Woman Hanged Amid Denial of Guilt in Arizona
Mrs. Bra Dugan, a 52 year old mother, was hanged at Florence prison at dawn in a case tied to the murder of her employer A. J. Mathis. Witnesses included five women. prison chaplain Rev. Walter Harrman urged reflection on capital punishment. Dugan maintained innocence, claiming another man named Jack killed Mathis, and she prepared a final shroud and meal before the execution.
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Bra Dugan
Ske & Man
Arizona
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A. J. Mathis
Pive Witnsaes
Lorenzo Wright
Ware
den Wright
Daddy Wright
Dugan
Tucson
Prisco
William McDaniels
Acquitted on Charge of Criminal Assault in Moordsville
James McMasters 24 of M'Meechan was acquitted by jury here today on a charge of criminal assault. The jury deliberated 26 hours. The alleged victim was a 91 year old girl.
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Moordsville
Fed
James McMasters
M'Meechan
Jwfy
Rictita
Mystery Phrase In Dialect Whispers Old Time Alarm
A fragmentary line in rural dialect hints at errant behavior with kitchen knives and a cat. The speaker implies feeding knives to a cat and wiping them clean, suggesting a dark regional saying or local joke without clear context or attribution.
Ninth Victim Claimed By Curse of Pharaohs
London report details the death of Lord Westbury aged 78 as the ninth linked to the Tutankhamen tomb curse. It notes a string of sudden deaths among explorers, officials, and scholars tied to the tomb and includes remarks by Egyptologist Sir Ernest Budge debunking the curse while acknowledging psychological effects.
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St. James's Court
Tata
Lord Carnarvon
Carlo
Col
Aubrey Herbert
Archibald Douglas-Reid
Laffleur
McGill University
H. G. Evelyn-White
M. ‘Benedite
M. Pusenava
Valley of Kings
Ernest A. Wallis Budge
Brineish Museum
Ernest
Tam
Wife Wounds Husband Then Self at Watts Street Home
Owen FE Adkins shot and seriously wounded her husband at 3223 Watts street at 1130 last night then wounded herself. They were taken to Mountain State hospital in serious condition. Police said Mrs Adkins had been ill for some time possibly triggering the act. Lieutenant Silverman and Estdwin found the couple in agony and arranged immediate surgery.
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Silverman
Estdwin
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Spalding Mails Kanawha Report on River Improvement
General George Spalding sent a special report on lower Kanawha river improvements to Washington from St. Louis. The plan includes two new locks and dams to replace six, creating a nine foot navigation stretch between Charleston and Point Pleasant, awaiting appropriation.
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Explosion Wrecks Home. One Dies Two Women Injured
A Pittsburgh blast leveled a Horton Hill dwelling killing Theodore Simon and injuring his wife Mertha and neighbor Jennie Carver. Fire followed the explosion, caused by accumulated gas or ignition from cleaning, tearing the residence to pieces and shocking the neighborhood.
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Waa
Horton Hill
Theodore Simon
Mertha
Jennie’ Carver
Bimons
Violator of Parole Sentenced in Mountsville
Ralph Cosgrey of Cameron Wan received two years and ten months in prison for violating parole after being acquitted on a forgery charge. He had been paroled at the October term following a guilty plea to forgery and faced a new parole violation case stemming from a recent automobile test.
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Mountsville
Ralph Cosgrey
Cameron Wan
Testtogan Automotive
Gaines Elected President of Washington and Lee
Richmond Virginia February 21 Frank B Gaines president of Wake Forest College North Carolina was elected president of Washington and Lee University by the trustees today in a decisive move shaping the universitys leadership.
