Four Year Old Boy Confesses to Killing Father
Pine Bluff Arkansas June 25 AP Jefferson County authorities announce that a 14 year old farm boy confessed to killing his father, 60 year old JWes Hawkins, at their home after claiming the father fussed at him. The boy, in his uncle's custody, wrote the confession in the coroner’s presence after initially saying the shooting was accidental. Neighbors say the two quarreled often and the boy had run away previously.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jeffrson County
Otsankins
Jwes W. Hawkins
Here
Will Rowell
Hawkins
Farmer Jesse Tillman Killed In Wagon Accident Near Liberty
In Liberty Missouri on June 25, Jesse G Tillman a 1 farmer was found killed after a limb fell on his wagon severing his neck. The accident occurred as a tree limb over the road knocked him from the seat. Local authorities reported the man died from neck injuries.
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Liberty
Jesse G. Tillman
Baby Returned After Dispute Over Des Moines Infant
A three month old baby boy, whose mother is Mrs. Irvin Thompson of Des Moines Iowa, was back with his mother in Kansas City after police began an inquiry into how Ruth Walton a Black woman obtained the child last Friday. Walton says the mother handed over the baby at a bus station on instructions to keep him. Thompson says a white woman claiming to be a welfare worker took the infant for hospital care due to malnutrition.
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Kansas City
Irvin Thompson
Des Moines
Towa
Ruth Walton
Canonization Trial Opens for Mother Magdalena in Omaha
In Omaha behind locked doors a solemn tribunal began a canonization inquiry into Mother Mary Magdalena Bentivogli, ex envoy of the Poor Clare Order. The press is barred. evidence will be sealed and sent to Bishop Chartrand after witnesses swear secrecy. Father Kleher leads, opposing by Rev. Gennon in a bid to raise doubt.
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Omaha
Mary Magdalena Bentivoglia
Poor Clare Order
Catholic Church
Albert Klehar
Evansville
Ind
Magdalena
Chartrand
Indianapolis
Father Kleher
Mother Magdalena
Peter ©. Gennon
Father Klebers
Stocks Advance Amid Tight Money Market says AP
Wall street opened with slight losses but recovered, with call money at 10 percent and a potential move to 12. Several issues hit new highs, notably General Electric Allied Chemical North American Atchison and Pennsylvania. Major names climbed while a few slipped, signaling a tempered rally as analysts expect tax policy shifts before mid-summer.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Call
General Electric
Allied Chemical
North American
Atchison
Pennsylvania
Commission
Wall Street
Allis Chalmers
Atchinson
Norfolk & Western
Auburns
American Can
Adams Express
Dupont
Burroughs
Abraham& Straus
R. H. Macy
New York &Harlem
Best & Co
International Silver
Public Service of New Jersey
Lima Locomotive
Fidelity Phoenix Insurance
Jersey Central
Columbian Carbon
United Aircraft
Westinghouse Electric
Atlas Powder
al Chem & Dye
Amn
Amn. International
Amn. Locomotive
Am. Smelt & Resin
Am. Sug. & Refin
Woolen
Anaconda Son
Andes Copper
Anybody Got a Job For Jimmy Walker
Hortense Saunders surveys New York politics as Mayor Jimmy Walker attracts praise for charm and wit while facing Citizen Union calls to improve governance. They cite budget boosts and graft concerns, debating whether Walker deserves a larger, serious role or a successor. The piece weighs Walker’s popularity against calls for reform and hints at potential challengers.
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Hortense Saunders
New York
Jimmy Walker
Citizen's Union
Jimmy
Walker
Hylan
Eli
Broadway
Stric
Havana
Miami
London
Rome
Way Points
Iself
Hizzoner
Manhattan
Jimmy Kow
Department of Hos
Snook Is Sane Say State Alienists In Report
Ohio report says Dr James Snook former professor who admitted killing Theorn Bix an Ohio State University coed is sane. State alienists examined Snook and filed findings with county prosecutor John J Chester amid preparations for his murder trial and a potential insanity defense.
