Noted writer on war news deems propaganda key to WWI end
Noted writer and former German prisoner Will Irwin told West Texas State Teachers College students that Allied propaganda ended the war six months sooner than force. He criticized German publicity, noted Spain's pro German stance, and described how Germany used wireless stations and free sub stations to control reports. Irwin, a WWI war correspondent, cited Belgian atrocity stories as propaganda, and predicted Russia’s Communism would fail to gain hold in America.
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America
Will Irwin
Germany
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Fee
Irwin
San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Spain
Berlin
Mexico
Persia
Belgium
France
Sweden
Allies
Courtroom clashes over Lindbergh case testimony continue
In a tense session, Jafsie and Dr Condon face questions as Reilly probes the ransom case. The exchange centers on the identity of "John" and the handwriting note allegedly tied to the kidnappers, with defense pressing for missing documents and questioning Jassie’s memory.
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Dr. Condon
David T. Wilentz
Reilly
Dr Condon
Jassie
Frederick H. Pope
Wilentz
Bull of
Brooklyn
John
Lindbergh
Henry Breckinridge
New York
Cough
City Island
Condon
Hauptmann
Isador Fisch
Germany
Fisch
Senate division over cash payment bonus debate continues
The piece notes Senate prospects to sustain a Roosevelt veto on a $2.1 billion bonus payment while hints at a possible compromise and discusses defenders and opponents in Congress. It also references witnesses in a kidnapping case and a track captaincy at Washington State College.
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Senate
Roosevelt
House
Harrison
Finance Committee
Administration signals end of price fixing codes except for natural resources
AAA Administrator Chester C Davis told an organized agriculture meeting that price filing through codes is on its way out as a recovery incentive. He said in natural resources, especially coal, the practice may be retained. The official stressed the reform would not remain in use because it does not work.
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AAA
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Residents report city pet poisoners amid urban fear
A letter to Tack from a resident near Eighteenth and Pierce describes two cat poisonings in two months and a neighborhood child losing a kitten. The writer asks what can be done to stop the poisonings and mentions rumors of a suspect in the area.
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Tack
Eighteenth and
Pierce
Five Children Die In Bus And Truck Crash Near Deadwood
Five children aged 1 to 14 were killed and three others were critically injured when a school bus carrying 20 children collided with a sugar-transport truck on a narrow concrete bridge near Deadwood South Dakota. The victims were members of World War veterans families from a CCC camp near Calcite.
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Rapid City
S. D
U.P
Deadwood
Calcite
Wealth Clue in Telga’s Heirloom Account Glimpses
Police traced a fortune tied to Telga through multiple deposits totaling 68 810 dollars across three banks and a secret pocket holding 565 dollars. An inscribed sheepskin scroll praises the family as capable and learned while origins are placed in Racinia and the Telga name resurfaces in financial records.
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Racinia
Telga
Bank of Naples Trust Co
Homeless Major Leaves Jail For Soldiers Home
Owen Boulter 62 year old Spanish American War veteran was released from the county jail after three months for breaking windows at two post office service windows. He will go to an old soldiers home at Leavenworth Kansas with Pullman fare arranged by Postmaster W D De Grassi and Deputy Sheriff Claude LeNeveu both war veterans. Boulter known as Major to fellow prisoners was penniless and had no home. He has lived in Texas most of his life.
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Owen Boulter
Leavenworth
Kans
W. D. DeGrassi
Claude LeNeveu
Boulter
Texas
Kahovics vanity trims alimony in divorce case
Chicago judge reduced Joseph Kahovic's alimony from 20 to 15 dollars weekly after his wife May sought divorce. The court questioned his relationships with other women, prompting a remark from the judge about Kahovic's status and the ongoing divorce action.
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Chicago
Joseph
Texas lawmakers unveil broad proposals on crime and taxes
Eight bills aim to speed criminal trials and reform court procedure while tax and election amendments seek a state sales tax plan, four year terms, and broader amendable provisions. Proposals include a repeal referendum as part of a future election and reforms to the Colorado River project funding rules.
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Texas
W. B. Collie
Ben O'Neal
Weaver Moore
Houston
Buchanan Dam
House
Senate
Hamlin confesses. police chase scattered clues in murder case
Hamlin's arrest follows the killing of Mrs Hamlin wife of three months. He signed a murder confession after an all night interrogation and waived examining trial. Officers seek diamonds jewelry hidden in a tobacco sack in California and check Oakland ties. Walter Peck named for rewards as investigation widens. A new umpire John William Sears arrives from Texas League.
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Mr. Hare
Mr Hare
California
Hamilin
Amarillo
Oakland
Bill Adams
McDowell
Adams
Informaton
Mrs. Hamlin
Walter Peck
TWA
John Baker
Nunn Electric Company
Carl Hare
Convict Questioned In Looting of Bank Holdup
Convict Shiloh Schrivnor serving 10 years for bank robbery will be questioned in the Ben Milam Hotel loot case where $13,991 was taken. Police Captain Payne said Schrivnor, released on furlough, was due back by midnight and would be met. The case links him to the Keggy Jones John Cherris gang known for prior murders.
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Houston
W. S
Shiloh
Schrivnor
Ben Milam Hotel
Baynan W. Payne
Harlem
Payne
Keggy Jones
John Cherris
Markets Update From Chicago Grain and Kansas City Livestock
Grain prices show mixed moves with May wheat around 1 01 and Sept near 91. Corn trades range with July and September quoted, rye and oats figures listed. Kansas City livestock bids faltered as cattle and calves sold lower. hogs steady to lower with veal values higher on government and drought effects. New Orleans cotton opened steady with slight pullback as stock markets weaken. March and May futures around 12.64 to 12.72 after initial strength.
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Chicago
Dno
F. Clark & Co
Bargia
Kansas City
New Orleans
New Orlea
Liverpool
Rioters Move Toward City Hall Before Landjager Control
SAAR provokes retreat as a mob attempts another demonstration in front of the city hall and raises barricades. The Landjager swiftly imposes order without aid from the League of Nations international army. Afterward, foreign troops are deployed to patrol the streets.
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Landjager
International Army
League of Nations
Jassie Condon Recalls Day on Stand at Hauptmann Trial
After testifying, Dr. Condon celebrated with a steak and eggs dinner then stayed up late reliving the moments of his day on the stand. He spoke from a hotel in Trenton while 46 000 Bronx pupils sent telegrams of support. He described the courtroom scene and named friends including Frankie Frisch Donna Fox and Ed Breslin as among those who heard his testimony.
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Jassie
Trenton
Bronx
Hauptmann
Frankie Frisch
Fordham Flash
Dr. Condon
Frankie
Donna Fox
Ed Breslin
Private manufacture of munitions sparks war fears
The speaker criticizes private control of prime war industries, saying investigations reveal flaws in arguments for domestic munitions production. He links propaganda to arms races and calls it a primary cause of war, while offering labor for abroad manufacturing.
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Clark
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