Gambling Gunmen Fight Over Linn Creek Syndicate
Kansas City shooting leaves three dead or wounded as five men gathered by a southside hotel. survivor Neil Pumphrey, linked to Memphis gambling circles, names two unidentified assailants. Police probe links Barretti and Hartman to a planned Linn Creek syndicate near the Bagnell Dam project.
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Kansas City
Neil Pumphrey
Pumphrey
Memphis Polce
Linn Creek
Bagnell Dam
Con
Ollie
Dallas
Tex
Ben J. Barretti
Barretti
Chartel Outlines Steady Law Enforcement Approach
Sedalia Missouri June 25 The Attorney General Stratton Sharter told the Association of State Veterinarians of Missouri that law enforcement must be a slow steady pressure and constant vigilance rather than sensationalism. He warned that organized crime is hard to suppress and suppression depends on an aroused public opinion and cooperation with officials.
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Sedalia
Stratton Sharter
Association of State Veterinarians of Missouri
Missouri and Illinois Weather Summary From AP Report
Fair conditions prevail tonight across Missouri and Illinois with warmer temperatures forecast for Wednesday. Northwest sections may see tonight’s mild rise in temperatures. Roads remain fair to good in major towns such as Cape Girardeau Columbia Hannibal Jefferson City Kansas City Moberly Poplar Bluff St Joseph St Louis Sedalia Springfield with clear skies in most areas. River stage readings show several locations rising toward flood thresholds, data from yesterday noted.
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Missouri
As Associated Press
The
Automobile Club of Missouri
Cape Kristdeau
Columbia
Hannibal
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Springfeld
Waverly
Hermann
Missouri parole docket lists 26 convicts for July hearings
Twenty six convicts in the Missouri penitentiary are listed on the July parole dockets for hearings on July 8 and 9 before the state parole board to determine executive clemency. Edward W. Grant, from St. Louis, with a ten year sentence for perjury and real estate conveyance, is among the applicants. Only one life term inmate, Ben Edwards of St. Louis, will receive a hearing. the rest are serving short terms.
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Missouri Penitentiary
State Parole Board
Edward W. Grant
St. Louis
Ben Edwards
Governor Caulfield Vetoes Major Relief Bill Items
Missouri Governor Caulfield vetoed about 25000 of the 1.4 million relief bill, disapproving small claims deemed unconstitutional or unnecessary. The largest vetoed item funds a 1927 28 prison operation deficit totaling over 500000, plus 505 for income tax refunds to locomotive engineers. He cited legal exemptions and warned against setting a bad precedent.
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Caulfield
Missouri
Death of Huston Crump in Hartburg
Huston Crump 21 a Hartburg resident dies at home after months of illness. Survived by mother and sister, both of Hartburg. Funeral service at Mt Pleasant church Wednesday at 2 PM with burial in Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
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Huston Crump
Hartsburg
Young Crump
Callaway County
Road meeting to discuss Callaway County route in Fulton
Officials from the state highway commission and Callaway County Court will convene in Fulton on July 11 with hundreds of residents from southeastern Callaway County to decide a road location. The area lacks proper facilities and about 3,000 acres of Jefferson City area farmland may be affected. Delegations will push various routes, including one proposed to meet highways 54 and 60 near the Missouri River bridge.
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State Highway Commission
County Court
Callaway County
Fulton
Jefferson City
Jefferson Citions
Missouri River Bridge
Flowage rights debated for 35 mile floodway
In St Louis Missouri the government seeks 15 million for flowage rights and right of way for a floodway from Bird's Point to New Madrid. Drainage district No 23 Mississippi County contests, urging 12 million for flowage rights. Federal Judge Davis set hearings next week as condemnation disputes unfold.
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ST. Louis
Bird's Point
New Madrid
Army Engineer
Mississippi County
Davis
P.T.s Beat C. N2s At Baseball Monday
The Post-Tribune defeated the Capital News 10 to 2 in a nine inning game at Lincoln Park. Nichols dominated for the evening paper, fanning eight in three innings, while the News squad failed to hit effectively and promised a stronger challenge in future games.
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Post-Tribune
Capital News
Lincoln Park
Nichols
Free Woman Who Beat Up Her Rival
ST. LOUIS June 25 AP Mrs William Hugo wife of a known St Louis musician was freed today on a peace disturbance charge linked to a May 6 beating of Miss Mercedes Hanks in a studio Mrs Hugo had accused Hanks of flirting with her husband The judge dismissed the case saying he could not determine the aggressor and the incident did not occur in a private home
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ST. Louis
William Hugo
Mercedes Hanks
Ott Hits 21st Home Run of Season for Giants
New York June 25 AB Melvin Ott launched his twenty first homer of the season in the second inning of the Giants versus Brooklyn at the Polo Grounds. Fred Lindstrom stood on base and Haymoss on the mound, following a change from Doug McWeeny. Ott leads majors, breaking a tie with Lou Gehrig who did not play.
