Hamilton Due Robbery Trial at Carthage Bank Heist
Floyd Hamilton and co defendant John P. Bratcher face trial for the Carthage National Bank robbery. The case links them to a gang involved in the same week as Raymond Hamilton, who escaped, was later captured, and executed at Huntsville prison. The report also notes high mortality among cutlery grinders from silica dust exposure.
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Tyler
U.P
Floyd Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton
Carthage National
John P. Bratcher
Dallas
Floyd
Raymond
Huntsville
Pierson Case Details Include Luring Distinctions
The text describes the defense argument that the youth believed any reasonable person would deem his action justifiable. It states Pierson lured a respected jurist and his wife to a country lane near Austin where they were shot.
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Austin
Pierson
Pierson’s Brother Aids Defense In Delusion Claim
Houston testified Pierson denies being son of Justice Pierson and Mrs. Pierson and says he was given up as a young child. Brother William H. Pierson and sister Mrs. Harvey Thomas have been present in court aiding the defense. The defendant believes he has a great destiny and claims future inventions and extreme lifespans, with delusions very real to him.
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Vinced
Pierson
Houston
William H. Pierson
University of Chicago
Harvey Thomas
Salina
Kans
Dr. Houston
Beaumont strike backing up longshoremen curbs at Texas ports
Houston police probed persistent strike rumors as Governor Allred sent aides to Houston for firsthand information. In Galveston Joseph P. Ryan ILA president planned talks with union leaders while Port Arthur reported non union labor at Texas Company docks after a union picket was slain earlier. No mobilization orders were issued.
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Beaumont
Houston
Texas
Joseph P. Ryan
Galveston
Port Arthur
Texas Company
Allred
Edward Clark
F. E. Nichols
Clark
Josephs. Myers
Perkins
National Guard
Carl Nesbitt
Quickest Headache Remedy May Be Capudine Liquid
An ad argues that solid headache remedies require dissolution before absorption and promotes Capudine Liquid as absorbed at once. It claims Capudine eases headache neuralgic or muscle pains quickly with no narcotics or dope and encourages readers to choose Capudine to avoid suffering.
Labor strife turns deadly as ILA strike flares in Gulf ports
In Lake Charles, a three day port closure is ordered after a night clash between pickets and 78 port guards leaves two dead and eight wounded. Governor Allen seeks agreement with labor leaders as talks planned in New Orleans. The ILA press for displacing locals and higher wages amid a widening strike toll.
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Lake Charles
International Longshoremen’s Strike
K. Allen
W. R. Mayo
New Orleans
Joseph Ryan
National I. L. A
Charles H. Logan
National Labor Relations Board
Port Arthur
Ethiopians claim Italian forces decimated by mines
Reports from Ogaden and Makale describe an Ethiopian counter attack that killed many Italian troops using mined campsites. A 25 000 man force led by Habre Mikael routed Italian scouts while Emperor Haile Selassie honored Mikael's wife for an exploit. Ethiopian leaders form up 1 000 000 warriors as Gen de Bono forces advance.
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Bath
Ogaden
Habre Mikael
Mikael
Madadjo Ali
Makale
Ras Siyoum
Ras Kassa
Ras Mula Getta
Emilio de Bono
Haile Selassie Gugsa
John
Tigre
Italy
Adadjo Ali
Gugsa
Tekla
20000 Warriors Ready For Front In Ethiopia War
Ethiopia mobilizes 20000 more troops for an immediate departure to the northern front as Ras Mulugheta leads 8000 toward Dessye and Ras Desta Memtu commands 200000 along the Webbe Shibeli to meet the Italian army. A requisitioning commission asks for a 50000 silver thaler fund to pay for defense.
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James A. Mills
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Samuel Hoare
Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations
Ras Mulugheta
Dessye
Webbe Shibeli
Ras Desta Memtu
Battle Looms as Italian Ethiopian War Nears Major Clash
Reports from the northern Ethiopian front say the two armies are poised for a first great battle within two weeks. Ethiopian forces under Ras Kassa and Ras Seyoum concentrate along routes from Adigrat to Abi Addi and Dera, with estimates of 330,000 to 1,000,000 men. Italian dispositions run from Adigrat to Aksum with outposts guarding hills as air raids and requisitioning widen.
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Mount Mussa Ali
Danakil
Italy
Eritrea
Walkait
Dedjazmatch Ayelu
Ras Sevoum
London
U.P
Ethiopia
Adigrat
Aduwa
Aksum
News Chronicle
Addis Ababa
Tigre
Ras Kassa
Bama
Takkaze
Abi Addi
Ras Seyoum
Kassa
Dera
British Workman and Belvedere Pass Suez Entrance
British Workman and Belvedere were at the Suez Canal entrance with no serious damage seen. Belvedere had sailed from Naples for Massawa with 62 officers and 1,300 men. Alexandria reports British authorities have leased the Feyotian El Moassat Hospital and the British-Swiss Hospital for two to four months with a renewal option.
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Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Belvedere
Naples
Massawa
Eritrea
el Moassat
el Moassat Hospital
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Gambela
Elizabeth Klein
Sudan
British Workman
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Schilling
Frank Buck
Wild Animal
Elizabeth Harben
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the Panhandle
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Hudson
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