Germany Signs Protocol On Disarmament Amid Allied Pressure
Belgium July 9. News reports that Germany consented to a speedy disarmament protocol backed by the Allies. Chancellor Fehrenbach and Dr Simons signed as Marshal Foch and Allied chiefs observed. The document notes Germany did not vow further occupation in German territory without premier Lloyd George’s assent. The signing occurred in a conference-adjacent mail room with Fehrenbach and Simons signing first.
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Spa
Belgium
Associated Press
Fehrenbach
Nons
Marshal Foch
Marshall Wilson
Simons
Germany
Lloyd George
Death Penalty Controversy Follows Denver Blaze Tragedy
In Santa Fe New Mexico Albert W Blancett executed for Clyde Armour murder after dramatic blaze damage, as he maintained innocence. The mob blaze and legal battle drew attention to possible justice flaws and last minute clemency appeals.
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Santa FE
N. M
Albert W. Blancett
Clyde D. Armour
Blancett
Armour
Denver
Blahoelt
H. Guillet
Larrazolo
Las Vegas
Youthful murderer found guilty after tense Albany trial
Pete Cordillo, 22, was convicted of murdering Frank Jenings near Laramie after a seven hour Albany county court verdict. He declared it must come and showed visible fear as jurors delivered the verdict, while his mother and a relative watched from the front.
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Pete Cordillo
Ie District
True
Sven
Frank Jenings
Laramie
Corillo
George Patterson
Albany County
Cositillo
Cordillo
Miner’s Bullets End Tragic Arizona Marriage Plight
RISHEE Arizona July 9 George Urgess a miner shot his wife three times killing her then killed himself with a .45 caliber revolver Both were 22 years old The tragedy occurred after her plans to quit him prompted the violence.
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Rishee, Ariz
George Urgess
State Faces Difficult Task in Case of Third Murder Defendant
Walter Newell stands as the third murder defendant in the Jennings slaying near Laramie on September 7, 1919. The state faces a tougher hurdle than in the Cordillo brothers trials, lacking a signed confession and relying wholly on circumstantial evidence should the Cordillos decide to testify as witnesses.
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Walter Newell
Frank Jennings
Laramie
Cordillo Brothers
John and
Pete
Newell
Cordillos
Jennings
Wanderer admits he killed wife for her money in Chicago
Carl Wanderer, a former army lieutenant, confessed to shooting his wife to gain her money and to staging a frame up robbery with the man he killed. He said he tired of married life and planned to return to army life, and denied knowing the accomplice. The incident occurred June 21, marking a second confession announced by the state’s attorney.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Thier
Wanderer
Stringer
Prohibition Question Hangs Over Harding at Marion Conference
Senator Harding faced pressure to declare a firm stance on national prohibition during his acceptance speech with J Frank Hanley and prohibition candidate Hawley in Marion. Hanley pressed for a pledge while Harding avoided a firm commitment, saying he would wait for further guidance. Page 4 reference noted.
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Marion
Harding
J. Frank Hanley
J. Frank Hawley
Sloe
Hany
Hinly
Labor Taxers and Pinchotites Seek Third Party Unity
Delegates arrive in Chicago for a three day meeting to unify single taxers, labor party adherents, and the Committee of Forty-Eight plan. Pinchot and Lyford Record press for alignment while spokesmen clash with La Follette opposition. Major platform disputes linger as talks proceed.
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Chicago
Labor Party
Committee of Forty-Eight
Death of Aged Defendant Follows Verdict in Irish Rose Suit
In Indianapolis a United States District Court ruling awarded $10,000 in heart balm to the plaintiff the Irish Rose of London after a breech of remains suit against Evansville's wealthiest resident Alles Gray. The verdict came amid ongoing legal action for $500,000.
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Evansville
Alles Gray
Aose
Y O'Conner
Irish Rose
London
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Mlips O
Woman Runs Into Storm to Save Chickens in Lusk
In Lusk Wyoming on July 9 Mrs. Mary Gebhart rushed from her home to rescue her chickens as a storm broke. She was killed when she ran into the weather, with details of the incident still developing.
