Bathtub murderer Smith condemned to death in England
London July 1 a jury convicted George Joseph Smith of murdering three wives in bathtubs and he was sentenced to hang. The judge refused to warn the public against such crimes stating no one else would repeat them. Smith had wed five times, pocketing money from each bride, with the latest marriages ending in tragedy via drowning. The case, likened to Dr Crippen, drew vast attention in England.
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England
Crippen
London
George Joseph Smith
Smith
Scrutton
Ounsel Hall
Steil
Ligland
Juize
Priaanar
Dr. Crippen
Batley
Dickens
Beatrice Munday
Weston-super-Mare
Terne Bay
Coroner Rules Mrs Sinclair Died of Natural Causes
Police fail to determine why Mrs John P Sinclair, found in lodging house, was there. Coroner’s physician says death natural but husband cites mental disturbances. The missing week mystery remains unresolved as investigators review circumstances.
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John P. Sinclair
Waa
Woman Found Dead in Atlantic City Lodging House
In Atlantic City a white woman, Mrs. John P. Sinclair of Philadelphia, was found dead in a cheap lodging house for colored people. Murder theory dropped after county physician ruled death natural. Sinclair had vanished a week earlier from Chelsea cottage with her husband and adopted son. officials puzzled by the whereabouts and circumstances.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
John P. Sinclair
Labor Group Seeks White House Plea On Wage Protests
A committee of machinists from the navy yard plans to present a petition to President Wilson at Cornish New Hampshire regarding wage reductions. They met with Secretary Daniels and will forward grievances about pay scales between naval yard workers and proving ground staff. The delegation Includes William H Johnson J A Berres and N P Alifas.
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Wilson
Cornish
N. H
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The
Machinists’ Union
Josephus Daniels
Congress
Proving Ground
Indian Head
William H. Johnson
J. A. Berres
Metal Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
N. P. Alifas
Johnson
Deaths by Murder and Insurance Fraud in London Case
A man using multiple identities married women for life insurance and staged accidental drownings in bathtubs. He killed two wives in baths in 1914 and 24 hours after marrying another, buried one in a potter's field, and collected £8,500. Scotland Yard later exposed his schemes amid trials and questions about his sanity.
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Scotland Yard
Lloyd's
Smith
Mrs Thackara Seriously Ill In Paris
Mrs. Alexander M. Thackara wife of the American consul general at Paris is seriously ill. She is a daughter of the late General William Tecumseh Sherman. Lincoln Neb , July 1. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan departed for San Francisco to deliver an address on Monday after a stop at Lake Tahoe Cah.
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Paris
Ins
Gen. Sherman
Alexander M. Thackara
Mra
Thackara
William Tecumseh Sherman
Lincoln
Nébro
William J. Bryan
Beauty contest added to Brightwood Independence Day show
At Brightwood reservoir on Independence Day Monday afternoon a beauty contest for women joins the horse show and field meet. The winner receives a bouquet of American beauty roses donated by Commissioner Newman with William F. Gude. Monument grounds host the 9 30 field meet with 400 entries. Music by Marine Band and Fifth Cavalry, parade from Peace Monument at 1. Secretaries and committees arrange the show ring and liberty pageant. Independent donors contribute to the Independence Day fund totaling 1862 dollars.
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Newman
William F. Gude
C. Edward Beckett
Monument Grounds
Melvin C. Hagen
Horse Show Committee
John Beale
W. F. Hale
George B. Mullin
Marine
Peace Monument
Fifth Cavalry
Charles J. Columbis
Daniela
United States Engineers
Louis Brownlow
Edward J. Stellwagen
A.S. Worthington
Frank W. Carden
Alice Gilman
George L. Bradley
Morris Hehn
H. C. Newcomer
Walter P. Ufferd
George H. Harries
le Breuninger
S. Louise Lower
John Constas
H. P. McCain
Rev. Louis Randall
Grand Review Publishing Company
Elizabeth N. Rice
B. Clarence Rice
One Million Dollar Yearly Alimony in Chicago
Chicago reports show 3458 divorces 11 annulments and 37 decrees of separate maintenance in 1924 with 8897 marriage licenses issued. Alimony estimated at 1 000 000 dollars annually with many cases uncontested. County Clerk Sweitzer released the first annual record highlighting a divorce rate exceeding ten percent of marriages.
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Chicago
Washington Post
Robert M. Sweitzer
Armenian Liner Sunk After Submarine Warning Refusal
Reports indicate the British steamer Armenian was torpedoed after reportedly ignoring a German submarine's halt command. An Armenian officer recalled the submarine's fair treatment of rescued crew, while officials debated whether noncombatant ships resist warnings can be justified under international law and whether the Armenian was engaged in admiralty business.
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Germany
Ahe
WBS
Lancing
United States
State Department
Page
Department
Welshman Prepares to Leave Port After Armenian Sinking
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk July 1 British ship Welshman a sister of Armenian loads horses at Newport News for Allies despite Armenian sinking by a German torpedo. Welshman ready to depart as part of wartime relief efforts.
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Newport News
Washington Post
Norfolk
Dominion Company
Europe
Archbishop Quigley Gripped by Final Stroke in Chicago
Rochester dispatch reports Archbishop James Edward Quigley of Chicago suffered another stroke of paralysis shortly before noon. Hypostatic pneumonia has set in, with Dr. Joseph R Culkin, his chief physician, issuing a bulletin stating he would likely live only until morning.
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Rochester
James Edward Quigley
Chicago
Joseph R Culkin
Bellamy Storer Visit to Newport Opens Home Soon
Mr and Mrs Bellamy Storer are visiting friends in Newport and will open their home there within a week They have not lived there for more than a year The couple arrived in Newport from Cincinnati and will begin residence in Newport shortly
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Newport
Washington Post
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Mass
Bellamy Storer
Cincinnati
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