Attack on Wife Lies at Core of Murder Trial
Chris Martin on trial for the Sept. 12 stabbing death of James Stevens near a rooming house in a blind alley at 619 Utah Avenue. Martin testified Stevens stabbed him but offered no shirt marks, as defense rests after cross-examination by County Attorney T. E. Downey. Trial to continue with jury instructions following.
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James Stevens
James Kamboroff
Chris Martin
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Martin
Stevens
Utah Avenue
T. E. Downey
Tim Nolan
Harlow Pease
Downey
Lumber King J R Booth Dies in Ottawa at 98
Canada's lumber king J R Booth dies peacefully at his Ottawa home at age 98. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 30 p m with attendance expected from government, senate, city and perhaps the governor general. Princess Lois, his granddaughter and wife of Prince Eric of Denmark, is currently in Denmark.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Canada
J. R. Booth
Senate
Lois
Prince Eric
Denmark
Capper urges farmers to unite for equal profits
United States Senator Arthur Capper told the American Farm Bureau banquet that farmers must organize for self protection to obtain fair profits. He argued agriculture should have parity with industry and warned prosperity may not come from Congress alone.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Arthur Capper
United States
Kansas
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Senator Capper
Washington
Soldier Aims at Colonel in Early Morning Assault
Lieut. Col. Arthur Owen Seaman was shaken awake when an intruder seized him by the throat. Mrs. Seaman aided with a poker and drove off Norman Barns, a Presidio private, who says he mistook the officer for the cook and that the cook is so bum he ought to be choded anyhow. Barns was placed in the guard house.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Arthur Owen Seaman
Seaman
Norman Barns
Presidio
Barnes
Separation suit planned by U S heiress husband
Count Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten announced he will file for separation against Millicent Rogers heiress to Standard Oil securities. He seeks custody of their child and hinted at an al legation of affections. The couple wed secretly in 1924. he arrived in the U S a week ago with his mother. In Florida the countess said nothing when asked for comment.
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Associated Press
New York
Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
United States
Millicent Rogers
Col. H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Securities
Herman B. Goodstein
Europe
Florida
Count Salm
Goodstein
Palm Beach
Grace Sands Coffin
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ludwig Selim von Hoogstraeten
Standard Oil Missions
Rival Marries Girl After Swain Obtains License to Wed
Dee. &-Vern F. Smith secured a marriage license for Frances Dixon in Denver. He learned that rival John M. Baker already obtained a license and wed the same day in Englewood, leaving Smith with a license but no wedding on that date.
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Swain
Associated Press
Denver, Dee
Vern F. Smith
Frances Dixon
John M. Baker
Englewood
Federal agents raid Butte drug ring arrest five sellers
Federal narcotics officers arrested five suspects in Butte after months of surveillance. Newton Schultz Frances Steele Toy Sing Chin Guey and Robert Martin were taken with small drug amounts found on Schultz and Steele. Sing and Guey were seized at a West Mercury Street operation. Martin was watched for some time for selling dope. The city reports about 100 addicts remain and runners bring drugs in from Orient via ocean liners with packs of 150 ounces.
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Butte
Hildebrand, Straw
Hoffman
Eee
Newton Schultz
Frances Steele
South
Arizona Street
Toy Sing
Chin Guey
Robert Martin
Sing
Hildebrand
West Mercury Street
Guey
Schultz
Steele
Martin
East Park Street
Orient
Pageant to depict end of Indian wars at Little Bighorn jubilee
Burial of the hatchet will be depicted in an allegory at the semi centennial battle of the Little Big Horn events to be held at Custer battlefield June 23 to 25. The National Custer Memorial association formed a national committee with Gen. E. Godfrey of Cookstown leading the panel and including War Secretary Dwight Davis and Indian Commissioner Charles H. Burke among others.
