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April 12, 1929

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ENGINEER CONFESSES JERSEY FIRE MURDER; Elizabeth Man, Father of 4, Shot, Then Burned Woman He Bigamously Married. HE GOT $1,000 FROM HER Label on Her Shoes Led to the Identification of Victim as Nurse of Greenville, Pa. Father of Four Children. Couldn't Support Two Families. ENGINEER CONFESSES JERSEY FIRE MURDER Financial Difficulties Revealed. Tell How He Was Traced. Body Found by Truck Driver.

By Special to The New York Times

H C Campbell confesses marrying her bigamously and killing her

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LEVIATHAN LIQUOR STIRS DRY DEMAND TO PUT LAW ON SEA; Extension of Volstead Act to Ships Under Our Flag Sought Through Taft's 1923 Decision. SALE LEGALITY IS CONCEDED But While Many Admit It in General, Doran Is Said to Plan Fight on Eastbound Sale. DRY UNIT TRANSFER NEAR Mitchell Favors Legislation at the Special Session for Shift From the Treasury to Justice Department. Doran Against Eastbound Sale. Lowman Sees Even Wider Scope. Advantages Claimed for Dry Ships. Ship Board Official Favors Plan. Curran Praises Open Sale Step. Jones and Fletcher Deny Legality. LEVIATHAN LIQUOR ON SALE. Captain Is Believed to Be Carrying Out Company's' Orders on Voyage. No Change in Policy Known.

By Special to The New York Times

Legality of sale of liquor conceded by officials of Dept of Justice; H H Curran glad; Sen Jones denies legality of sale

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Notable Births

Elspet Gray

1929Elspet Gray, Scottish actress (died 2013)[†]

Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, Brian Rix, and later was cast in many television roles in the 1970s and 1980s. She played Lady Collingford in the television series Catweazle and Mrs. Palmer in the television series Solo, alongside Felicity Kendal.

1929Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet and educator (died 2010)[†]

Mukhran Machavariani was a Georgian poet, a member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia from 1990 until 1992, and a recipient of the Shota Rustaveli Prize of Georgia. From 1988 until 1990 he was the Chairman of the Union of Georgian Writers. He died during a performance at Rustaveli Theatre in Tbilisi.