Widow Identifies Slain Foreman's Slayer in Extradition Case
The widow of railroad foreman John Coontz identified Robert Atchison as the killer in 1897 at Stafford Oklahoma. Atchison was convicted and sentenced to life, escaped El Reno jail, and Joseph R. Adkins was arrested as the long sought slayer. The widow, now Mrs. Leonette Dowden of Springfield Missouri, testified at the federal extradition hearing.
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United Presse
Los Angeles
Indian Territory
John Coontz
Robert Atchison
Stafford
Okla
Atchison
el Reno
Joseph R. Adkins
Coontz
Leonette Dowden
Springfield
High Court to End Vacation in Indiana
Indiana supreme court judges will return to the bench next Tuesday after summer break. The last meeting was July 21 on a special call by Chief Justice Benjamin F. Willoughby, with Willoughby Myers Travis and later Martin Gemmill arriving, delaying rulings on cases including the D. C. Stephenson murder appeal. The court had shifted over forty misdemeanors to the appellate court to clear the docket, yet no ruling on their constitutionality has been issued this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Willoughby
Willoughby
David A. Myers
Julius C. Travis
Clarence R. Martin
Willard B. Gemmill
D. C. Stephenson
High Court
Supreme Court
Love Laughs By Ferguson Case In Chicago
William P. Ferguson and Mrs Ferguson were at the center of a divorce case in Chicago. Mrs Ferguson was granted temporary alimony after she sued for divorce, but Ferguson fell behind on payments and was jailed. She visited him with their four children and, through the cell bars, he professed love, she rekindled feelings, dismissed the suit, and planned to spend her attorney fee on a second honeymoon.
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United Press
Chicago
William P. Ferguson
Ferguson
Noes
Charmed Flier Doo little Survives High Altitude Crash
Jimmy Doolittle narrowly escaped death when his mysterious craft clipped Lt. John Cross’s plane 1800 feet above Kansas City airport. Cross bailed out safely by parachute as observers praised Doolittle’s emergency flying. The incident came as Doolittle prepared to lead Kansas City aviators welcoming French pilots Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte.
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United Preas
Kansas City
Jimmy Doolittle
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Doolittle
Municipal
John ~M. Cross
Wichita
Kan
Robberies Hit City Neighborhoods In Several Brawls
A phony hunter abducted pharmacist R B Teeter for a half hour ride in Ben Davis, then stole 60 dollars from the store. A H Geisel was robbed of 50 dollars at New Palestine, two youths held up a merchant, and Guy Tribble was bound and robbed of 14 dollars. A delivery boy lost 10 dollars in a North Bradley Ave hold up. Four bandits robbed five people on Boulevard Place near Butler University, taking 14 dollars and jewelry. Gums worth over 100 dollars were stolen from Ida Pickerel’s home.
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Underworld
R. B. Teeter
Ben Davis
Teeter
A. H. Geisel
New Palestine
Guy Tribble
North Capitol Avenue
R. S. Sheets
North
State Avenue
Bernard Walters
East Michigan Street
Mabel Bass
North Meridian Street
Margie Pillington
Boulevard Place
Butler University
Fairview
Ida Pickerel
Palace Theater Ruse Bars Sunday Pictures Across Two Towns
The Palace moving picture theater sits on the line between East Orange and Orange with half its seats in each town. Orange allows Sunday films while East Orange bans them. East Orange Mayor Charles H. Martens vows to rope off his half of the theater to shield the city from Sunday showings.
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United Press Orange
N. J
Palace Moving Picture Theater
East Orange
Orange
Charles H. Martens
Plane crash injures three in Wellsboro city
Harold Hough, a Chicago pilot, and two passengers Dorsey Hager of Wichita Kansas and Henry Brown of Webster Grove Missouri were severely injured when their cabin plane dived at low altitude in Wellsboro Pennsylvania. The group, en route from Corning New York to inspect oil fields in Bradford County, was rushed to a hospital.
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United Press
Wellsboro
Harold Hough
Chicago
Dorsey Hager
Wichita
Kan
Henry Brown
Webster Grove
Hough
Corning
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Infantile paralysis cases rise nationwide
U S public health service reports an uptick in infantile paralysis with 594 new cases in the week ending Sept 27. In Columbus Indiana relatives are notified of the death of William M Davidson 67 formerly of the city who died in San Jose California. He worked in the local furniture business with his father John Davidson and William Henderson and leaves a wife a daughter and a brother.
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U. S
United Press
Washington
United States Public Health Service
All Times
Columbus
Ind
William M. Davidson
San Jose
Cal
Davidson
John Davidson
William Henderson
John A. Hagen
Miller
S.D
Thomas Davidson
Greensburg
Memorial for Doheny Gifts USC Memorial Library
The Doheny family widow and five children announce a 2 million dollar memorial library to the University of Southern California. Edward L Doheny Jr. was slain by a crazed secretary. He was USC graduate in 1916 and led the alumni association 1923 to 1925. Announcement came from President Rufus B Von Kleinsmid.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Edward L. Doheny
New Konjola Praised For Reliable Results
Results count and Konjola is trusted for consistent filtration success even in stubborn cases that resisted relief efforts. The substance remains a dependable option amid ongoing challenges and test conditions.
Konjola touted by Mrs Stella P Simpson in Indianapolis ad
A newspaper advertisement features Mrs Stella P Simpson of Indianapolis praising Konjola for stomach liver and kidney relief after suffering headaches and constipation. It promotes visits to the Konjola Man at Hook Dependable Drug Store in Indianapolis with free samples and urges six to eight weeks of treatment for best results.
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Konjola Man
Hook Dependable Drug Store
Illinois
Washington Streets
Konjola
Stella P
Indianapolis
Woman Sues for Divorce After Suicide Attempt in Domestic Strife
Mrs. Sarah Standley of Greencastle Ind files for divorce from Clyde Standley alleging a quarrel after their Dec 14 marriage and that he cursed and abused her. She previously attempted death by her own action on Aug 15 amid domestic trouble.
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Times
Greencastle
Ind
Sarah Standley
Clyde Standley
New York Man Nominated While in Europe Appeals Court
Henry F. Jurge, a Democrat from the Forty first New York district, was nominated for congress while abroad in Europe. He returned to Rochester and refused the post, seeking court relief as the appellate division of the supreme court takes up his challenge to the nomination.
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New York
Europe
United Press
Forty-first
Henry F. Jurge
Congress
Jurge
Rochester
Democratic Party
Appellate Division of Supreme
Pimples Healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Arthur R. Simpson of Chicago described fourteen months of itchy pimples on his face chest arms and hands that worsened with water exposure. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports healing in two weeks. Sold everywhere with free samples.
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Arthur R. Simpson
Chicago
Illinois
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