Perjury Charge in Mooney Billings Trial Reopens
San Francisco August 13 witnesses questioned the alibi of Warren Billings and Thomas Mooney line by line. Defense attorney Edwin McKenzie announced new witnesses including John Crowley and an army officer to challenge key identifications from the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in a reopened retrial before California Supreme Court justices. The hearing grew heated as Justice Preston warned against delays calling the proceedings corned beef hash.
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Warren K. Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
Edwin V. McKenzie
Billings
W. L. Claiborn
Oakland
Claiborn
John Crowley
Max Stern
San Francisco
Mooney-Billings
California Supreme Court
John MacDonald
Warren Billings
Crowley
MacDonald
Edwin McKenzie
Billing
Fickert-Cunha-Brennan
Mooney
Ninty
McKenzie
Justice Waste
Preston
Justice Shenk
James Brennan
Brennan
Edward Cunha
Estelle Smith
Rominger
Oxman
Market Street
Mooneys
Pho
Hawks Sets Record Pace in Hop East
Captain Frank Hawks landed at Mars Hill airport at 1 23 p m on his east west flight to set a trans continental record. He reached Wichita at 10 28 a m CST after leaving Albuquerque at 7 00 a m and rode a claimed 6 12 elapsed hours from Los Angeles.
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Mars Hill
United Press
Wichita
Kan
Albuquerque
N. M
Hawks
Los Angeles
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Mexico City
Indianapolis
New York
Captain Hawks
Colonel Lindbergh
Lineman Electrocuted on Indianapolis Pole
Charles King 20 of 820 South Belmont Avenue Indianapolis Power and Light lineman died after contact with a 3,300 volt high tension line at Twenty ninth and Harding streets at 9 a m. Coroner Keever will probe delayed report. Superintendent Glenn Elwood was jailed for interfering with the process of law.
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Charles King
Belmont Avenue
Indianapolis
Coroner's Court
Elwood
Keever
King
First arrests on arson charges in Martinsville area
State police report charges of arson against Fred C. and Herschell Doree of Martinsville after they allegedly drove along State Road 37 tossing lighted torches into grass. The fires burned one orchard and threatened several farm buildings as investigators led by Virgil Quinnin and Charles Robbins documented the incident.
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Martinsville
Charles Robbins
Virgil Quinn
Fred C
Herschell Doreee
Nineteenth Street Chosen for Police Auto Inspection Week
Nineteenth street between Illinois and Meridian will host the Indianapolis Police Department annual automobile inspection week starting Monday. Police Chief Jerry E. Kinney said brakes and other safety parts will be examined, with Lieutenant Frank Owen overseeing the tests.
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Nineteenth Street
Illinois
Meridian Streets
Indianapolis
Primaries Signal Bitter Fights Across Four States
Four states Nebraska Ohio Alabama and Oklahoma show likely fall clashes as George Norris opposes Gilbert Hitchcock in Nebraska Roscoe McCulloch battles Robert Bulkley in Ohio J Thomas Heflin fights as independent against John Bankhead in Alabama and W B Pine faces Thomas Gore along with Alfalfa Bill Murray in Oklahoma The races hinge on prohibition issues dynastic ties and late ads reshape the contests in a volatile presidential year context.
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Washington
Nebraska
Ohio
Alabama
Oklahoma
George W. Norris
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Arthur Weaver
Charles Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Roscoe McCulloch
Robert J. Bulkley
Myers Y. Cooper
George White
Democratic National Committee
J. Thomas Heflin
John H. Bankhead
W. B. Pine
Thomas P. Gore
William
Bill) Murray
Ira A. Hill
Robinson
Arkansas
Joseph T. Pene Sonalgenoa
Tom Campbell
Hoover
Norris
Smith
Anti- Saloon League
Buckley
Senator Fess
Anti-Saloon League
McCulloch
Heflin
Jonh H. Bankhead
Alfala Bill” Murray
Murray
Gore
Pine
Life Long Anderson Resident Dies at 69
Por ter Peniston 69 lifelong Anderson area resident dies at his daughter Mrs Harry Cooper home He leaves a widow four children and a sister. Fort Wayne reports also that 70 year old Thomas B Weisman Grant county resident saw his first motion picture in a theater where his son Duk Weisman works as a machine operator.
