Alibi Trial in Jefferson Theatre Robbery Case
Walter Simmons and Ralph Smith faced first degree robbery charges for holding up Jefferson Theatre employees during receipts count. Simmons claimed an alibi on a farm in Callaway county. a key alibi witness did not testify. Witness gore Renu identified Simmons. jury deliberation timed after 2 pm with life sentence possible if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Simmons
Ralph Smith
Jefferson Theatre
Simmons
Smith
Callaway County
Gore Renu
Nike Sevier
Russell TI. Keyes
Curtis d. Quimby
Holt Summit Farmer William Forbis Dies After Illness
William Price Forbis, 74, a longtime Holt Summit resident and elder in Union Hill Baptist Church, dies at home after a long illness. Survived by nine children and many relatives. funeral at Union Hill Church tomorrow at 1 pm, burial in Union Hill Cemetery.
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William Price Forbis
Callaway County
Holt Summit
Wr. Forbis
Mary Thomas
Hiram Hole
Hiram Hole,’ Ray and Wes Forbis of Holt Summit, Mrs. J. E. Rheaties
Ralston
Oklahoma
Kirt Forbis
Iowa Falls
Towa
Ida
Charles Forbis
Whit
Sid Forbis
New Bloomfield
Forbis
Union Hill
Union Hill Church
Kieth
Columbia, Mo
Union Hill Cemetery
Duck eggs pledge initiates flag law in Kansas University
Four Alpha Tau Omega freshmen at Kansas University were jailed for disturbing the peace during "Hell Week" initiation. Donald Judd and John Simmons were in jail, Otis Sturgeon and von Cochran were freed on bond. Simmons and Judd to report to police court next morning. President Harry Peats subpoenaed as witness. Police say the fraternity violated Mount Oread rules limiting initiation and house access.
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas University
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Donald Judd
Garden City
John Simmons
Dodge City
Otis, Sturgeon
Kingman
von Cochran
Pratt
Asa Keyes Faces Bribery Trial Plea in Court
Former district attorney Asa Keyes argued in a Los Angeles court for acquittal on bribery and conspiracy charges. The packed side courtroom heard him call the case the most important in his 29 years. Special prosecutor William J. Clark challenged Keyes as a liar amid claims of hush money and stock issue controversy.
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Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles County Court House
Keyes
Ben Getzoff
Jack Bennet
Juan
William J. Clark
General Neville Named Commandant of Marine Corps
President Coolidge nominates Major General Wendell C. Neville to command the Marine Corps succeeding Major General John A. LeJeune who announced plans to leave the post in March. The nomination was reported from Washington on February 7.
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Washington
Wendell C. Neville
President Coolidge
Marine Corps
John A. LeJeune
Stewart Attacked in Senate Over Oil Profits
Senator Norris pressed Robert W. Stewart over withholding profits from the Continental Trading Company six years amid a probe into the Standard Oil of Indiana control. Norris alleged Stewart and associates bought oil at 150 and sold at 174 a barrel, with profits split among four men.
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Continental Trading Company
Nebraskan
Stewart
Supreme Court
Senate
Harry M. Blackomer
James O'Neil
The
Prairie Gas and Oil Company
Harry J. Sinclair
Reward Offered After Jewelry Found With Local Children
In Fredericksburg Virginia on February 7 AP reports diamonds emeralds and a platinum ring were found with several tootsie girls near a purse. The jewelry belonged to Mrs J G Amsell of Bridgeport Connecticut and a $3000 reward is offered for the 8 year old boy who led to the discovery.
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Fredericksburg
J. G. Amsell
Badgeport Conn
Roof Fire At Home of J Faust On Cedar Ave
Firefighters responded to a small roof fire at John Faust's Cedar Avenue home this afternoon. The blaze was extinguished quickly after arrival with only minor shingle damage and the origin believed to be sparks from the fire.
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J. Faust
Cedar Ave
John Faust
I Fie
Forrest Erhardt Improves After Appendicitis Operation
Forrest Erhardt traffic officer who underwent an appendicitis operation last Saturday was reported to be improving at the hospital this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Erhardt
Plane crash wrecks gear near Columbia during Missouri River mapping
F D Bowhan pilot Kenneth Coulter’s plane, returning from Clufton Springs, forced down at a Columbia field. Plane damaged after landing at about 5 pm due to a clogged fuel line. no serious injuries to Bowhan H O Boyle and Waldo Wade. Wade repaired the craft. Bowhan and O Boyle plan continued mapping work for barge lines.
