Clara Phillips Arrives in New Orleans on Copan
Clara Phillips, famed Los Angeles hammer murderess, arrived in New Orleans aboard the steamship Copan from Honduras. She is in custody of a Los Angeles deputy sheriff and will depart for the Pacific coast tomorrow after a police detail accompanies her to Parish Prison.
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New Orleans
Clara Phillips
Copan
Honduras
Los Angeles
Cayamel Fruit Company
Huerta Cortez
Hammer
California
Alberta Meadows
Mississippi River
Charles Weinsbereger
The
Fruit Dispatch Company
Cayamel Company
Des Moines University Student Withdraws Kidnapping Charges
Gordon W. Holler a Des Moines University student withdrew the charges he filed against William Clifton and another student for kidnapping him. Holler did not return to campus and reportedly went home to Omaha as university officers said no action would be taken.
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Des Moines
Gordon W. Holler
Des Moines University
Wm. Clifton
Holler
Omaha
Investigation Into Deaths Of Two Women Prompted By Water Cure Claims
Chicago officials opened a probe into the deaths of two women after discharge from an institution. Relatives allege the patients were subjected to a water cure with a garden hose and were severely dieted, leaving them almost skeletons at death.
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Chicago
State Department of Registration and Education Today
Earthquake in Turbati Haidari Kills 1000 in British India
Advices from Teheran report an earthquake at Turbati Haidari in British India killing about one thousand people. Shocks lasted several hours and many villages were devastated near Allahabad.
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Allahabad
British India
Teheran
Persia
Turbat- i-Haidari
Explosion at Hercules Powder plant kills five in Fayville
Five men were killed and three injured in an explosion at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Fayville Illinois. The blast occurred in the gelatin packing department where workers were stationed at the time.
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Fayville, Ill
Hercules Powder Company
Gelatin Packing Department
Weather Outlook for Chicago May 29
Weather indications for the next twenty four hours show unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with local thunderstorms and little change in temperature.
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Chicago
Weather Summary Local observations 24 hours ending 7 a m
Local observations report conditions over the last 24 hours ending at 7 a m. The data show varying temperatures and precipitation in multiple areas with entries from several weather stations. See notes for stations and recorded values.
Stella Larrimore vows to continue fight after divorce ruling
New York May 29 Miss Stella Larrimore through her attorney announced she was not satisfied with Justice Lehman’s ruling vindicating her of charges of misconduct with Lou Tellegen in Geraldine Farrar’s divorce petition. She said those who made the charge should be punished and that she will pursue the matter to the end.
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New York
N. Y
Stella Larrymore
Supreme Court
Lehman
Lou Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Tellegen
Samuel Untermyer
Miss Farrar
Washington Price Gouging Probed Ahead of Shrine Convention
Special agents of the district attorney's office opened an investigation into complaints of price gouging by certain Washington business men ahead of the Shrine convention. District Attorney Gordon noted the probe targets restaurants accused of planned price hikes from 100 to 150 percent, while officials noted some increases may be justified by higher costs and extra help.
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Washington, DC
District Attorney’s Office
Washington
Gordon
Convicted Murderer Appeals to High Court
Bert J. Lowe of Greeley, jailed for the murder of his sister in law Edna Fern Skinner, applied to the Colorado supreme court to overturn a life term. The 1922 killing at the Lowe home reportedly aimed to gain $2000 life insurance. the appeal cites many claimed trial errors.
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Denver
Colo
Bert J. Lowe
Greeley
Edna Fern Skinner
Leroy, II
Lowe
Colorado Supreme Court
Skinner
Britain to Curb Child Marriages Bill Sparks Debate
Parliament weighs a bill by Labor MP C. G. Ammon to prohibit marriages under 16 in Britain. Present law sets ages at 14 for males and 12 for females, prompting discussion on tightening marriage rules.
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London
Britain
C. G. Ammon
Labor
Lake Lagoda Crowned Largest European Lake
The article states Lake Lagoda in Russia is the largest lake in Europe, covering about 7000 square miles. It highlights Lagoda’s vast area and geographic prominence within Russia and the continent.
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Europe
Lagoda
Russia
Illinois miner shoots wife then kills himself
Murphysboro, May 29. George W Snyder, 59, a retired coal miner, shot and killed his wife Mary, 50, and then killed himself with a self inflicted shot to the temple. He died hours later. Seven children survive the couple. Snyder had been in ill health and his act was attributed to mental derangement.
