Fire at Wise County home leaves one dead and arson suspect jailed
H P Jones aged 60 of Alvord dies in a blaze at W H Miles home four miles northeast of Fort Worth. Lizzie Miles 18 survives shock after an attempted assault in her room. Anver Dean 39, a cotton picker and Miles family friend, is held in Wise County jail on arson charges. Fire suspected incendiary. stair collapse trapped Jones. Authorities describe famine of details and ongoing investigation in Rhome area.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
H. P. Jones
Alvord
W. H. Miles
Elizabeth Miles
Anger Dean
Miles
Bleing
Wise County
Decatur
Rhome
Gettys
Workman
Jones
Daybreak
Anver Dean
Dean
Justin
Trial for Murder Starts at Abilene
The Abilene-texas murder trial of Tom Ross began with eleven jurors chosen in Taylor County. The case, transferred from Lubbock, seeks the slaying of cattle inspector H L Robertson at Seminole last April. A special venire of 125 men was called and extensive security measures were reported as both sides faced a strong legal defense line.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Tex
Tom Ross
H. L. Robertson
Seminole
W. R. Ely
Court of Appeals
Lubbock
Ross
Milt Good
W. D. Allison
Robertson
West Texas
State of Texan
District Court
Taylor County
Ely
J. H. Haney
Inlaw Killer Barricades Home Slaying Wife
Cochran fired about seventy shots during a four hour siege in Belleville after fatally wounding his wife and critically wounding his mother in law and two officers. Police from St Louis aided, using tear bombs and shotguns. The wife died, and the mother in law and officers remained in critical condition.
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Associated Press
Belleville
Cochran
Hns
St. Louis
Mansie Cochran
Emily Hall
George F. Schilling
A. Petri
Schilling
Petri
Rio Grande Flood Reaches 22 Foot Stage
Rio Grande at 22 feet today, a rise of one fifth foot from yesterday. Floodwaters swell as the San Juan River in Mexico, which feeds the Rio Grande at Rio Grande City, continues to rise slowly.
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Associated Press
Rio Grande
Tex
San Juan River
Mexico
San Juan
Flood Warnings as Rio Grande Rises After Torrential Rains
Flood warnings reach towns below Roma as the Rio Grande surges after heavy rains in the lower valley and Monterey Mexico. Rio Grande City hits 20 feet, San Benito 22.9 feet, Mission 20 feet. Monterey reports 10.6 inches of rain and flooded streets. Mexican rivers overflow, crops damaged, water flows into the Rio Grande via Salando and San Juan rivers.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Roma
Starr County
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
Monterey
Mexico
J. H. Garboe
Rio Grande City
San Benito
Mission
Salando
San Juan
Rio Grande Floods Reach Brownsville but Not Yet Serious
Brownsville river bank is full yet serious flooding not expected. Rio Grande City reports rise due to heavy rains in Mexico. Lower valley levees show breaches but repairs ongoing. Arroyo Colorado near Harlingen and Arroyo del Tigre are carrying floodwaters away from U S levees. Mexican levee cut to divert water reduces pressure on Matamoros defenses.
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Brownville
Tex
Rio Grande
Rio Grande City
San Juan
Salado
Mexico
Lower Grande Valley
Arroyo Colorado
Harlingen
Arroyo del Tigre
Matamorag
Safe Crackers Take $1000 from Corsicana Bottling Co
Corsicana Coca Cola Bottling Company reported a burglary last night in which the safe was broken and money and jewelry valued at $1,000 were taken. Police were informed by John R. B. Miller, a firm member, as investigations began.
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Corsicana
Coca Cola
John RB. Miller
US Destroyers Wreck Off Santa Barbara Coast
Ninety crewmen are lost as seven ships of a Pacific Fleet destroyer squadron wreck on La Honda cliffs after a misguided course in heavy seas. The Delphy led a column that struck rocks near San Miguel Island, with four other ships following. Rescue efforts raced as Cuba’s distress signals sparked air and sea responses along the California coast.
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Los Angeles
Uncle Sam
la Honda
Santa Barbara
Cuba
San Miguel Island
Delphy
Dilema
Ocean Lane
Goes
Chauncey
Young
Woodbury
Fuller
Lee
Nicholas
Denial by defendant in oil case disputed in indictment
In Houston on September 10, the First National Oil Company faces a federal indictment alleging stock manipulation and inflated capitalization. Defendants Robert C. Russell Leo C. Hamblett R Hamblet and John H. Cain deny fraud claims, vow to fight the cases and insist they acted to aid stockholders.
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Houston
United States
Post Office
First National of
Robert C. Russell
Leo C. Hamblett
Dr. Hamblet
John H. Cain
First National
Texas
Leo C. Hambler
Martin
Breckenridge
Leo C. Hambier
First National Company
Two Killed and One Hurt When Engine Blows Up
Wichita Kansas Sept 10 Jerry Groff engineer and Olan Leghwood fireman were instantly killed B A Armstrong head brakeman was probably fatally injured when a Frisco freight engine number 621 exploded near Valley Center and Bentley north of Wichita. Cause not yet determined Missouri Pacific officials said.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
Jerry Groff
Olan Leghwood
B. A. Armstrong
Valley Center
Bentley
Here
Missouri Pacific
Aged Convict Granted Sixty Day Leave From Prison
Fort Worth dispatch reports H J Henfey, 70, who was sentenced to 15 years for the murder of Dallas merchant L T Martin, released on a 60 day furlough. Governor Neff granted the absence at relatives’ request so Henley could tend to business matters. Martin was killed in front of a East Front Street dry goods store. Henley pleaded guilty to murder, shots fired from his window above the store.
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Fort Worth
H. J. Henfey
State Penitentiary
L. T. Martin
Dallas
Neff
Henley
Martin
East Front Street
Tarrant County
Ranger Returns After Probing Kidnaping Case
Ranger Captain Roy Nichols, who was sent to Port Arthur with Rangers to probe the Dunn brothers kidnapping, returned to Marshall after completing the investigation. He submitted an extended report not released to the public. Nichols also investigated the Beaumont murders of Bessie Carl and P. Ball.
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Associated Press
Austin Ty
Roy Nichols
Port Arthur
Dunn Brothers
Marshall
Ranger
Nichols
Bessie Carl
P. ‘O. Ball
Beaumont
Woman jailed for contempt in baby case
Agnes Darrah, claiming illness, was ordered jailed or hospitalized under guard by Judge Hall Latimore for contempt for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of Zelma Adams missing baby. The inquiry sought evidence in a $50,000 damage suit by Adams against Cora Gregory, owner of a local maternity home, over the baby given away without consent.
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Fort Worth
Agnes Darrah
Hall
Lattimore
Zelma Adams
Adams
Cora Gregory
K K K Organizer Held in Macon on Riot Charges
Macon Ga Sept 10 J P B Durkee organizer for the Ku Klux Klan in Macon was arrested tonight on two warrants charging riot and assault and battery in connection with the Macon flogging cases.
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Associated Press
Macon
J. PB. Durkee
Ku Klux Klan
Masked Assemblies Banned in Oklahoma by Klan Order
Oklahoma City September report: Governor Walton and state officials ban masked Klansmen from parades and meetings across the state. Grand Dragon Jewett says the Klan will respect the edict while warning martial law could be invoked if protests rise. Adjutant General prepares National Guard if demonstrations proceed.
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Oklahoma
KU Klux Klan
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
J., Walton
N. ©. Jowett
Walton
Bristow
B. H. Markham
National Guard
Grand Dragon Jewett
Kuprex Klan
Tulsa County
Dragon Jewett
Jewett
Maska
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