Defense Begins Case in Shepherd Murder Trial
Chicago June 19 The defense of William Darling Shepherd started presenting its case aiming to finish Monday with the defendant’s testimony. Four defense witnesses were called before an early adjournment as Judge Thomas J. Lynch attended a judges’ meeting. The state rested after cross examining Charles Qo man whose testimony tied Shepherd to tubes of typhoid germs and a $100,000 demand linked to the murder of foster son William Nelson Mc Clintock. The defense challenged Farman’s prior statements and credibility while outlining its plan to call about fifteen witnesses, with roughly six attacking Farman’s character. The defense predicted closing by Monday afternoon depending on cross examination duration.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
Thomas J. Lynch
Cook County
Charles Qo
Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Farman
National University of Science
Beief
Faiman
John P. Marchand
Marchand
W. J. Mitchell
Stewart
Verdict Clears Navy Oil Deals Amid Dismissal Of Frauds
Judge Kennedy ruled the 1921 executive order transferring naval oil reserves to Interior legal, and that the 1920 lease act empowered the secretary of the navy. He found no fraud, no conspiracy linking Fall or Sinclair to illicit dealings, and absolved key officials of fraudulent motives. The decision cited lack of evidence of secrecy and justified delegation of power.
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U. S
Kennedy
Harding
Navy Department
Interior Department
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Sinclair
J. W. Zevely
Senate
Continental Trading Company
Toronto
H. S. Osler
Midwest Oil Company
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Prairie Oil Company
A. E. Humphreys
Fall
Denby
Navy
Roosevelt
J. K. Robison
Navy Engineering
E. C. Finney
Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
T. Blake Kennedy
United States
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Mammoth Company
Big Wyoming
Amundsen Safe Return Celebrated In Norway
King Haakon and the Storthing honor Roald Amundsen and companions for their polar flight and report no land found after surveying 160000 square kilometers. Amundsen notes no land in the Norwegian polar sector and details from Spitzbergen greetings amid mixed rescue accounts. Teapot Dome ruling: Judge Kennedy upholds Fall Mammoth leasing actions in historic Wyoming case.
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Norway
Haakon
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Amundsen
Storthing
Lykke
Haile Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Nowinckel
Dagbladet
King’s Bay
W C T U Attacks Pardons By Wholesale
Corpus Christi June 19 Resolutions condemned the wholesale pardoning of criminals by Governor Miriam A Ferguson adopted at the fourteenth district Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention. Other actions supported the child labor amendment, opposed immoral film production, with reports presented and officers elected including Mrs. Claude J. Carter as president and several officers from San Antonio Beeville and Corpus Christi.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Miriam A. Ferguson
Fourteenth District
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Claude J. Carter
San Antonio
J. R. Scott
Beeville
Mary Hollett
J. Madera
L. B. Robertson
Centralized Texas state printing criticized by San Antonio editor
M M McFarland of San Antonio told the Texas Press Association in Tyler that centralizing public printing in Austin threatens private plants and could lead to a state printing house with huge ongoing costs. He cited Senate bill No 28 the headlight bill adding millions of new blanks. The meeting awarded news cups and prizes, and editors enjoyed a Tyler-hosted picnic and ball.
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Tyler
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Tex
Texas
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Texas Press Association
Mr.Farland
Senate
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Olney Enterprise
Dallas News Cup
Tyler Journal
Floyd County News
Rockdale Reporter
W. N. Beard
Whitewright Sun
Clarendon News
Frisco Journal
San Marcos Record
Jacksonville
Association
Fort Worth and Denver line eyed for Panhandle route
Fort Worth and Denver officials tour Claude Panhandle oil fields with Wichita Falls operators and bankers. A Claude to Panhandle railroad would connect Panhandle oil fields to Fort Worth and Wichita Falls markets, with a decision expected after officials study the route.
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Panhandle
Fort Worth
Denver
Wichita Falls
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Amarillo
Fort Worth & Denver
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Forth Worth & Denver
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R. C. Stull
H. R. Hodge
H. H. Wade
C. H. Clark
Hal Yeager
C. W. Hanley
Harry Weeks
Carter McGregor
D. B. Kelly
H. A. Allen
W. M
Ed Deahl
B. Cahart
John Weatherley
J. I. Winn
I. P. Chidsey
Frank Paul
William Jones
Ed Bain
L. R. Forker
A. G. Bastain
R. & Surratt
F. Dunigan
W. I. Palmer
M. G. Welch
Howard Paul
BE. D. Willis
7. C. Paul
Sid O'Keefe
Granger Man Shot. Blacksmith Surrenders in Slaying
Granger resident C A Toole, about 80, was shot and killed tonight. Landrum, a blacksmith, surrendered to officers and was released on a five thousand dollar bond.