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New York
Melvin Ott
Giants
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Fred Lindstrom
Haymoss
Doug McWeeny
Ott
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Cleveland Indians Take First Game Over Browns in St Louis
Cleveland Indians beat the St Louis Browns 10 to 5 to take the first game of a doubleheader in St Louis. The win marks a two game lead in the series as the Indians seek another victory in the twin bill.
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Cleveland
Browns
ST. Louis
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Withhold Dry Funds From States Failing to Assist
Washington announced a proposal to withhold federal funds from states not enforcing city laws against bootlegging as a means to promote enforcement. Wade 4H Ellis, assistant to the attorney general, argued the tactic would pressure states to cooperate or repeal the eighteenth amendment, citing crime costs and large criminal populations in major cities.
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Washington
Wade
Ellis
Taft
District of Columbia Sons of the American Revolution
States
United States
Saap
Chicago
New York
Arrests Soon For U Turn Violations On High Street
Chief of Police H S Parker announced that U turn warnings on restricted High Street blocks have been removed and officers will arrest all violators within a short time. Police had delayed arrests for weeks to allow public familiarization, but with market openings tickets will be issued to all violators.
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H. S. Parker
High Street
Boulder Canyon Dam Bill Takes Effect Across States
President Hoover signed a proclamation making operative the Boulder Canyon Dam act setting a six state negotiation window for a Colorado River compact. No agreement has been reached, Arizona opposes, and the proclamation enforces all provisions to pursue a six state agreement.
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Washington
Hoover
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
Becker cuts 19 ROM Ho Office for BECKER CUTS 19 ROM Ho OFFICE FORGE
Nineteen employees in the Secretary of State department were notified they would be released from service on July 1 by Secretary of State Charles A Becker. Most were used as extra help in the Automobile department during rush season. regular staff unaffected. Some long-time state workers among those released. Becker was out of the city and unavailable for comment.
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Secretary of State Department
Charles A. Becker
Automobile Department
Becker
Infant Daughter of M W Distler Dies in Elston
Funeral service for Alvina Distler, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs M W Distler of the Elston neighborhood, will be held at Elston Catholic Church this afternoon. Burial will be in the same church cemetery. The baby died at the hospital after a short illness of acute bronchial pneumonia.
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Alvina Distler
Myr
M. W. Distler
Elston
Elston Catholic Church
LePage Sells 250 Acre Farm in Callaway County
Constance LePage of this city sold his farm near Bart County in Callaway to A Wilson. The 250 acre property, with hill and bottom land, fetched about 15000 dollars. LePage runs a local garage business.
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Lepage
Callaway County
Constance LePage
A. Wilson
Bart
Reed Leads Legal Team in Historic Wolcott Suit Appeal
Former Senator James A. Reed, head of Wolcott estate’s legal staff, presented arguments to the state supreme court in Jackson County on appeal of Judge Latshaw's reversal of a $1,252,548 judgment in the Wolcott estate case. The case, tied to one sixth of the profits from the Guyton Harrington Beers horse and mule business during WWI, involved London evidence and a long trial. The verdict, among the largest in state history, stemmed from profits estimated at about $11,000,000. The court set aside the entire day for the proceedings.
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United States
James A. Reed
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Latshaw
Jackson County
Josiah ©. Wolcott
Guyton- Harrington-Beers
Wolcott
London
England
Senator Reed
Wolcott Estate
Use Own Judgment About Booze Abroad
Officials of the state department said that Ambassador Dawes or any American diplomat abroad may decide whether to serve alcohol in their missions. The issue has long been debated with dry advocates sending inquiries. Former Secretary Hughes had stated such serving privileges fall within diplomats rights.
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Washington
State Department
Dawes
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Union Electric seeks to buy Missouri dam project rights
Public service commission heard Union Electric Light and Power Company of St Louis seek to purchase the Missouri Hydro Electric Power Company franchise and rights to build a dam on the Osage River at Camden County. Union Electric proposes paying the Hydro Electric Company for expenditures of about 6,000 to 900,000 dollars and includes the federal construction permit.
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Union Electric Light and Power Company
St. Louis
Missouri Hydro-Electric Power Company
Public Service Commission
Union Electric Company
Osage River
Bagel Miller County
Louis H. Egan
Union Electric
Theodore Russleur
Hydro-Hectric Company
Ralph W. Street
Kansas City
Sid C. Roach
Charles Morrow
Camden County
Lin Creek
Camden
Hydro-Electric Company
Chevrolet Coach Not Recovered After Theft
Police failed to locate the Chevrolet coach stolen from a street parking space on Higi g.reet early last evening. Driver Mr. Lyman said he parked the car while he attended to business and returned to find it missing. Authorities in surrounding cities were notified but no trace was found.
