Poison charge refuted as Shepard trial proceeds
In Kansas City on December 13 AP reports defense testimony in Major Charles A. Shepard murder trial. Defense witness Major M. A. Roge says bichloride of mercury mouthwash was used on Mrs. Shepard, while Major J. C. Dye testifies the solution was a stock remedy for measles and trench mouth. Prosecutors seek links to mercury poisoning as Mrs. Shepard’s cause of death at Fort Riley.
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Charles A. Shepard
Army Medical
Army Medical Corps
Shepard
M. A. Roge
Fort Riley
Dye
Thoxine Prescription Claims Quick Relief for Sore Throats
A doctor's prescription Thoxine promises rapid throat relief and cough suppression with a double action that targets the internal cause. The ad touts safety for all ages, pleasant taste, and immediate effect, available as 60c and 1.00 sizes at Fischer's and Tolson's Drug Stores.
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Fischer's
Tolson's Drug Store
Physician Cites Possible Sedative and Alcohol Poisoning
A doctor quoted Mrs. Shepard saying “get well anyhow” as he described a patient’s eye condition. He suggested the eyes show effects of a sedative and immediately noted the possibility of alcoholic poisoning as a cause.
Bingo Fox Terrier Rescued From Cavern After Four Days
Bingo the fox terrier was saved from a cave where he had lived for four and a half days. Lawrence Mills tracked and aided by about twenty workers enlarged the entrance, using dynamite to clear a limestone wall, then pulled the exhausted dog from the pit after a tense rescue effort.
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Mount Pleasant
Ita
Bingo
Lawrence Mills
Mills
Noted Spanish Flyer Starts A New Revolt In Madrid
Ramon Franco and General Dallano led a brief rebellion at Cuatro Vientos airport near Madrid. Rebels loaded bombs on planes, were opposed by loyal troops, and after half an hour the uprising collapsed as Franco and Dallano escaped in a plane. Alcala Zamora was proclaimed president of the republic, martial law declared, and King Alfonso regained perceived control as unrest swept Spain.
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Ramon Franco
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Cuatro Vientos
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Dellano
Alcala Zamora
Tte
Alfonso
Bilbao
Alcala Zamor
Sinniiay
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Jaca
Pyrenees
Ayerbe Pass
Huesca
Firiing
Alhucemas
Piio de Rivera
Liberal
Lone bandit robs Bank of Pendleton in daylight
A man about 38 years old robbed the Bank of Pendleton five miles west of Warrenton at 9 a.m. slugged cashier Otto Haake, locked him in the vault and escaped with all available cash. Haake not seriously hurt. released after about 30 minutes by former bank president Charles Myers. Sheriff Vogt launched an investigation. a stranger was seen in Pendleton Sunday. In Kansas City a separate incident: two men with a shotgun robbed a drugstore of about $500, witnesses mistook them for hunters.
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APJ
Bank of
Pendleton
Here
Otto F. L. Haake
Pendin
Haake
Charles F. Myers
August Vogt
Kansas City
Prince of Wales to broadcast from London on Tuesday
The Prince of Wales will deliver his third overseas radio address of the year. The 20 minute speech, starting at 4 40 p m EST, will be transmitted from London via WABC and WJZ if short wave conditions permit over the Atlantic.
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America
Prince of Wales
London
WABC
WJZ
Atlantic
Market steadies after midmorning selloff amid dull trading
The New York stock market absorbed a sharp selling wave after early losses, then steadied as prices pared declines. Volume ran around one million shares per hour to midday with U S Steel American Telephone and American Can rebounding while Dupont Westinghouse Electric Consolidated Gas Public Service of N J and Byers rose modestly. Allied Chemical Eastman and Macy posted small gains as Transamerica jumped on news of a pool to support the Is
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
U.S. Steel
American Telephone
American Can
Dupont
Westinghouse Electric
Consolidated Gas
Public Service of N. J
Byers
Allied Chemical
Eastman and Macy
Trans America
Market Roundup Signals Shifting Funds and Unification Rumors
Unconfirmed reports touch on a tentative Interboro unification bid as Manhattan and rivals show mixed moves. Government financing amid mid month settlements prompts fund shifts up to 2 billion dollars, with call money steady at 2 1/2 percent and time money rising. Overall sentiment casts a cautious, if favorable, weekend for holiday trade, though heaviness lingers.
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Interboro
Manhattan
Ralls
Olls
Standard of
N. J
Boy 15 Back to Work With Bullet in Heart
Kansas City report: Virgil Bennett, 15, returned home to resume farm duties with a .22 bullet lodged in the pericardium of his heart. Shot Thanksgiving Day near Halls Summit, Kas. Doctors said no operation needed and his life not shortened by the accident.
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Kansas City
Kas
Virgil Bennett
Bennett
Halls Summit
Exploding Boat Fire Sends 133 Overboard off Miami Beach
An explosion and fire aboard the excursion boat Eureka II forced 133 passengers to jump into the Atlantic as it returned to Miami Beach. Rescue boats and yachts saved 125, with three bodies recovered and several missing. Survivors described a chaotic scene with smoke, explosions, and a band playing during evacuation. Identified dead include H. Grimm of McCook Nebraska and Clarence Vine of Haverhill Massachusetts. additional missing names include Frank J. Keefe, J. S. Haig, and Mary Holler. Survivors were treated for exposure and heroic rescues recounted by many aboard.
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Fla
Marine Gardens
Deer
H. ©. Grimm
McCook, Neb
Clarence Vine
Haverhill
Mass
Frank J. Keefe
Providence
R. 1
J. S. Haig
Pomona
Calif
Mary Holler
Milwaukee
Wis
W. Chapman
Akron
Ohio
P. W Miller
Cincinnati
Dorothea
al Styles
Clarence Styles
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