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Billings
Northwest
Little Big Horn
Custer Battlefield
National Custer Memorial Association
Hardin
Godfrey
Cookstown
N. J
Seventh Cavalry
General Custer
Dwight Davis
Charles H. Burke
John D. Ryan
New York
William A. Clark Jr
Butte
Hale Holden
Burlington Railway
Charles Donnelly
The
Northern Pacific
Ralph Budd
Great Northern
H. E. Byram
Milwaukee
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific
Thomas D. Campbell
B. B. Brooks
Robert 8. Buison
Casper
Wyo
American Legion
Veterans Bureau to Trim 1926 27 Budget Amid Decentralization Push
Director Hines announces an estimated 314 965 000 for veterans bureau activities in the 1926 27 year excluding adjusted service and hospital funds. Total current appropriations reach 405 713 559 as decentralization limits central administration and expands local relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Hince
Governor Ferguson Declines Extra Session Call
Governor Miriam A Ferguson announced she will not call a special session, saying it is unnecessary and driven by prejudice and political ambition. Speaker Lee Satterwhite had sought a session if the governor did not act by December 10. The trail of highway fund irregularities continues as Travie county grand jury probes expenditures.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Lee Satterwhite
Satterwhite
Washington
Texas
Ferguson
Travie County Grand Jury
Economy Blamed for Troubles of All Armed Units
Washington dispatch reports high ranking officers at the Mitchell court martial blaming the economy and the army air service for aviation and broader military troubles. Maj. Gen. Hanson Ely defended existing organization and urged balanced funding across arms, while Maj. Gen. Robert Allen and M. W. Ireland noted war-time equipment limits and thwarted recommendations by the general staff.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army Air Service
Mitchell
Army
War Department
General Staff
William Mitchell
National Defense
Hanson KE. Ely
Army War College
Air Service
War College
Robert H. Allen
M. W. Ireland
General Ireland
Infantry
Geneva Vote Against Turkey Over Mosul Frontiers
The League of Nations council accepted the World Court consultative opinion on Mosul's frontier, deciding Britain or Turkey could gain Irak mandate territory. Turkey abstained from counting, and England's vote was also excluded. Mediation will be attempted. if it fails, the council may impose its decision.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Turkey
Mosul
Council of the
League of Nations
World Court
Great Britain
Scialola
England
Ihs
Bill Flood Continues Aims to Weaken Shipping Board Powers
Washington dispatch describes the 325 million tax reduction bill starting its congressional journey. President Coolidge endorses the principle while the House votes to proceed, expects passage by next week with debates focusing on shipping board abolition, ICC curtailment, and Shenandoah disaster probes. Strong support from Green and Garner noted amid a lively, partisan exchange.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
House
Sdes
Representative Green
Iown
Ways and Means
Representative Garner
Texas
Green
Garner
The
Shipping Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
iInvestiga
Narcotic Ring Found in Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City officials disclosed the discovery of a narcotic smuggling ring inside the Missouri penitentiary. Nineteen of 84 convicts identified as narcotic addicts were implicated in the smuggling operation.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Coolidge Proposes Wide Range of Domestic Reforms in Annual Message
President Coolidge transmitted a 10 000 word annual message to Congress in writing marking a broad plan for tax cuts and domestic legislation. The message covers 46 subjects with many recommendations already urged by the administration for two years.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
House
Senate
Wilson
Harding
Ways and Means Committee
President’s plan to bolster aviation and labor action
The article notes the president’s renewed push to strengthen aviation as outlined by the air board and to empower the government to handle coal industry labor disputes, a proposal remaining from two years ago. The report continues on page 6, column 4.
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Air Board
Italians Ratify War Debt Settlement
Rome reports the Italian senate ratified the war debt agreement with the United States and the $100,000,000 Morgan loan. Count Volpi labeled the measures the real end of the war for Italy, with Signor Titton noting unity in negotiations and national solidarity.
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Associated Press
Rome
United States
Italy
Italian Senate
Morgan Company
Count Volpi
Washington
Signor Titton
Parents of Arthur Frazer Seek Two War Bonuses
In Aberdeen South Dakota on December 8, 1918, Rev and Mrs Charles Frazer applied for state and government war bonuses for Private Arthur Frazer of the 28th U S Infantry. They claim residency in South Dakota at enlistment based on army records, while Frazer died Oct 6 1918 in action. The couple previously believed a Mexican imposter was their son after an identity trial in Minneapolis. The body was later returned to the U S and buried in Nebraska. They reside in Santee Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Nebraska
Charles Frazer
Arthur Lopez
Arthur Frazer
W. A. Hazle
Hazle
Santee
Neb
South Dakota
28Th
United States Infantry
Frazer
United States
Frager
Minneapolis
Lopez
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IO Martin
Mrs. Martin
Lumber King
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Unite For Protection
Organization For Self-Protection
Federation
U.S
U. S
Count von Hoogstraeten
Langley
Red
Richard N. Elliott Republican
Indiana
Committee On Public Buildings
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Garner Indorse
Bill Flood
Ship Board
Shenandoah
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