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Anderson, Ind
Porter Peniston
Anderson and Vicinity
Harry Cooper
Man
FT. Wayne
Ind
Thomas B. Weisman
Grant County
Duk Weisman
Helen Kane Denies Receipt of $50,000 Gift Allegation
Chicago and New York reporting details say creditors seek restraining order on $50,000 held in Kane accounts. Miss Kane, star of musical comedy, denies knowledge of Posner funds and asserts no personal claim to the money while creditors pursue Bond Dress Company debts.
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New York
Helen Kane
The
Plaza Trust Company
Miss Kane
Chicago
Murray J. Posner
Kane
Posner
Milton Weisman
Supreme Justice
Frankenthaler
Bond Dress Company
Mr. Posner
Screen star shocks world with marriage plans
New York reports Henry Mencken to wed despite mock fury over late dinner noodles. George Jean Nathan, longtime friend, dismisses rumors and jokes about Mencken’s supposed homebody nature and his stance on matrimony.
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United Press
NEW York
Europa
George Jean Nathan
H. L. Mencken
Mencken
Nathan
Henry
Lina Basquette Attempts Suicide Over Losing Custody
Hollywood star Lina Basquette tried to kill herself by poison after losing custody of her 4 year old daughter Lita Warner. She was rushed to a police hospital and treated, later discharged home with her physician. Basquette said she despaired over regaining custody and cited a recent appendicitis operation as a factor.
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Hollywood
Lina Basquette
Danseuse
Ziegfeld
Lita Warner
Sam Warner
Warner Brothers Productions
Lina
Basquette
New York
City Sues to Halt Filling Station Operation
The case before Circuit Judge Howard Young challenges a filling station on Kessier boulevard and Lafayette road. Lincoln Oil and Refining Co is accused of violating a city ordinance by erecting the station. The city seeks an injunction and zoning testing outside city limits. Trial expected to last two days.
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Kessier Boulevard
Lafayette Road
Howard Young
Lincoln Oil and Refining Company
Sta
Park Board
Oil Company
Evansville Bridge Status Discussed by County and State
Vanderburg county commissioners met with State Highway Director John J. Brown to review the Evansville bridge status. Officials indicated little chance of construction in the near term due to ongoing state highway deliberations.
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Vanderburg County
Brown
Vanderburg
John J. Brown
State Highway Commission
Evansville
Railways Use Rate Cuts to Aid Indiana Drought Farms
Twelve Indiana railroads agreed to a 50 percent cut on freight rates for stock foods hay water and corn in drought areas. The move follows a request by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Hyde and aligns with an Interstate Commerce Commission plan. The action aims to move 200 tons of hay from Kansas and may ease livestock shipping constraints while agencies are set up in affected regions. Governor Leslie attends a Hoover drought conference in Washington.
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Indiana
John W. McCardle
Public Service Commission
Arthur Hyde
American Railway Association
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Hyde
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Louis Ludlow
Southern
Ludlow
W. H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Settle
Harry G. Leslie
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Removal of patients from condemned ward completes
Dr. William A. Coeppers announces removal of all patients from the old city hospital main ward building per state fire marshal orders. Some moved to the Burdsal unit linen room and the infants’ ward on C wing. prisoners kept in a separate division of the psychopathic ward. Out-patient department to move to the new building by January 1.
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Old City Hospital
William A. Coeppers
City
Doeppers
Fairfax Captain Faces Federal Trial After Ship Tragedy
In Norfolk Virginia on August 13 the trial of Captain Archibald H Brooks of the steamer Fairfax ended. He denied all charges after the collision with the tanker Pinthus on July 10 causing fifty deaths. The board said a decision would come soon and a transcript will go to Washington.
