Snyder Gray murder verdict shocks New York wife
Ruth Snyder collapses in jail after verdict finds her and Weary Judd Gray guilty of first degree murder in the Snyder-Gray case. Doctors treat her amid fears the death sentence may be postponed for hospitalization. the jury delivered the verdict swiftly, and she faces execution as the eighth woman in New York state history.
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New York
Fiunh Snyder
Mom
Weary Judd Gray
di Rosa
Gray
Anl
Ruth Snyder
Weary Judder
Maoroder
Siwid
Snyder
Albert Snyder
Motorboating
Cumberland Refuses Offer to Sell Water Plant
Cumberland rejects a city offer for his water plant. Officials say the plant is valued at about 13 million dollars and will not be sold. The dispute involves Mitch and Olaison of Valea Oklahoma, with the owner asserting the plant’s worth and resisting transfer. An unrelated line references improving banks in Williamsport.
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Cumberland
Wigs
Juror Says Mrs Snyder Lied in Snyder Case
New York May 10 jurors who convicted Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray believe Mrs Snyder lied under oath. A juror, who asked not to be named, said there was no doubt in any mind as to the verdict and that Gray helped her. The jurors spoke after the verdict in the murder case involving Albert Snyder.
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Nery York
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
East Orange
N. J
Carset
Suurier
Three Freeze to Death in Blizzard Sweeping Rockies
A severe midwinter blizzard across the Rockies leaves three dead from freezing in Wyoming and others missing. Myron Brown perished near Fort Laramie, while George Miller and his wife died in a stalled automobile. Search parties from Casper and surrounding areas pursue remaining marooned travelers as crews report deteriorating conditions and little chance of survival.
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Rockies
Denver
Mas
Rocky
Iniala
Wyoming
Myron Brown
Fort Laramie
Miller
New Orleans Battles Flood Threat Along Fifty Mile Front
Flooding along a fifty mile front north of Baton Rouge worsened as white capped waves cut into levees. Hundreds of workers sandbagged weakened spots while Major Goswals ordered a rescue fleet to concentrate in the Bayou des Glaises area. New Orleans was out of danger though the valley remained menaced.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Bayou Des Glaises
John ©. Goswals
Natchez Miss
Old Liver
Bayou Des Glaisses
Seemige
Washerwoman Helps Red Cross Relief Fund
A Hancock woman who does washing for a living sent a $60 check to the Martinsburg flood relief fund and urged quicker public response. She notes she cannot be named by Red Cross officials.
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Hancock
Red Cross
Martinsburg
Martinsburg Fund For
Mississippi Flood
Poison case case lacks motive after husband’s wife burial
George Baker of Liberty Street was discharged from the hospital after swallowing bichloride of mercury on Saturday night. He was admitted Sunday in violent illness. Police, probing a suspected attempted death by action, found no motive beyond the recent burial of his wife two weeks earlier and possible despair.
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George Baker
Liberty Street
Baker
Flooding Threatens Missouri River Reach Across Plains
Severe floods churn eastward across the plains threatening the Missouri River rise above Pierre South Dakota. Towns lose communication with White River area amid high waters and widespread road closures. Ten to twelve hundred residents are affected as trains encounter snow and debris in the region. Heavy rainfall and inundation impact Nebraska and southwestern South Dakota communities.
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Omatla
South Dakota
Missisouri
Pierre
S. D
Chadron
White
Black Walls
Dahkoti
Plaza
Nop
Horror of Arkansas Tornado Described by Eye Witnesses
Memphis dispatch reports eyewitness accounts of a tornado in Arkansas towns including Hoxie and Walnut Ridge. James L Bland described the 3 05 pm tornado moment and a Frisco passenger train wreck with injured crew and a porter. Families fled, mules were displaced, vehicles lifted, and chaos spread as voices of distressed parents rose.
