Dr Harold Blazer Cleared After Jurors Fail to Agree in Murder Case
In Littleton Colorado November 12 1949 Dr Harold Elmer Blazer was freed of the murder charge in the death of his crippled 34 year old daughter Hazel. A jury could not reach a verdict after about 14 hours of deliberation and Judge Samuel Johnson granted a dismissal motion by Prosecuting Attorney Joel E Stone. The case hinged on the alleged murder for love theory and left the legal status unresolved.
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Associated Press
Sittleton
Col
Harold Elmer Blazer
Hazel
Samuel Johnson
Joel E. Stone
Stone
Rhinelander says he would not have married Alice Jones if he knew she had colored blood
Leonard Kip Rhinelander testified in his annulment suit that he would not have wed Alice Beatrice Jones if he knew her father was a negro and she was not Spanish, insisting he loved her despite race deception. He described learning of her sister Emily's marriage to a negro and that he believed the Jones family was English and Spanish in extraction.
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White Plains
N. Y
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Rhinelander
Alice
Emily
Marrid
Jones
Gloria Placed in Contempt of Court
The Supreme Court rules Gloria Placed in Contempt of Court for ignoring a witness summons. A $250 fine is imposed. The process server who served the subpoena has sued the movie star alleging she slapped him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Widow Testifies Effort Made to Influence Views
Margaret Ross Lansdowne testified before the Mitchell court martial that Capt. Paul Foley submitted a prepared statement she was to adopt as her testimony before the navy court inquiry. The proceedings, reported by the Associated Press, occurred in Washington on November 12 as part of the Shenandoah inquiry coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Mitchell
Paul Foley
Shenandoah Court of Inquiry
Navy
Classified Ad Notice for Butte and Anaconda Readers
An upbeat call to readers in Butte and Anaconda to submit their own classified ads via telephone numbers 422 and 423, with addresses in Butte and 47 Anaconda. The item emphasizes community participation and local readership engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown and Smith
Butte and Anaconda
Telephone
Butte
Anaconda
Montana court to decide legality of horse racing
Edmond G. Toomey filed a district court suit against Lewis and Clark county fair commission seeking $2 plus $560 exemplary damages. He alleges he paid an entrance fee at the fairgrounds for the Florence Frier race and that the race purse was shared among entrants who paid fees, with his fee not returned. The case questions whether the entrance fees were legitimate wagers or mere fees and will influence future fair racing legality in Montana.
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Associated Press
Helena
Edmond G. Toomey
Lewis and Clark County Fair Commission
Montana
Toomey
The
Fair Commission
Supreme Court
Horsky
Florence Frier
Woodright
Beet and cane sugar price clash hits Montana market
Montana beet sugar growers gain in price space as cane sugar jumps 85 cents per hundred, widening the gap to 1.10 with cane at 6.83 and beet at 5.73 per hundred. Dr. Howard Wiley notes beet sugar is chemically identical to cane, while Montana buyers have long favored imports. Local beet sugar is produced in Billings and Valley County, packaged for dealer and consumer in Montana.
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Montana
Hawaii
San Francisco
Billings
Valley County
Howard Wiley
United States
Friends of Montana Home Products
Dry law unsound say s US jurist in Illinois talk
Aurora Nov. 12 Judge Samuel Alschuler of the United States circuit court declared that prohibition is unsound though he admitted it should be obeyed as part of the law. He urged that voters can change it if they disapprove.
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Aurora
Ill
Samuel Alschuler
United States Creuit Court
Union League Club
Montana potato yield sets record since 1922
Montana reports an 110 bushel per acre potato yield the best since 1922, signaling a major crop milestone. The news notes weather and farming conditions contributing to the record, with expectations for continued strong harvest results across the state.
Montana Potato Crop Surpasses 1924 Yields
Montana potato production for the year nears one million bushels more than 1924, with a per acre yield of about 110 bushels. Officials note Montana may lead the nation in potato output, matching a high set in 1922, while corn and flax are down from last year but above five year averages.
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Standard
Helena
Navy
Montana
Co-Operative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Jay G. Diamond
Montana Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Potato Prize Winners at Butte Show Draw Large Attendance
More than 1000 pounds of Montana Netted Gems were awarded yesterday and last night at the Butte potato show with attendance prizes. Winners include John H. Rooney Roy Brown Mrs KE A Hurley F P Brown Jack A Israel Ed J Hanmer Frances Stephens Hugh Rogan Mrs J J Kelley Hazel Nigold M Moon Mrs M Jd Christy Norman Lind and others listed at various addresses.
