Witchcraft murder trial in York Pa shocks 1920 readers
In York Pennsylvania a murder trial unfolds with alleged witchcraft ties. John Blymyer Wilert Hess and John Curry confess involvement while Nelson Rehinger dies during a struggle to take hair to break a spell. The case reveals belief in witchcraft across parts of Pennsylvania.
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York
John Blymyer
Wilert Hess
John Curry
Nelson Rehinger
Young Hess
Pennsylvania
Hoover Returns Home In Rest Of Health And Humor
Washington dispatch reports President elect Hoover returns to a healthy, relaxed state at his S Street home. He prefers small group conferences to crowds as he contemplates early White House affairs with trusted aides like Lawrence Richey, a former Secret Service man. Also highlighted is Levinson, the Kellogg Pact godfather, a Chicago lawyer pivotal in early covenant plans and the ongoing senate debate.
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Frederic William Wise
Washington
D. C
Herbert Hoover
Brown
Hoover
S-street
N. W
Commerce
Closs
Lawrence R. Richey
Lesh Washington
United States Secret Service
Larry
Foot Administration
Richey
Secret Service
Joe” Murphy
Sherlock Holmes
Uncle Sam
Republican National
White House
Senate
Ley- Inson
Chicago Corporation
Senator Borah
Levinson
Paris
M. Briand
Kellogg
Yale
Chi. Serta Ee Ee Se
Booth Not At Council Fight Over Salvation Army Leader
Limbury on Thames England January high Salvation Army council met to decide if Gen William Booth should stay in charge amid age illness or resign, with secrecy and outsiders blocked. Booth ill at seaside retreat. his wife spoke for him.
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Salyation
World Organization
High Council
Sudbury
England
Evangeline Booth
Bramwell Booth
Booth
Aldumr Yiger
Evangeline
Limbury-on-Thames
High Council of the
Salvation Army
Wiliam Bram- Well Booth
Radio Gzarr Iowa Complains At Hearings
Washington January 8 The radio commission chairman Robinson urged a one year extension of the commissions life to fix allocations to broadcasting stations and address perceived unfair treatment in Indiana Iowa and other areas. TD Bernard former Cartaract hotel manager in Sioux Falls SD died here after a stroke two weeks ago.
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Washington, D. C
Robinson
The
Radio Commission
Faic
House Merchant Marine
Reid
Indiana
Iowa
Jiotesman
Extra
URI
Bernard
Cartaract
Sioux Falls
S. D
Griswold
Avecn
One-Time Newsboy Retires at Less Than 50 in Millionaire Style
Chicago. Jonn Hertz, once a penny-peddler, retires from business with millions in wealth and steps down as Yellow Cab company board chairman. Control sold to former rival newsboy Charles A. McCullough. Hertz to spend time in Florida and Europe with plans to watch horse Reigh Count and enjoy travels. Born in Austria, he founded Yellow Cab in 1915 and later built Chicago Motor Coach and People’s Motorbus of St Louis, then merged ventures.
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Chicago
Jonn Hertz
Yellow Gab Company
Tme
Charles A. McCullough
Farmelee Transfer Company
Hertz
McCullough
Herta
Florida
Europe
England
Reigh Count
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Yellow Cab Company
Chicago Motor Coach Company
People’s Motorbus Company of
St. Louis
Somm
Negotiations stall amid Kellogg interpretation clash in Senate
Washington reports renewed talks on an interpretative declaration to accompany the Kellogg antiwar treaty after a collapse of early votes. Reed-Moses plan dropped as Kellogg rejects transmitting the committee report, while debates on tariff and election contests proceed in Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Kelloge
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Kellogg
United States
United Press
James E. Watson
Indian Affairs Committee
Secretary of Interior
West
Bratton
New Mexico
Jackson Barnett
House
Rep
Beck
Philadelphia
Ware
Ways and Means
Rules
English Playwright Henry Arthur Jones Dies at 77
London Jan 8 Henry Arthur Jones author of 70 plays and critic of Shaw died at his home last night from a lung congestion He was 77 years old In recent years he wrote on social questions and in 1920 24 waged polemics against bolshevism Wells and Shaw Shaw called him a friend to the end and noted their lasting friendship
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London
Henry Arthur Jones
Jones
H. G. Wells
George Bernard Shaw
Wells
Shaw
Courier Delivery Deadline and Phone Request
The Courier will be delivered before 5 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause, call 4100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls should reach the office by 6 30 p m.
