Leopold and Loeb case heads to jury on mental capacity
Chicago July 29 The state's mountain of evidence to prove Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb guilty to the Franks murder may lead to a mental capacity trial. State's Attorney Crowe said he will close his case and seek a jury if the defense introduces alienist testimony on sanity. If mental capacity is raised, a jury must decide if the youths are sane and responsible for the crime.
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Naame
Ted Presa
Chicago
Robert EB. Crowe
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Crowe
Loeb
Supreme Court
William A. White
Washington, D. C
Irish Envoy Expected as Free State First Minister
Prof Timothy A Smiddy of Cork is seen as highly likely to become the Free State's first minister in Washington within days. The appointment would mark a major step as the Free State seeks stronger ties with the United States.
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Timothy A. Smiddy
Cork
Trish Free State
United State
Tis
Free State
Washington
French Delegates Signal Flexibility on Dawes Plan Defaults
Associated Press reports from London on July 29 that French delegates, amid efforts to end the ten day conference deadlock, indicate willingness to accept a mechanism for declaring defaults under the Dawes plan with conditions. France seeks penalties tied to goods payments and respects Versailles limits, while American observer Colonel James A. Logan coordinates proposals with French ideas to satisfy bankers backing a 40.6 million pound Dawes bond.
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Associated
Pro Londo
France
James A. Logan
Logan
Germany
Tom Lawson Seeks Return After Health Fight in Maine
Former Wall Street wizard Tom Lawson plans a comeback after an 18 month health battle aided by insulin treatments. Relatives say he is resting in Maine while rebuilding his fortunes, signaling a renewed effort toward recovery and enterprise.
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Tom Lawson
Wall Street
Maine
Ufollette Opens Up On Sugar Tariff
Senator Lafolletta of Wisconsin, an independent candidate for president, demanded information from the tariff commission on sugar investigations. He attacked both the current Republican and prior Democratic administrations, alleging sugar interests influenced a report and noting government influence amid fluctuating sugar prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Tariff Commission
Lafolletta
Wisconsin
Ferguson Extends Lead to 3067 Votes in Texas Dem Primary
Associated Press reports in Dallas show Miriam A. Ferguson widening her margin over Lynch Davidson for second place to 3,067 votes after final day tabulations from 257 counties. Results list Ferguson at 127,489 and Davidson at 124,422 with other race totals and statewide tallies included.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Daly
Miriam A. Ferguson
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Texas Election Bureau
Robertson
Ferguson
Whit Davidson
Barton
Ported
Burkett
Dixon Serena Pecen
Rel
Wak
Well
A. J. Smith
Don F. Smith
Sparkman
Terrell
Gilmore
Weaver
Mason
Smith
Ene
Speer
West
Supreme Court
Cureton
Buck
Two Members Of Trade Board Suspended In Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade suspends W. B. Lincoln Armour Grain legal manager and George K. Marey Chicago president from membership for misrepresentation of wheat. Lincoln gets ten days and Marey sixty days as warehouse receipt re escritura cancelled and reissued receipts fraudulent grades of wheat claimed but not held.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
W. B. Lincoln
Armour Grain Company
George K. Marey
Chicago
Lincoln
Marcy
La Follette recounts political life in My Own Story
In his Evening Post excerpt, Senator La Follette describes attacking the political machine with a verbal wrench and the resulting backlash. He recalls FE entering the Senate cloakroom, room silence, and colleagues turning away as his amendments were derided.
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la Follette
Senate
Folette
The
Evening Post
Contests Set For August Picnic At Tri-State Fairgrounds
Plans for The Daily News and Evening West Picnic on August 7 at the Tri-State Fair grounds race track enclosure are announced. Girls enter rope jumping pie eating cracker eating and nail driving contests while boys enter sack race broad jumping three legged race hand polo gag and laughing contest. Several prizes including a special prize for the most popular girl are noted. Contestants must enroll by August 6 with ticket incentives offered for new subscriptions. CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
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Daily News
Evening West
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Ted N. Smissen
Ater
Thomas H. Nelson
Neilson
News and Post
Amatillo
Amarillo
News
Evening Post
University of Texas Names Splawn Economics Professor and President
Austin July 29 The board of regents conferred the title of professor of economics and president of the University on Doctor Walter Splawn. He expressed gratitude and discussed school news with the board. An inauguration date was not set. Degrees were awarded to 126 summer students. A site near campus for the Alice Littfield dormitory costing 250000 was chosen to house 160 freshmen girls. plans to be ready in four months.