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Montana
Butte
Wired
Grand Avenue
John H. Rooney
North Henry Street
KE. A. Hurley
North Main Street
Roy Brown
West la Platte
A. F. Harkins
Jefferson
F. P. Brown
Hennessy Annex
Jack A. Israel
West Silver Street
Ed J. Hanmer
Yegen Building
Frances Stephens
Carolina Avenue
Hugh Rogan
Helena
J. J. Kelley
West Galena
S. Gonzberger
Virginia
Nis
H. W. Pend
Broadwariments
BE. Wilcox
West By
Walkerville
Hazel Nigold
West Broadway
M. J. Moon
Pennsylvania Block
M. Jd. Christy
West Granite
Norman Lind
Hast Covert
Potatoes on Show in Butte Display Hall
The Butte Potato Show opens in the chamber of commerce rooms on West Broadway. Nuggets and Gems form piles and sacks, with Montana Netted Gems Bliss Triumphs and Irish Cobblers shown. Bozeman plant pathologist H. E. Morris calls it one of the state’s best shows and notes three varieties on display.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
West Broadway
H. E. Morris
Bozeman Agricultural College
Bute
Morris
Montana
Northwest
South
Accord Reached on Italy War Debt Funding Terms
The United States and Italy reached an accord on funding Italy's World War I debt. Italy may repay $2.042 billion over 62 years with payments rising from 5 million to 80 million dollars annually. Interest starts at 0.125 percent and climbs to 2 percent in the final seven years. The deal reflects cautious consideration of Italy's future capacity to pay.
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Washington
Italy
United States
American Debt Commission
Italian Debt Commission
American Commission
Congress
More Mulligan and Less Work Is Creed
Denver November 12 hoboes adopt a platform for more mulligan more Java more sleep and shorter hours of work The International Brotherhood Welfare association claims hoboes do work and protest sunrise to sunset hours in harvest fields led by president A Dad Schiermeyer of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Associated Press
Denver
Java
International Brotherhood Welfare Association
Knights of the Road
Dad) Schiermeyer
Cincinnati
Brothers Held for Brutal Balzer Farm Slayings
Delbert and William Bills are arrested in Baraboo Wisconsin after attempting to cash coupons from bonds owned by Julian, Mary Balzer, who were murdered at their farm on August 9, 1922. The brothers deny any knowledge of the crime and say they found a strong box with money while renting the Balzer property.
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Associated Press
Baraboo
Wis
Wisconsin
Delbert
William Bills
William
Julian
Mary Balzer
Bille
Balzer
Tutankhamen X rayed as tomb drama unfolds at Luxor
Archeologists in the Valley of the Kings reveal jewels as the inner coffin of Tutankhamen is moved to Seit tomb. The boy king, likely not over sixteen, is the focus of today’s dramatic uncovering amid heat and few tourists. The X ray marks a pivotal moment in exploration.
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Luxor
Navy
Tutankhamen
Howard Carter
Valley of the
Kinga
Seit
Painleve Accepts Socialist Program In France Finance Fight
Premier Painleve, facing coalition threats, accepted core socialist demands in the Paris finance committee. A moratorium on short term bonds, a capital levy, and government stake in industry profits were approved to help France’s financial problems, with a cartel dispute looming as parliament is set to review amended bills Monday.
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Associated Preas
Paris
Chamber
France
Premier Painleve
M. Painleve
Trains Crash Near Plainsboro Kills 10 Injures 29
In dense fog a St Louis Express rear collided with a Washington Express near Plainsboro New Jersey. Debris and wreckage tallied 10 dead and 29 injured with several in serious condition. Officials cited failure to observe danger signals and emergency brakes as attempts to avert impact.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Plainsboro
N. J
St. Louis
Washington Express
St. Louisa
Carroll
Armstrong
Armetrong
Armestrong
Washington
M. A. Atuesta
Schenectady
N. Y
E. W. Bates
Baltimore
D. Reed
John C. Horstman
Arthur V. Gross
T. J. Major
Philadelphia
Negro Porter
New Brunswick
Thomas Wry
Lynn
Mass
Keroken
E. C. Lowney
Alston
Ohio
Lee Enonlase
C.dition
Frank Hersig
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Blazer
Tgalia
Gloria
Gloria Swanson
Ffort
Mrs. Lansdowne
Mitchell Court
Foley
Montana State Fair
U.S
English Channel
Devonport
Eng
Sir Henry Francis Oliver
Channel
Plymouth
Ed Lawlor
G. A. Assid
Wilson Avenue
Reach Accord
Mulligan
Creed
North American Newspaper Alliance
John L. Balderston
Ard
Painleve
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