Crafty lawyer acts to prove Clara innocent in murder trial
Ardmore Oklahoma March 12 Clara Smith Hamon stands trial for murder as jurors view bloodstained garments. Defense attorney performs a courtroom pantomime to illustrate arcing fire while Dr. Walter Hardy testifies Hamon may have fired accidentally or defensively.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Clara Hamon
Clara
M. D
Walter Hardy
Hamon
Jake Hamon
Clara Smith
Frank Ketch
Clara Hannon
Jake’ Maynon
Dr. Hardy
William B. McLenan
Hardy
Chira Smith Hamon
Oklahoma Estate to Pay $42 400 Inheritance Tax
The estate of Jake L Hamon in Oklahoma will pay 42400 in inheritance taxes. The net value of Hamon property is 1200010 after debts of 39057424 are deducted. His heirs face taxes on 465500 or 14000 for Olive Belle and 14600 for Ike Jr on 400000. Henry George Doppe 62 of Palmerston Pa plans to marry Mine Julio Vennot in New York. Doppe’s son briefly connected during the war.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Jake L. Hamon
Frank Carter Priday
M. AG. Winfred
Carter County
Hamon
Okahoma
Hameon
Olive Belle
Ike, Jr
Henry George Doppe
Palmearton
New York
Julio Vennot
Bille Kalan
Doppe
Fire destroys four Monona stores causing $100000 in damage
Fire at 6:40 in Monona damages Howard’s general store Carl Lubboy’s and Barnhard’s stores and the Harry Fox drug. The blaze also affects nearby homes and unclear details on the extent of losses.
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Monona
Harry Fox
Howard
Carl Lubboy
Goldberg Sees Keys Dressed Up as Wives After Beer Ruling
New York March 14 Former Attorney General Palmer's interpretation of the beer clause of the Volstead Act could make nearly 100 million chronic invalids, says cartoonist Goberldberg. He jokes that brewers can fight thirst by disguising a keg as a wife to carry into a restaurant.
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Goldberg
Keys
New York
Palmer
Rube" Goldberg
Cartoontat
United Press
Eight youths sentenced to death by Dublin courts martial
General May announced that eight youths were condemned to death for ambushes in Dublin with one under 17 granted a reprieve. Mrs O Callaghan, widow of the former mayor of Limerick, will not seek a military court of inquiry into her husband’s death. Two RIC constables convicted of theft receive three years penal servitude. Three policemen talking to three girls outside a Belfast theater were fired on by five civilians. one officer killed, two wounded, and attackers escaped.
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Dublin
O'Callaghan
Limerick
Royal Irish Constabulary
Roscommon
Belfast
Mystery Child Named in Stillman Divorce Case
In New York court proceedings James A. Stillman and Mrs. Fifi Anna Urquhart Potter Stillman face a cross bill for alimony and counsel fees. Judge Morehauser weighs requests for 25000 for counsel and 10000 monthly alimony as income tax cuts Stillman’s reported annual income to 220000. A Canadian Indian witness list includes relatives from Three Rivers Quebec.
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New York
Guy Stillman
Canadian Woods
James A. Stillman
National City Bank
Fifi Anna Urquhart Potter Stillman
Sinn Fein Leaders Deny Knowledge Of Peace Overtures
In Dublin on March 12 Sinn Fein chiefs denied any knowledge of government peace overtures reported by London papers. Lloyd George’s hint of considering future government plans aside from a republic surprised observers. Thurles and Limerick shootings anger peace supporters as hundreds raid Dublin Belfast business branches, seizing books and documents in a move toward a boycott of English goods.
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Denis O'Connell
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Ireland
London
Lloyd George
Thurles
Limerick
Belfast
Kenyon Ready to Sail for Ireland on Vacation Visit
Senator Kenyon prepared for a trip to Ireland with a state department passport and a steamer ticket. He plans to sail tomorrow and will land in England before traveling to Ireland, avoiding Queenstown. He says the journey is a brief personal visit, not an international mission.
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Washington
Kenyon
Ireland
State Department
Queenstown
England
Slreland
Kenyon Hs
Jiarding
Hughes
Bursum Succeeds Fall in Senate
Governor Mechem announced in Albuquerque that H. O. Bursum would be appointed United States senator to succeed A. D. Paull who resigned to become Interior secretary in President Harding's cabinet.
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Albuquerque
N. M
March LY
Mechem
H. O. Bursum
United States
A. D. Paull
Interior
Harding
Doctrine Over League Cited in Western Hemisphere Plot
Geneva reports quote asserting Monroe Doctrine priority in the western hemisphere amid a Panama Costa Rica dispute brought to the League of Nations. Officials say action will await full consultation with the United States. The Sinn Fein reportedly pursues a plan to gain independence from imperial rule in the south.
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Geneva
Maren Lie
League of Nation
Panama
League
Cosia Rica
Harding Ready to Act To Halt Railroad Strike
Washington reports the Harding administration will use all government power to avert a potential general railroad strike. President Harding consults with Senator Cummins and Cabinet members as railroads seek wage cuts amid high rates and rising labor agitation. The administration weighs legislative fixes and appeals to labor and management to avoid government takeover.
