Hope Diamond Curse Tied to McLean Family Turmoil
The long troubled history of the Hope diamond resurfaces as Mrs. McLean reportedly gave Gaston Means $100000 to secure the Lindbergh heir. The McLeans face personal upheaval including separation, divorce suits, and tragedy dating back to their public life in Washington.
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McLean
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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India
Russia
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France
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Fall
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Mexico
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N. Y
Europe
Paris
Mae
Magpie
Tries
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Means
New York
Department of Justice
Lindbergh Child Tragedy Sparks Sorrow in Winchester
The Lindbergh child's death dominates public grief in Winchester with daily discussion, hundreds of calls to The Star, and widespread sympathy for the bereaved parents. Col Lindbergh and Adm Byrd shared a long friendship rooted in aviation zeal.
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Lindbergh
Winchester
Adm
Byrd
Col. Lindbergh
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Colonel Lindbergh
Lindy Flight Sends City Into Frenzied News Rush
On the day Charles Lindbergh completed the New York to Paris non-stop flight, the city buzzed with news as headlines exploded and the press raced to capture the moment, turning Lindy into a nationwide headliner.
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Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Lindy
Officials confirm Lindbergh baby body found in woods
Police report locating a decomposed infant body near a road in Mercer County. Samples from the Lindberghs’ undershirt and flannel shirt matched the clothing on the remains, identifying the child as the kidnapped Lindbergh baby. The body lay partly buried among leaves and dirt about 75 yards from the road.
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Acers
Inspector Walsh
City
Sergt. Moffett
Newark
Lieut. Keaton
New Jersey
Hopewell
Lindbergh
William Allen
Orville Wilson
Mercer County
Charles H. Mitchell
Walter Swayze
Trenton
Dr. Condon
Norfolk
Lindberghs
Lindbergh Baby Murder Case Deepens in Trenton
Police and officials in Trenton moved to coordinate a nationwide search as the Lindberghs awaited funeral plans for their baby. District Attorney Erwin Marshall suggested an arrest could come soon, with Dr. John F. Condon and John Hughes Curtis not yet under arrest.
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Lindberghs
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pletba
Trenton
Hoover
Washington
Erwin Marshall
Mercer County
Hunterdon County
John F. Condon
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
Condon
New Jersey
Guy H. Burrage
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock
Mr. Curtis
Beer Row Breaks Out In Senate Revenue Debate
In Washington on May 13 the Senate opened debate on the revenue bill sparking a prohibition row. Senator Tydings of Maryland urged President Hoover to take a stand on the Bingham plan to substitute a four tenths of one percent revenue for nuisance taxes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Hoover
Bingham
Virginia men victims of gigantic hoax
Norfolk authorities and intermediaries say the Lindbergh baby hoax shows they were duped by supposed kidnapers. Captain Lackmann of the Marcon confirms placing the yacht at Norfolk negotiators disposal after assurances the child was alive. All involved express shock at the discovery near Hopewell and vow justice.
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Virginia
F. H. Lachmann
Marcon
Curtis
Norfolk
Charles H. Consolvo
Lackmann
Hopewell
Conselvo
Lindbergh
Uni- Btates Navy
Dackmann
Rains Cease as Rivers Surge Over Banks Flooding Virginia
Flood waters from the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers inundated sections from Williamsport to Berryville. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Williamsport and Hancock flooded while the Potomac Edison plant at Williamsport was surrounded by water but protected by a dyke. Bridges at Harpers Ferry were feared to be at risk as water stayed high. Shenandoah River rose about 20 feet near Riverton and Berry's Ferry with many river bottoms flooded. Subsoil moisture refilled groundwater and a drought‑year spring on Henry Russell’s Clarke county farm began flowing again.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Williamsport
Hancock
Dispatch
Potomac Edison Electric
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
the Star
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Riverton
Warren County
Berry’s Ferry
Clarke County
Winchester
Berryville
State Highway Department
Henry Russell
Public invited to WEAF Musical Hour honoring 60 Wall Street opening
The Cities Service Musical Hour on WEAF at 7 PM features Henry L. Doherty president of the company as speaker. The program marks the opening of the 60 Wall Street building in New York City and the sixty second birthday of Mr. Doherty.
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WEAF
Henry L. Doherty
Wall Street Building
New York City
Doherty
Finals Week at Boyce School Plans Graduation
Finals week at Boyce Rural High School begins May 15 with senior examinations through May 19. Valedictorian Mae Burch and salutatorian Ophia Carroll will deliver key speeches at commencement May 29 in Parish Hall. Reverend Walter Burton will deliver the baccalaureate sermon, with special choir music.
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Boyce Rural High School
Eva D. Massey
Walter Burton
Front Royal Baptist Church
Boyce Baptist Church
T. Russell Cather
Winchester
A. F. Robertson
Mae Burch
Ophia Carroll
Mary Denny
Marguerite Jolliffe
Hazel Kibler
Mary Ellen Sipe
Anna Willingham
Bevelle Brown
John Coe
Rixey Dearmont
Brownley McKay
Brooke Neville
George Reid
Braxton Strode
John Edward Carper
Preston Cornwell
Chester Hall
James Luddith
Louise Armel
Helen Brown
Marguerite Brown
Helen Chamblin
Juanita Elsen
Marietta Golightly
Elizabeth Gibson
Sybil Kent
Wilhelmina Sipe
Frances Stickles
Beulah Holtsclaw
Autopsy Notes External Violence in Child Death Case
Doctors report the autopsy cannot identify the murder weapon. Evidence shows a skull fracture and possible left head blow as the cause of death, but the severely decomposed scalp prevents definitive diagnostics. The report notes the injury is attributed to external violence rather than accidental fracture.
