Mystery in Death of Love Doctor in Newark
New York report says Nicola Jacobuzio known as love healer was bludgeoned to death behind his Newark store. Charms and tokens, hair strands, pink paper with nine and seven repeatedly, suggest a motive tied to romance. Patsy Christiano and Carrie Kronk detained on open charge. witness notes say charms aimed to ward off unkindness.
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New York
Little
Italy
Newark
Nicola
Patsy Christiano
Carrie Kronk
Love Doctor's
Twitching Eyelid Saves Girl From Burial Alive
In Luray Virginia Miss Fannie Broyles revived after funeral services began when her brother James noticed a twitch in her eyelid. She had been rendered unconscious by a head wound from a falling tree limb and remained in a coffin until resuscitation efforts started. Now recovering at home, the incident raises questions about death pronouncements and undertaker procedures.
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Luray
Fannie Broyles
James Broyles
Broyles
Madison County
Fish Tale From Washington About a Clever Flying Fish
An old salt Captain Hewson recounts a fish story aboard the ship Cokesit Roosevettine. Jenny the flying fish supposedly watched for others, grabbed them, chewed the head, and saved the rest for the crew, a tactic he credits to training that proved worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas A. Hewson
Jenny
Hewson
Hen Theft Costs Thieves Dear Court Sentences
Three men admitted to stealing poultry in Piint Michigan and faced lengthy prison terms. One received 10 to 10 years, another 2 to 15 years, with a third offender also cited for multiple thefts and substantial penalties.
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Piint
Mich
Fish Followed Praying Pastor Belief Among Tilghman Fishermen
Tilghman residents once strained by poor oyster season and restricted trade report that after Rev. Howard McDade led a prayer service, their nets filled. Now in Kent Island waters plentiful fish drive Talbot County fishermen to watch others prosper while theirs remain sparse. They cite a biblical parallel and hope for McDade's return.
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Easton
Tilghman
Maryland
Howard McDade
Doctor McDade
Methodist Church
Kent Island
Talbot County
Queen Anne County
Talbot
Queen Anne
Sea of Galilee
Christ
Fatal shared tragedy as mother tosses child and dies
A Brooklyn mother Mrs Alahza beth Levine aged young tossed her two and a half year old Ruth from a sixth floor window then leaped after her. Passersby heard the child scream before the fall. The mother died en route to a hospital.
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New York
Alahzabeth Levine
Marbridge Hall
Brooklyn
Ruth
World Wonder Nuneaton claims a town’s marvel
In Nuneaton England residents celebrate a claim of possessing a world wonder in a girl named Happy Boulestriege. The piece notes she has never been seen crying.
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Nuneaton
England
Clalmus
Boulestriege
Drowned by His Boots In Mississippi Incident
G F Kilgore drowned in the Mississippi River after slipping into the water while wearing heavy rubber boots. The weight of the boots reportedly pulled him under in the river.
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St. Louis
G.F. Kilgore
Mississippi River
Illinois Weekly Industrial Review
March notes across Illinois include remodeling at Vandalia high school, brownstown lumber repairs, Shelbyville dairy herd group forming, Tampico moving picture theater planned, Tampico milk plant favored, Sparta milk company capital increase, Galesburg oil leases, Mundelein village hall bond plan, Cairo road project bids, Farmersville livestock shipments, Jersey County corn campaign, Grafton bond route surveys, Freeport new construction, Winthrop Harbor greenhouse nearing completion, Rose Hill livestock shipment, East Moline storeroom reopening, East Moline schoolchildren bank deposit, Amboy Holstein co ownership milk output, light rain and seed notices, and social visits with local families.
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Vandalia
Brownstown
Brownstown Lumber Company
Shelbyville
Shelby County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Tampico
Moving Picture
Sparta
Waterloo Milk Company
Galesburg
Knox
Orange
Cedar
Knox County
F. J. Ellison
Robinson
Tl. Mundelein
Cairo
Davis Road
Unity
Farmersville
Jerseyville
Jersey County Farm Bureau
Jersey County
Grafton
Freeport
Winthrop Harbor-Zion
City
Sheridan Road
26Th Street
Rose Hill—Shipping Association
East Moline
East Moline Electric Company
Fifteenth Avenue
Simmins Resigns and Joins Burton in Escape
Davenport and Simmins discuss resignation and a plan to flee with Miss Burton. Larry praises Simmins as the turning point who untangled him, and the group leaves for a stagecoach, while Grimstead discovers the halted scheme. The narrator hints a future revival of a great vision and ends with THE END.
