Acquittal Likely in Harvey L. Smith Murder Trial
Defense argues the state has not proved the body found near Elkhart last October is Genevieve Stults. Harvey L. Smith, a former South Bend private detective and itinerant evangelist, faces trial for the Mishawaka beauty operator's alleged murder as prosecution witnesses continue.
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Elkhart
Ind
Harvey L. Smith
South Bend
Genevieve Stults
Mishawaka
Smith
Stults
Four Die as Train Hits Car in Maryland Crash
In Baltimore county near Parkton a collision between a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train and an automobile killed four members of the Hannigan family. Diamond Hannigan, a Baltimore policeman, died later at Mercy Hospital. Edith, 9, was critically injured, and the surviving child is hospitalized. The couple had been visiting friends in the country.
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Baltimore
Parkton
Baltimore County
Diamond Hannigan
Robert
Diamond
Mercy Hospital
Edith
Hannigan
Edison to Leave for Florida Home
West Orange New Jersey January 14 Thomas A Edison leaves tomorrow for Fort Myers Florida to continue rubber experiments and entertain Word and Firestone among other things
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West Orange
WN. J
Thomas A. Edison
Fort Myers
Fla
Firestone
Composer Arthur Honegger Draws Inspiration On Rail Tour
The article notes Arthur Honegger, famed for symphonies about football and locomotives, conducting a two hour concert after taking an hour to gain a locomotive impression. He traveled from Boston to Providence, riding in an engineer seat and then a Pullman car.
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Boston
Arthur Honegger
New York
Pulman
Providence
England's Oldest Physician Dies After Long Career
London report says Sir David Maurice Serjeant, age 59, died after 60 years in medicine following early work as a gold miner and paper hanger. He was knighted for patriotic verse. divorce bills filed by Maude Everly and Ruth Cauffman. six marooned in Woolworth tower blaze on 56th floor in New York.
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London
England
David Maurice Serjeant
Maude V. Everly
Harper
New York
Woolworth Tower
Metz's Neck Broken Death Examined At Home Near Chestnut Grove
John Metz 27 died suddenly at his mother's home near Chestnut Grove. Examination showed his neck broken, with no wounds or bruises. Undertaker Suman of Keedysville reported the death after preparing the body for burial. Metz was buried yesterday. Authorities do not plan further action, and it is believed excessive drinking hastened his death.
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John Metz
Chestnut Grove
Clarence Suman
Keedysville
Metz
Shem Charles Cushwa
Suman
Three Die For Slaying Five at Rockview
Three men Charles F. Mellar Benjamin Demarowski and Tony Lucitti were executed in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary for crimes that left five people dead. They faced death calmly as the sentence was carried out. A separate brief notes William H. Miller Williamsport contractor and ex-board member underwent a third operation at Church Home Infirmary in Baltimore last week and is reported in good condition and hopeful for home return. Col Charles A Lindbergh landed at Mars Hill airport Indianapolis after traveling from Columbus Ohio.
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Bellefonte
Beath
Rockview Penitentiary
Charles F. Mellar
Benjamin Demarowski
Philadelphia
Tony Lucitti
Washington County
William H. Miller
Willamsport
Board of Education
Church Home Infirmary
Balttimore
Miller
Lindy Lands
Indianapolis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mars Hill
Columbus
Ohio
Rockefeller Kin Marries Roy M Jackson in Scarsdale Wedding
New York January 14 Roy M Jackson and Almira G Rockefeller married at Scarsdale N Y after her mother Mrs William G Rockefeller withdrew opposition The bride is 22 years old making a 54 year age gap Their romance is described as a hunt tale on a wedding trip to Miami.
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New York
Roy M. Jackson
Almira G. Rockefeller
John D
Miami
Scarsdale
N. Y
William G. Rockefeller
Four Thousand Influenza Cases Reported in Waynesboro Area
Four thousand influenza cases in Waynesboro and vicinity since the illness first appeared about a month ago, report by health officer P. H. Snowberger states cases were mild and now decreasing. Chambersburg schools closed for Christmas holidays reopened today.
