Burch Sanity Trial Sees Psychiatric Testimony In LA Case
In Los Angeles on December 29 the trial of Arthur C. Burch for the alleged Kennedy murder featured Dr Charles Allen of the county lunacy commission testifying on Burch’s sanity. Dr Ernest B Hoag, a lifelong friend, testified that Burch is insane, noting his social ease in jail and self centered intellect despite above average ability. he linked Burch to a cultured Evanston Illinois background.
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Los Angeles
Des
Charles Allen
Los Angeles County Lunacy Commission
Arthur C. Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Iiperior
Burch
Allen
R Tintrict
Thomas Lee Woolwine
Ernest B. Hoag
Hoag
Arthur
Dr. Hong
United States
Evanston, Il
Defense expert cites Burch as insane in Kennedy murder case
Los Angeles December 29 testimony from Dr. Charles L. Allen of the Lunacy commission supported the defense claim that Arthur C. Burch is in a state of mental deterioration amounting to insanity. The defense planned to rest after further allenist testimony while the prosecution prepared to counter with its own experts.
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Los Angeles
Durham Kiwanis Elects New Officers for Year
The Casper Kiwanis club at its regular meeting elected H. B. Durham president for the new year with C. R. Peterson and A. R. White as vice presidents. 8 L. Grice bel treasurer and J. Mechting district trustees. Directors named include J. W. Burna Hal Curran A. M. Gee Wm Jardine W B Cobb Dr J J Donovan and Cc T Weldner.
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Casper Kiwanis Club
H. B. Durham
C. R. Peterson
A. R. White
L. Gricebel
J. &. Mechting
J. W. Burna
Hal Curran
A. M. Gee
Wm. Jardine
W. B. Cobb
J. J. Donovan
T. Weldner
Resident dead found in Miller apartments on South Ash Street
Al Morton, 45, was found dead in his Miller apartments on South Ash Street after friends broke in upon not seeing him for hours. Autopsy cites heart failure. survived by his wife who recently joined him from Omaha. He worked at a local barber shop for two months.
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al Morton
Miller Apartments
South Ash Street
Morton
Omaha
Bomb blasts in Lisbon kill two and wound five
In Lisbon, bombs exploded at a building linked to the General Confederation of Labor killing two and injuring five. The government kept order as authorities surveil suspects after several arrests. J. M. Barris, once police captain here, returned from Cheyenne after attending his brother’s funeral.
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Lisbon
Associated Prena
J. M. Barris
Cheyenne
C. FR. Parris
Fram Maladien Atendans Apa Advanerd
Lynchings and Police Efforts Detail 1921 Regional Totals
Tuskogee Institute records show 72 prevented lynchings in 1921 62 in the south 10 in the north. Of 63 lynchings that year 62 occurred in the south and one in the north. Ninety percent of victims were Black with four white victims.
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Ala
Department of Records and Research
Monroe N
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Casper Man Arrested for Cheyenne Police Warrant
Casper resident H. J. Heying said to be wanted in Cheyenne where a warrant accuses him of attempting to defraud an auto insurance company. He was arrested here last night by Deputy Sheriffs A. Be. Biglin and John Powert and is held pending Cheyenne officers' arrival. No details of the alleged offense were released.
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H. J. Heying
Casper
Cheyenne
A. BE. Biglin
John Powert
Lost Cabin Man Buys Grocery in Casper
G. W. Wolf, early state pioneer, moved from Lost Cabin to Casper and purchased the building and grocery stock at 580 North Grant Street. He plans to open the store this week with a full line of groceries and fresh fruits and vegetables.
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G. W. Wolf
State
Casper
Lost Cabin
North Gran Street
Mr. Wolf
New Ministers Named Refusal to Turn Over Posts
Guatemalan ministers accredited to Honduras and El Salvador refuse to surrender legations to successors appointed by the new government. They say the provisional regime of General Orellana has not yet been recognized.
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Salvador
Honduras
General Orellana
River kept open in winter by hot water
John Murphy of Canada’s railways and canals explains that tepid water spilled into the Rock River Illinois at two barrels per second prevented freezing for five winters on 19 miles of its course. He notes water just above 32 F.