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Columbia
F. D. Bowhan
Kenneth B. Coulter
Clufton Springs
N Y
United States
Ruth McConnell
Coulter
Bowhan
H. O'Boyle
Chicago
Waldo Wade
O'Boyle
Omaha
Wade
Missouri River
Lexington
Acquittal for Kansas City Booze Resort Owner
Ozcar Rowe, owner of a Kansas City resort linked to an alleged drunken orgy the night before the November 11 election, was acquitted today of a charge of giving liquor to Mike Carney. Carney denied prior grand jury testimony. Rowe admitted giving liquor later claiming Carney had lied. Prosecutors say 22 other indictments remain and will pursue new trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cap
Ozcar Rowe
Mike Carney
Carney
Rowe
Kansas House Backs Three-Cent Gasoline Tax Plan
In Topeka on February 7 the Kansas House voted as a committee to recommend a three cent gasoline tax bill for passage subject to a final roll call. Minor amendments were adopted and the measure, backed by Governor Clyde Reed and administration supporters, would raise receipts for road maintenance from the existing two cent tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas House of Representatives
Clyde Reed
Kansas
Logan
Wingo
Representativ Freeland
Pretty Girl Gangster Slain in Philadelphia
In South Philadelphia police found Sophie Titleman 24 lying face down with two bullet wounds. She was an alleged shoplifter and pickpocket. A valuable ring and pin plus $93 were found with the body. Investigators doubt robbery as the motive. The body was identified by fingerprints at police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Fes
Detserted
Sophie Titleman
Bird
Mexico Mo Farmer Samuel Turner Davenport Found Dead
Samuel Turner Davenport 76 a farmer of Mexico Missouri and father of eight children hanged himself today amid depression from failing eyesight and health. He was married to a woman with paralysis and his death was by his own action.
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Mexico
Samuel Turner Davenport
Parole Revoked and Vagrants Sentenced in City Court
Judge Leslie revoked Jes West parole after a fight with his brother Clarence and sentenced him to 19 days in jail and banishment from the city. Two vagrants, Pat McLaughlin and Mike McCarthy, received 90 day jail terms with orders to stay outside city limits, transported to Callaway county after arrest by Special Officer Hall.
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Leslie
Jes West
Jess
Clarence
Pat McLaughlin
Mike McCarthy
Callaway County
Hall
West End
Kiwanis Back City Planning Bill with Size-Limit Amendment
The Kiwanis Club endorsed the city planning bill now before the legislature with an amendment to extend access to cities of this size. R C Barnett, a pioneer of Jefferson City planning, outlined benefits for beauty and economy. The meeting also featured Boy Scout Week activities with Carl Schultz presiding and W B Malone speaking on Scouting, plus two scouts participating with Roy Stadler of Troop No 3.
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Kiwanis Club
R. C. Barnett
Jefferson City
Carl Schultz
W. B. Malone
Roy Stadler
Jed Harris and the Broadway Boom a Genius in the Spotlight
New York writer Gilbert Swan profiles Jed Harris, the young Broadway producer behind hits like Broadway and The Front Page. He notes Harris turned down Broadway before revising it, and praises his bold bet on Serena Blandish, a London satire turned stage farce, with Ruth Gordon as Serena.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Fed
Lip
Jed Harris
Broadway
Harris
Serena Blandish
London
Billboard
Jatoh Horowitz
the Clipper
Newark
WN. J
Yale
Serena
Ruth Gordon
Miss Gordon
Muth Gordon
Child Dies After Kerosene Fire At Home
In Belleville Illinois on February 1 a 4 year old girl Dolores Bartelsmann died from burns after tipping a kerosene jug onto her dress and trying to dry it near an open fire. Fear of spanking prompted the risky act.
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Belleville, III
Dolores Victorene Bartelsmann
Philip Bartelsmann
Belleville
Warrensburg C of C Elects Sid Moore Captain
Sid C Moore elected president of the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce He formerly led local Company L in the World War and he hails from Jefferson City Friends here celebrate his rising honors in his new hometown.
