Court Scene of Shooting in Arkansas Trial
A one year old girl shot and killed a man on trial for murder in a crowded Dewitt Arkansas courtroom as jurors prepared to retire. The child leaned from a seat and fired four shots at Jack Worls, 30, who died 14 minutes later. Deputies took the girl into custody and she offered no explanation.
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Dewitt
Ark
Dan
Srri
Melon Spencer
Jack Worls
Vicero Spence
Wile
Sherif
Britons pledge self rule to India at round table closing
London officials say India would become a dominion with responsible self-government in the British commonwealth. Ramsay MacDonald pledges partnership as the nine week round table talks end in St James Palace. King George conveys a message of a new chapter, while Begum Shah Nawaz cites Longfellow urging action.
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H. King
London
India
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Old St. James’ Palace
King George
Mother India
Shelver Seeks Nonpartisan Montana Judiciary Election
Senator Harry Shelver of Park county announced in the Montana senate his plan to introduce a bill for nonpartisan elections of judges in courts of records. The bill would create separate ballots for judicial candidates with no party designation and remove political labels from judicial offices. It also proposes allowing state and local officers to cover travel expenses for fire training. Donovan of Toole noted a companion measure to fund such travel.
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Gy GE. Lafollette
Harry Shelver
Park County
Senate
Montana
Secretary of State
Shelter
Council of
Donovan
Toole
House Passes Crime Commission Bill Amid Busy Session
The house met at 2 pm and approved the crime commission bill on third reading along with three other mergers. A busy session saw four bills pass, nine new measures introduced, 14 new notices issued, and a Red Cross talk by Rev. R. A. Shepherd. Additional details note bills 34 by Stewart and 72 by McCormick tied to legal papers and trial times.
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House
American Red Cross
R. A. Sheperd
Stewart
House Incil
Crime Commission
McCormick
Law enforcement report concedes nothing to wets
Washington reports the Wickham law enforcement commission ends its 19 month study of prohibition without urging repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment or modify the Volstead Act. President Hoover plans to receive the majority report and consider a form of message to Congress by tomorrow noon unless White House expectations change. The commission’s draft reportedly carries no recommendation for repeal or loosened restrictions on intoxicants.
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Washington
Wickisham Law Enforcement Commission
Sni
Hoover
Mn Congress
2000 Montanans Arrive in California for Winter Getaway
Nearly 2,000 Montanans arrived in Southern California aboard four special trains for a winter sojourn. They were greeted by hundreds of friends and members of the Montana State Society. President F. L. Benepe led the welcoming grand hall tonight in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
California
Montana State Society
F. L. Benepe
Sundmerer Couple Drowns Near Corvallis River
Corvallis Oregon July 19 reports say Mr and Mrs Lawrence Sundmerer were found dead in a muddy river ten miles south of town after they went missing Sunday. Authorities believe Mrs Sundmerer jumped in to drown herself and her husband tried to rescue her.
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Corvallis, Ore
Lawrence Sundmerer
Acton on irrigation loans act in Washington
A concerted drive organized in the house today sought action on irrigation loans. Representatives from three states met to demand action by the human rules committees and to push for unemployment relief funds and farm reset measures through lower retention levels and districts.
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Washington
Honan
Lee and Jackson Honored in Ceremonies Thru South
Richmond Virginia January 10 affectionate South honors Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson on founders day events at Washington and Lee University Lexington with remarks by N Gray Williams. General Jackson's birthday anniversary is January 21.
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Jackson
South
Richmond
Robert TH. Lewy
Washington and Ler University
Lexington
Fendral Lee
Virginia
N Gray Williama
Winchester
Valawrer
Stonewall
Thomas J
Stonewall” Jackson
Hoover Dam district model city rushes ahead
The Seclamation bureau accelerates work in the Hoover Dam district to create a government model city in Boulder City with 3 000 to 4 000 workers. Materials and storage tanks are being planned, with bids expected for the water distribution system and related contracts. The project is valued around two million dollars.