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Associated Press Austin
Walter Splawn
Board of Regents
Splawn
W. 8. Sutton
Secretary Hughes to Be in Berlin Sunday
Berlin July 29 Secretary Hughes of the United States State Department will arrive Sunday accompanied by about twenty American lawyers of the American Bar Association party. They are expected to work with the United States mixed claims commission in adjusting war damage claims against Germany.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hughes
United States State Department
American Bar Association Party
United States Mixed Claims Commission
Germany
Regents Witness Construction on Texas Tech Buildings
Special to The News from Lubbock July 29 reports Texas Technological College's new construction, starting with the basement of the administration building. The board toured site work at a Rotary Club luncheon, vowing top efforts to make Tech premier in the Southwest, second only to Georgia Tech. Attending regents included Jok Nunn, R. A. Underwood, John W. Carpenter, Clifford B. Jones, Mrs. J. W. Crane, Mrs. Charles DeGroff, Senator W. H. Bledsoe, A. B. Spencer, and others from Amarillo, Plainview, Dallas, Spur, Corsicana, and Lubbock.
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Texas Tech
Southwest
Georgia Technological College
J.ok. Nunn
Amarillo
R.A. Underwood
Plainview
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Clifford B. Jones
Spur
J. WN. Crane
Corsicana
Charles DeGroff
el Paso
W. H. Bledsoe
Lubbogt
A. B. Spencer
Croshyton
Milk Price War in Wichita Grips Local Grocers
Hundreds of gallons of milk were sold at two Wichita stores for one cent per quart in a price war that began when one shop cut grade A milk from 12 to 11 cents and kept lowering. A third store entered, then retreated, as prices fluctuated between one and two cents for the rest of the day.
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Wichita
Kans
706 Men Reported in Big Klans Fight
Worcester Mass July 29 A clash between 200 Klansmen and 600 opponents raged near Lancaster early today with stones and sticks thrown and one man reported shot Police summoned aid from state patrol barracks in Framington Spencer Brookfield and other towns
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Worcester
Mass
Ku Klux Klan
Lancaster
State Patrol
Framington
Spencer
Brookfield
Sixty Die As Motor Ship Agusan Burns Off Mindanao
Sixty natives are believed dead when the motor ship Agusan burned off Camiguin Island in the Mindanao sea. The Inter Island Steamer Antonio Cobbim rescued about sixty people from the burning vessel. The Agusan, a 195 ton wooden steamer built in Port Ladiow in 1579, was owned by the Agusan Coconut Company and plied southern Philippine islands.
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Manila
Agusan
Camiguin Island
Sea of Mindanao
Constabulary
Misamis
Interisland
Antonio Cobbim
Port Ladiow
Agusan Coconut Company
Philippines
Exhumation Planned for Poison Victims in Hauptrief Case
In Ban Marcos, authorities say three Hauptrief children will be exhumed Wednesday. A signed confession alleges Annie Hauptrief poisoned the children in 1923 and later poisoned her husband. Charges include four murders and one assault to murder. Hauptrief jailed, mother Richard Schulze released on bond.
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Associated Presa
Marcos
Hauptrief
Annie Hauptrief
W. W. Battie
Food and Drug Division
State Health Department
George MM. Allen
Allen
Wyoming Oil Prices Cut 26 Cents Per Barrel
The Mid West Refining Company announced a 26 cent reduction in several Wyoming crude oil grades today, July 29, lowering prices for refineries and buyers in the region. The action affects multiple grades, signaling a broader market shift in Western oil pricing during the month.
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Mid- West Re Company
Wyoming
Pro Officers Slain in Booze Battle Near Wilmington
A posse from Wilmington, North Carolina, found Deputy U.S. Marshal Lilly and City Prohibition Agent Leon George dead in a car two miles from Phoenix in Brunswick County. Both were shot at close range. George's police dog also died. A 50-man posse and riot-gun units pursued bootleggers, with 100 more volunteers sent to the county.
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Associated Preaw
Wilmington
WN. C
Phoenix
Brunswick County
United States
Lilly
Leon George
George
T Po County
General Campaign Against Anthrax Inaugurated
A regional effort against anthrax or charbon, led by state veterinarians and county health officers, targets the south central states. It seeks federal aid amid funding gaps as infections spread through Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee with fatalities and livestock losses rising. Local officials report no response from Secretary Wallace and plan to press Agriculture Department aid.
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South Central States
Mississippi
Arkanas
Tennessee
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Miasissippi
Arkanaan
Crosby County Ballots Elect District Officials
Complete returns show Crosby County officials elected for the district and county offices. Names listed include Clack M. Mullican district judge Park N. Dalton district attorney Jake M. Mabe county judge Green Harrison county attorney Ry Powell county clerk Mise Myrtle Cheyne county treasurer John D. McDermitt sheriff and tax collector T Hy.
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Crosby County
Clack M. Mullican
Park N. Dalton
Distr
Jake M. Mabe
Green Harrison
Ry Powell
Mise Myrtle Cheyne
John D. McDermitt
T. Hy
Fearless Cowboy Tale Prompts Daily News Read Friday
The Daily News promotes a humorous feature starting Friday August 1 about a Montana cowboy whose nerves flare in danger yet he refuses to back down. Locals joke at his fear of horses but daringly drives cars to the cliff edge, reshaping the town’s bravado.
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Montana
The
Daily News
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