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Richmond
Frank B. Gaines
Wake Forest College
North Carolina
Washington and Lee University
Lad Seeks $25,000 For Injuries in Gas Blast
In Pineville on February 21 a $25,000 damage suit was filed in Wyoming county circuit court for injuries from a December gas tank explosion in Corrinne. Plaintiff Robert Bryant, five, sues through his father Floyd Beyant against Guyan Velsey Oil, Mutual Oil, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and the town of Corrinne. The blast occurred when Robert and Harold Sparks, six, were paid to drop a match into a storage tank. Sparks was killed.
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Corrinne
Wyoming County
Robert Bryant
Floyd Beyant
Guyan Velsey Oil Company
Mutual Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Harold Sparks
Sparke
Banana Riot Sparks Police Banter in City Hall melee
In Chicago two hundred protesters ambushed city hall aided by a banana stalk weapon. Police halted the march as officers on foot horses and motorcycles clashed with demonstrators. Several politicians were slightly injured, and two young women were taken into custody amid the chaotic confrontation.
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West Side
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Hobo Highway
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Clark Street
Mies Lydia Okin
Russia
John Stevens
Stevens
Felice
Horney
Mies Okin
Miyx Ethel Stevens
Negro Held in Ohio For Logan Slaying
WELLSVILLE Ohio February 21 A Negro named Mack Williams twenty nine or thirty was held in jail for Logan county West Virginia authorities Chief John H Fultz said he had been informed Williams was wanted at Omar West Virginia in connection with a slaying that occurred years ago
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Logan County
West Virginis
Jonn H. Fultz
Willams
Omer
W. Va
Believe Letters Portray Washington as Good Fellow Leader
Washington letters from the Library of Congress reveal a humane, steady leader who mapped campaigns daily and supported the 18th century alliance with France. Historians rely on two old volumes, while a new day-by-day Washington biography is planned for the 200th anniversary.
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Continental Congress
America
Barre
South Carolina
Georgia
Step Mother Questions Joy Slayer Tale
Theresa Parks, stepmother of James Baker, in Detroit doubts Baker's confession of thrill murder claims. She states the Newton Falls shooting in 1626 was a foot wound misinterpreted, and believes Baker is demented and fabricating the thrill killing story.
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Joy Slayer
Warien
UDP
Theresa Parks
James Baker
Detroit
Baker
Cyril Parks
Newton Falls
Hollywood Bride Sparks Groom Alimony Standoff Night Wedding
Ethelynne Claire wed in Hollywood as ex wife of Westmore, a studio makeup expert, confronted the groom outside the church demanding $1,700 alimony. A scuffle with reporters erupted while the bridegroom’s 7 year old daughter Jewel greeted him, and the scene drew a crowd at the church entrance.
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Ethelynne Claire
Wee
Mre Claire
Westmore
Weatmore
Blurlel
Veedat Westmore
Silent probe into alleged veteran claims fraud unfolds
Secret Service Agent Ray King led probes into a suspected conspiracy to defraud government war compensation. Lowell Wakefield and Bernard Waynesboro, both Negries, were detained and questioned heavily at veterans bureau offices while Gordon Waynesboro, Bernard’s brother, was jailed. No formal charges were announced. officials planned to present the case before a commissioner.
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Lowell T. Wakefield
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Hernard B. Waynesboro
Fridge Avenue
Gordon Waynesboro
Hansford Street
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Wakelin
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C. M. Tones
Francis W. Breele
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Veterany Bureau
Eata Service Fund
Waynesboro
Gordon
Wakefield
Washington
Charleston
Quarvist Street
Tie Family
da & Motive
Fairfax
Briand Returns To Cabinet Post With New Chief
Paris is forming a left-leaning cabinet led by Camille Chautemps with Aristide Briand as foreign minister. The lineup includes radical socialists and republicans, aims to push through disarmament talks in London, and faces an uncertain tenure amid center opposition and shifting support.
