Dorothe Sponsors Short Engagements and a Cult Trial
Michigan state police raided the House of David colony led by King Benjamin Purnell. After a three year search Benton Slarbor appears aged as he faces charges from two former girl members. A group photo shows Deputy Under Sheriff Frank Paget and others connected to the raid. Two women Ruth and Gladys Bamford Reed and Rubel were among those pursuing indictments for bigamy and criminal assault. The case centers on the sect’s followers who remain on bail amid trial proceedings.
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Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Michigan
Benton Slarbor
I: T
Richkt
Frank Paget
James Walker
Mary Benjamin Purnell
Ruth Bamford Reed
Gladys Bamford Rubel
David
Ruth B. Peed
Gladys B. Rubel
House of David High Priest
Nine stockholders seek ouster at Good year Rubber Co Akron
Nine holders of stock in the Good year Lire and Rubber Co Akron Ohio sue Clarence Dillon NY financier and John Sherwin Cleveland banker to remove them from control. A committee they sit on has run the firm since its 1921 refinancing. The suit alleges the company could have refinanced on better terms while the bankers say management acted in the best interests of the company and its restructured credit.
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Goodyear ,Lire & Rubber Co
Akron
Clarence Dillon
New York
John Sherwin
Cleveland
Goodyear
Movie snaps show Willie Stevens in Hall Mills case courtroom
Four stills from the Somerville New Jersey courtroom capture Willie Stevens listening to testimony in the Hall Mills murder trial. The defendant's varying expressions accompany vivid moments as the trial proceeds.
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Willie Stevens
Hall-Mills
Somerville, N.J
Bandits steal $350 from Ypsilanti woman
Earnings amounting to 350 dollars were taken from Mrs. Clara F. Brown 69 a cripple of Ypsilanti Michigan by two bandits who threatened her with death. She was found in a helpless condition by Miss Ruth Pierson a pretty Ypsilanti coed. Mrs Brown supports herself by operating a coal yard. Photo shown with Miss Pierson at her side.
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Clara F. Brown
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ruth Pierson
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