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Warrensburg
Obregon's Slayer May Be Executed Saturday
Jose De Leon Toral, who assassinated General Alvaro Obregon, may be executed Saturday in the federal district penitentiary as the Supreme Court denied his appeal and President Portes Gil weighs clemency. The president was en route to the capital and could act immediately.
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Mexico City
Jose de Leon Toral
Alvaro Obregon
Federal District Penitentiary
Emilio Portes Gil
Kiudad Victoria
Tamaulipas
Toral
Suprem
Bank hold up in Kingman Kansas shocks town
Four unmasked men robbed the Kingman State Bank in broad daylight and kidnapped cashier B A Welch. They fled in a car, were chased by a posse but outrun. Welch, thrown from the vehicle five miles south of town, was unharmed. The report notes a 1906 aviation tidbit about Santos-Dumont in Paris staying aloft 21 seconds in a self-built biplane.
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Kingman
Kan
State Bank
Kans
Kingman State Bank
Kid
B. A. Welch
Here
Santos-Dumont
Paris
Decent Literature Censors Debate Obscenity Claims
New York Feb 8 The question of obscenity sparks debate as Morris Ernst defends Sensational cases on Radclyffe Hall and Mary Ware Dennett. Ernst says obscenity is a vague label. censorship rises in religion politics and sex, with Boston and New York differing on bans and prosecutions.
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Hortense Saunders
New York
Morris Ernst
Radclyffe Hall
John &. Summer
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Mary Ware Dennett
Brooklyn
Ernst
Boston
William Clissold
Robert Keable
Simon
Peter
Sinclair Lewis
Elmer Gantry
Upton
Open Markets Fight and Law Recompense Pass in 1829 Assembly
The twenty eighth day proceedings show House action on a Bates resolution urging Congress to investigate livestock marketing to protect open competitive markets. The text notes 40 percent of hogs go to private stockyards via packing agents. A Werner resolution allocates an extra 1.50 per day for stenographer pay during the session.
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Parker
Williams
Pettis County
Bates
Congress
Werner
Appropriations Committee
Alice Tiaat
General Assembly
Missouri House Bills Introduce Public Works and Health Measures
A series of house bills introduced by Missouri representatives covers repeal and revision of safety sections, fishing device prohibitions, homestead amendments, airport land acquisition, park and boulevard funding, and urban waste disposal powers for second to fourth class cities, with provisions to protect public health.
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Williams
St. Louis City
Schwexiz
Huber
Tromly
Freeland
Crain
Case
Britain
Fifty-fourth General Assembly
Hammett
McGee and Blair
Missouri
Bales
Newton
Cleared Michigan Suspects of Bank Robbery
Sturgis Michigan February 7 AP Ralph A Wood and Ceci T Holt were cleared of charges in the December 17 robbery of the Sturgis National Bank as warrants against them were dismissed by Justice of the Peace Charles L Haner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis, Mich
Ralph A. Wood
Ceci T. Holts
Sturgis National Bank
Charles L. Haner
State House debates bills on dairy, education and amendments
The session reports multiple committee actions on House Bills including repeal of dairy sections, and pass recommendations for several bills. Engrossed substitutes, amendments, and rejections occurred for Bills 1 and 2 with final action scheduled for February 14.
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Elmer
Committee On Revision
House
Jones
Committee On Appropriations
iHouse
Spencer
Representativs
Representative Huber
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Campbell
Committee On Life and Accident Insurance
Putnam
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Renn
Holtsummmmit Farmer Head
W. F. Forbis
General Neville
Marines
Sen. Norris
Rowhan and
Boyle Gragt
KC. Booze Resort
Jess West
Kiwants
Barrymores
Coquette
Helen Hayes
Mary Pickford
Hollywood
Obregon
Havelock Ellis
St. John Ervine
Theodore Dreiser
Henry L. Menken
House of Representatives Fifty-fifth
Michigan
Steirer
Representative Proctor
Advertising Club of
St. Louis
Yead
Representative Freeland
Robertson
DuBois
Nelson
Whitaker
Benton
Clowe
Justus Business College
Trust Building
High Street
Miller Clothering Store
Cole County Monument CO
Fe Mer
HOFEM
Salesman
Donkin
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