Jury Finds Northcott Guilty and Death Penalty Returns
A jury in Riverside, California finds Gordon Stewart Northcott guilty of the Wineville killings and sentences him to death. The decision follows three hours of deliberation with no poll requested. Northcott remained composed as the verdict was read and acknowledged by the court.
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Northcott
Riverside
Calif
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Wineville
Nelson Wheslow
Louis Winslow
Federal Bank Board Triggers Stock Break on Exchange
The Federal Reserve Board’s stance on curb credit and a higher Bank of England discount rate sparked a market selloff on the New York Stock Exchange. Thousands of shares changed hands as declines reached up to 17 a share before partial recovery, with total daily volume around 5.2 million. The exchange planned a Saturday close for relief amid flu season disruptions. curb market action mirrored the pause.
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Stanley Prenostu
Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Board
Bank of England
London
Salen
Crat
Alferin
Ineremsaan
Increso Federn Reserva Brokers
Wife and Her Tools Face Inquiry on Wood Death Plot
Detroit reports the Wood-Holt case clears Ralph A. Wood and Cecil T. Holt in a bank holdup. Mrs Grace M. Wood William Thompson and Taylor Pierce face conspiracy to commit murder charges in the Hagerty killing linked to an alleged plot to kill Wood. Judge Dingeman to preside as a one man grand jury opening Monday.
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Detroit
Wood
James T. Sloan
St. Joseph County
Holt
Centerville
Alis. Wood
Thompson
Pierce
Harry J. Dingeman
Ambrose Hagerty
Retirement of Mrs Hammonds Spurs Impeachment Trial Debate
Oklahoma City reports the resignation of Mrs. Hammonds as secretary to Governor Johnston amid his impeachment trial. House members speculate on potential effects on the Senate hearing while Johnston's anti administration allies say it will not change the judicial process. Some Johnston friends expect possible benefits from the move.
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Oklahoma City
CAPI
O. Tammends
Gov. Henry
Johneston
Senate
Hammonds
Govenor
Johnston
House
Aged Denver Woman Dies in Fire at Home
Denver February report states Mrs. Anna Inman, an elderly Denver woman tied to prominent figures, died when clothing ignited from a grate spark. Her daughter, employed in the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, provided details linking Mrs. Inman to distant Rockefeller kinship.
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Denver
AFI
Anna Inman
John D. Rockefeller
Anna Miller
Secetary of
State Armstrong
Colorado
Indian and Squaw Held for Killing Missoula
Eneas Sierre, Flathead Indian, was arraigned before U S Commissioner N O H Winters on murder in the first degree in the death of her stepfather Peter Sonea 43 of Hot Springs shot February 1. Agatha Pierre charged as accessory and jailed on $10 000 bond. As wards of the government Pierre and his wife will be tried in federal court.
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Missoula
Eneas
Sierre
U. S
N. O H. Winters
Erre
Peter Sonea
Hot Springs
Winters
Pierre
Agatha Pierre
Ailure
Pathans Go Amuck in India 80 Slain
Bombay endures fifth straight Hindu Muslim riot as Pathans lash with knives killing four Hindus in a bazaar and fatally wounding another Hindu merchant and his son. Police and military reinforcements move to restore order amid rising casualties.
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India
Bombay
Reeps
Palm Beach Tourist Relieved of Jewels
A Newark couple Mr. and Mrs. David L. Sacks vacationing in Palm Beach reported a jewelry theft of 50 000 from their hotel room. Mrs. Sacks wore the jewels to a nightclub Friday and, after leaving the room twice Saturday, found them missing upon returning to prepare for an engagement.
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Palm Beach
Fountain Pen Pistol Unearthed By City Correction Officials
New York reports that at a meeting of the commissioners of correction, authorities demonstrated a new one shot pistol disguised as a fountain pen. The weapon, designed to resemble an innocent writing implement, could be smuggled into penal institutions.
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New York
Commissioners of Correction
Free Lovers Open Hoes and New All Wives and Kids Trade
Minot North Dakota February 7 AP report describes a farm based mate exchange involving Willis Knight and Lawrence Rikansrud and their spouses. After 17 and 11 years of marriage the couples filed for double divorce and wed again in a unique intervention to seek happier lives. The story notes two families now share new partners and children amid their marital overhaul.
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Minot
N. D
Willis Knight
Lawrence Rikansrud
Beets Get Fixed Price Under 1929 Agreement
Billings February seventh 1929 price talks between Mountain States Beet Growers and Marketing Association and Great Western Sugar Company set a minimum price of seven dollars and fifty cents per ton for sugar beets from the Billings Lovell and Worley districts. The sliding scale allows an extra zero cents per ton for higher sugar content.
