Memeter brothers return with noises and smiles. They played in the fields and hay, fed hens, calved cows, and are described as brown and healthy. The house again fills with their chatter as cool weather lingers at seventy nine.
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