Tragic double murder suicide at Idaho farm
Warren Lowery fatally struck Frank Thirkill Jr with the butt of an axe then killed himself with a pistol at the Thirkill dairy farm two miles north of Soda Springs. Lowery bound and gagged Mrs Thirkill and held the infant before the attack. Sheriff and coroner found Lowery dead on the couch and a baby swing trigger nearby. Thirkill had previously lived in Salt Lake City.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Pocatello Tribune
Warren Lowery
Frank Thirkill
Thirkill
Soda Springs
George Small
Lowery
Carl Haderlie
Haderlie
Sheriff Small
BE. D. Whitman
Salt Lake City
Iowa Farmer Victim of Unique Bank Section Robbery
George A. Thomas, a Sloan area farmer near Sioux City, was subjected to a rare robbery when two men at gunpoint compelled him to sign a $500 check. One culprit thenwent to town to cash it while the other bound and gagged Thomas and cut the farm telephone line.
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Sioux City
Iowa
George A. Thomas
Sloan
Thomas
Man Arrest Cut Ties to Candelario Sedillo Case
Candelario Sedillo released by officers at the city jail after claiming he was not drunk and a prohibition officer. He is not Candelario BR. Sedillo, a Albuquerque land attorney and brother of District Attorney A. A. Sedillo, and had no connection with the case.
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Candelario Sedillo
Candelario BR. Sedillo
Albuquerque
A. A. Sedillo
Sedaillo
Assault charges dismissed in Santa Fe dance case
Tomas Garcia and Alfredo Garcia were cleared after a hearing before Justice Roddy for resisting and abusing Fiduardo Anaya a con stable at a Duranes dance. Another assault with deadly weapon charge was dismissed. The weapon described in court was a stove crown fragment.
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Tomas Garcia
Alfredo Garcia
Fiduardo Anaya
Duranes
Roddy
Brief romance ends in jail for the groom
Dean, 26, and Miss Vassar, said to be 16 or 18, eloped from Santa Fe to Las Vegas after marriage in Las Vegas. Vassar plans to press charges. Dean is in Santa Fe County Jail on a $10,000 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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Dean
Las Vegas
Mr. Vassar
Santa Fe
Vassar
San Pedro
Texas
Trinidad
Mes
Miss Vassar
Golden
Santa Fe New Mexican
Happy Days Morning Water Sparkle Promotion
An advertisement extols a morning health routine using water with Jad Salts to cleanse poisons and wastes. It promises relief after breakfast, improved mood and fitness, and suggests that drinking the effervescent drink turns dull mornings to cheerful starts. Clip the coupon to try.
Friends Launch 10 Cent Drive To Aid Nye Senate Fight
In Bismarck North Dakota the North Dakota State Record reports a civic drive to fund Gerald P Nye’s U S Senate bid. Supporters donate 10 cents each to cover campaign costs as Nye facing a Senate ruling on the legality of his appointment after Governor Sorlie named him to fill Edwin F Ladd’s vacancy. A Senate committee has recommended denying him a seat. the case will be argued when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Bismarck
N. D
Gerald P. Nye
United States
Senate
North Dakota State Record
Nye
Friends of Nye
Sorlie
Edwin F. Ladd
Congress
Death claims friend of Van Buren and Detroit Mall founder
Frank H. Cooney age 83 died at his son's home in Chicago. He was a friend and fishing companion of President Martin Van Buren, born in New York in 1842 and once a pupil of Susan B. Anthony. Cooney founded the Detroit Mail in 1872, reputedly the first penny newspaper, later selling it to come to Chicago.
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Chicago
Frank H. Cooney
Martin van Buren
Detroit
New York
Susan B. Anthony
Detroit Mail
Woman with No Hairpins Sparks Lively Retort
In a humorous exchange from Le Regiment a woman criticizes a scene about a woman putting up her hair. The reply notes she has no hairpins in her mouth, turning the joke on the fictional depiction.
St Francis Gurks Leaves Estate to U.S. Bureau of Education
Portland observer known as St Francis Gurks, a 94 year old newsboy who died after fleeing the city, left an estate near 50 000 to the U S bureau of education. Probate petitions filed reveal Liberty bonds and stocks among his holdings. his real name believed to be O B F Green.
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Portland
Ore
St. Francis
Gurks
United States Bureau of Education
Liberty
Kurks
O. BF. Green
Preliminary session of Argentine communist congress ends in disorder
In Buenos Aires a preliminary session of the seventh congress of the Communist party broke up in disorder. Numerous shots were fired, delegate Muller of Mendoza was badly wounded, others wounded, over a hundred people detained by police after a heated motion discussion.
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Buenos Aires
Communist Party In
Argentina
Muller
Mendoza
Brisk Buying Sends Wheat Prices Upward in Chicago
The wheat market surged in a brisk session with prices rising 4 to 7 cents and December wheat closing at 1.84 1/2 dollars. The advance was driven by strong eastern buying and a bullish government report, with export demand and professional traders dominating activity. Last hour gains were partly pared by profit taking, while corn and oats also gained modestly.
