Illinois Judges Uphold Death Sentences After Leopold Trial
Illinois jurists and courts have moved to enforce the death penalty for murderers following the Leob Leopold case. Several convicts, including Lester Kahl Hess Conners and John Stacer, were sentenced to die, with few gaining mercy. Stiffer action contrasts with earlier hopes that the Leob Leopold outcome would curb hangings.
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Springfield
Dickie Loeb
Babe” Leopold
Illinois
Leeb-Leopold
Caverly
Franks
Loeb
Leopold
Lester Kahl
Macoupin County
Tyres
Frank W. Burton
Burton
Kahl
Hess Conners
Tweny
Cairo
Daisy Wilson
John Stacer
Haman Rubinstein
Decatur
Ill
Rubinstein
Stacey
Garver Seeks Writ To Halt Probe Of Home
Sylvus Garver superintendent of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Nenia asked the State supreme court for a temporary writ to stop an investigating Senate probe set to open in Xenia tomorrow. Marcus Sharp, Xenia attorney, filed the suit for Garver.
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Columbus
Sylvus Garver
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
Nenia
State Supreme Court
Senate
Xenia
Marcus Sharp
Garver
Fire destroys postal substation in Lorain department store blaze
A fire that wrecked the Max Klein department store at Grove Avenue and East 29th Street in Lorain early yesterday morning also destroyed a postal substation and a mailbox in front of the store. Authorities believe substantial mail was burned.
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Lorain
A _ postal
Max Klein
Grove Ayvenue
East 29Th Street
Federal jury verdict for US Realty against New York City
A federal jury awarded United States Realty and Improvement Company 690 362 in its suit against New York City for 1 000 000 claiming failure to provide blueprints and materials for subway construction. City counsel said they would appeal.
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New York
United States Realty and Improvement Company
City of
House Fights Alone Over Postal Legislation
Washington February 4. The House refused to accept the Senate postal bill and pressed ahead with its own bill to raise postal rates, seeking to boost post office revenue.
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Tashington
Hayiing
Senvice
Eday
Local Market Fruit Prices and Nuts Listed
A readable market listing shows prices for comb honey walnuts figs dates oranges and related fruit items with per unit or dozen pricing across multiple lines. The fragmentary list includes Smyrna figs Oranges and Pape dates with varied price ranges and note style typical of late period classified market blurbs.
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Navals
Smyrna
Oranjes
Doz
Booze Qual Ads Acts After Ching Dates
A report notes a booze related offense after a pursuit ending with a suspect at a home. The individual faces a violation of the liquor law and a second offense. authorities place the person under a form of detention pending further action.
Grocery list snapshot with produce and meats prices
OCR fragment lists fresh produce and meat items with quantities and prices, including onions garlic lettuce mushrooms celery cabbages turnips beets radishes tomatoes and various nuts, beef and pork cuts, poultry and lamb portions. Several items are garbled but recognizable as a market catalog style.
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Benner
Komquuts
Man’s Trouble Arrested with Mayr’s Remedy Trial
A patient describes four years of illness from catarrh of the stomach causing bloating and colic. After a year of weakness and discontinuing work, he used Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy, reports improvement, and asserts the product removes mucus and inflammation, with a money back guarantee and availability through physicians.
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Mayr
Investigations and the Endless Promises of Reform
ABE MARTIN riffs on investigations as they rise with money and committees then fade. He cites stalled reports, mysterious delays, and public impatience while lampooning endless inquiries from Ohio to Nevada and the Paris Reparations Agreement, urging a readable digest of findings.
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Buddy
Ohio
Wei
Tipton
Bud
Popy Mopps
Nevada
Paris
Court rules and prison routine described with Nagy case
A court imposes fines and confinement with a harsh regime while detailing prison discipline. The feature follows the Steve Nagy case with police actions over liquor violations, a staged social function, and Nagy’s subsequent surrender and trial.
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Srs
Walter Brown
Sandusky
Joe Seys
Tepes Warry Wertz
Frank Resnik
John Clark
Clarence Adams
Steve Nagy
Western Heights
Steve
Vulen St
Helen
Nagy
City Sry
Nome Ice Field Landing Proposed for Air Patrol
An emergency plan urged planes to land on the vast Nome ice field in the Bering Sea to avoid landing problems. Reported victim Sigmed Serpella, daughter of Leoniard Senpella, a famed serum courier, was critically ill. Jupnar Nassar, another courier, recovered from a feverish illness. The mission faced blizzards, sunstorms, and subzero temperatures with dogs and handlers enduring severe frostbite and four dogs dying on the voyage.
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Evpor
Nome
Bering Sea
Sigmed Serpella
Leoniard Senpella
Chamseon Musper
Jupnar Nassar
Shin
NagSoon
Kassen
Rassen
Local Court Reports Costs in Prose Case
A court case award lists costs totaling 759 dollars plus additional expenses. The record notes the defendant must cover the prose related charges and court fees as assessed.
Oak Harbor 5 Maintains Lead with Narrow Lorain Win
Lorain Lions were defeated 39 22 by Oak Harbor in a game reported from Lorain Ohio. The Lions face the reigning world champion team from New York in a Friday night matchup.
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Oak Harbor 5
Lorain
Lorain Lions
Oak Harbor Quinte
New York
Deny Officers Muzzled Before Congressional Panels
Washington February 4 reports that army officers are being muzzled by higher ups from testifying before committees investigating aircraft conditions. Brigadier General Hugh Drum faced a severe grilling and denied that officers were muzzled or disciplined for their testimony.