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Waynesboro
P. H. Snowberger
Chambersburg
King Is Making Slow Progress
London dispatch reports King George being attended by physicians with an official bulletin noting slow progress. The next update is due tomorrow evening. Queen Mary’s cold is improving but she remains confined to her rooms.
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London
King George’s Physicians
Mary
Deadlock Unbroken in Kellogg Pact Debate
Washington January 14. Senate fails to end deadlock over the Kellogg pact interpretative declaration as the conference standoff continues with no accord in sight.
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Washington
Senate
Radio disturbance causes sought in Hagerstown
A months long hunt for the source of Hagerstown radio interference nears conclusion as a new radio committee led by Councilman Harry Schueler meets to identify and erase the chief disturber near Public Square. Local expert Albert Hedden says a trouble finder helped locate the area. further fixes and lesser causes to be discussed.
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Hagerstown
Reuben Musey
Harry Schueler
Albert R. Hedden
Musey
Hedden
Move To Stamp Out Witchcraft in York Pa Murder Case
York Pa Jan 14 Convictions of a pow wow doctor and two accomplices for a murder raise prospects of prosecutions for witchcraft. District Attorney Amos W Herrmann says action is needed after last week's trials as officials seek other practitioners of black magic and evidence to warrant charges. The defendants await transfer to the penitentiary or another trial.
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York
Amos W. Herrmann
Nelson D. Rehmeyer
Cutler
Tris
Mule Kick Costs This Pair $20,000
Elijah G. Smith of Union Bridge, colored, sued David M. Devilbiss and Jesse R. Evans near Jonesville after a mule kick on June 13, 1928 split his right hip bone and injured his head and eyes, leaving him unable to earn a living. A jury awarded $20,000 in damages.
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Elijah G. Smith
Union Bridge
David M. Devilbiss
Jesse R. Bsvans
Jonesville
Smith
Youth Suspect Questioned in Local Jewelry Store Theft
Frederick police arrested 15 year old Charles W. Millard of Washington, alleging involvement in a string of burglaries including the Burnett and Mobley jewelry store theft. Police Chief Thomas Barber plans to question Millard in the capital city while two companions remain at large. He suspects out-of-town involvement, noting no local pawn shop recoveries and tracing a route via Hagerstown to Frederick.
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Thomas Barber
Frederick
Charles W. Millard
Washington
Millard
American Oil Company
Maryland
Penitentiary
House of Correction
Farmer’s Hog Weighs 1225 Pounds Alive
Jeanette Pennsylvania January 14 More than half a ton from one hog James Loughner farmer who butchered the animal said it weighed 1225 pounds alive and 1109 percent pounds dressed
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Jeanette
James Loughner
Roosevelt Finds Democrat Chiefs Militant For 1932
Albany dispatch reports that after polling over 300 Democratic leaders, Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded the party is militant and ready to fund the fight to erase a 1.59 million deficit and sustain national work through 1936. Alfred E. Smith and Roosevelt discussed strategy in Albany, with Smith set to speak on a national radio hook-up next week.
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Albany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Democratic Party
National Party
Coldest Day of Winter Leaves Keedysville Reading 4 Above
The official station at Keedysville recorded four above zero the coldest in winter, besting nine above last week. Snow is forecast tonight or tomorrow with milder temperatures. Washington County farmers welcome snow for root protection amid freezes. Potomac River above Williamsport frozen, skating praised locally. A mountain snowstorm near Grantsville dropped a foot with five foot drifts. Cumberland saw a brief squall. State roads kept open with snowplows.
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Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Weather Bureau
Washington County
Potomac
Williamsport Bridge
Grantsville
State Roads Commission
Cumberland
Sub-zero Midwest Toll Marks Weekend Freeze
Bitter cold swept Middle and Northwest America with Duluth at minus 34 the coldest in 11 years and Chicago at 10 below. Deaths and hospital cases rose from the cold while snow and ice disrupted railroads and highways. relief appeared late today with about 20 above before another cold snap and snow.
