London Stamp Windfall for Poor From Jubilee Waste
London charity stamps from Jubilee issue fill wastepaper baskets with millions of halfpennies and two pence stamps. Charwomen, office boys, garbage men gather discarded sheets, selling to dealers as value rises. Dealers wash and ship thousands daily, predicting scarce complete sets despite large print runs.
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London
George
United States
Germany
Scandinavia
British Empire
France
Italy
Dombey Brothers
Youth On Trial For Murder Loses Composure
Gerald Thompson on trial for the slaying of 19 year old Mildred Hallmark grew unsettled in Peoria jail his composure shaken for first time since trial began. He paced the floor read trial accounts and ignored meals while jail staff noted his waning nerve as prosecutors near completion of the case.
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Peoria
Ill
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Bricker says county auditor must deny fire insurance premium warrant
Attorney General John W. Bricker ruled that county auditors should refuse warrants paying fire insurance premiums on county buildings if the contract violated bidding advertisement rules. The opinion, sent to Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, states the flaw applies only to contracts over 50 dollars.
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Bricker
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Clermont County
Despondent man dies from self-inflicted rifle shot
Coroner Harry Lewis ruled a death by own action in Bluffton case of Francis Geiger, 24, who braced against a tree and used a toe to pull a .22 rifle trigger, the bullet entering his brain. Relatives said he had been despondent. Also reported: Maude Schryer, 30, of Lafayette, critically injured after being thrown through a windshield in a car crash. three others injured.
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Lima
Harry Lewis
Francis Geiger
Bluffton
Auditor Found Dead In Columbus Hotel Room
Dayton traveling auditor Harry W. Carmack of a rubber company was found dead in his hotel room in Columbus on Sunday. Authorities indicated possible causes tied to aut and wine subsidies, noting apparent failures.
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Columbus
Harry W. Carmack
Dayton
Virginia
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Ben Thurman
Thurman
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Maude Schryer
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Murbach Coal & Supply Co
Elyria
Massillon
Kirsh
Lersch
Bing
Athletic Union
Lersch's
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