Marin dies in cell on eve of trial in El Paso
Jose M. Marin 64, Spanish-born exiled Mexican mine owner dies in his El Paso jail cell before trial for fatally shooting F. J. Lyons and H. D. Oppenheimer in their office on May 31. Coroner investigates possible natural causes or poisoning. post mortem ordered. Marin had clashed with the lawyers over a $100,000 suit related to a development project in Chihuahua.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Jose M. Marin
Criminal District Court
F. J. Lyons
H. D. Oppenheimer
Spain
Mexico
Chihuahua
Lyons and Oppenheimer
Rushville Inventor Unveils Magnet Based Perpetual Machine
Morton Conner of Rushville claims a magnet powered device that runs a five round rotary wheel by alternating magnet poles automatically with a self lifting fulcrum. The system uses two two inch magnets and a round magnet on a rotary wheel to generate motion with minimal friction and no human input.
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International News Service
Rushville
Ind
Morton Conner
Conner
Indiana Statute Curbs Crime Wave
Indiana enacts a ten and twenty law targeting armed major crimes. A person convicted of carrying a gun while committing a major felony faces a determinate 10 to 20 year sentence in state prison. The gun offense is separate from penalties for the major crime itself.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tortoise Carving Linked to Blair Family in Indiana
In Scottsburg Indiana Mrs Sarah Blair carved her initials and 1862 on a turtle carcass found near her home sixty seven years ago. Recently Miss Mary Blair discovered the same tortoise wandering along railroad tracks within a mile of the Blair residence revealing the carved date and initials.
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International News Service
Scottsburg
Ind
Sarah Blair
Mary Blair
Blair
Gangsters Dead in Kansas City Shootout
In Kansas City two gangsters died and a third was wounded after a midnight shooting among five men outside a fashionable hotel. Ben Barretti alias Fred Roberts was killed, Arthur Hartman died, and Kearns Pumpsey was shot in the back but expected to recover. Barretti was sought for murders in Chicago and Los Angeles and a payroll robbery in Galveston.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Ben Barretti
Fred Roberts
Arthur Hartman
Kearns Pumpsey
Kearns Humphrey
Barretti
Max Silverstein
Galveston
Tex
Dallas
Daniel J. Dennehey
Dennehey
Mystery man found dead near Amarillo unidentified
An elderly man was found Thursday in a vacant house eight miles east of Amarillo and remained unidentified Monday. N. B. Griggs and Sons Funeral Home said the body would be held until claimed.
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Amarillo
Griggs and Sons Funeral Home
Clovis to Dedicate New Airport with State Officials
Clovis New Mexico will host a Friday airport dedication with Governor R C Dillon officiating. Bands from nearby New Mexico and Texas towns will attend as Clovis becomes the first New Mexican transfer point on the Trans Continental Air Rail system.
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United Press
Clovis
New Mexico
Texas
R. C. Dillon
Stone quarry worker loses foot in blast
William Allen, a stone quarry worker from White Cliffe Ark was left without a foot after dropping a stick of dynamite from a box carried on his shoulder. The foot was amputated at a hospital in Texarkana Ark.
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Texarabana
Ark
William Allen
White Cliffe
Build Big Organ For Carnegie Hall
Kilgen Organ Company of St. Louis is completing the Andrew Carnegie Memorial Organ for Carnegie Hall New York. The 75 ranks of pipes are packed for shipment in twelve freight cars as dismantling of the old organ has begun and installation is expected by September 7.
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Kilgen
New York
Too Busy To Bother With New Oil Well
Arkansas City in June reports Mrs Belle Olsen a widow saying she is busy and does not want to be disturbed regarding a new oil well proposal. The remark captures local sentiment as the issue unfolds in the town.
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International News Service
Arkansas City
Kans
Belle Olsen
American girl sails to become bride in Africa
Wabash Indiana June 24 Miss Elizabeth Clark will leave soon for Monrovia Liberia to wed Bruce Worth former local youth employed by a rubber concern She will go to New York then sail for London continuing the voyage to Africa from the British capital Workmen of Paris complain about rising living costs
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International News Service
Wabash
Ind
Elizabeth Clark
Monrovia
Liberia
Africa
Bruce Worth
How I Bleach My Skin White
Miss Genevieve Barr, a New York model, explains a home skin bleaching method. She mixes Orchand White with lemon juice to create a long lasting bleach that softens refines and whitens the skin without irritation and is praised for removing tan and freckles.
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Genevieve Barr
New York
Farm Woman Calm After 2000 Barrel Oil Gusher Strike
The farmer near here was informed a 2000 barrel oil gusher had been struck on her land. Since the discovery she has visited the well only once, illustrating her unexcitable nature as a woman.
Church Wedding Aims to Boost Attendance in Indiana Contest
A wedding was held at East Columbus Christian Church to boost attendance and win a contest with the Christian Church at Washington, Indiana, on June 24.
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International News Service
Columbus
Ind
East Columbus
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