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Columbus
Ohio
James
Snook
Theorn Bix
Ohio State University
Memi Deal
Tares
John J. Chester
Tortured Boy Near Swimming Hole: Farmer Detained
Rochester report says 14 year old George Foley was reportedly tortured by farmer Frank Cromwell by holding him over a bonfire during a swimming outing. Foley suffered severe burns and is under medical care. Cromwell is jailed on assault charges without bail.
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Rochester
N. Y
Frank Cromwell
Greece
George Foley
Napodano
Elya Foley
Cromwell
Foley
Lawrence Casterchina
Retiring Michigan U Head Seeks Divorce
ANN ARBOR Mich June 25 AP Dr Clarence Cook Little retiring president of the University of Michigan filed suit in circuit court for divorce from Mrs Katherine Andrews Little. A court order suppressing the plea delayed learning of the suit and set August 20 for the hearing. Principal cause believed to be incompatibility of temperaments. Little left for Mount Desert Maine to conduct cancer research. Mrs Little is said to be with two sons near Boston. They were married in 1911 and have two sons and a daughter in high school. Mrs Little is daughter of architect Robert Daysandrew.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Clarence Cook Little
University of Michigan
Katherine Andrews Little
Little
Lawn Social At Centertown Church
The junior and senior Ladies and Societies of Centertown Baptist Church host an ice cream party on the church lawn Friday evening June 22. A large crowd is expected and the public is invited to attend. Sydney Nova Scotia reports Captain Charles Kingsford Smith begins a record attempt, flying the Southern Cross toward England after a Pacific crossing with a planned Australia to Derby leg. Washington announces plans to trim ordinary outgo in the next fiscal year, aiming to keep total spending near the 3.926 billion 1929-30 level, with budget bureau guidance to pare expenditures.
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Centertown
Sydney
N.S. W
Charles Kingsford Smith
Here
England
Pacific
Australia
Derby
Washington
Coolridge
Budget Bureau
Greatest Aviation Meet in History Due In Cleveland
News of the 1924 National Air Exposition in Cleveland from August 24 to September 2 promises a record international aviation gathering. Cross country races linked Montreal to Cleveland with pilots from the US and Canada, including famed women flyers such as Amelia Earhart. Royal and French delegations may attend as Army and Navy air squadrons perform formation flying and stunts. A $10 million auditorium and a blimp race by Goodyear-Zeppelin craft underscore a sweeping, multi-city route to Cleveland with tours across Texas Oklahoma Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio. A grandstand for 30 000 spectators rises at the Cleveland airport to host the crowds.
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Cleveland
United States
Canada
America
Ohiio
Menderson
Cilfiord Henderson
Los Angeles
Floyd J. Logan
Ohio
National Aeronautic Association
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Baseball Club
Montreal
British Aero Club of London
Brittanarey
France
Santa Monica
Calif
Amelia Earhart
Ruth Elder
Atlantic
Thea Rasche
Louise McPherredge Thaden
Elinor Smith
Bobbie Trout
Texas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
San Francisco
Northwest
Portland
Ore
Miami
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Albany
Buffalo
Toronto
Army
Navy
West Coast
Middle West
Uncle Sam
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Two Oil Operators Hold Court Behind DC Jail Walls
Washington June 24 The District of Columbia jail hosts two famed oil figures Harry F Sinclair and Henry Mason Day both jailed for contempt of court. Sinclair enters his sixth week in the stone house while Day, sentenced to four months, arrived last night amid concern over his confinement.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Harry F. Sinclair
Henry Mason Day
Sinclair
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Day
Hoyts Compound Promises New Health For Reader
Missouri man J G Hill of Greenridge recounts life before Hoyts Compound with constipation indigestion and rheumatism. After taking Hoyts Compound he claims stomach regularity and relief from rheumatic pain. Product sold at Tolson's Pharmacy Jefferson City and by local druggists nearby.
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Hoyt
J. G. Hill
Greenridge
Missouri
Jefferson City
Altending
Ady
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