State Demands Murder Verdict In Case Of Woman
In Greenwood Mississippi on January 28 the state will seek a murder verdict against Dr Sarah Ruth Dean for the death of Dr John Preston Kennedy. District Attorney Arthur Jordan says a murder conviction will be requested. the defense argues for the jury to decide the penalty. Dean, 33, remains secluded under nurse care. The case also involves Kennedy’s ex wife who may testify. The state alleges poison served in a whisky highball at a midnight meeting at Dean’s home.
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Greenwood
Miss
Sarah Ruth Dean
John Preston Kennedy
Arthur Jordan
Delta
Dr. Dean
Miss Taylor
Dover
Del
Kennedy
Jordan
Panama
Jackson
East Grips Cold Wave Wreaks Havoc Across the East
Washington D C set a new cold record with 10 above as Mount Washington plunged 46 below and winds hit 105 mph. Three more frozen victims were found from the Manitoba blizzard linking to the eastern wave. 1,400 C W A workers were sent home in Massachusetts due to the cold.
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Washington
D. C
Mount Washington
Manitoba Prairie
Massachusetts
Socialist congress candidate Dillworth Sumpter robs bank attempt
Winslow Arizona January 28 Dillworth Sumpter socialist candidate for Congress confessed to attempting to rob the First National Bank of Winslow after police pursued him and found a tunnel under the bank. He carried a pick shovel drills and explosives and said he hoped to tunnel into the tank before Monday morning. He blamed unemployment and said the world owed him a living. He was arrested after a chase by night patrolman James Hikey.
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Ariz
Dillworth Sumpter
Congress
Arizona
Isabella Greenway
R. L. Neil
Sumpter
First National Bank
James Hikey
Hikey
Neil
H. B. Wilkinson
Song Birds Slaughtered for Hat Plumes
A historic note recalls that hundreds of thousands to millions of song birds were killed annually in the United States to supply feathers for women's hat adornments, an era when fashion drove mass destruction of avian life.
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America
Nine Blocks of Carolina Beach Swept By Fire
A large fire swept nine blocks of Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington, destroying 109 buildings on Lumania avenue. The Oceanic hotel, owned by Tidewater Power Company, was among the first to fall. Loss was estimated over 1 million dollars as wind drove the flames along the beach. Most structures were unoccupied summer cottages. about a dozen were year round homes.
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Wilmington
N. C
Wrightsville Beach
Island Summer Resort
Lumania Avenue
Oceanic
Tidewater Power Company
Chicago and Baltimore Wheat Prices Report
Closing quotations in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets are supplied daily to the Star by the Winchester Milling Corporation through a wire arrangement with Sticker Sales Corporation. Prices shown include Chicago May 9 25, July 9 0, Sept 9 2, Baltimore Spot 9 91 ⁷/₁₄, Winchester Spot 9 6.
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Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Sticker Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Strong Earthquake Scares Acapulco District
A strong quake struck south central Mexico shortly after 1 p m causing injuries and heavy damage in Acapulco and surrounding Guerrero towns. The tremor lasted about two minutes and left the population seriously alarmed as nearly every building in Acapulco sustained damage.
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Mexico
D. F
Acapulco
Pacific
Guerrero
Rats Cure Their Own Cancers Report
New York reports that Columbia University researchers described a rat produced extract that may treat cancer. Dr. Francis Carter Wood and Professor William H. Woglom announced the finding, part of four cancer lab discoveries deemed highly significant for future study.
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New York
Columbia University
Great Cancer Laboratories
Francis Carter Wood
Crocker Institute For Cancer Research
Columbia
William H. Woglom
Crocker Institute
Woglom
Turpentine and Presidents in Brief
Turpentine in U S commerce comes mainly from southern pine trees with Georgia as a leading producer. A 689 foot floating bridge in French West Africa adjusts with the tide. Notable Presbyterian presidents include Andrew Jackson James K Polk James Buchanan Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison and Woodrow Wilson.
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Northwest
United States
Georgia
French West Africa
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
James Buchanan
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Woodrow Wilson
Artificial pacemaker eyed as heart action restored
In a development termed the artificial pacemaker researchers suggest restoration of heart action with an electrified needle. The report notes Ice Age relics from Mlinols with samples of burned logs and plant remains found in thick peat deposits in Illinois.
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Mlinols
Ilinois
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