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Tenn
Arkansas
James L. Bland
Walnut Ridge
Hoxie
Bland
Hoxie Station
A. T. Harrell
Walnut
Ridge
Po O
Harrell
Woman Smokers Blamed for Rising Fire Hazards
CHICAGO May 10 The National Fire Protection Association reports smoking as a growing fire hazard in America. The convention notes that long-accepted refinement among women is yielding to the habit, elevating fires from this source to an alarming extent.
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Chicago
America
National Fire Protection Association
Theft and arrest ripple through Hancock region
A theft report from Sidling Till quarry near Hancock notes two boxes of dynamite and a box of electric exploders stolen, with quarry superintendent R L Unger filing. Hancock constable Charles Barnhart arrested Roy Purnell in Berkeley Springs for stealing a 300 pound stove, found at Purnell’s home, and Purnell may face a grand jury. An infant’s body buried in Washington county was discovered without a permit. Chambersburg Hospital gains 14000 state funds for two years while Waynesboro Hospital loses final state aid.
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Sidling Till
Hancock
Sheriff's Office
R. L. Unger
Charles Barnhart
Berkeley Springs
Roy Purnell
C. C. Clark
Purnell
Hagerstown
Washington County
Arrests After Bowery Fight Prompt Court Hearing
Six drpnics were before Justices in ett court iiis mnorains. Perry colored, arrested forter a fight on the Bowery yesterda ynnoon, was fined S10 and costs i ry was stabbed some time ago tet refused to name his assailant. Will Henson Wee among Chose arraigned this morning Will a father, Prank was i yesterday and hil claims he came down to fine the old man and was locked up himself. WILL PROBATED The will of dates Kemp near Tilchmintoc war probatedt its nomuimg or the Orphens' Court.
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Buner
Perry
Forter
Will Henson
Hagerstown seeks relief from gas service fee
The city government formally appealed to the Public Service Commission to end the fifty cent monthly gas service charge. Mayor and City Council said the charge is unwarranted and unfair, and urged the commission to relieve residents and remove the fee imposed by the Hagerstown Light and Heat Co.
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Hagerstown
Public Service Commission
General Assembly
Sas
Ban Lifts Suspensions of Cobb and Simmons
President Ron Johnson of the American League lifted the suspensions of Ty Cobb and AY Simmons of the Philadelphia Athletics. Cobb was reinstated to appear in Detroit today as a visiting player for the Athletics, with a celebratory welcome in his honor.
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Chicago
Ron Johnson
Ty Cobb
AY Simmons
Philadelphia
Cobb
Detroit
Athletics
Ty Detreit
Ngea
Brakeman Hurt When Train Stops Near Bix Poo
CoC Gordon a Western Maryland Railroad brakeman was injured yesterday when he was thrown from a train near Bix Poo during a sudden stop. He lives in Waynesboro and received minor bruises and lacerations. his right finger was severed. He was given first aid at Clearspring.
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Gordon Western Maryland Railroad
Bix Poo
Gordon
Waynesboro
Tle
Pila Wan
Clearspring
Tornado Toll Rises Across Five States 190 Dead 600 Hurt
Crowded Morgues and widespread destruction followed weekend storms from Arkansas to Illinois. Arkansas alone reported 70 dead and 400 injured, while Missouri towns including Poplar Bluff saw 73 killed across a dozen communities. Texas reported 33 dead and over 100 injured with damages over a million dollars as twisters hit Dallas counties. A teased continuation notes page 10.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Iinois
Lawrence County
Strong
Norphlet
Union County
Cleveland County
Poplar Bluff
Callaway County
Aux Vasse
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Guthrie
Carrington
St. Louis
Dallas
Collins
Hunt
Jamar
Aged farmer badly hurt in wagon fall near Conococheague
Thomas Smith, a 79 year old farmer of Conococheague, was thrown from a wagon when horses shied, sustaining serious injuries including a broken wrist and facial lacerations requiring fifteen stitches. The incident occurred near his home as he drove his wagon along the road. A child of Fred Lightner from Williamsport also suffered injuries from a fall at Cushwa's wharf on a canal leat, with head wounds treated by a physician.