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Chicago
Middle
Northwest America
Weather Bureau
Duluth
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Middle-west
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Subzero cold grips New York State with 12 below
In New York State a sharp winter plunge brought subzero readings across many areas. The coldest point was Stone Creek at 12 degrees below zero while western Pennsylvania also saw near zero temperatures and heavy snowfall.
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New York State
New York
Pennsylvania
Stone Creek
Marshal Ferdinand Foch Stricken With Heart Trouble
Paris bulletin reports Marshal Ferdinand Foch Generalissimo of all Allied armies in World War I is seriously ill with heart trouble after a bad cold that followed Armistice Day celebrations. Bronchitis and breathing difficulties contributed. three doctors were called for consultation.
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Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Bloodhounds chase murder suspect in Virginia
In Harrisonburg Virginia a sheriff's posse with bloodhounds hunted for George Cave forty seeking after he shot and killed Mrs Charles McDonald and wounded Mrs Vines in Rockingham county The motive remains unknown Police say Cave has a prior prison record The invalid husband lay in bed as the attack occurred and Mrs McDonald's head was struck by a fatal shot
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Harrisonburg
George Cave
Charles McDonald
Vines
Greenwood
Rockingham County
Baltimore Fire Threatens Century Theatre Area
A blaze erupted near Lexington Street west of Charles in Baltimore, threatening the Century Theatre and adjacent buildings. The fire began in a storefront housing J. W. Mealy & Sons jewelers with Bachrach photographic studios above, drawing thousands of onlookers and heavy traffic congestion before noon.
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Baltimore
Lexington Street
Charles
Century Theatre
J. W. Mealy & Sons, Jewelers
Bachrach Photographic Studios
Princess Martha to wed Crown Prince Olaf of Norway
Stockholm January 14 engagement announced Princess Martha of Sweden daughter of Prince Charles and niece of King Gustav to marry Crown Prince Olaf of Norway. Olaf born July 2 1903 Martha born March 28 1901. Dr Joseph Protuman of Smithsburg has recovered from a stroke and resumed practice.
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Stockholm
Martha
Sweden
Olaf
Norway
Charles
Gustaf
Joseph Protuman
Smithsburg
Land
Defied president moves to halt treaty in Senate
Washington January 14 1930s era: a group demanding an interpretive declaration for the Kellogg Briand pact plans to submit a resolution to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Reed Missouri Democrat brings the measure to the floor urging the committee report on the treaty interpretation amid Republican Democratic bloc opposition to admin stance that no interpretation is needed.
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Washington
Mit
Senate
Ing
Foreign Relations Committee
Reed
Isouri
Committee On Foreign Relation
Ad Brings Back Missing Horse
An advertisement in the Daily Mail's classified columns helped locate a missing horse. The horse strayed from Josh Gardner's farm near Smithsburg, vanished Saturday night, and arrived by dawn on a farm between Williamsport and Downsville after traveling about 16 miles.
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Daily Mail
Josh Gardner
Smithsburg
Williamsport
Downsville
Senators Breakfast at White House With Coolidge
Washington January 14. A breakfast at the White House gathered eight Democratic and seven Republican senators as guests of President Coolidge. The president previously hosted a similar breakfast on Saturday.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
Coolidge
White House
No Drinks Or Smokes For Russian Flappers
New York on January 14 reports eleven Russian flappers on business avoid drinks, cigarettes, makeup, and silk hose. They focus on art self expression music and especially dancing as their main interest.
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New York
Irma Duncan
No More Noisy Weddings At St Francis De Sales Church
Geneva January 24 there will be more rice tossing at St Francis De Sales church weddings. The Rev Walter J Lee has given notice that he will bar church doors to noisy wedding party celebrants.
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Geneva
St. Francis de Sales
Walter J. Lee
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