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Washington
House
Army
Navy
Hugh Drum
General Staff
Drum
Thoxine touted to cure sore throat quickly
An ad claims Thoxine, a new internal prescription from specialists, treats sore throat by addressing internal causes, reducing swelling and pain. It promises relief within 20 minutes and offers a money back guarantee.
Altruist curate and a tenor hostess chat
The visears daughter praises the new curate as a true altruist after visiting an elderly hostess for tea. The hostess, surprised, notes she heard him singing last Sunday and declares him a tenor.
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Tne Visears
Theatrical Club Sketches and Toasts on Wealth and Casting
A set of humorous vignettes from a theatrical club features a well known actor lamenting late casting as a dirty scoundrel. An English actor critiques American type casting. A university president condemns wealth worship in modern times and a janitor church convert jokes about temper and repentance asking God to prop him up on the leaning side.
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Fayette McKenaty
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Higker
Enple
Mrs John A Reed Fields Pioneer Died At 73
Mrs John H Reed longtime Lorain County resident died after weeks of illness at age 73 at her home south of Fields. She was born in Ridgeville township daughter of John McNelly sister of L McNelly real estate man. Survived by husband and two sons Clyde and Claude of Eaton Township. Funeral from her home Friday at 11 with Rev C C Maples officiating burial Fields cemetery.
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Lorain County
John H. Reed
Fields
John McNelly
L. MecNelly
Clyde
Claude
Eaton Township
Fields Church of Christ
C. C. Maples
Fields Cemetery
Bus Driver Arrests Drunk Passenger In Cleveland Line
A Cleveland line bus driver brought D. D. Fish of Cleveland to police headquarters after trouble en route to Elyria. Fish, 23, was charged with intoxication, fined $5 and $6.20 costs in police court. Grace Birkline files for divorce from Clarence Birkline over alleged gross neglect and requests alimony and child custody. Sheriff warns dog owners to license pets before rounds begin. untagged dogs face arrest and fines.
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Cleveland
Elyria
D. D. Fish
Fish
Harry Hinkson
Grace Birkline
Clarence Birkline
Underhill
Senate backs another disarmament conference
Washington February 4 the senate again endorsed a disarmament effort by accepting the conference report on the naval appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate
Troubadours to perform at Baldwin-Wallace College program
The Troubadours Male Quartet of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea will present a program of instrumental pieces, musical numbers, readings and sketches at the M E church on Friday evening February 6. Local social and club notes recount visits and gatherings across Grafton and nearby towns with Mrs. Jane Burton and Mrs. Mary Aldrich among those hosting or attending events.
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Belden
Mesdames
Irene Wise
Nellie Wse
Ruth Lehman
Irma Wise
Gladys Spieth
Ida Burton
Mary Aldrich
Mabel Wise
Mary Margaret Stiwald
Amherst
Edward Medhurst
Cleveland
Litchfield
Pedro
John Bowman
Bowman
Bradley
Peter Shuster
New Easy Way to End Nasal Catarrh
An advertisement touts Kojene as a quick safe cure for nasal catarrh in nose and throat, acute or chronic. A six ounce bottle costs 60 cents at local drug stores with a money back guarantee if ineffective. The spray is used twice daily for three to four days to destroy catarrh germs and clear the nasal passages.
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C. W. Phillips
Oberlin
Ohly Corner
Spanish retreat endangers troops. demand Morocco evacuation
Paris report says Deputy Dorset urged complete evacuation of French Morocco, warning the retreat risks French troops. Peking dispatch notes Dr Sun Yat Sen, gravely ill, refusing to leave Rockefeller Hospital for old style Chinese doctors and accepting continued American treatment.
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Paris
Dorset
French
Morocco
Peking
Sun Yat Sen
Rockefeller Hospital
Senator Bender Decries Prohibition Enforcement Jurisdiction
Senator Bender of Cuyahoga county told the senate temperance committee that officers under justice courts violate every law in enforcing prohibition while testifying on a bill to confine justices and municipal courts to their own districts in Columbus on February 4.
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Columbus
Bender
Cuyahoga County
Senate Temperance Committee
Suit Over Joint Interest in Elyria Property
Markos Rista sues Helen Rista and others claiming Lambro Risata bought a lot in Adams addition Elyria with the plaintiff but the deed names Lambro alone. Lambro has died and plaintiff seeks a court order to compel Helen Rista to execute a deed transferring two thirds of the property to him.
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Markos Rista
Helen Rista
Local Social Notes From Elyria Area January
Field reports a string of Sunday visits and gatherings in Elyria and nearby towns. Families such as Peak Bainbridge Bartter Lang and Jenness are mentioned with host homes in Cleveland Amherst Oberlin and Baldwin Wallace College ties. Rev Kinsley remains ill and is briefly replaced at the pulpit.
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Kenneth Lang
Alice Sandrock
Robert Churchward
Lucile
Roberta
Mary Osborne
Columbia
T. Dair
Helen Cook
Clarence Elliot
Dair
Ester
Lolita Dair
Cleveland
M. Bartter
Ics
George Lang
W. C. Springer
Amherst
Floyd
F. Kent
Oberlin
Cecil Grills
Harold Wonesdale
G. Lang
T. J. Jenness
Frank
John Bainbridge
Robert Homan
Baldwin- Wallace College
Allan Lang
Mr. White
Baldwin-Wallace College
Kinsley
Baroness Votsera Dies at 78 Mother of MeyerlIng Mystery
Vienna reports the death of Baroness Votsera aged 78. She was the mother of Marie Votsera, linked to the 1889 Meyerling hunting lodge death of Marie and the Crown Prince of Austria.
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Vienna
Votsera
Marie Votsera
Austria
Meyerling
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