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Sam
Hoover Dam District
Washinston. Dun
Seclamation Bureau
Hoover Dam
Boulder City
Chyta Rtae Therity
Boulder Canyon
Sawtelle Named to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
The senate reported the nomination of William H W Sawtelle of Arizona to be a judge in the ninth circuit court of appeals. Sawtelle won early support from the judiciary committee, with the ninth circuit comprising Arizona California Nevada Idaho Oregon Montana and Washington.
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Washington
Jen
Ashurst
Arizona
Iate
Senate
William HW. Sawtelle
Ninth Circuit Court, of Appeals
Sawtelle
Ninth Circuit
California
Nevada
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Unemployed Marchers Protests Reach City Hall in San Francisco
About 1,900 unemployed men led by communist organizers marched from Portland and Howard to San Francisco City Hall with a large police escort. Henry Shepard, a black communist organizer, pressed Mayor Angelo Rossi to provide food lodging and work funded by a 2.4 million bond. Rossi declined to meet a committee but invited open requests. The crowd howled as he left.
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San Francisco
Pourth
Howard Street
City Hall
Angelo Rossi
Henry Shepard
Shepard
Rooeh
Rossi
Anil
Body of Marriott Girl Recovered in Colorado Canal
The body of Enid Marriott, 28, a Williams teacher, was recovered from an irrigation canal near Fort Morgan Colorado. Preliminary examination suggested stabbing or gunshot wounds to her breast as she clutched her chest. Investigators noted signs she may have died while in pain and trauma was being investigated.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Wight
Enid Marriot
Joe
Tulala
Enid Marriott
Imbroglio Over Relief Funding Faces Senate Vote
Central committee adopts a resolution supporting $25,000,000 in federal aid for drought and emergency relief. Senate approval follows heated debate as Hoover administration faces critique from Democratic leaders. Red Cross and Farm Board actions linked to easing hunger and clothing shortages.
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Central Committee
Unese
Hoover James T Feiser
Red Cross
White House
Farm Board
Robinson
Arkansas
Hoover
Redross
Ifloover
Alvin Coolidge
Drought Relief Appeal Radio Program Set Thursday
Washington reports Calvin Coolidge and Alfred E. Smith will address a nation wide audience on Thursday in a Red Cross benefit program at 4 o clock PT. They will press a relief campaign to raise ten million dollars for drought areas with NBC networks providing the broadcast and top radio artists.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred B. Smith
inMerit
Red Cross
B.S
Expedition to Seek Mayan Relics From Field Museum
An expedition from the Field Museum of Natural History will depart Chicago tomorrow to excavate Mayan sites. Scientists will sail from New Orleans Friday for British Honduras and Guatemala to collect evidence of aboriginal American cultures.
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Chicago
Field Museum of Natural Hstory
New Orleans
Wriday
Guatemala
Well-Tamer J Gordon Slaps Oklahoma Spouter to Sleep
Oklahoma City action reports John Gordon taming the Morgan Petroleum Company well that sprayed across the state capital for three days last November. The same well, nicknamed the wild No 1 We spare off, was throttled late today as firemen and National Guardsmen brace for further danger from the oil field activity.
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Oklahoma Clery
Oklahoma City
John Gordon
Morgan Tetroleum Company
Gordon
Mary" Suodik
Quickla
Puyallup Woman Wins $5.00 Hair Injury Award
Bueton in Puyallup Wash received a verdict for loss of hair after a permanent wave at Franken Smith establishment. The federal case awarded $5.00 in evchanne damages for the incident.
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Bueton
Puyallup
Wash
Rte
Franken & Smith
Railway collision injures over sixty passengers at Readville
A New York Hartford express crashed into a local Readville train amid blowing snow. More than 60 people were injured, with numerous limb and skull fractures reported as the express failed to take a switch at Cross Over.
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Hoeton
Tan
New York
New Haven
Artford
Readville
Cross+oyer
Georgia Wildcat Attacks Locomotive On Passing Train
A wildcat leaped onto a Savannah and Stateshero railroad train near here today as it approached. The animal reportedly stalked the cars then attacked the locomotive, clawing and biting at the wheels before being crushed beneath the rolling wheels.