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Camille Chautenos
Anure Tardieu
London
Aristide Briand
Briand
Chautempe
Chautemps
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Tardieu
Andre Maginot
Chau“temps
Tardien
Felt
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Camille Chautemps
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Theodore Steeg
Republican Sccipital
Charles Dumant
Radical Social Loc
al War
Rene Besoned
Redial Socialite
Marine
Albert Serraut
Radical Socialist
Merchant Marine
Charles Ponielau
Left Radical
Jean Durand
Public Worke
Edoward Daladle
Commerce
Georges Boncet
Agriculture
Corrize Quey ‘Aie
Louis Loucner
Jett Radical
Dr. Gallet
Air
Laurent Syuec
Lucian Lamoureau
Finahce
Maurice Palmede
Rad
Iad
Julien Durand
Emile Ber
Thod
Council of Ministers
Paul Marchandeau
Interior
Harcisse Boulanger
Leonard~imbaud
Mario Roustan
Cesar Chambrun
Lous de Chappedelaine
Henri Pate
Leon Boisseau
Etienne Chargot
Charles Cambert
Bor
Naval
Ente
Detrousering Girl Bandit Arrested in Chicago
In Chicago on February 21 UP reports an 18 year old woman Lota Cohen and 27 year old Francis Hoffman were arrested on robbery charges after forcing taxi drivers to remove trousers and display underwear during a cold spell last week. Between two and four drivers nightly were subjected to detrousering as snow hindered pursuit.
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Cincago
Lota Cohen
Francis Hoffman
Two Oil Firms Plan to Merge
New York Feb 21. Standard Oil of New York and Vacuum Oil announce a merger merging assets of about 862 million dollars. The combined company will be General Petroleum Corporation with two subsidiaries preserving the Vacuum Oil and Socony brands.
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Shell Eastern Petroleum Products
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Royal Dutch Shell
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General Petroleum Corporation
Aubordiaries
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Tun
Chicago's Strawn as City Finance Dictator and Jackass
Chicago figure Strawn, seen by some as the city’s financial dictator, is described as the economic director for Cook County’s four major tax bodies. He plans to raise 56 to 75 million dollars to cover deficits, keep banks liquid, and fund operations through next July as 1928 taxes arrive. The 64 year old Madison native, former golf association president, is a cautious, lawyerly Republican with deep ties to party leaders and international peace work.
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Spender
Madsan
Strawn
National Golf Association
China
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Apokcaman
William Hale Thompson
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Reck- Lepely
Watewv
Judge Robinson Keeps Radio Commission Post in Senate Vote
Washington reports the Senate confirmed four of five Federal Radio Commission nominees with no roll call. Robinson of Salt Lake City Sykes of Mississippi Starbuck of Connecticut and Warfield of Utah won terms, while Wheeler pressed concerns about relations with Lawrence Richey and Chief Counsel Brown. Starbuck’s four year term was postponed for Monday to allow further inquiry into the nomination.
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Federal Radio Commission
Srs E. Robinson
Grafton
W. War
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Sykes
Minsiesippi
Harold A
Hatount
Utah
Wheeler
Monten
Charles McK. Snitimant
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Hoover
Thad Brown
Onto
Saltman
Firth
William D. L. Starbuck
Connecticut
Starbuck
Couzens
Michigan
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Cousens
Nartia
Palit
Courdus
Wny
Norris
Nebraska
Robinson
Sykca
Dones
Heya
Commission
Ate
Richey
Brown
Two Killed Under Avalanche of Coal in Bronx
A Bronx accident left at least two men dead when 690 tons of coal plus a steel girder collapsed beneath a new steel and concrete pocket. A third man was recovered unsafe, five miners remained under debris as rescuers worked to reach an automobile trapped beneath the collapse. The site was at List Street near Harlem River.
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New York
Bronx
O'Rourke
Ltist Street
Harlem River
Will Says Foreign Politics Are Shaky
Beverly Hills Cait reports a chaotic view of international politics with a focus on fragile agreements and sudden political ousters. The piece notes ministers and delegates must read newspapers to monitor developments and warns that bad moves can end careers, reflecting skepticism about democracy and stability worldwide.
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