Double death mystery rocks Casper husband and wife
Mrs Irene Smiser 46 the Casper jeweler's wife drank cyanide solution used for silver cleaning and died. Her husband D P Smiser then drank the same poison, laid beside her, and died. The coroner calls it double suicide. inquest planned after chemical analysis. The couple, once of Amarillo and Sterling Kansas, had been ill treated. Denver inquiry to exhume C H Blank's body to clear up the February death and burial mystery in Fairemont cemetery.
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Associated Press
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Irene Smiser
D. P. Smiser
Werewita
Tikainenn Mama
Euield
Mr. Smiser
Sterling
Kan
Amarillo
Texas
Denver
C. H. Blank
One Man Parade by Spokane Indian War Veteran
Indian war veteran Thom O'Brien, among Spokane’s earliest settlers, will lead a solo parade through the business district on May 16 to mark his birth anniversary. He received a permit from the public safety department and will ride a tame horse, wearing a derby hat with two flags, starting at 2 p.m. O’Brien arrived in Spokane 48 years ago as one of the first five settlers and plans to parade in his own style.
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Associated Pree
Spokane
Thom O'Brien
O'Brien
Department of ‘Pubic Safety
Britain Proposes Warships Excluded From Armaments Control
Geneva talks hear Britain urge removing warships from international arms control. Japan and Italy back the move while Rear Admiral Aubrey Smith explains public sale of ships would curb illicit trade. A separate proposal seeks international traffic limits on poison gas.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Ofrance
Braz
Hungary
Poland
Aubrey Smith
Confence
Brrth
Photographic Radio Transmission Across Pacific Proves New Method
A photoradiographic system in Honolulu sent a photographic negative via light beam to New York 5136 miles away. The receiving New York machine completed a full positive transmission in about twenty minutes with no human hands guiding the process. The event, part of early radiophotography experiments, showed auto linked relays in Honolulu and New York performing the entire operation. Continued coverage notes Coolidge campaign film controversy and a Department of Justice inquiry into its use.
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Associated
New York
Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
Monolulu
Coolidge
Army Aviator Killed in Langley Field Crash
Major Charles C. Bennedict 34 died today at Langley Field when his plane collided with a captive balloon and crashed. His body was badly crushed and the machine splintered by the impact in Newport News Virginia.
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Pnewport
Charles C. Bennedict
Langley Field
Montana Protest Against Union Pacific Zinc Freight Rate
May 1 Helena Montana railroad commission wired the interstate commerce commission to protest a proposed Union Pacific rate on zinc ores from the Coeur d Alene district Idaho to Portland for export. The commission says the rate, to take effect May 18 without federal action, injures Montana by enabling cheap Belgian shipments and harming American labor while increasing rail profits. Ore from Coeur d Alene now travels three times via rail to the east after Black Eagle and Anaconda loads.
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Associated Press
Helena
Union Pacific Railroad
Coe Alene
Idaho
Portland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana Railway Commission
Federal Commission
Montana
Coeur d'Alene
Black Eagle
I Falls
Anaconda
Sam Rows
Montana Commission
Belgium
R Ailroader Wit
Coeur 4’Alene
Ross
Gray Haired Mother Pleads Amid Murder Trial
In Chicago on May 7 Mrs Bruce Shaw a gray haired mother testified as a state witness against her son George Shaw accused of killing his father Bruce Shaw with a saber after a December quarrel. She pleaded for his sanity and asked the jury to commit him to an insane asylum, recalling the dying father’s words.
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Chicago
Bruce Shaw
George Shaw
Commons Back Churchill Plan Amid Silk Duty Debate
Parliament debates silk duties as large majorities back the Churchill plan. A four year duty grace on imported silk begins next August while Labour seeks a one year limit. Chancellor Churchill pushes McKenna duties into effect July 1 despite Labour opposition to auto and motorcycle exemptions.
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Masons Plan Sharp Campaign Against Fake Lodges
The Masonic fraternity in New York today launched a vigorous campaign against spurious organizations claiming Masonic ties. The effort targets fake lodges that have milled thousands of people, underscoring a legal push led by Supreme Court Justice Arthur Thompson.
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Associated Press
New York
Thin Wate
Supreme Court
Arthur & Thompkin
Amundsen North Pole Flight Postponed
Advices from Oslo Norway May 7 report that Roald Amundsen has postponed the planned North Pole flight. Weather observations delayed the expedition and postponed departure to a later date.
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Amundsen
Pole
Norway
Meteorogical Observatory
Toald Amundsen
North Pole
Nurses Support Expansion Fund for Deaconess
The Deaconess hospital nursing drive reports new contributions of 20 dollars as nurses urge local helpers to contact Mrs. C J Nepper or Dr. George W Craven, chair of the campaign, to assist the hospital's expansion and community care efforts.
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Deaconess Hospital
Proram
C.J. Nepper
Geor W. Craven
Paate
Rifian Successes Worry Paris In Muraces War
Reports from the troubled Muraces zone indicate Rifian forces are posing greater trouble for France than expected. French posts in the Djebal ibame sector and further east near Colonel Wreydenbure's column show intensified trench fighting, likely to prolong the conflict and raise domestic political tensions.
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Trane Vai
Muraces
Calom=at
Djebal Ibame
Hat
Wreydenbure
Coast guard in battle against rum fleet gains new recruits
New York coast guard officials say their three day old blockade against the Atlantic rum fleet remains 100 percent effective and they call for 400 to 500 guardsmen recruits for local district as rough weather and near gale conditions persist.
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New York
New York Coast Guard
Hockade
Bond Furnished by Shepherd Woman Reported
Chicago May 7 Miss Gladys Roberts, an operative of an effective agency, said she was attacked and beaten by a man who accosted her last night. She testified last week about a meeting between Shepherd and the head of a detective agency used for her employment. Her employer urged her to stick to one story to ensure favorable outcomes.
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Chicago
Gladys Roberts
Music Week Programs Bring Song To Schools
Citywide observance of National Music Week features performances in schools from Three Mile to junior high. Students will sing Welsh tunes and American selections, with a piano solo lineup by Mary Lou Rhule and Kathleen Carkeet among others. The program includes choruses, solos, and a Beethoven piece as students and staff enjoy music education in the prelude to Page Column 2.
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Three Mile
Butte
Tallan
Keith
A. Hi. Douglass
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Rhule
Wachterlied
John Marge
Aul Moore
Kathleen Carkeet
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