Mrs Creighton Confesses to Second Murder Linked to Applegate Case
Mrs John Creighton admitted poisoning Charles Avey in Newark in 1923 and implicated Everett R Applegate in the death of his wife, with police saying the confession followed hours of questioning. Applegate, a Long Island Legion figure, faced murder charges alongside Creighton as investigators cited two motives tied to the couple’s alleged crimes.
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Mineola
N. J
John Creighton
Everett R. Applegate
Applegate
Martin W. Littleton
Nassau County
Charles R. Avey
Newark
Anoth Mineola
N. Y
King
Inspector King
Hearing Set In Hit Run Charge
Hackley Trenary of 620 South Main Street released on 100 bond for appearance before Judge Donald L. Weems at 10 tomorrow. Charged with leaving the scene after his auto struck Grant Weirich’s car at Braddock and Germain streets. Weirich’s car disabled, Trenary’s car damaged. Arrest by State Officer R E Bayliss.
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Hackley Trenary
South Main Street
Donald L. Weems
Trenary
Grant Weirich
Goats as Practical Pets Spark Budget Talk in Town
Mr Winchester muses on a neighborhood child and a pet goat as a source of amusement and a practical dairy substitute amid tighter budgets. The piece notes goats provide fresh milk in Switzerland and creeping use in western states as a cost saver for families unable to keep a cow.
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Mary
Switzerland
New Apple Rate To South Is In Effect
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved an emergency rail rate cut on 100 pound or 30 000 pound shipments of apples from Virginia into the southern territory. Rates drop about 35 percent, excluding the Florida peninsula, with effect starting October 10 and lasting beyond this shipping season. Rail lines provide routing and timetable details to shippers to boost southbound rail shipments.
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Southeastern
Nashville
Birmingham
Southern Railway
Mobile
Florida Peninsula
Winston-Salem
N. C
Virginia
Martinsburg
Paw Paw
W. Va
Hancock
Mount Airy
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
W.S. Campfield
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Campfield
Neutrality Policy Praised by Senators and Enforcer
Washington October 8 Senators Norris Donahey Pope and Charles Warren praised President Roosevelts neutrality program saying the policy should be applied literally even at the cost of a 50 million dollar export trade with Italy. Warren, former assistant attorney general who enforced neutrality, echoed the stance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Italy
Norris
Neb
Donahey
Ohio
Pope
D-Ida
Charles Warren
Dedham
Mass
Jobs Available Three Children Seeking Homes
Major James Mars of the Salvation Army announced available jobs for men to work and invited applicants to visit No. 20 Valley avenue or the county courthouse at 7 PM. He also noted three small children aged three to seven seeking Christian homes and cautioned that only worthy applicants who can educate them will be considered. A young woman seeking a country companion job or a quiet home with fair wages may apply at once.
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James Mars
Salvation Army
Valley Avenue
County Court House
Mars
Scout Ethos Reminder From Warren G. Harding Quote
A Warren G. Harding quote extols the Boy Scouts as an organization teaching service and honor essential to citizenship. The quotation emphasizes being with the Scout Movement with heart and soul.
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The
Scout Movement
Heart We
Warren G. Hardy
Lost Pair White Chamois Gloves
Lost white chamois gloves missing from 326 Amherst Street. Returns may be made to Mrs. R. E. Byrd.
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Amherst St
R. E. Byrd
Pickers Tickets Offer Quick Service at Reasonable Prices
Pickers' Tickets invites customers to order now to avoid rush with quick service and affordable prices advertised by The Evening Star.
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Iptf
the Evening Star
Life saved by Mrs Robinson cited in kidnapping trial
C C Stoll testifies that Thomas H Robinson Sr refused to receive the 50 000 ransom as an agent of the Stolls while Mrs Frances A Robinson is tried with him in Louisville Federal Court. Stoll recalls gratitude for not being kept in Indianapolis closet and notes a meal at a drug store during imprisonment.
