Dietz Case Reveals Indian Ancestry and Draft Ties
Spokane trial unfolds with William Dietz and Leanna Lewis testifying on alleged false registration and draft avoidance. Dietz claims Native American lineage and ward status. prosecutors contend he is a U.S. citizen born to white parents. Defense plans to press Saturday, with potential jury deliberations anticipated.
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Spokane
William “H
Lone Star
Leanna Howard Lewis
Dietz
United States
Rice Lake Kald
Ing
Lewis
William Wallace Dieta
Fathe
Ry Boy
Aesenticns
Mare
Marines
Washington State College
Pull
Marine Corps
Michard” Hanley
Nul
Corps
War veteran in Butte after active service
John P. Kelly, among the first volunteers from Butte, returns home after serving in France with the United States artillery. Mustered out at Fort Russell, he plans to remain in Butte where he is registered. The piece notes his unit's actions in the Sedan offensive and its role in destroying enemy communications.
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Washington
Brazil
United States
Horacio Pessoa
Wngton
Redfield
Peso
Breckenridge Long
Pan-American Union
Redfeld
Br. Peston
John P. Kelly
Butte
France
Uncle Sam
Fort. Russell
Kelly
Sedan
Meta Hedan
Bank holdup convict Hamby executed in New York
Gordon Fawcett Hamby and Allan Jay Allen were convicted of first degree murder in a Kant Brooklyn Savings Bank holdup that left two employees dead. Hamby, linked to robberies across Omaha Chicago St Paul Los Angeles and Oklahoma, awaits execution as guards brace for possible escape attempts. Unions in Omaha back a general strike with clerks stenographers and stationary workers joining in, while carpenters consider action as sced code looms.
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New York
Gordon Fawcett Hamby
Allan Jay B. Allen
Kant
Brooklyn
Savings, Bank
Hamby
Omaha
Chicago
St. Paul
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Lewin
Wentenge
Neb
St Tionary “Fremen’s
Clerks and Stenographers’ Union
Aviators Perish as Plane Catches Fire in Flight
Rye Peach N Y Shelly Watson and civilian mechanic M Treland died when their aircraft crashed and caught fire near Mineola after an overseas service return. Witnesses reported the fatal accident as the plane went down.
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Rye Peach
Shelly Watson
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