Wyoming man allegedly kills wife and son then dies in hotel duel
Fred Van Gorden, 42, Caser real estate and insurance agent, is killed by Sheriff Albert Peyton in Douglas after officers moved to arrest him on charges of enslaving his wife and 12-year-old son Arthur. Mrs Pearl Van Gorden is found dead in a nearby stream. Police believe he killed his son and wife then fled, possibly dumping bodies along the way.
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Casper
Wyo
Fred van Gorden
Caser Real Estate and Insurance
Albert Peyton
Converse County
Douglas
Wyoming
van Gorden
Arthur
Pearl van Gorden
Dump Bridge
Pélica
Fan Gorden
van Goren
Dmaigins
Here
Douglses
Labonte
Eriff Peytor
Saaper
van Gordern
van Serden
Bia
Peyton
Enariff
An Gerden
van Gorden Recoyeres
Waite Pound
van Garden
Yad
R. J. Fuchs
Thomas Daly Insurance Company
Denver
van Garten
Bank
Joseph Dinhnaunt
Attrorney
B. Cobb
Seven Sentences in Leavenworth for Dyer and Mann Act Violations
Seven defendants received sentences in federal court at Santa Fe from Judge C L Philips. Six were for transporting stolen cars across state lines under the Dyer Act, one for Mann Act violations. Sentences ranged from one and a half to four years. several defendants also faced costs.
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Leavenworth
Santa Fe
C. L Philips
Wallace F. Jaka
Jack Starr
Fred W. White
Fred Mathews
Cranston Patterson
Wewokas
Ohls
Albuquerque
Boyd Baker
Deming
Virginia
Paul Mittelman
Fred F. Morse
Weming
James T. Peyton
Étealius
Driverness Car Company
Ibuquerque
George IL. Woods
Paull. Masterson
Los Angeles
Archie J. Morrie
Warold M. Childres
Flagstaff
Ariz
Las Vegas
New Witnessed Subpoenas in Daugherty Case
Subpoenas issued for Tex Rickard Jap Mumma and William Orr join witnesses Roxie Stinson and Jess Smith as the Daugherty committee probes prize film deals and aircraft payments. Wheeler says both cases show a complete conspiracy and will be pushed as hearings resume with former DOJ agents and reporters on the stand.
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Washington
Daugherty
Joey Smith
Attoreney
Special
Senate Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Tex Rickard
New York
Jap Mumma
Cincinnati Enquirer
William Orr
Whitman
Joel Smith
Mr. Daugherty
Gaston Means
Roxie Stinson
Means
Miss Stinson
Frank A. Vanderlip
Citizens Research Bureau
Vanderlip
Vandertih
Citizens
Fieht
Baltimore
Department of Justice
Fred C. Quimby
Ss States
Holdbridge
Munia
Orr
Rickard
Army
Roxie Stinser
Columbus
Jess Smith
Aston BB. Means
Daurhsaith
Avorty
John Major Reports Slemp Talks With Slemp
John Major, confidential agent of J. B. McLean, told a Senate committee he visited C Bascom Slemp, secretary to President Coolidge, on several social occasions and described the meetings as purely social.
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John Major
J. B.B. McLean
Senate
C. Bascom Slemp
President Coolidge
Fragmented OCR Quiz Line Asks For Missing Letters
The readable portion presents a garbled question with repeated letters and spaces. It appears to request identifying missing vowels or letters and offers a pattern or cipher to solve, but the fragment lacks clear names, dates, or locations for a fuller news-style item.
Kansas men drill oil wells in Pecos Valley plans early tests
In Roswell New Mexico observers predict extensive spring and summer development in the Pecos Valley with at least 20 wells planned before summer. Oscar Howard an Olcominghams and Kansas operator will drill six deep tests near Artesia plus others near Hawkins and Brown wells. Herbert Windsor and Illinois Producers prepare rigs and expect field expansion. Van Welch of Illinois Producers will direct operations April 1.
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Roswell
N. M
Pecost
Getate
Penos Valley
Oscar Howard
Okinghams
Kansas
Eddy County
Artesia
Peros River
Ilinois
Pecos
Hawkins
Brown
Howard
Vic
Herbert T. Windsor
M- Nois
Nawe
van Welch
Hlinois Producers Oil Company
Adoption of Uniform Color Signals Urged by Hausmann
Chleago March 14 Nationwide adoption of a uniform color code for all classes of automobile traffic would resolve safety issues and aid thousands of drivers annually, urged by Mr Hausmann president of the reorganized Templar Motor Car Company of Cleveland. He spoke at a show promoting his new Six-Year-Sixes and safety signals.
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Fatty
Ty Ie 44
Hausmann
Reorganized
Templar Motor Car Comepany
Cleveland
Hausrann
Templar
Rehie Rulomons
Ralph de Palma Wins in Los Angeles Auto Race
Ralph de Palma, veteran automobile race driver, defeated Haundahl in a Los Angeles event on March 16, with the Norwegian rival fading to a distant finish.