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Washington
Harding
Cummins Poste Harding
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Railway Labor Board
Cummins
Congress
American Federation of Labor
National Livestock Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Labor Board
Cummins, Towa
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Roelfsema Escapes Embezzlement Charge
Sac City March 14 John Roelfsema former banker of Carroll escaped an embezzlement charge after the Carroll county grand jury indicted him and the case was dismissed in Buc City for lack of evidence The Carewell Trust Savings Bank he led was closed by creditors and Roelfsema faced three counts in the suit with embezzlement as the major one The case was moved to Buc City on a change of venue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
John Roelfsema
Carroll
Carroll County
Bue City
Koelfaema
Carewell Trust & Savings Bank
Buc City
Mrs Anna Matheson Found Not Guilty by Jury
The jury in the Anna Matheson case returned a verdict of not guilty Friday morning. The trial proceeded in Sioux City with the jury delivering the deliberations after testimony from witnesses and defense arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Matheson
D. Marah
Austria Will Obey With Thee Exceptions
Vienna reports three reservations by the Austrian government in accepting the Entente demand for surrender of military material. The first shields the Danube defense guns at Vienna Mroma northwest of the city and Tulsa 17 miles northwest. A second exception covers military schools and relates to mobilisation at the Vienna arsenal.
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Vienna
Mar
Austrian Republic
Danube
Mroma
Tulsa
Boa Oe
Brewers to Start Medicinal Beer Production
New York March 11 Brewers prepare to manufacture beer under Justice Department ruling that beers may be produced and sold for medicinal purposes. Brewers say the ruling legitimizes the manufacture and sale and expect to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department of Justice
Union Pacific Plans 18 Cent Hour Wage Cut
Omaha March 11 union officials and railroad labor heads agreed on a common wage scale cut of 18 cents per hour lowering pay from 48 cents to 30 cents. The proposal goes to labor organizations for approval and a March 24 meeting is set to hear workers views. About 5 000 men would be affected.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Ees
Con Nce
Bradstreets Sees Hope In Building Outlook
Bradstreets reports February building permits show total expenditures in 146 cities at 77 million dollars. Despite a 25 percent drop from February 1920, the figure marks a 22 percent increase over January of the current year, signaling improving construction activity.
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New York
Bradstreets
Parliament in North Ireland to be Set Up
London reports Premier Lloyd George stated in the house of commons that the southern parliament's postponement request would be considered but that there would be no delay for the northern parliament. He denied 300 military barracks were being erected in the northern counties. The rest of the text mentions unrelated items and unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Dublin
Prairie fire sweeps across several hay lands near Highmore
A prairie fire broke out about 12 miles southwest of Highmore on Monday morning burning over several sections of hay land. A large number of men fought the flames but the high wind made containment difficult and much of the guards had not been plowed.
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Highmore
Here
Cat stealing not a crime says Judge Wray
Judge Wray ruled that taking a prize cat for dissection by a dental student does not constitute theft. The decision was cheered by about 160 fellow students of the defendant, a Brooklyn woman facing eviction from her cellar by a landlord under local housing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offi Dental
Pp. M. Gaul
fAlow
Drill Into Gig Opening and Lose Drilling Tools
Lead and TD report on March 11 a large company began drilling a tented well north of Hear Butte. A sudden tension snapped the cable and 2300 pound drilling tools broke away, possibly dropping into a subterranean cage as the drill operated in a limestone formation with frequent caves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead, & TD
Hear Butte
Viviani Visit Aims to Block Separate Peace Talks
Washington March 12 Former French premier Rene Viviani arrives to greet President Harding but analysts say his mission masks a drive to deter a Knox resolution declaring separate peace with Germany. Republicans and pro league figures see pressure mounting for such a move despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Ferguson
Washington
Rene Viviant
America
Germany
Viviani
Harding
Senate
Juseerind
Vivian
Harding Emissary Arrives in Mexico City for Recognition Talks
A U.S. emissary arrives in Mexico City to present the conditions under which the United States will recognize President Obregon's government. The envoy travels incognito at a modest hotel and may indicate an approximate recognition date if terms are agreed. Rumors assign Nelson O Shaughnessy as new ambassador and George Summerlin to a South American post.
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Mexico City
Harding
Obregon
United States
Mexico
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
George Summerlin
Chiarge D'Affaires
Washington
Hugries
Nebraska Votes on $10 Million World War Service Bonus
Lincoln March 12 Special The people of Nebraska will vote at the next election on a proposition to grant a $10 000 000 bonus to the 57000 soldiers sailors and nurses from the state who served in the world war The legislature adjourned and moved to take up a new censorship bill while a senate measure rewrites the state prohibitory law with tougher penalties and broader investigative power by detectives and prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Senate
Gompers Warns Foes of Labor Unionism in Cambridge
Samuel Gompers addressed Cambridge yesterday warning opponents of organized labor against wage cuts and the open shop. He denounced open shop tactics as a subterfuge to close shops and urged that laborers fight profiteering and political manipulation while insisting workers earn guaranteed rights as sovereign citizens.
