Girl Murder Mystery Baffles Hoopeston Officials
Gertrude Hanna was found murdered in the United Presbyterian Parsonage bannerment. An itinerant doctor reported a man calling himself John Hanna asked for an illegal operation on Gertrude six weeks earlier. John Wyman confessed betraying the girl, but Hanna and Wyman deny the proposal. The two men are in custody for further questioning while authorities pursue leads.
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Victor Little
John
Wyman
Stop Thief farce opens Woodward week crowd pleaser
The Carlyle Moore comedy Stop Thief opens at Woodward theater with strong performances by Alena Sr. Luce as Jack Duggan Hazel Whitmore as Nell and Arthur Allard as James Clancy. Richard Mack earns praise for his clever burlesque as Joe Thompson as the cast fills the large ensemble and packs in laughs. Judging by opening night, the show should run well through the week.
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Bunday
Woodward Theater
Woodward
Alena Sr. Luce
Jack Dug
Mise Whitmore
Arthur Allard
James Clancy
Richard Mack
Mack
Joe Thompson
Oxford University Colleges and Student Size
Oxford University in England comprises more than 20 colleges. Each college averages about 150 men, reflecting a substantial male student population across the university.
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Oxford University
England
Ship yards sue Shipping Board over $3 million breach claim
The U S Supreme Court reversed a lower ruling and held Sloan Shipyards Corp may sue the Shipping Board in the local district court for alleged breach of contract involving 3 million dollars. Stephen V. Carey, Sloan's attorney, announced the decision received in Seattle. The ruling could unlock sale against the Shipping Board for many millions.
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Jeremiah Neterer
United Stats Supreme Court
Sloan Shipyards Corporation
Shipping Board
Supreme Court
Seattle
Stephen V. Carey
Sloan Corporation
Hunger mob at Swift plant quelled by Vancouver police
A mob of about 600 people gathered before Swift & Co. in Vancouver demanding food or action, but Police Inspector Wisher calmed the crowd by urging good citizenship and directing them to address grievances with the government. In Portland a driver faces involuntary manslaughter charges from a collision that killed Mrs. Harry Camaras. In Cle Elum, the board of education dismissed married women teachers, including the superintendent's wife, for the next term.
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B. C
Swift & Co
Russia
Wlisher
Portland
Ore
T. A. Laponza
Multnomah
Harry Camaras
Board of Education
Nadly
Dear Miss Grey Responds to a Lovelorn Marriage Dilemma
A reader asks how to handle discovering love for a former fiancée while married. Dear Miss Grey urges confronting the marriage with fairness, loyalty, and a focus on the wife’s happiness, noting the former engagement is over and encouraging reconciliation.
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Miss Grey
Pedestrian Injuries Reported After Auto Collision
A pedestrian named H. Hanson of 7124 Sixth Ave was slightly hurt Sunday night after being struck at Pike and Fourth by an auto driven by B. B Hafer of the Breslin apartment. The year totals note 298 pedestrians injured by autos, with 15 injured the same day last year.
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Sixth Ave
Pike Et
Fourth Ave
B. B H. Hafer
Breslin
Oliver West
Pontius Place
City
Eighth Ave
Olive
BE. F. Shelton
Fairview Ave
Peggy Newton
Pine
Providence Hospital
Summit Ave
J. C. Crooks
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Roy St
BE. E. Hall
Roy
Glossary of Odd Slang and Local Patois Terms
Digest of quirky slang definitions found in a clipped piece, detailing terms like RELI POLISHER A Beasel Hound who lingers in the ves ticule at 1 a m and BIG HEARTED describing a young man who supplies cigarettes. Includes HISCUIT a pettable Barlow or Beasel and BLAAH meaning Apple Sauce or anything good.
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Rook
Bozark
Millionaire seeks one third of old Nome gold claim
J B Teeter sues J C Brown and Jane Dee Brown in superior court for 433332.33 alleging fraud over a one third interest in a Nome district mining claim. The suit traces back to an 1900 agreement with Laura England and a claim that has paid fines totaling 1 000 000.
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J.B. Teeter
J. C. Brown
Jane Dee Brown
Teeter
Nome
Brown
Laura England
Judges Fine Two For Liquor Offenses In Federal Court
In federal court Monday Judge Jeremiah Netverer fined Phi lp T. Bratt seven hundred dollars for possession and transportation of liquor. Judge B. E. Cushman fined Joe Yellam six hundred dollars for a similar offense.
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Jeremiah Netverer
Philp T. Bratt
Joe Yellam
B. E. Cushman
Dowell Injured Historic Embezzlement Case in Oregon
In Portland Oregon James Q Dowell a former Dayton station agent is hospitalized with a fractured skull after an uncoupled incident on railroad tracks. He was scheduled to be tried May 6 for embezzlement.
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Portland
James Q. Dowell
Dayton
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