Randolph NY Tragedy Tells of Elopements and Murder
A domestic tragedy near Randolph New York reveals a tangle of elopements and divorce involving a young woman and Peter McLarney. He killed his wife and her mother and brother, then killed himself after a standoff in a hotel bathroom. Authorities say a newborn was placed with the grandmother and the case includes prior elopements and a custody dispute.
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Randolph
N.Y
Peter McLarner
Grace Anderson
Johara
McLarmner
Wollester College
Husheng
Mcharner
New York
Youn
William Atkinson
McLarnney
Ron
Bragg
Melarney
Ager
Braer
McLarney
Ate
Adopted daughter sues for eighty thousand dollars
Rosalind Velva Wainwright of Louisville, adopted daughter of Wainwright, sues to contest his will and claim estate valued at 309000 or more, most going to Washington University. Wainwright met her in 1921 at Palm Beach and funded her music studies in New York and Paris. A Christmas tree notice and New Year's ball ads follow.
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ST. Louis
Rosalind
Velva
Wainwii
Louisville
Wainwright
St. Lewis
Washington University
Palm Beach
New York
Paris
Fragmentary OCR Note From Local Paper
Brief unreadable OCR fragment references dates and places but lacks clear events. No verifiable names or outcomes are present to summarize a distinct news item.
Fire kills and injures in district Christmas tragedy
About 200 people crowded a small hall in the Bubb's Switch district when a Christmas tree burst into flames. The blaze spread quickly, knocking the tree over and scattering burning needles across the floor. Firefighters arrived, but many perished in the cold snow outside as attempts to rescue the injured continued. Mrs Florence, a teacher at the local school, was among the dead. her body was not identified.
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Bubb
Sheri
Florence 2 Teaver
Tier
Mr. Hibsade
Officer Fined Fifty For Killing Pheas in Tangston
Fragmentary text reports an officer fined 50 for killing pheas. The garbled report mentions shooting a throng and a road context with possible references to a bird and an armored figure. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Dake Thant
Bird
Community Christmas Aid and Park Plans Feature
A fragmented article notes plans for distributing venison pork and dates to orphanages during Christmas. It mentions park commissioner Jamobert and Santa Claus duties, with references to food, trees, and riverbank harvests in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Salvation Army Distributes Food to Homeless and Needy
Five hundred people received paper bags filled with holiday staples from the Salvation Army under Ensign B S Comer. The donation from the New York Buyers Association included a large turkey, Irish potatoes, rice, onions, beans, syrup, fruit, bread, crackers and cakes. Christmas dinner fed about 200 homeless men at the Bou Yon Cafe. A Christmas program and scripture were led by Rev J Betterton at the Holland and Rescue Madera Cruz streets location.
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Salvation Armor
Ensign B.S. Comer
New York, Buyers Association
Chief Cures Rosina Then Marries Ber Chief Cures Rosina Then Marries
Rosina Wolfe of West Fifth Street sought remedies from Kickapoo Indian medicine pills to cure many ills. The fragmented text notes a grand wedding and references December 25 with mentions of a baby Lone and Amber related names, but details are unclear from the readable excerpt.
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Lone
Rosina Wolfe
West Fifth Street
Tamanee
Santa Claus visits San Francisco sewer cleaners tree
In San Francisco on Christmas night the city's oldest Christmas tree received presents found in sewers and unclaimed. The sewer cleaners gathered to receive items including gold watches bracelets fountain pens flasks pocketbooks car parts shaving mugs and a large assortment of other articles weighed down the tree with gifts.
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San Francisco
Santa Claus
San. Francisco
Santa Claus Delays and Cold Weather Across West Coast
Cold readings across Leadville Durango Laramie and Montana hint at continued winter severity with Christmas Day expectations. Santa helpers in humanitarian acts ease suffering as four army aviators delayed by a blizzard reach Tucson and plan a Fort Bliss Christmas trees drop. Santa Claus warmly welcomed in Alaska as frigid conditions persist.
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Leadville
Colo
Durango
Laramie
Wyo
Montana
Santa Claus
Tucson
Ariz
Ort Apache
Arizona
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort
Apache Indian Reservation
Cantsin Johnson
Weddington
Smith
Thodes
Teras City
Divorce Records To Be Tabulated In Kansas City Kan
Kansas will start tallying divorce records with vital statistics after January 1, says Burt B. Brown state registrar. Kansas City Kan leads the world in divorces relative to population, with Wichita second. the system will formalize counts as part of state records. The piece also notes a sleigh visit with reindeer and unseasonably warm weather with 40 degree temperatures, plus a hospital with no patients for the first time in months.
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Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Kansas
Burt B. Brown
City
Wichita
United States
Canada
Man Takes Blame in Kidnapping Child
Camden, N J Dec 25 Herman Strater admitted sole responsibility for the kidnapping of 3 year old Charles Stevenson of Gloucester and absolved his wife Margaret of any blame. He asked for a prompt trial saying it was entirely his deed. Strater persuaded the child to be taken from its crib and returned by police within hours.
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Camden
N. J
Charles Stevenson
Gloucester
Herman Strater
Margaret
Strater
Four Die as Train Strikes Car Near Shoals
Four persons were killed and another fatally injured when a southbound B and Q passenger train struck a small touring car near Shoals. The accident occurred near Washington D C and details are from information received.
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Washington, D. C
Shoals
Ation
Americans Seek British Antiques Price Shift
London observers warn that by the time the next decade ends little antique English furniture may remain due to steady American buying. Arts expert Thomas Rohan notes a constant flow of famous English treasures to America and predicts English collectors may need to travel to the U.S. to buy historic pieces.
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London
England
Thomas Rohan
Rohan
America
United States
Fireworks Display Ad by George Keene Drugist
A Christmas fireworks advertisement lists rockets torpedoes colored powder devils serpents flower pots torches salutes snakes and electric sparklers sold by George Keene druggist at N Military Plaza in the city.
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George Keene
Military Plaza
Tragedies Discount Joys Of Christmas
A boy delivered a fruit package to Miss Bolado in an office. She ate an apple stuffed with dainties and fell unconscious in the lavatory. Mr. Ragsdale found her and she was rushed to the hospital where doctors treated poisoning. The remaining fruit was sent to a chemist for analysis and poison was found.
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Miss Bolado
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