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Murphysboro
Ill
George W Snyder
Mary
Snyder
Leeper Testifies in Murder Trial Defense
Robert Leeper on the witness stand in Iowa City defense alleging he was in the Wertz cellar when the fatal shot fired. He supports his wife and mother-in-law that Mrs Wertz fired the shot, and denies state witness Barth’s claim that Leeper vowed to kill the old man.
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Iowa City
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Wertz
Leeper
Barth
Four Year Old Killed by Auto in Burlington
On May 29 in Burlington Mary Frances Lemon four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Lemon was run over and killed by an auto driven by Ralph Neese who is held pending investigation in connection with the incident.
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Burlington
Mary Frances Lemon
J. H. Lemon
Ralph Neese
Trial schedule extended to speed up income tax case
Dubuque Iowa May 29 Judge Scott announced extended court sessions to speed the trial of the income tax case against A W Cooper. The sessions will run until 6 00 o clock and include tomorrow’s holiday.
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Dubuque
Ann
A. W. Cooper
Scott
Officer Tells How Alabama Mob Beat Him Up
Ern est G. Jacks, one of nine indicted over the flogging of Dr. J. D. Dowling health officer, testified he was lured from his home blindfolded gagged and beaten by a masked mob. He named Jacks G Williams Will Yerby and George Moore as part of the gang and said they dragged him to a tree and struck him with a heavy strap before warning him to leave Birmingham in thirty days for being “too much like the kaiser.”
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Birmingham
Ala
Ernest G. Jacks
J. D. Dowling
Dr. Dowling
Jacks
G. G. Williams
Will Yerby
George Moore
Proclamation by Legion Commander Urges Memorial Tribute
Indianapolis May 29 The American Legion national commander Alvin Owsley issued a proclamation urging all Americans to pay tribute to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. He called for rededication of lives to the principles for which they fought, regardless of race or creed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
America
Alvin Owsley
American Legion
Egypt Proper Population Density Note
Egypt proper has a population density described as nearly 1000 people per square mile, illustrating high urban concentration in the region.
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Egypt
Creston Plans Memorial Day Observance Nationwide Tone
Creston joins state and nation in Memorial Day observances with a full program of graveside decorations, parades and speeches led by Grand Army veterans. The event highlights include a parade from Potter Post Hall, a service at the Methodist church, Gettysburg and Lincoln references, and a salute by the American Legion at cemeteries. Des Moines also features a capitol to Woodland cemetery procession with G A R and World War veterans and a floral barge lowered from an airplane.
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Creston
Iowa
Potter Post Hall
Methodist Church
America
Rev. Emanuel
Chas A. Hayden
S. W. Gouldin
Carrie Jacob Bond
Marie Sweeney
Jon Stratton
Ester Wright
Senator Lloyd Thurston
Star Spangled Banner
Taps
Henry LaForgue
Wilbur Busby
American Legion
Des Moines
State Capitol
Veterans and Patriotic Organizations
Woodland Cemetery
Argonne Post
Women's Relief Corps
Des Moines River
Escaped bandit Sherill turns to baseball in minor league
Roy Sherill, a Kansas bandit and train robber who escaped Leavenworth in 1921, is arrested in McAlester Oklahoma and will be sent back to Leavenworth. He admits identity and says he has worked as a professional baseball player in the East Coast league and as a whisky runner since his escape. He previously faced two terms totaling forty years for the Fort Scott train robbery and was shot by a state militia posse during arrest.
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McAlester
Okla
Roy Sherill
Kansas
Leavenworth
Kans
Sherill
199Th Street
Blue Island
Tll
Chicago
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Mount Alabama Axe Slayer Closes In On Fifth
Birmingham report says Charley Graffee, 35th victim of Permingham’s axe murderer, found behind a store counter with skull crushed by a single axe blow. Police note 18 killed and 17 injured in two years. thief used ploy of buying oil, a tunnel tap, and a nickel for payment. Graffee’s purse and cash register rifled. suspect entered store under pretense.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charley Graffee
Permingham
Polie
Grafee Od
Bandit Kidnappers Show Improved Attitude in Shaoshngo
Dispatches from Shaoshngo report a softened stance by foreigner kidnapers as May 29 indicates possible prisoner release. The gentry have pledged property to honor any agreement.
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Tien-Tsin
China
Shaoshngo
No Paper Tomorrow Owing to Decoration Day
The office will not issue a newspaper tomorrow due to May 30 being a legal holiday named Decoration Day. No editions will be produced and normal publication resumes on the following day.
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United States
Shiek
Stella
Geraldine
Illinois
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Alabama
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Lincoln
Gouningt
Mtabama
Bandit
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