Milholland First Witness In White Murder Case Testimony Begins
Albert Torrence White murder trial opens with a packed courtroom. Judge Emery warns crowds to avoid disruption as officers clear the outer hall. A large turnout of spectators, including many women, fills every seat and standing area, causing delays as jurors’ rows are reserved. Continued on page two.
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Milholland
Court Room No. 1
Albert Torrence White
Judge Emery
Judge Porter
Porter
Marshall
Emery
Court Criershall
Tipstauves
Spectators Barred From Eating in Court as Crowd Grows
A massive morning crowd at the White case led Judge Emery to order seating limits and crowd control. Window damage occurred as aisles were crowded, and some attendees revealed grubstakes lunches triggering tipstaves to escort diners to the basement or lawn for meals.
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Emery
Snakes Wake County After Thamnder Stove Fire
Scattered residents report awakened snakes across the county last night as a thunderstorm or stove incident alarmed wildlife. Police investigated amid reports of a cool breeze and rising mercury, with witnesses describing unusual sightings near the arbor.
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Weber
Mrs Longstreet Stays in Seats Through White Trial
Intense strain shows as Mrs. Mocnle Longstreet and her daughter persist in near-banner seats behind the jury box during the White case. Witnesses from Pittsburg including Rev Shoup and Deputy Prebondary Hendrix are expected to testify on the marriage claim, possibly establishing White and Mrs Longstreet wed in Wiltsburg.
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Mocnle Longstreet
Albert Torrence White
French Delegates Never Yielded At London Conference
Paris Prime Minister Briand defended the French delegation’s course at the London indemnity talks. He told the Chamber of Deputies that France did not yield an inch from its duty in London and urged German leaders to heed the conduct of Rhine troops as a warning. He aimed his remarks as a reply to U S declarations and to French interrogators.
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Paris
London
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Prar Briand
United States
1240 Yank Dead Unidentified War Casualties
The War Department reports 18,616 believed dead returned from France. Requests for permanent burial have been received, with no decisions yet. Work has begun to remove graves from the Romugns cemetery as part of the ongoing process.
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France
War Department
Romugns
Mrs Snyder Awarded 36000 By Jury In Deception Suit
In Pittsburg on March 13 Emma Snyder formerly of New Castle was awarded 36000 after a jury found Thomas J Stephens deceived her by presenting himself as unmarried. The verdict came after about an hour of deliberation following Judge Shaffer's guidance.
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Pittsburg
Emma. Snyder
New Castle
Thomas J. Stephena
Shaffer
John C. Shaffer
Sésalon
Actual Trial Of Clara Hannon Concludes Today
The trial of Clara Smith Hanon for the murder of oil millionaire Jake V. Hanon ended after ten today. Prosecution and defense rested, trial judge Champion set instructions for the jury and final arguments to follow. A verdict was anticipated two minutes after deliberation, with officials predicting acquittal amid ongoing public health notes on an Angelina Mill health issue.
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Champion
Clara
Pfeneral
Prince Freeling
Couradio
C. A. Coakley
Health Department
Angelina Mill
Lowery Street
Westminster College Board Adopts Faculty Standardization
Westminster College in New Wilmington Pa adopts a standardization plan under the College Presidents Association requiring higher teaching standards and post graduate degrees. Six or seven current faculty members face elimination amid a five hour debate led by Rev Dr A R Robinson with Dr W C Wallace supporting the measure.
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Pittsburgh
Westminster College
New Wilmington
William Penn
College Presidents’ Association
Aix
Reven
Westminster
A, AR. Robinson
W. C. Wallace
J. M. Galbraith
Butler
J. P. Whilla
Sharon
BR. M. Bill
J. Turner Moore
Reading
Witness Tests Mrs Stokes’ Divorce Case In NY
In New York on March 16 Agricola Byers a 23 year old nurse aiding a motion of the case testified she saw Mrs Helen Sc Stokes scantily dressed in the bedroom of Edgar T Wallace in Wallace's apartment. Byers said she worked in a room in the building and frequently served meals to Mrs Stokes in Wallace's apartment.
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W York
Agricola Byers
Negress
W. EF Stokes
Helen Sc. Stokes
Edgar T. Wallace
Wallace
Death Notice for Mira McAnallen Basler Mes Catherine Skelly
Miss Mira McAnallen Basler Mes Catherine Neitde Skelly is listed in the New Unarle death record. The notice names multiple individuals and confirms a death event on an unspecified date in a local obituary page.
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Mira McAnallen
Basler
Mes
Catherine Neitde Skelly
New
Unarle
Miss Elder Leaves Y W C A After Five Years
Miss Alice M. Elder resigns as general secretary of the YWCA in New Castle effective May 1, after presenting her notice to the board. Annetta McKee is appointed acting secretary, praised for long service and unanimous support. Elder, from Hershey, Pa, will rest and go west for the summer with no definite plans announced.
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Harding
D. C. E. Sawyer
Marion
Dr. Sawyer
Army Medical Reserve Corp
Washington
Weeks
Alice M. Elder
Young Women's Christian Association
New Custle
Miss Elder
Miss McKee
Annetta McKee
T. W. Phillips
Misa Elder
Hershey
Free McCoy Of Murder Charge From Trigger Trial
Calvin McCoy is freed on murder charge after the state fails to link him to the alleged conspiracy at Mingo County Court House Williamson W Va. The jury returned a not guilty verdict as both sides closed their case. McCoy becomes the seventh defendant released from the murder charge with 16 remaining defendants.
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SOD. Weyer International News Service
Carsenponne
Mingo County Court
House
Williamson
W. Va
Calvin McCoy
Albert C. Felts
Wobarts Bailey
McCoy
Sanc Brewer
Ex Judge Porter Opens Case in Torrence White Murder Trial
Ex Judge William E. Porter opened the commonwealth case against Albert Torrence White charged with the murder of his wife Sadie White. He outlined jurors duties and reviewed the case history from the marriage in 1887 to the present, as court cleared amid hall commotion.
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Commonwealth
Mrs. White
William E. Porter
The
Albert Torrence White
Sadie White
Emery
Pengo
Albert White
A. T. White
Sadie Hinkson
White murder case details unfold in Tuesday session
The report explains how Sadie White vanished on December 23, 1920, was found dead February 11, 1921, and how Albert Torrence White allegedly killed her. Milholand, city engineer, testified about surveys at Locust and Green streets and showed a sketch of the Treser barn with floor plans and utilities to the jury.
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Neshannock Avenue
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Mamie Longstreet
Sadie White
Treser
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Green Streets
Grant Avenue
Locust Street
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Lorust Street
Mayor in Tattered Garb Confronts Boston Cop
In a Boston incident, a poorly dressed mayor, described as a “down and outer,” arrived at city hall and was stopped by Patrolman Joseph Smith. The encounter left the man claiming to own $100,000 in properties and noting unemployment tensions. The report blends odd phrases and unclear details amid the unemployment context.
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Boston
Atritedike
Peters
Joseph Smith
Shearsin
Dresed
Fragmented local snapshots on births crimes and accidents
The passage lists a jumble of fragmented items: a newborn weighing 22 ounces born to Mr and Mrs Michoe. misc mis spellings and names. references to Backward Business and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. inquiries into tampering. a governor speech at Memorial Bay. a World War veteran unveiling. missing chicken and a butcher. a gas fire caused by a lighter in Tennessee. a station assault at a railway. a missing person Sunday. a church chore rumor. and a street accident with multiple injuries and family mentions.
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Grand A. Snyder
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