Russell Scott Goes to Court for Mental Evaluation
In Chicago on August 3, Russell T. Scott, twice saved from the gallows, faced a jury to determine his mental condition. Defense opened, alienists will soon present reports as twelve jurors decide his fate. He remains under a court stay of execution granted days earlier by Judge Joseph B. David after a petition from his father. The case stems from the December murder of Joseph Maurer during a 1924 robbery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell T. Scott
Scott
Joseph B. David
Thomas Scott
Joseph Maurer
Scott Stewart
W. A. Rittenhouse
Speedh
David
Greek Bulgarian friction over Nickolaides murder calm
AP dispatches report Greek and Bulgarian officials ridiculing Balkan tension amid frontier movements and notes. They cite recurrent incidents, deny imminent war, and stress desire for entente and security pact while acknowledging fortified posts and indemnity claims over the Nickolaides murder in Stanimake Bulgaria.
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Associated Press
Athens
Balkan
M. Nickolaides
Stanimake
Bulgaria
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Balkans
Nickolaides
Twice Snacted From Gallows Condemned Man Has New Trial
Identify men who held up a hotel. Employees confront two of a gang that began a wild pistol fight in a Chicago hostelry.
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Chicago
Drake Hotel
Eliza Lovgren
Irene Bergendahl
Joe Holmes
Jack Wilson
Alias Woods
John Sbarbaro
Gun Battle Fatal for Immigation Inspector in Rio Grande City
Two men die in a close range gun fight in Rio Grande City. Immigration patrol inspector Pedro de la Pena is mortally wounded while attempting to disarm an armed suspect in a drug store. De la Pena dies at Fort Ringgold hospital after surgery. He is survived by his wife and nine children.
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Rio Grande City
Pedro de la Pena
Laredo
de la Pena
Fort Ringgold Army Hospital
Zapata
W. D. Hanson
San Antonio
Foot and Mouth Disease Believed Now Under Control
Houston August 3 No new cases of foot and mouth disease found by government inspectors surveying the Webster area where one case was diagnosed last week Dr Marion F Imes of the Bureau of Animal Industry said the survey continues and officials believe the situation is under control If no new cases appear quarantines may be lifted soon
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Associated Press
Houston
Webster
Marion F. Imes
Bureau of Animal Indus
Chicago radios MacMillan Arctic expedition interview
Chicago newspaper men spoke with the MacMillan Arctic Navy expedition by radio. Through Zenith Radio Corporation they asked five questions and received answers on a 40 meter wavelength from the Arctic circle during the Aug 3 transmission.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Arctic Circle
Radio Tonight
MacMillan Arctic Navy
Zenith Radio Corporation
Governor Reviews Infantry at Camp Mabry at Sundown
Governor Ferguson inspected the 72nd Infantry Brigade Texas National Guard at Camp Mabry in Austin at sundown. Brigadier General George P. Rains Adjutant General Mark McGee and staff observed the 143rd and 144th infantry regiments medical corps and three bands as 2,500 soldiers marched and displayed their drill.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Ferguson
72Nd
Texas National Guard
Camp Mabry
George P. Rains
Mark McGee
Fragmentary OCR Item Covers Local Entity Tags
Fragmentary OCR segments list numeric identifiers and codes 883 171 848 883 843 883 845 471. Limited readable context prevents full event or subject attribution but shows repeated reference to numeric IDs likely tied to a local notice or cataloging system.
Woman Killed as Wind Blows Car Over in Honolulu
An August 8 Honolulu report says high winds swept the islands, with surf causing costly damage along the shoreline. A woman, Mrs. Yasu Sugetsugu, died from injuries after her small car was blown off a hillside as three men faced threats of death during the storm.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Yasu Sugetsugu
Honolulu Beach
Four Killed and Fifteen Wounded in Southern Italy Riots
In Cosenza at San Giovanni a mob of 200 stormed the municipal building protesting local government. Police fired on demonstrators as troops were sent to restore order. Three women and a man died while fifteen were injured. An investigation by Inspector General Valenti was expected to begin after the unrest.
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Associated Praga
Cosenza
Italy
San Giovanni
Rome
Valenti
Senator Mayfield Corrects Dallas Trip Statement
AUSTIN Aug 3 Earl Mayfield United States senator from Texas returned from Dallas and corrected reports that he left Dallas Saturday for Washington He said he will remain in Texas for a week or two before Congress convenes in December and will undertake many speaking engagements this fall.
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Associated Press
Austin
Earl Mayfield
United States
Texas
Dallas
Washington
Congress
New Contracts Drive Hutchinson Field Oil Activity
Closing of drilling contracts and new well completions spark Hutchinson county oil development with August expected to outpace July in south Hutchinson and north Carson counties. McIlroy Brothers of Amarillo tap Herman Brothers for a well near the Twin-Six, while Phillips et al excavate a south Dixon Creek offset. New Domain's well near Pantex swabbed for test with 100 to 200 barrels daily. Dixon Creek No. 4 and No. 2 Smith wells show strong output and gear moves as drillers pursue tool recovery and resumption of work. North Carson reports Texas Company No 6 drilling for large gas, and Pantex pipeline shipments rise as refineries deliver oil.