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Davenport
Simmins
Miss Burton
Simmons
Larry
Burton
Rapscallion
Grimstead
Anape Ohoe
Centralia Chamber Groups Push Grocery Slab and Gas Tax
Centralia and Carlyle officials work on a slab project west of Centralia toward Posey and on the Harvey Crossing subway. The Hard Road Committee lists R. J. Branson as chair with Verne Joy John Langenfeld H. A. Schifferdecker W. E. Spieth Chas Wham and W. Witwer. They circulate petitions and file with the County Board of Supervisors amid a looming gasol ine tax and plan summer conventions led by Dr Richardson Judge Wham and Justin Kohl of the Envelope factory to attract more meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welch
Centralia Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Branson
Verne Joy
John Langenfeld
H. A. Schifferdecker
W. E. Spieth
Chas. Wham
W. Witwer
Carlyle
Centralia
Posey
County Board of Supervisors
Harvey Crossing
Irvington
Hoyleton
Richardson
Juidge Wham
Justin Kohl
Envelope Factory
Rural Carriers State Convention to Venue in Centralia
Centralia eyes hosting the Rural Carriers State Convention with about 400 delegates from every county in the state scheduled for August. The town also plans County Farmers Institute and State Farmers meeting while addressing rumors that industries like an Envelope factory might move to Decatur. The I C and Burlington shops remain, supporting local business.
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Rural Carriers
County Farmers Institute
State Farmers Meeting
Centralia
Decatur
Card of Thanks for Help During Illness and Burial
We thank our friends for their willing aid during our daughter and sister's sickness and burial. We deeply appreciate the floral offerings and the inspiring service by Rev. Ralph Willis, Chris Neilson, and family.
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Ralph Willis
Thanks to neighbors and Rev Monroe Smith for support
We express sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends who assisted and comforted us after the loss of our beloved. Special thanks to Rev Monroe Smith for kind words during this sad time. Dick Ahlf and family.
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Monroe Smith
Dick Ahlf
Thanking Friends for Help During Illness and Burial
Mrs. Wm. Phinney and Children express gratitude to friends who supported them during the illness and burial of husband and father Wm. Phinney.
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Wm. Phinney
Music lessons offered by Dorothy Logan
As roads allow, Dorothy Logan will drive to homes in towns or the countryside to give music lessons. For information call No. 4.
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Dorothy Logan
Candidate for Coroner of Marion County
A political appeal urging Republican primary voters in Marion County to support the author for coroner in the April 10, 1928 election. The candidate notes past work as auctioneer and fruitman, asks for votes and neighbor recommendations, and pledges party harmony and election readiness.
Wasems Market Sells Fresh Local Produce and Meats
Local notes list Wasems Market offerings including sugar cured hams and bacon, head lettuce, leaf lettuce, celery, radishes, and cabbage. Several visitors are noted: Mrs. Fred Black and daughter Juanita, Mrs. E. M. Jones and Lavone, Miss Margaret Forehand from Decatur, Miss Georgia Purcell of Salem with her Henry Ford auto, Mrs. Kahlert and son with Dr. DuComb family, and Archie Thalman and family from Vandalia.
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Wasems
California
Wasems Market
Fred Black
Juanita
E. M. Jones
Lavone
Decatur
Margaret Forehand
Georgia Purcell
Salem
Henry Ford
Kahlert
Carlyle
Dr. DuComb
Archie Thalman
Vandalia
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Berlin
N. J
Jule Price
Pstall
Micah
Stratford
Price
Fish
Linois Weekly Industrial Review
Silvis
Manufacturers State Savings Bank of
Amboy—Grade Holstein
C. Sartorius
Lee County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
A. A. Griffin
Wm. Thalman
Ferry
Sioux City Seed Co
James Carr
Lloyd Pierce
Orvel West and Son Jr
Vernon
Chris Neilson and Family
General Tire
Centralia, Ill
Marion Co
D. S
Meyer
Jcpenney O
Cash & Carry
Broadway
Centralia, Illinois
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