Hickman Convicted of Second Murder in Dual Case
Los Angeles March 10 Hickman and Welby Hunt were found guilty of a pair of murders the Parker girl and C Ivy Thomas. Life imprisonment recommended for both. Jurors deliberated after a rambling case noting possible leniency but the court not bound by recommendations. Sentencing set for March 13 with Hunt ineligible for death due to age. The Parker killing previously carried a death sentence for Hickman and both convictions follow a Christmas Eve 1926 holdup and gunfight. Thames’ slaying remains unsolved.
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Los Angeles
Ham
Marizn Walker
Los Apueles
Judse Elliott Cybs
California
Mval
Hickman
Eazy
Jum Tate
Ither
Juder
Parker
Rickman
Parker kMine
Thoms
Kman
Aml
Hunt
Thames
Mellon Received Portion of Bonds in Teapot Dome Inquiry
Wariington March 19 Serious Abelian told the Senate Teapot Dome committee he received 4000 of the 260000 liberty bonds as a cover, with Harry M. Singa. He said he planned to contribute to the Republican campaign and later returned bonds. Treasury secretary Gleason approved the bonds’ transfer. Mellon said the sum matched his initial intent to support the party and remove Republican doubts. The inquiry also touched on bond profits and related donations, including a national sorority donation to the Arkansas Free Library Service Bureau amid discussions on education in Peru.
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Abelian
Senate
Harry
Republican Nacional
Tays
Wii
Sun
Flo
Mellon
Eay Cribute
New York City
J Fred W. Upham
Trease
Republican Committee
Arkansas
Arkansas Free Library Service Bureau
Governor Byrd Seeks Aid in Following Out Program of Progress
Virginia Governor Harry Flood Byrd urged citizens and leaders to support his program of progress after a session he praised as free from freak legislation. He backed taxes on foreign corporation stock, municipal bonds, and non resident inheritance transfers, and lauded a tax reduction package around 1.8 million dollars while pledging support for industrial development.
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Byrd
Richmond
Anny
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Progrese
Tanker brings back dead wounded Marines from Nicaragua
Norfolk base receives the oil tanker Salinas with one body and twelve Marines wounded or ill from Nicaragua. The deceased is Private Carlos E. Conroy of Kenton Kansas, shot in Juigalpa on February 8 while cleaning his rifle.
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Norfolk
Nicaragua
Siva
Salinas
Hampton Reaneg
Carlos E. Conroy
Kenton
Congress Ends Week of Talk with Little Work
Washington March 10 Congress closed a week of talk with limited action as Senate committees pushed policies amidShowdown debates. The House passed a minor amendment to the supply bill requiring Senate approval before sending it to the White House. Debates centered on labor injunctions and investigations into alleged graft while preparations for Ohio and Willis campaigns simmer.
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Washington
Marvel
Senate
Uwa
House
Radio Commission
Toth
Wandem
White House
Ohio
Beyau
Willis
Newton
Minn
Guolis
Burton
Hoover
Brand
Trans Equity
House Moves To Extend Radio Commission Life
The House debated a Senate-passed bill to extend the life of the Federal Radio Commission which would otherwise end next Thursday. A Davis amendment proposing state population based wavelength allocation sparked city versus rural district opposition and promises a final fight, raising state rights tensions.
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Washington
Maven 10
House
Tate Today
Federal Radio Commission
Senate
House Merchant Marine Committee
Commission
Davis
Tennessee
Congress
Arabian Ruler Has Hobby of Attacking Tribal Foes
Tan Saud, king of Arabia, is described as a warlike ruler who has spent years building a Wahabi force to resist encroaching tribes. His campaigns against Iraqi and Transjordanian neighbors draw British concern as modern weaponry replaces camel-raised raids. The article portrays Ibn Saud as a desert chieftain with Mecca under his control, leading a bustling, mobile court capable of rapid response.
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Megga
Arabia
Tan Saud
Edjaz
Seid
Tushand
Iraq
Trans-Jordania
Great Britain
Ibn Saud
Desert
Trans- Jordania
Mecca
Arabian Desert
Saud
Thn
Itale
Mountain Slide Crashes in Santos Killing Hundreds
A sudden shifting slide from Mount Serrat in Santos Sao Paulo buried a city district this morning. Estimated dead and missing run into hundreds as thousands of tons of earth and rocks crashed onto homes and streets. The disaster struck near Mount Serrat near the central city area in Brazil.