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Chicago
Western School Sees Large Winter Enrollment For Secretaries
The Western School for Private Secretaries opens Monday January 4 with many students pursuing courses to finish before summer. Notable honors include Miss Corinne Secrest as Honor Student for top scholarship, while graduates fill roles in law firms, insurance, and engineering offices across Albuquerque and New Mexico.
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Western School
Corinne Secrest
Miss Secrest
Gruehl Advertising Agency
Duplentis
The
Guarantee Clothing Company
B. & M. Driverless Car Company
Star Oil Company
White House
Rena Franchini
Bliss and Wilson
Corte O. Douglas
Ifield Indian Trading Company
Zuni
New Mexico
Chadwick and Company
New Mexico State Tribune
Lucia Hagg
Business Service Company
Margaret Hubbell
Occidental Life Insurance Company
Gertrude Zilles
Armour & Company
Frances Stouffer
Ysabel Stevenson
Hollis Stewart
Candida Marquez
Emma Jean Sanchez
Felma Belzer
Foregong
Stouffer
Isabel Duffy
Star Furniture Company
Christine Taylor
Dearing Electric Shop
Federal Company Secures Franchise in Capital City
The Federal Light and Traction company of New York plans to acquire the Santa Fe Water and Light plant and business, a deal nearing announcement. Federal Light and Traction already owns the local electric and gas plant and Las Vegas street railway, plus other municipal plants. Santa Fe City Council has granted a franchise to supply water and light, requiring a reservoir for a 10 000 population city.
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Federal Light and Traction Company of
New York
Santa Fe Water and Light Company
Federal Light and Traction Company
Las Vegas
Santa Fe Light and Water Company
Santa Fe
Alabama Eleven Works Out On California Field
Pasadena Calif Dec 26 The University of Alabama football team held its third Rose Bowl workout focusing on forward passing and place kicking. They prepare to meet undefeated Washington on New Year's Day for east west gridiron honors, using an aerial attack to reach the Huskies goal and then rely on field goals when TDs are scarce.
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Pasadena
Calif
University of Alabama
California
University of Washington
Southerners
Huskie
Marriage Licenses Granted in New Mexico Towns
Marriage licenses issued to Lola Sanchez and Domaso M Armijo of Albuquerque, Fid elino Nieto of Barton and ee Martinez of Moriarity, listing the couples and their birthplaces.
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Lola Sanchez
Domaso M. Armijo
Albuquerque
Fidelino Nieto
Barton, N. M
Ee Martinez
Moriarity
N. M
Papers Served in Salm Separation Suit in Florida
Papers in the separation suit of Count Ludwig Salm Von Hoogstraeten were served on his wife Millicent Rogers in Palm Beach. Sheriff R C Baker delivered the papers, which had been filed from New York where the suit was started.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten
Millicent Rogers
R. C. Baker
Palm Beach County
New York
Milburn May Race Here For New Year’s Day
Telegraphic request reaches promoter R C Bangs from Harry T Milburn of Douglas Arizona for entry blanks for three racers. Milburn, a famed southwest driver, is expected to pilot his Milburn Special and be a strong contender in the New Year’s race program here.
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R. C. Bangs
Harry T. Milburn
Douglas
Arizona
Milburn
Southwest
Lee reports theft of Buick sedan in city incident
Harry F. Lee of 415 North Twelfth street reported the theft of his Buick sedan around 10:30 Saturday night from 511 West Marquette. The car bears 1926 license number 14628.
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Harry F. Lee
North Twelfth Street
Marquette
Flower Garden Here Wins Salt Lake Woman Praise
A Salt Lake woman wrote to T. French praising his Broadway and Central garden of morning glories last summer. She calls it one of the show places in the city and compliments the uniform color and delicate hue. French will mail morning glory seed to interested outsiders upon personal requests to his office.
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Co. T. French
Salt Lake
Broadway
Central
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van Buren
U. S. Bureau OF Education
Oregon
Dora Coleman
Excelsior Laundry Company
Otho B. Gilliland
U. S. Forestry Office
Meade Hardware Comany
Misa Sarah Fly
Arch Howard
Becker-Mactavish Company
Magdalena
Pauline Heighs
Wil Mamson and Johnson
Anna Schifani
Albuquerque Typewriter Exchange
Esther Marmon
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Gypsy Oil Company
Arthur J. Simms
Reagan FE. Brewer
W. E. Riley
Hope
Rose Nicolae
U. 58
Alamogordo
Iris Fritz
Preston G. Ferguson
U. S. Forestry
Vera Herby
Coats
Federal Company
Capital City
Alabama University
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Bhown
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Lee
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Bill Jones
Bessie Bacon
Matson’s
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