Mass slayings baffle police in Wisconsin
Police investigate two apparent separate killings near Eau Claire after a Lake Wissota cottage fire. Donald Cameron shot his wife and child and himself in a family murder suicide, while Marshall Brenden was found dead in an Eau Claire cemetery, with evidence suggesting an armed robbery. A seventh victim, Earl Redard, wounded, faced critical condition. Investigators seek motive amid conflicting leads and possible accomplices.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Eau Claire
Donald Cameron
Louise
David
A. W. Wilk
Minneapolis
Burger Thompson
Marshall T. ‘Brenden
Cameron
Conrad Thronson
Cameon
Earl Redard
Wilks
Lake Wissota
Brenden
Big Check Given for Finn Relief
Pittsburgh reports a certified check for 5000 dollars from an anonymous Pittsburgh bank customer. The donor asked the name remain undisclosed and the contribution supports Finnish relief efforts. Former President Herbert Hoover urged nationwide newspaper help in Finland relief drives.
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Pittsburgh
Pec
the Post-Gazette
Herbert Hoover
Finland
Police chase ends in cottage murder tied to theft note
A man named Cameron robbed a motorist of $20 then wounded two others before fleeing. Officers tracked him to his cottage where missing money from air station receipts was found. Ballistics tests and a threatening note to Mr Lin ton hint at a larger loan company dispute.
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Mr. Linton
Cameron
Holtz
Arthur Irton
Eau Claire Citizens Loan and Investment Co
Linton
Donald
U S Antitrust Drive Expands into Glassware Industry
The Department of Justice will file a civil suit in Toledo against 13 corporations and 103 officers for alleged glassware trade restraint. Owens-Illinois Glass Co heads the list, with claims that it and Hartford Empire Co control 97 percent of the $160 million annual glass container business. A New York grand jury will probe patent rights abuses as part of a broader antitrust push.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Toledo
Ohio
Department
New York
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
United States
Federal District
Owens- Illinois
Hartford Empire Company, & Connecticut
Crim
Government charges glass makers with price fixing
The department accuses several defendants of violating the Sherman and Clayton acts by combining to restrain trade and inflate glass prices. The suit, tied to anti trust actions in multiple cities, cites patent restrictions used to curb material flow and lists Corning Glass Works Empire Machinery Houghton Associates Hazel Atlas Anchor Hocking Thatcher Ball Lynch Liberty Glass Glass Container Association Stevenson Corporation as named parties.
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National Economic Committee
Corning Glass Works
New York
Empire Machinery Company
Houghton Associates, Inc
Hazel- Atlas Glass Company
West Virginia
Anchor-Hocking Glass Corporation
Ohio
Thatcher Manufacturing Company
Ball Brothers
Indiana
Lynch Corporation
Liberty Glass Company
Oklahoma
Glass Container Association of America, Inc
Glass Container Industry
Stevenson Corporation
Department
Glass Container Association
Teacher from Fort Hill High dies in apparent suicide
Harry R. Vogtman 36 English teacher at Fort Hill High School died by carbon monoxide poisoning in his car on Saturday. Body found Sunday on Route 46 near Keyser, West Virginia. A note to sister Mrs. Biddington asked forgiveness. Survived by father William Vogtman and brothers Aden and Arthur.
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Cumberland
Harry R. Vogtman
Fort Hill High School
Route 46
Keyser
W- Va
W. J. Laffey
Mineral County
Vogtman
Frostburg Md
Frostbure State Teachers College
Frostburg
University of Maryland
Biddington
William Vogtman
Piedmont
W. Va
Aden Vogtman
Arthur Vogtman
Injured Man Dies After Street Crossing
Alva J. Gromhech aged 25 died after being struck by a car while crossing a Baltimore street on Sunday. The Western Enterprise Fire Company votes for officers tonight with polls open from 7:00 to 7:30.
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Baltimore
Alva J. Gromhech
Enterprise
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Bruce Files for Senate Nomination in Maryland
Howard Bruce, Democratic National Committeeman from Maryland, entered the race for his party's United States Senate nomination. He filed after a meeting with Mayor Howard W. Jackson and party leaders, with attendees including William C. Walsh, David C. Winebrenner III, and E. Brooke Lee. Senator Radcliffe and Senator Tydings influence the renomination dynamic.
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Baltimore
Howard Bruce
Maryland
United States
George L. Radcliffe
Millard E. Tydings
Radcliffe
Bruce
F Ar
Annapolis
Howard W. Jackson
William C. Walsh
Allegany County
David C. Winebrenner
Frederick County
E. Brooke Lee
Montgomery County
House For Delegates
Plot To Destroy Vessel Revealed
In Riga on December 11 a conspiracy to destroy the German liner Sierra Cordova with incendiary bombs was revealed after the ship returned to port with 1,266 German emigrants aboard. Passengers were told repairs to machinery prompted the return, though incendiaries were later disclosed in the cargo.
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Riga
Latvia
Negro Hurt When Struck by a Car in Bloom
Jesse J. Jackson, colored, sustained a broken leg and head cuts after being struck by an automobile on Jonathan Street near North Street Saturday night around 10 30. He was taken to Washington County Hospital. Operator Jack Seville, 23, of 800 Woodland Way, was charged with careless driving and having no operator's permit.
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Jesse J. Jackson
Bloom's Court
Jonathan Street
North Street
Jackson
Washington County Hospital
Jack Seville
Woodland Way
Carl H. McCleary
Tydings Back of Radcliffe in Maryland Senate Race
Senator Millard E. Tydings pledged support for re election of Senator George Radcliffe subject to the Democratic primary May 6 He praised Radcliffs prior service and independence while noting his alignment with national administration policy in general Representative William D Byron returned from a congressional tour by airplane to Central America and the West coast as part of an investigation of air bases
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Baltimore
Millard E. Tydings
George Radcliffe
Tydings
David J. Lewis
Tam
Radcliffe
Howard Bruce
Senate
Maryland
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
William D. Byron
Central America
West Coast
Byron
Locomotive Derails After Collision With Stalled Car
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train the George Washington derailed near Maysville Kentucky after hitting a stalled automobile. Earl Watson and Carson French escaped injury by jumping from the car as the locomotive left the track. no train passengers were hurt.
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Maysville
Chesapeake and Ohio
George Washington
Here
Earl Watson
Murphysville
Carson French
Mount Olivet
Rabbit fever linked to Martinsburg death
Health authorities list tularemia rabbit fever as a contributory cause in the death of Emma Catherine Wright, 69, of Martinsburg West Virginia. Officials say she contracted the infection while cleaning a rabbit.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Dee
Emma Catherine Wright
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