Widow in jail as murder case swirls around grave riot
Chicago August 2 Mrs Dorothy Pollak 26 widow who fired at her husband said self defense during a quarrel over another woman. Her attorney claims new evidence supports an accident defense. Coroner's inquest adjourned pending more time for investigation as crowd surged at the cemetery and guards thwarted an attempt by a bystander to strike the widow amid chaos at the service.
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Chicago
Dorothy Pollak
Comely
Pollak
Jos
Poliak
Tax delinquents in Swarthmore offered work on school grounds
Swarthmore Pa August 2 Delinquent taxpayers are given local work options to settle debts. Tax defaulters are hired for picking and shoveling on school grounds at 40 cents an hour, with earnings remitted to the tax collector.
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Swarthmore
Ex-Chancellor Dies in Vienna at 58
Monsignor Ignaz Seipel former Chancellor of Austria died today at a sanitarium near Vienna aged 58. The veteran cleric and statesman had guided Austria through turbulent years and served in high church and political roles. Authorities provided few additional details about the circumstances of his death.
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Vienna
Ignaz Seipel
Austria
Here
Charge Operators Would Boost Price
Asheville August 2 1927 government in antitrust suit against Appalachian Coals Inc and 132 coal operators presented evidence claiming coal operators planned group selling agencies to raise prices for consumers. John Lord O Brien assistant to the attorney general outlined the case that operators were adopting the selling agency plan to eliminate competition among themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Appalachian Coals, Inc
John Lord O’brian
Amozz
Triplets Born to 13-Year-Old North Carolina Mother
In North Wilkesboro North Carolina on August 2 a 13 year old mother named Mrs Bessie Fay Golds Green gave birth to triplets. One baby died but the other two are reported thriving. Grandmother Mrs Nancy Golds is 32 years old.
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North Wilkesboro
N. C
Bessie Fay Golds Green
Nancy Golds
Notes on Back To Farm Movement in 1932 Review
Baltimore August 2 Charles S Jackson president Federal Land Bank of Baltimore notes a back to farm movement based on farmer and son awareness of shrinking weekly pay and business interest shifting into farmland The report covers the first half of 1932 Imports greater Boston August 2 Wilfred W Lufkin port collector states foreign imports of higher value than any week this year except one were recorded last week
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Baltimore
Charles S. Jackson
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Boston
Wilfred W. Lufkin
Urma picnic invited senator long to attend bi centennial events
Forty thousand Urma Club tickets will allow free rides on park attractions from 9 a m to 6 p m with extra prizes and grocer orders. A horseshoe contest pits South against West ends of the city. Bus service linked Baltimore and nearby towns to the park, rain date uncertain. Committee chaired by E J H Rhodes named for final plans.
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Urma Club
Baltimore
Cumberland
Martinsburg
Chambersburg
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
E. J H. Rhodes
George Cunningham
L. A. Zitzman
Paul Miller
R. M. Phillips
C. W. Knight
James E. Bryan
W. T. Moore
Carroll Magaha
Preston Carl
His Violets Have Turned to Gold
Denver August 2. J Potvin, once a street violet seller, vanished as reports reveal he is at a mine he co-owns where a rich gold lode has been found. The mine recalls a 30 year old accident that blinded him in an earlier blast.
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Denver
J. Potvin
Deaths in Williamsport and surrounding areas
Multiple obituaries record deaths in Hagerstown Williamsport and nearby towns. Mrs Ann Elizabeth Mentzer aged 62 died of paralysis at Lefever home Williamsport, survived by sons Lester Carlton and Marion Rickard Kemp s Amy Catherine and others. funeral Thursday. Also noted: B L Dewey former Hagerstown resident died in Phoenix NY. Edward H Baker age 55 died in his home. William Holliday obituary with services in Philadelphia. J E Crozier died in Washington after auto crash. Mrs Thomas Pearce funeral held at family home with surviving husband and children.
