Son of Hillsdale Banker Confesses Slaying Traveling Salesman
Harry H. Nash son of J C Nash a Hillsdale Wyoming banker, confessed to killing Martin Schwab of Payson Utah near Flagstaff on April 15 claiming self defense. He described riding with Schwab registering at Walnut Canyon and attempting to avoid a $15 fare, saying Schwab threatened with a gun before Nash fired. He then drove the body toward Flagstaff intending to surrender but changed course.
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Flagstaff
Aviz
Harry H. Nash
J. C. _ Nash
Wyoming
Campbell
Cocino County
Martin Schwab
Payson
Utah
Here
Harry Nash
Walnut Canyon
Winslow
Wlagstaff
Gleason Rooming House
Tex Rickard Announces Dempsey Carpentier Bout Sole Promoter
Tex Rickard says he will promote the heavyweight championship bout between Dempsey and Carpentier solo. He will take over interests of William A Brady and London’s Charles B Cochran, now ill, with legal papers to be drawn soon making Rickard sole promoter and responsible for the announced guarantees totaling $100,0.
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OW York
Jat
Tex Rickard
William A. Brady
Brady
Charles B. Cochran
London
Tuckard
France Outlines Plans for German Reparations Funds
Aris Jan 381 France expects the first German payment to unlock reparations funds. France will use its share of gold marks bonds and a 12 percent export tax to finance reconstruction. Annual 20 billion gold francs planned for five years with a sinking fund and cash reserves to back loans. The allied plan estimates 1.35 to 1.9 billion gold marks available over the first five years.
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Aris
Germany
Great Britain
France
Livestock Values Decline Dramatically Across United States
Washington reports livestock on farms and ranges fell by more than 2.25 billion dollars in value over the past year, with about 10 million fewer head. Cattle and sheep dropped over four and seven percent respectively, swine down by more than seven, and horses and mules also reduced in headcount and worth per head.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agricenlture
Delaware Senate OKs highway robbery penalty 40 lashes
The Delaware state senate passed a bill setting a penalty of 40 lashes on the bare back, not less than 20 years imprisonment and a $500 fine for highway robbery. The vote was unanimous.
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Del
Delaware State Senate
Unemployment Rises Across Nation Despite Industry Rebound
The Federal Reserve Board reports January shows unemployment up nationwide despite partial upticks in New England. The South and West face sharper strain with wage cuts and layoffs spreading to textiles, footwear, iron and steel, autos, furniture, clothing, and lumber sectors. Prices for grains and cotton edged up early January before easing.
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New England
San Francisco
St. Louis
Iron Oy Steel
Red Automobiles and Bootlegging Scandal Unfold in City
Rosabelle Knight, colored, is fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail for bootlegging after police claim a brand new red limousine from Denver dispensed samples on Cheyenne's West Side. Driver Peter Panos of Denver is jailed, and officers are told to seize any similar car.
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Rosabelle Knight
Swainson
Imberg
Cheyenne
West Side
Rosabelle
Emberg
Denver
Poland
Peter Panos
American commander apologizes to two governments for Bergdoll arrest attempt
Brigadier General Henry T. Allen, head of the American occupation army, apologized to the Berlin and Baden governments for an arrest attempt on Grover Bergdoll, a draft evader, and his chauffeur Isaac Stecher. Colonel Stone conveyed the apology, stating Allen gave no orders for the operation. The arrest order came from the Corblentz provost marshal, who believed Bergdoll was in the French zone.
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Henry T. Allen
Stone
Allen
Imperial Commission
Rhine
Baden
Bergdolf
Bergdoll
Corblenz
Peete Testimony: Checks Cashing Linked to Missing Promoter
In Los Angeles the trial of Mrs Louise J Peete for the Denton murder heard that two checks for 750 dollars cashed by her bore signatures markedly different from those of the missing mining promoter. Victor H Rossetti of Farmers and Merchants National Bank testified he questioned her about the discrepancies while Milton Carlson testified he believed Mrs Peete wrote the checks herself without guidance.
