Alleged Bootlegger Commits Suicide By Dynamiting Car
The report adds that he had said goodbye to his oldest daughter before driving to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded, that he had paid a fine at the October term of court and had been indicted the previous week by the federal grand jury for illegal transportation of liquor, and that neighbors said he had acted queerly for several days.
Ellsworth, Me., Nov. 8. - (AP) - Joseph Wood of Corea, lobster fisherman and alleged bootlegger, committed suicide early today by setting off a heavy charge of dynamite while he sat in his sedan. His body was terribly mangled and the car, which was blown eight feet from the roadway, was wrecked.
Going to the bedroom of his oldest daughter, Helen, aged 14, and bidding her good-bye. Wood got into his car and drove through the village, returning to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded.
Wood, who paid a fine of $300 at the October term of court here for operating an automobile while intoxicated, was indicted last week by the federal grand jury at Bangor for illegal transportation of liquor. Neighbors say he had acted queerly for several days.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
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Alleged Bootlegger Commits Suicide By Dynamiting Car
The report adds that he had said goodbye to his oldest daughter before driving to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded, that he had paid a fine at the October term of court and had been indicted the previous week by the federal grand jury for illegal transportation of liquor, and that neighbors said he had acted queerly for several days.
Ellsworth, Me., Nov. 8. - (AP) - Joseph Wood of Corea, lobster fisherman and alleged bootlegger, committed suicide early today by setting off a heavy charge of dynamite while he sat in his sedan. His body was terribly mangled and the car, which was blown eight feet from the roadway, was wrecked.
Going to the bedroom of his oldest daughter, Helen, aged 14, and bidding her good-bye. Wood got into his car and drove through the village, returning to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded.
Wood, who paid a fine of $300 at the October term of court here for operating an automobile while intoxicated, was indicted last week by the federal grand jury at Bangor for illegal transportation of liquor. Neighbors say he had acted queerly for several days.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Alleged Bootlegger Commits Suicide By Dynamiting Car
The report adds that he had said goodbye to his oldest daughter before driving to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded, that he had paid a fine at the October term of court and had been indicted the previous week by the federal grand jury for illegal transportation of liquor, and that neighbors said he had acted queerly for several days.
Ellsworth, Me., Nov. 8. - (AP) - Joseph Wood of Corea, lobster fisherman and alleged bootlegger, committed suicide early today by setting off a heavy charge of dynamite while he sat in his sedan. His body was terribly mangled and the car, which was blown eight feet from the roadway, was wrecked.
Going to the bedroom of his oldest daughter, Helen, aged 14, and bidding her good-bye. Wood got into his car and drove through the village, returning to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded.
Wood, who paid a fine of $300 at the October term of court here for operating an automobile while intoxicated, was indicted last week by the federal grand jury at Bangor for illegal transportation of liquor. Neighbors say he had acted queerly for several days.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Alleged Bootlegger Commits Suicide By Dynamiting Car
The report adds that he had said goodbye to his oldest daughter before driving to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded, that he had paid a fine at the October term of court and had been indicted the previous week by the federal grand jury for illegal transportation of liquor, and that neighbors said he had acted queerly for several days.
Ellsworth, Me., Nov. 8. - (AP) - Joseph Wood of Corea, lobster fisherman and alleged bootlegger, committed suicide early today by setting off a heavy charge of dynamite while he sat in his sedan. His body was terribly mangled and the car, which was blown eight feet from the roadway, was wrecked.
Going to the bedroom of his oldest daughter, Helen, aged 14, and bidding her good-bye. Wood got into his car and drove through the village, returning to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded.
Wood, who paid a fine of $300 at the October term of court here for operating an automobile while intoxicated, was indicted last week by the federal grand jury at Bangor for illegal transportation of liquor. Neighbors say he had acted queerly for several days.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Alleged Bootlegger Commits Suicide By Dynamiting Car
The report adds that he had said goodbye to his oldest daughter before driving to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded, that he had paid a fine at the October term of court and had been indicted the previous week by the federal grand jury for illegal transportation of liquor, and that neighbors said he had acted queerly for several days.
Ellsworth, Me., Nov. 8. - (AP) - Joseph Wood of Corea, lobster fisherman and alleged bootlegger, committed suicide early today by setting off a heavy charge of dynamite while he sat in his sedan. His body was terribly mangled and the car, which was blown eight feet from the roadway, was wrecked.
Going to the bedroom of his oldest daughter, Helen, aged 14, and bidding her good-bye. Wood got into his car and drove through the village, returning to the schoolhouse where the charge was exploded.
Wood, who paid a fine of $300 at the October term of court here for operating an automobile while intoxicated, was indicted last week by the federal grand jury at Bangor for illegal transportation of liquor. Neighbors say he had acted queerly for several days.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 8, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, The Bismarck Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Indianapolis Times, The Alaska Daily Empire, New Britain Herald, and Brownsville Herald.
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