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Denver
Mountain States Beet Growers and Marketing Association
Great Western Sugar Company
Pillings
Lovell
Wye
Bank Guarantee Bill Makes Biennial Bow In Senate
Bank depositors guaranteed bill makes its biennial bow in the senate yesterday morning. Senator Garber of Sanders would create a guarantee commission to administer the provisions of the proposed act which if approved by the legislature will be offered as a referendum measure to be voted upon by the electorate. A bill by Senators Keeley Thorne and Vorter provides a constitutional amendment to permit district judges to sit in the supreme court in cases of disqualification or emergencies. Senator Taylor offered an amendment to the industrial accident board act allowing appeals to district courts from board decisions on issues of fact. Senate Bill 7 on leasing county buildings for a hospital, approved on third reading, was reconsidered and killed as a sub auiluts measure Senate Bill 46 was prevented. Flux Teriff Wanted A senate memorial requesting congress to
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Charles I. Brazier
Bank Depositors
Senate
Garber of Sanders
Keeley, Thorne and Vorter
Supreme Court
High Court
Taylor
Industrial Accident Board Act
Accident Board
Wea
Auiluts
Flux Teriff
Stage
Holton and Crayford
Congress
Afghan Battle Report Tells of King Amanullah Foes
Moscow dispatch cites Tass News Agency reporting active combat in Afghanistan. Habibullah Khan loyalists clash with Jalalabad and Kandahar forces seeking to restore Amanullah, battle in progress near Kabul with Kabul line dated today.
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Moscow
Tass
Kabul
Afghanistan
Date Line
Habibullah Khan
Jalalabad
Kandahar
Amanullah
Baptist Minister Taken as Slayer in Texas Slaying
Lamesa Texas February 7 AP J Cox a filling station owner at Klondike one mile from Lamesa was shot to death at midnight Rev W F E Duke Baptist minister pastor of Midway church surrendered to officers in connection with the slaying He conferred with an attorney but gave no motive Duke and Cox are named in the case Cox survived by his widow and nine children
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Lamesa
Texas
J. . Cox
Klondike
W. FE. Duke
Midway Church
Cox
Duke
Fone
Scion of Revolutionary General Dies in Memphis
Misa Lesa R. Shelby, 92, granddaughter of Isaac Shelby the Revolutionary general and first Kentucky governor, died in Memphis. A newspaper story saved her from a pauper’s grave and funded her wish to be buried on the old Shelby family plantation near Port Gibson, Mississippi. A distant relative sent an undelivered cheque for 300.
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Memphis
Tenn
Misa Lesa R. Shelby
Fien
Isaac Shelby
Kentucky
Port Gibson
Miss
Spanish revolt in Valencia ends after preemie Jose Sanchez Guerta
Unclear reports describe a failed attempt by Ute faction soldiers in Valencia to liberate captives. Jose Sanchez Guerta allegedly led the raid, triggering violence before surrendering days later as the revolt collapsed.
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Ute Partie
Soa
Valencia
Spain
Jose Sanchez Guerea Y Trem
Vara
Sanches Guerta
Illness of 8 House Members Saves Tax Bill From Defeat
Absence of five House members saved Mouse Bill 42, the tax classification measure, from defeat. On third reading the roll was 68 to 47 with five absent, and it was reported four of the five would have voted against it. A tie would have killed the motion under house rules, risking automatic defeat. The bill now goes to the senate unless reconsideration is pursued.
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Warkry G. Bakes
House of Representatives
Nt Wea
House
Tha Hk Wna
Senate
Rockefeller Men Claim Control of Indiana Standard
New York dispatch reports the Rockefeller faction claiming 61 percent of Standard Oil of Indiana voting stock as proxies in a battle to oust Chairman Col. Robert W. Stewart. Stewart counters that the claims do not worry him and his campaign is advancing, with further details promised on Page Two.
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Rockefeller
Indiana Standard
New York
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Stewart
John N. Rockefeller, Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Stewart Vamp
Montana potato group elects president at final session
Daria of Yellowstone county was elected president of the Montana Potato Improvement Association at its final session. The resolutions and certification committee chaired by Thomas Jerrin of Helena adopted a resolution urging that potato acreage be kept to a fairly constant total and that federal potato trades be altered to improve marketing.
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Bozeman
APJ
Daria
Yellowstone County
Gravee
Montana Potato Improvement Association
Thomas Jerrin
Helena
Boy 16 Kills Dad to Protect Mother in Minnesota
A 16-year-old boy in Hadley Valley near Rochester, Minnesota, admitted killing his father to shield his mother from abuse. He told police after testifying in a coroner's inquest where his father Austin Glasby allegedly killed himself. The boy was jailed as the case goes to the grand jury.
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Rochester
Minn
William Glasby
Austin Glashy
Hadley Valley
Here
Norris Seeks Rockefeller Policy in Oil Fight
Senator Norris in the U S Senate pressed Robert W. Stewart to explain profits from Continental Trading in the Standard Oil Indiana battle. Norris praised Rockefeller for trying to oust Stewart but urged him to denounce extortionate oil profits in line with his Sunday school lecturing.
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Washington
APS
Robert W. Stewart
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Stewart
Continental Trading Company
Nebraskan
Mr. Rockepfsller
Rockefeller
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