Horror of murder case sparks renewed Volstead Act clash
A jumble of AP dispatches notes a murder mystery in St Petersburg and a rash of related press items. It mentions Jack Dempsey’s possible ring return, a famed preacher’s will, and a mayoral reward drive for June Nelson’s killer. The narrative threads include a sleek haired man linked to the Nelson case and local detectives pursuing clues while public officials post rewards.
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Fierce Storm Hits Honda Coast Southwest of Niigata
AP reports a fierce storm along the Honda coast southwest of Niigata causing extensive damage with several hundred houses destroyed and at least 56 deaths. Information to the railway department notes that around 20 villages were inundated by high seas yesterday and many more injured.
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EO Weed Dies in Wisconsin Former Helena Mayor
Ibert Durkee Weed longtime Helena figure and 1919 national president of the Order of Eagles died yesterday in Colthash Wisconsin. He served as Helena mayor in 1904 and held posts in state legislature county offices and as Helena city attorney. Weed was United States district attorney from 1889 to 1894 and later grand worthy president of the fraternal Order of Eagles. He was a life member of the local Eagles lodge and remembered for a record plurality in his mayoral race.
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Mrs Northcott Denies Confession In San Quentin Trial
Mrs Sarah Louisa Northcott repudiates all confessions claiming she killed boys on her Wineville chicken ranch. She says she was railroaded into a plea of guilty for Sanford Clark's crime and seeks to exonerate her son. She sent a telegram to her son's attorney and told reporters she had nothing to do with the murders discussed yesterday. Continued on Page Three.
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Five Die In Wyoming House Fire Suspect Arrested
Fire destroys two blazes on a Wyoming residence killing five members of the Swaney family. Mrs Swaney and a daughter survived while the husband J S Mentzer plans to question a railroad employee. The fires used shavings and building materials from a nearby dwelling and began upstairs from the basement kitchen area.
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Man shoots wife thenKills himself in Denver
Denver police report 71 year old Thomas May fatally wounded his 17 year old wife during a quarrel at their home on January 2. He then used the same gun to kill himself as his children say the couple planned to separate with the wife arranging to leave with their children.
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Baylor Students Die in Fire in Vallas Texas
Two Baylor University medical students perished in a blaze that destroyed three houses in Vallas on January 2. The dead were James H. W. Martin, 28, of Nasca, and Samuel R. Scott, 23, of San Antonio. The Rev. J. B. Daly, 83, a retired minister living nearby, was shocked and exposed but credited with waking other sleepers by kicking doors.
Myron T Herrick Ill With Asthmatic Influenza
Myron T Herrick United States ambassador to France since 1912 was confined to his home in Gates Mills with an asthmatic influenza attack. Relatives and friends feared for him at first, but his condition improved later.
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Increased Duties on Farm Products Asked
A resolution adopted by the Northwest Agricultural Foundation tariff commission seeks higher duties on farm products to aid farmers. The Fargo ND foundation draws representatives from Minnesota North and South Dakota and Montana. It will present briefs to the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington in January and February, aiming to revise tariffs for agriculture. The committee says it expects a Republican pledge to protect agriculture with a tariff, defined as cost of production plus a reasonable margin.
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Alaska Governor Reports Omaha Cold Visit
Governor George A. Parks, visiting Omaha, quipped that it is cold, wearing a light top coat and planning a return to Juneau for warmth. He noted fur coats aren’t needed in the southeast and that Omaha is colder than his prior trip to Vaaka. He is hosted by Walter W. Head, a local banker.
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Scolded by father a grid star ends his life
Stanton Nebraska January 2 AP Werner Glaser 17 captain of the high school football team shot himself in the basement after being scolded for returning late from a New Year s Eve celebration. He died eight hours later. The only child of Mr and Mrs Fred Glaser prominent Stanton residents. He was named on the all star northeast Nebraska football eleven last fall.
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King George Shows Improvement Amid Buckingham Palace Hope
King George's doctors report another good day with continued improvement. Sir William Johnson-Hicks says after consultation the king may travel to the south of France for a holiday, while Buckingham Palace signals the worst may be past and a safer period ahead.
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One Boyd Sent to Pen Cell for Year
Chicago January 2 One Boyd sent to prison for a year and a day following his conviction in federal court on narcotics law violations tied to the investigation of the slaying of Ace Rothstein New York gambler
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Question Mark to Till TN Air at Metropolitan Airport
Metropolis News reports a garbled message intercepted at Los Angeles January 2 indicating preparations for a possible raid on the airport. The dispatch, signed by a ciphered authority, requests 170 gallons of gasoline and signals readiness for a pistol salute, reflecting wartime tension and confusion.
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Barber gasped to death in Wisconsin shop mystery
Police report a gas poison mystery at a Milwaukee barber shop where Roy La Gesse and two other men were found dead. Fumes from an unidentified source are suspected. three days may have elapsed since death. A fourth person is missing as investigators search for answers.
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Miss Frances Kelley to wed in New York on January 12
Plans are set for the wedding of Miss Frances Kelley of Montana to Mr Thomas Mortimer Kerrey of New York on Saturday January 12 at St Patrick's Cathedral New York City. Cardinal Hayes will perform the ceremony with a nuptial mass by Rev P F O Gorman. Frances will be maid of honor Cornelia Kelley will be matron of honor with sisters and friends as bridesmaids and a large group of Kerese y and Conley relatives present.
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Hearst Opposes Prohibition Enforcement Plan
New York January telegrams reveal editors and publishers debating a more liberal approach to the eighteenth amendment and its enforcement. Major Chester Hearst quotes doubts that prohibition can be enforced and discusses law observance as essential to restoring respect for the law.
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Deer Lodge Valley Pioneers Hear Call
Anarenda reports the deaths of two long‑time Deer Lodge Valley residents. Emanuel Strom, 72, resident for over fifty years, died today at Opportunity. Andrew Cine, son of the late Alexander Glover, died at Philipsburg after moving from Washerpath near Deer Lodge.
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Row Over Elk Hills Oil Reserve Re Opened
Washington January 21 The Supreme Court set aside an injunction restraining the interior secretary from inquiring into ownership of a Keen County California land parcel held by Standard Oil Co The issue centers on whether the land contains minerals as surveyed and claimed by California as school land and park land Congress authorized an inquiry in 1924 but an injunction halted action Continued on Page Three
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Miner Dies in Snowslide Near Baker Ore
Gene Gibbs aged 25, a trapper and minor, was found dead under a snowslide near Baker Oregon after a search began when his tracks led rescuers to a ridged slope. The body was recovered from the snow at the bottom of a right. Gibbs was killed by the slide about 100 feet from the surface.
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Riegel Held Over Death of Salisbury in Bozeman Case
In Bozeman on January 2 an AP report says a coroner's jury recommended Sam Riegel be held for infllicting a fatal wound by criminal means in the death of George Salisbury. Salisbury was shot in the left leg at his cabin east of Bozeman Saturday night and died Monday at a local hospital. Dr. A C Kelly testified Salisbury named Riegel as the shooter before dying.
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Peace Bill to Precede Navy Bill in Senate
In Washington on January 2 the Senate will first ratify a Kellogg treaty pledging nations to avoid war before tackling a bill to boost the navy by 18 cruisers. An understanding for treaty priority was reached among senators, placing the two measures on an equal footing when they come up tomorrow.
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