McKenzie Loses Final Appeal in Texas Murder Case
John A. McKenzie, condemned for the murder of San Antonio Chief of Detectives Same Street on September 10, 1927, had a second rehearing denied by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. Only a gubernatorial commute to life imprisonment can avert the electric chair.
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Austin
Tex
John A. McKenzie
Same
Austin. Tex
Texas
Dan Moody
Moody
Barry Miller
A. B. Davidson
C. M. Cureton
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Helen Moore
Galveston
Margie Neal
Carthage
Joseph D. Sayers
Kayers
Afghan King Amanullah Abdicates In Favor Of Brother Inayatullah
A report from Peshawar confirms King Amanullah of Afghanistan has handed the kingdom to his elder brother Prince Inayatullah amid uprisings tied to priestly resistance to reforms and delays in army pay. The move ends Amanullah’s ten year reign as the nation debates westernizing reforms.
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London
Amanullah
Afghanistan
Peshawar
Providence
India
Inayatullah
Kandahar
Europe
Muztapha Kemal
Kabul
Sirdar Inayatullah
Notice to Unknown Heirs in Gillespie County Texas
The State of Texas commands the Gillespie County Sheriff to publish a notice for four weeks seeking unknown heirs of H Esquibel Louise Esquibel Ida Esquibel and their heirs in a local newspaper. The action concerns land titled 80 acres Survey No. 868 in Gillespie County. Plaintiffs Emilie Langbein Willie Langbein Thek la Langbein Fritz Langbein seek to quiet title against these heirs, alleging Fritz Langbein and others have held the land since 1901 and claim ownership by adverse possession. The case is No 1781 in Gillespie County District Court and the return day is the court's next term in Fredericksburg on February 3, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Esquibel
District Court
Gillespie County
Texas
Court House
Fredericksburg
A. D
Emilie Langbein
Willie Langbein
Theklas Langbein
Fritz Langbein
H. Esquibel
Louise Esquibel
Gillespie
State of
Edward Langbein
Anton Esquibel
Edward Esquibel
Joe
Thekla Langbein
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Piggly Wiggly
China National
Emil W. Petsch
Hall of Representatives
State Capitol
J. W. Henderson
P. H. Bell
Henderson
J. Pinckney Henders
George W. Truett
Dallas
J. Hay
Simons University of Abilene
University of Texas
The
Gus Mintel
San Antonio
Grapetown
Florsheim
Douglas
Saenger & Ochs
Michaels.stern
Bradley Sweaters
Stehling Bros
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