Burns Baby in Gocart Shocks Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 19 year old mother Mrs Josephine Valente confessed to setting fire to her eight month old son Dominick who died in a go cart. She said she did so after claiming her husband refused to give money for milk and that she could not find work or arrange nursery care. Police noted a recent $375 life insurance policy on the child.
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Los Angeles
Beause
Josephine Valente
Dominick
Polce
Valente
Montclair Woman Hospitalized After Gas Leak Ignite
Mrs J. C. Cluer of Montclair New Jersey remains in hospital after discovering a gas leak with a lighted match. Local authorities report the incident occurred in her home and investigators are examining the cause and safety measures.
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J. C. Cluer
Montclair N. J
Councilman Is Arrested By Dry Agents
Cleveland July 9 Councilman William Holmes of Newburgh Heights was arrested by federal dry agents on a charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. At a raid on a local place in Newburgh Heights they seized beer and whiskey, and Depmer faced charges of possession and maintaining a public nuisance. Holmes and the alleged bootlegger spent the night together in the county jail.
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Cleveland
William Holmes
Newburgh Heights
U. S
Martin J. Monahen
John J. Wright
Prohibition
Feds
Holmes
William Depmer
Depmer
Two Men From Ohio Back in Elyria for Auto Theft Charge
Charlies Cummins of Waynesburg Kentucky and Charles Hungeford of Elyria face auto theft charges after Toledo authorities arrested them for stealing a coupe owned by John Hignet. Both pleaded guilty in police court and were bound over to the Grand Jury with bonds set at one thousand dollars each. They admitted roaming Ohio and Kentucky as friends while awaiting further action.
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Toledo
Charlies Cummins
Waynesburg
Charles Hungeford
City
Elytia
Cummins
Hungeford
James A. Hewitt
John Hignett
Elyria
Ohio
Kentucky
Golden wedding fete planned in Saint Julien Beycheville
In the Golden Wedding village of Saint Julien Beycheville France the 1272 residents will join a community fete next month to celebrate the golden weddings of 14 couples, marking a rare multicouple anniversary event in the small town.
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ST. Julien Beycheville
France
Quick Relief Euro-New Laxative Patented Formula
Medical science reveals phenolphthalein based laxative claims rapid relief and non habit forming effects. Physicians prescribe it and hospitals report success. Now available as Faid-Lax tablets, safe for the entire family with no calomel or dangerous drugs. Sold and guaranteed by Ebert's Drug Store.
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Ebert
Adv
Three Young Girls Die In Yankee Run Drowning
Three young sisters Dorothy Hall 13 Ruth Hall 8 and Mary Cebak 6 drowned near the Pennsylvania line after an undertow swept them from shallow water. Anna Hall 11 was rescued by Frank Penninger as the others were pulled under. Triple funeral services were planned.
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Youngstown
Yankee Run
Pennsylvania
Dorothy Hall
Ruth
Mary Cebak
Mary
Anna
Frank Penninger
Penpinger
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
WAKEMAN WAKEMAN July 9 residents from Berlin Heights Canton Cleveland and Wellington visit local homes. Corrine Centoben and Robert Gerber wed in Cleveland. Community Picnic planned for July 31 with local families and stores noted.
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Charles Campbell
Flora Pierce
Toledo
Ohio
Sam Purvis
Ronald
M. T. Scott
Corrine Centoben
Robert Gerber
Cleveland
Arthur Peabody
Wellington
Fred Peabody
Roy Kenyon
Pratt
Eleanor Peabody
Don Watson
Hypnotism Ends In Pistol Spree At Seine Assizes
Louis Duc a market employee faced trial after a cafe episode in Paris. A failed hypnotism attempt escalated to a revolver attack injuring two men and a woman, all friends afterward. The judge granted Duc a two year suspended sentence, with Duc released.
