Killer of Four Held in State Hospital
A. T. Marl Robertson, 50, of Spartanburg, described as insane, killed four coworkers and wounded another with an ax at the J. W. Beil grain and flour firm in Columbia before being placed under guard at the state hospital for treatment. He reportedly plotted suicide earlier and showed a violent impulse, with physicians declaring him insane. Robertson, married with a son, was seized after the spree and remained under supervision as mental health officials assessed his condition.
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Columbia
B.C
A. T. Marl Robertson
Spartanburg
State Hospital
Ingane
Mohedeou
J. W. Beil Company
Kr.s Day
J. Bussey
Bussey
Negro
Dun Muntap
Necro
Dun- Top
B. Davis
Thad Sherbter
Charleston & Western Caroline Railroad
Robertson
G. J. Lanier
Snd
Is. L. Merger
Tiobertson
Hinriclme
Fifty Joints Nabbed in Ohio Liquor Raids
In Youngstown suburb Campbell Ohio federal agents raided last night and today crushing hundreds of speakeasies. Fifty officers arrested proprietors and dumped whiskey and beer into gutters amid mass arrests including ex safety director Jobo Vansuch and several former policemen. Campbell called the wettest spot in Ohio as steel mill workers repopulated the town.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Campbell
Fed
Jobo Vansuch
Mrs Pantages to Face Trial for Collision Death
Mrs Alexander Pantages wife of the theater magnate was held for trial in Superior Court on a second degree murder charge stemming from a car collision that killed Joe Rokumoto. The trial date was not set and the defense declined to offer testimony at the preliminary hearing after a motion to dismiss was used.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Mageate
Joe Rokumoto
Pantages
Melion
Free Trip Sponsor Held as Swindler
Washington police hold 48 year old Elenia Howells on a technical charge in a case alleging a mind game fraud involving several young women promised “free trips” to Europe. Two nurses, William Gerard and Irene Toires, claim Howells induced them to hand over their savings totaling 800 dollars for supposed excursions.
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Washington
Elenia Howells
Willian Gerard
Irene Toires
Europe
Seven Native Tribes Near Final Conclave in Rapid City
In Rapid City on August 2 a council of seven Great Northern tribes wrapped up talks on hunting and land rights since white settlement. Delegates aimed to settle long standing territorial questions and finalize choices amid disruptions from newcomers.
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Rapid City
Peten
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Yeddo
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Ward-o-leum
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Montgomery Ward & CO
St. Mary's Street
Texas
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