Arsenic Found in Mrs Lillian Gienke’s Death Case
Medina March 21 traces of arsenic are definite in the chemist’s partial report on the death of Mrs Lillian Gienke at Valley City. Martha Wise, confessed poisoner, is charged with first degree murder and arson after confessing to thefts and fires. Wise’s statements describe fires at three barns and other thefts. four children visit the jail as relatives care for the Gienke family. The full analysis by City Chemist Curtiss is awaited.
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B. G. Curtiss
Elvria
Martha Wise
Porsoner
Seymour
W. P. Armsworth
William Grabenstetter
Gayer
Edward Bayer
Wise
Fred Kleinecht
Marie Gienke
Fred Gienke
Memorial Hospital
Elyna
Rudolph Gienke
Curtiss
Murphysboro
Mls
Maryphorsboro
Mar
J. E. Hers
Northern Hospital
Chicago
Benton
Ulimors
Death of Mrs Josephine Whitcomb in Grafton
Mrs. Josephine Irena Whitcomb aged 47 died suddenly Thursday afternoon from valvular heart disease. She had lived in Grafton with her family on Cleveland street for four months. Survived by husband Bert two sons Perry and Thurlow a daughter Miss Thalia and nephew Chester sisters Mrs James Davidson of Huntington and Mrs Val Hoffman of Elyria. Funeral at Baptist church Wellington Sunday at 2 pm. Burial Greenwood cemetery.
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Grafton
Josephine Irena Whitcomb
Cleveland Street
Bert
Perry
Thurlow
Thalia
Chester
James Davidson
Huntington
Val Hoffman
Elyria
the Baptist Church
Wellington
Greenwood Cemetery
Damages Sought Over False Arrest at Neilson Jewelry
Bonnie Schenfield sues H P Neilson and partners of Neilson Jewelry Lorain for 5000 dollars alleging false arrest after a November 24 visit when a window robbery claim led to her purchase, return of items, and a police detainment. The suit claims damage to reputation from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Schenfield
H. P. Neilson
Neilson Jewelry
Lorain
Neilson
City Solicitor Praises Officer In Rum Runner Case
City Solicitor D. W. Myers publicly commends Patrolman Corbett Southam for his single handed capture of two alleged rum runners on March 7. Tom Notas pleads guilty as Ross Conforto is found guilty. Notas faces a $290 fine and jail in default. Conforto is fined $750 plus costs. Both suspects reside in Cleveland.
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D. W. Myers
Corbett Southam
D W. Myers
Tom Notas
Hickson
Ross Conforto
Ti Bava
Myers
Notas
Conforto
Cleveland
Akron merges two papers into Press and Times
Akron, population about 200000, witnesses a consolidation as The Press acquires The Times and merges with Akron Evening and Sunday Times under Scripps-Howard. The Akron Beacon Journal notes this marks a modern journalism trend toward fewer, stronger papers, driven by rising production costs and market pressures.
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Cty
Akron
Times
Akron Beacon Journal
Scripps - Howard
Akron Evening
Sunday Times
The
Press
Eagles Build New Nest After Storm Near Brownhelm
A third eagle joins the pair at Brownhelm as they construct a new nest in a giant oak 300 feet from the old site. The pair, with two birds gathering materials and a mystery third, will raise a new generation of eaglets after the previous nest was toppled. The oak, the grove’s largest, stands 0.75 miles from observers who note the trio’s efforts and anticipate the Western Reserve University station relocating nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownhelm
H. G. Wohlever
Western Reserve University
Grim tornado tale from Gorham kills ninety
The Carbondale dispatch reports Gorham, near Murphysboro, where a tornado killed ninety people out of a town of under 1,000. Mrs. Alice Tomure, 70, survived with her 17 year old son, while her 71 year old husband died as the family was swept away into a corn field. The storm darkened the evening as wind lifted the house ten feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Gorham
Murphysboro
Alice Tomure
Dynamite Explosion Injures Two Men at Ohio Quarries
Amherst March 21 Thos Weston of South Amherst and Gotfried Bartlome of Brownhelm were injured when dynamite exploded accidentally at the Ohio Quarries yesterday afternoon. Weston suffered facial and hand burns, Bartlome’s eyes were injured and his right hand was amputated. both were rushed to Amherst hospital.
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Amherst
Thos. Weston
South Amherst
Gotfried Bartlome
Brownhelm
Ohio
Amherst Hospital
Forecast Showers Across Ohio Valley Next Week
Washington March 21 weather forecast predicts mostly fair conditions in the Ohio Valley with unsettled spells, including scattered showers midweek and again later. Moderate temperatures expected with near or above normal readings, and a brief shower period in the latter half of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio Valley
Water test at Grafton farm may fund new institution
Drillers on the Grafton farm hope a water vein near the old lake bed will supply adequate quantity for a proposed 1,000,600 institution for the feeble minded. Tests to verify quality and amount are set for Monday as A J Hulse continues drilling to 175 feet to reach the river heart at 146 feet.
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Wate Institution
Columbus
Grafton
Feebie
F. M. Stevens
Elyria
Comings
Lorain
A. J. Hulse
Stevens
Grafton Farm
Virginia mob lynches negro in Sussex County
A crowd near 2000 in Sussex County grabs James Gordon, a stranger, after allegations of assault. He is lynched near a saw mill, shot and burned as officials plead for lawful action. Governor Trinkle in Richmond is angered. no troops ordered out. Prosecution promises to present mob leaders to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex County
James Gordon
Virginia
Howerton
Gov. Trinkle
Richmond
Mine Rescue Collapse at Bethlehem Mine Forty One
Twenty four rescue workers entombed miners were overcome by poisonous gases in the Bethlehem Mines Corporation mine at Barracksville West Virginia. The article notes the rescuers from the U S Bureau of Mines and that eighteen were from the night shift and six from the afternoon shift. Those overcome were revived and expected to resume work on their next shifts. No additional bodies found since nine were reported earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau OF Mines
Barracksville
W. Va
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Divorce actions fine with custody and alimony set
Alice Alloway secured a divorce from Perry Alloway on extreme cruelty grounds and received custody of her daughter with $900 alimony payable as $310 monthly plus $15 per month for child support. Peail McDowell divorced Lewy McDowell on extreme cruelty grounds and received all personal property.
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Alice Alloway
Perry Alloway
Peail McDowell
Obertin
Lewy McDowell
Ellis Receives Word From Illinois Relatives
A telegram and letter reached R L Ellis Broad Sire druggists from Springerton Illinois relatives confirming their safety and undamaged property after the tornado. Ellis waited two and a half days for news and finally gained assurance. Grafton Woman Dies at Kingsleys Corners Mrs Frank Palmer died at seven thirty this morning after several weeks illness with funeral plans incomplete.
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Ellis
Illinois
R L. Ellis
Broad Sire
Drugg.s
Springerton
Ill
Mr. Ellis
Grafton
Frank Palmer
Kingsley’s Corners
Tornado Photo Service Applauded by Chronicle Telegraph
The Chronicle Telegram praises its Fast Tornado Photo Service and credits Central Press Association for supplying quick picture cuts. The agency provided these images to run the same day as larger city papers, underscoring prompt regional coverage.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Central Press Association
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Josephine Whitcomb
Ouceman
Twister
Jackson County
Naos
Central Press
Logan School
Blue Point
GAULY
Thomas Weston
Grafton State Farm
F Farm
J. Hulse
Myton Ross Farm
State Farm
Berea
Leruty
Hulse
Wercome
Fast Tornado Photo Service
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