Trial on witches belief opens in Rehmeyer murder case
York Pa January 8 the trial of John Blymyer the so called witch doctor opens amid questions whether witchcraft will be argued as motive in the killing of Nelson Rehmeyer a farmer whose body was burned. Prosecutors probe robbery motive tied to a lock of hair and charms used to “drive out” evil spirits.
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York
John Blymyer
Nelson BD. Rehmeyer
U.R
Rehmeyer
John Blymynr
Nelson Rehrmeyer
Blymyer
Wilbert, Hess
John Curry
Rehkmeyer
Fear 22 Feared Missing After Calbuco Eruption
Buenos Aires reports five families totaling 22 people unaccounted for after the Chilean Calbuco eruption near Lake Llanquihue. Lava and ash devastated the region. injured were moved to Puerto Varas. Rescue boats assisted across the lake as hot water and ash flowed into the waters.
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Buenos Aires
Calbuco
Lake Llanguihue
Puerto Mont
Puerto Varas
Llangulhue
Arraign Rongetti Defense Witness Arrest In Chicago
In the second murder trial of Dr. Amante Rongetti over Loretta Enders and her baby a defense witness Ebba Lindquist a nurse was arrested. Prosecutors challenged her identity as Ebba Lou Lindquist claiming she is sister Martha Lindquist and sought a perjury warrant.
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Chicago
Jai
INS
Amante Rongetti
Loretta Enders
Ebba Boy D Lindquist
Rongetti
Miss Enders
Miss Lindquist
Ebba Lou Lindquist
Martha Lindquist
Russian Royalists Honor Dead Duke in Antibes
Hundreds of Russian royalists gathered in Antibes to honor Grand Duke Nicholas, cousin of the former czar, laid in state at his villa. Exiled nobles, viewing him as a restoration figure, followed his remains as they prepared for burial in Cannes after his body was moved to the Russian church.
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Antibes
France
Nicholas
Dhis Villa
Cannes
Crimean
Hoxie Shows Improvement Yet Remains In Danger
Wirt P. Hoxie of 258 Prospect Avenue, ill with meningitis, was reported to be much improved at morning rounds at Allen Memorial Hospital. Officials said he is still in danger, but hopes for recovery are strong. The last two nights he has rested comfortably, aiding the improvement.
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Wirt P. Hoxie
Prospect Avenue
Allen Memorial Hospital
Hoxie
Death Bullet Ends Forgiven Sentence in Cathedral
In Kansas City Missouri on January 8 Henry J Schepers a 30 year old lumber company clerk was shot in the Catholic cathedral. Police investigate after an unidentified man fled the church. Schepers lay kneeling as a bullet pierced his head and passed through a stained glass window forming a period after the phrase all thy sins are forgiven. A pistol was found near the body.
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Kansas City
U.R
Henry J. Schepers
Schepers
Vaughn Trial to Start Next Week
John Vaughn, a former convict, faces murder charges for the killing of Max Shepler on Horean Island near the Mississippi River. Separate trials are planned for Elizabeth Vaughn and Jake Zippe. Shepler’s badly decomposed body was found in a shallow grave after the alleged escape.
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Burlington
John Vaughn
Max Shepler
Horean Island
Mississippi River
Here
Announcer Foray
Aliiabeth Vaughn
Jake Zippe
Shepler
Zinpe
Zippa
Vaughn
Peruvian Goodwill Aviators Begin Flight to New York
The Peruvian goodwill aviators Mar tine De Piniins and Lieut. Carlos Zegarra left Bahia, Brazil, for Natal on the second section of their flight to New York, as Latreoera corporation announced. The distance to Natal from Bahia is about 50 miles. Also noted: Wal lace Eddinger, actor, had been ill with pneumonia in Presbyterian Hospital, with a report dated January 5.