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North Carson Counties
McIlroy Brothers
Amarillo
Herman Brothers
Wheeler County
Phillips Et al
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Spurlock
Smith
Pantex
Dixon Creek Oil
Dixon No
Section 11
Block Y
Carson County
Texas
Burnett
Block 5
Hutchinson Field
Bloodhounds Track Bandit Who Killed Three Near Denver
Denver police hunt a coatless hoodlum after a picnic party of four is attacked on South Federal Boulevard. Three women and a man are killed, one survivor reports the bandit demanded money then opened fire with two revolvers. Bloodhounds led toward Ton Ton and Arapahoe County as investigators seek the elusive "petting party" bandit.
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Denver
Associated Press
Littleton
Colo
Haines
Arapahoe County
Perry
Federal Boulevard
Grels
Punkner
Menver
Eighit
Norfleet plans film of experiences after robbery case
AUSTIN Aug 3 Hale county ranchman J Frank Norfleet who traveled thousands of miles and helped convict five confidence men who swindled him of 45000 conferred with state officials and Senator Earle B Mayfield today He said he will film the story of his experiences and has written a book about them.
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Associated Press
Austin
Hale County
J. Frank Norfleet
Earle B. Mayfield
Jury Bias Cited in Collier Murder Appeal
Mrs Frank Collier appeals murder conviction from Wichita Falls with 29 bills of exceptions arguing prejudice by the jury after a venue change from Wichita County. Frank Collier former Wichita Falls mayor and husband sought to testify in her defense. He was sentenced to three years for manslaughter. The appeal claims the ten year sentence is excessive and that prejudice influenced the verdict. The case to be acted on at the court of criminal appeals fall term in October.
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Associated Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Frank Collier
Haskell County
Wichita County
Elsie Robertson
Wichita Falls
Collier
Robertson
Mother Watches Son Drown In Seaplane Crash
Norfolk August 3 The planed seaplane carrying 15 year old William H Long dropped 800 feet into Hampton Roads after entering a tail spin about 1500 feet from the water The pilot Lieutenant W B Gwynn of Washington was seriously injured The mother watched from the shore as the youth telephoned her to go outside and watch for his flight sensations were planned with Naval authorities approving the flight.
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Associated Prea
Norfolk
William H. Long
Hampton Roads
W. B. Gwynn
Washington
Young Long
Fabens Flood Devastates Crops and Homes
Floods along the Rio Grande devastate Fabens area with $275,000 crop damage including cotton alfalfa and garden crops. Levees breached flooding 1,800 acres. six homes destroyed. Fort Bliss troops sent to assist farmers and reclamation crews as crest nears. A Mexican farmer detained for allegedly cutting a dike was released. neighbors valued a watermelon and chili patch at $29.
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Cy Associated Press
EL Paso
Fabens
Rio Grande
Associated
Cag
Fort Bliss
Joseph C. Castner
Reclamation Service
A. L. Hixon
Eighth Cavalry
L. M. Lawson
Elephant Butte
G. C. Snyman
Tornilio
Baritone Singer Charles W. Clark Dies in Chicago
Charles William Clark a 69 year old baritone singer and professor in the laboratory of music died suddenly in Chicago while attending a photo play theatre His wife died shortly afterward from the shock injuries in the same incident.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles William Clark
Laboratory of Music
Lawyer to Seek Injunction on Evolution Law
Chattanooga Tenn Aug 3 John Randolph Neal counsel for John T Scopes recently convicted of violating Tennessee s anti evolution law in a statement to Chad Times tonight declared he will file in United States district court tomorrow a tax payers petition to enjoin enforcement of the state law Dr Neal said that after filing the petition he will leave tomorrow for New York to confer with Dudley Field Malone Arthur Garfield Hayes and other attorneys interested in the case
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
John Randolph Neal
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Chad Times
United States District Court
Neal
New York
Dudley Field Malone
Arthur Garfield Hayes
Plane Crash Kills Two In Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City this afternoon an airplane fell 300 feet and exploded on impact killing Earl Wheeler and Ray Stokesberry, both 22. Wheeler had owned the plane a month and piloted it a week. Stokesberry was on his first flight. Mrs. Wheeler watched the tragedy.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Earl Wheeler
Ray Stokesberry
Wheeler
Stokesberry
Weather outlook Amarillo region Tuesday partly cloudy
Amarillo and surrounding areas show Tuesday mainly partly cloudy with a warm trend tonight. A high pressure system east of the rockies and a trough over the rocky mountains guide weather with showers noted in northern rocky mountains and gulf coast areas. Temperature in Amarillo rises through the day with afternoon readings around 63 to 102 degrees later in the period.
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Plateau
Gulf Conat
Amarillo
Uae
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