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Toronto
Ont
American Association For the Advancement of Science
John Murphy
Canadian Department of Railways and Canals
Rock River
Illnois
Cheyenne Nurse Known as Mother Rowsell Dies
Margaret Rowsell known as Mother Rowsell in Cheyenne homes, a nurse for forty years, died Tuesday of pernicious anemia at about age 70. The article also notes that twenty six women hold positions on educational and welfare state boards in New Mexico.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Margaret Rowsell
Rowsell
New Mexico
Peace sentiment in Erin grows ahead of pact ratification
London dispatch says most English newspaper correspondents in Ireland see rising support for the peace treaty signaling easy ratification after Dail Eireann reconvenes. Some foresee a vote as early as January 6 with more public bodies urging approval.
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London
Associated Press
Ireland
Dall Aireann
Debs Plans National Socialist Tour From Chicago
Eugene V. Debs will undertake a national tour under Socialist party auspices with Illinois state secretary O C Wilson saying the national executive committee will meet soon to finalize arrangements. Debs is expected to address crowds in Chicago within the next three or four weeks.
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Chicago
Eugene Y. Debs
Socialist Party
National Socialist
O. C. Wilson
Illinois
Debs
Socialist
Astronomers Gather in Swarthmore for National Conference
Astronomers from across the United States gather in Swarthmore for the American Astronomical Society convention. Several new discoveries in planetary and stellar action are anticipated to be announced during the meeting.
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Swarthmore
United States
American Astrological Society
Post war shift revives third class ocean travel
The article notes changes in postwar travel, highlighting Canadian Pacific’s efforts to offer comfortable third class voyages on liner routes. Letters from migrants describe the Empress of Britain’s staff providing attentive service for women travelers and families, with wide decks and ample comfort easing pressure on lower fares.
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Britain
Cissa
Gandhi leaders adopt nonviolence policy for independence
At a full session of the Indian National Congress in Ahmedabad the Gandhi proposed resolution to continue nonviolence in the struggle for independence passed with only a dozen dissenters. It names Gandhi as sole executive authority but bars him or other leaders from peace talks without Congress approval.
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Ahmedabad
British India
Associated Press
Indian National Congress
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Congress
San Francisco Shipping Pool Proposed for Pacific Trade
Negotiations continue on a plan to form a 90 million dollar pool of United States Shipping Board vessels for trans Pacific service. The proposal aims to eliminate port competition and jealously guard trade while allocating 15 large passenger liners for Far East and Australia routes. The plan has San Francisco Chamber backing and presidential approval.
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United States Shipping Board
Herbert Fleishbacker
Capitallot
Shipping Board
Far East
India
Australia
Shipping Board Veasela
Trans Pacific
Steamera
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Harding
A. D. Lasker
Knights of the Maccabees Install Officers Monday
The Knights of the Maccabees will hold their annual installation of officers Monday at eight o'clock during the regular meeting at the trip V hall. After the installation refreshments will be served and a social hour will be enjoyed. Miss Adelaide Cooper is secretary of the Pacific Northwest Society of Br inects.
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Knights of the Maccabees
Misa Adelaide Cooper
The
Pacific Northwest Society of Bn @inects
Court hearing closes in Howat suit against United Mine Workers
Hearing on the Howat injunction suit against John T. Lawin and the UMW and the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators association concluded. Judge Dew set January 6 for plaintiffs briefs and January 11 for defendants briefs with a decision pending on permanent injunction from December 4. Most of the day covered lawyer arguments.
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Kanbab City
Associated Press
Alexander Howat
John T. Lawin
United Mine Workers
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Dew
Lewis
Imine Workers’ Union
District No. 14
Howat
Windy City Records Show Rise in Drunkenness
Chicago municipal court report released by clerk James A. Kearns shows 61,300 arraigned for intoxication in 1921, up from 32,406 in 1920. City council earlier voted 62 to 6 that prohibition failed and urged Congress and state legislature to permit wholesome beer and light wine production and sales.
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Chicago
Municipal Courts of
James A. Kearns
Congress
Convicted Robbers Sentenced and Remanded to Rawlins Prison
Clem Cody W C Taylor and C H Devault were convicted in district court on robbery charges and sent to Rawlins Prison. Cody gets five to six years for robbing the Casper Loan office. Taylor and Devault receive one to two years each for involvement in recent wholesale robberies at Salt Creek.