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Norfolk
Archibald H. Brooks
Fairfax
Washington
Sorenson Sues Wood and KFAB Over Radio Speech Damages
Nebraska Attorney General C A Sorenson files a $200000 damage suit in district court claiming his reputation was harmed by a Monday night campaign radio speech. He sues Richard F Wood of Omaha and radio station KFAB of Lincoln for $100000 each.
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Lincoln
Neb
C. A. Sorenson Today
Richard F. Wood
Omaha
KFAB
Four Die in Truck Sedan Crash in New Jersey
In morning fog at Fredon near Cranberry Lake, a milk truck and a car collided killing four people and injuring five, three of whom were fatally hurt. The deceased were Tony Amadeo 28 Herman Amadeo 32 Napoleon De Carlo and an unidentified man, all believed residents of Passaic.
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Preas Cranberry Lake
N. J
Fredon
Tony Amadeo
Herman
Napoleon de Carlo
Passaic
Chickens Restricted as Ingalls Board Enforces Ordinance
Ingalls Indiana town officials issued notice enforcing a new ordinance that restricts keeping chickens. The measure aims to protect the gar den and residents by limiting poultry kept within town limits.
Adventurous widow jailed for bootlegging from Chicago to Michigan
Mrs. Mary Hurn a 61 year old widow from Corydon Indiana confessed to unlawful possession and transport of liquor after police caught her driving a battered car with whiskey. She and companion William Richards were arrested in Michigan City and she vowed to tell the judge about prohibition enforcement.
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Esrigan City
Ind
Mary Hurn
Hurn
Chicago
Detroit
Michigan
William Richards
Michigan City
Open Quiz Into Mob Lynching Case in Marion
An official court of inquiry into the lynching of two Black men on the Grant County courthouse lawn began in Marion Indiana. Deputy attorneys general Merle Wall and Earl Stroup lead the proceedings with about a score of witnesses subpoenaed. Prosecutor Harley Hardin said the public has shown no desire to press prosecutions despite receiving two life threat letters.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
Superior Court
Merle Wall
Earl Stroup
Harley Hardin
Hardin
John McCormack Plans Hollywood Return and Home
Famous Irish tenor John McCormack will return to Hollywood in October to survey ground he bought before leaving last spring. He plans to build a home on part of the property and live here part of the year, with a possible film with a major studio depending on offers. He was paid $400,000 for Song o My Heart.
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NEA
Hollywood
John McCormack
Castles Refutes War Threats in Williamstown Talk
William H. Castle Jr., former ambassador to Japan, challenged a wartime fear in a lecture at Williamstown. He argued trade balance favors Japan, denies a Philippine expansion motive, and said China competition does not pit the two nations against each other.
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Williamstown
Mass
United States
William H. Castle Jr
Japan
Castle
China
Philippine Islands
Injured Child Improves After City Crash
Stanley Moriellon four son of Glenn Moriellon of 54 Kenmore Road showed improvement today at the city hospital. The boy was hurt Tuesday night when a car driven by his father collided with another auto driven by Neal Maginty of 5326 Hill Street at the intersection of New York and Hill Streets.
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Stanley Moriellon
Glenn Moriellon
Kenmore Road
City Hospital
Neal Maginty
Hill Street
New York Streets
Jackson and O Brine set new world endurance record
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine refueled a Curtiss Robin over St Louis on August 13 to 9 52 30 hours beating the Hunter brothers by an hour and aiming for 1000 hours. They began July 21 at 7 12 a m and flew 34 600 miles while consuming nearly 5000 gallons of gasoline and oil.
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Paul H. King
United Press
Lambert Field
ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Hunter Brothers
O’brine
Jackson
O'Brine
Curtiss-Robertson Company
Patsy
Cedar Rapids
Horst Dies Suddenly After Meal At Home
Crown Point Indiana August 13 George W Horst 53 Democratic candidate for Lake county sheriff collapsed and died at his home as he rose after eating Tuesday. The death removes a key local figure from the race for county law enforcement. Horst had been active in Democratic politics and sought the sheriff's post.
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United Press
Crown Point
Ind
George W. Horst
Lake County
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