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Ann Elizabeth Mentzer
Carlton Mentzer
B. C. Lefever
Williamsport
Mentzer
Hagerstown
Lutheran Church
Ruth Rebekah Lodge
Lester
Carlton
Marion Rickard
Kemp's
Isaac Grove
Jacob Teach
Pinesburg
Watson Wagner
Marlowe
W. Va
Amy
Mamie
Catherine
Samuel Burke
Thomas Strauss
Baltimore
Benj. Metcalf
Greencastle
Lefever
W. C. Huddle
St. Paul's Cemetery
Lewis Golrick
Weverton
Church of God of
A. Kipe
William Herpick
Augusta
B. L. Dewey
Phoenix
N. Y
Oak Hill Avenue
Dewey
Dewey Lumber Company
C. A. Trantum
Brooklyn
Columbus
Edward H. Baker
St. James
First Christian Church
Sioux Tribe of Red Men
Daughters of Pocahontas
Knights of Friendship and
Junior Fire Company
Anna
George R
Bertha A
Edw. M
Elmer C
May Renner
Ida Wilson
Laura Valentine
Frank Jones
New York City
Baker
Rose Hill
William Holliday
John T
Mary Motter
Holliday
Philadelphia
Helen .Lehman
Dallas
Tex
Suter
Walter Byron Stehl
Rose Hill Cemetery
J. E. Crozier
Washington
J.C. Davis
Washington Street
Flossie Crozier
Crawford Bicycle Works
Thomas
Pearce
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Alfred C. Huffer
Boonsboro
Fred Thayer
Oakland
Vincent Staton
Hendersonville
N. C
Clementing Pearce
U S Trade Stamps Economic Parley In Ottawa Pact
Ottawa conference notes the block to intra empire trade by Britain Canada and the US share of world trade. US dominates 12 14 percent of world trade in 1930 with Britain and Canada together trading heavily in textiles tin leather and other goods. UK buys large US exports while US buys much Canadian fish hides pulp wood and newsprint. US investment led by Britain and Canada totals over 5 billion with substantial sums in the UK Australia New Zealand and other colonies.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Canada
United States
British Empire
United Kingdom
America
Australia
New Zealand
Newfoundland
British Africa
The
West Indies
Malaya
Wachter To Start Sentence In Cut
Edmourn Wachter, former Baltimore municipal purchasing agent, was set to begin an eight month sentence in the House of Correction after withdrawing his appeal from a pri- be ry conviction. Acting State's Attorney J Bernard Wells said the motion would be withdrawn and the defendant would start his term because he is tired of litigation.
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Baltimore
Edtmaund J. Wachter
House of Correction
J. Bernard Wells
Wachter
Howard C. Bregel
Inland port boom as Albany records surge in shipping
Albany July records show 50 vessels arriving at the Inland port up to August 1, a sharp rise from 11 in the prior year. Ships hailed from foreign countries and Atlantic and Pacific coast points, reflecting a broadened traffic mix at the port.
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Albany
Port Commission
Agust
Pacific
Inmate and Cat Booked at Samden Jail
In Samden New Jersey on August 2 a jail inmate Thomas Cat was registered. Owner Gladys Noblitt was jailed for 30 days. she said the cat is his only friend in the world.
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Samden
N.J
Thomas
Gladys Noblitt
Peace Talks Continue Amid Brazilian Rebel War
In Sao Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul fighting persists as Mauricio Cardoso arrives with full power to negotiate for rebel leaders. Vargas government seeks settlement while rebels bolster arms and claim 60,000 effectives, including 40,000 volunteers and 20,000 regulars, with arsenals being fired up.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Vargas
Sao Paulo
Mauricio Cardoso
Rio Grande du Sul
Spen
Getulio Vargas
Dink Grove Arrested at Sharpsburg in Hold-Up Case
State police traced a highway hold-up between Boonsboro and Keedysville where two men, including Dink Grove, robbed Zimmerman at gunpoint and dragged off cash and a car. The cab was found near Keedysville and the suspects fled, leaving coats. A West Virginia bank robbery motive was suggested. Grove faces hold-up with a deadly weapon charges. both were armed with 45 calibre revolvers.
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Boonsboro
Keedysyile
Zimmerman
Keedysville
C.H. Jones
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Grove
Two Thousand Cattle Missing From Humbolt Forest Range
Reno reports two thousand head of cattle missing from Humbolt National forest range. Investigators doubt wandering stock and suspect possible theft for beef. Also a fatal road crash near Clarksburg leaves James O Rourke dead and Joseph O Rourke seriously injured when a car veered off the road and struck a tree.