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OS Angeles
Louise JL. Peete
Jacob Charles Denton
Victor H. Rossetti
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
United States Pacific Fleet Arrives for Five Day Chile Visit
The U S Pacific fleet anchored at Paraiso Chile after a nine day Panama cruise. Dreadnoughts New Mexico Idaho Wyoming Arkansas Texas New York and Mississippi lead eighteen destroyers and five auxiliary ships. Thousands, including many Americans, gathered to watch the arrival.
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Chile
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New Mexico
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Arkansas
Texas
New York
Mississippi
Panama
United States
Nevada to File Formal Attack on Mary Pickford Divorce
The Nevada attorney general to file a brief in the Mary Pickford Owen Moore divorce case. The brief supports motion to set aside the decree of divorce granted to the actress. Deputy Attorney General Richards announced the filing for tomorrow or Wednesday.
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Owen Moore
Richards
Bob Martin Wins by Technical Knockout in New Orleans
Bob Martin the American Expeditionary Force champion defeated Martin Burke of New Orleans by technical knockout in the fifth round of a scheduled 15 round bout. The referee stopped the fight as Burke clung to the ropes after nine counts.
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New Orleans
Bob Martin
American Expeditionary Force
Martin Burke
Door
Burke
Standard Reduces Export Oil Prices by One Cent
Standard Oil of New Jersey announced a reduction of 1 cent per gallon in refined oil for export. Gasoline in cases drops from 45.75 to 89.75 cents a gallon, kerosene from 13.50 to 12.50, and standard white in bulk and in barrels from 24.50 to 28.60 cents a gallon.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Labor unions challenge Atterbury wage warnings in rail crisis
Representatives of seven labor unions press President Wilson to probe Brigadier General W. W. Atterbury’s claim that railroads face bankruptcy without wage readjustments. The unions deny the financial distress and accuse Atterbury of pressuring the labor board and seeking prewar wage terms to boost profits.
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Wilson
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania
Congress
Atterbury
Labor Board
Inter-State Commerce Commission
General Atterbury
Obsequies of Fordney Tariff Measure Began in Senate
Washington Jan 31 Senate Republican leaders moved to fast track the Fordney emergency tariff bill requesting unanimous consent for a February 15 vote. Senator Pomerone Democrat Ohio objected to the date after denouncing the measure as taxing nearly everything on the working man’s breakfast table. A cloture petition led by Senator Penrose with 34 Republicans seeks a two thirds vote. its defeat was conceded by both sides.
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Senate
Pomerone
Ohio
Penrose
Pal Moore Still Is Too Fast for Kelly
In Aurora Alabama Pal Moore defeated Jimmie Kelley of Chicago by newspaper decision after ten fast rounds in a bantamweight bout. The bout showcased Moore’s speed and control throughout the match.
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Pal Moore
Kelly
Aurora
Jimmie Kelley
Chicago Tonight
Wyoming Forecast Calls for Fair Weather With Northwest Rain
The forecast notes fair conditions on Tuesday and likely Wednesday across Wyoming with rain confined to the extreme northwest. Temperatures are not expected to change significantly.
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Wyoming
Mrs Harding Resting Amid New York Gape at Snow Storm
Mrs W C G Harding stayed in her hotel suite as curious crowds gathered in Fifth Avenue shops despite a snow storm. The city’s fashion patrons hoped for a glimpse of her and watched as displays drew attention from shoppers and lookers.
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York
Trans-Mississippi Golf Championship Set for Denver
The Trans-Mississippi Golf association championship will be held August 8 through 18 at Denver Country Club per President J R Lemist. Denver expects 100 top entrants including Bockemkamp of St Louis and Knepper of Siriv City in a cool August frame.
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Enver
Denver Country Club
J. R. Lemist
Bockemkamp
St. Louis
Knepper
Siriv City
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