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Louisville, Ky
C. C. Stoll
Oil Company
Alice Speed Stoll
Thomas H. Robinson, Sr
Stolls
Robinson
Stoll
Robinson, Sr
Stoll Cross
Louisville
Frances A. Robinson
Louisville Society
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Mrs. Robinson
Indianpolis
Robinson, Jr
Famous French Soldier Stricken
TOULOUSE France Oct 8 General Edouard Decastelnau 83 once hailed as Saviour of Nancy in World War I and Franco Prussian War veteran was struck down today by anthrax doctors said his condition was serious
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Toulouse
France
Edouard Decastelnau
Nancy
Prince Franz Ludwig Hesse Injured in Germany Auto Crash
Prince Franz Ludwig Hesse, 27, sustained serious head injuries today in an automobile accident in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany, and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
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Frankfort ON the Main
Germany
Franz Ludwig Hesse
Chuck and Rays Dance Hall Opens Seven Nights
An inexpensive pleasure spot with a large smooth dance floor advertises open every night except Mondays. Also offers special value silks at 1.98 per piece, Moling and Cather.
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Chuck & Ray’s
Moling & Cather
Rumor Sparks Near-Wedding for White House Guard and Hostess
Rumors that Colonel Edward William Starling, chief of the White House secret service detail, and Mrs. Leila Lee White, a studio hostess for a chain broadcasting company, would wed circulated in Washington. Mrs. White offered no public denial or confirmation, while friends said a marriage could come soon.
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Edward William Starling
Secret Service
White House
Washington
Leila Lee White
Chain Broadcasting Company
White
Louisville
Memorial tribute announced for late fire chief C Lee Barr
Sarah Zane Fire Company will honor C Lee Barr former Inchester Volunteer Fire Department chief with a Friday 8 o'clock service. A portrait will be unveiled. Captain R B Brown will lead the program with Rev George W Stover and Rev Norman Cooper speaking. W W Glass will give the main address. Refreshments follow.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
C. Lee Barr
Inchester
R. B. Brown
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Norman Cooper
W. W. Glass
James Moling
Loring Crabill
George Sumption
Sarah Zane Company
German Pact of 1925 Is Renewed
Berlin reports the United States and Germany have re ratified the 1925 treaty of freedom trade and consular rights. The new agreement excludes Article Seven on most favored nation status for customs duties.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Reich Foreign Office
Leaves for Canada Motor Trip
Messrs. Henry Post Mitchell Robert Randolph and Nat Page of Boyce Clarke county left yesterday on a motor trip to Canada. They expect to return to their homes in about a week.
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Canada
Messrs
Henry Post Mitchell
Robert Randolph
Nat Page
Boyce
Clarke County
Armory Grant Looms As Council Convenes Special Meeting
A special Common Council session called by President Fred L. Glaize meets at 7 30 pm to revisit a WPA grant of 50 000 for an armory here. The $5 000 appropriation and site plan failed 8 1 at the last meeting. Brig Gen Gardner S Waller says the offer will be withdrawn at noon Friday unless the city provides the 5 000 and site.
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Common Council
Fred L. Glaize
H. A. Hable
Gardner S. Waller
Virginia National Guard
Mission Workers Flee Communists
Twenty eight missionaries including 14 Americans are to begin a hazardous 600 mile Yellow River flight from Chinese communists. The embassy said the move came as communists advanced toward Lanchow in Gansu from Szechuan.
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Peiping
Yellow River
Lanchow
Kansu
Szechuan
U S Sets Forth War Attitude
Ambassador Robert W. Bingham presented to the British government a complete report of the United States position on the Italo-Ethiopian war, according to an authoritative source in London.
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London
Robert W. Bingham
United States
Late War Bulletins From Across Africa And Europe
Reports relay unconfirmed Italian gas use near Adowa and Deridawa in Ethiopia while Ethiopian forces drill anti air defenses. 200 French colonial troops arrive at Deridawa to protect foreigners and the Addis Ababa railway. 2000 more Allied officers sail from Naples to East Africa as Haile Selassie rumored to have new German planes.