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Mitchell
Akron Hunts For A Landing In California
The navy dirigible Akron seeks a landing at Sunnyvale California after shedding helium to reduce lift. Commander C E Rosen dahl slows its cruise over the western naval air base awaiting better conditions to tie up at the mooring mast. A large landing crew stands by as the ship travels from Lakehurst New Jersey via San Diego.
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Associated Press
Sunnyvale
Calif
C. E. Rosendahl
Akron
Naval Air Base
San Diego
Lakehurst
N. J
Berryville 10 graduates list and finals schedule
Berryville 10 senior class of 19 seniors holds final exams starting early next week. Hunter Burks leads as valedictorian with Margaret Polhamus and Woodrow Lloyd tied for salutatorian as exams decide who delivers the salutatory. Baccalaureate is May 15 at First Baptist Church. class night May 19. graduation May 20 with Dr Sidney B Hall speaking.
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First Baptist Church
Prof. Cooley
Hunter Burks
Margaret Polhamus
Woodrow Lloyd
Cooley
Parke
L. A. Parker
Sidney B. Hall
Virginia
Lucille Snyder
Lucy Cochran
Laurabelle Sinkabine
Ethel Heskett
Mabel Glasscock
Edith Foley
Anna Suddith
Emma _ Howell
Mildred Simpson
Isabelle Pitts
Ruhamah Henshaw
Lynwood Barnett
Walter Blount
Jack Shepherd
Vernon Pifer
Lawrence Castleman
Death summons comes at night to Chas E Boyd
Ellen Hinton of Jefferson County West Virginia mentioned in 1888 records died here.
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Chas E. Boyd
Ellen Hinton
Jefferson County
W. Va
Funeral set for Winchester man at 3 30 Sunday
Surviving relatives include wife Washington D C area family and several siblings. Funeral from 519 North Cameron street at 3 30 Sunday with the Rev George W Stover and the Rev H Eugene Richardson officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Active pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed.
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Washington
D.C Herre
W. Les " Boyd
Winchester
Strother H. Boyd
Red Bud
Maude L. Miller
H. F. Kerns
City
William A. Robert L
Levi P. Boyd
Frederick County
Philip Klompus
John M. Fishpaw
L. D. Grubbs
Edward Campbell
M. V. B. Snake
C. B. Organ
Harry Brill
John C. Fosbrink
Lewis W. Fries
Charles A. Cross
Mrs. Cordelia F. Farmer Dies in Capon Springs WV
Mrs. Cordelia F. Farmer widow of G W Farmer died yesterday at L A Lineburg home Capon Springs West Virginia after several months illness age 81. She leaves two daughters in West Virginia and was the last surviving immediate family member. Funeral services Sunday at 1 PM from Lineburg home to Shiloh Church with Rev Cartney H Anderson of the Assembly of God officiating. Interment follows in nearby cemetery.
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Cordelia F. Farmer
G. W. Farmer
L. A. Lineburg
Capon Springs
W. Va
Funeral for William S. Funkhouser Sunday
The funeral for the late William S. Funkhouser who died yesterday at his Stephens City home will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday from the residence. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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William S. Funkhouser
Stephens City
Mount Hebron
Fleet Practice Order Extended in Pacific Maneuvers
Navy orders to Admiral Frank H. Schofield extend fleet maneuvers in the Pacific to May 28 and delay the return of the scouting force to the Atlantic for the period.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Frank H. Schofield
Pacific
Atlantic
Certificates In First Aid To Be Presented
The American Red Cross will present certificates to instructors who completed the course under Dr. W J Fenton local executive secretary Miss Martha E Stowers says the certificates from Washington D C are ready for distribution. The event at 8 p m in the Rouss Fire Headquarters invites the public to attend and witness the life saving implications of the training.
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American Red Cross
W. J. Fenton
M. D
Washington, D. C
George Jones
Lic
Martha E. Stowers
Red Cross
Arre
Uni
Father Sheridan Ready for Sacred Heart Mission Week
The Rev. William H. Sheridan will conduct the mission at Sacred Heart May 15 to 22. He leads the N Y Diocesan Band, was appointed by the late Bishop Ack of Albany, and trained at Mount St Marys Emmitsburg St Bernard Seminary Rochester and Catholic University Washington. He studied with the Pouist fathers Rev Walter Elliott and Rev George Swarle, invites all city residents to attend.
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William H
Sacred Heart
Bank
N. Y
Bishop Ack
Albany
Sheridan
Mount St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
St. Bernard’ Seminary
Rochester
the Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Walte Elliott
S.C. P
George M. Swarle
Youth held without bail on girl’s abduction charge
Philadelphia today 19 year old Charles Worthington of Lansdale Pa was held without bail on a charge of abducting and threatening Sadie Arnott of Ellicott City Md with harm. The case outlines a planned harm during the alleged abduction.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Charles Worthington
Lansdale
Sadie Arnott
Ellicott City
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