Norris Murder Trial Witnesses Give Stairway Details
testimony focused on D. E. Chipps and D. L. Redmon as the defense outlines their presence on the stairway to Dr. J. Frank Norris's study during the fatal visit. Ridgeway described two men climbing and a hostile exchange, while Mrs. Roxie Parker testified she observed the killing from Norris's office door and Mrs. Phoebe Gildam aided by detailing the stairway sequence.
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Austin
Tex
D. E. Chipps
J. Frank Norris
Chipps
Ft. Worth
Norris
D. L. Redmon
Sigcwer UN
Dr. Norris
Redmon
L. H. Nutt
Ridgeway
R. B. Ridgeway
Fr. Worth
Norris Church
First Baptist Church
D. L. Redman
Marvin Simpson
Dmon
Roxie Parker
Star State
Phoebe Gildam
Fannie Greer
West Brook
Ft Worth
Heine
Help Wanted Ad Appeal in The Commercial Tribune
Short recruitment note urging readers to place a Help Wanted ad in The Commercial Tribune to hire a hustling dependable worker for store office factory or home. The item promotes classified employment notices rather than a specific vacancy.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Swedish Prince Applies to Join Daddy Longlegs Club
Prince William of Sweden on a US tour filed an application to join the Daddy Longlegs Club in Columbus. Gov. Donahey, already a member, invited him to be initiated in the local organization that advocates emancipation of six-footers.
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Prince
Daddy Longlegs Club
Columbus
Prince William
Sweden
United States
Jocal _organization for
Federal agents capture Red Masterson in Dayton Kentucky
Albert Red Masterson, an alleged robber and bond jumper, was seized by federal prohibition agents asleep in a Dayton house at 1224 Third Avenue. A 200 gallon still, 2,000 gallons of mash, and 25 gallons of moonshine were found. His brother-in-law Dan Canahat was arrested. both held on charges of manufacturing and selling whisky with $5,000 bonds. Masters on had evaded authorities since last winter’s gambling house burglary in Elmwood Place.
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Albert
Masterson
Elmwood Place
Prohibition
Third Avenue
Dayton
James M. Wood
Rodman Russell
Dan Canahat
Chess Avenue
Newport
United States
Roetken
Covington
Hamilton County
John Marx
Maurice Mullins
Mullins
Edmund
Pat) Fitters
Fitters
Cana Masterson
Daniel Davies
Tower Hill
Chaplin Threatened With Arrest Over Alimony and Bond
William K. Young says he will seek arrest of Charlie Chaplin if the 4000 per month alimony is not paid when Chaplin falls under Los Angeles Superior Court jurisdiction. A 1,000,000 bond was ordered to cover Chaplin Studios receivership and federal tax liens. Receivers report Chaplin holds near 1,000,000 in cash. bond set to match estate value as receivers prepare to lift the receivership.
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Chaplin
Los Angeles
William K. Young
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Superior
New York
Young
Walter P. Guerin
Chaplin Studios, Inc
Eading
United States
England
Woods Disqualified for Interstate Commerce Post
Representative Sam Rayburn condemned Cyrus Woods of Pennsylvania for a nominated ICC position saying he is not only legally disqualified but incompetent and unfit. Rayburn warned Woods’s appointment would degrade the Interstate Commerce Commission to a level with the Federal Trade and Tariff commissions. He cited Woods’s alleged ties to railroad interests and asserted the Pennsylvania mind affects his suitability.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Dem
Tex
House Today
Cyrus Woods
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commission
Woods
Rayburn
Wedsy Bosing
Railroad
Etariza Aa
Hotel Garfield padlock case narrows choices for owners
A federal probe into liquor sales in the Hotel Garfield lobby tied to waiters in the Silver Slipper dining room led Judge Hickenlooper to offer two remedies: shutter the dining area for sixty days or remove the dancing for four months and post a $1000 bond. Hotel owner Robert A. Casey chose the latter, with prosecutors naming Atlee Z. Cooper as a primary witness.
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Garfield
Yregponsiie
Acculuil UU
Haroth E. May
United States
Mr. X
Atlee Z. Cooper
Robert A. Casey
Wwe
Hickenlooper
Veterans Bureau to Make Loans on Bonus Certificates
White House conference approves direct loans to veterans with bonus certificates and prompts early congressional action. Gen Hines says the Veterans Bureau will act as a supplementary service to banks, offering loans at six percent with government aid from insurance funds. About 17,000 loans worth 1.643 million have been made, while 3 million certificates totaling 215 million are outstanding and may reach 341 million in a year.
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White House
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Dinantas Hinea
Bureau
Coolidge
Congress
Green
I: House Ways and Means Committee
Gen. Hines
State Department Clarifies Arbitration Stance on Mexico
Washington on January 19 officials stressed no arbitration move has been initiated with Mexico despite Secretary Kellogg's openness to Senate input. Officials cited difficulties in language for a possible arbitrator and noted Kellogg would welcome Mexican and Senate input without committing to arbitration. The report also said U S aims to withdraw forces in Nicaragua once peace is restored and to aid stability there.