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Aleath
Court halts De Boe trial amid mudslinging over Clara
Judge ends sensational testimony during Miss De Boe theft trial after a rapid exchange on Friday. Daisy’s 40 minutes on the stand reveals intimate details about Clara buying liquor, giving friends expensive gifts and habitual poker. Defense seeks to expand scope but judge limits discussion to whether 15,200 was stolen from Miss Bow.
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DE Boe
Clara
Daisy
Doran
Tie
Nathan Freedman
Fense
Directine
Freedman
David Clark
Miss de Hoe
Miss Bow
Oregon solon would vote on prohibition
Olympia January 19 Senator Paul Tonser of King County filed for introduction tomorrow of a memorial petitioning Congress to submit the question of repealing the 18th amendment to state conventions The resolution attacks prohibition as an utter failure and recommends government control of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages as the only solution of the war and Ary question
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Olympia
Wash
State Senate
Paul Tonser
King
Congress
Coal miners end Welsh strike as textile and rail disputes widen
About 150000 South Wales coal workers return to work ending a January 1 strike while textile and railway sectors face broader conflicts. Lancashire mill owners declare action amid idle cotton weavers and a wage dispute looms, with union members to vote on executives’ power to negotiate further on eight looms per weaver. Railway owners cite a six shilling weekly wage cut as necessary for continued operation.
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South Wales
Lancashire
Boy Caddy Dies After Headstand Challenge
Brunswick Ga Jan 19 A 12 year old golf caddy named Buster Day attempted a headstand to win a bet of 10 cents from another caddy. He held the pose for five minutes before toppling over suffering a ruptured vessel and death was instantaneous.
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Brunswick. Ga
Buster Day
Nagro
Buster
Use of Coin by Cannon in Fight to Be Probed
Washington reports the Senate widened a May inquiry into campaign funds to cover complaints linked to the 1924 election. Senator Glass, Democrat of Virginia, pressed the resolution, signaling a broader probe into anti South funds in 1928 tied to Bishop James Cannon of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Glass declined comment on the resolution’s purpose as church leaders review other charges against Cannon amid Alabama race talk and fraud claims by Senator Heflin. The Norris resolution granting the Wye committee ballot-pounding authority sits before the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Glass
Virginia
James Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church
South Glass
South
Iiehop Cannon
Mac Peved
Alabama
Nis
Heflin
John H. Bankhead
Norris
Nebraska
European Federation Plan May Include Russia and Turkey
The plan asks Russia, Turkey, and Iceland to join initial discussions for a potential European federation if today's sub-committee decision is approved. The proposal follows a lengthy debate and compromises among major powers including Germany and Britain, with notable figures from France and Switzerland reacting to the idea.
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Russia
Turkey
Iceland
Two British Princes Set Sail From Vigo On Trade Trip
Prince of Wales and Prince George led a royal party sailing from Vigo Spain for a trade mission to South America. They traveled by motor car from Corunna and will next stop Hamilton Bermuda as a crowd gathered to bid farewell.
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Vigo
Spain
Prince of Wales
Prince George
South America
Hamilton
Bermuda
Corunna
Repeal of Dry Acts of Colorado Asked
Denver January 19. A bill to repeal state prohibition enforcement laws was introduced in the legislature. A follow up measure by a bipartisan group would shift enforcement of prohibition to the federal government, presenting the issue in the House with support from Health and Democratic leaders.
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Colorado
Denver
Colorado Medical
Tf Hopfnagels
Leudvilis
Man Kills Nurse Then Deaths by Own Action
A report notes a man killed a nurse and then died by suicide. The fragment references an unnamed location and associates with a hospital or care facility. Several garbled phrases appear, but the core event is the nurse's fatal attack and the suspect's death by self-inflicted action.
Wiped Out by a Hurricane in Pago Pago Area
A damaged report describes a hurricane striking Pago Pago American Samoa and nearby islands. It notes widespread destruction with significant damage to Wan town and high winds, referencing a five day sweep beginning January 11 and peak gusts near 60 miles per hour on Water Nene Beach.
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Ontania
Wamace
Mang
Istana Group
Samos
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