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Lusk, Wyo
Mary Gebhart
Senate probes expose high cost of living bureaus as political
Miss Olive Brueggeman testifies that she was fired from the Missouri High Cost of Living Bureau after saying the offices were political. Other witnesses say Edward Goltra gave delegates 150 dollars and supported Palmer. Officials deny wrongdoing as Miss Leighty and Miss Scout challenge the testimony.
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ST. Louis
Senate
Department of Justice
A. Mitchell Palmer
Democratic National
Edward Goltra
Missouri
Goltra
Palmer
Tony Stuevers
Gox
Eneral
Department of Us- Mee
Olive Brueggeman
Missouri Woman's High Cost of
Townsmen Round Up Bad Boys
Two youths arrested after a Waterloo bank robbery in Nebraska. Oscar Voss, 19, of Gheunda and W. Gray, 21, of Council Bluffs identified themselves. Cash totaling 4500 plus the cashier’s notes were recovered. The suspects were taken to the county jail after the heist and binding.
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Omaha
Bank of Waterloo
Waterloo
Neb
Brouht
Osca’ Voss
Aed
Gheunda
W. Gray
Manning
Iowa
A. T. Stratton
Stratton
Denver Fire Devours Marner Hall and Nearby Structures
A large blaze in Denver in July destroyed Marner Hall and the Scott Autobody plant and spread to seven residences and a print shop. The inferno caused an estimated 250000 dollars in losses. A gasolined explosion from a white town source started the fire and high tension wires burned as volunteers battled the flames. Turner Hall suffered partial collapse while four nearby wooden buildings were crushed and embers blown across blocks.
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Denver
Marner Hall
Scott Autobody Company
Causin
Whitown
Turner Hall
Millionaire Lawyer Acquitted In Death Conspiracy Case
Washington July 9 Judge Morrison dismissed charges against Glester A. Snow a wealthy patent attorney and two co defendants alleging a plot to kill Myra Addie Hubbard Snow former wife. The acquittal ends the high profile case without trial.
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Washington
Glester A. Snow
L Wilionaire
Mia
Addie Hubbard Snow
Morrison
Cox May Open Campaign in West as Ohio Governor Eyes Early Invasion
The Dayton item notes Governor Cox, Democratic presidential candidate, shows interest in opening the national campaign in the West. Plans depend on the national committee with a July 20 meeting in mind. California delegates push for a Westward start while Roosevelt’s stop in Glenwood Springs signals possible delays. Some dates and venues for ceremony planning remain unsettled.
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Dayton
West
James M. Cox
W. W. Blaine
Gorn Palace
Mitchell
D. C
Charles E. Morris
San Francisco
California
Morrin
Californiial
Gowls
Na Honal Committee
Colombes
Chainuay Cummings
Weeling
Cox
Franklin D. Reosevelt
Glenwood Springs
Cola
Ohio
New Mexico Government in Turmoil Amid Apparent Revolution
Casper resident Mrs Taylor, described as colored, allegedly stole 30.54 from W M Jammieson and was accused of soliciting on the street. Police claim the money was hidden in her mouth after a toothache forced an inspection, leading to her arrest. The report notes confusion and language errors in the original account.
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Jamieson
Surgeon Performs Skin Graft To Save Wife’s Leg
Erica July 9 details emerge on the double operation by Dr Orlando F Scott and his wife. The surgeon grafted 12 inches of skin from a healthy limb onto her injured leg without anesthesia. The operation followed an automobile injury and aimed to prevent amputation as the couple convalesced.
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Erica
Orlando F. Scott
Goott
Perce
Adherents of Gonzales Cast Into Prison by Obregonistas
Advices from Mexico City to the U S state department report that several officers on General Pablo Gonzales staff are jailed on charges of plotting against the government. Chiapas is in open rebellion and General Francisco J Murgia has raised the rebel flag after a governor’s defeat in Michoacan.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico City
Pablo Gonzales
Chiapans
Francisco J. Murgia
Michoacan
Bolsheviki siege Poles and push toward Persia front
Dispatches report Bolshevik forces overwhelming Polish positions along the northern front near the Bresa river and beginning operations toward Persia. Vilna panics as Poles struggle to hold lines while Teheran and Tehran ports face renewed Bolshevik pressure along key routes.
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Berlin
Vausische Zeitung
Titalt Sogether
Teheran Gad
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