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Djibouti
Stockholm
Sweden
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Zeypt
Eric Vergin
Deridawa
Lowden candidate favored to lead GOP across key states
Bascom Slemp, former Coolidge secretary, says Frank Lowden could win the presidency if nominated, appealing to farm belt and East. he cites carrying New York Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and other states as essential. Slemp argues Republicans must finance a coalition to back a sane government not funded by borrowed money.
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Washington
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Slemp
Lowden
Roosvelt
House
Borah
Idaho
American Liberty League
Rap
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
California
Roosevelt
Harrisonburg Edges Route 11 Sign Pact With $150
Harrisonburg votes $150 to erect and maintain a Route 11 sign on the Valley Pike north of Greenville directing traffic away from Route 12 to Waynesboro. Staunton committees have pledged $200, with broader talks planned among communities from Winchester to Staunton.
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Harrisonburg
Greenville
Waynesboro
Staunton
Winchester
Notice of Salons Affiliation and Contact
After October 8 I will be affiliated with the Vanity Fair Beauty Salon at 21 North Main Street and will continue to serve patrons. Modern Beauty Shoppe is owned by Mrs. Ralph Rinker with contact phone 636.
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Vanity Fair
North Main Street
Modern
Ralph Rinker
Free Dancing at Blue Moon Tonight
Ballroom night at the Blue Moon on Martinsburg Pike features orchestra music for a free dancing event.
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Blue Moon
Martinsburg Pike
Mistrial ordered in Dolbow murder case in Salem
Judge Frank Neutze halted the Dolbow and Driscoll murder trial after the wife of juror Thomas Holton sent notes to influence deliberations. Holton was recalled and the case paused until after holidays to redraw a jury. Prosecutors seek retrial with a new panel.
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Salem
N. J
Frank T. Neutze
Fox Dolbow
Norman Driscoll
Thomas I. Holton
Penn
Grove
Neutze
Italy Given Data Concerning U S Property
Secretary Hull disclosed the United States gave Italy data on American establishments in Addis Ababa to discourage bombing by any invading air force. The information was transmitted to Rome without a request to avoid flag protection. American charge d affaires Van Engert asked institutions to fly or display large flags. the legation has already done so.
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Washington
Addis Ababa
United States
Italy
Hull
Rome
Corelius H. van Engert
State Department
Legation
Italians Peeved over League Sanctions and British Mandate Plans
Geneva dispatch reports experts propose sanction routes against Italy under the League covenant including blocking arms and related munitions. Britain as lead in a proposed Nations mandate to supervise acts against Italy sparks debate as Italy protests a council decision on adjournment and the six‑man committee report.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Italy
Great Britain
Assembly
Britain
League Council
Committee of Six
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
League Secretariat
Kidnap trial for Mrs Stall case opens in Louisville
Washington reports 11 464 000 bale cotton crop estimate. In Louisville Thomas H Robinson Sr and Mrs Robinson Jr go on trial for complicity in the kidnapping of Mrs Alice Speed Stall. Relief work in the US employs 1 126 234 people including CCC workers. Geneva discusses a League mandate for sanctions on Britain as Mussolini faces potential sanctions in Rome. Yellow River flights to begin from Peiping. Ethiopian front near Aduwa sees Italian artillery pressure. Wilfred Barber of the Chicago Tribune dies in Addis Ababa from malaria.
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Washington
Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson
Alice Speed
CCC
Geneva
Great Britain
League of Nations
Assembly
Rome
Mussolini
Peiping
China
Aduwa
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Wilfred Barber
Chicago Tribune
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U. S
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Roosevelt Guard
Edward W. Starlin
Mrs
Leila White
Sarah Zane
Barr
Fire Chi
Reuters
Adawa
Naples
East Africa
Eritrea
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Cameronia
England
Galatea
Athens
Greece
Bascom Slemp
Warren County
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Star Today
Gloria
Gloria Vanderbilt
Locust Valley
Dolbow
Aloisi
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