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Rilo de Janeiro
U.e
Martine, de Piniins
Carlos Zegarra
Bahia
Brazil
Natal
New York
Latreoera Corporation
Walias
Tre Lateracre Corporation
Airenys
Concen
Noten
Pittsburgh
Wallace Eddinger
Presbyterian Hospital
Gines
Dink
Taxlay
President Elect Irs Iwa Delegation On Farm Relief Bill
A report cites J F Boling of Northwestern Bell describing cold wave damage to steel and iron wires, causing repairs while copper wire is being substituted for strength. He notes dry snow worsened damage by not clinging to lines.
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Irs
IWA
J. F. Boling
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Des Moines Heat Bursts as Subzero Temperatures Melt
Des Moines reports a general thaw from subzero levels across Iowa with towns like Dubuque, Charles City and Davenport showing below zero readings along with a rapid morning rise to near or above zero. Weather bureau forecasts suggest warmer temps and a chance of snow in eastern and central Iowa tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Alta Dubuque
Charles City
Davenport
Tn Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Chicago Gets Relief from Record Cold Four Dead
Chicago weather officials forecast a warmup from a brutal cold snap that produced an unofficial low of 5 degrees below zero. By late afternoon the temperature was expected to reach 25 above zero. Four fatalities were linked to the cold, including an unidentified man found in a doorway. Police stations were crowded as homeless residents sought shelter, with blankets and cots provided at lockups and Salvation Army huts.
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Chicago
INS
Hellet
Wss
Enld
Radio Fan Saves Id Barefoot in Fire
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a four story apartment house caught fire in frigid night. Fourteen residents in night clothes fled as the blaze spread. Herold B Hage, awake and listening to the radio, dashed into the building to sound the alarm and rescue others. Mr and Mrs Cleo Miller sheltered their child with a blanket before escaping as stairs began to fail.
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Cedar Rapids
Herold B. Hage
Cleo Miller
Burlington Man Confesses Participation in a Holdup
John Howard, 23, confessed to Captain Fred Machhels that he and two companions held up and robbed Harry Winger in Chicago, forcing him into their car and taking 100 from him after a struggle. Howard claimed the three were "prulkke and up against te" at the time.
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Burlington
INS
John Howard
Pollen
Fred Machhels
Harry Winger
Union Ave Mue
Chicago
Howard
Tiie
House Votes to Seat Rep Beck in U S House
Washington January 8 1947 the House rejected a resolution to unseat James M Beck former solicitor general from Pennsylvania as a Republican representative. Davenport Iowa boxing notes: Norwegian heavyweight Poray to meet Sayers in Detroit feature show by O J Hennaghan with 36 rounds and a 1 round semi windup.
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House
Rep
Beck
Washington, D. C
James M. Beck
United States
Pennsylvania
Poray
Sayers
Davenport
Ol 09 von Porat
Tons Sayers
Detroit
O. J. Hennaghan
Jan
Hoover aides discuss Kellogg pact and Navy bill in breakfast talks
Washington reports Hoover will push the Kellogg pact and the navy cruiser bill with little opposition. Senator Watson and Senator Hale visited to pay respects and discuss Hoover's plans for a South American tour, while Borah joined a breakfast conference on general legislation. Iowa lawmakers urged Pierce for agriculture secretary as Hoover plans a simple inauguration with no ball.
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Washington
D. C
Jan
Hoover
Watson
Repulican
Indiana
Hale
Republican
Maine
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
United Press
Courier
Washington, D. C
Dante Pierce
Des Moines Agricultional
Iowa
Pieree
Inwa
Pierce
Tentative Robinson
Mark Hover
Moorer
Towns
Robinson
Agricultural West
Noover
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Wilbert Hess
Nelson D. Rehmeyer
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