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Paris
Seine Assizes
Louis Duc
Branfard
Duc
Barmouth Debates Sunday Seaside Bathing Policy
The Barmouth council resolves Sunday bathing and chair rentals after months of division over Sabbath observance versus earning from weekend visitors. An elder cites cleanliness as akin to godliness and argues Sunday bathing benefits vacationists.
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Barmouth
England
St Louis Symphony to Host European Conductors Next Summer
William E Walter announces a signed contract with George Szell for an extended engagement with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra next summer. Tentative plans include guest conductors Fernando Arbos of Madrid and Eugene Gossens of London, who appeared this season.
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ST. Louis
William E. Walter
Earl Sees Better Beer at Norfolk Show Debate
The Earl of Leicester told the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Show that laborers need cheaper, better beer to win lasting government popularity. He urged action to make a end of the day pint feasible, currently out of reach for workers in England.
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King’s Lynnngland
Earl of Leicester
Pleasant social visits and trips noted at Lagrange
July 9 report from Lagrange lists Les Hopkins enjoying a Niagara Falls trip. Fred Gott and wife spent Monday with John Underhill of Cleveland. F N Phillips entertained relatives including Laura Stimson Orrin Munn and Earl Munn family from Berea. Additional guests from Bay Village Wadsworth and Lorain were named with the Rice and Farr households among others.
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Edwin Farr
Wadsworth
L. M. Adams
George Bailey
Elvrra
Lena Rice
Lorain
Earl Rice
Atwater Kent Opens World's Largest Radio Plant
The Atwater Kent factory expands to thirty two acres of single story glass roofed space making it the largest exclusive radio plant. The new addition increases daylight working conditions and spans the week of July 5 as Atwater Kent Dedication Week. Mr Kent expresses pride in the expanded plant and its role in delivering entertainment nationwide.
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Atwater Kent
United States
Kent
Pleasant outings and picnics mark Wooster and Pittsfield season
Fredericksburg and area residents, including Leslie Gott and the Adams family, enjoyed a picnic at the Experiment Station in Wooster and a festival in Pittsfield. Winners at Pittsfield included G. W. Robbins, who took a bald headed man prize, with Mr. and Mrs. Robbins claiming second for being the second oldest married couple on the grounds. Families hosted gatherings at Schubert's grove, Eaton, and memorial hospital updates noted.
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C. L. Gott
Jones
Oberlin
LaGrange
Sarah Miller
Auxer
F. W. Reed
Gertrude van Epps
Frederick
William Sarge
John Pomeroy
Cleveland
Hattie Fulton
Washington, D. C
Hugh Strickland
Memorial Hospital
Lloyd Pomeroy
June Elizabeth
Moore
Hattie Wheeler
Robert Oliver
Sandusky
Castalia
Elden Cole
Columbia
Robert Kelner
Ed Stranahan
Smith
Berea
Arthur Smith
Agnes
Fields
L. W. Stranahan
Will Youngblood and
Richmond House
South Main Street
President Hoover Weight Loss Advice and Diet Cures
Dr Lulu Hunt Peters extols Hoover's health, cites weight loss as vital to leadership and public influence. She discusses weight gain methods, foods for gain, and vitamin B rich items, urging gradual calorie increases, rest, and specific foods like cream nuts butter egg yolks cod liver oil and bananas. She also mentions a reader letter about weight gain and offers pamphlet guidance.
Dr Peters column answers reader queries on complexion care
A reader asks how to restore a natural complexion after drying powder and Dr Peters suggests glycerine mixed with plain or rose water and urges a medical check up. The editor notes Dr Peters cannot diagnose and invites general questions with a self addressed stamped envelope and 2 cents per article, plus 10 cents for the pamphlet on reducing and gaining.
Rope-Pulley Bronc-Breaking Method Spreads in Montana
In Martinsdale Montana ranchers report a simple rope and pulley technique to tame wild broncs. A 100 pound weight hung from a rope fed through a barn top pulley makes the horse tire of pulling and gradually walk forward. The method aims to ease handling of trained horses.
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Martinsdale
Mont
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