Trial drama unfolds as Mrs Peete avoids witness stand
Los Angeles February 8 The defense in the murder case of Mrs Louise L Peete rests as prosecution closes rebuttal. The defense claims a supposed Spanish woman linked to Denton myth and questions the body’s identification while witnesses testify about Denton’s ring and a missing hand abnormality.
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OS Angeles
Louise L. Peete
Jacob Charles Denton
Keete
Denton
Oda Atument
Harding May Decide On Attire For Florida Visit
Mrs. W. G. Harding surveyed White House gowns and accessories, selecting beach joggery for a February trip to Florida. She plans to shop through early next week, then stay in Washington before departing for Florida.
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York
White House
W. G. Harding
Florida
Irish Rebels Resurgent Amid Martial Law Edicts
Dublin and Galway rise as centers of ambushes after General Strickland extends martial law. In Cork County 500 rebels ambush crown forces near Vurgada and Tross Cardery, the largest force reported recently. Police struggle to chronicle daily attacks on military and police units.
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UBLIN
Associated Press
Strickland
Irish Republican Army
Galway
Vurgada
Tross Cardery
County Cork
Crown
Irish Bulletin
Dublin
German minister rejects indemnity plan and export tax
Berlin February 3 The German economics minister Dr Best Scholz says Germany will not sign an indemnity proposal or accept a Paris basis for starting talks. He argues Versailles sets a different method and calls export taxes as proposed a blow to German exports and credit with the United States and neutrals.
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Erlin
Associated Press
Germany
Paris
Best Scholz
Supreme Council
Scholz
German People’s Party
United States
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Snow and Cold Friday
Wyoming forecast calls for snow and likely colder conditions on Friday. Saturday appears unsettled with snow in the southern portion.
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Wrather
Wyoming
Bank Cashier Shot Dead in Corona Hold Up
R G Stapleton 36 assistant cashier at Corona State Bank was fatally wounded by three bandits who held him up before noon. He died after saying he was held up and unable to describe the robbers. About $500 in cash was missing. Posses were scouring the area as investigators noted the bandits did not reach the vault.
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Iitchell
R. G. Stapleton
Corona State Bank
Corona
Stapleton
Diners: Dynamite Plot Foiled at Legion HQ in Washington
Governor Louis Hart posted a 500 reward for the arrest of a man who tried to dynamite the American Legion headquarters in Berdeen Washington. Henry Lancaster a regionnaire spotted a smoking fuse and stamped out 28 sticks of dynamite wrapped in Montesano news paper and tied to a ten foot fuse. The building housed about fifty Legion members and the suspect fled as Lancaster questioned him. The probe ties to the Centralia Armistice Day killings.
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Berdeen
Wash
Louis
Hart Today
American Legion
Legation
Henry G. Lancaster
Montesano
Lancaster
Region
Hospital Construction Nearing May Completion
The Memorial hospital of Laramie county reports rapid progress on the heating plant and the brick north wing. If open weather continues, the building could be enclosed by May with interior work well advanced. Routine board matters were also handled.
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Memorial Hospital
Laramie County
Frances Warren Pershing
Three Arrested in Albany Ranch Raid
In a raid on the Dick Linder ranch eight miles south of Laramie Sheriff Trabing and deputies captured Harry Hoffman and Louis Kelly of Denver as they were operating a still. Dick Linder arrived with empty kegs. The still held 120 gallons. Ten gallons of liquor in kegs and bottles were found along with fifteen barrels of mash.
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Laramie
Wyo
Dick Linder
Trabing
Harry Hoffman
Louis Kelly
Denver
Bank of North Dakota capital questioned in state probe
F W Cathro, head of the Bank of North Dakota, testified before a North Dakota House committee that the bank’s $2 million capital came from a transfer of checks with the state industrial commission. He said the bank initially had no capital and acquired it within three weeks.
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Bismarck
N. D
F. W. Cathro
Bank of North Dakota
North Dakota House
State Industrial Commission
Mudulico
Francis Murphy
House Committee
Cathro Re
Cathie
Mr. Murphy
North Dakota
Industral Commission
Industrial Commission
Cathro
Industrial, Commission
Dollar Day bargains teased by Cheyenne merchants
The Leader and Tribune promote Dollar Day in Cheyenne with previews of special prices. Readers are urged to watch the Tribune and the Leader for detailed dollar deals announced Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.
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Leader and Tribune
Merchants of
Cheyenne
the Tribune
the Leader
Border Prohibition Head to Quit Office
James W. Shevlin, prohibition supervisor of the Paso district including the Mexican border, sent his resignation to the Prohibition Commissioner to take effect at the commissioner’s convenience. He was formerly a prohibition supervisor in New York and was transferred here four months ago.
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Paso
Tex
James W. Shevlin
Prohibition
Wi Pasko
Kramer
Shevlin
New York
Defective Carburetor Cause Airplane Crash
In Mendota near St Paul Minnesota a mail plane crashed today after a carburetor defect in the enzyme area caused the fall. Pilot K H Stewart of Chicago was killed and mechanician G J Sampson of Minneapolis was injured.
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St, Paul, Minn
Pen. J
Mendota
Here
K. H. Stewart
Chicago
G. J. Sampson
Minneapolis
Dawes Attacks War Committees Over Waste and Pershing Criticism
Charles G. Dawes denounces congressional probes as harsh on the army and urges focus on wartime waste. He scolds critics of Pershing, defends supplying contract sales to France, and recalls his role in canceling contracts to save money. Dawes asserts pride in American soldiers and his own Republican alignment.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
France
House
Dawes
Johnson
Faik
Pershing
War Department
House Refuses to Change Its Military Plans
The House approved an appropriation to fund a standing army of 150000 for the coming fiscal year starting July 1. Attempts to raise manpower to 175000 or to cut officers were blocked. Only one amendment passed, allowing honorable discharge for youths under 18 upon request.
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HOUSE
Wareaten
Web
Sizgtoniz
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
South Dakota
Fortney Bill Moves Toward Senate Action
In Washington on February 3 the Fortney emergency tariff bill gained progress as Senator McCumber obtained consent to take up the bill with amendments for a second reading. Leaders reached a tentative plan to set a vote date with a likely February 15 target and unanimous consent sought for timing.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Woman escapes after being bound during home invasion
In New Jersey, Mrs. Paul Hart of San Francisco, tied and gagged, freed herself from a chair and reached a phone to summon help. She described two robbers who stole $100, jewelry, and other items from the house of her brother, a railroad superintendent, while she was alone.
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New York
Paul Hart
San Francisco
Cal
Kearny
N.J
Central
Jhin
Ollee
Scious
Willian
A. Swonger
Af Electric Power
New Jersey Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roepont JR
Sapae London
Trme
Jemtag Chain
Sas
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