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Higi
G.reet
Lyman
Kansas City Couple Married By Rev Weber
William Jameson and Miss Thelman Powell of Kansas City wed in the Capital City this afternoon with Rev. Pat Weber of the Baptist Church performing the ceremony. The couple left for Kansas City soon after the service.
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Kansas City
Weber
William Jameson
Thelman Powell
Capital City
Pat Weber
The
Baptist Church
Lutheran Pulpits To Remain Closed To Women
At the Missouri Synod's 34th triennial convention in River to Rest, June 25 Lutherans vote pulpits remain closed to women though women may serve as deacons and missionaries. Professor J T Mueller of St Louis argued scripture offers no example of a woman leading a church.
Parole Revocation Sought for Joe Jackson
Prosecuting Attorney Nike Sevier seeks the circuit judge of Maries County to revoke the parole of Joe Jackson known as somnambulant. Jackson, captured after smashing a car window, breaking into two local drug stores, and napping on Desk Sergeant J W Cooper's front yard, is on two year parole for a 1928 attempted pool hall robbery in Bland. If revoked, he will be returned to Maries County to serve the remaining sentence.
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Nike Sevier
Joe Jackson
Marnes County
Jackson
J. W. Cooper
Maries County
Bland
Big Cat Adopts Five Unweaned Rats
Molly the Maltese rat at Sangamon Paper Grading Company warehouse has fostered five unweaned rats. A porter and supervisor witnessed the scene and a photograph later captured the unlikely brood. Reporters note Molly may have killed the rats' mother and then became their caregiver, as she guards the youngsters and denies others access.
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Chicago
Molly
Sangamon Paper Grading Company
Exmeraven
Statute Revisers Hold First Meeting in Missouri
Members of the statute revision commission named by the last general assembly met to assign work for the 1949 Revised Statutes of Missouri. Senator Phil Donnelly of Lebanon chairs the commission as duties are allocated and several applicants seek positions.
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General Assembly
Missouri
Phil Donenelly
Lebanon
Explosion damages three story St Louis hotel on Grand Avenue
A morning blast at the three story Caw tr Hotel on Grand Avenue in St Louis caused about 7000 dollars in damage, believed from gasoline fumes. Windows shattered, brick wall sections were hurled into the street, and two guests were trapped by smoke before firefighters rescued them. no injuries reported. The hotel was run by Mrs Louise M Braun who had left the city.
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ST. Louis
Fash Grand Avenue
Louise M. Braun
Missouri
Photographer Paul Holschneider bitten by snake at river
Fulton photographer Paul Holschneider was bitten in the foot by a snake while on a Sunday outing in Osage County. He was rushed to the hospital, endured hours of pain, but recovered enough to return to his Fulton studio the next morning. He suspects a rattlesnake caused the bite.
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Paul Holschneider
Fulton
Osage County
Holschneider
Uncover Agents Nab Bootleggers in Memphis Bust
Memphis authorities report 29 alleged bootleggers arrested and 251 warrants issued after days of undercover Prohibition work led by agents in the city. Meanwhile, Mrs. Helen Woods of Schultz Apartments on East Capital Avenue lies seriously ill at home under physician care.
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Memphis, Tenn
Prohibition
Helen Woods
Capital City
Schultz
East Capitol Avenue
Woods
Air to London AP link tested from Hadley Field
An AP reporter from New York, flying at 2000 feet and 90 mph, conducted a trans Atlantic telephone talk with Martha Dalrymple in London. The experiment linked plane radio to landline to trans oceanic phone, with Reuters and other associations observing.
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William W. Chaplin
Associated Press
Hadley Field
N. J
New York
Martha Dalrymple
London
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company
Porter
Whippany
Chaplin
Miss Dalrymple
Bnl Chaplin
Hadeley Field
N. Y
Washington
Flossie and Clarice Deported After Arrest
Flossie Hendrix and Clarice West were arrested at James Mosley’s home after neighbors complained of noise and disorder. In police court, Edgar Johns was fined $15 for drunkenness while Flossie and Clarice received 90 day jail terms with a stay conditioned on leaving the city. violation would bring the original sentence plus vagrancy charges.
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Missouri
Flossie Hendrix
Clarice West
James Mosley
Flossie
Claries
Edgar Johns
Roark and
Polson
Polic
Mosly
Judg Leslie
Johns
Clarice
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