Attorney Hinckley Missing After Alleged Ambush Case
Prolific attorney A G Igceleo vanished after a planned mining scheme near Angels awaiting $12,000 life policy and a large cash payoff. Sheriff Hammill and other county sheriffs seek clues while the missing man, about 40, leaves a wife and two children. The circumstances point to a staged ambush by sharpers aiming to loot a fortune.
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Groff
Hinckley
San Francisco
Placer
Weights of Pythias
United Workmen
Engaged to Marry Steve Dorsey in London Ceremony Planned
Former Arkansas Senator Stephen W. Dorsey announced his engagement to Miss Layre Bigelow daughter of the late John Bigelow in London. The couple, living in New York, have not fixed a wedding date though a June ceremony was anticipated.
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New York
Stephen W. Dooney
Arkansas
Joe
Layre Bigelow
John Bigelow
United States
London
LaRe Mies Bigelow
Lovery
Mtr
Interstate Commerce Commission on Trail of Lawbreakers
New York May 31 There is a seat mask of evidence before the Interstate Commerce Commission on pooling. Affidavits claim pooling is nationwide and that most railroads participate. The pool began after a New Orleans meeting three years ago and may face indictments though many doubt action. Sugar freight is cited as a major westward pool where traffic is allocated among railroads to balance tonnage.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
United States
New Orleans
Fashionable Newport Divorce Case Involving Lily Hunt Porter
May 21 Newport reports an absolute divorce granted to Mrs. Lily Hunt Porter from her husband Porter the pastor of the Channing Po... The case accuses him of infidelity and entering a new profession. Porter absent from court. evidence deemed convincing.
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Newport
Lily Hunt Porter
Maries Hunt Porte
Thie
Ter
Channing Poemerigt Chock Maariy
Peeigne
New York
Senate panel opposes Nicaraguan canal route
Minority members of the Senate Isthmian canals committee prepared a report opposing the Nicaraguan option. They argue volcanic disturbances render the route impracticable and favor the Panama path. The report was presented to the Senate today in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Isthmian Canals
Senate
Panama
Young Boy in Drowning Jamboree At Swan River
In Toledo on May 31 five policemen confronted Lounis Guirk a five year old giant boy who attempted to drown himself inviting a crowd. He toppled a boat and pulled bluecoats into the water prompting a rope rescue ending with Guirk hauled ashore by a looped line around his neck.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lounis Gurk
Swan River
Guirk
Apiiet
Jerre Coakley
Guire
Ex-Governor Wood Expenditure Scrutiny Sparks Inquiry
Washington dispatch notes growing concern over Leonard Wood expenses cited as lavish by taxpayers. Records show wines and services payments to Maximo Gomez and others, plus $1 312 monthly pay for Wood exceeding brigadier rates. Secretary Root says full financial accounting will be provided to Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Leonard
Cuba
Wood
Maximo Gomez
War Department
Root
General Wood
Congress
Posthumous Scrutiny on Governor General Oi Guba Spending
Reports question the late Governor General Oi Guba's handling of public funds with allegations of lavish spending after his term. Archives cite expenditures and potential misuse, prompting calls for audit and transparency.
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Oi Guba
Conference fuels speculation over Johnson Bryan alliance in Oklahoma
Jefferson City dispatch reports a meeting between William Jennings Bryan and Mayor Tom L. Johnson, sparking talks of an alliance amid Eastern Democrats influence. Johnson defended municipal ownership while Bryan toured Cuba and praised American policy.
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Carmack
Head
Naszhsilie Ae Et Alleble Timber
Haa
Johnson
Mr. Bryan
Cuba
Island
Peace in South Africa Expected to Rival 1900 Celebration
ENGLAND May 31 The definite motion of peace in South Africa is expected on Monday. London arrangements for peace dinners are made and every seat in the House of Commons is already pre empted. If Arthur Balfour’s statement matches expectations the day will be a nationwide celebration with Lord Kitchener likely to be made an earl and receive parliament's thanks and a substantial grant.
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Ondon
South Africa
London
House of Commons
Arthur Balfour
United Kingdom
Lord Kitchener
Tucson Visit Highlights Local Figures and Train Sys
The passage notes on site chief of motive power for the P system in Tucson to work on road concerns. Pat Sheedy, master mechanic of the Los Angeles division, accompanies him. Ww. J. Kingsbury, a Tempe merchant, is also visiting Tucson.
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Small
P. System
Tucson
Pat Sheedy
Los Angeles
Ww. J. Kingsbury
Tempe
A Girl Burglar in Sad Flight
In Farmington West Virginia on May 31 a 15 year old girl Miss Mabel Prunty was found guilty of burglary and held to answer to the grand jury with an alleged confederate Samuel Miller of Ohio who says he is her husband. They allegedly entered Ambrose Hess store at Bingamon and stole about 50 dollars in goods. The girl cried when charged and claimed Miller betrayed her while Miller could not post bond and claimed ownership of oil property in Ohio and asked for help.
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Farmington
W. Va
West Virginia
Mabel Prunty
Samuel Miller
Ohio
Ambrose Hess
Bingamon
Miller
Poison Meat Seized In Chicago From Damaged Plant
May 1930 inspectors seized thirty thousand pounds of canned meats salvaged from the German American Packing Company plant ruined by fire. Officials labeled the meat unfit for food and poisonous after it sat in ruins for a month. A peddler proposed relabeling the stock to pass it as new product from a fresh packing plant.
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Kansas City
Penientiary
Cudahy Packing Company
Chicago
Jokers
Cashin
Killed by an Automobile in Speed Test on Staten Island
One man died and four others were injured during automobile speed tests on Gressmere Staten Island conducted by the Automobile Club of America. The deceased was Andrew Featherst, assessor of Richmond Borough, crushed by a machine driven by W G Baker of Cleveland Ohio. The district attorney acted promptly on the incident.
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New York
Gressmere
Staten Island
Automobile Club of America
Andrew Featherst
Richmond
W. G. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio
Atttorney
Preparations for Great Fight in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkes Barre on May 31, observers expect pump runners to respond with practical unanimity to President Mitchells order to strike on Monday. The surrounding cottages show barbed wire and extra coal lire has been deployed around the area.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
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