Death penalty sought in Franklin killings tied to love affair
Franklin La July 9 The trio Mrs Ida Leboeuf Dr Thomas Dreher and James Beadle face death penalties after confessing plotting the murder of James Leboeuf in a lake near Morgan City Officials said Dreher and Leboeuf had a romance while Leboeuf’s wife aided the scheme Beadle identified as the actual shooter and Leboeuf helped plan the killing while Dreher was nervous after his confession.
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Franklin
Charles Pecot
James Beadle
Ida Lebouef
Thomas E. Dreher
James J. Lebouef
Morgan City
Tulane University
United Press
Ida B. Leboeuf
Thomas B. Dreher
James Leboeuf
Leboeuf
Public Utilities
Dr. Dreher
Jim
Healy Defeated for President of Union After 24-Year Tenure
Timothy Healy, who led the International Brotherhood of stationary firemen oilers and railway shop laborers for 24 years, was defeated for re election today. John F. McNamara of Boston, Massachusetts, won the post in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Timothy Healy
John F. McNamara
Boston
Mass
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas for Sunday with fair conditions. It notes unsettled areas in New Mexico north, showers in the central Rocky Mountain region, the Texas Panhandle, and Gulf regions, with high pressure over the Lake region and Northwest and low pressure over the Missouri valley and off the Gulf coast.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lake Region
Missouri Valley
Arizona
Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountain
Texas Panhandle
Gulf and
South Atlantic Coast
Yester
Lucky Guy With Hole Through Head Recovers in Indiana
Paul Kosty, a steel mill worker in Hammond, Indiana, survived a 26-foot hot iron bar entering at the base of his left jaw and exiting the right temple. Doctors say he is recovering with no major impairments, aside from a twitching right eye and possible memory effects. Kosty jokes he is lucky and hungry, having learned a new way to eat to keep food from the hole.
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United Press
Hammond
Ind
Paul Kosty
Kosty
Love Pay? Nebraskan Ends Life Over Unrequited Love
Ralph Wageman of Havelock Nebraska killed himself over unrequited love for his landlady’s daughter Lucille O Connor. He left a note asking Lucille not to notify his father to spare him, but the father was informed. He used a revolver borrowed from a friend.
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United Press
Chicago
Ralph Wageman
Havelock
Neb
Lucille
Lucille O'Connor
Ralph
Derailment Injures Several on Californian Train
A broken rail caused the Rock Island line Californian to derail near Goodwin Arkansas. Between 12 and 15 passengers were hurt, with Dr J H Miller from Cave City Kentucky seriously injured and hospitalized in Forrest City.
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Associated Press
Forrest City
Ark
California
Memphis
Goodwin
Here
J. R
Rock Island Railway
J. H. Miller
Cave City
Geneva Parley Near Collapse as Naval Conference Tensions Rise
July 9 Geneva report says tripartite naval conference nearly broke up during a secret executive committee session. Lord Cecil slammed his table and protested American cruiser proposal after Rear Admiral Hilary Jones spoke. Hugh Gibson warned Cecil to withdraw or risk leaving. tensions cited amid disputes over cruiser policy.
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Cecil
Associated Press
Geneva
Tripartite Naval Conference
Executive Committee
Lord Cecil
Hilary P. Jones
Hugh
Gibson
Admiral Field
Reed's Oration Roars at Houston Bar Association
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri electrified Houston with a forceful address at the city auditorium. He attacked efforts to limit constitutional rights, peppering the speech with sharp digs at figures like Harry M. Daugherty and Andrew Mellon while lamenting public apathy as Coolidge fished. The crowd pressed to shake his hand after the final sentence, and the talk continued on page two.
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Associated Press
Houston
James A. Reed
Missouri
Texas Bar Association
City Auditorium
Reed
Harry M. Daugherty
High Secon
Andrew Mellon
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Texas Ports Refresh Rate Battle with New Orleans Shifted
The Interstate Commerce Commission revises its earlier findings, restoring fair export rates for Texas ports on petroleum while adjusting grain and other commodities. Affected lines include rail routes via Liberal Kansas as a dividing point, with new schedules due by December 12 and subject to commission approval.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Galveston
Texas
New Orleans
Commission
Southwest
Louisiana
Rock Island
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rock Inland
Woman on flagpole marathon defies wife and vows to continue
Denver July reports Spider Haines remains atop the flag pole despite his wife’s threat to end the sit down. A family compromise allows him to stay until two this afternoon for a medical check. If cleared he may extend the record, wary of Chicago rival Joe Powers who completed ten days earlier.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Spider Haines
Spider
Kelly
Earth
Joe Powers
Chicago
Damage suit against head of printer home undecided
Colorado Springs July 9. Miss Helen Grant a nurse seeks 50000 in a damage suit against John Daley superintendent of the Union Printers home. Jurors asked for a definition of malice as they ponder whether Daley assaulted her while employed at the home.