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Washington
Kellogg
State Department
Calles Mexico
Robinson
Senate
Nicaragua
United States
Love Note and Poison Mystery End in Coroner’s Verdict
The Jan 9 death of Charles Elrod in Marshalltown Iowa is linked to poisoning by an unnamed person. A coroner’s jury found he died from poisoning and the fiancé Veda Gelle feuille reacted with shock. Elrod's letter to her pleads forgiveness if she caused his illness and expresses deep love.
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Marshalltown
Charles Elrod
Lewellyn
Elrod
Veda Gellefeuille
Warner Sugar refinery sale tops 14 million dollars
New York reports the Warner Sugar Refining Company sale to the National Sugar SAS ig ie Baeabs for about 14 million dollars. The Warner Sugar Refining Company likely will cease, while the parent company maintains operations in Cuba and other assets.
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New York
Warner Sugar Sac
Edgewater
Cuba
New Hampshire
North Stratford
N. H
Woman Denies Shooting Despite Blood Stains
Police were called to 840 Clinton Street where a woman identified as Mrs Theophiluis Duncan aged 38 showed a bullet wound stain on her left shoulder but denied any shooting to Lieut Pflug and Officer Boenke.
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Theophiluis Duncan
Clinton Street
Pflug
Boenke
Fictitious Lover Escalates to Shooting Case
A high school senior reported that a magazine inspired a fictitious lover to write threatening letters. A woman, Mrs. Duncan, and her husband William Duncan deny any shooting, but police found a bullet wound and stained dress. She is hospitalized in serious condition and an accusation of disorderly conduct is listed.
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Elrod
Miss Gellefeuille
William Duncan
Général Hospital
Chances of Smith Gaining Seat Dwindle as Senate Defers Vote
Reported talks in Washington hint Kellogg favors arbitration between Mexico and the United States though the Mexican Foreign Office has not received official word. Officials expect clear details on arbitration points before committing. Oil operations slow as Tampico firms scale back awaiting developments amid ongoing rebel activity and government forces push against insurgents in Jalisco. An unofficial poll shows anti prohibitionists mobilizing as a beer campaign begins. A Philadelphia dinner launches a campaign against prohibition with voices from Maryland and other Eastern cities.
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Kellogg
Mexico
United States
Foreign Office
Tampico
War Department
Orozco Y Jimenez
Jalisco
Smith
Senate
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Body of Woman Found On Cape May Beach Identified
The elderly woman found on a snowbound beach near Cape May was identified as Mrs. Mary S. Clark of Pittsburgh. Police suspect murder though no violence marks were found, and believe she may have been killed elsewhere and moved by car to the shore. Coroner and investigators traced movements from Atlantic City to Washington and New York, with connections to Pittsburgh and Weaverville.
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Cape MA
W.N. J
Mary S. Clark
Bane
Pittsburgh
William M. Thompson
Cape May County
New Lew Boreal
Mayflower
Celal
Atlantic City
Monongahela National Bank
Joseph Pisher
Phitmeurak
Clark
Lawrence Clark
Weaverville
Cal
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Reorganization Approved
Federal judge James H Wilkerson approved the plan by Kuhn Loeb Co and National City Co for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway after an auction of the property in Butte Montana two months prior for 140 million dollars. The deed will pass to new purchasers only with Interstate Commerce Commission approval and the property will be held by a new Delaware corporation the Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific Railroad Company. The case notes the Jameson bondholders contest the plan while other creditors and the receivers seek further guidance on unmentioned issues.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Company
Butte,Mont
James H. Wilkerson
Interstate Commerce € Commission
New Corporation
Robert T. Swaine
Donald C. Swatland
New York
Hancae
Hnen
Paul
Delaware
Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad Company
Jameson
Reed Speech Urges End to Snoopers Interfering With Rights
New York January 19 Senator Reed of Missouri urged elimination of officials tax gatherers and spies who he said swarm across the land. He spoke to the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association outlining a political philosophy and calling for stronger liberty policies including a bigger navy harnessing water power stamping out illiteracy and curbing corruption. He urged Americans to honor the flag and remember the creator endowed right to live one life.
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New York
Jan
Egypt
Senator Reed
Dem
National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers” Association
Reed
America
Prink
Missouri
Reed Leads Opposition In Senate Seat Fight Drab Debate
In Washington on January nineteenth the Senate debated for five and a half hours whether Frank L. Smith of Illinois should be seated pending an investigation. Reed led the opposition, arguing against oath and seating while Smith attended credentials hearings amid a packed gallery and dull legal rhetoric.
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Washington
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
Tomor
Smith
Smal
William B. McKinley
Penate — Pegan
Wnn Iing
Senate
Chamber
Republic
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Deneen
Illinois
Frank IL. Smith
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Financier Mindorie Woolsey killed in Miami Beach hit and run
Police seek the driver of a suspected hit and run after the 76 year old former New York financier Mindorie Woolsey was found dead near an empty lot in Miami Beach. Death appeared instantaneous from a fractured skull with signs of a violent impact and dragging.
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Fla
Mindorie Woolsey
New York
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