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Cambridge
Mass
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor
Hoe
Angainet
Iaber
Nnance
America
Maine
Ex-Gopher Star McAlmon Marry English Magnate's Daughter
New York reports the marriage of Miss Winifred Whormaay daughter of Sir John Kilerman to Robert J. McAlmon former Minnesota football star. The couple wed February 14 and both authored poetry books A Green Hay and Wis. McAlmon spent three months adjusting to his wife’s Cannes trip and then left, citing inability to cope according to court records.
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New York
Winifred Whormaay
John Kilerman
Robert J. McAlman
University of Minnesota
Mra. McAlmon
Wis
Cannes
Ue Court
Packers Vote Today on Strike Over Eight Hour Day
About 250000 packinghouse workers begin vote on whether to strike if the government or their union cannot secure the eight hour day. Ballots are printed for locals across the United States and Canada. International officers urge action to prevent a return to ten hour days and 1917 standards. Workers are urged to stay on the job until a general strike order is issued.
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Chicago
My Nation
Ly UN
United States
Canada
Department of Labor
Packinghouse
Omaha
Pavey Murder Case Near Verdict In Iowa Trial
The prosecution and defense in Ira Pavey’s murder trial near Perkins Ia for killing Claude Lerner in 1919 completed witness examinations. Expect arguments to finish before noon Saturday and jury submission late Saturday after judge instructions. Witness Bertha Lewis testified under aliases and described events including whisky payments and a bloodied car seat.
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Orange City
Ira Pavey
Claude Lerner
Sioux City
Perkins
Bertha Lewis
Council Bluffs
Pavey
Wessington
D. D
Clark
Red
Burzette
Morgan
Lewis
Mae Burzette
Inman
Mac
Mary Tickford and Douglas Fairbanks Plan Mexico Trip
Mary Tickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks will depart Los Angeles for Mexico City next Sunday. They will rest in Mexico City then travel to Vera Cruz to board a boat for New York and may visit Canada.
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Los Ansecles
Cal
Mary Tickford
Douslas Fairbanks
Mexico City
Phyelolane
Miss Pickford
Vera Crus
New York
Canada
British Prima Donna to Wed Yankee Cottingham
London reports the engagement of famed British soprano Mosggio Teyte to American Sherwin Cottingham, with their whirlwind courtship spanning two continents. Cottingham’s father heads the Bowrin-Wii Name Company of Cleveland.
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London
Mosggio Teyte
Sherwin Cottingham
Thei
Mina Toyte
Cottingham
Bhorwin Wii Name Company
Cleveland
Hastings Fire Chief's Wife Dies By Poison
Hastings Neb March 12 Mrs Mollie Mead 45 wife of Ward Mead chief of the Hastings fire department died at home by taking poison. Neighbors found the locked door and saw the children were at school. noon hour entry allowed discovery of the tragedy. Mrs Mead had been ill for a year.
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Hastings
Neb
Sheeiith
Mollie Mead
Hdward Mead
Mastings Fre
Mim
Mead
Postmaster Firings Spark Civil Service Change
Washington reports a move to nullify Woodrow Wilson era orders that placed thousands of postmasters into the classified service. The same period notes a curfew revival in Rutland Vermont ending juvenile street presence after 8 pm for those under eighteen.
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Harding
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Republian
Government intervenes to avert big five packing strike
After wage cut threats, Secretary Davis asks leaders of packers and union to send two representatives each to Washington for inquiry. The move aims to prevent work stoppages and sustain industrial activity during the recovery period, signaling federal willingness to mediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mareh ii
Big Five
Harding
Davis
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters’ and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Packing House
White House
Department of Labor
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
James J. Davis
Curmahs
Bedward Morris
EL. J. Swift
Thomain BE
Wilson
U. S
Packers Well Stocked MCAT Prices Go Up
Chicago market note reports prices rising across sectors. Retail food in Chicago jumped from 4 to 12. meanwhile stocks overall trended lower with notable declines around 80 cents. Shippers nationwide were cautioned about shipping margins and market volatility.
Baker heirs organize to test the will in Oregon court
In Vartland Oregon bakers heirs face probate action to claim a percent of a will as attorney Dr Pord of Chestham Oregon says heirs seek a directive from the court. The report notes the profiteers committee valued fines at two and a half million crowns and mentions a Detroit connection.
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Vartland
Ore
Dadeob Baler
Pord
Chestham
Baker A Holra
Detroit
Mily
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Washington Bureau
Bursum
Comeo
Dovlares
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Roelfsema
Austria
Sues
Frank Tinney
Philadel
Brewers
Union Pacific
Bradstreet
North Ireland
Walters
Renger
Gompers
Gage
Graven
DeBoer
Irving
Perking
Mary and
Doug
Wedrich Yankee
Rutland
UNION
Labor
Uncle Sam
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