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Granger
Associated Press
C. A. Toole
Landrum
Liberal retirement law favored by eleventh division clerks
Fort Worth dispatch says railway mail clerks of the eleventh division endorsed liberalizing the retirement law for mail clerks. Delegates will push the measure at the national convention in Denver.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Denver
Georgetown Man Makes Bond After Fatal Shooting
Marion Collier surrendered in Georgetown after the fatal shooting of Charlie Vick at Florence, 16 miles northwest, and was released on bond of 25000 this afternoon. Vick died without making a statement, it is said.
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Georgetown
Associated Press
Marion Collier
Charlie Vick
Florence
Here
Vick
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Amarillo area forecast indicates unsettled Saturday with possible local showers in southwest and eastern New Mexico. Partly cloudy conditions elsewhere with thundershowers in north-central and southeast portions. Temperatures near steady. hourly readings unclear due to poor OCR.
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Amarillo
Texas
Abe
New Mexico
International Rotary selects Adams as head
Donald A. Adams of New Haven Conn is the new president of Rotary International. His election at yesterday s balloting at the annual convention here was announced today. He defeated Paul H. King of Detroit. Seven members of the International board of directors were re elected Arthur H Sapp Hart J Seely Harry H Rogers Dr Harry S Fish Carl L Faust A F Graves and Charles Burchill.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Donald A. Adams
New Haven
Conn
Rotary International
Paul H. King
Detroit
International Board of Directors
Arthur H. Sapp
Huntington, Inc
Dominance of Sunday Classifieds Boosted by Circulation
The Daily News and Evening Post showcase strong classified reach with reader interest in News-Post listings. Ads promise wide reading Sunday columns across the Panhandle Plains and Eastern News Mexico, with contact for insertion and guaranteed visibility.
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Daily News
Evening Post
News-Post
Panhandle Plains
Mexico
San Antonio Officers Exonerated in Slayings
San Antonio and Bexar County officers who took part in a Thursday night battle near San Antonio were exonerated by the grand jury after no-bill reports. The jurors commended the officers for performing their duties as district attorney C. M. Chambers stressed ongoing lawfulness to prevent further killings.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Bexar County Grand Jury
C. M. Chambers
Lawlesness
Bexar County
Decision in rate case to require several months
After five days of oral argument the Interstate Commerce Commission took the southwestern rate case under consideration. Amarillo and other Texas cities joined states in opposing a material change from the common point plan while Oklahoma, Dallas, and Fort Worth favored a mileage scale. No decision is expected for months. J. Cole, who argued for Amarillo, left for New York and will return soon.
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Bascom NI. Timmons Daily News
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Fort Worth
J. Cole
New York
Grand Daughter of Francis Scott Key Dies in Texarkana
Rebecca Turner Norwood 93, granddaughter of Francis Scott Key author of the Star Spangled Banner, died in Texarkana after living in Jefferson Texas and Texarkana since the city's founding. She amassed a fortune in realty and cash and donated substantial charities. Survived by a sister, two nephews and two nieces of San Francisco. Arch Deacon Harry L. Virden of Dallas to conduct funeral services tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Rebecca Turner Norwood
Francis Scott Kay
Norwood
Jefferson
Texas
San Francisco
Harry L. Virden
Dallas
Episcopal Church
LaFollette Funeral Train Heads Toward Madison
The LaFollette funeral train departs Washington bound for Madison with a swift schedule and stops for engine changes. Crowds along the route, mainly railroad workers, bid a final tribute to Robert M. LaFollette. In Madison, a guard of assemblymen and senators will accompany the body to Forest Hill cemetery after a Monday burial in the capitol rotunda.
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Chicago
Madison
Associated Press
Lapollette
Cumberland
Robert M. LaPollette
Wisconsin
Washington
Field and Mountain
Bob
Senate
Baltimore and Ohio
Capitol Limited
Robert M. LaFollette
Forest Hill Cemetery
Wis
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