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Biq DE Janeiro
Merck
Santos
Sao Paulo
Rio Janeiro
Haa
Bery Center
Fontana
Byrd Will Be Accompanied by Bennett and Balchen on Pole Flight
Commander Richard E Byrd announced that on his flight toward the South Pole he will be joined by Floyd Bennett, his North Pole companion, and Bernt Balchen, a veteran of the trans Atlantic America voyage. The trio will use the tri motor Fokker and two other aircraft as planned.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
Bernt Balchen
Woman's Grief Becomes Senate Hearing Topic
Eva Barr, mother of eight, testifies that her husband Charles Tarr was fired by Pittsburgh Coal Co after she spoke to a Senate subcommittee probing the bituminous strike. She recounts being refused shoes for children and notes economic strain amid the miners dispute. The hearing turns tense as officials dispute the firing cause and the committee delays Barr's examination.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Senate
Eva Barr
Pittsburch Coal Company
Knoxv ille Shoe Merchant Ends Life in Cellar
Oscar Tate, president of Haynes-Henson Shoe Company in Knoxville Tennessee, was found dead in the store cellar with a self inflicted heart wound. A note left for employer Ben Ladd bid farewell and directed contact with an undertaker and family. Police cite financial worries as the motive.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Haynes-Henson Shoe Company
Oscar Tate
Tate
Ben Ladd
Ladd
Little improvement in hog prices before 1929
Present indications show no marked rise in hog prices before summer 1929. If farmers cut breeding due to low prices as in the past, a smaller surplus and improved hog prices may occur by spring 1929, with material supply reductions and price gains probable by summer 1929, says the Agricultural Extension Service at the University of Tennessee.
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Agricultural Extension Service, University of Tennessee
Lame Duck Issue Fights On In Congress
Washington March 10 AP Defeat but not surrender marked today’s congressional activity as lawmakers move to end lame duck sessions. LaGuardia Republican of New York introduced a bill to legally shift meeting dates and end bi annual sessions. The House yesterday blocked a constitutional amendment to abolish such sessions this term.
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Washington
Congress
House
LaGuradia
New York
Steamship Robert B H Les Runs Aground Off Cape Cod
A steamship bound from Boston to New York struck Mary Ann Rocks near Manomet Point in a blinding snowstorm and ran aground. Fifty crew members reached shore by coast guard boat, sixty, including Captain Robinson, left on the Redwing. Three crew members died during rescue attempts as surf battered the vessel. First officer Ralph McDonoy declined to discuss the wreck.
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Plymouth
Mass
Fivo
Robert BH. Les
Mary Ann Rocks
Manumet Point
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Boston
New York
Robinson
Redwing
Ralph McDonoy
Campfire Girls Headquarters Fire Destroys Records
In New York on March 10 the 16th anniversary observance of Campfire Girls sparked a blaze at the national headquarters in an eleven-story Union Square building. The fire on the fifth floor spread to upper floors destroying national and New York records. Elevator operator John James guided eleven people to safety through a smoke shaft after hours.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum
Order
Union Square
Girls’ S Organization
John James
Politicians Eye Primaries as Campaign Gains Steam
With the presidency at stake the nation turns to conventions and early primaries. In Wisconsin April 3 and California May 1 look to shape the Democratic field as no new candidates entered the lists last week. Hoover shows in Ohio and Indiana races influence Kansas City outcomes.
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Washington
Hefron
Kansas City
Houston
New Hampshire
Merakota
Othis
Ohie
Indiana
Hoover
Willis
Ohio
Watson
Commerce
Wisconsin
California
Weather Summary for Virginia and Tennessee
Weather summary notes rain and warmer conditions across Virginia and Tennessee. Readings from a U S weather station list 6 pm daily highs and lows, rainfall totals, and comparisons to last year, with forecasts indicating Sunday showers and possible sun, followed by clearing and warmer temperatures.
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Tennessee
U .S
C. D Bunn
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