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United Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Helen Grant
John Daley
Union Printers
Arthur Climnforth
District Court
Miss Grant
Daley
Little Girl Drowns in Waco Beach Pool Tragedy
Emily Kate Yarborough, 9, of Dallas drowned at the Beach bathing pool in Waco while visiting relatives. It was the city's first bathing tragedy of the season with several playmates present nearby.
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Associated Press
Waco
Emily Kate Yarborough
Dallas
Death Claims Priest Editor Here Saturday
Rev. James Aloysius Campbell 65 founder of The Antidote Catholic paper died at St. Anthony's sanitarium after a month's illness. Funeral at Sacred Heart cathedral Tuesday 9 am with Rt. Rev. A. Gerken officiating. Burial in Liano cemetery. Campbell born in Quebec 1861 trained as telegrapher and train dispatcher. He served in Dallas and Paris Texas then Hereford where he started The Antidote now published in New York. Family survivors listed.
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James Aloysius Campbell
the Antidote
Hereford
St. Anthony's Sanitarium
Sacred Heart Cathedral
BR. A. Gerken
Amarillo
Griggs
Liano
Father Campbell
Quebec
Montreal Seminary
Dunne
Dallas
Lynch
Paris
Texas
St. Paul's Sanitarium
Wiley
Cleburne
Corsicana
Canada
De'Albertville
Umbarger
New York
Sweetwater
Joseph Campbell
Springbrook
Wisconsin
J. Letarte
Plensisville
Divorces Granted Over Stag Parties and Drinking in Chicago
Mrs Lydia Anna Backus won a divorce from Carl Backus former church organist and choir director after alleging habit drunkenness and frequent stag parties with drinks and cards. She testified he returned home intoxicated and attended many such gatherings on the North Side of Chicago.
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United Press
Chicago
Lydia Anna Backus
Carl
North Side
Backus
Funeral Today for Fred E Dysart Drowned at Palo Duro Creek
Fred Eliot Dysart 22 died after drowning in Palo Duro creek near the Palisades yesterday afternoon while swimming. Companions Sam and Lewia Thomas tried to help but Dysart struggled, tugging them toward deeper water. Lifeguards recovered the body after about 30 minutes, and pulmotor relief failed after over an hour. Funeral at 6:40 pm from the First Christian church with Rev. F. W. O Malley. burial in Liano Cemetery. Survived by widow and young son, and his parents Mr and Mrs T Dysart of 310 Belleview. formerly with Palo Duro Furniture and later in the auto business. ex-student of Amarillo High. DeMolays and Elks member.
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Fred Eliot Dysart
Palo Duro Creek
Palisades
Dysart
Sam
Lewia Thomas
Thomanes
Sam Thomas
Canyon
Blackburn
First Christian Church
F. W. O'Malley
Liano Cemetery
Lewis Thomas
Charles Hudgins
Davis Wineher
Fran Dyche
Rex Crowley
Sam George
Roger Wilkinson
Tom Crutchfield
Allen Heaters
Jack Wayland
Earl Sadderis
Lawrie Lively
Hugh Donnell
Howell Comba
Jack Fuqua
Alvis Killough
Joe Deason
Ralph Strader
George Lindsey
Kreet Blackburn
Sidney Bridgman
Luther Minter
Belleview
Collin County
Amarillo
Palo Duro Furniture Company
Woman Killed in Car Wreck Near Bowie
Minnie Elmore and her husband Houston Elmore died after a Wichita Falls highway accident four miles northwest of Bowie. The roadster overturned in a ditch on a recently graded stretch with loose gravel. Mrs Elmore died instantly from a crushed skull while Mr Elmore perished after being taken to Bowie hospital with chest injuries.
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Associated Press
Bowie
Texas
Minnie Elmore
Houston Elmore
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Here
Elmore
Bowie Hospital
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Fred Dysart
Palo Duro
Trapper
Rosebud Yellow Robe
Chief Yellow Robe
President Coolidge
Deadwood
D. Rosebud
University of South Dakota
Goodwin, Ark
State Department
United States
Isd
J. A. Campbell
Antidote
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