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Ralph DF. Palma
Los Ange
Ralph de Palma
Hauhdahl
Norverno
Soldier bonus measure sent to House by Committee 10
Committee 10 reports a soldier bonus proposal to the House. Chairman Green estimates the maximum cost at 2.119 billion dollars, spread over twenty years, outlining funding implications and long term impact.
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HOUSE
Green
Bonus bill predicted to pass despite cost concerns
The Ways and Means Committee estimates the new soldier bonus at 2.119 billion dollars over twenty years, to be funded by anticipated government savings. The bill would grant paid up twenty year endowment policies or cash payments to veterans, with loans and detailed actuarial terms.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Green
Treadway
Massachusetts
Tilson
Connecticut
Watson
Pennsylvania
Democratic Veterans’ Group
Senate
New York
Harding
Army
Marine Corte and Leutenant
Navy
Wmetete
Territory
Vpia
Federal Reserve
Imae
Senate probe links Attorney General to grave mystery
A Senate committee led by Burton K Wheeler widens the Daugherty investigation to include Jess Smith, an intimate of the Attorney General, who died by self-inflicted gunshot in their Washington apartment last summer, revealing new questions about the case.
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Senate
Daugherty
Burton K. Wheeler
Jess Smith
Washington
Trunk Murder Clue Found by Airedale in Rail Car
A Denver baggage electrician says an Airedale terrier helped reveal a murder trunk on a Denver to Ogden to Weed shipment. The dog barked and struggled, leading to the trunk being opened at Ogden where a blood spot was found, aiding the investigation.
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Denver
Colo
Ogden
Utah
Alexander Brown
Baggage
Brown
San Francisco
Weed
California
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Railread
Dead woman's husband sought for questioning
Denver reports Tored Janssen, husband of a missing Pittsurh native, is wanted for questioning in Utah murder case after a woman’s body was found in a trunk. Janssen allegedly took out a $1000 life insurance policy on his wife and himself about a month earlier, with details tying the deceased to Miss Mielzner.
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Denver
Colo
Tored Janasen
Orden
Utah
Saul Ehrlich
Great Western Inance Company
Mra. Janssen
Ogden
Legbella Mielzner
Pittshurch
Pittshureh
Janssen
Elizabeth Glausser
Kincaid Street
Finnlich
Bank President Wesler S Staley Found Dead in Arvada Home
Wesler K K Staley 58 president of Hirst National Bank of Arvada was found dead in his bedroom with a revolver in his hand. He had been in ill health and despondent for months. His will left about 1000000 to his wife. He had served in Colorado House of Representatives and ran for state treasurer as a Democrat.
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Denver
Wesler KK
Staley
Hirst National Bank
Arvada
Colorado House of Representatives
Unemployment mixed but improving across New Mexico
United States Department of Labor survey for February indicates unemployment remains in New Mexico but outlook is optimistic. Seasonal agricultural work and highway construction are expected to absorb unemployed labor, with city projects in Albuquerque Santa Fe Roswell and regional oil related development continuing at steady levels.
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Denver
New Mexico
United States Department of Labor Employment Service
Albuquerque
New City
Rathway
Santa Fe
Roswell
Berlin Robber Gang Opens Fake Store To Dispose Of Stolen Jewels
In Berlin a gang of 18 to 20 men and several women raided Baron von Plessen’s palatial home then opened a dummy jewelry shop to sell loot. They took a £50 carat aqua marine, among Europe’s most valuable stones, with details of the family’s lives guiding the heist planned over months.
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Berlin
Baron von Plessen
Europe
Russia
Chicago Mills Pressed With Second Quarter Orders
Chicago mills faced increased demand as they received second quarter orders and shift of material into consumption. In New York the franc rallied amid French budget balance signals and Dawes committee optimism, while wheat, cotton, and steel markets showed mixed moves and higher railroad car loadings.
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New York
France
United States
Dawes Committee
Germany
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt fires back at Stevenson over Teapot Dome ties
Washington March 16 Roosevelt denounces Stevenson for accusing him of profiting from oil leases and defends his wartime Sinclair ties. He says he resigned as director and sold Sinclair stock before the leases and asserts his finances are in bonds. Stevenson challenged Roosevelt in reply and invited a face to face in South Carolina.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Stevenson
South Carolina
House
Rosewell
Archie
Harry F. Sincoll
Roosevelt
Teapot Dome
Renie
Ufe
New York
Sinclair
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Theory of Police
van Gorden Eswald
Cobb
Van
Nebraska
Orange
Calif
York
Boen
Rutherland Avenue
St. Lauuie
van Clorden
Springfield
Phillips
Mogollon “Rim
New
C. B. Slemp
Baggageman
Sunshine State
Chicago Mills
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