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Reno
Aug
Humbolt National Forest
Rockville
James O'Rourke
Cumberland
Joseph B. O'Rourke
Bethesda
Clarksburg
Coal or Coke At Lowest Summer Prices
J. W. Rohrer lists coal and coke at reduced summer rates from 30 W. Baltimore Street with phone contact 1115 for orders and inquiries.
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J. W. Rohrer
Baltimore St
Kidnaping of Pair Feared After Shot Heard
Richmond marked Aug 2 as two men were seized entering a bank with George N. Davis of Lewisburg and Richmond. Davis and D I Robinson, Davis Stewart Orphanage head, vanished after leaving a hotel for home. Mrs Robinson heard a shot as the car passed and turned back toward Lewisburg. Police chased the missing men and a revenuer collector was sought for questioning. Davis donated land for the orphanage.
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Richmond
George N. Davis
Lewisburg
W. Va
Greenprier
D. 1
Robinson
James H. White
Davis
Oan
Davis-Stewart
Davis House
Fred
Paraguay and Bolivia Mobilize Amid Chaco Tension
Arho sent a note to the League of Nations accusing Bolivia of violating the covenant as both nations push toward Fort Boqueron and Fort Islapo in the disputed Chaco. The United States weighs options as Paraguay orders general mobilization and U.S. citizens hold significant stakes in the border clash.
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Arho
League of Nations
Bolivia
San Fort Boqueron
Paraguay
Chaco
Fort Islapo
U. S
Washington
United States
Peephole Helps Doctor Nab Robbery Suspect
Dr. Edward G. Nemmers in Chicago used a door peephole to spot three men who had robbed him of $200. He fired a pistol through the door and pursued, catching one of the burglars.
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Chicago
Edward G. Nemmers
Guard tents stolen from National Guard camp
Warrant papers valued the tents at 1200 while officials said 3000. Thirty two tents belonging to the National Guard at Washington were loaned to veterans and carried away as bonus seekers left. The veterans camp housed 7000 people in improvised shelters with rough protection. Doak A. Carter, the veteran's chief of staff, directed activities at the camp.
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National Guard
Washington
Doak A. Carter
Chicago Grain Market Quotes From The Stickell Sales
Market quotations show wheat, corn, oats, and rye figures from The Stickell Sales Corporation. Tables list open, high, low, and closing values for Sept, Dec, and Mar contracts with percentages, prices, and times noted for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye at 1 pm.
Strands of hair found near missing Evalyn Sanford
In Ludington Michigan Aug 2 authorities renewed the search for 17 year old Evalyn Sanford missing since Saturday night near her Freesoil farm after strands of blond hair and signs of a struggle were found near a swamp where a neighbor George Buegge heard a woman screams. An investigation focuses on Buegge as a possible link while deputies state police and bossemen coordinate new efforts amid concerns of foul play.
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Ludington
Mich
Evalyn Sanford
Freesoil
George Buegge
Evalyn
Buegge
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Howard
Seiberling
N. Jonathan St
Senator Long
Waters
Washington, Pa
Walter W. Waters
B. FE. F
Mayflower Cab
Hotel and City Baggage Service
Wareham Place
Police Alley
Fleigh Motor & Tire Co
Wellington
Mar
Ook Mu Ay Ve. Phene
Britain
Dink’ Grove
Sharpsburg
Roessner Coal CO
Tom Cross
Row’s Park
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Chile
Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armatrong
Open Rpm
Amer. Can
Amer. Tel
Anaconda
Beth, Steel
Chrysler
Consol
Gas
Dupont
Gen. Electric
Gen Foods
Gen
Motora
North Amer
Sity
Penna
R. Renase
Lis
Chicago Grain Market
Stickell Sales Corporation
Washington St
Hagerstown, Md
Southern Paint & Nursery Co
E. Baltimore &J
Anne Arundel
Thurman Greys
Tow Watson Watermelons
Sesecos
K. T. Hager
Ue Hagerstown Bank & Trust Company
Hagerstown, Maryland
Washington Square
Leitecnburg
Mauguanville
Daye
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