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Thomas Smith
Conococheague
Smith
Huey
Ghild
Fred Lightner
Williamsport
Cushwa’s Wharf
Colby Seeks Divorce Filing Planned Here
Colby the former American Secretary of State is reported to seek a divorce with proceedings to begin after filing the petition. Meanwhile the Western District Baptist Association of Maryland plans to meet here in the first week of June as local church preparations proceed. Senator Ro Maine shows improvement amid unclear notes.
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Bainbridge Colby
Page Base
Western District Baptist Association of Maryland
Sun Study Expedition Logs 60000 Miles
Prof. S. A. Mitchell of the University of Virginia plans a sun study expedition under the Smithsonian Institution. After months of preparation, he will conduct a brief two minute observation on June 29, having traveled about 60,000 miles total for the study. John Armstrong Chandler aids the project.
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New York
S. A. Mitchell
University of Virginia
Smithsonian Institution
John Armstrong Chandler
Columbia Delays Transatlantic Flight Start
The Bellanca monoplane Columbia will not depart New York for Paris as scheduled tomorrow. Co pilot Lloyd W. Bertaud announced the start, tentatively set for 6 A M Eastern, would be deferred after a conference with Bureau officials.
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New York
Paris
Lloyd W. Bertaud
Clarence T. Chamberlain
Mill Workers Strike Closes 50 Chicago Plants
Chicago May 10. About 50 mill work plants closed as 2650 workers walked out after wage arbitration failed. The strike spans roughly 85 percent of Chicago millworkers. A proposed wage cut to 1.40 an hour plus a reduced week was rejected after union workers referendum.
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Chicago
Aged Man Falls Dislocating Hip in North Potomac Square
William Febrey of 917 Corbett Street was found at his home after falling twice in North Potomac. He was assisted home by police and initially thought to have suffered a stroke, but examination showed a dislocated hip.
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William Febrey
Corbett Street
Phillipy
North Potomac
Search for missing French fliers widens across Atlantic
The French embassy urged U.S. help to locate Capt Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli. The State Department pledged full cooperation, alerting Navy and Coast Guard. Naval tugs Wandank and Mohave began patrols from Boston, aiming toward Sable Island, while Cherbourg reported destroyers and seaplanes searching the English Channel for the possible crash site off Pastnet Rock.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coli
State Department
Navy
Treasury Departments
Coast Guard
Boston
Wandank
Mohave
Charleston Navy Yard
Sable Island
Cherbourg
France
English Channel
School Budget To Be Presented To County Board Today
The 1927 28 school budget will be shown to the Board of County Commissioners this afternoon. It requests about the same total as last year with an additional roughly $60 000 for repairs to city school buildings. The commissioners pledged repairs funding when the board opposed a new school bond.
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Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
Merkle Quits as Reading’s Pilot
Fred Merkle resigned as manager of the Reading Baseball Club of the International League. George Maisel will pilot the club temporarily until a definite action next week. Also in Harrisburg, Dr. Charles H. King of Chambersburg, formerly of Hagerstown, was elected president of the Central Optimometrical Association of Pennsylvania.
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Syracuse
Fred Merkle
Reading Baseball Club
Bill Ashton, Jr
George Maisel
Chas. H. King of
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
Central Optimetrical Association of Pennnsylvania
Harrisburg
French Anger After News of Success Turned False
Paris crowds rioted in the early hours after learning captains Nungesser and Coli were missing rather than arriving in New York. They burned editions, jeered at Le Matin, pulled down the American flag at the paper's office, and accused papers of withholding confirmation to belittle the French achievement.
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France
Nungesser
Colt
New York
Menolier
Ing
le Matin
Coli
Hoerald-Tribune
Avenue de L’opera
Dla Perso
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