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Clem Cody
C. H. Devault
Rawlins
A. B. Brown
Fay Williford
Cody
Casper
Taylor
Devault
Salt Creek
Three Musketeers Made on Big Stage in Hollywood
The Douglas production of The Three Musketeers on the largest motion picture stage Stage No. 6 in Hollywood features Mary MacLaren Marguerite De La Motte Barbara La Marr as Milady and others in Queen Anne of Austria scenes. Filmed at Brunton and Fairbanks studios with 75 to 100 artists recreating palace rooms, the action includes sixteen duels and eight musketeers battles. The Iris theater will show the feature for four days starting tomorrow.
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Dumas
Edward Khoblock
Fred Niblo
Mr. Fairbanks
Hollywood
Cal
Mary MacLaren
Queen Anne of Austria
Marguerite de la Motte
Constance
Barbara la Marr
Milady
Brunton Studio
Fairbanks’ Studio
Fairbanks
D'Artagnan
Musketeers
Iris Theater
Gift Exchange Ends Grief Of Misfit Presents
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 A bargain party at the Women's City club enabled attendees to swap unwanted Christmas gifts in a merry event. The scheme, backed by women who argued Santa Claus errs, drew protests from sentimental folk but practical spirit prevailed. Mrs. Busan N. Roberts, a fort Worth woman aged ninety, was buried in a shroud she handmade forty years ago when she believed death feared.
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New Yor
Women's City Club
Mines to Resume in Montana Districts January 16
Butte Montana officials announce mines in the Butte Great Falls and Anaconda districts will reopen January 16 a horizontal wage cut of 50 cents per shift begins January 14.
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Butte
Mont
Butte Great Falla
Anaconda
Eect
Marines Face Tribunal in Managua Killing of Nicaraguan Police
Fifteen officers from the United States cruiser Galveston arrive in Managua to form a military tribunal. They will hear cases against American marines implicated in the killing of three Nicaraguan policemen and other alleged excesses. Proceedings will be public at the American legation.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Galveston
Atrocities of Marines to Be Aired in Senate Probe
Horace G. Knowles, counsel for the San Domingo deposed government, said he would testify in Washington before senate committees probing island rule. He claimed numerous affidavits exist on alleged U S marine atrocities and said the island visit heard only a fraction of citizen complaints. He promised charges against Rear Admiral Samuel B. Robinson and described threats and denial of witness access at the dock and governor general's office.
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New York
Horace GG. Knowles
San Domingo
Washington
Senate
United States
Knowles
Samuel 8. Robinson
Hoe
McCormick
Impersonator Arrest Tollows Prohibition Officer Claim
Robert Savage, reportedly a Standard refinery employee, was arrested last night on charges of impersonating an officer. He allegedly possessed papers claiming he belonged to government prohibition forces and used the pretense to obtain money from victims on the Sandbar. Several persons were said to be victimized by Savage or a similar accomplice.
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Robert Savage
Savage
Basin and Cody Press for Better Telephone Service
Basin and Cody authorities plan joint efforts to urge Mountain States Telephone to improve service in both towns. Basin reports old equipment and poor sanitary conditions at the exchange hinder adequate service and local business is swamped, demanding quicker relief.
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Basin
Wyo
Cody
Mountain States Telephone Company
Incorporation of Trade Unions Opposed by Groups in New York
In New York on December 20 a four hour union session opposed state laws on incorporating building trades unions and raising apprentice age to 25. The Lockwood committee and Samuel Untermyer figures dominated the discussion as labor groups debated federation policies and constitutional proposals from international unions.
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Lockwood
Aris
Samuel Untermyer
Arnop Foam Federation of Labor
American Federation Labor
State Federation of Jag
Central Trades and Labor Counciury
Building Trades Counc
Caid
Lockwood Committee
Coal Mining in Strike Region Reports Strong Output
A Colorado report from Colorado Fuel and Iron includes Las Animas county mines with 1,388 workers and 4,757 tons produced yesterday, surpassing pre strike averages. Walsenburg district mines show 3,426 tons with a normal force of 622, while Lester and Ideal mines were idle due to no orders.
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Colo
Colorado Rue and Tron Company
Las Anas County
Colorado
Coal Pra
Las Animas Easy
Colorado Fuel and Iron Conpany
Walsenburstrict
Lester
Ideal
Walsenburg
Colorado River Commission to Meet in January in Washington
Washington announces the Colorado River Commission will hold a meeting in the latter part of January. Hearings will be held in the capital to discuss the definite program for the improvement and development of the Colorado River resources.
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Washington
Colorado River
Seer Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Colorado mi
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